《Chef God Reborn in Japan》 Chapter 1 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Host: Xia Yu Sex: Male Age: 16 Fitness level: LV.30 (Strength, Agility, Burst, Nerve Reflex, etc.) Culinary level: LV.30 (Two-Star Chef) Fame: ? (This is related to the popularity of the host, exposure, achievement. Fame can be used to purchase tools in system mall.) Gift: [Chef¡¯s Heart] (Middle) (Blue), [Spicy Affinity] (Blue) Basic skills ¨C Knife Skills (10), Heat Control (10), Ingredient Identification (10), Seasoning (10), Mix Dough (?), Knead Dough (?), Skin Making (?), Shaping (?) Free Talent Points: 18 Kitchenware: [Meteorite] (Gold), [Broken Jade Knife] (Purple), [Seven-Star Knife-Breaking Army] (Purple), [Seven-Star Knife-Curvy] (Purple), [Cooking Pan] (Blue), [Seven-Star Knife-Greedy Wolf] (Blue) Cooking Skills: [Hot Fry-Evolution](Purple), [Raptor Bull and Blue Dragon Slash](Purple)(2), [Seven-Star Breaking Army Cut](Purple)(10), [Inequation of Ingredients](Blue)(10), [Sky Hero Hot River](Blue), [Sky Hero Hot Tyre](Blue) Other Skills: ¡®Intermediate Tea Art¡¯ (Blue), ¡®Basics of Ingredients¡¯ (Blue), ¡®Basics of Pastry¡¯ (Blue), ? (Unknown fight skills) Recipes: Purple: [¡®Egyptian Roast Chicken With 9 Spices¡¯, ¡®Nine Feather Fire Phoenix¡¯, ¡®Sky Hero Fire Sun Fish¡¯, ¡®Flame Tornado Shark Fin Sausage¡¯, ¡®Frost Magical Mapo Tofu¡¯, ¡®Dragon Dumpling¡¯, ¡®Big Magic Panda Tofu¡¯, ¡®Valencia Paia¡¯, ¡®A Song of Ice and Fire¡¯] Blue: [¡®Magic Mapo Tofu¡¯, ¡®Fried Bok Choy¡¯, ¡®Hibiscus Crab Egg¡¯, ¡®Twice Cooked Pork Slices¡¯, ¡®Flame Roast Suckling Pig¡¯, ¡®Tornado Shark Fin Sausage¡¯] Green: [¡®Xia¡¯s Beef Ramen¡¯, ¡®Kung Pao Chicken¡¯, ¡®Fish Flavored Pork Shreds¡¯, ¡®Pork Lungs in Chili Sauce¡¯, ¡®Boeuf Bougignon¡¯, ¡®Sweet and Sour Pork¡¯, ¡®Squirrel-Shaped Bass¡¯, ¡®Mapo Tofu¡¯, ¡®Chili and Sour Potato¡¯, ¡®Satay beef¡¯, ¡®Sweet and Sour Pork with Pineapple¡¯, ¡®Braised Assorted Vegetables with Marinated Tofu¡¯, ¡®Braised Prawns¡¯, ¡®Braised Intestines in Brown Sauce¡¯, ¡®Steamed Tofu Stuffed with Seafood and Vegetables¡¯, ¡®Braised Chicken with Chestnuts¡¯, ¡®Red Snapper with Black Ben Sauce¡¯, ¡®Three Shredded Shark¡¯s Fin¡¯, ¡®Steamed Buns¡¯, ¡®Sugar Taro¡¯, ¡®Steamed Fish Head with Peppers¡¯, ¡®Comet Fried Rice¡¯, ¡®Candied Sweet Potato¡¯, ¡®Pickled Fish¡¯, ¡®Boiled Pork¡¯, ¡®Codfish Green Tea Meatball¡¯, ¡®Transformed Bibimbap¡¯, ¡®Oyster Sauce Lettuce¡¯, ¡®Steamed Grouper¡¯, ¡®Top Vegetable in Dinghu¡¯, ¡®Jinling Vegetables¡¯, ¡®Braised Crab Powder Meatball¡¯, ¡®Lamb Fish¡¯, ¡®Dry Burnt Rock Carp¡¯, ¡®French Vegetable Jelly¡¯] Purchased Imaginable Material: [Frost Tofu] (Purple), [White Haired Cindrella Beef], [Bacon Leaf] (Seed), [Land Shark Dorsal Wing], [Shark Fin Mushroom], [Inky Rice] Chapter 2 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation [Initial Task] (Completed) Tip: ¡°As a kitchen apprentice, you should be independent and make a dish that will satisfy your guests and yourself.¡± Reward: Recipe ¡®Magic Mapo Tofu¡¯ (Blue) [Make the First Glowing Dish] (Completed) Task Content: ¡°Meet the inheritance conditions and obtain the approval of Grandpa Xia Qing.¡± Reward: Kitchenware [Cooking Pan] (Blue) [Inherit Chinese Food Restaurant] (Completed) Task Content: ¡°Meet the inheritance conditions and obtain the approval of Grandpa Xia Qing.¡± Reward: Kitchenware [Jade Knife] (Purple) [Things Happened in Shopping Street (1)] (Completed) Task Content: ¡°Help the Western restaurant to solve the dispute perfectly.¡± Reward: Recipe ¡®Boeuf Bougignon¡¯ (Green) [Bet with the Tongue of God] (Completed) Tip: ¡°The host should upgrade the cooking skills to LV.10 as soon as possible, learn more recipes, master the advanced talent of ¡®Chef¡¯s Heart¡¯, attract more diners for the restaurant, and beat Rina in the gamble.¡± Reward: 1 chance of system turntable draw [First Exposure] (Completed) ¡°Tip: Serve 30 ordinary diners within 7 days, and make the diners satisfied and compliment you¡­¡± Reward: Recipe ¡®Fried Bok Choy¡¯ (Blue) [Become a Two-Star Chef] (Completed) Tip: ¡°Host has mastered three blue glowing dishes (Fried Bok Choy, Hibiscus Crab Egg, Magic Mapo Tofu). You can try to participate in the Two-Star chef assessment of IGO.¡± Bonus: Cooking Skill ¡®Raptor Bull and Blue Dragon Slash¡¯ (Purple) [Become a Two-Star Restaurant] (Completed) Tip: ¡°Your restaurant finally has a little reputation in the gourmet world. If you become an IGO certified Two-Star restaurant, maybe the restaurant can attract diners outside the ACG circle. [Reward: 10 Free Talent Points] [Late Night Serving] (Completed) Tip: ¡°This is the first late-night diner you ushered in after taking over the restaurant. Although his identity is not simple, he is a guest and a real foodie, and sitting in the restaurant. Satisfy his appetite!¡± Reward: 1000 fame points [Conquering Yaeko Minenosaki] (Completed) Tip: ¡°This woman underestimates your culinary skills. Make her close mouth with facts!¡± Reward: A store upgrade with no fame points used (Storefront / Kitchen / Backyard / Food Reserve) [Training Rina] (Completed) Tip: ¡°You decide to beat the proud Rina with true skill and win the Food War!¡± Reward: Fame value 1000 points, Recipe ¡®Roast Suckling Pig by Flame¡¯ (Blue) [Reception of Flame Cuisine] (Completed) Tip: ¡°You just mastered the fifth glowing cuisine. In fact, you have been studying in the Chef God Space for a few days. Please come up with the results and let the banquet end successfully.¡± Reward: Prop [Comprehension Crystal] x 1. [Having pupils everywhere] (1) (Completed) Task Content: ¡°The first step to conquer Togetsu, earning the sincere recognition of 10 Togetsu students.¡± Reward: 3 Free Talent Points. [First Use of Fantasy Ingredients] (Completed) Task Content: ¡°Frost Tofu is the first hunter fantasy ingredient you get to use. Try to incorporate it into your recipe ¡®Magic Mapo Tofu¡¯ and improve the recipe. Reward: Recipe ¡®Great Magic Panda Tofu¡¯ (Purple) [Initial Application of Inequality] (completed) Tip: ¡°Apply the ¡®Spices Inequality¡¯ cooking skill you just learned to any kind of cuisine and submit works with a score of 80 or more.¡± Reward: Cooking LV.19 ¡ú LV.20 [The Great Stage of Togetsu] (Completed) Tip: ¡°When you appear as an instructor in Togetsu, IGO Two-Star Chef certification does not offset the doubts that Togetsu teachers and students have on you. If you want to gain a foothold and freely carry out teaching activities in the classroom, then you must stand up to the public. Show yourself on the big stage!¡± Reward: 2000 fame points, Recipe ¡®Sky Hero Grilled Herring¡¯ (Purple) [Having Pupils Everywhere] (2) (Unfinished) Task Content: ¡°The second step of conquering Togetsu, guiding a Togetsu¡¯s student to develop the prototype ¡®Chef¡¯s Heart¡¯.¡± Reward: 6 Free Talent Points [Food War of Betting on the Restaurant] (Completed) ¡°Task condition: Accept the Food¡¯s War and defeat the Five-Star Chef Lancelot.¡± Reward: Kitchenware [Seven-Star Knife-Breaking Army] (Purple) [Accommodation Study of Togetsu] (Completed) Tip: ¡°Accept Togetsu¡¯s appointment and become a review lecturer.¡± Reward: 2 Free Talent Points [Training Quiz] (Completed) Tip: ¡°Among a group of quasi-super chefs, ranking among the top three and passing the first training quiz.¡± Reward: 5 Free Talent Points, Cooking Skill ¡®Seven-Star Knife-Cut¡¯ (Purple) [Meeting with Graduates] (Completed) Task Content: ¡®Serve Togetsu graduates with the new recipe ¡®Tianxiong Grilled Herring¡¯ and gaining recognition from the graduates.¡± Reward: Ingredients [Frost Tofu] (Purple) unlocked [Educate ¡®Nose of God¡¯] (Completed) Tip: ¡°Use the daily dishes of the Xia¡¯s restaurant to beat ¡®Nose of God¡¯ Ryo Kanoyama.¡± Reward: Prop [Physical Enhancement Crystal] x 1 [Battle Date with Kojiro Shimiya] (Completed) Tip: ¡°In the battle of the Food War, defeat the 79th graduate chief Kojiro Shimiya.¡± Reward: Cooking Level, 5 Free Talent Points, Recipe ¡®Rising Dragon Dumpling¡¯ (Purple) [Sublimation of Premium Recipes] (Completed) Tip: ¡°Try to improve a special premium recipe that suits your ¡®Valencia Paia¡¯, which is a good starting point. Sublime it to the ¡®Super Two-Star¡¯ grade!¡± Reward: Ingredients [Inky Rice] unlocked, Kitchenware [Seven-Star Knife-Curve] (Purple) [Study Exam] (Completed) Tip: ¡°You used the perfect cuisine to pass the first round of assessment, and now it is the second round. Please obtain votes of at least 10 reviewers.¡± Reward: 10 Free Talent Points, Prop [Evolution Crystal] (Purple) x 1 [Intrude Super Alternate] (Unfinished) Tip: ¡°Obtain the approval of the IGO Headquarters special agent, and a ¡®Two-Star Chef¡¯ directly advances to the ¡®Special Alternate¡¯. Reward: 2 times of advanced carousel draws [Great Magic Panda Tofu] (Unfinished) Tip: ¡°Make 100% completion of the ¡®Great Magic Panda Tofu¡¯.¡± Reward: 2 Free Talent Points, Recipe ¡®Tofu Trio¡¯ (Purple) [Our Shopping Street] (1) (Unfinished) Tip: ¡°You currently only own three real estate properties in the shopping street. Whether Yaeko Minenosak is worth to cooperate with remains to be seen. But most of the properties in the shopping street have fallen into the hands of the ¡®Gourmet Court¡¯. Try to recapture them.¡± Reward: 10 Free Talent Points, Talent [Smart Hands] (Purple) Chapter 3 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation [1. Initial Task] (Completed) Task Content: As a kitchen apprentice, you should be independent and make a dish that will satisfy your guests and yourself. Reward: Recipe ¡®Magic Mapo Tofu¡¯ (Blue) [2. Make the First Glowing Dish] (Completed) Task Content: meet the inheritance conditions and obtain the approval of Grandpa Xia Qing. Reward: Kitchenware [Cooking Pan] (Blue) [3. Inherit Chinese Food Restaurant] (Completed) Task Content: Meet the inheritance conditions and obtain the approval of Grandpa Xia Qing. Reward: Kitchenware [Jade Knife] (Purple) [4. Things Happened in Shopping Street (1)] (Completed) Task Content: Help the Western restaurant to solve the dispute perfectly. Reward: Recipe ¡®Boeuf Bougignon¡¯ (Green) [5. Bet with the Tongue of God] (Completed) Task Content: The host should upgrade the cooking skills to LV.10 as soon as possible, learn more recipes, master the advanced talent of ¡®Chef¡¯s Heart¡¯, attract more diners for the restaurant, and beat Rina in the gamble. Reward: 1 chance of system turntable draw ¡ú [reputation gift bag] [6. First Exposure] (Completed) Task Content: Serve 30 ordinary diners within 7 days, and make the diners satisfied and compliment you¡­ Reward: Recipe ¡®Fried Bok Choy¡¯ (Blue) [7. Become a Two-Star Chef] (Completed) Task Content: Host has mastered three blue glowing dishes (Fried Bok Choy, Hibiscus Crab Egg, Magic Mapo Tofu). You can try to participate in the Two-Star Chef assessment of IGO. Reward: Cooking Skill ¡®Raptor Bull and Blue Dragon Slash¡¯ (Purple) [8. Become a Two-Star Restaurant] (Completed) Task Content: Your restaurant finally has a little reputation in the gourmet world. If you become an IGO certified two-star restaurant, maybe the restaurant can attract diners outside the ACG circle. Reward: 10 Free Talent Points [9. Late Night Serving] (Completed) Task Content: This is the first late-night diner you ushered in after taking over the restaurant. Although his identity is not simple, he is a guest and a real foodie, and sitting in the restaurant. Satisfy his appetite! Reward: 1000 fame points [10. Conquer Yaeko Minenosaki] (Completed) Task Content: This woman underestimates your culinary skills. Make her close mouth with facts! Reward: A store upgrade with no reputation points used (Storefront / Kitchen / Backyard / Food Reserve) [11. Beat Rina] (Completed) Task Content: You decide to beat proud Rina with true skill and win the Food War! Reward: 1000 fame points, Recipe ¡®Roast Suckling Pig by Flame¡¯ (Blue) [12. Reception of Flame Cuisine] (Completed) Task Content: You just mastered the fifth glowing cuisine. In fact, you have been studying in the Chef God Space for a few days. Please come up with the results and let the banquet end successfully. Reward: Prop [Comprehension Crystal] x 1. [13. Having Pupils Everywhere] (1) (Completed) Task Content: The first step to conquer Togetsu. Earning the sincere recognition of 10 Togetsu students. Reward: 3 Free Talent Points. [14. First Use of Fantasy Ingredients] (Completed) Task Content: Frost Tofu is the first hunter fantasy ingredient you get to use. Try to incorporate it into your recipe ¡®Magic Mapo Tofu¡¯ and improve the recipe. Reward: Recipe ¡®Great Magic Panda Tofu¡¯ (Purple) [15. Initial Application of Inequality] (Completed) Task Content: Apply the ¡®Spices Inequality¡¯ cooking skill you just learned to any kind of cuisine and submit works with a score of 80 or more. Reward: Cooking Level LV.19 ¡ú LV.20 [16. The Great Stage of Togetsu] (Completed) Task Content: When you appear as an instructor in Togetsu, IGO two-star chef certification does not offset the doubts that Togetsu teachers and students have on you. If you want to gain a foothold and freely carry out teaching activities in the classroom, then you must stand up to the public. Show yourself on the big stage! Reward: 2000 fame points, Recipe ¡®Sky Hero Grilled Herring¡¯ (Purple) [17. Having Pupils Everywhere] (2) (Unfinished) Task Content: The second step of conquering Togetsu, guiding a Togetsu¡¯s student to develop the prototype ¡®Chef¡¯s Heart¡¯. Reward: 6 Free Talent Points [18. Food War of Betting on the Restaurant] (Completed) Task Content: Accept the Food War and defeat the Five-Star Chef Lancelot. Reward: Kitchenware [Seven-Star Knife-Breaking Army] (Purple) [19. Accommodation Study of Togetsu] (Completed) Task Content: Accept Togetsu¡¯s appointment and become a review lecturer. Reward: 2 Free Talent Points [20. Training Quiz] (Completed) Task Content: Among a group of quasi-super chefs, ranking among the top three and passing the first training quiz. Reward: 5 Free Talent Points, Cooking Skill ¡®Seven-Star Knife-Cut¡¯ (Purple) [21. Meeting with Graduates] (Completed) Task Content: Serve Togetsu graduates the new recipe ¡®Sky Hero Grilled Herring¡¯ and gaining recognition from the graduates. Reward: Ingredients [Frost Tofu] (Purple) unlocked [22. Educate ¡®Nose of God¡¯] (Completed) Task Content: Using the daily dishes of the Xia¡¯s restaurant to beat ¡®Nose of God¡¯ Ryo Kanoyama. Reward: Prop [Physical Enhancement Crystal] x 1 [23. Battle Date with Kojiro Shimiya] (Completed) Task Content: In the battle of the Food War, defeat the 79th graduate chief Kojiro Shimiya. Reward: Cooking Level, 5 Free Talent Points, Recipe ¡®Rising Dragon Dumpling¡¯ (Purple) [24. Battle with Kojiro Shimiya] Task Content: Reward: 1000 fame points [25. Sublimation of Premium Recipes] (Completed) Task Content: Try to improve a special premium recipe that suits your ¡®Valencia Paia¡¯, which is a good starting point. Sublime it to the ¡®Super Two-Star¡¯ grade! Reward: Ingredients [Inky Rice] (Fantasy Ingredient) unlocked, Kitchenware [Seven-Star Knife-Curve] (Purple) [26. Study Exam] (Completed) Task Content: You used the perfect cuisine to pass the first round of assessment, and now it is the second round. Please obtain votes of at least 10 reviewers. Reward: 10 Free Talent Points, Prop [Evolution Crystal] (Purple) x 1 [27. Intrude Super Alternate] Task Content: Obtain the approval of the IGO Headquarters special agent, and a ¡®Two-Star Chef¡¯ directly advances to the ¡®Special Alternate¡¯. Reward: 2 times of advanced carousel draws [28. Great Magic Panda Tofu] (Unfinished) Task Content: Make 100% completion of the ¡®Great Magic Panda Tofu¡¯. Reward: 2 Free Talent Points, Recipe ¡®Tofu Trio¡¯ (Purple) [29. Our Shopping Street] (1) Task Content: You currently only own three real estate properties in the shopping street. Whether Yaeko Minenosak is worth to cooperate with remains to be seen. But most of the properties in the shopping street have fallen into the hands of the ¡®Gourmet Court¡¯. Try to recapture it. Reward: 10 Free Talent Points, Talent [Smart Hands] (Purple) [30. Help Togetsu¡¯s Team to Win] Task Content: Reward: 5000 fame points. [31.VIP Branch Opened] Task Content: Entertain at least 10 batches of VIP guests on the first day of opening and have the revenue on that day reach 20 million yen. Reward: [Pi Xiu Wood Carving] (Purple), [Quick Memory Pill] (Purple) [32. Satisfy the Appetite of ¡®Demon¡¯] Task Content: Mas Arnold, a not-so-normal special chef, super gastronome. You will gain valuable experience in the process of entertaining him. Reward: Randomly unlock taboo ingredients (Purple), Cooking Level LV.30 ¡ú LV.32. ¡ú [Rainbow Seed] (Purple) [33. Our Shopping Street (2)] [Renewal] (Unfinished) Task Content: Reward: [34. Your Sukiyaki] (Unfinished) Task Content: Make your personal imprint on the special female chef¡¯s ¡®Sukiyaki¡¯ cuisine. The prerequisite is to make at least 90% of the completed dish and integrate it into your personal ¡®Chef¡¯s Heart¡¯ Reward: 5 Talent Points to unlock the corresponding fantasy ingredients. [35. Enter! Special Grade!] Task Content: Pass the super-level assessment before the summer and get the special-level badge with your name on it. Reward: [Evolution Crystal] (Purple) x 2, randomly unlock taboo props. ¡ú [Beichen Sky Wolf Blade] (Purple) [36. In the Name of Genius] Task Content: Pass the super-level assessment and accept Ayaka Tamagawa¡¯s Food War, defeat the unprecedented enemy. Reward: 10 Free Talent Points, Unlock [Gem Meat] (Gold), Random ¡®Unicorn level taboo¡¯ dishes (Gold). ¡ú [Unicorn Level Taboo Gem Feast] (Gold) [37. Having Pupils Everywhere (3)] (Unfinished) Task Content: Reward: [38. Overwhelming People by Power] Task Content: Defeat two newly raised special chefs. Reward: [Eye of Dialysis] (Purple). [39. The First Step to Conquer the Tamagawa Family] (Unfinished) Task Content: In the private Food War, defeat Tamagawa Biru. Reward: 10 Free Talent Points. [40. Congratulations to the Lone Traveler] Task Content: Help Uesugi Izakaya to win the Sumida River Gastronomy Award. Reward: [Royal Talisman] (Purple) x 3. [41. First Taste Taboo] (Completed) Task Content: Use ¡®Gem Meat¡¯ to cook a taboo dish with at least super quality. Reward: Unlock ¡®Fertile Seeds¡¯ (Taboo Ingredient). [42. Real Food Hunter] (Completed) Task Content: Awaken a kind of gourmet cell. Reward: Corresponding to the gourmet cell recipe randomly. [43. Tame the ¡®Nose of God¡¯] Task Content: Start from the proudest field of the Nose of God Ryo Kanoyama and conquer him. Reward: Unlock ¡®Doctor Aloe¡¯ (Blue). [44. Modify Curry Recipe] Task Content: Deducing and revising the curry recipe of the contemporary Indian ¡®Emperor of Spices¡¯. Reward: Random Chinese Golden Recipe Fragment. ¡ú¡¯Four Gods Seafood Eight Treasure Soup Buns¡¯. 1/3¡å (Gold) [45. Autumn Selection of the Jade Generation] Task Content: You are a mentor, not a student. Your students will fight hard on the selection, and you, as a mentor, should guide the students to cook better dishes and make the match more exciting. Conditions: 1. The degree of attention for ¡®autumn selection¡¯ (100/100). 2. ¡®Quasi¡¯ special dishes appeared in the trial. (1/1). Reward: ¡®Four Gods Seafood Eight Treasure Soup Buns¡¯ 2/3¡å (Gold), [Super Taboo. Pan-Fried Gem Meat] (Purple). [46. Teach ¡®Molecule Queen¡¯] Task Content: In the ten-day period, guide Alice to develop a prototype of the Chef¡¯s Heart. Reward: ¡®Seeds of Big Tuna Soybean¡¯ (Variant Fantasy Ingredient). [47. The First Step to Stop Naginiri] Task Content: In the Food War, defeat the Togetsu giant and take over the farmland. Reward: 5 Free Talent Points, [Seven-Star Knife-Greedy Wolf (Purple). [48. Compete for Top Ten!] Task Content: There is no doubt that you have established a foothold in Togetsu. The next step is to prevent the penetration of Naginiri into the top ten. When the mission is settled, if the host has the unanimous support of top ten masters, the mission completion rate is 100%. Reward: Goal 1 (at least one Top Ten support): 3 Free Talent Points. Goal 2 (supported by at least 3 Top Ten): 5 Free Talent Points. Goal 5 (supported by all Top Ten): ¡®Golden Open Smile¡¯ (Gold). [49. Rescue ¡®Tongue of God¡¯] Task Content: In the face-to-face matchup (Food War, competition stadium), defeat the ¡®Ghost Father¡¯ Naginiri and destroy the brainwashing impression of ¡®Ghost Father¡¯ remaining in the mind of Rina, proving that you are stronger and more reliable than ¡®Ghost Father¡¯. Reward: 1 chance of a luxury turntable draw, [Endless Noodle Pot] (Gold). ¡ú [Card of Fate] (Gold) [50. The First Fantasy Ingredient in Hunting Life] Task Content: It¡¯s time to hunt your assessment prize. Condition: Kill the marked fantasy raptor (1/1). Reward: Unlock the corresponding ingredients. ¡ú [Five-Headed Bird Egg] (Gold), [Five-Headed Bird Meat] (Purple) [51. Victory Over Special Dishes (Legendary)] Task Content: Reward: 5 Talent Points to unlock ¡®Golden Wheat¡¯ (Gold). [52. Duel] Task Content: Defeat Mas and win the first victory for the team. Reward: 5 Free Talent Points, ¡®Four God Seafood Eight Treasure Soup Bun¡¯ 3/3¡å (Gold). [53. Super Reward] Task Contents: Successfully create the ¡®Golden Inlaid Jade¡¯ taboo recipe and cooked a glowing dish for the first time. Reward: [Evolution Crystal] (Gold), [Explode Card] (Gold) Chapter 4 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Other Info Host: ¡®Magician on fire¡¯ Xia Yu Sex: Male Age: 16 Fitness Level: LV.45 (Enhancement of Gourmet Cell) Culinary Level: LV.42 (Top Special Cook) Fame: ??? Free Talent Points: 11 Basics: [Knife Skills] (10), [Heat Control] (10), [Flavor] (10), [Mix Dough] (10), [Knead Dough] (10), [Skin Making] (10), [Shaping] (10) Gift: [Super Tactile] (Gold) [Chef¡¯s Heart] (Purple): High level Chef¡¯s Heart, host gains the control of customers¡¯ emotion. [Smart Hands] (Purple): Smart hands, meticulous heart. Those two points were definitely the foundation of your culinary skill. Don¡¯t look down on them. Wait until you get to practice. You will find the importance of them. This gift cannot be upgraded. Seasoning: [Spicy Affinity] (Blue): ¡®Flavor¡¯, one of the basics upgraded gift, but after it¡¯s enlightened, it cannot be distributed to upgrade with free talent points. If you want to become an authoritative spice master, then this gift is a must-have. Identification of ingredients: [Eyes of Analysis] (Purple): ¡®Identification of ingredients¡¯ basic extended gift. Master this gift can improve the ability of analysis of the host and improve the speed of recognizing new food. This gift cannot be upgraded. Vision: [Super Vision] (Gold): One of the Chinese Gold-level gifts. By acquiring, you can copy exactly any action from opponents, repeat their skills and recipes. It consumes the god power. Cooking Skill: Knife Skill: [Raptor Bull and Blue Dragon Slash] (Purple) (10) [Seven-Star Breaking Army Cut] (Purple) (10) [Arhat Crystal Cut] (Purple) (10) Heat Control: [Unique Skill Burst] (Gold): One of the five tiger star in the past dark cuisine world. ¡®Burst Chef Ya Kan¡¯s famous unique skill. But now you have learnt this unique skill completely. Even Ya Kan is alive, he cannot beat you. You need to walk a different path and add your own unique seal on ¡®burst¡¯ and become the modern fire burst master. It cannot upgrade. [Sky Hero Hot River] (Blue) [Sky Hero Hot Tyre] (Blue) Flavor: [Evolution. Inequation of ingredients] (Purple) (20): One of the five tiger star in the past dark cuisine world. ¡®Spice Empress¡¯ Mi La¡¯s unique skill, starting from blue quality to today¡¯s purple quality. It can improve to gold quality as the highest. Distribute free talent points/cooking skill evolution. Possibility to gain gold gift [Super Vision]. Pastry: [Evolution White Snake Conversion] (Purple) Other skills: [National Art] (Purple) [Advanced Level Piano Performance] (Purple) [Advanced Level Mechanics] (Purple) [Intermediate Tea Art] (Blue) [Basic Ingredients] (Blue) [Basic Pastry] (Blue) [Enchant. Gourmet Cell]: Awakening Level B, need to digest the second resonating forbidden cuisine to improve to Awakening Level A. Physical quality LV.45 to LV.55. Enchanting ability will increase with the awakening level. Kitchenware: Gold: [Meteorite] (Gold): Seems to be the original material which made of the 8 legendary kitchenware. It is constructed with indestructible power. And now one knows the way to make this type or meteorite. Effect 1. Purify the water and improve the fresh level of water (Confirmed) Effect 2. Purify food (Pending) [Endless Dough Pot] (Gold): It is said that it was the noodle pot used by Bai Luo¡¯s family to store old dough for thousands of years. Every 7 natural days, the host can take 500 g fermented ¡®old fat dough¡¯. After the amount is exhausted, you need to wait for the next day. ¡®Thousand-year dough fat¡¯: Dough made from old dough can be made into buns, dim sum, ramen, and other pasta. After the dishes are completed, the quality is passively improved by a large step (green ¡ú blue, blue ¡ú purple, purple ¡ú gold). Purple: [Broken Jade Knife] (Purple): You think it was a fruit knife, but it can split mountain and rocks. Use it to deal with meat. cold air spread from the knife which can seal the freshness of meat. Even it is not frozen, the freshness can be maintained for 7 days. [Seven-Star Knife-Breaking Army] (Purple): Famous purple item. If one of real ¡®Seven-Star Knives¡¯ is put together with the real one, even if the famous knife maker, Luo Xie, revives, it would be difficult to distinguish the difference. Effect 1: Use this knife to cut seafood, it can improve 50% freshness Effect 2: ¡®Seven-Star Soul¡¯ (1/7) [Unlocked] The host collects seven pieces of Seven Star Swords, which can unlock the Seven Star Souls, get Effect 2, and increase the data of Effect 1. [Seven Star Knife Curvy] (Purple): Famous purple item. If one of the real ¡®Seven Star knives¡¯, is put together with the real one, even if the famous knife maker, Luo Xie, revives, it would be difficult to distinguish the difference. Effect 1: Carry on the carving process with this famous knife, which can increase the carving precision by 50%. Effect 2: ¡®Seven Star Soul¡¯ (2/7) [Unlocked]. The host collects seven pieces of Seven Star Swords, which can unlock the Seven Star Soul, get Effect 2, and increase the data of Effect 1. [Seven Star Knife. Greedy Wolf] (Purple): Famous purple item. If one of real ¡®Seven-Star Knives¡¯ is put together with the real one, even if the famous knife maker, Luo Xie, revives, it would be difficult to distinguish the difference. [Soul Calming Stick] (Purple): A must-have tool for traditional white-case cooks, made of synthetic metal materials, which has the same effect as the iron rod kitchenware of the former ¡®Steel Stick Solution Seven¡¯, which can greatly enhance the strength of the pastry chef. Effect: Using this kitchenware to process the dough can increase the kneading degree by 50%. [Sky Art. Bellows) (Purple): A collection of the crystallization of ancient Chinese craftsmanship and it is a great product that can be used as an auxiliary firing for traditional stoves, and can also be used in traditional blacksmith casting sheds for blasting. Effect: Increase fire control by 50% / 100% / 200%, but fuel consumption also increases with fire. Props: [Wish Jade] (Gold) [Decomposition Card] (Gold): Randomly decomposes the extra or unused gold crystals into 3 purple cook skill crystals (cook skill default purple as full level). [Card of Fate] (Gold) [Imperial Charm] (Purple): Purple prop. The former ¡®Seven Star Knife¡¯ Lei En often used this to transcend the ingredients, but it can also be used to suppress and dispel ghosts. The system mall unlock conditions are unknown and cannot be purchased for the time being. [Old Man¡¯s Cooking Manual] (Blue): Basic skills include knife skill, fire control, selection of ingredients and some common basic cooking skills, including ¡®Kung Pao Chicken¡¯, ¡®Fish-Flavored Pork Shreds¡¯, ¡®Pork Lungs in Chili Sauce¡¯, etc. 11 Green quality recipes. [Old Man¡¯s Notes] [Notes of Takei Shinji] [Notes of Ichiro Hase] [Plants Encyclopedia] [Animal Encyclopedia] ¡ª¡ª Unlock props ¡ª¡ª [Northern Sky Wolf Blade] (Purple): Taboo prop. Selling Price: 1 unit / 10,000 fame points. [Strength Pills] (Blue): Urgent consumption of props, taking one capsule can restore the body to its best state. Selling Price: 1 capsule / 2000 fame points. [Spirit Pills] Selling Price: 1 capsule / 4000 fame points. [Jinkela]: Fantasy fertilizer. Selling Price: 1 bag / 3000 fame points. Recipes: Gold: ¡®Rainbow Pudding¡¯: A golden recipe using taboo ingredients ¡®Rainbow Fruit¡¯. ¡®Rainbow Wine¡¯ ¡®Solution 7. Gold Smiles¡¯ ¡®Grilled Gem Meat¡¯: Super Taboo Recipe. ¡®Rogen. Four Gods Seafood Eight Treasures Soup Bun¡¯: The sacred recipe of the Bai Luo family from the Three Kingdoms to the present day, it needs to be cooked with the cooking technique ¡®Bai Luo Snake Refining¡¯ and the material ¡®Thousand-year Dough¡¯. ¡®Improvement. Gold Inlaid Jade¡¯: Gold recipes that use taboo ingredients ¡®Star Rice¡¯, ¡®Five-Headed Bird¡¯s Egg¡¯ and ¡®Gem Meat¡¯. The degree of completion is over 90% and can glow. Purple: ¡®Dojima Silver. Egyptian Roast Chicken with 9 Spices¡¯ ¡®Improved. Nine Deather Fire Phoenix (Beggar¡¯s Chicken)¡¯: A recipe combining the Spice Nine Pyramid construction method and the ultimate flame. After the host further improves the cooking skills of ¡®Burning Flame¡¯ and ¡®Spice Inequality¡¯, which can fully display the recipe¡¯s upper limit, there is a small probability to obtain the quality of ¡®Super Three star¡¯ cuisine. > VIP premium dishes, Price: 5 million yen > Taught to Tamagawa Ayaka. ¡°Asian Journal. Sky Hero Roast Herring¡± > VIP premium dishes, Price: 1 million yen ¡®Improved. Flame Tornado Shark Fin Sausage¡¯: A recipe that combines the two cooking techniques of ¡®flame¡¯ and ¡®spices¡¯. The exterior art and inner structure are full of secrets. The flame and spice blend together. ¡®Secondary¡¯ premium cooking quality! > VIP premium dishes, Price: 5 million yen > Taught to Azumi Rina. ¡®Improved. Frost Magical Mapo Tofu¡¯: A purple recipe that uses the fantasy ingredient ¡®Frost Tofu¡¯. > VIP premium dishes, Price: 5 million yen > Taught Ryoko Lina. ¡®Liu Pengxing. Rising Dragon Dumpling¡¯ > VIP premium dishes, Price: 1 million yen > Taught to Azumi Rina. ¡®Liu Pengxing. Big Magic Panda Tofu¡¯ > VIP premium dishes, Price: 2.5 million yen ¡®Dojima Silver. Valencia Paia (Spanish Seafood Paella)¡¯: A purple recipe that incorporates the fantasy ingredient ¡®inky rice¡¯, the host can try to use the ¡®burst inflammation¡¯ and ¡®spicy inequality¡¯ cooking skills sublimation recipe. Current recipe uses the upper limit-Premium one star. ¡®Improved. Song of Ice and Fire (Charcoal Grilled Seafood Rice)¡¯: A purple recipe using fantasy ingredient ¡®inky rice¡¯. > VIP premium dishes, Price: 3 million yen ¡®Yoshiro Konomiya. Bordeaux Lamprey¡¯ > VIP premium dishes, Price: 1 million yen ¡®Logan. Soul Calming Noodle¡¯: Purple, super premium one-star, noodles invented by ¡®Noodle King¡¯ Logan, only one noodle can fill a bowl, it is said that Logan once presented this to a furious emperor, after eating the noodle, the emperor calmed down. > Taught Ryoko Lina. ¡®Liu Pengxing. The Milky Way noodle¡¯: Purple, One Star Premium. ¡®Ryoko Lina Sukiyaki¡¯: Three Star Premium, purple recipe using fantasy ingredients ¡®The Meat of Ox Pig, Bird¡¯ and ¡®Creamed Mushrooms¡¯. ¡®Ryoko Rina. Japanese Steamed tea Bowl¡¯ ¡®Rain. Strong Ice Fresh Bream Mountain¡¯ ¡®Xia Qing. Taro Grass Ginseng Porridge¡¯: A purple recipe using fantasy ingredients ¡®Peach Taro¡¯ and ¡®Black Grass¡¯. ¡®Xia Qing. Strawberry Four Gods Congee¡¯: A purple recipe using fantasy ingredients ¡®strawberry rice¡¯. ¡®Liu Pengxing. Rainbow Porridge¡¯ ¡®Improved. Bliss Four Gods Congee¡¯: Purple recipe using fantasy ingredients ¡®Bliss Rice¡¯ and ¡®Almond Cabbage¡¯. > Price: 10 million yen ¡®Ujo Mami. Extremely Spicy Black Curry Rice¡¯: Purple recipe using fantasy ingredients ¡®Bliss Rice¡¯. ¡®Improved. Peacock Dance¡¯: Special kill. ¡®Dojima Silver. ???¡¯: Super kill. ¡®Indira. Beehive Curry¡¯: Special kill. ¡®Tofu Carving Seven Sages in Bamboo Forest¡¯ ¡®Guan Gulong. Lava Seafood Soup¡¯: Guan Gulong¡¯s life menu. ¡®Improved. Roar of the Deep Sea¡¯: Three Star Premium. > Taught to Top Ten in Togetsu. ¡®Improved. Cow, Pig, Bird Blood Sausage¡¯: Three Star Premium. Blue¡± ¡®Liu Pengxing. Magic Mapo Tofu¡¯ > VIP premium dishes, Price: 100,000 yen ¡®Liu Pengxing. Fried Bok Choy¡¯ > VIP premium dishes, Price: 100,000 yen ¡ú 300,000 yen ¡®Hibiscus Crab Egg¡¯ > VIP premium dishes, Price: 100,000 yen ¡®Liu Pengxing. Big Burst Pork Meat¡¯ > VIP premium dishes, Price: 200,000 yen ¡®Liu Pengxing. Flame Roast Suckling Pig¡¯ > VIP premium dishes, Price: 200,000 yen ¡®Liu Pengxing. Dragon Roll Shark Fin Intestine¡¯ ¡®Liu Pengxing. Golden Egg Fried Rice¡¯ Green: ¡®Xia¡¯s Beef Ramen¡¯, ¡®Kung Pao Chicken¡¯, ¡®Fish Flavored Pork Shreds¡¯, ¡®Pork Lungs in Chili Sauce¡¯, ¡®Boeuf Bougignon¡¯, ¡®Sweet and Sour Pork¡¯, ¡®Squirrel-Shaped Bass¡¯, ¡®Mapo Tofu¡¯, ¡®Chili and Sour Potato¡¯, ¡®Satay beef¡¯, ¡®Sweet and Sour Pork with Pineapple¡¯, ¡®Braised Assorted Vegetables with Marinated Tofu¡¯, ¡®Braised Prawns¡¯, ¡®Braised Intestines in Brown Sauce¡¯, ¡®Steamed Tofu Stuffed with Seafood and Vegetables¡¯, ¡®Braised Chicken with Chestnuts¡¯, ¡®Red Snapper with Black Ben Sauce¡¯, ¡®Three Shredded Shark¡¯s Fin¡¯, ¡®Steamed Buns¡¯, ¡®Sugar Taro¡¯, ¡®Steamed Fish Head with Peppers¡¯, ¡®Comet Fried Rice¡¯, ¡®Candied Sweet Potato¡¯, ¡®Pickled Fish¡¯, ¡®Boiled Pork¡¯, ¡®Codfish Green Tea Meatball¡¯, ¡®Transformed Bibimbap¡¯, ¡®Oyster Sauce Lettuce¡¯, ¡®Steamed Grouper¡¯, ¡®Top Vegetable in Dinghu¡¯, ¡®Jinling Vegetables¡¯, ¡®Braised Crab Powder Meatball¡¯, ¡®Lamb Fish¡¯, ¡®Dry Burnt Rock Carp¡¯, ¡®French Vegetable Jelly¡¯ Unlocked Taboo Ingredients: [Rainbow Seed] (Purple): A seed of taboo ingredients, harsh growth conditions, requiring extremely fertile soil, and the cultivation of the fantasy fertilizer ¡®Jinkela¡¯. ¡®Rainbow Seeds¡¯ is divided into 3 growth stages. The third stage will produce ¡®Rainbow Fruits¡¯, the number of fruit harvests is 3-12. The more fantasy fertilizers are put in, the faster the fruit tree grows, which can greatly shorten the time for results. Selling Price: 1 seed / 50,000 fame points. > [Rainbow Fruit] (Gold): Dreamy fruit, the juice evaporates when exposed to the air, which can form a seven-color rainbow, which gives it the name. The juice inlet can transform the taste of seven different stages in the mouth, because the juice concentration is extremely high It is recommended to supply to gourmets above the premium level. Ordinary diners will have nosebleeds and physical disorders if they eat. [Gem Meat] (Gold): Gold taboo fantasy ingredients. Super rare ingredients that take 10 years to appear in the legal mammoth body. It is said that after reasonable cooking and consumption, life can be evolved. Chef Dragon, King-Level A meat ingredient that chefs are eager for. Selling Price: 500g / 50,000 fame points. [Five-Headed Bird¡¯s Egg] (Gold) Selling Price: 1 piece / 30,000 fame points. [Gold Wheat] (Gold): The wheat that emits a dazzling golden light. Each particle contains a terrifying carotene. The light is more dazzling than the ¡®Gem Meat¡¯, and it is the best dream ingredient for pasta. Selling Price: 100 grams of seeds / 10,000 fame points Unlocked Fantasy Ingredients: [White-Haired Cinderella Beef] Selling Price: 500g / 100 fame points [Bacon Leaf] (Blue): A fantasy yellow-green vegetable that contains high fat comparable to beef and high salt content. Although it is delicious to taste directly, the system recommends mixing it with other ingredients and prepare for cooking. Selling Price: 100 seeds / 100 fame points [Land Shark¡¯s Back Wings]: Super fantasy ingredients that have been made into shark fins. Selling Price: 1 piece / 300 fame points [Shark Fin Mushroom]: The most recently discovered plant-like fantasy ingredient, which has a strong taste of shark fin. Selling Price: 500g / 100 fame points [Frost Tofu] (Purple): Extra premium ingredients made from genuine native tuna soybeans are supreme treasures for vegetarian foodies. Selling Price: 500g / 100 fame points [Inky Black Rice] Selling Price: 500g / 500 fame points. [Loin Mushrooms] [Five-Headed Bird Meat] (Purple) Selling Price: 500g / 5000 fame points. IGO (Three Forces) Akiyama Hiro IGO ¨C Global Headquarters ¨C Development Bureau ¨C Director [Chef Lin] ¡®Empress of Spices¡¯ Indira IGO ¨C Global Headquarters ¨C Defense Bureau ¨C Minister [Chef Lin] Luther IGO ¨C Research Institute ¨C Director [Lin Chef], [Research Authority] ¡®Regenerator¡¯ Duke III Adelaide IGO [Lin Chef], [Research Authority] Shinhara Masato IGO ¨C RB Division ¨C Minister [Top Special Chef] ¡®Ghost Noodle Monk¡¯ Sota Aoki IGO-RB Branch ¨C Deputy Minister [Top Special Chef], [Melting Heart] Shokurinji Temple ¨C Main General Ryoko Lina IGO-RB Division ¨C Defense Bureau ¨C Master [Top Premium Chef], [Excellent Japanese Cuisine], [Reunion Kitchen Heart] ¡®Zen House¡¯ Anton Kyosuke IGO ¨C RB Division-Staff Furukawa Shinichiro Sapporo Tournament Committee ¨C Executive Chairman [Lin Chef] Mitsui Taku Sapporo Competition Committee-Secretary Togetsu Group (Three Major Forces) Togetsu Group ¨C Board of Directors ¡®Food Devil¡¯ Nagi Hidari. Togetsu Group ¨C Board of Directors ¨C General Manager RB Cooking World-Leader, RB food world ¨C Four Pillars Azumi Togetsu Group-Board ¨C Member, Azumi International Group [Top Special Chef] ¡®Living Legend¡¯ Dojima Togetsu Group-Board ¨C Member, Togetsu Group-Chief Chef, Togetsu Academy Generation 69 Top Ten Chief [Top Special Chef], [Travel Heart], [Pure White Heart] ¡®Asura¡¯ Yukihira Ichiro Togetsu Group ¨C Board-Member, Togetsu Academy Generation 69 Top Ten Second Seat [Top Special Chef] ¡®Yukihira Restaurant¡¯ ¨C Owner Togetsu Group-Board Kikuchi Musashi Togetsu Group ¨C Board of Directors ¨C Vice Chairman (nearly 10% equity) [Top Special Chef] Kikuchi Club Shigeru Kawakami Togetsu Group ¨C Board of Directors ¨C Elders (almost 10% equity) Guan Gulong Togetsu Group ¨C Board Member, Togetsu Group ¨C Guangu Hotel ¨C helmsman [Top Special Chef], [Excellent Spice] Nagao Togetsu Group-Board ¨C Member Rina Azumi International Group [Top Special Chef] Mase Hiroyuki Group-Deputy Head Hisashi Kageura Togetsu Group ¨C Food War Administration ¨C Director Takashi Tada Togetsu Group ¨C Sapporo ¨C Manager ¡®Laughing Chef¡¯ Roland. Sharpel Togetsu Academy-Professor, Togetsu Academy ¨C French Cuisine Department [Top Special Chef], [French Cooking Authority] Takao Miyazato Togetsu Academy ¨C Professor IGO-RB Division-Institute ¨C Special Research Fellow Aoshan Togetsu Academy ¨C Tutor Ms. Wenxu Togetsu Academy ¨C Polar Star Dormitory ¨C Dorm Admin ¡ª¡ª Generation 69 ¡ª¡ª ¡ª¡ª Generation 71 ¡ª¡ª ¡ª¡ª Generation 74 ¡ª¡ª Shimirun Togetsu Academy ¨C Professor, Togetsu Academy Generation 74 Graduates [Spice Authority] IGO ¨C RB Division ¨C Institute ¨C Special Research Fellow ¡ª¡ª Generation 79 ¡ª¡ª Fujinomiya Kojiro Tomoyoshi Togetsu Academy Generation 79 ¨C Top Ten Chief [Super Chef], [Excellent French Cuisine] ¡®SHINO¡¯S¡¯ ¨C Manager and Chef Suwon Fuyumi Togetsu Academy Genearation 79 ¨C Top Ten Second Seat [Five Star Chef] ¡®RistoranteF¡¯ ¨C Chef ¡ª¡ª Generation 80 ¡ª¡ª ¡®Empress of Mist¡¯ Hyuga Hyuko Togetsu Academy Generation 80 ¨C Top Ten Second Seat [Five-Star Chef], [Excellent Japanese Cuisine] ¡®Misty House¡¯ Donato Sycamore Togetsu Academy Generation 80 Graduate International Hotel ¨C Chef ¡ª¡ª Generation 88 ¡ª¡ª Kakusaki Takizuki Togetsu Academy Generation 88 ¨C Top Ten Second Seat [Four Star Chef] ¡®Taki. Amarillo¡¯ ¨C Manager and Chef ¡ª- Generation 89 ¡ª¡ª ¡®Big-Breasted Monster¡¯ Kikuchi Yuanguo Togetsu Academy Generation 89 ¨C Top Ten Second Seat [Four Star Chef], [Excellent Spring Cuisine] ¡®Spring Fruit Pavilion¡¯ Guanshou Pingyuan Academy ¨C Graduate Ginza Sushi Restaurant ¡ª¡ª Generation 90 ¡ª¨C ¡®The White Knight at the Table¡¯ Si Junshi Togetsu Academy Generation 90 ¨C Top Ten Chief [Five Star Chef], [Serving the Chef¡¯s Heart] Kobayashi Gentian Togetsu Academy Generation 90 ¨C Top Ten Second Seat Nakiji Tosuke Togetsu Academy Generation 90 ¨C Top Ten Third Seat Akiba Kubo Totsuyuki Academy Generation 90 ¨C Top Ten Fourth Seat Saito Tsung Togetsu Academy Generation 90 ¨C Top Ten Fifth Seat Kai Togetsu Academy of the Ministry of Education Generation 90 Igarashi Ozora Togetsu Academy Generation 90 ¡ª¡ª Generation 91 ¡ª¡ª Ningning Togetsu Academy, the country of the Ji ¨C Generation 91- Top Ten Sixth Seat Isshiki Togetsu Academy Generation 91 ¨C Top Ten Seventh Seat [Three-Star Chef] Teru Kuga Togetsu Academy Generation 91 ¨C Top Ten Eighth Seat, Togetsu Academy ¨C Chinese Cuisine Research Society ¨C Master [Excellent in SC cuisine] ¡®Alchemist¡¯ Ruishan Zhijin Togetsu Academy Generation 91 ¨C Top Ten and Ninth Seat Food Consultant Kiyoshi Tabayashi Togetsu Academy Generation 91 Tang Yeyan Togetsu Academy Generation 91 [Good at Chinese Cuisine] Koishi Nishi- Yueyue Academy Generation 91, Togetsu Academy ¨C Rice Bowl Research Society ¨C Master ¡ª¡ª Generation 92 ¡ª¡ª ¡®Tongue of God¡¯ Rina Togetsu Academy Generation 92 ¨C Top Ten [Two-Star Chef], [Good at Western Food], [Tongue of God Talent], [Queen¡¯s Table Miniature Chef¡¯s Heart], [Miniature Chef¡¯s Heart] ¡®King of Medicine¡¯ Makoto Kohei Togetsu Academy Generation 92 ¡®Makoto Kohei Restaurant¡¯ Kei Tadokoro Togetsu Academy Generation 92 [Pastoral Prototype] ¡®Little Red Riding Hood of the Beast Forest¡¯ Yoshino Yuki Tomotsu Togetsu Academy Generation 92 [Good at Game Cuisine] Ryoko Togetsu Academy Generation 92 [Excellent in Salty Cuisine] ¡®Smoky Noble Son¡¯ Ibusaki Shun Togetsu Academy Generation 92 [Good at Smoked Cuisine] Zenji Marui Togetsu Academy Generation 92 Aoki Otsuki Academy Generation 92 Shoji Sato Togetsu Academy Generation 92 Morita Maki Togetsu Academy Generation 92 [Excellent Pastry], [Miniature Chef¡¯s Heart] ¡®Morita¡¯s Pastry House¡¯ ¡®Secretary¡¯ Shinko Hirasako Togetsu Academy Generation 92 [Excellent Medicinal Meal] ¡®Iron-fisted copper body¡¯ Hojo Miyoko Tomotsu Gakuen Generation 92 [One Star Chef], [Excellent Chinese Cuisine] ¡®Hojo Building¡¯ Kawashima Togetsu Academy Generation 92 Mito Yumei Togetsu Academy Generation 92 [Excellent Meat Dishes] ¡®The Queen of Molecules¡¯, Alice Togetsu Academy Generation 92 [Excellent in Molecular Cuisine], [Elementary Heart] Heimuchang Liang Togetsu Academy Generation 92 ¡®Nose of God¡¯ Yeshan Liang Togetsu Academy Generation 92 [Good at Spices], [Nose of God Talent], [Early Form Chef¡¯s Heart] Takmi. Aldini Togetsu Academy Generation 92 [Early Prototype] Isami. Aldini Togetsu Academy Generation 92 ¡®Completely Tracker¡¯ Beautiful Work Pleione Academy Generation 92 Sasaki Yuai Totsuki Academy Generation 92 > ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Shokurinji Temple (Three Forces) ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Abbot Shokurinji Temple ¨C Abbot RB Food World ¨C Four Pillars Shikamoto Natsuki Shirinji ¨C Disciple [Nine Star Chef] > ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Hase Family (Big Four Family) (Three Special Chefs) ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- Ichiro Hase Family General [Super Two-Star Chef], [Excellent Wine Cooking], [Hidden Heart], [Twilight Heart] ¡®Hase Wine Shop¡¯ ¨C Manager and Chef > ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Chiyo Family (Big Four Family) (Six Special Chefs) ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¨C Chiyo Kyoko Chiyo Shrine ¨C Goddess RB Food World ¨C Four Pillars Chiyo Naoto Chiyo ¨C Other children White Gull High School ¨C School Dean > ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Watanabe¡¯s Family (Big Four Family) (Three Special Chefs) ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¨C Yuji Watanabe ¡®Taste Weekly¡¯ ¨C Chief Editor Watanabe Junya Watanabe Chain Restaurant Group [Two-Star Chef] > ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Tamagawa Family (Big Four Family) (Eleven Special Chefs) ¡ª¡ª¡ª¨C ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- Yuchuan Abbot Yuchuan Institute ¨C Abbot RB Food World ¨C Four Pillars Tamagawa Shin-Tamagawa ¨C Home Governor [Super Two-Star Chef] Tamagawa Yuriko Tokyo ¨C Governor Tamagawa Ayaka Tamagawa family ¨C Eldest daughter [Top-Level Chef], [Excellent Japanese Cuisine, Western-style confectionery, Japanese-style confectionery], [Super-Audible Talent], [Marine Kitchen Heart], [Dream Kitchen Heart] Shokurinji Temple ¨C Disciple Tamagawa Misa Tamagawa Yon [Two-Star Chef], [Super Hearing Talent] > ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Takei Club ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- Takei Takeshi Hotel Group ¨C President and Chief Chef [Super Chef], [Sharp Chef] > ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª ¡®Queen of Curry¡¯ Senbale Natsume HUB Food Group ¨C CEO, Autumn Selection-Review ¡®Queen of Curry¡¯ Senbale Kou HUB Food Group ¨C COO, Autumn Selection-Review ¡®Queen of Curry¡¯ Asami Uejo HUB Food Group ¨C Food Consultant [Super Chef], [Good at Curry Cuisine] Shen He¡¯s¡¯ Dan Fei Lou¡¯ ¨C Chief Chef [Five Star Chef] Qi Nan ¡®Dan Fei Lou¡¯ ¨C Manager IGO-RB Division ¨C Examiner ¡ª¡ª Takamataro Burger King Chain Fast Food-RB Affiliate [Two-Star Chef] ¡ª¡ª Hideyuki Kasumioka ¡®Starlight Revolving Western Restaurant¡¯-Owner and Chef ¡ª¡ª Hojo Big Hb Building¡¯ ¨C Chief ¡ª¡ª Morita Castle ¡®Morita¡¯s Pastry House¡¯ Morita Airu ¡ª¡ª Tetsuya Uesugi ¡®Uesugi Izakaya¡¯ ¡ª¡ª Abe ¡®SHINO¡¯S branch¡¯ ¡ª¡ª Shun Kaneda International 8th Lin Food Hunter [Lin Chef] ¡®King of the Loser¡¯ Kiyoshi Nakashima [Super Chef] ¡®Queen of Real Estate¡¯ Miyazaki Yaeko Urban Life Planning Company ¨C Owner Chiyo Aichi TV Tokyo ¨C¡¯Food Today¡¯ ¨C Host Kiriichiro Shiraishi ¡®Beautiful Food Review¡¯ ¨C Chief Editor Kakata Monojin gourmet, Autumn Selection-Review Kang Sakamaki ¡®Is This the Kitchen¡¯ ¨C Producer, Autumn Selection-Judging Ishino Harumi Hokkaido ¨C Governor Ishino Ishino Harumi ¨C Daughter > ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Mu Xiaoyue ¨C Food Blogger An Ya Mizutani Shun ¨C Singer, ¡®Tianfeng¡¯ Ren Xue UP ¨C Master Xuan Xuan ¨C Anchor An Yilun is also an ACG blogger, ¡®Mr. TAKI¡¯ Xia¡¯s Portal ¨C Administrator Samurai Sayuri Eri Yinglili 18-Prohibited Painter, ¡®Kashiwagi Eri¡¯, the highest cartoonist in the real city Takagi Autumn cartoonist > ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª White Gull High School ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- ¨C Saito Yui Baiou High School ¨C Class Teacher Sakamoto Shiraku High School Nishimura Hideki White Gull High School Rose Yuya Shirao High School > ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª China ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª > ¡ª¡ª Baiyu Building ¡ª¡ª Dragon Head [Heavenly Chef] Qin Zhengda Chinese Chef Association [Chef Lin] > ¡ª¡ª Li¡¯s (Dongyue Taishan) ¡ª¡ª Li QuanLi Han-Tang Shu [Top Special Chef] Lee Han Lee-Son [Top Special Chef] > ¡ª¡ª Bamian Building ¡ª¡ª Yanqi Bamen Lou-Master Dark Food World-Leader Lin Miao ¨C Head of the Five Mysterious Snakes [Top Special Chef] > ¡ª¡ª ¡®The King of Cantonese Cuisine¡¯ Guan Xingchen Chinese Chef Association ¨C Hong Kong Chefs Union-Veteran [Lin Chef] Guan He Guan Xingchen ¨C Daughter Guanyi Guanxingchen-Yoko > ¡ª¡ª Xia¡¯s ¡ª¡ª Xia Qing > ¡ª¡ª Zhu Family ¡ª¡ª Zhu Qing [Lin Chef] > ¡ª¡ª Yangquan Restaurant (Guangzhou) ¡ª¡ª Yuhong Chinese Chef Association ¨C Guangzhou Chef Union ¨C Elder Member [Chef Lin] ¡®Yangquan Restaurant¡¯ Yu Han Yu Hong ¨C Daughter ¡®Yangquan Restaurant¡¯ Guan Yao ¡®Yangquan Restaurant¡¯ [Top Special Chef] > ¡ª¡ª Longzhen Restaurant. Downs (SH Tangshan Downs ¨C Elder [Lin Chef] ¡®Dragon Town Restaurant¡¯ Tang Yuqiong ¡®Dragon Town Restaurant¡¯ [Top Special Chef], [Excellent Chinese Cuisine] [Turing Dragon Pot] (Legendary) Tang Jingtao ¡®Dragon Town Restaurant¡¯ [Top Special Chef] > ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª French Academy (one of the four major cooking schools) ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- ¡ª¡ª¡ª- Christina France College ¨C Professor [Top Special Chef] Bernard-French Academy ¨C High-quality Student [Top-Level Chef], [Specializes in French Cuisine] > ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Food Party ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¨C ¨C Catherine Gourmet Association [Lin Chef] ¡®Burning Purple Rose¡¯ Andrea International 6th Lin-Level Food Hunter [Lin Chef] Food Society ¨C One of the eight deputy heads ¡®Dragon Trainer¡¯ Star Food Club ¨C One of the eight deputy head chefs Kitano Hideo Food Association ¨C Backbone members [Super Chef], [Visual Strengthening Food Cell] Cao Chun San Francisco-Chinatown ¨C Cao¡¯s Chinese Restaurant ¨C Chef [Super One-Star Chef], [Excellent Chinese cuisine] Food Society-Outer members ¡ª¡ª Academic School ¡ª¡ª ¡®Professor of Sky Eyes¡¯ Desani Orlando College ¨C Principal [Lin Chef] Gourmet Society-one of the eight deputy heads (Academic Leaders) Madeleine Orlando ¨C Presides over daily affairs, Di Sani ¨C Mistress [Top Special Chef], [A Strength Gourmet Cell] ¡®Lion King¡¯ Leon [Top Super Chef], [Ugly Lion. Gourmet Cell] Mas. Arnold Orlando College ¨C Board of Directors- Member, Orlando College-Vice President [Top Special Chef], [B Strength Gourmet Cell], [Resonance Ingredients: Rose Mushroom (Purple), Golden Salmon Roe (Purple)] Gourmet Society ¨C Information Collection Department (Part Two of Six Branches)-Minister Elizabeth Orlando Academy ¨C Tutor, Di Sani ¨C Daughter [Top Special Chef], [B Strength Gourmet Cell] Smith Orlando College ¨C Professor [Super Chef] Food Society ¨C Backbone Members Gerald Orlando College [Super Chef] Lancelot Orlando College ¨C Graduate [Five Star Chef] Food Society ¨C Backbone Members, Mas-disciple ¡ª¡ª Research School ¡ª¡ª ¡®Research Madness¡¯ Lei Zhe Gourmet Society ¨C One of the eight deputy heads (Research Leader) [Lin Chef] ¡®Ghost Father¡¯ Azumi Togetsu Academy Generation 71 ¨C Top Ten Third Seat [Top Special Chef], [Devil¡¯s Hand. Gourmet Cell], [Resonant Ingredients: Meat of Devil Serpent (Golden)] Food Society ¨C Giant > ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª The Snake International Food Mercenary Corps ¨C Leader Suzuran Suzuran Mercenary Corps ¨C Leader Tulip Gourmet Mercenary Melissa French Porn Star, Foodie, Sapporo Legend Kitchenware Competition ¨C Judging Neuys North American Cowboy, Sapporo Legend Kitchenware Competition ¨C Judging Andrew [Top Super Chef] Konisi [Top Special Chef] Chapter 5 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Nihon, Tokyo, Taidong District. The orange sunset sprinkled the busy shopping street. Downtown, a teenager in a middle school uniform rode a bicycle deftly and shuttled among the crowd. ¡°I¡¯m back!¡± In the remote residential alleys, the teenager dropped his bicycle at the door of a half-open and half-closed restaurant. It was not difficult to find that a signboard said ¡®Chinese Cuisine¡¯ in traditional Chinese characters hanging on the door. The narrow storefront was empty. No one responded to him, but Xia Yu was used to it. About two years ago, before bedtime, Xia Yu made a big wish that he could eat until he vomited. When he woke up, he suddenly became a student of the White Gull Junior High School in Nihon, Tokyo. Xia Yu only spent one semester to adept the situation. Speaking of experience, rather than sighing, groaning and complaining about life like a sad woman, Xia Yu gave himself two golden words: Be optimistic! Fortunately, in this life, Xia Yu was still called Xia Yu, and he randomly got a grandfather who made him respectful and feared. Xia Yu walked through the store to the backyard. Sure enough, there was a white-haired old man sitting on the corridor futon. Hearing the footsteps behind him, the old man opened his eyes unhurriedly and pointed to the short teapot beside him. ¡°Back? Hot water, make tea.¡± He spoke in Chinese with perfect accent. ¡°Okay.¡± Xia Yu answered and picked up the teapot. Instead of going to the tap to fetch water, he went into the kitchen of the store. He scooped water into the teapot from an old water tank and placed the teapot on the gas stove. After a short while, the teapot started to steam. Xia Yu looked at the teapot with a confused look for a while. Coming to this world for two years, this Tokyo seemed to be the Tokyo that he knew. However, some details that could not be ignored in his life reminded Xia Yu that the world was not as simple as it seemed. Like¡­ Xia Yu glanced at the old water tank in the kitchen. The store was not big, and the kitchen was even crowded. An old antique water tank took up too much space. It did not follow common sense! At this time, the sky gradually darkened. Xia Yu did not rush to turn on the light, but stood quietly for a while, waiting for the sunset in the kitchen to disperse. When the narrow space was completely dark, the old water tank suddenly had a little glittering light, leaving the water surface and drifting in the air. Xia Yu knew very clearly that was not the problem of the water. He turned off the gas stove and did not rush to make tea for the old man. Instead, he glanced at the courtyard and reached out his hand in the water tank. In the dark, the jewel-like pearl of the night were shining brightly. There was a wet, slippery, egg-sized stone in his hand. With a sigh, Xia Yu touched the stone and threw it back into the water tank. He picked up the teapot on the gas stove and left without looking back. He asked the old man about the stone more than once. He used all kinds of methods he could think of, but the old man kept his mouth shut all the time, which made him really upset. That was not how reborn people are treated. Was there a correct way to open it? Xia Yu has suffered a lot in the past two years. Every day, he was called by the old man like a cow and a horse. He was seriously short of sleep all year round. When he went to school in the daytime, he got enough sleep. As a result, the nickname of ¡®Sleeper¡¯ accompanied him in White Gull Junior High School for three years. Today, Xia Yu had just taken the internal entrance examination of White Gull High School. He expected that he could get rid of ¡®Sleeper¡¯ in the new school. Xia Yu¡¯s mind was tangled, but he looked calm as he sat on the short futon, making tea for the old man. The tea was bought from the store street. The tea shop owner was also an old man. Every time Xia Yu ran to get it, the owner of the tea shop always smiled and gave him a small bag from the inner room, which was quite mysterious. By the way, when it came to the store street, this was Ameyokocho at Ueno Station. There were all kinds of fresh and cheap aquatic products during the day, and at night, it was a mixed night market. Almost everything could be bought here. However, Xia Yu lost interest in the street stores after a few wanders. It was no different from the big night market in China, except for the high cost performance of medicine and cosmetics. Other things, such as clothing, was priced very low. The tea smelled fragrant. After making tea, Xia Yu poured a cup for the old man and himself. When the tea flowed into his throat, the body that had been squeezed and hollowed out for many years was suddenly filled with mysterious restlessness. At that moment, Xia Yu felt like he could fight to death, and could not help crying. ¡°Well, go to work.¡± The old man closed his eyes and waved his hand. ¡°Okay.¡± Xia Yu wiped his tears silently. He could only stand up and glance at the ingredients piled outside the kitchen, then got up and walked up the narrow stairs to the room on the second floor, ready to change clothes to work. He opened the closet as usual. Hiss! Xia Yu withdrew his hand like an electric shock and looked at his right palm that had just grabbed the door. A scratch like a knife cut almost ran through the palm. The wound was quite deep, but strangely, there was no blood flowing out. ¡°Did the nail on the door fall off?¡± Xia Yu held his injured palm and removed the whole wardrobe door with fury. However, the door panel lying on the ground was smooth, and there were no sharp nails or other sharp protrusions. This was not scientific! Xia Yu was a little confused and thought he had hallucinated. He glanced at his right palm. The conspicuous scar was still there, but no blood flowed out. ¡°Di, the system is detecting. The binding program has started. Completed.¡± What the hell?! Holding his injured palm, Xia Yu, who turned to find the medical box, was stunned, and said, ¡°System?¡± ¡°Host, I¡¯m here.¡± The electronic synthetic sound just appeared again in his head. This time, Xia Yu was focused. He could not be hallucinating. He was stunned for a while, and it took a long time to catch his breath and conquer the horror in his eyes. ¡®Crossing rebirth has happened to myself. What else is impossible?¡¯ Xia Yu thought in his head, and immediately calmed down. The so-called bare feet were not afraid to wear shoes. This was the case. He simply sat on the bed and asked, ¡°Where are you in my body?¡± ¡°This system chip has been implanted into your brain.¡± Xia Yu twitched the corner of his mouth, glanced at the injured right palm, and touched the back of his head. ¡°Did this chip drill from the arm to the brain?¡± Just thinking about it, his body felt a chill. ¡°Introduce yourself,¡± Xia Yu said. ¡°This system is for the cultivation of Kitchen God¡­¡± Di. With the answer of synthetic electronic sound, a character attribute box popped up in front of Xia Yu¡¯s retina: Host: Xia Yu Gender: Male Age: 16 Fitness Level: LV9 (Strength, Dexterity, Explosion, Nerve Reflex, etc.) Culinary Level: LV1 [Rookie Start] Fame: 0 (This item is related to the popularity, exposure and achievements of the host. You can use fame to buy props in the system mall.) (LV100 is the upper limit. Therefore, you are just a novice in the culinary field. You only know a little about disposal material, but you do not cook any dishes by yourself. At best, you are a kitchen apprentice.) ¡­ ¡°What is this!¡± Seeing the evaluation at the bottom of the data, Xia Yu¡¯s felt embarrassed. He was a foodie and loved to eat, so he made a great wish to travel, but who said that the foodie must be a chef? Above was just Xia Yu¡¯s arrogant thoughts. Most foodies certainly wanted to have good cooking skill. The chef system was a bright light in Xia Yu¡¯s muddled life. He saw the dawn! The turning point of his dramatic life finally came! Chapter 6 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Host¡¯s initial task.¡± ¡°Prompt: As an apprentice in the kitchen, you should be independent and master a dish that will make customers satisfied.¡± ¡°Reward: Recipe ¡®Magical Mapo Tofu¡¯ (Blue).¡± What? Xia Yu was amazed about the gift of time travellers, but he never thought that the Chef God System would give him a task. Initial task, make a dish? Not too difficult! Xia Yu suddenly grinned, but who knew the system remined him coldly: ¡°In order to complete the task, you must make customers satisfied.¡± ¡°Customers? Where are the customers?¡± Xia Yu couldn¡¯t help laughing. This Chinese Cuisine restaurant barely open once a month. The restaurant was not too far, but the old man had a weird temper ¨C the type of anger that was fierce. After a while, who would come and eat? Xia Yu used to try to drag more customers in, but the old man labelled this as a useless action. He was very blunt, but Xia Yu was certain those were the old man¡¯s original words and he didn¡¯t add anything. He thought with grief: ¡®Why did I have to match with such an old stubborn man?