My Restaurant's Guests are All Abnormal

Chapter 80: Chapter 80 Betty’s Little Thoughts

"Manager, are you sure you want me to use all these Gold Coins to buy ingredients?" Alisa hesitated a little; she hadn’t expected Chen Ze to bring out so many Gold Coins. She had just counted them—fifteen thousand five hundred and sixty-two Gold Coins.

For a trading company, this number of Gold Coins would hardly be considered large. However, if it was for purchasing ingredients, one could buy a few luxury-grade ingredients. And if it was for common ingredients, then even more so.

"Yes, but I need to keep sixty-two Gold Coins. I pay Betty one Gold Coin per week for her salary, so I need to keep some," Chen Ze nodded calmly. He really hadn’t given much thought to these Gold Coins. If Chen Ze desired, Sebastian could wave mountains of Gold Coins to flood Chen Ze’s restaurant.

The brief glimpse he had the last time showed Chen Ze Sebastian’s personal wealth, which Chen Ze felt could be described as "wealthy enough to rival a nation."

"Then, what ingredients do you need to buy?" Alisa felt it was better to ask in advance. If she bought ingredients that Chen Ze found unsatisfactory, she wouldn’t be too pleased in her heart.

"Well..." Chen Ze scratched his head; he really didn’t know what ingredients were available in the otherworld. The ones he knew about seemed to be rather expensive, such as Strong Liquor Grass or Moonlight Mushroom.

"You can decide what to buy. We need ordinary ones, and for the rare ones, just buy a little," Chen Ze felt it was better to entrust this task to the professional Alisa.

"Okay, I’ll bring your ingredients next time I come." Alisa nodded, then picked up the box and placed it at her feet.

"This is today’s dish. I highly recommend you try it out." Perhaps it was a stroke of luck, or maybe because Chen Ze was now a barely adequate chef, so the first thin-skinned baozi he made received a common rating.

[You made a common thin-skinned baozi. Your pastry cooking experience has increased by 3 points.]

Chen Ze was quite satisfied with this. He had intended to try it himself first, as he truly hadn’t tasted a thin-skinned baozi before, but since Alisa was here, it was better to let her have a taste first.

"What is this?" Alisa looked puzzled at the baozi in front of her, having never seen such a dish.

She poked it with her finger, feeling the heat. Alisa blew on her hand; the air was filled with a savory scent, the smell of meat, and some spices.

"This thing, in our place, it’s called a baozi," Chen Ze explained briefly to Alisa.

Alisa nodded, picked up a fork, and was about to cut open the baozi to eat.

The corner of Chen Ze’s mouth twitched. It was his first time seeing someone planning to eat a baozi with a knife and fork—this way of eating had no soul at all. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

"Um, Alisa, for baozi, you can just eat them with your hands. If you use a knife and fork, the soup inside might leak out." Chen Ze’s baozi was packed with meat juices, and using a knife and fork would hinder the enjoyment of the baozi’s deliciousness.

"Like this?" Alisa hesitated for a moment. Although she was quite mischievous as a child and resistant to noble etiquette, eating a baozi with her hands still seemed a bit unladylike.

But considering this was Dream Restaurant, Alisa clenched her teeth and decided to follow Chen Ze’s suggestion to eat this novel dish.

Alisa took the hot towel next to her, wiped her hands, dried them, then slowly picked up the steaming baozi. Just as she was about to bite into it, Chen Ze stopped her again.

"Alisa, be careful when you eat this bun, as there’s soup inside, so don’t let it spill."

"Okay," Alisa nodded.

She took a gentle bite, and the first thing she tasted was a texture distinct from bread, yet it seemed to be a similar type of food. Then came a rich meat flavor, mixed with some spices she had never tasted before, creating a slightly numbing sensation in her mouth, but it was very delicious.

As the skin broke open, a stream of meat juice flowed into Alisa’s mouth. It was a bit hot, and if this had happened before, she would have let go and reached for some water, but now, she couldn’t bear to do so. Although the meat juice was a bit hot, it was extremely tasty, like drinking a meticulously prepared soup.

Alisa took another satisfied bite. There was a vegetable in the meat filling that was somewhat stimulating to the mouth, but it was also very fragrant and blended deliciously with the meat.

Especially with the presence of fatty meat, Alisa didn’t feel the usual greasiness of fat. Instead, it was exceptionally savory, which made her close her eyes contentedly. She had never had such a unique and delicious dish before.

Alisa thought that compared to this bun, all the breads she had eaten before, even those made with the finest ingredients, were so nasty and could not compare to Chen Ze’s bun at all.

If she had to compare, Alisa felt it was like the difference between heaven and earth.

As Alisa slowly finished the bun, neither too big nor too small, the fragrance that had filled the air also faded a little, but it was just a little, and Chen Ze glanced at Betty, who was continuously wiping off drool.

Seeing Chen Ze look at her, Betty’s eyes lit up. She stared at Chen Ze intensely, and although she didn’t speak, Chen Ze could see from her eyes what she was thinking—Betty really wanted to eat the bun.

"You can have some as staff meal later, just wait a bit," Chen Ze nodded. After all, he wanted another one too, so making a few extra wasn’t a problem.

"My goodness, Manager, this thin.. the thin dough wrapping is so delicious!" Alisa said, satisfied, wiping her hands with a towel. Despite being careful, she still got a bit of grease on her hands.

Chen Ze smiled proudly. This was a dish he had meticulously prepared, even going to the lamb wholesale market early in the morning for two days straight to buy fresh lamb. It had to be delicious.

"So, did you find any problems with it?" Chen Ze asked. This was considered a usual routine.

"Hmm... Although this dough wrapping..."

"It’s a thin-skinned bun..." Chen Ze couldn’t help but interject.

"Right, this thin-skinned bun is really tasty, but I feel that its outer layer affects the overall taste experience, and the flavor is a little bland..." Chen Ze took out a pen and jotted down Alisa’s feedback. It seemed the dough skin was indeed a big issue, and he should probably ask a classmate tomorrow; there should be a master baker among them.

Betty stood silently behind Chen Ze, watching him interact with Alisa. Something didn’t sit right in her heart, she didn’t know why, but she felt a tinge of jealousy towards Alisa.

"Hmph, later on, I want to eat five thin-skinned buns!"