Gourmet of Another World
chapter-33

"Welcome to Bu Fang's Little Store . The menu is on the wall . Tell me when you've decided on your order . "

As Xushi stepped into the store, a likable voice rang out . An adorable loli was staring at him while blinking her eyes .

"The young lady from the Ouyang family?" Xushi raised his eyebrows and was slightly surprised . Even though the intelligence from his spies had already mentioned Ouyang Xiaoyi's presence, he was still amazed when he actually saw her .

"Why would the princess of the Ouyang family actually demean herself by becoming a waitress of this little store? Did she become stupid?"

At the entrance, a slim and tall young man wearing a chef's uniform slowly got up . He was cracking his neck as he lazily walked toward the kitchen .

"That's the owner of this store? His cultivation level is really low… How is it possible that he's only a second grade Battle-Master? To be able to kill four Battle-King assassins, he should be at least be a sixth grade Battle-Emperor . "

Xushi thought as he stroked his beautiful, long beard while staring at Bu Fang's back in astonishment .

"Hey, what are you ordering?!" Ouyang Xiaoyi unhappily asked . She was annoyed that this old fellow was not paying attention to an adorable loli like her and was staring at the smelly boss instead . Was her adorable charm inferior to that of smelly boss?

Xushi awkwardly smiled as he turned his attention back to her and looked toward the menu on the wall . With this look, his pupils suddenly constricted .

"The rumors were true . The number one shady store in the imperial city is indeed true to its name . . . " Xushi sucked in a breath of cold air and muttered to himself . Even though he was following the crown prince's orders to investigate this store, he was still bewildered when he saw the astronomical prices on the menu .

"I'll have… Fish Head Tofu Soup . " Xushi was not someone who lacked money . He glanced through the menu and selected his favorite one, the Fish Head Tofu Soup .

"Please wait a moment . " The little loli snorted and headed toward the kitchen . She did not like this old fellow that paid more attention to the smelly boss than to her .

Xushi found a seat and sat down . The store was not big and there were four tables . It was cozy and compact, while the environment was quiet and clean . The overall feeling that it gave customers was good .

Da da da .

A series of footsteps came from outside . Several people approached from a distance and stepped into the store .

"Hmm? Xushi?" A voice lightly exclaimed . Xushi was puzzled as he turned toward the entrance and saw a middle-aged man .

"Great Secretariat Su, I didn't expect to see you here," Xushi stood up in surprise and did a fist and palm salute while slightly bowing . The middle-aged man in front of him was the great secretariat from the imperial court . Xushi was shocked that such a person would personally come to this little restaurant .

Even though the Light Wind Empire was a martial country, there were still civil servants . After all, considering both martial and civil aspects was the true way of governing a country .

Su Yuanqing recognized the man with the beautiful, long beard in front of him . Xushi, the favorite person of the crown prince, was well known within the imperial court .

Since Su Yuanqing and Xushi were not familiar with each other, they took separate seats after exchanging greetings . Su Yuanqing ordered Egg-Fried Rice .

Bu Fang was already busy cooking in the kitchen . "It seems that there's a lot of new customers today . What's going on? Could it be that someone within the imperial city is helping to advertise the store?"

Even though Bu Fang was puzzled, his hands did not stop . He scooped up a third grade Thunder Silver Carp and started to remove the scales . After the intestines were discarded, he rinsed the fish with water and chopped off the head .

Keeping the head, the rest of the fish was thrown into Whitey's stomach area to be recycled . Then Bu Fang took out the sparkling Ice-crystal Jadeite Tofu from the freezer and began to cook the Fish Head Tofu Soup .

While the Fish Head Tofu Soup was being simmered, Bu Fang took out a white egg that was as big as his fist from the freezer .

It was the first egg laid by a fifth grade Deep Sea Foal Eagle and was rich with spirit energy . Bu Fang heavily tapped it against a blue and white porcelain bowl and managed to crack the egg into the bowl with one hand .

While he was preparing the dishes, Fang Fang's Little Store was already packed with people .

"I'll have the Egg-Fried Rice . "

"Give me the Dry-Mixed Noodles! And hurry up!"

"I want the Lees Fish . "

… . .

