After a month of poor sleep, Sheng Jiu was irritable and dazed.
After lunch, she finally felt a little sleepy and hurried upstairs to take a nap.
As soon as she went upstairs, she heard the iron gate of the north balcony being banged on loudly.
Sheng Jiu was not happy and flung the door open: "Who is it?"
The man at the door was about two meters tall, with mixed-race features, three-dimensional facial features, and deep-set eyes.
His clothes were rather odd, with holes in some places and mud on them, making him look quite disheveled.
As she sized up the man, he was also observing her.
The girl was young, with fair skin and a beautiful face. Her eyes showed a hint of irritability, and there were some dark circles under her eyes.
The shop owner doesn't seem to be in a good mood?
Ares pursed his thin lips and asked uncertainly, "Excuse me, is there... anything to eat here?"
Sheng Jiu waved her hand: "Sorry, we're not open for business recently."
Ares was somewhat disappointed after hearing this and was about to speak when everything went black in front his eyes, and he fell straight forward.
Sheng Jiu: ?!
Speak properly!
Don't try to scam me!
Sheng Jiu subconsciously reached out to catch him, but he was tall and heavy, and she, a fragile college graduate, couldn't catch him at all!
Bang!
Ares fell heavily to the ground.
Sheng Jiu's last bit of sleepiness vanished instantly in fright.
She suddenly realized…
This is the second floor!
Did this person climb up here?
[He is a visitor from another world.]
A week ago, the system she was connected to suddenly started speaking in her head.
Sheng Jiu, who was about to push the person away, paused slightly: "Does he have money?"
[…No.]
Sheng Jiu raised her hand, ready to throw the person out.
[But he has medicine, medicine that can make you sleep without side effects.]
Sheng Jiu slowly withdrew her hand, which was about to throw the person out.
A week ago, Sheng Jiu was bound to a food management system. The system said that the door to the north balcony on the second floor of her restaurant was an anchor point connecting to another world, and that visitors from that world would be refreshed from time to time.
For the first two days, Sheng Jiu was very much looking forward to it, and she would even sleep guarding the iron door every night.
As a result, after not seeing a single customer for three days, Sheng Jiu put the matter out of her mind.
Her original plan was to sell the restaurant, but now that customers are coming in, the plan has to be postponed again.
[He fainted from hunger.]
Sheng Jiu resignedly grabbed the person's arm and dragged him inside.
During the pulling, the other person's head hit the table leg, making a loud thud.
And so, he didn't wake up, he looked extremely hungry.
After dragging the man in and setting him up, Sheng Jiu rubbed her face, forcing herself to stay awake.
People who have been hungry for a long time shouldn't eat greasy food, it's easy for them to get diarrhea.
So, Sheng Jiu decided to cook him a bowl of egg and vegetable noodles.
She used glistening white lard as a base, then put the whole egg into the wok. Once the egg was fried until the edges were crispy and fragrant, she poured in a large bowl of hot water. The aroma of the egg, along with the white steam, rose up and slowly drifted up to the second floor.
Ares was awakened by a rich aroma. His eyes were glazed over for less than a second before he sat up nimbly and looked around warily.
No one was there.
But what smells so good?
Ares couldn't sit still any longer, so he got up and followed the scent downstairs.
Sheng Jiu quickly cooked the noodles and was about to serve them when she saw the person come down. She pointed to the table in front of her and said, "Sit wherever you like. Have a bowl of noodles first."
Ares swallowed hard, enticed by the aroma, and obediently sat down in the nearest seat.
He looked at the noodles in front him, which looked and smelled delicious. He picked up the chopsticks rather clumsily, tentatively picked up some noodles, and after finding they were edible, buried his head in the bowl.
The noodles, coated in the rich aroma of savory oil and the delicate fragrance of egg, are both delicious and chewy.
Fragrant!
It smells so good!
A rich aroma, unlike anything he had ever tasted before, slowly burst open in his mouth, gently soothing Ares's empty stomach and tense nerves.
His deep eyes suddenly lit up, and he began eating faster.
Staring at someone while they eat is impolite, so Sheng Jiu quickly returned to the bar. Just as she took out her phone, she heard Ares' hesitant voice: "Excuse me, is there any more?"
Sheng Jiu instinctively replied, "Yes, is there not enough to eat?"
After a moment of silence, Ares nodded slightly.
Sheng Jiu raised her hand to indicate that the person should look at the menu hanging on the wall: "Egg and vegetable noodles, 28 yuan a serving, please pay first."
The ingredients in the shop now are a newbie perk provided by the system, and the prices are also set by the system, which Sheng Jiu cannot change.
She hadn't planned to continue working there and didn't want to argue with the system, so she just casually wrote a menu and left it there. She never expected it would come in handy.
Ares glanced at the price, then pulled a small bottle from his pocket.
[Sleep calming agent, Interstellar Dimension Specialty. A miracle medicine that lets you sleep soundly through the night without any side effects.]
Ares took the item out and asked somewhat uncertainly, "I don't have enough money on me, is this... okay?"
Sheng Jiu, curious about the miraculous medicine, went closer to take a look.
The bottle is about five or six centimeters tall and as thick as two chopsticks put together, and it contains a pale green liquid.
Just as Sheng Jiu was about to look away, she caught a glimpse of the bowl of noodles she had cooked earlier out of the corner of her eye, and her pupils contracted.
The bowl that held the noodles was now completely clean, without a single drop of soup.
A sleep-deprived brain works very slowly, and Sheng Jiu even began to have some doubts.
She must...have cooked a bowl of noodles just now, right?
Sheng Jiu responded absentmindedly, her eyes turning to the small green bottle again: "Let me see."
Sheng Jiu has no say in the price, she has to wait for the system to calculate it.
[One tube is equivalent to one bowl of noodles.]
Sheng Jiu told the truth.
Ares, upon hearing this, immediately pulled out nine more.
After the system scan confirmed there were no problems, Sheng Jiu put the things away: "I'm going to cook noodles."
She moved quickly, thinking that the other party had ordered nine portions and might not be able to finish them all at once, so she walked to the kitchen door and called out, "Excuse me, are you going to eat these nine portions now, or leave some to pack up?"
"Eat now, thank you." After responding, Ares hesitated for a moment, then pointed to the refrigerator by the door: "The water there...can I drink it?"
Sheng Jiu nodded: "The prices are listed above. Take a look and get it yourself."
By the time the second bowl of noodles was served, Ares already had six empty mineral water bottles and an empty bowl on the table.
Sheng Jiu stared at the empty bottles and clean bowl, feeling completely numb.
The case is solved! This guy was truly starving!
When the third bowl of noodles was served, there were two empty bowls and nine empty water bottles on Ares's table.
Sheng Jiu: ...
The fourth bowl, the fifth bowl...
When the tenth bowl of noodles was served, Sheng Jiu numbly collected the nineteen mineral water bottles and nine empty bowls.
Ares quickly finished the last sip of soup, then pointed to the menu: "Which dish is convenient to take away?"
After saying that, Ares realized he had no money, and a rare hint of embarrassment appeared on his usually resolute face. After thinking for a moment, he took out a row of small bottles from his pocket.
This time, the bottles contained a clear liquid.
[This Gene Nourishing Liquid can alleviate the pain your elder aunt is experiencing due to the illness.]
Upon hearing the system mention her elder aunt's illness, Sheng Jiu's fingers twitched at her side. Her voice was dry as she asked in her mind, "Then... can it be cured?"