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Chapter 440: Confrontation of Cold and Heat

Translator: Xiong_Guoqi  Editor: DesTheSloth

"This little girl is really skilled with words." Chef Zhan took a look at Zhuang Xinmu and then said.

"Thank you for your praise." Zhuang Xinmu nodded her head, without cold feet.

"You can go to check by yourself. This roast goose of yours is far from the best. You, surprisingly, named it the best roast goose." Wu Zhou said, unwilling to show weakness.

"Humph. Since you also know you are just here to eat, then you better stop giving orders." As a bad-tempered person, Chef Zhan answered immediately.

"Alright. We have finished trying the dishes. Manager Liao, we are leaving." Having paid no attention to the chef's rudeness, Zhuang Xinmu said to Manager Liao at the side.

"Okay. Little Mi, see our visitors to the door." Manager Liao agreed at once. Meanwhile, he signaled his sister to see them out.

"This way, please." The waitress Little Mi stood up, walked to the door and reached out her hand to show them the way.

"Good that you leave. At least you know how to behave in this situation." Chef Zhan snorted coldly.

"You old fart have neither good craftsmanship nor a way with words." Wu Zhou said quite angrily.

"What's it to you? Mind your own business." Chef Zhan didn't even look at him before he turned around and left the balcony quickly.

"Although this head chef doesn't have a good craftsmanship, he nevertheless has a really hot temper." Wu Zhou sneered and said to Manager Liao.

"Please bear with him. Please. Take care." Manager Liao followed them and talked to them to relieve the tension.

Having barely walked out of the door with quick steps, Chef Zhan took out the phone vibrating in the pocket and then answered and shouted without even looking at whom it was.

"Three people can't even take care of a goose? Good-for-nothing."

"Well, Head Chef Zhan, you told us to call you 5 minutes later just now..." There came a hesitant male voice from the phone.

"If I say 5 minutes, that's 5 minutes. What are you calling me now for? Have you not been weaned yet?" Chef Zhan continued scolding.

"Chef Zhan, it has been 7 minutes. You..." The male voice got lower this time.

"Do I need you to tell me how many minutes have passed? Don't you think I know that? Just watch your goose. If the skin was scorched even the slightest bit, you can go back home and raise the geese." In the same old way, Chef Zhan didn't let the man finish his words. His utterances became more unpleasant and even carried a threatening tone, as well.

However, he hung up the phone immediately after he said that. Only then did the man at the other end of the phone let out a sigh of relief.

"How did it go?" One of the other two people that watched the goose at the side asked immediately.

"What did Head Chef Zhan say?" Another man continued to ask.

"What did he say? You guys forced me to call him. Couldn't you hear the loud scolding?" The man that made the call pointed at the phone and said angrily.

"Hey hey. We wanted to ask if Head Chef Zhan told you anything else. If he did, we can finish it together." The man said straightforwardly with a smile, not feeling embarrassed.

"Screw you. Head Chef Zhan is coming back in no time. You can ask him by yourself." The man that made the call set down the phone and began to stare at the goose attentively.

What a joke! At this moment, the goose was closely related to his own job. Of course, it was the goose that mattered.

"He's coming now? Well, we had better watch the goose now." The other two people immediately said in embarrassment.

Likewise, they began to watch the goose earnestly.

As a matter of fact, the goose was in the oven and they had already set the time. It was totally unnecessary for the three people to watch at the same time. It was just because Chef Zhan wasn't in a good mood.

"Humph. Is there anybody that makes better roast goose than me? He's simply talking nonsense." Chef Zhan muttered to himself angrily. Due to the anger, there was a flush on his face.

At the other side, Wu Zhou and Zhuang Xinmu weren't happy, either.

"Mu Mu, let's change to another restaurant. That chef is so bad-tempered and besides, the dishes are just ordinary. God knows where his confidence comes from." Wu Zhou took Zhuang Xinmu's hand and said gently.

"Okay. You decide." Zhuang Xinmu wasn't really very angry, but she still nodded her head obediently.

