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

Taking orders, preparing food, serving dishes, clearing empty plates, refilling water...

With fifty people dining at the same time, Li Zhibai and Su Su were extremely busy.

Fortunately, the sanitation workers ordered only Bodhi Jade Restaurant, which has a limited selection of dishes. In addition, they had done a lot of preparation work in advance during the day, with two full racks of steamed and cooled rice, so the meals were served very quickly.

Li Zhibai was calmly frying egg fried rice in the kitchen, while mentally calculating today's sales.

With fifty people, the average spending per person is around 2500 yuan. Today's estimated revenue is around 13 yuan, which is more than halved compared to yesterday.

However, this was within expectations.

These sanitation workers weren't like Yu Shen and his group of wealthy people. They were clearly holding back when ordering. After all, this meal was paid for by Grandpa Huo, and they also saw that the prices at this restaurant were not cheap, so naturally they wouldn't order too much. If Grandpa Huo hadn't been worried that they wouldn't have enough to eat and hadn't offered them extra food later, they probably would have finished with just one serving, and the revenue would have been even less.

Even though business was down significantly, Li Zhibai wasn't bothered. Compared to the Heart of Gourmet Food, this amount of money was nothing.

If you can make that braised pork to the old man's satisfaction, you'll unlock the second "Heart of Gourmet Food," receive the system reward, and who knows, it might be another incredible skill or some kind of cutting-edge technology.

If all else fails, I'll just give him a random two-centimeter growth.

At the same time, Li Zhibai also gained a new understanding of Grandpa Huo's financial resources. While delivering meals to sanitation workers outside, he overheard several sanitation workers chatting and saying that Grandpa Huo also had two shops in Financial Street that he was collecting rent from.

Shops in Financial Street, any one of them can sell for tens of millions, and the annual rent can bring in millions. No wonder the old man is so rich.

If we can really please the old man and satisfy him, he might just give us a shop in the Financial Street area if he's in a good mood.

Pshaw, what are you thinking? Is Li Zhibai the kind of person who would take advantage of others?

He is!

"Sister Su Su, this pot of fried rice is ready, take it with you."

"Understood, Master."

Su Su wiped the sweat from her forehead and went out with the tray.

She noticed that although her master's face was stiff today, he was actually more efficient at working than yesterday.

Perhaps it's because I can't laugh that I'm more focused.

That face is just too cold.

.........

An hour later.

The sanitation workers finished their meals one after another, their faces beaming with happy and satisfied smiles.

"Oh my god, this Shaxian food is so delicious! I've never had such good food before."

"If it weren't for Uncle Huo treating us today, I probably wouldn't have been able to bring myself to eat here for even a meal at this price in my entire life."

"This fried rice is amazing. I just took a picture and sent it to my husband, and he didn't believe it was fried rice."

"Yes! The flavor is also very rich, with wave after wave of taste, it's so fragrant! But it's really expensive, one serving costs 1288."

"Uncle Huo, you really went to great lengths this time. How much money did this cost?"

"Let me do the math, we each ate two plates of this fried rice... My goodness, I can't quite put my finger on it, this must be worth tens of thousands, right?"

Those who were good at math quickly estimated: "This meal cost us at least 120,000 to 130,000."

As soon as the words were spoken, all the sanitation workers felt a tremor in their hearts.

A few hundred thousand?

Doesn't that mean one meal cost them more than a year's salary?

Jiangcheng is, after all, an international metropolis, especially in the city center. Their salaries are not as low as outsiders think. The basic monthly salary is around seven or eight thousand, and in months with holidays, it can even exceed ten thousand.

But all of that comes at a price. You have to get up at four in the morning to work, and you can only finish work and go home to sleep around 11 p.m.

Add in rent, utilities, and other expenses, and you can't actually save much each month, just enough to make ends meet.

"Uncle Huo, thank you so much for treating us to such a delicious meal today."

"Uncle Huo, this is too much of an expense."

"....."

Grandpa Huo waved his hand and said, "No need to be so polite. You all work hard sweeping the streets from dawn till dusk every day. I'm just treating you to a meal. Besides, it's no fun for me to eat alone. It's more lively with more people."

"Then you can call me anytime you want something lively, and I'll be there whenever you call," said the straightforward, food-loving auntie.

