Chapter 975: 975

Chapter 975: The Mysterious Cousin

That’s right . Yuan Zhou rejected the challenge without hesitation .

“Hoho, as a Sichuan Cuisine Exemplary Restaurant, you don’t even have this courage?” Chef Li sneered .

Yuan Zhou glanced at Chef Li, not saying anything, but from his gaze, it was as if he was looking at an idiot .

“Not even having the courage to accept a challenge . What makes you worthy of using your restaurant as the standard to judge other restaurants?” said Chef Li, feeling more and more confident .

“If you have the time for this, isn’t it better if you spend it improving the food in your restaurant?” Yuan Zhou suggested seriously .

“I already checked the reviews . The Shrimp and Crab Gathering is rated 0 . 17 Yuan . This is the average rating given by the customers . I personally believe they are already being very kind toward you . If I am the one rating, I would have given 0 . 07 . After all, my standards are higher,” said Yuan Zhou seriously .

There was a reason for Yuan Zhou to suddenly be so serious . With his keen nose, he couldn’t smell any knife, fire, or water from this head chef’s body . It was clear that it had been a long time since this head chef cooked personally .

What kind of head chef can be called a head chef if he did not practice his own cooking? That was Yuan Zhou’s conclusion .

In terms of cooking skills, Yuan Zhou would never hold back and would never show anyone mercy . It was evident from his actions during the Sino-Japanese cooking exchange .

Chef Li was completely infuriated, his eyes opened wide and his breath grew heavy .

“I have been cooking since I was 11 years old . When I became a chef, you were not born yet . What makes a kid like you worthy of judging me?” Chef Li rebuked angrily .

“Because it has been a long time since you cooked, because you don’t even know how the food in your own restaurant tastes like,” said Yuan Zhou solemnly .

“Moreover, I have merely provided a platform for other customers to review what they had eaten,” Yuan Zhou stole this saying from a certain pirated website that had stolen the web novels of many authors .

Back then, this was a huge incident . When Yuan Zhou saw the news, he found it inconceivable that someone could be shameless to that extent .

Thus, earlier when he checked his phone, he was trying to find the exact phrase . However, after finding it, he found it too shameless for him . Therefore, he ended up saying the modified version . After all, Yuan Zhou had never been good at debating . He had no choice but to learn from others .

Chef Li clenched his fists tightly while his face was flushed red with anger . He took one step forward, but the moment he moved, he heard many voices behind him, voices that seemed to belong to agitated owners that were about to charge at him . He kept his anger in check and stopped . After taking a deep breath, he spoke again .

“Very good, Yuan Zhou . I will make you accept the challenge!”

Chef Li had a clear understanding of where he was . This was Yuan Zhou’s turf, and there were so many people around . He was all alone and could not be a match for so many people . Thus, he decided to make a temporary retreat .

While thinking of numerous ways to force Yuan Zhou into accepting the challenge, he quickly left .

After Chef Li left, the customers all started comforting Yuan Zhou .

“Don’t care about such people, don’t mind him Boss Yuan”, “Dishonest people that refuse to walk the proper path are everywhere”, “I will remember how he looks . I will teach him a lesson the next time he’s here”, “Challenge? Who is he? Who is Boss Yuan?” …

Yuan Zhou could sense that this Chef Li was a capable person . After all, the calluses on his palms would not lie . It was as he had said, he had been cooking since he was 11 .

But why would a capable person turn into someone like this? Was it due to the commercializing of his restaurant? If that was the case, Yuan Zhou would rather not commercialize his restaurant ever .

The more one cared about something, the easier it was for one to be stuck in a rut about it . Thus, Yuan Zhou was feeling somewhat unhappy and conflicted, but the comforting words of the customers made him feel better .

“I still need to meet Zhou Jia’s boyfriend later . This is a big issue . I can’t embarrass myself,” said Yuan Zhou as he started seriously cleaning the restaurant .

When the customers saw Yuan Zhou calm down, they dispersed .

Many of them were still holding a grudge against Shrimp and Crab Gathering .

“Today, my role is Zhou Jia’s elder . Therefore, I can’t embarrass her in terms of my attire,” muttered Yuan Zhou .

After all, this was the first time Yuan Zhou met someone’s boyfriend with the identity of an elder . This was a very novel feeling, yet at the same time, he was feeling nervous .

Thus, Yuan Zhou rushed to the second floor and changed into a crew-neck robe with qilin markings on it . The collar was opened and not fastened, revealing the spotlessly white and perfectly neat inner-garment he was wearing within .

That’s right . He was wearing a traditional robe without fastening it up . On his waist, a piece of jade hung, and he was also wearing a pair of traditional Chinese boots . His hair was the same clean and neat half-inch cut .

The reason he had selected a crew-neck robe was because in his opinion, this was the most formal Han attire he had . He was treating the meeting very seriously, to the point he did not even practice sculpting today . Instead, he started reading Dream of the Red Chamber .

He believed that by doing this, he would have a thick scholarly aura around him .

Of course, Yuan Zhou was not reading that book purely to look scholarly . There were also beautiful descriptions of food in the book, and nowadays, a new type of cuisine called Red Chamber Cuisine had even emerged, such as Zhang Bun and Volcanic Cabbage Soup .

After one hour of reading, although there were many dishes in the book, Yuan Zhou still failed to find any that could fulfill the mission requirements . He had already gone through half the book in great detail . So far, he had submitted several dishes, but the system replied that all those dishes had been recreated .

“The ingenuity of a chef relies entirely on the prowess of the foodies,” lamented Yuan Zhou .

At three-thirty in the afternoon, Zhou Jia arrived at Taoxi Road with her boyfriend . Although they had agreed to meet at four, it was always good to arrive early .

“Jia Jia, the one we are seeing, is he really the famous young chef, Yuan Zhou?” asked a man .

This man was Hu Ti, a classmate of Zhou Jia . They got together during some college activities .

They had only been officially in a relationship for half a year, but to be precise, they had been spending time together for about a year .

Zhou Jia teased, “Why? Are you afraid? This is the fourth time you asked the same question . ”

“Not afraid,” Hu Ti hesitated . When he saw Zhou Jia’s curious face, he spoke, “My cousin is a regular customer at Yuan Zhou’s restaurant . He told me the customers of Yuan Zhou’s restaurant are all notable individuals, and all of them are extremely ferocious . ”

Notable individuals, extremely ferocious . This got Zhou Jia curious . The choice of words to describe the customers were very curious .

Thus, Zhou Jia asked, “Hu Ti, what is your cousin’s name?”

Hu Ti shook his head repeatedly, “I can’t betray my cousin . ”

“I am really curious . Who is your cousin? Why did he say such a lie? The people in the restaurant are all very kind,” said Zhou Jia seriously .

“That is especially true for Boss Yuan . He might look cold and uncaring, but he is very caring and gentle,” said Zhou Jia .

As a waitress, Zhou Jia had a lot of contact with Yuan Zhou . Thus, she knew very well that Yuan Zhou was a person with rich emotions . He merely had a cold facade .

Both Zhou Jia and Shen Min could clearly feel that .

Tip: You can use left, right, A and D keyboard keys to browse between chapters .