【Food Halberd Creation Tower】Winter Fog

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After Takmi woke up, he habitually touched the phone on the bedside, and started to unlock the main screen with a firm touch.The white light was dazzling, and when he saw the numbers displayed on it clearly, he couldn't help but screamed, then jumped out of bed and quickly changed his clothes.

"Damn it, it's past eleven o'clock. Yisami didn't call me!"

Complaining about his younger brother, Takumi took off his pajamas, put on a Trattoria Aldini uniform and rushed out.After washing up, he went to the restaurant, wondering why he didn't meet anyone.

A gentle fragrance stopped his eagerness, made him slow down, and finally stood there blankly, and finally called out tentatively, "Xingping?"

"Ah Takmi, are you awake?" Xingping leaned out half of his body from the kitchen connected to the back of the restaurant, holding a steaming bowl in his hand. Seeing that it was Takmi, he hurriedly greeted him Sit down, "Sit down and eat something when you come."

This kind of host-object reversal made Takmi very uncomfortable. He didn't move, and continued to ask under his voice: "Where is Isami? Why are you here?"

"Isami and Uncle went out and said that the supplier called to have good products. I am not familiar with your family's work process, so I was asked to stay and take care of you. Don't be stupid, the porridge is going to be cold." Xingping replied road.

Xinghei's clothes were all washed last night, and today he was wearing Trattoria Aldini's uniform, which seemed a bit distorted in Takumi's eyes, but he couldn't tell why it was strange.He quickly caught the key words in the words, "Care? I don't need it. And why didn't they wake me up."

Hearing this, Xingping took Takmi's hand forcefully, forcing him to sit down, pushed the porridge in front of Takmi as if preparing food for a child, and gave him a spoon, saying, "I can't wake up this morning. You. We guess you had a side effect from drinking last night, and Isami said that you have been working hard for several weeks, so we decided to let you sleep more and take a good rest."

"Are you kidding?" Takmi almost slapped the table, he didn't like this kind of unilateral decision for him.

"Uncle also agreed." Xingping added.

Knowing that he has been suppressed by his father, Takmi has nothing to say, and is determined to go back and ask Isami if it is true.

"Takmi."

After hearing the call, Takmi raised his head in response, but Xingping suddenly stretched out his palm, brushed his bangs away, and covered his forehead. After a few seconds, he made a judgment, "It's a bit hot."

Takmi didn't know it at first, but now he only remembered the rough touch of the man's palm and the warmth from it.He believed in the cook's control over the temperature, so he finally put away Leng Lie, put down the spoon, and went to the medicine box and the thermometer in his slippers.After a simple measurement, it was found that he really had a low-grade fever.

Xingping asked Takmi's temperature, Takmi reported the number, obediently returned to his seat and drank porridge.Warmth spread in the mouth, but the brain ushered in overwhelming lethargy, and the surface of the skin also became hot when it came into contact with the air.He can quickly tell what ingredients with ulterior motives were put in the porridge that Xingping cooked for him, but he doesn't want to think about it now, his mind is filled with all kinds of distracting thoughts, and he doesn't know what kind of emotions he should show.

He kindly handed the empty bowl back to Xingping, but Takmi refused the kindness of asking for another bowl. He had a loss of appetite due to the low-grade fever.The sound of water running quickly came from the kitchen. Takmi sat in his original position, responding to Xing's occasional questions with "um" perfunctorily, gradually calmed down in the familiar voice, and slowly planned what to do next.

Xingping moved swiftly and quickly finished clearing the tableware.Seeing that Takmi didn't intend to go back and lie down for a while, he sat down and talked with him, and after a few words, he talked about cooking again, "It's a pity that our meal will be delayed."

"I'm fine, I can play anytime," Takomi retorted.

Kohei insisted on his point, "No, Takumi, you must rest now! I won't let you into the kitchen until your body recovers!"

