I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

Therefore, many people order a little bit of everything when they eat out. The advantage of this is that it can cater to everyone's tastes. Of course, there are also some nitpickers who, even if their feelings have been taken into account, can still find all sorts of reasons to criticize people.

"Grandma, what exactly is your obsession?" Heath asked, making the sauce while looking at the old woman beside him. He felt a bit conflicted; he felt like the old woman had tricked him, but he couldn't find any evidence.

"Haha, I don't know either. Before I died, I was thinking of eating some roasted sweet potatoes, but then..." The old lady's expression suddenly paused, and then her eyes became hazy and blank, as if she was seriously thinking about what her wish at that time was.

Heath didn't disturb them, but continued making her sauce. After she finished, she checked the time, went out to add the sauce, and then the guests could eat.

When Heath returned to the kitchen with the plate, the old lady was sitting on a stool to the side with a very strange expression.

"Have you figured it out?" Heath asked the old woman in front of him. This question was indeed crucial. If they could find the old woman's last wish, they could send her back home.

“I remember now, I want to be younger, hahaha~ Isn’t that greedy?” the old lady said with a smile. Heath’s lips twitched. If this was a wish…

Heath briefly explained the wonders of the Ghost Realm to the old lady, explaining that she would only grow younger and younger in that world, and that regaining her youthful appearance would not be a problem.

"You mean, all the dead are in that world?" The old woman suddenly became excited. Heath was stunned for a moment, but still nodded. There were no other worlds in this world, so it was indeed true that all the dead were in that world.

To everyone's surprise, after hearing those words, Grandma Shui Miao actually turned into light and disappeared in front of Heath. Heath was stunned for a few seconds. He looked at the empty kitchen, touched his face, and thought, "Good heavens, I just said it casually, and the old lady fulfilled my wish."

Heath was a little confused, but that was a good thing. And thinking about what the old lady had just said, Heath felt like he had guessed something.

"I think I know what she's determined to do now."

Chapter 585 Röntgen bacteria?

"Your business is so good, it's really bothering me." Heath looked at Cynthia and smiled helplessly. It wasn't his fault that the business was so good. It was just that Heath had made some predictions about the weather in Baidai City and tried to ride the wave of popularity, but he didn't expect it to actually work. Moreover, Heath's innovative hot pot style had won the hearts of the people of Baidai City, so his business had become incredibly good, even to the point of being exaggerated.

However, this is not surprising. Generally speaking, restaurants with innovative ideas tend to do well at the beginning. For example, those toilet restaurants in my previous life attracted many customers at the beginning with the unique shapes of the tableware used to serve the dishes. However, whether these customers can be retained depends on the cost-effectiveness and the taste. If the taste is not good, the popularity will pass, and the restaurant will probably go out of business. It is only suitable for people who want to make a quick buck to open such restaurants.

"Would you like something to eat?" Hiss rubbed his hands together. Today, Cynthia was wearing a knitted hat and seemed to have disguised herself. At least some guests looked over curiously, but after seeing Cynthia, they didn't come over to ask her anything. They probably didn't recognize that Cynthia was the current champion of the Sinnoh region.

That's a good thing, after all, it would be troublesome if Cynthia were recognized. Heath thinks there's a high chance that the guests will flock to Cynthia for autographs, since Cynthia is very popular. In the current Pokémon League, most champions are male, and even if there are female champions, they are usually older. It's rare to find someone as young and beautiful as Cynthia, so she's quite popular among the champions.

Of course, his current popularity is still not as high as that of the long-established popular idol, the Pokémon League champion. The other party is simply too strong. He is both an idol and a champion, and he has both strength, good looks and popularity.

"Hmm... let me think~ Is there any fried rice that tastes better and is more unique?" Cynthia rested her fingers on her chin, pondered for a few seconds, and then asked seriously. Hiss was taken aback for a moment, but still nodded. Fried rice is easy to make. Although Cynthia's request was a bit unique, Hiss still knew how to make it for her.

