Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 704: Old Acquaintance

Ma Lu blinked his eyes and suddenly thought of something. He pulled out his phone and searched for Santa Claus on Baidu.

Then he compared the searched images with the bearded foreigner sitting across from him, and indeed there was a striking resemblance. He couldn't help but exclaim,

"Ah, so it's you! You really do exist? But why have you come to City B? We haven't been celebrating Western holidays lately."

The bearded foreigner blinked and said with a grin, "I really am here to be a foreign teacher."

"Huh?"

"With the ongoing wars, quite a few people have been fleeing to Earth. They need someone to help them integrate into society, and the first thing they need to learn to live here is language. I remember, Boss Ma, you also teach at Mountains and Waters, and your students have been talking a lot about your anti-fraud classes recently."

"Really?"

"What do you mean, 'really'?"

"Did you come all this way just to be a foreign teacher?"

"Because teaching one class earns me 600 Star Currency." said the bearded foreigner.

"Just for 600 Star Currency?"

"What else? If you guys don't celebrate the holidays, why else would I come here? I've spent all the Star Currency I brought with me, and there aren't many opportunities to earn Star Currency on Earth. Since the chance has arisen, I definitely can't miss it."

As he spoke, the bearded foreigner placed his thumb and forefinger in his mouth and whistled.

"It's okay now, he's one of us, come in."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the balcony door was pushed open, and a large dark shadow walked in from outside, saying, "You should have said earlier, I'm freezing to death."

"Let me introduce you, this is Boss Ma from Universe Infinite Canteen, and his…"

"Employee." said Ma Youyou.

"And his employee. This here is Lightning, my old buddy and my ride."

The bearded foreigner pointed to the reindeer. Lightning nodded at the two and scraped the mud off his hooves on the doormat, "You gave me a fright; I thought the cops were back."

"You even brought your reindeer with you."

"I didn't want to come, but he said it was boring alone." The reindeer spoke, "You all be the judge, this should count as a business trip on official duty, right? According to current labor laws, I should get a business trip allowance."

"Uh, probably." said Ma Lu.

"Did you hear that, pay up! You old scoundrel! Capitalist! Slave driver!" The reindeer shouted, pinning the bearded foreigner against the wall.

"Don't constantly talk about money. I've ordered you takeout and let you drink beer. Last time we went out, I didn't even ride you. This isn't a business trip; it's a vacation. You should be paying me instead."

The bearded foreigner was not to be outdone, "And you have the nerve to talk to me about money. Last time we partnered up to run a delivery business, you insisted on taking a shortcut, even speeding and drunk driving, which resulted in someone's goods being dropped into the sea. We lost the last of our ten thousand Star Currency and now we even owe twenty thousand.

"Otherwise, do you think I want to be a foreign teacher at my age? It's all to pay for the trouble you've caused!" The bearded foreigner was getting worked up too.

Then, the man and the reindeer started to scuffle.

The bearded foreigner threw a punch with a lunge stance, hitting the reindeer on the head, breaking the newly repaired antlers. The reindeer didn't hold back either, swinging his forelegs and employing a rear naked choke from MMA.

He seemed really intent on offing his own boss, his hooves tightened, turning the old man's face purple. Soon, the latter was struggling to breathe out.

This scene left Ma Lu and Ma Youyou standing by and watching in shock. It took a moment before they remembered to break up the fight, pulling the man and reindeer apart.

The bearded foreigner regained his breath, panting heavily and inhaling the fresh air, while not forgetting to make fierce threats.

"You just wait, one day I'll sneak some insecticide into your dinner and poison you, you silly git!"

"Come on, who's afraid of who? If you dare not stay awake all night, I'll sneak into your bedroom and put a hole in your neck!"

The reindeer was breathing heavily, showing off the remaining antler on its head.

The bearded old man also took up a boxing stance, bouncing left and right.

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Seeing that they were about to go at it again, Ma Lu had no choice but to pull out his trump card, saying,

"Wait a minute before you start fighting again, whoever can answer my question, I will give them 100 Star Currency," he paused, then added, "100 per question."

As soon as the words were out, both man and beast sat down immediately, eager to reply.

"Go ahead and ask."

"Ask me, I'll even tell you the color of this old thing's underwear."

"Why should I care about such things?"

Ma Lu felt four burning gazes on him, and although he already had an answer in his heart, he was still somewhat reluctant to give in. Since he was here, he might as well figure out the reason.

So he asked, "Don't you possess the power to warp reality? Why are you still so strapped for cash?"

"Are you talking about the power to fulfill wishes when you say warping reality? Huh, how do you know I can grant wishes? I know there are legends about it, but you shouldn't believe them so easily," said the bearded foreigner, seizing the opportunity to speak first.

"Because today I met a taxi driver who suddenly became a cartoonist, and he said he had given you a lift just before the incident."

"A taxi driver, who?"

The bearded foreigner was puzzled, but soon he remembered, "Oh-oh-oh, are you talking about the taxi I took when I went to Langfang? The driver, Guo Yang, his wish came true?"

"Eh, you didn't know? Wasn't it your doing?"

"It should have been me, if he made a similar wish on Christmas," the bearded foreigner was also somewhat uncertain.

"So does this have anything to do with you or not?"

"This old deer doesn't even know himself," the reindeer finally got a chance to interject, gloating.

The bearded foreigner didn't argue either, he staggered to his feet, walked over to a room, and as he opened the door, the contents immediately spilled out.

It was a pile of little stars, twinkling, emitting a faint yellow light. There were many of them, filling the entire room, at least tens of thousands.

When they poured out, they submerged the ankles of the bearded foreigner.

"These are Wish Stars." The bearded foreigner said, "If someone makes a wish to me, it turns into Wish Stars and is sent here."

"Hm, are these all the Wish Stars you've accumulated to date?" asked Ma Lu.

"No, this is only one ten-thousandth of the total number of Wish Stars I've received this Christmas. My storage just can't hold them all, so I have to temporarily keep them here."

The bearded foreigner explained, "I had thought about throwing some Wish Stars away, dumping them into the sea, but I gave up on that idea because it would cause sea levels to rise, and it's not eco-friendly."

"You're just an old, lazy scoundrel reeking of sloth," the reindeer muttered, cursing quietly, "You truly have no intention of fulfilling those wishes."

"If you shut your trap and pull the sleigh properly, maybe we'd be able to fulfill a few more wishes," the bearded foreigner shot back immediately.