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

"The snow-melting soup is ready."

"So fast!"

Zou Xue'er's eyes were full of anticipation. When Jiang Wen put the Melting Snow Soup down, she looked at the exquisite presentation of the dish. The porcelain bowl looked like it was placed in a fairyland, and the wooden tray underneath even emitted a fairy-like aura.

It truly looks like a cloud floating in the porcelain bowl.

"So beautiful...it's just..."

It's not as pretty as the bowl from before!

Despite what she thought in her heart, Zou Xueer's expectations reached their peak.

...

Jiang Wen stared intently at Zou Xue'er's drinking motions.

His heart leaped into his throat as she gently scooped a spoonful into her mouth and swallowed.

One sip, and the bland, slightly fishy-tasting porridge almost choked me.

The taste was extremely bland, almost like water, and the seafood inside wasn't as fresh as the seafood in the previous bowl.

Zou Xueer's expression froze.

This tastes a bit strange.

Could it be that there's something wrong with my sense of taste?

"..."

She looked up at Jiang Wen, seemingly wanting to say something but then hesitated. She carefully scooped a spoonful into her mouth with difficulty, swallowed it, and her expression went blank.

Jiang Wen had a bad feeling.

"how do you feel?"

"Something doesn't taste right."

"It's okay, just say it."

"It tastes bad!"

Zou Xueer said sincerely, "This bowl is not even in the same league as the previous one."

"It didn't have that smooth and amazing texture at all. When I was drinking that bowl, I felt like my nerves were dancing with excitement because of the taste!"

She couldn't describe how she felt.

But actually, it's not that bad.

But with such a masterpiece preceding it, the contrast is too stark.

"..."

When the two bowls were placed side by side, Jiang Wen immediately recognized which one he had made.

A bowl of clear porridge with a layer of oil floating on top.

The bowl looked dark and rough, and even the oysters were smaller.

The one that Zou Xueer only took one sip of and then stopped eating was the snow melting soup sold in their shop.

Zou Xue'er was still muttering to herself, completely unaware of Jiang Wen's increasingly grim expression.

"Senior, which intern made this bowl?"

"Luckily you ran into me today. If you had run into other customers, they would definitely have cursed at you."

"Senior brother, why are you looking at me like that? Actually, it's not bad, it's not bad at all, it's just that compared to the bowl you made before, the difference is just too big..."

Jiang Wen remained silent for a moment.

"The bowl in your hand... is mine."

"Huh?" Zou Xue'er was stunned.

what?

Although Jiang Wen was unwilling to lose face in front of his VIP clients, his pride as a chef prevented him from appropriating someone else's work.

"The two bowls you drank earlier were not from our shop."

"...!!!" Zou Xue'er was shocked.

"What you just drank was our shop's Snow Melting Soup."

At this time.

The waiter finally managed to say, "That bowl... was a mistake by the kitchen. Those two bowls were brought back by Liu Fang from outside. They are oyster congee from Ichishu Izakaya."

Ipfun Izakaya?

Jiang Yaotiao's eyes widened. Isn't this Zhouzi's shop? Is Totsuki Academy really that amazing? How can his cooking skills be this good?

Jiang Wen felt a chill run down his spine.

Ipfun Izakaya?

Isn't that the little kid who came here last time?

Is he really that capable?

...

the other side.

When Xu Zhou announced his arrival at the store at 10 o'clock, Xu Kai and Cai Cai in the group were flattered.

Only Jiang Mingzhu was unavailable.

[Jiang Mingzhu: My family's store is having a promotion, and I've been drafted into it! *crying*]

[Jiang Mingzhu: Boss, wait for me, I'll send a delivery person to buy it for me right now...]

[Jiang Mingzhu: No way, I'm afraid he'll steal food while I'm running errands. @CaiCai, do you think you can make money with the 100 yuan delivery fee?]

【CaiCai: Okay!】

Activity?

Xu Zhou asked a question.

Jiang Mingzhu didn't hide anything and quickly called to explain.

"These few days are just a warm-up for the food festival, so that more people will come to buy things then."

