Chapter 268 - Hold On A Second!
A Stay-at-home Dad’s Restaurant In An Alternate World
Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations
Their mouths started watering despite themselves as they watched Carl put the shiitake into his mouth.
His eyes widened after he bit into it and the tasty soup seeped out.
The taste of the soup and the shiitake melded together, stimulating his taste buds.
The shiitakes have been dried, but they taste tender and soft, Carl thought to himself. They have made the soup even better! Shiitakes and chicken are a perfect match! He savored the bite, and then swallowed.
âThe shiitakes I ate before canât compete with this,â said Carl. âMag is a genius. His shiitakes are definitely of high quality, and he knows the best way to cook them. If he had launched this dish sooner, I wouldnât have had to go to great lengths to look for shiitakes.â He put another piece of shiitake into his mouth, took a bite of rice, and chewed slowly with a blissful smile.
Now the sound of swallowing saliva could be heard in the room.
They knew Carl wasnât collaborating with Mag to rip them off, because he was rich. People enjoyed his stories, and they gave him money every time he told a story, but he asked them to take their money back. When they didnât, he always gave the money to those homeless kids. Of course he was rich; otherwise, he wouldnât have spent a gold coins on a shiitake.
âExcuse me, Iâd like a braised chicken and rice.â
âMe too!â
âSame here!â
Mag smiled. His food was selling itself.
As more bowls of chicken were set on the tables, the aroma became even stronger, which was enticing more people to order this dish.
âThe braised chicken takes a long time to cook, sir. Youâll have to wait half an hour,â Yabemiya said to a customer with her kind smile.
âWaiting half an hour for a gourmet dish? That sounds good enough to me.â The customer laughed.
âCan I have a braised chicken and rice to go?â Gjergj asked Yabemiya. He had almost finished his braised chicken. There wasnât much soup in the dish, but he was confident his wife would like it, and he liked the warm feeling inside after eating it.
âI need to check with my boss first,â Yabemiya said.
âOne person can have up to one braised chicken and rice to go,â Mag said in the kitchen door, smiling at Gjergj. âI hope your wife will like it.â He knew Gjergj had three sons and that his wife was in the sixth month of her pregnancy.
âThank you, Mag. Iâm sure she will,â Gjergj said gratefully.
Miranda had been suffering from loss of appetite and vomiting until Magâs Yangzhou fried rice, but her appetite had come back with a vengeance, and she didnât feel feeble anymore. Even the doctor had been surprised at her rapid recovery, and had told her the baby was healthy.
Mag had basically saved them.
Mag started cooking again. Gjergjâs boy and Amy are classmates, if not friends. Iâm glad I could help.
âCheck, please,â said a demon.
âThatâs 10 gold coins.â Sally sounded indifferent.
âWhy donât you smile? Yabemiya always smiles her kind and warm smile. Come on, smile for me,â said the other demon who looked hideous.
âThere you go. 10 gold coins,â said the first demon hurriedly. He pulled his friend up and dragged him towards the door, whispering, âWhat were you doing harassing her? Are you out of your mind?!â
âI didnât harass her. I was just talking to her!â
âYeah. You were talking to her with a lascivious smile.â
âYou smile is lascivious!â
The purple light around Sallyâs hand disappeared. She looked at their backs and picked up the coins on the table. Suddenly, a thought occurred to her. âHold on a second!â she shouted.
The other customers looked confused. They thought the two demons had somehow irritated her.
The two demons exchanged a worried look. They turned around, and the hideous-looking demon said, âI apologize. I should have never asked you to smile. Please donât ban usâ¦â
âUm, I need you to fill this out,â Sally said, pulling out a ballot from under the tray.