¡¯ Xia Yu dared not waste too much time upstairs. He rushed and used a band aid for the wound on his palm and took off his school uniform. He changed to the white work uniform with a slightly sweaty smell. He trotted downstairs. He sat on the small bench and started to prepare the food. In fact, he dealt with lots of food every night. Fish, meat, and all kinds of fruits and vegetables. Every evening Xia Yu came back from school, he would see food piling up in the corner of the kitchen. He never saw the provider of these food items. Even though there was no business in the restaurant, the consumption of food was unbelievable. Xia Yu was curious and tried to find out why at the beginning, but gradually he lost interest. In his heart, it was only the second most unbelievable event of Xia¡¯s Chinese Cuisine restaurant. The first unbelievable event was certainly the weird rocks in that big jar. A big piece of fresh and fat beef was placed on the cutting board. Xia Yu was sharpening the knife in front of the cutting board. Cutting beef required skills and this sort of skill had been mastered by Xia Yu ages ago. Cross cutting was for beef and lamb. Vertical cutting was for pork. He placed the knife at a 90-degree angle on the beef¡¯s grain. With one cut, a big piece was separated. He cut the big steak piece by piece and decided to use them in different ways. Some were used to fry, and some were used to make into small strips mixed with other dishes. This step moved forward, but they had a fridge to put them so that they could stay fresh. Xia Yu packed up those cut pieces of beef and put them in the fridge. Then, he started to deal with fresh seafood. Fish needed to have the scales scraped off, as well as to remove the cheeks and internal organs. Seafood with shells were more troublesome. Xia Yu separated them into a few big buckets with water. He turned around to fetch salt and added them into the buckets. Then he got a can of vegetable oil and added a bit into those buckets. It was just enough to cover the water¡¯s surface. As everyone knew, when oil covered the water surface, it would block oxygen. The shells would lack oxygen and open their shells up to breathe. It would get rid of sand in their system. After cooking, the customer wouldn¡¯t taste the sand and the dish would taste much better. He was busy until midnight. The antique clock hung on the restaurant made a very rhythmic knocking sound. ¡°Phew.¡± He took off the dirty and bloody apron and it put away in the toilet. Xia Yu got a pot of clean water from toilet and started to clean chairs and tables in the restaurant. Cooking sounds came from kitchen. Xia Yu lifted his head and saw that the old man had started to warm up the pot. It was Xia Yu¡¯s happiest hour of the day, every day. He finally didn¡¯t have to eat bread from business district, and he would get hot supper to eat! Tears came out of Xia Yu¡¯s eyes and he worked harder. His ears were focused on the kitchen. Boom! After a little while, two big hot bowls of noodles were placed on the counter. The old man took off his chef hat and said calmly: ¡°Take it.¡± Xia Yu walked towards him happily and put one bowl in front of himself. There weren¡¯t many chairs and tables in this narrow and small restaurant. If you ever watched TV show ¡®Midnight Canteen¡¯, you would get this kind of image easily. The supper was a bowl of clear soup ramen. The old man was very thoughtful, and the soup was quite clear without too much spice. The oil and green onion were on the surface of soup. The fried pieces were very tasty and beef pieces had a perfect combination of color, aroma, and taste. Fragrance floated all around the restaurant. Xia Yu took the chopsticks on his hands and he said sincerely, ¡°I will start now!¡± He lowered his head and wolfed it down. A few mouthful noodles and a sip of soup, Xia Yu tasted the hot food and was amazed. ¡°This is good.¡± He kneeled in front of the old man¡¯s culinary skills. It was not the first time. He would use his dignity and knees in exchange. The old man¡¯s supper was made differently every night. It was the best meal for Xia Yu every day. Other meals, such as breakfast, lunch, and dinner¡­ Damn. They were eaten during his way to school or back home. If there was no supper, Xia Yu would not work for him at all! Not only in this life, Xia Yu was sure that he had never eaten anything better than this old man¡¯s food. Soup noodles were only one type of skills the old man had. The most unforgettable was the seafood dumpling he ate half year ago. Whenever he thought about the taste, his mouth couldn¡¯t stop drooling. Xia Yu finished off the bowl very quickly and tried to get another bowl with his stretched arms. He found someone else eating his noodles. His face sunk. ¡®What? Those are my noodles! Who are you!¡¯ He looked at the empty counter and saw a customer lowering his head and eating noodles. He tried to stop tearing by lifting his head up. This customer couldn¡¯t stop praising the old man, which made Xia Yu annoyed. ¡°Boss Xia¡¯s culinary skills are fantastic. Haha, such a great night!¡± His Chinese wasn¡¯t fluent. Xia Yu realized this impolite person was Japanese. He barely saw anyone who shamelessly took away others¡¯ food. To Japanese people, making trouble for others was wrong. Now, some Japanese person just stole his food and it made Xia Yu angry! Huh? Xia Yu¡¯s eyebrows moved. He looked carefully and found this guy looked weird. On such a hot day, this guy was wearing a black coat and a black hat with a high collar. Cosplaying Sherlock Holmes? Do you need a cigar prop? Normally, anyone would be sweaty after eating noodles in such a narrow place without any fan. But this guy was not sweaty at all after he finished off the noodles. The customer finally lifted his head and grinned at Xia Yu. Middle-aged man. He was handsome and elegant. Xia Yu resisted the urge to give him a punch and grinned. ¡°Your lips are covered with green onions.¡± ¡°Really?¡± After eating, the middle-aged man had an elegant and calm atmosphere. He used the paper towels at the counter to wipe off the green onions lightly and got up to throw the crumpled paper towels back to the trash can and sat back down. Then, the middle-aged man looked at Xia Yu with interested gaze. Chapter 7 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Hello!¡± The middle-aged men showed a very comfortable attitude, as if he was the host. It made Xia Yu quite uncomfortable. The guy who had eaten half of his supper had to pay a price. Thinking about it, Xia Yu could only reach out and say: ¡°Money-¡± ¡°Money?¡± The middle-aged man was stunned. Xia Yu pointed to the empty bowl. ¡°Pay for the meal. Or do you want to eat without paying?¡± ¡°How much?¡± ¡°Well, let me see. It is a limited supper today. There are only two bowls. If you eat one, you will be charged 10000 yen,¡± Xia Yu said casually. He just wanted to stir up this impolite guy. Whether he was an acquaintance or someone else, Xia Yu would not be polite. He was resentful to the guy who divided half of his hearty meal. Unexpectedly, middle-aged man did not bargain and talk nonsense. He took out his wallet from his black coat pocket and took out a ten thousand yen note and put it on the table. He smiled slightly. ¡°If I can use my money to eat the dishes of Boss Xia every day, I would rather go bankrupt.¡± Xia Yu was too shocked to speak. In Tokyo, a bowl of ramen was usually six hundred or seven hundred yen. It was equivalent to more than 40 yuan. And ten thousand yen was more than six hundred yuan, which could buy more than ten bowls of ordinary ramen. There was no need to say it. Only a rich man could spend 10000 yen to eat a bowl of ramen. Xia Yu put the ten thousand yen note into his pocket without hesitation. He ate bread every day and blamed the old man for being too stingy. The old man only gave him a thousand yen a day for living. What is the concept of a thousand yen? The bento in the shop costs 400 yen each, and a box of instant noodles costs 100 to 250 yen. Of course, since Xia Yu could go to school by bike, he could get rid of the daily train transportation fee. Otherwise, Xia Yu would be hungry for at least one meal a day. Xia Yu had to pay more attention to the discount news in the store. When he saw that the half-price bento was about to expire, he immediately turned into a bicycle expert to buy it. Luckily, even though he often ate expired bento, he had not had a serious illness of vomiting or diarrhoea. In short, have you seen a time traveller like this before? Xia Yu put his hand in his trousers pocket and kept rubbing the smooth paper surface of the ten thousand yen note with his fingertips. He was already thinking about where to go for a big meal to supplement nutrition. ¡°Are you Xia Yu?¡± The middle-aged man took back his wallet and looked at Xia Yu with interest. ¡°Real as a fake substitute.¡± At this time, Xia Yu felt more friendly when he looked at the middle-aged man¡¯s face. The middle-aged nodded and did not ask again, but looked at the old man in the kitchen and said, ¡°Boss Xia¡­¡± The old man walked out of the kitchen door and stood behind the counter with his arms crossed. It was cool. ¡°Mr. Masato, what can I do for you?¡± the old man asked. ¡°Boss Xia, is this your grandson?¡± The middle-aged man pointed to Xia Yu. When he saw the old man nodding, he chuckled. ¡°I agree to do what you ask me to do. But since this is your grandson, I want to see his cooking skills. After all, you are leaving. I need a substitute.¡± ¡°Come in.¡± The old man looked serious and spoke to the stunned Xia Yu. Xia Yu walked through the store to the kitchen subconsciously. He did not notice what middle-aged man said at all. He was excited at the task reminder given by the Chef God System at the moment: ¡°Make a supper that satisfies Shinhara Masato, and the host can complete the initial mission.¡± Standing in front of the cooking counter in the kitchen, Xia Yu was soon confused. He could not cook at all! He looked at the old man next to him for help, but the old man still embraced his arms with a cool look. ¡°When I was your age, I was already a master chef. I held up our Xia¡¯s brand independently. It¡¯s your turn now.¡± Please, don¡¯t! Xia Yu was very anxious. ¡°When did you teach me how to cook, old man?¡± What¡¯s more¡­¡¯When I was your age¡¯¡­ How about using less of these sentences? The times are different! As if aware of his inner thoughts, the old man shook his head and said, ¡°Why do you think I cook different dishes for you every night? This is the simplest and easiest dish. If you haven¡¯t mastered the cooking method of one or two dishes, it means that you haven¡¯t focused on improving your cooking skills. You have lost the spirit of Xia!¡± The more the old man said, the more serious he became. Both the system and the old man put pressure on him. Xia Yu took a deep breath. He had realized that he had to do it. The question is, what kind of food would he make for supper? Xia Yu clenched his left hand into a fist and smashed it hard on right palm. ¡°Beef Ramen! That¡¯s it!¡± He turned to the store and shouted, ¡°Mr. Shinhara, would you mind another bowl of beef ramen?¡± Shinhara Masato was sitting there quietly. Of course, he listened to the conversation between the old man and Xia Yu. It seemed that Xia¡¯s next generation was not very good at cooking. He could see Xia Yu¡¯s nervousness. However, the old man did not show any inner emotions from his old face. ¡°Of course, I don¡¯t mind if it¡¯s delicious,¡± Shinhara Masato answered with a smile. ¡°Then please wait¡­¡± Xia Yu stood in front of the kitchen table, and a special high gluten flour for ramen was on the table. A big pot of water had been burned on the gas stove by him, and soon it would start to boil. To make ramen, one must first solve the problem of noodles. There were no ready-made noodles in the shop, Xia Yu could only pull them by himself. To do a good job in making noodles required proficient basic skills, such as kneading, slipping, rubbing, noodle drawing and placing the noodles in and out of the pot. Each link could not be ignored because it would affect the final taste. System: ¡°Hi host, you have a binding novice gift bag that you have not yet received. It is recommended that you collect it first and then start to make your first dish.¡± What the hell is a novice gift bag? Xia Yu was not upset when his thinking was interrupted. Instead, he was filled with curiosity. Di. There was a clear sound in his brain. A tree-like talent map, like those in the games, appeared in front of Xia Yu¡¯s retina. Culinary Level: LV.2 Unused talent points: 1 ¡°When did my culinary level upgrade from LV.1 to LV.2? Eh, I got a talent point for upgrading?¡± Xia Yu was stunned. So, the Chef God System gave him a detailed system log: On July 20th, 2016, at 7:36pm, the host processed ten meat ingredients and obtained 10 experience points. On July 20th, 2016, at 8:20pm, the host processed ten seafood ingredients and gained 10 experience points. On July 20th, 2016, at 9:00pm, the host processed ten dishes of vegetables and obtained 10 experience points. ¡­ The system log recorded to the past midnight. On July 20th, 2016, at 7:36pm, the host processed ten meat ingredients and obtained 10 experience points. On July 20th, 2016, at 8:20pm, the host processed ten seafood ingredients and gained 10 experience points. On July 20th, 2016, at 9:00pm, the host processed ten dishes of vegetables and obtained 10 experience points. ¡­ The system log recorded to after midnight. The culinary level from LV.1 to LV.2 could be upgraded with only 100 points of experience, but LV.2 to LV.3 was a tenfold increase, requiring 1000 points of experience. ¡°Get the novice gift bag!¡± Xia Yu decided to take the gift bag first. System: ¡°The host gets a free virtual turntable draw.¡± A turntable interface popped up with a detailed text introduction next to it. [Ingredients Class]: Obtain the advanced ingredients of Chef God System. [Kitchenware Class]: Obtain the advanced kitchenware of Chef God System. [Recipe Class]: Obtain the blue quality and above recipes given by the Chef God System. [Consumption Class]: Obtain disposable consumption props. [Special Class]: The probability is very low. You can obtain super talents such as ¡®Tongue of God¡¯ and ¡®Hand of God¡¯. The tongue of god? Xia Yu was really confused. ¡®Food Wars¡¯ came into play. Chapter 8 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Xia Yu shook his head and threw away the distracting thoughts, then he clicked the [Start] option on the retina interface. Ding! The roulette crystal pointer rotated rapidly. After a few seconds, the pointer speed suddenly dropped and became slower and slower. His heart thumped uncontrollably. Xia Yu looked at the pointer and it turned to the special category, where there were several dark gold gift icons. ¡®Tongue of God¡¯ was a straight tongue pattern, and ¡®Hand of God¡¯ was a thick arm¡­ He stared at the slowing needle and could not help thinking. Fuck, was this really his lucky day? Thinking of the drama ¡®Spirit of the Halberd Emperor¡¯, in which Yatse Rina sat down on one of the seats of Ten Moons with ¡®Tongue of God¡¯, Xia Yu shivered with excitement. That was what life was all about! Plug-ins would help him get to the top! However, within a few seconds, Xia Yu roared in his heart: ¡°Stop!¡± ¡°I said ¡®stop¡¯!¡± ¡°Fuck you!¡± The pointer did not stop. It quickly moved through the last slot of the special category column. Finally, when Xia Yu showed a disappointed look, the pointer stopped at a certain slot of the consumption class! The draw was completed! ¡°System: Prop has been automatically added to your item list.¡± Xia Yu opened the inventory and found that the interface seemed to be an independent space. He reached out and touched the one-time prop he had just obtained. A cool rhomboid crystal. Extracting item information: [Mirror Crystal] Note: ¡°One-time consumption of props. The user can recall a certain food he/she ate that day and reproduce this food after using it. In other words, the user can obtain duplicate cuisines with absolutely the same taste and have a chance to learn recipes.¡± Reproduction? Xia Yu saw the word ¡®reproduce¡¯ in the description. His heart was like a drum, and his heartbeat was very clear. Now he did not know if he was lucky or unlucky. Spinning for the first time, the novice carousel draw did not get anything useful. It was acceptable to have a recipe at the lowest point. But what he got was a one-time consumption item. And this item was related to his current initial mission! ¡°If I get it, I am lucky, but if not, it is fate.¡± Xia Yu could only use these words to comfort himself so that his grief would not overflow into disaster. Then he wondered, ¡®But how to use the prop?¡¯ ¡°Touch the prop and meditate ¡®use¡¯,¡± the system answered immediately. ¡°Use!¡± The inventory interface was floating in the field of vision. This interface was obviously only visible to him. Xia Yu quickly glanced at the old man that standing behind him like a towering mountain. He felt relieved when he saw the old man looking as usual. Then he immediately grabbed the crystal and chose to use it. Crack! This was the sound of crystal breaking, and only Xia Yu could hear it. His eyes started to hollow, and like a projector, showed the food that he had eaten. For example, the fried noodle bread he ate when he rushed to the exam room for the White Gull High School entrance examination in the morning, and the bowl of beef that had just been wiped out. All the flavors were like taste buds returning to the tongue, but the strange thing was that the taste of food broke down on his tongue, and he could accurately analyze the contents and ingredients of each cooking material, such as whether there was too much salt or not. At the same time, the whole process of making the food flowed into his head. Xia Yu covered his head and let out a low cry. Then his empty eyes went back to normal. Xia Yu looked back, and the old man was still standing around him but ignoring Xia Yu. ¡°Fine¡­¡± Xia Yu exhaled a sigh of breath and waved his fist fiercely. ¡°I will make you guys see how a foodie become a chef! You know nothing about eating!¡± At this time, the kettle boiled on the gas stove. Xia Yu found the basin that the old man used to make ramen before and washed it and poured in high-gluten flour. Then he added the appropriate amount of salt to the water and poured water into the basin. After these steps, he began to knead the dough. Comparing ramen with ordinary pasta, the unique feature of ramen was that it added a special ingredient ¨C Peng Hui ¨C during the flour kneading and stirring process! In fact, the earliest Peng Hui was made from Pengchao, which had a history of at least hundreds of years. If you wanted the authentic ramen to have a pliable taste, Peng Hui was indispensable. In the eleventh episode of ¡®Little Chinese Master Chef¡¯, there was a black stone that could boil soda water, which was Poncinite. Kneading dough also had particular steps. It should not be too hard, otherwise it would take too much effort to pull up. In the ¡®mirror crystal¡¯ state, Xia Yu was like a master who had been immersing in his craft for many years. A little dough changed shape in his hands. The hardness degree of the dough was slightly softer than that of a dumpling wrapper. Soon, Xia Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead and watched a piece of dough forming in front of him. There was an unspeakable relief in his eyes. But he was not in a hurry to cut the dough for the next step. Instead, he applied a layer of clear oil to the dough, and then found a damp cloth to wrap the dough layer by layer. This process was called ¡®waking up¡¯, which usually took 30 minutes. In a scientific way, it was to promote the formation of gluten, so that when the dough was placed, the protein of it had sufficient water absorption time to improve the quality of the noodles. Putting the dough aside, Xia Yu continued to cook the soup. When it came to ramen, there was no need to say the importance of soup base. Judging the quality of a bowl of ramen, in addition to noodles, the most important technical content lay in the mellow soup! Soup could also be said to be the soul of ramen. The well-known ramen restaurants in China had their own soup recipes, which could be sold for money. ¡°Bull bone¡­¡± Xia Yu found a big bone in the corner of the kitchen counter that the old man had not used up for the soup. He grinned, and after removing the blood, he threw the bone into the pressure cooker and turned to find the dazzling ingredients of ginger, wolfberry, and cassia. There was no entanglement and after careful weighing of the various ingredients, and it just came in hand. In fact, from the moment that Xia Yu kneaded the dough, the old man was standing behind him like a sleeping lion, but now he gradually opened his eyes and stared at Xia Yu. ¡°Boss Xia¡­¡± Shinhara Masato was attracted to the back kitchen by the sound of Xia Yu¡¯s kneading. ¡°Hush!¡± The old man made a silencing gesture. Shen Yuan was stunned and noticed the busy figure behind the kitchen counter. In this world, Xia Yu was only 16 years old and would go to high school after the spring break. Because he was spurred to work by the old man all year round, he was slender and strong, and he was over 1.7m tall. His limbs did not look strong at first, but it definitely had explosive power. Covering the pressure cooker, Xia Yu ignored the two eyes behind him, but squinted at the old antique wall clock in the store, then he found the beef slice that he had processed in the refrigerator. He turned on the gas stove and began frying. In about fifteen minutes, the soup in the pressure cooker boiled, and the rich aroma came out. Both the old man and Shinhara breathed in and looked at each other. They were both surprised. Such a pure and strong broth aroma! Chapter 9 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Chapter 5 The old man couldn¡¯t help releasing the arms around him. After thirty minutes, Xia Yu took away the wet cloth that covered dough. He had a sharp steel knife in his hand and cut the dough into strips and then sprinkled oil over the noodle and added a bit of starch. He started to stretch the noodles. It was not easy for a newbie to stretch ramen, especially when they want to get very thin ramen. That was even harder. But Xia Yu¡¯s action made the old man and Shinhara Masato open their eyes widely. Every strip became thin noodles as he shook his hands easily. Noodles were flying in the air and each strip looked even, soft, and thin. Bang, bang, bang¡­ Xia Yu placed three big bowls on the kitchen counter and used the sieve spoon to get the noodles. Xia Yu also found an empty basin to fill with hot water. He put the bunch of noodles inside the hot water and after a few seconds, he took them out and separated them into three big bowls. After that, he opened the lid of pressure cooker. He got a spoon of soup for each bowl. In a blink, three bowls of hot ramen appeared in front of kitchen counter. Xia Yu then took out the beef slices from saucepan and distributed them into three bowls. He also added some spring onions. ¡°Done!¡± Xia Yu took off the apron and didn¡¯t pay much attention to the ramen he just cooked. But he focused on the reminder of Chef God System: System: ¡°Mirror Crystal consumption completed. You have mastered the new recipe. Chef experience improved.¡± Huh¡­ He rushed to open his personal panel. Xia Yu found Xia¡¯s Beef Ramen in the recipe column. If he completed the initial task, he could also get the second recipe: Magical Mapo Tofu. Xia¡¯s Beef Ramen was a green recipe and Magical Mapo Tofu was blue. Did the color represent the quality of the recipes? Xia Yu¡¯s heart was full of doubt. Good recipes could make good food, but they also depended on the cooking skills. If you gave the best recipe and foodstuff to a rookie, he would still make food that wasn¡¯t even edible. In Xia Yu¡¯s opinion, recipes could only provide direction or guidance. What brought it into play were personal cooking skills. ¡°But what does the quality of recipe mean?¡± Xia Yu asked the system. ¡°Green recipes are normal, and it means the best quality the dish can get is normal. Blue recipes are rare. If you cook well, you have chance to get glowing dish,¡± the system answered. Glowing dish! The Tongue of God in ¡®Little Chinese Master Chef¡¯ seemed quite ordinary to Xia Yu now. If you watched ¡®Little Chinese Master Chef¡¯, it was easy to find out the truth about cooking: any dish without glowing was not a good dish. It really worked here in this parallel space? Xia Yu couldn¡¯t help thinking. ¡°Is this the beef ramen you cooked?¡± Someone made a sound behind Xia Yu. Xia Yu turned around and it was the middle-aged Shinhara Masato entering the kitchen. Xia Yu opened his mouth and shrugged when he saw the old man let Shinhara Masato enter the kitchen without any interruption. ¡°Yes, please enjoy!¡± Xia Yu took three bowls of ramen to the front counter carefully. Shinhara Masato then sat back where he originally sat. Xia Yu took an empty bowl away and put the hot ramen in front of him then turned around and entered the kitchen. Shinhara Masato was stunned at his seat. He never thought that Xia Yu would just leave like that. As a rookie chef, why didn¡¯t he want to hear other¡¯s opinion on his dish? Unless¡­ he was very confident about his dish! Harboring doubt in his eyes, Shinhara Masato sniffed rich soup flavor and beef smell. He felt that his stomach fluttered, and he couldn¡¯t help mumbling: ¡°What a familiar feeling.¡± ¡°Why does it smell like the ramen I had before?¡± He lowered his head and took a sip from the bowl and his face looked satisfied. His stomach wanted more and without any thought, he used chopsticks to bring ramen to his mouth. It was a bit hot. Shinhara Masato chewed and his eyes were wide open. The flexibility and texture of these noodles were wonderful! He couldn¡¯t stop eating since the first bite. Shinhara Masato just devoured half of the bowl in a short moment. Someone reminded him: ¡°You can try the soup. It is where the essence of Xia¡¯s Beef Ramen is found.¡± The voice was a bit old and with exclamation. Shinhara Masato lifted his head up suddenly and the old man just stood next to him. There was an empty bowl in front of him. As the old man had finished off the whole bowl of ramen, even soup was not left. ¡°Soup?¡± Shinhara Masato just realized that eating too fast might miss the essence of this dish. He put down chopsticks and took a small spoon and fed himself a spoon of soup. When the soup entered his mouth, Shinhara Masato felt his whole body become comfortable, as if he just had a bath in a spring and a secret warm liquid was washing his skin. ¡°Bull bone¡­¡± ¡°Sichuan pepper, keiko, tsaoko, ginger skin¡­¡± ¡°Wait, except bull bone, there¡¯s the taste of ox liver? A bit of chicken soup¡­ umm, carrot slices? To get rid of oil so the soup can look brighter?¡± He talked to himself while closing his eyes. Shinhara Masato opened his eyes after a while and saw the other half bowl of the beef ramen, then he looked at the speechless old man next to him. ¡°Boss Xia, your grandson is really a great chef?¡± Shinhara Masato looked disbelieving. From the taste and texture, this bowl of ramen had surpassed the other bowl he had half an hour ago. Both were beef ramen. One was made by grandpa, the other was made by grandson. According to the level of culinary, the latter was far inferior to the former. The most direct embodiment of culinary was dishes. However, the two bowls of beef ramen broke the common sense of Shinhara. What was more, he was very aware of the old man¡¯s culinary, so he felt even more incredulous. ¡°Not a good chef.¡± The old man¡¯s face was paralyzed, making it hard to see what he thought. ¡°¡­Not even a chef. To be honest, as his grandpa, this is also my first time eating his dish.¡± The old man glanced at the big empty bowl on the table and thought to himself. ¡°You are very lucky, Mr. Shinhara.¡± ¡°Lucky?¡± ¡°Right. Such great dishes, aren¡¯t you lucky?¡± The old man smiled with eyes closed. Shinhara Masato felt cold suddenly and nodded. ¡°Lucky, very lucky.¡± Xia Yu was cleaning the dishes in the back kitchen. He did not pay attention to the conversation in the store. Ding. He completed the initial task of the Chef God System. With a system reminder, the Magic Mapo Tofu recipe appeared in the item column space. ¡°Learn!¡± Xia Yu used the recipe; a stream of information flew into his head. His eyes became empty for a few seconds and then recovered. ¡°Soybeans, soup, tofu, pepper, pepper, minced garlic¡­¡± He recited the materials that were needed for the recipe. The detailed cooking steps seemed to be repeated in his mind automatically. Xia Yu was eager to try. Chapter 10 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Back to the front counter. Xia Yu looked around. ¡°Where is the middle-aged man?¡± There were only two empty bowls left. The ramen and soup were completely gone. The third bowl was still placed on the counter. Xia Yu intentionally left this to enjoy it by himself. ¡°Left.¡± The old man lifted curtain and walked into the restaurant. Xia Yu didn¡¯t pay much attention and sat down casually, wolfing down the third bowl of ramen. ¡°Ha¡­¡± After a few minutes, he finished up the ramen and was finally full. Xia Yu stretched his body and planned to have a bath. Suddenly a voice came through: ¡°What do you think about your beef ramen?¡± The old man crossed his arms and leaned on the door. His face looked dark and there was no expression. ¡°¡­¡± Xia Yu pointed two empty bowls and smiled. ¡°Grandpa, one bowl was eaten by you. So, you should know the taste. You don¡¯t have to ask me. Haha.¡± Xia Yu knew that old man¡¯s ramen lost to his already. Under the magical cooking situation from ¡®Mirror Crystal¡¯, the cuisine he made was much better than the original taste. Xia Yu¡¯s ramen not only defeated old man¡¯s ramen in texture but the taste of soup and combination of ingredients. Xia Yu certainly knew that the old man didn¡¯t try his hardest. He was not sure how much the old man had shown. But he won this round. He could finally release a bit pressure now. Hey, old man you lost! It was so easy! In fact, Xia Yu only dared to say those words in his heart. ¡°When did this naughty boy secretly learn the recipe of Xia¡¯s Ramen Soup?¡± After a moment of silence, the old man asked slowly, and his face looked serious. ¡°Secretly learn?¡± Xia Yu pulled his face. ¡°Grandpa, can¡¯t you use some nicer words? It belongs to our Xia family. How is it a secret for me? I tasted the recipe from your ramen. It is called self- learning! Don¡¯t you know self- learning, huh?¡± ¡°You can taste the recipe from the soup?¡± The old man¡¯s expression was disbelieving. Xia Yu cleared his throat and opened his mouth, saying it straight out. ¡°One fresh bull bone, one fresh steak, 50g of Sichuan pepper, 50g of ginger skin, a bit fennel, tsaoko and 20g of cinnamon, 15g of pepper, 10g of mina and meat shark, 5g of alpinia, lemon grass, 3g of long pea and some orange peel, star anise, amomum¡­¡± ¡°This is the recipe for the soup. About 30 types of ingredients.¡± ¡°If using a big pot for business, the percentage of ingredient should be 20% dry ginger slice, 18% Sichuan pepper, 12% fennel¡­¡± Xia Yu hadn¡¯t finished talking, but the old man waved to stop him. ¡°Enough!¡± The old man turned to back kitchen. ¡°Come with me.¡± Xia Yu didn¡¯t know why and followed through. The old man wore an apron and Xia Yu faced his back. ¡°From now on, I will teach you cuisine. First, you will need to learn every famous Chinese cuisine.¡± ¡°No problem!¡± In the past, Xia Yu would not take it seriously and find an excuse to slip back to the room to sleep, but now, with the assistance of the Chef God System, if the old man taught him, could he understand many recipes? Just thinking about it, he was impatient. The spring of foodies was coming! ¡°You are very good at noodles, and we will start from noodles.¡± The old man took out the flour and started to work while explaining. Xia Yu listened very attentively, much more seriously than learning at school. The next day. Xia Yu woke up at eight o¡¯clock in the morning. He learnt cooking until the middle of the night last night. He couldn¡¯t close his eyes and sleep away the time away. This was the first day of spring break. There were three holidays in Nihon. Spring break, summer vacation, and winter vacation. Spring break was at the end of a school year, usually from March to early April. And April 1st was the start of the new school year for Nihon secondary and higher schools. Xia Yu sighed and scrambled to get up. There was movement in the narrow small courtyard. After washing, Xia Yu stood on the corridor and he found that the old man had gotten up early. The old man was like an old donkey dragging the millstone in front of the antique stone mill in the courtyard. Soymilk continued to flow out of the grinding circle and into the barrel. Xia Yu intended to go up to help after watching a while. Who knew that the old man suddenly released his hand, picked up the bucket of soymilk and walked back? ¡°You wash the grinder with water.¡± The old man spoke in his usual commanding tone while walking past. Is this making tofu or what? Xia Yu¡¯s mind was full of question marks. The old man barely made tofu by himself. Most of the time, the tofu used in the dishes were bought from the outer shopping street. Xia Yu was the one who carried out those errands. Full of sadness, he did not want to mention it any more. Uh¡­ Thinking of the soybeans used to grind tofu, Xia Yu¡¯s complexion changed and hurried into the kitchen. He deliberately soaked a bucket of soybeans, about 5 kilograms, before he went to bed last night. He got rid of the skin for those soybeans after soaking it for a few hours. It was now used to grind soymilk. Needless to say, soymilk is definitely used to make water tofu. After all, Xia Yu couldn¡¯t wait to practice cooking and master the new recipe ¡®Magic Mapo Tofu¡¯ in the Chef God System last night. But the bucket of soybeans was gone! ¡°Grandpa¡­¡± He gritted his teeth and looked at the busy figure in the kitchen. His anger slowly disappeared. The old man was also making tofu. He had taken the bag made of tofu cloth and poured the soymilk in the bucket from the bag. The filtered soymilk juice flowed into another clean wooden bucket. Each kilogram of soybeans needed about 6 kilograms of water, so a barrel of 5 kilograms of soybeans could eventually be made into 30 kilograms of soybean milk, which was more than enough to fill a large wooden barrel. When Xia Yu washed the grinding tools and returned to the kitchen, he saw that the old man had boiled a large pot of soymilk. There was some plaster powder was placed on the kitchen counter. Xia Yu was very clear about the method of making tofu. Even if he didn¡¯t know it in the previous life, this time, he had learned about how to grind and boil soymilk. Plaster powder was the key to making tofu. Without this material, soymilk could not be solidified. The old man mixed the plaster with a bowl of water and poured the liquid into a boiling pot, then stirred it while asking, ¡°Water tofu or dried tofu?¡± ¡°Water tofu!¡± Xia Yu answered without hesitation. The old man pointed to the wooden pallet which was ready. There were many such wooden pallets, layered on top of each other, just like a steamer. Xia Yu knew what the old man meant and waited while lifting the wooden tray. The next step needed cooperation. The old man scooped up the soymilk, and Xia Yu held the tray. These trays were wrapped with tofu cloth. After the soymilk was filled, he covered it with the cloth and continue to do the next tray. A total of more than ten trays were filled before the soymilk in the pot bottomed out. Xia Yu wiped away sweat. Xia Yu looked at the wooden pallets which were piled up and he smiled. About half an hour later, the water temperature cooled down and the tofu was formed. So many plates of tofu were enough for him to practice ¡®Magic Mapo Tofu¡¯. He didn¡¯t believe he couldn¡¯t make a glowing dish with more than enough ingredients to use. Xia Yu left the kitchen and habitually wiped the table and chairs at the storefront as he didn¡¯t want to waste time whilst waiting for tofu to process. Xia Yu had a bit of mysophobia, so the restaurant had been spotlessly cleaned by him in recent years. Cockroaches appeared in the kitchen once, Xia Yu went to shops to buy several kinds of insecticide just for it. He made kitchen become clean, and there were no corpses of unknown creatures anymore. Don¡¯t ever think that there are no cockroaches in Japan. The climate here was hot and humid and was especially suitable for insects to live. Japanese cockroaches were bigger than Chinese ones. Xia Yu heard about cockroaches that as big as palms from his school friends. At that time, his face was pale and scared. Was that caused by the pollution of nuclear radiation? Chapter 11 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Xia Yu returned to the back kitchen with a wooden basin after he had finished the routine cleaning every morning. But he suddenly stopped at the back door of the kitchen. His nose kept twitching, and he sniffed the smell that came from the kitchen. His stomach rumbled. Anyway, the breakfast on the first day of the spring break had not yet arrived. Xia Yu put the wooden basin down and drilled into the back kitchen. As expected, the old man was cooking two bowls of breakfast, and it seemed that he had proceeded to the last few steps. A sweet smell emerged from the pot. The old man picked up the pot, poured the cooked brown sugar water into two large bowls, then sprinkled fried peanuts and grated walnut kernels into the bowl, and finally put in a little green onion. Xia Yu could not help swallowing his saliva. Xia Yu stared at the two bowls on the kitchen counter and murmured, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I will be part of the sweet party today.¡± What the old man made was tofu flower. It is a common snack in mainland China. Since Xia Yu came to this parallel world, this was the first time in Tokyo seeing his familiar hometown cuisine. Somehow, his nose was sour, and he just wanted to eat it. After washing hands, Xia Yu came over. ¡°A bowl for me?¡± The old man nodded. Xia Yu took the bowl and found a place to sit down in the store. He scooped a spoonful of tofu out of the bowl with a white porcelain spoon. He opened his eyes slightly. This bowl of tofu flower was different from the snacks he had in mind. The main difference was that the tofu flower was too crystal clear and seemed to be like jelly. It still shook when it was scooped up. ¡°Tofu flower can achieve this level¡­ Artwork?¡± Xia Yu opened his mouth. It was beyond his common sense. Have you seen white jade-like tofu flower? Xia Yu might not have believed it before seeing this. He sniffed carefully, breathing in the smell of soy milk, and there was no doubt in his heart. ¡°Just eat it first.¡± After making a bowl of ramen last night, the old man had obviously changed his attitude. Just like this breakfast, it looked like the old man showed off his expertise. Suddenly, Xia Yu felt a little nervous, as if his cattle chewing would destroy this art-delicacy. Xia Yu took a deep breath, stabilized his slightly trembling hands, and moved the spoon closer to his mouth. As soon as the tofu flower came into his mouth, the fragrance spread at the tip of his tongue. The taste of scallion, fried peanuts and walnut kernels did not destroy this bean fragrance at all, but further enhanced the taste. Moreover, the tofu flower was like condensed milk. It melted soon. Xia Yu just chewed a few bites, and then it turned into fluid food. It felt like eating soy milk and was full of its scent. At the moment, Xia Yu¡¯s brain was full of golden soybeans, and the whole portrait was lying on the ocean of harvesting soybeans, wandering and relaxing. Unconsciously, a bowl of tofu flower was wiped out. Clang¡­ There was a pleasant collision between the spoon and the bottom of the bowl. Xia Yu glanced at the empty bowl and shrugged his shoulders. ¡°That¡¯s it?¡± Xia Yu picked up the empty bowl and returned to the kitchen after thinking of the taste of tofu flower. ¡°What kind of tofu flower is this?¡± he asked the old man. ¡°A very ordinary vegetarian tofu flower¡­¡± The old man put the clean empty bowl into the bowl without looking back. ¡°The tofu flower is the main ingredient; other ingredients are not important.¡± Xia Yu immediately understood the meaning of what the old man said. Did he suggest that the tofu flower was unusual? Tofu brain and tofu flower were the intermediate products of making tofu. There was no need to say that when the old man was making tofu, the remaining soy milk was made into tofu flower. Essentially, there was no difference in the composition of tofu and tofu flower. The quality of tofu flower also represented the quality of tofu. With no more questions, Xia Yu waited patiently for the formation of tofu. An hour later. In the kitchen, the cloth on the wooden tray was uncovered, and a large plate of fresh tofu appeared in Xia Yu¡¯s eyes. His pupils shrank slightly. By looking at the white and delicate colour of tofu, Xia Yu hesitated for a moment, and tried to gently poke the surface of tofu. The strength of the rebound made him surprised. At this time, a strange message popped up in front of him: ¡°[Water Tofu] with excellent quality. It is the main material for a variety of dishes. The system recommends that the host uses this high-quality ingredient to cook ¡®Magic Mapo Tofu¡¯. The probability of the appearance of glowing dishes increases¡­¡± Identification of ingredients? Xia Yu was stunned. Did the Chef God System have this function? He patted his head and asked, ¡°System, how many levels do I have now?¡± ¡°LV.3.¡± ¡°Yesterday you completed the initial mission, increased your level by one, and gained 1 idle talent point,¡± the system replied diligently. ¡°Oh. With my current cooking level, in what ways can talent points be used?¡± ¡°The skill of cutting and heat control. These are two basic talents. Of course, the host can also assign 2 talent points to the option of ¡®dishes identification¡¯ to strengthen the system¡¯s identification function,¡± the system said, ¡°Notice that the current host¡¯s culinary level is low. You cannot unlock the advanced talent until you reach LV.10.¡± Xia Yu thought about it for a while, and then decided: ¡°Then one point for knife skills and one point for heat control.¡± ¡°The request has been accepted.¡± In an instant, there were some changes in his body. Xia Yu loosened his shoulders but could not find the root of change. Looking at the chopping board kitchen knife, Xia Yu reached out and took the kitchen knife. He stared at the bright silver blade that reflected his face. There was an unspeakable surprise in his eyes. Among several basic qualities of culinary, his knife skill was the best. After all these years, he handled various ingredients for the old man every night, and the knife skill had already been practiced. However, the feeling of holding a knife this time was obviously different. How to describe it¡­ It was just like a swordsman who had practiced the sword for many years. He suddenly realized that he had a telepathy with the perennial sabre. He and the knife became one. This statement was a bit exaggerated, but Xia Yu could not find other words to describe it. Gazing slightly, he glanced at the freshly baked white jade water tofu in the wooden tray next to him. The knife flashed. Xia Yu took a piece of wet water tofu and placed it on the chopping board. Every time, he cut through to the end. There was a collision of the knife and chopping board each time. The action of the cutting was smooth and natural, and there was the kind of temperament of an old chef. Soon, the chopping board was covered with tofu pieces, just like pieces of paper. The size and thickness of each piece made it difficult for human eyes to see the slight difference. ¡°Huh¡­¡± Xia Yu breathed lightly. There was excitement in his eyes, and there was also a trace of horror of as he suddenly raised the knife skill. Only 1 talent point was assigned here, but the improvement of knife skills was so obvious. If he had full talent points in knife, wouldn¡¯t he reach the level of the chef god in knife skills? Suddenly Xia Yu realized there was someone else in the kitchen. Xia Yu put down the kitchen knife and glanced over. Sure enough, he saw the old man looking at the tofu slices on the chopping board, a little stunned. The old man must have seen the process of cutting tofu. ¡°Your knife skill¡­¡± The old man wanted to ask, but he shook his head again and left the kitchen. Chapter 12 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Time always ran fast, especially during holidays. Three days passed by. Xia Yu didn¡¯t spend his Spring holiday sleeping. On the contrary, his life became very disciplined. He got up at 8 am every day and cleaned the restaurant. Sometimes he cooked breakfast for himself, then he would focus on working with recipes. He was working on ¡®Magic Mapo Tofu¡¯. In fact, Xia Yu was able to make a delicious dish of Magic Mapo Tofu on the first day, but the system only rated 30 points for the food. Therefore, Xia Yu, who was unwilling to give in, madly studied on the recipe from morning to night. He used up all the tofu materials every day. Around lunch time today, he could already make a systematic review of the Magic Mapo Tofu with 60 points. He also served a plate for the old man to try, and the old man¡¯s surprised eyes made Xia Yu secretly happy. But the question is, where were the glowing dishes? ¡°Only half of the material left¡­¡± Xia Yu wiped sweat on his forehead. His mind was tangled. He thought that he must conclude the experience when he failed these couple of days. He took off apron and kitchen hat and embraced the cold wind outside the shop door in the evening. He stared up at Tokyo¡¯s sky. ¡°There was no issue with the tofu. They were in best quality.¡± ¡°There might be problem with ¡®soybean-made meat¡¯¡­¡± He frowned and recalled the plot in ¡®Little Chinese Master Chef¡¯. Soybeans were always called as the meat in the field. So, soybean-made meat was not real meat. According to the plot, soybean-made meat was in fact, soaked soybeans cooked by soup, which was then squashed, adding a new flavour of sauce. This process was quite important, the nice flavour of meat was replaced by the sauce. Finally, using the pan to fry the sauced soybeans, the taste of meat soup can be concentrated inside the bean soup. It was easy to describe but every step was full of details and it was hard to control. At least, Xia Yu could not make the crispy soybean-made meat like the cartoon showed. ¡°Traditional mapo tofu. Spice, fragrance, color, heat, numbness. Five in one. But the Magic Mapo Tofu is a six-in-one, and the soybean-made meat is the extra one.¡± Xia Yu¡¯s thoughts turned over and over. Having a recipe and knowing how to make it doesn¡¯t mean that what you made was delicious. Proficiency and various defects in details made his scores low in the system. With a maximum score of 60, how could glowing dishes appear? It needed be at least 90 points¡­ Just thinking about it, Xia Yu was confused about how much time he needed to work on it. ¡°Host, there are four days left before the deadline of making the first glowing dish mission¡­¡± the system reminded. ¡°Got it!¡± Xia Yu responded irritably. Two days ago, the system suddenly gave him the second task. The time limit was seven days. It was the reason why Xia Yu was uncharacteristically and painstakingly improving his cooking skills. Completing the task would reward him with special kitchenware. A blue quality cooking pan with a +10% probability of glowing cuisines. The reward of a cooking pan made Xia Yu excited. And he got irritable with the current situation when he thought about rewards. ¡°Try again, with half of the material.¡± After enjoying breeze at the door, he heard the hustling and bustling sound not far away from the shop. He gradually stopped being irritable. Xia Yu stood up and he was about to walk inside. But he glanced at an unknown branded luxury long-type black car driving through the narrow street and finally parking at the front door of the Chinese restaurant. Huh? Xia Yu¡¯s eyes lit up, and the car driver¡¯s seat¡¯s door was opened. A blonde girl wearing a school uniform came out. She glanced at Xia Yu from far with undisguised contempt and disdain in her sight, and she looked proud, just like a peacock. ¡°Grandpa.¡± The blonde girl opened the rear door and respectfully invited an old man to get off. An old man wearing a Japanese samurai suit with double clogs on his feet attracted Xia Yu¡¯s eyes. The old man with the white hair and white beard looked like a male lion. He had a cut scar on his right eye. He stood in front of the car, with an inexplicably dignified and horrific temperament. The combination shocked Xia Yu. The shock in his eyes could not be concealed. This was such a weird place! In this plane of Japan, how deep was the water? That¡¯s right. The old man was Nagi Hidari, the leader of the Japanese cuisine world, and the head coach of Togetsu Academy. He had the title ¡®The King of Chefs¡¯! And a blonde girl who was proud like a peacock was also one of the ten masters of Togetsu. She was a genius chef with the ¡®Tongue of God¡¯. Her name was Rina. Xia Yu forced himself to calm down by taking a long breath. ¡°Is Mr. Xia Qing here?¡± The clogs stepped on the ground, and Nagi Hidari walked towards the shop. He glanced at the crooked plaque of the Chinese cuisine restaurant at the door. His brows wrinkled slightly. Xia Qing was the full name of Xia Yu¡¯s grandpa. Few guests knew that. People generally called him Boss Xia. For example, Shinhara Masato called him Boss Xia. Xia Yu instantly felt that it was absurd. Hey, what was going on in this world? Could the principal of Togetsu be the old man¡¯s best friend? ¡°He is taking a rest in the backyard. Follow me.¡± Xia Yu was very mature in front of outsiders. He had the kind of maturity and calmness that young people of the same age could not have. He turned around after he spoke Nagi Hidari gave a little appreciation and nodded to the girl beside him, ¡°Rina, let¡¯s go in. Pay attention to your etiquette later, as we are visiting a Chinese cuisine master whose cooking skills are internationally recognized. ¡± ¡°Master chef of Chinese cuisine?¡± Rina looked at this shabby and small restaurant and couldn¡¯t help thinking, why was a culinary master in such a place? They walked into the restaurant. The table and chairs were surprisingly clean, and the furnishings gave people a feeling of antiques. They were not messy or broken. ¡°It turns out that there is no other way.¡± Rina nodded secretly, as she put away a small bit of contempt in her heart and followed behind her grandfather. They crossed the storefront and came to the backyard. The old man was sitting cross-legged and waited for them. The scent came out from a pot of hot tea on the short table. Rina quietly breathed in and looked at the teapot with surprise. Good aroma from the tea! ¡°Old friend, please sit down.¡± The old man greeted him in fluent Japanese. Nagi Hidari¡¯s majestic face showed a smile as he sat opposite the old man. Xia Yu poured tea for the two, then backed away and raised his ears. Nagi Hidari took a sip of tea and asked slowly, ¡°I heard Shinhara Masato say that you are about to leave?¡± ¡°A wanderer returns home.¡± ¡°I wandered away for more than ten years, and eventually, I will go back to resolve some things that mattered to me.¡± The old man put down the teacup and smiled faintly. ¡°This small shop¡­¡± Nagi Hidari said. He took a deep look at Xia Yu. ¡°This is your grandson?¡± ¡°Useless little thing.¡± The old man looked down like an old monk. ¡°It¡¯s okay to leave him with such a small shop. You don¡¯t need to worry, old friend.¡± After being silent for a while, Nagi Hidari took out a document from his arms, and put it on the short table. ¡°This is the invitation letter to Togetsu. If you don¡¯t mind, you can temporarily send your grandson to Togetsu Academy. I will take care of him until you come back. ¡± Rina opened her eyes wide at the side. ¡°Grandpa!¡± She couldn¡¯t help whispering, her eyes filled with anger and unwillingness. ¡®Togetsu¡¯s entrance examination is strict. Ordinary people can¡¯t come in!¡¯ She only dared to speak the second half of the sentence in her heart. Chapter 13 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Nagi Hidari ignored the whispers of Rina. ¡°Togetsu? I won¡¯t go.¡± A voice suddenly interrupted their conversation. The old man, Rina and Nagi Hidari all looked over. Xia Yu spoke in a natural tone. ¡°Togetsu is the hell for chefs. I prefer a relaxing life, so I would love to take care of the shop!¡± He also heard that the old man was going back to his country. In fact, a few days ago, Shinhara Masato came over, and some of the speech details fell into Xia Yu¡¯s ears. He had already speculated about it. He did not ask much about the old man¡¯s departure. Although he was a little bit reluctant, he was not as scared and confused as other 16-year-olds of the same age. Before he came to this parallel time and space, Xia Yu had had been an adult with independent ability. The old man¡¯s leaving made him a little excited. ¡®Can I finally try to run a small restaurant?¡¯ Xia Yu looked forward to where he could go with the help of the Chef God System. ¡°Chef¡¯s hell?¡± ¡°It¡¯s right to say that. Togetsu¡¯s philosophy is competition.¡± Rina looked to Xia Yu, and there was a look of contempt in her eyes. ¡°Are you afraid of competition? Chefs with poor skills should be eliminated. Not everyone is qualified to go further and further on the road of cooking. The incompetent must have an incompetent consciousness and self-awareness.¡± Xia Yu was angry, and his forehead showed veins. Although he knew the characteristic of this Tongue of God through animation and manga¡­ Put it in the real world and feeling it, what was this troublesome feeling? Girl, can you talk properly? ¡°Incompetent?¡± Xia Yu shrugged shoulders and did not intend to argue with this young lady. At present, his cooking journey had just started, and it was indeed not as good as the ¡®Tongue of God¡¯ who won one of the ten master seats in the middle school of Togetsu. Looking at the problem in a development perspective, Xia Yu was sure that he could catch up soon and make Togetsu¡¯s geniuses look at him. Who said that he must study at Togetsu to be considered successful? ¡°Not satisfied with my evaluation?¡± Rina¡¯s pretty face sank slightly. ¡°I do not accept what you said. Who are you?¡± Xia Yu smiled. ¡°You, you¡­¡± Rina stood up, her face full of anger. She was the chief of Togetsu Middle School and would be promoted to the High School after this summer. In middle school, neither students nor tutors dared to defy her face to face. In front of the evaluation of ¡®Tongue of God¡¯, the incompetent and the common people should tremble and admit it with their heads down. But Xia Yu¡¯s indifferent posture made Rina feel annoyed. ¡°Rina!¡± Nagi Hidari interrupted the dispute between the two. The face of ¡®Tongue of God¡¯ was not reconciled, biting her lip and looking down. Xia Yu did not plan to stay here; it was wasting time. He poured another cup of tea for each of the two old men, bowed slightly, and disappeared into the kitchen. Soon, the old man and Nagi Hidari suddenly put down the teacup when they were talking. The kitchen behind them started to give off wafts of scents. Rina had noticed the smell for a while. She breathed in and whispered to herself: ¡°Chili, Chinese pepper, five-spice powder, tempeh sauce, bean paste¡­ Is this Sichuan cuisine?¡± That pungent spicy smell made Rina frown, and her dissatisfaction was written on her face. Sure enough. Ordinary people did not know how to behave. No one would cook choking chili dishes when there were guests at home. Were you trying to make the guests leave? ¡°Mapo tofu?¡± Nagi Hidari was curious. ¡°He has been experimenting with new dishes these days. Saying that it is mapo tofu is also correct. It is an improved version with an incredible taste added,¡± the old man said lightly. ¡°Improved mapo tofu?¡± Nagi Hidari was a little silent. He suddenly said, ¡°Can I try it? To be honest, I am extremely interested in the cooking skills of your grandson, Mr. Xia.¡± Rina showed shock in her eyes. The commander of Togetsu, the leader of Japanese cuisine¡­ When did he care so much about the cooking skills of an ordinary chef? ¡°Sure.¡± The old man still maintained his crippled face. He turned his head towards the kitchen, increased his volume, and shouted, ¡°Bring your prepared mapo tofu!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Xia Yu, who happened to make a plate of Magic Mapo Tofu, was annoyed with the 70-score given by the system. When he planned to have an argument with the system, he heard the voice of the old man. Commander of Togetsu and ¡®Tongue of God¡¯ wanted to taste his food? He was stunned again and felt a little excitement. These two people, one was the king of chefs, and the other was the ¡®Tongue of God¡¯. If they did not hesitate to give suggestions, Xia Yu would be able to find many missing details in his cooking process. ¡®Just this one.¡¯ ¡®The 70-point evaluation is the highest in the past few days. There are not many ingredients left, and it is difficult to make a higher score if I try again.¡¯ So, Xia Yu took two pairs of clean chopsticks, picked up the steaming Magic Mapo Tofu, and walked out of the kitchen. ¡°Please enjoy!¡± Xia Yu put a plate of tofu on the short table, and the two pairs of chopsticks. They were not directly dropped on the table. Xia Yu took the wooden chopstick rests and put the chopsticks on it. These small details fell into the eyes of others, and Nagi Hidari nodded and said, ¡°Mr. Xia, your grandson already knows how to serve guests. I believe the shop will not fall in his hands.¡± Hmph. Rina showed disdain and turned her head. Freshly made Magic Mapo Tofu was colorful. White jade-like tofu pieces staggered and placed in bright red chili oil was covered with a layer of finely minced meat-like objects. Green onions were sprinkled on the top layer. This dish was impeccable judging by the two aspects of ¡®color¡¯ and ¡®fragrance¡¯. He just did not know how it tasted¡­ Rina was curious but did not realize that her eyes were attracted to this dish firmly, and she still turned her head away because of her stubborn temper. Smelling the tangy and rich fragrance, Nagi Hidari could not help picking up the chopsticks. He picked up a piece of white jade tofu covered with hot sauce and ground soybeans. He sent it to his mouth. The first bite felt hot. But immediately afterwards a strong, pungent spicy taste and numbness spread at the tip of the tongue. His entire mouth was swept away by this smell, and saliva was secreted sharply. Hot and spicy complemented each other, and only in one bite, sweat faintly appeared on the forehead of Nagi Hidari. Second bite, third bite, fourth bite¡­ Rina was amazed. Looking at her grandpa with an appetite, she swallowed quietly. Was it really delicious? For a long time, Nagi Hidari put down the chopsticks and sat with his arms crossed. The upper body of the shirt was suddenly pulled open and revealed a strong and burly bronze body. ¡°This is¡­¡± Rina¡¯s pupils shrunk. ¡®Cloth burst!¡¯ Xia Yu blurted out in his heart. What the f*ck! A dish with a score of only 70 in the system could make the king of chefs ¡®cloth burst¡¯? At this time, Xia Yu doubtfully suspected the story of Food Wars. Chapter 14 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡®Cloth burst.¡¯ Recalling carefully, according to the original plot, Togetsu¡¯s commander always got into this situation during the Autumn¡¯s Selection Stage. Whenever he ate good food, his clothes would burst. It was a custom, but whoever joined Autumn¡¯s Selection Stage were the best. Their dishes contain their hard work for more than ten years. Xia Yu didn¡¯t understand why the Magic Mapo Tofu that he learnt only for a few days made Nagi Hidari burst his clothes. Taste? Seemed ordinary. Perhaps he shouldn¡¯t think that. Because he had tasted too many failed works these days, his tongue and mouth were filled with spice all day long, and the taste system got nothing else. Maybe he missed a delicious dish? ¡®A dish with 70 points¡­¡¯ Xia Yu suddenly became curious about this dish. Nagi Hidari quietly tidied up his clothes. ¡°Very good!