Liu Ming blinked, then said seriously, "You heard wrong. I really can't make it. I didn't say anything just now. It's business hours now, and if there's nothing else, I need to go back to the kitchen to work."
Without waiting for her reply, he quickly walked back into the kitchen.
"What an annoying guy," Chitawara Natsume couldn't help but laugh and scold, watching Liu Ming's panicked escape.
She extended a finger and beckoned, and the female secretary immediately took two steps forward and bent down.
"Prepare all the top-grade ingredients needed for Buddha Jumps Over the Wall," Chitawara Natsume said.
"If he doesn't make it then, wouldn't it be a waste?" the female secretary asked.
"He's a chef. He won't be indifferent to high-grade ingredients. Besides, we'll prepare portions for you all too. I don't believe he truly won't be interested."
Although top-grade ingredients were a bit expensive, she was Chitawara Natsume; such a small amount of money didn't matter to her at all.
Since Chitawara Natsume had made up her mind, the female secretary no longer tried to persuade her. She walked aside and took out her phone to give instructions.
.....
Liu Ming felt that Tadokoro Megumi's face now had a lot more confidence, whether it was an illusion or not.
Is it because of the Emperor's Tongue?
Strength can bring confidence, and there's truth to these words.
Sometimes, Liu Ming also went out into the hall.
But what puzzled him was that Chitawara Natsume hadn't bothered him again.
"Something's fishy. She doesn't seem like someone who would give up so easily."
However, since the other party wasn't bothering him, he wouldn't go looking for trouble.
.....
Time passed quietly like this.
These days, many people came specifically for the Mystical Mapo Tofu.
If the customer was male, Liu Ming would let him dine in the hall. Anyway, he was a man, so if his clothes exploded, so be it.
Because of this, he even specially ordered some T-shirts with the restaurant's name printed on the back.
If someone's clothes exploded, he would just give them one. It wasn't expensive anyway.
Many regular customers, upon hearing this, even considered buying one as a souvenir.
....
Time continued to pass uneventfully.
That evening, a special person came to the restaurant: Chitawara Natsume's sister, Chihiro Orie.
Because of Chitawara Natsume's strange behavior these days, she had pushed all her work onto her.
She even had people collecting high-grade ingredients.
Driven by curiosity, Chihiro Orie followed her over.
"Why are you here too? What about work?" Chitawara Natsume frowned.
"I handed it over to others," Chihiro Orie said indifferently.
"You're too irresponsible," Chitawara Natsume said, displeased.
"Do you have the right to say that? You dumped all the work on me and are on vacation here yourself," Chihiro Orie retorted.
"Heh heh, I'm busy too. Have the things I wanted arrived?"
Chitawara Natsume couldn't say anything more and changed the subject.
"They're here," Chihiro Orie pointed to a large box on the floor.
Chitawara Natsume nodded. She trusted that the other party wouldn't lie to her, so she didn't inspect it.
She beckoned and called Tohru over.
"Can you call Liu Ming out?"
"If you want to order, you can tell me. There's no need for Xiao Ming to come out," Tohru said expressionlessly.
She had no good feelings for any woman who pestered Liu Ming.
"I'm not trying to order. I have some ingredients to give him. You let him come out and talk to me; I can't explain it clearly to you. Besides, I brought portions for you all too, all very delicious things."
"Do you think you can tempt me like that?" Tohru swallowed her saliva.
"Don't worry, I just want to discuss some work matters with him." Chitawara Natsume had been here for several days and had noticed the reason for Tohru's displeasure with her.
Chihiro Orie looked at her sister strangely, not expecting her to be so polite to a waitress.
How could she have known that the young girl in front of her was not as simple as she appeared on the surface?
Tohru thought about it and finally agreed.
She was very confident in herself. With her here, she wasn't afraid of the other party causing trouble. If she really angered her, the consequences would be on them.
"That guy has only been quiet for a few days and he's already restless. What kind of trouble is he planning this time?" Liu Ming pondered after hearing Tohru's words.
He had already found it strange that the other party had been so calm these past few days, which was completely unlike her personality.
"Megumi, I'll leave the remaining two dishes to you. You've watched me make them so many times here, so it should be no problem, right?" Liu Ming ultimately decided to go out and see.
Tadokoro Megumi hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Just as Liu Ming had said, she had seen those two dishes countless times.
If she still lacked the confidence to complete them, she would feel ashamed herself, having wasted her master's cultivation these past few days.
"Alright, after you're done, taste them yourself. If there's no problem, send them directly to the customers. You don't need to ask me."
"Leave it to me, Master," Tadokoro Megumi said earnestly. As Liu Ming's disciple, she would never bring shame to the restaurant.