I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

Many people came to my place for barbecue yesterday, but there's a reason why this guy was memorable to me. He didn't order much barbecue last night, only about fifty Alliance Coins, but he and his friends drank over 130 bottles of beer, which left me speechless. That's why I didn't hold a free barbecue and beer event today.

Otherwise, the man in front of him alone would be enough to teach Heath a lesson.

"Yes, would you like something to eat?" Heath asked the man in front of her with a smile.

"Hehe, is there a discount on beer today?" The man rubbed his hands together, asking expectantly. Heath's lips twitched, but he nodded anyway. There was indeed a discount on beer today, since Heath had planned to offer some discounts to these customers.

"Alright, then give me a hundred bottles of beer from that table first!" The man immediately placed the order with a smile. Heath's lips twitched, but he still agreed. A hundred bottles! How much is this guy going to drink today?

"Would you like some food?" Heath asked again. The man looked at the menu and then ordered some barbecue, more than yesterday, but because of the discount, the price was about the same.

Chapter 512 The Woman Who Buys Minced Meat

[You entertained Da Gang, and you have received 1 Alcohol Tolerance Enhancement Pill]

[Alcohol Tolerance Enhancement Pills: These pills permanently increase your alcohol tolerance and can be taken multiple times with no upper limit.]

Heath gasped. This man was called Da Gang, but to Heath's surprise, the other party would give him such a gadget. Yesterday, he was given a very ordinary power-enhancing candy, but today it turned into an alcohol-enhancing candy. Could it be that his cheat system has finally realized that the man in front of him is actually a pervert?

Heath couldn't help but glance over there. Many of the beer bottles had already been taken away, but the hundred bottles of beer Heath had given them earlier were all gone. Now they were drinking their second hundred bottles. Yes, two people, one hundred bottles each. Heath was actually very worried. He was very worried about whether he would be held responsible if these people drank themselves to death at his barbecue stand. This wasn't just something Heath was making up; after all, such things had happened before.

Heath had previously heard Sister Feng tell him that if he were to offer alcohol at his stall, he should make sure that customers drank in moderation. Sister Feng and her team had previously handled cases where people drank alcohol during mealtimes and died suddenly. As a result, the families of the restaurants insisted on paying compensation, and in the end, the restaurants had to reluctantly pay hundreds of thousands of Alliance Coins.

The two people in front of him were even more terrifying. They could drink so much beer, and they didn't seem to have any intention of stopping. This made Heath very curious about the structure of their stomachs, how they could drink so much beer. You know, beer is a very bloating drink. Most people would need to go to the toilet after drinking a few bottles, but these people...

Heath was speechless for a moment, only able to say that perhaps when Arceus created humans, he accidentally dropped some extra drinking genes into them, and these two inherited them all.

"Trainer, I'm exhausted. Is there overtime pay today?" Zoroark looked at Hiss with a tired expression, his small eyes gleaming with longing for money. Hiss nodded, both amused and exasperated. These past few days had indeed been tiring, since the barbecue was an extra treat, and most guests would order an extra portion. Zoroark and Charmeleon were both quite exhausted.

The easiest job is Snorlax, who only needs to freeze all the beer. Farfetch'd, on the other hand, is still chopping ingredients. Because there are too many customers, Heath's food reserves have been temporarily increased, which makes Farfetch'd feel that its workload has increased dramatically.

"Yes, I'll give you a raise these next few days." Heath looked at the bustling barbecue stall and breathed a sigh of relief. Without the help of the Pokémon, Heath himself wouldn't know what to do. Luckily, he had the Pokémon; otherwise, Heath would have been so busy today that he probably wouldn't have been able to entertain all these customers.

Just as Heath was entertaining the guests, he was suddenly tugged by Farfetch'd. Heath turned around in confusion and saw a simply dressed old woman standing carefully by Farfetch'd's chopping area, holding a bag in her hand.

"What's wrong?" Heath asked, somewhat bewildered. What was going on?

"Green onion, green onion!" the green onion duck quacked twice. Heath scratched his head and then heard Zoroark's translation.

