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Chapter 2: A bit of ambition and targets

“Dear God, all I did is to offer my personal opinions . My critiques maybe a bit sharp, my words may be a bit harsh, and maybe my criticisms only resulted in a few hundred restaurants closing, but how can you just listen to one side of the story and come up with a system to force me to become a chef? What happened to free speech? ”

The thought of being forced by a system to learn to cook is very humiliating and depressing . If this system also considered cooking ordinary everyday dishes as acceptable, Michael may find the system not too bad . But this system aimed to make Michael the God of Cooking .

“God of Cooking? You must be kidding!” Michael feels like swearing and cursing .

“Papa, are you ok?” Amy reached out to touch Michael’s face . Her tiny face showing a concerned look . Amy felt that for some strange reason, her father seemed to be different from the past, but for the life of her, she cannot tell what had changed .

Feeling the warmth of the little hands touching his face, Michael stopped his self-pity and came back to reality . He forced himself to remain calm . Smiling, he tried to recall where he put his monies . Reaching into his pockets, he fished out two copper coins and gave them to Amy, “Amy, you go out and buy two pancakes . Tonight we are not going to cook . ”

“Really? Yeah! My favorite food!” Amy’s face reveals a hint of surprise and joy . Her tiny hands picked up the two copper coins, hugged Michael and kissed him, and jumped down from the bed . She quickly put on her shoes and ran out of the house .

Michael stared at the door where Amy disappeared . For some strange reason, he was feeling quite crestfallen . Pancakes in this world are a type of rough and tough common food . It cost one copper a piece . During these two years, Michael barely managed to survive and take care of Amy by taking on odd jobs . The pay was meager, and he can only afford to buy a pancake for Amy during holidays .

Amy was a good girl and understood the family’s financial situation . Although she loves to eat pancakes, she never asked for one .

Right now, being alone, Michael wonders where has the darn [System] gone?

Michael picked himself up from the bed, and wore his scandals . He then walked towards an old, cracked mirror to evaluate his current looks .

Because of a lack of food and prolonged exposure to the sun in doing odd jobs, his white skin has turned a bit yellowish . Surprisingly, the Michael McGonagall in this world has an uncanny resemblance to Michael Shen’s former self . Michael estimated that they are about 70-80% similar . But the curly brown hair that stubborn twirled towards the back of his head and the face full of beard made Michael look a bit shabby .

“This is such a waste of my natural good looks!” Michael could not help but exclaim . “Looking like this, if I go out on the streets, I will probably spook the children . What a slob Michael McGonagall was! He is a man with a child and yet he does not know how to make himself look presentable . ”

3 years ago, after the incident that crippled Michael McGonagall, Michael McGonagall almost give up on life and contemplated suicide . If not for the existence of Amy, Michael McGonagall would have taken his own life .

The small child seemed to have a tough life with you . But no worries, I will definitely give her a better life! Michael clenched his fists, but somehow he felt that he could muster any strength into his hands .

Although his fractured hands and legs had recovered, Michael felt that he is like an invalid . Even the simple act of clenching his fists and putting strength into the fists is difficult .

And right now the situation in the home is also dire . The home could be described as “tiny square, and surrounded by four walls . ” The room only had one bed . There is only a small blanket on the bed, and it is used to cover Amy when she sleeps .

Forget about being the God of Cooking . Having spent the last two copper coins, Michael has no idea how is he going to feed himself and Amy tomorrow . Looks like the only way out lies with the [System] .

Suddenly the voice of the [System] rang out . “[System] First task: To have a restaurant of your own . You need to own a place where the restaurant is to be located in . The [System] will then automatically renovate the place so that it will be a suitable restaurant . You have only 3 days to complete this task . If you completed the task successfully, you will be rewarded . If you failed to complete this task, you will be punished . ”

Have a restaurant? Michael was momentary shocked by the sudden task . But after listening to the task, Michael felt very glad . At least this [System] is quite reliable .

Although Michael McGonagall is not very successful in his career after his incident, Michael McGonagall has the foresight to purchase the two-storey house that he and Amy are residing in . Although the house is old and appears worn out, tattered and located at the edge of the town, the entire building is his to call his own .


Although this place is a bit out of the way for most people, the first floor of the building could be used as a shop . There are some merchants that have approached Michael McGonagall to lease the first floor of the building, but all of them were turned away by that idiot . And Michael McGonagall is really a big idiot . What type of man would rather starve himself and his daughter than to lease out the first story of his home?

Michael steadied himself against the walls as he slowly made his way down the stairs . The aged wooden boards creaked and groaned with each step he took, and some parts of the stairs were visibly broken . This is really a very dangerous home to live in .