Takomi was confused by Xinghei's words, but seeing Xinghei's serious face, he reluctantly agreed, planning to use this "rest" time to prepare his duel.

In the end, Takumi still let Xinghei rush back to bed to rest, and Takomi felt that Xinghei was making a big fuss.Xingping replied that the last time he worked in a local restaurant in Cambodia, the boss was overworked and fainted in the store, and he didn't want this to happen to Takomi.

Is that so, Takumi said casually, but felt a little warm in his heart.

When Kohei left the room and closed the door, Takumi silently mouthed while watching the fading red.

——Stupid Kohei.

When Isami came back, I couldn't bear the stormy greetings from Takomi, so I had to talk about him from left to right, and reported to Takomi the fruitful results of today's purchases, and even harvested rare ingredients, saying that it was enough to support the store. development needs and the duel between my brother and Kohei-kun.

The elders in the family were quite nervous when they learned that Takumi was unwell. Mrs. Aldini came to ask a few questions about her concerns, and the adults all said to let him have a good rest.After all, Takmi’s mind is not on him. Now is an important node in the development of TrattoriaAldini’s new season menu, and tomorrow will be a normal business day. After thinking about it, he chose to go to his uncle, explaining his desire to work while sick.

"I'm really worried..."

"Takmi," the uncle interrupted Takmi, patted him on the shoulder, and said earnestly, "The body is the first. And you should trust us more, try to rely on us more. Yisami, I, Your father, Kohei who promised to help, and the staff of Aldini. Leave it to us, Chef."

The word "chef" was full of weight, making Takmi silent. He followed his uncle's words to reflect on himself, and nodded after a while.When he figured it out, he raised his head and walked out of the room, only to find Yisami standing outside the door with his back against the wall.Takmi suddenly smiled reassuringly, his eyes emerged from his bangs, and he said softly to Isami: "I'll leave it to you."

There are some things he can't say.He voluntarily paid for Aldini, and he never felt hard, but maybe he really ignored the feelings of the people around him.

Isami returned the smile with a panoramic view, and Takmi shuffled back to his room.

****

The low-grade fever lasted longer than most people thought.

Yisami was full of rejoicing, and said that if Mr. Xingping hadn't discovered it in time, according to his brother's temperament, maybe something would happen after overwork.

Don't curse me, Takmi insists on his own measure, and knows that body management is also a part of being a cook. He insists that he is just careless.

Xingping smiled and said that Takumi had performed well in the past two days and had a good rest.He had come to Trattoria Aldini to help out before, and this time it can be said that the temporary top is very handy, and he has perfectly integrated into the team. He and Isami partnered to run the restaurant in an orderly manner, which is one of the reasons why Takmi can rest assured and recuperate.

"Xingping-kun, you are getting more and more proficient in changing uniforms!" Yisami couldn't help sighing, he couldn't help teasing as he watched his friend take off his casual clothes and change clothes.He remembered that when Xingping wore it for the first time, the buttons were all unbuttoned, and the half of the orange collar was not turned out.

"Haha, practice makes perfect, right?" Xingping closed the cabinet door, tied up the towel, and prepared to start today's work.

"Then I'll go to the wine cellar to see, you guys work hard." Xingping's previous statement that he would never let Takomi into the kitchen until he recovered naturally would not be true. Takomi would die if he left the cooking.After all, a low-grade fever is not a serious illness. Takomi fought hard and was granted an amnesty to do some relatively easy work. He would occasionally go to Trattoria Aldini, although the store staff strongly opposed it.

"Ah, by the way, brother, don't come here this afternoon. They say you're scary when you come here to patrol like a BOSS, and your expression is super serious, and they will feel nervous when they see it." Yisami reminded Takmi.

"Let them not be poor and work hard!" Takmi was amused in his heart, but he still complied, and walked to the wine cellar.

Seeing how many minutes had passed since leaving the factory, Xingping asked Isami curiously, "Wine cellar?"

