Speaking of this, everyone at the table couldn't help but think about returning to school after this trial.

Everyone at the table realized this fact, and the once lively table instantly fell silent.

Someone couldn't help but let out a cry of pain.

"No, I don't want to leave my boss."

"I also want to eat the food the shop owner makes every day!"

A series of groans erupted in the restaurant, causing the people in the kitchen to stop what they were doing and look at each other in bewilderment.

"I'll go take a look."

Susan put down the kitchen knife, wiped her hands, walked to the door, and looked outside.

In just one glance, she saw the person she had been trying to avoid seeing.

The other person was sitting in the restaurant, surrounded by a noisy crowd, and she spotted him immediately.

He remained calm and composed.

Some people are born to be the protagonist.

Susan stiffly closed the half-open kitchen door and looked down at her hands.

The fingers are rough, and the joints are more than twice as big as before.

The apron he wore was made of cheap fabric and was covered in dirt.

She remained silent, turned around, walked to the cutting board, picked up a cleaver, and began chopping vegetables.

"What's wrong?"

Ling Miao needed to pay attention to her emotions.

Susan smiled, seemingly unconcerned: "I saw some old acquaintances."

Both of them were taken aback, and silence fell over the kitchen.

Rella didn't know Susan's background, and neither did Ling Miao, but she remembered what Susan looked like when she first met her.

The other party looked dejected, but was dressed extravagantly and spent lavishly.

She was clearly not someone who lived in poverty, but she remained silent about her past.

I've been content to stay in Tadar and work as a cook.

"Actually, it's not bad. I wasn't suited to sit in that position anyway."

"I love cooking, I love making food by hand, and I love the genuine smiles on the faces of every customer when they eat the food."

Susan smiled, and there was not a trace of sadness in the orange-yellow cat's eyes.

She might have felt a little awkward when they first met.

The other person's exquisite attire and her current predicament would make anyone feel embarrassed.

But she quickly adjusted her mood.

She's been having a great time here, hasn't she?

Wasn't all she ever wanted to do to live a happy life?

Seeing that Susan really didn't care, Ling Miao and Ruila stopped worrying.

The three chatted, and the atmosphere became lively again.

"By the way, when is Grandma Audya coming back?"

Ling Miao turned her head and asked Rella, who thought for a moment and said, "It should be soon."

"It seems she'll be bringing along an old friend of many years."

Rella raised an eyebrow at Ling Miao, then lowered her head to chop vegetables, saying, "I came here to relax."

"I heard that the vineyards on the neighboring planet Tata have been doing poorly lately."

"The boss's business is bad, so he's naturally in a bad mood, and the workers below him are also uneasy."

Logically, robots should have become widespread in the interstellar era, replacing manual labor.

However, precisely because the widespread adoption of robots would lead to the layoffs of a large number of ordinary people, there are not many industries in the interstellar world that actually use robots.

Furthermore, hiring human labor is much more expensive than hiring robots.

This is also a gimmick for wine to penetrate high society.

The wealthy don't care whether the workers who do their jobs are ordinary people or robots, but they know that hiring human labor is more expensive than hiring machines.

This also highlights the preciousness of the wine.

Purely natural, artificially grown, harvested, and brewed grapes has always been a source of pride for vineyards.

However, the workers at the bottom level are always the ones most affected when an industry is impacted.

Problems arose during this period with the cultivation of grapes, resulting in a continuous lag in subsequent wine production, which directly impacted the owner's business.

"I don't know if they'll lay off people."

Rella stopped what she was doing, her voice low: "What can they do once they're laid off..."

What can it do?

The three people present all knew what was going on, and the atmosphere in the kitchen suddenly became somber.

"Don't overthink it. The boss certainly won't just watch his business lose money. He'll probably come up with a solution soon."

"That's true."

Hearing Ling Miao's words, Rella changed her thoughts, "By the way, should we have Evan send over some more ingredients?"

The number of people outside was much higher than expected. The food orders had already used up most of the available ingredients, but the next batch of customers had not yet arrived.

Ling Miao shook her head: "I've already contacted them, but they can't supply the ingredients."

"Should we contact the alien food suppliers right now?"

"Express delivery, it should arrive before noon tomorrow."

Susan offered her suggestions.

Ling Miao frowned and thought for a moment, then declined the other party's suggestion.

"This is also because the Federal Military Academy is conducting trials here. Normally, it would be good if the number of people could reach half of what it was a few days ago."

"If it weren't for our long-term supply business, the other party probably wouldn't have agreed to this one order."

That's true.

The two immediately fell silent.

But how to supply meals for the next few days is a real headache.

Seemingly sensing Ling Miao's distress, the system, which had been cowering like a quail, quietly spoke up.

【Host】

What's up?

The system, its chubby cheeks puffed out, rubbed its little hands together excitedly. "I have a way."

Ling Miao: [What method?]

Purchase ingredients from the system shop.

Fearing Ling Miao might object, the system touched its flushed cheeks and said urgently, "[Buying ingredients in bulk gets you a discount!]"

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