Along the way, they met several servants, all of whom were surprised by Alice Nakiri's sudden return.
Alice Nakiri stopped everyone and asked, "Where is my grandfather?"
"The master is in the quiet room."
After getting the answer, Alice Nakiri quickly came to the quiet room.
"Alice? Why are you back?"
Senzaemon couldn't help but be surprised to see her.
Then he looked at Minami Rika who was following behind Alice Nakiri.
"Who is this?"
"This is Sister Rika. She came back with me to do some work. This is what happened..."
Alice Nakiri quickly explained the main business.
However, she did not mention that it was something she could not bear.
Rather, the scale of the Dimension City has gradually expanded, and the kitchen is beginning to be short of staff, so there is a need for replenishment.
Since there was no better choice for the time being, she was arranged to come back to recruit people.
It’s not that she felt it would be embarrassing to tell the truth, she just didn’t want to make her family worry about her.
Nan Lixiang looked at her in surprise. She didn't expect that this usually carefree girl would have such a side to her, but she didn't expose it.
"That's it, I understand."
When Senzaemon heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Good recruiting!
In this way, he could arrange more of his own people to go there and gain more benefits for the Nakiri family.
"I just don't know if there are any requirements for personnel. If you tell me in advance, it will be easier to make arrangements."
"Of course the requirement is that the better the cooking skills, the better. The only other restrictions are gender. Because of some inconveniences, Dimension City is currently only recruiting women. Not too many, just one or two will be enough."
"Okay, I'll have someone arrange it now."
Having said that, Senzaemon stood up, walked outside the quiet room, asked the servant to serve tea to the two women, and then made a phone call.
He ordered his subordinates to gather some female chefs with excellent cooking skills.
The requirement is to have a close relationship with the Nakiri family. The best one can be from a culinary family that is a vassal of the Nakiri family, or one who has been trained by the Nakiri family and has no ties to the family.
At the same time, one should also carefully consider the person's character.
Although Alice Nakiri did not mention this requirement, it did not prevent him from adding it himself.
In addition to the fear that sending people here would cause trouble, it is also because people with good character will remember the kindness of the Nakiri family to them and will seek benefits for the Nakiri family.
Otherwise, after sending people over, those people would turn around and raise their own families to compete with the Nakiri family!
This is what Senzaemon least wants to see, and this trend must be nipped in the bud!
As for why not just let our own family go over?
Because there are only a few people left in the Nakiri family now.
My daughter-in-law couldn't leave, and my daughter was in such a terrible state. Although she had gotten a little better, she was still not presentable.
Well, Nakiri Managi has now returned to the Nakiri family.
It was brought back by Senzaemon using enhanced ingredients, which means that Alice Nakiri's idea came true.
But the result wasn't very good.
Although the person has returned, the relationship is still very strained.
Especially after the ten kilograms of enhanced ingredients were eaten by Nakiri Managi.
With no more food to eat, Nakiri Managi's illness started to flare up again.
Fortunately, after people came back, some misunderstandings were cleared up.
And after being lectured by Senzaemon using the threat of enhanced ingredients, she finally did not leave and chose to stay and face the mistakes she had made before.
Of course, it is also for the purpose of being able to eat fortified ingredients again.
Although this batch has been eaten up, it does not mean that there will be no more in the future. Alice Nakiri is still in the dimensional city.
After that, just letting a little bit of it out can satisfy her oral desire.
For example, now, Alice Nakiri brought some back.
In short, although the result is not very good, at least the goal has been achieved.
Closer to home.
If neither of these two can be chosen, then only Erina Nakiri is left.
But Senzaemon was very hesitant about whether to send his granddaughter away as well.
Unlike Alice, Erina is his personally trained successor.
If Erina is sent away, won't the Nakiri family be without an heir?
He is old and I don’t know how long he can live.
There is no time to wait to train another successor now.
Unless he is willing to send the Nakiri family away as well!
But after thinking about it, Senzaemon couldn't help but feel a little conflicted.
Finally, he sighed and called Erina.
"Hello? Grandpa? What's going on?"
