The female employee looked at Georgina and was a little shocked. However, she still retracted her gaze politely, picked up the mirror, and didn't say anything else.
Kenneth averted his gaze and tried his best to hide the disappointment in his eyes, even though it was an expected result.
Harrison also didn't expect Georgina to reject his recommendation. However, when he saw her looking down with her eyelashes trembling like an injured kitten, he couldn't help but feel pity for her.
"I think there must be times when you like to try new things, right?" Harrison asked Georgina with a smile.
Georgina thought Harrison would continue to persuade her like the others, and give her a bunch of reasons to convince her. She had even thought of leaving the moment he opened his mouth, but she didn't expect him to neither persuade her nor reason with her.
She looked up at him, and felt gentleness in his gaze.
It wasn't as blinding as the sun, but more like a fire burning slowly. Perhaps it wasn't bright enough, but it was warm enough.
She nodded after a slight hesitation.
Yes. She was once at the age where she liked to try new things.
Back then, no matter how busy her father was, there would always be a day that belonged to her.
She would bring him to all the streets and alleys of Chaos City, and try all the things that she had never tried before. Some were good, and some weren't, but as long as it was something new, she would always have endless curiosity, and would want to try it.
"I like it a lot, too. No matter if it's an interesting thing, an interesting place, or an interesting food, as long as it's something that I haven't played with or eaten before, I would always want to try it." Harrison's smile became brighter as if he was very happy that there was a similarity between the two of them.
"Mm-hmm." Georgina answered softly. Although she didn't continue the conversation, she felt that she seemed to have become closer to him.
"Let's not talk about anything else. Let's just talk about Amy's. Every time Mr. Mak launched a new product, I would order it without hesitation no matter what other people's comments and guesses are. What others say doesn't count. It has to be something that I've tried before. If I missed out on a delicious dish, wouldn't I suffer a great loss? "Harrison continued, not minding Georgina's silence.
Georgina looked at Harrison, and the curiosity and intimacy in her eyes became more and more intense. Back then, she was just like him. She always felt like she had suffered a great loss for missing out on a delicacy. She looked exactly like him.
"Yesterday, Amy's closed for the day, so I went to the alleys in the northern part of the city to look for street food. I found that there were a few good snacks recently, but unfortunately, they weren't filling. Today is the opening of the restaurant, and Mr. Mak is going to release a new dish. What a pleasant surprise. " Harrison smiled like a 300-pound fatty. He looked at Georgina and said, "Miss Georgina, why don't we make a bet?"
"Hmm?" Georgina's nervous mood had unknowingly relaxed a lot because of Harrison. Hearing Harrison's words, she couldn't help but feel curious.
Harrison said, "The new dish that Mr. Mak introduced today is called Mapo Tofu. Let's make a bet and guess what kind of dish it is. The loser has to promise the winner one thing."
"Mapo Tofu?" Georgina read the name of the dish softly. The name of the dish sounded very strange. What was the relationship between tofu and tofu pudding? What was Mapo? A person? Or an ingredient?
A mess of thoughts flashed through her mind. Just the name of the dish was enough to make her curious.
"Don't worry, I won't ask for too much. But if you want to ask for anything, as long as it's within my ability, I'll do it," Harrison said with a smile. "I wonder if you're willing to play this game with me."
Georgina looked at the smile on Harrison's face. Although the answer in her heart was no, for some reason, she nodded her head.
"Then I'll make a guess first. I think this dish must be spicy, and it's spicy. Maybe it's made with tofu pudding. It should be a good snack." Harrison raised his eyebrows and said eagerly. He then looked at Georgina. "Miss Georgina, what kind of dish do you think it will be?"
"I …" Georgina opened her mouth. She suddenly realized that she seemed to have fallen into Harrison's gentle trap. He ate here every day, so he definitely knew this restaurant and the chef better than she did. This was her first time here, so she didn't know anything about this restaurant or the chef's style. It wasn't easy to make a guess based on the name of the dish.
However, looking at Harrison, her competitive spirit, which had disappeared for a long time, was reignited in that instant. After a brief moment of thought, she opened the menu, and quickly found the Mapo Tofu in the stir-fry section.
There were small white cubes on the white porcelain plate, and they were wrapped in a bright red broth. Bits of crispy meat were dotted on top of the broth, and a handful of tender green onions were sprinkled on top. It looked extremely enticing.
Georgina stared at the picture for a while before looking up at Harrison, and saying, "I think this will be a dish that will go well with rice."
"Looks like we have completely different ideas. I think this is a snack that's suitable to be eaten on its own, but you think this is a dish that goes well with rice. We'll definitely be able to determine the winner." Harrison nodded.
"Mm-hmm." Georgina appeared to be very confident. Based on her past experience, such a dish would definitely have a strong taste. It wasn't a very good choice to eat it on its own, but it would definitely go well with rice.
"Excuse me, what would you like to order?" At that moment, Yabemiya happened to come to their table.
The girl at the same table ordered a sweet tofu pudding and a Yangzhou fried rice.
"I'd like a sweet tofu pudding, two roujiamos, and a Mapo tofu," Harrison said with a smile. Then, he looked at Georgina. "Miss Georgina, I think you would also like to see who exactly won, right?"
Georgina felt that something was wrong, but she just had to prove that she was right in front of Harrison. After hesitating for a while, she still looked at Yabemiya, and said, "I'd like a Mapo tofu and a bowl of rice."
"Alright, please wait a moment." Yabemiya nodded with a smile.
Kenneth looked at Georgina in surprise. This was the first time she took the initiative to order in the past two years. It even made him feel a little surreal. And all of this was thanks to the young man sitting opposite him.
"Sir, what would you like to order?" Yabemiya asked Kenneth.
"I'd like …" Kenneth hesitated for a while. Thinking of what Harrison said earlier, he said, "I'd like a savory tofu pudding, a braised chicken and rice, and a fried eggplant with garlic sauce."
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