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

In the end, they signed it.

The phone vibrated.

A message came from the other end.

Xu Zhou: Yes, this should be the style from now on.

[Xu Zhou: Don't worry, my recipes are very realistic.]

Xu Zhou thought about the dishes he had made recently, nodded, and said confidently, "It's not just realistic, it's practically identical!"

[Aoyama: ...Realistic?]

[Qingshan: Do you mean your customers blush when they eat your food? Or do you mean your food is shimmering?]

[Qingshan: Which aspect of realism are you referring to?]

It's not realistic from any angle!

Could it be that I'm already out of touch with the way young people think?

Aoyama even began to question the meaning of life.

...

Xu Zhou replied without hesitation.

[Xu Zhou: A recipe! Everything is very realistic.]

[Xu Zhou: Next time you come to Songnan City, I'll treat you to a meal!]

After replying to the editor's message on QQ, Xu Zhou glanced at the data for his "Food Wars!" manga.

"The number of favorites has increased to two hundred."

"The number of comments has risen to 350."

The comments section was almost entirely filled with urging him to hurry up and release his next culinary disaster.

Your egg jelly already looks outrageous, I'm already looking forward to your next culinary disaster! Hurry up and draw it!

Even the donkeys in the production team wouldn't dare rest like this!

Xu Zhou couldn't help but comment when he saw them criticizing the egg and rice dish as a culinary disaster, replying: 【What culinary disaster? Don't talk nonsense! I'm a realist!】

I worked so hard on this drawing, and you said it was a culinary disaster!

How is this any different from mocking my comics, which are all filled with poison?!

The person who saw this message was Liu Tao, a white-collar worker at a company.

Liu Tao was working overtime and eating his overtime meal. He originally wanted to relax by reading comics while eating, but he didn't expect to be criticized by the author for leaving a comment.

He laughed in exasperation when he saw Xu Zhou's reply.

"Tough talk."

"Realism? Don't make me laugh."

The resentment from working overtime surged up, and a sarcastic tone took over.

Liu Tao clicked on Xu Zhou's profile picture and sent a bunch of private messages through his comic fan account.

[Liu Tao: I've never seen this dish before in my entire life! I've watched so many food-themed anime!]

[Liu Tao: Tell me, you call yourself a realist? Which lousy restaurant did you write about realistically? How come I, a resident of Songnan City, the food capital, don't know about this?]

[Liu Tao: Say something!]

[Liu Tao: Still being stubborn! Of all the food anime creators, you're the most stubborn. If this dish really exists and is really that delicious, I'll publicly apologize in the comments and call you daddy!]

Seeing that the author on the other end hadn't replied, Liu Tao scoffed and prepared to remove the "Food Wars!" manga from his bookshelf.

But just then, a small red dot appeared.

In the chat window just now, Xu Zhou spoke on the other end.

[Cartoonist XiaoXU: Image/address, the shop opens tomorrow at 4 PM. Don't tell me you're too scared to come? After all, this shop is a bit pricey.]

Liu Tao: "..."

No, are you serious?

I was initially a little worried.

But after glancing at the store's rating and star rating, Liu Tao's lips twitched.

A few scattered shops.

2:05.

I believed your evil deeds!

...

The next day, Xu Zhou slept until noon.

After washing my face and brushing my teeth, I leisurely ate a few bites of food before preparing to open the shop.

He sent two messages to Xu Kai and Glasses, his two VIP customers, and then headed towards the store.

As I strolled leisurely to the store entrance, I saw Xu Kai and Cai Cai waiting there with excited and expectant expressions.

"Boss! You're finally open today!"

"Why didn't you open the door yesterday? Do you know how I spent my day yesterday?"

Xu Kai, looking resentful, eagerly ordered his dishes as soon as Xu Zhou opened the door: "Boss, I want a replica of the barbecue dish, oyster congee, and do you have the egg rice version of that?"

"If they have the egg and rice topping, I'd like one of those too!"

"Your egg and rice dish is making my mouth water!"

Chapter 17 Is this the transformation egg rice?

When Xu Zhou saw Xu Kai casually order the "Transformation Egg Rice," he couldn't help but ask, "How did you know I'd be serving this dish?"

I had already practiced making this dish before.

It's just a bit pricey, and the ingredients themselves are also expensive.

Chicken wings: These are the wings of the Brussels chicken, known as the "King of Chickens". They are also one of the most widely used ingredients at Polar Star House.

The Brisbane chickens, raised by the members of Polar Star House, are fed fresh meat and vegetables, receiving a balanced diet, and are a top-quality breed whose daily exercise and other aspects are strictly controlled.

