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

"This plating is absolutely gorgeous!"

Mu Cixuan was the first to take out her phone and snapped several photos of the bowl of noodles in front of her.

Although she writes novels and spends most of her time at home writing, she is also a seasoned food lover who likes to share photos of the food she makes or eats in restaurants on her social media.

After taking the photos, she immediately posted them in the group chat.

Twilight Forest: [Image.jpg]

Twilight Forest: [Image.jpg]

Twilight Forest: [Image.jpg]

Twilight Forest: [Family! Can you believe this is Shaxian-style mixed noodles?]

The three photos were taken very well, especially the close-up shot where the golden noodles were coiled into the shape of a golden chrysanthemum, rippled outwards in concentric circles, which was absolutely stunning.

Don't fill the teacup so full: [Holy crap! Is this plating for real? Is this some kind of Shaxian snack?]

Even mountains and seas can be flattened: [Although... this is indeed Shaxian cuisine. To be honest, I wouldn't have believed it until I saw it with my own eyes. The plating is absolutely amazing!]

Deep Sea Fish: [Brothers! This noodle dish is amazing! I just picked up a piece with my chopsticks and discovered an astonishing detail: the noodles the owner hand-kneaded are all exactly the same thickness, almost invisible to the naked eye! It's incredible!]

As he spoke, he took a very close-up photo and posted it in the group chat, immediately shocking everyone else in the group.

Don't fill the teacup so full: [Σ(っ°Д °;) っ! You're really not kidding me? This is really handmade?]

A fish from the deep sea: [More real than real gold, this kitchen is semi-open, we saw it with our own eyes.]

Don't fill the teacup so full: [Holy crap! Is this even human?!]

.........

After taking the photos, Mu Cixuan carefully picked up a piece of noodles with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth.

Then... her pupils suddenly dilated.

"Waaaaah~~~~"

"So delicious!"

"How can it be so delicious!"

The moment the noodles entered her mouth, the aroma of scallion oil, the sweetness of crab roe, and the savory flavor of minced meat surged up in layers. She felt as if her tongue was being gently enveloped by something, as if she were about to float away, filled with a sense of happiness.

After that, she no longer cared about being a lady and started eating in big mouthfuls.

Yu Shen on the other side was even more exaggerated.

After taking the first bite, this second-generation rich kid froze completely, as if he had been frozen in place.

"Old Fish? Old Fish, what's wrong with you?" Lu Qianshan waved his hand in front of his eyes.

Yu Shen snapped out of his reverie and looked at Lu Qianshan with unprecedented seriousness:

"Old Lu, I just made a decision."

"What decision?"

"From today onwards, this shop is my life!"

Lu Qianshan: "..."

"Surely it's not that serious? You think a meal at a Shaxian snack shop would kill you?"

"You don't understand."

"I used to think that the meaning of life was to lie down and collect rent, sleep until I naturally woke up every day, eat whatever I wanted, do whatever I wanted, and just drift through life like that, which would be pretty good."

"But now I've discovered that there are higher pursuits in life, like eating Shaxian snacks every meal for 365 days a year."

"Shaxian County is awesome!"

"..."

Seeing how completely captivated he was by the noodles, Lu Qianshan couldn't wait to take a bite of the noodles in front of him.

After taking one bite, the fund manager, who was usually serious and unsmiling, slowly opened his eyes wide, and finally, the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up.

"Brother Lu, did you just laugh?" Su Su asked immediately when she saw the change in his expression.

"No," Lu Qianshan shook his head in denial.

"I saw it, you definitely smiled."

You've misjudged.

"You were clearly smiling; your lips even looked like pouty lips."

"That's a muscle cramp."

"..."

Lu Qianshan then picked up another steamed dumpling and put it in his mouth.

The moment the steamed dumpling was bitten open, the scalding hot broth inside gushed out, so delicious that he almost bit his tongue.

The chicken in the filling is very tender and has a fresh seafood aroma, which is perfectly combined and creates a very rich texture.

Lu Qianshan finished a steamed dumpling, said nothing, took a picture with his phone, and sent it to the group chat.

Mountains and seas can be flattened: [image.jpg]

Even mountains and seas can be flattened: [Objectively speaking, this restaurant's crystal steamed dumplings are the best I've had in the ten years I've lived in Wuhan, bar none.]