¡± ¡°Color, fragrance, taste, heat, spice, and finally crisp¡­ With the soybean-made meat, there are six in one. It blends very well¡­ This is also the best mapo tofu I have ever eaten. What¡¯s the name of this dish?¡± Nagi Hidari¡¯s eyes were shining, and firmly fixed on Xia Yu. ¡°Magic Mapo Tofu.¡± Xia Yu humbly said, ¡°Actually, I haven¡¯t studied the recipe for a long time, and I am unable to fully discover the essence of this dish. I still make too many mistakes.¡± ¡°Magic?¡± ¡°There is indeed an incredibly magical taste!¡± Nagi Hidari nodded. ¡°Rina, you try it too!¡± He turned to look at his granddaughter. ¡°No!¡± The Tongue of God refused. She turned around and was proud like a blonde peacock. ¡°Don¡¯t miss a good dish because of your temper. This is a rare experience to taste all kinds of food. It can also allow you to absorb the knowledge of cooking and improve yourself.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Rina was very stubborn in front of anyone else, but to her grandpa, the king of chefs, she still had to listen. She picked up the chopsticks unwillingly. Xia Yu saw her hesitating. When she didn¡¯t pick up a piece of tofu for a long time, he couldn¡¯t help laughing. ¡°This lady, chopsticks are not used this way. Do you want me to give you a spoon?¡± ¡°Hmph!¡± Her nasal voice expressed her annoyance. Rina heard that and immediately picked up a piece of white jade tofu and sent it to her mouth. The speed of that movement could be rated as a perfect score. When the tofu entered her mouth, it was hot and spicy, like explosives. It exploded in her mouth. Rina opened her eyes, bent down, and coughed. Her pretty face was flushed. She realized that she was wrong and straightened her waist to sit upright. But she found that the tofu in her mouth had slipped into her throat. Whether Rina was willing or not, ¡®Tongue of God¡¯ performed its duties at this time. The ingredients used to make this dish were tofu, soybeans, pepper, spicy sauce and sesame oil. Even the most basic oil and salt, as well as negligible doses of sugar and five-spice powder, were presented one by one in Rina¡¯s mind. Moreover, these materials reproduced the cooking steps again, and a young figure appeared faintly in Rina¡¯s mind. He buried his head in front of the kitchen counter, frowning, and suddenly had an idea. Rina shook her head to get rid of the images. Rina couldn¡¯t help but spit out a scorching breath. Her cheeks were red, as if she just had some intense exercise. ¡°Get me some water¡­¡± As she used her chopsticks to pick up the second piece of tofu, she did not turn back and requested water from Xia Yu. Xia Yu knew the character of this ¡®Tongue of God¡¯, so he obeyed her and shook his head as he walked back to kitchen to get her a glass of pure water and put it on a short table. ¡°It¡¯s cold. Enjoy slowly.¡± Xia Yu retreated to the side. Then, the scene got weird. The talented chef of Togetsu, one of the ten masters, had no manners left and wiped out the remaining mapo tofu like a wolf. Grunt. She looked up and finished a glass of cold water. Rina handed the empty glass to Xia Yu. ¡°One more glass!¡± ¡°Alright!¡± Xia Yu smiled, and he went back and handed over the second glass of water to the ¡®Tongue of God¡¯. ¡°Woo¨C¡± She exhaled for a long time. Rina felt the dynamite-like spice gradually becoming relieved inside her mouth and body. She could finally relax and think about the taste. Her tongue was still numb. ¡®Tongue of God¡¯ was extremely sensitive. After finishing this dish, Rina knew that she would find other dishes tasteless. This was the dominance of Sichuan cuisine, especially this plate of mapo tofu. Hot and spicy combined like a real explosive. The feeling of exploding in the mouth with a bang¡­ But this dish was not only overwhelming but also silky and crisp. The silk was the tofu. A crunchy texture was given by the soybean-made meat. ¡°Overwhelming and gentle¡­¡± Rina murmured. She found her body a little hot. She was sweating, and she unconsciously unbuttoned the uniform high collar, exposing her white and delicate skin around the neck. Eh? Finally, she noticed a pair of eyes that were always on her. She couldn¡¯t help raising her eyebrows to stare back. Although the eyes were very pure, it was pure appreciation. But she had never been looked carefully at by people of the similar age. She felt a bit annoyed, but she also had a faint shyness that she did not want to admit. ¡°What are you doing?¡± She glared. ¡°How is my food?¡± Xia Yu asked. Rina observed the eagerness in his eyes, and was about to ridicule, but she suddenly realized that there were two old men with great esteem. Her lips moved, and after a while, she said, ¡°Qualified.¡± ¡°What does it mean by qualified?¡± Xia Yu also glared. ¡°Just barely!¡± Rina also got a bit temperamentally stimulated by Xia Yu¡¯s eyes. She embraced her arms and looked cold. ¡°How barely is it?¡± ¡°Too much.¡± ¡°For example?¡± ¡°First of all, the soybean-made meat, your taste is just right, but when you fried them in the pan for two more seconds, the texture got a bit harder which reduced the crispy texture.¡± ¡°Then, when you stir-fried minced garlic, soybean-made meat, tempeh sauce, and watercress sauce, with soy sauce, salt, and sugar, the timing of adding the broth was wrong. One second earlier, the red oil was not completely fried¡­ ¡± ¡°Also, you are definitely a rookie on stir-frying tofu. Although the tofu was not crushed, it was unevenly heated. Other people can¡¯t taste it, but under the Tongue of God, I can show you all the details!¡± Rina kept talking about the evaluation of tasting in one go. Xia Yu¡¯s expression had not changed. He listened quietly like a student. ¡°What else?¡± ¡°And also¡­¡± Rina was about to talk, but when she glimpsed his expression, the corners of her mouth slightly tilted, and she deliberately posed a mockingly arrogant gesture. ¡°You are completely a rookie!¡± ¡°Do you know the technique of thickening? This is the basic skill of a chef, but you are just following the recipe step by step. You don¡¯t understand the essence of thickening, wasting excellent tofu and the cooked soup. This dish didn¡¯t get to its real taste because of your lack of thickening skills.¡± ¡°Otherwise, it is a must-eat dish!¡± Chapter 15 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Xia Yu was stunned and joked, ¡°Are you demeaning me or praising me?¡± He had prepared for the poison tongue of Azumi Erina, so he did not think she meant anything. Instead, he was very concerned about some words. It would be a must-try dish. This was the chassis cuisine that could only be possessed by the top ten, or close to the level of the top ten. It was usually displayed in the competition or important scenes of Food Wars. ¡®Magic Mapo Tofu¡¯ had the potential to become a must-try dish? Before that, Xia Yu was full of doubts. However, when he saw the Togetsu commander¡¯s ¡®cloth burst¡¯, as well as the praising words from the Tongue of God, Xia Yu felt that when he cooked the glowing Magic Mapo Tofu one day, it was a metaphor that he had mastered a must-try dish. Xia Yu secretly remembered the key cooking points that Rina pointed out to him, and his hands were itching. As Rina said, his mediocre culinary skills ¨C oh, not even a chef, an apprentice ¨C must have defects in basic skills. He was afraid that was why the system did not give him higher score. Details, basic skills¡­ Xia Yu could not help thinking. Other people had practiced basic skills for more than ten years. What method should he use to catch up with them? Hmm. ¡°Praise you?¡± Rina crossed her arms and glanced him. ¡°Thank me. Do you know what it will cost if you want me to eat your food? My appearance fee is a million dollars, and you need to make an appointment¡­¡± Xia Yu smiled. ¡°What are you talking about? Talking about money will hurt our feelings. Big deal. Next time, I will invite you to eat the must-try dish that I cook.¡± ¡°Do I know you?¡± Rina showed her contempt. ¡°Then let me introduce myself ceremoniously.¡± Xia Yu stood up and showed a very gentlemanly etiquette. ¡°I, Xia Yu, am Chinese. I was brought to Nihon by my grandfather, Xia Qing, ten years ago. My primary school, junior high school, and high school after spring break have been or will be in Nihon.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need to introduce myself to ordinary people. You should have seen me in food magazines or on some food TV shows.¡± After saying that, Rina added, ¡°I¡¯m the chief director of the Junior High School Department of Togetsu, the 10th of ¡®Togetsu¡¯s Top Ten¡¯, Rina. Remember my name.¡± ¡°I see!¡± Xia Yu got up to collect the dishes and went back to the kitchen. When he saw the old man sending Nagi Hidari and Rina out of the restaurant, he followed them, and the group of people stood at the door. ¡°Mr. Xia Qing, I look forward to your return soon.¡± Nagi Hidari looked at Xia Yu again and handed over the offer of Togetsu to his hand with a smile. ¡°Take it. Don¡¯t rush to refuse it. There is still almost a month until the new term begins, and you still have enough time to consider. You should show your talents in Togetsu with your culinary skills. The ¡®Jade Age¡¯ will be more interesting if Togetsu has you.¡± Xia Yu shook his head without any hesitation. ¡°The world outside Togetsu is very large. I don¡¯t want to be bound by the school. On the contrary, running a small restaurant is more interesting to me. I yearn for life like that. I¡¯m sorry.¡± Nagi Hidari was not angry when he was rejected for the second time. Nagi Hidari nodded and walked towards his luxury car. ¡°You will regret it.¡± Rina bit her lower lip tightly. Her face was full of anger. In her opinion, it was a great insult to her that Togetsu¡¯s invitation to enter the school was repeatedly rejected. After all, the Togetsu Academy and the Togetsu industry belonged to her family. Before getting in the car, Rina could not help looking back. ¡°With your poor cooking skills, this Chinese Cuisine Restaurant will be ruined by you. Don¡¯t think it¡¯s easy to run a restaurant. At least, as a chef, you are unqualified!¡± ¡°I hope that the next time I see you, it¡¯s not when the restaurant is closing down on the street¡­¡± Boom! The car door was closed, and the limousine left the street slowly. Xia Yu took back his sight and glanced at the old man beside him. He protested, ¡°Hey, old man, Rina hurt your grandson like that. Can¡¯t you say something?¡± ¡°If you want to run this restaurant, you should meet my requirements.¡± The old man turned and walked into the restaurant. Soon, when night came, Xia Yu was preparing to practice in the kitchen full of energy. Who knew that the old man came straight to him and gave him a thick notebook? ¡°You must learn everything in seven days. I booked a ticket seven days later. If you haven¡¯t completed your studies, you will go to Togetsu when school starts.¡± What? At this time, a system prompt popped up: ¡°Obtained the task [Inherit Chinese Restaurant].¡± ¡°Task content: Satisfy the inheritance conditions and get Grandpa Xia Qing¡¯s approval.¡± ¡°Reward: [Jade Knife] (Purple Kitchenware).¡± Another task! Xia Yu took a deep breath and his eyes burst with endless fighting fire. ¡°Let Rina see if I can run the Chinese Cuisine Restaurant well!¡± He threw down the spatula and picked up the notebook. Xia Yu¡¯s palm touched the old cover. The notebook had obviously seen some years, but it had been kept very well. After opening it, the contents recorded in pencil on the paper were very clear, without any signs of fading. The system suddenly asked, ¡°Cooking book detected. Add it?¡± Xia Yu was shocked. ¡°Add?¡± ¡°Yes. Copy the content of the book to the Chef God System. The system will rearrange and arrange the content, removing the unnecessary parts, leaving the essence. This will help the host improve the learning efficiency.¡± ¡°Then add it quickly!¡± ¡°Successfully added. Please name the book.¡± ¡°Name?¡± Xia Yu touched his chin and thought. ¡°Call it the Old Man¡¯s Manual. Oh, no, the Old Man¡¯s Cooking Manual.¡± Di. The system gave the identification information of the book: [Old man¡¯s cooking manual] Evaluation: Excellent (Blue) Contents: Basic skills include knife skills, heat control, selection of ingredients and some common basic cooking skills, including 11 green quality recipes such as [Kung Pao Chicken], [Fish Flavored Pork Shreds], and [Pork Lungs in Chili Sauce]. Estimated learning time: 5 days. ¡°It is possible to learn it completely in 5 days?¡± Xia Yu let out a sigh of relief and turned to focus on the several prepared ingredients on the kitchen counter. He turned on the gas stove switch, ignited it, and poured hot pepper and spicy pepper, stir-frying it. Then, he took out the spicy oil, filtered out the peppers, and poured the minced garlic and ground soybeans and stir-fried it. This time, Xia Yu was full of confidence. When frying the soybean ground meat, he specially took the timer which controlled the frying time within a millisecond¡¯s precision. The first shortcoming that was pointed out by Rina no longer existed. The second shortcoming was the time to add tempeh sauce, bean paste, soy sauce, salt and sugar, frying red oil, and add the broth. The third shortcoming was the stir-fried tofu after boiling. In summary of the second point and the third point, it was the fire control! These two points were very easy for Xia Yu to achieve with the aid of a timer and the concentration of attention. ¡°System, help me see if there is any content about thickening skills in the cooking manual of the old man¡­¡± Xia Yu did not forget to ask the most critical point when he was busy frying tofu. As soon as his voice fell, the content of the notes turned into a vivid learning image. A middle-aged chef with a vague appearance was wearing a white chef uniform, standing in front of the kitchen counter and repeatedly showing Xia Yu how to deal with ¡®thickening¡¯. ¡®Thickening¡¯ was to pour the cooked powder into the pot so that the marinade could be further adsorbed on nearly mature dishes to improve the taste and colour of the dishes. It could be said that the properness of ¡®thickening¡¯ affected the quality of the dishes. This was also the reason why Rina decided that Xia Yu was a novice chef. Because ¡®thickening¡¯ was the most basic skill of cooking. If it was anyone else after systematic cooking training, they would not be as immature as Xia Yu when dealing with ¡®thickening¡¯. The video played in his head, and Xia Yu realized that his Magic Mapo Tofu still had such a terrible defect. And now, this big flaw was about to be corrected. Could a glowing dish appear? He took a light breath and added the sesame oil to the dish along the side of the pan. Xia Yu did not rush to install the plate. Instead, he turned on another gas stove, and heated the hot plate with a fire. Finally, he put the dishes on the plate and sprinkled green onion. When he finished cooking, the kitchen at night was as bright as day. A kind of golden light flowed in the kitchen. Chapter 16 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Ameyoko, shopping street. It was nearly the evening. The shopping street was even more lively than during the day. There were many people coming and going. A transport truck stopped at the door of a shop. Several strong men unloaded the goods. One of the middle-aged men put down the iced seafood box and wiped his sweat. He just saw a teenager coming out of the street. ¡°Ah Yu, these fish are very fresh. We just returned from the wharf. Do you want to take a few to try?¡± The middle-aged man greeted him from far away. ¡°Thank you. Today, our old man didn¡¯t open the stove, I came out to find food.¡± Xia Yu thanked him very politely. ¡°Uncle Gu Cheng, suit yourself.¡± He kept walking with his hand in his pocket. Passing an old decorated pastry shop, an old lady who wore glasses smiled behind the counter. ¡°Ah Yu, do you want a dorayaki? Today¡¯s red bean paste is very delicious.¡± ¡°No, Grandma Kawashima, you said that people should have a good meal for dinner. I plan to go to dinner.¡± Xia Yu waved to her and walked by. All along the way, Xia Yu received at least a dozen greetings. Every elder, male or female, had a smiling face, and it filled his heart with warmth. He had lived on this shopping street for more than ten years. Some people came and some left. The Chinese restaurant of Xia¡¯s was always there. The old man did not have too many guests, but he was quite prestigious in the neighborhood. Perhaps it was because the old man often gave a hand to people who were in trouble. Over time, the old man became the default head of the street. Regardless of the former Xia Yu, or the Xia Yu who had changed his soul, his personality was always easy going, and he often helped. In addition, his appearance was not bad, so he was welcomed by this group of uncles and aunts. After ten years of development and expansion, the old shopping street had gained a great reputation even in the world. Xia Yu came out of the old block to the expanded new block. It was a completely different urban modern style. The streets had become wider. The shops on both sides were stylishly decorated, with McDonald¡¯s and clothing stores. Xia Yu randomly found a restaurant on the street. It seemed that this restaurant had just opened. There was a flower basket at the door and the ribbon on it that had not been cleaned. ¡°Starlight Revolving Western Restaurant?¡± Reading the name of the restaurant on the signboard, he pushed open the door. A waitress immediately bowed ninety degrees with a professional smile. ¡°Welcome. How many people?¡± ¡°One.¡± ¡°Okay, please follow me.¡± The waitress brought Xia Yu to the dining table beside the French windows. There was a layer of transparent glass mirrors on the outside. It was a busy shopping street out there. The location he was seated was good, and Xia Yu did not want to change it. He ordered three western style dishes and intended to treat his taste buds. In the past few days, he practiced Chinese cuisine recipes all day and almost vomited. In order to keep his freshness and enthusiasm for Chinese cuisine, Xia Yu decided to eat something else outside. He did not want to go far, so he could only eat in the shopping street. After ordering, Xia Yu looked around. The newly opened western restaurant was very quiet. Apart from his table, there were only two other tables. One seemed to be tourists. Their voices were relatively loud, and the language seemed to be Mandarin. Xia Yu was interested and craned his ears. He listened to the young and beautiful female tourists sharing their excitement for today¡¯s journey. They were full of praise. ¡°Xiao Ya, the public review contains too little information about Japan¡¯s stations, and I can¡¯t search for any restaurant nearby. Hey, this was a mistake. When you come, you should check the Japanese food review app.¡± A female tourist with a face that was a little round and cute sighed. ¡°You just want to eat.¡± Her companion was a goddess style beauty. She was wearing a dress which was elegant. She covered her mouth and smiled. ¡°I heard that in Japan, as long as the store is open, the taste is not bad. This store is newly opened, and this place is prosperous. I think you don¡¯t need to worry.¡± Two Chinese girls who did not understand Japanese travelled freely like this? Xia Yu¡¯s mouth twitched. Nihon¡¯s law and order were good, but if you did not understand Japanese¡­ The Nihon people¡¯s painful English accent would make you feel like it was useless to learn English for more than a decade. Since he was the third table, the meal was slow, but Xia Yu was not in a hurry. He took out his phone and tweeted. He listened to the interesting conversation between the two Chinese girls. ¡°Idiot!¡± The quiet atmosphere was broken when an angry yell suddenly rang through the restaurant. A table of three male guests all stood up. Two waitresses hurried over and kept bowing and apologizing. ¡°Idiot, the taste of your dish is simply not right!¡± A middle-aged bald man in a suit pointed at the beef dish that had not been finished on the table. His face was full of anger. ¡°Boeuf bougignon is definitely not this taste. I want to complain about your restaurant!¡± The middle-aged bald man pulled out his mobile phone and ignored the waitress¡¯ pleading. The male employee at the cash desk ran into the back kitchen cleverly. After a while, the chef in a white chef¡¯s uniform appeared with sweat beads on his forehead. His face was eager. ¡°Guest, I will cook another boeuf bougignon for you until you are satisfied.¡± The middle-aged chef bowed ninety degrees, hanging his head for a long while without straight waist. ¡°Please forgive me!¡± The three male guests exchanged glances with each other. A tall young man with strong eyesight signalled the bald diner. ¡°No! I don¡¯t believe you!¡± ¡°I will complain to the Food Association. You are not qualified to open a store at all!¡± ¡°This kind of cooking will only tarnish the holy profession of chefs!¡± The bald diner shouted, his finger jogging the keys on the phone screen, as if dialling someone. The chef of the restaurant obviously had little experience in handling emergencies. He rushed forward to grab the arm of the bald diner, as if to grab a mobile phone. His face was flushed. Two young strong men pulled the restaurant chef from behind, and a scuffle broke out. As for those two Chinese female tourists, they were scared. They could not understand Japanese, but they could feel the atmosphere of the restaurant¡¯s fierce competition. ¡°The taste of this boeuf bougignon is above the standard line. You can go to complain. When people from the Food Association come, and they will still pass the assessment.¡± A quiet voice abruptly sounded. However, no one cared about his words in the chaos. Xia Yu put his hands in his trouser pockets, frowned slightly, and said to the waitresses who were panicking beside him, ¡°Pull your chef away¡­¡± The panicked waitresses subconsciously followed his instructions and pulled away the middle-aged chef. ¡°Calm down!¡± Xia Yu patted the head of the chef. The scene looked a little funny. A 16-year-old boy was much more mature and stable than the middle-aged chef. Seeing the middle-aged chef calming down, Xia Yu repeated what he just said. ¡°I can guarantee that this boeuf bougignon is above the standard line. You must calm down and not fall into the trap.¡± Chapter 17 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation As an outsider, Xia Yu saw it clearly. He has tasted the dish and it could be rated as delicious. Therefore, he could conclude that these three guys were obviously premeditated. Whether it was extortion or other purposes, the motivation was impure. It was just that the middle-aged chef had too little experience. The bald diner who picked things up and saw that Xia Yu was a young boy. He could not help shouting, ¡°You saying it¡¯s qualified means it¡¯s qualified? I only believe in the supervisors of the Food Association!¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Xia Yu ignored this guy and brought the plate in front of the two Chinese female tourists. He blinked at them and said in standard Mandarin, ¡°These two young ladies, please do me a little favor. Try this dish and say your real evaluation. By the way, if you are satisfied, please say it out loud in English.¡± When they heard Mandarin in a foreign country, and in this kind of emergency, the two female tourists woke up from their state of stupidity. They looked at each other and nodded their heads. One with chopsticks, one with a fork, each swallowed a piece of sliced beef. As they were chewing slowly, they did not have a painful expression. On the contrary, there was a little surprise. The round-faced lovely female tourist put down her fork and said, ¡°Very delicious!¡± As she said this, she suddenly remembered Xia Yu¡¯s advice. She faced to the middle-aged chef in the restaurant, put up her thumb and said, ¡°Delicious!¡± ¡°Delicious!¡± The other female tourist also commented that. Although it was not as exaggerated as her partner¡¯s performance, a surprise smile could not be fake. The middle-aged chef was stunned, and the riotous diners¡¯ eyes darkened. ¡°See¡­¡± Xia Yu put out his hand. ¡°These are two Chinese tourists. If you do not believe their comments, we can take the plate outside and find other passer-by to comment.¡± ¡°You can even call the Food Association.¡± Xia Yu looked at the troublemaker. There was a hint of ridicule in his eyes. He put his hand on the chef¡¯s shoulder and constantly signalled him to calm down. The waitresses gave him admiration and respect. Clear thinking, organization and old-fashioned handling. It was hard to believe he was only a teenager. ¡°You don¡¯t think I dare?¡± the bald diner said in sharp voice. He quickly dialled with a sneer on his mouth. He deliberately turned on the hands-free key to let the slow beep out. Cold sweat ran down the chef¡¯s forehead and chin. The middle-aged chef stretched out his hand and opened his mouth as if to beg. Xia Yu clapped his shoulder and gave him a signal. ¡°Believe me!¡± ¡°Ah!¡± The middle-aged chef gave up, collapsed his shoulders, and looked gloomy. From the performance of the middle-aged chef, Xia Yu had only one evaluation in his heart: anxiety makes one disordered. On the one hand, it was because the middle-aged chef was inexperienced, and his character was relatively cowardly and excitable, so he was easy to be deceived. On the other hand, in this parallel time and space of Japan, the status of the Food Association was too high. Nowadays, the Food Association was basically controlled by the graduates of Togetsu. The inspectors and judges were professional chefs. The government just placed some officials in the association to deal with daily affairs. Serious and rigorous was the tenet of the Food Association. No restaurant wanted to be judged as ¡®unqualified¡¯ by the inspectors of the Food Association. It could cause them to be ordered to suspend business for rectification or even lose their chef¡¯s license. What was more, when the news was exposed by the food media and public opinion flooded in, the restaurant could not open. The chef could not find work, and their livelihood was completely cut off. It was cruel. Therefore, Xia Yu understood the middle-aged chef. On the contrary, he had a bad feeling about the guy who took advantage of the chef¡¯s weakness and used the Food Association¡¯s banner to bully people. The restaurant fell into a strange silence. Soon after dialling, the slow beep became a busy tone without a signal. Xia Yu¡¯s mouth curled up. He was not surprised at this result because the bald diner did not dial the complaint hotline of the Food Association at all. He saw it clearly. The middle-aged chef also reacted and opened his eyes angrily. ¡°You¡­¡± The bald diner put away his mobile phone and scoped out the young man who destroyed their trap. People in the business like him had a thick skin. Even if the trap was found out, they did not mean to leave. Instead, they sat down like hooligans. ¡°We are guests!¡± The bald diner shouted, ¡°We have paid. We are entitled to ask for another new dish that meets our taste! Come on, serve another boeuf bougignon until we are satisfied!¡± ¡°Satisfy you? Heh, this is a public restaurant, not a private customized restaurant. But I can agree to your request on behalf of him.¡± Xia Yu looked at the middle-aged chef who wiped his sweat beside him. ¡°Can I borrow your kitchen?¡± The chef could not believe his eyes. ¡°You can cook?¡± ¡°A little.¡± The middle-aged chef with a clean face asked, ¡°Boeuf bougignon is a western food dish. Can you do it?¡± ¡°I did a little research.¡± ¡°Er¡­¡± The middle-aged chef was about to refuse. But looking back at the young man¡¯s performance, he could not help blushing and decided to give his saviour respect, so he bit his teeth and said, ¡°You come with me.¡± The bald diner and his two strong fellows yelled at their backs, ¡°Hey! You think about it. If your food is not up to standard, we will complain to the Food Association!¡± The waiters of the restaurant gathered and talked. Their faces were full of confusion and worry. ¡°No!¡± ¡°The chef shouldn¡¯t have promised that boy.¡± ¡°Our chef is a student of Togetsu. Although he did not graduate, he still has some strength. Why did he give the kitchen to a teenager?¡± The two Chinese girls could not understand, and they saw Xia Yu walk slowly into the back kitchen of the western restaurant, they looked at each other in dismay. In the back kitchen. The interior was clean and tidy, which gave people a refreshing feeling and without any greasy smells. ¡°How do I call you?¡± the middle-aged chef asked. ¡°Xia Yu.¡± ¡°I¡¯m Kasumigaoka Yingshu. Nice to meet you,¡± the middle-aged chef said politely, which surprised the other two chefs in the kitchen. ¡°You two go prepare the boeuf bougignon ingredients for 3 people!¡± Head Chef Kasumigaoka called two kitchen hands. Looking back, he saw Xia Yu washing his hands seriously in front of the sink as if he were fasting. He was very devout and did not let go of any possible dirt. Keeping their hands clean was a must for a chef. Seeing this, Head Chef Kasumigaoka was relieved and thought, ¡®Maybe he can give us a surprise?¡¯ The kitchen hands moved the beef, striped bacon, and other auxiliary materials such as onion and carrots, to the kitchen table and cleaned them. ¡°Go prepare another set of identical ingredients.¡± When Xia Yu was wearing the apron and kitchen hat, he gave orders to the two kitchen hands. Facing the puzzled looks of the kitchen hands and the Chef Kasumigaoka, Xia Yu smiled. ¡°I¡¯m still hungry, and the two Chinese tourists outside haven¡¯t eaten any food, so we can solve it together. I hope my boeuf bougignon will satisfy them.¡± Chapter 18 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Boeuf bougignon. According to the plot of Food Wars, the main protagonist, Yukihira Soma, made Yukihira¡¯s red wine stewed beef in the first class at Togetsu. Teacher Roland Chapel who never smiled highly commended him. In fact, it was home cooking in France. In the fixed recipe, boeuf bougignon had many ways to cook depending on the chef¡¯s skills. Could Xia Yu make boeuf bougignon? If it was other Western food, it might be a big problem for him. However, Xia Yu, as a foodie with a hands-on ability, naturally found the recipe in the appendix of the comic and worked hard for a long time for boeuf bougignon when ¡®Food Wars¡¯ was popular at the time. What really hurt was that the boeuf bougignon cooked according to the recipe in the comics did not taste good and could even be evaluated as poor. At that time, Xia Yu thought about it and finally caught a key flaw in the comics recipe. There was no honey! Later, he heard about a French movie ¡®Julie and Julia¡¯ in 2009 from a friend who also enjoyed food related comics. He made boeuf bougignon referring to the description of the many French cuisines in the film. It was considered as the real boeuf bougignon and tasted particularly good. ¡°Is everything prepared?¡± After washing his hands and wearing an apron and a kitchen hat, Xia Yu had completed a chef¡¯s basic etiquette. He looked at the kitchen counter of the western restaurant. Two large pieces of thawed beef. This was the main ingredient. ¡°Beef shoulder meat, excellent quality, frozen for 8 hours and 56 minutes, fresh.¡± Xia Yu touched beef with his hands, the Chef God System gave the ingredients identification information. It was green quality. ¡°Beef shoulder? Yes, the meat in this position is finer in fibre and tastes smooth and tender. It is suitable for stewing, roasting, braising and firing curry,¡± Xia Yu murmured to himself and looked at other ingredients. ¡°I can start!¡± Thump! A very thick chunk of beef was thrown onto the chopping board. Xia Yu chose the sharpest kitchen knife in knife holder. He used the index finger, middle finger and thumb. Three fingers pinched the handle and blade. He breathed slowly twice and started to cut! The two kitchen hands and Head Chef Kasumigaoka only saw the silver light flashing by, and the beef on the chopping board did not seem to change at all. But Xia Yu¡¯s movements didn¡¯t stop. His right hand kept moving up and down at a very regular pace, as if he were directing an orchestra. The knife collided with the chopping board, and the sound was very pleasant. Chef Kasumigaoka¡¯s face changed. He clearly remembered something and stared at Xia Yu who was seriously dealing with beef. ¡°This knife skill¡­ Is he a student at Togetsu?¡± He also noticed that the way Xia Yu held the knife was a bit strange. He stared at Xia Yu until Xia Yu finished handling the two large pieces of thick beef. Head Chef Kasumigaoka was even more puzzled. There might be geniuses who had these kinds of knife skills among Togetsu¡¯s middle school and high school students. However, from this young man, he seemed to have witnessed a head chef¡¯s quality and elegance, which students who were still in school could not have. He was the one and only. At this point of time, Head Chef Kasumigaoka had a sweaty face and immersed himself in thinking. From the moment that Xia Yu was processing ingredients, this kitchen seemed to change its owner and he could only be the kitchen hand for Xia Yu. At that time, Kasumigaoka was also a top student at the cooking school. But the competition in Togetsu was very cruel. Barely any graduates made it out. He was weeded out in the second year of high school as he did not have the talent. ¡°Done!¡± Xia Yu dealt with two big chunks of beef in one go. And he got some bacon strips and diced them evenly. Next, he threw bacon strips of equal size into the pot and added water to cook. Xia Yu turned on the gas stove and glanced at it, and then turned back and said, ¡°Help me get kitchen paper¡­¡± Head Chef Kasumigaoka quickly handed him the roll of kitchen paper. Moisture was taboo in beef dishes. The cut beef pieces must be squeezed dry. So, kitchen paper came in handy. Xia Yu¡¯s expression was serious. He constantly pulled out the kitchen paper, wrapped the pieces of beef, and squeezed repeatedly. But, after all, one person couldn¡¯t handle the ingredients prepared for six people, so Xia Yu glanced at Head Chef Kasumigaoka next to him and the two other young kitchen hands. ¡°Help me together!¡± After the beef was drained, there were still many side dishes on the kitchen counter that had not been processed such as carrots, mushrooms, and parsley. Xia Yu handed over the work of making side dishes to Chef Kasumigaoka. Xia Yu took the pan and hot pot to start frying the bacon pieces after adding olive oil. The bacon was fried brown, and Xia Yu silently counted the time of frying, down to the seconds. He took the bacon out. There was leftover lard in the pan. The fire of the gas stove was still burning. Xia Yu skilfully grabbed pieces of dehydrated beef with the kitchenware and put them in the pan to fry. With deep-fried sizzling sounds, Xia Yu tumbled the beef pieces, making every side of the beef a beautiful dark brown. When it turned to dark brown, it meant that it was ready to go. Xia Yu put aside the fried beef and reached out to the kitchen counter with his hands. ¡°Chopped carrots and big onions!¡± A young kitchen hand hurriedly handed over the vegetable basket. There was still some oil left in the wok, so there was no need to add oil. Xia Yu tilted the vegetable basket and at the same time, he added carrots and large onions into the pan to stir fry. It couldn¡¯t be overcooked. When the vegetables were coated in golden oil, he could take them out of the pot. Xia Yu poured the carrots and large onions into the prepared iron saucepan, followed by the dark brown beef, salt and black pepper. The specific dosage depended on the chef¡¯s grasp. The two kitchen hands opened their eyes wide. ¡°Hey, is it really okay for him to put salt and pepper like this?¡± A kitchen hand was distraught when he saw Xia Yu like that. ¡°I think there is no problem!¡± His companion looked at Xia Yu¡¯s sweaty back, but he was full of admiration and envy. ¡°Is he a student of Togetsu? He is surely a talented person¡­¡± He thought about how he had learned cooking for a few years. He was still a kitchen hand, and he could not cook by himself. The young man bowed his head and clenched his fists in disbelief. After salt and pepper, there was a more important process. Flour! Xia Yu grabbed a handful of flour and carefully sprinkled the beef and ingredients in the pot, forming a white batter to lock the moisture of the beef and increase the viscosity of the soup. You didn¡¯t need much flour. He just sprinkled a layer lightly. The next step was to stir. Drip! The oven had been preheated to about 230 degrees. The iron pan was uncovered. Put it in the oven and heat it for 4 minutes. Then take out the flour and bake it for another 4 minutes. He took the cast iron pan out of the oven for the second time, and a strong fragrance filled the kitchen. But the cooking process had not been completed. Various ingredients of parsley, crushed leaves, thyme¡­ Finally, pour red wine to drown half of the beef, add less boiled water, and then put the iron pan on the gas stove and boil it. Chapter 19 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Di! At this time, the oven was preheated to 160 degrees, and the red wine and water in the cast iron pot were also boiled. Xia Yu covered the hot pot¡¯s edge with a cloth and put the pot into the oven. Closing the oven door, he set the time to 30 minutes. Xia Yu turned to the kitchen table and left two kitchen hands looking at each other. Head Chef Kasumigaoka could not believe the baking time. ¡°30 minutes?¡± ¡°No way! Just now we carried out all the routine steps. I haven¡¯t seen what secret processing he had done to beef. How can we get it out in 30 minutes? If it is a normal oven, it has to wait one to two hours.¡± Chef Kasumigaoka listened to the whispers of the two kitchen hands and frowned deeply. What was the difference? He rested his chin on his hands. From the beginning of cutting beef to the final oven step, thinking back and forth, his brain finally flashed, and his heart lost his voice. ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it be¡­ Something different on knife skills?¡± How could outsiders imagine? Xia Yu was busy with his back to them. Xia Yu turned his back to them and took care of the cooking regardless of what the outsiders imagined. He continued to fry the mushroom slices with the melted yellow oil in the wok. Half an hour passed quickly. With the sound of ding, the oven timer reminded him. Xia Yu turned around and took out the cast iron pan from the oven. He poured all the soup into the pan and used a spoon to skim off a layer of foam and grease on the surface of the soup. This was a degreasing step. If the taste were heavier, you could continue to add salt and pepper after degreasing. The poured soup should be heated and boiled. Xia Yu poured it back into the cast iron pan and added the fried mushroom slices, then continued to cook on the gas stove. In fact, many western restaurants would stop cooking boeuf bougignon at this step and put the lid on. They would put it in the refrigerator to prepare for tomorrow. In other words, it was to leave the dishes that would be completed until tomorrow, and when the guests ordered, they could be served on the table after a little heating. If there was no special treatment, it took an average of 4 hours to cook boeuf bougignon. Which restaurant¡¯s guests would be so patient? Boom, boom¡­ The silver kitchen knife leapt on the chopping board. Xia Yu finally grabbed the chopped parsley and sprinkled it on the cooking surface of the plate so that the boeuf bougignon with all kinds of flavours was completed. ¡°Let¡¯s serve.¡± Xia Yu took off his apron and kitchen hat and told the two kitchen hands. The scent of dishes has been utterly fragrant during the display, and the whole kitchen had a strong smell of beef. Their adam¡¯s apple rolled. The two kitchen hands sniffed the air and suddenly found themselves hungry. Their stomach acid secreted sharply. Xia Yu glimpsed two kitchen hands drooling. They could not walk in front of the kitchen counter. Xia Yu laughed while washing his hands. ¡°There is a little left in the pot that the plate can¡¯t fit. You can try my craft.¡± ¡°Is it okay?¡± The two kitchen hands¡¯ eyes brightened. ¡°If you don¡¯t want it, I¡¯ll eat. I have a big appetite. There¡¯s never too much¡­¡± ¡°No!¡± A kitchen hand quickly found forks and gave it to his companion. The two of them surrounded the cast iron pan on the kitchen counter and sniffed at the close-up of the cooking flavour in the pan. Their eyes showed their hunger. Chi! Using the silver fork, with a slight prick, it penetrated one of the beef slices. A small piece of beef collapsed on the surface, and a stream of broth seemed to find a vent. The hole pierced by the fork quickly overflowed. ¡°It¡¯s so soft¡­ Why is there so much soup in the beef? The beef was fried and roasted. Why is the elasticity so amazing¡­?¡± Head Chef Kasumigaoka was next to Xia Yu. His eyes narrowed. As soon as the beef entered their mouths, the facial expressions of the two kitchen hands changed from the initial shock to the happiness of tasting something delicious, and finally a kind of piety looking up to the holy mountain. Appetite also occupied his heart for a while. Head Chef Kasumigaoka found a knife and fork, carefully cutting a corner of beef, and slowly put it in his mouth. The rich flavour of meat suddenly spread out at the tip of the tongue. Then, another sweet smell of red wine spread all over his mouth. The first feeling in the mouth was amazing. Head Chef Kasumigaoka tasted it carefully for a while before he bit down gently. He chewed the beef in his mouth. The richer flavour made him wonder and swallow the meat. Grunt. After swallowing, the enjoyment of Chef Kasumigaoka¡¯s face turned into shock. The body was warm and mellow, fluttering, and immortal. Why did people feel full of happiness just by taking a sip? ¡­ Starlight Revolving Western Restaurant. Three male diners yelled impatiently at the table. ¡°It¡¯s almost been an hour. Where is our boeuf bougignon?¡± The bald diner rolled up his suit sleeve and looked at his watch. He kept shouting, ¡°Letting the guests wait for so long, this is your restaurant service? Bad review!¡± Two Chinese girls sat silently. ¡°The food hooligan is really disgusting.¡± The lovely female tourist with a round face posted a vomiting Weibo and secretly took a photo upload and wrote: ¡°It¡¯s really a disappointment. Today, I met a legendary gourmet wandering in Ameyoko, Tokyo, Nihon. The head chef of the restaurant was too tender and almost got caught, but I also met an interesting young guy.¡± She attached a smiley expression in the last statement. ¡°It¡¯s time to eat!¡± Her companion suddenly pulled her sleeve. The female tourist quickly put away her cell phone. Her hands were holding her round face with a very expectant expression. The kitchen hands and waiters placed six white round porcelain plates filled with beef stew, side dishes and soup on two tables. Three servings here and three servings there. As soon as the dishes were served, the eyes of the two female tourists were attracted. ¡°Presentation and dishes are perfect!¡± The round-faced female tourist could not wait to pick up the knife and fork and cut the corner of beef for eating. This was the first bite. ¡°It¡¯s so soft and tastes great! I¡¯ve never eaten such a soft beef. How did they do it?!¡± After swallowing the beef, the round-faced female tourist turned her head to stare at the two kitchen hands. ¡°Moreover, after the beef was stir-fried and stewed, the meat quality did not change. On the contrary, it is very delicate, smooth, and overflowing with the soup. That feeling, I was almost immortal¡­¡± The female tourist spoke excitedly, and her eyes were bright, but she suddenly remembered that this was a Japanese restaurant, and two kitchen hands who could not understand Chinese stood there awkwardly. A young chef spoke in English with a strong accent. He slowed down and said, ¡°Sorry, ma¡¯am, this is not the work of our Chef Kasumigaoka.¡± Both female tourists understood. ¡°¡­Is it that little brother just now?¡± Both of them had tasted this western food and looked at each other with incredulous faces. Not long ago, they tasted the boeuf bougignon of Chef Kasumigaoka. The dish was indeed good, and it was considered to be above the medium level in many western restaurants. But when they tasted the boeuf bougignon this time, and then went back and thought about the taste of the dish in front¡­ This one was clearly better. More cruelly, the taste of both was not on the same level. Chapter 20 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Kitchen. Xia Yu didn¡¯t rush to leave after he washed his hands. He quietly took the rewards of making boeuf bougignon. He opened the system diary. ¡°Mission completed. [Things Happened at Business District 1]¡± ¡°Green recipe learnt. [Boeuf Bougignon].¡± The key was still the task. Xia Yu did not expect to get an unexpected task when he went out to eat a different kind of meal. This task was why he decided to come forward and help the western restaurant. ¡°System, what is my culinary level now?¡± he asked. ¡°LV.5.¡± ¡°Still haven¡¯t upgraded?¡± Xia Yu felt a bit pitiful. In fact, his cooking skills had become LV.5 a few days ago. He successfully made a glowing Magic Mapo Tofu and directly upgraded his level by one and a half. Then, in the next two days, with the help of the system, he studied the cooking manual of the old man. He tried to practice various recipes and cook a variety of Chinese cuisines. The experience accumulated bit by bit, and finally broke through LV.5. And the two talent points gained by the upgrade had already been evenly distributed between the two basic skills of ¡®knife skills¡¯ and ¡®heat control¡¯. ¡°The host gains 10 fame,¡± the system said suddenly. ¡°Fame?¡± ¡°You can think of fame as a systematic coin. Spread your influence, use your cooking skill, and let more people enjoy your cooking. Fame will increase accordingly.¡± Right! Xia Yu almost forgot. After being reminded by the system, he remembered¡­ there was also a chef mall in the system. ¡°Fame¡­?¡± Xia Yu opened the personal panel. ¡°Host: Xia Yu.¡± Sex: Male Age: 16 Fitness Level: LV.9 (Strength, Dexterity, Burst, Nerve Reflex, etc.) Culinary Level: LV.5 [Rookie Start] Fame: 10 (This item is related to the host ¡®s popularity, exposure, and achievements. You can use the prestige to buy items in the system mall.) ¡± This¡­ is only 10 points? What the h*ll! Xia Yu didn¡¯t even want to check the lists in the mall. What can you buy with only 10 fame? ¡°How did you make the beef so soft?¡± Chef Kasumigaoka stood behind him. The unexpected voice surprised Xia Yu. ¡°And, why did you only roast it for 30 minutes? Boeuf bougignon, without two or three hours of cooking time, is hard to soak the taste in, but¡­¡± The restaurant chef¡¯s face was confused. ¡°Is that because of your knife skill?¡± ¡°You can put it that way.¡± Xia Yu patted his chest. ¡°In fact, when I was processing beef, I cut the surface of the beef. This meat quality treatment method is actually very common, but well, I also just mastered it two days ago. This time I applied this new method smoothly on boeuf bougignon. I did not expect it to work that well.¡± That well! Chef Kasumigaoka was shocked. It can also greatly improve the beef¡¯s softness and taste by cutting? Never heard of it! There was a little doubt in his heart, and it was crushed by the beef dishes with a strong fragrance. Regardless of his doubts inside, the teenager completed a dish he couldn¡¯t reach under his eyes. Kasumigaoka thought of it and couldn¡¯t help but slump his shoulders. His face was dull, and he thought of what the ¡®Top Ten¡¯ once said to him when he was expelled from Togetsu. ¡°Cooking is an art.¡± ¡°People without talents are like dust, which will make art dusty. So, get out of Togetsu. You don¡¯t have the talent of a chef!¡± However, a strong color of belief replaced the shaken will in his eyes. Kasumigaoka clenched his fist and took two breaths to stabilize his emotions before making a solemn request to Xia Yu. ¡°Could you show me your knife skill again? Please!¡± ¡°You want to see?¡± ¡°My knife skills are very fast. I can¡¯t slow down. I have yet to reach the level of ¡®weightless¡¯ to slow down¡­ Um, forget it, I will show you.¡± Xia Yu just washed his hands and intended to refuse. However, he glanced at the firm expression on the face of the middle-aged chef and he couldn¡¯t help changing his tone. ¡°Thank you.¡± He bowed deeply at ninety degrees. Kasumigaoka fetched a large piece of beef and put it on the chopping board. ¡°Look carefully!¡± Xia Yu held a kitchen knife and he saw that Kasumigaoka turned over his pocket to find a mobile phone. The camera of the mobile phone was pointed over, and he started to record. Xia Yu looked confused. Uncle, can you hold on? My camera fee is very high! Xia Yu immediately discarded the unnecessary distractions when he held the knife, and his face became serious. The knife moved without warning. Dong, dong, dong! Up and down, the knife collided with the chopping board. The sound was not noisy. On the contrary it was very pleasant, forming an incredible melody. Kasumigaoka couldn¡¯t see the knife¡¯s trajectory. What appeared to him every time was just the flash of the knife¡¯s light. The combination of dynamic and static made people amazed. Too smooth! After a while, Xia Yu put down the knife to wipe the sweat on his forehead. This knife skill was learned from the old man¡¯s cooking manual. It took only two days to ¡®enter the room¡¯, and it gave a heavy burden on the body muscles. In other words, he needed to exercise more. Strong and powerful arms were a must-have for a master chef. ¡°Chef Kasumigaoka, please. I¡¯ll go out to eat beef stew first.¡± Xia Yu washed the kitchen knife and his hands and left kitchen without looking back. Chef Kasumigaoka didn¡¯t even notice that Xia Yu had left. He kept playing the video he had just recorded. In the picture, the young chef turned his back to the camera, holding a kitchen knife, like a world-renown chef. He slowed down the video and analysed it step by step. Kasumigaoka couldn¡¯t help but feel terrified. He muttered, ¡°He is only fifteen or sixteen years old, and he is similar to my daughter¡¯s age. Why does he have this skill? It is not the skills that students at this grade should have.¡± Kasumigaoka felt ashamed. He couldn¡¯t help but walk to the kitchen counter and turned over the cut beef. At first glance, the beef seemed to have just been taken out of the freezer, but with both hands, the beef curled up with a fine cut, almost forming a honeycomb shape, spreading over the surface of the beef. Each cut was not long, but very deep, which was why it was difficult to notice. ¡°No wonder they can cook so quickly.¡± ¡°With this treatment, without sacrificing the quality of the meat, it is natural that the taste and texture are better,¡± Kasumigaoka said to himself. His face showed admiration. He seemed to have met a remarkable young chef. Western restaurant. The two young Chinese girls were dining, and a young boy suddenly smiled and asked, ¡°How is it? The taste is not bad?¡± The round-faced female tourist wiped the corners of her mouth with a napkin and raised her thumb towards the teenager sitting opposite them. ¡°This is definitely the best western food I have ever eaten!¡± ¡°Is it?¡± Xia Yu couldn¡¯t help grinning. Every chef wanted to hear the heartfelt praise of customers, so the tired feeling of cooking in the kitchen can be suddenly swept away. ¡°What do you think of it? Young lady?¡± Xia Yu spoke to another Chinese tourist who looked like a goddess. ¡°Delicious¡­¡± The young lady who wore fashionable dresses was more reserved. She answered in a whisper and swallowed the beef in her mouth. Her beautiful eyes immediately showed a layer of enjoyment of the aftertaste. This expression couldn¡¯t be fake. Chapter 21 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Eh. After eating a large plate of delicious food clean, round-faced girl discovered that the troublemakers had left. She glared her round eyes and said, ¡°Those hooligans just left?¡± ¡°What are they going to do if they don¡¯t leave?¡± Xia Yu was also full. Although his boeuf bougignon passed the evaluation of 60 points in the system, he had a good time. This was also the first western dish he cooked after he came to this world. The research experience of the previous life combined with the hands-on ability to hold a knife when he was 3 years old. The originally impetuous heart suddenly settled down, and there was a kind of emotion called a sense of stability. ¡°Don¡¯t they want to blackmail?¡± The round face girl was surprised. ¡°After eating my food, if they have a little IQ, they will go back.¡± Xia Yu shrugged. ¡°Otherwise, if I call the Food Association, they are the unlucky ones.¡± They used pure Mandarin to communicate, and when she heard about the Nihon Food Association, she had no surprise. Her taut face nodded seriously. ¡°Are you Chinese?¡± the goddess girl asked. ¡°Yes, Chinese. Although my primary school, middle school and the coming high school are in Nihon, I¡¯m really a Chinese. There¡¯s no need to question it. Just listen to my standard Mandarin!¡± Xia Yu said with a smile. ¡°Waiter, check please.¡± Xia Yu was full and planned to go back to the shop early to continue his studies. Xia Yu beckoned to a waitress. The waitress immediately came over and bowed with respect. ¡°Guest, Mrs. Kasumigaoka has ordered us. Your table is free.¡± ¡°Mrs. Kasumigaoka?¡± Xia Yu was surprised and looked up at the restaurant. He found that there was a housewife standing at the cash register. Looking at her back, she had a graceful posture with the unique charm of a mature woman. After the waiter explained, Xia Yu suddenly realized. It turned out that Head Chef Kasumigaoka was the owner of this Starlight Revolving Western Restaurant. He served as the head chef, and even bought the multi-storey building on the shopping street and the shop floor. It seemed he was very rich. ¡°Thank you.¡± Soon, Mrs. Kasumigaoka stood in front of Xia Yu and bowed to him. Her dignified and beautiful face was filled with helplessness. ¡°Although my husband used to be a student of Togetsu, Starlight Revolving Western Restaurant is his first food-related industry. At the same time, it is also his first time being the restaurant¡¯s head chef. Prior to this, his cooking had been abandoned for twenty years¡­¡± ¡°Okay¡­¡± Xia Yu was relieved. No wonder Chef Kasumigaoka was stumped by several food gangsters and almost lost his mind. It turned out that he was not experienced However, investing in a restaurant and being a chef himself meant that Kasumigaoka had never forgotten about cooking. It could be said he was a head chef with dream. After all, it has been 20 years since he dropped out of school in Togetsu, and the cooking skills of Kasumigaoka had not fallen. Instead, it had risen from a student level and initially had the level of a master chef. This was the most valuable part. Dropping out of school in Togetsu, many were very likely to be eliminated in a brutal competition. Some people were so weak that they gave up being professional chefs. But some people like Kasumigaoka, even though he was a successful person, did not give up cooking. Talent? Xia Yu scoffed at this statement. Most people had not reached the point where they had to compete with talents. Effort and perseverance were the basic qualities of a chef. No matter what, Xia Yu though highly of Kasumigaoka. ¡­ Xia Yu left the Starlight Revolving Western Restaurant in the grateful eyes of the Kasumigaoka couple and a group of chefs and waiters. Xia Yu got a lifetime free card for the restaurant, and at the same time, there were two more followers with him. ¡°Why are you following me?¡± Putting the card in his pocket, Xia Yu put his hands in his pockets and glanced silently at the two Chinese ladies. ¡°We need a gourmet guide, so please take us!¡± The round-faced young lady smiled and said, ¡°How about 10,000 yen per day?¡± Xia Yu looked at them like he was looking at fools and said, ¡°This young lady, are you coaxing me because I¡¯m young?¡± ¡°Ten thousand yen, even if you work for eight hours, it¡¯s 1,250 yen per hour. You don¡¯t know, but some time ago, low-income earners in Tokyo just went out on the street, asking for the minimum wage of 1,500 yen per hour¡­¡± The girl with a round face blushed. ¡°Besides, with how tired the tour guide is, my family also has its own shop. If I go out to work as a child laborer, the old man will tear me apart.¡± Xia Yu¡¯s mouth twitched. ¡°Small shop? What shop?¡± ¡°Chinese restaurant¡­¡± As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Yu stopped talking and regretted it. As expected, the young lady with the round face immediately exclaimed, ¡°Chinese restaurant? Is it delicious? I¡¯m not full in the Western restaurant. Hurry and take us to¡­¡± ¡°How much can you eat!¡± So, when he returned to his shop, there were two more Chinese female guests. He hadn¡¯t greeted a regular Chinese diner for a long time. The old man rested in the backyard and did not appear. Xia Yu went into the back kitchen and changed into clean cook clothes. Standing behind the counter, he pointed to the wooden sign hanging on the left wall of the storefront. ¡°The menu and the price are written on it. Take a look first.¡± ¡°It looks shabby outside, but it¡¯s antique inside. I¡¯m looking forward to the food here!¡± Miss Round Face whispered and dragged her girlfriend to the left wall. A two-finger wide wooden sign with the name of the dish was written using a traditional brush and the price was on the bottom. Today¡¯s meals: ¡°Sichuan cuisine-boiled fish, beef lungs in chili sauce, kung pao chicken.¡± ¡°Cantonese cuisine-stewed pork with taro, stewed sirloin with radish, fried hibiscus egg.¡± ¡°Lu cuisine-braised intestines in brown sauce, steamed tofu stuffed with vegetables, sweet and sour pork.¡± ¡°Su cuisine-braised dongpo pork, Yangzhou fried rice, squirrel-shipped bass.¡± ¡­ Looking at the name of the dishes, they were all very traditional Chinese cuisines. However, after looking at the price under each dish, the two female tourists opened their eyes and rubbed their eyes, thinking that they saw wrong. Boiled fish, 4000 yen. Stewed pork with taro, 3500 yen. Braised dongpo pork, 3500 yen. Roughly looking down, the round-faced female tourist took a cold breath and said, ¡°The cheapest is the Yangzhou fried rice, and it actually costs 3000 yen¡­ Daylight robbery!¡± The current Chinese yuan to yen was 1,000 yen for roughly 60 yuan. The fried rice was 3000 yen. That was 180 yuan! Comparing the price level in Tokyo, people at the bottom of society in Nihon usually ate a set meal that cost 400-800 yen, which was more than 20 to 50 yuan. Therefore, ordering a small dish or fried rice in Xia¡¯s Chinese restaurant was worth the food of a normal person¡¯s entire day. This price could only be said to be very expensive! ¡°Do you still want to eat?¡± Xia Yu stood behind the counter; his arms folded. He shrugged his shoulders. He had expected the reaction of the two Chinese ladies. To be honest, he and his grandfather were so good at cooking. The small restaurant should not be so desolate. The reason was the price! Xia Yu asked the old man more than once about the shop¡¯s black price, but the old man¡¯s response was all a faint ¡®huh¡¯. What else could he say? But he had a good time because there were few guests. Chapter 22 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The two female tourists stood in front of the menu, whispering as if they were discussing. For a long time, the round-faced young lady looked at Xia Yu who was behind the counter and smiled. ¡°Ahaha¡­ Well, can the price be lower? Friendly price? Make it a 10% discount, oh, no, 20% discount. Of course, 30% off is also fine. We are going to order three small dishes to try.