"I know my personality is too soft, but there's nothing I can do."
Kikuchi Sonoka sighed and said.
She also knew she should be more decisive and strong, but sometimes she just couldn't muster the courage.
"I believe Kuguchi-senpai, you can do it."
Satou encouraged her, "During this time, I will do my best to help Kuguchi-senpai."
"Really?"
Kikuchi Sonoka's eyes lit up, and her cute little face showed a look of emotion. Her ample chest trembled, and she grasped Satou's hand, saying, "Then I'll leave it to Satou!"
"Hmm."
Satou nodded, feeling Kikuchi Sonoka's small hand was soft and boneless, smooth as congealed fat.
"This is wonderful! With Satou's help, my restaurant will surely get better."
Kikuchi Sonoka caressed her cheeks with both hands, exclaiming. With her movements, her ample chest trembled again, creating a turbulent wave.
Satou couldn't help but glance at her. Although Kikuchi Sonoka was probably only eighteen or nineteen this year, her chest development was truly excellent, even larger than Thor's.
Noticing Satou's gaze, Kikuchi Sonoka's cheeks immediately turned crimson, and she shyly lowered her head.
After another period of time, no other interns arrived, and Satou already knew that he would likely be the only intern this time.
Generally, a restaurant or institution only accepts one batch of interns. After the first practical training, some students are eliminated for not meeting standards, leading to insufficient numbers for the second internship.
Soon, it was the peak lunch hour.
This time, the dishes were strictly supervised by Satou, personally prepared by him and Kikuchi Sonoka, without allowing other chefs to interfere. As a result, they received great praise from the customers.
"I heard the taste of the dishes here was unstable, but it turned out to be unexpectedly delicious."
"That's right, the texture of the dish is delicate, filled with an elegant flavor. It's truly a rare masterpiece."
"Why isn't this restaurant famous? The food is clearly very delicious."
Originally, with Kikuchi Sonoka's skill level, she could definitely establish herself in the high-end culinary world. It was only because her personality was too soft, causing her to be led by the nose by the chefs in her own restaurant, coupled with Fabre frequently altering recipes without permission, which made the dishes' taste unstable. This led to many negative reviews from customers, causing the restaurant's overall reputation to decline.
Seeing her restaurant's dishes so popular and well-received by customers for the first time, Kikuchi Sonoka was also very happy, filled with gratitude towards Satou, believing that he had brought all of this about.
"The new intern is really amazing."
"Yeah, he came and immediately changed the restaurant. It seems he's truly suited for the position of Vice Head Chef."
"So young, yet more experienced than the Head Chef."
The chefs and waitstaff in the restaurant also looked at Satou with a hint of reverence.
Initially, they were a bit skeptical about Satou becoming the Vice Head Chef, but they didn't expect him to change the restaurant's reputation as soon as he arrived.
They had never seen such a popular scene, except for when the restaurant first opened half a year ago.
This filled the chefs and waitstaff with motivation, as being part of the restaurant, if the reputation improved and business got better, it would be a good thing for them too.
"You did well at noon. Keep up the good work in the future."
Satou said to Fabre.
Fabre's face was a bit unsightly. Satou's arrival had changed the restaurant's current situation, which made him feel a burning sensation on his face.
In the evening, there were even more customers in the restaurant than at noon, all of them repeat customers.
Following this trend, it wouldn't be long before Chunguo Pavilion would turn its losses into profits and get back on track.
"Satou, thank you so much today. Business is much better than usual, and the customers' reviews are all very positive."
When the restaurant closed, Kikuchi Sonoka bowed to Satou, her cute little face filled with gratitude.
As she bent down, her ample chest trembled again.
Satou glanced at her, then smiled and said, "This is what I should do. After all, as an intern, my task is to leave my mark at the restaurant."
"Then I'll have to trouble Satou in the future as well."
Kikuchi Sonoka smiled gently.
"Oh, by the way, my accommodation tonight…"
Satou hesitated for a moment and asked.
Kikuchi Sonoka froze, then her face suddenly turned pale, and her voice became tearful with urgency. "I forgot to prepare it, I'm sorry, Satou!"
Then she quickly bowed and said, "I'm sorry!"
Satou was quite speechless, but this was Kikuchi Sonoka's first time accepting an intern, so her lack of experience was understandable.
"It's alright, I'll find a place to stay myself."
He scratched his head and said.
"Satou, how much did you spend on the hotel? You can reimburse me tomorrow. I'm truly very sorry this time."
Kikuchi Sonoka's cheeks were flushed, filled with guilt towards Satou. He had helped her so much, and she had forgotten to arrange his accommodation. This was truly inexcusable.
"It's okay."
Satou saw that she was about to cry, and he felt embarrassed himself.
Then, he took his luggage and left Chunguo Pavilion alone.
After some thought, Satou went to the hotel he had stayed at before. That hotel was not far from Chunguo Pavilion, and the environment was good.
However, the room he had stayed in before was already occupied, so he chose the one across the hall that Tadokoro Megumi had stayed in.
Unexpectedly, just as Satou reached the room door, he saw someone walk out of the room opposite.
It was Hinako Inui.
Satou couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Eh? Hinako-senpai, why are you here?"
Hinako Inui was also greatly surprised to see Satou. Then her face immediately turned crimson, and she stammered, "Su… Satou, why are you here?"
Did he know what she was doing here? If that were true, she would be too ashamed to face anyone!
Looking at Hinako Inui, whose face was flushed with embarrassment, as if she had been caught doing something unspeakable, Satou was a bit puzzled.
"Oh, I'm interning at a nearby restaurant, so I wanted to stay here."
He said.
"Is that so?"
Hinako Inui immediately breathed a sigh of relief. So it was just a coincidence?
That meant he didn't know about her business.
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