Chapter 114 - The Guest

During Fae's first week working at Magnolia Cafe, she had to go through training about the company, the menu, working hours, responsibilities of each staff, guest characteristics, etc. She started the first three days by observing and assisting the senior waiters while learning about her own duties.

After the training period was over, Fae finally started working to serve cafe guests at lunchtime. Apart from the employees working around the area, most of their guests were tourists who began to flock Moravia as the weather improved.

Occasionally, some students would come there to celebrate special events. Since Magnolia Café was an upscale cafe whose food prices were quite high, not many students could afford to eat there. Thus, students who came there were usually rich or were celebrating special events.

After working for several days in the cafe, Fae immediately became the guests' favorite. The existing customers loved her because she was friendly, and her smile was contagious. Everyone who saw her immediately felt happy.

And their new guests soon became regulars because of her. Her extraordinary beauty attracted many guests to come and eat there and return for the second visit and third, and so on. The tourists who ate there were also amazed to find that this beautiful waiter spoke many languages.

One day, an American couple sat down to order food and they struggled with the menu in German. It was difficult for them to pronounce the dishes' names. Apparently, the previous waiter mistakenly gave them the German menu.

With a big smile, Fae helped them with the menu and explained each dish in perfect English. The two guests looked at each other happily and ordered food in English.

On another occasion, there was an Italian couple who wanted to order food but they couldn't find the right words to ask the ingredients. The husband had a food allergy, and they wanted to know if he could eat the cafe's signature dish. The waiter who was serving them tried to guess what they really wanted, to no avail.

"What is wrong?" Fae, who happened to be passing by with a tray, stopped and asked her colleague what was going on.

"I do not know .. They have been pointing at the menu and seem to want to ask something. But I can not understand what the question is ..." said Ella, the waiter.

Fae immediately turned to the Italian couple and smiled pleasantly. She then asked them to repeat their question.

The couple sighed. They had been repeating their words several times already, but the previous waiter still didn't get it.

The wife grumbled softly to her husband in Italian, "Marco.. I already told you we should just eat at an Italian restaurant. There you can ask about the ingredients easily. We can't risk you getting a peanut allergy. This is not the time to be adventurous with food."

"Oh. Are you allergic to peanuts, Sir? Then you better not order this food, and this one .. The rest is safe," Fae said graciously in perfect Italian, pointing to two dishes on the menu.

Ella, together with the two Italian tourists, was dumbfounded when they heard Fae speak Italian.

"Do you understand our language?" asked the Italian lady in amazement. Fae didn't look like a girl of Italian descent. But not only did she speak Italian, but her accent was also perfect. 

Ella still widened her eyes as she took Fae's arm and asked her, "Do you speak Italian? Jeez ... you're so smart!"

"Ahaha ... it's nothing. I lived in Italy, so I can speak the language," replied Fae in a low voice. She didn't remember when or where she lived in Italy, but deep inside, she firmly believed that she was familiar with the country.

The guests who were previously annoyed were now delighted. Their faces smiled appreciatively, and they continued ordering the food they wanted from Fae in their mother tongue. They followed her advice and did not order the two dishes she had mentioned.

The cafe manager was very impressed with Fae's skills in the foreign language. Her co-workers in the day shift were also amazed by the girl. They still could not understand why Fae, being so beautiful and smart, would want to work as a waiter in their cafe.

"Oh .. I just really like working. Since I only graduated from high school, I can't apply for jobs that require higher education. That's why I decided to apply for a job here," Fae explained when Ella asked her reasons for working at the Magnolia Café. She added, "I like this place. It is very flexible."

"Oh .. I see. We just wonder why you want to work here .. We thought you came from a wealthy family .." commented Ella.

"Really? Ahahaha .. I'm actually from the countryside, you know," Fae responded with a chuckle. "I used to live in a village by the lake. Before I moved to Almstad, I worked as a receptionist at a resort in my village."

"Oh, I see. Then why did you move to Almstad?"

"I moved to Almstad because I followed my husband," replied Fae. 

Ella pursed her lips as she heard Fae's explanation. She didn't expect Fae was already married. The girl looked very young. Usually, women in modern times would delay marriage until they were in their late 30s, but this girl was already married at the age of 20. It's surprising!

"Ohh .. I didn't know you are married," said Ella, shaking her head. "I am sure many men will be heartbroken if they find out ... ahahaha. Lots of our customers come here just to see you."

"Ahaha ... you're joking," said Fae lightly. "Oh, by the way... please keep it a secret that I'm already married, okay. I don't like talking about my personal life at work. You are the only one who knows that I'm already married."

"Of course, don't worry. Besides, if those guests know you are already taken, I'm afraid they wouldn't want to come here again... ahahaha ..."

Ella was actually about to ask about how Fae met her husband and what was his profession. However, when she heard that Fae didn't like talking about her personal life at work, and the fact that Fae had to work after moving to Almstad, Ella concluded that Fae's husband must be just an ordinary man whose income was not enough to support them both in such an expensive city like Almstad. That must be the reason why Fae had to work to make extra money for her family.

"Fae, we have new guest coming. Please wait on him ... I'll take a smoke break," said Ella. When she saw the cafe door opened and a new guest entered. From the looks of it, they could tell that the guest who had just arrived was a wealthy student. 

"Hello," said Fae, hurrying to the guest, waiting by the doorway to be assisted. "Welcome to Magnolia Café. How many persons?"

"Only one," replied the guest, smiling faintly. When Fae raised her head to take a good look at the guest, she was astounded and stood rooted to the spot with her lips slightly opened.

"Gosh...." That was the only word that could come out of the girl's lips. "You?"