Chapter 144

Me, Andras, and Alfred hurried back to the farm with honey beer. 

It’s almost dinner time.  

I hurriedly prepared to make food.  

I hesitantly asked Ryan for help to get the cooking ingredients I needed. 

“I’m sorry, Ryan. You must be busy with your work…”  

-Haha, that’s okay. No matter how busy I am, how can I refuse Sihyeon’s request? And in a sense, it’s a farm emergency, so I’ll cooperate as much as I can.  

“Once you prepared the ingredients I mentioned, contact me, I’ll send Elaine to the door to pick them up.”   

-I will prepare the ingredients as soon as possible and contact you again. 

“Thank you, thank you very much.”  

-By the way……

Ryan asked in a subtle voice. 

-Does honey beer taste that good? 

I answered in a serious voice. 

“It was definitely the best beer I’ve ever had.” 

Ryan gulped his saliva as soon as he heard my 200% sincere answer. 

-Can I ask you to prepare an additional seat for dinner tonight? I was sorry that I couldn’t attend the last outing. I’d love to be there this time…  

“Of course. Don’t feel pressured. You’re always welcome.”  

-I’m already looking forward to the dinner. I will contact you as soon as the ingredients you told me are ready.  

With Ryan’s help, the most urgent preparation got resolved.  

I rolled up my arms and headed straight to the kitchen. 

There were many things to prepare before the requested ingredients arrived.  

Andras was setting up an artifact to keep the barrel we bought cool, while Lia and Alfred were on standby to help me.  

“Sihyeon, what kind of food are you going to make?” 

“Where I live, there’s a food that comes to mind when you think of beer. I’m going to make that today.” 

“Oh, so of course it’s delicious, right?” 

“What kind of food is it?” 

The eyes of the two people who tasted a lot of food from the other side of the world were filled with anticipation.  

If it was usual, I may have found the expectation burdensome, but today I wasn’t afraid.  

” We call it Fried Chicken.” 

As soon as Ryan brought the ingredients, I started preparing Fried chicken in earnest.  

In the past, when my mother and I made a living with numerous part-time jobs, I had the experience of learning to fry chicken from a restaurant. 

Of course, I wasn’t taught any of their recipes since it’s a franchise chicken store, but I learned the simple way to make sauce and frying chicken.  

The well-maintained chicken was washed in clean water and marinated with milk to remove the fishy smell.  

While removing the smell, I prepared a thin dough, frying powder, and sauce.  

The chicken was washed again and seasoned properly with salt and pepper. 

After that, it was put in the watery dough and frying powder in order.  

All that remains now, is the important part – frying.  

The most important thing in frying chicken is the oil temperature and frying time!  

The oil temperature was maintained at moderate temperature, and I carefully put a small chicken in the oil for testing. 

SHRILL 

PAT 

PAT 

PAT!! 

There was a sound of frying as if it was raining, and a savory smell of oil spread around.  

The well-coated dough and frying powder on the chicken are cooked golden brown. 

After a while, the moderately cooked chicken was taken out, drained of oil, and placed in a prepared bowl. 

Alfred and Lia’s eyes felt like they would pop out any second, looking at the completed Fried chicken.  

“This is Fried chicken…” 

“Gulp…”  

I divided the chicken into three pieces because it felt like their mouths were about to drool. 

And we each took a piece.  

The fresh fried chicken went into the mouths of the three people in the kitchen. 

“……”  

“……”  

“……”  

After tasting the chicken, we stood in silence for a while. 

No, to be exact, we didn’t have anything to say. 

It was so clear that we all thought the same thing just by looking at each other’s eyes and expressions.  

The savory smell of chicken oil, the crispy texture, and the flesh of hot and moist chicken made the taste of the freshly fried chicken so delicious that we felt touched by the chicken’s grace.  

Wouldn’t this delicious chicken and honey beer be an unbeatable combination?  

Once again, after confirming the power of Fried Chicken, I began to fry chicken without hesitation. 

The kitchen echoed with a louder rain sound than before. 

As I was in a hurry to prepare, the meal preparation got completed a little later than usual. 

Ryan, who came to be with the farm members after a long time, was also present at the dining table. 

Today’s main dish, Fried Chicken was placed on the table.  

Next to it was a salad made of shredded cabbage and radish, along with corn cheese, Speranza’s favorite egg roll, and lastly, cold honey beer.  

The table was quite satisfactory despite the hasty preparation.  

The farm members gulped down looking at the delicious foods in front of them. 

Everyone waited for the boss’ arrival. 

Ryan asked with a nervous look. 

“Did you tell Mr. Kaneff?”” 

“Yes, I told Mr. Kaneff as soon as it got ready. I told him about the honey beer and the delicious food today. But, as usual, he didn’t give any reply….”  

Lia’s unconfident tone gave rise to anxiety on everyone’s faces.  

