The Magical Food God of Hogwarts

Chapter 56 Pepper's Skills

"Huh?" Lucas exclaimed in surprise. "Who bought Pepper and gave her to me? That's fifty Galleons!"

Although I received gifts all day yesterday, they were all kind gestures from well-meaning wizards and weren't expensive. But fifty Galleons is a huge sum of money, much more than all the gifts from yesterday combined.

"Shit bro!" Pepper said, clearly annoyed. "I don't know who the hell is being so nice to you, but don't I deserve fifty gallons?"

Hannah and Tom, sitting at the table, were stunned to hear Pepper speak for the first time.

"The buyer sent fifty gallons directly, specifically requesting to buy Pepper as a gift for you," Sandy said. "There was also a letter for you; perhaps it's in the letter."

Lucas took the letter and wondered if it was from Professor Sprout.

After all, she was the one who took me to the pet store, and only she knew that I wanted to buy Pepper but didn't have the money.

When you open the letter, there's only one line of text inside.

"My child, I am proud of you."

Lucas gripped the letter tightly. It was unsigned, and the sender had printed the line directly on the paper to conceal their handwriting.

Since the sender did this, it couldn't possibly be Professor Sprout; she had no reason to hide her identity, and besides, she had already sent a letter.

My child, I am so proud of you...

Lucas silently read it again, and Hannah and Tom also came over to read the letter.

"Lucas, could he be an elder of yours? That sounds like something an elder would say," Tom said.

Lucas shook his head: "I've only lived with my grandfather since I was a child, and my few relatives are all Muggles. There are definitely no wizards among them."

"The key question is, how did this person know I wanted Pepper? It was only Professor Sprout that day..."

"Bro." Pepper shook his wings. "A bird as good as me, no matter where I am, is like a firefly in the dark, so bright, so outstanding. If someone fucking wants to give you a gift, you can't go wrong choosing me."

Lucas pondered, "What a coincidence! Could it be that other customers in the store that day also saw me interacting with Pepper, and then saw my story in the newspaper, and out of admiration, bought Pepper as a gift for me? That would be even more outrageous."

He fumbled for the letter and suddenly noticed that the surface of the paper was uneven, as if a few drops of water had splashed on it.

"Even though we don't know who sent it, it's still a good thing," Sandy said with a smile, as she had Lucas sign a receipt.

"Pepper is yours now. But you'd better teach her not to swear before you start school, otherwise if the tough professors at Hogwarts hear her, you'll lose points."

"I will miss you, bitch!" Pepper cried from inside the cage.

After seeing Sandy off, Pepper looked around with her big, bright eyes and nodded to Tom, who was marveling at her work, and Hannah, who was dumbfounded.

"An old man and a young woman. Not bad, at least they're better than those noisy, stupid neighbors."

"Let me out, Lucas. Don't worry, I'm not one of those idiots. I know when to poop and fart, and I won't poop on your head."

Hannah gaped, looking at Pepper and then at Lucas.

Is this Lucas's pet? It's so rude... It doesn't suit Lucas at all.

Lucas opened the cage, and Pepper leaped out, her glossy feathers shimmering as she spread her wings and took flight.

Then, like an arrow released from a bow, it flew straight out the door.

"Hahaha, bye-bye, I'm free!"

"Fuck off, bitch!"

Its figure disappeared.

Hannah froze: "Lucas... your bird... it ran away?"

Lucas paused for a moment, then remembered the delivery receipt he had just signed.

"They won't run away, will they? We should have formed a magical contract... or something?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Pepper spun around and stood on the windowsill again.

"Did I scare you? Hahaha, you idiots!"

It looked at Lucas: "No meat at all! Let me make this clear, I don't eat bird food that's like dog poop!"

Lucas laughed: "That's exactly what I was thinking. Come on. Let me see what you're really capable of."

He headed towards the kitchen, and Hannah's eyes lit up. She shouted, "Tonks! Get up! Lucas's cooking!"

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A refreshing, sweet and sour aroma, completely different from yesterday, filled the bar.

The crispy fried chicken breast is coated with a clear sauce and sprinkled with fragrant white sesame seeds.

Tonks exclaimed in surprise, "Ah, I know this dish, it's lemon chicken!"

Lucas smiled helplessly to himself. It wasn't that he wanted to cook sweet and sour dishes every day; it was just that Great Britain loved them. Look, even lemon chicken had spread to the magical world.

"Please try some, my guests," Lucas said, but his eyes were on Pepper.

Pepper tilted her head back and took a breath through her two round nostrils.

"Huh???" It suddenly flapped its wing and tilted its head in disbelief.

"Fuck! Bro, you're a real genius!"

"Sour, sweet, the refreshing scent of lemon, the aroma of fried chicken... wait, I smell it, and there's also a clean fragrance..."

"This is the best-smelling chicken I've ever ever eaten!"

Pei-Bo jumped excitedly onto Lucas's shoulder: "Here, give me a fucking piece!"

Lucas nodded to himself. "Not bad, Pepper could smell the half-stalk of lemongrass I added; her sense of smell is truly keen! Well then, let's see how it tastes..."

He took a small piece of chicken from between Hannah and Tonks, who were enjoying their meal, and fed it to Pepper.

Pepper swallowed it whole, then glared at him with her round eyes and yelled, "Goddamned! What a juicy bitch!"

"Come on, baby! One more piece! This is fucking amazing!"

It held the second piece of chicken in its beak and savored it carefully, shaking its head and squealing loudly, as if it were on drugs.

"Damn! this shit is banging! Fuck me, yeah!"

Is that all...? Lucas was slightly disappointed when Pepper spoke again.

"But why does it taste cool at the end? To be honest, that's a bit unnecessary."

Lucas's eyes lit up immediately.

Pei-bo really tasted it!

With this skill alone, it will surely become a powerful assistant on the path of magical food research!

"A cool taste?" Tonks looked up, his mouth still full. "No... chewing... you mean lemon flavor?"

"Chew, chew, chew... After all, you're a raven, so it's normal that you don't understand."

Pepper immediately exploded: "Shut the fuck up, bitch!"

"I can taste a fart from yesterday. You can't even taste your own pussy!"

Damn, that's so dirty!

Before Lucas could react, Donxton suddenly threw down his fork, his face flushed red with anger, his hair turning fiery red, and swung his wand heavily at Pepper!

How dare you!