I've been possessed by a culinary genius, and I've turned Shaxian snacks into a rip-off!

Grandpa Huo and his family thoroughly enjoyed their meal.

Especially Grandpa Huo himself, listening to his children and grandchildren's praise and seeing them eating so heartily, his smile never disappeared all night.

"Have you finished eating?"

"Dad, I'm already stuffed."

"Grandpa, let's come here to eat again next time, okay?"

"Okay, okay, come often! Grandpa's treating!"

"........."

The family sat and chatted for a while longer before the eldest son, Huo Junhui, stood up and said, "Dad, I'm going to settle the bill."

The old man said he was treating, but as his son, he couldn't possibly let the old man pay.

Huo Junhui walked to the cashier and said to Li Zhibai, "Boss, checkout."

Li Zhibai picked up the calculator and started pressing the buttons, finally arriving at a figure of 78890 yuan, with an average expenditure of nearly 1 yuan per person.

"Hello, the total is 78890 yuan!"

Huo Junhui calmly took out his phone, scanned the QR code, and completed the payment.

"Payment has been made."

"Alright! Take care, everyone, and welcome back next time!"

"Goodbye, boss!"

"goodbye!"

The whole family was stuffed, and they slowly left the Shaxian snack shop, each one holding their back.

The smile on Li Zhibai's face gradually disappeared after they left.

Normally, he should be very happy to earn nearly 80,000 yuan from a single deal, but for some reason, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

"I only managed to rip off this small amount of money from that family of three Golden Legends, not even 100,000. System, is my blade not sharp enough? It just doesn't feel right. What a failure!"

[Host, are you trying to say that the price is too cheap and doesn't match its legendary status?]

"Yes, yes, yes! I originally thought this price was already outrageous, but now I realize I was too naive and suffered from my lack of experience. For a family of three Golden Legends like Grandpa Huo, they only charged a mere 70,000 or 80,000? Isn't that humiliating?"

"A single meal should cost at least six figures to justify their glittering status!"

[...]

The system was speechless. It had expected that Li Zhibai's ruthlessness would improve, but it had underestimated his growth rate.

Your appetite is getting bigger and bigger!

Li Zhibai made a few complaints, then suddenly remembered something important.

Then he quickly opened the bank's app, opened the balance page, and started counting the numbers on the screen with his finger.

Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions...

1045647.66 yuan.

One million four hundred thousand!

After Li Zhibai finished counting, his heart pounded wildly, and the corners of his mouth began to stretch out uncontrollably, a smile he couldn't suppress.

Hehehe......

It's surpassed one million!

He really broke the million mark!

This was the first time he had ever seen a seven-figure sum of money in person since he was born!

At this moment, Li Zhibai truly felt incredibly awesome!

Just over ten days ago, he was worried about finding a job, but just over ten days later, he had more than a million yuan in his bank account.

Is this what it feels like to become rich overnight?

That's so awesome!

Hehehe......

Li Zhibai laughed wildly a few more times. After calming down, he had to face a very real problem.

One million four hundred thousand seems like a lot, but unfortunately, it won't be long before this money changes hands.

The rent of 600,000 yuan is due at the end of the month, and Su Su still owes more than 400,000 yuan for food. Add in taxes and other expenses, and not only will there be no money left, but there will also be some debt.

Of course, if Huo Junmin could help him recover the money from Zhao Lei that he shouldn't have had to pay, then he could turn his financial situation around and truly have his first pot of gold.

No matter what, the thought of this money soon becoming someone else's still made him feel very heartbroken and reluctant.

"I worked so hard on the password, and in the end I found out I'm still broke."

"No way, while I still have this money, I'll post it on my WeChat Moments and make a commemorative post."

As the saying goes, wealth and status are fleeting, so seize the day while you can.

Life is short; if you don't show off when you're young, you'll regret it when you're old!

If you don't seize the opportunity to show off now, you won't have the chance to do so in a few days.

But just as he finished taking the screenshot and was about to post it on his WeChat Moments, he suddenly stopped and gave up on posting it.

No!

Cannot post on WeChat Moments!

My WeChat Moments is filled with so many relatives and friends, including aunts, uncles, elementary school classmates, middle school classmates, high school classmates, college classmates, and my parents.

If this gets sent out, his WeChat will probably be flooded with requests for money very soon.

"Hey bro, got rich lately? Don't forget me when you're rich!"

"I'm a little short on cash lately, could you lend me some money to tide me over?"

"Zhibai, I'm your third aunt's second aunt's neighbor. I heard you've been doing quite well lately..."

"......."

Just thinking about that scene made Lee Ji-baek feel suffocated.

"No, no, I absolutely can't post this on WeChat Moments."

"Where should we send it...? I've got it!"

Douyin!

Even his parents don't know about his Douyin account. He's only posted a few random videos on it, and he only has a few zombie accounts as followers. He's not afraid of people seeing his posts.

This perfectly satisfies his desire to show off without being discovered by his relatives and friends.

Li Zhibai opened Douyin, pulled up the screenshot of the balance he had just taken, skillfully photoshopped out the bank card number and name, and edited a caption.

[I earned my first million in less than half a month after opening a Shaxian snack shop. Let's commemorate this! (Image attached)]

After finishing writing it, he felt it wasn't pretentious enough, so he added another sentence.

Opening a Shaxian snack shop is really profitable; good luck to all my fellow business owners!