"Mu Mu, it's good as long as you aren't angry." Wu Zhou looked at Zhuang Xinmu's face carefully. Only when he found she really wasn't angry did he feel relieved.

The two lovers walked towards the parking lot together. Not long after, Wu Zhou suddenly said.

"No, this matter can't end up in this result. I got to make it known throughout the internet and let the boss have no business. Humph." Wu Zhou revealed a manner of "I'm proud of being narrow-minded."

"Okay, okay. Do it as long as you feel good. Get on the car first and I will drive." Zhuang Xinmu was also willing to let her boyfriend retain his childish heart.

Wu Zhou's move truly made the regular customers of Yuan Zhou's restaurant got to know this restaurant, about its bad reputation, in particular.

After all, they were all in favor of Yuan Zhou's restaurant in their hearts.

In the evening,

At Chef Zhan's home,

"What's the matter with you? Is your goose dead?" Seeing his look of indignation, Chef Zhan's wife ridiculed him.

"Worse than that." Chef Zhan answered angrily.

"What exactly made you so angry?" His wife was a graceful aged woman. Hearing his husband, she asked curiously.

"Humph. You wouldn't understand." Chef Zhan had no interesting in telling her as it was really not a glorious event.

"Then stop pacing around me." His wife then said angrily.

"Yes, I got to go there for a look, personally." Chef Zhan slapped on the sofa and said seriously.

"This damn old guy starts to mumble to himself more as his age grows." Seeing Chef Zhan only go to the balcony to make a call, she didn't answer him anymore. She just enjoyed watching her TV.

Once he walked to the balcony, Chef Zhan started to make a call.

"Hello, is that General Manager Qin? I want to take a day off tomorrow." Chef Zhan said bluntly.

"What's the matter with you?" General Manager Qin was naturally the boss of the restaurant. Hearing the head chef ask for leave, of course he needed to ask for some details.

"I'm going to head out for a personal affair." Chef Zhan wouldn't tell him that he was going to watch others cook the roast goose. How degrading that would be!

"Are you okay?" General Manager Qin cared about that most.

"Pretty good. I can't be better. That's it." Chef Zhan frowned and said directly.

"Ok. If you need help, just come to me. Do come back after you finish your affairs." Hearing that, General Manager Qin felt relieved and then said courteously.

"It's none of your business. I can do it by myself." Chef Zhan immediately knitted his brows and refused him.

Whose help did he need when it came to roast goose? No one. His craftsmanship was the best.

"Okay. Have a good rest." GM Qin wasn't angry at all. Instead, he said with kind and pleasant countenance.

"Sure. You, too. I'm hanging up." Chef Zhan hung off the phone immediately after saying that.

While taking the phone, General Manager Qin nevertheless said helplessly, "This Chef Zhan really has a bad temper, but there's nowhere to find such a reputable chef."

That was also the reason why General Manager Qin treated Chef Zhan so courteously.

A high-end restaurant required not only good service but also a superior chef. Otherwise, the taste wouldn't be good enough to attract those customers."

However excellent the service was, customers mainly pursued good taste after they came three or five times. If the taste was just ordinary, few people would come again. If both the taste and the service were good, customers would naturally come in crowds. However, good chefs seldom had a good temper.

Sometimes, the craftsmen were the same as those men of words. They were all prideful.

"Humph. This old man will see what kind of roast goose yours is tomorrow. I'm afraid it wouldn't reach 10% of my level." Chef Zhan took the phone and said to himself confidently.

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WhoWhoWho

How many chefs does it take to cook a goose? Apparently 3! 🤓😝🤗

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Poor Chef Zhen 😔 Abother chef’s pride is about to be destroyed. RIP chef’s pride Thanks for the chapter

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Chef Zhan's goose is cooked....

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Chapter 441: Murderous Intent

Translator: Xiong_Guoqi  Editor: DesTheSloth

As always, Yuan Zhou woke up at 5:00 a.m. early in the morning. He changed into his sportswear and went downstairs to jog.

His physical constitution was getting better and better. Even when he took the knife, he felt it lighter and more natural.