"Congcong said that this human has been standing here for quite a while, and it doesn't know what the other party wants to do... Okay, sir, here are your little meat skewers, please enjoy~" Heath nodded. If it was about communicating with a human, he did need to go over there himself, so Heath could only put down his work for the time being and go over.

Judging from the other person's appearance, Heath thought that the other person might be begging. Although this was the world of Pokémon, there were still some people living in abject poverty, so it was not surprising to see some beggars.

"Hello, may I buy these minced meat scraps you've cut here?" Before Heath could shoo him away, the other person cautiously spoke up, pointing to the minced meat near the cutting board.

Heath paused for a moment, then glanced at the cutting board. Farfetch'd cut meat quickly, but sometimes it would also cut some small pieces of meat into small pieces. Heath usually used these small pieces of meat to cook them quickly and then feed them to the stray Pokémon.

"You want to buy it?" Heath was a little confused. In his opinion, these scraps were unlikely to even be processed into meat patties, since they were too fragmented. To process them into meat patties, some powder would have to be added.

“Ah…it’s my son’s birthday tomorrow, and he wants to eat meat…so…” the woman said shyly. Heath stared at her blankly. Judging from her appearance, she was a woman in her forties or fifties, but her voice sounded like she was only thirty.

“…Okay, but I wasn’t planning on taking this minced meat anyway. If you want it, you can just scrape it off.” Heath paused for a second, then nodded. He didn’t plan to sell this little bit of meat, since he didn’t know how to price it anyway. How should he price such scraps? And judging from the appearance of this minced meat, it could probably only make a small meat patty.

"Um, I won't take yours for free. How much is it?" the woman asked cautiously, biting her lip. Heath touched his nose.

“These bits of meat aren’t worth much anyway. If you insist on buying them… fifty cents.” Heath quoted a price, and the woman bowed to thank him. Then she took out a worn-out one-dollar Union coin, happily scraped the meat into her bag, and quickly left.

Heath watched the other person's departing figure in silence, and sighed. He never imagined that the food he gave to stray Pokémon would one day become a child's birthday present. It was like a mother buying minced meat for her dog and then feeding it to her own child.

"Hoo..." Heath took a deep breath, then shook his head. He then instructed the green onion duck to deliberately cut more minced meat when it saw the woman coming. It was clear that the woman was very strong-willed. Even though she was struggling financially, she would not easily accept charity from others, but would choose to buy from them.

"Trainer! The guests have been waiting for their barbecue for a long time!" Zoroark's urgent voice rang out. Heath wiped his hands and hurried back to his barbecue stall.

Regardless, life goes on, and Heath sincerely hopes that the child whose birthday wish was to eat meat will have a happy birthday.

Chapter 513 Life is about separation and reunion

Looking at the bustling barbecue stall, Heath felt a sense of satisfaction. The customers in front of him were all his customers, which provided him with a lot of satisfaction. However, the only thing that disappointed Heath was that his Reincarnation Eye quest had not made any progress, or rather, there was no progress at all. Although the requirements were not very high and the number of customers to be served was small, Heath still did not know how to serve those ghost customers.

Originally, Heath thought that if he could go to the Reverse World, then this mission would be relatively easy. However, Heath didn't know how to enter the Reverse World, so for the time being, he could only try his luck, like when he entertained Grandpa Ma Zhide. If he was lucky, he might be able to entertain the ghost guests required for the mission.

However, so far, Heath has not been able to unexpectedly entertain ghost guests like he did yesterday when he met Mr. Ma Zhide. This makes Heath wonder what conditions need to be met to entertain ghost guests.

"Heath, your business is doing well today." A familiar voice called out; it was Grandpa Ma Zhide.

"Grandpa Ma Zhide, good evening. Would you like something to eat?" Heath looked at Grandpa Ma Zhide, who seemed to be in a good mood. However, Heath also noticed that Grandpa Ma Zhide's eyes were fixed on Charizard. This was not surprising, since Grandpa Ma Zhide really liked Charizard. Heath had noticed this yesterday.

It has to be said that Heath was actually quite happy that Grandpa Ma Zhide was in a better mood. After all, it was much better for Grandpa Ma Zhide to be in a better mood than to be like a walking corpse before. If elderly people don't have this kind of spirit, their bodies can suddenly collapse.