"Alice is back."
"..."
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
Erina has complicated feelings towards her cousin Alice.
On the one hand, she had never liked him before, but on the other hand, he had made great efforts to help her family bring her asshole mother back home, which touched her and made her very grateful.
"She's coming back to take someone with her. Feishazi is pretty good and meets the requirements. You can bring her over."
Senzaemon did not ask Erina to consider whether to go with Alice, but let her think about it herself.
If Erina took the initiative to ask to go with Alice, Senzaemon would not stop her.
After all, the prospects of the Dimension City are really good. At worst, we can shift our focus there in the future.
Or, build another Nakiri family in the dimensional city.
If Erina doesn't want to, then everything will remain the same, so he can save himself the trouble.
"Okay, I know."
Erina Nakiri responded and hung up the phone.
After a while, before the other candidates arrived, Erina Nakiri brought Hisako Arato back home.
"Grandpa, there is..."
Erina bowed to Senzaemon and looked at Alice again.
"Hello, Erina, long time no see."
Alice was the first to greet her warmly.
Erina nodded, took a deep breath, and responded with a smile: "Long time no see, Sister Alice."
"!!!"
"What did you call me just now, Erina?"
When Alice heard this, her eyes widened instantly and she looked at Erina in disbelief.
She really didn't expect that one day she would hear the word "sister" from Erina's mouth.
You know, the two of them have never been submissive to each other since they were young. They have never called each other sisters and have always called each other by their names.
And now, Erina actually called her sister? !
Senzaemon and Hisako also looked at Erina in surprise.
"Forget it if you didn't hear it, humph!"
Erina and the other two felt uncomfortable staring at them, but they couldn't help but turn their heads away proudly.
"Oh, oh! Come on, I heard it, it's okay even though I heard it."
Alice reacted and responded quickly.
But then he couldn't help it, he came closer and teased Erina, "Erina-chan, you acknowledge me as your sister. Come on, call me sister again, Erina-sister."
"Eh~!"
Erina shuddered violently and quickly took two steps back.
"Can you please stop calling me that? It's a bit disgusting. Besides, you deserve a beating, you know?"
He said, rubbing the goose bumps that had just appeared on his arms.
"You deserve a beating, but you can't beat me anyway."
Instead of restraining herself, Alice proudly put her hands on her hips and said.
"..."
Erina was speechless, because she also learned from Senzaemon that Alice now has mastered the power of magic, and there is probably no one in the world who can defeat her.
Damn it! She got it wrong!
"Hey, don't say that I don't take care of you. These snacks are good for your health. They will make you stronger."
Just when Erina was about to get angry and ignore Alice.
Alice took some snacks she brought back and placed them on the table, and handed them to Erina.
"These snacks, can't they be..."
Erina took it blankly, then immediately reacted and asked.
Alice smiled and nodded: "Yes, I bought this with my own salary."
When Erina heard this, she remembered that Alice left home and went to work alone in a place far away from home in exchange for these things, and she couldn't help but remain silent.
It would be a lie to say that I wasn't touched. Although their relationship was not a very pleasant one, they were playmates since childhood after all.
But she was a little hesitant.
Because her mother also needs these things.
Even though she had a lot of resentment towards that bastard mother, she was still her mother after all.
Erina didn't want to steal her mother's things.
And just as she was hesitating, Senzaemon spoke.
"Take it. This is a gift from Alice to everyone. Everyone has one. It's not just for Mangi."
"Ah."
Hearing this, Erina nodded, put the things away silently, and said to Alice, "Thank you, sister."
Alice suddenly became excited again: "Hehe, Erina-chan called me sister. As expected, Erina-chan is a tsundere. She has already admitted it in her heart, but she refuses to say it."
"..."
Erina turned her head away with a gloomy face. She really didn't intend to pay any more attention to Alice, her eccentric cousin.
It’s enough if you just know it, why do you have to say it out loud?
If you can’t speak, don’t speak!
You have to tease me to have fun, right?!
Erina was also certain that no matter how touched she was, she still didn't like her cousin Alice very much.
