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Chapter 5: Light up the fire, fire, fire, fire, fire in my life~

Before entering human society, Ji XiaoYu basically ate wild fruit, bugs, and other things like an ordinary pheasant to fill his belly. It was a very quiet, absent-minded life. After entering the city and tasting the ever-changing variety of foods that humans made, he realized that "eating" was a profound and infinitely long-awaited concept.

Although Old Man Li was a little cheap, his cooking was really good. The "ordinary" home-cooked dishes weren't just ordinary. For this reason alone, Ji XiaoYu was willing to work here for a while. Another reason was that the environment of the small restaurant was simple and the staff was simple. It wasn't as glossy as the hotel in Xing Cheng, so there shouldn't be any dirty stuff beneath the surface.

Li DeFa was a little sad, this kid looked very thin but this guy was able to eat a huge rice bucket. The amount of rice he could eat could easily compare to Qiang Zi's meals. Originally, he was hoping to save a little money on food, but it seemed like that would be impossible.

After being sent away by Old Man Li, Ji XiaoYu went to the second floor of the restaurant. There was a small attic in there, with a small bathroom with a shower. It was equivalent to a staff dormitory and was where Qiang Zi used to live, as it was convenient to watch after the store. Zhang QiaoYan had rented a house with her boyfriend and so had no need for the restaurant to provide accommodation.

The s.p.a.ce in the small attic was a bit cramped and the roof was also low. Ji XiaoYu was nearly 1.8-meters tall and needed to duck his head to get in and out. The situation inside the room was even more unflattering. There were several empty beer cans on the table, and two stinky socks were thrown on the ground. The bedding wasn't folded, piled up in a mess. The air was filled with the peculiar scent of sweat and oil fumes from downstairs and it smelled sour.

Ji XiaoYu wrinkled his nose and pushed open the dusty window, so that fresh air could flow in. He picked up the stinky socks and threw them into the trash can and then pulled the sheets that had been wrinkled and shoved them under the bed. He opened the rickety wardrobe and looked; there was a messy pile of clothes inside, but there was at least a clean set of bedding, so he took it out and put it on.

Sweaty from work, Ji XiaoYu closed the window, turned on the air conditioner, and took a shower in the bathroom amid the rumbling sound of the cooling process.

After the cool shower, Ji XiaoYu felt very refreshed. With his naked b.u.t.t exposed, he went to the bed, took the little white egg out of his backpack and carefully placed it under his belly.

The old monkey had said that the strange egg was stronger than an ordinary egg. Although the incubation time was longer, it didn't need to be incubated without interruption. That year, Ji DaHua didn't cuddle his egg in the nest from morning 'til night. Just six hours of incubation a day would be about the same as what he did.

While incubating, feelings could sprout up. Now, Ji XiaoYu thought he could see how his little white egg was pleasing to the eye, oh, look how smooth and delicate! In the dim light, the eggsh.e.l.l emitted a gentle, warm, jade-like glow, a hundred times more beautiful than an ordinary egg!

After the chick hatches, surely it will be as handsome and beautiful as myself!　

Ji XiaoYu yawned in satisfaction, touched the bare little white egg, and re-tucked it under his belly, and soon fell asleep.

And so Ji XiaoYu became a waiter of "Old Li's Home-Cooked Dishes".

He was called a waiter, but was in fact a miscellaneous handyman. There were just a few staff in the restaurant, so he had to do everything except cooking. The workload was much larger than that of the hotel in Xing Cheng in the past. There was basically no rest, a half-day of leave was only available on Sunday mornings, when there was the lowest customer traffic.