Three days later, at Mamy's.
Meg looked at Cayrols with a smile, and said, "Ambassador Cayrols, I agree to go to Rodu with you to cook for the king of the Roth Empire on his birthday. I'm sure it'll be very interesting to cook alongside chefs from all over the Norland Continent."
"As expected, you didn't disappoint me, Mr. Meg. I'm sure His Highness will be very pleased with your cooking. As long as you can satisfy His Majesty, you'll definitely become a very popular figure in Rodu. It won't be difficult for you to open a restaurant that's even larger than Ducas Restaurant in Rodu." Cayrols had prepared a plethora of words to persuade Meg, but he didn't even have to say a single one. However, this was undoubtedly very good news for him.
"Even though I'm willing to go to Rodu, there are a few things that I want to make clear with you, Ambassador Cayrols. I'm going to Rodu with the intention of learning, but I can only stay in Rodu for five days at most. The customers of Mamy's are still waiting for me to cook for them.
I won't be staying in Rodu, nor will I be staying in the royal palace. Amy still has to study magic from the two great magic casters in Chaos City, so I have to return to Chaos City.
Also, even though Mamy's is a small restaurant, its net profit is still around 500,000 copper coins per day. Once I leave, the restaurant will have to close down. Seeing as His Highness is inviting me to Rodu, then my salary for the next five days will be … "
Meg looked at Cayrols with a smile, but his words suddenly trailed off.
Cayrols faltered momentarily before replying with a smile, "You don't have to worry about the remuneration, Mr. Mag. His Highness will definitely pay you 500,000 copper coins per day, and I'm sure you won't be shortchanged."
"However, Mr. Meg, perhaps you've never left Chaos City before. Rodu is not inferior to Chaos City in the slightest. Furthermore, all of the wealthy people of the Roth Empire gather in Rodu, and the scale and development of the restaurant industry far exceeds that of Chaos City. Are you sure you don't want to consider going to Rodu?
Furthermore, as long as he could become a favorite of the second prince and His Majesty, it would not be impossible for him to receive a noble title. That was something that was impossible to achieve in Chaos City. Your daughter is currently learning magic from two great magic casters, but if she goes to Rodu, she'll be able to enter the Magus Tower with just a single word from the second prince. That's the legendary holy land for magic casters; that would be an incredible honor! "Cayrols looked at Mag with a hint of excitement in his eyes.
"Sorry, I always like to believe in what I already have." Meg smiled and shook his head.
Cayrols took a meaningful look at Meg, and upon seeing that he had no intention of changing his mind, he rose to his feet, and said, "Alright, then I won't force you, Mr. Meg. We'll set off for Rodu in nine days, and I hope you'll be able to make the necessary preparations, Mr. Meg."
"Alright." Meg nodded as he looked on as Cayrols departed.
…
In the Suede Textiles Shop, all of the tailors were busy, and all of the employees were busy assisting the tailors. Not a single one of them had the time to rest.
The empty storefront had been transformed into a small garment factory. More than 20 tailors were busy making clothes with their apprentices and assistants.
These tailors weren't very renowned in Chaos City, but all of them had solid craftsmanship skills. It was already very good for them to receive three or four custom-made garments in a month, but that was barely enough to make a living.
As such, when the Suede Textiles Shop offered them twice the usual price for each piece of clothing, almost no one could refuse such an offer. As long as they were diligent enough, their wages would be several times higher than normal, and all of them were extremely motivated.
During these past few days, Gloria had spent almost all of her time in the shop, inspecting the quality and details of each and every piece of clothing. She wanted to ensure that all of the garments were of the highest quality and worth their price.
Gloria made her way over to a female tailor who was busy embroidering patterns with her head lowered, and praised, "Rebecca, your embroidery skills are really good. You'll be responsible for all of the collar embroidery for this batch of clothing."
Rebecca hurriedly rose to her feet upon hearing that, and waved her hands in a slightly panicked manner as she said, "Young Mistress, I'm just an ordinary tailor; how can you entrust such an important task to me? I'm already very grateful to be able to work here."
She had heeded Meg's advice to apply for a job at this shop. She had initially only wanted to give it a try, but she didn't think that she would actually be hired. The monthly salary that she was receiving was much higher than what she was receiving from other jobs, and it was enough for her to support herself and Jessica without having to rely on the city lord's castle's subsidies.
Rebecca knew that Mr. Meg and Young Mistress Gloria were definitely acquainted with one another, but she didn't slack off because of that. Instead, she worked even harder to complete her job.
However, now that Gloria was going to let her embroider the collars of the garments, which were said to sell for hundreds of thousands of copper coins each, how could she possibly be worthy of such a position?
Gloria shook her head with a smile, and said, "You're more than qualified for this job. I hope that every customer will receive the most perfect clothing, so I can't do without you."
"I …" Jessica looked at Gloria, and tears were already welling up in her eyes. Once upon a time, living was already a luxury to her, let alone hearing praise from others. This feeling of being recognized and respected was something that she hadn't felt in a long time.
Gloria smiled, and asked, "By the way, I heard that you have a daughter who sometimes plays outside the shop, right?"
"Because the child is still young, and I'm the only one taking care of her, I asked her to come to the door during lunch and share half of my food with her. If Young Mistress doesn't like it, I'll tell her not to come again." Jessica's expression suddenly became a little nervous, and she hurriedly said.
Gloria shook her head, and said, "Of course not. What I want to say is that if the child is willing, you can bring her to work and let her play in the shop. It's fine as long as she doesn't disturb the masters' work. I'll have them prepare an extra portion of food, so you don't have to share half of it with the child."
"This …" Rebecca looked at Gloria in disbelief.
"A few days ago, Teacher Luna proposed to establish the first batch of funds for the foundation, and it won't be long before your child can go to school. But before that, let her accompany you in the shop. That way, you'll feel more at ease." Gloria continued.
"Thank you, thank you." Rebecca stood up and bowed deeply to Gloria.
"Then, I'll leave the embroidery of this batch of garments to you." Gloria returned the bow with a smile.
…
"Uncle Meg, will Uncle Blour be able to come back?"
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