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

Yu Shen and his two companions stood at the store entrance, cigarettes dangling from their lips, watching incredulously as the group of Lingyun Technology employees chatted and laughed as they left Shaxian.

"No, they really don't feel any pain at all?"

"That meal cost almost 170,000! 170,000! How can they still be laughing like that?"

"Li Heizi definitely poisoned their food, otherwise there's no way to explain it."

"..."

After grumbling a few times, they stopped talking and went into the store.

All the customers inside had left by now, and the seats were finally available.

"Finally, there's a seat."

"Order! Order!"

In the kitchen.

Li Zhibai watched Su Su busy washing dishes, her forehead beaded with sweat and her cheeks flushed, and felt a rare pang of guilt.

This apprentice is amazing; he's so diligent even though he's paid to work.

"Sister Su Su, you've worked hard. Go outside and rest. Get ready for dinner."

"I'll cover your lunch tonight. Pick whatever you want to eat." He meant it sincerely.

Upon hearing that they could finally eat, Su Su instantly perked up: "Really, Master? Then I won't be polite!"

"Order whatever you like, it's free."

As promised by Li Zhibai, Su Su, as an apprentice, would enjoy the privilege of free meals if she helped with the work.

This is something that should be taken for granted.

However, just as he finished speaking, the system's voice rang out in his mind again.

[All dishes sold in this store are prohibited from being given away for free, offered for free, or sold on credit. Any form of free benefit is considered a violation, and violators will have 50% of the host's daily revenue deducted.]

Li Zhibai: "..."

This system is really a good dog.

He just wanted to reward Su Su. After all, she was a Black Pearl chef who left her own high-end restaurant to come to his Shaxian restaurant and serve dishes, chop vegetables, and wash dishes. She had been busy for most of the day. What was wrong with providing her with a meal?

Even this costs 50% of revenue; this damn system is even more ruthless than him.

Seeing Li Zhibai standing there motionless, Su Su asked in confusion, "Master, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, Sister Su Su, wait a minute." Li Zhibai came back to his senses, his mind racing, and suddenly thought of an operation that could exploit a system bug.

Without saying a word, he took out his phone and transferred two thousand yuan to Su Su.

Su Su took out her phone and saw the account notification, then paused in surprise.

"???"

"Master, why are you transferring money to me?"

"Sister Su Su, I'm a person of principle. I only said I would provide you with a work meal, but I didn't say it was free. I've transferred the money to you, so you can order whatever you want."

system:【........】

[Host, that's quite a clever move.]

Although Su Su was a little confused, she still obediently took out her phone and scanned the QR code for payment.

"Ding~ 2,000 yuan has been deposited into your Alipay account."

How did the two thousand yuan come about, and how did it go back? It forms a perfect closed loop.

Li Zhibai nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, that's compliant with regulations. Sister Su Su, what would you like to eat? I'll make it for you right now."

"Master, I'd like a chicken leg rice and a bowl of pork tripe soup."

"Wait a minute, let me calculate, it's 1576 in total, which isn't enough for 2000. I'll transfer the rest to you," Li Zhibai said.

Su Su shook her head: "No need, Master. You treated me to a meal, how could I possibly accept your money?"

"Look at you... you're too kind. Then I won't forward it."

Li Zhibai was just being polite, but the girl really got it, and he was very satisfied.

outside.

Yu Shen, Lu Qianshan, and that fat guy Pang Yi had been waiting for a long time.

They've been smelling the aroma from the shop for almost two hours since around 7 p.m., and they're starving.

I finally got a seat, but then I saw Li Zhibai and Su Su playing a game of transferring money between each other in the kitchen, and I immediately became impatient.

"Boss! Can you cook it for us now? I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow."

"Boss, hurry up, I really can't take it anymore."

"Right away, right away."

Li Zhibai responded and prepared to get to work.

"You guys are doing the usual today, all the deluxe versions, right?"

"What else can we do? Your regular version is either sold out or you haven't restocked it. Do we even have a choice?" Yu Shen said with a mournful expression.

He's resigned to his fate now. When he comes to Li Heizi's restaurant, he shouldn't think about saving money; he should just get ripped off without a care in the world.

The three of them quickly ordered their food.

"Alright, please wait a moment."

Li Zhibai responded and began to prepare the ingredients. He picked up a cleaver and made a light cut on the piece of Iberian black pork shoulder on the cutting board.

A flash of light appeared.

The meat chunks were neatly divided into almost identical cubes, just like disassembled building blocks.

Su Su stood to the side with the seasonings in hand, watching. Even though she had seen her master's knife skills many times today, she was still amazed every time she saw them.

So fast! So accurate!

She didn't even see how her master made the cut before the meat was diced.

Master is indeed a genius, he's amazing!

This knife skill, this control over the ingredients, is simply unparalleled.

Su Su secretly made up her mind that she must learn from her master well. Even if she could only learn one-tenth of what her master taught her, she would still be able to dominate the Jiangcheng culinary world.

Before long, several luxurious servings of mixed noodles, steamed dumplings, chicken leg rice, and stew pots were served one after another.

Pang Yi stared at the black casserole dish in front of him, which was almost as big as his face, and the tempting chicken leg on top of it, his mouth watering uncontrollably.

This smells amazing!

Just by smelling the aroma, he knew his trip had been worthwhile.

"Hey Fatty, stop looking and eat!"

As Yu Shen spoke, he couldn't wait to pick up a large mouthful of noodles and stuff it into his mouth.

Well!

It's the taste.

too delicious!

He closed his eyes, chewed slowly, and savored the salty aroma of the scallion oil and the sweet freshness of the crab roe as they exploded in his mouth layer by layer.

He felt he could eat this noodle dish for a lifetime and never get tired of it.

Lu Qianshan started eating silently. He ate very politely, but he was not slow at all. He finished a bowl of noodles in just a few minutes.

Pang Yi finally couldn't hold back any longer.

This guy grabbed the big chicken leg with his hand, brought it to his mouth, and took a bite.

The moment the chicken entered his mouth, his body jolted violently, and the fat on his body trembled.

Good heavens!

How can chicken legs taste this good!

Not oily or greasy, it melts in your mouth, with a rich savory sauce and the delicate aroma of matsutake mushrooms. The chicken is filled with delicious juices, which burst in your mouth the moment you bite into it.

That feeling of satisfaction spread from the tip of my tongue all the way to the top of my head.

"Delicious! It's fucking delicious!"

".........."

Immediately afterwards, all three of them fell silent and began to focus intently on eating.

Su Su also came out of the kitchen with her free work meal, sat down and ate it in small bites, her face full of happiness.

Just as she was enjoying her meal, she suddenly saw Li Zhibai bring the small blackboard from the doorway into the store.

Then, below the business hours, he started writing with a marker.

Su Su curiously peeked out.

Several large characters appeared on the blackboard, seemingly an announcement.

【Important Notice!】

Starting today, our store will implement limited supply.

[Only 50 customers are accepted per day, first come, first served, while supplies last.]

Limited supply?

They only accept fifty people a day?

Is Master preparing to use scarcity marketing?