Caleb and the Cursed Kitchen Chapter 3

The noodles were delivered by the waiter.

The waiter insisted that it was Caleb Lu who used Conrad Zhao's name and insisted that he let the prince taste the new dishes. He even took out a whole copper coin that Caleb Lu bribed him with as evidence.

However, the waiter didn't expect that Caleb Lu had gotten into too many troubles in the past half month and had already lost all his money. Not to mention a huge sum of money like a hundred yuan, he might not even be able to take out two copper coins. If the restaurant hadn't provided food and accommodation, he would have starved to death in no time.

The reason why Manager Rong reluctantly kept him for a few more days was because he still owed money to the restaurant and there was no way to deduct his monthly salary, so he had to work as a laborer to pay off his debts.

So under the threat of reporting to the police, Felix was finally betrayed by the waiter.

Caleb Lu was not surprised at all. He even suspected that the strange things that happened before were also caused by this person.

Seeing that the truth was revealed, Felix's face turned red and he started cursing at Caleb Lu.

"It's all your fault for being a fool! If you were not incompetent and still occupying the toilet without doing anything, what would happen if I gave the dishes you cooked to the prince?! I just want everyone to see clearly, how can someone like you be the last disciple of Master Zhao?"

Caleb Lu was not angry, but asked curiously: "Who do you say is the toilet?"

Felix: "......"

He turned to Shopkeeper Rong and begged for mercy, swearing that he just wanted to let σw.zλ. Lu see his own worth and had no intention of poisoning the guests.

Felix was an old employee of the restaurant, having worked here for many years. When he knelt down, many people couldn't bear it and pleaded for him, saying that he was confused for a moment.

Caleb Lu said casually: "Today, you stab me in the back just because you don't like me. Who knows who you will dislike tomorrow? Oh, I'm really worried about everyone's safety."

Everyone suddenly fell silent.

Caleb Lu sneered, and the reason he was generous to others was because the knife didn't fall on him.

Felix was furious: "Nonsense! Who else can I dislike except you!"

"If you don't like me, you can just beat me up. Why do you want to cause trouble for the boss? You clearly know that this will harm our restaurant!" Caleb Lu looked heartbroken.

"you!!!"

Felix was furious and was about to hit him with his fist, but Rong stopped him with a stern voice: "Enough!"

"Felix, considering that you have worked hard for the restaurant for many years, I will keep it a secret from the prince, just to save your life," Manager Rong said with a gloomy face, "I will not deduct your monthly salary, you can go to the accounting office to settle the bill tomorrow and leave."

Felix was as if struck by lightning, his face full of panic: "Boss! Boss, I know I was wrong! Please, I can't leave..."

"Get out." Shopkeeper Rong ignored his screams and howls.

Seeing that he was powerless to save the situation, Felix turned around abruptly and pointed at Caleb Lu with resentment: "Just wait, I won't let you go!"

Caleb Lu smiled and made a "bye-bye" gesture to him.

Next, Manager Rong swiftly and decisively punished the waiter, which served as a warning to everyone present, and finally walked up to Conrad Zhao.

"Old Zhao, although it's not Caleb Lu's fault this time, if he stays any longer, I'm afraid he will ruin the reputation of my Shifang Restaurant sooner or later. After this month, he must leave. Of course, if you want, you can still accept him as your apprentice in private, and I won't ask."

Conrad Zhao, who had been silent, glanced at Caleb Lu, as if he was looking at a piece of garbage that was finally going to be thrown away.

"No need," Conrad Zhao said coldly, "From today on, I, Conrad Zhao, no longer have you as my disciple. You can take care of yourself."

System 2583 made a sound of electrical failure in Caleb Lu's mind, but Caleb Lu looked calm, as if he had expected this.

The identity that the system set for the host in this world was originally a talented little chef.

At a young age, with his extraordinary talent for cooking, he was spotted by the chef of Shifang Restaurant and was accepted as his last disciple. From then on, he rose rapidly in the culinary world and became the new star of the restaurant.

But the place I came to was a place where even instant noodles tasted terrible.