Seeing that Xingping was puzzled, Yisami reacted with a slap on the head, and explained to him: "Yes, Mr. Xingping has never seen a wine cellar. Our family used to brew some casually in the cellar. You have seen it before when you came here to play. That's it. In the past two years, my brother proposed to use Trattoria Aldini to give star ratings. In that case, the wine cellar is a very important scoring item. We transformed the restaurant’s cellar to make it a serious wine cellar. For this, my brother also went to learn With the knowledge of wine management, the level of wine tasting has also improved a lot. Oh, yes, Alice Nakiri gave some private collections as gifts, which really helped us a lot. After hard work, our collection is now counted It's small."

"So that's how it is..." Xingping thought to himself that the two brothers really fought hard, and then changed the subject, "Speaking of wine, I really miss the lemon wine produced by Aldini. Is it still brewing?"

"Yes, Xingping-kun, if you want to drink, I'll find a bottle tonight."

"I'll just say it casually, don't pay too much attention to it."

Time passed quickly after chatting, and the employees suddenly gathered around Isami, obviously looking like they were about to start work and wait for deployment.Xinghei's Italian can barely maintain daily conversations, and many in-depth exchanges rely on Isami's translation.Trattoria Alnidi officially started work today after Issami assigned today's tasks bilingually.It wasn't time for dinner when it first opened, and several people in the kitchen were preparing the ingredients in full swing. Seeing Xingping's concentration and smooth hands, Yisami felt moved and leaned over.Isami first conveyed a few words to Xingping about how to handle the ingredients, and then whispered his inner thoughts: "Xingping-kun, you don't need to do this."

"Huh?" Xingping paused, obviously not understanding what Yisami said.

"Come here to help. And...to take care of my brother."

"Isn't this what I should do? Friends help each other." Xingping smiled, "Isami, you worry too much, don't be so outsider."

"Sorry... I'm getting a little emotional."

"No need to apologize. You don't want Takumi to worry, do you? So do I. Ah, that, uh, Mr. Pompeii? He seems to be calling you." Out of the corner of Xingping's eyes, a staff member waved to him, and quickly reminded Isami.

I'll come, Isami replied in Italian, thinking to himself how the ghosts in the kitchen had been misleading.When he turned to leave, he saw Xingping waved his fist, which was an encouraging gesture they often made in Yuanyue.Isami smiled slightly, and said thank you to Xingping in his heart.

Takumi seems to have followed the advice conveyed by Isami, and did not go to the store that day.After he was busy in the wine cellar for a while, he was called back by his mother to rest and receive education about caring for his body.

After lunch, Mrs. Aldini sent him back to his room. As soon as he left, Takumi sat up in bed and turned on the computer to study recipes. He really couldn't rest.Suddenly he remembered that there was a food tasting meeting in the city center next week. To be on the safe side, he searched the Internet to confirm. When he opened the browser, he found that there were a bunch of keywords about "masochism", "pain", and "pleasure" lying in the search records.

Takmi blushed, and decisively pressed to clear the search history.

Then a face appeared in his mind.

——Xing Ping Chuangzhen.

Takumi couldn't get around the name.

He closed his eyes and forced himself to get rid of distracting thoughts. After a while, he opened his eyes to check the itinerary. When he was looking through the recipes for inspiration, he found that he couldn't concentrate, so he simply turned off the computer and went back to bed to lie down and rest his eyes.

The temperature was right in the afternoon, and the room was warm, and Takumi fell asleep unconsciously.

It was almost dinner time when Mrs. Aldi came to call someone. Seeing her son willing to rest obediently, she thought to herself that her words in the morning had worked, and she couldn't help smiling.Takmi was a light sleeper and didn't get up after being woken up. Guessing what her mother was thinking, she sighed and got up and took her on her arm to take her temperature.

After a few days of quiet rest, the effect was achieved, and the body temperature returned to normal.

Madame Aldini smiled even wider.Takumi was also filled with joy, he was finally able to perform the food halberd with Xingping.

TBC.