After all, he bought some very interesting ingredients at the market today, so he could try making one for Cynthia.

"Then I'll wait to eat~" Cynthia smiled happily. Cynthia's smile was very beautiful, and she would show her little tiger teeth when she smiled. Heath stared at Cynthia for a while, but then Heath went back to the kitchen and began to prepare fried rice for Cynthia.

"But I really didn't expect that this kind of ingredient would exist in this world... Or has the growth pattern of this ingredient changed in this world?" Heath took out a bag of grayish-black things from the food cabinet. They looked a bit dirty, but Heath knew what they were. They were wild mushrooms. When Heath first saw them, he felt that they were very similar to something called Ganba mushroom that he had eaten in his previous life. However, in this world, they were called Röntgen mushrooms. Heath didn't understand why at first, but he later asked the stall owner and found out.

According to the stall owner, the Röntgen mushroom was discovered by a trainer who was trapped in the mountains in ancient times. It tastes very delicious. Although it looks ugly, it is a very precious type of wild mushroom that cannot be artificially cultivated. Moreover, Röntgen's sense of smell plays a very powerful role in finding this kind of wild mushroom, so it was named Röntgen mushroom.

It has to be said that even in the world of Pokémon, there are all sorts of strange legends and stories, whether true or false, but Heath doesn't care. He only cares about the taste of Röntgen, even though he always thought it should be dried mushroom.

[Röntgen mushroom, a non-toxic and edible wild mushroom with a very delicious flavor, cannot be artificially cultivated and has a very unique aroma. Apart from boiling, any cooking method will allow diners to enjoy its best taste.]

Looking at the prompt in front of him, Heath nodded in satisfaction. As long as the Xanthomonas was not toxic, it could be eaten normally. Heath's food identifier had been upgraded once, making it much more convenient and worry-free to use now. Previously, Heath had to worry about whether there would be food that needed to be identified in the future, which made Heath even more looking forward to today's reward.

"If I could upgrade it again, that would be incredibly convenient, but the chances of that seem slim. After all, it's so rare to upgrade this thing." Heath shook his head. Since he got the ingredient identifier, he'd only upgraded it once, yesterday. If it hadn't been for the unexpected upgrade yesterday, he didn't know when he would have been able to successfully upgrade it again.

Because this thing really looks like dried mushroom, Heath decided to make a dried mushroom fried rice for Cynthia using the same method.

Fried rice with dried mushrooms is a simple and unpretentious dish. Generally, it only requires dried mushrooms and a little green pepper. Of course, you can also add some ham from Yunnan Province, which will make it taste even better. However, there is no ham in this world, which makes Heath feel a little sorry. Heath plans to go to the market later to buy some pork legs and then marinate them himself. With Dialluka's seasoning jars, making ham has become much easier.

If you can process ingredients like ham, you can make even more interesting foods.

Fried rice with dried mushrooms is very simple. The only difficulty lies in cleaning the dried mushrooms. This type of mushroom, Röntgenis, is almost identical to dried mushrooms, with many folds. This makes cleaning Röntgenis very troublesome, as it is particularly easy for sand to accumulate inside, which greatly affects the taste.

However, Heath had no shortage of patience, so he washed the mushrooms for a full five minutes to make sure there were no residues left before taking them out, chopping them a few times, and then heating oil in a pan to start making this unique Röntgen mushroom fried rice.

A short while later, Heath brought the fried rice to Cynthia.

Chapter 586 The Guest Who Wanted Foie Gras

"What kind of fried rice is this? It looks so unique." Cynthia blinked. Although she had stayed in Baidai City for a while, she had never actually eaten Röntgen mushrooms before. In addition, since Hiss had cut Röntgen mushrooms, it was even more difficult for her to recognize them.

The whole plate of fried rice looked like black Rönigs mushrooms, green bell peppers, and red shallots that Heath had deliberately added. After all, fried rice tastes better with some side dishes. Heath was also seriously thinking about whether he should find time to make some rice sauce himself. After all, rice sauce could be sold and served to customers as a side dish with rice bowls and fried rice.