Watching as the customers squeezed into the store, Ouyang Xiaoyi was slightly dumbfounded . "When did this store of ours… become so popular?"

She counted at least a dozen customers . "Oh my heavens! Is this really the store that was completed deserted a few days ago?!"

"Everyone, calm down . There's too many people, so queue up first," Ouyang Xiaoyi loudly said . There was nothing else she could do . Since it was really inconvenient for the customers to squeeze into the store, she had to make them queue up . The space within the store was too small .

"Queue up? Little girl, do you know who I am? I am the housekeeper of Lord Zhang! How dare you make me queue up! Hurry up and let your boss serve me my food," A middle-aged man wearing a silk robe unhappily scolded Ouyang Xiaoyi .

"So what if you're the housekeeper of Lord Zhang! Little girl, do you know who I am? I am the main housekeeper of the Director of the Board of Rites!"

"Is a housekeeper of the Director of the Board of Rites that impressive? I am the personal bodyguard of King Mu!"

… . . .

Ouyang Xiaoyi expressionlessly looked on as the group of customers endlessly quarrelled . Every one of them had self-important expressions on their faces .

Even though the loli was amazed that the subordinates of the bigwigs would come to eat at a store located in an alleyway, she was very upset about how pompous they were .

Xushi lightly shook his head as he listened to the argument behind him and thought that it was quite ridiculous . He clearly understood the reason why this group of people was there because they had the same objective as him .

It was laughable that the crowd actually did not recognize the identity of the girl and wanted to jump the queue by announcing their background .

Among these people, the waitress was the one with the scariest background . However, he could not be bothered to point it out to them .

Just then, a rich fragrance drifted out of the kitchen . The smell was like a piece of silk rubbing across their cheeks . Everyone within the dining area went into a daze as they subconsciously breathed in the fragrance .

The eyes of both Su Yuanqing and Xushi lit up . The smell was… very fragrant! There was a reason why the price was so high .

Bu Fang was carrying the Egg-Fried Rice out of the kitchen when he saw the crowded situation in the dining area . He was stunned for a moment and was slightly unable to accept the fact that the store suddenly became popular .

However, he remained calm and the astonishment only lasted for an instant before he became expressionless once more .

"Everyone has to queue up accordingly . Each customer can only order each dish once . Takeout is not allowed . Cutting in line is not allowed . Anyone who violates the rules will be blacklisted and service will no longer be provided to them," Bu Fang simply said . His voice was not loud but was able to overwhelm the noise .

Then, within an instant, the entire store erupted into an uproar .

These people were sent by their masters to investigate the store . They were used to lording over others outside, so how could they tolerate so many rules from a tiny store like this? They instantly started to clamor .

Bu Fang expressionlessly placed the Egg-Fried Rice in front of Su Yuanqing .

"Here's your improved Egg-Fried Rice, please enjoy your meal," Bu Fang said .

Su Yuanqing's sight was already attracted by the Egg-Fried Rice . He nodded and no longer paid any attention to Bu Fang .

"Be quiet! Don't make such a racket!" Bu Fang coldly shouted while frowning .

"Gosh, darn it! You brat, don't push your luck! I am giving you face by eating here! I am the subordinate of Lord Zhang! I am not someone you can afford to offend!" The housekeeper angrily scolded while pointing at Bu Fang .

The others were also pointing at Bu Fang while indignantly swearing .

The store that was quiet for a moment became noisy once more .

Ouyang Xiaoyi rolled her eyes and then saw the irritable expression on Bu Fang's face . She suddenly decided to silently observe these people for a moment . Of all the places they could act conceited in, they had to come to Fang Fang's Little Store . . .

With a series of mechanical sounds, Whitey's gigantic figure appeared behind Bu Fang with its mechanical eyes flashing .

"Oh my! Do you think that you're invincible just because you have an iron puppet? Is this where your confidence is coming from?!" When the housekeeper saw Whitey, he was amused for a moment . He had seen plenty of puppets before and knew that they were all just a bunch of junk .

Bu Fang narrowed his eyes and pointed toward the housekeeper of Lord Zhang .

"Very well, you've been blacklisted . "