Chapter 4 - The Incidents
Chi Chi's restaurant business was a huge success and they were making huge profits. Goku and Goten were catching enormous fish and Gohan was having a great time not doing any homework. Their restaurant was always full at night, and it seemed that the young couples' offer was very popular. One afternoon Chi Chi was getting ready to start cooking for the evening customers. She walked into the kitchen and saw a strange looking package on the kitchen table. She paused for a moment trying to figure out what it was, and then went closer for a better look. There seemed to be crumbs around the package: chocolate mud cake crumbs. It was a chocolate mud cake wrapped in bandages.
"Wait a minute…" Chi Chi had made a mud cake just a few hours ago, and the only people who had access to the kitchen were her family, Bulma and Mr. Popo, which meant that it was either Goku, Gohan or Goten. At first she thought it was Goku, but then she knew it couldn't have been him.
"Goku and Gohan know that bandaging a cake won't do anything, but Goten on the other hand…" Chi Chi smiled and thought to herself, poor Goten… I can't believe that he still believes in the magic bandage. He's been watching way too much Dragonboy. I told him that the magic bandage that heals anything and everything, even food and furniture doesn't exist, but boys don't ever listen. Oh well. No wonder Goten was avoiding me the whole day.
The next day things were worse. This time Chi Chi had prepared a lot of food for a banquet someone had ordered, and as soon as she left to buy some more food, Goku crept in and started eating all the food. He had just finished when Chi Chi got back, and she was thrown into an extreme state of anger. Goku tried to have an innocent look on his face as Chi Chi screamed at him.
"GOKU, YOU JUST ATE ALL OF OUR HIGHEST PAYING CUSTOMER'S FOOD! HOW COULD YOU?! NOW I HAVE TO COOK EVERYTHING ALL OVER AGAIN! Please, tell me Goku, why did you eat all that food?" All the employees in the restaurant heard, but luckily no customers had arrived yet.
Brock Oley glanced nervously at Gohan, and then turned to Chris Masturqui and whispered, "Hey Chris, do you think Chi Chi's whole family is like that?" Chris shook his head and replied, "no, not at all. I've talked with Gohan plenty of times and he's just a normal and very smart kid. His mother on the other hand sort of freaks me out. She screams so loudly! I feel sorry for her family. And his father's weird too. Have you seen how much he eats?"
"I think he eats more than a sumo wrestler," said Sue Shi, who had joined their conversation. "But he seems to stay in perfect shape. It's really quite amazing. He must work out each day."
Back in the kitchen Goku was trying to get himself out of a very big mess. "Well, you see Chi Chi, we kind of ran out of food, because you haven't been cooking as much now that you're working here, and I've been really, really hungry," Goku managed to stammer. Chi Chi sighed and then relented.
"I guess you're right this time Goku. Maybe I have gotten a little overboard with this whole restaurant thing. I'll try to spend more time at home. I know, I'll employ some more cooks. Don't worry, tomorrow I'll give you all a big feast, sound good?" Goku nodded, happy to have a proper meal again.
"Oh, and Chi Chi, one more thing," added Goku.
"What?"
"Um… I was drinking some milk today, then I put my glass down on the table, and then… it kinda broke." Goku said the last three words quickly, but Chi Chi still heard. Great. Goku broke another piece of furniture. Soon I won't be able to keep up with all the broken tables, chairs, chinaware, silverware, windows, so on and so forth.
"What broke, the glass or the table?" asked Chi Chi suspiciously, half expecting him to answer "both."
"Uh… the table?" answered Goku. Yep. Just like I thought. Chi Chi couldn't be bothered screaming that time. She had done that too many times already, so she just said, "looks like I'll have to get another table. Next time, you'll end up paying for your breakages with your own money." Goku nodded and decided that this was the best time to make a very quick and quiet exit. He ran off to catch some more fish, determined to not make Chi Chi any angrier than she already was.
That night Chi Chi was intrigued. First Goten tries to bandage a cake, and then Goku goes and eats a banquet. What if Gohan does something next? Chi Chi started to worry, so she tried to think positive. Nah. Surely Gohan wouldn't do anything wrong. I hope. I think I'd better have a talk with him, just to be on the safe side.
Fortunately for Chi Chi, Gohan didn't have any problems, and the rest of the week went by with out any accidents. But, once she thought everything was settled, Vegeta paid a visit to Planet Plant one night and he didn't look very happy. He walked up to Chi Chi and said, "woman, I want an explanation for why you have stolen my property."
