In the back kitchen, Tao An and President Gu were eating their special treat together with Ruan Tang. Ruan Tang had one roast suckling pig specially reserved for themselves. At this time, they had casually fried a simple vegetable dish and with some with rice, the three of them were enjoying the aromatic suckling pig. When the smart robot told them that the guests have requested to see the main chef, Tao An and President Gu were at a loss. They had never heard of guests wanting to meet the chef after a banquet.
However, Ruan Tang was relatively calm. Although he was not a full-time chef in his previous life, he occasionally followed his parents to work at the hotel. He knew that some guests would like to see the chef to personally show their gratitude and respect when they tasted a very satisfying meal.
Ruan Tang hadn’t expected these aliens to be quite so courteous.
“President Gu, Xiao Tao, let’s go.” He put down his rice bowl and stood up.
“But doesn’t the Rute leader want to see the main chef? Isn’t it a little inappropriate for us to go out together?” Tao An asked with some hesitation.
“The Rute leader should have been very satisfied with this meal and probably wishes to thank the chefs. Today’s food wasn’t done by me alone. Without President Gu and Xiao Tao’s help, I can’t have managed this big order.” Ruan Tang didn’t think too much and simply decided according to the customs during his previous life. Generally, for a large banquet like this, a single chef was definitely not enough. When receiving thanks for a banquet, the main chef would customarily take with him some of the other main chefs. That was why Ruan Tang could ask President Gu and Xiao Tao to come with him.
Both President Gu and Tao An felt that what he said was quite reasonable. They also got up, sorted out their appearance, and walked towards the main banquet hall together with him.
When Gilbert saw three people dressed in chef’s clothes coming out of the kitchen, he was suddenly stupefied. He thought that the meal had been prepared by the ‘famous chef’ that he had requested. He didn’t think that there were actually three people.
When Cheng Ji saw three people come out, he was a bit surprised, but he quickly reacted. He smiled and said to Gilbert beside him: “The three are the chefs who made this delicious food for us today.”
In fact, when Cheng Ji heard Gilbert’s request, he was immediately aware of Gilbert’s plan. Gilbert had taken a fancy to Ruan Tang’s cooking skill and wanted to go headhunting! However, in consideration of the cooperation between their two countries, he could not directly reject his request and not give him face. Cheng Ji did not expect that three people would come out. That was even better. He’ll take advantage of Gilbert’s confusion over his real objective and muddle the situation even more.
“Thank you to the three chefs. Today I had the best meal I have ever eaten in my life.” As Gilbert said that, he looked at them back and forth and asked, “Might I know who was responsible for this roast suckling pig?”
“It’s me.” Ruan Tang replied with a smile.
Gilbert’s eyes suddenly brightened, he immediately asked, “Are you the legendary Great Chef Ruan?”
Ruan Tang felt somewhat uncomfortable hearing this. He has never been called a “great chef”. So, he forced a smile and said, “You can just call me Ruan Tang, I am not a full-time chef, just a food anchor.”
“Okay, Ruan Tang, your cooking was heaven and earth, I have never eaten anything so delicious!” Gilbert was not the least bit stingy in his praise. In order to show his cultural accomplishment and leave the other with a good impression, Gilbert had deliberately used a four-character idiom learned from the Empire.
– Although he had learned it wrong.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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“May I know which of the dishes today were yours?”
“Aside from the cabbage soup and the Hu Mi Jiao Bai, which President Gu personally made, the other dishes were mainly my work. Tao An is our assistant and has helped us a lot.”
Hearing this, the light in Gilbert’s eyes brightened even more. He also thanked President Gu and Tao An. Though, of course, more attention was paid Ruan Tang himself. He also asked a few questions about Ruan Tang’s food. When he found out that Ruan Tang still had a lot of specialty dishes he hadn’t had time to make, he really couldn’t wait to eat it all.
His eager eyes turned around and looked at Cheng Ji beside him.
Cheng Ji: “…”
Ah, here it comes.
This guy who looked as though he had a straightforward character was actually very shrewd. He was obviously trying to entice their four-star chef to take him away!
This was absolutely unacceptable! This was his first time eating Ruan Tang’s cooking. He still wanted to eat more! No, no matter what conditions he proposes, he must refuse!
Besides, outstandingly gifted chefs like Ruan Tang were obviously the future of their empire’s culinary industry!
