The next day, Chen Ze got up especially early, probably because he went to bed early last night, so he felt pretty good today.

"However, I really didn’t expect Lafra to make that wish," Chen Ze thought and couldn’t help but smile and cry at the same time.

Yesterday afternoon, Chen Ze prepared a Starry Sky Cake for Lafra, and Lafra ate it quickly. Then Chen Ze suddenly remembered.

Normally, one is supposed to make a wish while eating cake, the so-called birthday wish, so Chen Ze specifically mentioned it to Lafra.

After hearing this, Lafra naturally made a wish, just as Chen Ze had suggested.

"I hope my boyfriend can close up shop early today and go to bed early," Lafra muttered softly, which Chen Ze overheard.

Although Chen Ze wasn’t tired, it was his girlfriend’s birthday wish, so he decided to follow through with it.

Chen Ze walked into the bathroom to wash up. He and Lafra had played games in the afternoon, and she left in the evening, while Chen Ze went to bed, so he didn’t get around to buying what he had planned to.

"Let me think, the things I need to do today..." Chen Ze wiped his face and then picked up the razor to shave his beard.

"First, I need to make the haggis, and then go buy some lychee. I haven’t eaten lychee in a long time and am really craving it." Chen Ze swallowed, changed his clothes, and then left through the small door.

Lychee, the exquisite fruit of summer, "one who rides through the dust on a swift horse brings laughter to the princess," is a testament to the charm of lychee as mentioned in ancient poetry, which speaks to its historical recognition.

In ancient times, lychee was expensive, and even someone like Emperor WuHan had difficulty obtaining fresh lychees.

The taste of fresh lychees compared to those that have sat for a period is entirely different, even heaven and earth apart.

Chen Ze still remembered a classmate from college who was into the sciences.

This genius once taught us on the spot while buying stuff, explaining why the taste of fresh lychees differs so greatly from lychees that have been picked for a while.

"Hey, you could think of it like this, this lychee, so delicate, once plucked from the branch, it just doesn’t want to live anymore. So how could the taste of a dead lychee be good? Therefore, the best lychees are those freshly picked, the taste is at its sweetest." After that, this genius was chased away by the fruit stall’s female owner.

However, the preservation of modern lychees has improved, so their taste is generally still acceptable.

But one should be careful of getting heaty, as "eating three hundred lychees a day" can send you skyrocketing with heat.

Soon, Chen Ze returned with a bag of lychees, which also contained some ice cubes, though the supermarket staff didn’t go so far as to weigh them with the lychees.

Chen Ze put the lychees in the fridge and then unlocked the front door to start making the haggis.

Chen Ze took out the previously purchased sheep’s stomach, cleaned it, and hollowed it out before stuffing in the diced sheep’s heart and other offal, then added onions, oatmeal, beef, and spicy seasoning.

"Then... tie both ends of the sheep stomach so it’s airtight..." Chen Ze worked on it for a while until it was done. He didn’t mind the still-flattened sheep stomach but simply tossed it into the pot to start boiling.

"Next is to patiently wait for it to puff up. I heard it should be served with mashed potatoes and whisky..." Chen Ze opened the refrigerator again and took out a half-full bottle of whisky.

However, Chen Ze did not plan to sell this whisky, because Lafra had already brought over the Thunderbrew Lager.

Chen Ze took a sip. It tasted a bit like beer, not very strong, but the flavor was excellent, and it even had a subtle kick.

This meant Chen Ze could confidently sell it to customers. He was quite pleased with it.

"Now, Thunderbrew Lager and Elizabeth can be our featured drinks," Chen Ze said with a satisfied smile.

Chen Ze washed the potatoes and white radishes, then began to prepare mashed potatoes and mashed white radishes.

"Manager~ A moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold~ From now on, the emperor will no longer hold early court~" Betty’s voice came in, making the corner of Chen Ze’s mouth twitch.

What kind of hodgepodge of ancient poetry is this!

"Betty, go change your clothes quickly, today might be busy," Chen Ze said, ignoring Betty even though she was leering at the restaurant door.

"Eh? Yep~ Manager is really no fun~" Betty went upstairs with a bored expression.

Chen Ze didn’t pay her any attention and continued to make the mashed potatoes.

But even after Chen Ze finished making both the mashed potatoes and mashed white radish, no customers had come in, which made him wonder if there was something wrong with the door.

"Mr. Stan, please take a seat here." Soon, the chime of the Wind Chime brought in the first customer.

Upon hearing the name Stan, Chen Ze immediately started making Buffet, as that’s pretty much all Stan ever ate.

However, this time Chen Ze made a small change, replacing the strawberry on top of each Buffet with a lychee.

"Hmm?" Stan instantly spotted the difference.

Stan was curious, what was this white, slightly soft thing?

But as soon as he tried it, Stan had no doubts left, the flavor of the new fruit was also very good, and he was quite satisfied.

"Stan, do you have Moonlight Bear meat?" Chen Ze didn’t forget what was important.

"No, but if you want it, I can bring some over for you tomorrow," Stan said, eating his Buffet in big bites.

Since ending his meditation, Stan had resumed his role as the chairman of the Dark Council, which relieved Lafra quite a bit.

"Okay, let’s use the meat of the Moonlight Bear as payment for the meal then," Chen Ze was happy, as they were out of Moonlight Bear meat, and thus couldn’t make Starry Sky Cake.

"Hmm," Stan nodded, then suddenly seemed to think of something, and handed Chen Ze a stone.

"What’s this?" Chen Ze was a bit confused, it looked like a very ordinary stone.

"Undying resentment, use this," Stan, as always, was sparing with words, but Chen Ze still understood what he meant. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Chen Ze had mentioned before that there was a grudge that no matter how much you beat it, it wouldn’t die. He hadn’t expected that today Stan would come up with a solution.

Chen Ze’s mood instantly brightened, he smiled very sinisterly, eager to proceed.

In the room haunted by Ju-On, Kayako silently watched the girl who had come to volunteer, leaving a mark of horrific resentment on her.

If you dare to come in, even if you were deceived, you must die.

For no apparent reason, Kayako shivered.