A Bite of Douluo Continent

Seventh place: Jade Dragon Tendon, 22 votes.

8th place: Wensi Tofu, 210,000 votes.

Ninth place: Dingyu Longzhen, 14 votes.

10th place: Hundred Flowers Immortal Wine, 100,000 votes.

Since there is still some time before midnight, this vote count is not the final result. However, the differences between the different rankings are quite large, and there will be virtually no further changes in the rankings in the last few hours. It is perfectly acceptable to consider this as the final ranking.

The total number of people participating in the vote in the entire Shrek City will not exceed four million. Each person will only have three votes, so the total number of votes will be approximately ten million.

These ten million votes will be cast for the nearly five hundred dishes participating in the food festival.

Since each person can only vote once for a dish, even if everyone votes for a dish, theoretically the maximum number of votes for a dish is no more than four million.

Of course, this is unlikely to happen unless there is one dish that far surpasses all the other dishes.

If Hanshi only had one dish, this situation might have occurred, but with so many dishes participating, the votes were inevitably split, and the current result is already very good.

The eight dishes garnered over three million votes, a number that Qi Han could be proud of.

but…

Thinking about the situation involving two three-star dishes, Qi Han couldn't help but smile wryly.

The two three-star dishes that initially took the top spot on the first day have been overtaken by other two-star dishes as the number of voters has increased. Now they are at the bottom, ranking seventh and eighth, and there is a large gap in votes between them and the sixth-ranked wonton.

This further illustrates the negative impact of high prices on popularity.

As expected, my thinking was right. Highbrow cuisine is not the path that good food should take. There is no point in deliberately elevating the status of three-star dishes. Respecting diners is the key.

The food festival has now come to an end.

After watching the seven employees leave, Qi Han closed the shop door and opened the task panel.

Since the results of the food festival rankings haven't been released yet, the requirement to be rated as the diners' favorite food for side quest six is ​​not yet complete. However, once the results are released tomorrow morning, the reward for this quest can be claimed.

As for side quest five, which requires three food stories, the progress is still 2/3.

Qi Han originally thought that with so many people at the food festival, the third story would be over, but now it seems that it won't be that quick.

It seems that after the busy food festival, we need to pay more attention to discovering the stories of the diners.

He didn't want to complete the main quest seven while the side quest five was still unfinished.

As for the final main quest, number seven, which involves attracting 100,000 out-of-town diners to the restaurant…

Qi Han glanced at the 2.5/10 progress bar and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

This progress is fantastic.

It would be almost impossible to attract this many customers in three days by relying solely on dine-in service; this pace includes takeout as well.

Qi Hanguang knew it was impossible to complete 100,000 progress points in just three days of the food festival.

With an average of over 30,000 people a day, and the Hanshi Festival only operating for four hours a day, how is that possible?

So he never had such an intention in the first place.

The food festival helps the main quest seven in two main ways.

First, it attracted a large number of tourists from other places to Shrek City.

These tourists may not leave right after the food festival ends. After all, there are so many delicious foods in Shrek City, how can three days be enough to try them all?

After each food festival ends, it takes about a week for the visitors to completely leave and for the lingering excitement to dissipate. So if you make the most of this time, you can still complete a lot of progress.

Secondly, there's the extra publicity the first-place winner receives.

This is an opportunity to bring the Cold Food Festival into the view of most indigenous people.

For other restaurants, while their top ten dishes may become famous, their restaurant names may not be remembered.

People from other places would only remember that this food was delicious, and then when they came to Shrek City, they would ask where they could eat it.

However, if eight of the top ten dishes come from the same restaurant.

Everyone will remember the name of this restaurant.

This is a completely different concept.

Therefore, even those who couldn't attend the food festival will likely still travel from all over mainland China to visit Hanshi.

Both of these aspects can significantly reduce the speed at which Qi Han completes the seventh main quest.

With all three tasks nearing completion, I will not only gain strength above level 40, unlock new ingredient acquisition tasks, and obtain my fourth soul ring, but I will also meet the prerequisites for advancing to intermediate chef and be able to take the intermediate chef exam.

Everything is going according to plan, which gives people a sense of pleasure.

Therefore, Qi Han was in a very good mood at this moment.

Carrying Gulu upstairs, Qi Han even had a slight smile on his lips as he fell into a deep sleep.

...

"Fuya..." Walking along the road, Ying Shuangshuang suddenly tugged gently at Fuya's sleeve, "Let's go check out that Mowu dumpling stall, I want to eat Mowu dumplings..."

"You're in a bad mood tonight, is it because of this?" Fuya turned her head to look at Ying Shuangshuang, and then realized the reason why she was a little unhappy tonight. She couldn't help but feel both annoyed and amused. "That Ye Lingqing will probably be going back after tonight."

"That's exactly why I want to go see it one last time!" Ying Shuangshuang stomped her foot in annoyance, her eyes misting over. "Just this once."