"This is Röntgen fried rice, it tastes really good, you can try it. These red ones next to it are pickled scallions, I pickled them myself, they taste even better when paired with them." Heath smiled. He didn't have much time here, Zoroark was very busy, at least for now it looked like he wished he had more hands. Heath hurried over to greet the guests.

"Boss, one dessert cake, please!" a girl shouted. Heath responded and wrote it down in her notebook.

"Boss, I'd like a plate of beef... and we're out of pea shoots!" a man shouted. Heath quickly nodded and went over. Pea shoots were indeed very popular with these customers. Heath breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, he had bought a lot of pea shoots, otherwise he probably wouldn't have been able to satisfy the customers in front of him.

Just as Heath was busy and dizzy, a guest called out to him.

"Boss, I have a question." The speaker was a man in a suit, with a fur coat draped over his shoulders, giving off a very wealthy vibe. Heath also noticed a watch on the man. Although Heath didn't know much about watches, he recognized this one as a luxury brand from the Pokémon world. The cheapest of these watches cost over 30,000 League Coins, making it quite expensive.

It's often said that the poor play with cars, while the rich play with watches, and there's some truth to that. After all, for these nouveau riche, the watch on their wrist can also show their status and identity. Some nouveau riche even have a watch that's enough to buy a house and a luxury car, and still have a lot left over.

"Do you have any foie gras here? I'd like some." The man wiped his mouth and asked Heath. Heath paused for a moment, then shook her head. The man was a little disappointed, but didn't say anything.

"If you'd like to eat, I can serve you within thirty minutes." However, it would be a loss not to take a customer's order, so Heath asked if the customer could wait. If so, Heath could go and buy a serving of foie gras for the customer.

"Thirty minutes? No problem, but the taste has to be good." The man paused for a moment, then smiled. Heath nodded. He was quite confident in his cooking skills, after all, it wasn't that difficult, even though this time the ingredient was foie gras, a very unique food.

Foie gras is considered one of the world's most delicious foods. It is generally consumed by foreigners, primarily in Europe and America, especially the French, who have an exceptional love and passion for it. In fact, the global spread of foie gras is largely due to French chefs.

However, with the exchange of cultures around the world, foie gras has gradually gone beyond France and into the world. Heath believes that the reason why foie gras is so popular is partly due to the praise of chefs, and partly because its taste is indeed very good, which is why it can attract so many customers to enjoy it.

Foie gras, which is hailed as a delicacy, is different from ordinary foie gras. The foie gras that is truly considered the ultimate delicacy is actually the fatty liver of a relatively special breed of goose.

Yes, foie gras is actually fatty liver.

Generally speaking, it takes a very long time for a normal goose to develop fatty liver and reach the standard for foie gras. Therefore, in order to obtain foie gras as quickly as possible, farmers often use force-feeding to accelerate the growth of the foie gras in order to make high profits. This method is actually very cruel and brutal. The process of force-feeding geese can be described as a form of torture. Therefore, in my previous life, this practice was considered animal abuse. However, in order to make high profits, there were still quite a few people who did it.

This kind of thing has happened even in the Pokémon world, but later, with the establishment of the League's regulations, this behavior was prohibited. This has led to the foie gras market being more normal now, not as outrageous as it was in the past, but the price is naturally a bit higher.

Heath rode Charizard out, since riding Charizard was the only way to get the foie gras quickly. Fortunately, Charizard was fast and a Fire-type Pokémon, so it performed well even in cold weather, making things easier for Heath. By the time Heath returned to the food cart with the foie gras, only eighteen minutes had passed, leaving him with just twelve minutes to cook it. However, cooking foie gras didn't actually take that long.

The way to eat foie gras is very common; just pan-fry it. After all, foie gras itself tastes very good. Although it is the fatty liver of a goose, it tastes really good. It has a delicate texture and a special aroma, making it one of the best ingredients. Moreover, the foie gras that Heath bought this time was almost white, which is also a very good quality foie gras.