After sending the message, Li Zhibai put his phone on the table, put his hands behind his head, and leaned back in his chair.

comfortable!

The feeling of being rich and showing off is truly exhilarating!

The only regret is that I can't show off on WeChat Moments; I can only show off to a large number of strangers online.

"Today, only the remnants of the body remain~~♫"

Welcome to the glorious years

Hold tight to freedom in the wind and rain

A life spent in bewilderment and struggle

Confidence can change the future...

♪((‹( ˘꒳˘ )›))♬~~~

Li Zhibai stood up, humming a song with satisfaction, and went to the kitchen to make a late-night snack while there weren't many customers around.

What he didn't know was that this casually posted video of him showing off his cup quickly went viral.

Of course, 99% of the comments section were criticizing him, asking him to name the store so they could investigate the counterfeit store offline.

................

In the kitchen, Li Zhibai was making a late-night snack while teaching Su Su how to cook.

When a master has free time, he should teach his apprentice a little bit; otherwise, what will happen if the apprentice doesn't renew his subscription later?

"Master, I've been practicing the noodle-stretching technique you taught me for several days now, and I can stretch the noodles quite long now, but sometimes the noodles I stretch aren't very even in thickness."

"It's probably a problem with how you're using your strength. Don't be so stiff in your wrist, like this."

As Li Zhibai spoke, he stretched out his right hand and made a wave-shaped motion in the air to demonstrate for her.

"Stretching noodles isn't like arm wrestling; it's not about using brute force. The power needs to travel from your shoulder to your elbow, then to your wrist, and finally to your fingers. It relies on finesse. Look at my movement; doesn't it look like I'm swinging a very long towel?"

"Just think of stretching noodles as tossing a towel."

Su Su: "Master, how long will it take me to reach your level?"

Li Zhibai: "With your talent and diligence, you should be able to get there in about seven or eight more years of practice."

Su Su: "......."

Seven or eight years? That's too long.

"Just kidding."

"Sister Su Su, I've always felt that you have a great talent for cooking. It's just that you mainly studied Western cuisine before and had little exposure to Chinese cuisine. Your hand technique for stretching noodles is already quite good, and it won't be long before it becomes stable. However, it will take a long time to reach a very high level, but I think it's more than enough for you to improve your pasta dishes."

Su Su hummed in agreement and nodded, "Master is right, I will practice hard."

The master and apprentice chatted while cooking, and soon two steaming bowls of scallion oil noodles were ready, along with a plate of braised pork for a late-night snack.

Su Su eagerly lowered her head and took a bite of noodles, her expression instantly becoming one of utter satisfaction.

"Master, why is your noodles always so delicious?"

Li Zhibai blurted out, "Because when I'm making noodles, I'm thinking about how to make the customers happy... cough cough, I'm thinking about how to make the customers happy."

Su Su nodded thoughtfully: "I see. When I was cooking, I was only thinking about how to make the food taste good, and I didn't think about that much. It seems that my mindset is still far from that of my master."

"......."

The two chatted and laughed as they finished their meal.

Su Su helped clear the dishes and chopsticks, then said goodbye to Li Zhibai and drove away in her BMW Mini.

Li Zhibai sat in the shop scrolling through his phone, waiting for new customers to come in. Sure enough, a few more individual customers came in, significantly more than when the shop first opened.

It was past midnight by the time all the individual customers had finished their meals and left.

He glanced at the doorway instinctively.

Sister Zhao still hasn't come. She hasn't come for two or three days. I wonder if she has taken her son back to her hometown.

That said, his first love for food came from Sister Zhao's son, Gao Siqi. Hopefully, he will grow up healthy and strong.

Speaking of the Heart of Gourmet Food, the system says that the third Heart of Gourmet Food requires collecting three Shards of Brilliance to unlock. The first Shard comes from Grandpa Huo's braised pork, and the remaining two can be obtained by participating in culinary competitions or conquering gourmets.

"Participating in the competition, conquering gourmets... I wonder how many people I can successfully rip off."

Then Li Zhibai thought of the matter of changing braised pork to vegetarian meat. He really felt that the market was quite large. For example, Grandpa Huo could not eat too much braised pork, since the elderly are prone to high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high cholesterol.

Besides Grandpa Huo, there are also girls like Su Su. It's okay to let them eat more braised pork occasionally, but it's definitely not good in the long run, since they care about their appearance.

These people are what motivate him to develop vegetarian braised pork; with vegetarian braised pork, he can sell more.

Of course, as is customary, before developing new dishes, it's necessary to visit other restaurants that do it well to find inspiration.

Li Zhibai picked up his phone and opened the review website. Perhaps because he had searched for it a lot, as soon as he opened the relevant page, a restaurant he was very familiar with popped up on the homepage: He Feng Xi Yu.

He instinctively clicked in and took a look.

On He Feng Xi Yu's homepage, a picture recommending a new dish is prominently displayed.

[Our chef's latest masterpiece: Premium Vegetarian Braised Pork Belly, made with purely vegan ingredients – a vegetarian's delight!]

Li Zhibai: "......."

No way, what a coincidence!

Could this be Chef Fang and his telepathic connection?

He was just about to research vegetarian braised pork when Chef Fang brought out a new dish, also a vegetarian version.

Fate is truly a mysterious thing!

Since they've already featured GG on the homepage and made the copy so impressive, he should definitely go and take a closer look.