Fuya looked at Ying Shuangshuang with some heartache.

She rarely saw Ying Shuangshuang cry.

What's so good about that boy?

Fuya recalled Ye Lingqing's figure and couldn't help but shake her head.

Unexpectedly, Ying Shuangshuang, who never showed any interest in male classmates at school, suddenly developed a crush on a boy.

That's it.

"This is the last time, let's go."

Chapter 320 Ying Shuangshuang and Ye Lingqing

"Hello, guests. How many Black Crow dumplings would you like?" Ye Lingqing looked up at the two women in front of him and casually uttered the words he had said a thousand times in the past few days.

These two girls are really pretty, but they look kind of familiar?

The thought flashed through Ye Lingqing's mind. He lowered his head and scooped a couple of times into the large vat containing the black ink balls, his face showing a mixture of surprise and embarrassment.

"Two, please." The red-haired girl in front of him spoke softly. In the dim light, Ye Lingqing could not see the expression on her face.

“Um…” Ye Lingqing scratched her head sheepishly, “Sorry, there’s only one left.”

Today was even busier than the previous two days. Ye Lingqing originally planned to quietly calculate the number of shares sold, just like before, but she was too busy and miscounted, so she simply gave up.

"One is fine too." Fuya pulled on Laying's hands. "You can eat it later."

Ying Shuangshuang probably won't see this boy again tomorrow, so Fuya wants to give the last portion of the Ink Crow Ball to Ying Shuangshuang.

"No." Ying Shuang's eyes darted around, and she seemed to perk up a bit. "Fuya, you eat. I'll stay with you."

What kind of crazy idea is Shuangshuang up to now?

Fuya frowned slightly, but still nodded. "Okay."

As long as Ying Shuangshuang doesn't do anything too outrageous, Fuya plans to go along with her tonight.

"Okay, please wait a moment, both of you." Seeing that the two women had reached a consensus, Ye Lingqing began to focus on cooking the last batch of Mowu Tuan.

"Ahem." Ying Shuangshuang cleared her throat and used her soul power to amplify her voice throughout the alley. "Everyone, don't wait any longer, this stall's Ink Crow Balls are sold out."

As an employee of Hanshi Restaurant, Ying Shuangshuang was recognized by many people. Therefore, after Ying Shuangshuang spoke, the diners behind her glanced over a few times and then left in an orderly manner.

"Thank you." Ye Lingqing, who was cooking, looked up, first glancing at Ying Shuangshuang in surprise, then with gratitude.

Ying Shuangshuang's behavior reminded him of Zhou Long, the Tang Clan disciple who appeared on the first night of the food festival.

This pretty girl is a good person, just like that guy.

Ying Shuangshuang had no idea that she had been given a "friend card" for no reason. She blushed slightly when Ye Lingqing thanked her, but no one noticed because of the dim lighting.

"It's...it's okay."

Soon, the ink-black dumplings belonging to the two girls were ready. Ying Shuangshuang pulled Fuya to sit in the seat closest to the boy, then her eyes darted around, and she stood up and slowly walked towards Ye Lingqing.

Ye Lingqing was tidying up the pots and pans, preparing to close the stall, when a voice came from the side.

"Hey."

Ye Lingqing turned his head, and the red-haired girl he had just given a "friend card" to revealed a bright smile in the dim light. The momentary amazement made Ye Lingqing's heart skip a beat.

"My name is Ying Shuangshuang. My best friend is eating the black glutinous rice balls you made, and I was getting bored while waiting for her, so..."

"Can you talk to me for a bit?"

...

"Phew..." Ye Lingqing pushed the stall cart into the downstairs storage room, walked out of the storage room, and gently closed the door.

It's very late, and the landlady isn't feeling well, so she's probably already asleep. We can't disturb her.

After closing the door, Ye Lingqing tiptoed back to her room, quickly washed up, and lay down on the bed.

In just one day, he sold over a thousand servings of Mowu Tuan.

On the first day, he only sold two hundred portions, and then used the profits from those two hundred portions to buy new raw materials. However, because the profit was extremely low, he only made two hundred and fifty portions of Mowu Tuan, and it didn't last long on the second day either.

Originally, he wouldn't have prepared enough stock for the third day, but as the second day was about to end, a customer named Dane seemed to see his predicament and offered to lend him money without asking for any interest.

With this money, Ye Lingqing made a full thousand Mowu dumplings on the third day, selling them from afternoon until evening, and they were all sold out.

After returning the borrowed money to Mr. Dan, Ye Lingqing hurriedly returned to her small house.

Now he has dozens of gold soul coins in his hands, and he is no longer as strapped for cash as before.

Even in a place like Shrek City, such a sum of money represents several months' income for many families.

So, it's time to think about what to do next.

Sitting up in bed, Ye Lingqing took out some letter paper from the drawer of the small table beside her, turned on the dim light, and began to write earnestly.