The story is overall slow life + romantic sex, but you can expect a bit of story content happening later. Specifically, Aldred's decision to suddenly pack up and leave quietly unsettled certain peoples of power who wanted him to keep on serving.
To those complaining about [the lack of] satay, i'm pretty sure it should be "saute" =P
TBH, i would have been more surprised to actually see satay appearing hehe... ^^