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

Su Su arrived very quickly.

Less than an hour after I made the call, a white van pulled up in front of Shaxian County.

Then a very cute BMW Mini arrived and parked in a nearby parking space.

The car door opened, and Su Su jumped out of the driver's seat. Today, she was wearing a yellow cartoon T-shirt and had her hair tied in a ponytail, looking full of energy.

After spending the last few days with him, Li Zhibai had come to realize that this was Su Su's true nature.

Unlike her stylish and sophisticated outfit when she first visited the restaurant, this is her true self now—casual, lively, and with a passion for food.

"Master, I've brought you the ingredients."

"Thank you, Sister Su Su, you've worked hard."

"Master, don't be so polite." Su Su then directed the two delivery workers to move the goods into the store: "Move everything to the kitchen."

Li Zhibai rolled up his sleeves and started moving things into the store with the two delivery guys, while Su Su took the purchase order into the kitchen to do a second check.

Kobe beef, French guinea fowl, deep-sea yellow croaker maw, Iberian black pork shoulder...

Boxes of top-quality ingredients were moved into the kitchen.

Seven or eight minutes later.

"Master, I have checked everything according to the list you gave me, and everything is complete."

"Okay! How much is it? I'll transfer it to you right away."

"No need, that's too much trouble. Let's stick to monthly billing from now on."

"Alright then." Li Zhibai was also hoping for monthly settlements, as it would save him a lot of trouble.

Su Su casually clipped the order slip to the kitchen wall, turned around, and asked curiously, "Master, why did you suddenly order so much goods today?"

Li Zhibai was squatting on the ground checking the quality and freshness of the ingredients when he casually remarked, "Today we have a big jerk... no, I mean a big client who wants to book the whole place."

Su Su blinked: "A big client? How big?"

"A future Fortune 500 internet company chose my Shaxian County for their team-building dinner tonight," Li Zhibai said seriously.

"Wow! A Fortune 500 company, there must be a lot of people there, right?"

"It's alright."

"Master, you're amazing! People from Fortune 500 companies are coming here for team building."

Li Zhibai blushed slightly, a rare occurrence for him.

Can he say that the so-called Fortune 500 company only has 26 people in total?

Suddenly, Su Su remembered something, pointed to the menu on the outside wall, and said, "Master, why are all the regular versions of the menu outside listed as sold out? If you don't have the ingredients, just tell me, and I'll have someone send some more over."

"No, no need."

Li Zhibai quickly declined her offer of help, explaining, "Tonight's client is quite high-class and doesn't mind spending money. They specifically requested the deluxe version; they wouldn't eat the regular version anyway. I'll let you know when I need to restock."

Su Su nodded: "Alright, then Master, you can tell me anytime."

"Then I'll stay and help you, Master. You definitely can't handle such a big company's team building dinner by yourself."

Li Zhibai originally wanted to say that he could actually handle it by himself, but then he thought that Su Su was, after all, a genuine Black Pearl chef, so helping out wouldn't be a problem.

And most importantly—it's free.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Sister Su."

"It's not hard work at all. It's a good opportunity for me to learn more about my master's skills. It's a win-win situation," Su Su said with a grin.

Looking at her innocent and energetic appearance, Li Zhibai found her more and more pleasing to the eye and liked her more and more.

What a wonderful girl.

They're so happy to be paid to work.

Even this heartless boss felt a little embarrassed for a split second... well, maybe a fraction of a second.

But it only lasted a fraction of a second.

He returned to normal after a fraction of a second.

The two got right to work, putting on aprons and heading into the kitchen to prepare the ingredients.

Although Su Su studied Western cuisine, she had a solid foundation in the basics and good knife skills. She processed ingredients much faster than Li Zhibai had expected.

"Master, should the crab roe be mixed into the minced meat?"

"Yes, the deluxe version of the topping should be mixed with crab roe, in a 5:1 ratio of meat to crab roe, with an error margin of no more than 3 grams."

"receive!"

"The scallion oil needs to be made fresh today. Could you help me chop the scallions? Slice the shallots into thin strips, cut the shallots into sections, use only the white parts of the leeks, and also some southern ginger, cut them into thin strips, not too thick."

"Yes, Master."

The kitchen echoed with the sounds of chopping vegetables and bubbling soup.

While busy with his work, Li Zhibai still took the time to glance back at Su Su's progress in preparing the ingredients.

Only after confirming that she had done something correct did he continue with his own work.

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It's 6:30 p.m.

The employees of Jiangcheng Lingyun Network Technology Company were walking out of the office building in twos and threes, heading towards Jiangnan South Road along Financial Street.

"I'm speechless. The company dinner was at Shaxian snack bar. If my former colleagues found out, I'd be laughed at for a whole year."

"I've already blocked my WeChat Moments, and I absolutely won't post any photos tonight."

"Look at Wen Ran, that girl. She's been grinning like an idiot since the afternoon. Is it really that big of a deal to eat a Shaxian snack?"

"Xiao Ran told us to be mentally prepared, saying that the Shaxian restaurant might not be what we imagined."

"What could be different? Is it going to be the Shaxian Pro? Shaxian Pro Max? Or Shaxian Pro Ultra?"

"Maybe it's the Shaxian Ultra Plus Collector's Edition."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

A group of people walked through Financial Street chatting and laughing, but the further they walked, the more uneasy they felt.

"Wait, is this direction towards Jiangdong South Road?"

"Jiangdong South Road, isn't that the most central area of ​​Financial Street?"

"A Shaxian snack bar located on Financial Street? Has the owner lost his mind? Can he even earn enough to cover the rent?"

"Maybe it's money laundering."

"Possibly!"

"......"

The group's conversation got more and more outrageous, and they started to claim that the real identity of the Shaxian County boss was actually a front man for underground banks to launder money.

It's no wonder they think this way, because they all believe that normal people wouldn't open a Shaxian snack shop in Financial Street.