Chapter 278 - I Feel I Can Eat 10 More Bowls Of Rice
A Stay-at-home Dad’s Restaurant In An Alternate World
Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations
Xixi smiled. âSheâs so cute, and she calls me big sister!â she said to Lulu. Then she turned to Amy and shook her head. âNo. Iâm not an elf or a Flower Fairy, but I was kind of an elf 100 years ago.â
Lulu looked at Xixi and Amy with a big smile.
âSo youâre over 100 years old?â Amy was astonished. âBut you look so young and pretty.â
âThank you. I thought I was old.â Xixi beamed, stroking Amyâs hair. âWhatâs your name?â
Amy found her really pleasant. âIâm Amy, and this is Ugly Duckling.â
âYour name is as beautiful as you. You can call me Sister Xixi. But, it looks like a cat. Why do you call it Ugly Duckling?â
âIt came out of an egg, so it must be a duckling. But itâs so ugly, so I call it Ugly Duckling. Although itâs ugly now, it will grow into a swan, and thenâ¦â Amy dropped her gaze to the kitten, staring at it as if it were a gourmet dish.
âMeow, meow,â Ugly Duckling cried, suddenly frightened.
âSo lovely! Come on, give me a hug,â Xixi asked.
âYou want to hug Ugly Duckling?â
âNo. Youâre lovelier than it is. I want to hug you,â Xixi said, looking at Amy with loving eyes.
Amy hesitated a moment and then nodded. âOkay.â She looks so kind and gentle.
âThank you.â Xixi gently lifted her up onto her lap and touched the kittenâs head. âUgly Duckling is cute too. Your father is so lucky to have a lovely girl like you.â
Normally, Ugly Duckling would shun strangers, but not this time. It was enjoying her touch; it even rubbed its head against her hand.
âNo. Iâm lucky to have him. He is a great cook and so handsome. My father is the best man in the world,â Amy said solemnly.
Xixi laughed. âIâm sure he is. It must be great to have a father whoâs a talented cook. You get to eat all kinds of yummy food.â
Lulu clenched his fists and looked a little sad. His mouth opened and closed.
âYour braised chicken and rice. Enjoy,â Yabemiya said, putting the dish down in front of Xixi. She was surprised to see Amy being held in her arms. I thought Amy only liked to be hugged by Mag.
Amy got down from her laps. âTry it, Sister Xixi. Itâs very good.â
âIts smell is so inviting! And there are little moons in the rice grains!â Xixiâs eyes were shining with surprise. âLetâs eat, Lulu.â
Lulu shook his head. âIâll watch you eat. Iâll eat after youâve had enough.â His eyes were filled with love and care.
âLulu? Your name is so strange, Big Bear,â Amy said to Lulu.
Xixi laughed. âBig Bear. I like this nickname. Thank you, Amy.â She picked up a piece of chicken and held it to his mouth. âEat this, honey. There may be nothing left after Iâve had enough.â
âI donât think you can eat all of it,â he said, but he opened his mouth and ate it. His eyes lit up.
They had been to many places during all these years of running. Every time they arrived in a new place, they looked for restaurants to eat in since Xixi was a foodie. They sometimes got found or ambushed because of that, but Lulu always indulged her.
He had tried so many kinds of food, but none of them could compete with this; it was on a different level.
Xixi knew Lulu to be indifferent to the food he put into his mouth, so one look at his face, and she could tell the food was good. âIs it really that good?â she asked.
âYes. Itâs very good. Go ahead and eat,â Lulu answered with a smile, pushing the bowl towards Xixi.
âEat with me, then.â
âNo. Iâll watch you eat.â He stroked her head. âYouâll like it.â
âOkay.â She put a piece of chicken into her mouth. She had eaten a lot of fire chicken as they often traveled through the woods, but she had never thought it could taste this delectable.
Then she ate a piece of shiitake. The soup is intoxicating!
She put some soup into the rice, and sent a spoonful of rice into her mouth.
âItâs so good! I feel I can eat 10 more bowls of rice!â Xixi said, excited.
Lulu smiled. âEat as much as you want.â He reached out his hand, plucked a rice grain off her cheek, and put it into his mouth. âExcuse me, weâd like another braised chicken and 10 more bowls of rice,â he said to Yabemiya.