"Sir, here is your roasted foie gras. Please enjoy." Heath brought the foie gras over, and the man happily took it. He then cut off a small piece with a knife, tasted it, and nodded in satisfaction. Heath did not disturb him but went to the side to continue serving the other guests.

The man finished eating in no time. Historia specifically asked Zoroark to keep an eye on him, since although the man was wearing an expensive watch, some people are capable of anything, and Historia had seen such people before.

Fortunately, the customer didn't try to skip out on the bill; he paid and left, so Heath managed to break even.

"Heath, Heath!" Cynthia called Heath over.

"What's wrong?" Heath asked curiously, looking at Cynthia, who had already finished eating.

Chapter 587 Let's go on a date

“Didn’t I give you a gift last time? This time I want to give you one myself.” Cynthia said with a smile. Heath was taken aback. A gift last time? Heath didn’t remember. Could it be the gift from that customer Cynthia recommended for dinner? The Zoroark claw mark made Heath a little curious about what gift Cynthia planned to give him.

"What gift?" Heath asked curiously. Although he didn't care much about gifts, it was still a gift, so Heath asked. If it was too expensive, then Heath planned to refuse.

"Actually, it's nothing much, just this!" Cynthia handed Heath a small box with a transparent case, so Heath could see what was inside. And once Heath saw it, he realized what the gift Cynthia had given him was.

A watch, a very nice-looking black and silver watch, and it seems to be a mechanical watch?

"A watch? This thing can't be that expensive, can it?" Heath hesitated. He had just entertained a guest who wore a watch worth tens of thousands of dollars, and now Cynthia was giving him one. This made Heath a little worried. If the watch was also quite expensive, then it really wasn't appropriate to accept it. Although, strictly speaking, Heath himself could afford such watches, he felt that his mobile phone was enough for telling time, and wearing a watch was a bit excessive.

"Oh, it's not very expensive. I bought it at a discount gift shop for just over two hundred yuan." Hearing Cynthia's words, Heath breathed a sigh of relief. But that's normal. Watches are like that; the price difference can be quite exaggerated. An expensive watch can cost tens of millions of Alliance coins, while an ordinary watch can be bought for just a few dozen yuan.

Heath then put the watch on his wrist. The black and silver watch looked quite nice, and it felt good to wear. He didn't know what kind of metal it was made of.

Cynthia smiled at Heath without saying a word. Heath scratched his head a little embarrassedly. Although he knew he liked Cynthia quite a bit, after all, she was beautiful and had a good personality. Who wouldn't like such a perfect woman? However, Heath was also worried that if he was just overthinking things, they might not even be able to stay friends. So sometimes Heath hesitated.

However, Heath immediately thought of another way to confirm it.

"Cynthia, shall we... go see a movie later?" Heath asked cautiously. A girl next to Heath also heard Heath's invitation. She turned her head curiously to look at Heath and Cynthia, her eyes filled with undisguised gossip.

It has to be said that people are almost always very interested in watching the excitement and gossip.

"Huh? Can I take that as an invitation for me to go on a date with you?" Cynthia paused for a moment, then stood up with a smile, put her hands behind her back, walked up to Heath, and leaned forward slightly to ask.

Heath leaned back slightly. Cynthia was too close, far too close. Heath could even smell the fragrance of Cynthia's hair, a faint milky scent that smelled wonderful.

“Then…” Heath took a deep breath. Now that things had come to this point, how could he possibly back down?

"So, can you go on a date with me?" Heath took a deep breath and asked seriously. The girl next to him suddenly jumped and looked over. Heath and Cynthia didn't notice this. Heath was looking at Cynthia seriously. He was a little nervous at the moment. After all, this time he was really asking her out on a date.

Cynthia looked at Heath with a mischievous grin, but she didn't say anything. Just when Heath's nerves were about to explode with tension, Cynthia finally spoke.

“Of course not…” Cynthia refused. Hiss was stunned for a moment, then he lowered his head in disappointment. Had he really overthought things?

