[Genshin Impact]: I can become stronger by cooking.

Chao Ke was naturally confident in Xia Wolei's father's character, so he agreed.

Donatello took stock of what Chao Ke had brought and divided it into about a dozen items.

Then he took Chao Ke on a tour of the vast Gray River District, delivering things while introducing the families to Chao Ke.

Most families struggling to make ends meet are single-parent families, consisting of a mother raising several children.

It is worth mentioning that many of the fathers lost in single-parent families were sent there by Donatello and his colleagues.

Donatello was not rejected by these families; on the contrary, many mothers accepted the supplies only after seeing Donatello.

After delivering the supplies, Chao Ke and Donatello returned to the ground together.

"You've visited quite a few of these families in need, haven't you?"

"Yes, I often come here during my days off, and I try my best to help out whenever I can."

"What, do civil servants in Fontainebleau still have this kind of assessment?"

"No, not at all. I just feel that those criminals deserve to go to prison, but their families and children suffer because of them..."

"I find it hard to judge whether this system and atmosphere are correct, but I can still do my part to take care of them."

After listening to Donatello's words, Chao Ke fell silent.

From Chavore's backstory, Chao Ke understood that Donatello was telling the truth.

According to the original plot, Donatello would get involved in order to bring a certain important figure in Fontaine to justice.

He knowingly broke the law by leaking information about that important figure to reporters, hoping to ignite public opinion and let the light of justice shine through the darkness.

After being sentenced to relocation to Melo Petersburg, his wife and daughters were also forced to move from Fontaine to the Grey River district.

Even in the Grey River district, which is full of guilty people and should have been extremely hostile to the family of the Executor, not only did no one choose to persecute Donatello's wife and daughter, but many people who had previously been taken care of by him came to repay their kindness and did their best to take care of the mother and daughter.

The kind-hearted neighbor couple took care of his wife, who was suffering from depression.

One boss also offered Xia Worei, who was still a child, a very well-paid job, enabling them to support themselves.

It can be said that Donatello's integrity is recognized by all of Fontaine, including Grey River.

After the two climbed out of the well in the Gray River District, Donatello dusted himself off and asked Chao Ke a question with great curiosity.

"Is your Delicious Restaurant opening a branch here? On the second floor of Damovi Department Store?"

Chao Ke was taken aback by the question, but then realized that he had already shown Donatello his key.

"This restaurant has a rather unique positioning; it's not open to the public. If you're interested, come up and take a look. I'll make you something to take home for your daughter."

Donatello initially wanted to refuse, but Chao Ke's words, "Take it back to your daughter," persuaded him.

"Okay, but let's make it clear first, I will pay for the meal at your restaurant's original price."

"Alright, alright, Mr. Donatello of the Grand Inquisition, I don't recall saying I was going to give you a free meal!"

After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled.

Donatello was not a pedantic person, and after discovering that Chao Ke was a decent person, he did not resist forming a friendship with him.

Donatello was like this, and so was Chao Ke.

However, the central kitchen is not equipped with a deep fryer, so the crispy ham burger and the golden finger-licking chicken cannot be made, but the rich mashed potatoes can.

The central kitchen provides all the necessary cooking utensils for making this dish.

Chao Ke skillfully boiled potatoes, simmered black pepper sauce, then peeled the boiled potatoes and mixed them evenly with milk, butter, and salt.

When it was an internal tasting, Chao Ke was naturally not as stingy as when selling in the store, and directly gave Donatello a large bowl of mashed potatoes.

Finally, take the hot black pepper sauce, the soul of the dish, and pour it over—the sauce!

After sealing the pot with a plastic lid, Chao Ke handed the bowl of mashed potatoes to Donatello.

Donatello: ?

"Doesn't your Jiaziwei Restaurant sell fried chicken nuggets and hamburgers? What is this you've given me?"

"Try the new product that Jiaziwei Restaurant is about to launch for me, and then give me a review as payment for the meal."

"You... alright then."

...

Late at night, Donatello's wife touched her daughter's hair.

"Xia Worei, go and rest. Dad probably won't be back tonight."

However, Xia Worei shook her head, "Mom, I want to wait for Dad."

"You kid..."

Faced with her daughter's stubbornness, the mother had no choice but to wait with her.

Fortunately, the wait didn't last long, and Donatello returned home.

After Donatello laid out a full bowl of mashed potatoes, he first gave his wife and daughter a hug, then gently apologized to the two who had been waiting for his return.

"Dad, what did you bring home tonight? It smells so good!"

After hugging her father, Xia Wore turned her attention to the large bowl of mashed potatoes.

After all, they are still teenagers and find it hard to resist some snacks.

Donatello said with a smile, "This is a new dish at the Delicious Restaurant. Why don't you try it tonight and write a tasting report for your father tomorrow?"