After all, the knife did have some weight. Besides, it can also increase his personal attraction. Therefore, Yuan Zhou certainly would persevere in doing his exercises.

After he returned and washed up, Yuan Zhou looked at the neat figure in the mirror and felt quite satisfied.

"The hair is cut moderately and looks clean and neat." Yuan Zhou shook his head in the mirror and observed his own hairstyle carefully.

"My complexion is also very good. It looks healthy and natural." While looking at his own face, Yuan Zhou nodded his head with satisfaction.

"I have a neat figure and abdominal muscles. Favorable comment." Yuan Zhou lifted up his clothes and said contentedly.

After Yuan Zhou returned to his room, he started to select the clothes that he was going to wear today.

Yuan Zhou had ordered many traditional Han clothing. Basically, all of them were embroidered with dark fringe lotus flowers, which conformed to the requirements of his own store flower.

"I'm going to wear this one today." Yuan Zhou picked up a piece of traditional Han clothing and began to put it on.

The clothes that Yuan Zhou selected today had a ring of dark silver lotus flower pattern at the cuff of the sleeves, exquisite lotus leaves at the neckband, and the lower hem as well as branches and tendrils on the waistband. On the whole, the color of the clothes were a dark green.

The reason why he selected the clothes so meticulously was naturally because the agreed time of the shoot was exactly this afternoon.

As a prince charming, he naturally should have the aura of a prince charming, although Yuan Zhou totally didn't care about the filming.

During the breakfast time of a single hour, no one ever commented if Yuan Zhou was handsome. After all, the delicious food at hand was just what these foodies got up early for, although Yuan Zhou was indeed very handsome.

Yuan Zhou's appearance was finally noticed during the lunchtime and everyone began to tease him.

"Boss Yuan, you are so handsome today. Are you going to have a blind date like me?" Su Mu blinked his good-looking peach blossom eyes and asked jokingly.

"Don't waste time anymore. You are so good-looking, so no girls will select you as their boyfriend." While stroking his mustaches, Wu Hai first contradicted Su Mu and then said to Yuan Zhou with an evil smile.

"I think Boss Yuan is probably going on a blind date."

"With my professional knowledge in distinguishing single people for so many years, Boss Yuan is apparently still an authentic single man." Ling Hong pushed his non-existent glasses upward and then said.

"You know so much." Wu Hai took a look at Ling Hong.

"You are also a single guy that has been single for many years." Ling Hong counteracted his words without the least hesitation.

"It's none of your damned business," Wu Hai immediately burst out rude words.

After all, Ling Hong's words were a doubt to Wu Hai's male attractiveness. Naturally, Wu Hai had to safeguard his honor.

"Yes, you are right. It's the same situation for me." Yuan Zhou nodded his head right following Wu Hai's word.

Shameless words such as "There are quite a few girls who like me.", he would be too embarrassed to say it out alone. If others brought that out, however, he wouldn't refuse to chime in with him conveniently.

Then, the topic of their conversation naturally diverted from Yuan Zhou's new clothes to unknown places.

The boisterous lunchtime likewise passed very soon...

Yuan Zhou habitually smoothed his clothes before he sat down and took a rest. After that, he just waited there for the program division to come at the agreed time.

However, Chef Zhan that purposely came late still arrived before the program division.

"No. 14 of Taoxi Road. It's at this location." Chef Zhan took the phone and checked the map carefully.

Only when he arrived at the place did he raised his head and looked at Yuan Zhou's restaurant carefully.

Yuan Zhou's restaurant was still in the side street that had been cold and cheerless formerly, but was busy and boisterous now. Of all the former stores, there was only Boss Liu's hardware store, Boss Tong's dry cleaning shop and Yuan Zhou's restaurant left now. Other stores were all re-opened after Yuan Zhou's restaurant became prosperous.

As the three stores had been there for so long time, their shop signs were the oldest and thus appeared as if the objects were still there but the people had changed. However, Chef Zhan didn't have that feeling for he hadn't experienced such changes.

He just felt this Yuan Zhou's restaurant that was without even a shop sign was low, very low.

