Free Web NovelChapter 408: Chapter 268: I Remembered Something Happy
"Alisa, why do you always come here by yourself? Actually, I think it would be fine for you to let your subordinates come too, especially since you’re so busy." Betty brought a glass of lemonade to Alisa and then sat next to her to chat.
"No, this restaurant is my secret, and I don’t plan to let anyone else in," Alisa said, smiling as she shook her head. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
Moreover, this place was her haven, the only secret space where she could drop the façade of a strong woman, take a breather, and enjoy delicious food. Naturally, Alisa made it a point to seize the opportunity to come here herself.
In fact, if Alisa hadn’t been exceptionally busy lately, she would have considered visiting every day to eat and casually chat with the other customers, which would have been quite nice.
"Betty, come in and serve the food." Chen Ze clapped his hands. Although it was his first time making fish-fragrant shredded pork, there was no difficulty, just following the recipe was enough, so Chen Ze prepared it quite quickly, and the dish turned out to be of splendid quality.
"Okay~" Betty immediately rushed in, then brought out all the dishes Chen Ze had prepared and placed them on Alisa’s table.
Chen Ze then started to make Wensi tofu, working with intense concentration, worried that a moment’s distraction would cause him to slice the tofu incorrectly.
"Betty, speaking of which, where are the other customers?" Alisa looked around, feeling that the restaurant seemed a bit quiet today.
"There aren’t any other customers yet, you came right as we were having lunch," Betty shook her head, and just talking about lunch made her suddenly feel hungry again—what was up with that?
"Eh? Then you should go back to eating, there’s nothing for you to do here anyway." Alisa felt a bit guilty. Having spent some time with Betty, she knew that this succubus was a foodie; even the gold coins she worked hard to earn were for the sake of eating, a true glutton through and through.
"It’s alright, it’s alright. Besides, what if customers come in a while..." Betty waved her hand but was already thinking about using the excuse of checking on what the chef was doing in the kitchen so that she could go and eat something.
"Buffet, fifty portions." Before Betty could finish, the door of the restaurant was pushed open, and she saw Stan walk in.
Betty wished she could slap herself for jinxing it by setting such a FLAG. Now here was Lord Stan, asking for fifty servings of Buffet, and even if she carried them five at a time, it would take a very long time.
"Stan?! Long time no see! Fifty portions of Buffet, is it? Wait a moment, I’ll get to it as soon as I’ve finished with this." Chen Ze popped his head out, surprised, took a quick look, and then ducked back in. He had just finished chopping tofu and vegetables and still needed to cut some other ingredients.
"Lord Stan, here’s your cola." Betty rubbed her face, then walked over with a smile to pour Stan a glass of chilled cola.
Stan nodded, then glanced at Alisa, who was sitting nearby eating, didn’t say a word, and continued sitting quietly.
Soon after, Chen Ze quickly finished the Wensi tofu, and had Betty serve it. With that, the chef’s special recommendation for Alisa today was complete, and next, he began working on the fifty portions of Buffet that Stan needed.
Fifty servings of Buffet might sound like a lot, but for Chen Ze, it was just a bit time-consuming. He could even make these Buffets with his eyes closed.
"Wonder what Stan looks like when he smiles; come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve ever seen Stan smile." Chen Ze thought to himself as he looked at the Buffet in front of him.
[You’ve made a fine Buffet, and your sweet-making experience has increased by 7 points.]
[Dessert Master passive effect triggered.]
[The fine Buffet has gained a joy effect.]
Chen Ze rubbed his nose, his mouth twitching briefly. It seemed that it would be better to focus more on making desserts in the future, because who knows what kind of bizarre special-effect desserts he might end up making. Besides, what exactly did the joy effect mean?
It couldn’t be to make Stan laugh, right? But if that were the case, Chen Ze thought it wouldn’t be such a bad thing. After all, making Stan happy was also a good deed, especially since the other always had such a gloomy face.
Feeling relieved by this thought, Chen Ze had Betty serve out the five Buffets.
"Lord Stan, please enjoy your meal," Betty placed the five Buffets in front of Stan.
Stan looked at them and noted that these Buffets were very normal, at least there was none of the inexplicable Buffets like last time, and the colors looked very normal as well. He immediately couldn’t wait and scooped a spoonful of Buffet into his mouth.
It was sweet, with a soft and smooth texture, just like the Buffets he always ate at Chen Ze’s, which left him extremely satisfied. Moreover, perhaps because it had been a while since he had eaten at this restaurant, Stan felt his soul, wearied by tedious affairs all day, relax significantly, and he even felt a bit of happiness.
"Alisa, speaking of which, there haven’t been any problems with the promotion of the burgers lately, have there?" Betty turned to Alisa to ask.
Although Betty was also a partner, the problem was that she basically only took care of her own city, leaving the promotion in other cities entirely to Alisa, effectively being a hands-off salesman of sorts.
"Pretty good, the burgers have been modified and now a lot of people are eating them. Plus, the promotion of the fries and such is also going very well; we now have stores in many cities," Alisa’s expression became serious for a moment when business matters came up.
"Pfft..." Betty and Alisa both turned their heads to look at Stan. Had this typically somber Undead Overlord just chuckled?
"Er... then that sandwich you mentioned last time, I was thinking about having a..." Alisa turned back, continuing the conversation with Betty.
"Oh ho ho~ Oh ho ho~" A brazen, hearty laughter suddenly filled the entire restaurant, interrupting Alisa mid-sentence.
"..." Stan’s expression was incredibly odd, and so were the expressions on Betty and Alisa’s faces.
If it weren’t for the fact that this individual was the Undead Monarch, Betty might have wanted to go over and ask if something had happened. After all, Stan was a being who never laughed, and that laugh just now was too bewitched, wasn’t it?
Back in the kitchen, Chen Ze couldn’t help but cover his face, feeling a bit guilty. After all, Stan turning into this was entirely due to the joyful Buffet he had just made. Should he maybe give Stan a heads-up?
Then Chen Ze pondered for a moment and decided against the idea. After all, Stan now seemed quite happy, sporting an idiot’s grin on his face. That should be a good thing... yeah, probably.