Price: 80/chicken wing/3 chicken wings required

Skipjack tuna: A deep-sea fish from the golden fishing grounds at 37 degrees north latitude in the world of Food Wars!, located in the cold waters where the Kuroshio and Oyashio meet.

The current recipe uses autumn bonito, known for its plump, succulent flesh and rich, fatty flavor.

Price: 60/100g/300g needed

[Eggs: The eggs from Blaise Polar Star chickens are extremely nutritious, as the main ingredient is eggs, and only the highest quality eggs with the best nutritional value and taste are selected...]

Price: 28 each / 4 needed

Including some minor seasonings and rice, the ingredients for this dish are not cheap.

[Transformation Egg Rice: Ingredients cost 620 yuan, discounted price is 62 yuan. Upgrade to the highest level by exchanging recipe wish points for ingredients]

Current discount: None

Suggested retail price: 888 yuan

Xu Zhou remained quite calm after seeing the price.

"Transformed Egg Rice, priced at 888 yuan per serving."

"I knew it! They even drew this dish in the comics, so I knew I'd be able to eat it when I got here."

Xu Kai chuckled and very conscientiously picked up the rag on the table to start wiping it, while eagerly saying, "Little Boss Xu, hurry up and make it, I'm starving... I can do this little thing like wiping the table myself!"

A sophisticated customer should learn to clean the table themselves!

Xu Zhou nodded, took out an A4 sheet of paper from his pocket, and prepared to write down today's new dishes on it.

As soon as I got the pen, Cai Cai ran over and eagerly offered to help me write the menu.

"I come!"

"Our customers will handle these small things themselves!"

Even sophisticated customers need to learn to share the burden with their bosses!

Cai Cai carefully smoothed out the wrinkles on the A4 paper and diligently wrote the menu.

Xu Zhou: "..."

Seeing how enthusiastic they were, Xu Zhou, who had originally planned to clean the shop properly before starting to cook, could only head towards the chef's station.

He went into the kitchen to retrieve the ingredients for the system.

...

Doorway.

When Liu Tao arrived at the entrance of Yizhou Izakaya, he hesitated when he saw the somewhat tattered wooden sign at the door.

This doesn't look like a good shop at all; it has a low rating and no stars.

"never mind."

"Since we're already here, and we already agreed with the comic artist last night that it would be 4 PM..."

As if by some strange twist of fate, he arrived at the door before four o'clock. After lingering there for a while, he gritted his teeth and went inside.

Upon entering the store, Liu Tao glanced around and saw only Xu Kai wiping a table and Xu Kai writing something. He instinctively asked, "Which of you is the boss?"

"Ordering? Over here."

Cai Cai very conscientiously handed over the A4 menu she had just written: "There are only three dishes available right now. What would you like to order?"

"Is this the menu?"

When Liu Tao saw the handwritten menu on the A4 paper, all crumpled up, and the prices on it, his expression froze.

I felt incredibly regretful.

What a ghost.

This is a handwritten menu? You didn't even design a menu? Just one A4 sheet of paper?

That's way too perfunctory!

He glanced at the price, his hand holding the A4 paper trembled, and his eyes widened instinctively: "How much? One thousand eight hundred and eighty for a dish? Are you trying to set me up?"

"Oyster congee? This dish only made it onto your comic strip, it didn't make any international headlines, and you're selling it for 660 yuan?"

"I'd think it's too expensive for a simple egg rice bowl to cost me sixty, but you're selling it for eight hundred and eighty? Are you crazy?"

The price instantly enraged him.

It's like being tricked into a honey trap offline by the author of a comic you read online.

He took out his phone, turned on the camera, and angrily started recording the screen: "No way, I have to expose this unscrupulous restaurant! The country is very strict about regulating restaurants these days!"

"You're completely fooling idiots. Only a fool would eat here!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Kai, who was wiping the table nearby, immediately became displeased: "Who are you insulting?"

"I insulted the customers who came to eat here, but I didn't insult you!"

"I'm the customer!"

After wiping the table, Xu Kai noticed that only Liu Tao's table remained unwiped. He threw the rag onto Liu Tao's table and said, "Wipe it yourself! I'm not wiping it for you!"

Liu Tao was shocked and indignant when he saw the rag thrown in front of him: "What kind of garbage restaurant is this? Customers have to wipe the tables themselves?"

"Expose! It must be exposed!"

Xu Kai glanced at him and said, "Eat it or don't, if you don't want to eat, then get out of here and stop taking pictures. If anyone finds out about this place, I'll never forgive you!"

Only ten servings are available per day. If others find out, they'll be devastated if they can't get one!

Just thinking about how every day might feel the same as yesterday made Xu Kai's hand tremble.