“Because… I need to go back and change my clothes… Your invitation was too abrupt…” Cynthia bit her lower lip, her face flushed. She raised her hand to smooth her long hair, tucking it behind her ear. She also tucked her right foot behind her left heel, raised her toes, and wiggled on the floor. Heath stared at Cynthia, who was acting like a little girl, and was stunned.

Cynthia is beautiful. Now, with her youthful charm, she exudes a vibrant energy. Heath thinks Cynthia is a true beauty, and Heath never expected her to be so stunning, given her gentle, serene gaze.

The girl next to her was so excited she kept shaking her leg; the scene was truly...

The girl felt her heart was almost intoxicated; she also wanted such a sweet romance. However, the thought of still being single made her feel quite depressed.

Heath was stunned. He didn't even know when Cynthia left. He felt as if he were under a spell, and his whole body felt dizzy and disoriented until a girl called out to him, which brought Heath back to his senses.

"Sir, you mean you want to eat macarons?" Heath paused for a moment. The mention of cooking seemed to sober him up a bit. He smiled and asked the customer in front of him. The girl in front of him nodded with a flushed face. Heath wasn't surprised. After all, eating hot pot is very hot, so the girl's face was probably flushed because it was too hot.

Heath was completely unaware that the girl had just witnessed him and Cynthia asking each other out. If he had known that she had seen the whole thing, he probably would have felt a little nervous and embarrassed.

“Macarons…” Heath stroked his chin. This dessert was quite interesting. It was difficult to make and required a very high level of taste. If it was too sweet, it wouldn’t work. Macarons weren’t suitable for an overly sweet taste. However, just to be on the safe side, Heath glanced at the girl’s head to confirm her requirements for the food.

[My requirements for food: It has to be sweet! I also want a sweet romance!]

Heath's lips twitched. Goodness, sweetness is easy to handle, but what the heck is this "sweet romance"? What strange things is this girl thinking?

Chapter 588 Macarons—A Girl's Delight...

Macarons have a strange nickname, which is "the girl's..." Well, for some reason, Heath couldn't say it out loud. At first, Heath didn't quite understand why macarons had such a unique name, but after Heath made a batch of macarons herself, she understood better, because macarons do indeed have a very unique taste.

Of course, the main reason is that during the baking process, macarons have a lace-like edge when they are covered with cream, which leads some people to think that they are girlish... hence the strange nickname.

However, macarons have always been a controversial treat since their invention. People who like them think they taste sweet and are very elegant to eat, with a kind of aristocratic air. But people who dislike them say that macarons are too sweet, have too much sugar and are bad for your health. Moreover, macarons are generally quite expensive, which is why they are not so popular.

Furthermore, macarons didn't actually originate in France; they were only popularized by the French later. However, in this world, macarons are a very common dessert, and their origin is generally considered to be the Hoenn region.

Heath didn't care about this. He didn't have a good or bad opinion on desserts because he knew that every customer had different tastes and even different requirements for food. This led to a wide variety of customer preferences. Some customers liked bitter food, while others couldn't live without spicy food. It was difficult to define each customer's taste preferences with a standard. So, some people might find macarons too sweet, while others might find the sweetness of macarons just right.

The girl who just ordered macarons prefers a sweet taste, so Heath prepared sweeter macarons for her, which should satisfy her request.

Making macarons isn't that complicated. When you first start learning, you might feel a bit flustered, but with anything, it's all about practice. Once you do something enough, you'll gradually get used to it and even take it for granted. Heath thinks making macarons is the same way. Once you've done it seriously a few times, it won't be so complicated anymore.

It could even be described as somewhat simple.

"Here are your macarons, please enjoy." Heath placed the macarons in front of the girl. Although Heath felt it was a bit strange to eat macarons after having hot pot, it was a matter of the guest's preference, and Heath wouldn't say anything casually. He just wondered how the guests from yesterday were doing, since they had eaten hot food followed by cold food, which could easily cause diarrhea.