After hearing their self-introductions, Issou was surprised for a moment. "Wanda Maksimov? Pietro Maksimov? "
Although they did not know why Issou repeated their names, Wanda and her brother nodded. "Yes."
Seeing this, Issou glanced at them. Wanda on the left was a beautiful brown-haired girl. Her half-immature and half-mature temperament made her look particularly attractive.
Pietro on the right had a maverick grayish hair and exuded the liveliness and vitality of a young man. He looked like a handsome and cute big boy.
Issou asked, "Are both of you applying for the job?"
"Yes." Wanda nodded. She and Pietro were a pair of mutated twins. Since the death of their adoptive parents and the exposure of their identity as mutated humans, the siblings had wandered all the way to New York.
While wandering, Wanda and Pietro were once recruited by the Mutated Brotherhood led by Magneto. However, after much hesitation, they rejected the offer.
Fortunately, they rejected the offer. Otherwise, why would they come here and be attracted by the aroma of "My Chinese Restaurant"?
She said, "We saw your job posting online, so we decided to come and try it out. We're not too late, are we?"
When Wanda said this, she was so guilty that she did not dare to look at Issou. This was because they did not see the news online at all. Pietro ran into Issou's kitchen to steal some food and saw it on the recruitment materials compiled by Clarice.
Although as long as they did not say anything, Issou would not know about it, even so, Pietro and the others could not hide their guilty conscience when they saw her.
Because in her clear black and white eyes, it was so clean that it seemed to make all deceit disappear.
Issou didn't know what Wanda and the others were thinking, so he didn't doubt their words. He nodded and said, "You're not late. Our Chinese restaurant still needs two waiters."
Issou was not dissatisfied with the twins, Wanda and Pietro. Apart from knowing that they were Superheroes, it was also because the siblings' eyes were very clean and childish. They did not look like bad people.
However, considering what the two waiters had done, Issou said, "Let me make it clear in advance. If I hire you, I won't force you to work here for the rest of your lives. You can resign, but you must give me a month's notice."
Wanda's eyes lit up. "Do you mean you want to recruit us?"
Issou smiled. "If you agree, then the 'if' I mentioned earlier can be removed."
"We agree." This time, Pietro's reaction was as fast as Wanda's. The siblings did not expect things to develop so smoothly. Both of them could not hold back the expression on their faces and laughed together.
#
Because they did not expect the siblings to be recruited by Issou so easily and smoothly, Wanda and Pietro were excited and felt that they had to work hard to live up to Issou's trust in them.
However, Pietro, who worked too hard, almost exposed his identity as a mutant.
Issou, who already knew that they were both mutants: "…"
For Quicksilver, who has supersonic speed, as long as he wants to, not to mention Izu accidentally knocking something over in front of him, even if it's farther away, he has a way to catch it before it falls to the ground.
But he forgot that he was just an ordinary person in front of Issou, Pietro Maksimov, not the mutant Quicksilver. So when he was five meters away from Issou, he successfully caught the bowl and chopsticks that were about to fall to the ground. His expression froze a little.
Uh.
Wait a minute.
Am I going to expose my identity as a mutant on the first day of work?
With this in mind, Pietro's brain worked quickly, trying to think of a way to fool Issou.
Issou: "…"
Then hurry up and think of something.
Originally, Issou wanted to smooth things over, but after noticing Pietro's expression, he swallowed back the words he wanted to say and planned to wait for him to finish.
Really, if Issou knew how Pietro was going to smooth things over, he would definitely take the initiative.
However, there were no ifs.
Pietro racked his brain and finally thought of an excuse that could fool Issou: "Haha, fortunately, I am next to you, otherwise these bowls and chopsticks would have fallen."
Issou: "…"
Bro.
Do you think I'm a fool?
Hearing Pietro's words, Issou's mouth couldn't help but twitch. Could it be that in his eyes, she was actually blind?
However, when he saw that Pietro was looking at him nervously, Issou could only silently assume the role of a fool: "Haha, that's right, it's all thanks to you."
Seeing that Issou was so easily fooled, Pietro breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he felt that it was rare to see such a naive and gullible girl.
Seeing that the naive and gullible Pietro had his thoughts written all over his face, the fake fool Issou: "…"
So tired.