¡± ¡°I am not the owner of the restaurant yet.¡± Xia Yu spread out his hands and said, ¡°I am only a chef. So, I¡¯m sorry about the price.¡± The two women heard the words and looked at each other helplessly. ¡°It¡¯s like going to the hotel for a luxury meal!¡± The round-faced lady gritted her teeth. ¡°I¡¯ll say it first. If the food in your restaurant is not good, I will expose this on my Weibo!¡± This young lady lifted her chin in a dignified manner and said, ¡°Don¡¯t underestimate me. I¡¯m a celebrity on the internet. I have 600,000 followers on Weibo and some reputation in the food industry!¡± Xia Yu stunned for a minute and looked at her lovely face suspiciously. ¡°Are you a well-known food blogger?¡± Xia Yu put his hands under his chin and suddenly said, ¡°How about this? I will give you a free sample. You can help me write an article on Weibo and publicize it so that every Chinese in Japan knows that there is such a super authentic Chinese restaurant in Ameyoko! ¡± The round-faced lady heard this, and after only a few seconds of being entangled, she shook her head and said with a straight face, ¡°No!¡± ¡°I write food travel notes on Weibo as a hobby. It does not involve any commercial content!¡± Xia Yu shrugged. ¡°Well, I can only do everything I can to satisfy you and let you write an article voluntarily¡­¡± Two female tourists ordered the three dishes of beef lungs in chili sauce, sweet and sour pork and squirrel-shaped bass. The total price was 11,000 yen. Beef lungs in chili sauce was relatively simple amongst three dishes. Many days ago, the old man cut the beef into pieces, mixed it with the ox tongue, ox heart, and tripe, and marinated them with spices, salt, pepper and other seasonings. They were simmered and cooked. After finishing, they were picked up to dry and cut into slices. Large and small slices were ready for use. After it was ordered, the chef just needed to place the thin slices on the plate, add marinade, soybean oil, pepper noodles, red oil chili, sesame, peanuts, and celery. After stirring it well, it could be served on the table. So, the first dish that Xia Yu served was beef lungs in chili sauce. ¡°Please enjoy!¡± Xia Yu turned back to work in the kitchen after putting down the plate. ¡°There is nothing special comparing it with domestic beef lungs in chili sauce!¡± The round-faced young lady took a photo of the cuisine with her fruit phone. ¡°Leave the evidence first, then use the chopsticks!¡± The goddess girlfriend sat beside her and seemed to be completely used to her behavior. ¡°I feel that this scent is unusual¡­¡± The goddess girl first used chopsticks. She picked up a slice of thinly sliced ??beef and sent to her mouth. The flavor of various spices, mixed inside the beef, completely combined together. The taste broke out in the mouth. Suddenly, an illusion appeared in front of her. She lived on a grassland. The grass at the bottom of her feet was not emerald green, but the bright red of the chili, and even the air was filled with the Sichuan pepper. A group of healthy cattle ran past, full of energy, but the girl rounded her eyes in surprise. These cows were not domesticated yak, nor milk cows. They seemed to have just taken a bath from the marinade river, and their body was full of spice and oil. She chewed the beef slices unconsciously. When the chewed beef was swallowed in one go, those incredible illusions disappeared in front of her eyes. The goddess girl opened her mouth slightly in surprise. Her cheeks were hot, and she was brightly blushed. ¡°Delicious!¡± ¡°So delicious!¡± Next to her, her girlfriend was experiencing the same euphoria with closed eyes and enjoying the illusion of food. When Xia Yu brought out the second dish that was sweet and sour pork, the whole dish of beef lungs in chili sauce had been wiped out. He put the sweet and sour pork down and he was confused. ¡°I haven¡¯t gotten you rice, but the dish is empty¡­¡± ¡°No, no, we don¡¯t need rice anymore. We just need to eat the dish.¡± The round-faced young lady didn¡¯t even lift her head as she was staring firmly at the dishes on the table that emitted a rich flavor of meat. One had to say that just looking at the bright red color of the dishes and the broccoli dotted on the plate would make people have good appetite. Especially since the sweet and sour pork also had a unique sweet and sour flavor, which made the stomach secrete acid. ¡°Wait, there is one more dish. I¡¯ll serve you some rice first!¡± Xia Yu ran back and forth in the kitchen and the storefront. Fortunately, there were only two female guests in the restaurant tonight, otherwise it would be too busy. ¡°Finally, the last squirrel-shaped bass is done!¡± About half an hour later, Xia Yu gasped and put a large plate of fish in front of the two women. ¡°Please enjoy!¡± This time, Xia Yu was in no hurry to leave. He stood behind the counter and glanced over. As expected, the second dish of sweet and sour pork was also empty, and the two bowls of rice were almost half eaten. The goddess girl touched her belly. Obviously, she was full. Her cheeks were still flushed, and her eyes were blurred. As for the round-faced young lady, she bowed her head and used her mobile phone to concentrate on writing things. When Xia Yu spoke when he was serving, she never looked up. ¡°Writing a Weibo post?¡± Xia Yu curiously leaned over. She was writing a Weibo post for sure, and she wrote at least a few hundred words with pictures. The shooting angles were very good. Even without post-processing, the Chinese cuisine on the picture looked so delicious, just enough to evoke people¡¯s appetite. Hey! Xia Yu grinned when he saw the two pictures of the two dishes. Beef lungs in chili sauce and sweet and sour pork. The little girl was quite nice. It was worth for him to devote himself wholeheartedly to cook the next two dishes. Xia Yu poked her with his finger and reminded: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, take a picture of the last squirrel-shaped bass first. You can write down your thoughts after tasting, along with the pictures and texts to complete it!¡± The cry of excitement spread all around the shop. Among the three courses, the most artistic was the squirrel-shaped bass! A large fish on a white and clean round porcelain plate, as if it had just jumped out from the pond. The tail and head were raised high, and the body was decorated with colorful ingredients. Green beans, pine nuts, corn kernels¡­ The two Chinese female tourists couldn¡¯t bear to use their chopsticks. Finally, under the urging of Xia Yu, they picked up a piece of fried yellow fish and sent it to their mouths to chew slowly. Less than ten minutes later, the whole fish was wiped out, leaving only the tail and head. No fish bones were visible. This squirrel-shaped bass actually required a bit of a knife skill. When processing fish, he not only cut flower slices in the fish meat, but also cut along the keel of the fish from the head to the tail. He carefully cut the fish into two pieces and removed the fish bone. But the fish tail had to be connected so that the two pieces of fish would not be separated. Xia Yu silently brewed a cup of barley tea for the two. The two younger girls couldn¡¯t move any more as they were too full and satisfied. ¡°Evaluate it.¡± Xia Yu pointed to three plates with nothing left. ¡°Which dish do you think is the most delicious?¡± He thought that both of them would have to think about it. Who knew that the younger girl with a round face and the goddess girl both said at the same time: ¡°Beef lungs in chili sauce!¡± ¡°¡­¡± What the f*ck! At that time Xia Yu¡¯s face turned green. In the backyard of the shop, the old man sat in the corridor, put down the teacup and showed a strange smile. The expression seemed to say: kid, you are too na?ve! Chapter 23 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation After sending away the two Chinese customers who almost couldn¡¯t move, Xia Yu returned to the kitchen, picked up the shining kitchen knife, and pondered for a long time. He had been very confident about the two dishes he cooked before. Sweet and sour pork and squirrel-shaped bass. After all, the system rated it with a passing score of 60. However, there was a big gap between his and the old man¡¯s dish in the mouth of the well-known food blogger who had 600,000 followers on Weibo. She commented this way: ¡°The dishes you make are also delicious, but how to say it¡­ It is just delicious. The traditional Chinese food that is so delicious in China is also very, very rare¡­¡± ¡°But, the beef lungs in chili sauce not only made my stomach and tongue satisfied, but also filled my heart with a strange emotion. It sounds incredible, but that¡¯s the difference between the two. One seems to be ordinary cuisine and the other magical cuisine. One can be found in reality, the other depends on chance. Some people may not eat it in their lifetime!¡± At that time, the young lady¡¯s bright eyes made Xia Yu look embarrassed. He did not say that the beef lungs in chili sauce was made by his own old man. The girls still complained, saying that he did not work hard on the next two dishes. When they paid the check and left, their eyes were grieving. Xia Yu couldn¡¯t really feel bad. ¡°Overwhelmed?¡± A rough voice abruptly sounded at his back. ¡°How can it be?¡± Xia Yu knew who it was when he heard the voice. He immediately raised his voice and rolled up his sleeves to reveal a strong arm. ¡°I will not admit defeat!¡± But then he lowered his shoulders again and murmured, ¡°Old man, what¡¯s the difference between our cooking? You know, the cooking process. I studied your manual carefully.¡± The old man didn¡¯t have much to say. He spent a few minutes using marinade, soybean oil, pepper noodles and other accessories, preparing a ¡®beef lungs in chili sauce¡¯ and placed it on the kitchen table. ¡°Try now. Before, you were practicing basic knife skills. Now, you are also an apprentice chef. The confusion you encounter can be answered in the dishes¡­¡± After listening to the old man, Xia Yu could not help patting his forehead. After improving his own cooking skills, he had not really tasted the dishes of the old man. Xia Yu used to be an outsider. His impression of the old man¡¯s cuisine was always that it was delicious food. He could not taste the mystery in the cuisine. Now, his cooking skills were improving drastically every day. He should be able to taste other things, right? Xia Yu found a pair of chopsticks as he thought. He slowly used the chopsticks and sent a piece of beef to his mouth with expectation and a kind of anxiety. He chewed slowly and tasted carefully. The taste of spices, peppers and Sichuan pepper erupted at the tip of his tongue. His expression was shocked and disbelieving. In the end, it was a kind of satisfaction of appetite. It was just a bite. It was too early to fill up the stomach, but with this bite, the desire to ¡®eat¡¯ was satisfied. Xia Yu woke up and his eyes blurred. No wonder the two young ladies said that the old man¡¯s ¡®beef lungs in chili sauce¡¯ was delicious. This couldn¡¯t simply be called delicious. It was simply spiritual enjoyment. Even if it was just a small bite of beef slices or lung slices of ¡®beef lungs in chili sauce¡¯, the people eating may feel tasteless and empty the next day when they ate other things. Dominance! Xia Yu inexplicably realized the chef spirit contained in this ¡®beef lungs in chilli sauce¡¯. What was wrong with this world? What was going on? The spiritual level of cooking, which is called ¡®magic¡¯ by the round-faced lady. Xia Yu would certainly sneer after hearing it if it was his original world. However, in this world, the old man presented his chef¡¯s spirit three-dimensionally in front of Xia Yu through traditional Chinese cuisine, so he had to be convinced. After eating this ¡®beef lungs in chilli sauce¡¯, Xia Yu looked back suddenly, and discovered the ignorance of his previous life. Eating the food made by the old man for more than ten years, the only thing he learnt was the basic knife skill. There was no sign of happiness on the old man¡¯s face in front of him. For the heir, the old man must have put a lot of hope on him, but the predecessor was quite slow, which was why the old man did not teach him cooking? ¡°System: Unlock [Chef¡¯s Heart] advanced talent. After the host is LV.10 and promoted to one-star chef, you can increase your advanced talent level by assigning talent points.¡± What? A pop-up system prompt suddenly made Xia Yu open his mouth. The Chef¡¯s Heart. Xia Yu opened the system panel. On the personal talent tree, an advanced talent icon was very conspicuous on a large black background. On the talent tree diagram, the bottom layer had several basic skills including knife skills, fire control, seasoning and identification of ingredients. Then, there were several physical qualities. Strength, dexterity, spirit, and nerve reflex, which were included in the chef tree, belonged to basic skills as well. ¡°[Chef¡¯s Heart] (Advanced Talent): Chefs are artists and conductors. They can control the appetite of diners, making ¡®spicy¡¯ overwhelming, making ¡®sweet¡¯ really warm people¡¯s hearts, and making ¡®bitter¡¯ taste like they are going through a difficult pilgrimage¡­ The taste is in the hands of such chefs, already become a catalyst of emotions. They control diners¡¯ cries or laughs.¡± After reading the system¡¯s text introduction, there was nothing more Xia Yu could say. LV.10 advanced one-star chef. This talent had to be added! It was too overpowered! The old man came and went away. It was late at night. Xia Yu opened the learning column and asked in his heart, ¡°System, what is the learning progress of the cooking manual of the old man?¡± ¡°96%. 4% remaining progress¡­¡± ¡°Okay, finish this 4% progress tonight!¡± So, the system sorted out the materials that he needed to learn and practice. It acted as a mentor or supervisor. When Xia Yu did not do well enough, the system used the unique mechanical synthesizing sound and coldly said, ¡°Not qualified.¡± Xia Yu, immersed in the world of cooking, did not know that a tall figure accompanied him at the corner outside the kitchen in the middle of the night. A pair of eyes glowing in the darkness showed a trace of comfort and satisfaction. The next day. Xia Yu was awakened by the sound of a car engine. He made a soft sound and rubbed his messy medium and long hair. He then opened the attic window and looked out of the street. A black extended car. It was a bit familiar. He glanced at the license plate number. Xia Yu slapped his forehead and chuckled. ¡°The proud girl is here again. What time is it?¡± He covered his head and glanced back at the alarm clock at the head of the bed. 9:15 in the morning. ¡°Mr Xia Qing¡­¡± Commander of Togetsu, Nagi Hidari, also came. He was still in the traditional samurai clothes with wooden clogs on his feet, standing in front of the store. Xia Yu reached his head out and only saw the old man¡¯s half-length body and the bulging black luggage bag at his feet. Luggage bag? With his spirits awakened and restless, Xia Yu couldn¡¯t be bothered to do washing anymore. As he put on slippers and opened the door of the bedroom, he flew downstairs like a bird. Chapter 24 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Rushing downstairs, the old man was already in the back seat of the luxury car. Xia Yu knocked on the window, but the old man did not roll down the window. He nodded calmly to him in the car. When the engine sounds rang out, the commander of Togetsu who was in the car ordered the driver, so this black limousine slowly drove away from the old shopping street under the gaze of Xia Yu. Standing and watching the car disappear, Xia Yu turned back. Uh. The ¡®Tongue of God¡¯, Rina, was holding her arms and standing in front of the restaurant. Her eyes happened to look back at him. ¡°I have called Feisha to pick me up¡­¡± she said lightly. ¡°¡­I want to ask why you¡¯re here.¡± Xia Yu spread his hands. The proud girl came with the car. Why didn¡¯t she go with the car? But the old man¡¯s departure made him feel upset, so he just entered the store with hands in his pockets. ¡°How tiring is it to standing outside? Come in and sit down.¡± Xia Yu did not wait for Rina¡¯s response. He went upstairs, closed the bathroom door, washed his face, and brushed his teeth. Looking at himself in the mirror with a green face, his eyes were not confused. There was only a kind of helplessness. The old man left two days earlier than he planned. Last night, he had just completely digested the contents of the cooking manual and was prepared to show off to the old man. Unexpectedly, this morning, the old man hurried away. Was he so hurried to return to the country? Xia Yu shook his head and dismissed his thoughts. His eyes were eager. From today onwards, he was the manager and chef of Xia¡¯s Chinese Restaurant! ¡°System: Complete the task [Inherit Chinese Cuisine Shop].¡± ¡°Reward: [Jade Knife] (Purple Kitchenware).¡± ¡°Your culinary skill level is increased to LV.6 and you get 1 free talent point.¡± Unexpectedly, the system pop-up showed a row of information when he brushed his teeth. ¡°The data of Xia¡¯s Chinese Restaurant has been analysed and modelled. The host can view the restaurant panel through this system.¡± ¡°Reward kitchenware has been included in the personal inventory.¡± Restaurant panel? Xia Yu tried to open it, then his mouth full of white foam opened wide. The restaurant was transformed into a holographic projection which appeared in front of his eyes. Each area was marked with text, such as the signboard of the store, the dining area of ??the storefront, the kitchen area, the ingredients area, the living areas on the second and third floors, and the backyard. He found the ¡®Tongue of God¡¯ sitting a little irritability on a chair in the storefront, constantly changing her position. Rina¡¯s face showed a gritted expression, her tempting red lips kept opening, like a vent of cursing. Xia Yu craned his ears and vaguely heard, ¡°¡­That commoner actually left me here!¡± ¡°Damn it!¡± ¡°Why hasn¡¯t Feisha arrived yet?¡± There were 3D holographic images plus sound. Xia Yu was dumbfounded. This was really a comprehensive monitoring! Under this kind of monitoring system, Xia Yu, who had now been promoted to the owner of the small shop, was filled with a sense of security. ¡°Upgrade?¡± In the dining area, glancing over the tables and chairs, Xia Yu found a strange option. ¡°This upgrade needs to cost 1000 fame points¡­¡± Are you kidding me? A thousand points of fame. When will I get it? ¡°The host currently has a fame value of 220.¡± The system alerted him. ¡°How come I have 210 more points?¡± Xia Yu was shocked. Then, a system log popped up: ¡°Food is publicized on microblog, forum and other online platforms. More people know about the existence of the restaurant and you. Fame value +10.¡± There were many logs like this, each showing +10, with a total of 21. Briefly, Xia Yu clapped his head, and thought of the travel notes written by the Chinese girl last night after tasting the food. Last night he and the two had already followed each other. Thinking about it, Xia Yu washed his face, then went back to his bedroom. He found his mobile phone and skilfully logged on to the Weibo platform that had the most users in China. The Weibo number with the ID of ¡®Moon Food Street¡¯ was among the number of 1000 followers. A long microblog stood high at the top, with thousands of forwards and thousands of comments. ¡°Only 600,000 fans, but there are so many forwards and comments¡­¡± Xia Yu was surprised. It could be seen from the data that the fan viscosity of the Chinese girl was very high. In other words, they were all high-quality fans with full loyalty. Opening the comment section, there were all kinds of comments. ¡°Are you sure that the picture is authentic without post-processing? This dish arouses my appetite. Just looking at the picture, it looks delicious.¡± ¡°Oh¡­ Nihon, Tokyo, Ameyoko? What should I do? The coordinates are quite close, but the price is so expensive. Come out and see if I don¡¯t kill you. The food cost has already passed 100,000 yen this month. Help¡­¡± ¡°Upstairs local tyrants take me. International student +1.¡± Click. Mobile phone screen locked. Xia Yu just picked some comments and glanced at it to know where the extra fame came from. He changed his pajamas and trousers and went downstairs to the store counter. He saw that Rina was still sat there. The ¡®Tongue of God¡¯ may not realize how attractive her sitting position at this moment was. The slender legs overlapped. The originally short plaid skirt was slightly raised. Xia Yu glanced at her. The first thing that appeared in his eyes were long legs covered with black stockings, and the white gap of thigh. It was almost in the absolute realm of girls. He smiled. ¡°Rina, have you had breakfast? Would you like me to make one more for you?¡± ¡°Please call me by my surname. I am not familiar with you.¡± The Tongue of God was disgusted. ¡°Moreover, I had breakfast two hours ago, and I am not hungry now.¡± ¡°You have been here twice, but we are not familiar yet? I prefer to call people by their names. It seems closer.¡± Xia Yu stood in front of the kitchen counter. He reached out and touched the inventory of the Chef God System and held a white jade forged knife in his hand. The width of the knife was estimated to be only two fingers, and the blade was narrow and long. Overall, it seemed to be a fruit knife. Of course, this was when the material of this knife was forcibly ignored. The most incredible thing was that the white kitchen knife was constantly emitting a chill, as if it had just been taken out of the refrigerator. ¡°[Jade Knife] (Purple): You think it is a fruit knife, but it can split the mountain and crack stone. Use it to process meat ingredients. The cold emitted by the knife can temporarily lock the freshness of the meat. The freshness of the meat can be maintained for seven days without being frozen.¡± Good knife! As soon as his eyes lit up, Xia Yu turned to the wooden tray beside the kitchen counter and took out the water tofu that was made last night. Dong, dong, dong¡­ The jade knife was very light, and Xia Yu cut the tofu effortlessly. With the collision of the tip of the knife and the chopping board, thin strips of tofu flew out under Xia Yu¡¯s hands. At last, it became about half a bowl of tofu filaments, piled on the chopping board. Xia Yu could not hide the excitement in his eyes. The long tofu thread was pulled by his fingers. This knife¡¯s improvement of his knife skills was different from the improvement obtained by assigning talent points. Describing it properly, it was like a chef that felt bad when they used blunt knives. Kitchenware was very important for chefs, like swords for knights. He threw the knife back into the inventory of the Chef God System. When he wanted to use it, he could take it out with a single thought. It was about 10 o¡¯clock in the morning. Xia Yu was hungry. He showed off his culinary skills with the tofu flower he made last night. He cooked two bowls of tofu flower with brown sugar water. It was still vegetarian. There was no shredded meat and only walnuts and fried peanuts.¡± Do you want coriander?¡± Xia Yu put out two bowls of tofu flower on the counter and asked the ¡®Tongue of God¡¯. ¡°¡­¡± Rina¡¯s forehead creased with faint blue veins. ¡°I said it, I had breakfast!¡± She was still arrogant. ¡°I had a French breakfast. Toast, milk, and fried eggs. What is yours? Tofu? That¡¯s the food for commoners¡­¡± Chapter 25 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Tofu is not the type of food of commoners. The origin of this ancient ingredient is in the second century BC. It was written that tofu was invented by the grandson of Emperor Gaozu of Han Liubang, the king of Huainan. ¡°But at that time, tofu was crude. The texture was not good. It was not a good material to cook and didn¡¯t become mainstream. When it was Tang and Song Dynasty, tofu was something for the kings and people. Everyone enjoyed it. The Japanese people thought the Jianzhen monk in the Tang Dynasty was the ancestor of Japanese tofu. In fact, this is correct too. As Jianzhen came to Japan and brought many skills¡­¡± Xia Yu talked about the history of tofu in a normal tone. Xia Yu was not worried at all as he did the research about the history of this world. Before the modern era, the history of the two worlds almost perfectly matched. But after the modern era, there were different branches. Color, fragrance, taste, culture, shape and health. Culture referred to the cultural connotation of cooking. Xia Yu didn¡¯t care if the Tongue of God was listening or not. He grabbed a handful of chopped parsley and sprinkled it on two bowls of tofu flower. ¡°Hey, please enjoy!¡± Xia Yu made a polite gesture and then smiled while pushing the bowl to her. ¡°In the future, please don¡¯t say that tofu is ordinary people¡¯s cooking. In my opinion, there is no high or low in cooking. People¡¯s original purpose in cooking was to fill the stomach. On this basis, we can talk about taste, color and presentation.¡± Rina was startled. Xia Yu said it with a smile, but she felt his seriousness. A sneer and her sarcasm were stopped halfway. Rina twitched her lips, and she did not even look at the tofu flower on the table directly. She intended to show her firm attitude by her actions. ¡°You really don¡¯t want to eat?¡± Xia Yu felt that she was funny. ¡°No!¡± ¡°Ok¡­¡± Xia Yu didn¡¯t continue to persuade her. He did not have the idea of forcing her mouth open to eat either. He took a small spoon and ate it slowly. Xia Yu ate half a bowl in one breath and muttered to himself, ¡°It¡¯s delicious. It has a heart-warming taste.¡± The Tongue of God smelled the spreading fragrance in the air, and she also felt that the saliva secretion in her mouth accelerated. Chefs normally had a sensitive sense of smell that was different from ordinary people. This made Rina more irritable in her heart. ¡°That sweet taste is the brown sugar water?¡± ¡°The tofu¡¯s bean flavor is so strong¡­¡± ¡°Why does coriander completely show off the flavor of this dish?¡± Occupational habits were shown again. Rina couldn¡¯t help biting her thumb¡¯s nail. There was a complex look on her face. Knock, knock! At that time, there was someone knocking at the half-covered shop door. ¡°Hello, is anyone there?¡± ¡°Is Ah Yu here? I am your sister, Mu Xiaoyue!¡± Xia Yu knew who it was when he heard the voice. He swallowed the tofu flower in his mouth. ¡°I¡¯m here, come in.¡± So, the two Chinese tourists whom he met yesterday opened the grey curtain of the shop door and walked into the shop. Mu Xiaoyue was the well-known food blogger. The food travel diary she sent out overnight had been too powerful and had made a lot of fans hungry. So, Xia Yu got up today and gained fame of more than 200 points. Speaking of this, Mu Xiaoyue also checked out last night. That food article was basically a strong wave of advertising that was free of charge for Xia¡¯s restaurant. ¡°Huh¡­¡± As soon as Mu Xiaoyue entered the door, she smelled a scent spreading in the air. She was like a puppet controlled by a string as she walked all the way to the counter and stared at a bowl of intact tofu flower. Her eyes shone. ¡°Wow, tofu flower. Did you make this?¡± ¡°Yes, for breakfast.¡± Xia Yu nodded. ¡°Can I eat it? You seem to have eaten a bowl. You should be full.¡± Mu Xiaoyue was full of expectations. With big clear eyes, a cute dress and appearance, she looked like a lolita asking for sugar. In the corner of the storefront, Rina raised her ears as if she sensed the enemy. ¡°Sure!¡± Xia Yu casually said, ¡°A bowl of tofu flower is a snack. It¡¯s nothing. Later, when it¡¯s lunch time, I have to make a few dishes to thank you for what you have done.¡± ¡°No need. Let me finish eating this bowl of tofu flower!¡± Mu Xiaoyue took it easy after hearing those words. She reached out and asked Xia Yu for two clean spoons. She handed one spoon to her girlfriend who was beside her and revealed a shallow dimple when she smiled. ¡°Xiao Ya, let¡¯s eat together!¡± She put a spoonful of white and brown sugar mixture into the dish and sent to her mouth. And the next was a wonderful expression. Xia Yu was at the counter and watched the expressions of the two Chinese ladies change. He found it very interesting. Especially Mu Xiaoyue. While she was eating, she used various professional vocabulary to praise the food. ¡°Tofu flower!¡± ¡°What kind of soybean is this tofu flower made of? It¡¯s too fragrant. If I can have the soymilk made from this kind of soybean for breakfast every day, I will definitely be very happy!¡± Quickly, a bowl of tofu flower was bottomed out. Mu Xiaoyue put down the spoon and stared firmly at him. ¡°You are such a well-known food blogger!¡± Xia Yu praised her with a thumbs up. ¡°The soul of this tofu flower was the soybean made of tofu flower.¡± ¡°But unfortunately, the soybeans that we make tofu or tofu flower from are nothing special. You can buy it at the shopping street outside.¡± Xia Yu said this and deliberately made her confused. He secretly said sorry to the old man. The recipe of tofu flower was actually stolen from the old man. He had eaten the tofu flower and was surprised. Xia Yu thought about it for some time. Finally, he understood the secret of tofu flower through the function of identifying ingredients in the Chef God System. Mu Xiaoyue found a chair and sat down. She gave a strange glance to Rina and immediately ignored the beautiful girl who looked like an angel. She pointed to the wall on the left. ¡°Where is the menu?¡± ¡°This morning, Xiaoya and I have intentionally left our stomach empty just to come to you and try authentic Chinese food.¡± Xia Yu¡¯s mouth twitched and coughed. ¡°This shop is not open yet. When opening the shop, we will naturally hang the 12 dishes of the day on the wall for guests to choose.¡± ¡°Not open yet?¡± Mu Xiaoyue opened her eyes. ¡°Isn¡¯t it almost noon now?¡± ¡°Normal business hours are from six o¡¯clock in the evening to four o¡¯clock the next day. A total of ten hours.¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s understandable to do night shift business from 6pm to midnight. But what the hell is four o¡¯clock in the middle of the night¡­ After midnight, will anyone find such a remote place and spend a lot of money on Chinese food?¡± Mu Xiaoyue¡¯s face was full of confusion. ¡°This is the business hour set by our old man. This has been the case for more than ten years. I don¡¯t plan to change it. It¡¯s good.¡± Xia Yu was telling the truth. The small restaurant was not used to do daytime business. These few days, Xia Yu also thought about whether or not to change the business hours after inheriting the small restaurant. However, considering that after spring break, he would go to high school¡­ He would spend most of the daytime in school. Xia Yu simply didn¡¯t plan to change business hours. That was fine. Chapter 26 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Huh, this is not the right time for us to come!¡± Mu Xiaoyue smiled and glanced at the blond girl in the corner. She wriggled her eyebrows at Xia Yu. During abnormal business hours, such a beautiful girl was sitting quietly in the store. She could only be one of two identities. Either she was a friend or a girlfriend. Xia Yu¡¯s mouth twitched; he was too lazy to explain. Whether it was a friend or a girlfriend, Rina would be blazing. Xia Yu did not want to be ridiculed in front of the two people, so at this time, he just ignored the Tongue of God. ¡°Do you still have space in your stomach to eat?¡± Glancing at the time displayed by the old clock in the store, Xia Yu turned around and walked back to the kitchen. ¡°It¡¯s alright to cook lunch at this time. You guys just wait for half an hour.¡± Mu Xiaoyue and An Ya sat together and whispered. ¡°Xiao Ya, I had insomnia last night!¡± Mu Xiaoyue¡¯s face was excited. ¡°That beef lungs in chili sauce was more delicious than human food. I hope we can still eat those delicious dishes today.¡± Anya was speechless. She was not as cheerful as Mu Xiaoyue who could express her emotions on face, but her expectations for food were no less than her friend. Those two spoke Mandarin, and Rina could not understand a single word. While waiting, the Tokyo sky outside the restaurant suddenly began to rain, and the sky was filled with dark clouds. Rina answered her phone. The new secretary of her private secretary, Hisako, kept apologizing to her. Due to heavy rain and a traffic jam caused by a sudden car accident, her secretary would take at least an hour to arrive at Ameyoko. Snap. Putting away her cell phone, Rina glanced over with a trace of irritability. She crossed her arms and got up to the door of the restaurant, looking out over the old shopping street in the rain. The commander of Togetsu, Nagi Hidari, said words to her: ¡°Rina, you and Mr. Xia Qing¡¯s grandson are the same age. If you can, please help your grandfather and take good care of that young chef even if he doesn¡¯t enter Togetsu in the end.¡± At that time, the commander of Togetsu smiled. ¡°I think you should be able to make friends. Rina, you also must communicate with chefs of the same age. You should talk a lot. I think Mr. Xia Qing¡¯s grandson is fully qualified to be your friend.¡± Therefore, Rina came with the car but was left here. Thinking of her grandpa¡¯s ideas, Rina had only helplessness and a trace of resentment in her heart. She was the head chief of Togetsu Middle School, the youngest Top Ten in history, and had the genius of the ¡®Tongue of God¡¯ and other god-level chef talents. Why should she lower herself to make friends with a young boy? Rina¡¯s chaotic thoughts suddenly caused her to let go of her arms and turn back. Her violet pupils showed a sort of incredible radiance. ¡°What a strong smell¡­¡± In heavy rain, the turbid air was completely gone, so the smell of food came out of the kitchen. It not only occupied the entire restaurant, but even rushed out of the door, lingering between the street in the rain. She cut down thought of getting in and squashed her urge to compress her lips. There seemed to be a voice in her heart that reminded her, ¡®No! You can¡¯t bow your head to that d*mn fellow!¡¯ In the eyes of the Tongue of God, the initiative to ask to taste someone else¡¯s food was obviously self-deprecation. Countless high-end restaurants dreamed of her Tongue of God tasting and evaluating them. Some managers even took out a lot of banknotes and found various interpersonal relationships. But Rina was originally from a well-known family, so she did not care about money. ¡°Okay, there is only one dish today, but there is no limit to the meal. Please enjoy it!¡± Standing in front of the restaurant, she could hear the voice that annoyed her. The fragrance was more intense, and the air in the heavy rain seemed to become dry because of a spicy smell. This time, the dishes were purposely installed in a stainless-steel large pot with a lid. Rina saw him directly put a pot on the table and could not help being surprised. However, the moment the lid was opened, the pupil of the Tongue of God contracted sharply. The storefront was dark due to the rain, but at this moment, it was illuminated by a magical cooking light. It was like magic. Incredible. Rina had now completely discarded the arrogant thoughts in her mind. Only the dish shining on the table was in her field of her vision. The young chef slowly opened the lid and looked calm. The light did not last long, and it completely converged in two or three seconds. Two Chinese female tourists at the table were also stunned. ¡°Please eat.¡± Xia Yu served three bowls of steaming rice. Grunt. Swallowing too much saliva in her mouth, Mu Xiaoyue pointed at the tofu dishes in the pot. She was unaware of how shaky her tone was, and said stupidly, ¡°¡­This is Sichuan cuisine, mapo tofu?¡± ¡°Magic Mapo Tofu. This is the name of the dish,¡± Xia Yu said, and glanced Rina who was standing in front of the counter. He asked Rina, ¡°Rina, you remember it, right?¡± In the latter part of the sentence, he asked in English, deliberately letting Chinese tourists understand. ¡°No!¡± Rina bit her thumb, firmly staring at the mapo tofu in the pot. She shook her head, and said in a positive tone, ¡°This is definitely not the Magic Mapo Tofu I had last time.¡± ¡°What should I say? The glowing Magic Mapo Tofu is the true face of this dish. The one you tried last time with the commander was just my failed test,¡± Xia Yu said with a shrug. ¡°¡­Huh?¡± Rina thought she had misheard, and she roared in exasperation. Her clear eyes were full of anger. ¡°You let my Tongue of God taste a failed dish? Who gave you bravery? You dared to put the failed dish on the table and let the commander and I try and taste it!¡± Xia Yu was immune to the eyes of Rina who seemed to spit fire. ¡°In fact, didn¡¯t that failed dish make your commander ¡®cloth burst¡¯?¡± Xia Yu¡¯s mouth raised into a smile. ¡°This finished dish is the apology I give you.¡± Rina choked immediately. Her grandfather¡¯s shirt had burst, that much was true. ¡°It¡¯s thanks to you, Rina. If it wasn¡¯t for your Tongue of God, I¡¯m afraid that I would have needed to study for a while before I could find the shortcomings in the failed dish one by one. Because of your tongue, I made a highly completed dish that night. Now, this dish is almost perfect!¡± ¡°I finally understand why those high-ranking restaurants holding banknotes ask you to try their food.¡± The mouthful of praises sounded a bit harsh to Rina. Asshole! Who wanted to help you finish cooking! With green veins on her forehead, Rina resisted the urge to snarl like a female tyrannosaurus. Chapter 27 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Xia Yu turned around and took three small white porcelain plates. He scooped out the mapo tofu in the pot and sprinkled it with green garlic. He gave the three women chopsticks and small spoons. ¡°This dish should be eaten while it¡¯s hot. ¡®Hot¡¯ is also one of its essence,¡± Xia Yu said. Rina found that she could not control her hands. She looked like she was struggling. Her pretty face was tangled in a ball, and her beautiful violet eyes had a sense of shame. Finally, she picked up the small spoon that Xia Yu handed her. She slowly scooped up a few pieces of tofu on the plate in front of her. When the cuisine went into her mouth, all the tangled and struggling feelings went away. She tried desperately to suppress the moaning from deep inside, but the faint nasal sounds still leaked out. Rina¡¯s body was tight, then suddenly soft. The thighs that were covered in long black stockings could not stop wriggling. Her face was as red as an apple, which looked pretty. ¡°I¡­ I want to eat!¡± She held the countertop and scooped up the second spoon with trembling hands. After swallowing, her throat was hot and her whole body felt like it was like burning. At this time, Rina¡¯s head was empty, and the ¡®Tongue of God¡¯ disappeared, as if it had gone on strike because of incredible food. This was the first time Rina did not taste food through her tongue. The cells in her body were like critics, but they were all cheering instead. At this moment she felt that she was standing in the torrent of a waterfall. The cascading waterfall water curtain was suspended above the head. The pouring water was not the clear water, but hot chili sesame oil. The red oil poured on her fair skin. Her bones were numb, and there was a wonderful sense of soaking in the soul, which made her spit out a sultry heat. ¡°So delicious! This is not a dish, it is¡­ Magic!¡± In the real world, before her blurred and paralysed eyes collapsed, Rina said these words from the heart. ¡°Hey, please be careful.¡± The Tongue of God did not realize that she was standing, so she fell down. Xia Yu¡¯s movements were swift, and most of his body protruded from the counter, holding Rina with his strong and powerful hands. Lying in Xia Yu¡¯s arms, Rina still had a face of enjoyment, constantly exhaling heat. Her tempting red lips kept trembling. ¡°¡­Give me, I want, give me, I want¡­¡± She repeated this all the time, which made Xia Yu very embarrassed. Was the dose too high? This little girl was about to explode! The above was just bullshit. Do not take it seriously. Xia Yu would like to give Rina a realistic look to prove his innocence. I really did not drug you, Miss! Such a beautiful blonde girl with an angelic appearance was lying in his arms, repeating words that were more attractive than the island¡¯s love action film in an unconsciously cute tone. Although Xia Yu thought he had very good self-control, he still could not help glancing at this beautiful girl a few more times. The 2D was completely different from a living person. The two Chinese ladies were beautiful. But standing together with Rina, this was the gap between the reality and fantasy. Only, the appearance of the angel in 2D was indeed very lethal. However, Xia Yu¡¯s immunity was surprisingly high. He pressed Rina into a chair without expression, walking out from behind the counter. The performance of the two Chinese ladies were not much better than Rina. The white rice was completely wasted. They buried their heads in the plate in front of them and swallowed a bite of tofu from time to time. ¡°Did you wake up?¡± Standing in front of Rina, he found that her eyes were clear. Xia Yu picked up the porcelain spoon she had just used. Unexpectedly, a fiery palm clasped him tightly and grabbed his hand. ¡°You, you can¡¯t take it away¡­¡± She stared at the mixed red and white dishes on the dinner plate. She slightly elongated her white neck and swallowed the saliva secreted in her mouth. ¡°Take it away? I¡¯m helping you!¡± Xia Yu couldn¡¯t help crying and laughing at the same time. He was too lazy to explain to the unconscious young lady, so he scooped up a full spoonful of tofu and reached out to her mouth. ¡°Open up.¡± Rina did it subconsciously. The white porcelain spoon suddenly disappeared in her attractive red lips. After the spoon was pulled out again, the tofu dish on it was gone. She chewed carefully. This time, Rina did not swallow the food like before. Instead, she tasted it in her mouth and even deliberately used her tongue to analyse the composition of this ¡®magic¡¯ dish. It was a pity that her head was still blank, and the Tongue of God had not restored the cooking steps of this dish, nor could she find a defect. ¡°Ah¨C¡± Xia Yu scooped up the fourth spoon of tofu. Rina stared at him in shame, but her body was very obedient. And under his coaxing tone, she opened her mouth obediently. He had to say that it was a great pleasure to feed such a beautiful girl and observe her expression, especially when the food was cooked by himself. However, after finishing one plate, when he gave the second set of Magic Mapo Tofu to Rina and the two Chinese girls, Rina¡¯s face was flushed. She stared warningly at him and refused Xia Yu¡¯s approach. She took a spoon and chewed slowly. He shrugged. Rina ¡®s IQ was back to the normal line, which meant the welfare time was over. Xia Yu was also quite hungry. He was at a rapidly growing age. It was not enough to eat a bowl of tofu flower in the morning, and he was a foodie. So, he brought a bowl of rice and a plate of Magic Mapo Tofu for himself. He found a good place in the restaurant and sat down to enjoy the food. Actually, during his first time tasting the Magic Mapo Tofu, his performance was even worse. He was crying and laughing in the kitchen alone late at night. Fortunately, the old man was not there that night, otherwise he would be unable to explain. He had eaten too much of his own food, so he would inevitably have immunity. Xia Yu chewed on the rice with a big mouth. With just a small mouthful of mapo tofu, he could eat half a bowl of rice. Moreover, he also served himself a can of carbonated soft drink. The more he ate and drank, the more energetic he got. There was a sound of a car engine outside the door, and the door of the restaurant was suddenly pushed open by a girl with purple hair who was holding an umbrella. ¡°Miss Rina!¡± The girl with purple hair glanced around the narrow storefront and saw Rina¡¯s back. Her eyes brightened immediately, and she put the wet umbrella away, walking over. Her head bowed and said, ¡°Sorry, Miss Rina, I¡¯m late!¡± But Rina¡¯s back faced the door, and she did not respond at all. Hisako was confused and tried to call her a few more times. She then walked around to the front and covered her mouth with a shout. Rina¡¯s appearance was like a high fever patient. Blushing cheeks, her golden hair in disarray. Her hair was soaked in sweat, attaching itself to her forehead and cheeks. What made Hisako shy was that Rina not only took off her dark uniform coat, but only wore a white shirt. Her tie was pulled down. The top few buttons had been unbuttoned, revealing a large-scale spherical object. ¡°Miss Rina!¡± Hisako shook Rina¡¯s shoulders, and the Tongue of God suddenly woke up. ¡°¡­Hisako?¡± After seeing who it was, the color of alert in her eyes faded. ¡°You still have a scheduled appointment in the afternoon. It¡¯s not too late.¡± Hisako whispered, ¡°If Miss Rina feels uncomfortable, we can postpone the appointment or decline it.¡± ¡°Then decline it,¡± Rina said casually. ¡°Are you going home now?¡± ¡°Wait¡­¡± This time, she hesitated for a while before answering. Chapter 28 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Xia Yu was cleaning the dishes in the kitchen. There were not that many customers in a day anyway. Xia Yu just washed the dirty dishes if there were any. Otherwise, they would be unpleasant to look at. Four pairs of tableware, four small dishes, and a stainless-steel pot. The whole kitchen still had a strong spicy taste during the washing. Phew. After washing, he took out a paper towel to dry his hands. Xia Yu took out his mobile phone in his pocket and planned to make a call to the old man to ask him if he had boarded the plane. He wanted to ask for all the licenses for this restaurant. In fact, to open a restaurant, the licenses for each country were similar. In Japan, you must first have the ¡®Business License Application¡¯ and ¡®Food Sanitation Manager Qualification¡¯ granted by the Health Care Agency. Secondly, there were qualification documents of the Taxation Agency, Fire Department, Occupation Security Office and other government agencies. At least, in the last world, it was not easy for a Chinese to open a store in Japan. In this world, gourmet associations seemed to have replaced the functions of some government agencies. Without so many licenses, the most difficult part was to handle the Food Association. With a license from the Food Association, everything could be done easily. ¡°Beep, beep¡­¡± It had a busy tone with no signal whilst dialling. Xia Yu pouted. ¡°It seems that he has boarded.¡± Eh? Xia Yu suddenly noticed that someone was behind him. He glanced back at the blonde girl who was at the kitchen door. He smiled lightly. ¡°Why don¡¯t you make a sound when you walk? Rina, did you not eat enough?¡± This time, the Tongue of God was not angry because of his ridiculous words, and her violet eyes were calm. ¡°How did you cook the glowing dish?¡± she asked without any embarrassment. ¡°With my hands.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Rina took a deep breath and almost got angry again. ¡°I am asking you, what is the principle of the glowing dish?¡± ¡°Principle?¡± Xia Yu said, holding his chin and pretended to think. He said abruptly, ¡°The principle¡­ is that there is no principle!¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Rina was annoyed. ¡°You can¡¯t make it anyway.¡± Xia Yu shook his hand. Actually, there was no principle for glowing dishes. Based on the story of the Little Chinese Master Chef, only the dishes that glowed would be considered good dishes. It seemed to be a really high requirement for chefs these days. The failed Magic Mapo Tofu with 70 points could make the commander of Togetsu ¡®cloth burst¡¯ and comment that it was a delicious dish. The glowing dish with a score of 90 points or more made Rina, the ¡®Tongue of God¡¯ lose herself. In other words, 60-point qualified dishes in the Chef God System were the top dishes for Togetsu¡¯s high school students. The 90-point glowing dishes could win against any of the Top Ten in Food Wars. Of course, if the topic of this Food War was tofu and Chinese cuisine, Xia Yu had chance to show it and come up with the killing trick he currently mastered, ¡®Magic Mapo Tofu¡¯. If the topic changed to other things, such as Western food and Japanese food, then he could only get beaten up by the Top Ten. Xia Yu reviewed his cooking skill seriously and felt really ashamed. Using his strong suit, he could match with Top Ten, but for other dishes, such as French cuisine and Japanese cuisine, he didn¡¯t even reach the standard of Togetsu¡¯s students. ¡°I can¡¯t make it?¡± This time, Rina was really angry. She gritted his teeth and glared at him. ¡°Why can¡¯t I make it? As long as it¡¯s cooking, there is nothing the Tongue of God can¡¯t do!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Xia Yu rolled his eyes and felt speechless about Rina¡¯s weird temper. It was hard to explain. Xia Yu just couldn¡¯t say it was metaphysics. Xia Yu simply ignored her. He moved away from the Tongue of God and returned to the storefront. Then he saw Hisako Arato. ¡°Hi, secretary!¡± He said hi, but the girl with purple hair was full of vigilance. ¡°Who are you? Where is Miss Rina¡­¡± ¡°This is my shop!¡± Xia Yu¡¯s finger pointed at the ground under his feet. ¡°Ah.¡± At this time, Hisako Arato also saw the Tongue of God. She walked towards him and immediately bowed and apologized. ¡°Please take care of Miss Rina.¡± She was the secretary of the Tongue of God, and she should know the itinerary of the Tongue of God. The shop that the commander of Togetsu and the Tongue of God visited was definitely not an ordinary store. In a sense, Hisako Arato was actually much smarter than her master, Azumi Erina. ¡°Yes, I have taken care of her. Please take her away now.¡± Xia Yu looked at her impolitely and pointed to the one staring at him firmly from behind, like a ghost. ¡°Taking care of such a troublesome person is such a hassle. You must be worried, secretary.¡± Hisako Arato was stunned by Xia Yu¡¯s natural and familiar tone. Secretary? What¡¯s with this title¡­ ¡°Hurry up. I won¡¯t take your food money.¡± Xia Yu shook his hand again, and then ignored the pair of master and servant. He turned his head and smiled to communicate with the two Chinese ladies. He felt that it was more real when he talked with the beautiful women who belonged the same world as him. ¡°Master Rina!¡± Hisako Arato looked at the Tongue of God. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Rina bit her lower lip tightly. She turned around and strode away. But she suddenly stopped when she was at store front. ¡°You should come to Togetsu.¡± ¡°Togetsu? Probably not. I want to run a real restaurant, not to study cooking.¡± ¡°You are wasting your talent¡­¡± Rina looked anxious. ¡°Waste of talent? Chefs practice cooking day and night. Don¡¯t they want to satisfy the appetite of all kinds of guests? Praise is the affirmation of a chef. This is where my value is realized.¡± Finally, Xia Yu suddenly said, ¡°Otherwise, let¡¯s bet, Rina.¡± ¡°Bet?¡± ¡°If my restaurant fails to fill up between 6 pm and 12 midnight before school starts in April, then I lose. I will close the store and go to Togetsu after school and volunteer to join your team.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Rina¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Are you sure?¡± ¡°Of course!¡± ¡°However, it is a bet. If you lose, you will work as a kitchen hand in my restaurant for a year.¡± Xia Yu smiled. To Hisako Arato, his smile looked like a little fox which succeeded in plans. ¡°Kitchen hand? No, Miss Rina, you can¡¯t agree to this ridiculous bet!¡± Hisako Arato anxiously advised her. ¡°Rina, it¡¯s a fair bet. If I lose, my high school life will be spent in Togetsu. And if you lose, you will only be a kitchen hand for my shop for a year. I¡¯m worse off! ¡°Xia Yu spread his hands. ¡°Okay! I agree to this bet!¡± Rina¡¯s tone was firm and strong. ¡°I don¡¯t believe that a remote small shop that nobody cares about can be full of guests in more than half a month.¡± Rina continued, ¡°I don¡¯t know what makes you so confident, but to run a restaurant, cooking skill alone is not enough!¡± Chapter 29 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Who said that running a restaurant could not only rely on cooking alone? Even in the previous world, according to the Michelin inspector¡¯s rating standard, the food in the restaurant accounted for 70% of the total while the dining environment and service accounted for only 20% and 10% respectively. Just rely on food to crush the other two. Compared with the dining environment and service, the narrow Chinese cuisine restaurant was certainly far inferior to those high-end restaurants. The Chef God System was the source of Xia Yu¡¯s self-confidence. These days, under the guidance of the system, it could be said that Xia Yu was reborn. Every day when he slept, his cooking skills would have a new entry. System: ¡°You have a new task.¡± It was time for system to come out and make trouble. Xia Yu opened the task he had just received. His face turned black. ¡°[Bet With the Tongue of God].¡± ¡°Tip: The host should upgrade cooking skills to LV.10 as soon as possible. Learn more recipes, master the advanced talent of ¡®Chef¡¯s Heart¡¯, attract more diners for the restaurant, and beat Rina in the gamble.¡± ¡°Reward: 1 chance of the system¡¯s turntable draw.¡± Eh. In addition to the bet with Rina, Xia Yu also saw the second task listed below. ¡°[The First Exposure].¡± ¡°Tip: Serve 30 ordinary diners in 7 days. Make diners satisfied and praise your dishes.¡± ¡°Reward: Recipe ¡®Fried Spoon Cabbage¡¯ (Blue).¡± New recipe? Xia Yu¡¯s eyes brightened. He knew about Fried Spoon Cabbage. He had tried it before. There was no exaggerated cooking light in the animation. Back then, he also wanted to try the Fried Spoon Cabbage after mastering the recipe. Thinking of the unique fresh taste of vegetables, Xia Yu¡¯s salivary glands became active. Various vegetable cooking techniques were also unique skills of Chinese cuisine which could not be ignored. At the same time, Xia Yu was also full of enthusiasm for beating Rina in the gamble. One turntable draw opportunity! Xia Yu remembered clearly that he was gifted with the novice pack and opened the turntable draw for free. Relying on the piece of ¡®Mirror Crystal¡¯ that he got, he successfully made a qualified virgin dish, completing the initial task of the system. He got the first blue recipe in his life. He remembered several categories of turntable items. Namely, food ingredients, kitchenware, recipes, consumption and the special category. If you were lucky, you had a chance to obtain a god-level chef talent similar to the [Tongue of God] from a special category! It was impossible to say that Xia Yu did not envy Rina¡¯s tongue. At the Togetsu Academy, there was also the [Nose of God] Akira Hayama. That guy was more fortunate than the protagonist, Yukihira Soma, from Food Wars. He also first entered the ranks of the ¡®Togetsu¡¯s Top Ten¡¯. If he accidentally got a god-level chef talent, no matter what it was, Xia Yu would wake up with a grin on his face. Now was not time to compete using talent, but it was better to plan ahead. It was always right to be more skilful. ¡­ Watching Rina and Hisako get into the car under the rain, Xia Yu turned back to the restaurant. ¡°Heehee, your girlfriend looks a little capricious.¡± Mu Xiaoyue smirked at him. ¡°Girlfriend? I don¡¯t have this kind of girlfriend. Who can bear her mouth every day?¡± Xia Yu said. ¡°Isn¡¯t it enough to have an angel¡¯s appearance? It¡¯s the face score, the face score. This is the true meaning. That little temperament or what else, were all killed by face score.¡± Mu Xiaoyue tilted her head and looked at him, her eyes sparkling. He did not know what she was thinking. Xia Yu did not want to continue this topic. He turned around and asked, ¡°Magic Mapo Tofu, or the beef lungs with chili sauce last night. Which dish is more delicious?¡± ¡°Magic Mapo Tofu!¡± Mu Xiaoyue was stunned, and then answered without thinking. ¡°Hoo¡­¡± He took a breath quietly in his heart. Xia Yu was really afraid that his glowing dish still lost to a dish prepared by the old man. If it was like that, it was too hurtful. If his unique skill was crushed by home-made dishes, anyone would be seriously frustrated in their confidence and doubt their lives. After chatting for a while, the heavy rain outside showed no sign of stopping. Mu Xiaoyue and An Ya could not go to Tokyo in such bad weather. They just waited in the restaurant. Xia Yu turned into the kitchen and put a pile of small wooden plates with the names of the dishes on the counter and stared at them. When the old man was there, the restaurant served twelve different Chinese dishes every day. These twelve dishes were selected from the eight traditional Chinese cuisines. For example, three dishes were selected from Sichuan, Lu, Cantonese and Su cuisines today. Tomorrow would be picked from Zhejiang, Fujian, Xiang and Hui cuisines. Xia Yu did not think there was anything before. Every day at the old man¡¯s command, he hung the sign on the wall. But now, as a store manager and a chef, he felt that each plate was heavy. The black ink on the card surface represented a traditional cuisine. Xia Yu had only mastered a few of them that he was able to handle. Some of the rest, he was still dabbling in or studying. They were far from being able to make guests pay for the food. Taking a light breath, Xia Yu¡¯s eyes flashed. A trace of perseverance appeared in his eyes. He decided to reduce the twelve dishes a day to six. Two cuisines, three dishes per cuisine. After reduction, the pressure on his shoulder suddenly lowered. The old man could choose a plate to hang up as he wanted and let the guests order, but Xia Yu¡¯s cooking skills were too shallow. He could only select the dishes he was good at and arrange them on the counter. He still had some dishes that he was thinking about mastering and getting a 60-point pass evaluation from the system. Finally, it was the dishes for learning. He intended to arrange the daily menu for the next week in advance. But before arranging the menu, Xia Yu realized that he had overlooked a very important issue. Who supplied the ingredients? The menu was based on the abundant ingredients of the day. ¡°Ah¡­¡± He could not help rubbing his hair. Xia Yu was a little irritable. The old man left too hurriedly and did not say anything. The most important thing was, where was the money? Did he use his head to buy ingredients? His forehead showed green veins. Xia Yu took out his mobile phone to make a call. It was still a busy tone. His expression was a bit blank¡­ Hey, did that old guy really board or switch off his phone? Knock, knock! Someone suddenly knocked on the door of the restaurant. Xia Yu woke up in cold sweat. He abandoned his cranky thoughts and went from the back kitchen to the front desk. ¡°Mr. Shinhara?¡± Xia Yu was stunned to see a smiling middle-aged man dressed in a black-grey coat, a high hat and a pair of brown leather gloves. He was dressed as a classical British detective. ¡°We meet again, young man.¡± Shinhara took off his hat and sat in front of the counter. He conveniently placed a metal suitcase on the table. Xia Yu noticed that the surface of the suitcase was engraved with three conspicuous silver letters: IGO! His brain memory seemed to be stimulated by these three familiar letters. Xia Yu could not remember the meaning of the letters. He could only look at the middle-aged man with strange eyes. ¡°Mr. Shinhara, are you here for dinner or¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m sending you something.