Therefore, in Conrad Zhao's perception, the apprentice he accepted should have been a Chinese chef, and a powerful aid for him to dominate the restaurant and even start his own business. But now he has inexplicably become an expert in ruining things.

The potential stock that Conrad Zhao had invested heavily in was about to hit rock bottom. Conrad Zhao wanted to report to the police and have Caleb Lu arrested as a swindler. How could he have any affection for him as a master and disciple?

Caleb Lu calmly walked back to his room, calmly sat down and drank a sip of water, and calmly asked with a trembling voice: "System, there are still five days. What kind of job can I find within five days?"

The system seemed to have just recovered from a bug, and the mechanical voice continued intermittently: "Begging... begging for food."

Road time: "......"

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It was just dawning in the sky and Caleb Lu yawned several times. He squatted beside the gutter at the kitchen door with a listless look on his face.

This was his last day working at Shifang Restaurant.

Although he had no salary these days, at least he could still maintain adequate food and clothing. After today, he didn't know where to find his next meal.

Amid Conrad Zhao's repeated scolding, he washed the fresh fruits and vegetables he had bought today one by one, and then put them in a bamboo basket beside him to dry.

The temperature in the early spring morning is not high, and the water drawn from the well is icy cold. By the time I finished washing all the vegetables, my ten originally white and tender fingers had become red and swollen from the cold.

He straightened his aching back and blew two breaths of hot air on his fingers when a pile of bled chickens suddenly fell from the sky and slammed into the basin beside him.

"Hurry up, pluck all the chicken feathers before dinner, the chef is waiting to put them in the pot!" the visitor said hurriedly.

I counted them on the way and found there were twelve or thirteen of them. It would take two hours just to boil the chickens, not to mention plucking the tiny hairs off each one!

He was silent for a while, then said to the system expressionlessly: "Why don't I just take the chicken and leave now? Maybe the money from selling the chicken can last a few more days."

2583 thought about it seriously, "This is good, this way the host can go to jail and not worry about starving to death."

"......" Caleb Lu sighed deeply.

He endured the sickening stench and resigned himself to picking up a few dead chickens with broken necks, allowing his boss to squeeze every last drop of value out of him before firing him.

Just as Caleb Lu was bending over to add firewood to the stove, a waiter from the front building rushed in and shouted anxiously: "Caleb Lu! Caleb Lu! Come with me quickly... Someone from the palace has come and specifically wants to see you!"

The busy kitchen suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes turned to the young man.

The chicken in Lu's hand shook, and it fell into the fire with its neck tilted, emitting a fragrant aroma of roasted meat skin.

The restaurant was not open to customers at this time, and Caleb Lu stumbled into the lobby at the waiter's urging.

Shopkeeper Rong stood in the middle of the lobby with his back to them, and the person in front of him was------

It was the evil spirit from yesterday whose clothes, knife, and face were all black!

Cold sweat broke out on Caleb Lu's back: It's over, the villain is so angry after returning home, is he here to settle the score? !

"Caleb Lu?" Shopkeeper Rong spotted him and shouted with a sullen face, "Come here quickly! Don't keep Master Han waiting for too long!"

I walked over with fear in my heart, "Boss, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Before Manager Rong could say anything, the black-clad guard put his knife into his bosom and said with a frown, "Follow me. The prince wants to see you."

Caleb Lu laughed stiffly: "What can't be done here..."

"Stop talking nonsense and go."

As soon as the fierce guard turned his head, Manager Rong could not wait to push Caleb Lu out and said in a low voice, "Hurry up and leave. Don't make the Seventh Prince unhappy, or else the restaurant will be in trouble!"

He paused, knowing that he had nowhere to hide, and followed dejectedly.

After watching Han Yang lead Caleb Lu out of the restaurant, Manager Rong finally breathed a sigh of relief and chased back the people who were watching the excitement from behind the door: "Go away! Go back to work! See? This is the result of offending a distinguished guest! Get ready!"

At the end of the crowd, Conrad Zhao and he looked at each other, and both saw relief in each other's eyes.

Fortunately, they did not continue to have this trouble on the road.