In normal times, it might take Zheng Ke forty minutes to reach the western highlights, but this time, it only took half an hour. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Parking his bicycle in the parking lot, Zheng Ke hurriedly entered the restaurant.

"Master Zheng Ke is here?" The red-haired maid who was cleaning saw Zheng Ke and immediately greeted her.

Zheng Ke nodded slightly, this maid ...... Ahem, this boy's name is Oishi Hazuna, and he helped himself during the "Chicken Nugget Contest".

"Where is Brother Wu?"

"Sister Wu, she's in the lounge, by the way, he seems to have something to look for you. ”

"You get busy first, I'll go over and take a look. ”

Takeshi Ueda's rest room is next to the employee's locker room, and I heard that this lounge was originally part of the locker room, but later, as the boss, Takeshi Ueda really needed some private space, so he divided the locker room in two.

Zheng Ke came to the locker room and knocked on the door a few times, and Takeshi Ueda's voice came from inside the room.

"Come in. ”

Zheng Ke pushed open the door and walked into the room, "Brother Wu, are you looking for me?"

"You're here, sit down first. ”

When Zheng Ke sat on the sofa, Ueda Takeshi opened the drawer, took out an envelope, and handed it to Zheng Ke, "This is 100,000 yen, you take it first." ”

"Brother Wu, is something wrong?" Zheng Ke stared at Ueda Takeshi and saw that his eyes were red and swollen, as if he had just cried.

"Nothing...... It's just that the Western bright spot may be closing. Takeshi Ueda was depressed.

"Why?" Zheng Ke was surprised, "Is there something going on in the store?"

"You guy, don't crow's mouth, okay? It has nothing to do with the store, it's my own business. Speaking of which, I haven't told you anything about me yet, have I?"

Zheng Ke nodded, he just came here to make money, and he didn't want to be involved too much in things that had nothing to do with money, so he didn't ask about many things.

Later, because Takeshi Ueda helped him in the "Chicken Nugget Contest", he got through the difficulties. After that incident, Zheng Ke continued to work here, also partly to repay his kindness.

"I ...... There is a hotel in my house called 'Rainbow Leaf Garden', I don't know if you've heard of it?"

Zheng Ke shook his head honestly, this hotel did not appear in the comics, and after he came to this place, he rarely inquired about these things.

"No wonder. The Garden of Colored Leaves is more famous in Linxian County, and here, its fame is not very great. In Linxian, he is one of the best hotels. A hint of pride appeared on Takeshi Ueda's face, but soon, the look of pride gradually disappeared, "When I was young, I loved ACG more, and in fact, I still do, I always think about when I can open a maid coffee shop, but my family doesn't agree." ”

As the heir to the Grand Hotel, it would be strange if the family could agree. Zheng Ke thought silently in his heart.

"So, I ran away from home with all my savings, opened a coffee shop here, and lost a lot of money. Most of the hired maids were gone, and as a last resort, I had to go into battle in person, but I didn't expect the café to gradually come back to life. ”

"Further on, business got better and better, and people asked if they could serve dinner. I hired a chef and converted the coffee shop into a Western restaurant. ”

It turns out that not only you have a bumpy past, but the "Western Highlights" are also quite tragic, from a coffee shop, to a Western restaurant. It's not out of business, it should have burned a lot of high incense, right?

Zheng Ke has a black line, he just noticed that Takeshi Ueda is also a person who can toss.

"After a few years of operation, the restaurant is thriving, and it can be regarded as a small scale. I thought that this restaurant would get bigger and bigger and leave its mark on the city. But...... About two weeks ago, the housekeeper suddenly came to me and said that my father was critically ill. Later, after rescue, his life was saved, but his health was not as good as before. If...... My father is gone, and I don't know how I can forgive myself......"

Zheng Ke nodded silently. There is an ancient saying in China, called "the son wants to raise but does not wait". If Takeshi Ueda doesn't go, he will definitely regret it for the rest of his life.

"I understand that if it were me, I would definitely make the same choice as you. ”

"Thank you. Ueda forced a smile.

"By the way, when are you going to go back?"

"Pack up tomorrow and leave the day after tomorrow. Takeshi Ueda said.

"Eh, in other words, today is the last day of business for 'Western Highlights'?" Zheng Ke said in surprise.

"Yes, after today, there will be no 'Western highlights' in the city. Ueda Takecho took a breath and said with emotion.

Coming out of the lounge, Zheng Ke's mood was in a mess. Since the end of the Chicken Nugget Contest, his need for money is not as great as it used to be. Counting that he still has two or three million yen in his hand now, even if the chef industry is relatively expensive, he can still hold on for a long time.

It's just that the restaurant that helped him is gone, and Zheng Ke's heart is a little melancholy.

"Master Zheng Ke, are you okay now?" Oishi Hazuna trotted towards Zheng Ke.

"Nope. Are you okay?" Zheng Ke asked puzzled.

"Yes, the foreigners who came to eat a few months ago are here again, and they don't know what to say. Master Narita saw that person and was losing his temper in the kitchen?" said Oishi Haruna.

"This Narita...... Don't worry, I'll go take a look. Zheng Ke smiled bitterly, Narita shouldn't forget that foreigner in the next few years, right?

Zheng Ke followed Oishi Haruna to the restaurant, and sure enough, he saw the Frenchman sitting by the window before, his eyes staring at the menu. Sitting opposite the Frenchman was a black-haired boy about the same age as Zheng Ke. But now—

is holding the hand of a maid, shushing the cold and asking for warmth.

"Huh, are you telling the truth? are you a boy?" the black-haired boy asked in surprise in his suffocated Japanese.

"Yes, sir, will you let go of my hand?" begged the maid.

"Why? You're not a girl? You're all men, and you don't want anything more to touch it?"

"Sir, I'm going to serve the other guests......"

"But I'm also your guest, and you're serving customers here?"

The middle-aged foreign man sitting opposite couldn't stand it anymore, and coughed dryly, "I said, Absolon, it's almost enough, there are other guests." ”

"You're all boys, what are you afraid of?" Absolon frowned, dissatisfied, still not trying to let go.

Zheng Ke stepped forward quickly, came to Absolon's side, and said softly: "Sir, our employees have other things to do, please let go of your hands first, okay?"