A Stay-at-home Dad's Restaurant In An Alternate World

Randy placed a spoonful of crayfish b.u.t.ter in his mouth. The first impression he got was its freshness and fragrance. He only needed to press his lips together, and the crayfish b.u.t.ter melted in his mouth.

This was indeed a taste that only belonged to the sea. He had been to the Demon Islands before too, and stayed on an unknown island for some time. If it weren"t for the accidental leak of his affair with that demon madam and her alcoholic husband who came looking for him everywhere with a knife, he would"ve stayed there even longer.

But the taste of the sea was really unforgettable. The fish and prawns that were caught from the sea were nature"s best gifts. They didn"t even need any condiments. A simple boil in the water could release their fresh taste.

And this prawn had the freshness that belonged to the sea.

It was just like the sweet scent that he smelled when he was playing in the sea with that madam.

Abraham was right. This was the freshest live prawn. Only a live prawn would taste so outrageously fresh and bring back sweet memories.

“Although it"s unbelievable, I have to admit that this is indeed a fresh prawn from the sea.” Randy nodded at Abraham before praising, “I never thought I could eat such fresh seafood in Chaos City. Just based on the fact that this prawn was live, its value has already far exceeded 1,000 copper coins. Boss Mag is indeed a boss with a conscience.”

Yes. I think that I have a very good conscience too. Mag happened to hear Randy"s praises, and he lamented in his heart unabashedly.

“This prawn is really very delicious and huge. All we need is to peel the sh.e.l.l once, and we can stuff ourselves full of it. This is really too blissful!” Randy and Abraham were still lamenting about the preciousness of the prawn and the uniqueness of the cooking method. Meanwhile, Vanessa was already chewing on the supple meat after peeling the sh.e.l.l.

The crayfish meat was already soaked through by the spices. The suppleness of the meat and its juice brought upon a very enjoyable eating experience. The sensation of fresh spiciness and a tinge of sweetness while gnawing on the meat was extremely blissful.

“Although we have waited for five days, Boss Mag"s crayfish has completely exceeded my expectations. It"s totally worth it.” Abraham drank a mouthful of beer from the mug before heaving a long sigh of relief. He nodded. “It"s indeed a marvelous pairing with the beer.”

“It would be even better if it could be a little more spicy. I think that would make the experience even more fantastic.” Randy clanked his mug with Abraham"s before drinking a mouthful. Smiling, he continued, “Of course, this doesn"t affect it rising to the number one seafood spot in my heart at all.”

The customers who ordered the crayfish couldn"t praise it more. At the same time, they were more forgiving toward Mag for abandoning them for five days.

The sales of the crayfish also increased the sales of the beer. Eating the crayfish with a mug of ice-cold beer was an irresistible, happy, and enjoyable experience for any man.

After the lunch service was over, Mag did a calculation. A total of 500 crayfish were sold. Although it was less than the number sold on Carapace Island, due to the increase in price, his earnings had instead risen a lot.

Hence, what"s the point of having a high sales volume? A low profit strategy isn"t feasible in the long term after all, Mag murmured in his heart. The good reputation that the restaurant had built up made the promotion of the new product much easier. Of course, the exquisite taste was the number one productive force.

“Rena, I"ve already hailed the horse-drawn carriage for you. The coachman will help you carry your things. Go back and move both your and your mother"s things over to the dormitory,” Mag said to Rena, who was packing up the kitchen, after he went out of the door and returned within a minute.

“Thank you, Boss.” Rena looked at that big horse-drawn carriage waiting at the door before bowing at Mag. She then removed the ap.r.o.n and walked out of the door.

“You gave Rena a place in the dormitory?” Irina asked Mag while squas.h.i.+ng Ugly Duckling"s chubby face.

Mag threw a glance at Ugly Duckling, which didn"t dare to utter a sound even with its face squashed into a square. He nodded. “Yes. Rena is living in the north of the city now, which is too far from the restaurant. Firstly, it"s inconvenient. Secondly, it"s not safe to walk home alone at night. Hence, I let her and her mother move next to Miya and the ladies.”

“Mm-hmm,” Irina answered.

“Rena"s mother is rather ill, so I would like to ask you to take a look at her. Is it alright?” Mag asked again.

“Of course. Anyway, I have nothing to do in the afternoon.” Irina nodded.

“Next, I have promised to mend Vanessa"s teeth earlier. So, I have planned to ask Xixi over to take a look at her too. I wonder if there is a more natural way to mend her teeth. Do you want to take a look at her too?”

“Her teeth are the result of her eating too many sweets. If she doesn"t stop eating sweets, they"re going to return to that condition in no time even after they are fixed,” Irina said with a knowing expression.

“Her penchant for sweets is indeed a problem,” Mag agreed with Irina"s judgement before continuing, “However, apart from sweets, there may be something else that is affecting her teeth.”

“Do you mean that black stuff? I have no idea what that is, either.” Irina shook her head.

Mag furrowed his brows slightly as he pondered. Then, he said, “Vanessa has already successfully removed a lot of the black stains with daily brus.h.i.+ng. If that"s effective, this problem could be controlled effectively by daily brus.h.i.+ng. So, it isn"t a big problem.”

It didn"t take long for Rena to move house, because there weren"t many things that she needed to bring along with her. As for those life necessities such old blankets and utensils, Mag had already told her to leave them behind.

She had spent most of the time convincing her mother to leave that stuff behind before boarding the carriage, and proceeding to the new dormitory. Of course, they had to make a stop at the restaurant first.

“Mother, this is the restaurant where I work,” Rena said smilingly as she helped Clarince out of the carriage.

“What a beautiful restaurant,” Clarince commented in amazement as her eyes lit up while she looked at the restaurant with the French doors.

“Let"s go. Mr. Mag should be already waiting for us,” Rena said with a smile before helping Clarince walk to the restaurant. She knocked lightly on the door before pus.h.i.+ng it open and walking in.

“Rena, Mrs. Clarince, you"ve arrived.” Mag came out to welcome them with a smile.

“Thank you very much for letting us stay in your dormitory, Mr. Mag. I feel bad for troubling you with my old lady"s problems,” Clarince said to Mag appreciatively.

“This is the staff benefit that Rena should enjoy as an employee of the restaurant. Ensuring my employees are not tired out from commuting is what I should do,” Mag smilingly replied before introducing, “This is Princess Irina. She happens to be free today, so she agreed to check up on your body for you.”

“This…” Rena"s eyes lit up. She naturally knew the ident.i.ty of Irina after working at the restaurant for some time, but didn"t expect the n.o.ble princess would be willing to treat her mother. She began to look at Mag with an even more grateful gaze. It had to be the boss who asked Princess Irina to help.

Clarince, too, quickly bowed at Mag and Irina after hearing that, and appreciatively said, “Then let me thank you and Your Highness in advance.”