"At our store, if you make a reservation in advance and keep the voting stub on the day of the event, you will receive a 30% cashback."

"Thirty percent cashback?" Xu Zhou was stunned.

"Correct."

Jiang Mingzhu smiled and said, "There will be a lot of people at the food festival, and Songnan University is the largest school in Songnan City, so almost everyone will get a discount that day."

"Oh, that's right."

"Young boss, what kind of discount are you planning to offer?" Jiang Mingzhu asked curiously.

Fearing Xu Zhou might not understand, she added, "Most small shops only make a small profit from the cost price, some even at 50% off, while larger shops generally offer 70% or 80% off..."

No discount.

Xu Zhou's tone was very firm.

I'm already being lenient by not raising prices!

Discount?

"what?"

Jiang Mingzhu was speechless.

My mind went blank for a moment.

"Boss Xu, but everyone will be offering discounts that day, most of them will be at cost price."

"If you also get a discount, that million-dollar renovation fund will most likely be yours."

"So, little boss, you're not doing any promotions that day?"

When Xu Zhou thought of the one million yuan renovation fund, he hesitated for a moment: "We could do an event."

"What kind of event?" Jiang Mingzhu asked expectantly.

Chapter 52 Learning new dishes

"good."

Xu Zhou looked at the A4 paper announcement posted at the entrance of his shop and was very satisfied.

A line of words was written in a flamboyant style on an A4 sheet of paper.

[Those who support and vote for Ichizuru Izakaya at the food festival on the 1st of next month can pre-order any dish three times by showing their vote stub.]

"That's almost it."

"Being able to book in advance is a privilege that even VIPs don't get."

"Isn't this a benefit?"

After admiring the offer for a while, Xu Zhou forwarded it to the customer group and then went to busy himself with buying and preparing today's ingredients.

Several new customers arrived one after another, almost all of whom were from the same department as Cai Cai at Songnan University.

They came over in twos and threes, their smiles broad: "Boss, six fast mackerel burger patties! And six more imitation barbecue dishes to go!"

"Okay, no problem, have a seat." Xu Zhou had already prepared fifty servings of sauce for a quick mackerel burger set meal and placed them on the counter.

Because the meat patties were prepared in advance in the training room, they were made very quickly.

In less than a minute, the main course was ready when the sauce, a mixture of citrus vinegar and mackerel sauce, was poured over the meatloaf.

"So fast?"

"Yes, these meat patties were all pan-fried beforehand," Xu Zhou explained.

"Doesn't that mean the boss has to get up very early?" The students gathered around, their eyes fixed on the meat pie.

The meat patties were still steaming hot.

It's obvious at a glance that it was just fried recently, not a pre-cooked dish.

They stared at the dripping grease, their mouths watering.

"Six mackerel burger patties are ready. I'll bring them over to you."

Xu Zhou brought the six dishes over to them.

They almost couldn't wait to take a bite, and as they savored the rich, oily mackerel burger patty, they shoveled down a mouthful of rice.

Before swallowing, he stuffed another piece of the imitation barbecue dish into his mouth.

The soft, tender potatoes are soaked in rich meat juices, wrapped in bacon cured and smoked with fruitwood, and you can feel the rich oiliness of the mackerel burger patty, making you feel incredibly satisfied.

"good to eat!"

"They were right! A fast-food burger patty meal paired with a replica grilled meat combo is the perfect match!"

"Boss, this dish is really delicious! I didn't believe it when Cai Cai and the others said that Zhang Yong from our dorm would regret it!"

The speaker was Li Da, who shared a dorm room with Zhang Yong.

He devoured the hamburger patty with rice in a flash. Still not satisfied, he gulped down the clear egg drop soup.

"Cool!"

"Don't worry, boss! Even if you don't offer discounts or perks, we'll still support you at the food festival!"

...

After they finished eating and left, Xu Zhou had just finished tidying up the table when he heard what sounded like people talking.

Look up.

Several people were gathered around his door, seemingly pointing and commenting on the benefits posted there.