Rubbing the familiar kitchen knife handle, the old man walked into the kitchen energetically and began to prepare for the "return of the king" for a while.

For an old cook like him, not going to the kitchen for half a month will not make him feel like he is alive at all, he is still a skilled and sharp knife worker, and he can cut out the afterimage when he cuts vegetables.

Nishino looked at his grandfather's excited appearance, smiled, picked up the chef's hat and put it on his head - the chef's hat has the effect of preventing hair and dandruff from falling into the meal, but it is not only used as an ornament for chefs. He was about to enter the back kitchen, when he suddenly saw Anda Flying Bird also coming, he couldn't help but stop and say hello, and then asked, "Why are you so worried?" ”

"Well, don't talk about it, there was a slight deviation between the midterm exam and the expectations." Anda Asuka squinted at the ground, looking very depressed.

She originally thought she was a miracle after getting Nishino Lianyin's "Daigo Empowerment", and she got Nishino Renyin's notebook, it stands to reason that this midterm exam should have a leap forward, but today's results were announced, in addition to her math scores, she played at a super level, and the rest of the proud subjects were all pulled across, and the grade rankings did not advance but retreated, and she didn't dare to report her results to her parents when she went home.

"When I took the exam, I thought I was in good shape." Asuka Adachi flattened his mouth, remembering his younger brother Kenta's exam results that had improved by leaps and bounds this time, and his mood was even worse in comparison.

In this regard, Nishino Lianyin can only say that he can't help.

It took a week before the store reopened, but the business in the store has increased rather than decreased. The old man sat in the back kitchen, looking at the strange customers who walked into the store one after another, and was suddenly a little surprised.

He originally thought that he didn't sit in the town some time ago, and he was closed for another week, and there should be very few guests today, how can he feel that there are so many more than he imagined, and many people seem to have come to eat all the way......

Could it be that he learned about the old man's return, and he came specifically for the old man's cooking?

Thinking of this, Takashi Nishino did not act very proud, but was even more indifferent - when he was young, he studied in various top restaurants, and he also had a small reputation in the chef circle, worthy of the word celebrity chef, once the news leaked, there would be people who would come to make no fuss!

Staying calm, not arrogant, and cooking food in the best condition is the courage of a top chef.

"Excuse me, is this the shop of the Pleasure Food Magician?" A few girls walked into the store and asked a little stiffly.

The old man was stunned for a moment, happy food magician? What the hell is this called? The title he started back then was clearly the "Phantom Knife Maker" in the chef world! What's going on with this group of little girls, did they come here without even remembering their titles? This is not really a fan at all!

"You're mistaken, there's no pleasurable magician here." The old man was a little angry in his heart, but the expression on his face was very calm, and he did not show any dissatisfaction in his heart. Nishino Lianyin on the side hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Grandpa, what they said may be me." ”

"Is that you?" The old man looked at him in surprise.

"Yes, it's me." Nishino Renyin nodded, looked at the girls, and smiled, "I'm the food magician you said, please sit casually." ”

Those girls seemed to be college students, and they were all stunned after seeing Nishino Renyin's face clearly, and then looked at each other - yes, that's right, that's right, the Internet said that the chef of this store is a young handsome guy, although I don't know why there is an inexplicable old man who is an eyesore, but there must be a handsome guy, there are so many izakaya in Kyoto, how many can have a young handsome guy as the chef?

They sat down, and the old man looked at his grandson suspiciously and asked, "What's going on?" What magician, when did you get this title? ”

"It's taken by netizens, you don't have to take it seriously." Nishino Renyin picked up her phone and flipped through it, "That's it." ”

The old man took a look and found that it was a well-known online restaurant reservation review site, which had a lot of information and comments about Nishino Restaurant, and the most popular one of them may have thousands of words, and the title was "Pleasure Food Magician".

This commenter seems to be a particularly well-known gourmet, the kind with hundreds of thousands of fans, he is very skillful in the comments to take the method of wanting to promote and suppress, first stating that the taste of this restaurant is not outstanding, compared with other famous restaurants, it can only be considered good, and then the conversation changed, emphasizing that the food here has a magical magic that makes people feel comfortable, and finally put the title of the second incomparable chef on the head, which attracted many netizens to say that they want to try it below.

After reading this comment, the old man was a little confused.

It's important to know that only the best chefs in the culinary circle will be crowned, and while these titles may sound very middle two and shameful (Japanese characteristics), they are also a recognition of strength - foodies are not idle, and they will not give you a lot of messy nicknames without strength.

