Chapter 56
Chapter 56
Michael and Amy returned very quickly . Other than teasing Charcoal Black and Green Beans when they passed by the potions shop, they purchased a jar of goat’s milk . It costs only 20 coppers, and the vendor even gave them a bamboo jar . Michael could not help feeling that he is too greedy .
As soon as they opened the door of the restaurant, they could hear the frantic meowing of the kitty .
“Ugly duckling, do not be afraid! You are too ugly and will frighten off all intruders . So you have nothing to fear . ” Amy immediately rushed up and consoled the kitty .
“This consolation … . Is really fresh and unheard of . ” Michael grinned as he entered the door, and placed the milk on the table . The clothes within the basket were scattered on the floor . Its two paws were on the basket and looked at Amy with its big kitty eyes that were almost in tears, if as if it abandoned .
“All right, all right, I will bring you out with me next time . Sigh, there is no help for it!” Amy sighed and stroked Ugly Duckling’s head .
Ugly Duckling loves and welcomed the stroking, and rubbed its head against Amy’s hand as it purred and closed its eyes in delighted . It stopped meowing .
Michael also grinned . Although Amy’s mouth was filled with words like eating it when it grows up, he was sure that she would become attached to it and would not eat it .
He does not want to scold Amy for her words and adopt a wait and see attitude . If Amy could value her pet and other animals naturally, this would be the best – just like she could make friends with Charcoal Black .
As for her fixation on eating roasted swan, Michael was sure that it is just a childish desire that she would outgrow one day, and nothing more . She would not eat the cat once she and the cat had bonded together .
Michael took out the milk bottle that he had purchased from the System into the kitchen, and boiled the bottle to kill germs . Then he heated up the milk and poured it into the milk bottle . He placed a few drops of the milk onto his hand, and make sure it is warm but not scalding hot .
Satisfied, Michael left the rest of the jar into the fridge and took the milk bottle out .
“Papa, what is that?” Amy look at the milk bottle in Michael’s hand and asked with curiosity . The milk bottle was in a clear glass and there is even a soft rubble thing resembling a suckle on top . What could this device be used for?
“Meow~~” Ugly Duckling’s eyes were transfixed on the bottle, and it seems to smell the milk . Its eyes become shiny like stars as it licked its nose . From the way, it reacts, it is very hungry .
“This is milk bottle . It is used for feeding babies and little animals . Just like this . ” Michael smiled as he placed the suckle into the mouth of Ugly Duckling . The little cat quickly begins to suck the milk and lap it out hungrily . Some white colour milk even leaked out from the corner of its mouth on to its fur . It looks like it was enjoying its meal .
The goat’s milk had less lactose compared to cow’s milk . As a kitten that is born in the wild, it should be adapted to goat’s milk . Michael thought . If this does not work, then he will try to purchase some cat milk powder . But the price of this product is a lot more expensive .
“So cute! Papa, may I feed Ugly Duckling?” Amy’s eyes lit up and she looked at Michael with anticipation .
“Of course you may! But Ugly Duckling could not take a bath yet . If it is dirty, we will have problems with hygiene . Therefore we must first make it wear a collar . ” Michael passed the milk bottle to Amy and took a small collar from the drawer .
He was intending to take away the bottle and put on the collar first . But the kitten refused to let go of the milk bottle . In the end, Amy had no choice but to hold the bottle high, and while it is feeding, Michael placed the collar around its neck .
“Then, Amy, you feed it . One bottle is enough for it . I will prepare the ingredients for this afternoon business . ” Michael informed Amy .
“All right, I will feed it . ” Amy nodded her head . She looked at Ugly Duckling that was enjoying its meal with relish and asked, “Is it really that tasty?”
Ugly Duckling seemed to have high intelligence and understood Amy . It continued to suck the milk while it nodded its head .
Michael washed his hands and took out some slabs of meat . He sliced them and put them into a large bowl to marinate .
The most important thing about the juicy hamburger is, of course, the hamburger patties . The meat that he had marinated in the middle of night should be enough for today and maybe, tomorrow as well . By tomorrow morning, it would be the optimal time to cook it to maximise the taste of the patty .
Therefore, he needs to marinate the meat so that he had enough meat to make more patties for the day after tomorrow . In this way, he could ensure that the taste of the dishes is optimised . At the same time, he wanted to ensure that the taste of each hamburger is consistent .
When Michael had seasoned and marinated the meat and placed it in the fridge, he decided to check up on Amy . As soon as he left the kitchen, he was surprised to see Amy sitting on the floor and happily sucking the milk from the milk bottle . Ugly Duckling was in the basket, and looked at Michael with its big, pitiful eyes, then looked at Amy, and almost cried .
“Sigh, I should not have let a foodie feed the animal . She even snatched the cat’s food… . ” Michael could not help sighing and giggling at the irony of it . “Amy, you ate its meal, then what is it going to eat?”
“I am worried that it eat too much and will be too full… . That’s why I tried to help it eat a bit . ” Amy sucked one more mouthful and looked at Ugly Duckling, “Is that right, Ugly Duckling?”
“Meow~” Ugly Duckling cried out, and looked at Michael pitifully . It waved its little tail .
“This kitty does not even have any pride . ” Michael looked at Ugly Duckling and grinned . He used to have a fat cat . It was very proud and picky eater, and will only eat if the food is placed near its mouth .
“Amy, do you like the taste of goat’s milk?” Michael asked Amy who was enjoying the milk from the milk bottle .
“En En, it tastes good . ” Amy nodded her head .
“All right, then I will also prepare one for you in future . ” Michael smiled and nodded his head . In the past, Amy seldom had the chance to drink milk . These few days, he was focused on his business, and forgot about it .
He purchased another milk bottle from the system . Michael had no choice – he could not have his daughter and the cat share a bottle . Then he warmed up ½ a bottle for Ugly Duckling and ½ a bottle for Amy .
When he saw the sight of his daughter and the kitty sucking the milk from the milk bottle at the same time, he felt warm in his heart .
“[New task]: Sell 1000 juicy hamburgers in 10 days . After completing the mission, new dish [Soya Bean Curd] will be unlocked . So far you have sold 48 hamburgers . ”
“1,000 again? System, can you have something new? Your tasks are all boring!” Michael pouted . This time he had heard the difference in tasks . The system had changed the task from selling the ingredients to selling the products . After the last crowd-funding attempt, the system had become smarter and it is becoming more difficult to exploit it .
“Selling a number of the dish is to allow the name of the restaurant to spread far and wide . Please do not try to exploit any loopholes to complete the task, work hard, and manage the restaurant is the purest and surest path to the route of becoming a god of cooking . ” The system begins to preach .
“All right, this does not seem to be hard . But I am more curious about this: The soya bean curd that you have mentioned, are you talking about the sweet or savoury one?”