After reading for a while, Cheng Yu felt tired and took a short nap on the table.
When he woke up, it was nearly evening. The orange - hued sunlight shone in through the window.
He turned around and looked behind him. Mina was sitting by the bed, her animal ears drooping and a sulky expression on her face.
Due to the existence of the master - servant contract, if a slave escaped without the master's permission, they would be backlashed by the contract.
The bowl of fried rice with eggs on the table was empty.
"Was the fried rice with eggs delicious?" Cheng Yu asked with a confident smile.
There were only Mina and Cheng Yu in the room, so it was obvious who had eaten the fried rice.
Mina wiped the oil stains from the corner of her mouth and stared at Cheng Yu fiercely. "I didn't eat it. A big rat climbed onto the table and ate it just now. I won't help the despicable humans catch rats."
Gurgle~
Right after she finished speaking, Mina's stomach betrayed her with a growl.
Orcs had a big appetite, and a bowl of fried rice with eggs couldn't fill Mina's stomach at all.
"I'll fry another bowl."
He couldn't let the beast - eared girl he bought for ninety gold coins starve.
Mina turned her head away, remaining silent in response to Cheng Yu's kindness.
It was undeniable that the fried rice with eggs was extremely delicious.
Before long, another bowl of fried rice with eggs was placed in front of Mina.
"Eat."
The fragrance of the combination of rice and fried eggs filled the air, whetting the appetite.
Having eaten a bowl of fried rice with eggs earlier, Mina knew that it tasted incredibly delicious, better than any food she had ever eaten.
However, Mina didn't want to yield to Cheng Yu. She crossed her arms over her chest, tilted her chin slightly, taking on an air of refusing to give in even if it meant starving.
As a dignified beast - eared girl, she wouldn't accept food from the evil humans.
Seeing Mina's attitude, Cheng Yu felt a bit annoyed. "Hey, get your position clear. You're my slave. I didn't buy you to treat you like a young miss. You have to work."
"Work? What kind of work?"
Mina blinked, a hint of confusion in her eyes. She had heard before that human wealthy merchants usually bought orc girls to satisfy their desires.
Could this human be referring to that kind of "work"?
Since there was a master - servant contract between them, if this human forced himself on her, she would have no way to resist.
What should she do? Would it hurt the first time? Would she get pregnant with his child?
Just as Mina was lost in wild thoughts, Cheng Yu casually said, "Be a waitress, help serve dishes, wash the dishes, and clean up."
"Waitress?" Mina was puzzled.
"The business in my store is too good. I can't handle it alone and need someone to help."
"..."
Mina secretly heaved a sigh of relief. This human seemed different from what she had imagined.
Unable to resist the temptation of the delicious food any longer, she picked up the spoon and started gobbling down the fried rice with eggs.
The wonderful taste of the fried rice with eggs stimulated Mina's taste buds and at the same time relieved the hunger in her stomach. The double experience made Mina couldn't help but exclaim, "So delicious~"
Seeing Mina eating so happily, Cheng Yu reached out and stroked Mina's head again. Her dirty hair felt slightly greasy to the touch.
When Cheng Yu touched her head, Mina turned her head and stared at Cheng Yu fiercely, baring her teeth to reveal sharp wolf fangs, but she didn't attack Cheng Yu like she did before.
"Do you want more?" Cheng Yu asked.
Mina's mind: No.
Mina's mouth and stomach: Yes.
Before her mind could react, a "yes" blurted out.
Cheng Yu walked into the kitchen, made a large pot of fried rice with eggs, and served Mina ten bowls.
Seeing so much delicious fried rice with eggs, Mina's eyes sparkled. Her wolf tail wagged from side to side, and she happily started eating, a blissful expression on her face.
Once, Cheng Yu had watched a movie called Wolf Totem, which praised wolves as being tenacious, aloof, and unyielding. At that time, Cheng Yu believed it.
But later, Cheng Yu saw a news story about an old wolf king that had been expelled from the wolf pack. It stopped tourists' cars on the Sichuan - Tibet Highway, begging tourists for egg yolk pies and big chicken legs, looking more obsequious than a dog.
Whether it's humans or animals, they can't escape the the principle of "true fragrance" (giving in to something they initially resisted because it's too good to resist).
Cheng Yu gently stroked Mina's head. Mina, eating the delicious fried rice with eggs, was much more docile than before.
