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

"good to eat."

The people in Group B ate without looking up, their faces beaming with happiness: "The beef is delicious, the soup is delicious, even the vegetables are delicious."

"The best lunch I've ever had in my life!"

"Isn't that right? Your happiness is built on our suffering."

"???"

The members of Group B felt something was amiss.

Look up.

They saw Liu Feng, Li Pengcheng, and all the members of Group A looking over at them with resentment at the door.

Heartbroken.

Extremely angry.

"So it was you guys who stole our food! No wonder we didn't manage to get a single one of the 25 servings we had today."

Liu Feng's team members were so angry when they saw that everyone in Group B had received a copy that they almost vomited blood.

what is this?

Newbie aura, huh?

They waited all morning trying to grab one, but didn't manage to get a single one.

One copy for everyone in Group B?

Even just a few portions would be fine!

...

the other side.

Business at Brother Li's casual dining restaurant has been slow lately.

As Xu Zhou's business improved, their business declined.

They lost the market of Songnan University.

After losing its regular customers upstairs, Li Ge's casual dining restaurant was left with only old customers from the surrounding neighborhoods and the group of customers from the construction site.

"We need to find a way to get new customers, otherwise we'll have to close down."

Li Yipeng's wife, Wang Guixiang, couldn't help but feel unhappy. Seeing the bustling business across the street every day, she felt extremely irritable.

"Let's hire a head chef."

"Find an outstanding graduate from a professional college and snatch away the customers from the industrial park."

“This must be very expensive, right?”

"Then what are we going to do? We've been operating here for eight years, are we just going to give it up and let him merge with us?" Wang Guixiang's voice was sharp.

Li Yipeng thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and agreed: "Okay, we've made quite a bit of money in these eight years. Let's hire someone and have him create a few new dishes."

We can't hire a professional chef who can't compete with Xu Zhou across the street, can we?

...

It wasn't until 1 p.m. that Xu Zhou's shop became quiet.

I originally intended to just close the door.

But suddenly.

A group of strange people came to the door.

There were men and women, college students, and people in their early twenties who had just graduated.

They swarmed into the shop, but then sat there refusing to order anything.

The key is…

They weren't chatting, and seemed like they weren't familiar with each other.

Xu Zhou asked several times, but each time they replied that they were waiting for someone.

Thinking that these days everyone chooses to have a meal at his restaurant, Xu Zhou patiently prepared to wait another five minutes.

...

Three minutes later.

A tall, thin college student with a perm and a young man with a buzz cut walked in.

After sitting down, they began a round of self-introductions as they met in person.

First, the tall, thin guy with the ramen-noodle hair stood up, took out his phone as if to open the group chat to prove his identity: "I'm the big wave guy in the group. I live nearby and I like to read comics."

After they sat down, another young man with a buzz cut stood up and said, "I'm Songzi from the group. I'm an art student. I don't talk much usually, but I'm treating everyone to dinner today."

The people over there cheered instantly.

Each of them gave their online name.

"I'm 11 Loves Comics in the group!"

"I'm Xiaolou from the group, and a huge fan of this comic's author!"

Xu Zhou pinched his brow, extremely bored while waiting. Even Zhang Wanqiu, who was next to him, finished cleaning and looked over curiously.

"Expert, do you need me to urge them on your behalf?"

"Need not."

Xu Zhou took a sip of water from his glass: "There are so many of them, let's wait a bit longer."

They're probably meeting up in person.

I wonder which comic book author this die-hard fan is.

Then, in the next second, a username that left Xu Zhou completely bewildered came out of the mouth of a college student.

Chapter 106 Xiao Zhou's cooking skills are amazing!

Xu Zhou drank water while looking over, patiently waiting for them to come and order.

The college student who stood up over there was not very old, he looked like a freshman, and he was holding a calculus book in his hand.

I took a sip of water.

Just as I was about to look away, the next second, I heard what the boy said, and I almost spat out the water in my mouth.

"Hello everyone, I'm Ai Rou Mei, this is so great."

As he stood up, he adjusted his glasses: "My name in the group chat hasn't changed either."

"My favorite character by cartoonist Xiao Xu is Rou Mei."

The atmosphere over there instantly became lively as soon as the topic of "Meat Charm" came up.

Xu Zhou was shocked when he heard the name "Meat Demon".

Turns out it was one of my fans who was having an affair in my shop.

"..."

That's damn reasonable.

After all, his shop is the only one that makes the recipes from the "Food Wars!" manga.

It's perfectly normal for comic book fans in Songnan City to choose to meet up at their own store.

...

The people over there came over to place their orders.

They ordered quite a lot.

Songzi, the short-haired young man, seemed to be quite wealthy, as everyone ordered a portion of beef stew in Burgundy red wine.

Imitation of barbecue dishes.

Tea-soaked rice.

Fried beef steak over rice.

We ordered some of everything.

When Xu Zhou saw that they had ordered so much beef, he also went to the stove and began to prepare to cook beef stew in Burgundy red wine.

Before cooking, I glanced at it and reminded him, "This dish will take about half an hour."

"Would you like the other dishes served first, or would you like to wait for this dish?"

"As for other dishes, the specialty dishes should be served faster, they can be served in a few minutes."

They all emphasized with serious expressions, "We want to eat beef stew in Burgundy first, the comic book version."

"Row."

Xu Zhou started working on it.

First, take the beef out and marinate it in red wine. Then, pan-fry the beef until fragrant before stewing it.

...

While waiting for the vegetables to marinate.

The people over there jokingly suggested playing a very old-fashioned truth or dare game.

Xu Zhou's lips twitched when he heard the words "Truth or Dare".

Is this a very old game?

But soon, Xu Zhou heard something that left him completely bewildered.

The guy with the ramen-noodle hair excitedly declared, "The loser has to show the boss all the screenshots of comics they've taken on their phone!"

"What are you looking at me for?"

"It has to be heartfelt, not superficial. You have to take out your phone and look at the photos."

The others gripped their phones tightly, their expressions blank, and several even glanced over furtively, looking guilty.

...

Xu Zhou pretended not to see it and started marinating all fifteen pieces of meat with red wine, spice, and a series of other marinade ingredients.

Ultimately, they did not continue the game.

Because of this moment.

The aroma of beef was already wafting from the pot in Xu Zhou's hands.

The subtle, overpowering aroma of red wine wafted into the beef broth, and as the mixed fragrance wafted into the noses of those on the other side…

It was as if the party over there had been put on hold.

They all turned to look at them, forgetting all about playing the game.

"This... smells nice."

"This red wine is of good quality."

Songzi, who had been somewhat nonchalant, sat up straighter and walked to the stove, staring at the red wine for a long time.

"Boss, the comic didn't show anything about using such expensive red wine."

The red wine in front of me is a ruby ​​red color, and even under the light, it reflects a magnificent hue.

And stewed in wine.

It also has a very complex and layered aroma.

The aroma is completely infused into the broth, and the cherry and wood notes in the wine blend with the rich beef broth, creating an incredibly fragrant flavor.

...

Everyone else crowded around, staring intently at the beef stew in Burgundy, whispering amongst themselves.

"Old Wang seems to be right. Could this store really be that amazing?"