She regretted it as soon as she said it.

"Oh, that's not what I meant. I just thought this fried rice was so delicious. It wasn't that you had to treat me."

Huo Wang laughed heartily upon hearing this: "Alright, if there are any more events like this next time, I'll invite you all to participate."

"Alright, alright, everyone get back to work. Don't let work interfere with yourselves. Those who need to go to work, go to work; those who need to go home and rest, go home and rest."

"Well, Uncle Huo, we'll be going now."

"Take it easy, be careful on the road."

"......"

The sanitation workers left Shaxian Snacks in twos and threes, and each of them said goodbye to Li Zhibai as they left.

"Boss, your food is really delicious. I'll come back for your regular meals when I get paid."

"Thank you for your hard work, little boss. Bye-bye."

"Boss, what happened to your face? Are you too tired?"

"..."

Li Zhibai responded coldly to each of them, each time with only one word.

Some workers, seeing his aloof and indifferent attitude, couldn't help but mutter under their breath, "Why does this boss always have such a long face? Does he think we're poor and look down on us?"

"Possibly!"

"Damn it! I'm not coming here again."

If Li Zhibai heard anyone misunderstanding him, he would definitely shout, "Injustice! You've really misunderstood!"

After all the sanitation workers left, Huo Wang was the only customer left in the shop.

"Young man, you've had a hard day."

Li Zhibai looked at him with a cold expression and nodded slightly, but in his heart he was thinking: It's not hard work, it's not hard work. Your actions today were really amazing. What's a little hard work for me? If you booked the whole place like this every day, I would be willing to work hard every day!

But he only uttered one word.

"without."

Huo Wang looked at his cold face and suddenly smiled.

"Young man, do you have a problem with me?"

Li Zhibai: "???"

He quickly shook his head.

No objection, really no objection!

"Then why do you have such a long face today? You were fine yesterday, weren't you?" Huo Wang asked again.

Upon hearing the old man's words, Su Su quickly came over to explain to Li Zhibai, "Grandpa, my master isn't feeling well today. The doctor said he should talk less, rest more, and especially not smile... make any facial expressions."

"Oh, I see," Huo Wang nodded. "Then you really should take care to rest. Young people shouldn't take advantage of their good health and overexert themselves."

Li Zhibai glanced at Su Su gratefully.

It's always better to have an apprentice.

Although I laughed at him for a long time in the afternoon, he was still reliable when it mattered.

Su Su blinked at him: Master, don't worry, I'll cover for you.

Li Zhibai made a mental note for her: her tuition would be reduced by 100 yuan next month.

"Young man, it's time to settle the bill! I treated forty-nine people to dinner today, it cost quite a bit, but I had a good time." Grandpa Huo took out a black card and handed it to him: "Swipe the card."

Li Zhibai took the card, operated it on the POS machine a few times, and the machine squeaked and spat out a receipt.

He tore off the receipt and handed it back to Grandpa Huo along with the bank card, giving him a thumbs up.

That means, sir, you look really handsome today!

Then he said one more word: "Meat".

Grandpa Huo understood; the young man was asking him about the braised pork. He had already secured the customization rights, and it was time to make the other party deliver on their promise.

"I see you can't speak right now. How about this, come to my house when you're better. I have something to show you."

Li Zhibai nodded and then shook his head.

This left Grandpa Huo completely bewildered.

Li Zhibai took out his phone and typed: "Grandpa, what I mean is, let's go to your house now."

He wanted to act quickly so that research and development could begin sooner.

Then he typed another message for Su Su: "Sorry, I can't treat you to lunch today. There's a limit of fifty people per day. How about I give you some money so you can buy something else to eat?"

He also wanted to invite Su Su to dinner, but the system was limiting the flow of data.

"It's alright, Master, you don't need to give me money, I'll buy it myself later."

"By the way, Master, are you going to Grandpa's house now? Should I drive you there first?"

Li Zhibai was deeply moved.

Look! Look! This is his good apprentice!

She works even at her own expense, works tirelessly without complaint, and always knows how to cover for him in crucial moments. She's also incredibly considerate. She's amazing!

Next month's tuition will be reduced by 1000 yuan!!!