Hearing the praise and admiration outside, Mai Ge smiled and shook his head. He wasn't a genius, of course. What genius would spend a hundred days without sleep to learn how to make a Rou Jia Mo? He just had a system and was relatively diligent.
However, seeing customers happy and hearing their praise still made him feel quite good. This feeling of being recognized was much better than being either blindly flattered or insulted in the past.
"This Rou Jia Mo is so delicious! Besides rainbow fried rice, what else does this restaurant have to offer?" While waiting for his second Rou Jia Mo, Jergi picked up the menu on the table and eagerly flipped through it. To his surprise, there were only two dishes listed. Upon seeing the prices, he exclaimed, "Yang Zhou Fried Rice is 600 copper coins a serving! Rou Jia Mo is 300 copper coins a serving! How can it be so expensive!"
"Brother, if we went anywhere else, we couldn't get such delicious and slimming Rou Jia Mo for ten gold coins. We've made a profit with just three gold coins." Harrison said with a smile upon hearing Jergi's words.
"Yes, even if it was thirty gold coins, I'd still want two more today." the fat man in red shirt nodded, reluctantly putting down his empty bag.
"Brother, aren't you usually quite extravagant with your spending? Why are you complaining about the price of such a delicious Rou Jia Mo today?" the fat man in cyan shirt asked curiously.
Everyone looked at Jergi with some confusion. It was so delicious and good for weight loss. They ate a Rou Jia Mo and felt so good. At 300 copper coins, it was a great deal. Jergi managed two blacksmith shops and earned at least 200 gold coins a day in net profit. He often insisted on paying for them.
"It's not that I think this Rou Jia Mo isn't worth the price." Jergi quickly waved his hand and explained with a somewhat embarrassed expression, "It's just that your sister in law is pregnant and has been suspicious of me having other women lately. She only gives me three gold coins a day as pocket money. Since this Rou Jia Mo costs three gold coins, I can only eat one. That's why I'm so anxious."
"See? Showing off your wife all the time has its consequences." the fat man in cyan shirt said with a hint of schadenfreude.
"But what I'm more curious about is, do you really have a woman outside?" Harrison asked somewhat sarcastically.
"Is that even a question? His wife has him completely under her thumb. He feels guilty even looking at other women outside. As for finding other women, that's out of the question." The fat man in red shirt curled his lips, looking like he knew everything.
"This makes me realize that turning down the marriage my dad arranged for me the other day was a wise choice." the fat man in green shirt nodded with a relieved expression.
"Alright, you bunch of guys who don't even have wives. My wife has given me three sons, and she's pregnant with another one now. I know you're all incredibly envious." Jergi said with a smug smile, his tone full of doting affection and pride.
"That's probably another son, but you prefer daughter." Harrison shrugged, ruthlessly exposing his lie.
"Take back what you said. If it really is another son, then no matter if you have a daughter or a son, I'll have all four of my sons go woo, so you can experience true despair." Jergi said seriously, looking at Harrison.
"Brother, don't be like this, I'm panicking... It's a girl, your wife's belly is definitely carrying a girl. Tell those naughty boys in your family to stay away from my daughter from now on." Harrison was immediately horrified and quickly waved his hands.
"Then you'll have to show some sincerity. Lend me ten gold coins first." Jergi held out his hand to Harrison.
"Alright, eat as much as you want today. I'll pay the bill for you later. We're brothers, why are you talking about borrow money?" Harrison said with a smile, pushing away Jergi's hand.
"No, I was planning to bring some back for your sister in law. She hasn't had any appetite lately. I was supposed to stay home with her today, but you said you had some really delicious food, so I came to see if there was anything suitable for her. I can't let you pay for this." Jergi still held out his hand, smiling a little embarrassedly.
"Tsk tsk, brother, you're such a good man. Your wife treats you like that, and you still think of bringing her something delicious." Harrison remarked with some emotion, but still took out a dragon coin from his purse and handed it to Jergi.
"This is nothing. When she gave birth to our first child, she had a difficult labor and almost lost her life. I told her not to have any more, but she knew I wanted a daughter, so she had our second, then our third the following year, and now she's pregnant with our fourth. If I don't pamper a wife like that, I deserve to be struck by lightning if I go out and fool around." Jergi took the dragon coins and said with a smile.
Everyone fell silent upon hearing this. They had known each other for years and naturally knew these things. Although they often joked about Jergi being afraid of his wife, they all respected their sister in law.
"Then you absolutely mustn't let sister in law take this Rou Jia Mo. If she eats it, she'll probably give birth today, which would be a disaster. The Yang Zhou Fried Rice is very good, it's mild and has some nourishing effects. You can get some for sister in law, it might be good for the baby." Harrison nodded.
"Okay, then I'll get her a Yang Zhou Fried Rice. Is this the rainbow fried rice the little girl mentioned?" Jergi glanced at Amy sitting behind the counter.
"Yes, but I don't know if the owner allows takeout." Harrison nodded, a little uncertain. A Rou Jia Mo could be taken directly, but carrying a plate of fried rice seemed a bit odd.
"Boss, can I get a Yang Zhou Fried Rice to go?" Jergi asked Mai Ge, who came out with the Rou Jia Mo.
"Takeout?" Mai Ge placed the Rou Jia Mo on the table, a little surprised. These past few days, some customers had been grabbing Rou Jia Mo and eating them on the go, but no one had yet requested Yang Zhou Fried Rice to go. That would mean buying takeout boxes from the system.
"My wife is over six months pregnant and hasn't been eating much lately. Harrison said the owner's Yang Zhou Fried Rice is delicious, so I thought I'd take some home, may be she'll eat some." Jergi nodded sincerely, a little apprehensive, as some restaurants don't allow takeout.
Mai Ge looked at Jergi, surprised that he was such a good husband. He always thought men who cared for their wives were respectable. He asked in his mind, "System, can pregnant women eat Yang Zhou Fried Rice?"
"The Yang Zhou Fried Rice provided by this system uses non-toxic and pollution-free ingredients, suitable for all ages and genders. There's no reason why it's unsuitable." the system calmly replied. After a pause, it added, "However, pregnant women should not eat Rou Jia Mo."
Reassured, Mai Ge continued, "Then make me a takeout box. Use the same logo as the Rou Jia Mo bag. The style should be consistent, brown is fine too. The key is to make it memorable at a glance."
"Host, please use this Chef God Training System correctly!" the system's serious voice rang out.