Chapter 326: The Hongmen Banquet?

“Well, it’s not like people will come just because you’re pacing around,” the stall owner muttered, turning over the chicken legs wrapped in aluminum foil to prevent them from burning.

These were foil-steamed chicken legs he had specially prepared for Big Fat Raccoon Cat, hoping the cat would like them.

After all, eating Orleans seasoning every day wasn’t healthy, it was better to steam them in foil. Big Fat Raccoon Cat wouldn’t shed fur or get thirsty after eating them, and most importantly, they were very healthy.

Most importantly, after the netizens online saw it, they wouldn’t criticize them for feeding Big Fat Raccoon Cat random things, that was the most crucial point.

“Who said no one would come? Look over there, what’s that?” Hearing this, the woman pointed to a figure in the distance, braving the wind and snow and walking towards them. “See? Big Fat Raccoon Cat is here.”

“Eh! Someone actually came.” Seeing this, the stall owner couldn’t help but be stunned. He didn’t expect his wife to actually wait for them, and they really did come.

“Yes, are your chicken legs ready? Don’t let Big Fat Raccoon Cat and the handsome young man come over and have nothing to eat,” the woman said, getting up to greet them.

“Don’t worry, I’ve almost finished packing up here, they’ll have something to eat as soon as they arrive,” the stall owner replied, his hands moving a bit faster.

“You’re good at boasting, but you’re also really slow.” The woman shook her head and turned around, putting on a smiling face to welcome Li Hao. “Handsome young man, you and Big Fat Raccoon Cat are finally here, come and sit down quickly.”

“Okay, okay, thank you, Big Sister.” Li Hao nodded in response. They were actually waiting for them here, that was really enthusiastic.

“You’re welcome, we should be thanking Big Fat Raccoon Cat. If it weren’t for his patronage during our opening, how could we have lasted until now?” The woman said, pouring hot water for Li Hao. “Handsome young man, please wait a moment with Big Fat Raccoon Cat, the food will be served right away.”

“No need to go through so much trouble, Big Sister, just give us something simple,” Li Hao replied, looking at their busy backs.

He thought of his own parents who, like them, were still working outside on such a snowy day. The reason he was willing to come out was mainly because he thought of his parents.

“That won’t do, we want to properly thank Big Fat Raccoon Cat. How can we let you just have something simple? If word got out, people would laugh at us.” The woman refused. “Handsome young man, don’t worry, we’ve prepared a lot of food, enough for you to eat your fill.”

“There’s no need, my appetite is quite large, if I really eat like that, I’m afraid your stall won’t be able to handle it.” Li Hao waved his hand. There was no need for them to treat them like this, how could he feel comfortable with them doing so?

“It’s fine, it’s fine, you have to believe we can afford it. We can still handle this little bit of money.” The woman said, urging her husband to serve the dishes quickly.

“Handsome young man, this is Orleans roast whole chicken, Orleans roast chicken legs, roast chicken wings.” The stall owner smiled as he brought the food, placing the tray full of food on the table.

“Thank you, Big Brother, but isn’t this a bit too much?” Li Hao said awkwardly, seeing the scene.

This tray probably had everything from the entire oven, if he ate it all, what would they sell?

“Not at all, not at all, we know your appetite, handsome young man.” The woman smiled and picked up a pair of scissors. “By the way, handsome young man, should we cut the whole Orleans roast chicken for you, or do you want to hold it like this and eat it while filming a video?”

“Cut it open, it’ll be easier to eat after it’s cut open, otherwise it’s quite troublesome to eat such a big one.” Li Hao smiled and pressed down on the restless Li Li.

Li Li, who was being held down, was very unhappy, pawing at Li Hao’s calf while using his illusion:

“Hey, hey! Shovel Officer, did you get something wrong? They invited me to eat, you’re just tagging along.”

“So at least 90% of this plate is for me to eat, why are you pressing me down? Are you planning to rebel against the natural order?”

This guy said people invited him to eat chicken legs, but he was pressing him down and preparing to devour everything here. Was this how a human should behave?

