Chapter 866: The moment you give up, you've already lost
[I know that the moment I choose to give up, my life will be completely lost.] This is a bookmark. After all, it is a signature for Xiaoxia, so Heath just picked one from the novel bookmarks that Zoroark didn't want, and asked Shirona to sign it without even looking at what was on it. However, at this moment, Xiaoxia looked at the postcard in front of her and had some strange misunderstandings. After all, she didn't know that this postcard was actually found by Heath himself, and the words on it were just what the protagonist in the book said. She thought it was Master Takeran encouraging herself, which made Xiaoxia's originally shaken heart become a little firmer, but she didn't know how long this firmness could last.
After all, most people are only enthusiastic about doing things for three minutes, and how long Xiaoxia can persist is also a question worth considering. However, Heath didn't know all this. He was making the breakfast that Xiaoxia had just eaten for another guest. Seafood fried rice is simple to make, but generally speaking, it is still a bit expensive. Of course, whether it is expensive or not depends mainly on the ingredients used and the area where it is located. It is quite cheap to buy seafood in coastal cities, and the price is not very expensive, which is very cost-effective. If it is changed to some inland cities, the price of seafood will be more expensive.
However, even though Cerulean City is close to the sea, not everything is cheap there. This time when Heath went to the vegetable market in Cerulean City, he bought some gooseneck barnacles. These are rare things and are very expensive. They can be considered a precious product among seafood. The taste is naturally good, but the main reason why gooseneck barnacles are expensive is that they are difficult to pick. Because they are close to the sea, they often require specially trained Pokémon to pick them, so that the safety factor is the highest.
However, Heath did not intend to use gooseneck barnacles to make fried rice for the guests. After all, the price of gooseneck barnacles was there, and Heath bought some just to enrich his own storage. In this way, if he accidentally met guests who wanted to eat gooseneck barnacles in the future, Heath could provide them with the corresponding food.
This time, the customer who ordered a seafood fried rice was a man who looked like he was living a happy life. He had a big belly, and Heath even felt that if he lowered his head, he might not be able to see where his feet were. However, he had a kind smile on his face, and he behaved very gentlemanly when facing Zoroark, without any look of a pervert. This was not very common. You know, since Zoroark transformed into Betty, Heath had seen many people marvel at Zoroark, and some even wanted to pat Zoroark, but they were stopped and kicked out of the dining car. Heath, this is a dining car, a place to eat, not a place for these people to play around in the restaurant.
But this guest behaved very gentlemanly, and even made Zoroark feel much better when he told Heath what he wanted to eat. Heath and Zoroark had been together for a long time, so Heath could naturally hear some of his Pokémon's little moods, which made Heath feel like he was starting a family. After all, when he was a child, his old mother would see through whatever he wanted to do, and then say something slightly vulgar like "Just stick your butt up and I know what you're going to shit." Now thinking about it, it actually makes sense.
A plate of seafood fried rice would not take too long to prepare, but considering the customer's requirements for food, the seafood fried rice Heath made this time could be regarded as a pro version of seafood fried rice, with a more sufficient portion. Only in this way could the needs of the guests be met. This was what Heath considered, and in fact, Heath's consideration was not bad. Seeing such a large plate of seafood fried rice in front of him, the smile on the man's face became more intense, and he looked like a Maitreya Buddha.
"Boss, I found that guest seems to be a food critic!" Zoroark stood aside and looked at the guests in the dining car with a smile, while talking to Heath through telepathy.
"Huh? Why?" Heath was stunned. Food critic? Heath knew about this. It was a profession that depended on popularity. Those food critics with high popularity had no worries about food and drink. It was not easy for new food critics to stand out. The more famous the food critic was, the greater the pressure on the business. After all, these guys could cause a restaurant to suffer a blow with just a word of mouth, or they could make a restaurant's reputation better. However, not every food critic was a serious gourmet.
Heath knows a lot of restaurant visiting anchors who claim to be gourmets. They always ask for money, and will slander others if they are not paid. Or they say they are big internet celebrities and ask restaurants to waive their bills, but it turns out that they only have one or two thousand fans, or even a few hundred.
"Because I saw a lot of manuscripts and a food magazine in the handbag of the guest just now. It was called "Food"? " Zoroark expressed his opinion. Heath raised his eyebrows. It seemed that there was a real thing in his dining car. Heath also subscribed to the "Food" magazine. After all, it was the most authoritative food magazine in the Kanto Alliance. It often launched some novel cooking recipes. Heath also liked to read it to gain more cooking knowledge. There were also many contracted gourmets in it, but each issue of the magazine would only publish reviews from two to three gourmets, and it was published once a month. But even so, so what?
Heath does not make a living by relying on gourmet reviews , and he will not deliberately try to please them. This is not Sirona. Even if this guest is really a gourmet, to Heath he is just a guest who comes to eat at his place, and he does not have any other identity.
"That's okay, just serve him normally." Heath was very calm. The customer had already paid, and Heath was not worried that the other party would take out an ID and ask for a free bill. It was impossible to get a free bill. So far, Heath had basically never given anyone a free bill, except for Shirona. But even when they just met, Shirona had to pay for the meal.
"Heath? It's you. I saw this dining car as soon as I arrived, and thought it must be you." A familiar voice, Heath looked up in surprise, and then saw that it was Boss Sakaki. This surprised Heath, after all, Heath had never thought that Boss Sakaki would come to him at this time.
"Mr. Sakaki? Are you here on a business trip?" Heath was a little curious. This was not Changqing City.