The ingredients used are also of high quality. I could taste the crab meat and roe of the red king crab, as well as matsutake mushrooms. The main filling is actually chicken, which I didn't expect. Chicken dumplings tend to be a bit dry after steaming, and pork or beef are usually preferred. But the chicken in these steamed dumplings is very tender. I really don't know how the owner made it; it exceeded my expectations.

Su Su is not a crispy pastry: [It should be a guinea fowl from the Loire Valley in France. These chickens are quite expensive. The price at the chef's place is a bit high, but the ingredients are top-notch.]

Mountains and seas can be flattened: [No wonder, but it's really delicious! Image.jpg]

Don't fill the teacup so full: [Slurp~~~, it looks so appetizing in the photo! Damn, I really want to eat it!]

A fish in the deep sea: [image.jpg]

A fish from the deep sea: [I'll eat one for you first, watch closely, it'll burst with juice! @Don't pour the tea so full]

Don't fill the teacup so full: [Damn it, get out of here! Stop seducing me! I'm on a business trip and haven't even eaten yet. Don't you guys feel any remorse for treating me like this?!]

..........

At this moment, in the HR Director's office of Xinglan Technology Company.

Lin Qingyuan sat in her office chair, staring at the messages constantly flooding her phone group chat. She had been looking at them for almost half an hour.

The more she looked at it, the more upset she became.

It wasn't because I was angry, it was because I was craving it.

Those food photos, whether it was noodles, steamed dumplings, or a clear, flavorful stew, were all wildly stimulating her appetite.

The most fatal flaw is that she already had an almost obsessive love for soup.

Why are those guys in the group sharing this stuff?!

Twilight Forest: [This chicken soup is so delicious! I feel warm all over after drinking it, it's so incredibly comforting.]

A fish from the deep sea: [I ordered the old duck soup, and it was absolutely amazing. I feel like I could drink thirty bowls of it.]

【..........】

Lin Qingyuan swallowed hard as she looked at the messages they sent.

Then she looked down at the bowl of unfinished soup on her table.

I ordered the matsutake chicken soup, which cost over 300 yuan, at a Cantonese restaurant with a pretty good reputation.

She originally thought the soup was pretty good, maybe an 80 out of 100.

But compared to the Shaxian stew pot that those guys in the group described, it doesn't taste like it at all.

Lin Qingyuan finally couldn't take it anymore and sent out a message.

Qingyuan is not a kite: [Can't you guys have some backbone? A meal at Shaxian snack shop and you all betrayed us? What happened to our restaurant investigation and evidence gathering? Su Su, wasn't your initial goal to expose that shady restaurant? How did you become someone's apprentice now?]

Su Su is not Su: [Sister Qingyuan, you've definitely misunderstood my master. His soup is absolutely delicious! Don't you love soup the most? Come over here right now!]

Qingyuan is not a kite: [I'm not going!]

Su Su is not a crisp: 【Come on, come on! It's my treat!】

Qingyuan is not a kite: [I'm not going, and that's final.]

Qingyuan is not a kite: [I'm working overtime tonight, I don't have time.]

After sending the message, Lin Qingyuan immediately closed the chat page.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The phone screen had just gone dark when it lit up again; someone in the group had sent a new message.

[A fish from the deep sea: Brothers, I just ordered another serving of wontons, they're so delicious, I can't stop eating them!]

[Even mountains and seas can be flattened: I also ordered an extra serving of wontons.]

【……】

Lin Qingyuan gritted her teeth and slammed her phone face down on the table again.

No way!

I'd rather die than go!

I can't bear the shame!

But... is the soup at that Shaxian restaurant really that good?

No, what is she thinking!

That's Shaxian County!

How delicious can the soup at Shaxian Snacks be?!

But... Yang Chongwu also said that it was the best soup he had ever drunk in his life.

Even Su Su, that incredibly picky girl, said the same thing.

Those guys in the group are saying the same thing now.

Lin Qingyuan picked up the bowl of takeout soup in front of her in agitation, took a sip, and her expression became even more pained.

Why does this soup taste so bad now?!

"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!"

Lin Qingyuan threw the soup and bowl into the trash can and kicked her high heels wildly under the desk.

This aloof HR director is now driven almost crazy by a bowl of soup.