Ke Xue Bartender

Chapter 147 Lunch at the Mori Family
"You're too kind. It's just an ordinary home-cooked meal."

Hearing Lin Ye's praise, Xiaolan, who was wearing a pink apron, said modestly.

"Try it and see how it tastes."

Lin Ye picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, nodding and saying, "Not bad, much better than what I cook."

Maori Kogoro also took a bite and said with wide eyes: "Xiaolan, the food you cooked today is much more delicious than usual. It seems that we should invite Xiaolin to visit our house more often in the future."

"Dad, stop talking nonsense." Xiaolan sat down and picked up the dishes and chopsticks, and at the same time gave her dear father an elbow.

Kogoro Mouri almost spit out his food and quickly shut up.

Lin Ye smiled secretly in his heart and pretended not to see it.

"Can you cook too?" Xiaolan asked, remembering Lin Ye's answer just now.

Lin Ye replied: "Yes, I understand a little bit."

"So you can cook Chinese food? Can you teach me?" Xiaolan asked in surprise.

Lin Ye learned all his cooking knowledge from some of his clients who were chefs. He knew a lot of theoretical knowledge, but had little practical experience.

But if it's just teaching Xiaolan, there shouldn't be any problem.

"Okay, if there's a chance."

"That's great! I've wanted to learn Chinese cooking for a long time." Xiaolan looked very happy.

Kogoro Mouri, who was standing by, held his bowl and nodded repeatedly.

[Very good, very good, that's it, you two should interact more.]

[Once Xiaolan learns this, she will be able to eat Chinese food without having to go to a Chinese restaurant.]

[Maybe their relationship will get heated up by then.]

"Xiao Lan, go get me a can of beer. I want to celebrate."

"Celebrate?" Xiaolan looked at her father in confusion, "Is there anything worth celebrating today?"

"Of course there is. That freeloader is finally gone. Isn't this a happy thing?"

"Really? Didn't you just say downstairs that you couldn't bear to leave Conan?" Xiaolan was in a good mood. Although she complained, she still stood up and prepared to get beer.

"Does Mr. Lin want one too?"

Lin Ye hesitated for a moment and nodded.

His body has almost recovered now, so it would be no harm to drink some beer. It is a good opportunity to try out if there is anything special about the beer in this world.

Soon, Xiaolan brought two cans of beer.

Lin Ye took a sip. As an ordinary beer that can be bought in the supermarket, it tasted pretty good.

"Come on, Kobayashi, cheers!" It was a rare occasion for Kogoro Maori to drink beer at home without being nagged by Xiaolan, so he was in a very happy mood. After clinking glasses with Lin Ye in a heroic manner, he took a big gulp and let out a comfortable sigh.

Lin Ye took a sip and felt relieved.

"By the way, Xiaolan, can you teach me karate?" Lin Ye suddenly asked.

Xiaolan agreed without any hesitation: "Sure, I plan to go to the club for training in the afternoon. There shouldn't be many people at the training ground on weekends. If you are free, you can go with me."

Xiaolan knew that he was interested in karate and was not surprised by this.

Lin Ye had just promised to teach her how to cook, so she naturally wouldn't refuse.

Kogoro Mori had a strange look on his face, as if he wanted to say something, but he glanced at his daughter and held it back.

But Lin Ye could hear his inner thoughts clearly.

[You are so confused, Xiaolin]

[On a rare weekend, why not go to an amusement park or something to have some fun? Why practice karate?]

Uncle, I'm asking Xiaolan for advice.
Lin Ye replied in his heart.

At this time, Maori Kogoro started to think again. As long as he drank, his mind would become active.

[Could it be that Xiaolin wants to have some physical contact with Xiaolan through karate training? ]

[Hey, this won’t do.]

Lin Ye was just thinking that the uncle still cared about Xiaolan, when he heard——[Xiaolan's punches and kicks are no joke, and she will become excited when she enters the competitive state]

[What if Xiaolan can't stop herself and hurts Xiaolin? Even if she doesn't hurt him, she might scare him away...]

Forgive the uncle for worrying about himself.

Lin Ye found it a little funny.

The uncle was worrying too much. He had already seen the power of Xiaolan's iron fist.

He is still a karate novice, and it is still a long way to go for him to reach the level of being able to spar with Xiaolan.

How can a newbie possibly help a master get into competitive state? I'm overthinking it.

Halfway through the meal, Kogoro Mouri turned on the TV.

He originally wanted to watch Miss Yoko's noon show, but the news on TV caught his attention.

As a detective, being sensitive to social news is a basic quality.

What's more, the reporter who was reporting was a young and beautiful girl.

"Around 10 a.m., dozens of citizens gathered in front of the Beika Museum and held a demonstration against the demolition of the Beika Museum."

"It is rumored that the former owner of the Beika Art Museum sold the museum to the current owner, Manaka, because his company went bankrupt."

"According to museum staff, when Mr. Manaka took over, he promised to continue operating the museum, but now he wants to convert the museum into a hotel. The museum staff expressed dissatisfaction with this."

"Next, let's interview the citizens at the scene."

The camera zoomed out a little, and a female reporter wearing a gray pencil skirt and with a pair of long legs walked towards an old man holding a sign.

When Kogoro Mouri saw the female reporter's legs, his eyes immediately lit up.

【Ohhh! What a pair of beautiful legs! 】

Noticing his abnormality, Xiaolan's right eyebrow jumped and she clenched her fist: "Dad, your saliva is about to flow down."

Kogoro Mouri took two mouthfuls of rice and covered his mouth, his eyes still fixed on the beautiful reporter on TV.

Xiaolan was speechless for a while, but with Lin Ye, a guest present, she couldn't lose her temper. She could only endure it and focus on the TV.

These two days she happened to hear about the rumor about the Midnight Knight at the Beika Art Museum and originally wanted to go and take a look with Conan and her father, but she didn't expect Conan to be suddenly taken away by his biological mother.

[I wonder if Conan is home now? 】

[It feels really good to have a younger brother. It would be nice if my parents could reconcile and give me another younger brother.]

Xiaolan thought with some longing.

Lin Ye laughed secretly in his heart and withdrew his attention.

Looking at the images on TV, he felt a little strange.

He had just asked for help from Rena Mizunashi and Miss Kira last night, and so many people came to demonstrate in front of the Mihu Art Museum this morning. Isn't it too fast?
At this time, he noticed that there were several men with fierce faces in the picture. They didn't look like the kind of people who would go to an art gallery to appreciate art.

Although they were standing in the crowd, they had impatient expressions on their faces, as if they were forced to do an unhappy job.

The people around also looked like they were there to get paid to do something, and most of them had no enthusiasm, just like extras in a drama.

Only the old man who was being interviewed spoke excitedly, even saying that he would live and die with the Beika Art Museum.

"I have loved this art gallery since I was a kid. If that black-hearted boss dares to turn this into a hotel, I will run headfirst into the door of his hotel and die! Kouheng!"

The performance was over the top... maybe this old man took more.

A middle-aged man with a mustache appeared in Lin Ye's mind.

There is no doubt that it was Mr. Fujiwara who arranged this parade.

He did say something like he would help in the store last night.

I didn't expect it to be so efficient.

As expected of the leader of a violent gang, he has strong mobilization capabilities.

This demonstration, if reported by newspapers and media, might alert the government.

I'm afraid that Boss Manaka's renovation plan will have to fail.

(End of this chapter)