Chapter 932: 932

The moment Yuan Zhou spoke those words, the others were rendered speechless .

After a while, Lee Yanyi, who was a frequent customer here, spoke, “Fine . I know you are even more rigid than me . Go and continue cooking . ”

Lee Yanyi waved his hand with a look that showed he did not want to see Yuan Zhou in front of him anymore .

“Hehe, this kid is too rigid . But his skills are truly something you can’t criticize,” Zhou Shijie said with a smile .

“Since we are done eating, should we go now?” Hu Yue suggested as he stood up . He decided to leave before he felt even hungrier when he saw the customers around them enjoying the food .

“Yeah, let’s go . I am not full at all,” Ma Cheng muttered and stood up as well .

“Let’s go then,” Zhou Shijie stood up .

“Hmph . As a young man, he does not know how to respect the old,” Zhang Yan muttered and stood up .

As for Lee Yanyi, he said nothing and leisurely walked out of the restaurant .

Zhao Xin was the last to leave and he had the most complicated feelings among them .

When he first met Yuan Zhou, Yuan Zhou was still an odd-job worker at a three-star hotel . At that time, Zhao Xin was already a sous-chef . But not long had passed before Yuan Zhou had transformed into Chef Yuan while he was still a disciple learning from others .

Yuan Zhou had transformed into a chef that was at a similar level as his master, or even better . Suddenly, Yuan Zhou was a rank above him .

“Fate works in such a weird way,” Zhao Xin gave the restaurant a final glance before walking away .

Towards the end, Zhao Xin did not think that he would come here again in the future . Perhaps he would only come again when he felt that he was already a better chef than Yuan Zhou .

But from their current situations, it was unknown when that day would arrive .

A visible gap would serve as a motivation for one to progress, while a gap that was not visible would cause one to stand still without advancing . The present Zhao Xin was in that situation .

Zhao Xin had been holding in a certain thought all along and had never voiced it .

After the appraisal team and the filming crew left, the customers in the restaurant started discussing .

“There won’t be any problems for Boss Yuan, right?” asked a new customer . She was the owner of the accessory store next door that had started frequenting this restaurant recently .

“I think so,” Jiang Changxi nodded .

“From the looks of it, the judges seem satisfied,” said a guy wearing sunglasses . It was worth noting that the sunglasses this guy wore were, in fact, a prescription sunglasses . After all, he was shortsighted .

“Looks like the Sichuan Cuisine exemplary restaurant will be our restaurant,” said a different customer .

“Definitely . Am I right, Boss Yuan?” asked Wu Hai .

“Of course . No one can compare with Master Yuan’s skills,” said Master Cheng with a nod .

The customers all looked at Yuan Zhou, even the customers queuing outside stretched their necks up in anticipation .

“We will know when the result is released,” Yuan Zhou said, completely unperturbed .

And after receiving a satisfactory answer, the customers resumed what they were doing, eating or lining up .

“How is it, system? The mission is completed, right?” Yuan Zhou asked inwardly after turning around .

The system displayed, “The mission result will be known after the competition result is released . ”

“So I won’t be able to know the result earlier?” Yuan Zhou asked .

The system displayed, “Yes . ”

“Fine,” Yuan Zhou did not press on . He was still confident with himself .

Meanwhile, the appraisal team had just arrived at their meeting room and were discussing Yuan Zhou’s dishes .

“Now, it is time to voice your opinions,” Zhou Shijie said .

“Chairman, you are still giving him full marks?” Hu Yue asked .

“You will know when the time comes,” Zhou Shijie kept them guessing instead of giving a direct answer like how he was when they were outside the restaurant earlier .

“In any case, I won’t be giving him full marks . It’s not like I’m deducting any marks because of the plate presentation or the taste, rather, it’s because I’m not full,” Hu Yue said .

“That’s right . How is a dish that can’t feed someone until one is full be worthy of full marks?” Zhang Yan remarked righteously .

“Why not blame your insatiable appetite instead?” Lee Yanyi sneered .

“Regardless of our appetite, we didn’t move as fast as you,” Zhang Yan said .

“Don’t blame me if you are too old to move quickly anymore,” Lee Yanyi countered .

“I can’t be bothered arguing with you . The two advisors, what do you think?” Zhang Yan turned and asked Ma Cheng and Zhao Xin .

Zhang Yan was unwilling to bicker with Lee Yanyi . After all, Lee Yanyi was a person who made his living with words .

“There is nothing I can criticize about the taste . Boss Yuan is worthy of his fame,” Ma Cheng gave an honest opinion .

“The dishes are delicious,” Zhao Xin gave a simple narration .

“It’s like you have said nothing,” Zhang Yan complained .

“Ok . Since nobody has anything much to say, time to grade him . After you write it down, pass it to the producers directly,” Zhou Shijie said .

Zhao Xin finally voiced the words he had been holding back for a long time, “In truth, if we weren’t full, we could have ordered more food at the restaurant . There won’t be any problems ordering as customers . ”

The moment these words were spoken, everyone was stunned, including Lee Yanyi, the one with a poisonous mouth . Those words were too well spoken .

They finished grading quickly, and after grading, the program for the day ended .

The moment the camera was turned off, the cameraman couldn’t hold himself back anymore .

“I’m so tired today . Brother Liang, are you treating us to a meal? If not, I’ll go grab some food now . I’m starving,” complained the cameraman while holding his stomach .

“Yeah . Brother Liang, today is a miserable day . We have to watch on with nothing to eat,” said the girl in charge of audio as she pushed her glasses up with a bitter look on her face .

As for the young assistant, although he did not say much, he was also looking at Brother Liang, the crew-cut guy, expectantly .

“Let alone you guys, I nearly starved myself to death today as well . Put the stuff away and leave immediately . We’ll go eat some noodles,” said the crew-cut guy as he waved his hand while rushing out the meeting room .

“Nice,” the others cheered and quickly put their stuff away .

This time, they worked much faster than their usual speed . This was for the sake of getting to eat earlier . Otherwise, their stomachs would start rumbling ceaselessly as they were too hungry .

Ma Cheng and Zhao Xin who were the last to leave suddenly rejoiced at the fact that they had still gotten to eat something after all . Or else, they would be even hungrier .

As chefs, they knew more about a dish and how delicious a dish was . If they could only see and not eat, they would be torturing themselves to death when their brains started imagining the taste .

The appraisal of Yuan Zhou’s restaurant had ended . Although the result had yet to be released, the customers had full confidence in Yuan Zhou . And since the appraisal had ended, everyone shifted their attention to Wu Hai and Yu Chu .

“By the way, the competition has started several days . When will it be your turn to become advisors?” Ling Hong asked Wu Hai .

“The important person will usually appear at the end,” Wu Hai said while stroking his mustache .

“It’s already the sixth day . If your turn still doesn’t come, instead of being the important person, you will probably be the dismissed person,” said Ling Hong as he laughed .

“Ding Ling Ling, Ding Ling Ling” A ringtone rang before Wu Hai could say anything .

“What’s that? Boss Yuan’s phone?” Ling Hong looked at Wu Hai before scanning the room as he asked .

One ought to know that presently, Ling Hong was within Wu Hai’s studio . Why would Yuan Zhou’s ringtone be heard here?

“It’s my phone . I like this ringtone as it’s very loud,” Wu Hai said with a deadpan face while taking his phone out .

“You have a trash taste,” Ling Hong judged .