Chapter 28

Chapter 28: An Ugly Duckling for Amy

From morning until now, Amy had only eaten 3 plates of Yang Zhou Fried rice . But the fireball in her hands was much scarier and hotter than the one this morning . This rapid improvement is totally unheard of .

If eating a plate of Yang Zhou Fried rice can improve one’s powers, then becoming stronger is no longer a stressful and difficult thing . All it takes for one to grow stronger is just to enjoy their meals every day .

“Papa, do you want to play with fire?” Amy looked at the dancing fireball in her hands and smiled . She looks like a child that wants to share her toy with others .

“No . This fireball is too hot! Amy, you must remember this: Other than bad people, you are not allowed to use it on anyone else . Otherwise, it will hurt people . ” Michael immediately waved his hand . This fireball is not fun to play with .

“Bad people?” Amy thought for it for a while and asked, “If they eat and refused to pay, are they bad people?”

“En, that is called Dine and Dash, and the people who do that are bad people . ” Michael nodded his head . In his past life, he does not like the thugs who dine and refused to pay . Now that he is a restaurant owner, his dislike of such people had reached new heights .

“En En, I have memorised this! In future, if anyone dares to eat and refused to pay, I will burn him or her!” Amy earnestly nodded her head .

“All right, then I will be depending on you to protect this restaurant in future . ” Michael may have accepted this arrangement but he does not like it . In the future, it is likely the restaurant may encounter these types of people . If Amy’s fireball could frighten them off, then the restaurant should be secured .

After all, the [System]’s only flaw is that it is a money grubber . In all other aspects, it is still reliable . Michael quickly cleared the dishes on the table and took them into the kitchen to wash them .

“Should I pretend that I do not know anything about this matter? Or should I quickly inform the elven representative within the City of Sin?” Outside of the restaurant, under a big tree, was Sally . She had not left the area and was looking at the brightly lit restaurant as she contemplated her next move .

Sally was torn between reporting the matter and keeping it quiet .

“But the Yang Zhou Fried Rice is really, really tasty! If I have money, I could eat it for all 3 meals a day . But now, I could only afford to come here once in a while . ” After thinking for a minute, her mind drifted back to the food that she had just eaten . Sally fondly recalled the exquisite taste of the seafood .

“I do not care anymore! Since I am on the run, I do not have any duty to report these to the elven authorities . ” Sally waved her hand as if she was shooing off all her troubles . She strung the longbow across her shoulders .

This boss does not seem to care about such things . Otherwise, he would not openly sell Yang Zhou Fried Rice that contains waters from the Spring of Life . And what is even more remarkable is the price of this dish – it is only 6 gold coins . The waters from the Spring of Life alone are worth much more than that!

“Mickey Restaurant! An interesting pair of father and daughter . ” Sally glanced at the restaurant again and made her way towards the inn that she is living in .

Michael used the dishwater to clean the plates, then he sat next to Amy on the tall stool and wait for customers .

At night, there are more guests . But the few guests that come in and saw the price of 600 copper coins were frightened off by the high price and immediately left the restaurant without ordering anything .

Michael really wanted to retain them and let them know the origins of these ingredients . He wanted to tell them that at a price of 600 copper coins, the dish is a really great bargain .

Of course, as a chef, he resisted his urge to do that . This type of behaviour will only endanger himself and Amy . Plus, it violates his pride as a chef .

Although he had only two guests today, he had sold 8 plates of Yang Zhou Fried Rice . He was quite happy with his achievements .

After 8 pm, when the 8th guest was frightened away due to the high prices, Michael walked towards the door and turn the sign to indicate that the restaurant had closed . He turned off the lights and locked the door . The first day’s of business has ended .

“Papa, we are not selling any more rainbow fried rice?” Amy kept the fireball in her hand and asked Michael .

“En, we stop here today . ” Michael smiled and nodded his head . He took out the monies and counted them . Today, his earnings for the day is 1 dragon coins, 20 gold coins and 12 copper coins . 18 gold coins were automatically deducted from his takings by the [System] to cover the cost of ingredients .

This is only the first day of business . Last night, he was still a penniless man .

“So many gold coins!” Amy’s eyes shine as she looked at the gold coins on the table . Then she looked at her father and asked, “Papa, can you buy me an ugly duckling?”

“Ok! Then tomorrow morning we will go out to shop . Let’s find out if anyone is selling an ugly duckling . ” Michael grinned as he stroked Amy on her head . This little girl really wants to eat a roast goose! Tomorrow we will try our luck and see if we can find a duckling for sale .

After a hard day’s work, Michael did not feel too tired . Firstly, the system has already helped to ready the ingredients when there is a customer . As well, the tasks of washing the dishes were left to the washing machine . And he had eaten 3 plates of fried rice . The rice removed any fatigue he felt on his body . Instead, he feels much better and stronger .

Seeing that Amy was getting bored, Michael asked her to repeat the multiplication table again . She could recall all the multiplication table until 3 x 5 . But once she reaches 3 x 6, she could not recall anything and gave up . She looked crestfallen .

“It is all right, this is already very good . Today you have used what you had learned to collect the monies . Tomorrow we will begin from 3 x 6 . You definitely can do it!” Michael encouraged her .

“En En, I will do my best . ” Amy nodded her head .

At this time, Michael also set the restaurant opening hours . Although the restaurant is important, he still could not open the restaurant for 24 hours a day . He needed to define the opening hours . In this way, he need not wait all day in the restaurant for customers . Customers also know when the restaurant is open for business, and this saves their time .

Morning: 7:30 to 9:00 am; Afternoon 11 . 30 am to 1:30 pm; at night 5pm to 9pm . In this way, he had some free time . And every six days of work, he would take one day off to rest .

“Perfect!” Looking at the opening hours he planned on a piece of paper, he asked, “System, can you help me place this opening times on the sign at the door?”

“Master, the [System] recommends that you extend the restaurant hours . In this way, you can sell more . ” The System replied .

“I may be the boss of this restaurant, but being a boss is a job and is not all that is to life! I can enjoy my job, but I also want to enjoy life!” Michael replied . He impatiently asked the system, “Will you help me add this timetable? If not, I will add this timetable myself . “

The system hesitated for a moment before it replied, “It had already been added . “

“Let’s go! We are going upstairs to sleep . ” Michael put all the money back into the money drawer and locked it . He need not worry too much about these monies . The [System] will automatically deduct the cost of ingredients .

After he taught Amy how to wash her face and brush her teeth, the two of them had a shower . He then carried Amy to the bed .

Amy was already very sleepy . When she lays on the soft and comfortable bed, her eyelids immediately drooped .

“Go to sleep . ” Michael smiled and stroked Amy on her hair .

“Papa, do not forget what you have promised me . You promised to buy an ugly duckling for me, arhh…” Amy grabbed Michael’s finger and earnestly said .

“All right, we will go out to buy one tomorrow . ” Michael nodded his head .

“Papa, thank you!” Amy kissed Michael on his cheeks and closed her eyes . In a short while, she was sound asleep .

You could hear her muttering something in her sleep, “Ugly duckling… . . , ugly duckling……, roasted swan……”

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