"It surprisingly doesn't even have a shop sign. Even a beggar knows to write personal experiences to put in front of them to seek people's sympathy. Doesn't this restaurant know to hang a shop sign?" Chef Zhan humphed coldly.

He looked at the restaurant again. It was still like before. Outside of the door was a wooden shelf on which there was nothing. Behind the shelf was a glass wall through which people could look into the restaurant clearly.

The kitchen was very deep. It seemed that everything inside was in order. From the outside, it appeared quite clean.

On the right side of the restaurant, there was a table for two and a curved long table with 8 chairs.

On the other side was a scenery wall, inside of which there were some pink creatures moving like petals.

"The restaurant is so narrow and the chairs are so small! What delicious dishes can be served in such a place?" Chef Zhan sniffed at Yuan Zhou's restaurant.

In his opinion, chefs with excellent craftsmanship wouldn't lack money at all. Those who had to cook here definitely didn't have a decent craftsmanship.

"Now that I'm here, why don't I witness personally how bad the chef cooks? Just to widen my horizons." Chef Zhan said with a prideful tone and then walked into Yuan Zhou's restaurant with a complacent manner.

"I'm sorry. Our lunch time has ended. Please come in the evening." Yuan Zhou thought he was a new customer and thus said politely.

"I'm the Head Chef Zhan of Goose Jin Xuan Restaurant. I heard that the roast goose served here is really tasty. Cook one for me to taste." Having paid no attention to Yuan Zhou's words, Chef Zhan introduced himself politely and prepared to eat the goose.

Chef Zhan believed he was courteous in his own conceit, but Yuan Zhou didn't think that way. The cocky and arrogant manner almost overflowed from this person.

Regarding pride, Yuan Zhou wasn't poorer in that than anybody else. Upon hearing that, he said coldly, "Sorry, I've never heard of you. No customers are received except during the business time."

"Ho Ho. Little brat, let me tell you. It's of no use to pretend that you've never heard of me. This old man has roasted the goose throughout my life and have never been defeated. You are still too young to reach my level. Hurry up to serve it to me." Chef Zhan got seated swaggeringly and said impolitely with a sneer in his eyes.

"I told you to get out. We don't have the roast goose." Yuan Zhou knitted his brows this time.

Leaving his attitude aside, it was absolutely impossible for Yuan Zhou, who constantly pursued perfection, to serve this dish especially when his Elaborate Roast Goose hadn't reached the best condition.

Moreover, this person acted as if he were the third in the world after the heavens and the earth. Even if he was much older, Yuan Zhou still took him as an idiot.

"Little brat, you are scared now, huh? Why weren't you scared when you sent your people to my restaurant to pick on me yesterday?" Chef Zhan had always thought that Wu Zhou and Zhuang Xinmu went there to pick on him under the instigation of Yuan Zhou.

As for the matter that they were recommended by Yao Qing, he had already forgotten all about it.

"Please get out." Yuan Zhou stood up and said seriously with his brows knitted.

"That doesn't work on me. Now that you don't have that craftsmanship, you should go back into your mother's womb and practice it more." Chef Zhan wasn't afraid of intimidation. On hearing that, he also said loudly.

"Mother's womb?" Instantly, Yuan Zhou looked at Chef Zhan with his sharp gaze.

"Tsk. Yes, your mother's womb. I think you need to go back into it and practice your craftsmanship more." Chef Zhan wasn't as tall as Yuan Zhou, but his imposing manner wasn't less at all. He took a step forward and said boldly.

"Very good. You want to eat my goose? Go back and wait. Come on time at 12:00 p.m. tomorrow." When Yuan Zhou said that, he straightened his back and looked at Chef Zhan with his sharp gaze that contained murderous intent inside.

His parents had always been the forbidden zone in Yuan Zhou's heart. Finding that they were insulted now, Yuan Zhou immediately concentrated all of his imposing manner and directly held down Chef Zhan.

Nevertheless, Yuan Zhou looked at Chef Zhan who was stupefied and said again.

"Oh, right. Remember to take money with you. My goose is quite expensive. I'm afraid that you cannot afford it."

