Nobody took Magnus and the others seriously.
After asking Julian to kick them out, Julian brought Wendy and Tiffany back to the room where he was having his meal.
Meanwhile, Darrel Laine and Jonas Yale continued greeting the new customers without taking a break.
After all, the previous incident had scared off some cowardly customers. As the bosses of the restaurant, it was their obligation to handle this situation on their own.
In the room, Tiffany told them about her personal experience without any reservations after Wendy asked her about it.
Wendy, who had never experienced a lack of food, clothing, or fatherly love since young, was shocked when she knew that Tiffany was born into such a family.
“I used to read news about how miserable the children of poor families are. Such stories always felt extremely distant to me. Today, I’ve realized that these things are happening all around me. How could there be such a father? On top of that, you actually need to work to earn money for your brother’s tuition fees. Don’t you find it hard?”
Wendy was inherently kind and gentle. After knowing about Tiffany’s life experience, she immediately felt a sense of compassion toward her.
“It’s not hard.”
However, Tiffany thought that it was normal.
“We’ve always lived that way. Although I was often famished when I was young, I have the ability to earn money now. I can feed myself now. Furthermore, the old people in the village and the teachers from the school all treated me very well.”
Wendy was overcome with discomfort once she heard what Tiffany said.
Perhaps, in Tiffany’s view, it was a good day as long as she did not have to starve. If she could afford her school fees and was able to go to school, life would be close to perfect for her.
However, these were all the basic needs of an ordinary human living in this world.
“Big Sis Schuler, will I get fired by my boss?”
She was still thinking of her job even now.
“I got this job after going through a lot of hardships and struggles. My boss even appointed me as the assistant manager. However, I caused trouble on the first day of work. What if he doesn’t allow me to continue working here anymore?”
Tiffany said with a worried expression on her face.
Wendy glanced at Jasper and said softly, “Don’t worry, I’ll talk to your boss later. He won’t blame you.”
“Let’s eat first.”
Jasper said as he placed a plate of earl grey cake, which he recalled was Tiffany’s favorite dessert, in front of her.
Tiffany blinked at him. She seemed to have suddenly thought of something. She immediately got up and said, “Ah, I’m a waiter here. How could I sit here and eat with you? I should stand up.”
Wendy was amused by Tiffany’s reaction. She immediately pulled her back down to her seat and said, “Your boss just told us that you’re here to accompany us. I want you to sit down and eat with us.”
“Is this appropriate?” Tiffany asked in an abashed manner.
“There’s nothing inappropriate about this.”
Wendy handed a fork and spoon over to Tiffany and told her in a gentle voice, “Eat whatever you want to. Don’t be embarrassed. Otherwise, I’ll get angry.”
With Wendy’s gentle reassurance, Tiffany’s panic and nervousness gradually waned.
She glanced at Jasper who had not said much with a cautious look. She then took a slice of earl grey cake once he gestured for her to eat.
“Wow, this is delicious.”
After taking a bite of the cake, she was instantly amazed by its soft texture and sweet aroma.
“Have you not eaten this before?” Jasper asked.
Tiffany shook her head and said, “Nope, this is the first time I’ve ever had such good food.”
Jasper sighed lightly. Tiffany’s fate had not changed much.
He remembered that she had also told him she never had any desserts before in his past life. Earl grey cake was the first dessert that she tried after coming to the city. After that, she fell in love with the sweet, fragrant, and unforgettable taste of this cake.
In this life, it was her first time having earl grey cake as well. From the expression on her face, she probably would never forget its taste all the same.
Wendy tried to place some of the dishes on Tiffany’s plate and kept asking her to eat more throughout the meal. Meanwhile, Tiffany continued to become less reserved as well. She gradually fell into conversation with Wendy.
The more they chatted, the more Wendy pitied and liked this determined, kind, and optimistic young girl.
Most of the people her age were still studying in high school.
Tiffany seemed to be enamored by Wendy’s gentle and kind aura. She quickly let go of her guard and naturally began to address her as ‘Big Sis Schuler’.
Not long after they began eating, a commotion started outside the door.
Darrel ran into the room in a state of panic. He told Jasper, “Cousin, Magnus brought a bunch of people over. His father is here as well. He brought some people from the self-regulatory council as well. They said that they’ll close down our hotpot restaurant for rectification.”
Jasper huffed in annoyance and said, “Those people from the self-regulatory council are a bunch of rats. Come on, let’s take a look.”
When Jasper arrived at the door, a large group of people was driving off the customers who wanted to enter the restaurant. They grumbled about the restaurant being dirty and told them that they would have food poisoning if they ate here.
Those customers immediately left regardless of the truth behind their words.
Jonas was in the midst of talking things out with a few people. A few waiters were staring angrily at Magnus who was standing in the middle of the crowd with a proud expression etched across his face.
Noticing that Jasper had walked out, Magnus’ eyes lit up. It was as if the master whom he had been waiting for had finally arrived.
“Grandson, I told you that nothing will go well if you go against me! I want to close down this hotpot restaurant right now! What can you do about it?!
“It’s useless even if you get down on your knees to beg before me. Hmph, you’ve offended me. Let’s not even talk about this hotpot restaurant, I’ll close down every single restaurant you open in Nauritus City. How much money do you have to spare?”
Jasper looked at Magnus who was acting beyond arrogant and the crowd of people that had started to gather around them. The situation was getting worse. Not only were the new customers being driven off by Magnus’ people, but some of the customers who were eating in the restaurant were also quickly leaving after seeing the commotion.
The waiters could not stop them from leaving. They glanced at their boss worriedly. At the same time, they also glared at Magnus’ smug face.
“Cousin, if this continues, our restaurant will be doomed,” Darrel told Jasper in a panicked tone.
“Don’t worry, it won’t be doomed.”
Jasper walked toward Magnus after reassuring Darrel.
