Chapter 566: Chapter 426: Preparations for the Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet
"Mm," Stan nodded, then took out a book from his spatial pocket and handed it to Lafra.
"Thank you, would you like something to eat?" Lafra accepted the book with a beaming smile, flipped through it briefly, and her mood instantly improved.
"Buffet." Stan was still sparing with words. He glanced around, paying particular attention to Sebastian, then sat behind him, silently watching.
Sebastian, who was happily feasting on barbecue, suddenly stiffened all over.
"What have you done again?" Riesel, with dull eyes, saw Sebastian’s reaction. Last time, it was only through his intervention and the offering of numerous treasures that Sebastian’s life was saved from Lao Gu’s hands.
"I... I only picked a flower from the territory of... Lord Stan," Sebastian replied stiffly, turning his head to send an awkward smile towards Stan.
"Was it pale golden in color?" Dragone interjected, immediately thinking of a certain flower.
"Mm... I just thought it looked pretty..." Sebastian nodded sheepishly.
"Very well, you dare to pick a Void Flower, my congratulations, Sebastian, you will soon rebirth as a Bone Dragon," Dragone said, patting Sebastian’s shoulder with a smile.
Sebastian was on the verge of tears. Heaven have mercy, he had no idea that the flower he picked without a second thought had such significant consequences.
"Stan, happy Mid-Autumn Festival, here’s some mooncake for you to try," Chen Ze came out and placed a mooncake beside Stan. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
Stan was momentarily surprised, then looked up and managed a smile.
"Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, Manager," Stan said, taking the mooncake, tearing open the package, and biting into it, nodding in satisfaction. The mooncake was very good.
With good food around, Stan’s mood improved significantly, and he no longer bothered Sebastian.
"Um... Manager, here’s our meal fee," Sebastian got up, intending to return quickly and count his treasures, to see if he had enough to buy a Void Flower.
"No need for that, Sebastian, it’s Mid-Autumn today, no meal fees. Are you leaving?" Chen Ze looked at Sebastian and asked.
"He wants to run away," Riesel said unwaveringly, continuing to enjoy his hot pot.
"Stay a little longer, Sebastian. If there’s nothing else, why not celebrate the festival together?" Chen Ze suggested with a smile.
"Okay." Sebastian nodded. Though he was reluctant to stay, out of respect for the manager’s invitation, he did not refuse.
"Stan, your Buffet can wait a moment," Chen Ze said, looking at the firefly that landed on himself. This little creature looked particularly delicate and very beautiful.
"Mm," Stan nodded again, then silently continued eating his mooncake.
"Sensei-in-law!" Naruto called out to Chen Ze.
"What is it?" Chen Ze walked over and patted Naruto’s head.
"Can I stay here today too?" Naruto asked, looking at Chen Ze with a bit of uncertainty.
"Of course, you can, and I welcome you too, Kakashi. Stay and celebrate with us," Chen Ze said, turning to Kakashi and adding.
"Alright." Kakashi nodded, feeling a bit perplexed by this place, which seemed even more dangerous and mysterious than what the Third Hokage had described.
Then Chen Ze returned to the kitchen. Although he had the help of his clone, working together with it could save a lot of time.
As he passed by Lafra, Chen Ze curiously glanced at her. She was looking at a notebook Stan had given her, which seemed to contain various methods for mixing drinks.
"Do you want a drink?" Lafra turned her head and asked Chen Ze.
"No thanks, but my dear, please make some cocktails tonight. Make sure they’re mild with not too high alcohol content," Chen Ze thought about the Mid-Autumn Festival that evening. Since he had kept everyone there, he naturally had to prepare a variety of food items.
"No problem~" Lafra nodded and then continued to look at her cocktail book.
"Phew..." Chen Ze stretched his back, anticipating a very busy time ahead.
By the time Chen Ze had prepared the twenty Buffet dishes that Stan needed, only twenty minutes had passed. He asked Betty to serve them, and then he started preparing the dishes needed for the evening.
Chen Ze planned to make some carefully selected dishes and serve one to each guest. Sebastian and the others could be given more, but that would indeed be a very daunting task.
Moreover, if more customers were to come in later...
"Manager... wow, so beautiful!" Chen Ze covered his face, as things really seemed to happen as soon as he thought about them.
"Sister Betty, this flower crown is for you!" Little Rona, looking at the fireflies beside her, was completely mesmerized.
"Ronna, happy Mid-Autumn Festival," Chen Ze popped his head out of the kitchen to say, then told Betty to go in and get some mooncakes, and then he bowed his head and continued with the preparations.
As for Ronna’s pizza, Chen Ze had already assigned it to his clone to handle.
"Eh? Mid-Autumn Festival?" Ronna blinked her big eyes, as she had never heard of this name before.
"Yes, Ronna, it’s a festival from the East," Moriarty explained.
Then Betty conveniently shared Chen Ze’s thoughts, but Ronna still declined.
"I’m sorry, Sister Betty, I need to get home quickly. If I’m home too late, my mom will be worried," Ronna felt apologetic. In her view, it was already a very nice thing for the manager to invite her to such an important festival. freewebnσvel.cѳm
But she had to decline.
"It’s alright, Little Rona, you can join us next time," Betty placed the braided flowers on her hand, and truth be told, it matched the current environment quite well.
"Okay!" Rona nodded earnestly and then was taken by Moriarty to study.
"Looks like there’s a lot to do today," Lafra closed her book. It wasn’t a complicated book, and for Lafra, it was very simple indeed.
"Yeah, good thing we have this clone," Chen Ze nodded and massaged his wrists, feeling a bit of pain from the long duration of chopping vegetables.
"Do you want to take a break?" Lafra asked with concern, looking at Chen Ze.
"No, I need to quickly prepare the dishes for these guests. Otherwise, it’ll be troublesome tonight," Chen Ze shook his head and continued chopping his vegetables.
Chen Ze felt very conflicted at the moment. On one hand, he hoped for more customers, but on the other, he wished there were fewer, since he might really end up with sore hands from all the chopping today.
"Hmm... What is this place?" A strange voice came in.