GROWL.  

The growling sound of the stomach was heard next to me. 

I looked down pitifully at Speranza, who was holding back her hunger.  

“Speranza, aren’t you hungry? I think the boss will come later, it’s fine. You can eat first?”  

Speranza shook her head at my question.  

“I want to eat it with Buass Uncle. I want everyone to eat together.”  

Everyone sitting in front of the table looked at Speranza with warm eyes. 

I also decided to wait a little longer to respect that commendable mind.  

At the moment, when I started worrying that the prepared food would cool down and lose its taste. 

– THUD. 

At the entrance of the dining room, someone appeared with loud footsteps. 

It was Kaneff with his usual disheveled hair and a languid expression. 

He slowly approached his usual seat and sat down. 

There was a slight smile on the faces of everyone. 

Kaneff, who didn’t like the atmosphere, spat out.  

“What? Don’t you like me coming out to eat?”  

Everyone quickly hid the smile from their faces and managed their facial expressions. 

Only Speranza kept looking at Kaneff with a smile. 

Feeling the gaze, Kaneff couldn’t say anything to Speranza and unnaturally looked away.  

In a slightly awkward atmosphere, Ryan actively stepped up and led the atmosphere. 

“It’s so nice to get together like this after a long time. I heard there’s a special beer prepared. Let’s taste the food before it gets cold.” 

“Here’s the honey beer that Sihyeon had a hard time getting.”  

Andras handed out the honey beer we got from the Raccoon grandpa to everyone in the glass.  

Thanks to his artifact, the coolness of the beer was well maintained.  

The fragrant aroma of honey beer spread around the table. 

Kaneff also liked the scent, and his expression of disgust started to change.  

Everyone’s eyes turned back to Kaneff. 

Conscious of the gaze, he slowly took a glass of honey beer to his mouth 

GULP 

GULP

Kaneff gulped down a fair amount of beer at once. 

As soon as the glass left his mouth, a gentle smile bloomed around his mouth. 

“It’s delicious… it’s a good beer.”  

Starting with that declaration, the rest of the people began to taste the honey beer. 

“Wow… it’s so good.” 

“It smells so unique. The scent of honey, flowers, and trees keeps hovering in my mouth.”  

”Wow, You can make this kind of alcohol with honey. I… I think we should make it on our farm.”  

Everyone was amazed at the taste of honey beer. 

I also took the beer from the glass to my mouth. 

Perhaps because it was colder than when I tasted it in the Racoon grandpa’s basement, the cool and refreshing feeling seemed to have doubled.  

Those who tasted the delicious beer naturally moved their hands to the savory smell of chicken. 

Before the beer’s lingering feeling disappeared, the hot chicken went into everyone’s mouth. 

“……..!!” 

There was nothing else to explain after that. 

Not only Kaneff but also the rest of the farm members fell in love with the taste of chicken and beer. 

In each glass, beer continued to be emptied and filled, while the well-prepared chicken disappeared rapidly.  

Of course, Speranza couldn’t taste honey beer, but she kept moving her hand while chewing the chicken in her small mouth as if she liked the Fried chicken.  

I looked at the scene with satisfaction and cut the chicken into small pieces to make it easier for her to eat. 

Thanks to delicious alcohol and food, the awkward atmosphere disappeared quickly, and the pleasant laughter and stories of the farm members continued on the table. 

A smile did not leave Kaneff’s face watching it.  

I looked at him and spoke to him carefully.  

“Boss, do you like the beer and chicken we prepared today?”  

“Well, it’s good. It’s not as delicious as the honey beer I’ve tasted before, but this beer you brought isn’t bad either. And it goes really well with this chicken.” 

“That… I’m sorry for what happened last time. I should have asked the boss for permission first. If I think about it now, I think I did what I wanted to do. I’m so sorry.”  

I was wrong about the beer incident last time. 

Kaneff looked at me for a moment and then burst into a smirk.  

“There’s nothing to be sorry about. I was really angry at the time, but if I think about it now, they were the beers you brought me, and you wanted to thank the geezer in your own way, right? Don’t worry about me being too angry, and….” 

Kaneff said as he drank all the honey beer left in his glass. 

“Thanks to you, I tasted this delicious beer. It made me feel so much better since that geezer could never taste such a delicious beer.”  

Kaneff smiled slightly wickedly and his eyes sparkled.  

Fortunately, he seemed to be relieved, so I breathed a sigh of relief.

Speranza, who was watching our conversation from the side, suddenly intervened. 

“Buass Uncle, are you not angry anymore?” 

When Speranza asked with her cute eyes wide open, Kaneff replied with a smile. 

“Yeah, I’m not angry. I’m sorry to have worried you all this time.” 

“Hehe, it’s okay, Buass Uncle.”  

Kaneff gently patted Speranza’s head with a grin.