Even the most cunning dog in the world would give way to him and let him have his share.

“Li Li, do you know I’m doing this for your own good? Think about it, if you eat this and those passing students see it, wouldn’t you be exposed? I’m not letting you eat to reduce the risk of you being exposed.” Li Hao explained.

Of course, he didn’t say the most important point, which was that Li Li was really too fat and couldn’t eat any more.

“You’re talking nonsense, gibberish, acting recklessly. This cat thinks you just don’t want to let me eat.” Li Li rolled his eyes. The street was deserted, not even a ghost in sight. If he was seen, it would be like seeing a ghost. And did this guy think his illusions were for show?

It was clear that he didn’t want to share the chicken legs with him. It really chilled his heart.

How could he have such a selfish Shovel Officer? Heavens, Earth! He was blind to be so good to him.

“That’s not the case at all, okay? Don’t overthink it, just stay inside my clothes and don’t catch a cold.” Li Hao pulled up the zipper and was about to eat alone.

However, a Scaled Western Rattlesnake expressed that it didn’t think so.

“Li Li, what are you doing?” Li Hao asked as he saw the fluffy big tail emerge.

“What else? Of course, I’m enjoying my meal.” Li Li said, poking his head out, ready to feast. But before his head could reach the table, it was blocked by Li Hao’s arm.

“No, Li Li, this isn’t for you to enjoy yet. Eat this.” Li Hao said, taking out a cat treat stick.

“You’re kidding me, right? You’re having such a sumptuous chicken feast, and you want me to eat this measly cat treat stick? How can you say that?”

Li Li rolled his eyes. Did the Shovel Officer think he was stupid? Letting him eat this stuff while he devoured all the chicken by himself.

“I’m doing this for your own good, so you don’t consume too much fat.” Li Hao said, shoving the cat treat stick towards Li Li’s mouth.

“Meow meow, don’t talk nonsense. I want the cat treat stick, and I want this food too.” Li Li licked the cat treat stick while replying.

“You’re really domineering.” Li Hao was speechless.

Li Li was really domineering, wanting both this and that.

“Of course, after all, this is people thanking me, not thanking you.” Li Li said, straightening his back and preparing to grab the food.

This time, Li Hao didn’t stop him, but the woman did.

He raised his head in confusion, not quite understanding what she was trying to do. Could it be that she had invited him over just as a pretense, and wasn’t actually going to give him anything to eat?

“Big Fat Raccoon Cat, this marinated food isn’t for you, you should eat this.” Seeing Li Li’s confused look, the woman pointed to the stall owner who was walking over with the aluminum foil. “We’ve prepared unmarinated chicken legs for you, you should eat those.”

“Meow meow, is it really necessary to go through so much trouble? Actually, I can eat either kind.” Li Li said helplessly.

He didn’t expect them to have prepared plain chicken legs for him. They really didn’t need to go through so much trouble, whether it was plain or seasoned, he could eat it all.

“Big Fat Raccoon Cat, you must be hungry. Don’t worry, we’ve prepared food for you.” The stall owner smiled as he placed the chicken legs he was carrying on the table.

Just by looking at Big Fat Raccoon Cat’s appearance, he knew he must be hungry. He didn’t need to be so anxious, everything was ready, he just needed to eat.

“It’s really troublesome for Big Brother and Big Sister to be so thoughtful, actually just giving Li Li something simple would be fine, no need to go through so much trouble.” Li Hao said, feeling a little embarrassed.

He didn’t expect them to specially prepare plain chicken legs to entertain Li Li.

“It’s no trouble at all, this is what we should do.” The woman smiled and said to Li Li, “Now Big Fat Raccoon Cat, you can eat, be careful it’s hot.”

“Meow meow, what could be hotter than this cat’s ruthless iron mouth? This cat doesn’t believe it.” Li Li said nonchalantly, opening his mouth and biting into the chicken leg. And as he expected, it wasn’t as hot as he imagined.

For him, it wasn’t hot or cold, the temperature was just right.