"Then I'll have a soft rice bowl, two of them, my teeth aren't very good right now." Grandpa Ma Zhide smiled gently. Heath nodded. Although Grandpa Ma Zhide came alone, Heath wasn't too surprised why he wanted two rice bowls. One of them was definitely for Charizard. Heath glanced at Grandpa Ma Zhide again. He had a feeling that Charizard was right next to Grandpa Ma Zhide, but Heath couldn't see him.

Heath shook his head, not wanting to dwell on the matter, and instead turned to seriously prepare the food that Grandpa Ma Zhide wanted to eat.

A soft rice bowl might sound complicated, but considering the elderly person's teeth, what needs to be done is something tender, not something strange like a spicy pork rib rice bowl. Although Heath thinks fried pork ribs are very delicious, he feels it's a bit too much to ask an elderly person to gnaw on pork ribs.

As for what to do, after hearing Mr. Ma Zhide's request and glancing at the request on Mr. Ma Zhide's head, Heath already had a general idea in mind.

Tofu and beef is a traditional home-style dish with a great flavor. Most importantly, it's easy to make and has a tender texture, making it suitable even for older people. Although beef can sometimes be quite chewy, the texture ultimately depends on how the chef handles it. This time, Heath used fresh beef brisket, which makes the tofu and beef dish smooth and easy to eat.

As for what to make for Ah Pen, it was even simpler: tofu and beef rice bowl with a braised chicken leg, Ah Pen's favorite. Although Heath didn't have a braised chicken leg today, with Dialluca's pressure cooker, making a braised chicken leg wasn't particularly difficult. So Heath quickly made a tofu, beef, and braised chicken leg rice bowl for Ah Pen.

"Thank you, Heath." When Grandpa Ma Zhide took the rice bowl that Heath handed him, his eyes were a little red. Heath looked at the old man helplessly. He didn't know what to say or do to comfort him.

"As people get older, I thought my emotions would become indifferent, but on the day Ah-Peng left, I realized that I am actually the most emotional person." Looking at Ah-Peng's rice bowl and the braised chicken leg on it, Grandpa Ma Zhide couldn't help but wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

“Grandpa Ma Zhide…” Heath sighed. The most difficult thing in the world is the separation of life and death, and this has not changed even now.

"To tell you the truth, little Heath, yesterday I took the rice bowls you made to Ah Pen's tombstone. When I put the rice bowls there, I felt like Ah Pen was still with me. But now, I'm all alone." Grandpa Ma Zhide opened his eyes wide, then slowly left with two rice bowls in his arms, looking quite satisfied.

Heath felt a lump in his throat. He hated farewells and this kind of sad emotion, but life is made up of countless partings and encounters. Heath could only sincerely hope that Grandpa Mazhide could live a good life. Although Heath couldn't see A-Fen now, he knew that A-Fen was definitely by Grandpa Mazhide's side, accompanying his trainer.

"...Isn't it strange?" A strange voice called out. Heath turned his head and saw Officer Jenny standing behind him. Heath was stunned. He remembered Officer Jenny. After all, this was the first time in a long time that Heath had encountered an Officer Jenny who disliked him so much.

“Miss Officer Jenny…would you like to eat?” Heath admitted that she was in a bad mood when she saw Officer Jenny. To be honest, anyone would be upset if someone gave them a hard time.

"...Although Officer Jenny has been trying to keep this from me, I still have to tell you that because of your parents, at least a hundred Pokémon and their trainers have been torn apart by life and death! And the property losses are enormous!" Officer Jenny stared at Heath with resentment, lowering her voice to speak in Heath's ear.

Heath remained silent. Just as he had thought, the reason he was disliked was related to his parents.

"So, Miss Officer Jenny, what do you want to do?" Heath looked quietly at the woman in front of him, wanting to see what she was planning to do.

Chapter 514 Am I a jinx?

Officer Jenny left, walking very quickly, but there seemed to be something wrong with her gait. Heath had a good eye and had spent a lot of time with Officer Jenny, so he knew what a normal Officer Jenny looked like when she walked. The Officer Jenny in front of him seemed to have some kind of problem with her left leg. Heath was thoughtful. If that was the case, then he could understand why the other party had such a strong opinion of him.

