Chapter 93 - I’m Very Bad-tempered!!!
A Stay-at-home Dad’s Restaurant In An Alternate World
Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations
Amy thought for a moment. âI want to wear my hair in two braids and wear that purple dress with flowers on the chest and the white shoes. Will I look like Mushroom Fairy?â she asked, looking at Mag.
Mag nodded with a smile. âYes. Youâll be more adorable than Mushroom Fairy. Youâll be a fairy yourself.â He got out of bed, found Amyâs little dress, and helped her put it on. Then he did her hair into two pigtails skillfully. After days of practicing, he had got really dexterous at handling her hair.
Amy still liked the pigtails and showed no intention of changing her hairstyle, so Mag had no chance to show his hairdressing skills.
Amy put on her white shoes and spun in a circle. âFather, do I look beautiful?â she asked as she looked at Mag.
Magâs eyes lit up. âYes. Youâre such a pretty little fairy,â he answered, nodding.Sheâs even prettier than the elf in the music box.
âMeowâ¦â Ugly Duckling walked over to Amy. It rubbed its little head against her calf. It was a little upset because no one had paid any attention to its cries.
âUgly Duckling, the dress would be wasted on you. You wonât look any better in it.â She sighed, stooping down to pick the kitten up.
âMeow, meowâ¦â Ugly Duckling lifted its paws up and widened its eyes as it cried out, trying to prove its cuteness.
âYou look even uglier now.â Amy forced its head to one side in disgust.
âMeowâ¦â The kitten looked away, its eyes watery.
Mag shook his head, smiling. Another master would have grown very fond of such a cute orange cat, but not Amy. She is teasing it every day and thinking of it as her future roast goose.
Mag washed up, brushed his teeth, and went downstairs. Several customers were leaning on his window, looking inside. Their faces lit up when they saw Mag. Then came the sound of knocking.
Mag frowned. âSystem, do you have any window shades?â He felt he had to cover his window during closed hours. Their watching made him uncomfortable.
âYou donât have the right to make me change the layout of the restaurant right now,â the system said solemnly. âYouâll have to upgrade the restaurant to lv2 first. Then Iâll change it for you for free to a certain degree.â
âMeasure the size of the floor-to-ceiling window for me please,â Mag said calmly.
âItâs 6.5 meters long and 3.6 meters tall,â answered the system quickly.
Mag nodded. âThen Iâd like a right size window shade and tools to hang it up.â
âIâll say it again: you donât have the right to make me change the layout of the restaurant for you right now,â it said seriously.
âWhen did I ask you to change the restaurant for me? I just want to buy it. Donât be so overzealous in this kind of stuff. Arenât you a respectable food system?â Mag said sarcastically, his mouth twisting.
ââ¦â An ellipsis went across Magâs head. Then, it said solemnly, âIâm a respectable system. I donât have any window shades.â
âFive gold coins?â Mag asked in a calm voice.
âIâm a respectable system,â the system repeated.
Mag raised an eyebrow. âSix gold coins. If you donât want to sell, Iâll buy a bamboo curtain on the street. Itâs as good as any.â His voice was still calm.
The system fell silent, seeming to be agonizing over it. After a while, it asked tentatively, âA little more?â
âNo way.â Mag curled his upper lip. And it calls itself a respectable system.
âPay me four more gold coins and Iâll give you a window shade that best matches the restaurant. Itâs totally automatic. It will block all the unwanted prying eyes and become hidden when you pull it up. A set of tools will come free with the window shade to help you punch holes accurately. Itâs very easy to install. Iâm sure youâll like it.â The system made an enticing offer.
Mag shook his head in disappointment. âNo thanks. Itâs too heavy. I canât even lift it up, to say nothing of installing it. I guess Iâll go find a better seller who would deliver and install it for me.â
The system fell silent again.
Amy took a look at the people who were leaning on the window and knocking at their door, and didnât understand. âDad, there are customers waiting outside. Isnât today our rest day?â she asked as she looked up at Mag.
âYes, it is. We donât open today, but they still want to eat here,â said Mag, smiling. âSit, Iâll bring you a glass of water, and then make breakfast for us.â He turned to walk towards the kitchen.
Itâs very clear on the signboard. Iâll have to explain it to the customers when we leave. They may not be happy to hear it, though.
Mag didnât rush to push the silent system. It was impossible for him to install such a big window shade all by himself; however, he would have to explain away the automatic design if he asked for help. It was best if the system would install it for him.
Amy turned to take a look at her father. âWhy wonât they let Father rest one day? Besides, we are to see Teacher Luna today,â she muttered to herself. Then she clenched her little fist and walked to the door with the kitten in her arms.
Outside their door still stood a dozen customers. Some of them hadnât heard Magâs explanation yesterday, and others had come here on the off chance that Mag might open because of so many customers coming.
Yet it was already past the opening time, and the door was still closed. They saw the rest day countdown on the screen. Some customers left after waiting for a long while; after all, they wouldnât let a breakfast mess up all their arrangements for the day.
Those who had come a long way to arrive here refused to leave without their food, so over 10 people remained. They decided to say something flatteringâor menacing, if necessaryâto make Mag at least cook one roujiamo for them each.
Sargeras was among the crowd. He had been very lucky to find a more difficult quest yesterday. He had killed three flamingos and had been rewarded with 80 gold coins. He wanted to use some of the money to buy breakfast because he didnât come across a quest like that every day; besides, he had been lucky to finish his quest in such a short time. He had to change his plan of eating 10 roujiamos every meal to eating five.
He had heard Magâs explanation yesterday, but he wanted to come here to try his luck before going to the guild to find a quest. He was standing at the back of the crowd and didnât hurry to walk to the door.
When they heard Magâs footsteps coming downstairs, they all looked to the door with great expectations. They were hoping their enthusiasm would change his mind.
âDing!â
The door opened slowly. They looked down and saw Amyâs long face and the kitten, disappointed.
âWe donât open today. Father and I are going to visit Teacher Luna. If you want to eat the delicious rainbow fried rice and roujiamo, come back tomorrow.â Then Amyâs face darkened as she lifted her hand. âAnd if you knock again, Iâll set you on fire! Iâm very bad-tempered!!!â