The Mechanic [BL]

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Chapter 29 - The Fruit of Wisdom (7)

Zhang Xun should have refused loudly when he heard the word "Erguotou".

The Little Buffalo Hotpot Restaurant, which just opened three months ago, had instantly become popular within the circle of Chinese people, and then spread to other people. As soon as they walked into the somewhat narrow facade, a steaming heat wave rushed towards their faces, filled with a strong spicy smell, making their tears flow out before they had even started to eat. The hot pot here was pure Sichuan hot pot, so hot that you would doubt your life, so hot that your heart would break, so hot that your three views would be ruined... There was a crowd of people sitting and squatting at the tables, all were flushed, sweaty and tearful. While breathing heavily they kept pouring sour plum soup brewed with sour plum powder into their mouths, or while crying bitterly, pouring Erguotou cup by cup into their mouths.

It was a large-scale masochistic scene...

Adam sneezed as soon as he entered the door, causing the two soldiers in the same group to laugh. Adam had never smelled such a strong and stimulating scent since he became a human. His nose was sore and itchy, but it smelled inexplicably good.

Zhang Xun hesitated, "This place might be too much for Adam..."

Unexpectedly, Adam said, "Ah-Xun, I'm willing to try. I know that quite a few humans have a taste for spicy food, but actually eating spicy food is painful. I've always wondered why people like to make themselves feel uncomfortable."

Jabari muttered behind him, "Sometimes people like discomfort that's even more extreme than just spicy food...."

Zhang Xun coughed loudly, in case Adam became curious about Jabari's words. The four were taken to an empty table by the waiter who was too busy to catch his breath. The table was an old folding table, with rust on the corners, which had obviously been picked up from the garbage processing yard. The waiter took their orders and then ran into the back kitchen like a whirlwind.

He didn't know if it was just because everyone was immersed in the heat of the hot pot and chatting with each other so much that no one recognized Zhang Xun, and thus it was impossible for them to recognize Adam. Zhang Xun breathed a sigh of relief. At least he didn't have to worry about someone starting something while they were eating.

Zhang Xun rarely ate out, and restaurants with so many people made him feel especially daunted. He unbuttoned his collar a little from the heat and tugged at his sweaty shirt. When he turned his head, he saw Adam staring blankly at him.

"It's too late to regret it now." Zhang Xun whispered.

Adam grinned, leaned into his ear and said, "It's okay, if I get damaged from the spice, you'll have to fix me."

For some reason, Zhang Xun felt that this sentence was more seductive than any flirting words, his cheeks turned red and he hummed uncomfortably.

Jabari watched Zhang Xun and Adam whispering together and whispered to another soldier: "If I didn't know they were a mechanic and a machine, I would have thought they were having an affair."

Zhang Xun then became even more embarrassed and pretended not to hear anything. Adam focused on asking, "The expression 'having an affair' is very interesting, can you explain it in more detail?"

"Adam! Shut up!" Zhang Xun said angrily.

The hot pot was served quickly, with a layer of red peppers floating on the oil and bright red meat was also placed on a plate. When the waiter put the two green, transparent wine bottles on the table, Jabari shouted excitedly, picked up four glasses and poured half a glass for each of them, but the one for Adam was full.