In a teahouse, Robert looked at Derrick, who was sitting opposite him, concernedly, and said, "Mr. Derrick, the progress of your food tasting review seems to have stopped for three days. Are you feeling unwell?"
"Erm …" Derrick, who was about to take a sip from his teacup, froze. He hesitated for a while before putting the teacup down, and embarrassedly said, "It's not that I'm feeling unwell. It's just that I recently came across a restaurant that was too delicious. I can't help but go to that restaurant every time it's mealtime. By the time I'm done eating, I can't eat anything else."
Robert looked at Derrick in shock. He was a famous food critic in the entire culinary world. How could he stop because of a restaurant? He thought for a while, and his eyes suddenly lit up. "Could it be Mamy's?"
"Yes. So President Robert knows about this restaurant too." Derrick nodded.
"Mr. Mak's culinary skills are the best in Chaos City. He was even named the best chef by the king of the Roth Empire during the king's birthday banquet. How could I not know?" Robert said with a smile. However, he looked at Derrick as if he wanted to say something.
Derrick obviously knew what Robert wanted to say. He sincerely said, "To be honest, the standard of Chaos City's food and beverage is indeed quite different from Rodu's. There are even many restaurants that don't sell vegetarian dishes. Most of them lack respect for vegetarian dishes. It's very difficult to find a restaurant that can satisfy my appetite. So, if the president has any filtered list, please give me a copy. If I have to try all the restaurants on the list, this mission is obviously impossible for me. "
"This …" Robert looked troubled. The Food Association had cut off all means of retreat this time and came up with a new set of rules to select truly outstanding dishes and restaurants. If they were to screen them before letting Derrick make the judgment, it would be a little different from their original intention.
However, Derrick was right. There were many restaurants in Chaos City that were very perfunctory about vegetarian dishes. For a gourmet like Derrick, it was unrealistic to keep trying these lousy vegetarian dishes. Furthermore, he didn't have enough time at the moment.
After hesitating for a while, Robert looked at Derrick and nodded. "Alright, Mr. Derrick. Someone will hand over the new list of restaurants to you tomorrow morning. You just need to try the restaurants on the new list."
Derrick's reputation and prestige were number one among the judges this time. If he could introduce more of Chaos City's delicacies in his food review, perhaps some chefs would come to Chaos City because of his reputation. That would inject new vitality into Chaos City's food and beverage industry, which would have a good effect on the development of Chaos City's food and beverage industry.
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"Do you know what happiness is?"
In the Aden Square, a white-haired old man with a wooden staff looked at a child who was sitting on a chair and eating candy with a smile.
"Grandpa, I used my last copper coin to buy the Bursting Fireball spell from that grandpa just now. I don't have money to buy a new one." The child took out a magic book from behind his back and shook his head.
"Shallow. Happiness is not something that can be bought with a copper coin." The old man shook his head and looked at the little boy with disappointment. He shook his head and walked to the next child. A corner of a secret manual of the same style peeked out from the bag he was carrying.
The old man, Angus, walked all over the Aden Square for the entire morning, and finally sold a secret manual for a copper coin.
"Today is really a happy day." Angus lay on a recliner in the corner, and placed the copper coin in front of his eyes to look at it under the sunlight. A bright smile appeared on his wrinkled face, and half of his teeth were rotten when he opened his mouth.
"Old man, are you that happy to earn a copper coin?"
A young man asked with a smile. He was standing beside the recliner.
Angus put away the copper coin when he heard that, and sat up with the help of the recliner. He looked at the well-dressed young man with a smile, and said, "If you buy another one, I should feel even happier."
"I want two." Meg took out two copper coins from his pocket and handed them to Angus with a smile. He was out for a walk to bask in the sun out of boredom, and then he saw this old man who was selling fake magic books to the children.
Although this kind of behavior was somewhat fraudulent, one copper coin was still a profit even if he could buy a comic book, so Meg did not have much objection to it. Looking at this old man who was wearing a shabby cotton-padded jacket and had a slightly stooped figure, he felt pity for him. If he had the means, why would an old man of this age have to keep bending over in the cold wind for a copper coin?
Angus took the copper coin and took out a magic book called "Inferno of the Heavens" from his satchel. He passed it to Mag with a smile, and said, "One person can only buy one. More than one can't do it. It's easy to go astray."
"One will do." Meg looked at the palm-sized thin booklet in his hand. It was indeed similar to the comic books he had when he was young. He did not force it, and put away the other copper coin, and prepared to leave.
"Young man, what do you think happiness is?" Angus looked at Meg and asked with a smile.
"Happiness?" Meg stopped in his tracks and thought seriously for a while. He smiled, and said, "I used to feel that I had an endless amount of money to spend, and that I was quite happy. Now my goals are higher, and I can only feel happiness when I'm with my daughter."
Angus looked at the smile on Meg's face, and his eyes dimmed. He nodded, and said, "Yes, being with a child is indeed the happiest."
"Old man, it's cold, go home early." Meg said with a smile. With a flick of his finger, a gold coin quietly fell into the open pocket, and he turned to leave.
"Home is too far away, I can't go back. Young man, are you willing to listen to my story?" Angus shook his head and looked at Meg's back.
Meg turned to look at Angus.
"If my son hadn't gone missing, he would be about the same age as you now." Angus looked at Meg, and sighed. His eyes were full of regret.
Meg looked at Angus. This old man seemed to have lost everything at this moment. He felt his heart clench. After a moment of silence, he said, "He could be living a good life somewhere now, with a cute child and a good family."
Angus's eyes lit up again, and he choked as he said, "Thank you."
Meg sat down beside Angus, and asked him softly, "Old man, where are you from?"
"I'm from the Roth Empire, and I'm from Rodu. I used to have a few houses and shops. 25 years ago, my three-year-old son went missing while he was playing at the door. After my wife and child went missing, she cried every day, and passed away the next year. I've been traveling from the south to the north, and all over the Roth Empire, but I haven't found any trace of my son …"
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