Lake, who was walking along the brick road, still held the plant manual in his hand. He had been waiting for a long time to get the book. He would be really sorry for himself if he didn't take a good look at it. He read all the way without even walking.

He needs to raise his head and use his peripheral vision to see the road ahead clearly, which is considered one of his abilities.

In this way, he walked all the way from the library towards home. When he passed by Cali Square, he was hit by a gust of wind, which was mixed with various flavors. The sweet, sour, bitter and spicy brought almost all the food sold in the square.

, Lake originally wanted to endure it for a while and eat something to cushion his stomach when he got home, but the sudden appearance of a strange fragrance in the air caught his attention. This was a smell that had never appeared in his memory, and the smell was

It looks pretty good.

"Gulu, Gulu."

Lake rubbed his stomach, trying to suppress the peristaltic sounds of his intestines, but his body was not as he expected. He didn't know whether it was because the apple pie at noon was too small or because his stomach digested it too fast. Anyway, his stomach had begun to appear.

Colic pain was caused by him not eating well in the past. Unable to wait any longer, Lake let out a long sigh, walked to the tree where it would not affect other people's walking, and rummaged through his backpack.

After nearly a minute, I finally found a copper coin among the pile of debris.

"Is there only one? I remember there are a few more iron-priced ones?" Lake touched his chin and carefully recalled what he had spent his pocket money on.

"When I received my pocket money at the beginning of the month, my dad gave me several coins. Why are these the only ones now? Let me think about it! The bookstore held an event some time ago and I bought two long-awaited books. Well, they are pens.

Big expense. My dad is often not at home in the last few nights, so I am too lazy to cook. I went to eat bacon shortbread a few times and potato sauce noodles twice! Oh! Yes! I also bought jam, which seemed really expensive.

A lot."

After a series of reviews, Lake realized that he still had some leftover, and that he was already doing well when the price of a copper was low.

"Gulu, Gulu."

The intestines that he ignored twisted together again, expressing their dissatisfaction to him. They could no longer wait for food, and now they continued to eat to satisfy their desires and replenish the missing power.

Lake licked his dry lips. The aroma in the air became more attractive after being tortured by his stomach. The taste contained in it became three-dimensional. Lake smelled the aroma of meat, and although he didn't like it very much,

But celery appeared every now and then, which made Lake even more intolerable.

Following the source of the aroma, Lake passed through a pile of chaotically constructed simple pavilions, passed through the center of the crowded square, and found a van-type element-powered car under the dining clock tower in the square.

There were many diners waiting to buy.

The place where the aroma came from was the rear compartment of this huge power car. Through the open window, Lake could see a kind-faced old man standing in the compartment. He was wearing a gray cloth shirt and holding it skillfully.

After passing the price handed over by the customer, he threw it at his feet without even looking at it. Then he handed the plate with noodles to the customer. After confirming that the customer had grasped it firmly, he scooped a full spoonful from the big bucket next to him.

of the sauce, pour it evenly onto the noodles, and hand the customer the already prepared utensils while they watch the sauce slowly slide off the top of the noodles.

Lake, who had watched all this not far away, was just about to squeeze in to buy something new, when he suddenly felt someone put his hand on his shoulder. He had been taught to be careful outside since he was a child, and he turned around and looked.

Did he find a middle-aged man with a fierce face appearing in front of him? The palm that aroused Lake's alarm was also his.

"Dad?! Why are you here!? Didn't you go out to pick up a friend?" Without any need for identification, Lake recognized Doka at a glance, who said he didn't know when he would go home in the morning, and his tone was a little surprised and a little complaining.

said.

"No, that! The old man selling things in the car is the friend I want to pick up. If you are talking about it, he is almost a grandfather, but you have a good father! Mr. Buti Stu and I have been friends for many years.

You can just call him Mr. Stu." Doka didn't feel any embarrassment. On the contrary, he was still happy for Lake to see his friend and enthusiastically introduced the old man to his son.

"Buti Stu!" After listening to his father's introduction, Lake's expression was very exciting. His eyes widened and he looked at the old man busy in the car not far away.

Only then did he have time to look at the old man. The old man looked to be in his forties or fifties. He didn't seem too tall. He was probably about the same height as himself. Without getting too close, you could see that he was starting to show signs of fatigue due to old age.

He has short white hair, but a square face and very energetic facial features. It can be seen that the old man used to be a handsome young man.

When Lake was observing the old man, the old man's energetic eyes also met his. Although they were more than ten meters away, Lake seemed to be able to read from the old man's eyes that he seemed to be greeting him. Of course, the old man then

His actions also proved that Lake's guess was correct, and the old man had also discovered himself.

Buti winked at him, finished making the meal on hand with a smile, and then said loudly to the queue with several customers: "Sorry! Everyone, today's quantity has been sold out."

The queue that had been waiting quietly suddenly exploded. If it weren't for the tempting aroma, who would queue in front of an unfamiliar stall under the bright sunshine?

"Ah, it's been sold out just a few hours ago?" A tall man at the back asked waving his arms, his long black hair swaying with the movement of his head.

"Yes! We just came here!" A young lady next to her also echoed the man's words.

"But this is the truth! If you don't believe it, then I can show it to you!" The old man saw that the customers in line did not believe it, so he bent down and lifted the large bucket placed at his feet high, and removed all the inside of the bucket.

It was displayed, and the thin meat sauce slowly slid on the bottom and slowly gathered into a brown lump.

