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

Can't you?

Mr. Xu's shop doesn't offer light meals either.

It can't be a negative example, can it? Boss Xu's cooking skills are so good.

...

A large group of people stood in twos and threes, craning their necks and looking at the time with eager anticipation.

As soon as Xu Zhou appeared on the street, Xu Kai and Chen Yan with glasses spotted him from a distance.

"Boss Xu is here!"

"where!"

"where?"

A large group of people craned their necks to look.

The huge crowd and the expectant eyes startled Xu Zhou.

"so many people?"

As he approached, he glanced around and noticed many unfamiliar faces.

Xu Zhou didn't pay any attention.

I opened the shop door and went to the cooking counter.

Thinking that I might have to wash forty bowls, I hesitated for a moment, and then hesitantly pulled out a stack of disposable bowls from the bottom.

The portions of food ordered through group buying are so small.

Dividing it among ten people in a porcelain bowl seems too empty.

"Those of you who joined the group, please find a seat, or you can go outside and chat for a while."

"Once the group-buy dishes are divided up, I'll call you in, and then you can line up one by one to collect them."

"..."

The people in the group-buying group looked over.

When his gaze fell on the disposable bowl in Xu Zhou's hand, he was filled with righteous indignation.

Disposable bowls?

Even though we're doing a group purchase, don't we even deserve a porcelain bowl?

What does the boss mean by this?!

...

Yan Qiu was furious.

As expected, yesterday's post was too lenient!

Such an expensive group purchase!

Ten people sharing one dish is already a no-go!

The boss is using disposable small bowls!

This is completely disrespectful to customers!

Refund! A refund is absolutely necessary!

Chapter 36 Are you really here to eat?

Xu Zhou went inside, closed the door, and first took out the ingredients for four sets of imitation barbecue dishes.

Because of the upgraded prayer value, the price of the ingredients for this dish has been reduced to 1440.

Golden potatoes

Black truffle and mushroom filling

Thick-cut bacon from Osor, vanilla butter, and a splash of Burgundy red wine.

Yan Linglong's gaze fell on the black truffle filling.

She secretly took photos with her phone and used image recognition.

When the words "black truffle" appeared on her phone, Yan Linglong gasped.

Black truffle?

These ingredients aren't cheap.

Is it possible…

Does the price the boss sets reflect the quality of the ingredients?

She instinctively wanted to discuss this issue with her older sister, Yanqiu.

After searching around, he swallowed his words when he saw Yanqiu making a phone call outside.

...

Because there were many people, the store was a bit noisy.

But when Xu Zhou started to seriously process the ingredients, his sudden change in demeanor immediately silenced everyone.

The shop was completely silent.

All you could hear was the thumping sound of chopping vegetables.

Potatoes and onions couldn't withstand his knife for more than a few seconds; in a flurry of swift movements, the ingredients were quickly prepared.

The ingredients on the cutting board were visibly fresh, and you could almost smell their fresh aroma.

"Take notes on those ingredients and take a picture."

When Zhang Ya saw Xu Zhou's knife skills, she hesitated for a moment, but thinking of her own research topic, she still gave instructions in a low voice.

"Pay attention to the black truffles, as well as the beef and red wine in the beef stew with Burgundy later."

"You guys should be able to add a few lines to the paper later, right? Say that the high cost of precious ingredients is not due to their taste, but to the vanity of capital."

Zhang Ya herself also strongly agrees with this idea.

"Team leader, what about our group purchase? We paid for it!" The team member, confused by the aroma, asked in a low voice.

"Is money more important or is the research topic more important? Our research topic this time is 'The essence of cooking is not piling up expensive ingredients, but finding true skill in simple meals'!"

"..."

"If we can write this project, we'll definitely beat their group and win a great honor!"

"Take good care of the filming; this is going to be used as a negative example."

Although I consider this store a negative example.

But then this 2.5-point shop might get featured in the Songnan City Food Association's online publication!

Isn't this also a boost to fame and advertising?

The shop owner really needs to thank her!

Zhang Ya secretly took photos to record the event.

His single-minded focus on the research project was finally interrupted when the irresistible aroma of meat wafted out.

...

When chopping vegetables, people don't really feel the impact yet.

But when Xu Zhou lit the oil and started frying the bacon, the rich aroma of meat instantly interrupted everyone's thoughts.

The dominance of top-quality ingredients erupts in the flames.

After the butter caramelizes the thick-cut bacon, the aroma of wild mushrooms and fruitwood from the ingredients is released in the hot oil.

White smoke rose, and the fragrance wafted over in wisps that seemed to bewitch the soul.

If you smell it carefully, you can even detect a hint of rosemary.

“It smells so good…”

"Team leader, this top-quality ingredient seems to actually be something special!"

The team members stared blankly at the potatoes soaked in meat juice, their eyes practically glued to the ground.

The imitation roasted meat dish in the oven emitted an irresistible, deadly aroma.

When Xu Zhou took the food out of the oven, before they even started dividing it, he just glanced at them, and the people in the group immediately stood up and started lining up.

It was as if the legs had a mind of their own.

"What are you doing?"

Zhang Ya frowned as she looked at the group members who had stood up, her face cold: "Don't forget why we're here!"

Several group members coughed a few times.

"us……"

"We can take a smaller portion back so we can get a clearer picture!"

"Yeah!"

After they finished speaking, they secretly joined the back of the line.

After Xu Zhou finished distributing the forty portions of the imitation barbecue, he looked up and saw that everyone had already lined up in an orderly fashion.

"I'll start saying names now."

Xu Zhou took out his phone and started reading out the list of people who had joined the group purchase: "When your name is called, you can come and get your things yourself."

"The first one is Xu Kai."

"To!"

Xu Kai dashed over and grabbed his portion, asking cautiously as he did so, "Boss, this is a group purchase, it shouldn't conflict with my ordering a single dish, right?"

Seeing his possessive expression, Xu Zhou's lips twitched: "It doesn't conflict."

Xu Kai was overjoyed: "That's good."

...

Read the names one by one.

"Li Lele".

"Yan Linglong".

"Yan Qiu".

When Yan Qiu's name was called, no one spoke. Xu Zhou glanced around again, puzzled, "Didn't she come? Or is no one willing to take her?"

After reading it several times, Yanqiu, who had been making a phone call at the door, finally hurriedly came in.

"I'm here."

"I want a refund... Hmm? What's this scent?"

The aroma of meat is both powerful and rich.

She glanced down at the small plastic bowls filled with the group-buying dishes that everyone was holding.

The plastic bowls are cheap plastic bowls that cost only a few dollars in a large stack at the supermarket.

In the bowl.

Crispy fried bacon wraps around potatoes that have soaked up all the meat juices, turning the potatoes a golden orange color.

It looks rather tempting.

Yan Qiu paused for a moment, then subconsciously swallowed.

After looking at the dish for a while, it suddenly dawned on me that no one had responded when I asked for a refund.

"you…"

She was taken aback: "Didn't you come here for a refund? We agreed on that yesterday."