Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

Chapter 355: Like a Cold Winter
The news brought by Fuling was like a bolt from the blue to the fox demon couple.

Their daughter has grown up and is at the age where she longs for love. They understand and they are not the kind of conservative parents, but... an ogre?

Their understanding of ogres still remains in ancient times. Some monsters that fed on humans were given the name of ogres. They had a similar body structure to humans, but were much larger in size, and some even had several heads.

Long after Fuling left, the couple were still dazzled by the aftereffects of the ogre.

"Ogres should have been extinct long ago."

September's father comforted his worried mother, saying that in their time, ogres had long become legends.

In ancient times, people launched a war to defeat the ogres. After sacrificing countless heroes, they finally achieved a tragic victory and completely wiped out the ogre clan from the Blue Star.

"This should just be a code name."

"title?"

"It's like the ones on TV where a man appears to be a psychiatrist but is actually a serial killer who likes to eat human flesh, but he is still a human being at heart."

"Wouldn't this make the problem even more serious?"

September's mother glared at her husband fiercely, it would be better not to comfort him.

Ogres are born with that instinct, it has nothing to do with good or evil, humans just happen to appear on their menu. However, perverted murderers are different, they are complete psychopaths. In any ethnic group, cannibalism is a taboo, even monsters are no exception.

After hearing her husband's comfort, she became more and more worried about September's safety.

Could it be that their daughter was eaten up by the cannibal like the victims in the TV dramas?

It is not difficult to see from Fuling's attitude towards the ogre that this is a very powerful ogre, so much so that neither the Universal Company nor the Chamber of Commerce can do anything to him.

"Anyway, we'll see each other in a few days."

Jiuyue's father smiled and changed the subject, "Jiuyue is a grown-up girl now, and she should have inherited your beauty."

……

On the other side, Duan Mingyuan sneezed violently.

This made him frown. He felt uncomfortable as if someone was secretly accusing him of being a cannibal.

He couldn't sleep last night. He was at a loss on how to punish September. All the methods he had used were no longer effective against this little fox. However, evil foxes were monsters like this. Once they found an opportunity, they would go even further.

"Ah!"

September followed suit and sneezed, but she choked while fiddling with the pepper.

In addition to being a director, Norton approached her this morning as the warden, hoping she could help improve the prison's food.

Norton has a very good attitude. After being kicked out of the team by the judge, he naturally lived a slow life.

In addition to saving the universe, there are many other things in life that deserve attention. The pepper and sesame chicken brought by September is one of them. Since this place is destined to become a safe haven for people in the future, infrastructure is also an important part.

Norton found joy in the creative process.

They were the first inhabitants of the Haven, all its history began with them, and their names would still be remembered and discussed many years from now.

Norton was involved in most of the port's infrastructure work.

Of course, there is also the top chef September, whose recipes will become a must-have in this industry for a long time to come.

The dish September is working on is called white pepper and cheese baked chicken legs, which Norton described as a home-cooked dish from their hometown that represents childhood memories for many of them.

Duan Mingyuan sat on a chair and observed Jiuyue's back as she hummed a little tune and wagged her tail through the open door of the kitchen.

He could hear the sizzling sound of the chicken thighs in the pot, and the aroma spread from the kitchen to here.

Norton had already changed into a tuxedo and arranged the tablecloth, as if he was going to dine in a high-end restaurant. Owl was also dressed up. After being kicked out of the team, these two people who shared the same suffering became good friends. Norton promised Owl that he would leave the position of editor-in-chief of the largest news agency in Haven to Owl.

And Norton himself was naturally the first mayor of the harbor.

"It's done. Chicken thighs baked with white pepper and cheese. I modified your recipe a bit and served it with mushroom sauce made with white wine."

Norton's eyes lit up. The exquisite presentation of the dishes was just like the ones he remembered from the top restaurants.

"Mr. Mingyuan, come and try it."

Jiu Yue couldn't wait to bring the baked chicken legs to Duan Mingyuan. In order to fully complement this delicacy, she also prepared wine and highball glasses.

With a snap of fingers, the room suddenly became dark, all the light was blocked outside the window, and a candle was placed on the table by September.

Everything is so elegant and beautiful.

Norton felt that the only problem was that there was only a plate of chicken legs on the table, and it was brought to Duan Mingyuan.

"Miss September."

He coughed lightly. "This dish is undoubtedly a perfect interpretation of the cheese baked chicken legs. It makes me feel like I'm back in the three-star mayonnaise restaurant in my hometown. I know the chef of that restaurant. He is a down-to-earth person like you, but he also has wild creativity."

Norton was generous with his praise.

Now that things have come to this, he feels that September should be able to understand what he means.

This pistol leg is quite large and can be divided into three portions. If that doesn't work, you don't have to prepare the portion for Owl - although Owl never mentioned it, Norton heard that this person has been losing weight recently, so boiled chicken breast may be more suitable for Mr. Owl.

He and September looked at each other for a long while, and he saw deep confusion in September's eyes.

"Why are you still here?"

In the hot summer, this question was as cold as winter, freezing Norton's heart into ice, and making him feel the bitterness of leaving his hometown and never having eaten authentic cheese-baked chicken legs again.

"Huh!? But this recipe..."

"Don't worry, I have the recipe memorized perfectly."

September said, "You can leave now."

"I mean, this is a specialty from my hometown, and you might need someone like me to give you advice."

"no need."

Jiu Yue shook her head seriously. "Although this is your hometown dish, I have improved it based on it. The purpose is not to make people recall the taste of their hometown. The taste and seasoning of this dish are modified according to Mr. Mingyuan's preference."

Simply put, although it uses the techniques of Norton's hometown cuisine, it is a dish specially prepared for Duan Mingyuan.

Therefore, she does not care about the evaluation of the "indigenous people".

Jiu Yue’s understanding of cooking coincides with what is written in the book “Rui Hu Training Manual”.

To become a truly excellent chef, in addition to skills and wisdom, you must also find passion for cooking.

And she had found it.

In a few days, she will board the eco-ship and meet her parents whom she has not seen for a long time. Jiu Yue heard that her father was once a leading gourmet. When he was young, he traveled to most places in Blue Star and even stayed in the imperial kitchen in the court for a period of time. She is also following in the footsteps left by her father.

The Ruihu Cultivation Manual also mentioned that her father tricked her mother into going to the mountains with a table of food.

Therefore, she didn't need to say much.

Just through one dish, you can express your whole self.

Norton and Owl were never able to say another word.

September made the winter in their hearts worse, as if it had put them in a world of ice and snow and then taken away their blankets.

Moreover, I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but this plate of cheese-baked chicken legs seems to emit a dazzling light after being interpreted by September.

This world is not fair at all!
Why is there no beautiful and charming fox demon to cook such a dish for them?

"owl."

After a long time, Norton stood up and said, "There is more than one chef in this world. Baked chicken legs with cheese is a specialty of our hometown. Today, let me show you the local customs and practices of our hometown in person!"

(End of this chapter)