After sending off all of the guests, Amy sat at the entrance of the restaurant with Ugly Duckling in her arms. She was looking at the purple crystal in front of her when she heard footsteps approaching. She turned around to look at Meg, and her pointy little ears twitched playfully as a sweet smile appeared on her face. "Father, the kids had a lot of fun. Thank you."
"It's all thanks to Amy's good hospitality. That's why they were so happy." Meg patted Amy's head with a smile. Even though it was a little tiring to have to host a party on a day off, the smile on Amy's face made all of that tiredness disappear.
Amy's smile became even more vibrant as she happily shared all of the gifts she had received with Meg. Some of them were expensive gold bracelets, while others were just flowers that had been picked from the roadside. However, Amy was very happy with all of them, and didn't differentiate between them based on how expensive they were.
Meg was very pleased to see this. The value of a gift was completely different from the thought behind it, and Amy was already able to understand this. She knew just how much that purple crystal meant to Jessica.
He sat at the entrance of the restaurant with Amy in his arms for a while, and she fell asleep in his arms. A gentle smile appeared on Meg's face as he looked down at Amy, whose eyes were closed and whose eyelashes were trembling slightly.
Boss really is a good father. If only I had a father like him. I've never seen him before, and I don't even know his name, let alone being held by him … Yabemiya stared blankly at Meg, who was sitting at the entrance with Amy in his arms, and his eyes were filled with envy.
Meg carefully carried Amy upstairs and put her to bed. When he came downstairs, he saw Yabemiya tapping his fingers with his head down, seemingly deep in thought. Just as he was about to say something, Yabemiya suddenly looked up as if he had mustered up the courage to look at Meg, and asked, "Boss, can you be my father?"
"Huh?" Meg's eyes widened in shock as he stared at Yabemiya.
Although Yabemiya was only seventeen years old, he was only in his early thirties! Being called Uncle already made him feel old, and now she actually wanted to call him Daddy?
"Is this the legendary 'I treat you as a friend, but you treat me as your father'???" Meg's mind was in a mess as he tried to think of a tactful way to reject Yabemiya's strange request.
"Bo … Boss, it's not what you think. I just want to ask … Can you hug me like a father, just like how you hug Amy?" Yabemiya quickly realized that she had said something wrong, and a faint blush appeared on her face. She hurriedly waved her hands and lowered her head, not daring to look into Meg's eyes. "I've never been hugged by my father before. It must have felt very warm, right?"
Sally was just about to walk out of the kitchen when she stopped in her tracks. She looked at Yabemiya's back with a pained expression.
Ever since she met that Frost Dragon girl that night, Yabemiya's emotions had changed. Even though she tried her best not to show it, she had been spacing out more often than before.
"Looks like Mia really wants to be acknowledged, regardless of whether it's by the humans or by the dragons. It's just that … there's no way the dragons would accept her as a half-dragon." Sally sighed internally as she looked up at Meg.
Meg looked at Yabemiya, whose shoulders were trembling slightly, and a gentle look appeared in his eyes. He hesitated momentarily before gently placing a hand on Yabemiya's head, and said with a smile, "Mia, trust me, your father will come back for you one day. When that time comes, he'll give you a warm hug, a hug that truly belongs to a father."
Yabemiya felt the warmth on her head, and slowly raised her head to meet Meg's gentle gaze. A determined look appeared in her eyes, and she nodded firmly as she said, "Thank you, Boss. I'm sure he'll come back."
"Boss really is a good person. What kind of fairy gave birth to a child like him, and why doesn't he live with them?" Sally looked at Meg, who was placing a hand on Yabemiya's head. His gentle expression made her feel quite moved, and at the same time, she was curious.
"By the way, I have a guest who wants to book the entire restaurant tonight, and I've agreed. If you don't have anything else to do tonight, can you work overtime? I'll pay you separately. "After calming Yabemiya down, Meg turned to the two of them with a smile.
"Book the entire restaurant? Boss, didn't you say that you don't book the entire restaurant? " Yabemiya turned to Meg with a perplexed look. She still remembered how Meg had rejected Schonard's offer a few days ago.
Sally was also looking at Meg with a curious expression. She wondered who it was that could make Meg continue to open the restaurant and book the entire restaurant on his day off.
"The city lord is the one who booked the entire restaurant. Tonight, we're hosting representatives from the giant dragons and demons from the Demon Islands. The meeting will be hosted by the city lord's castle, and it will be held in our restaurant. The business hours will be the same as usual. Furthermore, during normal business hours, the restaurant doesn't book the entire restaurant as that would affect the dining experience of the customers. Furthermore, there really aren't many people who can afford to book the entire restaurant. However, the city lord's castle is a little special this time. I want to rent a portion of the restaurant's outdoor seating area. If the city lord's castle can agree to this, it might make things easier for me, "Meg explained. He didn't try to hide the reason behind his request from them.
"It's the city lord? And the guest is a powerful being from the dragon race and demon race? "Yabemiya's eyes widened with incredulity.
"There must be some conflict between the dragon race and demon race due to their territorial disputes. I just didn't think that the city lord of Chaos City would hold the conference in Mamy's restaurant. This has never happened before." Sally also wore an incredulous look on her face. There had always been territorial disputes between the elven race and the human race, and Chaos City had mediated on many occasions. As such, she was quite familiar with these matters. Her father had represented the elven race at the conference in the past, and all of the representatives were at least at the 9th-tier or above.
"That's right. I really don't want to make you work on your day off, so I'll pay you three times the usual overtime pay. At the same time, you can also choose to order whatever you want for dinner tonight." Meg nodded with an apologetic expression. It was indeed quite infuriating to have to work on their day off.
Yabemiya hurriedly shook her head, and said, "Of course not. I don't have anything else to do today anyway. There's no need to pay three times the usual overtime pay."
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