"Eat up, young master. It's all for you," Lisa said, placing two plates on the table: stir-fried beef with soy sauce and shrimp in oyster sauce.
Merlin swallowed hard, staring in awe at the spread before him.
"Well then, I'll eat," he said.
He took a serving of rice, topped it with the side dishes, and began eating heartily.
Lisa just smiled and went to prepare a drink for him.
Half an hour later, Merlin leaned back in his chair, rubbing his now-bulging stomach.
"Ugh… I'm so full. Your cooking is amazing, Mrs. Lisa," he praised sincerely.
Spending five thousand five hundred gold coins was absolutely worth it.
Lisa smiled as she cleared the dirty dishes from the table.
"You're welcome, young master. And please, don't call me Mrs.—you can call me something else," she said, a hint of embarrassment in her voice.
Merlin rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "How about I call you Auntie?"
Lisa was surprised and almost refused, but she held back her words.