Just when Cheng Ji had a mental speech to tactfully refuse Gilbert’s request to transfer Ruan Tang, Gilbert suddenly said, “I think it is time for us to be connected by marriage!”
Cheng Ji: “Ah?”
He was a bit unsure whether he had heard wrong. How did he suddenly propose marriage? His little princess was only four years old!
Gilbert turned his gaze back to Ruan Tang. His eyes were filled with bright light. “I want Mr. Ruan Tang to be my queen!”
How could eating such a delicious meal just once be enough? He has to find a way to be able to eat it every day!
Everyone:? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Ruan Tang:? ? ? !
He Yun Chen had unconsciously grabbed the edge of the table, and he grabbed it so tight that a crack appeared.
He Yun Yi, who was sitting next to him, was first to notice that something was the matter with him. He quickly held down He Yun Chen’s hand to keep him calm.
[Plain clothes don’t speak: What sort of drama is this? Why did he suddenly want to be connected by marriage? Do they even know what that means?]
[Sesame Fox: What is this situation? I’ve been studying ancient earth history but I’ve never heard of using a chef for a political marriage!]
[Mario’s girlfriend: I am also studying ancient earth history. That kind of marriage is usually with a princess, but our princess is only four years old…]
[Mu Ge Er Xing: Could it be that the Rutes’ main agenda is to kidnap our anchor?]
[Mo Xi Ming: I didn’t think the Rutes were this crafty! They want to abduct our anchor!]
[Small Orange Cheng: Your majesty! You mustn’t let him succeed! We can’t be without Tang Tang!]
The audience who are watching the live broadcast were also shocked by this sudden plot twist. They had already seen Gilbert’s sinister intentions to take Ruan Tang away. The public sentiment was immediately aroused. The number of live chat comments suddenly exploded.
Cheng Ji did not expect Gilbert’s brain circuits to be so strange. If he wanted to take Ruan Tang, he just had to use the term “food ambassador exchange” or something like that. What was this ‘connected by marriage’? Did Gilbert expect him to recognize Ruan Tang as a son, right here – right now, and then send him off to be married?
If he really did that, God knows how many of the Empire’s citizens would spit on him!
“Your Excellency, Ruan Tang is a free citizen of the empire. Not even the royal family can interfere in his marriage plans. And…” Cheng Ji’s face showed a disapproving look, “The Empire’s people deem marriage to be an event of utmost importance. It is no trifling matter. I think you should give it more consideration.”
“I don’t need to rethink this.” Gilbert heroically waved his hand. “Doesn’t the Empire have a saying? The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach? Now, my stomach has been completely conquered by him. I think that soon even my heart will be conquered by my beloved Ruan Tang’s cooking.”
Beloved…….
He Yun Chen snapped a pair of chopsticks without any change in his expression.
A nice thank-you feast suddenly became a marriage affair involving himself. He simply didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Of course, he didn’t believe that Gilbert really liked him. As he just said so himself, what he liked was Ruan Tang’s cooking.
“Sorry, I have no plans of get married for the time being.” He shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. “If you want to taste more dishes, you’re welcome to follow my broadcasts.”
[Miao Miao loves to eat all the dishes of the anchor: Hahahahahaha the anchor is managing beautifully! Our live room is getting more and more stylish! ]
[Zuo Tian: Us ordinary citizens are getting less and less remarkable in the live broadcast!]
[Light autumn dust: If the Rute leader really comes to the live broadcasts, will the anchor pick him every time he draws a lottery? This could be a matter of diplomatic relations! [Laughing cry.jpg]]
[Can’t stop hugging trees: Hey, money does not afford you any special privileges! There’s no use having power either! The anchor is just and fair!]
Gilbert was still unwilling to give up, “I really do think I might be falling in love with you, my stomach is still jumping about!”
The Rutes’ body structure was a bit different from humans’. Their hearts were positioned lower, usually above the navel, huddled together with other organs such as the stomach.
When Ruan Tang heard him say this, Ruan Tang could only helplessly reply, “Maybe you just ate too much.”
“Okay…” Gilbert looked extremely disappointed and helplessly nodded. “If you ever have plans of getting married, I would like to recommend myself.”
Watching this farce finally come to an end, Cheng Ji quickly smoothed things over: “Well, the meal is finished, why don’t we go to the mech training field to see the power of the new model?”
