The Cat's Cafeteria

Announcement: This story will become a paid work on November 22. Thank you all for your support. Three years ago, spiritual energy suddenly returned to the world, and creatures from the demon realm began arriving in the human world. The Demon King, known as "Young Master," lived incognito among ordinary people. To show off the cooking skills he'd learned in the imperial kitchen, he opened a restaurant in an alley. He kept cats named Ahua, Maomao, Erpang, and Heidou, along with a foolish, apple-cheeked waitress named Zeng Ning. Little by little, a dog named Qixi and a giant panda named Tie Baobao joined the family. Even the Bear King's son fell in love with the place... In the cafe next door was the Demon King's disciple, a fox spirit proprietress who livestreamed sales and loved buying handbags, and her blunt, honest boyfriend, a delivery guy who was a wolf. Everyone was getting along wonderfully. Only Young Master was deeply frustrated: I'm the dignified Demon King. How did I end up as a nanny for a bunch of kids? P.S. This story is entirely fictional, entirely fictional, entirely fictional. You can also think of it as a parallel universe, so please don't connect it to reality~ My completed story, The Culinary God at University, is pretty tasty too :) My ongoing story, The Little Culinary God Comes to the Mountain Stronghold Blurb: Chi Yan, the financially independent owner of a private kitchen, is transported to an unknown ancient era and becomes a twelve-year-old boy picked up by bandits and brought to their mountain stronghold. To improve life in the stronghold, he takes on the job of cooking for the bandits, whipping up delicious dishes in endless variety: red-braised pork, hot pot, grilled meat skewers, and more... Then he discovers that the bandits aren't ruthless villains. They were ordinary people forced into a life of banditry on Wuyun Mountain. The chubby young master of the stronghold, who is skilled with a spear, is also adorably straightforward... The people in the stronghold raise their own pigs and grow their own vegetables, and sometimes go into the mountains to hunt and forage. Even with few seasonings, dishes made from these natural ingredients are incredibly delicious. Chi Yan thinks this life is practically a paradise. The imperial court sends troops to suppress the bandits, but the stronghold has already raised its drawbridge. Unable to cross the cliffs, the army has no choice but to camp on the other side. They don't expect the people in the stronghold across the way to be in the least bit worried. They're still sipping wine and eating hot pot, and the aroma drifts all the way across the cliffs. Suddenly, the army's dry rations don't taste so good... Waaah, being a bandit is so much better than being a soldier... Theme: Stand by your principles, and protect peace and tranquility in the world with love.