“Big Fat Raccoon Cat is really amazing, eating such a hot chicken leg directly.” The woman was surprised.

She didn’t expect the Big Fat Tabby Cat in front of her to have such an iron mouth. He just started gnawing on the freshly opened chicken leg without worrying about getting burned. It was a bit outrageous.

“Li Li is just that greedy.” Li Hao chuckled awkwardly and patted Li Li, reminding him, “Li Li, we’re outside now, can you be a little more careful? You’re eating such hot food without any reaction, anyone can tell there’s something wrong.”

“I know, I know.” Li Li, who was munching on the chicken leg, replied reluctantly, letting go of the chicken leg in his mouth.

It was just eating a slightly hot chicken leg, did the Shovel Officer have to be so cautious? It didn’t seem like a big deal.

“Big Brother, Big Sister, look, he’s still afraid of getting burned.” Li Hao said with a smile, seeing Li Li cooperating.

It was great that Li Li was finally willing to listen to him. He was so worried just now.

“Indeed, it seems that Big Fat Raccoon Cat’s ruthless iron mouth is still lacking.” The woman said with a smile.

“Yes, Big Fat Raccoon Cat, don’t be so anxious, no one’s going to fight you for it, take your time.” The stall owner said, pulling over a chair and sitting down.

Seeing this, Li Hao stepped back to make way for him.

“Meow meow, you can’t be sure, my Shovel Officer is a notorious glutton, he might snatch mine away when he’s enjoying his meal.” Li Li muttered, his eyes filled with caution.

“Handsome young man, do you mind if I take a short video and tell everyone that Big Fat Raccoon Cat is here?” The woman asked with a smile, seeing Li Hao setting up his phone stand.

“No problem, Big Sister, you can film Li Li all you want, just don’t film me.” Li Hao replied, starting the recording.

Li Li had already been filmed many times, he didn’t care about this one more time. But he was different, he had never been filmed before, so he needed to be careful.

“No problem, I’ll be careful.” The woman replied, looking very happy. She immediately picked up her phone and started filming. “Dear customers, look, Big Fat Raccoon Cat is visiting our Orleans Roast Chicken Leg stall again. As for the handsome young man holding Big Fat Raccoon Cat, you might want to guess his identity, I guarantee you’ll be surprised.”

“Meow meow, these words sound so familiar, it sounds a bit like a livestream selling goods.” Li Li, who was gnawing on a chicken leg, couldn’t help but say.

The tone and wording immediately reminded him of a livestream selling goods.

“It’s not just a bit like, it is a video selling goods. But Big Sister isn’t selling any products, she’s promoting her stall.” Li Hao said, munching on a chicken leg. Seeing how familiar the Big Sister was, she probably enjoyed sharing her life with netizens.

Now that Li Li was here, of course, she couldn’t miss this opportunity. She wanted to use Li Li’s fame to promote her stall. He wasn’t against this kind of behavior.

It was just letting Li Li make an appearance. Li Li didn’t guarantee anything, and he didn’t guarantee anything either. It was just a chance encounter.

It was a far cry from a deliberate advertisement. If someone had problems with the food or the price went up, it had nothing to do with them.

“Meow meow, so we’re attending a Hongmen Banquet this time.” Li Li muttered while gnawing on a chicken leg.

This Big Sister was really good at doing business. She just gave them this little bit of food and made him appear on camera to advertise for her.

“Not really, at least we really ate, and it’s just filming you, you didn’t lose anything. It’s just an accidental encounter.” Li Hao said.

“Meow meow, that’s true. Anyway, this cat didn’t advertise, they can come if they want, it has nothing to do with this cat if they don’t want to come.” Li Li nodded, thinking it made sense.

He stopped caring about whether it was a Hongmen Banquet or not, as long as there was food to eat.

As for what people would think after seeing the video, what did it have to do with him? He didn’t say he was responsible, he was just here to eat.

There were many videos online of cats eating in front of various shops, he couldn’t possibly be responsible for every shop, could he? Wouldn’t he be exhausted? He was just begging for a meal.