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WhoWhoWho

Don't talk about his momma! He's going to make you bleed...money. 🤑🤑🤑

Khem

Forget the film crew, forget the system’s mission, the only thing Boss Yuan now cares about is destroying this arrogant fool who disrespected his parents. 👿 CRUSH HIM 👿 Thanks for the chapter

WhoWhoWho

If Boss Yuan is compared to a begger with how wealthy he is now, I'm a worm in the ground. 😩😭

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Chapter 442: No Eating Unless You Line Up

Translator: Xiong_Guoqi  Editor: DesTheSloth

With his influential aura, Yuan Zhou looked at Chef Zhan face to face.

Nevertheless, Chef Zhan only snorted coldly. Without saying any word, he turned around and left.

As for Yuan Zhou, he just took a deep breath and then calmed down.

The telephone rang inappropriately just as Chef Zhan got out of the door angrily.

He took out the phone and saw the name of "Disciple" on the screen.

"What's the matter? Can't you work without me for one single day? Are you all without brains?" How could Chef Zhan say any good words since he was in a bad mood now?

"No, no, we aren't. We have something to report to you." Judging from the voice, it was obviously the man who had called Chef Zhan the previous day.

He had been scolded once when he called yesterday and today, he was scolded again.

"Speak. What are you, an adult man, dilly-dallying about for!" Chef Zhan said immodestly as usual.

"You have gone to that restaurant, haven't you? We have investigated it." The man at the other end of the phone said carefully.

"Yes, I'm here. What do you know about it? I'm still waiting for that damn young chef to cook the roast goose for me to eat tomorrow," said Chef Zhan undisguisedly.

"Master, that restaurant is indeed very reputable in the neighborhood and besides, it has been on TV recently. The chef himself is quite awesome. Do you think we need to do something?" The man said carefully for fear of making Chef Zhan unhappy again.

"You think you are the only smart guy? I have already investigated that." Chef Zhan snorted.

Before his disciple had time to answer him, Chef Zhan continued saying, "I not only know he has wonderful culinary skills, but also that his parents have both died. Not a chance that he can outclass me."

"Ok, Master. I won't bother you anymore." Upon hearing that, his disciple said courteously with a frown.

"Umm. Go away." Chef Zhan said that rudely.

"Humph. He's merely a nobody." Chef Zhan snorted coldly. He took a look back at Yuan Zhou's restaurant and then left immediately.

Chef Zhan twisted the lion's tail and then left while Presenter Lu that had just arrived was a little stupefied.

"Boss Yuan, I have finished the preparatory work. Shall we start now?" Presenter Lu felt Yuan Zhou was extraordinarily influential today.

"Okay." Yuan Zhou nodded his head and brushed his clothes lightly at will.

Yuan Zhou was originally wearing the splendid Han clothing today. In addition, he did sports every day and thus kept a neat figure. Along with the earnest and serious expression as well as the upright back, Yuan Zhou's aura greatly soared.

"Well, alright. You can start now." Presenter Lu was also quite helpless in the heart.

He appeared quite normal yesterday. After one day, however, he looked a blade that had just been unsheathed.

Nonetheless, this appearance suited the taste of young girls. The image of an aloof prince charming was immediately revealed.

What Yuan Zhou was preparing to cook today were the two dishes of Jinling Grass and Sautéed Vermicelli with Spicy Minced Pork, which was quite easy for him.

Just like last time, Presenter Lu started to explain.

"Hello, my dear audience. Nice to see you, again. This is Folk Talent..." While uttering the opening remarks, Presenter Lu observed Yuan Zhou.

Only then did he get relieved and think inwardly, "Fortunately, he becomes placid again while cooking."

That's right. During the cooking process, Yuan Zhou regained his usual gentleness and his gaze likewise wasn't piercing anymore. Instead, he just watched the variations of the ingredients very carefully.

After the shooting, Yuan Zhou also found this problem. Therefore, he adjusted his mentality purposefully before dinner time.

After all, Chef Zhan's utterances related to his parents indeed made him very angry, but he didn't allow that to affect his customers.

