Chapter 1388 - You're A Real Gentleman
A Stay-at-home Dad’s Restaurant In An Alternate World
âMy lord, you canât make comments like that. Princesses are good, but one shouldnât have too many of them,â Mag quickly said gravely.
God knew that even the service staff member that he picked out on a trip was a princess; one even dropped from the sky to his door while he was at home, and there were also some who werenât princesses initially, and then turned into themâ¦
There were so many examples that he had simply already lost count.
Mag then discussed the railroad constructions that connected to Vic Mountain with Michael and Rolan. The 200 km railroad of phase one was already completed, and Chaos City was connected with the most important southern city of the goblinsâTatari. The building and testing of the locomotive were basically completed, and they were about to invite Mag to the base to conduct the final commissioning so they could ensure that they could enter into the trial run phase.
After the conversation, Mag bade his farewell and prepared to leave. Michael sent Mag out, and he curiously asked, âBoss Mag, you have been gone for so many days to collect the ingredients, so what is the new product that youâre going to release today?â
âCrayfish,â Mag replied smilingly.
âIt sounds like delicious seafood.â Michael smiled.
âIndeed. I have spent a lot of effort to obtain this crayfish.â Mag nodded in agreement. The current upheaval on the Demon Islands should have been called: War of the Crayfish.
âI will definitely go and try it when I have the time.â Michael signed up in advance.
âWe will await you respectfully.â Mag nodded with a smile.
Mag left the Gray Temple from the side door with the wooden box. He only flagged down a horse-drawn carriage after he reached the adjacent street. This discussion had lasted for two hours, so he had to rush back to prepare for lunch service now.
The carriage turned on the main street, and Mag was about to lower the curtains when he suddenly noticed Rena who was helping an old lady as they walked on the edge of the street. He quickly asked the coachman to stop the carriage.
Mag raised up the curtains, and shouted, âRena.â
Rena looked around before she saw Mag in the carriage. Her eyes lit up. âWhat are you doing here, Boss?â
âI came out to run some errands, and I happened to see you.â Mag smiled, and then his gaze landed on that old lady that Rena was holding. Perhaps he should have said a middle-aged lady, but as she was wearing a cotton jacket that was full of patches on her very skinny figure, and had plenty of white hairs and a hunched body, she did indeed look like an old lady. Her complexion was sickly pale, and she resembled Rena. Mag quickly said, âHow do you do? You must be Renaâs mother.â
âMother, this is my boss, Mr. Mag.â Rena swiftly introduced them.
âNice to meet you, Mr. Mag. Thank you for taking care of Rena. She always talks about how good you are to her.â Clarince smiled to Mag warmly. Although she had a hard time smiling, it still gave people a warm feeling.
âRena is a very outstanding employee whose capability is exceptional. It should be me who should be thanking you for cultivating such a wonderful daughter,â Mag humbly replied before continuing, âDo you live near here?â
âNo, we live in the north of the city. I brought my mother to see a doctor today, and now I am sending her home. I will rush to the restaurant after this.â Rena shook her head, and apologetically said, âI might be late⦠but I will try my best to run over.â
Clarince released Renaâs hand, and sternly said, âYou donât have to send me home, Rena. I can walk home slowly by myself. Go to work now. You shouldnât hold up the restaurantâs operations.â
âBut Mother, your bodyâ¦â Rena looked at Clarince worriedly.
âThe doctor already said I am fine, so just go to work with a peace of mind,â Clarince interrupted Rena with a resolute voice.
âActually⦠I didnât come to rush her to go to workâ¦â Mag was a little panicky. Why did he feel like an unscrupulous boss? However, it was probably due to such a good family education that poverty didnât make Rena become a bad person.
âMadam, please hop in. I will send you two home.â Mag alighted the carriage and smiled at Clarince.
âNo. Mr. Mag is already so busy. You shouldnât be wasting your time on a useless person like me.â Clarince quickly shook her head.
âIf we donât send you home, Rena will definitely be very worried about you at work later, and she wonât be able to work well.â Mag smiled at Clarince, and gently continued, âThe carriage will get you home very quickly. It wonât take us long to then return to the restaurant together.â
âBossâ¦â Rena was already looking at Mag with reddening eyes.
âThisâ¦â Clarince looked at Rena, and then at Mag. She seemed to be quite hesitant and conflicted.
That coachman was already lowering the wooden steps as he smilingly said, âOld Madam, please get in. You donât always get to meet such a nice boss.â
âThen I will have to bother you.â Clarince was afraid that her delay might have instead wasted Magâs time. She expressed her gratitude, and then slowly boarded the carriage with Renaâs help.
Mag reboarded the horse-drawn carriage too, and he immediately lowered the curtains to keep the cold air out there.
âRena, tell the master your address,â Mag instructed Rena.
âMm-hm.â Rena nodded before lifting the curtain to tell the coachman an address. The carriage quickly turned around and drove toward the north of the city.
âI am so sorry. I have caused trouble for you,â Clarince said with an embarrassed expression to Mag who was sitting opposite to them.
âYouâre our elder. This is only a small gesture that I should make. If I had known Rena had to bring you to see the doctor today, I definitely wouldnât have let her go to work today,â Mag swiftly consoled. He did indeed blame himself a little for not realizing certain aspects of his employeeâs life.
Clarince had wanted to say something, but she suddenly had to cover her mouth with her handkerchief as she coughed violently.
Rena quickly smoothed Clarinceâs back with worry in her eyes.
Mag saw that Clarince was coughing until her face was red, as if every cough was making her very painful. He frowned as it seemed like Clarinceâs illness wasnât as simple as she said.
Clarince only stopped coughing after a while. Mag even saw a tinge of blood on the handkerchief she was clutching in her hands.
âIâm sorry to let you sit in the same carriage with someone like me,â Clarince said to Mag apologetically. She was so nervous that she didnât know where to place her hands.
âYou are making me nervous when you say that. You are Renaâs mother and also my elder. I hope I didnât cause you any burden,â Mag apologized.
Clarince smiled at Mag. âYouâre a real gentleman. I am very glad Rena could meet a boss like you.â
The horse-drawn carriage stopped, and Mag and Rena assisted Clarince out of it. Magâs heart sank when he looked at the small dilapidated building situated in the slums. For a patient, living in a place like this was going to worsen her condition.
Moreover, the restaurant was located at the opposite end of Chaos City from here. It was difficult to imagine how much time Rena had to spend walking to the restaurant in the morning and how she had to walk back to home alone after work.
Although Chaos City was safe, to a maiden, the slums in the night was still very dangerous.
âRena, you and your mother will move to the employeesâ dormitory. I have prepared a dormitory for you,â Mag said to Rena on their way back to the restauran