"This is really... troublesome." Heath was a little conflicted. Judging from Officer Jenny's expression, she would probably never forgive herself for the rest of her life. If this were an idol drama, she should be throwing out some harsh words at him right now, saying something like "I will never forgive you for the rest of my life." Ideally, it would rain, and the female lead would run away in tears, followed by the theme song playing, while he stood there sadly with his head down...

Just as Heath was thinking this, raindrops actually started to fall from the sky. Heath was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly put up the awning.

When Heath first thought about setting up a barbecue stall at night, she had already prepared rain gear. After all, it was autumn in the Kanto region, and although the weather was clear and crisp, it was still quite changeable in many places. While it wasn't like Greenleaf City in the Hoenn region, which was shrouded in rain all year round, Lavender Town still experienced rain quite often.

Fortunately, the rain wasn't too heavy, and Heath quickly set up the tent. In fact, because the tent Heath bought could also prevent the rain from being blown in by the wind, Heath's barbecue stand business actually improved.

This caused Heath both pain and pleasure.

When he finally had a little free time, Heath took out some asparagus and decided to see how to cook it. Heath could buy this stuff easily, but so far, he had never cooked it. According to the market vendors, asparagus is just like any other vegetable; you can just stir-fry it. But out of caution, Heath decided to take a look himself.

Asparagus is non-toxic and edible. It can be stir-fried or boiled and has rich nutritional value. However, eating too much can cause internal heat, so it is necessary to control the amount consumed each time. It is recommended to stir-fry it with oranges for better taste.

"Hmm? Stir-fry with oranges?" Heath's expression was a little strange. Goodness, Heath really never thought that one day he could try to make a unique and culinary disaster.

Stir-fried oranges with lettuce—just the name reminded Heath of bizarre dishes like stir-fried strawberries with asparagus or stir-fried pineapple with mooncakes. Back in his previous life at Huaxia University, these dishes were quite popular, with students frequently complaining about them and receiving unanimous approval from their classmates.

Heath laughed as she watched, thinking that the school cafeteria chefs had incredibly creative minds. After all, not everyone could think of using strawberries and mooncakes, things that seemed completely unrelated to stir-frying, to make culinary disasters. It was almost as bad as instant noodles with isatis root. But now, Heath herself was going to make it.

"Hmm... stir-fried with oranges? That sounds simple, but I don't have any oranges right now." Heath said with a hint of helplessness. Although it was just a suggestion that it would taste better that way, as an excellent chef, Heath was still very curious about this. So Heath decided to follow the recommended method and see just how delicious stir-fried lettuce with oranges really was.

"But this achievement quest is quite simple." Heath chuckled as he put away the asparagus. This was probably the easiest achievement quest Heath had ever done. You see, previous achievement quests were often quite troublesome, either because the ingredients were hard to come by or there was no recipe. But this asparagus could be bought on the street, and there was a recipe, and it wasn't complicated at all. This was simply fantastic.

You entertained Ma Zhide and received a Stamina Candy.

You entertained Charizard (Ghost) and Blastoise (Ghost), and you received 10 Zoroark Candies.

Hiss was taken aback. Grandpa Ma Zhide and Charizard were within Hiss's expectations, after all, that's how Grandpa Ma Zhide was entertained yesterday. But what Hiss didn't expect was why there was an extra Blastoise this time? What was this, a buy-one-get-one-free deal?

“But if that’s the case…” Heath glanced at his Rebirth Eye quest. Sure enough, the Rebirth Eye quest progress had increased by two. This made Heath somewhat happy. It seemed that this quest wasn’t particularly difficult. Now there were already two. If there was one more, wouldn’t Heath be able to complete his quest directly and get his reward?

Heath thought of what Grandpa Ma Zhide had just said, and couldn't help but look in the direction of the Pokémon Tower. Could it be that the way to entertain ghost Pokémon is to place the prepared dishes in front of the Pokémon's tombstone? If that's the case, then this task is actually quite simple.

