My Restaurant's Guests are All Abnormal

Chapter 574: Chapter 434: That Flower

"Turning around and leaving... the breakup just can’t be said~" Chen Ze hummed a song as he stood in the kitchen, realizing that although he was approaching his thirties, he still enjoyed listening to Jay Chou’s music.

"Manager, is it really okay for you to do this?" Betty popped in, her eyes looking hollow as she gazed at Chen Ze.

"What’s wrong with me?" Chen Ze appeared bewildered. What had he done now?

"It’s about you letting Suki Umita learn to make noodles," Betty covered her face, sometimes she just couldn’t understand Chen Ze. Although sometimes the manager was very straightforward, Chen Ze seemed to have some emotional intelligence at other times—she just couldn’t understand.

"Making noodles, there’s nothing strange about that." Chen Ze rolled his eyes; asking Suki Umita to learn how to make saltwater noodles was a fairly normal thing to do.

Although Menma was already a spiritual body, she could still eat. Thus, letting Suki Umita compensate Menma with his culinary skills wasn’t excessive at all.

"Although that’s what you say..." Betty pinched the bridge of her nose, feeling that this was the time for the manager to come up with something that could help Menma.

"Betty, what do you think of the ending of ’Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day’?" Chen Ze wiped his hands and then took out some crabs, planning to make a crab roe soup dumpling since he had the fresh crabs at hand.

"It’s heart-wrenching, especially when the sunlight shines through Menma’s chest..." Betty’s eyes immediately reddened.

"So do you think Suki Umita should just live with his guilt forever? You should know, those friends have been unable to move on from Menma’s shadow over the years, right?" Chen Ze cracked open the crab and began seasoning it, intending to try marinating the crab.

"This..." Betty hesitated; of course, she knew that over the years, Menma’s death had never faded from her old friends’ hearts.

"So yeah... I’m not going to interfere, this ending might be for the best." Chen Ze placed the crab into the pot and turned on the heat.

"Want some breakfast?" Chen Ze turned back to look at Betty.

"No thanks... I’m not really in the mood to eat right now." Betty shook her head, walking out feeling dejected.

Having heard what Chen Ze said, Betty also felt that perhaps a destined release was the best outcome, but she still couldn’t forget Menma’s warm smile at the beginning of the anime.

"Menma." Suki Umita raised his head, placing his hands on Menma’s shoulders, gazing at her earnestly.

"Huh?" Menma looked back at Suki Umita, confused.

"I will definitely fulfill your wish and help you reach nirvana!" Suki Umita nodded seriously, aware that by doing so, he might lose Menma, the girl he had liked for so long, but it still had to be done.

"...Okay!" Menma, with tears in her eyes, nodded vigorously.

"Um... Mister, thank you. How much is it?" Suki Umita stood up, then fumbled in his pockets, feeling embarrassed upon realizing that he forgot his wallet.

"Don’t worry about it, it’s on me." Chen Ze smiled; it was only two servings of saltwater noodles, and since it wasn’t acknowledged by the System, Chen Ze had no intention of charging.

"I will definitely make up for this!" Suki Umita bowed deeply, feeling the kindness of the manager.

"Thank you, Mister!" Menma also followed Suki Umita and bowed.

Chen Ze watched the two of them, who were quite a match, and fell silent for a moment. If in another timeline Menma hadn’t died, perhaps Suki Umita and Menma would already be a couple of childhood sweethearts?

Perhaps they would even marry, have their own children, and live happily with their friends day by day. But...

Chen Ze knew that this might be the last time he saw Menma. Next time, it would probably just be Suki Umita coming alone.

"Um..." Chen Ze called out to Suki Umita and Menma as they were about to leave.

"What is it, Manager?" Suki Umita turned his head, looking anxiously at Chen Ze.

"Menma, can we take a picture together?" Chen Ze looked at Menma. In his restaurant, it was definitely possible to capture Menma’s image.

"Eh?" Menma looked at Chen Ze in surprise but still nodded her head.

"I want to join!" Betty immediately rushed over, such an opportunity might not come again.

No, it would definitely not come again. Menma was going to become enlightened, right?

"Click," Chen Ze looked at the photo on his phone, smiling happily. In the picture were four people, among them the girl with white hair was smiling gently and serenely, just like "Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day" that remains unknown. freewebnσvel.cøm

"Phew..." Chen Ze exhaled, then went back to the kitchen. He planned to print out the photo in a few days, frame it, and hang it on the wall.

Chen Ze glanced at Betty. After Menma left, she stood listlessly, as if her soul had been lost, and her pace of wiping dishes had slowed down considerably.

"Betty, want some steamed buns?" Chen Ze glanced at Betty. This time it was a crab roe soup dumpling.

"Yes." Betty’s reply was very crisp.

"Alright." Chen Ze nodded in satisfaction, it seemed that Betty was fine.

[You have made a perfect crab roe soup dumpling, increasing your noodle and dumpling making experience by 10 points]

[You have acquired the passive skill of Master of Noodles]

[Master of Noodles: Slightly increase the speed of noodle making]

Chen Ze rubbed his nose. Although it was sore, he was still very happy, after all, his experience in noodle making had improved once again.

"Phew, it seems this crab roe bun isn’t bad, just lacking a little something." Chen Ze took the dumpling off the heat, grabbed it with chopsticks, and let it cool in a bowl.

The soup dumpling was very hot. If you put it directly into your mouth and bit down, you could get scalded, so letting it cool down for a while was a good idea. However, you had to get the timing right, because if it got too cold, it wouldn’t be good anymore.

"Mr. Manager, long time no see," the sound of wind chimes and a slightly familiar voice came in.

"I’ll still take a black tea," Professor Moriarty also came in.

"Hello, Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty~" Betty’s greeting immediately made Chen Ze aware of the guests who had just arrived.

"Mr. Sherlock Holmes?!" Chen Ze was a bit surprised; this was Sherlock Holmes, after all.

Chen Ze just poked his head out and then saw Sherlock Holmes wearing a deerstalker cap, smiling at him.

"Manager, did you not see me?" Moriarty took off his hat and looked at Chen Ze somewhat displeased.

"Haha, Professor Moriarty, how was yesterday?" Chen Ze felt a mix of laughter and tears; really, Professor Moriarty, why are you so...

Um...unique.

"Very good." Moriarty smiled happily and then found a seat to sit down.

"Actually, most of my questions were answered, it’s just that your speed of serving food was too fast, Mr. Manager. I didn’t manage to ask all of them," Moriarty sighed.

The corner of Chen Ze’s mouth twitched. Is it my fault?