My wife is a witch princess.

"Haha... then I'll cook, so don't try to take it from me!"

"No way, the earth would explode if you cooked."

Pedestrians walked by laughing and joking. Song Che listened, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up. He turned his head to look at Xia Li—she probably wouldn't laugh like that and banter with him like that.

On another note, is she afraid of ghosts? Even if she is, she probably wouldn't show it. [Not afraid of challenges] probably means haunted houses or something... She should be worried that Xia Li might scare the NPCs and knock them on the head.

Xia Li blinked her blue eyes. "Are ghosts scary?"

"The ghosts here are different from Hit. Hit is a demon race with horns, but we are the souls of the dead, clinging to you with our lingering attachments..."

"After death, if the soul becomes a ghost, can it live on as a ghost indefinitely?" Xia Li asked.

"We believe in reincarnation. Ghosts who cannot transcend their past lives suffer greatly. When their energy is exhausted, they can only become wandering ghosts, and even their memories will fade away. Without anyone to guide them to the underworld, they will wander for the rest of their lives and never be able to be human again."

"Will you and I become ghosts after we die?"

“Theoretically, yes.” Seeing her serious look, Song Che hurriedly explained, “It’s just a folk tale. These are just fabrications with no basis. If they could really turn into ghosts, the underworld would be full long ago.”

"Just asking." Xia Li paused for a moment, then asked softly, "Becoming a ghost, apart from not being able to reincarnate, really allows you to wander the world forever... It sounds pretty good."

"It's fake. Don't die just for fun. If you die, you're really dead. Even holy magic can't bring you back."

Song Che was unaware that Xia Li had been thinking of him all along. She had researched a potion that would grant him a hundred years of lifespan, but decided that becoming a ghost would be more practical.

Chapter 49 Song Che really wanted to laugh, Xia Li got drunk after just one sip (4k)

Nanhui is famous for its snacks, but when it comes to serious entertainment, there's only one wetland park and Tainan Mountain. The only amusement park there is said to be struggling and on the verge of closing down. Now, a comprehensive venue that combines food and entertainment has suddenly appeared, naturally attracting many people.

As high school seniors, they hadn't heard a thing about the restaurant opening for two days. Even the well-informed Jiang Xiaoxiao only knew beforehand that it was a restaurant.

It's clear that high school students are usually kept somewhere—nothing more than drowning in an ocean called knowledge.

Zhang Hanyu is introverted, but that's only true when she's with strangers. With her close friends, she's always very affectionate, often putting her arm around their shoulders. If it weren't for Xia Li being with Song Che, she probably would have already wrapped her arm around his.

However, Song Che's arm was being briefly linked with by someone else.

Jiang Xiaoxiao leaned closer and lowered her voice: "Brother Song Che, thank you for what happened last time..."

"You're welcome." Song Che replied simply when she brought it up, then naturally changed the subject, "Xiaoxiao, where did you find out about this shop? It looks quite interesting."

"Well, I heard about it from the drama troupe." Jiang Xiaoxiao smiled, then added with some regret, "It's a pity that both of our troupe's lead actors were poached, otherwise we could have competed for the district's medals and prize money. As for me, I played a maid and did some minor roles, and at least I earned two hundred yuan, but it's such a shame... I heard that this year's medals are exclusively sponsored and made of real gold, and one medal can sell for ten thousand yuan... Haha, I'm probably the only one who thought of selling the medals."

"How about letting Jiang Shuo and Zhang Hanyu compete? They'd probably be quite willing," Song Che joked, pondering the medal... it sounded really appealing.

"Haha, I've thought about it!" Jiang Xiaoxiao's eyes crinkled into a smile. "But the play is 'The Princess and the Knight.' With my brother's looks and demeanor, he doesn't look like a knight, but he'd be perfect for a villain, the kind who doesn't even survive three episodes. As for the princess... Sister Hanyu would definitely be too nervous to speak when she goes on stage. As for me, I can't carry off the princess with my presence; I'd only be able to play a maid... Besides, I have my college entrance exam in a few months, and I'm not some unreasonable little kid... So, the group disbanded."

She spoke lightly, but the disappointment that flashed in her eyes couldn't be hidden. Before Song Che could say anything, she had already put her hands behind her back and skipped lightly to catch up with Jiang Shuo ahead, turning back to wink at Song Che and Xia Li: "Saving money on food today depends on Brother Song Che and Sister Xia! I dare not expect Brother and Sister Hanyu to get through this."