It was still raining in Lavender Town, a steady drizzle that never seemed to stop. From the moment Heath put up the awning until he closed the shop due to a lack of customers, the rain continued to fall. Heath had originally planned to visit the Pokémon Tower to see if his idea was feasible, and also to find out who the Pokémon mentioned in the clues he had obtained was. However, because of the rain, Heath abandoned those plans and put the tables and chairs away.

As for the awnings, Heath also had to put them away. After all, these awnings took up a lot of space, and if they were left here, some problems would inevitably arise. If someone were to run home at night without an umbrella and not pay attention to where they were going, wouldn't they just run into them?

"Ouch!" Two loud "bangs" rang out at the same time. Heath's lips twitched. Had he awakened some kind of jinx?

However, Heath rushed over and discovered that the person who was running home without an umbrella and not paying attention to where she was going was none other than Miss Saya.

Heath couldn't help but cover her face. Although Saya was very skilled in Pokémon medical care, she seemed a bit naive in everyday life.

"Miss Saya... are you alright?" Heath asked with a complicated expression as he looked at Miss Saya in front of him. It really happened.

The other person had a large bump on their head, and didn't look like they were alright at all.

"Thank goodness... Ouch... It hurts so much..." Miss Saya got up from the ground with tears in her eyes, clutching her head in pain.

Chapter 515 Pokémon Spending the Night

“Miss Saya, even though it’s raining tonight, you still have to be careful when walking at night.” Heath sat in his dining car with a wry smile, then took out his first aid kit and applied iodine to Miss Saya’s skin.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch..." Miss Saya gasped, no one knew how fast she had been moving, but now there was a big bump on Miss Saya's head, which made Heath both laugh and cry. This Miss Saya is really something, she doesn't look young, but she can still make herself look like this.

Fortunately, Heath's food truck had these first-aid kits on hand. After all, according to the league's regulations, food service and other public sector workers are required to have a first-aid kit and be familiar with the relevant first-aid knowledge; otherwise, they are not allowed to open for business.

"I don't know either... I just saw your awning and thought I'd hurry over, but I bumped into it." Miss Saya's eyes were brimming with tears. She had a big bump on her head, and the worst part was that there was a cut. Fortunately, the cut wasn't deep, and Heath used the latest stainless steel frame, so there was no rust. Otherwise, Miss Saya would have had to get a tetanus shot.

It's not surprising that tetanus exists in the Pokémon world, but Hiss has heard that some very shrewd trainers have put their attention to these things. Steel-type Pokémon trainers would deliberately make their Pokémon have spikes or something covered in rust, so that their physical attacks would also have magical effects.

During that period, many Pokémon Trainers went to the Pokémon Center to get tetanus shots after battling, which even led to a shortage of tetanus vaccines.

Later, even more powerful players expanded the Stingers move to include spikes carrying viruses—various infectious diseases. Some unscrupulous individuals even opted to use spikes carrying Pokémon fever. The League, left with no other option, banned the use of these off-field moves. Otherwise, Pokémon battles would likely be even more exciting and despicable.

However, although the League has banned their use, these tricks are still in use by those dark organizations. This is something that Heath learned from Officer Jenny. Officer Jenny's Pokémon are also the most widely vaccinated, after all, they are often on the front line of fighting evil.

"Miss Saya, is there something you need that's bringing you here so late?" Heath glanced at her phone; it was 12:23 AM. Yesterday at this time, Heath should have been entertaining guests, but today, due to this sudden downpour, her plans had fallen through.

Just as Heath was speaking, he suddenly noticed that several Pokémon were sneaking around outside the open food truck door, then disappeared into the shadows.

Heath didn't bother with it. When he closed his shop, he only put away his own tables and chairs, but not the awning. This was because he knew that the stray Pokémon were not in a good situation, and his awning could provide them with a dry and sheltered environment, making things a little better for these little guys.

"Actually, it's nothing much. I just wanted to tell you about Little Gold. Its illness has been cured, and considering how popular it is in Lavender Town, Joey plans to release it back there. After all, it was taken from you, so I had to let you know." Miss Saya took the cup of ginger tea that Heath had handed her, took a sip with relish, and then briefly explained.