He's in Marvel, working behind the scenes.

“These aren’t your average steamed buns,” Luke explained like an expert. “The aroma of meat is rich and delicate, indicating a generous amount of ingredients, yet there’s not a trace of greasiness. It’s clearly because of the addition of shiitake mushrooms and cabbage, which balances the flavors without masking the meat’s fragrance. This is definitely a masterpiece!”

"what!?"

Jessica looked at Luke with suspicion, as if he were on drugs. "It's just a steamed bun, is it really that serious?"

"This isn't just mysterious, it's divine skill!"

Chapter Ninety-Six: Glowing Dishes

"Incredible skill?"

Jessica stared at Luke in astonishment, her sexy red lips parting several times before she finally changed "Are you out of your mind?" to "How come I didn't know you were such an amazing gourmet who could tell the quality of food from the smell alone, even from this distance?"

Hearing Jessica's question, Luke chuckled and replied, "I'm not a gourmet at all, but to be able to tell the quality of food just by its taste, isn't that an amazing skill?"

Upon hearing this, Jessica was stunned.

Yes.

Isn't it amazing that a layman can tell the quality of food just by its smell?

As for the possibility that Luke was lying to her... she had only smelled the aroma before, and the image of a large, white meat bun involuntarily appeared in her mind, which was enough to prove it.

"Stop asking so many questions, just go and try it and you'll know."

Luke jogged in place and said impatiently.

"Hmm, let's go take a look!"

Jessica also wanted to see what kind of food it was that could evoke such a vivid imagination just by its smell.

The two followed the aroma and, after crossing three streets, finally found the source of the fragrance: a Chinese restaurant.

The store is newly renovated in the style of ancient Chinese architecture. The signboard reads "Juxialou" in both Chinese and English. A long queue of over a hundred meters has formed in front of the store, stretching all the way to the street corner.

"No wonder I never smelled such a strong aroma when I passed by before, turns out it's a new store. But there are so many people..."

Seeing the long line outside the door, Jessica's expression immediately fell.

She wasn't a foodie, and although she was happy to queue for delicious food, she wasn't too keen on queuing for such a long time, especially for Chinese food that she hadn't tried much before.

Upon hearing this, Luke looked troubled.

Jessica wasn't interested, but he really wanted to try the food at this restaurant—the closer he got, the more he could smell the various aromas emanating from it. Compared to the Chinese restaurant where he used to work, it was like heaven and earth, making it irresistible.

However, while the food is tempting, you also need to consider your girlfriend's feelings.

For a moment, Luke felt caught in a dilemma.

"It's almost done cooking, everyone get ready."

"It's almost done cooking, get ready quickly."

At this moment, the people in the front row shouted loudly to those behind them, and then people kept passing the message back to them.

Then, Luke and Jessica witnessed a very strange scene—a group of customers queuing to buy breakfast all took out sunglasses and put them on in perfect unison.

"What the hell is this?"

Jessica looked up at the dark clouds in the sky, feeling bewildered.

"Is this your first time here?"

An old voice came from behind.

The two looked over at the sound and saw a hunched-over, wrinkled man in a Tang suit and sunglasses slowly pushing a wheelchair toward them.

The two nodded in unison and replied, "Yes, this is our first time here."

"Then you guys should wear sunglasses too!"

The old man kindly offered this reminder.

"Uh, we didn't bring sunglasses."

After saying that, Jessica asked, "Grandpa, why is everyone wearing sunglasses?"

"Because there is light."

"bright?"

The two looked up at the soft sunlight streaming down from the horizon, their faces filled with even greater confusion.

With this kind of sun, I don't need sunglasses!

Sensing their confusion, the old man chuckled and said, "You'll see soon enough. Get ready to be amazed! I was just as astonished when I saw it yesterday!"

"Okay, okay."

The two were even more confused, but their curiosity was piqued, and they couldn't help but nod.

"It's ready! It's ready!"

"Excuse me, you're blocking the way."

"Don't push, you guys in the back!"

Suddenly, the crowd began to clamor, craning their necks and looking expectantly towards the direction of Juxialou.

Jessica and Luckyton looked curiously at Kiku-ro, where a long steam oven stood at the wide entrance, with steamers piled almost to the top of the door.

A boy wearing a red headscarf was standing on the stool behind, preparing to lift the lid of the steamer.

"Master Chef's Special, Rising Dragon Dumplings, are ready!"

The boy shouted and lifted the steamer lid.

Instantly, heat rose and golden light burst forth, as if a golden dragon were soaring through the clouds and mist, emitting a loud dragon roar.

"Wow, so dazzling!"

"My pure 24k alloy eyes!"

"A dragon, it's a dragon!"

"I never expected that a dragon would actually appear this time."

The commotion among the crowd grew louder, but Jessica and Luke stared wide-eyed, frozen in place.

What the heck is this?

Do we need special effects to cook a meal these days?

I don't seem to see any special effects equipment.

Can current on-site special effects technology create such realistic effects?

Also, it smells so good, I really want to eat it.

"This is three-egg shumai!"

Then, the boy opened the lid of a steamer, revealing golden-yellow shumai that shimmered like gold, emitting an even more delicate aroma.

Immediately, the crowd stirred again.

"Ah, this..."

Jessica and Luke snapped out of their daze, looked at each other, both with their mouths agape in astonishment.

"Do all Chinese dishes glow?" Jessica asked.

"No, no, no, at least none of the ones I've seen before glow. Wait, shouldn't the point be that the food this guy makes glows?"

Luke was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly realized the crux of the problem and couldn't help but ask a question in return.

Is it strange that the food glows?

Jessica blinked her big eyes and asked in a matter-of-fact manner.

Luke opened his mouth, wanting to refute.

But when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he couldn't find a reason to refute them.

Yes!

Delicious food glows, isn't that basic common sense?

Noticing Luke's distraction, Jessica continued, "Let's get in line first, I want to eat the three-egg shumai."

"Okay, okay."

Luke nodded and was about to join the queue at the back.

"I bought a few extra. Since this is your first time here, I'll share some with you."

At this moment, the elderly man who had spoken to them earlier pushed his wheelchair out of the building, with three lunch boxes on his lap.

Jessica watched the old man slowly approach and asked in surprise, "Don't you have to wait in line?"

"I know Liu Maoxing; we're acquaintances."

The old man smiled familiarly and handed over the two lunch boxes.

“…Let’s forget it, it’s unfair to the others.” Jessica sniffed the aroma emanating from the food container, swallowed hard, and reached out to take it several times. But after glancing at the people in line, she hesitated for a moment and then declined.

Upon hearing this, Luke, who was about to reach out to take it, awkwardly withdrew his hand.

"You have a very upright heart!"

The old man didn't press them. After praising the two, he chuckled and said, "I have a shop across the street. If you get tired of waiting in line, you can come and sit in my shop."

"No need for now, thank you for your kindness."

"Well, I was just saying, it's up to you!"

After saying that, the old man pushed his wheelchair and left alone.

But before they had driven a few steps, a burly black man rushed out of the queue, strode up to the old man, grabbed the food container on his lap, and said, "If they don't want it, give it to me. You're too old to eat this much anyway."

The tall, strong Black man was moving quickly, and given his speed and momentum, he would definitely hit the elderly man due to inertia.

What might be a normal impact for an average person could be a fatal one for an elderly man in a wheelchair.

"careful!"