"Okay, I'll try my best to get a free meal." Song Che agreed, but secretly planned to ask Xiao Xiao after the meal.

Discuss it with Xia Li: let the witch take on the role of His Highness... it's a good idea!

He could tell that Jiang Xiaoxiao and Xia Li were similar in some ways; they were both stubborn and cautious when interacting with others.

...With this kind of personality, one is too easily taken advantage of.

Song Che caught up with the others and entered the store, only to discover that it was a hidden gem.

The interior is spacious, with a reception area and some retail shops on the first floor, making it look like a small department store at first glance.

Jiang Shuo was talking non-stop: "My threshold for laughter is really high, at least three or four stories high! Unlike Che Ge, when I tease him, he can laugh until he can't breathe."

Song Che retorted without holding back: "That's right, after all, it's the first time we've all made someone laugh, and Old Jiang is the funniest of all."

Jiang Shuo didn't laugh, but Jiang Xiaoxiao and Zhang Hanyu next to him couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"How does it look? Does it seem like it'll work?" Jiang Xiaoxiao suggested enthusiastically. "I just sneaked in for a peek, and there were some couples doing the challenges. Shall we go and observe their tactics?"

The group walked forward.

The atrium on the first floor features a double-height design, surrounded by railings, making it convenient for people above to observe the challenge area below.

The third challenge, the teamwork challenge, is currently underway.

The rules are simple: one person reads the question and acts it out, while the other person, with their back to the question, tries to guess the word.

The two stand facing each other, and the person gesturing must remain silent.

At that moment, a boy dressed in an awkward Lolita dress and with ridiculous clown makeup was gesturing wildly below. Opposite him, a girl was wearing a clumsy bee costume, her face painted with all sorts of bright colors. The boy was sweating profusely from gesturing, while the girl was laughing so hard she was doubled over.

"Yes...yes...I can't take it anymore! Hahaha...Don't wear a skirt and try to shoot beams like Ultraman! Ha...my stomach hurts, I'm done playing!"

The girl laughed so hard she almost collapsed.

The referee, wearing a top hat, regretfully raised his sign: "Wrong answer! You were almost right. It's not Ultraman, it's fighting monsters! We regret to inform you that your challenge has failed. Combining the scores from the first two rounds of 'Suppressing Laughter' and 'Not Being Afraid,' your final score is five points! Here's a 10% discount card, thank you for participating!"

"Alright, alright, I give up, I give up..." The boy was on the verge of tears, dragging his skirt, and fled the stage with a sense of utter despair.

A burst of good-natured laughter erupted around them.

It seems many couples came specifically for the 20% discount. In just two days since the restaurant opened, almost everyone who wanted to try it has signed up, leaving the front desk relatively quiet, mostly with onlookers or newcomers like Song Che and his group.

Song Che led Xia Li to the front desk to register, followed closely by Jiang Shuo and Zhang Hanyu.

The first challenge is not in the public challenge area we just saw, but in a separate cubicle.

Rule 1 Explanation:

— Both parties need to select clothing and design makeup for each other, but clothing and cosmetics can only be selected from a designated range provided in the store.

Song Che now understood how that Lolita warrior had come to be. He hoped that Xia Li's aesthetic sense wasn't so bizarre that she would dress him in a skirt or other shameful clothes.

As for rule two:

After changing clothes and putting on makeup, both parties need to look at each other and keep expressionless under the requirements given by the single team members. Of course, this includes the single team members.

Each laugh deducts 10 points; if you laugh 10 times, you get zero points for this level.

Xia Li is naturally not fond of smiling, so this hurdle might not be a problem for her.

But Song Che and Jiang Xiaoxiao, who were in charge of the questions, were already starting to lose their composure when they saw the costumes and props that were so morbidly funny just by looking at them on display.

The clothing section was overflowing with a dazzling array of items, but none of them were normal.

It has to be said that the boss's wicked sense of humor really hit the mark. Song Che's mind was filled with images of Xia Li wearing the silly penguin costume.

A quick glance.

A onesie dinosaur pajamas embroidered with cartoon elephants, a retro disco shirt with a color scheme that looks like a spilled palette, and flared pants that are enough to blind you.

There are demon king capes that look like they were taken from the villains in children's dramas, complete with exaggerated shoulder armor and fluffy tails; and there are also bizarre costumes that are obviously the wrong size, either too tight and showing off excess flesh, or too wide like sacks.

