The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 44: Cao Dongdong's Attack
Pang Long's footsteps suddenly stopped.

He was already full of anger, so he quickly turned his head and looked towards the classroom door.

I saw a handsome but mean-looking guy walking into the classroom with his arms folded across his chest, looking arrogant and domineering. It was obvious that he was not a good person.

"It's you..." Pang Long frowned and quickly recognized the other person.

In his training class, this guy was the one who paid the "further study fee" most readily, so Pang Long also taught him seriously.

However, the other party's talent is hard to describe and cannot be taught.

Pang Long even planned to collect further study fees a few more times and then pretend to give the other party his food recommender badge.

Unexpectedly, the other party came to cause trouble at this time.

"Cao Dongdong, what did you call me just now?"

Hearing Pang Long's angry voice, Cao Dongdong subconsciously shrank his head, but thinking that he didn't need to be afraid of the other party at the moment, he quickly straightened his back again.

"I say, Panglong Laodeng, give me back my money!"

Cao Dongdong repeated himself, "You won't learn anything from your training class. Regular tuition fees only give you the basics. Even if you pay the 'advanced study fee,' you'll hardly ever learn anything."

"I've paid nearly a million dollars in tuition fees here, and yet the food you cook is still inedible!"

Upon hearing this, there was an uproar in the training classroom.

Pang Long's training class is divided into several large classrooms according to the students' situation. This one is the classroom for new students. Many of them have just paid the fees to start studying and don't even know about the "further study fee".

After hearing what Cao Dongdong said, the way they looked at Pang Long suddenly changed.

Realizing this, Pang Long's expression grew even darker. "Cao Dongdong, stop slandering me!"

"More than 80% of the chefs who trained under me successfully passed the Food Recommender assessment and became respected Imperial Spirit Chefs."

"You can't do it because you don't have the talent." He snorted coldly, "With your talent, it's impossible for you to become a Royal Spirit Chef!"

"Lao Deng, I knew you would say that!" Cao Dongdong pointed at Pang Long with a smug look on his face, "Watch it for me!"

As he spoke, he gently stroked his forehead with one hand, and suddenly the Tianshu star vein flashed.

"You..." Pang Long's pupils suddenly shrank.

Before he could speak, a food spirit flew out from Cao Dongdong's star vein.

"La Fei~"

Seeing Cao Dongdong summon the food spirit, the students in the training classroom exclaimed in surprise, with envy and suspicion towards Pang Long in their eyes.

Didn’t they say that Cao Dongdong would never be able to become the Imperial Spirit Chef?
As a result, the food spirit was summoned in the blink of an eye?

"How is that possible?" Pang Long was extremely shocked and spoke subconsciously. Then he realized something and quickly said, "Humph, since you have become a Royal Spirit Chef, doesn't that prove that my training class is useful?"

"Hey! I predicted it again!" Cao Dongdong's expression became more and more proud. "I knew you, Old Deng, would say that!"

"Everyone, watch!"

He pulled out a food recommender badge from his pocket and displayed it in front of everyone, "The badge I received is Ms. Song Hui's Daisy Badge!"

"Ms. Song Hui's assessment is about desserts!"

"Lao Deng, can you make desserts?"

"Don't flatter yourself. You have nothing to do with my becoming the Royal Spirit Chef!" Cao Dongdong snorted, looking at Pang Long, whose expression was completely green. "I've been studying with you for two and a half years, and I haven't learned anything."

"Qin Lang only took a few hours to teach me how to make a dim sum dish, and I was able to directly obtain the first-level food recommender badge and successfully become a Royal Spirit Chef." "Pang Long Laodeng, you still dare to say that your training class is fine?"

"No point in saying more, give me your money back!"

Pang Long kept silent, his expression as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Qin Lang!

It’s Qin Lang again!

This was the second time he heard this name in one day, and the second time his plans were interrupted by this guy.

"The money can't be refunded." Pang Long said this harshly, turned around and walked into his office, closing the door heavily.

After being rejected, Cao Dongdong shrugged his shoulders and was not angry.

He also knew that the previous tuition fees could not be refunded, so the reason he came was purely to give Pang Long some trouble and to help Qin Lang vent his anger.

Just as he turned to leave, a voice suddenly stopped him.

"Um, Senior Cao..."

Cao Dongdong stopped and looked at the students who had gathered around him. At this moment, their faces were filled with eager anticipation.

"Could you please share the contact information of Teacher Qin Lang?"
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Completely unaware that his student was about to be poached, Pang Long sat in his office after slamming the door shut. It took him a long time to calm down the anger in his heart.

Until a somewhat teasing voice came from the corner of the office, "You are quite angry. Who has provoked you?"

Pang Long suddenly raised his head and looked at the figure that suddenly appeared in the corner, with a fierce look in his eyes, "Didn't I tell you?"

"Don't look for me unless you have anything to do, and don't come into my office casually!"

"Of course I'm here for something." The man standing in the shadows in the corner chuckled. "I heard that the association held an emergency meeting today?"

"If I'm not mistaken, this has something to do with us, right?"

"It's that useless subordinate of yours." Pang Long's face darkened, and there was a hint of complaint in his words, "He was caught even for stealing a flower."

"Liu Chuang is the best of this class of new members. A small mistake is nothing." The man remained calm. "Besides, even if he wasn't discovered, with the Royal Spirit Chef Association's capabilities, this matter wouldn't be concealed."

"Hmph." Pang Long snorted. "Anyway, you guys can do whatever you want. The association has already started to act. You don't have much time."

"Don't worry, we already have a clue about that precious spirit." The man spoke slowly, a gleam in his eyes. "In a few days, that precious spirit will become the prey of our treasure hunting team!"

"If there's nothing else, get out." A trace of fear flashed in the depths of Pang Long's eyes, and he spoke in a deep voice.

"Of course there's something else." The man looked at Pang Long and paused for a moment, "The proposal we talked about last time..."

"Rejected!"

Pang Long's face turned even darker as he couldn't help but think about how he was repeatedly slapped in the face by Zhou Qing and Song Hui at the meeting, and then criticized by President Li Yuantu.

"Well, it turns out that things are not that simple." The man shrugged, turned around and merged into the shadows, and soon disappeared.

Only one voice echoed faintly in the office.

"Pang Long, don't forget who helped you become a food recommender."

Pang Long sat on the chair, his breathing suddenly became heavy. After a moment, he grabbed an ornament on the table and smashed it into the shadowed corner.

"boom--"

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