A Stay-at-home Dad’s Restaurant In An Alternate World

When Clarince opened the door, she saw Rena’s reddened eyes, and guessed that she must’ve cried.
She quickly grabbed Rena’s hands, and nervously asked, “Rena, what’s wrong? Did that man bully you?”

“No, it’s just too cold outside.
It’s so cold that I almost cried.” Rena shook her head as she rubbed her hands together and stomped her feet with exaggeration.
She closed the door with a smile, and said, “It’s so warm at home.”

“Silly child.” Clarince smiled before asking with concern, “Did you return the thing to him?”

“Mm-hm.
I returned it.” Rena nodded.
The image of Bennett’s face surfaced in her mind, and she clenched her fists subconsciously as fear enveloped her.

“That’s great.
That’s great.” Clarince smiled gladly.
She looked at Rena, and said, “I don’t need to live in riches.
I just want to live happily without a guilty conscience.”

“Mm-hm,” Rena responded softly as tears started welling up in her eyes.
She turned to her side and headed to the washroom as she said, “Mother, I’m a little tired.
I’ll take a shower and go to sleep.
You should sleep first.”

“Okay.
I’ll put your pajamas by the door.”

***

The next morning, Rena ran into Miya and the rest just as she walked out of her house.

“Good morning, Rena,” Miya greeted her with a smile.
After that, she hooked her arm with hers, and cheerily said, “You’re very pretty today too.”

Rena looked at Miya’s energetic smile, and felt a little warmer inside.
She greeted Miya back with a smile, and then greeted Elizabeth and the rest before they all walked to the restaurant together.

When they arrived at the end of the alley, Rena subconsciously turned back to glance at the teahouse that was named “Ben”.
She shuddered.

“Today seemed to have gotten colder.” Miya grabbed Rena’s cold hands with her warm hands, and smilingly said, “Rena, can I try the spicy hot pot you make tonight? Today feels like the best time to have hot pot.”

“I’m fine with it,” Babla agreed.

“Same here.” Connie raised her hand.

“M-me too,” Jane chimed in.

“Can’t we have it in the morning?” Elizabeth asked.

Everyone was slightly taken aback for a while before they burst out in laughter.

Rena also smiled.
The warmth traveled from her palms to her heart.

Therefore, Mag had hot pot early in the morning for no rhyme or reason.

He did not have a reason for not having hot pot in the morning.
After some careful thought, he decided that it wasn’t bad to have hot pot for breakfast except for the fact that it was a little troublesome.
The heat and spiciness could dispel the chill and tiredness.

After the morning operating hours, Elizabeth did not rush off.
Instead, she stayed back and waited for everyone to leave before telling Mag about what had happened in detail.

“Has recent competition become so fierce and vile?” Mag frowned.
It was not strange that someone outstanding would be poached, but he was really very unhappy about how they used such underhanded means to achieve their goal.

He knew very clearly how much Rena’s mother meant to her, and so he was a little touched that Rena would still choose to stay in Chaos City despite the threat and the attractive offer.

“I’ll settle this,” Mag said coldly as he threw his apron on the table at the side.

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