Chapter 164
The two lines of customers, over a hundred people in total, glared at each other . The antipathy was clear from the furious faces, the red steaming ears, and clenched fists .
Thankfully, no fists were thrown yet, otherwise there would be a huge brawl in front of the restaurant .
Julian and Klaus already battled it out quite fiercely this morning . They now stood in front of the shop like gang leaders, expressionlessly displaying their symbols of power .
The quarrelling noise bombarded Mike the moment he opened the door, making his eye twitch . This faction battle was nothing like the one in the previous world, it was actually much, much worse .
If these people actually degenerated into a fight, it would be an all out free-for-all between wizards, demons, knights, orcs and dwarves, intersperse with with shouts of ‘Savoury is Justice!’, ‘Sweet is King!’ and so forth . For a moment, Mike just stood there, reeling from this horrible image .
“I’ll have to think of a way to prevent this Sweet vs Savoury Faction from disturbing my business . Maybe I should organise a special battle event far away from the restaurant for them to work their energy out . ” Mike looked back with a smile at Amy who was clutching her spoon eagerly . “That little brat should like it, ba . ”
The door bell attracted the attention some, and gradually the arguments faded as more and more people noticed that the door to the restaurant had opened . Their attention s.h.i.+fted, though none of them were quite happy with the interruption, the prospect of food was more attractive .
Naturally, the crucial point here was: Fight on after tasting the product .
“Please, do come in . ” Mike pulled open the a little wider, and stepped back into the dining hall . He was determined not to partic.i.p.ate in the Sweet vs Savoury fight . It would be really embarra.s.sing if he got caught up in the quarrel .
Klaus and Julian both lifted a leg and placed their feet onto the first step, then glared at each other . Neither of them were willing to give way, they stomped through the entrance together and sat down at their chosen seat the same time with a harrumph .
“Master Halfsies Beard, Master Tortoise, h.e.l.lo . ” Amy greeted both of them .
“En,” they replied simultaneously, their eyes fixating themselves onto the bowls of [Beancurds] on her table .
Compared to the little sample bowls from yesterday, the amount was much more . The light fragrance of soybeans wafted over from the kitchen .
The rest of the customers followed suit, stomping in together, sniffing or snorting at the other faction, sometimes jostling the other with their shoulders .
“Please, go ahead . ” Luna and Sally exchanged a glance, Luna withdrew her leg and waved for Sally to go first .
“Thank you . ” Sally narrowed her eyes at Luna for a bit, before nodding and lightly stepped into the restaurant .
Mike looked up when Sally came in, though she had covered her face with a veil, he recognised her immediately . When she did not greet him verbally, he merely nodded at her .
“Mr . Mike,” Luna greeted Mike as she came through the door .
“Miss Luna . ” Mike nodded at her as well, he really hadn’t expected to see her today .
“Boss Mike, two [Yang Zhou Fried Rice] please, and one blood stimulating [Juicy Burger], I can’t take it any more . ” Wayson Neo staggered in, hands clutching at the door frame dramatically, his voice was as whispery as paper .
“Very well, please wait awhile . ” Mike nodded at the pale, sickly looking Wayson Neo . It looked like he had been overwhelmed by the his wife again . Just what kind of person had he married anyway? Mike was starting to become a little curious over the mystery woman who had reduced to Wayson Neo to this condition .
Wayson Neo staggered in and flopped down at the same table he sat at that afternoon . He was too exhausted to walk any more .
The customers entered the restaurant one after another, looking for places to sit . Those who entered first had the advantage of choosing their seats, the ones who entered later could either squeeze in with other customers, or hang about near the counter . Those who were really late could only keep staying in the line . At least there’s a one meter gap between the two lines, allowing people to come and go .
Luna sat next to Sally, they were soon joined by two other women .
Sally breathed a quiet sigh of relief, Luna looked like a properly educated human female . Sitting next to her was better than sitting next to an orc or dwarf . Looks like she could properly enjoy her plate of [Yang Zhou Fried Rice] .
“I’ll have a [Sweet Beancurd] and one [Juicy Burger] . ”
“I want a [Savoury Beancurd], I’ll have a [Yang Zhou Fried Rice] too . ”
“One sweet and one savoury [Beancurd], I want to try one of each before deciding which one tasted better . ”
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Once the customers were seated, Abbe Mia stepped in to take their orders, naturally, it was all done according to the sequence they enter .
“Apologies, dear customer . The [Beancurd] is limited to one per customer, please pick a flavour you wish . ” Abbe Mia gave the customer an apologetic look .
“Oh, there’s such rule, ah?” the customer was surprised, they glanced through the menu again and saw the new rule printed on it . That’s not all, at 200 copper coin per serving, though a little cheaper than the [Juicy Burger] it was still quite expansive . After some thought, they nodded and said, “I’ll have the savoury one, ba . ”
As the seated customers ordered, later customers just stood in line and began to look about the restaurant curiously . Their eyes soon settled on Amy’s table, specifically, on the two bowls of in font of her .
The white bowls were filled with soft white cubes . The bowl of the left was topped with sweet brilliant syrup and the other topped with some kind of thick sauce and various chopped up ingredients . The light fragrance of soybeans floated through the air, causing everyone to swallow hungrily .
“These should be the [Beancurds], ba?” a bald uncle said curiously .
“Yes it is,” Amy nodded, still holding on to her spoon .
“Little Boss, is that [Beancurd] thing good?” asked the bald uncle .
Everyone who had heard this exchange craned their necks up for Amy’s answer . Quite a few of the customers were still hesitant about trying the new product . 200 copper coins was no small amount of money for most people .
“You want to know?” Amy tilted her head to look up at the bald uncle, she held her spoon out, looking as though she was about to offer him a taste .
“Oh, yes,” the uncle nodded eagerly .
“Okay, let me taste it for you . ” Amy nodded seriously and scooped up a good amount of the [Savoury Beancurd] up . The soft white [Beancurd] wobbled, the red orange sauce dripped down the cubes slowly . She had managed to get a good spoonful of [Beancurd] along with chopped pickle, dried shrimp, and other ingredients . Slowly, ever so slowly, she opened her mouth wide and closed it carefully over the spoonful . The saltiness of pickles and dried shrimp mixed well with the soft soybeans . Her large blue eyes sparkled as she savoured the sensations in her mouth .
With a little [gulu], Amy swallowed, her little face br.i.m.m.i.n.g with pleasure . She gripped her spoon tightly and said enthusiastically, “Uncle, the [Beancurd] is really delicious . ”
“[Gulu]…” sounds of people swallowing echoed through the restaurant .