"When did your restaurant go bankrupt? How come I didn't know about it?"
Given what Kiyoei Wenren knew of her foolish son's abilities, she had been certain the family restaurant would not last long.
To be fair, Seiya's talent for cooking was rather ordinary. Still, after all these years, while he could not compare to truly skilled chefs, he was no worse than the chefs at most casual restaurants.
But the key issue was that Wenren Restaurant had previously always been run by her. The gap between her and her foolish son was right there for all to see. Such a drastic drop in quality would disappoint many regular customers.
And right next door to their restaurant, there was a formidable "competitor" like Yukihira Restaurant.
So, in Kiyoei Wenren's estimation, her family restaurant going bankrupt had practically been set in stone.
But seeing Seichiro Yukihira's expression and reaction now, Kiyoei Wenren became somewhat puzzled. Could it be that her restaurant had not closed down?
Had Seiya really managed to retain customers with his amateurish cooking and keep the restaurant running well?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible! It was not that Kiyoei Wenren did not want her son to succeed, but he had grown up right under her nose for over a decade. How could she not know what kind of talent and ability he had?
"Did you help my foolish son?"
After ruling out the possibility of her son turning things around himself, that was the only possibility Kiyoei Wenren could think of.
After all, Seiya had a good relationship with "the red-haired brat next door," and she acknowledged Seichiro Yukihira's cooking skills as well. If that father and son had helped, then her restaurant really could have held on.
But Kiyoei Wenren had not expected the Yukihira father and son to