"Mina, go take a bath after you finish eating."
"Okay."
Mina nodded. She had been longing to take a bath but hadn't had the chance.
After finishing the large pot of fried rice with eggs, Mina touched her stomach. It had been a long time since she had a full meal like this.
Cheng Yu took out a bar of soap from the drawer. It was exchanged in the system mall and handed it to Mina. "There's a bucket in the bathroom, and there's water in the kitchen water tank. You can fetch water and take a bath by yourself."
Mina sniffed the soap. It smelled good, so she took a big bite out of half of the soap and chewed it a couple of times.
Why did this food taste so strange?
Seeing Mina bite off half of the soap, Cheng Yu exclaimed, "Damn it, are you a husky? This isn't for eating. Spit it out quickly!"
Mina spat out the half - eaten soap in her mouth, and her mouth was full of foam.
"This thing is called soap. It's not for eating. When you take a bath, smear it on your body and then rinse it off with water, and your body will become clean."
"Such a fragrant thing can't be eaten?"
Looking at the remaining half of the soap in her hand, Mina felt a bit disappointed.
Cheng Yu took out a piece of rough - woven cloth clothing from the cabinet. "Throw away your ragged clothes after taking a bath. Wear mine for now. I'll take you to buy new clothes tomorrow."
Mina took the rough - woven cloth clothing and went to the bathroom to take a bath.
Cheng Yu stood in front of the window, admiring the beautiful scenery of Bailu Town bathed in the afterglow of the sunset.
Before he knew it, half an hour passed.
Mina finished her bath and walked into Cheng Yu's bedroom wearing the rough - woven cloth clothing. She was tall, with round and slender legs, an extremely beautiful face, snow - white skin, and a pair of ruby - like eyes under the bangs on her forehead.
Her long white hair cascaded down her back. There were a pair of pointed animal ears on her head, and a fluffy white wolf tail behind her buttocks.
Cheng Yu's eyes fell on Mina's chest.
Damn it, it's so big. No wonder wealthy merchants like orc girls.
"You... Why are you looking at me like that?" Mina lowered her head shyly.
"Ahem, nothing."
Cheng Yu averted his gaze. All he could say was that the ninety gold coins were well - spent.
"There's only one bedroom and one bed in the residence. You can sleep with me at night. The master won't mind."
Cheng Yu smiled, his intentions clearly written on his face.
Seeing Cheng Yu's evil smile, Mina knew what he was up to. Her eyes widened in anger, and she said huffily, "You're a bad person. I won't sleep with you. I'll sleep on the floor."
"Tsk, if I were a bad person, I would have had my way with you long ago." Cheng Yu said disdainfully.
Faced with such a beautiful beast - eared girl, it would be a lie to say that he didn't want to have an intimate relationship with her.
However, as an excellent youth with a high - level education, Cheng Yu couldn't do something like raping a girl.
"You..."
Mina was speechless.
Thinking it over carefully, what Cheng Yu said was indeed right. If he had such thoughts, he could have forced her.
Moreover, Cheng Yu had cooked delicious fried rice with eggs for her. That fried rice was really too delicious.
[The host has obtained 5 favorability points from Mina]
The system's voice rang in Cheng Yu's mind.
"Favorability points? What are they for?"
Cheng Yu was puzzled. Favorability points didn't seem to be positive emotional values and couldn't be exchanged for things in the system mall.
[When the favorability points reach 100, the host can share one of the other party's innate skills]
Many races on the Cersei Continent had racial talents.
Cheng Yu had read Encyclopedia of Animals and Plants on the Cersei Continent. The racial talents of the Silver Wolf Clan seemed to be running and releasing moonlight shockwaves.
However, he could only use it when he reached 100 favorability points with Mina.
Cheng Yu slept on the bed, and Mina slept on the floor.
After one night, at 9 am the next day, Cheng Yu took Mina to the restaurant to open for business.
The restaurant's business hours were from 10 am to 2 pm.
Cheng Yu was rather lazy in running the store, only working four hours a day.
When they arrived at the entrance of the restaurant, there were already more than a dozen people waiting.
Those diners had different expressions when they saw Mina beside Cheng Yu, including surprise, envy, and worry.
"The boss actually bought an orc girl."
"Orc slaves are expensive. The boss is really rich."
"I heard that orcs are very strong in that aspect. What if the boss is exhausted by her? Who will fry fried rice with eggs for us?"