The products on the dressing table were a disaster: fluorescent eyeshadow, bright blue blush, bright red lipstick enough to cover half a face, various false eyelashes, mustache stickers, and some headdresses with unclear purposes but bizarre shapes.

Good heavens, I remember Her Highness never wears makeup. She probably doesn't know how to wear makeup.

Xia Li nodded and replied to Song Che, "Not at all."

Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at these things, her eyes sparkling with mischievous excitement, completely forgetting about the discount. Song Che, on the other hand, sighed and rubbed his forehead, already foreseeing his future downfall.

"Now, let's begin choosing for each other!" the staff member announced.

Song Che looked at Xia Li and saw that she was holding up a pink and bright green animal-themed onesie pajama, examining it expressionlessly. She couldn't understand the humor in the clothes, only that the colors were bright and the material was strange.

"Xia Li," Song Che pointed to a more normal outfit on the other side—a hoodie and pants covered in cute cat pictures—"What do you think of that outfit?"

He was trying to earn some dignity for himself.

Xia Li looked at the monster pajamas in her hand, then at the cat hoodie that Song Che was pointing to, tilting her head as if comparing them.

Then, she turned her blue eyes to Song Che and said in a tone that chilled Song Che's heart, "You look good in pink."

"...Fine, whatever you say." Song Che resignedly took the disastrously colored pajamas. He should have strangled her that night.

When it was Song Che's turn to choose for Xia Li, he had mixed feelings. He didn't want her to dress too strangely, but he also wanted to deliberately act foolish.

In the end, he chose a tutu that was obviously too big, printed with countless cute panda heads, with layers upon layers of skirt, and a hood with two round panda ears.

This outfit, worn by Xia Li, a cool and aloof silver-haired girl, had a clumsy cuteness to it. Although it wasn't funny, Song Che couldn't help but laugh when he saw Xia Li's expressionless face.

Is there a principle behind this?

Song Che remembered that he and Jiang Shuo were punished by standing in class. They would turn their heads and look at each other and burst into laughter. In the end, they were kicked out of the classroom and stood there for a whole day. They could no longer laugh, but when they returned to the classroom, they continued to laugh. They had to stand there for another day the next day.

—A principle?

As Song Che dressed, he glanced at the dressing table and realized that he didn't know how to do makeup either.

Xia Li doesn't know how to do makeup, and neither does he. This boss... he's really going to torture people to death.

Helpless, Song Che knew he would inevitably laugh, so he decided to give up and prepare to give Xia Li a terrible makeover, then take a picture with his phone to keep it as leverage for threatening her later.

Xia Li heard Song Che's inner thoughts clearly. She didn't understand why he wanted to take pictures, but she wasn't stupid. Xia Li also wanted to take pictures to use as leverage against Song Che later... It was about taking pictures. How should she take them?

"Song Che, how does this blue blush look?"

You already mentioned blush... why did you choose blue?!

"Oh, then I'll get a purple one."

"That's eyeshadow... Seriously, are you really going to put this light purple eyeshadow on my face?"

"Light purple...it looks really nice." Xia Li had already brought over the eyeshadow.

Song Che suddenly felt... this woman was terrifying; she must have heard his thoughts and was deliberately trying to get revenge on him!

Song Che picked up a black blush with his other hand.

Jiang Xiaoxiao walked over with a piece of paper in her hand. "Brother Song Che, the first requirement is that after you finish your makeup, you need to taste the branded liquor provided by Qianda Plaza. You need to take at least two sips. After you finish, one of you has to put on a fighting face, and the other has to put on a serious face... and stare at each other... Pfft... Haha, I can't take it anymore. Sister, you can really put on a fighting face, right..."

As they were talking, she noticed that Song Che's expression was off. "Brother, you... you won't get drunk after just a couple of sips, will you?"

Song Che shook his head, held up one finger, and looked very steady.

Jiang Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, you're bound to lose if you're drunk."

"No, I get drunk after just one sip; I can only handle a bottle of beer at most."

"Huh?" Jiang Xiaoxiao was confused. "Then... sister?"

“One sip… no, half a sip of this liquor would make her drunk.” Song Che paused. “Don’t worry, Xia Li won’t laugh. I can still hold it in for now.”

Jiang Xiaoxiao didn't believe it at all. She thought that Song Che and Xia Li might go crazy when they were drunk. It wasn't strange for two young lovers to kiss each other after drinking. Who should stop them then?

No, then we shouldn't have drunk this wine; it's clearly the advertiser's fault...