Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 395: Setting Up a Branch Store

"Really?" Tian Peng was somewhat delighted but then realized something, "Shopkeeper Chen, you weren’t actually praising me."

"I was praising you," Chen Nuo said with an unchanged expression. "You haven’t had any other business to attend to lately, have you?"

Tian Peng caught on that Chen Nuo was about to delegate a task to him, and quickly shook his head, "No, no, I’m completely free right now."

"Great, when the time comes, you’ll open the first milk tea shop with Wukong. You have many connections in Heavenly Court, so you can help promote it."

"Master, having me is enough, why do we need Tian Peng too?" Sun Wukong was a bit unhappy, "This guy will only mess things up, I can handle it by myself."

"Do you know the people from Heavenly Court?" Chen Nuo asked.

"I’ve been cooking for so long, how could I not know them," Sun Wukong challenged. "Master, test me again, I’m sure I can recognize them all."

"Okay." Chen Nuo tapped on the system, "Print out the photos of the high-ranking Immortal Officials from Heavenly Court."

"Ding! There are a total of thirty photos. Host, you need to pay three Merit Points. Would you like to make the payment?" The system’s voice remained emotionless and mechanical.

"That cheap?" Chen Nuo was surprised, having thought it would cost at least thirty points; he hadn’t expected just three. This could be a good business opportunity.

Anyway, he had plenty of Merit Points, and when the milk tea shop opened, he could use these printed photos for promotion, since each picture only needed 0.1 points.

With the mechanical sound of printing, a stack of paper appeared in Chen Nuo’s hands.

Tian Peng saw it first and took the photos from Chen Nuo’s hands, "Shopkeeper Chen, you’re amazing, this—it can’t just be called drawing, it’s just like the real person."

They were indeed photos, of course they looked just like real people.

Chen Nuo laid out the photos one by one in front of Sun Wukong, "Here, take a look for yourself. If you can guess more than five, I’ll do as you say."

With a smile, Sun Wukong casually picked up a photo, "Master, no offense, but you really underestimate me. Although recognizing them all is impossible, guessing more than five is a piece of cake."

Chen Nuo didn’t join in the conversation, just looking at the photos, waiting for Sun Wukong to answer.

"This one is the old Jade Emperor," Sun Wukong said as he picked up the Jade Emperor’s photo. "Master, you even included this old Jade Emperor, really underestimating me, aren’t you?"

"Keep guessing."

Sun Wukong smiled and picked up the second photo, then froze. He genuinely couldn’t recognize the person in the photo.

Chen Nuo let out a cold laugh and took a sip from his tea cup.

Tian Peng, standing by, wanted to give a hint but didn’t dare to; he thought of saying it was Gold Star Taibai, but then he realized, wasn’t helping Sun Wukong only sabotaging himself?

All he could do was cover up his truth-telling mouth, remembering he absolutely couldn’t speak; if he did, he wouldn’t be able to help Shopkeeper Chen open the shop.

"This, this is..." Sun Wukong looked at the photo, which seemed very familiar, but he couldn’t remember the name and subconsciously glanced at Chen Nuo.

Chen Nuo was drinking his tea, not giving Sun Wukong even a look; Sun Wukong then turned to Tian Peng, who shifted his gaze away as well.

Sun Wukong found the person in the photo familiar to the point of frustration, yet he couldn’t remember the name, even though it was on the tip of his tongue.

All of a sudden, as if struck by inspiration, "This is Taibai Jin!" he exclaimed. "Am I right?"

"Hmm, continue with the guessing." Chen Nuo wasn’t panicked at all. After all, he had only figured out two, and there were still three chances left.

"Humph, just as I thought. I’ve been in the Heavenly Court for so long, I was sure I could recognize them." Sun Wukong laughed proudly and picked up the third photo.

This time he was stunned. He couldn’t even remember the name, let alone any impression at all.

Two eyes, a nose, and a mouth, it matched so many people in his mind.

"I really don’t know this one. Let me look at the others; maybe they’ll jog my memory." Sun Wukong said as he reached for the other photos.

Tian Peng watched as Sun Wukong picked up a photo, waited a moment, put it down without a word, grabbed the second, then the third, the fourth, until he had looked at all of them and still hadn’t said a thing.

"Master, aren’t you cheating? Clearly, both Erlang Shen and Tian Peng are from the Heavenly Court. Why didn’t you include their photos?" Sun Wukong threw the photos on the table, starting to squabble, "I don’t care, you have to count them."

"Fine by me." Chen Nuo wasn’t upset by Sun Wukong’s antics, "Even counting them, that’s only four. There’s still one missing."

"I, I’ll think again." Sun Wukong began pacing in a circle, pondering.

Tian Peng looked at Sun Wukong with a face full of melancholy. How much did Mr. Monkey despise him? To avoid partnering with him in opening a store, he had actually driven himself to this extent.

After circling twice, Sun Wukong had an epiphany, "I’ve got it, the God of Cookery. I know him; that makes five!"

Chen Nuo didn’t respond but chose three more photos, "Take a look, which one is the God of Cookery?"

Sun Wukong took the photos, "Master, you’re not deliberately messing with me, are you? These three photos clearly all look the same."

"Is that so?" Chen Nuo glanced at Tian Peng, "Tian Peng, take a look and pick out the photo of the God of Cookery."

Tian Peng approached Sun Wukong, grinning, "No offense, Mr. Monkey, but you might as well join me in the Heavenly Court to open a shop."

Tian Peng picked out the photo of the God of Cookery and placed it in front of Chen Nuo, who tapped on the photo, "Enough struggling. Just go ahead with what I said earlier and open the store with Tian Peng."

"Alright then." Sun Wukong had no choice this time; after all, he was genuinely face-blind and couldn’t recognize them.

"Great, Shopkeeper Chen, since I’m opening a shop with Mr. Monkey, does that mean I’m also an employee here? Does that mean I can get a discount when I eat here from now on?"

"Yes, employee price." Chen Nuo nodded.

"Fantastic, now I can finally make two meals’ worth with the money for one!" Tian Peng was so excited he almost jumped for joy. He wanted to hug Sun Wukong and spin around, but unfortunately, Sun Wukong dodged away in disgust. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"But Master, practically everyone in the Heavenly Court already knows about Chaos Residence. Why bother with more promotions? Just open it, and surely no one will pass up on it," Sun Wukong was puzzled. The reputation of Chaos Residence was already well established.

"We still have to do the groundwork." Chen Nuo said blandly.

"Alright then, I’ll listen to you. When do you plan to open this milk tea shop?" Sun Wukong asked eagerly, "I need to talk it over with the Jade Emperor, since it’s on his turf."

"Who said you were opening it in the Heavenly Court?" Chen Nuo interrupted, "It will be located between Buddhism and the Heavenly Court. We’re doing business with both."

"Ah?" Tian Peng was surprised, "Isn’t that a bit problematic, Shopkeeper Chen? We’ve just offended Buddhism, and now we’re going to do business with them? Might they drive us out?"

"You blockhead!" Sun Wukong slapped Tian Peng on the head, "What are you talking about? I’ll see who dares. I haven’t gone looking for them, and that’s leniency on my part, and they dare to mess with me, Sun Wukong!"

"We’re doing it," Chen Nuo declared, "Not just doing it, but we have to make it big. Ideally, we want the Buddhists to love our drinks too."