Therefore, the dinner time passed peacefully.

Yuan Zhou had originally intended to make the roast goose after his hands were cured of the burns. However, now, the situation would not allow it to be that way.

"It seems that you still have to bear the heat." Looking at the burns on his hands, Yuan Zhou muttered to himself.

The pub on the second floor was immersed in a leisurely atmosphere while Yuan Zhou was starting to roast the goose on the first floor.

Yuan Zhou had learned the preparatory work quite well by heart, thus he did it better and more quickly this time. Until the goose was put in the ceramic oven to roast, every procedure was better than last time by 20 points. And that made Yuan Zhou fairly satisfied.

Yuan Zhou had made two roast geese for the whole night, therefore he specially asked the system for a cabinet to retain its freshness.

What a joke! A roast goose was 3500g and two of them were 7000g. However good Yuan Zhou's appetite was, he couldn't finish them all.

After he finished roasting the two geese, Yuan Zhou was now quite familiar with the genuine cooking method of the dish, Elaborate Roast Goose and could make it to its utmost perfection. Only then did he wash up and go to rest.

Besides that, Yuan Zhou still got up early as before and didn't delay the breakfast time although he had stayed up very late.

At noon, Chef Zhan, that had asked for leave again, arrived at Yuan Zhou's restaurant. Moreover, he arrived quite early just to see what exactly Yuan Zhou could do.

He arrived at Yuan Zhou's restaurant at 11:20, when some customers had started to line up.

"Ho Ho. Does such a small restaurant really deserve a line?" There was some scorn revealed from Chef Zhan's tone.

"Probably, it's because there are too few seats and too many fools." Then, Chef Zhan answered himself.

He walked over to the restaurant swaggeringly. Of course, he didn't intend to line up, but prepared to go inside straightforwardly.

"I'm sorry. Please take your ID to line up and receive the number ticket. Only after that can you enter the restaurant and have a meal." The member of the queuing committee on duty today was Man Man. She was quite polite when facing old people.

"Little girl, this old man has made an appointment with your boss. I don't need to line up." The prideful tone of Chef Zhan had almost rushed into Yuan Zhou's restaurant and of course, Man Man got a little displeased.

However, she still said earnestly, "Boss Yuan will not receive people with bad behavior and will also blacklist them forever. I suggest you go to line up."

"What does a little brat know? Stay out of my way." Chef Zhan waved his hand discontentedly.

"It's one of my rules to line up. No exceptions. Of course, if you don't want to eat here, you don't need to line up." Man Man hadn't reacted when Yuan Zhou walked out and said to him directly.

"Ho Ho. Are you showing off in front of me? What if I don't line up today?" Chef Zhan became angry immediately at sight of Yuan Zhou's attitude that seemed to not recognize him. Thus, he said boldly.

"Sorry. You can't eat here. Please leave." After saying that, Yuan Zhou turned around and left at once, leaving Chef Zhan standing there.

"This little brat is really arrogant. I must give it a try." Chef Zhan said with anger and only then went to take the number ticket.

"Sir, please watch your number carefully. You can neither book in advance nor postpone it. It becomes invalid after the specified time." Of course, Man Man heard the scolding of Chef Zhan. For the sake of her duty, however, she went up and told him coldly.

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WhoWhoWho

So, if your parents are dead you are lower than people with parents? What??? I'm confused by this logic. 🤔🤔🤔

WhoWhoWho

Good thing Chef Zhan never became an investigator or he would have been a beggar. 😩😤😁

Khem

Chef Zhan should enjoy being arrogant while he still can, soon he won’t have the face to after his pride is destroyed by a goose 😈😈😈 Thanks for the chapter

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Chapter 443: Roast Goose That Made People Doubt Their Lives

Translator: Xiong_Guoqi  Editor: DesTheSloth

"This little girl is so young, but talks so much." Of course, Chef Zhan knew Man Man was in favor of Yuan Zhou, therefore he also replied her rudely.

"Yes, I can see that you are pretty old too, but still lack compassion," Man Man said smilingly.

