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

The first day of voting has begun.

At Su's Imperial Kitchen, kitchen helpers dressed in white chef uniforms started campaigning for votes.

"Everyone can start voting now. After voting, bring your ballot stubs to us to redeem your cashback rewards!"

"You can also receive a voucher for a single-serving dish!"

The person who only had one dish and one rice started campaigning for votes on the side.

"Everyone can redeem a meal voucher containing one dish and one rice with their ticket stub! Even better perks!"

The customers who were originally surrounding Xu Zhou were immediately tempted upon hearing this.

But thinking of Xu Zhou's amazing taste just now, she turned to look at Xu Zhou with anticipation.

"Boss, besides the food reservation vouchers, do you have any other perks?"

"What other benefits?" Xu Zhou was taken aback.

"For example, a one-day all-you-can-eat voucher."

"impossible."

Xu Zhou's tone was firm as he immediately objected: "The benefits of these reserved coupons are already quite good; all-you-can-eat coupons are out of the question."

I'd be losing a fortune!

All-you-can-eat for a whole day?

Just as the diner was feeling somewhat disappointed and was about to turn away to vote, Xu Kai suddenly approached and lowered his voice.

"I'll take your ticket."

"I pay 100 yuan for each time I reserve a dish here."

"One hundred per time?"

The diner was taken aback: "I've eaten here before. If I go to vote, I can exchange my vote stub three times... which means I can sell it for 300?"

"Yes, what are you still hesitating about?"

Seeing that the diners were interested, Xu Kai smiled and said, "Don't you understand how big the difference is between cashback and real cash?"

"Cashback is a portion of what you spend that you get back. Is that the same as getting cash?"

He immediately convinced the diner, who excitedly replied, "Okay, wait for me!"

"Okay, I'll accept it indefinitely, don't rush me."

Are you sure you won't regret it?!

"Regret?" Xu Kai's lips twitched. "I should be the one saying that to you. It's impossible for you to buy it back for a hundred dollars after you've sold it."

Redeem it?

The diner was stunned for a moment. "Are you kidding me? How could I possibly regret it?"

Although this restaurant is delicious.

But in the eyes of this diner, it's just a food reservation voucher...

If you go a little earlier each day, you can still get the same food.

...

Other things were not widely reported.

Even though Xu Kai and his group didn't advertise it, and they just stood in front of Xu Zhou's stall and paid for ticket stubs, everyone at the food festival still knew about this cash-making opportunity.

Aside from the area near the staff, you could hear people talking about it from almost anywhere.

"Let's go get some freebies!"

"what?"

"They have customers who pay for the stall's vouchers, one hundred dollars per use! We just need to spend a little money to order the mackerel ochazuke, and after we finish eating, we can vote, and not only can we earn back the 121 dollars for the ochazuke, but we can also get an extra 179 dollars in cash."

"Doesn't this mean you get 100% cashback and can earn an extra hundred or so yuan?"

Once the math was done, everyone immediately understood.

They are not proactive in other matters.

How could I not be enthusiastic about taking advantage of freebies?

I definitely have to go!

Those who had never shopped there before lined up at Xu Zhou's place.

In an instant, his entire stall was surrounded by a huge crowd.

...

People didn't buy much mackerel ochazuke before; most bought salmon ochazuke, so there are still 100 servings left.

The crowd immediately started shouting again.

"Queue up for the ultimate bargain hunting! First come, first served!"

"Anyone want to pull off an extreme feat like making a bowl of ochazuke (rice with tea) before voting?"

"me!"

Those who came to take advantage of the deal did the math: they spent 61 yuan on half a dish, and after voting, they sold the ticket stubs to earn 300 yuan!

Earn money with blood!

Even if the ochazuke (rice with tea) is gone, ten people can share a replica yakiniku (grilled meat) dish, and after they finish sharing, they can still make money by voting!

all of a sudden.

Zhang Yinghong and Xu Yi were both too busy, so Xu Zhou also started making mackerel ochazuke (rice with tea).

"A serving of mackerel ochazuke (rice with tea)."

"Two small portions of mackerel ochazuke are ready!"

The diners who came to take advantage of the deal originally just wanted to save some money by ordering the cheapest half portion of ochazuke (rice with tea).