The crowd was speechless when they saw this situation, and reluctantly left the open space in front of the carriage, making the originally crowded place more open. Only a few lucky customers were left standing there, contentedly.

Eating noodles.

"Let's go, Lake, I've closed the stall specially for you." Doka didn't shy away. He pulled Lake straight to the window, knocked on the metal carriage shell, and reminded those who were bending over to arrange the tableware.

Buti.

When there was no crowd to block it, Lake discovered that the awning propped up outside the window was used to seal the window. As long as the supporting pole was removed, the incomplete pattern on the carriage would become complete.

While Lake was still studying this carriage, Buti, who had already packed away the dinner plates and cauldron, appeared next to Lake. Looking at Lake's engaged expression, he found it very interesting, so he wanted to scare him and walked away quietly.

Go behind him and ask in a sharp voice in Lake's ear: "Are you Lake?"

"Ah! Oh! Oh! It's Mr. Stu! Hi, hello! I'm Lake! Lake An! Doka An is my father!" Lake, who was still concentrating on thinking, suddenly appeared in his ear.

The voice frightened me, and I turned around to see that Buti Stu, who was still in the carriage, had appeared next to me at some point. It would actually be fine if he was an ordinary person, but seeing this Lake has always been

Even though there were legends he had heard of, Lake was still very excited and nervous.

"Uncle, don't scare him! It's okay for Lake to talk to familiar people, but it's hard for him to talk to strangers." Doka sighed secretly in his heart. He didn't expect that his child would meet his friend for the first time.

He was so nervous during the meeting, but he lost his face. Fortunately, he knew what Lake looked like, was mentally prepared, and prepared an explanation.

"Is this little guy really ready?" Buti looked at Doka with some doubts.

"Emm, actually, I just mentioned it to him and said that I hired a famous teacher to teach him. I haven't told him the specific situation." After being asked the key question, Doka felt a little uncomfortable.

He smiled sheepishly and said, "Well, you go and park your car at our garage first, and I'll take you to the pub for a meal, and we'll chat while we're there."

"What about me, Dad? I'm still here! Why don't you take me with you?" Lake, who was still embarrassed at first, immediately became unhappy when he heard that Doka was going to the tavern for dinner without taking him with him.

He stood up, curled his lips and spoke.

"Oops! We adults are going to the tavern to drink and chat, what are you, a kid, going to listen to? Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Go home!" After Lake introduced Buti, Doka did not intend to let him stay any longer.

He pushed Lake, who was still there, with his hand, and kept urging him to leave quickly, "Go home and cook and eat. Remember to go to bed early after dinner and don't read too late."

Lake is not a rebellious child. Since his father is unwilling to let him get involved, even if he is interested in what the two of them are going to discuss, he can hold back and go home, but he will have a big dinner in front of him.

He couldn't help it.

"Then give me some more money, dad. I have to buy some salt and seasonings. When I was cooking last night, I found that the seasonings at home were almost used up." Lake planned to see if he could get some salt and seasonings from his adoptive father before going back.

Take some money to replenish the small coffers. After all, in front of friends, dad must be embarrassed to refuse, right?

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking? You've already used up your allowance for this month, and I won't give you any more money. Besides, our family just runs a grocery store, so we go to other people's houses to buy things? Yes.

You are not the one who intends to embarrass me!" Doka poked Lake's forehead with his finger and said fiercely. The fierce tone coupled with the scars on his face immediately gave off the aura of a bad person in society. People who don't know the situation will definitely think that

There's going to be some violence.

Most of the time, Doka accused Lake in a serious tone and was joking with him. Of course, sometimes it might be true, but it was definitely not this time.

"Okay, I'll go home first, dad. Remember to come back early and don't drink too much!" Lake shrugged to show that he understood, and slowly left the square pretending to be lonely.

After the night completely shrouded the city of Cali, the fire element charging lights responsible for illuminating Cali were activated one by one by the law enforcement guards patrolling at night. The bright yellow lights slowly lit up along with the energy in the charging stones, turning the dim

The streets are brightly lit.

Although the popularity of elemental power has now begun, many families in Cali City still do not accept this new type of furniture. In addition to some people's reasons because of the cost of charging stones, others are due to disbelief in new things.

But for Mr. Doka An, who likes to follow the trend, it feels like he is behind the times without a few elemental power products in his home. Therefore, as a family member of Doka, Lake can also enjoy the convenience of power products.

Lake opened the door of the refrigerator, and the built-in light element array was instantly switched on. Under the pale yellow light, all the food refrigerated in the refrigerator was displayed in front of Lake. This new refrigerator is much larger than the one he bought the year before, and it can also

Adjusting the coldness and heat of the ice element makes Lake feel much better about it than the old refrigerator before.

He thought for a while, took out a khaki jar from the refrigerator, put it on the edge of the stove, scooped out a large spoonful of brown soup jelly with the spoon on the side of the pot, put it into the boiling water, and condensed it into a semi-solid

The soup quickly melted under the burning of the fire element stove, and the minced meat undulated between the leaves, making the originally boring cooking become interesting, and the rich aroma soon filled the entire room.

.(In addition, their home has an open kitchen, living room, and kitchen all together)

A person's dinner is actually very short, no one talks, and no one disturbs him. Lake just poops a few times and then he has finished his dinner.

Washing the dishes and placing them on the draining rack, drying water-stained hands, these are all skills that Lake learned on his own under Doka's training, although he is not outstanding compared to Doka's children.

But for the children who were traveling with Doka, he was much better.
Chapter completed!