Despite being completely covered by a black cloak, her graceful figure was still undeniable. Based on Mai Ge's experience, she was a woman with a figure that would score 9 out of 10.
There are only two possibilities for a woman to cover herself up like this when she goes out. The first is that she is extremely beautiful and is worried about attracting too much attention and causing trouble. Of course, if that's the case, being covered up like this actually makes her more conspicuous. Right now, more than half of the eyes in the restaurant are looking at her, and covering up only arouses people's curiosity more.
The second reason is mostly because they have some physical defects and don't want to be pointed at and gossiped about after seeing them.
Mai Ge noticed Luo Xi Ya behind her. He had a vivid memory of Luo Xi Ya demanding ten times the price for a second serving of tofu pudding yesterday, so it seemed they had come together.
The outcome was not hard to guess, but Mai Ge did not rush to look away. He continued to look at the girl in the black cloak with a faint smile on his face, just as he would look at any other guest.
"Is he encouraging me?" Gloria abruptly withdrew her gaze, lowered her head slightly, and dared not look at Mai Ge again. She felt her face flush. Since she understood the difference between men and women, she had never stared at a man like this before.
"I hope that after eating the tofu pudding, this girl will be able to take off this hat and cloak one day." Mai Ge thought to himself. He then looked away, signaling to Yabemia to continue receiving guests. He walked towards the kitchen, picked up the apron hanging to the side, tied it on, and began washing his hands and cooking.
Gloria raised her head again and followed the group into the restaurant. Looking towards the kitchen, her hands slowly clenched, her face, veiled by a black veil, remained expressionless. The aroma wafting in the air made her sniff involuntarily, the scent of beans, meat, and eggs are common ingredients, yet their flavors were so unique, even somewhat enticing.
"Gloria, let's sit here." Luo Xi Ya smiled and pointed to a corner.
"Okay." Gloria nodded slightly and followed Luo Xi Ya to the corner.
"This restaurant is very popular. We might have to share a table with other customers later, but don't worry, everyone here chooses to enjoy the food." Luo Xi Ya said softly as she sat down.
"Mm." Gloria nodded slightly, her eyes, hidden behind the veil, curiously surveying the restaurant.
She rarely ate out. Even during occasional family gatherings, it was always in a private room, she never ate in a restaurant with so many people.
Luo Xi Ya is her cousin. She watched her grow up and knew that she usually lived alone at home and didn't have many friends, so she would often come over to chat with her, tell her about the outside world and some interesting things, and often use her own scars to encourage her.
So when Luo Xi Ya said she had found a way to remove the spot on her face, she came believing it wholeheartedly. Although she still found it hard to believe that a simple dish could remove the dark spot that had baffled doctors and mages, but she was willing to try anything, as long as there was even a glimmer of hope to remove the veil from her face.
She didn't want to continue living like this.
"Welcome. What would you like to order?" Yabemia approached, smiling at the two of them. Although she was a little curious about the heavily wrapped-up Gloria, but she didn't show any unusual reaction on her face, her smile was genuine and full of energy.
"Please wait a moment." Luo Xi Ya and Yabemia nodded, then gently placed the menu on the table in front of Gloria, saying, "Take a look and see what you'd like to eat. I think savory tofu pudding is quite delicious too."
Gloria looked at the menu, slightly surprised by the prices. Although she didn't go out often, but she had read many books when bored at home and had a basic understanding of prices. Six hundred copper coins were enough to order a table full of dishes in an ordinary restaurant, but here it could only buy a serving of Yang Zhou Fried Rice.
However, recalling Luo Xi Ya's earlier evaluation of the miraculous tofu pudding, if it truly worked, 200 copper coins a serving was actually quite cheap. Over the years, her family had spent no less than ten thousand gold coins seeking medical treatment for her, yet there was still no improvement.
"One sweet tofu pudding." Gloria said softly after a moment's hesitation.
"I'll also have one savory tofu pudding and two servings of Yang Zhou Fried Rice." Luo Xi Ya added.
"Okay, please wait a moment." Yabemia nodded and moved to the next table.
"Sister Luo Xi Ya, can you finish all that?" Gloria looked at Luo Xi Ya with some doubt.
"One is for you." Luo Xi Ya smiled, gesturing towards Amy's seat, "You can watch Boss Mai's daughter eat first, delicious food doesn't lie."
Gloria's gaze followed, and Amy was sitting at the table in front of the counter, with two large bowls in front of her and a small, paper bag sized pancake in her hand. She looked like she was going to eat everything in front of her, and the contrast was strangely cute.
And watching her scoop a spoonful of the white and tender stuff into her mouth, then take a bite of the pancake with both hands and chew happily, Gloria couldn't help but swallow her saliva, it looked so delicious.
Of course, she wasn't the only one swallowing her saliva. All eyes in the restaurant, on Amy, were drawn to her as the other customers waited for their food and waited in line. They watched her eat, swallowing their saliva as they watched, their stomachs growling louder and louder. The restaurant was filled with the rumbling of stomachs.
Fortunately, Yabemia quickly began serving the food, steadily carrying the tray in one hand and accurately placing servings of tofu pudding and Rou Jia Mo in front of the guests with remarkable efficiency.
The aroma of beans and braised meat filled the air, wafting straight into the nostrils.
"It smells so good!" Gloria's eyes lit up. She usually only eats a small half bowl of rice, and after meals she will eat some fresh fruit. She doesn't touch meat at all, and there is no food that she particularly likes.
But when she smelled the aroma of braised meat in the air, she felt a slight urge to eat meat. The customers at the next table were holding a Rou Jia Mo, and she finally realized that it was not an ordinary flatbread, but a large white flatbread filled with meat.
Two women sat down at their table. There were hardly any empty seats left in the restaurant. Although Gloria was a little uncomfortable sitting at the same table as strangers, but it was still much better than having a demon sitting next to her at the next table.
"You two's tofu pudding." Yabemia brought over two bowls of tofu pudding and placed them in front of the two of them.