¡± Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the wave of Shinhara. The detective-dressed man with a thoughtful smile on his lips pointed to the metal suitcase on the counter. ¡°This is what your grandfather asked me for. Open it up and have a look.¡± Chapter 30 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation IGO! His hand rubbed the silver letters on the surface of the metal suitcase. Xia Yu found that it was not locked. With a click, the cover was opened, and there were two brochures and a bank card in it. There was a book on the top. The cover was a thin layer of black metal, and most importantly, the cover still had the logo of ¡®IGO¡¯. ¡°What is this?¡± Xia Yu was puzzled. He picked up the brochure that looked like a certificate and opened his mouth. There was only one side of the book. At the top was Xia Yu¡¯s portrait, and the under it was written in Japanese and English: ¡°Xia Yu, Chinese nationality. Has lived in Nihon for a long time and is 16 years old. Good at Chinese cuisine.¡± ¡°One-star chef.¡± ¡°IGO International Gourmet Organization Certification.¡± The content of the page was relatively simple. There was a scrawled personal signature in the lower right corner. Xia Yu could barely see that it was Shinhara¡¯s signature. Moreover, the signature had two red seals. One was from the Nihon Department of IGO, and the other was the personal work seal of Shinhara. There were many occasions to use seal in Nihon, so the intermediary often asked Chinese students to get a seal before going to Japan. Of course, the focus was not on the seal. Xia Yu kept a firm eye on the words of IGO International Gourmet Organization and took a breath. He finally remembered that IGO was the abbreviation of the terrorist food organization. International Gourmet Organization! In the ¡®Captive of Gourmet¡¯, this food institution even controlled the global order. The number of member states surpassed the United Nations Organization, covering more than 360 countries. That was the original comic story. Of course, there were not that many countries in the real world. Xia Yu had not heard anything about IGO in these years. It could be inferred from this that IGO was certainly not as powerful in this world as in the original comic book, otherwise it would not be suppressed by the state and could not make its own voice. Xia Yu patted his head. Xia Yu realized that the smiling detective man in front of the counter, a real man, was the manager of the Nihon Department of IGO. He did not think too hard about it. If there were any questions, he simply asked. ¡°IGO? International Gourmet Organization?¡± Xia Yu conveyed his surprise very well, deliberately changing it into a questioning tone. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°You are now an IGO-certified international one-star chef. You are qualified to know the existence of our IGO,¡± Shinhara Masato said slowly, ¡°Soon after the end of the Second World War, our IGO broke away from the United Nations and became a completely independent international institution.¡± ¡°We have our own Bureau of Publicity, Bureau of Affairs, Bureau of Justice, Bureau of Management, Bureau of Finance, Bureau of Development, and Bureau of Defence.¡± ¡°Of course, that¡¯s the headquarters. The Nihon Department is relatively simply set up. There are only the Defence Bureau, the Administration Bureau and the Legal Bureau.¡± ¡°Look at the second manual. That is the restaurant qualification of IGO.¡± Shinhara pointed to the second black book in the metal box. Xia Yu¡¯s heart jumped. He picked up the certificate and opened it. Sure enough, his personal portrait photo was pasted on the page. The personal information and restaurant information were pasted on the bottom. ¡°Now that you have taken over Xia¡¯s restaurant, and Mr. Xia Qing has left Nihon for a while, we can only rate your restaurant as a one-star restaurant according to your current chef level.¡± ¡°One-star?¡± Xia Yu asked tentatively, ¡°How many grades does the restaurant have?¡± ¡°Normally, it¡¯s nine stars, and then the restaurant directly under IGO,¡± Shinhara answered. ¡°What¡¯s the use of your star rating?¡± Now Xia Yu was not sure what kind of influence IGO made in the world. ¡°It¡¯s very simple. With our certificate, you can safely run the restaurant regardless of the business license of other government agencies,¡± Shinhara said with a smile, ¡°If there are any problems in your restaurant, such as fire and food safety, government personnel will come to your door. You can take out the IGO certificate. Things will be transferred to the administration of the Nihon Department of IGO, and we will deal with them internally.¡± ¡°Your grandfather has arranged everything.¡± He then stood up, reached out to Xia Yu and said, ¡°Give me your cell phone.¡± Xia Yu heard the words and handed over his mobile phone with doubt. Shinhara also took out his mobile phone, as if it had opened bluetooth data transmission. A newly installed mobile app appeared on the background of Xia Yu¡¯s mobile phone. ¡°Open it. The login ID is your real name, and the password is your resident ticket number.¡± Huh? After taking back the mobile phone, the mobile app had been opened. There was a simple login interface, waiting for him to enter his login ID and password. Xia Yu went upstairs to find his own resident ticket, which was almost equivalent to a household register in Nihon. ¡°Welcome to IGO online.¡± After entering, there was a beautiful female voice speaking in the standard Japanese language. The upper left corner of the app interface was the automatic positioning information: Nihon, Tokyo. A row of categories appeared on the screen: [Food Market] [Battle of Food Wars] [Application of New Ingredients and Development of Recipes] The last part was a leisure forum, which seemed to be the place where IGO certified chefs filled up forms and chatted. It was divided into various regions. There were more than 100 latest posts in the Nihon region. ¡°Food Market?¡± These words happened to poke the most concerned question in Xia Yu¡¯s heart. Without hesitation, Xia Yu went in. Eh. Xia Yu found that it was similar to some take out software. There were a variety of food stores covering the whole Nihon area from Hokkaido to Kyushu Island and Okinawa-Jima. He entered a food and materials store called ¡®Tokyo Aquatic Seafood¡¯ and found that there were actually many comments from IGO certified chefs, some of which were anonymous, some of which directly used their real names. ¡°As always.¡± ¡°Thank you very much, Mrs. Senju. Every batch of goods is strictly controlled. We use the freshest aquatic products in our Misty House and make Nihon cuisine that satisfies our guests,¡± commented a very virtuous female chef. Misty House. It sounded familiar. Xia Yu was stunned. He took a look at the portrait image of the virtuous cook and her anonymous ID. He patted his forehead. Inui Hinako. Known as ¡®The Lady of the Fog¡¯, she was good at Nihon cuisine. The key point was she was the 80th issue of Togetsu, the second seat of ¡®Togetsu¡¯s Top Ten¡¯! ¡°Togetsu Graduates!¡± Suddenly, Xia Yu was interested. He looked under her ID and counted in silence. There were five little stars. Did that mean that she was a five-star chef at IGO? He could not help muttering. The second seat of Togetsu¡¯s Top Ten only had a five-star qualification after graduation. The original attention on food ingredients immediately turned to the exploration of Togetsu graduates. Xia Yu was a little addicted to looking through the evaluation of various food stores to find the characters he was familiar with. Kojiro Shimiya, six-star chef. Suwon Fuyumi, five-star chef. Chihisa Kiku, four-star chef. Tsunosaki Taka, four-star chef. ¡­ Xia Yu focused on the current top ten, and the most powerful the 69th top ten. He only found the evaluation of Isshiki in a curry food store. Isshiki was a three-star chef. However, according to that guy¡¯s characteristic, he should be clumsy. His real strength was likely to be four-stars. ¡®There is no sliver of Dojima, no Sainami Joichiro and no Naginiri. It seems that the graduates of the older generation in Togetsu are relatively low-key, and they may also rarely use IGO¡¯s mobile software,¡¯ Xia Yu thought. Chapter 31 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Turning back to the ingredients section, Xia Yu found that with IGO online, he could buy whatever he wanted. In Tokyo, the average delivery time was 2 hours. Even local specialty stores in Osaka and Hokkaido, which sold special flavor food ingredients, could deliver them to your home through special express channels the next day. Of course, there were extra shipping fees for urgency. Xia Yu seriously suspected that IGO had built a global food logistics network. Japanese Black Cat Delivery seemed to only serve ordinary people. IGO¡¯s chefs obviously had other channels. IGO online made Xia Yu¡¯s view of Tokyo and even the world shake at once. He knew that the world was not as simple as it seemed. However, he did not expect that IGO, a high-energy international food organization, had appeared in the world. Wasn¡¯t that to say that there may be a real chef god in the world who could use legendary ingredients to cook incredible dishes that could enhance the activity of human cells, made life evolve and prolong life span? Moreover, IGO appeared, so the rival of this international organization, the powerful dark power ¡®Gourmet¡¯, may also exist. There were all kinds of food hunters. Could we say that there was an unknown food industry besides the normal world? Thinking of that, Xia Yu could no longer calm down. He could not help asking Shinhara, ¡°Mr. Shinhara, have you ever been to the Gourmet World?¡± Who knew that after this question, it caused the middle-aged man to look at him like he was looking at an idiot. ¡°Do you really believe in those fables? The God of Food does exist. His disciples established the international food organization. However, after the end of World War II, the God of Food disappeared. Many people said that the God of Food actually broke the void and went to another vast food world. But according to IGO¡¯s internal information, the God of Food actually lives in a corner of the world and enjoys his old age.¡± ¡°Who is the current president of IGO?¡± Xia Yu asked. ¡°A guy who is good at cooking with all kinds of spirits. He¡¯s not old. You will see him.¡± Shinhara chuckled. ¡°Then Mr. Shinhara, is there anything beyond human common sense in this world? For example, chefs being good at martial arts, having powerful fighting power, demons in their bodies, being able to knock down an armored tank with one blow¡­¡± ¡°¡­¡± After his question, there was a long period of silence from Shinhara. ¡°You¡¯ve got a big brain hole, young man. The world is not as exaggerated as you think. There are always things that science cannot explain. But it is certainly not as you think.¡± Shinhara held his forehead. The corner of his mouth was twitching. Xia Yu reluctantly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the high-energy force system of ¡®Captive of Gourmet¡¯ had not been transplanted. Otherwise, chefs could do martial arts. Who could stop them? If it was like this, he could understand why IGO was not as powerful as the original novel in this world. Without superhuman power, food hunters could not fight against the armies of other countries. The IGO in the world was just another form of the United Nations, which had become a place of political struggle among great powers. There was something else hidden in Shinhara¡¯s original words that he could hear, so Xia Yu was not actually at ease. Whatever. His ridiculous thoughts had stopped. Despite the flood, the restaurant must be operated. He could not lose the bet to the little girl Rina. ¡°Is this my old man¡¯s bank card?¡± Xia Yu glanced at the last object in the metal suitcase. He took it and flipped it over to see. ¡°Yes!¡± ¡°Only a million yen in the card!¡± With a pair of ¡®I sympathize with you¡¯ eyes, Shinhara looked at Xia Yu, patted him on the shoulder, and said, ¡°This is the order of your old man. It has been bound to your IGO account. Work hard. If you have something to ask, you can call my personal phone number¡­¡± The middle-aged man dressed as a detective left his phone number and waved as he walked away. A million yen! What the h*ll! Xia Yu was holding the bank card. He cried without tears. This amount was about 60,000 yuan. He carefully calculated in his heart. His own store did not need rent. He was the only worker with no expensive salary. First of all, he had saved a lot of money on the operation cost of the small restaurant. In IGO¡¯s online food stores, there were a large number of [Tokyo Seafood and Aquatic Products]. A large fresh salmon, at the price of 4000 yen, was much higher than the price of the ordinary seafood market. The processed mentaiko, that is, the roe of the finfish, had been pickled with chilli and spices. It was a semi-finished food ingredient. Each small box was 2000 yuan. Xia¡¯s restaurant mainly engaged in Chinese cuisine and could not use expensive aquatic seafood for now. Xia Yu looked for a long time in the app store before he saw a food ingredient shop that was mainly engaged in freshwater fish called Aohara Fish Market. Because of the sea and abundant aquatic products, the Japanese seldom ate freshwater fish. Of course, this was also related to Japanese living habits. The muddy taste of river fish was too heavy, and it was unpalatable if it was not properly cooked. The freshwater fish that the Japanese ate most was carp. However, it was not the carp raised in the pond for aesthetic purposes, but the carp raised in the spring water deep in the mountain. It was directly used as sashimi. It was fresh and fat, and the price was far higher than many sea fish. Xia Yu was afraid that he could not find a freshwater fish¡¯s food store online. After all, there were many Chinese dishes that needed to use freshwater fish. For example, the ¡®squirrel-shipped bass¡¯ cooked for the two Chinese female tourists last night could not be made without freshwater fish ingredients. ¡°The old man has been using IGO store to buy food materials, right?¡± Another doubt in his heart was finally solved. Over the years, when he came back from school in the evening, the kitchen was always full of all kinds of fresh ingredients, but Xia Yu never met the supplier who delivered them to this restaurant. The old man must have deliberately let IGO¡¯s delivery personnel stagger the time to avoid him who was not part of the world at that time. It could be a form of protection. After all, Xia Yu, the original chef, never showed his talent. But in the recent week, Xia Yu used his actions and achievements to make the old man change his mind. Buy whatever he wanted! First, he arranged the menu for the next week. Since there was a ready-made IGO food store which was convenient and fast, and the quality of the food was very high, he was too lazy to care about the price. He was the chef and the restaurant manager. If he did not use the best ingredients to reduce the operating cost, in Xia Yu¡¯s opinion, it was a sign of self-harm! It was better to raise the price of each dish in the menu rather than to use the ingredients that reduced the quality of the dish. Didn¡¯t you see that ¡®Misty House¡¯ of Inui Hinako and restaurants opened by the graduates of Togetsu buy food ingredients in the IGO market? As a business operator and chef with pursuit, he had to sacrifice his capital. This was also being responsible for his culinary arts and guests. He bought the ingredients for three days at a time. The refrigerator in the restaurant was not big enough. Otherwise, Xia Yu would buy all the ingredients he used for a week and store them. ¡°Your account balance is¡­¡± In a flash, his card lost dozens of yen, and Xia Yu could not help looking up at the sky with tears. Could one million last until April? Perhaps not! At the moment, Xia Yu¡¯s mind was full of thoughts on how to maximize the use of this capital to earn his first bucket of gold so that the restaurant could continue to operate. These ideas were summed up to one thing: the use of one million yen. If the capital was used up and the business situation of the restaurant was not getting better, his bet with Rina would surely be lost. Chapter 32 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation After ordering the ingredients, the big stone in his heart had finally been put down. The rest was up to his ability. ¡°Today¡¯s menu is Sichuan and Cantonese cuisine.¡± ¡°Sichuan cuisine is fish flavoured pork shreds, mapo tofu, chili and sour potato.¡± ¡°Cantonese food is satay beef, sweet and sour pork with pineapple, and braised assorted vegetables with marinated tofu.¡± These six dishes were all familiar to Xia Yu. He could get 60 points in the system if he paid a little attention. As for tomorrow¡¯s dishes, he copied today¡¯s three dishes and added three new Lu dishes. Braised prawns, braised intestines in brown sauce and steamed tofu stuffed with seafood and vegetables. It was not hard to see that there were a lot of dishes with tofu as the main ingredient. This was Xia Yu¡¯s helpless move. In his study of Magic Mapo Tofu, he almost filled the tofu cooking skills up. Xia Yu dared to say that if it came to tofu making, he was full of self-confidence. However, the other two Lu dishes, braised prawns and braised intestines in brown sauce, were relatively unfamiliar to him. Occasionally, they could get 60 points. What Xia Yu needed to do now was to practice more and stabilize the quality of the cuisine. Looking up and down the kitchen, Xia Yu was dumbfounded. The refrigerator was almost empty. Not to mention the two main ingredients of shrimp and pork intestine, other side dishes could not be found! Moreover, Xia Yu thought that cooking with the ingredients he bought in the online shop for practice was very unreliable. In the past, when the old man was there, he could empty his head and be carefree. He would practice with any ingredients that he saw. Especially this week. Xia Yu recalled what he did, and his face blushed with shame. The failed product of ¡®Magic Mapo Tofu¡¯ fell into one basket and another basket. The consumption of tofu was also terrible. From the beginning of soaking 5 kg of soybean to make soy milk every day, it increased to 10 kg on the third day, and to 15 kg on the fifth day. In other words, it was too extravagant if there was no financial support. Practice like this could ruin the family. That was why a great chef was difficult to train. If you did not go to a chef¡¯s technical school like Togetsu, you needed to find a master to take you in. You needed to work in the kitchen of the restaurant, run errands, and start with the most basic work like cutting vegetables to accumulate experience. After all of this, you could become a chef, then become the head chef. After twenty years of accumulation¡­ The key was money. The old man only left a million yen. This part of money had to be used to buy food ingredients. It was very hard. If Xia Yu continued to practice with the purchased food ingredients, the result was that he would unconsciously run out of money. The half-dead restaurant would turn into a completely dead one. But he could not do without practice unless he used the same menu every day in the early stages and muddled through first. Xia Yu shook his head. He had already reduced the dishes from 12 a day to six. He could say that he had done his best to make this decision. That was the bottom line. If he cut it down again, Xia Yu thought that it was self-exile. Without pressure, where was the motivation to move forward? ¡°System, how can I practice cooking?¡± He could only turn to ask the system for help. ¡°The host currently has a fame value of 220 points and can open the Chef God Space for practice. Every hour spent in the Chef God Space consumes 10 fame points,¡± the system responded. Chef God Space? Xia Yu just asked tentatively, but he did not expect the system to have a way, so he was overjoyed. But he immediately forced himself to calm down again. ¡°System, with 220 fame points, what can I buy in the Chef God Store?¡± ¡°Blue recipe with an average price of 500 fame points.¡± ¡°Blue permanent kitchenware with an average price of 1000 fame points.¡± ¡°Blue extended skill book with an average price of 1000 fame points.¡± Sure enough! 500 fame points could buy a recipe, and 220 points to open the Chef God Space could only support him for 22 hours. Recipes were permanent learning. Thinking of this, Xia Yu felt distressed. He still only had half of the fame to buy a blue recipe. After careful studying, mastering new glowing dishes, increasing the number of cards in his hands¡­ However, due to his late start and his lack of cooking skills, a large amount of cooking practice was necessary. Just like the protagonist Yukihira Soma from Food Wars, he started cooking at the age of three. He had been in the kitchen of the Yukihira Restaurant for 12 years and had an extremely rich experience as a front-line chef. Similarly, the brothers from Italy, Takumi and Isami, were professional chefs with rich practical experience before they entered Togetsu. Xia Yu¡¯s foundation was very good. Even if there was no Chef God System, his knife skill was still outstanding among a group of students in Togetsu. But he was extremely lacking in the experience of being a front-line chef. These experiences had to be accumulated slowly by operating a small shop, and before that, the Xia¡¯s Chinese Cuisine Restaurant had to be operated! ¡°Practice! Practice!¡± He bit his teeth; the fame points should be an investment for the restaurant. ¡°System, please give me 22 hours of the Chef God Space,¡± he said, ¡°After the Chef God Space is open, can I enter and leave anytime I want?¡± ¡°Yes, when host leaves the Chef God Space, time freezes.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s go!¡± Xia Yu ran up to the bedroom on the second floor, closed the door, and could not wait to lie in bed. ¡­ He seemed to sleep beautifully. Waking up, Xia Yu found himself in an antique traditional kitchen. There was a gas stove, cabinets, pots and pans, and an unopened bottle and jar, all of which were shining. It was like a classic luxurious dream. In addition to the kitchen counter for chopping vegetables, there was a kitchen counter for fresh ingredients. Xia Yu walked over and took out a big salmon from a box that full of hard ice. Smelling the fragrance of salmon, Xia Yu¡¯s stomach seemed to protest. Somehow, the salmon turned into a dish and floated in front of his vision. Just holding ingredients, and the inspiration was like an endless stream. Xia Yu took a breath and enjoyed this state of active thinking. ¡°The time starts now. Host can use ingredients in this kitchen at will. The ingredients are not limited in supply.¡± ¡°In addition, if the host makes a dish of 90 points or more, you can get a mysterious surprise reward from the system.¡± After speaking, the Chef God System went silent. Mysterious surprise reward? His mouth twitched. Although this kind of temptation was similar to that greasy elder sister, or Dragon Sword that only needed you to click on, it could rudely arouse people¡¯s desires. Xia Yu began to look forward to it. ¡¯90 points, right? I¡¯ll show it to you!¡¯ He started a sweating exercise. ¡­ Today, it rained heavily in Tokyo, and there was no sign of it stopping until evening. The two Chinese female tourists, An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue, spent almost the whole day in Xia¡¯s restaurant. From two o¡¯clock in the afternoon, the teenager who was the manager and chef disappeared, leaving the two Chinese ladies who had not known him for a long time to help him look after the restaurant. ¡°Xiao Ya, our dinner has been settled tonight.¡± Mu Xiaoyue surfed Weibo again. She got up from the chair, stretched her lazy waist, and touched her belly to show a sweet smile. ¡°After eating too much at noon, I have now digested most of it.¡± ¡°What are you going to eat tonight?¡± Her girlfriend, An Ya, the goddess-like girl, also held her cheek with both hands, propping it up on the desktop. She stared at the empty menu bar on the wall. Knock, knock, knock! ¡°Is anyone there?¡± With the knock on the door, a young couple put away their wet umbrella and entered the restaurant. Chapter 33 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Where is the boss?¡± Between the couple, the young man looked really colorful. His hair was dyed in different colors. He definitely had the Shibuya style. He put his hands in his pockets and looked around. His eyes were not friendly, and he seemed a little disgusted. The girlfriend pulled the young man¡¯s sleeve and stared at him. The young man scoffed and took his hands out of his pockets. And he slightly weakened his bad attitude. Mu Xiaoyue stood up hesitantly and said in English, ¡°Are you looking for a meal?¡± Who knew that the young woman would cover her mouth with a surprised on her face when she saw Mu Xiaoyue clearly? ¡°You, are you Sister Yueyue?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Mu Xiaoyue also reacted. After hearing Chinese, she subconsciously replied. And her face immediately became strange. ¡°Great! Let¡¯s take a picture first!¡± The young woman immediately abandoned her boyfriend. She squeezed next to Mu Xiaoyue and took out her fruit phone. She adjusted the angle and took a few photos one after another. Then she nodded with satisfaction. ¡°Did you read my food article and look for this place specifically?¡± Mu Xiaoyue asked curiously. In the food tour, Mu Xiaoyue put the specific address of Xia¡¯s Chinese restaurant in the content of the article. If one read the article carefully, it could be easily found. The young girl said yes and asked, ¡°Sister Yueyue, is this Chinese cuisine very authentic and delicious?¡± ¡°You will know after you eat. I cannot describe it with words.¡± Mu Xiaoyue spread her arms. ¡°Really?¡± The woman¡¯s eyes lit up, and she turned to hold the Shibuya-style boyfriend. She found a clean place to sit down. Mu Xiaoyue glanced over. This woman was very young and should be an international student. Her boyfriend was obviously Japanese. The two talked in Japanese. The woman pleaded a little and seemed to ask to dine in the Chinese restaurant, while her boyfriend frowned with reluctance. ¡°Xiao Ya, you look after the shop. I¡¯ll go find that stupid boy.¡± Mu Xiaoyue threw the job of looking after the shop to her girlfriend and walked into the backyard of Xia¡¯s restaurant. ¡°Ah Yu?¡± Mu Xiaoyue followed the narrow staircase to the second floor. She looked at the clean and tidy room and nodded secretly. She found where the bedrooms were. One bedroom was empty, and the other was closed. Obviously, there was someone inside. She stood outside the door and shouted several times, and a shadow gradually enlarged after pushing the door. ¡°Sister Yue?¡± After opening the door, Xia Yu looked surprised. He looked like he stayed up late, and his dark eye bags were serious, which made Mu Xiaoyue frown. She had an incomprehensible feeling. It¡¯s only been three hours or more. In the afternoon, the boy who was still alive and well, had become so sick. Mu Xiaoyue was suspicious in her heart. She glanced past Xia Yu and towards Xia Yu¡¯s bedroom, but she saw nothing unpleasant. Her eyes paused at the rubbish bin in the bedroom deliberately. When she saw there were no tissues in the basket, Mu Xiaoyue withdrew her gaze with a guilty conscience. ¡°Why did you have a nap until nighttime!¡± As Mu Xiaoyue said that, she took Xia Yu¡¯s arm and dragged him downstairs and explained, ¡°The guest is here. It¡¯s my fan. She read my food travel diary last night and found the shop intentionally. You need to show good hospitality, otherwise you will make me lose my reputation!¡± Xia Yu¡¯s dizzy head gradually became sober as he walked downstairs step by step. He suddenly remembered why Mu Xiaoyue was in the store. It was about three days ago when it was raining heavily in Tokyo. He asked An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue to help him look after the store so he could practice in the back kitchen¡­ That¡¯s not right! After thinking about it, Xia Yu discovered that the timeline was all messed up. The problem lied in the Chef God Space! ¡°System, how long did I stay in the Chef God Space?¡± ¡°You entered the Chef God Space at 2:33 pm Tokyo time. It is now 5:48 pm Tokyo time today, a total of 3 hours and 15 minutes,¡± the system answered diligently. ¡°What?!¡± Xia Yu was shocked. Only 3 hours passed in the real world, but the problem was that he felt that he stayed in the Chef God Space for at least 3 days. He was practicing cooking all day and night, and his whole body was numb. Xia Yu swallowed his saliva and realized that there was a big problem with the time redemption that he had not understood! 10 fame points could be exchanged for an hour of training time in the Chef God System. Note that this time referred to the real-world time! ¡®Is an hour in reality a day in the Chef God Space?¡¯ Xia Yu suddenly felt terrible about this thought. Mu Xiaoyue dragged Xia Yu to the storefront. ¡°Do you want to eat?¡± Xia Yu temporarily put away unnecessary distractions and looked at the young couple in front of him. ¡°¡­¡± The young girl saw such a young boy with a small face and a young age asking her. So, she first looked at Mu Xiaoyue, then opened her mouth slightly. ¡°You, are you the owner of this shop?¡± ¡°I am not only the boss, but also the chef.¡± Xia Yu smiled slightly. The woman spoke in Japanese, and he naturally answered in Japanese. ¡°Huh?¡± The Shibuya young man next to her looked funny. From surprised to questioning, and then he asked with a little humility, ¡°Are you a student of Togetsu?¡± ¡°No.¡± Xia Yu shook his head. The Shibuya man changed his face, and there was a trace of disgust that could not be concealed in his eyes. He said with no respect, ¡°So, you are not a student of Togetsu. Then how dare you run a restaurant at this age? Who gave you the courage?¡± ¡°You should know the appetite of the guests. It is not acceptable with just a few plausible dishes so you can pass the test,¡± he questioned rudely. The girlfriend stared at him; this time, the Shibuya man stared back without showing weakness. ¡°Did you say that the Chinese cuisine was made by this kid? It would be better to go to the restaurant opened by the graduates of Togetsu to eat Japanese food. We took the tram in this bad weather to come here. Who knew that the chef was so unreliable. I am really disappointed.¡± His girlfriend could only stand up and bow to apologize in this situation. ¡°Sorry, he misunderstands Chinese cuisine, so¡­¡± Xia Yu waved his hand to show that was not a big deal. He also could see that this Shibuya-style young man seemed to look down on Chinese cuisine, and he almost wrote the words ¡®I hate Chinese cuisine¡¯ on his annoying face. That was the case, Xia Yu substantially wanted to change the understanding of this lost lamb about what was called authentic Chinese cuisine! He practiced in the Chef God Space for three days and nights, and now his hands felt heated. He didn¡¯t say much and turned back to the kitchen. Xia Yu hung the arranged menu sign on the wall. An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue came closer, squeezing beside him. ¡°Sichuan cuisine is fish-flavored shredded pork, mapo tofu and chili and sour potato.¡± ¡°Cantonese cuisine is sand tea beef, sweet and sour pork with pineapple and braised assorted vegetables with marinated tofu.¡± What. Mu Xiaoyue looked disappointed. ¡°Why are there only six dishes today?¡± ¡°If you eat three of these dishes on the menu, I will give it to you for free. Is that enough?¡± Xia Yu laughed, and suddenly asked, ¡°Oh, in the afternoon, did they bring any ingredients here?¡± ¡°Yes, some are in the freezer. Some are outside as there was not enough space. By the way, which market did you order the ingredients from? The person who brought the food was really professional¡­¡± Mu Xiaoyue wiped her saliva on her mouth. Chapter 34 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Xia Yu entered the kitchen and began to wash his hands. There was a bit of quarrelling noises outside. Under the menu wall, the Shibuya-style Japanese young man shouted loudly. ¡°¡­What¡¯s the matter with these prices?¡± ¡°Fish-flavored shredded pork 3,000 yen, mapo tofu and chili and sour potato 2,500 yen.¡± ¡°Satay beef, sweet and sour pork with pineapple, and braised assorted vegetables with marinated tofu are all 3,500 yen¡­ Are you sure that this isn¡¯t robbing someone?¡± The young man became more and more excited and he grabbed his girlfriend and walked out. ¡°We can go to other places. There is a Chinese cuisine buffet restaurant in Ikebukuro. You can eat a set meal of ten dishes for 2,500 yen!¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to eat here!¡± The girlfriend was obviously not a good-tempered girl. She was angry immediately. ¡°¡­¡± Whilst listening to the quarrel, Xia Yu suddenly stop heating the pot and went to the counter outside. ¡°Sister Yue, you can order. What do you want to eat today?¡± He ignored the noisy couple. Mu Xiaoyue withdrew her gaze from the quarrelling couple. She frowned slightly and showed a shallow dimple when she smiled. ¡°Can I order all six dishes? Woo¡­ I ate mapo tofu at noon and want to eat it at night too. What will my stomach do without you? You are now responsible for this sister!¡± She used a coquettish tone which made Xia Yu shiver. ¡°Stop!¡± Xia Yu put up his hand with a blank expression. ¡°Only three courses, and it¡¯s free of charge. It¡¯s a reward for you. I won¡¯t cook more even if you give more money¡­¡± ¡°Won¡¯t do it even with money?¡± Mu Xiaoyue grinded her teeth secretly. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because three courses with rice will make you two girls full. The fourth dish you order will be a waste!¡± Xia Yu said, ¡°You also know the quantity of each course in our Xia¡¯s shop.¡± Mu Xiaoyue looked at An Ya. She whispered to her. She came back after a while, and said, ¡°What is boss¡¯ recommendation today?¡± ¡°I recommend all six courses.¡± ¡°Okay¡­ Then we want fish-flavored shredded pork and satay beef¡­¡± As she said it, Mu Xiaoyue stopped and bit her thumb. It looked like it was hard to decide the third course. ¡®Sweet and sour pork with pineapple, or braised assorted vegetables with marinated tofu?¡¯ Mu Xiaoyue thought, as if the cooked dishes would just appear in front of her eyes. A dish appeared in front of her eyes. It showed a sweet and sour dish. It was sweet and sour pork with pineapple. As for braised assorted vegetables with marinated tofu, Mu Xiaoyue had eaten it in China. It was Cantonese cuisine. In Hong Kong and Macau, it was a common clay pot dish with many ingredients. ¡°Braised assorted vegetables with marinated tofu!¡± Mu Xiaoyue said the name of the third dish. There was a kind of pain in her heart. The plate of sweet and sour pork with pineapple that appeared in front of her quickly disappeared. ¡®I¡¯m sorry,¡¯ Mu Xiaoyue said quietly in her heart, and clenched her fists. ¡®I will definitely order you next time! Wait for me!¡¯ ¡°Look after the store for about 30 minutes for me.¡± Xia Yu glanced at the couple who were still arguing and turned back to the kitchen. ¡°Aiya, annoying!¡± Mu Xiaoyue was upset by the quarrelling couple and was not very happy anymore. She looked angry and pulled her female fan away. She said domineeringly, ¡°If you believe in the signature of my Yueyue Food Blog, just wait a bit longer. You don¡¯t need to order. Wait for the three dishes I ordered to be served. You can try it first¡­¡± Huh! She laughed out loud in her heart. Mu Xiaoyue admired her own wit. She ordered three dishes. The couple could order the three other dishes. The four of them sat at a table. Then, they could share everything. It could be said that she was the loyal fan of Xia¡¯s cuisine, or Xia Yu¡¯s first loyal customer. She was 100% confident in Xia Yu¡¯s cooking skill. If only the couple was willing to have a bite, she was sure that their hearts would be captured immediately. And the question of the price would be turned into a word of praise. ¡°You should tell your boyfriend that if he disagrees, then break up!¡± Mu Xiaoyue continued her dominance. She flicked her hands and sat back next to her girlfriend. Then, the quarrelling couple took a breath and sat down. The Shibuya-style young man felt bored while waiting. So, he took out his mobile phone, and pointed at the menu wall of Xia¡¯s Chinese Cuisine Restaurant. He took a clear picture, and posted a picture on Twitter: ¡°There is heavy rain in Tokyo today. My mood is very bad. My girlfriend is a Chinese girl who strongly urged me to go to a small Chinese restaurant in Taidong District. The price is shown in the picture. Everyone can express your opinion¡­¡± ¡°In addition, the head chef of this shop may be a high school student. I asked, and he was not a student of Togetsu. Why does he have the courage to be the head chef at this age?¡± After tweeting it, there were multiple reposts and replies immediately. The Shibuya-style young man seemed to be a small celebrity on the Internet. His Twitter profiles showed that he was a well-known UP master of the Japanese barrage video site NicoNico Music Zone, with more than 200,000 followers. ¡°Pity Mr. Tianfeng!¡± ¡°This price is unbearable. Call the police now!¡± A group of enthusiastic fans retweeted the reply. Similarly, this tweet was sent a few minutes after it was translated by domestic fans and sent to the QQ group, which immediately triggered a large-scale condemnation. ¡°This price is really expensive. What Chinese cuisine can be sold so expensively? An average of 180 yuan per plate is almost the same cost as a big hotel!¡± ¡°Hopefully, it¡¯s a Chinese restaurant opened by a Japanese. Otherwise it¡¯s really embarrassing.¡± ¡°Chinese cuisine in Japan? It means that mapo tofu has been changed to a sweet taste, sweet and sour pork with pineapple tastes strange. Dandan noodle has soup. The domestic steamed dumplings become luxury products¡­ I will never admit that these things are Chinese cuisine!¡± ¡­ Xia Yu knew nothing about the sound of the outside world. He focused on the world of cooking, and the kitchen counters were filled with main ingredients and side dishes that had been cleaned or cut. Behind him, the reformed gas stove¡­ All three stoves emitted blue flames. One of them was a casserole with a closed lid. There was a boiling whisper, and the smell of the fragrance permeated the kitchen. The name of braised assorted vegetables with marinated tofu looked long, but it was a relatively easy dish. He chopped the mushrooms, fat choy, water chestnuts, vermicelli, tofu skin, fungus, black fungus, carrots, and Chinese cabbage. The mushrooms, fungus, tofu skin, and fat choy had been soaked in water. The second step was to prepare the key sauce, mash and mix the fermented bean curd, and put it aside for later. The next step was to put the watered carrots, mushrooms, fungus, and tofu skin into the wok, stir fry, add the cabbage, and stir fry it again. The third stir fry was to add the pumpkin. Heat control was particularly important for the process. He needed to stir fry it three times evenly, but not overheat it, otherwise it would be cooked. Finally, it was put in a casserole, and the ingredients would be cooked. Snap! Counting the time silently in his heart, Xia Yu turned around and turned off a coal stove. As the flame went out, the braised assorted vegetables with marinated tofu was completed! There were two dishes left: satay beef and fish-flavored pork shreds. Beef and shredded pork had been cut and marinated. Xia Yu put on an apron. With a large frying pan in his left and right hand, and the pan was hot on the gas stove. He poured oil into it. His movements were smooth, his eyes were calm, and he had a kind of temperament of a master chef. Both pots whispered. Next, he stir fried the small dried chili and black fungus in one pot and poured the marinated pork into the hot oil and stir fried the other pot. If there were other chefs here, they would know that Xia Yu was actually doing two things at one time. Cooking two dishes at the same time! Chapter 35 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The Shibuya man was chatting with his friends on Twitter and complaining to several singers who were also on the NicoNico website. His name was Mizutani Shun. He was a top student at University of Tokyo. His girlfriend was Ren Xue, from China, and was also a top student at University of Tokyo. In fact, the two were already dating before University. They had dated for about four years. Mizutani¡¯s diligent work in NicoNico was inseparable from his girlfriend¡¯s support. He was a singer, and his girlfriend was a dancer. The two inspired each other, making progress together. They had many things in common. In the eyes of outsiders, they were the best couple. But Mizutani Shun knew that if a cross-cultural romance was to be maintained, it was not enough to rely on connection alone. Just like choice of food, the two would always have differences. Ren Xue studied in Japan when she was in high school and she was always interested in her hometown food. However, Mizutani Shun had eaten unbelievably bad Chinese cuisine in high school. His impression of Chinese cuisine had fallen deeply. In addition, he was Japanese and often dissatisfied with his girlfriend¡¯s recommendation of Chinese food in daily life. So, he always supported and ate Japanese cuisine. They couldn¡¯t convince each other. This had already evolved into a cultural conflict. Woo, woo. Mu Xiaoyue, who was playing with her mobile phone, couldn¡¯t help smelling the air. Suddenly she raised her head. Her cheek faced the closed kitchen. She sniffed a scent of vegetable fragrance and her belly rumbled. ¡°So hungry¡­¡± Mu Xiaoyue stopped playing with her mobile phone, and her beautiful face was wrinkled and looked distressed. The claypot dish was vegetarian. The fragrance was sealed in a casserole, and it was separated by a closed kitchen. No one else in the store noticed the smell. However, when Xia Yu was cooking the two meat dishes, the spicy beef mixed with chili, the rich aroma of pork and fish was just like a gas bomb, dropping into the store. ¡°What¡¯s this smell?¡± A group of singers were comforting Mizutani Shun in a group chat. His mood gradually returned to calmness. At this time, a strong scent entered his nose. Grunt. His stomach was protesting, and stomach acid was secreted. Just from the smell, it already made Mizutani Shun¡¯s body feel the urge to eat! ¡®Want to eat! Want to eat! I really want to eat it!¡¯ Mizutani put away his mobile phone and glanced at his girlfriend Ren Xue. And he saw that she also had intoxicated expression with her eyes closed. He couldn¡¯t help thinking. ¡®¡­How can people¡¯s appetite be opened by smell alone?¡¯ On the other side, An Ya handed a tissue to her girlfriend. Her shoulders were trembling, and she tried not to smile. ¡°You pig, wipe your saliva!¡± she whispered in a low voice. Mu Xiaoyue seemed to be immersed in the illusion of the incense and ignored the voice of her girlfriend. An Ya then pick up a tissue to help Mu Xiaoyue wipe her mouth. It was not an exaggeration. A strong cooking scent could stimulate the salivary glands to the maximum. Mu Xiaoyue was a foodie. An Ya did not wipe her saliva just once or twice. Boom! At this time, the closed kitchen door was opened, and Xia Yu was wearing a white kitchen hat and a white apron. His left and right hands were holding plates of Chinese food that had just been fried and placed on the counter. ¡°You can take them by yourself.¡± As Xia Yu said this, he went back to the kitchen and wrapped the hot casserole with a rag. He took out braised assorted vegetables with marinated tofu. The two Chinese ladies almost lay on the counter like puppies sniffing bones, staring firmly at the two freshly prepared meat dishes. ¡°Pay attention to your image!¡± Xia Yu put the casserole down and patted their shoulders. He took two clean porcelain bowls and returned with two bowls of steam rice. ¡°Take the rice.¡± In such a short time, An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue had put the three courses on their table. They both took chopsticks and were sitting on the chair. They had obviously tried it. He didn¡¯t know why, but the couple also sat around the table. They held the chopsticks stained with a bit of oil. The Shibuya young man, with a petrified look on his face, slowly chewed the beef in his mouth. He tasted the satay beef. This was a Cantonese dish, or more precisely, a Chaozhou dish. The secret lied in satay sauce and peanut. But knowing how to make it was not enough to make it delicious. In the Chef God Space, Xia Yu spent three days thoroughly understanding this dish. Even with multi-tasking and cooking fish-flavored pork shred at the same time, the finished dishes were still scored a high score of 80 in the system. Golden-colored beef slices were scattered on a white porcelain dish. The thick satay sauce was poured on the beef slices. The taste was mixed with a little chili and it could stimulate the appetite to the maximum. Under Xia Yu ¡®s gaze, after Mizutani Shun swallowed a piece of satay beef, his eyes were shining, as if he were a beast which had just found its prey. His eyes were covered with blood, and his chopsticks couldn¡¯t stop. His girlfriend also turned into a hungry ghost. The shop was silent for a while. The only sound was the movement of chopsticks touching the plates. Within a few minutes, a large plate of golden beef slices was eaten clean. But Mizutani Shun apparently had appetite. He had a hungry expression that looked like he didn¡¯t have enough. He was staring at the remaining satay sauce on the plate. His adam¡¯s apple rolled a bit and he seemed to intend to lick the plate. ¡°Delicious?¡± A cold voice made Mizutani Shun wake up. Following the voice, Mizutani saw the young chef whom he looked down on in his heart before. Xia Yu¡¯s eyes were calm. ¡°Good, very delicious¡­¡± Mizutani¡¯s face stiffened, but he couldn¡¯t laugh even if he wanted to. Silence. ¡°What kind of sauce is this. Why haven¡¯t I eaten before?¡± Mizutani pointed to the thick sauce on the white plate and swallowed his saliva quietly. ¡°Satay sauce.¡± ¡°Originating from the Chaoshan area of ??China and prevalent in many provinces and cities, it is a mixed condiment. The raw materials are peanut kernels, white sesame, fish, dried shrimp, shredded coconut, garlic, mustard¡­¡± He listened to Xia Yu casually saying a lot of ingredients. ¡°Satay sauce?¡± Mizutani Shun thought it sounded a little familiar. His girlfriend Ren Xue seemed to have bought such a bottle of sauce in Chinatown before. ¡°Don¡¯t use the bottled satay sauce in the grocery store to compare with the homemade satay sauce from our Xia¡¯s shop,¡± Xia Yu said, ¡°With the homemade satay sauce, we can make many dishes. The satay beef is just one of them. I can also make satay noodles, satay dumplings, satay ribs and other dishes. You can try more in the future.¡± Xia Yu finished talking and turned back to kitchen. He washed the pot and cleaned the residue on the kitchen counter. Mizutani Shun stood blankly for a while, reminiscing about the taste between his lips and teeth. The original impression of Chinese cuisine in his mind somehow collapsed after tasting this satay beef. ¡°Good! Very delicious!¡± Mu Xiaoyue¡¯s exclamation made Mizutani realize that he still had two dishes to try. He couldn¡¯t take care of the complex emotions in his heart, and hurriedly reached his chopsticks to a dish on the table. He joined with Ren Xue, An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue to fight for the food. Fish-flavored shredded pork was more fragrant and delicious, and Mizutani Shun almost bit his tongue. The second plate was quickly emptied. The two bowls of rice were completely forgotten, and four pairs of green and faint eyes turned to the casserole that hadn¡¯t been uncovered. Chapter 36 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Xia Yu came out to take care of the kitchen. Two empty plates and a casserole were placed on the counter, waiting for him to clean up. ¡°Uh¡­¡± Glancing over, the two bowls of rice did not move. Xia Yu¡¯s face turned black. ¡°Are you full without rice?¡± He suspected them and looked at An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue. ¡°Why are we full?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to eat rice; I just want dishes!¡± Mu Xiaoyue¡¯s tone of voice was a matter of course. Xia Yu shrugged, and the couple stood in front of the counter, staring at him. Seeing this, Xia Yu pointed to the menu wall. ¡°Today I¡¯m only making those six dishes. You cannot repeat your order! I won¡¯t do it for money!¡± Mu Xiaoyue pulled the sleeves of the female fan, Ren Xue, and she whispered softly, ¡°I want to order mapo tofu, chili and sour potato, sweet and sour pork with pineapple.¡± ¡°Okay, just wait for half an hour.¡± Xia Yu glanced at Mu Xiaoyue proudly. ¡°You help me collect money!¡± Then he turned around and returned to the kitchen. ¡°Yes!¡± Mu Xiaoyue waved her fist in excitement at the storefront. ¡°I¡¯m so tactful that I did not eat rice. Otherwise my stomach will definitely be full!¡± She touched her half-full belly and thought that she was very smart. ¡°I¡¯ll give you the money.¡± Ren Xue took out her wallet. Three dishes, a total of 8,500 yen. She took a 5,000 denomination, a 2,000 denomination and a 1,000 denomination, and then a coin of five hundred denomination and put it on Mu Xiaoyue¡¯s hands. She carefully considered that Mu Xiaoyue had no change to find. This time her boyfriend, Mizutani Shun, stood beside her. He was not as he was when he first entered the store, when he had lost his temper. He fixed his sight on the closed kitchen door. Obviously, he was also expecting the next few dishes. Less than twenty minutes later, Xia Yu brought out the three dishes. Of the three dishes, sweet and sour pork with pineapple was a little time-consuming. The pickling and deep-frying were done while Xia Yu was making other two dishes at the same time. This time it was almost a three-line operation. It was easy to control the rhythm. ¡°Take it.¡± Putting the three steaming dishes on the counter, Xia Yu put away the money that Mu Xiaoyue put on the counter and put them in the small cash register drawer in the background. ¡°Is this the first pot of gold?¡± There was not much money. 8,500 yen. He needed to sell at least a few more times to get rid of the cost. Xia Yu touched cash in the drawer. The amazing thing was that money was not as attractive as delving into cooking at this time. He felt his hands itch again. No matter whether Mu Xiaoyue was listening or not, he ordered her to help him look after the restaurant again. Then he went back to the bedroom and entered the Chef God Space. ¡°Hey, where is he?¡± Mu Xiaoyue saw that the dishes were running out fast, and they were almost gone as soon as they touched the table. Realizing that it was not good, she turned around and wanted to call for four bowls of rice, but the counter had no figure. She could only mumble and run into the kitchen herself. Fortunately, the food was very good for eating. With one bite, and a few bites of rice, each person ate two bowls on average, and finally felt full. ¡°Ha.¡± She did not show any manners as she sat on the chair. Mu Xiaoyue¡¯s face was satisfied, smacking her lips. ¡°That smelly kid¡¯s cooking skills seemed to have improved again. However, these dishes still are not as delicious as that Magic Mapo Tofu during lunch. Hateful! Damn it!¡± ¡°He certainly did not take care to cook. Really, as the chef, he should show the best craftsmanship!¡± Mu Xiaoyue wiped her mouth clean, her face full of justice and a cruel tone. An Ya thought of the ¡®magic dish¡¯ during lunch, and after a moment of silence, she smiled bitterly and said, ¡°Xiaoyue, you should be satisfied anyway. That kind of dish cannot be eaten with money. We were lucky.¡± Heard the words, Mu Xiaoyue nodded. ¡°Correct! I seriously doubt if the kid wanted to entertain his angel-looking girlfriend and show off his cooking skills, and we were just there incidentally¡­ Like giving a little charity to the wild cats and dogs on the roadside!¡± Mu Xiaoyue gritted her teeth. Smack! Anya chopped Mu Xiaoyue¡¯s clean forehead and said blankly, ¡°Thank to the chef for making delicious food!¡± Ren Xue who heard it had a dazed face, and after responding, translated for Mizutani. ¡°That young chef did not show his best dishes?¡± Mizutani opened his mouth. He constantly ate six dishes in a row. His bad impression of Chinese cuisine had been completely reversed and scrubbed. If Japanese cuisine was a meticulous piece of art, now in Mizutani ¡®s mind, Chinese cuisine was a splashing landscape painting which was full of freehand and free taste. The various ingredients mixed and there were various incredible human flavours. The finally cooked food made the tip of his tongue taste the ultimate enjoyment. Mizutani liked Japanese food and had a taste that was completely opposite to his Shibuya-style dress. It was very light. However, after eating six ¡®heavy-tasting¡¯ Chinese dishes in a row, Mizutani did not think that the heavy oil and strange sauces disgusted him. It was amazing. His girlfriend, Ren Xue, grabbed Mu Xiaoyue, and the three women chatted. Mizutani exhaled and sat down. He took out his phone and opened Twitter, and sent out a tweet: ¡°Sorry, I was wrong!¡± ¡°The work of this Chinese restaurant is worth the price. On the contrary, compared with the resorts, high-end restaurants and high-end hotels under the name of Togetsu, the price of the food is very low. Three dishes won¡¯t cost even 10,000 yen. You can get the ultimate taste enjoyment of the tongue. I think I will be a regular customer of this restaurant in the future¡­¡± ¡°Finally, what I want to say is¡­¡± ¡°I love you, authentic Chinese cuisine!¡± After tweeting, Mizutani finally vented the joy and complex emotions in his heart. Looking back at this time, Mizutani felt that the boulder lying between his girlfriend and himself had quietly moved away. There was always a way to solve cultural barriers. Now that he was also captured by authentic Chinese cuisine, weren¡¯t their daily food tastes close? Thinking of this, Mizutani had a sweet smile on his lips. The past four years¡¯ experience were vivid, and maybe they would enter the divine marriage hall soon after graduation. Xia Yu did not know his cooking untied Mizutani¡¯s heart knot. Otherwise, he might put on the cloak of the big FFF group, hold a torch, and shout the slogan. After tweeting, a lot of discussion started up and many friends came to ask about it. After being asked more, Mizutani simply sent another tweet detailing the address of Xia¡¯s restaurant: ¡°Tokyo, Taidong District, Ueno Station, 7-16 Ameyoko Old Street.¡± ¡°This is not an advertisement and does not involve any commercial interests. And I guarantee in my own name that the cuisine there is absolutely great value for money!¡± This was another advertisement. It was also spontaneous propaganda, explaining what was called the navy of tap water. However, this time, Xia Yu did not know that his restaurant had gradually spread amongst a group of people. Xia Yu was struggling in the Chef God Space to practice next week¡¯s menu. Chapter 37 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Togetsu Academy, Rina¡¯s house. Late at night, Rina lay on the bed, reading a comic book with relish. Di! The mobile phone placed on her pillow suddenly received a message. Rina frowned and opened her phone; it was a Twitter message from a female comic author friend: ¡°Hey, Rina, are you free this weekend? Let¡¯s go eat Chinese food together!¡± The profile photo was a cute girl with golden ponytails. ¡°Chinese cuisine?¡± Rina raised her eyebrows. The young girl she knew was not only a painter, but also the daughter of a British diplomat. The two met at a celebrity banquet in the past, and later they gradually knew each other¡¯s identity. No one knew that the ¡®Tongue of God¡¯ of Togetsu¡¯s Top Ten had a friend of the same age from a foreign school except for Rina herself and her follower, Feisha. ¡°Yeah, don¡¯t you know that there is a restaurant that is hotly discussed by the otaku tonight. Just in Ameyoko, Taito¡­¡± Seeing this, Rina took a deep breath, and the abominable face appeared in front of her eyes again. ¡°Is that restaurant called Xia¡¯s Chinese Cuisine Restaurant?¡± She twitched her fingers to send a message. ¡°Oh, Rina, I thought that you, who¡¯s part of the Togetsu¡¯s Top Ten, didn¡¯t care much about the information of local restaurants.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Rina was silent until the girl on the opposite side urged her. She hummed and typed hardly, ¡°What sh*t Chinese food, don¡¯t go!¡± ¡°Rina, your character is really inscrutable.¡± The girl sent a sneering expression. When she was annoyed and intended to sneer at the girl, the girl sent the next text that made her heartbeat jump rapidly. ¡°I recently finished a short story. Would you like to see it, huh?¡± ¡°Short story?¡± Thinking about the identity hidden by this friend, Rina blushed. On the surface, she was the daughter of a British diplomat, a well-known Tokyo celebrity, and also known as debutante, but in fact, she was a deep house lady. She was also a small well-known peer painter on the Internet. Thinking about the delicate and gorgeous book that she had sent before, Rina unconsciously stirred her legs on the bed, and her eyes were hesitant. ¡°Do you want it?¡± There was no response from the opposite side. The girl¡¯s tone was impatient. ¡°No, don¡¯t want!¡± ¡°¡­Really don¡¯t want?¡± said the blonde girl with double ponytails. ¡°You must be honest, Rina! After all, besides cooking, comics and novels are your second hobby! As a painter, I think I have the responsibility of giving you happiness, which will give you more inspiration for cooking!¡± ¡°I¡¯m just saying that this short story was painted especially for you. Heehee, you will be pleasantly surprised after reading it!¡± Seeing the last message, Rina was curious. Just as she was about to ask, the phone received a new email with a compressed package attachment, more than 20mb in size, which was quite small for a comic picture package. Pursing her mouth, Rina received the email, skilfully downloaded it, un-compressed it, and opened it with her mobile phone. ¡°Full color?¡± The first picture was very beautiful, giving a stunning sense of visual spike. The setting sun was falling. The sky was far away, and the cherry blossom petals covered the ground. The surrounding trees were cherry trees. The two girls¡¯ limbs were entangled in the cherry blossom petals, and Rina¡¯s heartbeat accelerated. She looked carefully and noticed the appearance of the two girls. They were very familiar. She was stunned. The girl with short red and purple hair was on the bottom, and the girl with long wavy blond hair was on top. She was charming. The girl on the top grabbed the other girl¡¯s uniform and tie, and the other hand picked off the other girl¡¯s white shirt which had been unbuttoned after she took off her coat. If the girl below was half-covered, then the girl above was too exposed. Her skin was white as snow. Below was a short uniform skirt. The black stockings on the right leg faded to the ankle. ¡°Hiss¡­¡± Rina was able to see it no matter how stupid she was. The two girls in this picture scene were herself and Feisha! ¡°This, it¡¯s too foul!¡± Rina¡¯s face was as red as an apple. Her heart almost suffocated. She turned off her phone with a snap, gasping heavily in bed. For a while, she bit her teeth. But her body was still very obedient. She unlocked the phone screen again. Di. The gorgeous style of lesbian pictures once again occupied the mobile phone screen. This time, Rina grinded her teeth and looked at them. First, second, third¡­ A total of eleven. It was still alright at the beginning. The bolder the content was at the back, which made people¡¯s heart stop. Because it was full color, and it was private self-entertainment, there was no code to describe the indescribable. Rina was dizzy. Her nose was hot, and she seemed to have a nosebleed. ¡°How is it?