For example, Takashi Nishino himself, when he was young, studied in various high-end restaurants, and later was called "Phantom Knife Maker" because of his exquisite knife skills, but this is already after he is thirty years old, and how old is his grandson, who has been recognized by gourmets? I'm afraid this gourmand is not a parallel import, right? The kind that spent money to buy hundreds of thousands of zombie fans?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, and when he glanced at his grandson, he couldn't help but rejoice in his heart - fortunately, the old man was back! If the guests who come here find out that the strength of this so-called "magician" is nothing more than that, wouldn't it be a shame to go home? The grandson is really too young, and he always needs the older generation to wipe his ass.

"Grandpa, are you happy?" Nishino Renyin was cutting potatoes, and when she saw the smile on the old man's face, she couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Nothing, I just remembered something happy about." The old man's expression quickly calmed down, and he reprimanded lightly, "You are busy with yours, don't be distracted while cooking!" ”

"Oh, good."

Nishino Renne lowered his head and continued to work, and after a while, he felt a guest sitting down opposite the kitchen counter, and he looked up and saw that it was really a regular customer, Ishiro Akira and Horikawa Yu, in addition to Mr. Ishiro's daughter Misaki.

"Hey, Nishino-kun, aren't you the head chef? ...... is this old gentleman? Yu Horikawa asked.

"It's my grandfather, he went to Tokyo some time ago, so I took charge of the spoon for him, and now that he's back, I'm naturally not the head chef." Nishino Renne introduced, and then smiled at Misaki. However, the little girl's mood did not seem to be very good, and after nodding, she lay on the table, as if she was thinking about something.

On the other side, although the old man didn't know what the strange combination of these two big men with a little girl was—a family of three didn't look like that, how did two men have children—he nodded calmly and said, "Hello." ”

"I see." Ishiro Akira and Horikawa Yu looked at each other.

Ever since they discovered that Nishino's food had a joyful effect, they had been here many times, until the Snow Girl broke a bone and the store was temporarily closed, so they changed to another place, and it was really unclear that the chef here was someone else.

But accidents are accidents, and they still start ordering normally. And the old man's cooking skills really never disappoint, after a few bites, Horikawa Yu and Ishiro Akira found that in terms of taste alone, the same dish, this old gentleman is indeed a higher level, no wonder Nishino-kun can be so respectful.

However, after eating for a while, Ishishiro Guangming suddenly asked, "Nishino-kun...... Can you please make a separate dish? ”

Hearing this, Nishino Lianyin and the old man raised their heads at the same time. Ishishiro Guangming also knew that he was speechless, and immediately added: "That, old man, I definitely don't mean to belittle your cooking skills, on the contrary, the taste of your cooking is very good, even better than that made by Nishino-kun, I can guarantee this!" ”

"And what do you mean ......?" The old man's eyebrows furrowed, but he didn't get angry - he was very confident in his cooking, and his first reaction after being shocked was that there must be some deeper reason in this.

"Actually...... I don't know if it's our delusion, but the food made by Nishino-kun has a magical power that can make people feel good when they eat it. Ishishiro Guangming touched his daughter's head, and his eyes softened, "Old man, let me introduce you, this is my daughter Misaki." She had a fight with her classmates at school today, and she wasn't in a good mood since she got home, and I didn't know how to comfort her, so I thought about coming to see if Nishino's restaurant was open, and if it was open today, let her eat some of Nishino-kun's cooking, and her mood should be better soon. ”

After speaking, he got up and bowed to the old man: "Sorry for misunderstanding you." ”

Looking at his sincere expression, the old man was a little confused, enjoying food is indeed a pleasant thing, but it is a bit magical to improve the bad mood, right? Why does this middle-aged man say the same as the truth?

"It's there, and I've experienced it, I swear." Yu Horikawa also added on the side.

Seeing this, the old man had nothing to say, after all, the chef still had to listen to the guests' opinions, and the guests pointed out another chef to come, and he would definitely not refuse again. just nodded directly and felt that he was losing face in front of his grandson, so he turned his head and snorted coldly: "Lianyin, then the position of the chef in the store will be given to you today, and it just so happens that I will also let me investigate whether your cooking skills have improved in these days." ”

After saying this, he looked at the continuous influx of admiring guests, and his heart couldn't help but feel strange.

I've only been away for half a month, how can the customers in this store feel betrayed? What kind of magic is it to make people happy, haven't you heard my grandson mention it?

Could it be that the grandson put something in the dish that shouldn't be put in......