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

When Yu Shen and Pang Yi arrived at the store entrance arm in arm, they immediately noticed the information on the electronic screen on the outside wall: [Today's remaining dining slots: 3].

The two of them were stunned at the same time.

"Wait, what time is it? Are the spots already gone?"

"I remember that at this time in the past, there would at least be more than half left. What's going on today?"

"It feels like the word-of-mouth about Shaxian snacks is spreading faster and faster since the long holiday ended; it's really getting out of control!"

"Sigh, although I knew this day would come, I'm still a little unwilling."

The more they talked, the heavier their mood became.

If this trend continues, we might really have to fight for food in the future.

Are we really going to have to resort to competing based on daily spending rankings? That privilege of having the top daily spender get to book a restaurant for the next ten days sounds great, but it's expensive!

Yu Shen sighed: "Our anti-gang alliance is probably doomed."

"In the past, we could control the exposure and suppress the hype to limit the flow of customers, but now just a few of us can't keep out so many new customers. If this continues, if you come late, you won't even get a sip of soup."

The two of them, feeling melancholy, found a place to sit down.

Before they even started ordering, their attention was drawn to the table of customers diagonally opposite them.

The person sitting at that table was a new face. He looked quite wealthy and even had a bodyguard with him. Quite a show of force.

Of course, what really bothered them was the guy's condition; he seemed to have gone a bit crazy.

"wrong!"

"One more, please!"

"wrong!"

"One more, please!"

"wrong!"

"Again!"

"......"

Yu Shen and Pang Yi were both shocked.

"Is this guy crazy? Eggs that cost 3999 each, is he going to eat them like food?"

"How many have you eaten? Let me count... one, two, three... more than ten, right?"

Yu Shen, curious, called Su Su over: "Boss Su, what's up with that guy? Why is he arguing with Dan?"

Su Su: "That customer made a bet with Master. He said he would guess how Master made this egg and what the ingredients were. If he guessed correctly, the meal would be free and he would even get a Diamond VIP membership. But as you can see, he couldn't guess it."

Yu Shen: "..."

Pang Yi: "..."

"6666, this guy is a true warrior!"

"You dared to bet with Li Heizi? If you don't get ripped off, who will? Only Li Heizi himself knows what's in his egg."

Over there, Sun Jin had completely lost his mind and was in a killing frenzy.

He ate another egg, closed his eyes to savor it, and continued to guess.

"The egg whites have such a bouncy texture; it must have been cooked using sous-vide technology! 65 degrees Celsius, for 81 hours!"

"wrong!"

The twenty-first one.

"wrong."

The twenty-second one.

"wrong."

The twenty-third one.

"Wrong, wrong, wrong...!!!"

At first, Yu Shen and the others found it funny, thinking how brave he was! But gradually they started to feel sorry for the guy. This was just too pitiful; he was being repeatedly rubbed into the ground by Li Heizi.

Also, how can there be such a stubborn person in this world? If you can't guess, then don't guess. Is it really necessary?

Until the 29st time.

Sun Jin still hadn't guessed completely correctly.

Just as he was about to call for him to continue, Li Zhibai shook his head regretfully: "I'm sorry, Mr. Sun, we've used up all our chances, and we've run out of eggs. You still didn't guess right."

"However, although you didn't guess correctly, your never-give-up spirit deeply moved me."

He pulled a black card from his apron pocket and handed it to him: "This is our highest-level Diamond VIP card. Consider it a consolation prize. With this, you'll be our most valued customer from now on, enjoying the privilege of being the first to try our new products!"

Sun Jin stared at the black card in his hand with red eyes.

The card is printed with the Shaxian County logo and the words "Diamond VIP".

It certainly looks quite prestigious.

But right now, all he wants to do is kill people.

Guessing wrong 29 times? That doesn't make sense!

He clearly memorized the contents of Yang Chongwu's instruction manual, how could it be wrong? Could it be that that bastard Yang Chongwu used fake information?

Before he could think about it, Li Zhibai handed him a printed bill with a smile.

"Mr. Sun, here is your bill."

Sun Jin instinctively took it and looked down at it.

"puff!!!"

He spat out the mouthful of water he had just taken a sip of, which landed squarely on the face of the bodyguard sitting opposite him.

bodyguard:"……"

Boss, are you being polite?

"How much?!" Sun Jin couldn't believe his eyes.

"29 Ink Glaze Eggs, 3999 yuan each, totaling 115971 yuan. Add to that the two deluxe mixed noodles and one stew you ordered... the total is 123856 yuan," Li Zhibai said.

Sun Jin: "..."

More than 12?

He actually spent over 12 yuan without even realizing it?

No, how come he doesn't feel anything at all?

Sun Jin was silent for a moment, but he couldn't help asking, "So, how exactly was this egg made?"

Li Zhibai smiled slightly: "You want to know? Next time you come, I'll show you in person."

Sun Jin stared at him for a few seconds, then finally uttered a single, forceful word: "Okay!"

Finally, he paid the bill with resentment and left with his bodyguards.

But that figure looked somewhat desolate.

..........

Yu Shen watched Sun Jin leave the entire time, and only spoke after Sun Jin had disappeared outside the door:

"Fatty, do you think this guy got traumatized from that?"

"It must be him. Li Heizi ripped off over 100,000 yuan in one go. I'm afraid he'll have his bodyguard turn back halfway and beat Li Heizi up."

"In the end, it was civilized society that saved Li Heizi."

"Who can argue with that?"

"......."

After grumbling for a bit, the two stopped paying attention to the unfortunate guy and started ordering food.

Just as Li Zhibai was halfway through his meal, a system notification suddenly popped into his mind.

[The system has detected that customer "Yu Shen" has collected 10 food memory fragments. Should we synthesize them?]

Li Zhibai was stunned for a moment.

Is that all?

He glanced at the system panel subconsciously.

Sure enough, Yu Shen has collected all 10 fragments. He truly lives up to his reputation as the store's top spender, consistently delivering high-quality products and never disappointing customers.

"Synthesize!" Li Zhibai silently chanted in his mind without hesitation.

[In progress...]

Synthesis successful!

[Hint for obtaining the Heart of Gourmet Food quest: Green Plum.]

Li Zhibai: "???"

Green plum?

What the heck?

When he first saw Yu Shen's food memory fragments, he thought they would be about crab dishes, since there were images of him crying loudly after being pinched by crabs in the fragments.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a green plum.

Li Zhibai stood in the kitchen, staring at the task prompt in deep thought.

What dishes can you make with green plums?