¡± Soon, the female artist with golden double ponytails sent greetings. ¡°Okay! Very good!¡± Rina grinded her teeth. ¡°¡­¡± A luxurious villa on a ramp in Tokyo. Late at night, the girl sitting at the painting table holding a mobile phone shivered. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Rina, it¡¯s for internal appreciation only. I will not upload it to the Internet!¡± ¡°¡­Golden retriever, do you want to die?¡± From the text Rina sent, the girl could perceive the terrible murderousness, shrinking her neck. ¡°Oh, I know. I will keep the manuscript carefully.¡± ¡°Whatever. Anyway, if the set of pictures spread to a third person, you know the consequences!¡± Rina finished saying it and actively changed the topic. ¡°I heard that you have made up with your first love recently?¡± ¡°What? Who wants to make up with him!¡± This time it was the blonde double ponytail girl who was a tsundere. ¡°Well, it¡¯s better not to mix with a group of common people all day. Your primary school and junior high school are public schools, right? Why did you suddenly go to Hakunosaki High School¡­¡± Late at night, two arrogant girls with similar characters started a long chat. ¡­ The next day. Yesterday, the heavy rain in Tokyo made the streets wet. It was a bit cold in the middle of March. But in the morning, the Chinese restaurant deep in the old store street was surrounded by a group of guests. ¡°It¡¯s almost nine o¡¯clock. It hasn¡¯t opened yet?¡± ¡°Who knows. I came here after reading Mizutani¡¯s tweet. Today happens to be Saturday. I¡¯m free, so I can wait.¡± This group of guests had one common characteristic: Young! The younger guests were only 13 or 14 years old, and the oldest were just university students. It could be said that they were all loyal users of NicoNico, and even the fans of Mizutani. The psychology of fans was easy to understand. Whatever the idols strongly supported, no matter what, they would pay attention, not to mention a Chinese restaurant that was said to be delicious. In this world of clothing, food, housing, and transportation, ¡®food¡¯ was infinitely elevated, even sacred, and the chef¡¯s social status had also risen. The RB network had recently set off a career discussion craze. People were scrambling to vote. As a result, professional chefs had a shocking number of votes. It was far away from the second and third civil servants and doctors. Chapter 38 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation At noon, the sunlight spilled from the windowsill into the bedroom. Xia Yu was not awakened by the noisy sound of the streets outside but was forced to pop out of the Chef God Space by the system. ¡°Warning! The host has been practicing in the Chef God Space for 12 hours (12 days in the Chef God Space). Please take a day off to restore your strength.¡± It had been twelve days! There was a flash in his eyes. Xia Yu found that cooking was poisonous. Every time he looked at his progress¡­ Xia Yu had an obsessive-compulsive character that would not stop until it was perfect. In this fashion, he had spent 12 days in the Chef God Space unconsciously. The practice of unlimited food supply was excellent, and in this special space, he felt no fatigue and hunger. He could immerse himself in the cooking world. This could be called the same quest as that of ascetic monks. If the cooking skills could not make a great increase, then Xia Yu would bump against tofu to kill himself. The real world changed from night to day, but now, Xia Yu¡¯s eyes were full of self-confidence. There was none of the uneasiness left from when he made the menu for the next week. Even if the people were picky like the ¡®Tongue of God¡¯, who was a professional chef and diner, Xia Yu could still use home-cooked food to satisfy their appetite. System: ¡°The host has unclaimed rewards.¡± ¡°Rewards?¡± Xia Yu slapped his head. In retrospect, in the practice of the Chef God Space these days, he got 90 points for several home dishes in the system. The mysterious surprise reward? He clearly remembered the system¡¯s words when he first entered the Chef God Space. Xia Yu was looking forward to it. ¡°Then, get it!¡± ¡°The host¡¯s cooking level has been increased to LV.9.¡± ¡°The host¡¯s ¡®Basic Knife Skill¡¯ talent point has been increased to 5 (full level 10).¡± ¡°The host¡¯s ¡®Basic Fire Control¡¯ talent point increased to 5 (full level 10).¡± ¡°The host¡¯s ¡®Basic Seasoning¡¯ talent point increased to 2 (full level 10).¡± ¡°The host¡¯s ¡®Food Ingredient Identification¡¯ talent point increased to 2 (full level 10).¡± That was it? Xia Yu pouted; the upgrade of cooking skills did not meet his anticipation. Every time he made a dish with a score of 60 points or more, he could gain culinary experience. Although in reality only one night had passed, he had stayed in the Chef God Space for twelve days and did not know how many qualified dishes he cooked. Under the special devil training of cooking, the basic skills improvement of knife skills, fire control, seasoning and ingredient identification could also be taken for granted. Basic skills could be accumulated and improved by practice and not necessarily by talent. Using the talent points gained by cooking upgrades, adding basic skills, and upgrading the level, was actually a shortcut. Now that Xia Yu looked back and found that he assigned precious talent points to basic skills, it seemed a bit wasteful. He remembered the talent point of [Chef¡¯s Heart] was at LV.10. This was the powerful ability that the Chef God System gave to him. If the level was higher, in his opinion, it was no less than the god-level chef talents such as the Tongue of God and the Nose of God. ¡°LV.6 to LV.9. Save the 3 talent points obtained by upgrading first.¡± ¡°After I¡¯m LV.10, I will have accumulated 4 talent points. I will add it to [Chef¡¯s Heart]. The dishes I cooked will definitely surpass the level of IGO¡¯s one-star chef and be almost close to the two-stars or three-stars chef of Togetsu.¡± ¡°System, this is a normal reward. Is that everything?¡± he asked with a frown. ¡°Surprise rewards have been added to your inventory space.¡± Oh? Raising his eyebrows, Xia Yu curiously took out an amber crystal from the inventory and extracted the information. ¡°Physical Enhancement Crystal?¡± ¡°How do I use it?¡± ¡°Host can use it directly.¡± This was really simple and crude! Xia Yu¡¯s mouth twitched, and he used it in silence. His ears seemed to hear a tiger¡¯s roar. At the same time, a stream of heat flowed into his limbs and body and finally converged in the heart. Thump! Thump! The powerful heartbeat made Xia Yu feel strong. Lifting up his sleeves and squeezing his fists, his biceps did not seem to change, but Xia Yu knew that his arms had undergone a devil-like training for a month or two. Carrying heavy objects in sandbags every day, and now even using a big wok in one hand to stir-fry dishes would also become easier. A strong physique was indispensable to a chef. Xia Yu was pleased with the changes in his body. For more detailed changes, he would have to take some time to discover and become familiar with them. He called out the character panel. ¡°Host: Xia Yu. Gender: Male Age: 16 Physical Quality Synthesis: LV.20 (Power, Dexterity, Burst, Nerve Reflex, etc.) Culinary Synthesis: LV.9 [Rookie Start] ¡­¡± Physical fitness went directly from LV.9 to LV.20? Xia Yu was also a bit stunned. This Physical Enhancement Crystal could indeed be used as an adjective of surprise! ¡°Open the door, open the door!¡± ¡°Smelly kid!¡± The shout from the windowsill made Xia Yu¡¯s face black. Those two foodies are here again? Xia Yu went downstairs to open the door, then froze. More than An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue, the restaurant door was at least surrounded 20 people. The black shade blocked the light. Xia Yu did not know the cause and effect, so he quickly pulled An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue into the restaurant. He then slammed the door, ignoring the noisy shouting outside. ¡°What happened?¡± He looked at the two women suspiciously. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Mu Xiaoyue threw up her hands and looked innocent. ¡°I asked some college students in English. They seem to have heard about this restaurant online, so they came here according to the address¡­¡± After saying this, Mu Xiaoyue gave him a thumbs up and said, ¡°You are good at using propaganda! I was worried about the cold business in your shop. How else can I help you attract customers?¡± ¡°Propaganda? I don¡¯t have time for this! ¡± Xia Yu shook his head. Until yesterday, he thought that his cooking skills were low, and his skill was hard to swallow at that time. He was afraid that the publicity would make him a joke. Now, after practicing in the Chef God Space for 12 days, his skills had been improved. ¡°Ah?¡± Mu Xiaoyue was also a little bit stunned. Seeing Xia Yu turning around to leave, she grabbed him in a hurry and said with surprise, ¡°How come there are so many guests? Aren¡¯t you going to entertain them?¡± ¡°Please look at the business hours. Our restaurant will open normally at six in the evening!¡± Xia Yu shook his hand and yawned. He went upstairs to wash himself, leaving An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue stunned. No door-to-door business? He was bloated! Mu Xiaoyue didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. She felt that she was the emperor¡¯s impatient eunuch. She was afraid that Xia Yu would be buried with his good skills, but Xia Yu did not care. Either he had a hybrid mentality, or he was full of extreme self-confidence. ¡°It¡¯s not open until 6 p.m. and you can¡¯t let the guests wait from noon to evening. I¡¯ll talk to them and let them come again in the evening,¡± Anya said. So, An Ya opened the door and spoke slowly in English. A group of young people between the ages of 13 and 40 were surrounding the door of the restaurant, and most of them understood. The others who did not understand knew that it was too early according to others¡¯ talking. ¡°What, it turned out to be a night business.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that Mizutani didn¡¯t make it clear. When I return home, I will definitely go to Twitter to condemn him!¡± Some people left with regret; others chose to stay. Chapter 39 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation An Yilun was very distressed. As a serious otaku and consumerism dolphin, he was not like other otakus who stayed at home throughout the holiday. In fact, today, he put off his holiday part-time job and stood almost an entire morning from Akihabara to Ueno Station. An Yilun listened to a Chinese woman speak to the crowd in English. Although An Yilun had mediocre grades in school, he understood it anyway. The Chinese restaurant in front of him normally opened at 6 pm! ¡°It¡¯s all because of Ying Lili¡­¡± He lowered his head slightly and pushed up his black spectacle frames. Even though he was awkward emotionally, his eyes showed a trace of annoyance. ¡°Are you here yet?¡± He took out his phone and sent a text message. Ding, ding. There was a reply immediately from the other side. ¡°Sorry, I just finished a fan draft and am taking the train.¡± Ahh! An Yilun let out a long sigh. He also couldn¡¯t do much about his childhood sweetheart with double blonde ponytails. In fact, the two rarely communicated seven years ago. From elementary school, junior high school, to Toyonosaki High School, they met at the school as if they were strangers. The most common thing they did was nodding to say hi. However, the relationship between the two had been recovering in a good direction. Five years ago, they began to greet with short sentences. They borrowed animation and games from each other before high school. An Yilun also felt sorry for losing a sincere friend, so he worked hard to save their friendship. It was quite strange that the childhood friend who also stayed home all the time suddenly contacted him by email last night and asked him to eat Chinese food in the old shopping street near Ueno Station. An Yilun had no idea why and he thought about his part-time job. At the beginning, he intended to refuse. But recently, a gradually forming game enterprise plan in his heart made it so that he could not refuse the invitation of his ¡®childhood sweetheart¡¯. After all, among the peers he knew, the blonde double ponytail girl was a powerful painter. And she also had another hidden identity. The peers called her ¡®Kashiki Hideyoshi-sensei¡¯. Game enterprise planning required an artist. An Yilun also desperately wanted to reconcile the relationship between the two, as he always did, so he put off his part-time job of the day and came by tram from home. Who knew that he wasted a whole morning! An Yilun lifted his head and he found that the crowd had scattered. Including him, only six people chose to wait. There were three young girls who accompanied each other. They were youthful, probably from Year 7 to Year 10 in high school. The other two was a young couple wearing masks and they looked mysterious. The beautiful Chinese big sister continued to take care of the guests in English and welcomed them into the store. Wow. When An Yilun entered the store, he was also surprised to find that the environment was quite elegant. It was different from the Japanese style. It was full of a classic Chinese atmosphere. He found himself a place to sit alone. After the young couple sat down, they carefully looked around and took off their masks. An Yilun also glanced over. He faintly felt that the couple was a little familiar, but for a moment, he could not remember who they were. He often visited NicoNico, but his interest was focused on animation and games, and he rarely went to the dance and music area. Otherwise, he would definitely recognize Ren Xue and Mizutani Shun. As for the three girls¡­ An Yilun used his observation skills. Two of them had been chatting excitedly since they entered the store. One of them kept her head low, and her beautiful face looked uneasy. Let¡¯s move away the topic of guests in the store. Xia Yu came out after showering. Mu Xiaoyue aggressively blocked him in front of the door. ¡°Have you planned to run this store well?¡± Mu Xiaoyue grinded her teeth. From Xia Yu¡¯s mouth, she knew that at present Xia Yu was the only one who took care of the restaurant, and he was the manager as well as the chef. The only other family member had returned to China in a hurry. Mu Xiaoyue sent her sincere concerns because her stomach was captured. ¡°What do you think?¡± Xia Yu was speechless. ¡°So, what is your service attitude!¡± Mu Xiaoyue was annoyed. ¡°In the IGO restaurant rating assessment, service is also a key scoring term¡­ Are you going to make the restaurant forever one star?¡± ¡°How can it be!¡± ¡°So why don¡¯t you go and take care of your guests well?¡± Mu Xiaoyue glared at him. Xia Yu didn¡¯t care about Mu Xiaoyue¡¯s bossy attitude. On the contrary, he felt a warm flow in his heart. The manager and the chef should do what they are supposed to do. Taking care of the guests and such should be left to the waiter. However, the shop had no employees. Xia Yu tilted his head slightly and looked at the pretty young Chinese sister in front of him. With a smile on his lips, he said, ¡°I plan to hire you and Sister An Ya with a dish!¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Mu Xiaoyue was shocked. Xia Yu didn¡¯t give Mu Xiaoyue a chance to get angry. He immediately said, ¡°It¡¯s the same kind of glowing dish as last time. It is not Magic Mapo Tofu, but another vegetarian dish.¡± Xia Yu didn¡¯t know why but seeing a large wave of guests suddenly coming today, he was aware that the system¡¯s [First Exposure] mission would be completed within these two days. The task required him to take care of 30 guests within seven days and received good comments from the guests. In other words, the cuisine must satisfy the guests. So, he would get the blue recipe ¡®Fried Bok Choy¡¯ as a mission reward. When Mu Xiaoyue heard it, her eyes suddenly brightened. ¡°But¡­ We will return to China in a few days, and the flight has been booked¡­¡± Mu Xiaoyue¡¯s tone was yearning. ¡°It¡¯s okay. Help me work first. I will hire one or two waiters as soon as possible these days. You can visit Tokyo during the day. It won¡¯t affect your trip. Just come on time at six o¡¯clock in the evening and get off work at twelve.¡± Xia Yu smiled with his hands in the pockets. ¡°What do you think? The glowing dishes are VIP delicacies. If a VIP dining area is opened in the future, such dishes will probably cost 100,000 yen per plate.¡± ¡°No problem!¡± Mu Xiaoyue nodded without thinking. She was full of excitement and expectation in her heart. A dish of 100,000 yen was a big deal! Mu Xiaoyue, who had eaten the Magic Mapo Tofu once, thought the price was very, very reasonable. ¡°Well, make tea for the waiting guests.¡± Xia Yu told Mu Xiaoyue to follow him into the kitchen. Mu Xiaoyue saw that he scooped up water from an old antique water tank and filled two metal jugs and placed it on a gas stove to boil. ¡°Don¡¯t you use pure water or tap water?¡± She blinked. Japanese tap water, also known as waterway water, belonged to the direct drinking grade. Some large attractions and supermarkets also provided free ice-cold tap water, which could be called good service. ¡°The water for making tea is particularly important. Although the water in Japan is drinking grade, it cannot be compared with some mountain springs, at least in terms of making tea.¡± Xia Yu answered slowly. While waiting, both pots of water boiled. He opened the pot to let the steam escape, and then took out the tea set from the cupboard and asked Mu Xiaoyue to wash together. Japanese mainly drank green tea, so he took out a bag of green tea. The temperature of the water in the pot had dropped to 70-80¡æ. This water temperature was the best used for simmering tea. Boiling water would destroy the taste of green tea. Mu Xiaoyue watched quietly. She felt astonished seeing his clever tea-making technique. Tea art! How can this kid understand everything? It was really bad to compare yourself to others! Chapter 40 After a little while. Mu Xiaoyue came out of the kitchen and had a wooden tray with glassware filled with tea on hand. ¡°Please enjoy.¡± Mu Xiaoyue put a glass in front of An Yilun. She talked in her lame Japanese and poured a cup of tea for An Yilun. She smiled, showing a nice dimple, and turned away. The glass was washed very clean, and the tea was clear and translucent. Obviously, when brewing tea, the tea residue was carefully filtered out, and there was no trace of heavy impurities inside the cup. The details had already won the favor of An Yilun. Compared with Chinese tea leaves, the fried green tea leaves in Japan were relatively finely crushed. Even if the tea was carefully filtered during brewing, it was easy for the tea water to carry sediment. An Yilun also held the glass and shook the tea inside slightly. A greenish color appeared at the bottom. He couldn¡¯t help but praise the tea ceremony skills of the tea brewer. The fragrance was strong. An Yilun hadn¡¯t drank anything for an entire morning. To be honest, he was a little thirsty and tired. The tea was still hot. He took a sip carefully, and his eyes brightened. He breathed out and start to blow the surface of tea. This time, he drank more. When the hot tea flowed into his mouth and was swallowed into his stomach, suddenly, a strong heat flow was generated. The heat flow instantly spread to his whole body. At this moment, An Yilun also felt that every cell in his body was cheering and fluttering. All the tiredness of continuously doing part-time jobs during the spring break seemed to be swept away. ¡°It is not normal green tea?¡± It seemed like he found something precious, and An Yilun also held the glass tightly. On the other side, Mu Xiaoyue greeted Ren Xue and Mizutani Shun. ¡°Did you not see business hours on the sign last night?¡± Mu Xiaoyue poured the tea and pointed to the sign beside the empty menu bar. Mizutani lowered his head to hide his embarrassment. Ren Xue joked helplessly, ¡°Sister Yueyue, didn¡¯t you know that the food was so delicious that we didn¡¯t pay attention to details!¡± Whilst glancing at this cute couple, Mu Xiaoyue suddenly remembered there was an unusually large wave of guests today. ¡°Xiao Xue, I remember you are a NicoNico dancer, right?¡± she asked. As soon as she said that, Ren Xue immediately told to truth about this boyfriend. She pointed to embarrassed Mizutani. ¡°It¡¯s him! He tweeted rudely last night, so after he tasted real Chinese cuisine, he apologized in another tweet¡­ Well, we are still a bit influential in NicoNico.¡± A bit? Mu Xiaoyue thought of the group of people around the restaurant who were coming and going. They were very patient young guests. The corner of her mouth twitched. Originally, she felt that her food travel diary helped Xia Yu a lot, and she was somewhat proud of herself. She had a psychological advantage. And now, Mu Xiaoyue was suddenly beaten. She spent the night writing articles about her travels, which were not as simple and effective as the tweets of her female fan¡¯s boyfriend. At that time, Mu Xiaoyue¡¯s thoughts went into a blind alley. She did not realize that she was in a foreign country. Even if her fans liked it, their enthusiasm was not high enough for them to fly over immediately. She was a little lost and poured tea for another table¡¯s guest. ¡°Wow!¡± The guests at the table were three little girls who were about to go to high school. As soon as Mu Xiaoyue poured tea, they could not wait to enjoy it. A girl with freckles on her face immediately covered her mouth. ¡°Is this green tea?¡± Mu Xiaoyue could not understand. So, she turned her back to the little girl. She put the plate on the counter at the storefront and sat next to her girlfriend, An Ya. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± An Ya laughed when she noticed Mu Xiaoyue¡¯s frustration. ¡°Nothing.¡± Mu Xiaoyue¡¯s deflected. Her hands were in the shape of a figure of eight, covering her cheeks for a while. ¡°Maki!¡± After tasting green tea, the two high school girls woke up the third companion who lowered her head. God knew what she was thinking. The girl with freckles on her face said with pleasure, ¡°Maki, isn¡¯t your home nearby? Why have I never heard that there is such a Chinese restaurant in the old shopping street from you?¡± ¡°Just the tea, it¡¯s exquisite. I¡¯m looking forward to the food here!¡± Another black long-haired girl also spoke while frowning anxiously: ¡°Not sure why, but after drinking the tea, I feel hungry. But we have to wait until evening!¡± Hearing those words, Maki Morita raised her head. She squeezed out a smile from her beautiful face. ¡°Because this store rarely had visitors. There is no need to tell.¡± Morita¡¯s fair fingers flicked a strand of hair near her ear. ¡°I believe in the taste of Master Mizutani!¡± ¡°The food here must be delicious!¡± The two little girls who entered fan mode didn¡¯t notice the complicated expression that appeared in the eyes of their companion. The little girls at this table were chatting, but Mizutani was secretly sweating over there. Ren Xue smiled and chatted with An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue whilst putting one hand on Mizutani Shun¡¯s thigh. When the two high school girls were about to say some bold and crude words, her hand quietly exerted force. Mizutani¡¯s face was green. His back was against the little fans, and he didn¡¯t dare to say anything. Knock, knock! About half an hour later, another beautiful girl came in. Because it was spring break, Ying Lili did not wear a school uniform and dressed up nicely. A green and white dress wrapped her youthful and graceful body, and her slender legs were smooth and with delicate black knee-high stockings. It was still blonde hair with double ponytails. While walking, the hair shook. With her delicate facial features like a porcelain doll, she was really cute and lovely. As soon as she entered the store, Ying Lili had all eyes on her. In addition to her beauty, her blond hair was indeed eye-catching. ¡°Hi!¡± She glanced around the store and found An Yilun. And she greeted him and sat opposite him. Mu Xiaoyue returned to the kitchen to change a pot of hot tea and filled a cup for Yinglili. ¡°Thank you.¡± In front of strangers, Ying Lili¡¯s etiquette was perfect. With a smile on her face, she had a temperament of a rich lady. She was different from others. That girls at that table started gossiping again. The girl with freckled face exclaimed, ¡°Why did we encounter such a cute girl in such a shop!¡± Another girl said, ¡°She seems to be a heroine in the two-dimensional comic!¡± Morita smiled reluctantly. An Yilun and Ying Lili didn¡¯t know what to say as they sat opposite each other. They were silent for some reason. Childhood sweetheart was a nice way to say it. But the gap between the two lasted for seven years and it needed an opportunity to be reconciled. Ying Lili invited An Yilun to eat Chinese food here as she had to find someone to accompany. It was also revenge against Rina whom she had fought until midnight last night. So, Ying Lili immediately took out her mobile phone and took a few indoor pictures of the small restaurant and sent it to the proud girl who refused her invitation. ¡°Hey! Master Rina, I¡¯m already in this small restaurant. It said that it¡¯s only operates at 6 pm. I happened to finish the manuscript today. I hope my patience is worth it!¡± Di, di! As soon as the message was sent, the phone vibrated. She looked at the content of the reply. Ying Lili exposed her small front teeth and chuckled. ¡°The Tongue of God is really cute!¡± She looked strange. It was as if she was conceiving a new forbidden-18 comic. An Yilun pushed up his glasses frame at the opposite side. Chapter 41 One afternoon was not too long. In the information age, with a mobile phone, time always passed quietly while browsing the internet and tweeting. At six o¡¯clock in the evening, when the orange sunset sprinkled from the door into the storefront, there was also movement in the back kitchen. At the command of Xia Yu, Mu Xiaoyue hung up the menu plates for the six dishes on the wall. An Ya stood at the counter and took out notepaper and a pen, preparing to record the guests¡¯ orders. ¡°Sure enough, no dish is lower than 2,000 yen!¡± ¡°Vegetables average 2,500 yen while meat dishes average 3,500 yen!¡± An Yilun also stood in front of the menu bar with Ying Lili. Ying Lili had a very relaxed expression, which was not faked. As the daughter of a British diplomat, she had eaten countless valuable dishes, and she was even a frequent guest of many high-end restaurants of Togetsu. She has also eaten the dishes prepared by Rina, which were still memorable. Ying Lili glanced at An Yilun and knew that this guy worked hard to save money. Also, as a consumer dolphin, he was not well off, so she said naturally, ¡°Since I invited you, I will pay for it.¡± An Yilun gritted his teeth, insisting on the split system. ¡°We order two dishes each!¡± ¡°Whatever.¡± Ying Lili curled her mouth. She was proud, so she did not persuade him too much. She turned back to An Ya behind the counter. ¡°I want this, and this!¡± An Ya could not understand Japanese but could distinguish gestures. In fact, Ren Xue and Mizutani ordered the meal before them, so Ying Lili knew that the language was not available. She just used gestures. An Yilun then said, ¡°I want these two!¡± An Ya recorded carefully. The three girls were the slowest and were standing in front of the menu bar chattering. There was no solid decision for a long time. The two dishes ordered had been sent to the kitchen by Mu Xiaoyue. Then, Mu Xiaoyue stood at the door of the kitchen. She was excited and stared at Xia Yu. First was to cut the vegetables. Xia Yu did not take out the ¡®jade knife¡¯ for home-made dishes. He only used an ordinary kitchen knife and a portion of the ingredients were transformed in his hands. The pieces and strips were cut like they were calculated by a rigorous computer, and there was no difference in size and shape. Dong! Dong! Two big woks were put on the stove with strong flame, and the cooking oil was poured in. The sound of oil boiling was heard in the kitchen. It was a coincidence that one of the guests ordered the squirrel-shaped bass that he was very good at. This was a Su dish. The boneless fish and meat slices that he had treated were pickled at the earliest time. At this time, the oil time in the hot pot was just right, and they were pinched very well. A fish quickly turned golden in the hot oil. At the same time as frying the fish, Xia Yu was still operating the other big frying pan which also had the processed ingredients. A whole basket of prawns was dumped into the pan by him. He just fried it for 5 seconds, and the prawns were picked up by him with a leaky spoon, controlled by the oil and was ready for serving. At this time, the squirrel-shaped bass was still frying, and the heat was far from good, so Xia Yu poured the peanut oil that had just fried the shrimp into the prepared pot, and then put the quick fried shrimp into the frying pan. He added various seasonings and started to stir and fry on top. Mu Xiaoyue was stunned. She was obsessed with the skill of cutting vegetables and cooking. Especially when stirring and frying prawns in the top pot. The heavy black wok seemed to weigh a lot, but the young chef kept rolling, stirring, and frying with the wok. He did not look like he was struggling. She did not know that Xia Yu had made a leap forward in body and soul today. Su cuisine of braised prawns was the first to be served. The second dish was the squirrel-shaped bass of the same cuisine. And the third was Lu cuisine, steamed tofu stuffed with seafood and vegetables. When Xia Yu ordered her to open the third stove and bring out a dish, Mu Xiaoyue was shocked to find that the young chef was operating on the third line! These three dishes were Ren Xue and Mizutani¡¯s. They were the first to order, and naturally they were the first to eat fresh dishes out of the pot. ¡°Serve them.¡± Xia Yu continued to cook while Mu Xiaoyue was serving. Three dishes were put on the table. This time, Ren Xue and Mizutani enjoyed it while they were watched by other people. The smell was too strong. Fresh shrimp, fried fish, steamed tofu with squid. The three distinct flavours were sent out in the restaurant. The three girls who had not decided what to order yet salivated on the spot. Ren Xue and Mizutani had not yet waited for Mu Xiaoyue to get the rice. They could not wait to pick up the chopsticks. Moreover, the frequency of chopsticks as they ate the vegetables was staggering. After a taste, there was a trend of twists and turns. ¡°It seems to be the right decision to come!¡± Ying Lili was very happy. If the food in the restaurant was delicious enough, she could find a reason to satirize the noble lady Rina. As for An Yilun, he had been stimulated by the smell of cooking, which made his stomach acid secrete rapidly. He put down his head and constantly pushed his spectacle frames. It turned out that Xia Yu¡¯s devil training in the Chef God Space had achieved remarkable results. This time, it took just one hour for him to make the three table guests¡¯ orders. At the same time of high efficiency, he also took into account the quality. For each dish, he let the Chef God System score it. Only after it was judged to be qualified did he order Mu Xiaoyue to take it out. Click! Before eating, Ying Lili took out her mobile phone. She changed a few different angles, aimed at the beautiful dishes, and took a lot of pictures. She neglected her ¡®childhood sweetheart¡¯. An Yilun also tightly held his chopsticks. His adam¡¯s apple rolled. The face under the big black spectacle frames was a little black. Soon, the dishes ordered by the three little girls were also on the table. The restaurant was silent for a while. Only the sounds of chopsticks touching the plates were heard. After cleaning all kinds of kitchenware in the kitchen and throwing away the useless raw materials and leftovers, Xia Yu did not have time to breathe. Today, the second wave of guests arrived, and the restaurant, which had been empty for a long time, was half full soon after it opened at six o¡¯clock. Diners came and went from six o¡¯clock to midnight. No matter how many batches of guests changed, no one was lucky to see Xia Yu who was always busy in the kitchen. Late at night. Xia Yu walked out of the kitchen and went to the counter for rest. ¡°Eh?¡± He found that a guest had not left. Ren Xue and Mizutani had gone, but in addition to An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue, there was also a single girl standing at the door with long black hair back to him. ¡°The restaurant is closed.¡± Xia Yu smiled and glanced at the antique wall clock in the restaurant. It was a moment before 12 am. ¡°The station is very close. You can go back and probably catch the last bus.¡± Heard words, the girl turned around. ¡°Maki Morita?¡± Xia Yu fixed his eyes on the girl¡¯s face and slightly restrained his smile. ¡°Why are you here?¡± ¡°I tasted delicious Chinese food tonight, so I stayed here specially to have a look at the chef¡­¡± Chapter 42 Maki Morita. Xia Yu was a little embarrassed and did not know how to deal with her. The girl in front of her was Uncle Morita¡¯s daughter. Uncle Morita, who owned a pastry house in the old shopping street. This pastry house existed before old man Xia Qing came to Japan, which was considerably old. Maki Morita¡¯s dream was to inherit the pastry house one day. For this reason, she practiced cooking and specialized in snacks. When she graduated from primary school and was about to go to middle school, she participated in the entrance selection of Togetsu Middle School. But it was a pity that Maki lost the election, she had no choice to go to White Gull Junior High School. When school started in April, she and Xia Yu would go to White Gull High School. Therefore, from the primary school to the future university, Maki¡¯s student era may have to live in a relatively strict Tokyo metropolitan school. Xia Yu scratched his face; the restaurant was quiet. What to say? His relationship with Maki Morita was simply described as childhood sweethearts. This was more reliable than the relationship between An Yilun and Ying Lili. The old restaurant street was full of the memories of two people. Once, two people played together, went to school together, and went home together. Even in the same class, they laughed together noisily. In grade one of the junior high school, failing to be selected by Togetsu, Maki was accompanied by former Xia Yu, and came out of the low point of her life. She invited Xia Yu to the roof of the teaching building after school in the afternoon. Under the brilliant sunset, she expressed her love. What a classic scene it was. That year, they were so close that they almost wiped their guns and almost fired several times. Then, after a car accident, the real Xia Yu came. The soul of the unlucky ghost waved goodbye. So, in grade two, this love ended. The reason was very simple. Xia Yu came here for the first time. He was careful to restrain himself, and the lovers could only say goodbye. Although Maki Morita was pretty and well-developed, she was not his type. Xia Yu¡¯s adult aesthetic was impeccable, and he did not feel for her at all! Therefore, under his intentional estrangement, his former lover also gradually drifted away. Two years had passed since he graduated from grade two. He and Maki Morita had not sat down to have a serious chat. ¡°Morita¡­¡± Xia Yu calmly stared at the girl in front of the counter. ¡°Please call me by first name, not by last name.¡± The girl with long straight black hair smiled and her face was delicate and white. Although she did not have the appearance of an angel like Rina, this beauty made people feel like she was more real. She had the girl-next-door type of charm. From the experience that Maki Morita once took the initiative to express her love, he knew that the girl who seemed to be weak outside but had a lot of ideas inside. And the predecessor, in that brief love, always belonged to the passive side. He was cowardly in character. Xia Yu was silent and pretended not to understand. ¡°I heard that Grandpa Xia Qing has returned home¡­¡± Maki Morita did not care, and said, ¡°I thought you would choose to close the restaurant temporarily. I¡¯m glad you can run this restaurant. You¡¯ve really grown a lot. ¡± ¡°Remember that year when your family moved to the store street? I remember that very well.¡± ¡°We met on the first day. I took you to Ueno Park for a whole day. It was the last ten days of March. It was also the spring holiday. The cherry blossom season. There were more than a thousand cherry trees blooming in Ueno Park. We played in Saiji Temple, Tosho Miyano, Shimizudo, Ueno Zoo and Aquarium¡­¡± Her voice was calm. Where the wind passed, the sakura rain fell. With a little memory of his predecessor, Xia Yu saw the beautiful cherry trees blooming in Ueno Park. In other words, this time, spring break was the cherry blossom season, right? This was a subtle coincidence. Some waves in his heart were covered up by Xia Yu. As Maki Morita spoke the narration, her eyes became brighter and brighter. She stared firmly at Xia Yu¡¯s face, trying to get some information from the changes in his facial expressions. But she failed. Xia Yu did not interrupt her. He was a good listener. As it turned out, the only hope in Morita¡¯s heart showed faint signs of complete destruction. ¡°It¡¯s late. I¡¯ll see you off.¡± When she finished, Xia Yu asked An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue to help him look after the restaurant. He sent Maki Morita out, put his hands in his pockets and walked with her. Morita Pastry House and Xia¡¯s restaurant were only a few minutes away from each other. Xia Yu stood under the streetlamp and watched Maki Morita go home. ¡°By the way!¡± All of a sudden, he made a noise. Morita turned his back to him, raising her shoulders. ¡°You didn¡¯t give up your cooking, did you?¡± ¡°Of course not!¡± Morita replied without hesitation. ¡°Want to specialize in pastry?¡± ¡°This is a Morita¡¯s insistence!¡± ¡°I think I can help you. If you want to go to Togetsu. ¡± After Xia Yu finished, he turned and left. Maki Morita turned back in amazement and woke up inexplicably. ¡°Why?¡± Maki Morita whispered, ¡°My specialty is pastry, and he is the descendant of Xia¡¯s Chinese Cuisine. The assessment in the higher department of Togetsu is stricter!¡± ¡°How can you help me?¡± she shouted to Xia Yu. ¡°Come to my restaurant tomorrow¡­¡± She could not think of the reason. But Morita soon raised her mouth and smiled happily. At least, she was sure that his heart still moved towards her. Morita was not greedy. She knew that to fix the broken mirror, she needed to stick the pieces back together. An unsettled night. Late at night. Taki, a well-known popular blogger in ACG circle, suddenly released an article in the middle of the night that had nothing to do with ACG. With the click of a mouse, An Yilun also opened his Weibo homepage and looked at the article that had just been sent out. The screen light reflected his face with a sense of achievement. The article was as follows: ¡°First of all, I¡¯m very sorry for poisoning late at night.¡± ¡°Secondly, thanks for the Mizutani at NicoNico station. If he did not find that Chinese restaurant, I might have missed a delicious trip today that I would regret for a long time.¡± At the beginning of the article, there was a beautiful food picture full of bright colors, which was even more coveted than a picture after post-processing. ¡°First dish. The Chinese name of this dish is ¡®sweet and sour pork¡¯. The main ingredients are pork, starch and flour. I came back to search the information of this Chinese cuisine. It is said that Zhe cuisine, Lu cuisine, Chuan cuisine and Yue cuisine all have this cuisine, and the practice is similar.¡± The text was followed by a detailed recipe. ¡°Do you think it¡¯s easy? I think it¡¯s easy!¡± An Yilun also wrote here, ¡°However, it is suggested that otakus with practical ability should go to this restaurant to try this ¡®sweet and sour pork¡¯ before trying to cook it themselves. I think you will immediately put out your own cooking out of your mind. Because simple recipes, in the hands of professional chefs, can also be made into that of a delicacy. Ordinary people cannot make that incredible taste!¡± ¡°The second dish is ¡®braised chicken with chestnuts¡¯¡­¡± ¡°The third course is ¡®red snapper with black ben sauce¡¯¡­¡± ¡°The fourth one, which I strongly recommend is ¡®three shredded shark¡¯s fin¡¯. It¡¯s vegetarian, but it¡¯s very, very delicious!¡± An Yilun used many adjectives here. He was really out of words. Chapter 43 After An Yilun¡¯s article was published, it immediately aroused hot discussions. Some people were curious, and some people questioned. The famous poster of NicoNico just recommended this Chinese restaurant yesterday. Today, the famous blogger, Taki, in ACG circle came out. From the perspective of conspiracy theorists, this caused a lot of speculation. Taki¡¯s fans were concentrated in the field of animation and games. There were some literary fans, but the proportion was not high. For the voice of doubters, An Yilun also made a detailed response. His blog did not involve any business interests, and he had not received a dime of advertisement funds. So, An Yilun also replied with confidence. At the end of this food blog, he wrote: ¡°Thanks for the hospitality of the restaurant. I think I will go there again in the near future. However, I also need to save money. After all, if I go alone, three dishes will cost nearly 10,000 yen. I have to work a few days to have a good meal (laugh).¡± After posting and replying, An Yilun stretched. It was strange that after drinking a few cups of green tea in that restaurant, even in the middle of the night, he was not sleepy at all. He was full of energy, as if he had slept happily all day. ¡°Ying Lili, thank you for your picture.¡± He took his cell phone and sent a message. ¡°No problem. I¡¯ve seen your blog.¡± The other replied: ¡°Seeing your blog, I suddenly want to tweet. I¡¯ll just use the account of ¡®Eri Kashiwagi¡¯.¡± Tokyo, the residence of the British diplomat. The bedroom light was on, and Ying Lili sat in front of the computer, contemplating. Compared with Togetsu¡¯s high-grade restaurants, the Chinese cuisine in that restaurant was warmer. Home cooked dishes, as far as appearance and delicate dishes were concerned, were definitely inferior to the high-grade western restaurants. Ying Lili had eaten many famous dishes, but the dishes of Xia¡¯s restaurant still had the qualification to receive her praise. She was not like Rina, who talked about common people¡¯s food all day long. Whether it was Japanese food, French, western food or Chinese food, it was good to eat. At least in Ying Lili¡¯s opinion, the Chinese food in that restaurant deserved the ¡®authentic and delicious¡¯ evaluation. If you said that An Yilun was just a layman, and he only knew a little about food, then Ying Lili was equivalent to half a gourmet. When evaluating, she carefully compared them. The cuisine in that restaurant was not worse than any of the superior restaurants she had been to. That was to say, the chef of the small restaurant had a cooking skill that was comparable to the chef of high-end restaurants. The only thing that was inferior was environment and service. Turning on the desk lamp, Ying Lili sat in front of the computer with her hands on the keyboard. At home, Ying Lili wore a home-style dressing. After letting down the ponytail and removing the hair ornaments, her long blonde hair was scattered. She was wearing a sweatshirt with a junior high school logo, green pants, green long-sleeved clothes, and black framed glasses for work. As a half gourmet, Ying Lili had a ¡®professional¡¯ consciousness. She was thinking about which angle she should start with to write a food evaluation article that gave an unconscious professional feeling. Thinking for a long time, the white fingers of Ying Lili began to jump on the keyboard. ¡°Life Menu: starter, soup, fish, meat, main dish, salad, dessert, drink.¡± ¡°A qualified IGO certified chef should arrange his own set of their own Life Menu!¡± ¡°But it¡¯s a pity that what I went to tonight is a Chinese restaurant, not a western restaurant. They didn¡¯t have the front dish. I sat from noon to evening. Now that I think about it, it¡¯s amazing that I was so patient!¡± ¡°So, what attracted me to sit for so long?¡± ¡°Tea!¡± Suddenly, her fingers stopped, and she savored the green tea carefully. Between her lips and teeth, it seemed that there was a faint fragrance of tea. ¡°That¡¯s the exquisite fried tea I can¡¯t drink in Togetsu¡¯s resort.¡± Ying Lili took a deep breath. ¡°I can say for sure that either the quality of tea is amazing, or the skill of tea maker is amazing. All in all, those cups of tea had the value of making me sit there for an afternoon. If I can, I would like to take my laptop with me. I will sit in the shop during the day without ordering. I will drink tea and work at the same time. That would be a happy life¡­¡± The tweet of Ying Lili praised tea and water at the same time. Instead, the description of the main dish was like gold. After the tweet of ¡®Eri Kashiwagi¡¯, it once again aroused heated discussion in ACG circles. From NicoNico¡¯s famous singer, to game and animation talent Taki, now was the famous 18-forbidden female painter. Things came in threes. It could be said that the fans of these three people, from music to comics, almost covered the whole field of ACG. After tonight, otaku people would know that there was such a Chinese restaurant in Tokyo. Di, di. Shortly after the tweet was sent, Ying Lili received a questioning message. ¡°What are you doing, golden retriever!¡± ¡°I was moved by the food in that restaurant, so I sent a tweet to write about my feelings. Do you have to care about this?¡± ¡°Delete it immediately!¡± The words of Rina were cold and fierce. ¡°Delete? No!¡± Ying Lili replied with a smile. ¡°I didn¡¯t plan to go to that restaurant last night, but ah, Rina, your response was so strange that it aroused my curiosity. How can a common person¡¯s restaurant let the Tongue of God remember and hate it? After I went today, I think I have the answer.¡± ¡°Is the chef of this restaurant a student of Togetsu? Let me guess, he has a feud with you in Togetsu? One of the Top Ten?¡± For a long time, there was no reply. ¡°I¡¯ve decided!¡± ¡°I will be a loyal guest of that restaurant in the future. I will go there at least twice a week,¡± she said with a smile. Rina seemed to have dropped the mobile phone, and there was no sound from her. ¡­ Xia¡¯s Chinese food restaurant, which was in full bloom in the ACG circles, had attracted the attention of a large group of otakus, which was beyond Xia Yu¡¯s expectation. After seeing off the guests and sending Maki Morita home, and Xia Yu returned to the restaurant. System: ¡°The restaurant has received more than 30 people, and the satisfaction is 100%. The task of [First Exposure] has been completed.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve got the recipe ¨C Fried Spoon Cabbage (Blue).¡± ¡°Culinary has been upgraded to LV.10.¡± Culinary LV.10? His footsteps stopped at the store door. Xia Yu was surprised and could not wait to summon the character panel. Indeed! At the top of the talent tree, the icon of ¡®Chef¡¯s Heart¡¯ was shining, which meant that he could assign talent points to this high-level talent! All the remaining four talent points were added to the Chef¡¯s Heart. ¡°[Chef¡¯s Heart] (4): The junior heart of kitchen, the host obtains the primary emotion regulation power over the diner.¡± He knocked his fingers. The junior heart of kitchen. He could hardly resist the impulse in his heart. He wanted to try cooking now. After he had more talents, what height had he reached? ¡°Host: Xia Yu. Gender: Male Age: 16 Physical Quality Synthesis: LV.20 (Strength, Dexterity, Burst, Nerve Reflex, etc.) Culinary Integration: LV.10 [One-Star Chef] ¡­¡± At the same time as LV.10, the system evaluation rose from ¡®Rookie Start¡¯ to ¡®One-Star Chef¡¯. This rating coincided with that of IGO. At this point, it could be said that Xia Yu had embarked on the road of a professional chef! Chapter 44 ¡°Successful in learning the recipe of Fried Spoon Cabbage!¡± The recipe in the item column turned into broken lights and flowed into his head. Xia Yu immediately remembered the many essentials of the recipe. According to the original story of the Chinese Little Master, ¡®Fried Spoon Cabbage¡¯ was a dish that appeared in the third episode. The little Chinese chef was ordered by Governor Li to go to Guangzhou to improve his cooking experience. He could only return to Sichuan after obtaining the qualification certification of Super Chef. The first topic for the little Chinese chef was to cook Fried Spoon Cabbage that was given by the chef and master of Yangquan restaurant. Fried Spoon Cabbage was actually cabbage. There were two key points in this dish. First, how to blanch the water and keep the bright color of the green vegetables before cooking. This was the process of ¡®color¡¯. Second, how to remove the fishy smell of cabbage. Later, the way to deal with this dish was to combine the steps of boiling water and removing the soil and fishy smell and adding a kind of blended chicken oil into the boiling water. Throwing the green vegetables into boiling water, it made the vegetable surface across a layer of oil, and the soil flavor of the vegetables itself would be washed by this grease in order to return to the original refreshing taste of the vegetables. Then, put the drained cabbage into the frying pan and continue to add chicken oil and stir fry, and further remove the smell of earth. The recipe ended abruptly. But before the dish was served, this vegetable dish should be seasoned. It depended on the chef¡¯s personal performance. For example, stirring and frying cabbage, adding oil consumption to taste, could make it into the Cantonese flavor. Xia Yu could not wait to try. ¡®Fried Spoon Cabbage¡¯ could be prepared in many varieties according to the taste of the guests. After mastering this recipe completely, he could be said to have a changed a base card of killing moves. Back in the shop, Mu Xiaoyue, who had been working for a night, shouted, ¡°Where is the reward? I will go on strike tomorrow if there is no reward!¡± ¡°Wait a minute. You will be satisfied with the dish presented.¡± Xia Yu walked into the kitchen and connected to the Chef God Space. There were still several hours of use, which could be exchanged for a few days. However, the Chef God Space had an unlimited supply of ingredients, and this time Xia Yu was confident that the results would be achieved within a day. Looking back to a while ago, Xia Yu could not help crying at the hard work of studying ¡®Magic Mapo Tofu¡¯ day after day. Why was there no fame at that time? If there was enough fame, one day in the real world was more than 20 days in the Chef God Space. No matter how dull he was, even without the talent of cooking, he could understand a blue recipe. ¡­ The next day. Xia Yu was awakened by Mu Xiaoyue¡¯s shouts. He could only rub his hair and open the door for Mu Xiaoyue. ¡°It¡¯s only eight o¡¯clock. Aren¡¯t you going to Tokyo today?¡± Xia Yu was speechless. ¡°Not going!¡± Mu Xiaoyue flicked her hands and stared at him. ¡°I want to eat the third kind of glowing dish you cook before returning to China!¡± ¡°Last night that Fried Spoon Cabbage was not enough for you?¡± ¡°Human¡¯s desire is endless! Same as the appetite!¡± Mu Xiaoyue hummed. Xia Yu did not talk nonsense with her. He referred to the uncleaned storefront after the business opened last night. ¡°So, if you want to eat, work hard for me. Wipe the tables and chairs clean. Also clean the outdoors.¡± ¡°No problem!¡± Mu Xiaoyue pulled An Ya and worked together. Back to the bathroom, washing in front of the mirror, Xia Yu asked in his mind, ¡°System, is there business data from last night?¡± ¡°Your restaurant, during the business hours from 6 pm to midnight yesterday, received a total of 33 guests, with a per capita consumption of 7000 yen and a total business income of 231,000 yen on that day.¡± Grunt. Spitting out the foam in his mouth, Xia Yu¡¯s eyes showed a satisfied expression. One night¡¯s operating income was 200,000 yen, and he immediately earned back the cost funds he spent in the IGO Food Street. The Chef God System was undoubtedly an intimate little secretary. Xia Yu washed his face while asking other questions. ¡°What¡¯s the reason for the sudden rise in popularity of my restaurant?¡± ¡°Host, please check the fame value of the past two days.¡± The system gave him a roundabout answer. Yeah? Summoning the personal panel at will, he moved the line of sight to the column of [Fame Value]. Xia Yu was stunned. He opened his mouth wide in the mirror. ¡°Fame: 2330 (This item is related to the host¡¯s popularity, exposure, and achievements. You can use the reputation to buy props in the system mall.) What happened?! Xia Yu was shocked and checked the system log. ¡°Restaurants are publicized on forums/microblogs and other online public platforms, and more people know about the existence of cooking restaurants and you, with a reputation value of +10.¡± Such system information, Xia Yu received 21 articles after Mu Xiaoyue wrote the food travel notes. The 210 fame value supported the fame consumption of the Chef God Space in these two days. And now, pulling the system information bar to the bottom, Xia Yu simply could not calculate how many of such records there were. Also, just after a little while, he was stunned. Ding. A new system log. It turned into green text, floating on his retina. Fame continues +10! 2340 fame! ¡°Still increasing?¡± He quickly spit out the toothpaste foam in his mouth, rinsed his mouth, wiped his face, and ran back to the bedroom, turning on the computer. Mu Xiaoyue¡¯s gourmet Weibo was still like that. From the food travel notes she sent two days ago, the forwarding and reply data did not show explosive growth. So, Xia Yu was puzzled. Where did these fame points come from? Xia Yu did not realize that his restaurant hosted two ACG characters last night. Anyway, the shop was not open during the day, and the cleaning chores had been contracted to the two young ladies. Xia Yu was very leisurely and had plenty of time to find answers on the Internet. Soon, he found the source. One was the well-known singer on the NicoNico video barrage website. This guy¡¯s twitter, except for the beginning of a depreciation, the following tweets were praising him. Looking down one by one, Xia Yu was blushing, and his heart beat faster. Was there such an exaggeration? ¡°¡­Heavy rain in Tokyo, at this time ¡­ and my girlfriend is a Chinese girl ¡­ won¡¯t it be Mizutani guy?¡± Xia Yu suddenly remembered the couple diner who had come the night before, and the corner of his mouth twitched. ¡°I said, do people who are artistic dress so fancy?¡± Xia Yu was a bit difficult to accept that cowboy-like style. ¡°They also came last night?¡± Seeing the food pictures and tasting texts in the new tweet, Xia Yu smiled. ¡°It seems that the couple will be exempted next time.¡± He was about to turn off Twitter, but he accidentally glimpsed a reply: ¡°Mizutani, are you a friend of Taki and Ying Lili?¡± Another fan replied below. ¡°Obviously, it must be a good friend. The three of them, two days apart, promoted such a Chinese restaurant in the ACG field. I plan to see if it is really that good.¡± Who is Taki? Hey, Ying Lili¡­ That was a bit familiar! Xia Yu rubbed his eyebrows and found that things were a little out of control. In addition to Mizutani, there were two other celebrities from ACG circles who patronized his restaurant? Chapter 45 Taki. Eri Kashiwagi. Following the two names, Xia Yu made good use of the search engine and immediately found the blog and Twitter. Taki¡¯s blog used the CG picture of a game as a wallpaper. And a gourmet blog post was very eye-catching amongst the anime, gaming evaluation and news. Xia Yu clicked in to check it out, and he was stunned. Cuisine was not the key. This guy showed a lot of respect to the tea in the shop. He turned off the page and went to Twitter. He tried to find the user ¡®Eri Kashiwagi¡¯. Unlike blogs which were full of words, the Eri Kashiwagi¡¯s twitter was almost full of 18-plus pictures that made your heart beat faster. The previous article of the food tweet was a manuscript of a female fan characters that had not been colored yet. 18-plus female painter? Take me for a drive! Xia Yu finally discovered the reason of that familiarity. The pseudonym Eri Kashiwagi was from ¡®The Ways to Cultivate Passers-by¡¯. He felt this was probably not a coincidence. On the basis of speculation, Xia Yu was even more curious about the food tweets of ¡®Kashiwagi¡¯, so he clicked to read carefully. Tea again! Tweets from the female painter rarely mentioned the main courses. There was only a brief comment with pictures for main courses. It was as if her words were as expensive as gold. But for the tea in the shop, the female painter used many words of praise. High-quality tea that was not available in Togetsu Resort? Xia Yu looked at it and laughed. He had drunk this tea since he was young. Because he hadn¡¯t tasted the tea outside, it was not easy for Xia Yu to make comments. However, he agreed with the magic of his own tea. The quality of tea was quite good. The old man ordered him to buy it back from a specific old shop, and there was not much left. However, tea and brewing skills were not the key. The key was water quality! Mu Xiaoyue asked him when brewing tea last night. Why not use drinking grade water? In Xia Yu¡¯s subconscious mind, the water in the old antique water tank had the quality of a mountain spring, which was the most suitable for making tea! ¡°Oh, that stone¡­¡± He put the mobile phone into his pocket. Xia Yu rushed downstairs and went into the kitchen. He put his hands into the cold water tank and took out the wet and slippery black egg stone. In Xia¡¯s restaurant, one of the incredible things was this stone! Xia Yu recently focused on cooking and he almost forgot about this stone. The old man left, but the stone was still there. He could be rest assured to study it. ¡°System, identify it!¡± ¡°Ding. Unknown prop. The analysis sample is under construction. The estimated consumption time is 30 days.¡± Xia Yu was astonished by the answer of the Chef God System. 30 days for analysis?! What! Xia Yu held his breath. ¡°System, you said this egg stone is a kitchen prop?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°In preliminary analysis, this system speculates that this stone has the effect of purifying water quality, and during the purification process, various trace mineral elements are produced. The final analysis result will take some time to be produced for the host.