October 1.
Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park.
Mallow had been studying here for some time.
At first, Li Wei had put her straight to work on her knife skills,
under Meowth and Farfetch'd's supervision.
Only once her knife skills satisfied Farfetch'd
was Mallow allowed to use a pan.
Mallow had a certain talent for cooking,
and she already had a solid foundation.
What she needed now was constant practice, mastering heat control and seasoning as she cooked.
So Li Wei had sent her straight to a restaurant.
The entire Theme Park now had twelve Pokémon-themed restaurants and several food streets,
yet even so, every restaurant still saw an incredible number of customers.
That was because the Pokémon restaurants inside the Theme Park differed from those in many other Joyful Worlds.
Their prices were different.
Li Wei hadn't set exorbitant prices.
After all, he had no rent to worry about.
As for ingredients, the sheer volume he bought meant he could get relatively low wholesale prices.
All in all, Li Wei still made a profit.
Tired. Utterly exhausted.
Happy. Absolutely delighted.
That was how Mallow felt at the end of each day.
Li Wei had set up a questionnaire specifically for the Royal Restaurant where Mallow worked, offering his Smoked Apricorn Juice as a gift.
Only customers who ordered Mallow's dishes
were asked whether they were interested, then given a questionnaire.
The questions were fairly simple: how was the heat control, how was the seasoning, and did they have any final suggestions?
They could fill it out or leave it blank.
After all, he hadn't brought them here to complete surveys.
These questionnaires
were mainly intended to make Mallow realize one thing.
Some said the food was too salty; others said it was too bland.
It nearly drove Mallow crazy.
The problem