My Restaurant's Guests are All Abnormal

Chapter 589: Chapter 449: Alice’s Strategy to Remove the Firewood from Under the Pot

"[You have made a perfect Crucian Carp Soup, home cooking experience increased by fifteen points]"

The evaluation was standard, and Chen Ze felt no fluctuation in his heart. In fact, this Crucian Carp Soup had not reached the standard Chen Ze had set in his mind, which was to be an improved dish. So far, the soup was still just a regular Crucian Carp Soup, and Chen Ze’s experiment had not been recognized by the System.

However, Chen Ze wasn’t overly concerned, after all, he had done everything he could. What remained was to ponder how to improve the recipe, and see if he could create an improved version of the Crucian Carp Soup.

"Betty, come in and serve the dish." Chen Ze clapped his hands. With his increasingly advanced cooking skills, Chen Ze was now faster at preparing dishes, except for ingredients that required long marination times.

"Okay~" Betty immediately ran in happily.

"What is this?" Betty was a bit surprised because the bowl of soup in front of her looked unusually white, just like it was made with milk, but the scent it released made Betty involuntarily swallow her saliva. freёweɓnovel.com

The aroma was truly fantastic, greatly stimulating the desire to eat, at least for Betty, who now really wished she could dive in and finish the whole bowl of soup in one go.

"Fish soup, ordered by Jack, remember to serve it to him," Chen Ze wiped his hands. Actually, in comparison to the way Jack and the others ate, Chen Ze wasn’t particularly concerned. What he was currently interested in was what kind of magical items Jack and his friends would bring out this time. Chen Ze was very curious about this.

"This thing..." Jack looked at the fish soup in front of him. Milky-white fish soup was not something unusual, as fishermen generally knew how to make fish soup, and Jack’s family were fishermen as well.

But this bowl of soup looked really amazing. The milky-white liquid was clear of any impurities, and the surface of the soup was so smooth it resembled a bowl of milk left there.

Moreover, most importantly, it smelled especially good, making Jack unable to stop himself from salivating.

However, before that, Jack had another thing to do.

"Magic Protection, Elf Protection, Anti-Violence Barrier, Magic Consolidation, Magic Double Strengthening Protection Buff." Jack immediately lifted his hand and swiftly cast a plethora of defense spells on himself.

"..." Betty watched this scene with her eyes wide and mouth agape as the continuously flashing magical effects nearly overpowered the natural light.

"..My dear brother, could you explain to me why you need to cast so many spells?" Alice leaned in with a friendly smile.

"It’s so I can dine in peace without worrying that my food will be snatched away by someone at any moment," Jack said it as if it were a matter of course. Then he finally picked up a spoon, scooped up a spoonful of fish soup, and delightedly stuffed it into his mouth.

Betty could see the veins popping on Alice’s hand, and she silently lit a candle for Jack in her heart.

"It’s fine, hehehehe..." Alice laughed, then waved at Betty.

"Miss Betty, please tell the manager that I want all of the remaining fish soup," Alice played a trump card.

"Okay, Miss Alice." Betty nodded. Since the customer had made a request, all Betty needed to do was go and inform Chen Ze about the customer’s demand.

Jack’s mouth twitched, as he realized when he first tasted the fish soup that he had missed something—it was such a delightful fish soup, how could there only be one bowl?

He should have specifically asked for more right away, so he wouldn’t have to watch Alice take the rest away.

"Miscalculated," Jack sighed.

Chen Ze was a bit surprised that Alice had taken all the remaining fish soup to go, but he didn’t interfere, so Betty still ended up taking the rest out.

"Let me see... if there’s any room for improvement in this fish soup." Chen Ze thought about the recent cooking process, feeling that he was perhaps one step away from mastering how to improve this fish soup, which would lead to developing an improved dish.

Many ideas flashed through Chen Ze’s mind, all cooking techniques taught to him by Joichiro Yukihira, and suddenly, he remembered something Joichiro had said.

"Young man, you should know that apart from its texture, you need to master the trick to unlocking the deliciousness within any ingredient..." At that time, Joichiro had casually lit up a cigarette and even blew a smoke ring.

Chen Ze hadn’t caught the rest because his biggest thought was, "So there really are people who can blow smoke rings within rings."

However, it didn’t matter, because Chen Ze remembered when this had happened, so all he needed to do was look up how hot Tokyo had been, and that would solve the problem.

"Manager Sir, we’ve finished eating. Time to settle the bill~" Chen Ze had just gotten hold of how hot Tokyo had been when he heard Alice’s voice.

"Sure, what did you think of the fish soup this time?" Chen Ze asked with a smile as he walked out.

"It’s very good." Alice wiped her mouth with satisfaction, stood up proudly, and occasionally glanced at Jack, who had a gloomy face.

Chen Ze looked at this scene somewhat speechlessly—although he didn’t know what had happened, he could understand the general outcome based on their expressions.

It seemed like Jack was at a disadvantage again; the younger Jack really couldn’t compete with Alice.

"Manager, here’s the payment for our meal this time, you should be pleased." Alice took something out of her waist pocket and placed it on the table.

"Ah, this..." Chen Ze was a bit stunned. Honestly, he was aware Alice and her group often pulled out some weird things, but the difficulty of accepting this one was rather high, at least Chen Ze had never imagined it would be this.

"Are you suggesting I cross-dress?" Chen Ze looked at the golden blond twin-tail wig in front of him, bewildered.

Chen Ze suddenly felt a hint of malice. Just yesterday, Hastur had given him a stone that transformed him into a female cross-dressing expert, and now someone was giving him a wig, and twin-tails to boot. It was simply terrifying.

"No, not at all, Manager! This thing is really valuable. To be honest, if your fish soup hadn’t been so delicious, and I hadn’t drunk so much of it, I wouldn’t have wanted to part with it," Alice said, somewhat reluctantly. This item, though its effects were odd, could be very suitable if used correctly, even turning defeat into victory.

"Ah? Let me take a look then." Chen Ze picked up the golden blond twin-tail wig, and then he saw the properties of the item.