¡± Xia Yu got an answer from the system and he was both excited and uneasy. The exciting thing was this item was hard to identify even with the Chef God System! The uneasy thing was that such a pebble stone could actually purify water quality, which was not scientific at all. Alright. Xia Yu thought of his own Chef God System, and he realized that he was the most unscientific existence. Then, he suddenly calmed down. ¡°Kitchenware¡­¡± Xia Yu pondered. The Chinese Little Master Chef also had legendary kitchenware. There were all kinds of incredible food hunters for those who were captivated by food. This was not an ordinary world. He could be sure that this kind of high-quality food hunter did not exist, but for the time being, it was hard to deny the existence of legendary kitchenware. He had no clue. Xia Yu put the egg stone back into the water tank and went to the yard. He opened the well lid, took two buckets of well water back to the kitchen, and filled the water tank. Old-fashioned Japanese houses usually had water wells which were usually covered with lids. If a major earthquake occurred and the water pipe broke, the water well could ensure the sustainability of domestic water. However, in recent years, with the explosion of the population in Tokyo, old-fashioned houses were rare. It was usually either apartments or modern small houses. Xia Yu nodded secretly whilst looking at the full tank of well water. Soon, the well water would undergo qualitative changes. Water was not only the source of life, but also the source of cooking. If other chefs challenged him in a food war, he already had an advantage at the source. Xia Yu stood in the kitchen and turned his attention back to a large amount of fame he gained. Xia Yu hesitated. He didn¡¯t know how to effectively use the resources. It would be a waste if they were all used to buy the Chef God Space time. He remembered that the average price of a blue recipe was 500 points of fame, and the average price of blue permanent kitchenware and blue extended skill books were 1000 points. ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± Xia Yu patted his forehead. Two well-known figures in the ACG circle praised the tea in the store. Did it mean that he could develop this area more? A good main course was not enough for a good restaurant. He was not like the old man who didn¡¯t want to change. In the new era, he had to keep up with the times. In short, the shop was in his hands, and he could not treat the guests as roughly as he once did. Service-oriented! The skills of brewing tea and coffee could be extended. However, the small shop specialized in Chinese cuisine. Even if the coffee was classic, the tea was more classic and considered more suitable for the restaurant atmosphere. Moreover, Xia Yu also had a certain foundation of tea ceremony when he was punished by the old man. It was reasonable to extend this area. Summoning the mall, his eyes were flooded with a variety of props. Xia Yu swallowed and said, ¡°System, please screen out the tea skill extension skill books that can be purchased!¡± Di. Only three quaint books remained after the screening of the props of the Chef God Mall. The first was blue. Intermediate tea ceremony. A thousand points of fame. The second was purple. High-end tea ceremony. Ten thousand points. The third was a golden book. God-level tea ceremony. One hundred thousand points. ¡°It¡¯s expensive!¡± Xia Yu¡¯s face twitched and his heart shook. The intermediate tea ceremony skill book was a thousand points, and was acceptable, but later, high-level and god-level tea ceremony had scary prices. ¡°Host has already accumulated through life to activate the ¡®primary tea ceremony¡¯, and now only needs to directly purchase the intermediate tea ceremony to learn.¡± The Chef God System said, ¡°The system recommends the host to expand the tea ceremony. It is estimated that the return rate of guests will increase by more than 50%.¡± ¡°Good! Buy, buy, buy!¡± Xia Yu gritted his teeth and made up his mind. In the catering industry, who did not want to keep guests? After all, the advertising only lasted for a while. If you couldn¡¯t keep the guests, when the heat was over, although the restaurant would not go back to the previous deserted state, the development would be limited. Either do your best or don¡¯t do it at all. Xia Yu¡¯s expectation of the restaurant was not only to make it famous in the 11th district, but to also attract foodies from all over the world in the future and gain worldwide praise. This was the dream of a store manager and professional chef! System: ¡°Successfully purchased!¡± System: ¡°1000 fame points deducted.¡± A simple blue skill book appeared in the inventory. Xia Yu touched it, clicked to use it, and suddenly felt a large stream of information stuffed into his brain. Xia Yu closed his eyes. After ten minutes, Xia Yu opened his eyes again and immediately filled a water kettle with water and placed it on the gas stove. Soon, the kitchen was full of a tea aroma. An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue were cleaning outside, and they chased the smell. They stood at the door of the kitchen and looked with surprise at the teenager who was making tea seriously in front of the kitchen counter. His silhouette showed the two a strange charm, just like a famous artist who focused on tea art. He was classical and elegant. Chapter 46 ¡°The taste is indeed different.¡± Xia Yu drank the hot tea he just brewed. The taste had indeed improved, and it was not just a little bit. Grunt. Drinking tea on an empty stomach was not good for health. Xia Yu touched his stomach and drank a few sips of tea. After tasting it carefully, he put down his teacup unwillingly. Xia Yu¡¯s eyes brightened. Tea ceremony was the way to appreciate the beauty of tea. This was a kind of life art, life etiquette, and a way of self-cultivation. The earliest and most perfect tea ceremony was created by Lu Yu in the Tang Dynasty. Before, Xia Yu thought that the tea ceremony was something useless. The complicated ritual was just for watching. In the past two years, the old man¡¯s words and teachings had changed his way of thinking. Strict tea art was just like cooking. Ordinary people could also cook, stir-fry dishes and brew tea, but compared to the pros, that kind of cooking and tea art could not match up. Any skill had to be practiced seriously, rigorously, and meticulously when it came to a professional level. Xia Yu digested the knowledge of tea ceremony in his brain just then. Like a doctor of tea who had been trained in tea ceremony for many years, he tasted his tea and secretly put his thumb up. Nice! Thousand points of fame were worth to spend this way! A few sips of hot tea went into his stomach. His sleepy head suddenly became clear. ¡°Tea still needs some snacks to go together with it¡­¡± Xia Yu¡¯s mouth closed and he became hungry. He scooped up water and planned to make his own breakfast. At the same time, he would make breakfast for An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue. Knock, knock! Someone knocked on the kitchen door. ¡°What?¡± Xia Yu asked impatiently. His back was against the door and he worked hard at the kitchen counter. ¡°¡­¡± There was a weird silence. Xia Yu thought that it was Mu Xiaoyue but he heard no response. Xia Yu poured hot water into a flour-filled copper pot and looked back, then he was startled. At the door, it was not An Ya nor Mu Xiaoyue, but a slim girl. Maki Morita appeared to be dressed up specially today. She wore a white shirt on the top, a black skirt underneath, and a pair of brown uniform shoes on her feet. Black cotton socks covered her calves. She exuded a youthful atmosphere. She clearly understood the advantages of her temperament. Perhaps it was because she helped her family take care of the pastry shop since she was a child. Morita Maki was far more mature than her peers. Her long shirt showed off her curvy body and she seemed to be mature and elegant. If she wasn¡¯t wearing a short skirt on her lower body, but a woman¡¯s suit and trousers, she would be a beautiful office lady. Xia Yu¡¯s eyes lit up, and he blew a whistle in his heart. Maki Morita¡¯s look really suited his taste. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say something when you came?¡± Xia Yu laughed whilst rubbing the dough. ¡°Something.¡± Xia Yu felt speechless, so he stopped and pointed to the semi-formed dough in the copper basin. ¡°You can rub the dough, pastry master.¡± ¡°No problem!¡± This day, Morita seemed to be playful. She was obviously familiar with the kitchen in the restaurant. She rolled up the sleeves of her white shirt, carefully washed her white and slender hands, and stood beside Xia Yu. The expert started to work. Xia Yu nodded secretly when he saw Morita¡¯s kneading technique. The basic skills were very good. Although for modern pastries, many machines replaced hand work, as a chef, you could not rely too much on machines. The basic skills still needed to be accumulated by practice. Maki Morita, as she said, had never given up on her cooking skills. She had been accumulating and improving her skill over the years, waiting for a transformation. ¡®It seems that she is the best at Japanese traditional dim sum,¡¯ Xia Yu thought with his chin up. Morita¡¯s Pastry Shop was also considered a long-established brand. Not to mention the craftsmanship of Uncle Morita, according to the memory of the body, the sea bream, cherry cake, dorayaki, mochi, and dango made by Morita were very good. She was skilful. However, pastry was only a specialization direction. Morita once participated Togetsu Middle School selection, and her specialty was definitely not only dim sum. When Morita Maki kneaded the dough, Xia Yu was not idle. He took a piece of fresh pork from the refrigerator and picked up a kitchen knife. Chop, chop, chop, and chop again. Until it became minced meat. Next was to flavor the meat, add salt, soy sauce, sesame oil, and stir well. At the same time, you could stir it together with onion and ginger soaked in water. You could also mince the ginger and mix into the stir. Xia Yu took the two to mix, added ginger, onion water, and added a little minced green onion and stirred. Maki Morita had already kneaded the dough and placed it to the side. She gazed at the hard-working Xia Yu. ¡°Are you making steamed buns?¡± ¡°Correct!¡± Xia Yu took on the following work with his hand. Cutting the dough, rolling the dough, and filling them with dough. After a short while, the three-layer steamer on the kitchen counter was filled with small steamed buns. Xia Yu put the steamer on the stove and lit it. Bzzt! The blue flames bloomed. Xia Yu washed his hands cheerfully. Then he stared at the girl waiting nearby. ¡°Remember what I said last night?¡± ¡°Do you really want to help me?¡± Morita opened her mouth slightly and said hesitantly, ¡°However, the assessment of the transferred students of the Togetsu High School is much more difficult than the middle school entrance selection. I¡¯m afraid that only one or two of the 100 candidates will pass.¡± The students of Togetsu High School were basically directly promoted from middle school. Before graduation, these middle school students had been screened. Even the internal direct examination was not easy. It took time to steam the steamed buns. Facing the girl¡¯s question, Xia Yu did not answer, but instead just turned around from the place where the ingredients were stored and took out a box of fresh eggs covered with plastic wrap. ¡°Use eggs to cook. No matter what it is, do it until I am satisfied.¡± As he said, Xia Yu put a box of eggs into the girl¡¯s hands. ¡°Eggs¡­ Cooking?¡± Morita tilted her head and pointed her finger at her ruddy lower lip. She couldn¡¯t understand Xia Yu for a while. Make egg dishes to get his approval? And then? The girl didn¡¯t know that what Xia Yu was asking her to do was to prepare her for the transfer exam in advance. In other words, it was a preview and warm-up of the exam. She saw Xia Yu¡¯s calm eyes. Morita nodded after thinking a little. ¡°Yes, Ah Yu.¡± ¡°Although I don¡¯t know what you are thinking for the time being, but if you say you want to help me, you must be helping me. Having said that, since the last selection, you haven¡¯t tasted my work in two years. This time, I will let you see my progress! I said that I will never give up!¡± Maki Morita suddenly became serious. Xia Yu silently retreated to the kitchen door whilst staring quietly at Maki Morita who was looking down. He thought very curiously, what kind of dishes would she make with eggs? Whether it is western, Japanese or Chinese, eggs were the most basic ingredients. Pastry? This possibility was the highest. After all, it was a specialization, and eggs could make a lot of delicious snacks. If you went according to the normal plot, at the end of March, students would enter the examination room for the Togetsu Higher Department. Rina would hold an egg and scare away all candidates except Yukihira Soma. He wished that he could help Morita enter that examination room and successfully pass the examination. This was another way of compensation, which could also be said to pay off the debts of the predecessor. He couldn¡¯t help stopping the love affair. He couldn¡¯t make a good girl wait for so long. Xia Yu couldn¡¯t be more conscientious. Moreover, isn¡¯t it interesting to have Maki Morita go to Togetsu for him? Xia Yu began to imagine. Chapter 47 Ten minutes. When the food steamer was steaming, Morita also presented her work to the kitchen counter. Small but complete. The kitchen of the Xia¡¯s restaurant was narrow and crowded, but it still had an oven. Maki Morita turned on the oven, and another kind of pastry, which was very different from Chinese cuisine, appeared. It had a strong smell and quickly occupied the whole room. ¡°Please try it.¡± Taking out a few golden chicken cakes from the pastry mold and arranging them neatly on the white plate, Maki Morita smiled and made a gesture of invitation. An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue were also lured to the kitchen by this fragrance. ¡°Wah, my cookies!¡± Mu Xiaoyue fixed her eyes on the black biscuit cake on the surface of the cake. Her cheeks suddenly bulged, a very unhappy expression on her face. Before putting the mold tray into the oven, Morita asked Mu Xiaoyue for a bag of chocolate biscuits. It was a snack that Mu Xiaoyue carried in her small bag. When Morita entered the restaurant, she had probably seen Mu Xiaoyue eating in the corner. ¡°Chicken cake?¡± Xia Yu would not laugh because of the simplicity and commonness of this pastry. He picked up a piece. Because it was just out of the oven, the golden chicken cake was still very hot. The surface was a slightly crispy skin with little oil on it. The dark brown chocolate biscuit pieces were scattered on the cakes, which were not as delicate. Maki Morita¡¯s big eyes with hope were firmly placed on him. He took a light bite. First was the aroma of the eggs. As he was chewing, the sweetness in the cake was broken down and filled his mouth. Then, the bitterness of the chocolate biscuit block pressed this sweetness down again, leaving a taste that was too greasy. After slowly eating a piece of chicken cake, Xia Yu asked the system in his heart: ¡°What¡¯s the score?¡± ¡°50 points,¡± the system mechanically answered. Xia Yu was not disappointed. On the contrary, there was a bit of surprise. His kitchen was not a professional pastry shop¡¯s kitchen. He did not have many ingredients and baking tools. However, under this unfavorable environment, Maki Morita made a relatively traditional chicken cake, which could get a high score of 50 from the system. Passing 60 points was the standard of the standard students in Togetsu High School. If she could stabilize this cooking score, at least, she did not have to worry about dropping out. 70 points was eligible to let Togetsu¡¯s commander ¡®cloth burst¡¯. If it were stabilized at this level, it could be outstanding and considered the upper ranks of Togetsu. At 90 points, even if the food with this score did not glow, it had the quality of ¡®must eat¡¯ and ¡®sure kill¡¯. Morita¡¯s foundation was much stronger than he thought. When he first tried making the Magic Mapo Tofu, Xia Yu was ashamed of a pile of black history with 10 points and single digits. Even pigs would not eat that kind of trashy food. ¡°How is it?¡± The girl did not know about Xia Yu¡¯s psychological activity. When she saw that he kept silent, she gathered up the courage and asked. ¡°Normal.¡± Xia Yu¡¯s answer dimmed Morita¡¯s eyes. ¡°If you are given better conditions, can you do better?¡± Xia Yu said immediately. Morita frowned with annoyance. ¡°The ultimate chicken cake is almost like this. You can also replace the chocolate chip cookies with other condiments according to the guests¡¯ taste, but the taste will not produce a qualitative leap.¡± ¡°You added olive oil while stirring?¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s a little secret to improve the taste. Otherwise, the cake will be very dry¡­¡± The two were talking, but Mu Xiaoyue pulled her girlfriend and secretly tasted a few chicken cakes beside them. ¡°My god, this kind of chicken cake tastes normal?¡± She wiped out a few pieces of pastries on the kitchen counter. Mu Xiaoyue, who was still impressed, stared at Xia Yu. She could not understand Japanese, but she could see from Xia Yu¡¯s body movement just now that he was not satisfied with the old-fashioned chicken cake. ¡°This is definitely the best chicken cake I have ever eaten!¡± Mu Xiaoyue emphasized with a burst of fire. Xia Yu rolled his eyes and translated her words intact to Maki Morita. ¡°Thank you.¡± Maki Morita immediately bowed in surprise. ¡°No, no, thank you for your hospitality.¡± Mu Xiaoyue was busy waving her hand. ¡°Wait. The steamed buns are about to be ready. I will have breakfast first. You are free to do as you like.¡± Xia Yu glanced at the white misty steamer. He turned off the gas stove and opened the top lid. It seemed like it was opening a door of magic. There was a refreshing smell rushing across their faces, causing the three girls¡¯ eyes shine. ¡°I want it, I want it¡­¡± Mu Xiaoyue immediately pounced with bared teeth and dancing claws. She came over and kept talking. ¡°You have just eaten the chicken cake.¡± Xia Yu took the three layers of the steamer and walked out of the kitchen. Mu Xiaoyue followed him like a dog that wanted food. He glanced at her drooling. This tearful foodie¡­ He said, ¡°Where is the tea I made before? Give it to me first.¡± So, the breakfast that was originally supposed to be enjoyed by one person became a table for four people. The freshly baked buns were very hot. Mu Xiaoyue¡¯s eyes were quick, and she used chopsticks to grab a bun. Blowing it, she quickly bit down. The soup splashed out slightly. She screamed that she was scalded, but she kept fighting desperately. She chewed the food in her mouth and her eyes were teary. She did not know if she was burned or if it was so delicious that it made her cry. Grunt. Looking at the golden, oily, juicy, small buns that were filled with meat in the bamboo steamer¡­ Morita also swallowed quietly and suddenly felt hungry. She had eaten breakfast before she came out. ¡°Try one.¡± Xia Yu used chopsticks to get her one bun and immediately give himself one to enjoy. Morita put a small steamed bun into her mouth. Good! Too delicious! Biting down on it with her teeth, the juice splashed out. Her beautiful eyes opened instantly, a little distracted. ¡°Xia Yu¡¯s cooking has become so great!¡± Swallowing the food in her mouth, the heat was still circling around in her body. Morita spoke in her heart. She was a chef and dreamed of being a professional chef, so she was more aware of the huge gap between herself and the cooking of the steamed buns. Her head was empty, and she could not even analyze it when she ate. ¡°Try another one!¡± This time, Morita used her chopsticks. Instead of swallowing a small bun in one bite, she gently bit the corner, chewing and tasting repeatedly in her mouth. It was still blank! Her thinking seemed to stop while eating! Morita was a little crazy. What the hell was this! Being stupid while eating? At this time Xia Yu raised his head and said, ¡°When you eat, you should let go of your body and mind to enjoy the food.¡± He pointed to the opposite side. Morita looked over and saw that the atmosphere of the restaurant was surprisingly quiet. The two women from China were closing their eyes and enjoying the happiness brought by the food. The smile on their faces were from the heart. ¡°Cooking is something that brings people happiness.¡± Xia Yu smiled. ¡°Enjoy it while you can.¡± After mastering the talent of [Chef¡¯s Heart] (Beginner), he had initially possessed the ability to manipulate the diners¡¯ emotions. Of course, this manipulation was achieved through cooking. Cooking was the weapon of the chef. Maki Morita¡¯s cooking skills obviously could not resist the [Chef¡¯s Heart]¡¯s strong spiritual aggression. Chapter 48 After having breakfast, Xia Yu sent the two Chinese ladies to continue cleaning, then he returned to the kitchen with an empty steamer. ¡°I am back¡­¡± Maki Morita was breathless as she pulled a box from her pastry shop. She opened the box outside the kitchen. Inside the box were full of colorful pastry tools and materials. ¡°The title is still egg. Using eggs as the main ingredient, make a dish for me. No matter what, just fill up my stomach.¡± Xia Yu cleaned the steamer and gave it back to her. This time, Morita took a little longer and still used the oven. ¡°Egg tart.¡± Seeing the pastry served by Maki Morita, Xia Yu was slightly surprised, but he still shook his head after trying it. ¡°It¡¯s so-so. It¡¯s still a little worse than the qualification level of Togetsu¡¯s Higher Department.¡± Maki Morita bit her lower lip. If it happened before the steamed buns that was made by Xia Yu, Morita may have questioned it and been unwilling. However, Morita had been shocked. She no longer thought of herself as a former girlfriend but looked like a student listening to a tutor¡¯s teachings. ¡°Egg pudding? It¡¯s almost like that.¡± When Maki Morita presented the work for the third time, Xia Yu sighed. For the fourth time, egg biscuits, Xia Yu shook his head at Morita¡¯s eyes that were full of hope. ¡°They are all ordinary recipes. Even if the details are perfect, can you exceed the upper limit?¡± Trying several kinds of pastries constantly, Xia Yu had an idea about Morita¡¯s cooking skills. It was not that Morita did not do well, but that she was doing too well. She was meticulous and exerted the delicate thoughts of female chefs. However, too much pursuit of details had lost her innovation. Simply described, it was a conservative monarch. He worked diligently on that one-third of an acre and kept himself in a small circle. On the other hand, the ¡®egg¡¯ dish that Yukihira Soma made¡­ He used his creativity to make a special ¡®transformation¡¯ raw egg bibimbap at the Togetsu¡¯s assessment for transfer students. The dish that surprised people was chicken wing aspic. The refreshing and salty taste of the meat jelly, and the softness and sweetness of the eggs set off against each other, immediately sublimating a common dish. This let the Tongue of God set foot on a taste that the world that had never experienced before. So, the dish transformed into raw egg bibimbap and was named by Yukihira Soma. It was an original dish shining with wisdom. Xia Yu discovered Morita¡¯s shortcomings. Meticulous and conservative was her culinary style. Especially ¡®conservative¡¯. How could it differ from her bold and confessing personality? Fortunately, Xia Yu had a solution. The recipe was not good enough, right? There was no need to break through the upper limit of the original recipes to create her own dishes. That was too sophisticated and required flashes of ideas. In an easier way, they could directly use the ready-made advanced recipes to crush the past! ¡°System, screen the blue recipes that have the main ingredient of eggs.¡± ¡°Eligible recipes, a total of 1,131 copies. View?¡± ¡°Wait¡­¡± Xia Yu was frightened by the numbers. ¡°Add another filter and sort by price!¡± Then the system lists the recipes: ¡°Golden Fried Rice (Blue). Price 500 fame points.¡± ¡°Beef Noodles with Egg Flower Stuffing (Blue). Price 500 fame points.¡± ¡°Hibiscus Crab Egg (Blue). Price 550 fame points.¡± ¡­ After browsing, Xia Yu also saw some dim sum recipes, but he finally decided to buy ¡®Hibiscus Crab Egg¡¯! ¡°The purchase is successful.¡± ¡°Consumed 550 fame points. 790 fame points remaining.¡± ¡°Use!¡± The blue recipe in the inventory turned into a stream of information and was stuffed into his head. Xia Yu nodded secretly. ¡®Hibiscus Crab Egg¡¯ seemed to be the most ordinary one in those recipes because it was so common that any chef could do it. However, Xia Yu did not care how easy it was to get started with. What he valued was change and creation! That was right! Hibiscus Crab Egg. The final cooking form could be ever-changing. It could be made into Crab Roll with Omelette. It could be made into scrambled eggs. However, the most authentic way was to make a mixture of hibiscus, omelette and crab meat. Xia Yu pondered the information in his mind. Inspiration continued to emerge, then he felt itchy and unbearable. Experiencing four failures, this time, Morita did not rush to make the fifth attempt. She stood in front of the kitchen counter. Her head was slightly lowered as she pondered. Xia Yu could see the serious look on her delicate face. Sorting out the recipes that he had in mind, Xia Yu found paper and pen. He wrote them out, and then patted Morita¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Take it!¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Morita took the paper filled with words and looked at it roughly. She covered her mouth and asked with surprise, ¡°Is this a recipe?¡± ¡°Right!¡± ¡°Hibiscus Crab Egg.¡± ¡°It¡¯s an interesting recipe. You can turn it into your own thing. Pay attention to your specialty,¡± Xia Yu said, and shook his hand. ¡°That¡¯s enough for today. Go back and study the recipe. Come here when you are done.¡± Xia Yu turned away. Watching his figure disappeared up the stairs, Morita looked at the recipe carefully from beginning to the end. She took a cool breath. Her eyes showed that she was a little touched, and there was a trace of excitement. This recipe¡­ It was so interesting! Morita shouted involuntarily. Inspiration was like having found an exit and turning it into a torrent. Morita hurriedly packed up the tools and materials, dragging her heavy suitcase. She walked out of Xia¡¯s restaurant. She looked back at the window of the bedroom on the second floor on the street, and murmured, ¡°¡­Thank you. I will work hard, Ah Yu!¡± Xia Yu did not spend a leisurely time in the Chef God Space. As the restaurant became famous in the ACG circle, young guests came to ask after 10 am. When they found out that it was only open at 6 pm, most of the guests left in disappointment. The rest of the guests sat in the restaurant, waiting for Xia Yu to get them a cup of tea. If you had tea, you must have snacks. Otherwise, drinking tea with an empty stomach would damage your stomach and body. Xia Yu did not bother to make pastries. He went to the neighboring Morita Pastry Shop and bought some freshly baked pastries. They were served with his own fried green tea. Each set meal was 1,000 yen. This price was not expensive, but it was not cheap either. So, from the morning to six in the evening, Xia¡¯s restaurant was more like a tea house. Now that the weather was not hot in March, a group of young otaku guests were chatting in the store. The atmosphere was pretty good. Getting up the next day, the system business data was refreshed. Due to the addition of tea and snacks, the capital investment of the restaurant was even better. From 200,000 yen on the first day to 400,000 yen the next day, it had achieved multiple growth. On the third day, perhaps the restaurant had initially built a reputation in the ACG circle. The ¡®Tongue of God¡¯, Rina, could not sit still when she heard the news. In the evening, she asked her secretary, Feisha, to drive her to the restaurant. ¡°The road is blocked¡­¡± The car could only be parked outside the block. Rina sat in the rear seat, anxiously changing her overlapping legs. She frowned. ¡°Feisha, go and see what¡¯s going on!¡± Feisha opened the door and walked out of the car. She soon trotted back. Her face was full of incredible colors. ¡°Miss Rina, people are lining up. It seems that they are all guests of Xia¡¯s Chinese restaurant!¡± Chapter 49 Rina pointed to the black crowd in front of the block and opened her mouth. ¡°Are you sure?!¡± ¡°Absolutely!¡± Feisha had an anxious look. When Xia Yu and Rina made a bet that day, she was a witness. It could only be said that the situation was very bad, and Feisha had already prayed for Rina. Boom! Rina pushed open the door hurriedly and got out of the car. Feisha locked the car and caught up to her. They did not crowd together with the people but stood on the side street. Looking outside the car, Rina¡¯s vision suddenly widened. The crowd was indeed like a long dragon. It was crooked, extending from a low store with a dim light. There were guests who could not wait and chose to leave. ¡°Hey! It¡¯s late today!¡± A young man sighed to his companion. ¡°I just want to know what the menu is today. If we can enter it, you order three dishes, I order three dishes¡­¡± the companion said and wiped his saliva. ¡°Wake up, boy!¡± The young man looked up and sighed. ¡°Tomorrow is a new menu. Six completely different Chinese dishes¡­ I hope I can eat it every day!¡± There were also satisfied guests who just came out from the restaurant that enjoyed the food. Several young female cosplayers dressed in costumes of anime characters. They were wearing colourful wigs, lining up in front of Rina and Feisha. Apparently, they had come straight to the old shopping street after the convention. ¡°That sugar taro, my god. I still have a mouthful of taro flavor¡­ Is this Chinese cuisine?¡± A younger female cosplayer jumped with excitement. ¡°After eating steamed fish head with peppers, my body was sweating all over, but I feel so good.¡± A cosplayer fiddled with the wig that had been blown up. ¡°No matter what you say, I still think the refreshments before serving are delicious!¡± This group of female cosplayers chatted up a storm. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Rina¡¯s face was not good. She crossed her arms, turned around, and walked into the car. But unexpectedly, she bumped into a girl who just ran out of the shop behind her. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry.¡± The black-haired girl bowed to Rina and trotted away. A middle-aged man chased her out of the shop, wearing a samurai uniform and clogs. He shook his head helplessly at the girl¡¯s back at the store door. ¡°There are so many things in the family, but she wants to help that stinky kid!¡± The muscular middle-aged man with a buzz cut witnessed the grand queue in front of the block and was also stupefied. ¡°Mr. Xia Qing has returned to China, but I didn¡¯t expect the restaurant to be run by the kid. Strange, strange.¡± Talking to himself, the middle-aged man turned back to the shop. ¡°¡­¡± Rina and Feisha both felt that they were transparent. They had no sense of existence. No matter the young diners passing by, or the owners of the shopping street, they completely ignored them. At that moment, both of them had a feeling that the Chinese restaurant was the protagonist of the old shopping street. No matter who was here, the light overshadowed them. ¡°Morita¡¯s Pastry Shop?¡± Looking up and glancing at the old signboard of the shop next to her, Rina returned silently to the back seat of the car. Feisha sat in the driver¡¯s seat, carefully observing the gloomy face of the Tongue of God from the rear-view mirror. She said softly, ¡°Miss Rina, you can¡¯t let his business go on like this. You will lose¡­¡± Rina gritted her teeth and said, ¡°Yes, I will lose!¡± ¡°Do you want¡­¡± Feisha had other thoughts. ¡°Don¡¯t need it!¡± Rina said in a deep voice, ¡°Losers should be upright!¡± Then she slightly curled her lips, her eyes full of sarcasm. ¡°And, who said I would lose?¡± Feisha was stunned. ¡°Feisha, have you visited the forum of Togetsu Academy recently?¡± Rina calmed her anger well and smiled. Uh? Feisha opened her eyes slightly. In these two days of the Togetsu internal forum, there were actually a few posts about the Xia¡¯s Chinese restaurant. The poster was a Togetsu student and had not received low attention. Togetsu students were mostly onlookers. It was not too much to watch with excitement. However, there were certainly students who minded the ¡®authentic¡¯ sign posted on this Chinese restaurant. For example, the leader of Togetsu Chinese Cuisine Research Association, the eighth seat of ¡®Togetsu¡¯s Top Ten¡¯, Teru Kuga. Teru Kuga was good at Chuan cuisine. He believed that spicy was the orthodox of Chinese cuisine. He deliberately amplified Chuan cuisine and used violent spices to control diners. Of course, other Togetsu students who specialized in Chinese cuisine were more or less uncomfortable that such a Chinese restaurant that had risen overnight with its reputation increasing greatly. Many students may have the idea of looking for the chef to compete. Feisha was not stupid. She glanced at the rear-view mirror of Rina¡¯s face that was leisurely. She was surprised and said, ¡°Someone deliberately spread the news on the forum in Togetsu Academy and is provoking conflict?¡± ¡°But who can manipulate Togetsu students?¡± Feisha frowned. Rina sneered. She looked at the front of the car, and then at the back of the car. ¡°Feisha, don¡¯t you think this shopping street, new and old, the dividing line is too obvious?¡± Feisha knew something. ¡°Developers certainly don¡¯t want old antiques that are about to step into the coffins of the old shopping streets to rejuvenate.¡± Rina sat up on her legs. ¡°A restaurant that has been quiet for a long time suddenly became hot. The developer must be anxious.¡± ¡°Miss Rina, do you mean that a developer entrusted our students from Togetsu to suppress that restaurant?¡± Feisha covered her mouth. ¡°Let¡¯s wait and see.¡± Rina¡¯s blonde hair was on her shoulder, looking relaxed. She obviously knew who the developer¡¯s client was. ¡­ Yokomari, Chinatown. A high-end restaurant specializing in Chinese cuisine was hot and busy when night fell. ¡°Miyoko!¡± In the restaurant kitchen, the head chef of the restaurant, Hojo, showed a satisfied smile to a young girl with short purple hair. ¡°You have worked hard tonight. The IGO jury has just left, and our restaurant has passed the six-star certification!¡± There was a hint of excitement in the middle-aged man¡¯s voice. ¡°Father, I¡¯m going to Tokyo.¡± The girl with a good figure spoke suddenly with sharp eyes. ¡°Going to Tokyo?¡± ¡°Yes, there is a Chinese restaurant on the Internet suddenly getting hot these days. I want to taste it by myself.¡± Speaking of this, the girl gave a clear laugh. ¡°I plan to study there. But if it is just a fake name, I¡¯m sorry¡­ I will start a Food War, win, and smash their sign!¡± The middle-aged head chef frowned. ¡°Miyoko, since you¡¯re going to Tokyo, then you should stop by the IGO Japan Headquarters for a one-star chef assessment and certification.¡± ¡°Father, I will pass the one-star assessment!¡± The girl¡¯s beautiful face was full of confidence. Chapter 50 Early morning. Xia Yu got up at 8 am. He checked the business data of last night while washing his face. One week had passed unknowingly, and the turnover of the restaurant every night had gradually stabilized in these two days. It was no longer an explosive growth. The reason was very simple. The Xia¡¯s restaurant was too small and had poor reception capacity. During the period from 6pm to 12 o¡¯clock every night, it could only accommodate up to 30 people at a time. If a table of guests ordered six dishes, the serving time was almost half an hour. If the time for eating and chatting was included, it would take an hour to send away a table of guests. In other words, each table seated four people could serve five to six batch of guests one night. In fact, this was only a rough calculation method. There were only five tables for four people in Xia¡¯s restaurant, and the other positions were scattered single seats, such as the ramen bar, or around the counter and walls. Calculated this way, if the guests were full, Xia¡¯s restaurant could receive about 150 people per night. The turnover was stable at over one million yen. On the surface, Xia¡¯s restaurant was booming. Everything was developing in a good direction, but as an operator, Xia Yu knew that there were still many areas for improvement in the restaurant. First was the dining environment. It was now March. During winter and spring, the weather was still very cool. If it was in summer, Tokyo became to a stove. If the restaurant was full again, the indoor environment¡­ Xia Yu could not even bear to think about it. Air conditioner? How could such a thing exist? Xia Yu forgot whether the big fan on the storefront ceiling was good or bad because it seemed to have never been turned on in his memory. Precautions were necessary. The storefront was already narrow. Xia Yu intended to consult the Chef God System about the space layout. As for service, Xia Yu had given up. Love it or not¡­ He was the manager as well as the head chef. He fought every day from six o¡¯clock to midnight. After one dish was cooked, he had to wash the pot to start the next dish. Cleaning and dealing with the ingredients, including all kinds of cooking, was done by him alone. It was better in recent days; Maki Morita came to help cut vegetables and hand him the dishes. Therefore, Xia Yu was not too busy to the point of being dizzy. Xia Yu was very doubtful. If he were not fortunate some time ago and obtained the [Physical Enhancement Crystal] to raise his physical strength from LV.9 to LV.20, after working so hard this week, would his body collapse? Fortunately, that flagpole was still as strong as it was every morning. Xia Yu was relieved. ¡°Di. Host has a new mission.¡± As he was washing his face and brushing his teeth, Xia Yu received a prompt. New task? Hanging the towel on the hook, Xia Yu opened the task panel. ¡°Task one: [Become A Two-Star Chef].¡± ¡°Tip: Host has mastered three blue glowing dishes (Fried Spoon Cabbage, Hibiscus Crab Eggs, Magic Mapo Tofu). Host can try to participate in the IGO two-star chef assessment.¡± ¡°Reward: Advanced Knife Skill ¡®Raptor Bull and Blue Dragon Slash¡¯.¡± ¡°Task two: [Become A Two-Star Restaurant].¡± ¡°Tip: Your restaurant finally has a little reputation in the gourmet world. If your restaurant becomes an IGO certified two-star restaurant, maybe the restaurant can attract diners outside of the ACG circle.¡± ¡°Bonus: 10 chef talent points.¡± Raptor Bull and Blue Dragon Slash? Oh my god, this was a stunt in Little Chinese Master Chef. You could ¡®powder the cow¡¯ with a knife. The process did not shed a drop of blood or a drop of juice. This stunt was basically the most terrifying knife technique that Xia Yu knew when dealing with meat ingredients. It belonged to the fantasy level. Xia Yu was a little dumbfounded. His whole person was excited when he thought of the opportunity to master such a dark stunt. The Raptor Bull and Blue Dragon Slash was not just about dismembering a bull as a butcher. It was good practice to dismember living sheep and pigs. Similarly, [Become A Two Star Restaurant] was also full of temptations. 10 chef talent points, which was equivalent to upgrading 10 levels. Every cooking talent was precious. Having said that, this week, Xia Yu¡¯s culinary level had slowed down a lot. He cooked so many dishes every day¡­ The level had already risen, but in fact, after LV.10, the green home cooking recipes, as well as the processing of ordinary and green ingredients, had been unable to provide him with any experience. He upgraded from LV.10 to LV.11 successfully because he cooked a glowing Fried Spoon Cabbage and Hibiscus Crab Eggs to raise the level up. ¡°[Chef¡¯s Heart] (5)¡­¡± The Chef¡¯s Heart had 5 talent points. This big pit needed a lot of talent points to fill. From the basic to the god level, it was a long road that one could not see the end of. Xia Yu took a deep breath and looked at himself in the mirror. He had to fight again! He opened the restaurant! Walking out of the bathroom, as expected, there was cleaning movement on the first floor. Xia Yu went downstairs with hands in his trousers and said hello to An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue. He was about to enter the kitchen, but he found that there were two large suitcases at the staircase which were inflated and swelled. ¡°Our flight is in the afternoon¡­¡± Mu Xiaoyue brought a basin of dirty water that had just been used to wipe the tables and chairs and walked to the bathroom on the first floor. She told that to Xia Yu when he passed by. It was very sudden, but of course. ¡°Return home? That¡¯s great.¡± Xia Yu smiled and went into the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Knock, knock! He had just entered the kitchen with his front foot. Maki Morita came on the back foot. She sat at the counter, knocking on the table with smile. Xia Yu thought she was a guest and went out after hearing the sound. She was holding a delicate food box in her hand like she was presenting a treasure. ¡°Yu, I¡¯ve made a Hibiscus Crab Egg. Do you want to try it?¡± Morita¡¯s delicate face naturally showed a trace of tension. ¡°It¡¯s been a week, and it should be done.¡± Xia Yu simply did not make breakfast anymore. He put a pot of water on the stove and went across the counter, sitting across from Maki Morita. There was a square white plate inside after opening the lid of the food container. A pizza-like dish, cut into pieces, was placed on a plate. It had a golden color, and when the lid was opened, there was a strong umami of crab meat. Grunt. Stomach acid was secreted sharply. Xia Yu did not hold back. He took the chopsticks and picked up a large piece of cake-shaped food and sent it to his mouth. He opened his eyes immediately. The moment the food entered his mouth, the crispy egg and the deliciousness of the crab meat were mixed at the tip of the tongue, and the taste buds were thoroughly washed away. As he was chewing, the deliciousness of the crab meat further covered the flavor of the egg. It felt like an egg dropped into a boiling sea of water, but the egg¡¯s taste did not disappear in the sea. Instead, it was half covered in the umami, letting the tip of tongue unconsciously chase it, which maximized Xia Yu¡¯s desire to detect it. Picking up the second piece and swallowing, Xia Yu closed his eyes and enjoyed it. ¡°How is it?¡± Maki Morita clasped her hands together tightly and stared at him. ¡°Very good!¡± Xia Yu smiled. ¡°This dish allows me to see your flash point¡­ Can the original taste be controlled in this way? How did you do it?¡± Morita said, ¡°Actually, I tried many methods, and finally, I decided to make this dish into pizza. I used the method of making pastries. With eggs as the main ingredients, I mixed it with flour, and initially made a pizza base, then sprinkled the crushed crab meat, added the ingredients, and baked it a second time. After that, this dish is done!¡± Chapter 51 After hearing the words, Xia Yu could not help shaking his head with heaviness hidden in his eyes. Morita had given him a big surprise. It sounded easy from the way she said it, but she tried it for a week until she made achievements. It was obvious see the details in the cooking and how much effort she had put into it. ¡®Hibiscus Crab Egg¡¯ was made into a pizza by her, but it was not a real pizza. The base of the ¡®pizza¡¯ was baked with high-gluten flour, which was generally very hard. Xia Yu took another pair of clean chopsticks and lightly poked a piece of egg pancake on the plate. He didn¡¯t use any force with his hand and only pressed it slightly. The golden egg pancake was like a sponge and sunk in. The egg pancake changed back to its original condition after he moved away the chopsticks. The flexibility was amazing! Xia Yu could not help but reveal a trace of amazement. So, this was not a pizza. It was more appropriate to call it a crab flavoured cake. Xia Yu reminisced about the taste between his lips and teeth. He was about to use the chopsticks, but two pairs of chopsticks were faster and clamped the remaining pancakes on the plate. ¡°What the f*ck!¡± Xia Yu was slightly annoyed whilst glancing back at An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue who behaved like thieves. It would be fine if it were just ordinary cuisine, but when it was delicious food, it was stolen by others. Xia Yu was too nice to use any violence. This cooking system gave a high score of 70 points! At that time, Morita used her hand to cover her mouth and laughed. She took off the upper layer of the food box out to reveal the second layer. There was still a plate of Hibiscus Crab Egg! ¡°Awesome!¡± ¡°Smart and nice!¡± His eyes lit up, and Xia Yu took the whole food box and started to eat whilst blocking An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue with his body. ¡°Oh¡­¡± He finally touched his belly, then drank half a cup of hot tea. Xia Yu looked comfortable. Pastry, tea. A leisurely life should be like this. ¡°We are not full yet!¡± Mu Xiaoyue¡¯s protest broke the atmosphere. ¡°Yes, not full!¡± An Ya seconded. Seeing that Xia Yu was sitting there leisurely and not moving at all, Mu Xiaoyue used the big killer relationship card. She cried, ¡°Our plane is at two o¡¯clock in the afternoon. Are you going to make us go home hungry? Wu.¡± ¡°There will be a meal on the plane.¡± Xia Yu looked down like an old monk sitting in meditation, too lazy to move. Mu Xiaoyue wiped her tears and revealed her fierce teeth. ¡°Do you believe that I will write articles and talk sh*t about you? An Ya and I have helped you work hard for a week. It is fine that you don¡¯t pay us a salary, now you don¡¯t even feed us! Blacklisted shop! I will absolutely write a complain!¡± ¡°Alright¡­¡± Xia Yu knew that Mu Xiaoyue was joking. He was also amused by this funny young lady. And he got up and said, ¡°Your acting skill is pretty good. Can¡¯t I just cook for you?¡± ¡°What do you want to eat?¡± he asked while walking toward the kitchen. Mu Xiaoyue¡¯s eyes seemed to be shifty. ¡± Hibiscus Crab Egg! I still want to eat it. It was not enough!¡± Is this a test? Xia Yu stopped at the kitchen door. He turned his back to the three women at the counter. ¡°Sure!¡± ¡­ At the same time. There was a girl with short purple hair carrying a backpack standing in front of Xia¡¯s small restaurant. This was a young girl with an outstanding figure. She was not very mature, but the fullness of a woman was reflected in her uniform and dress. In front of the white shirt, there was a pair of raised and inflated round balls, as if they would break the buttons. Under the short skirt, there was a pair of slender and fit thighs, and no fat could be seen. Semi-short purple hair and strong eyes made her look very imposing. ¡°Is this the store?¡± Miyoko Hojo glanced at the door and went inside. Mu Xiaoyue was still thinking about Morita¡¯s food, constantly praising her in English and giving a thumbs up while Maki Morita just smiled and looked quiet. ¡°Ah, there is a guest.¡± ¡°Leave it to me!¡± Maki Morita took the initiative to stand up. ¡°Guest, are you going to dine in?¡± Maki Morita asked. ¡°I want to try your dishes¡­¡± ¡°Sorry, we will only provide tea and snacks before the official business hour which is at 6 pm.¡± Maki Morita bowed and apologized. The purple-haired girl frowned. She came to Tokyo mainly to participate in the IGO one-star assessment. Since the assessment had passed, she did not plan to stay longer in Tokyo. In that case, she would just save time and use the rough method. ¡°Then ask your chef to come out, I want to fight a Food War with him!¡± ¡°Food War?¡± Maki was sacred, and she looked closely at the uniform skirt worn by the purple hair girl. She was surprised. ¡°Are you a student of Togetsu?¡± ¡°Yes, I will be promoted from the middle school to the high school in April.¡± The purple-haired girl glanced at her and said with a strong voice, ¡°According to the rules of the food industry, I have the right to launch the challenge! An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue couldn¡¯t understand, but they could feel the sudden tension in the store. The girl with purple hair shouted so loudly. Xia Yu had just entered the kitchen and he could hear it as he hadn¡¯t start to cook. ¡°Who is it?¡± He opened the kitchen door and came out. Eh, he was stunned. ¡°¡­Miyoko Hojo?¡± ¡°Do you know me?¡± The purple-haired girl crossed her arms. Xia Yu smiled. Miyoko Hojo was one of the debut characters of the Food Wars. She was the daughter of the chef of Yokohama Senior Chinese Restaurant, specializing in various Chinese dishes. This was the basic information of Hojo Miyoko. The Hojo Building of Chinatown in Yokohama was also regarded as a well-known Chinese restaurant, which had lasted for fifty years. Hojo Miyoko, regarded as her father¡¯s successor, had been discriminated against in relatively more traditional Chinese restaurants. There was no other way as Chinese cuisine had a requirement for physical fitness. For example, the cooking technique of ¡®dipoon¡¯, by turning the ingredients to ensure the control of seasoning and fire, was necessary for the chef to lift the heavy metal pan away from the stove. Ordinary ¡®dipoon¡¯ was not too bad. It didn¡¯t require too much of force. If it was a large spoon, it required to shake the metal pan greatly so that the ingredients would fly high, and the whole pan would turn¡­ How long could a female chef persist on this? However, Hojo Miyoko was different. She was strong and her wrists were extraordinary. Her favorite sport was basketball. Her favorite trick was ¡®backhand dunk¡¯. She could make a group of male students unable to lift their heads. ¡°I am the head chef of this restaurant and the manager.¡± Xia Yu pointed to himself. ¡°You?¡± Her eyes were fixed on him. Hojo Miyoko frowned. ¡°I don¡¯t know you. You are definitely not a student of Togetsu!¡± ¡°Yes, who said I was a student of Togetsu?¡± Xia Yu spread his hands. After hearing that, Miyoko Hojo stared at him deeply. ¡°Not from Togetsu? At this age, you have confidence to be a chef?¡± Hojo Miyoko said in a deep voice, ¡°Let me try your cooking skills to see if you have the qualification to open a Chinese restaurant!¡± After knowing that the chef was at the same age as her, Hojo Miyoko was more aggressive. Xia Yu got really angry. What the h*ll! Not a student in Togetsu, so I can¡¯t you open a restaurant by myself? Rina questioned him this way, as did Miyoko Hojo. What could Xia Yu say? Togetsu did have a decisive position in the food industry of Japan. It was not an exaggeration to call it a food empire. IGO organizations must seek cooperation with Togetsu, but this did not mean that all chefs in the food industry must rely on Togetsu. Moreover, Hojo Miyoko had a strong personality, and if he refused, he would be considered timid and a culinary loser. And she demanded it seriously. Let it be war! Xia Yu suddenly became interested as this was the first time he had waged a food war with someone else since he became a chef? ¡°System, do I have tasks?¡± ¡°Host, please win the food war!¡± The system was just cheering, but the latter half of the sentence poured him with cold water. ¡°If you lose, the host¡¯s cooking level will be cleared. Please start over.¡± Is this cheering or threatening? Xia Yu took back his joking attitude and set his attitude properly. ¡°Do you know the rules of Food Wars outside the school? This is not Togetsu,¡± he asked. Snap. Myoko Hojo took out her one-star chef certification and smacked it on the counter. ¡°I just passed the assessment yesterday, and I am already a one-star chef of the IGO institution! I have the right to initiate a war to any chef outside the school!¡± Chapter 52 People were afraid of getting too famous sometimes. The restaurant suddenly became popular in the ACG circle on the internet, and it had also attracted some attention from the food industry. Miyoko Hojo appeared abruptly and made a challenge, but Xia Yu thought about it carefully and thought that it was a manifestation of fame and influence. If Xia¡¯s restaurant was still dead like the past and not even open once in a month, Miyoko Hojo would never know that there was such a Chinese restaurant in Tokyo. Therefore, the challenge from Miyoko Hojo might just be the beginning. Next, there would definitely be more challenges from the food industry. Xia Yu was silently prepared to meet the challenges of Food Wars. For now, he would conquer this powerful woman first. Xia Yu didn¡¯t like her aggressive eyes. This was the first battle. According to the cruel failure conditions of the system, he could not afford to lose! Xia Yu thought about it and said, ¡°Do I need to inform the IGO professional jury to be present?¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s a private challenge. It takes time for the IGO jury to come.¡± Miyoko Hojo waved her hand. ¡°What about the conditions for this challenge?¡± Xia Yu narrowed his eyes slightly. ¡°If you lose, you will close the shop for one year.¡± Hojo Miyoko said coldly, ¡°Also, don¡¯t hang on the sign of ¡®authentic Chinese cuisine¡¯ in the future, or when you reopen in a year, I will come back! The reputation of Chinese cuisine is not to be insulted!¡± After hearing the words, Xia Yu was stunned. He looked more serious in his eyes. In the 11th district, many Chinese restaurant operators, including Chinese, were selling Chinese food that was inauthentic. Those non-authentic Chinese dishes underwent ¡®renovation¡¯ after coming to Japan. And the unpleasant thing was that they couldn¡¯t make the authentic taste at all. And there was no doubt that those ¡®innovative¡¯ Chinese dishes had distorted the original taste of the dishes and made people have a strange impression of Chinese dishes. It was so nice that Hojo Miyoko worked hard to maintain the authenticity of Chinese cuisine. Since Xia Yu loved Chinese cuisine so much, he did not intend to embarrass her, and came up with harsh demand for the Food War. ¡°Alright! If I win by chance, you will be the kitchen hand in my restaurant for the next year.¡± Xia Yu¡¯s lips curled a little. The bet between him and Rina seemed to be like this. There was no other way. The kitchen was short of staff, but kitchen hands could not recruit by chance. Firstly, he didn¡¯t want to take it easy and recruit people who had poor cooking skills. It would affect his work efficiency. Secondly, the kitchen was already cramped. One or two chefs could not be idlers, and they needed to help. In fact, Xia Yu preferred Miyoko Hojo a little more. After all, Miyoko Hojo received her father¡¯s cooking training from an early age and grew up in the kitchen of Hojo building. She was very good at all kinds of Chinese cuisine. She was also strong and capable of succeeding male chefs. She possessed the qualities of a master chef. Relatively speaking, Rina was more suitable for the kitchen of a high-end western restaurant. Even if the bet was won, Xia Yu would worry that an arrogant girl would be fighting with him every day in the kitchen. So, for this war, Xia Yu had the guts to win. He had too many reasons to win. ¡°A year of being a kitchen hand?¡± Miyoko Hojo promised it without thinking. She showed a strong self-confidence. ¡°I promise!¡± ¡°So, the agreement for the Food War is established. And the theme is Chinese cuisine!¡± Xia Yu said. ¡°We will try each other¡¯s dishes and rate each other!¡± Hojo Miyoko said. Since there was no professional jury present, the provisions of a Food War were basically verbal appointments of gentlemen. Xia Yu brought Hojo Miyoko to the kitchen. He pointed at the renovated stove. ¡°There are two large frying pans, just enough!¡± He also pointed to the kitchen counter. ¡°Here are enough ingredients for two people to handle at the same time.¡± ¡°The ingredients are stored in the refrigerator.¡± Xia Yu pointed out, and two large refrigerators were placed outside the kitchen, near the stairwell. Miyoko Hojo looked at the narrow kitchen, and she felt a bit less contempt. Professional! There was not much to talk about the spatula and pans. The kitchen knives on the shelf were available in Chinese, Japanese and Western styles. The main kitchen knives were two each, but most of the kitchen knives were in the Chinese style. There were square traditional knives in strange shapes. There were also several kinds of special knives that Hojo Miyoko couldn¡¯t recognize. By looking at the knives, you could tell if the kitchen was professional. Knives were the most important tools for chefs. Some chefs take a dozen of their favorite and commonly used knives when they travel. At important occasions, such as a Food War, the chefs would not use other strange knives. Miyako Hojo also brought her kitchen knife. She took the kitchen knives out of her pocket and washed the chopping board and knives, and she went to pick the ingredients. An Ya, Mu Xiaoyue and Maki Morita took the opportunity to slip into the kitchen. ¡°Ah Yu!¡± Mu Xiaoyue poked him in the waist and glanced towards the purple short-haired girl who was picking ingredients near the stairwell. She was worried. ¡°Are you going to have a Food War with her? She seems to be a student of Togetsu¡­¡± ¡°She is a student of Togetsu, and among the best group,¡± Xia Yu replied. ¡°What¡­¡± ¡°What do you mean? Don¡¯t you have confidence in me?¡± ¡°But she is also an IGO one-star chef. You have to go all in!¡± Mu Xiaoyue tightened her face. ¡°Of course! I will show the proper respect!¡± Xia Yu took a breath and nodded to Maki Morita, who was also nervously looking at him, and turned to select ingredients. Miyoko Hojo stopped in front of the meat refrigerator. She supported her chin with her hand and thought. She changed her previous arrogant attitude and became cautious. Food War was a very dangerous game. She couldn¡¯t lose, and she didn¡¯t want to lose. After all, by seeing the professional kitchen of Xia¡¯s restaurant, Miyoko Hojo faintly felt that she had met a tough opponent. Therefore, she had to do her best! Boom! After thinking about what to do, Hojo Miyoko no longer hesitated. She opened the cabinet door and took out a few slices of ham from inside. Next, she found eggs, pineapple and curry. The ingredients were very simple. They were not for an oily or meaty dish. Hojo Miyoko took the ingredients. But before seeing Xia Yu¡¯s figure, she couldn¡¯t help but shake her head in disappointment. ¡°¡­Hasn¡¯t he decided what ingredients to use to challenge me?¡± When she went back to the kitchen, Miyoko Hojo was startled. ¡°He¡­¡± It turned out that Xia Yu had already started in front of the kitchen counter. The vegetable basket in front of her was decorated with spinach and bak choy and some spring onions that had been cleaned. Compared to her, Xia Yu didn¡¯t even take any ham. It was a completely vegetarian dish. ¡®What kind of food is he going to make?¡¯ Hojo Miyoko couldn¡¯t help thinking. At this time, Xia Yu also glanced over and saw the ingredients in her hands. ¡°Eggs, pineapple, curry, ham¡­ Hey, are you making pineapple curry fried rice?¡± Hojo Miyoko looked serious and didn¡¯t answer him. But there was a bit of nervousness in her heart. ¡°What a coincidence. I am also going to make fried rice. But don¡¯t worry, the remaining overnight rice from last night is enough for us!¡± Xia Yu smiled. Chapter 53 A bowl of overnight rice was an essential ingredient for fried rice. The reason was that the moisture in the overnight meal had been volatile and the rice grains had become hard. It was easier to disperse the grains while frying, rather than kneading the paste into a ball, where it would be difficult to control the heat and seasoning. Xia Yu randomly pulled out a Chinese-styled square kitchen knife from the knife holder. There was no need to take the [Jade Knife] out when dealing with vegetables. This knife was used to process meat ingredients. It was a waste if it was used to cut vegetables. Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang¡­ The kitchen counter chopping board immediately made a pleasant and rhythmic percussion. Miyoko Hojo was cutting a pineapple. She cut a large pineapple flat and only used half of it. The other half was set aside without shaving it. She used a long and sharp kitchen knife to cut the surface of pulp. Well, the shadow of the knife crisscrossed, but after more than ten seconds, the whole pineapple meat became diced to equal size. She placed it on a plate. Next was to cut ham. Miyoko Hojo was at ease. Besides cutting vegetables, she did not forget to glance at Xia Yu next to her. She showed an amazed expression on her face. Xia Yu¡¯s knife skill was too simple. It was hard to say that it was perfunctory. He was cutting the spinach and cabbage into sections. However, Miyoko Hojo¡¯s pupils shrank quickly. Xia Yu¡¯s cutting speed was getting faster and faster. The whole hand was only left with residual shadows. He specially picked out the spinach stalk and focused on cutting the stalk. The shadow of the knife fell like a shower. It looked like a rush. Every time he wielded the knife, it was very accurate. Not only was the frequency of the knife stable, but the place where he wielded the knife was concentrated in one place. It was like going back and forth, chopping at a hair. She was astounded. Miyoko Hojo wiped her eyes, and then when she saw his hand holding the spinach stalk on the chopping board, she had cold sweat. As long as the rhythm of cutting was a little messy, his fingers would be cut by knife. Moreover, looking at the speed of cutting and the sharpness of the knife, it was not just as simple as cutting his fingers. What was ignorance? Miyoko Hojo suddenly thought of her father. Her father was the head chef of the Hojo restaurant, and he was so free like Xia Yu when he was cooking. Terrific basic skills! And experience as a head chef! In a few seconds, the shadow of the knife disappeared, and the sense of oppression in the heart of Miyoko Hojo disappeared quietly. Chopped spinach stalks were on the chopping board, as if they were put into a blender. What was he doing? There was a lot of curiosity in Miyoko Hojo¡¯s eyes. Fried rice¡­ Cutting the vegetables so finely, did he want to dye all the rice green? Miyoko Hojo immediately understood the meaning of smashing spinach. But was the fried rice made this way delicious? She shook her head. Thinking of a dish full of green fried rice in front of herself. Miyoko Hojo could not move her chopsticks and had no appetite at all. No eggs, no hams, no sauce. This purely vegetarian fried rice would not taste good without those ingredients, would it? ¡°You chose the wrong dish.¡± ¡°My fried rice with pineapple and curry can crush you in taste!¡± Looking back at the ingredients in front of the kitchen counter¡­ Eggs, pineapple, ham, and a solid curry. Miyoko Hojo swept away her confusion and recovered to her strength. ¡°The winner is me!¡± Igniting the fire, she poured the oil and put the eggs into the pot. The spatula looked like a sharp battlefield weapon in the hands of Miyoko Hojo. The eggs were broken and quickly turned golden. Next, she added the ham and stirred. Miyoko Hojo felt the scorching temperature of the stove at a close distance, slightly enjoying the light with eyes closed. At this time, she was the master of fire! ¡­ This week, regardless of Xia Yu¡¯s cooking level upgrading from LV.10 to LV.11, he spent most of his time in the Chef God Space studying new recipes day and night, practicing basic skills at the same time. The basic skill talents of ¡®knife skills¡¯ and ¡®fire control¡¯ were full, reaching a full 10 points. Next, there was the basic skills advanced branch tree. For example, if he became two-star chef, he could master the advanced knife skill of ¡®Raptor Bull and Blue Dragon Slash¡¯ and continue to allocate talents to it. There was also the advanced skill of ¡®fire control¡¯. If it were not for using fame points to practice in Chef God Space, Xia Yu would have exchanged an advanced skill book of fire control for study two days ago. Xia Yu was making a mixed vegetable fried rice. In the original story of Little Chinese Master Chef, there was the name of ¡®Comet Fried Rice¡¯. Of course, he did not have any extra fame points to buy the recipe of ¡®Comet Fried Rice¡¯ in the Chef God System shop. So, what he cooked was actually an unlit version. There was always a question in Xia Yu¡¯s heart this week. If he didn¡¯t learn a blue recipe, could he make a glowing dish? Comet Fried Rice was his experimental project. Of course, the experiment failed. Until he left the Chef God Space to sleep last night, Xia Yu did not make a real glowing dish even if the finished product got 90 points in the system. However, through long-term trial and research, Comet Fried Rice had become the most powerful dish under Xia Yu¡¯s control and was the ¡®base cards¡¯ and ¡®killing move¡¯ of glowing dishes. Xia Yu had given Miyoko Hojo enough respect. It was not good to break Miyoko Hojo¡¯s heart too hard if he took out the glowing dish. Anyway, the Comet Fried Rice was enough to deal with this Food War. After cutting vegetables, the next step was to boil and blanch. He put a little oil and salt into the pot filled with water and prepared half of a small basin of ice water beside it. Xia Yu filled a spoon with the sliced spinach and cabbage, put them into hot water and blanched them for about half a minute, then quickly fished them out and put them into the ice basin to cool down. This was the key step. Cooling it with ice water could lock in the juice and the taste of the vegetables so that the vegetables fished out the boiled water could not be further steamed and scalded to become scorched yellow. After controlling water, the next step was stirring and frying the vegetables! He heated the oil in a hot pot, stirred and fried half of the scallion, and then added a large bowl of overnight rice. He used the spatula to stir and fry the rice until it was broken and scattered and turned it into grains. The next step was to add chopped spinach powder and stir it evenly. At this time, the spinach stem powder and rice were fully mixed. The cooking in the pot showed a light green color. Salt, shrimp powder, mushroom powder¡­ Because two big frying pans were on the same stove, Miyoko Hojo was only half a step away from Xia Yu. If the action of flipping were a little bigger, the two people would bump their elbows. She glanced at the past, and saw Xia Yu throwing a relish of seasoning into the pot. Her face, which did not mind previously, suddenly changed. When the spatula turned over, the condiment was mixed in the fried rice, which seemed to complete the magic practice. The whole pot of green food exuded a tantalizing fragrance. With just a slight inhalation, Miyoko Hojo¡¯s eyes showed an incredulous expression. Her body was light. There was a warm breath in her chest. Chapter 54 ¡°Ho, ho!¡± The vegetables had been taken out of the ice basin and poured into the hot wok by Xia Yu. The spatula was stirring and frying, and most of the stove was covered by a thick white fog. The unique and fresh fragrance of vegetables was intense. Miyoko Hojo was stunned, and her stomach made a protesting grunt. She immediately felt hungry. ¡°The smell of vegetables should not be like this. What method did he use to stimulate the smell!¡± Miyoko Hojo was full of wonder. She was different from other Japanese who liked light food. She was a Chinese food chef. The food taste was heavy. According to her tastes, she would not covet such a vegetarian fried rice. ¡°I¡¯m done!¡± A quiet voice woke her up. Miyoko Hojo looked at Xia Yu¡¯s plate. The cooking time of this fried rice was less than 10 minutes from oil in the hot pot to dishing it out! The fried rice was finally presented in front of the eyes of Miyoko Hojo with an emerald color. Each grain was wrapped by spinach stem fragments, which turned them green. The spinach leaves and cabbage were green and dripping. After blanching and stir-frying, the color of the vegetables were not dark or yellow, but green, fresh and even more attractive than when they had just been picked. ¡°It¡¯s just a mixed vegetable fried rice. Why can it reach this level?¡± Miyoko Hojo turned off the gas stove and stopped cooking. She propped her hands on the kitchen table and lowered her head to think. This time she said what she had in her mind. ¡°Want to know? Then eat and see!¡± Xia Yu handed over a white plate filled with fried rice and conveniently put a clean porcelain spoon in the hands of Miyoko Hojo. She struggled. Miyoko Hojo looked at the fried rice nearby. Her purple pupils seemed to reflect a green countryside. The feeling of being surrounded by nature softened the eyes of Miyoko Hojo and made her strength become weak. She shakily scooped a small mouthful of fried rice and sent it into her mouth. ¡°Ah¡­¡± In an instant, Miyoko Hojo sent out an unknown nasal sound. The countryside scenery seemed real in front of her eyes. When the sun shone down, Miyoko Hojo felt warm in her body and mind. The lightness that made her almost to fly to the universe made her run. On the ridge and beside the stream, her bright and clean feet stepped on the muddy land, and the fragrance of the soil came to her. She lay in the beautiful growing vegetable field, surrounded by a bunch of spinach and cabbage. The green in the field of vision made people feel relaxed and happy. Miyoko Hojo was relaxed and back to nature. All of a sudden, she saw a hermit who was riding a cow and plowing in the field. The hermit turned around and she found that Xia Yu smiled at her quietly. Miyoko Hojo was stunned in the same place. In reality, she slowly swallowed the food in her mouth, and her eyes were clear. Miyoko Hojo looked up at the young chef standing in front of her, then looked down at the mixed vegetable fried rice on the plate, and asked in a trembling voice, ¡°This is a highly finished dish, not an improvisation at all. Can you tell me the name of this dish?¡± ¡°Dish name? It¡¯s called Comet Fried Rice.¡± Xia Yu spread out his hand and said, ¡°In fact, this is not the ultimate form of Comet Fried Rice. It¡¯s a long way from the perfect completion.¡± Comet Fried Rice? There was a little confusion in the eyes of Miyoko Hojo. What was the matter with comet? Xia Yu observed her doubts. He shrugged his shoulders and did not intend to explain more. He could not always tell others that this dish would actually shine. When it did, the whole dish would glow like a comet across the sky. Nobody would believe it if they did not see it. Miyoko Hojo continued to eat food. She put her cooking aside and concentrated on the delicious food. Glancing into her wok, Xia Yu nodded secretly. In fact, Miyoko¡¯s pineapple curry fried rice was almost finished. She stopped at the last step of sprinkling seasoning and flipping for a short time. However, it was not necessarily a bad thing to leave fried rice in a hot pot like this. The temperature would make the rice crispier, but everything had a limit. Xia Yu thought that Miyoko Hojo should be able to grasp the fire. ¡°Fried rice with pineapple and curry¡­¡± Xia Yu sighed with emotions. According to the original plot of Food Wars, this dish was a unique skill presented by Miyoko Hojo in the selection of Togetsu in autumn. She got 87 points from a critical judge and surpassed Yuno Yoshino. Although she was finally eliminated by Kei Tadokoro by one point, her cooking skill was as good as the genius of Polar Star Dormitory. ¡®However, there is a big gap between this pineapple curry fried rice with the one presented in her autumn selection.¡¯ Xia Yu thought. The autumn selection was from the beginning of school in April to September and October, with a half year interval between them. After Miyoko Hojo was promoted from junior high school to senior high school, she should be more proficient in cooking during this half year. Now she was just a one-star chef of IGO, which was too weak. After finishing a small plate of fried rice, Miyoko Hojo looked at the fried rice in the cooking pot and swallowed her saliva. She was going to ask for another plate, but Mu Xiaoyue rushed into the kitchen, grabbed the cooking pot, and ran away. ¡°This is what Xia Yu left us. Don¡¯t think about it!¡± Mu Xiaoyue said in Chinese. Miyoko Hojo grew up in a Chinese restaurant and had contact with many Chinese guests and chefs, so she could understand it. There was a bit of embarrassment on her face. She did not continue to eat the food. The warm spring breath in her chest would soon disappear. Miyoko Hojo¡¯s heart was empty. She resisted the contrast and discomfort and asked, ¡°Is this dish only made of green onion, spinach and cabbage?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°The seasoned shrimp and mushroom powder can be used in an adequate amount.¡± Xia Yu smiled and said, ¡°Shrimp powder is a good match with fresh vegetables. It can make the vegetables taste more tender and delicious. In fact, this dish has no details, and its ingredients are very simple. Practice makes perfect, and the taste won¡¯t be so bad.¡± ¡°No!¡± Deeply frowning, Miyoko Hojo recalled Xia Yu¡¯s cooking steps and said slowly, ¡°I don¡¯t think simple cooking is easy to do. On the contrary, the simpler the cooking, the harder it is to make an incredible taste!¡± ¡°There is little space for a chef to display their skill in it!¡± ¡°There are three main ingredients. Rice, spinach, and cabbage. While green onion, shrimp and mushroom are just seasonings¡­¡± She murmured to herself, flicking her purple hair from the corner of her eye. ¡°The key is the condiments! It¡¯s better to have less condiments rather than putting more unnecessary things. The natural and fresh taste of this dish will be complicated.¡± ¡°The secret meaning of this dish is returning to nature. If the taste is complex, it is equivalent to failure!¡± Chapter 55 Return to the original nature? Xia Yu nodded to Miyoko Hojo. The Comet Fried Rice seemed to be simple, but a lot of his efforts were condensed inside it. Because he did not learn it from a blue recipe, he had to ponder and practice it step by step. Shrimp powder and mushroom powder were the condiments which would not damage the taste of fried rice but would sublimate the taste. There were endless ingredients in gourmet world, and perhaps other ingredients had similar effects. Xia Yu did not dare to say that this Comet Fried Rice had no room for further improvement. Of course, the reason why this fried rice made Miyoko Hojo feel that it was inconceivable was probably because the ¡®Chef¡¯s Heart¡¯ that set the contrast of the taste. The impact was on the spiritual level. ¡°Do you want to continue? Xia Yu glanced at Miyoko Hojo¡¯s pineapple curry fried rice. Taking a deep breath, Miyoko Hojo regained her strength and replied with a loud voice. ¡°A real chef will not admit defeat, nor fear failure!¡± Click! Turning the gas stove switch by hand, and a faint blue flame appeared at the bottom of the pot again. Miyoko Hojo held a spatula, stirred, and fried for a while, then sprinkled the seasoning and put the hot fried rice into the pineapple shell hollowed out before. A strong fragrance mixed with the taste of pineapple fried rice surged out. ¡°Please try it.¡± The dish was placed on the kitchen table. The pineapple shell took the place of a plate. Miyoko Hojo looked like she was facing a great enemy. Her eyes fixed on Xia Yu. Different from having self-confidence she had when she came here, this time, Miyoko Hojo who was known to have an ¡®iron hand and copper body¡¯, showed a little nervousness on her face. Under her gaze, Xia Yu just scooped up half a spoon. He put it into his mouth to chew and shook his head. As expected, it was still too bad. It was not a good thing to know the original plot. At least, he knew that the pineapple curry fried rice in front of him was only a semi-finished product, and it was not good enough. Xia Yu was uncomfortable when he tried it. His obsessive-compulsive disorder happened again. Miyoko Hojo¡¯s shoulders trembled and her face turned pale. She kept her mouth closed. ¡°Try your own food first.¡± Xia Yu handed over a clean spoon. This time, Miyoko Hojo did not hesitate to scoop up the fried rice, which was mixed with flesh-colored ham and orange pineapple. At least judging by the color of the dish, the pineapple curry fried rice was not inferior to Comet Fried Rice, which could arouse a person¡¯s appetite. However, when the fried rice was sent into her mouth, Miyoko Hojo chewed it carefully and her face became worse. Yummy! The fried rice with egg was crispy and the ham had a unique flavor. When the pineapple was bit by the teeth and the mouth became full of sweet and sour juice, the whole mouth seemed to be baptized. Swallowing a mouthful of fried rice, it left her lips and teeth fragrant. However, Miyoko Hojo felt like something was missing. It could only stay on the ¡®delicious¡¯ level. Compared with the Comet Fried Rice, Miyoko Hojo found that there was no strong way to tightly wrap her heart and make her soul tremble. What was missing? ¡°If the total is 100 points, I would score 80 points for my Comet Fried Rice. How much would you score for your cooking?¡± Xia Yu asked casually. ¡°50¡­ No, 60 points. Barely qualified.¡± Miyoko Hojo bit her lower lip. Xia Yu nodded. ¡°Your pineapple curry fried rice is good among a group of students in Togetsu¡¯s higher department. It¡¯s average.¡± ¡°The most important thing for a chef is to recognize yourself. You can neither despise yourself nor be proud blindly. Your cuisine lacks soul, which is normal under the Super Chef level.¡± ¡°Soul?¡± A puzzled expression was written on Miyoko Hojo¡¯s face. ¡°The level is too high for you to understand. Generally, only a Super Chef can inject his soul into the cuisine and brand the dishes.¡± Xia Yu waved his hands. His junior [Chef¡¯s Heart] was far from the old man¡¯s. When he said that, his heart was calm. Pointing to the pineapple curry fried rice on the kitchen counter, Xia Yu then asked, ¡°Where do you think you can improve your cooking?¡± ¡°Curry spice!¡± Miyoko Hojo thought for a moment. ¡°More specifically¡­ Maybe I can change the curry piece into prepared curry powder. Using a curry piece is suitable for curry rice, but not for Chinese fried rice. However, the curry powder has to overcome the problem of insufficient flavoring. To be honest, I know nothing about the deployment of curry spices, so I planned to ask several professors about this knowledge after I had been promoted to the higher department.¡± Miyoko Hojo said this, but her eyes were full of frustration. ¡°Look, this is one of the improvements.¡± Now that the topic was brought out, Xia Yu did not hide it. He took a long, narrow, and sharp kitchen knife and cut off other half of pineapple shell that Miyoko Hojo left and dug out some flesh. He took the salt container and put a layer of salt on the surface of the remaining pineapple meat. Pa! The pineapple shell that was just finished was like a lid covering half of the pineapple shell with fried rice on the kitchen table. Xia Yu even borrowed tools to seal the pineapple completely and put it into the oven for heating. Soon, Xia Yu took out the whole roasted pineapple, opened the pineapple shell on it, and another distinct smell of fried rice immediately fell into the kitchen like a gas bomb. Miyoko Hojo¡¯s nose fluttered. Smelling the taste, her eyes were full of shock. ¡°What¡¯s the change in taste?¡± Xia Yu scooped up a spoon of fried rice and handed it to Miyoko Hojo. This was what she used to eat before. Miyoko Hojo had no burden in her heart. She took the spoon and ate it in one bite. In an instant, the eyes of Miyoko Hojo became blurred and covered with a layer of watery mist. The sweet fruit and salty fried rice spread on the tip of her tongue. The most surprising thing for Miyoko Hojo was that there was a brand-new flavor in the fried rice, which was the fragrance of fruit! There was no doubt that it was the baking step just now that gave the dish a new flavor. After a little thought, a bright light flashed in her mind and she spoke out. ¡°The layer of salt you just put on the pineapple shell is to prevent the excess sweetness of the fruit from seeping into the rice¡­¡± ¡°In addition, the fried rice is put in the pineapple shell and baked in the oven. Its moisture is not lost. On the premise of ensuring the taste, a new flavor is added. It¡¯s magic!¡± Miyoko Hojo was convinced. Her dish had a new life in another person¡¯s hands. What else could she do besides admit defeat? Even if this was a male chef, Miyoko Hojo had to give up. She had to admit that this young man of the same age was far better than her! Xia Yu stared at her and asked, ¡°Now what¡¯s your score for this pineapple curry fried rice?¡± ¡°70 points!¡± Miyoko Hojo¡¯s eyes twinkled. ¡°If I can make up the curry spice, it will be perfect. Unfortunately, even if it is perfect, it can only be tied with your Comet Fried Rice. ¡± ¡°I give up!¡± Miyoko Hojo¡¯s voice showed a sense of relief and relaxation. ¡°Well, do you remember our Food War agreement?¡± Xia Yu asked. Miyoko Hojo responded lightly. ¡°For the next year, you will be my assistant. I hope you can fulfil the agreement. Xia Yu extended a friendly hand. She simply admitted her defeat and shook hands with Xia Yu. Her culinary skills were not as good as Xia Yu. She could only admit that her dish had a lot of disadvantages. Miyoko Hojo had no idea of repudiating a debt. It wasn¡¯t a shame to be such a person¡¯s assistant. But there was a kind of unwillingness and striving mood that replaced the joy she had from passing the IGO¡¯s One-Star Chef examination yesterday. ¡®I didn¡¯t expect that there was such powerful peer far away from Togetsu. Maybe he¡¯s on the level of the Top Ten,¡¯ Miyoko Hojo thought. The other side. System: ¡°Host wins the Food War.¡± System: ¡°Host¡¯s cooking level has been improved. (LV.11 ¡ú LV.12).¡± Cooking level upgraded. Xia Yu finally smiled. It seemed that a Food War was a good way to upgrade. Chapter 56 An unofficial Food War without assessors happened and ended quietly. In fact, countless Food Wars happened every day in gourmet world. This private Food War in Xia¡¯s Chinese restaurant was unknown except for a few people who were privy. ¡°Waiter, I¡¯d like a tea and pastry set meal!¡± ¡°Me too¡­¡± ¡°There¡¯s no tea. Waiter, add tea!¡± After nine o¡¯clock in the morning, there were a group of people who liked green tea and dim sum in the restaurant. An Ya, Mu Xiaoyue and Maki Morita were busy at the front desk while Xiayu and Miyoko Hojo were in the back kitchen and chatted. At noon, Xia Yu saw off the last table of guests. Then, he cooked a farewell banquet at a large table to entertain An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue so that they could stuff themselves. Standing at the door of the restaurant, he saw the two Chinese girls drag their suitcases and walk away. Their flight was at two o¡¯clock in the afternoon. This time, their schedule was a little rushed, so there was no unnecessary talk. Anyway, they had added each other¡¯s Weibo and WeChat, so they could communicate on the Internet at any time. At the thought of Mu Xiaoyue thumping her chest and promising him that she would write the second food travel book to publicize Xia¡¯s restaurant after returning home, Xia Yu could not help laughing. Back at the restaurant. Morita was cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks while Miyoko was sitting on a mahogany chair with her head bowed down and a shocked expression on her face. Just now, Xia Yu had been begged by An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue to show his culinary skills and make a glowing Hibiscus Crab Egg. So, this dish was first made and subsequently eaten. After eating the glowing dish, Miyoko Hojo was shocked. As soon as he was about to turn around and enter the restaurant, a sound of car engine stopped behind him. It was a delivery truck. Bang! The front passenger¡¯s door opened, and a young man in a suit jumped out of the car. He directed several strong men in black who came with the truck. Holding a ball point pen, he scratched on the document list. Baskets of vegetables, aquatic products and colorful food ingredients were packed well. They were moved orderly into the backyard of Xia¡¯s restaurant by the strong men. ¡°Mr. Xia Yu, this is today¡¯s table of ingredients. Would you like to see if there is anything missing?¡± The young man talked to Xia Yu politely. On the chest of the youth¡¯s suit, there was a small and exquisite dark gold pin with three letters of ¡®IGO¡¯ shining under the sun. ¡°Just call me Yu.¡± Xia Yu signed the form. The IGO¡¯s staff, Ansuke Kyosuke, said, ¡°No, you are a chef. No matter how old you are, we should keep the most basic manners.¡± Xia Yu shrugged. These days, he often ordered food ingredients from the IGO food shop. With the business situation of the restaurant getting better, Xia Yu was willing to pay more for food ingredients. This was the reason why the restaurant quickly established its reputation in the ACG circle. On the one hand, it was because of his culinary skills. On the other hand, the factor of ingredients could not be ignored. He used ingredients that were highly praised by the IGO stores. How could the taste of the products be bad? Ansuke Kyosuke was responsible for delivering food ingredients in the Taidong district. Xia Yu was familiar with him. During the chat, several strong men in black came out very quickly. Ansuke Kyosuke took the folder and waved to Xia Yu before getting on the truck. Then the pickup truck and a black van left quickly. When he returned to the restaurant, he counted the ingredients stacked in the yard against the list. Xia Yu called the strong Miyoko Hojo and asked her to put the aquatic products and meat into the refrigerator first. ¡°Wow. So many ingredients. How many days are you going to store them for?¡± Miyoko Hojo expressed her doubts. ¡°How many days? It¡¯s good to use for one day! ¡± Xia Yu knew about Miyoko Hojo. He laughed and shook his head. Despite the small size of Xia¡¯s restaurant, the diner volume was terrifying. The daily consumption of ingredients was several times that of ordinary restaurants. ¡°You¡¯ll know when we open at six.¡± Without much explanation, Xia Yu and Miyoko Hojo simply handled the ingredients together. They cut and stored the meat and bones. The freshwater fish were still alive and kicking. When he got the well water, he threw them into the reservoir and turned on the oxygen machine to keep them alive. Putting the vegetables into the cool place in the stairwell first, he paid attention to the watering and storage, and then put them into the refrigerator after treatment. After the routine work every day, it was more than four o¡¯clock in the afternoon. Miyoko Hojo wiped the sweat on her forehead and left the backyard. She was shocked by the dark crowd at the door of the restaurant. There were at least a hundred people in the long line extending from the restaurant. These days, Xia Yu had experienced a lot. From 12:00 to 6:00pm, the small restaurant would not sell tea and pastry packages. Otherwise, the crowd would keep filling the restaurant until midnight. ¡°Miyoko!¡± In only one day, Xia Yu called Miyoko¡¯s name. Miyoko also folded her paws in front of him and became humble and obedient. A chef¡¯s world was just so simple. The strong was respected. In Togetsu Academy, which was known as the ¡®Chef¡¯s Hell¡¯, Miyoko Hojo could understand this cruel competition law in both her study and life better. ¡°The kitchen is boiling soup. Please watch it. I¡¯ll go out for a walk.¡± Xia Yu untied his apron. The apron was stained with the blood. It came from when he dealt with the ingredients. ¡°Okay!¡± Miyoko Hojo replied. She immediately went into the kitchen. ¡°Great!¡± Xia Yu was satisfied with this kitchen hand. Her body was stronger than a man and her personality was like a man as well. She was stoic and had a strong heart. Xia Yu did not need to worry at all. And the direction of her specialization was Chinese cuisine. She was like a heavenly assistant! Usually, at this time of day, Xia Yu was preparing all the ingredients in the kitchen. He could not rest for a second. Now that he had a kitchen hand, he wanted some quiet in the afternoon. He could be a quiet and reserved man, strolling around the old shopping street. So, he went out and enjoyed the attention of the queuing crowd. After he took off his apron and chef¡¯s clothes, he was dressed in simple and casual home clothes. Although his temperament was far more mature than his peers, a young face could not deceive people. The crowd thought that he was a part-time employee of the restaurant. There were also diners who came here to greet him. ¡°Excuse me, is it open today?¡± One of the girls leaned over and asked him with sparkling eyes. The girl wore beautiful contacts, and her big eyes flashed. Xia Yu scratched the side of his face. To avoid being surrounded, he did not expose his identity of the chef. ¡°Yes, you can enter the restaurant at six o¡¯clock to order food.¡± ¡°Wow!¡± Knowing that he was a staff member of the restaurant, several girls immediately gathered around and chirped. ¡°What¡¯s the menu today?¡± ¡°Oh, do you still have that candied sweet potato the other day? I really want to have another meal. I came here by train before the exhibition ended!¡± ¡°What candied sweet potato do you want? I want to eat fish! A big pot of boiled fish with pickled cabbage and chili is enough for me!¡± It was not just these female cosplayers. The people in the line were also listening. ¡°The menu is a secret!¡± Xia Yu did not answer. He squeezed out of the crowd and left. Chapter 57 The air became fresh when Xia Yu walked away from the restaurant. He looked back at the horrible number of people in the line and murmured to himself. It was not yet five o¡¯clock, and there was more than an hour before the shop opened for business, but the number of people in the queue seemed to be almost the largest hospitality numbers of the restaurant that night. In other words, the latecomers did not have to wait. They could just turn around and go home as soon as they saw the line in front. Young guests were always full of enthusiasm, and this enthusiasm came from a sense of freshness. Perhaps in another month or two, the lively scene in front of the shop would return to normal. But there was another possibility. The lively scene would not only not subside, but also expand. Therefore, Xia Yu was thinking about how to establish a stable business rule so that the people who were queuing would not come early to wait, and latecomers would not run all the way here in vain. What about opening online reservation like other restaurants? Making a reservation was good. In the new era, people had to adapt to the trend of online queuing and offline dining. The question was, what good catering software was available in Nihon? In the motherland of his previous life, Xia Yu knew a lot of such software. For example, Meituan and Eleme became such merchants. They allowed customers to pay for meal coupons through the Internet and eliminated the trouble of finding change. ¡°Open a website?¡± Xia Yu shook his head. There was no time for that. He knew nothing about building and maintaining websites, and it was unnecessary to hire people. Xia Yu planned to check mobile catering apps after tonight and obtain a reservation mode as soon as possible. People lined up in front of Xia¡¯s restaurant in the old shopping street, which highlighted the coldness of the other shops. Xia Yu walked past a well-established ramen restaurant, and there was a roar from inside. Xia Yu could not be more familiar with the voice, and he laughed in his heart. ¡°Uncle Nishio is drunk again. He¡¯s crazy about drinking every day. It¡¯s like an entertainment program.¡± The operator of the ramen restaurant, a middle-aged uncle who was addicted to alcohol, was divorced and had been alone for many years. He had a bad temper. Xia Yu expressed his understanding. He planned to go to the new shopping street in front and take a breath of the air of the modern city, but unexpectedly, a few people ran out of the ramen restaurant. Bang! A young man in a suit, who seemed to be a businessman, hit Xia Yu. After his physical enhancement upgraded to LV.20, Xia Yu lifted the wok and cooked for six hours without much fatigue. So, when the man ran over, Xia Yu¡¯s feet were rooted on the ground without moving. ¡°Be careful¡ª¡± Xia Yu was speechless as he supported young man who was about to fall with his hand. ¡°Thank you, thank you!¡± The young man had not stood firmly yet. He turned back and ran away when he saw the burly man chasing from the ramen restaurant. Pedestrians passing by avoided this ramen restaurant. ¡°These bunch of rabbits!¡± The boss of the ramen restaurant put his hands on his hips, spat at the group of people who were holding their heads and running away, then turned to look at Xia Yu and smiled. ¡°You¡¯re a real man!¡± He put a big palm on Xia Yu¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Aren¡¯t you crazy about drinking?¡± Xia Yu noticed the clear eyes of Uncle Nishio in the ramen restaurant and was amazed. Hearing the words, Uncle Nishio waved his hand. ¡°These days, I¡¯ve been annoyed by these rabbits and full of anger. I don¡¯t have the mood to drink!¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Xia Yu wondered about it. ¡°Who are they?¡± This time, Uncle Nishio felt strange. ¡°They haven¡¯t been to your place?¡± ¡°No¡­¡± Xia Yu realized something faintly. Snap. Uncle Nishio patted his thigh and his face looked even darker. ¡°It must be that your small restaurant is popular, so they do not dare to find trouble with you. So, they first look for us to bully.¡± ¡°The developer?¡± Xia Yu tentatively asked. ¡°Do you know Urban Life Planning Company? Their chairman is known as the real estate queen. She looks pretty cute. I have seen her on TV. TV Tokyo had an exclusive interview with her¡­¡± Wait. Urban Life Planning Company. How come the name was so familiar? Xia Yu could not think of it for a moment. He rubbed his eyebrows, and asked, ¡°Uncle Nishio, you mean that many of our shops in old shopping street has been harassed by this real estate company?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not harassment. The price they offered is very reasonable. I would rather sell this shop and go back to countryside if my wife and children had not run away.¡± Uncle Nishio touched his chin and said those words, then he pointed to the depths of the old shopping street. ¡°The opposite side of your restaurant was a grocery store, remember? The old lady died alone at home some time ago. The body was found only two days ago, and the police called the old lady¡¯s son back. I heard that the old lady¡¯s son left and sold the shop to the Urban Life Planning Company after handling all these matters¡­¡± Xia Yu nodded. Two days ago, the siren sounds had been so noisy. How could he not hear it? But at that time, he had been focused on studying dishes in the Chef God Space. An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue had probably went to watch, and they chatted with him at the dinner table that night. Lonely death. It could be said that it was a Nihon social phenomenon. Xia Yu had heard a lot about it, and he was used to it. What he cared about was that the grocery store opposite the Xia¡¯s restaurant¡­ Was acquired by the Urban Life Planning Company. That was not particularly good. It used to be a grocery store. If it were renovated and a new restaurant was opened across the street, he would feel uncomfortable. Xia Yu scratched his face. ¡°It is said that the traditional Japanese bathhouse next to your restaurant is also negotiating with the people of Urban Life Planning Company.¡± Uncle Nishio patted Xia Yu on the shoulder. ¡°Listening to the rumours, the company seems to want to construct a modern gourmet shopping street with tall buildings and skyscrapers. Large shopping malls with skyscrapers, and Western-style restaurants. Gee, it is a big project hiding gold based on the flow of people at the Ueno Station.¡± Uncle Nishio hummed a little tune and returned to the ramen restaurant leisurely after speaking. There was a very realistic problem in front of the old shopping street. In the past two years, Xia Yu had also noticed that the pace of expansion of the new shopping street had become significantly faster. The old streets that were full of the Japanese style had been compressed inch by inch. Now, it was estimated that they only occupied less than one third of the entire city. From an emotional point of view, Xia Yu was unwilling to see this old shopping street that was full of humanity submerged by the urban steel jungle, but rationally, he knew that he was unable to stop this process. Xia Yu just came out for a breath of fresh air. He decided to put these annoying trivial things aside first. Walking to the boundary between the old block and the new block, Xia Yu planned to return. But unexpectedly, he glanced at a pair of teenagers arguing in the small alley next to him. ¡°It¡¯s all your fault. It¡¯s too late, and we definitely can¡¯t queue up!¡± ¡°This time and last time we came, it was only a few minutes before and after, but it seems to be almost the same¡­?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to listen!¡± The girl was pretty and cute, with an iconic anime character¡¯s blonde hair, and double ponytails. At this time, the girl was very annoyed, and she constantly swung her double ponytails to beat the black-framed glasses boy. Uh. Xia Yu was stunned. What was going on with these familiar characters? Chapter 58 The blonde girl with double ponytails, Eri Yinglili. The black framed glasses boy, An Yilun. Both anime characters were alive. Xia Yu thought that he was dazzled and rubbed his eyes. And then he thought of the promotion of his shop by the ACG well-known blogger, ¡®Mr Taki¡¯, and 18-forbidden female painter, ¡®Eri Kashiwagi¡¯. The last trace of doubt in him disappeared in the end. Xia Yu was thinking about how to make a conversation to express his gratitude. He would feel embarrassed to go up to them and tell them that he was the manager and head chef of that small shop. The scene would seem like a wealthy person showing off his money by holding a stack of banknotes. However, he didn¡¯t have to worry about it for long. Eri Yinglili finished complaining to An Yilun, and she turned around and walked away fast. She then slammed into Xia Yu. The tragic situation seemed to be the scene of a car accident. ¡°Watch your step.¡± Xia Yu was hit for the second time today. He came out and got hit all of sudden. He helped the girl with blonde hair and ponytails get up innocently. To the outsiders, Eri Yinglili was a typical famous lady with impeccable etiquette. She tried her best to calm down and after standing firm. She said with a fake smile, ¡°Thank you, thank you!¡± Xia Yu chuckled in his heart. Not all blondes were the same. Eri Yinglili also had a bit of a bad temper, but at least she knew how to hide her temper. If it were replaced by Rina, after Xia Yu kindly helped her, she would scold Xia Yu instead. At least in terms of talking sh*t, Eri Yinglili was not as good as Rina. An Yilun was just like the guy in the anime. He was quite slow, like a wooden block as always, standing a few meters away. He pushed up his black frame glasses and did not intend to chase after Yinglili. During this time, when girls were angry, the guys should take care of them. But he blamed everything on her instead of apologizing. Any boy with higher EQ would take all the responsibility and bear the girl¡¯s temper. ¡°No wonder the relationship between these two is so difficult¡­¡± Xia Yu twitched his mouth. ¡°Wait!¡± He shouted out in time to stop Eri Yinglili who was about to leave and blinked. ¡°Coming to the shopping street, are you planning to dine at Xia¡¯s Chinese Restaurant?¡± After hearing ¡®Xia¡¯s Chinese Restaurant¡¯, Eri Yinglili¡¯s eyes immediately lit up. ¡°Yes! Yeah!¡± Yinglili stared at him with a pair of beautiful eyes. ¡°Did you also come by train?¡± Xia Yu scratched his face and did not know how to answer. His embarrassed look fell into Yinglili¡¯s eyes. It seemed like the embarrassment of coming all the way here from a far and not getting a seat. He seemed to be full of resentment and depression. The corner of her mouth twitched slightly. Most of the anger within Eri Yinglili suddenly disappeared. When meeting people who encountered similar hardship, and the other party seemed to be worse off than herself, the sympathy immediately overwhelmed her anger. An Yilun also walked over and said, ¡°Hello, I am An Yilun. Nice to meet you.¡± Although this anime character was a serious otaku, maybe due to the fact that he used to work a part time job outside, he gained strong communication skills and the ability to act. He looked like a high school student with black short hair and big black frame glasses. His casual clothes were a combination of a round neck shirt and a sports jacket. His temperament was ordinary. ¡°My name is Xia Yu.¡± ¡°Are you Chinese?¡± An Yilun immediately regained his positivity. His voice was filled with curiosity and excitement. ¡°I never imagined that this restaurant on the shopping street can attract Chinese customers. So, is this your first time? Second time? Can you tell me what you think of that restaurant? Although this restaurant is popular on the Internet, but that¡¯s the Japanese people¡¯s evaluation. As far as I know, it seems that the Chinese disdain overseas ¡®authentic¡¯ Chinese cuisine. I really want to know how Chinese guests feel after eating this restaurant¡¯s food¡­¡± Seeing that An Yilun talked endlessly, Xia Yu thought of him when he promoted anime and games to others. It was probably just like this. He happily gained a loyal fan? Xia Yu laughed in his heart and did not explain much. ¡°You come with me¡ª¡± He walked ahead by himself. Eri Yinglili kicked and woke up An Yilun, who was still talking to himself, and they followed. It was crowded at Xia¡¯s shop front. ¡°No need to queue?¡± Being led by Xia Yu all the way to the storefront, the disdaining look cast by the other people queueing behind made An Yilun and Eri Yinglili sit uneasily. Hello, what was going on here? Eri Yinglili looked up at the calm figure in front of her. She wanted to stop him to ask why, but several female cosplayers took the lead and surrounded Xia Yu amongst them. ¡°Can you open the door in advance?¡± ¡°No!¡± ¡°Then please tell me a bit more. What are the six courses of the day? Let us discuss about it when we are bored in the queue. We will be able to order immediately after entering the store!¡± ¡°Excuse me!¡± The surrounded Xia Yu was still very calm, and he would answer nothing no matter how many people were asking. An Yilun and Eri Yinglili also looked on speechlessly at the back. They finally understood this Chinese guy named Xia Yu seemed to be an employee of Xia¡¯s restaurant! ¡°Xia Yu, Xia¡¯s restaurant¡­¡± An Yilun also lowered his head slightly to disguise the excitement on his face. He pushed his big round glasses. ¡°Can we finally eat the food of this restaurant today?¡± Eri Yinglili shook her shoulders excitedly beside him but she tried to suppress this excitement due to the fear that the angry crowd would tear them apart. Seeing that Xia Yu directly led the two people into the shop, there were riots and protests from the queue. A little fat man in the first place of the queue anxiously stepped forward to grab Xia Yu¡¯s clothes and said, ¡°You can¡¯t do this. This is a queue. You can¡¯t abuse privileges¡­ As an employee of a restaurant, you can¡¯t break the service rules like this!¡± The little fat man was flushed with anxiety. He obviously cared about his position. He was originally ranked first. After opening the store at 6 o¡¯clock, he would be the first to take a seat and order a meal while looking back at the long queue behind. It would naturally give him a sense of ¡®superiority¡¯. Xia Yu glanced behind him, but he didn¡¯t see his partner, so he should have come by himself. ¡°They are my friends,¡± Xia Yu explained, and took off the fat man¡¯s hand which grabbed his clothes. He patted his shoulders and smiled slightly. ¡°Relax. They are not guests, nor will they be dining in the store, occupying your position. You are still the first guest of our restaurant today¡­ Thank you for your support of our restaurant! I will let the kitchen do one more dish for you for free as our gratitude!¡± The little fat man froze. After Xia Yu took An Yilun and Eri Yinglili, disappearing through the storefront, a group of people suddenly surrounded the little fat man angrily. Chapter 59 The crowd surrounded the little fat man. ¡°How about we exchange positions?¡± The second place in the queue were several high school students. A blond boy among them squeezed beside the fat man, took out his wallet, and stuffed a 5,000 yen note into his hands. ¡°No, I won¡¯t change!¡± The little fat man sweated from the forehead and stuffed the notes back to the blond boy. ¡°Not enough?¡± The blonde boy gritted his teeth. This time he took a 10,000 yen note, and his two companions were frightened. A neutral looking young man whispered to him, ¡°Yoshitake, isn¡¯t it too much to spend 10,000 yen? You can order three dishes in this restaurant!¡± The blong-haired boy with glasses thought, ¡®The average meat dish is 3500 yen. It¡¯s not wrong to order three dishes for 10,000 yen. However, the staff just said that the first person has a gratitude cuisine¡­ This price is difficult to measure. As long as it is not dessert¡­ These 10,000 yen can be well-spent to eat a special dish.¡¯ ¡°I said no exchange in positions! No matter how much you pay!¡± The little fat man noticed more eyes on him. He could not help raising his head. His expression was firm. ¡°¡­¡± Since everyone was lining up, the crowd did not immediately leave the little fat man alone and continued to ask for an exchange of seats. The backyard of the shop. An Yilun and Eri Yinglili were placed by Xia Yu in the tearoom where the old man often sat. The two held the hot tea that Xia Yu just brewed. The hot temperature of the cup told them that it was not a dream. The tearoom was very simple. It was just a shed in the courtyard promenade, where a low coffee table was placed. Xia Yu came down from the second floor. He took a cushion in his hand and put it outside the tearoom and sat down. ¡°Hello, let me introduce myself. I am, in fact, the manager of this store¡­¡± Before Xia Yu finished speaking, Eri Yinglili exclaimed. But An Yilun was much calmer. He apparently guessed something through Xia Yu¡¯s name, but the second half of Xia Yu¡¯s words still surprised him. ¡°At the same time, I am also the head chef of this shop.¡± ¡°Head, head chef?¡± Eri Yinglili was startled and pointed at Xia Yu. After a while, she suddenly asked, ¡°¡­Are you a student of Togetsu?¡± ¡°Why do you ask this?¡± Xia Yu raised his eyebrows. ¡°You¡­ seem to be about the same age as us.¡± Eri Yinglili fiddled with her ponytails to disguise the imagination that was running through her mind. She thought of the Tongue of God, Rina. That arrogant girl seemed to be very hostile to this store. Wouldn¡¯t it be because of this boy? The more she thought, the more curious she was. Eri Yinglili knew the name of Rina, and she had the ¡®Tongue of God¡¯. She was the youngest member of the Top Ten in the history of Togetsu and had a great reputation in Japan¡¯s food industry. To many seniors, she was also the genius most likely to become a Premium Chef in the next ten years. Therefore, she was afraid that only a genius chef of the same age and the same level could attract the attention and hostility of the ¡®Tongue of God¡¯, right? An Yilun did not think so much. His mind was full of food. Chinese dishes were full of colors and flavors, as if they were floating past his eyes. He could not stop secreting saliva. He looked at Xia Yu with excitement and admiration. ¡°Are you really the head chef of this shop?¡± Because of the widespread reputation in the ACG circle, An Yilun also really thought that Xia¡¯s Chinese Cuisine Restaurant was a two-dimensional restaurant. ¡°Certainly.¡± ¡°What do you want to eat? I can cook for you now.¡± Xia Yu smiled. ¡°This is also an appreciation banquet. It¡¯s thanks to your publicity about the shop. Otherwise, my shop¡¯s business will not be so popular.¡± ¡°What¡­¡± An Yilun and Eri Yinglili were both surprised. An Yilun was fine. His ACG well-known blogger identity was not a secret amongst friends. However, the identity of the female artist of Yinglili, except for family and the limited one or two friends, no outsiders know. ¡°You misunderstood¡­ I did nothing!¡± Yinglili immediately waved her hand. Her face blushed like an apple. Xia Yu couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°You guys should order first. When the shop opens, I may not have time to cook a nice feast for you.¡± Eri Yinglili murmured, ¡°We don¡¯t know what to order!¡± An Yilun also stared at Xia Yu without speaking. ¡°Then I will improvise. Can you two eat six dishes?¡± Xia Yu asked. Seeing An Yilun and Yinglili nodding like chicken pecking rice, he couldn¡¯t help laughing. Then he got up and left. About an hour later, six hot dishes were filled on the short table. ¡°Please enjoy!¡± Xia Yu did not come out from the kitchen. Morita Maki replaced him, serving them one by one, and carefully handed two bowls of rice to the two. Grunt. Just after Morita left, Eri Yinglili changed her lady¡¯s etiquette. She wiped her saliva and quickly picked up a pair of chopsticks. She added several dishes into the rice bowl, mixed it with rice, and put it into her big mouth. Her happy and long exclaim immediately came out from tearoom. ¡°It¡¯s really delicious! It¡¯s even better than last time!¡± An Yilun was also gobbling up the food. Among the six dishes, three of them were Fried Spoon Cabbage, Magic Mapo Tofu and Hibiscus Crab Egg! Three glowing dishes were served at the same table. This was a feast that An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue, who had already boarded and returned to their home country, would dream about. An Yilun and Eri Yinglili did not know what the selling price of these dishes were in Xia Yu¡¯s mind. 100,000 yen per plate. He wouldn¡¯t do it if it were a little one bit less. ¡­ ¡°You brought all the dishes over?¡± Xia Yu was cleaning the spatula in the kitchen and glanced at Morita who stood at the door. ¡°Well, they are having a great time,¡± Morita answered with a smile. She stood quietly and watched Xia Yu work hard. Miyoko Hojo also changed into a white chef¡¯s uniform. She started handling ingredients in front of the kitchen counter. The knife and the bang of the chopping board created a wonderful cooking melody. Clang! Clang! Clang! Suddenly, there was a loud ringing sound from the antique wall clock on the storefront. It¡¯s six o¡¯clock in the evening. Without Xia Yu¡¯s request this time, Morita walked around the kitchen and went to the front desk to take care the crowd lining up at the door. Because she often took care of the pastry shop at home, Morita had strong hospitality experience. She took care the guests in an orderly manner with her quiet face and a friendly smile. At the same time, a list of the names of dishes was handed into the kitchen, and Xia Yu didn¡¯t have to look at the dishes by himself. Miyoko Hojo took the list and walked back and forth inside and outside the kitchen. She was looking for the ingredients and chopping vegetables. At the same time, there were too many people ordering food. When it was too busy, Xia Yu would let her help to look at another wok. ¡°Miyoko, put the deboned fish in to deep-fried for 30 seconds, not a second more!¡± ¡°Hand me the cut pork mince!¡± ¡°Help me look at the casserole. When you hear the whisper, stop the fire after five minutes¡­¡± Xia Yu skilfully commanded Miyoko Hojo. Gaining an effective helper to the kitchen made him feel very happy, and he could finally take a breath during cooking. Whatever ingredients and seasonings he needed, he just had to open his mouth. But he was not aware of disturbance in Miyoko Hojo¡¯s mind. Chapter 60 Late at night, the noisy shop gradually returned to quietness. Xia Yu, who was busy overnight, came back from outside the store whilst stretching. He just sent An Yilun and Yinglili away. The three added each other¡¯s Twitter and private email addresses. Xia Yu even gave his phone number to them and had a lively chat with them. Fortunately, the shopping street was relatively close to the train stop. The two could catch the last train home. Under the streetlight, Miyoko Hojo was still wearing a white chef¡¯s uniform. Her purple hair looked as if she had vigorously exercised. It was mixed with sweat and stuck to her cheek. The back-kitchen environment of Xia¡¯s shop was really inferior compared to the Hojo Building. Let alone the narrowness and crowdedness, there was no central air conditioner too. When cooking, the kitchen doors and windows were closed, and the inside seemed to be like a big steamer. When several stoves were turned on at the same time, the turbulent heat flow would make those who had not been trained by professional chefs think that this was hell. For Miyoko, who accustomed to the high-star kitchen environment of Hojo Building, her experience tonight made her feel both tired and strange. Du! Looking at Xia Yu¡¯s figure walking back to the store, Hojo Miyoko took out her mobile phone from her sweaty and wet pocket. At this time, it was already a little later than 12 am. She hesitated for a little while and made a call. ¡°Hello¡­¡± There was a calm middle-aged man¡¯s voice over the other side. ¡°Dad, it¡¯s me.¡± ¡°Miyoko, I heard from my friends that you passed the IGO One-Star Chef assessment yesterday. Congratulations,¡± the middle-aged man said with a bit of relief. ¡°When are you going to return to Yokohama?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, dad, I plan to stay in Tokyo until Togetsu starts school.¡± Hojo Miyoko lips moved silently a few times before she said, ¡°I fought a Food War in Tokyo and lost to someone of the same age¡­¡± Her dad was listening on the other end of the phone. ¡°He is very powerful. I think he has the level of the Top Ten of Togetsu High School¡­ And his cooking has a magical power. After eating, your spirit and soul seems to have been baptized. Although it sounds incredible, but this is from my own taste evaluation¡­¡± Miyoko Hojo said and her eyes unconsciously showed awe. ¡°Tell me in detail!¡± This time the tone of the middle-aged man obviously became surprised. Yokohama, Hojo Building. The Chinese cuisine restaurant that passed the IGO Six-Star certification a few days ago was still hot in the middle of the night. In the kitchen, the head chef, Hojo Taiga, stopped his job and grabbed his phone. He listened carefully to the other side. His face showed his disbelief, and he murmured, ¡°¡­The Chef¡¯s Heart?¡± Hojo Taiga took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, ¡°Miyoko, can you talk about the feeling of eating again? Just tell me what you saw at that time!¡± ¡°What did I see?¡± Miyoko Hojo blushed under the streetlights. ¡°I ate two special dishes in total.¡± ¡°One is Fried Bok Choy. I seemed to see the fields in the countryside¡­ Seeing myself running in the wild¡­¡± Hojo Miyoko¡¯s shame almost exploded. ¡°What else?¡± Hojo Taiga frowned. ¡°The other is the Hibiscus Crab Egg. I saw the glow of the cuisine, like magic!¡± While mentioning the glowing Hibiscus Crab Egg, Hojo Miyoko¡¯s beautiful purple eyes seemed to show a hint of hunger. ¡°Cuisine¡­ Glowing?¡± Hojo Taiga was silent for a while. ¡°Miyoko, since you have decided, just stay in Tokyo.¡± ¡°That teenager may have mastered the skills that a Super Chef can comprehend. As far as I know, the content of a Super Chef¡¯s assessment is to mark a simple recipe with his own brand and plunder it into his own belonging. That kind of technique is called ¡®Chef¡¯s Heart!''¡± Hojo Taiga smiled bitterly. ¡°This is a threshold of the godlike technique that your father couldn¡¯t get even after so many years of being a Master Chef!¡± She hung up the phone. Miyoko Hojo was dazed under the streetlight and stood for more than ten minutes before digesting the information she learned from her father. The top chef of the Nine-Star IGO was the famous Super Special Chef in the cuisine world. In the recognition of Miyoko Hojo, those Super Chefs either opened restaurants and hotels by themselves, where the guests were like clouds, or were recruited by some huge food giant stars with exaggerated annual salaries and even got ceded shares. Togetsu¡¯s Top Ten, after all, were just a group of students at school, and had not yet formed an influence in the Japan local food industry, let alone on the global scale. You had to know that among the graduates of Togetsu in the past, there were probably only those talented people who graduated as one of the Top Ten that had a chance to pass the Super Chef examination in the future. It was hard to say about the graduates in recent years, but Miyoko Hojo could be sure that the 69th graduates which were called Togetsu¡¯s ¡®Golden Generation¡¯, with the legendary ten seats: the First Seat, Dojima, the Second Seat, Ichiro Sainami, and the Third Seat, Naginiri¡­. These people must have been Super Special Chefs. ¡°¡­He may have mastered the skills of a Super Chef. In other words, he has touched the special threshold!¡± Her father¡¯s voice still lingered in her ears. Hojo Miyoko bit her lower lip and clenched her fists in disbelief. ¡°Even if you are special, I will still challenge you in a Food War until the day of victory!¡± ¡­ Xia Yu didn¡¯t know this conversation between the father and daughter. Otherwise, he would be speechless. What special? Now, he was only LV.12 in the cooking grade. Is that special grade? It was another busy day. After closing in the early morning, Xia Yu arranged a room for Miyoko Hojo. He moved to the old man¡¯s bedroom and left his room to Miyoko Hojo. Because of his good cleaning habits, his room and the old man¡¯s room were very clean. And he didn¡¯t need to spend a lot of time. He could sleep after changing the new sheets and bedding. Maki Morita invited Miyoko Hojo to go to her house, but Miyoko refused. He left the only bathroom on the second floor for Miyoko Hojo to have a bath. Xia Yu didn¡¯t rush to close the shop, but just half-closed the door, sitting in a clean chair while browsing the props in the Chef God Mall. System: ¡°There are currently 1033 fame points remaining.¡± The fame points had hardly increased in the past two days, which showed that the store¡¯s promotion in the ACG circle had reached a bottleneck. Unless there were other heavyweights who were more influential than ¡®Mr Taki¡¯ and ¡®Eri Kashiwagi¡¯ to help him advertise, the well-known level in the ACG circle would basically stop here. The Chef God Space had too many tempting props, not to mention the most basic recipes. Now that he had completed the two basic skills of ¡®knife skills¡¯ and ¡®heat control¡¯, he should buy an advanced skill book to learn. The problem was that after screening, Xia Yu found that he was really poor. There were not many advanced branches of ¡®knife skills¡¯. ¡®Raptor Bull and Blue Dragon Slash¡¯ was a purple cooking technique that specialized in processing meat ingredients. If he did pass the mission and bought it directly, it would cost a full 15,000 fame points. ¡®Arhat Crystal Slash¡¯, which was a purple cooking skill that dealt with freshwater produce, was also priced at 15,000 points of fame. ¡°System, let¡¯s just say¡­ How much is the cheapest advanced knife skill book?¡± Xia Yu turned around and simply closed the store panel so that he would not be annoyed by the cruel fact of poverty. ¡°Purple low level, ¡®Seven Stars Breaking Army Cut¡¯, priced at 10,000 points of fame,¡± the system answered. ¡°¡­¡± Xia Yu looked at the sky with tears in his eyes. ¡°I don¡¯t want noble purple knife skills. I¡¯m a poor bastard¡­ Is there a cheaper version available? Blue, economic, and usable¡­¡± he still asked unwillingly. The system was silent for a moment and seemed to be searching. Finally, the system said in a mechanical voice, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. Host, please continue to work hard.¡±