"Even if I have compassion, I won't show to you, little girl." Chef Zhan mocked at her.

"Fine. Then, this unkind old gentleman, you just wait here patiently." Man Man waved her hands and didn't say anything else to him. She still had something else to do.

"Humph." Chef Zhan snorted coldly in response to Man Man.

"What an ill-mannered old man. I feel that Lee Yanyi is much better now." On hearing the cold snort, Man Man couldn't help muttering.

Man Man had formerly disliked Lee Yanyi the most, thinking he always complained about the dishes while eating them blissfully and was fairly troublesome. In contrast with the old guy, Chef Zhan, however; she instantly felt Lee Yanyi became lovable.

It was approaching 12:00 p.m. and the people were increasing. Nonetheless, Chef Zhan knitted his brows tighter and tighter.

"What's the matter? Is the business of this restaurant so good?" Chef Zhan's investigation mainly covered Yuan Zhou's family background. He didn't especially investigate how Yuan Zhou's business was, but there were indeed the few characters of "really not bad" on the paper.

Seeing such a small and narrow restaurant, however, Chef Zhan naturally didn't really take the few characters seriously. After all, the size of the restaurant would largely restrict the development of the business.

"Hey, young man. Are the dishes here very delicious?" Chef Zhan couldn't help asking Wu Hai who's ahead of him.

"Are you asking me?" Wu Hai stroked his small mustaches and looked back at Chef Zhan.

"Who else can I ask except you?" Chef Zhan asked back with a tone of "You are talking nonsense.", but meanwhile he thought that something must be wrong with both the two customers that had encountered continuously.

"I think you are unlikely to know the taste by eating it." Wu Hai was a person whose temper had never been good.

"Why? Isn't it delicious?" Chef Zhan became excited immediately.

"Not really. It's just your mouth is too busy to eat the delicacies." Wu Hai shrugged and said as if it were obvious.

"Humph. Young people nowadays don't even know to respect the old." Chef Zhan understood that he had been fooled this time. He glared at Wu Hai severely.

"But you likewise don't love the young. So my respect means nothing to you." Wu Hai had heard the conversations among Chef Zhan, Yuan Zhou, and Man Man from the very beginning.

As an adult man, he just found it inappropriate to help them quarrel with an old man.

Yuan Zhou was the boss and thus could talk about the rules. However, he was just a customer and should not break into their conversation. But since this annoying old man came to provoke him on his own, Wu Hai wouldn't pass up this opportunity to contradict him.

"I won't talk to you anymore." Seeing Wu Hai fear nothing at all, Chef Zhan said that and left while Zhou Jia was announcing the start of business hours.

"If you don't want to talk to me, then don't talk to me." After contradicting the old man, Wu Hai felt relieved at once, thinking that he should order one more dish later.

Once he entered the door, Chef Zhan said to Yuan Zhou, "Having kept me waiting for so long outside, you'd better succeed in researching a roast goose that deserves the wait."

"The roast goose you have ordered is 5888 RMB. You can pay by bank transfer or by cash." Yuan Zhou took no notice of Chef Zhan's provocation and just said straightforwardly.

As soon as Yuan Zhou brought out the price, the voices of ordering dishes paused a little while and every one fell silent.

"Tsk-tsk. This old man came for a challenge, didn't he?" The customer instantly turned their head and looked at Chef Zhan.

"Does he rip off every customer that orders this dish?" The price made Chef Zhan greatly astonished.

He wasn't unable to afford 5888 RMB, but just didn't think a roast goose could be that expensive. Even the roast goose cooked by himself was sold no more than 888 RMB. The price of Yuan Zhou's roast goose was a few times higher than that of his.

"If you can't afford it, we can split it half-half." Wu Hai immediately went up and said to him.

Naturally, his purpose wasn't to help Chef Zhan, but to eat the roast goose. What a joke! He had been eager to eat it. Now that there was such an opportunity, he would naturally seize it.

"Yeah, yeah. We can help you, too." Other customers immediately reacted.

Boss Yuan could cope with others picking on him very well. For the customers, the new dish of Roast Goose was the most important.

