Different World Card Master: Change the World with Cards

134: Enjoy delicious food”Yes, yes, yes, our Lele is the best dressed, don’t furrow your little brows, or you’ll turn into an old man.”

Xu Bai patted Xu Le’s head.

Xu Le heard his brother’s comfort, relaxed his brows, and started laughing happily again.

Watching the interaction between the two brothers, Wu Zijin exclaimed.

”I really envy you. It makes me want my parents to have another child for me to raise.”

Xu Bai was speechless at what Wu Zijin said.

”Don’t make things difficult for Uncle and Auntie, you can have your own.”

”No, it’s more comfortable to be a single brother.”

Wu Zijin quickly waved his hand in refusal.

”Although children are very cute, I’ll pass. I also don’t have time to take care of a child. If I really had a child to look after, I’d go crazy. I don’t have as much patience as you. Taking care of a child not only means looking after his food, clothing, shelter, but also his subsequent character development, learning, and growth—you need to take care of all of it.”

Thinking about it this way, I choose to surrender.

Brother, I really admire you. You don’t even have children, yet how can you take such good care of Lele?”

Giving up when in doubt is a good virtue.

Regarding this, Xu Bai could only thank some children’s variety shows from his previous life. After watching too many, he picked up a few things. Fortunately, Xu Le could understand adults and was very obedient. If the child were younger or a naughty kid, he would be at a loss.

The two chatted and laughed, but their hands didn’t stop. After selecting the menu and adding a few more dishes, they handed it to the waiter.

After all, everyone hadn’t had lunch yet, and their stomachs were already rumbling... ”ε = (´ ο ｀ *))) Ah—”

Wu Zijin let out a long sigh.

”What’s wrong, Wu Bai?”

”Is Little Wu Brother unhappy?”

Both Xu Bai and Xu Le expressed their concern for Wu Zijin.

”What problems could I possibly have? It’s definitely another research setback.”

Wu Zijin rubbed his temples, closed his eyes for a moment, and relaxed.

”Brother is tired, drink milk.” Little Lele reacted quickly, pulling out his milk bottle from the bag behind his seat and handing it to Wu Zijin across from him.

For him, drinking milk was a very happy thing.

”No need, Brother doesn’t drink this.”

Wu Zijin looked at the milk bottle in front of him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. How old was he? How could he drink milk?

”Your research involves too much investment and requires a standardized system. You’d best first create a table of the elements you understand. Then, based on some patterns of the elements, you can deduce whether there are any missing in between, and what properties those missing elements should have.”

I think many things have certain patterns. If you find the patterns, then everything that follows will become simple.”

Xu Bai subtly expressed his opinion. After a month of getting along, he had a rough idea of what Wu Zijin was doing.

Broadly, he was looking for new materials and researching their uses, but he was also testing various properties of different materials, hoping to find patterns.

He still had high hopes for Wu Zijin. If he persisted, he might even come up with a ”Periodic Table of Elements.”

At this point, some might say that Xu Bai could also directly write one from memory, but Xu Bai could only say that he knew how elements were ordered but couldn’t explain why.

”A table? Okay, I’ll try it then.”

Wu Zijin thoughtfully considered Xu Bai’s suggestion.

After all, this month not only did Xu Bai ask him questions, but he also asked Xu Bai questions, and many of Xu Bai’s suggestions were very useful, so he didn’t take Xu Bai as joking... ”Are you really not considering joining my research? I can consider us co-leading it. I think you’re a good prospect for material research; it would be a shame not to join!”

Wu Zijin once again swung his shovel, wanting to poach Xu Bai to his research institute.

Swing the shovel once in a while, what if he digs him up?

”No, perhaps I’ll set up my own research institute later.”

Xu Bai was also used to Wu Zijin’s attempts to poach people and refused him again.

”Alright, you certainly have the ability. Didn’t you earn a lot of money collaborating with the group? And you’ll have a considerable income every month going forward. Save it up, and you’ll have the funds to establish a small laboratory. Are you planning to fund it yourself?”

Xu Bai smiled.

”Do you believe that I’ll directly establish a research institute later, without spending a single penny?”

Wu Zijin sat up straight when he heard this. When it came to this, he wasn’t sleepy anymore.

”Brother, do you have some connections to attract investment? What percentage will you own after the investment? Will the research institute still be under your management?...”

”Uh, I guess so. It definitely has to belong to me, otherwise, wouldn’t I be working for someone else?”

”Can you introduce this connection to your brother?”

”You’ll know tomorrow. We’ll go to the guild together tomorrow.”

”Alright! If it succeeds, I’ll treat you to a meal too.”

...Just as they spoke of food, the food arrived.

The three of them stopped talking and enjoyed the delicious food served.

The appetizer was foie gras shaped like a lollipop, coated in cocoa butter, sprinkled with crushed almonds and prune jam.

One bite each and it was gone. It tasted very good, but there wasn’t enough.

Fortunately, the dishes came out quickly, and the second course followed immediately.

The second dish was bread puffs, topped with cheese and sausage, a mix of sweet and savory. Xu Bai wasn’t very fond of it, but Xu Le loved it.

The third dish was cream of mushroom soup, which, besides mushrooms, also contained crispy water chestnuts and a few spinach leaves.

The waiter said these three were all appetizers, and the main course would be served after they finished.

Xu Bai was still looking forward to the main course.

Next, butterfly-shaped dumplings arrived. Biting into one, they discovered it was filled with shrimp. Dipping it in the accompanying sauce, made of an unknown ingredient, made the shrimp even richer and more delicious.

After the shrimp, came the crab. A layer of cheese was spread over the crab meat, which had been roasted to a golden-yellow. Xu Bai tasted a hint of spiciness after biting into it.

Xu Le’s meal looked similar to theirs, but it was served on a separate bright yellow plate. The chef specially adjusted the salt and seasonings according to the child’s taste, so there was no spiciness.

The final main course was beef. The beef was only the size of a child’s palm, accompanied by three or four colorful cherry tomatoes. It looked beautiful and tasted delicious, though Xu Bai thought beef tasted good no matter how it was prepared.

After eating, Xu Bai rubbed his stomach, feeling only 30% full. Fortunately, they had ordered some extra dishes and asked the waiter to serve their desserts last, bringing the other dishes first.

Xu Le, unable to eat any more main dishes, was enjoying his after-meal dessert.

Xu Le could now eat by himself. Although his face was covered in food, it all went into his mouth and none fell to the floor.