Gilbert was distracted by the news of the new mech, and he was in high spirits. “Good!” They came to the empire for the sake of this new mech. They couldn’t have imagined that the empire had already produced a finished product, and he could even check it out in person. This made him all the more elated.
“So, can Mr. Ruan come with us?” The look Gilbert directed at Ruan Tang was like a hook. His appearance was very European. His brows were high, his eyes were deep set, and his blue eyes looked very expressive. The pointed ears made him look like those elves he’d seen in movies during his past life.
Cheng Ji said: “This is no problem.”
Though he said this, Cheng Ji was giving Ruan Tang a loaded look, willing him to refuse so as to not let Gilbert take him away for real. However, another voice suddenly rang out.
“Xiao Tang, you can walk with me.”
He Yun Chen stood between the two and blocked Gilbert’s gaze. With a fake smile on his face, he explained, “We’re good friends.”
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The title of today’s chapter is 挖墙脚 (wa qiang jiao) which means to seduce someone away from something. I just couldn’t find an English equivalent that was good for a title so I ended up with “Headhunting”.
Thank you for the chapter! ML snapped!!!
Literally snapped 😂😂😂😂
+1 🤣💀👏✨
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I laughed way too hard, this chapter was so good! Our cute HYC is eating vinegar~ Thanks for the chapter!
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Gilbert is like a child. He Yun Chen look like he is drinking a barell of vinegar.😂😂😂
What? Now the Rutes looks like elves? they don’t were like taken out of the Avatar movie but white?
I guess the author got confused. Thank you very much!! 😘😘
Nah. I think what the author meant is the Rutes’ face structure and ears, comparing them to the Europeans and elves, and not the skin.
But still avatars don’t look like elves. Is imposible for avatars have European features. They’re like a cat-man or something alike.
No. I mean that the Rutes looked like Avatars is because only of their skin is blue. The facial features and the ears are excluded. So like, the Rutes are like Avatars except the face and the ears.
Oh that makes sense to me(sorry for butting in to your conversation.)
Erm.. according to earlier description by RT: ” …their skin wasn’t blue, but an almost
transparent white. They were tall with long legs and a sturdy upper
body, pointed ears, with beast-like eyes and fangs. They looked very
aggressive. ” (ch.48)
So their pointed ears can be called elf-like, and RT is only using avatars (,Europeans and elves) as a frame of reference but that doesn’t mean the Rutes have to match them exactly 😇
I just imagine them looks like draculla or vampire tho 🤣 almost transparent white skin, pointy ears with fangs and all. They even have westerner/european facial stucture and westerner name 🤣 so I think they’re more like a vampire or draculla instead of avatar 🤣
RIP cannon fodder table and chopsticks when ML literally snapped 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Big bro noticed his didi is drinking a whole feast of vinegar! 😂😂😂😂😂😂 i hope somebody aside from big bro would notice the Marshal is drinking vinegar! Too bad for HYC he can’t slay their alien allies! 😂😂😂😂😂
Gilbert: I want him to be my wife.
HYC: He is my wife. *sharpens the chopsticks
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 too bad it’s Thursday today. One more chap tomorrow for this week 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Husband -cough- soon to be husband need to do what he got to do. …protect the wife! (๑ ̆ꇴ ̆๑)
thanks for the chapter!!
Yeah. They’ll publicly traffic Tang Tang to their planet 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ruan Tang: No. You just ate too much. ☺
He Yun Chen: ☺ *fake smile
Oh my god!!! Our Marshal made a fake smile! Fake smile! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
In the future…
Gilbert: *marries his wife
He Yun Chen: look at that stupid who universally proposed to you back then. Shall I remind him?
Ruan Tang: don’t you dare! It’s been 122647 years you’re still eatin that vinegar?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love that fake smile Marshal! The poker faced Marshal really smiled – though fake. 😂😂😂😂😂
Thanks for the laugh.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Go He Yun Chen, go! You need to stake your ownership in public to get rid of other bees and butterflies~
Thanks for the chapter! 💕
haha the Rutes are conveting Ruan Tang! He Yun Chen, don’t let him be taken away hehehe
Thank you for the chapter!
I had a hunch they wanted him but a marriage proposal was wayyy out there
Yea😂 I had to reread it to see if I read right 😂😂
Hahaha Marshall He snapped! Literally!
