"So, you finished preparing that edible quartz, and now you're looking for a guinea pig to taste-test it?" Old Officer Jenny asked, propping her chin on her hand and smiling at Heath. The corner of Heath's mouth twitched. Why did she make him sound like some mad scientist? He had absolutely no such intention, and he had already taste-tested it himself, so there was no question of finding a guinea pig.
"Auntie Jenny, you're really overthinking it. I tried some myself earlier and thought it tasted pretty good, so I wanted to have a customer try it. If it tastes good, I can consider officially adding it to the menu," Heath briefly explained. Old Officer Jenny laughed. She had only been teasing him. Over this time, she had seen something of his cooking skills, and she had to admit that he was a very good cook. That was also why she had entrusted the cafeteria work to him. After all, the cafeteria was an important department with plenty of opportunities for kickbacks.
But Heath had never interfered with food procurement or done anything to line his own pockets, which pleased Old Officer Jenny greatly.
"Then I'll give it a try. But how much does this Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles thing cost?" Old Officer Jenny asked curiously. Heath scratched his head. Pricing was a problem. He had asked about the price of edible quartz, and it was not very expensive, costing about the same as ordinary quartz, so charging too much felt wrong. But preparing edible quartz was truly far too involved. Heath thought it was like Three-Not-Sticky: very time-consuming.
With that in mind, Heath made his decision. He would price this serving of edible quartz at around a hundred League Coins. Only then would it properly compensate for the toll it