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

"Go and redo it."

He paused, glancing at the two judges beside him: "The child is young and doesn't understand, he didn't hear the question clearly."

The other two judges didn't say anything, just nodded and allowed it to be redone.

Lei Jie breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and disregarding his pride, he waved to Zhang Wanqiu: "Xiao Qiu, come here, let me explain the questions to you."

"..."

Seeing that Zhang Wanqiu didn't react, Lei Jie's tone became more serious: "Xiao Qiu!"

"Teacher Lei."

Zhang Wanqiu suddenly looked over, and his eyes, which were originally clear and filled with gratitude, were now full of calm.

“I am very grateful that you gave me a special admission spot, but I have made a decision and I want to drop out of school.”

...

The word "drop out" caught Songbei University completely off guard.

Although Lei Jie only taught him the recipe, he could sense Lei Jie's sensitivity to ingredients and flavors. Being able to accurately replicate a dish is a skill in itself.

He panicked instantly, feeling that something was out of his control. He quickly went over, trying to interrupt the filming.

"what happened!"

"Tell your teacher first, and she'll help you resolve anything that's bothering you..."

Before Lei Jie even arrived, Zhang Wanqiu looked up and interrupted, "You're not a good teacher."

"..."

"I won't make this filet mignon."

He paused, then said, "Because I've never really learned the principles behind filet mignon, I don't know why this kind of meat should be cooked this way."

"Teacher Lei only teaches me how to do it in minutes and seconds, and tells me to remember the time."

“I felt like I was an automatic cooking machine in his eyes, not a student.”

Sometimes they wouldn't even tell him the recipe for the sauce.

Instead, they gave him the finished sauce directly, treating him like a thief. He was too young to understand before.

But that time…

Although Mr. Xu only said a few words casually, every single one of them was full of valuable information.

Having witnessed what it's like when someone truly wants to teach, how could he not know what Lei Jie's true intentions were?

...

These words immediately caused a huge uproar.

Jiang Shulang frantically took photos, even running over in a flash, completely ignoring Lei Jie's murderous glare, and bombarded him with questions: "So who taught you how to make this cheap steak? Do you even understand the method and principles behind this steak?"

Unbelievable wealth!

The traffic is phenomenal!

Even though Songnan University and Songbei Culinary Academy are not very well-known schools.

But the news headline, "[Shocking! Songbei Culinary Academy students accuse teachers of inhumane treatment! They even want to withdraw on the spot and transfer to a rival academy!]," is definitely going to get some viewers!

Without hesitation, Zhang Wanqiu said a name: "Xu Zhou, it was Xu Zhou who taught me."

"He's amazing."

"He's better than anyone I've ever met."

All the cameras were focused on Xu Zhou.

Xu Zhou looked at Zhang Wanqiu.

Zhang Wanqiu was still talking about what happened last time: "That time I was too arrogant and challenged Teacher Xu to a duel, and I lost miserably."

"Not only did he not blame me, but he also used the ingredients I brought to demonstrate how to fry steak. He generously told me how to make good use of cheap beef, its shortcomings, and why these ingredients should be used..."

“This is something I’ve never learned before. I don’t think Songbei Culinary Academy is a good school. I want to drop out and transfer to Songnan University.”

Jiang Yonghua beamed with joy: "Our school accepted us!"

Lei Jie jumped up instantly, trembling with rage: "This is a student I've taught for two years!"

"He must have been bewitched by Xu Zhou! He was always so well-behaved before!"

Xu Zhou suddenly interrupted him: "A special admission, tens of thousands of yuan in tuition fees, and you think you can bind a genius to your fate for life with this favor? You don't even dare to teach him anything real, do you even deserve to be a teacher?"

"It's just tuition, isn't it?"

"I'll lend you."

When Xu Zhou got to this point, he glanced at Zhang Wanqiu and said, "Return the tuition fees to them... Of course, you have to give me an IOU."

Chapter 124 Late Night Snack

Songnan Cuisine Newsletter.

The editor-in-chief glanced at the topics and frowned when he saw Jiang Shulang's topic.

"What kind of topics has Jiang Shulang chosen today? Why are they all related to Songnan University and Songbei Culinary Academy?"

"Xu Zhou, the newly recruited professor in the Culinary Arts Department of Songnan University, defeated Lei Jie, a professor at Songbei Culinary Academy?"

"Oh, Songnan won, isn't that what happened every year before... What! Songnan University won?"

