A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 63 Gus's Story

However, knowing this does not hinder Leon's intention to go to the Calico Desert. After all, the colorful fragments he just obtained need to be sacrificed in the center of the three open-air stone pillars there in exchange for the most powerful Galaxy Sword in the game.

Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. The power of the Galaxy Sword is definitely worth Leon's trip.

After riding his bike again, Leon first wandered around the town and went to Evelyn's grandmother's house. He left a piece of leeks for George who was watching TV as a thank you for taking the bike for free. Although George's expression was still quite cold, he forced a smile after seeing the leeks handed over by Leon.

He declined Evelyn's grandmother's invitation. Evelyn was originally quite angry. After all, this was the second time she invited Leon to stay for lunch. But when Evelyn learned that Leon had already made an appointment to have lunch with someone at the Star Fruit, and the person was a single girl in the town, her attitude immediately changed.

Even before Leon left, she gave Leon a tulip she had grown herself and asked him to give it to the girl who had dinner with him.

Under Grandma Evelyn's doting gaze, Leon left with the tulips.

"Hey! Gus, here I am again."

As soon as he entered the Stardrop Salon, Leon saw Guts wiping the wine glasses as usual, as if the glasses in the pub would never be wiped clean.

"Leon, please come in. You're always welcome here." Gus smiled brightly when he saw Leon and happily asked Leon to sit down: "What would you like to eat?"

"I want to invite a girl to dinner, do you have any recommendations?" Although he has been to Gus's restaurant several times, because Gus often changes the menu, Leon doesn't know what Gus's menu is today, so he plans to let Gus choose.

"Oh? Then who is the lucky girl coming to dine?" Gus came up to Leon and asked in a low voice.

"Penny." Leon did not hide it. After all, people would be here soon, and Gus would be able to see it whether he said it or not.

"Teacher Penny? Let me think about it." After hearing Leon's answer, Guts thought for a moment.

"How about this arrangement? Salad for starter, tuber platter for main course, parsnip soup for soup, and cheesecake for dessert. Oh, and would you like some wine?"

After some consideration, Guts gave the menu he had arranged and then asked Leon.

"No." Leon himself didn't like drinking much, not to mention Penny hated alcoholic drinks because of her mother's alcoholism. "Juice is fine."

"That's apple juice, right? By the way, is there anything that needs to be modified on the menu?" Gus immediately gave his suggestion and then confirmed to Leon.

"No problem. How much?" Lyon nodded, and prepared to pay the money first to avoid some trouble.

"I'll charge you one hundred and twenty dollars." Gus gave his offer.

This price made Lyon frown unconsciously. It was not expensive, but it felt cheap.

"Gus, that price isn't right."

Although Lyon likes to get things for free, it depends on the situation. Sometimes it seems that you have taken advantage, but behind this small advantage, there is a favor or a trap waiting for you.

"Indeed, it's a discounted price." Gus explained, "But you may not know, Lyon, my bar has an unwritten rule, that is, if men and women dine in pairs, I will charge a price that is 20% above the cost price." "We are just ordinary friends." Lyon emphasized.

“I know, that’s why I have this discount,” Gus retorted. “If you were a couple, or a couple, I wouldn’t even give you a discount.”

"Why?" Leon asked Gus in confusion.

Gus glanced at the bar and found that no other guests had arrived, so he said to Leon: "There's no one here now, let me tell you a story."

"All ears."

"When I was young, I was working as a kitchen helper in a top restaurant in the city. In the kitchen, I met a girl who was working part-time to support her studies and I fell in love with her at first sight."

Speaking of this, Gus's face was filled with memories and a smile. "Although she didn't come here very often, only twice a week, every time I saw her, I would be full of energy. Everyone in the kitchen knew that I liked her, and it seemed that only she didn't know. Thanks to my efforts, our relationship could be considered friends. She and I were chatting casually, and she told me that the prices at the restaurant where we worked were too expensive, and she would have to wait a long time if she wanted to eat there."

"So I thought about treating her to a meal, but restaurant meals were too expensive. My salary at the time was not high, so I had to save up money. Unfortunately, she never showed up again due to graduation. When I heard from her again, she had moved to another city for work, and there was no chance for me to invite her to dinner again."

Gus said this with a look of regret on his face: "When I became the head chef at that restaurant, I ran into her again one night, but this time she was wearing a wedding ring and appeared in our restaurant with her husband. She happily congratulated me on becoming the head chef, and I could only wish her well in starting a family."

After saying this, Gus smiled at Leon a little embarrassedly: "Isn't this a very clichéd story?"

"Yeah." Leon answered sincerely.

"But this is one of my most beautiful memories. So after returning to Pelican Town, I opened the Stardrop. On the one hand, I wanted to bring this delicious food back to the town where I was born and raised, and on the other hand, I wanted to escape those embarrassing memories. This rule is for this reason. I don't want to witness another boy regretting not being able to invite a girl to dinner because of the price."

Gus looked at Leon and asked, "Do you understand the meaning of this rule now?"

"I understand." Leon nodded: "But I still want to emphasize that we are really friends."

"Yeah, yeah." Gus answered perfunctorily.

Seeing this, Leon was speechless, so he asked tentatively: “If, I mean if, I bring other girls to eat in the future, can I still enjoy this discount?”

Gus answered without hesitation, "Of course, but if the girl you bring is already in a relationship with you, then I have to charge the marked price."

"Haha, remember what you said, Gus." Lyon raised the corners of his mouth slightly when he heard this, and reminded Gus meaningfully.

"Looking forward to your performance." Gus also understood Leon's idea, but he did not feel unhappy about being fleeced. Instead, he reminded Leon enthusiastically: "You can only enjoy this discount if you bring a female companion."

　Among the residents of Pelican Town, except for some conquerable characters, the background stories of most people are very shallow, so I will add some for them when appropriate, to enrich the characters while satisfying my own desire for water words. If you don’t like it, you can leave a message and I will remove this part of the content later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)