With great difficulty and taking the utmost care to avoid falling down the stairs, Michael finally made it to the first floor . By then, he was gasping for breath and perspiring heavily . This body is extremely weak! In the past, Michael McGonagall could rip apart orcs with his bare hands, but now just walking down a flight of stairs requires him to stop and catch his breath . For just a moment, Michael pitied Michael McGonagall and understood why the latter would give up on himself and wanted to end his own life . To live on in these circumstances required a great deal of courage, courage that Michael was not sure that he would have . or

“[System] after completing the task, does the reward include making me stronger and healthier?” Michael tried to mentally communicate with the [System], and unwittingly balled his fists in nervousness as he awaited the [System]’s answer .

“Right now, there is no such reward . ” The cold voice of the [System] rang out .

The exact words used by the [System] were ‘right now, there is no such reward’ . Does this means that in the future, there may be such rewards being offered by the [System] . Michael’s eyes gleam with a lust for life . If he were to continue using this body to live, he is not sure how long can he endure doing so . If the [System] can strengthen and restore his body, even if he is not restored to the rank of the finest knight, just having a typical human’s constitution is enough for him to live on .

In his past life, Michael Shen was born with a silver spoon in his mouth . Be it money, women, or power, he had everything . While others worked very hard to achieve a fraction of what he had, he already had everything he desires from the moment he was born . Therefore, he had no ambitions, and do not know what he wants to do with his life .

At that time, he liked to dine and criticise food . Due to his ability to use very flavourful words to describe how bad the food is, he gained a cult following . When he read the comments about the followers who raved about his reviews, he gained a small measure of satisfaction . But deep down inside, he felt empty .

But now, he has an adorable daughter . He is at the bottom of the social ladder . Be it recovering fully from the injuries, giving his daughter a better life, or learning how to cook and manage a restaurant, it is something that needs a lot of effort .

Now that he an ambition and a goal in life, he felt excited .

Visualizing an image of nobles impatiently queuing in line to wait for food, elves ignoring their haughty image and enjoying the taste of meat, dragons sitting a large ring around a large cauldron, demons looking cute as they gobbled the food, Michael’s face was plastered with a silly grin .

The first floor of the building is quite large, especially if you knock down parts of the wall that separate the first floor into two parts . This creates a large space of approximately 80 m2 . Scattered on the floor is some wooden planks and some rubbish . At the back of the first floor is a soot-covered kitchen .

Michael McGonagall is really an idiot who died because of his stupidity . Having so much unused space and not willing to rent out this space to supplement his meager income, he really deserved to die of hunger . But as the Chinese idiom says, “the parents planted the trees and watered the trees for years so that their children can enjoy the fruits of the trees”, at least Michael McGonagall did leave him some space to open a restaurant . Michael tried to mentally communicate with the [System], “Use this space to set up the restaurant . ”

“The [System] has determined that this is a suitable place to open a restaurant . You have successfully completed the first task . Now please choose the design of interior décor . ”

Following the reply by the [System], Michael brain suddenly could somehow conceptualize in 3D about how the restaurant would look after renovation . Designs after designs flooded his mind, from an ancient Chinese décor, to country style furnishing, to western style restaurant, and more . For a minute, Michael was stunned at the wide variety of choice he was given .

“Since it is the curses of these chefs that brought me into this world, it makes sense that what I will be learning to cook will be the dishes that I have tasted and criticised before . Therefore, I should choose a décor that fit in with the theme of what I am going to cook . But the problem is that I have visited a large number of restaurants ranging from Chinese cuisine, Western cuisine, etc, and I do not know how many of these dishes I will be offering in this restaurant . ” Michael did not immediately make his choice .

After careful consideration, Michael felt that he should not tie the interior décor to any particular theme . What if he had chosen a traditional Chinese décor but offer only steaks and fries in his restaurant? If this was in the past, Michael will definitely rate the restaurant as ‘rubbish and crap’ . Therefore this restaurant should be simple and comfortable, and should be able to accommodate more guests . He had already envisioned the image of the restaurant being filled to the beam with guests .

After browsing several designs, he finally decided on one design .

This design has a hint of classical European style . The restaurant’s walls are covered with wallpapers that are decorated with some delicate patterns and lean towards light brown color . The ceiling had crystal chandeliers hanging from the top that illuminate the place perfectly, and gives the place a very homely feeling . The tables are typical tables that made of wood, and could comfortably seat 4 people on each table . The wooden chairs are also simple in design and had no armrest, and complement the tables in design . In front of the counter is a long table that can seat singles . This restaurant design maximises the use of space to allow up to 16 tables, and accommodate quite a large crowd .

Behind the counter is a half-open concept kitchen . The glass separating the counter and kitchen allowed the chef to look at the situation in the dining area, but the height of the counter means that seated guest would not be able to spy on the stove .

The simple design gives off a vibe that seems to be compatible with any cuisine . Even if guests eat cheap food, there is no sense of violation .

“Perfect!” Michael nodded his head in great satisfaction . He was about to confirm this design when he hesitatingly asked the system, “[System], does the renovation includes designing the second floor of the building as well?”



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