When the editor-in-chief saw that Songnan University had won, he seemed unable to believe his eyes.

Losing year after year for so many years.

Nobody cares anymore.

They suddenly won?

Was this a real upset?

...

Then I saw several topics sent by Jiang Shulang.

Every topic they chose was explosive.

Everything is related to Xu Zhou.

[A specially recruited prodigy from Songbei Culinary Academy publicly withdrew from the school, claiming he wanted to become Xu Zhou's apprentice!]

[A child prodigy accuses his school of inhumane treatment! Xu Zhou borrows tuition fees on the spot!]

[Xu Zhou outshines Lei Jie, a teacher at Songbei Culinary Academy! He officially becomes a specially recruited teacher at Songnan University!]

Upon seeing these headlines, the editor-in-chief was filled with curiosity about the name Xu Zhou.

Who exactly is this Xu Zhou?

How could he possibly get students from Songbei University to drop out and come to him for help?

Is it that awesome?

The deputy editor next to him asked, "Editor-in-chief, these headlines... if we publish them all, and each one is related to Xu Zhou, won't that...?"

"Charge! All of you, charge!"

The editor-in-chief made the decision without hesitation: "Today is our front page! Put everything related to Xu Zhou on the front page!"

...

After the exchange ended, as Xu Zhou was surrounded by a large group of students and walked forward, he could still hear the angry roar of the vice principal of Songbei Culinary Academy behind him.

"Lei Jie! What on earth is going on?!"

"You are to be temporarily suspended from your duties pending investigation!"

Xu Zhou only looked away after he caught a glimpse of Lei Jie pleading with the vice principal but being refused.

Suddenly, many culinary students exclaimed excitedly, "Professor Xu! We have to celebrate tonight! This is our first successful exchange with another school!"

"Yes, we should eat together!"

"Okay, where should we eat?"

Xu Zhou now considered himself a specially recruited teacher, so he figured these people could be considered his students too, and he agreed.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw a bunch of students looking at him expectantly.

"..."

"Okay, let's eat at my restaurant, right?"

Xu Zhou sighed, "Let's go."

...

Just got to the door.

Not even close yet.

Then I saw many flower baskets placed at the entrance.

The entire entrance was piled up.

There were more than thirty flower baskets.

There are all sorts of them.

As they got closer, they could still hear Xu Kai's voice: "High school classmate? Little Xu was that awesome in high school?"

"of course!"

As Xu Zhou took a few steps closer, he heard Zhu Zixuan say, "Xu Zhou is the best in our class! He learns everything so fast! He can learn just by listening to the lecture!"

"I just watched the live stream end. They should be back soon. I have to go now. I'll have to put the flower basket I sent at the front later, hehe."

As soon as Zhu Zixuan came out, his eyes widened in surprise when he saw Xu Zhou.

"..."

"Come in and sit down."

Xu Zhou naturally called over his high school classmates: "The students all said they wanted to celebrate, so let's open a night market today."

"Really?"

"Okay, but if you want to order food, you'll have to pay for it yourselves." Xu Zhou looked around at them, thinking to himself, "I can't afford to treat so many people."

Xu Kai never expected such a happy event, so he immediately called over all the friends he had originally planned to have drinks with.

The store was immediately packed to the brim.

He glanced at the somewhat uneasy students and waved his hand without hesitation: "Today, Boss Xu beat the teachers from Songbei Culinary Academy! It's on me! Everything's on me! Order whatever you like!"

"..."

Xu Kai's friends looked at him with great confusion, and one of them even kicked him: "With so many people, you must have spent at least a million. Do you have too much money to throw away?"

Xu Zhou has quite a few expensive dishes here.

Even if the students of Songnan University are sensible enough not to order too expensive dishes, it still adds up to a considerable amount of money for so many people.

...

But as soon as he said that, Xu Kai looked down on him.

"You're so stingy, no wonder you always lose money on your investments."

"?"

"I've told you so many times, when you invest, you should invest in people who are better than you."

He paused, then said, "Do I need a million? I don't need it, and I'm planning to invest anyway, so why are you being so stingy?"

How much money could that be?

With Mr. Xu's culinary skills, if he wants to find someone to collaborate with in the future, even if it's just to sell sauces, as long as he thinks of himself first, he won't lose money.

Even if they don't sell sauces, spending this million is just supporting my favorite restaurant and ensuring it won't close down.