But when she saw Xu Zhou calmly pour the steaming hot salt seaweed genmaicha from the delicate, emerald-green teapot into a bowl...

Don't know why.

Everyone fell silent instantly.

Under the streetlights at night, in the bustling night market, the scene of the young man carrying a bright green teapot and pouring tea was surprisingly atmospheric.

The emerald green teapot wasn't a Yixing clay teapot, nor was it particularly valuable, but Xu Zhou somehow managed to imbue it with an air of nobility.

The light tea soup barely covered the rice.

The tea was steaming, and behind the white mist, Xu Zhou's eyes were completely calm.

Seeing everyone staring at him blankly, he said seriously, "This tea-soaked rice is actually a way of eating that has existed in our country since ancient times."

"For example, the character '飧' mentioned before refers to rice soaked in water, which can be regarded as the earliest prototype of rice soaked in tea. This is documented in historical records."

While making it, he also explained the origin of ochazuke (rice with tea).

The already light tea-infused rice now has an added touch of antiquity and cultural charm, making it look even more tempting.

...

The curious diner took a small sip of the soup.

The light tea soup not only has the sweetness of seaweed broth, but also a hint of wheat aroma, with a long aftertaste. It is light yet delicious.

When you eat the meat and soup together, the fish meat and skin, pan-fried using the pan-frying method, have a uniform color in every inch.

Take a bite.

The fish meat beneath the crispy fish skin was so tender it almost melted in the broth.

The broth mixed with the meat, instantly making it more flavorful. When layered with rice that had soaked up all the broth, one bite warmed the whole body.

"This is completely different from salmon ochazuke!"

Diners who tried the salmon ochazuke (rice with tea) were pleasantly surprised: "The salmon ochazuke has a rich, oily coating, while this dish... although the fish and tea broth are quite light, when you eat the rice, broth, and meat together, the flavors blend together perfectly in your mouth..."

This is an indescribable taste.

It's like how when you're divided, you're each a king, but when you're united, the world is one—it's the feeling that one plus one is greater than three.

Many diners who originally came just to take advantage of the deals hesitated after finishing their meal.

Should we keep this coupon for ourselves?

This restaurant is so delicious! It would be great if I could make a reservation in advance next time I want to eat there.

...

Notaries were present at the polling station.

More and more diners came to vote.

They checked every vote very carefully.

"Yes, one ticket per store..."

"One vote for Su's Imperial Kitchen."

"One dish, one rice, one ticket."

"One vote for Jiangweifang."

"These are all old shops. Hmm... Ichizuru Izakaya, this shop seems to be a new one."

As the notary examined the ballots, he tore off the stubs from the ballots they had written and dropped them into the notarized ballot box.

When they first saw Xu Zhou's shop name, they didn't take it seriously.

But when almost everyone's ticket included Xu Zhou's shop, their expressions changed immediately.

The notary was somewhat incredulous.

How is this going!

Even if this restaurant is delicious, isn't the new restaurant getting way too many votes?

It has even surpassed the old store!

Ninety-eight percent!

This is a figure that no new store has ever achieved before!

How is it possible for a new store to get such a terrifying 98% of the votes on its first day?

When the next time someone comes to vote...

The notary office staff began asking questions.

When diners heard their doubts, they answered without hesitation: "This restaurant is super delicious."

"Let me put it this way, the salmon in their salmon ochazuke is king salmon."

"Do you know what king salmon is? And his salmon ochazuke only costs 121."

"If this were sold at the Su Family Imperial Kitchen, wouldn't it fetch two thousand eight hundred?"

"Many of their dishes are limited in quantity, so customers are willing to spend money to buy those discount coupons. The price of 300 is within your discount range, so it's not against the rules, right?"

The customer looked nervous.

The notary was quite helpless: "It's not against the rules."

It is definitely not against the rules.

Welfare is acceptable within certain limits.

On the first day, we only looked at the store's overall capabilities, including popularity, dishes, and other factors.

The second day featured dishes at the level of the main courses.

The rating will be based on both days.

It can assess popularity, demonstrate the store's economic strength through benefits, and showcase the chef's skill level the following day.

Xu Zhou was naturally not afraid of the rating the next day.