What made Issou even more tired was that after the incident, Pietro also mentioned this to Wanda, and there were three meanings in his words:
She praised herself for reacting quickly on the spot.
What a great excuse to boast about himself.
And how gullible her boss was.
Of course, this was not the main point. The main point was —
Wanda was done for! All! Of! Of! Of!
Issou, who tried to pretend that he didn't know that they were all mutants: "…"
Very well.
It seemed that in the short term, she was going to be the fool in the eyes of the twins.
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The fool herself (Issou: … Go away! Go away!) At this moment, she was preparing their dinner in the kitchen. She poured the pork rib sauce on the pot of rice. The sizzling sound was heard, and a tempting aroma rolled up. Wang Da and the others, who were crowded at the door, were so hungry that their stomachs started to growl.
They asked, "Issou, when can we eat?"
Hearing this, Issou glanced at the time. The rice pot still needed to be simmered for a few minutes after the fire was turned off, and now was just the right time. "Okay, we can eat now."
When they heard Issou's words, Pietro and the others immediately cheered. They all stepped forward to grab their own casserole and eagerly sat down at the table.
As soon as the lid of the casserole was removed, the overflowing aroma was irresistible. Wanda leaned forward to take a whiff and could not help but exclaim, "It smells so good!"
Although this was not the first time Clarice had eaten Issou's cooking, she felt that she was always amazed by her culinary skills. She looked at the delicious rice pot and could not help but say, "Issou, you Chinese people really know how to eat."
"It's China on the tip of the tongue." Issou smiled. He knew that although Clarice looked a little Asian, she was indeed an authentic American. "Just this casserole alone, we can make it so that you can eat it for a month without having to repeat it."
As she spoke, she casually listed out a series of casserole dishes, such as salted casserole rice, mushroom chicken casserole rice, oyster sauce beef casserole rice, pepper diced chicken casserole rice, and so on. "If you want to eat it in the future, I'll make it for you."
As the boss, Issou would not mistreat her employees in this regard.
Hearing this, Clarice and the others could not help but cheer, especially Wanda and Pietro. They thought that the staff's meals were already delicious, but they did not expect there to be so many different kinds of delicious dishes.
When Wanda and Pietro both ate their first mouthful of casserole rice, they were really glad that they were not tricked into joining the Mutant Brotherhood by Magneto. Otherwise, how would they have the opportunity to be waitresses in Issou's Chinese restaurant? And they would be able to eat such delicious casserole rice?
After taking a bite of the tender and chewy pork ribs, the fragrance of the stir-fried pork and the black bean sauce that they had absorbed immediately filled their mouths. The fragrance of the rice soaked in the sauce and oil formed a unique rice aroma. When chewing in the mouth, the texture was just right, and the fragrance lingered in the mouth.
The most amazing thing was the layer of golden rice crust at the bottom of the casserole. When it entered the mouth, it was fragrant and crispy, leaving a lasting aftertaste.
Wanda and Pietro were completely conquered by this pot of black bean and pork ribs casserole rice. The siblings could not wait to bury their faces in it. When the hot and fragrant casserole rice entered their stomachs, everyone felt warm all over.
On such a cold winter night, to be able to eat such a delicious pot of black bean and pork ribs casserole rice was simply heartwarming.
Issou glanced at Wanda and Pietro. The siblings obviously had not recovered from the world of food. She could not help but ask Clarice with a smile, "Do you think they heard what I said just now?"
When she heard Issou's question, Clarice shook her head and said with certainty, "Definitely not."
When she saw Issou looking at her curiously, she shrugged helplessly. "I can't help it. After the first time I ate your cooking, I was also fully focused on enjoying the food."
It was so delicious that she could not be distracted, okay?
In fact, Clarice was right. When the door was closed, Wanda and Pietro heard Issou and Clarice talking about tomorrow's holiday. They were dumbfounded. "Tomorrow's holiday?!"
"Yeah, didn't I tell you when we were eating?" Issou looked at them with a smile. "You just started work and you're already on holiday. Aren't you surprised?"
Although making money was important, Issou did not plan to work seven days a week. There was always time to rest. Therefore, one of the benefits of "My Chinese Restaurant" was that there was a holiday every week.
Wanda and Pietro: "…"
Not surprised at all!
Because a holiday meant that there would be no employee meals!
Just thinking about it made them feel like they were struck by lightning!
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