123: View Letter

Because this egg looked very large, about the size of an adult man's fist, it was clearly not an ordinary poultry egg.

Five hands reached for the braised eggs, each taking one.

"What kind of egg is this?"

The foodie Li Baoyu asked while tapping the egg against the corner of the stool.

"These are Ink Bird eggs."

Xu Bai took advantage of them eating the eggs to scoop meat from the hotpot.

Everyone was eating too much; Xu Bai hadn't had his fill yet.

"Ink Bird!" "Ink Bird!" "Ink Bird!"

The trio's three-part harmony appeared again.

Li Lan and Li Yue, the siblings, were a bit confused and didn't know why the three were so surprised, but from their expressions, it seemed this egg must be very rare.

"What's wrong?"

Their three-part harmony made Xu Bai's chopsticks, which were holding a piece of meat, tremble, and the meat almost fell. Luckily, he reacted quickly and re-gripped it firmly.

Fugui's originally happy expression receded; he had thought he was getting an extra meal.

Xu Le noticed Fugui's expression, quietly reached out, took a meatball from his own bowl, and dropped it on the ground.

After doing the mischievous deed, he secretly glanced at his older brother, saw that his brother wasn't paying attention to him, and grinned.

Fugui wagged his tail happily and ran to pick up the meatball from the ground to eat.

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The others didn't notice the interaction between the little guy and the dog, as they were busy chatting.

"I heard that an Ink Bird's nest usually has a Level 5 Ink Bird in it. To get Ink Bird eggs, you either lure the Ink Bird out and sneak in to steal them, or you kill the Level 5 Ink Bird. It's very difficult to obtain."

"Yes, yes, I only get to eat them once or twice a year. I ate them more often when I was a child."

Li Baoyu, the little foodie, shared his eating experiences.

"Your family runs a high-end restaurant, so for you, they're still common. I only ate them twice when I was little."

As a rich second-generation, Zhao Zixuan sometimes envied Li Baoyu.

In the circle of rich second-generations, he was considered to have been raised frugally.

As for Fang Mu, he didn't speak. He wasn't particularly concerned about food; he ate if there was food, and didn't if there wasn't. Sometimes he didn't even know what he had eaten.

As for Li Lan and Li Yue, they had long since buried their heads in their food.

With one bite, the egg white was incredibly springy, the egg flavor was rich, and it was mixed with the aroma of the braising spices, making it extremely delicious.

As they swallowed, a warm sensation spread through their stomachs. This warmth was different from the heat of the hotpot and made them feel full of strength.

However, everyone had already eaten a lot of hotpot, so they could only manage one more.

Everyone reluctantly withdrew their hands that still wanted to reach for more, but their eyes eagerly gazed at the Ink Bird eggs.

Xu Bai didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He counted the number of Ink Bird eggs in the bag and said, "When you go back, each of you can take one braised Ink Bird egg and one plain boiled Ink Bird egg."

"Okay, thank you."

"Thank you, Brother Xu."

"Brother Xu, we love you."

"..."

Everyone started showering him with compliments... "Oh, right, Brother Xu, when we were watching the shop, two groups of people came looking for you."

Li Yue suddenly remembered this.

She had originally told her brother to tell Xu Bai yesterday after the meeting, but Xu Bai was too tired after the meeting yesterday and went straight home, so her brother didn't get a chance to say anything.

And this morning Xu Bai didn't come over, and when he came at noon, he was washing vegetables to prepare for the hotpot, so there was no time to tell him again.

It wasn't until now that she remembered.

"What did they want?"

Xu Bai raised an eyebrow.

Two groups of people.

Who could it be?

"They didn't tell me the specific reason, they only asked when you would be back. They might come back later. Oh, and they each left a letter; maybe they wrote the matter directly in the letters."

Li Yue replied to Xu Bai while walking to the counter, taking out two letters from the bottom drawer and handing them to Xu Bai.

One of these two letters was very simple, and the other was very elaborate. Both envelopes were sealed with wax and had not been opened.

Xu Bai thanked her as he took them, but he didn't open them immediately. After all, as Li Yue said, they hadn't revealed the reason for looking for him, which meant it was a secret and not convenient for others to know.

So he planned to open them when he was alone.

Currently, Xu Bai had two suspects: one was the Guard Team, regarding the explosion and robbery incident; the other was the Card Maker Guild.

Zhao Zixuan and the others didn't ask about the contents of the letters and continued to change the subject and chat about other things... In the afternoon, Zhao Zixuan and the other two went home, and Xu Bai also gave his employees, the siblings Li Lan and Li Yue, a holiday.

Yes, Li Lan and Li Yue had both become Xu Bai's employees, though they were different: Li Lan was there to learn cards Making from Xu Bai, while Li Yue was hired by Xu Bai with money.

For this, both siblings were very grateful to Xu Bai.

After all, secretly selling cardss, one or two was fine, but if a large number of cardss were sold privately, it was against the law. If someone with a dark mind reported them and they were caught, they would be heavily fined, and in serious cases, even imprisoned.

Now, although they didn't earn as much as selling cardss, it was legal and stable.

At the same time, Xu Bai also agreed to let Li Lan sell the cardss he made in the shop.

The money from cards sales plus the salary Xu Bai gave was enough for the siblings to live on and save up for Higher Academy... Today, the small shop only opened at 2 PM. Nearby neighbors kindly reminded Xu Bai not to be too lazy and to work harder to earn money.

Xu Bai didn't argue with the kind intentions of the elderly men and women, silently agreeing.

These elderly men and women all knew Xu Bai's parents, so saying these words also represented their concern for Xu Bai.

They didn't know what a cards game was; they just thought Xu Bai needed to rely on this small shop to support himself and his younger brother, believing that having a stable job was always the best, no matter what.

So there was no need to oppose their words and views; one only needed to accept their concern... Xu Bai opened the letters Li Yue had given him.

As Xu Bai had expected, one was from Meng Zhong of the Guard Team.

It detailed the outcome of that incident and also informed him that his citizen points had been increased.

There wasn't much to it; the reason for not telling others was that the incident involved a cult, to avoid bringing safety risks to Xu Bai.

The other letter was indeed from the Card Maker Guild.

It was an invitation for Xu Bai to join the Card Maker Guild, along with an address for the Guild's branch in Z Province.

It also included some information about the Guild, the benefits of joining, and the confidentiality principles, which were similar to what Ji Yun had said.

This organization might have also conducted some background checks on Xu Bai, knowing that he was with his younger brother, so they also allowed him to bring his younger brother.

Xu Bai had long been curious about this Guild, and he didn't hesitate, planning to go there tomorrow.