"Exactly. If you can't eat it up, you'll be blacklisted and won't have the opportunity to come again to pick on the boss. What about I share with you fifty fifty? You are welcome." Another man, whose hair was neatly combed, said with a sincere tone.

"He's right. Failure isn't fearful. What's really fearful is that you don't even have an opportunity to fail again. But, I can help you with that. Let's split the roast goose fifty fifty." Such suggestions could probably only be found in Yuan Zhou's restaurant.

These customers had truly racked their brains. They wanted to eat the roast goose, but meanwhile disliked Chef Zhan's rude attitude. Their words were definitely awesome!

They spoke as if Chef Zhan would not withstand a single blow and definitely wouldn't win, although it was indeed the truth.

"Stop quarrelling. I won't be deceived by you guys. If you like to eat it, you guys pay for yourselves." Chef Zhan naturally felt it was not worth it to spend 5888 RMB on Yuan Zhou's roast goose, not to mention it definitely wasn't as delicious as his.

As for the customers saying that he would necessarily fail, Chef Zhan didn't take it seriously at all. He wouldn't be frightened.

In order to allow Yuan Zhou carry out the roast goose and let Chef Zhan flee due to embarrassment, the customers reached a common understanding concerning the new dish.

They made a unanimous decision to split it into four parts.

"Payment comes before eating. Are you afraid of the customers not paying because of the bad taste?" While waiting for the new dish, Chef Zhan even started to complain about this rule.

"Be calm and patient! Then, eat the goose." Setting aside Chef Zhan's complaints, Yuan Zhou said that when he carried the goose to him.

"Little brat, when this old man began to taste the roast goose, you were still being nursed in your mother's arms." Chef Zhan said ironically.

"I wish you still have the courage to say this after eating, Head Chef Zhan who has been cooking the goose for all your life." In the face of such a rude and arrogant chef, Yuan Zhou wouldn't be patient and courteous. Instead, he said quite earnestly to him.

"Ho Ho." Chef Zhan's answer fully explained everything.

He picked up the chopsticks and then began to taste the new dish.

The roast goose emphasized the crisp skin and tender meat as well as being non-greasy, which was known by all masters that cooked geese.

However, people's diet was getting better and better nowadays. Therefore, the food that wasn't greasy to the people formerly now became greasy. Chef Zhan's solution was to make a sourer plum sauce to eat along with the goose.

It was also regarded as a solution.

After all, people still had to select the fat goose. Otherwise, it would taste dry and chewy and wouldn't be delicious at all.

"This old man would like to taste your craftsmanship." Chef Zhan picked up a piece of goose meat that connected its neck and breast.

Generally speaking, that piece of meat had the most fat and would taste quite oily.

Since he was here to find faults, he naturally wouldn't eat it along with the plum sauce.

"Ba Ji Ba Ji". It was the sound of the goose meat being chewed up.

What entered his mouth first was the crisp and sweet skin, which bubbled up due to the roasting. Inside of the bubbles was a trace of an extremely sour flavor instead of fat. It was that sourness that not only made the crisp skin become not oily at all, but also brought a crisper taste into play.

When the teeth reached the fat under the skin, it was also not oily. Even Chef Zhan had to admit it didn't taste like the fat, but a certain plump and tasty fruit flesh that melted upon entering the mouth along with the delicate fragrance and delicious meat flavor.

Under the fat was a thin layer of lean meat that wasn't chewy at all. Soaked in the oil and delicate fragrance of the green plum, it instantly made the goose meat in the mouth fresh and delicious. And there wasn't any oily feeling which could be tasted from the other roast geese.

Humans had evolved for so many centuries just to eat meat. These words had been deeply understood by Chef Zhan.

Just to eat such delicious meat.

A piece of oily meat was contrarily not oily at all and tasted fragrant throughout the mouth. The slightly chewy skin was crisp; the layer of fat was as fragrant as the fruit flesh combining with the meat flavor; the lean meat was also incredibly soft and tender. All these were the current feelings of Chef Zhan.

It was totally unscientific!

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