"No problem, Dad, I will definitely experience it to the fullest."

At night, the family of three enjoyed the delicious food, and the smiles that occasionally emanated from them were so beautiful.

Chapter 44 Delicious

As the first rays of morning sunlight shone upon the Vasari Gallery.

Jiaziwei Restaurant, which was closed for two and a half days, is about to resume normal operations.

Chao Ke went to the Ting District Waterway Hub early in the morning, took out the pre-prepared hamburger buns and chicken from the central kitchen, and delivered them to the restaurant entrance in a small cart.

Inside the store, the three employees arrived one after another. Perhaps because they had just finished their vacation, everyone was full of energy and had smiles on their faces.

Louise was given the semi-finished products to process. The hamburger buns were heated in a constant temperature box, and the marinated chicken was placed in an easily accessible location for use at any time.

Chao Ke picked up a piece of chalk and wrote on the signboard outside the store.

[New Product Launch]

Rich and creamy mashed potatoes

Price: 250 Mora

After finishing writing the nameplate, Chao Ke hurriedly returned to the kitchen and started cooking potatoes.

After all, the first wave of customers in the morning is about to arrive, and the demand for the new [Flavorful Mashed Potatoes] is sure to be substantial.

As Chao Ke had expected, several diners had already ordered the restaurant's new dish as soon as he finished cooking the potatoes.

I quickly mixed the mashed potatoes with butter and milk, added some salt, and then passed it through a 2400-mesh ultra-fine filter.

That's how a big bowl of mashed potatoes came out.

Fortunately, Chao Ke can process more than a dozen potatoes at a time, and this amount can fill more than twenty small retail bowls.

The ultimate in rich and creamy mashed potatoes

[Rating: 92]

[Food Description: Seasoned mashed potatoes, accompanied by a perfectly seasoned black pepper sauce. A rich, aromatic flavor explodes on the tongue, followed by a burst of umami and creamy notes. Such a wonderful taste is almost unbelievable coming from such a common ingredient as potatoes.]

[Spirit Power +230]

[Spirit Power +230]

[Spirit Power +230]

[Spirit Power +230]

...

Watching the Food Spirit Power flood the screen like a flowing stream, Chao Ke gained more than 5,000 Food Spirit Power in just over 20 minutes of cooking time.

The acquisition of Food Spirit Power is calculated according to the standard of each serving specified in the recipe, while the making of rich mashed potatoes is done in one pot at a time.

Such a high return on investment is the main reason why Chao Ke has not yet included "Flavorful Mashed Potatoes" in the central kitchen menu.

Chao Ke priced the [Fragrant Mashed Potatoes] very low, hoping that the diners of Jia Zi Wei Restaurant would spend more and help him boost his Food Spirit Power.

...

With the addition of semi-finished products, the kitchen pressure at Jinri Jiaziwei Restaurant has been greatly reduced.

However, there are gains and losses; the addition of prefabricated semi-finished products has also brought some problems.

For Chao Ke, the biggest impact was that the Food Spirit Power he could gain from making the [Crispy Pork Leg Burger] and [Golden Finger-Licking Chicken] was greatly reduced.

The amount of Food Spirit Power a dish can obtain depends on the level of completion by different chefs.

Let's say that for a "Crispy Chicken Leg Burger," Chao Ke is responsible for everything from making the burger bun to marinating, coating, frying, and finally assembling the chicken leg.

Then he will eventually be able to obtain the power of the food spirit at point A.

However, if Chao Ke only has a 30% involvement in making this Crispy Pork Knuckle Burger, then the formula for the Food Spirit Power that Chao Ke can ultimately obtain is as follows:

【30%A+(Kitchen helper participation x 20%)A】

With the introduction of semi-finished products for the Crispy Pork Leg Burger and the Giant Golden Finger-Licking Chicken, the only steps Chao Ke could participate in were frying and assembly.

Therefore, these two items can only provide Chao Ke with a few dozen points of Food Spirit Power. If Louise completes the entire process, a single serving of the Crispy Pork Leg Burger may only yield a dozen or so points of Food Spirit Power.

Among the diners at Jia Zi Wei Restaurant, a few with keen palates noticed a slight decline in the quality of the Crispy Pork Leg Burger and the Giant Golden Finger-Licking Chicken.

This is indeed true. According to the system's scoring criteria, the quality of these two items has dropped from the original range of 85-95 points to the range of 75-90 points.

Although it's a bit unfair to our customers, this is something that Jiaziwei Restaurant has to do to become a chain store.

Chao Ke could only hope that Dwight and his sister Jadi would improve their skills and raise the quality of the semi-finished product.

"Yes, we'll need to put more effort into the central kitchen in the future..."