Chapter 862

After Yuan Zhou studied the mission for a good few minutes, he spoke inwardly .

“System, I’ll overlook the stupid designation you are calling me with, let us focus on the mission . Why does this mission feel like two missions instead?” Yuan Zhou asked immediately, abiding by the concept of voicing all doubts to avoid being tricked .

The system displayed, “Winning this activity is considered as mission completion . “

“Oh, so you mean winning it means the completion of this mission?” Yuan Zhou asked .

The system displayed, “Yes, little comrade . “

“Please stop calling me that,” Yuan Zhou said helplessly .

The system gave no reply . Yuan Zhou took a deep breath and threw that weird name out of his head and continued reading the mission .

“The reward seems good, but does the Sichuan Cuisine mean the entirety of Sichuan Cuisine?” Yuan Zhou muttered to himself . He reached out to the drawer of the countertop and took out his phone .

“System, is this a complete Sichuan Cuisine, including Palace Cuisine, Chongqing School of Sichuan Cuisine and so on?” Yuan Zhou asked .

The system displayed, “Yes, they are included . “

“How about the side dishes?” This wasn’t Yuan Zhou being long-winded . Rather, it was him having smartened up after his numerous battle of wits and courage with the system .

The system displayed, “Yes . “

“So there are no special requirements to unlock the side dishes this time, right?” Yuan Zhou asked .

The system displayed, “You won’t know that until you complete the mission . “

“Hoho, I have a feeling you are trying to scam me again,” Yuan Zhou said .

Even so, with such a generous reward, Yuan Zhou had to complete this mission . After all, the temptation of mastering an entire set of cuisine was too great .

He calmed himself and prepared to do more research on this competition .

With the advancement in technology, a lot of information could be found online . And thus, the first place Yuan Zhou went searching was the Internet .

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Yuan Zhou navigated his phone rapidly and before long, many web pages were already opened, even an online encyclopedia was opened .

After reading through all of them, Yuan Zhou gained a basic understanding of this competition .

It turned out that in order to spread the culture of Sichuan Cuisine, each year, a Sichuan Cuisine restaurant selection would be held . This was an activity jointly held by the government and Sichuan Cuisine chefs . It had extremely strict standards .

To take part in the selection, one needed to first obtain a recommendation from the government . Next, a voting process would be held among the organizing chefs before a restaurant would be chosen .

Simply put, this competition concerned the glory of Sichuan . Therefore, this was not a competition where votes would be taken from the masses on the internet . After all, there would be too many variables if they did that .

After all, the selected restaurant would receive the commendation of the government and be marketed extensively . Of course, an officially acknowledged number one Sichuan Cuisine was something all Sichuan Cuisine chefs would desire . And thus, the competition had always been extremely intense .

From the first year until now, this competition had been held three times . And when Yuan Zhou saw the three past champions, his confidence started dropping .

All three of those restaurants shared one same trait: a long history . One of them was the restaurant founded by Wu Yusheng, a Sichuan Cuisine master chef . Unsurprisingly, the signature dish of that restaurant was also Wu Yusheng’s signature dish, Kung Pao Chicken . That was a restaurant with over 100 years of history .

As for Wu Yusheng, he was also the founder of Emei Restaurant . His food was widely loved, even the Beijing opera masters, Mei Lanfang and Zhang Youyu, and the famous painter, Qi Baishi, loved his food .

This was the impressive background the first restaurant had . Of course, the second restaurant was similarly impressive as well .

It was Zhang’s Sichuan Restaurant, a restaurant where Zhang Guangwu once worked at . The restaurant was known for its Spicy Boiled Fish, which was Zhang Guangwu’s signature dish that was extremely popular in the country .

Zhang Guangyun was also the private chef of Zhang Qun, and his food was loved by Zhang Xueliang and Fourth Young Lady Zhao .

The third restaurant was a long-established restaurant, Palace Cuisine . The well-known Boiled Cabbage was the signature dish of this restaurant .

Compared to all three of them, Yuan Zhou’s restaurant was merely a tiny restaurant . It had a short history of no more than two years . However, it was quite popular . At least it was very popular in Sichuan both online and offline . After all, the system had judged the restaurant as the most popular in Sichuan .

But even so, it was nothing compared to those restaurants with a long history that had been popular since the establishment of the Republic of China . How should he compete with the likes of them?

Yuan Zhou felt his head aching . Forgetting about whether he could actually win it, how was he supposed to even get a government recommendation? Even after searching for a while, the only information he found was “government recommendation” .

“System, isn’t this mission too excessive?” Yuan Zhou sighed .

The system displayed, “As a future master chef, this is the glory the host must seize . “

“Um, that makes sense . In terms of strength, with Chengdu School’s Sichuan Cuisine, I have no fear . But the problem is, I do not even have the opportunity to stand on the same stage like the others,” Yuan Zhou sighed .

That’s right . This might be a competition, but it wasn’t one that strictly competed in cooking skills, or one that he could join by challenging someone . The one “government requirement” was sufficient to stop the advance of many people . A good example would be the current Yuan Zhou . Even if he wanted to take part in it, he had no way to .

Of course, Yuan Zhou still had confidence in his cooking skills . He knew both Spicy Boiled Fish and Kung Pao Chicken as well . But in terms of the restaurant’s history, Yuan Zhou was far from the other restaurants .

The system displayed, “Little comrade, I am confident in you . “

“Thanks for the trust,” Yuan Zhou palmed his face . Faced with a thorny issue, he could no longer be bothered with how the system was calling him .

How would Yuan Zhou’s restaurant with no accumulation whatsoever and that only had Yuan Zhou alone complete this mission?

“Nothing is free in this world,” Yuan Zhou lamented . He finally understood why the reward was so generous .

The system displayed, “Little comrade, you can cook your own lunch . I will only charge the cost of the ingredients on you . “

“… thanks,” Yuan Zhou said helplessly . Yes, the system made perfect sense .

With his brows furrowed, he sank into thought and could no longer be bothered with the system .

Normally, Yuan Zhou would never let go of a chance to bicker with the system .

“Firstly, I need to find a way to enter the competition,” Yuan Zhou rubbed his head and thought . Since he couldn’t find any information online, he had to ask others about it . He checked and found that this competition was jointly held by the Sichuan Cuisine Heritage Association and China Chefs’ Alliance .

With the restaurant’s door opened wide, Yuan Zhou was seated on a chair holding his phone with one hand and rubbing his head with the other hand . A pensive expression was on his face, looking like he was thinking of something difficult . He concluded that Zhou Shijie, Chairman Zhou, would be able to answer his question .

“Ding Ling Ling, Ding Ling Ling . ” Suddenly, Yuan Zhou’s phone rang .

“Um?” Yuan Zhou lowered his head and looked at the name on his phone . It was Zhou Shijie .

Such a coincidence?

“Hello, is this Little Yuan? Is lunchtime over?” Zhou Shijie’s amiable voice sounded the moment Yuan Zhou answered the call .

“Yes, chairman,” Yuan Zhou nodded .

“How have you been recently? Do you have any new dishes? I am always looking forward to trying your new dish,” Zhou Shijie said with a smile .

“I am indeed planning to do that,” Yuan Zhou replied .

“Good to hear . As a chef, we should always be focusing on cooking . That is the only way to improve,” Zhou Shijie said .

Whenever Zhou Shijie called, he would first ask Yuan Zhou his progress in cooking . Yuan Zhou was already used to this .