Thank you for the chapter!
I really didn’t expect a marriage proposal😂😂😂😂 RIP poor table and chopsticks, HYC finally snapped😂
Tank you for the chapter! ❤
HYC “We’re good friends” a.k.a “HE IS MINE, NOW GET LOST!!!” XDD
HYC’s statement “We’re good friends.” is as fake as his smile. 😂😂😂😂😂
I think you should give it more consideration.” I think you need to think about this more.”
Seems like you forgot to remove that last sentence.
Thanks for the chapter! ^ ^
Hahahaha that’s right. Show your vinegars Chen Ge! 😂 Let those Rutes know who’s the husband!! Thank you for the translations~~~
Gilbert: I want to marry him!
HYC: No. He is already booked for marriage with me!
😂😂😂😂
He Yun Chen is JELLY! 😂 Poor feast – all he tastes now is vinegar ಠ ೧ ಠ Thank you for the chapter ❤️
Love rival appeared!
I thought ML would hulk out right there and then
Thank you for the chapter!
I see a General He taking a pot of vinegar~ (≧▽≦)
Thanks for the update!~
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From the title I thought a bloody massacre will pop up, then after the marriage proposal came.
Me: ML gonna kill someone! Is he going to cut of their head?
Not that kind of headhunting lol. 😀 Though that would be entertaining.
That was a curveball I did not see coming XD
Kyaaa~. Hubby rescuing his wifey from a third party!!! (。˃ ᵕ ˂ *)
Thank you for the chapter!!!!
Looks like my supply of vinegar is here!! 😝
Oho, showing ownership? Lmao 😂
Thanks for the hard work love the story ^_^
Ruan Tang has conquered many stomachs and hearts, Gilbert. You’ll have to get in line lol.
DEFEND UR WIFE! ChenChen!
That is…….. Unexpected… 😶
Hm, maybe you could use something like “proposing political marriage” or “Be my queen” as title? Although this could be seen as spoiler, if used as title… It’s just, I think “Headhunting” sounds a little off, no?
MARSHAL HE YOU PROTECT YOUR MAN!!!!
HYC: Must protect wife!
I was also shock omg Gilbert 😂 dont hahaha He will get jealous
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Looks like people of the empire are ready to go to war for keeping MC.
Dear ML do you already feel the sense of crisis? Lol ur wife almost coveted by others 👀
‘Maybe you just ate too much’ 😂😂 MC answer for a passionate proposing
Thanks for your hardwork! ❤🥰
Well, he seemingly took the rejection with grace. But aww that “I would reccomend myself” line. Looooool. Oh ssHIT H E HAS ENTERED THE CHAT!!! X,DDDDD To see the stoic marshal fake smile must be terrifying to everyone. The emperor seems like a chill and cool guy. That “aw shit here we go again” line was meah mood. Oooo he look like European elf mannnn ooo interesting~ I wonder if they ever found out about those stories or saw a human with slightly pointed ears if there would be a big ole multiple spider man meme going on lol.
hohohoho~~~ things are getting a little bit exciting now huh
Ou…RT you adorably sad2 cutie pie. Not sure whether to laugh or cry to know that you are now pursued not only HYC but also Gilbert. HYC started to take action. Hubby! Go for it!
Gilbert is so damn cute!!! ♡♡♡♡♡♡
Ouch. I have a feeling our little Marshall might decide to go beat up a certain Rute for daring to eye his spouse. Even if it is just for his cooking.
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahhahaahahahahahahahahahahhaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s smells… sniff vinegar… A strong one wiggle eyebrows
Hahaha!! Go get your wife, hubby!! Don’t wait until your wife gets snatched by someone else 🤭🤭
that man is so hilarious LMFAO the turn of events r so shocking 😭
when i got to the part of that pandora’s leader marriage proposal, i was like… what de fock!!!😳 our tang tang is the marshal’s future wife!😤
‘Headhunting’ sounds like scouting or something like being coerced into something. Like how newly talented youngsters get snatched or absorbed into promising companies. Temptation or seduction doesn’t sit right with me but it gave me some understanding of what action they were implying somewhat. Unfortunately the actual meaning is lost in the translations, but thanks for still bringing closely associated words.
HAHAHA OH MY GOD WHAT A PLOT TWIST, ML GOTTA MAKE HIS MOVES FAST LOL