Have you ever seen glowing food? That's why you draw a food-themed anime.

A sense of crisis suddenly arose in my heart.

This is Ichizuru Izakaya.

It seems I'll have to check it out when I go to Songnan City this time.

Otherwise, even the chef you finally managed to find and stick with your restaurant will run away.

Lei Jie couldn't help but feel a little irritated.

...

Xu Zhou finished serving lunch.

I'm going back to work on some comics for a while.

Ever since I realized how powerfully recipe proficiency could enhance my perception of ingredients, I've become instantly more enthusiastic about working on comics.

If you learn more about the basics of ingredients at Totsuki Academy.

Add to that this perception.

That's invincible, isn't it?

Think about it this way.

Sell ​​out the fried steaks.

After serving some individual customers and having the unsold grilled mackerel and ochazuke (rice with tea) taken away by the foot massage parlor upstairs, they began to clean up the shop.

Put the bowl in the sink.

Zhang Wanqiu and Li Sen quickly got into character, and the two of them worked hard to help tidy up.

They even excitedly started discussing how many portions to make that night.

Xu Zhou thought that this was their first time setting up a stall.

They even gave themselves a share of the profits.

So I reminded them: "If you're setting up a stall and using cheap steaks, remember not to cook them medium-well or rare like other steaks; it's best to cook them well-done."

"Why?" Zhang Wanqiu asked curiously, "Isn't steak best cooked medium-rare?"

"That's the original cut."

Xu Zhou patiently explained, "This is minced meat; it's more hygienic to cook it fully."

"Oh, that's how it is."

"Yes, you need to remember, this is for ordinary working people."

Xu Zhou said seriously, "For working people, what they care about is hygiene, cleanliness, and portion size. On that basis, they can then improve the taste. If they get an upset stomach after eating it, it will affect their work for the day."

"Master, we've got this in mind."

Upon hearing this, the two immediately nodded obediently.

...

Just as Xu Zhou was about to close the shop, the owner of the foot massage parlor upstairs came down again.

Li Yingwan's eyes were full of surprise.

"Boss Xu."

"You don't know! We've had a lot more repeat customers lately!"

"They all feel that having a bowl of your ochazuke (rice with tea) after soaking in the hot spring is especially satisfying!"

So, I was thinking…

She hesitated and asked cautiously, "Isn't fifty servings a day a bit too few? Can we have a hundred?"

"One hundred copies?" Xu Zhou hesitated for a moment.

"Yes, we simply don't have enough to sell in the store."

Li Yingwan paused for a moment, then quickly assured, "I promise I won't raise the price; I just want to provide better VIP service to our customers."

"Okay, that should work."

Xu Zhou looked at the new contract she handed him and only signed a contract with her for tea-soaked rice and grilled mackerel.

Grilled mackerel is also a spring limited-time offer; the contract only runs until the end of June.

After signing.

Li Yingwan went up happily.

...

After she left.

Xu Zhou also took stock of his sales performance for the day.

Today, all three of our signature light meals were basically sold out.

The remaining grilled mackerel and ochazuke were taken by the foot massage parlor upstairs.

Five or six servings of the signature Burgundy beef stew were sold, mostly by Xu Kai and his friends.

The imitation barbecue dishes didn't sell very well today; it was mostly regular customers ordering them.

The fried steak rice bowl was more popular than I expected.

The fact that this dish sold out in the last two days has already upgraded its status.

【Fried Steak Rice Bowl Wish Value: 2120/10000 (3)】

Current ingredient discount: 10% off

[Currently available for purchase: 150 units per day]

Besides this dish.

Another upgrade is the three types of rice balls.

His parents have been making the rice balls according to the time and ingredient ratios he gave them these past few days, and the number of rice balls has been steadily increasing every day.

[Tadokoro's three types of rice balls: 12500/350000(4)]

[Current ingredient discount for Tadokoro's three types of onigiri: 20% off]

"The cost is actually lower."

"The cost of a rice ball has now dropped to three and a half yuan."

"and many more……"

Xu Zhou suddenly saw the notification that appeared when he reached level four: [Upgrade your recipe to the highest level to unlock new abilities]

New abilities?

Mysterious.

Is it so easy to reach the top level?

What new capabilities can it have?

It can't be that once I upgrade to the highest level, this dish will create a clone of me to cook for me in the preparation room, right?

...

Just as Xu Zhou was taking stock of the increase in his recipe wish value every day.

My phone suddenly vibrated.

Look down.

It was a message from a long-time customer.

[Liu Niannian: Boss, a teacher from Songbei Culinary Academy just spoke with us and mentioned your name!]

[Liu Niannian: It seems they want you to participate too! Vice Dean Jiang initially refused, but…]

Two more chapters.

I'll finish writing it and post it tomorrow morning.

Chapter 97 Is this level of boldness a bit off?

Upon seeing the message, Xu Zhou rejected it almost without hesitation.

[Xu Zhou: I'm not a student at Songnan University, why were you asking me to come along for the exchange?]

It was posted in the group.

Jiang Mingzhu then called.

On the phone.

She clearly explained things in more detail than Liu Niannian.

"Mr. Xu, my grandfather has always wanted to help you apply for special admission."

"Special move?"

Xu Zhou was taken aback: "I've already graduated, can I still be specially recruited?"

Yes.

The system in this world is different from the world I was in before.

Jiang Mingzhu explained carefully.

"They are specially recruited teachers."

"Although as a specially admitted student, you can manage once you have a diploma, but..."

She paused for a moment, then said, "If you're a specially appointed professor in the field of gastronomy, a culinary teaching certificate is more useful than a graduation certificate."

Xu Zhou asked doubtfully, "Is this certificate really that important?"

Jiang Mingzhu said firmly, "It's very important. If you want your restaurant to be upgraded to a higher star rating, the head chef needs to be certified."

"Of course, a continuing education certificate is also an option, as it is offered to members of the public, but I don't think you would choose a certificate that requires attending actual classes."

"Other certificates are more troublesome; none are as simple as being a nominal teacher!"

Xu Zhou: "..."

Good guy.

You really know me.

I definitely won't choose anything too complicated.

...

Jiang Mingzhu's tone suddenly turned resentful.

"The application my grandfather helped you with was almost approved, but it was suddenly rejected because they said you're not old enough. Are they crazy?"

"Special admissions and special recruitment of teachers are, frankly speaking, each school's own business. In previous years, even if they did not meet the strict requirements, they were generally approved as long as the school agreed."

Jiang Mingzhu's fair face puffed up, furious: "That old Bi Deng from Songbei University went to pull strings, you bastard!"

When Xu Zhou heard about Songbei University, he suddenly realized something and became curious.

"Songbei University?"

"Who?"

"It's Zhang Wanqiu's teacher, their family has some connection with a family of imperial chefs..."

Jiang Mingzhu took a screenshot of what Lei Jie had posted in the two school communication groups.

[Lei Jie: I meant well. Xu Zhou is too old to be a specially recruited student, and too young to be a teacher. Giving him a spot would easily draw criticism from other schools.]

[Lei Jie: If he can beat our teachers at the exchange meeting, and if you announce it later, it will shut up other people's opinions, right?]

The other teachers in the group didn't know what to say.

...

When Xu Zhou saw this, he asked, "What are the benefits of specially recruited teachers?"