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

When Yu Shen and the others saw Grandpa Huo with tears streaming down his face, they were all stunned.

They had known Grandpa Huo for a few days now. The old man always had a smiling, amiable appearance, and everyone who saw him felt he was kind and approachable.

Now, however, she cries like a child over a piece of braised pork.

"Grandpa's reaction is too exaggerated! He even cried while eating."

"Boss Su told me that this braised pork is the taste that my grandpa has been craving for for eleven years. How could he not be excited after not being able to eat it for eleven years?"

"Speaking of which, how delicious must this braised pork be to make a seventy-year-old woman cry with joy?"

"I was just thinking of ordering one piece to try it out, but seeing the old man's reaction, I suddenly feel that one piece might not be enough."

"Have you noticed? This old man's bowl only seems to have about ten pieces of meat, which is not bad."

"Yeah, I originally thought that Li Heizi would put at least ten or twenty pieces of meat in a bowl and rip us off. But I didn't expect it to be so little, only ten pieces of meat in a bowl, and the price is less than a thousand. With the regular staple food, it's only a little over a thousand per person, which doesn't seem unacceptable."

"I suddenly felt that Li Heizi had a conscience. He could have made the bowl bigger and stuffed more meat in it, but he didn't."

"......."

Actually, it wasn't that Li Zhibai had a change of heart and didn't want to rip off Master Huo. If Master Huo had used his privileges and only allowed him to make decisions, Li Zhibai would have definitely served him the whole pot.

The situation is different now. The old man has given up his authority, so he has to consider changing his strategy.

Li Zhibai could easily calculate whether he was making money off just one old man or off a dozen others.

Grandpa Huo ate his meat with gusto, then ate rice dipped in the broth, enjoying it immensely. The onlookers watched, their mouths watering, their eyes growing increasingly envious.

"I can't take it anymore, I'm starving just watching the old man eat."

"Boss! When will our braised pork be served?"

"Quick, quick! I want some too!"

"......"

"Wait a little longer! It's not ready yet!"

More than an hour later, in the outdoor dining area.

Yu Shen and the others were getting more and more anxious. They had finished all the regular Shaxian dishes they ordered and were just waiting for the final main course to be served.

"Why isn't it ready yet?"

"Didn't Li Heizi say that the braised pork was not prepared in large quantities and needs to be made fresh?"

"I really can't wait any longer."

"......."

Just when everyone was about to lose their composure, the kitchen curtain was finally lifted.

Li Zhibai came out carrying a huge bowl.

Yu Shen was looking down at his phone, complaining in a group chat about Li Heizi's dawdling, when he suddenly felt the light above him dim. Looking up, he saw a huge dark shadow hanging above him.

What's blocking my view?

And an overwhelming sense of oppression came over him.

"Gentlemen, thank you for waiting! Enjoy your braised pork with our secret recipe."

With a muffled thud, the large bowl slammed heavily onto the table; it was filled to the brim with braised pork.

Li Zhibai then turned around and went back to the kitchen. When he came out again, he was carrying a large blue-and-white porcelain bowl of the same size.

Su Su also helped him carry the food.

The two went back and forth like this several times, placing one enormous bowl after another in front of each person.

Yu Shen: "........"

Pang Yi: "........"

Lu Qianshan: "........"

Others: "......."

Everyone stared blankly at the enormous container in front of them, which was about 30 or 40 centimeters in diameter and nearly 10 centimeters deep, containing at least 40 or 50 pieces of braised pork.

No, is this the bowl that Li Heizi was talking about?

If you didn't know better, you'd think someone had brought up a washbasin.

Yu Shen looked at the pot... no, the big bowl of braised pork in front of him and counted it carefully.

48 yuan.

One piece costs 99, and 48 pieces would cost 4752 yuan.

Adding to the regular Shaxian snacks they ordered earlier, their average cost per person easily exceeded 5000 yuan this time.

He had just thought the old man's bowl with ten pieces of meat was quite generous, but now he realized he was too naive.

It's a password!

I got scammed again!!!

"Boss, is this the bowl you were talking about? Your bowls look like this? This is a basin, isn't it?!"

"My washbasin at home isn't even as big as your bowl."

Li Zhibai: "This is definitely a bowl! Look at the shape, the curve, the glaze—a standard blue and white porcelain bowl. I asked Sister Su Su to specially pick out the biggest one for me. Look how beautiful the craftsmanship is!"

"Okay, even if this is a bowl, have you ever seen anyone use such a big bowl for braised pork?"

"It's my home!" Li Zhibai said matter-of-factly. "Besides, I was just trying to be kind. I was worried you wouldn't have enough to eat, so I gave you a larger portion. But you're still not satisfied and complain that my bowls are too big. Being a boss is too difficult for me."

Everyone: "......."

You fucking have the nerve to act aggrieved?

If you were charging by the portion, we'd love for you to have a bigger bowl, but you're charging by the piece!

"It's not that I'm criticizing you, but I've noticed that you rich people just like superficial things and aren't practical at all."

"You should know how much a plate of meat costs when you go to those high-end restaurants, right? There are only three or five pieces of meat on a plate, the plate is quite big, but most of it is empty space, and the price is ridiculously high. That's definitely a tax on your intelligence."

Li Zhibai pointed to the large bowl on the table: "Take a look at my bowl. It may be a bit big, but it's filled to the brim. It's substantial and not at all sloppy. That's what you call a conscientious merchant."

"......."

Everyone was stunned by his twisted logic, and for a moment they didn't know how to refute it.

Just then, a weak voice rang out from the corner.

"Um... I think I only have two pieces."

Everyone turned to look at it.

In front of Mu Cixuan was only a normal-sized bowl with two pieces of braised pork inside. The bottom of the bowl was covered with a layer of fragrant rice. It looked very delicate, very refined, and very normal.

Two pieces of meat!

Compared to the huge bowls of meat that everyone else was eating, her two pieces of meat were incredibly meager.

But for some reason, everyone was a little envious of this girl, and for a moment they even felt that being poor wasn't so bad.

At least you won't be subjected to double standards, you can order whatever you want to eat, and you won't be tricked.

I'm so happy!

Unlike them, who get ripped off in various ways every day, is this the trouble of the rich?

"Alright, everyone stop worrying about it. Let's just consider this another lesson Li Heizi taught us."

"I get scammed every day, and it's different every day. I think I really need to download an anti-fraud app."

"Eat up, eat up."

"......."

After all, the food has already been served, so we can't just return it, can we?

Yu Shen picked up a piece of braised pork, blew on it, and stuffed the whole piece into his mouth.

Well! ! !

An intensely rich, almost unreasonable, meaty aroma exploded in my mouth.

The pork skin melts the moment it touches your teeth, soft and tender... filling your mouth with a rich, meaty aroma.

"Delicious! Delicious!"

"No matter what Li Heizi does, it's always so delicious."

"Yeah! Otherwise, we wouldn't always get ripped off."

"Damn it!"

Fatty Pang Yi was also eating meat in one bite at a time. Every time a piece of braised pork entered his mouth, his fat trembled like he was having a seizure, which was incredibly satisfying!

"Hey Fatty, stop shaking, the table's rattling," Wang Yun couldn't help but complain.

"I can't control myself!"

"This meat smells so good, it's making all the flesh on my body dance."

"..."

The others also picked up their chopsticks and exclaimed that they thoroughly enjoyed the meal.

Lu Qianshan ate more politely and professionally.

He picked up a piece of braised pork, examined its quality first, then put it in his mouth, closed his eyes, and chewed slowly.

"This skill of reducing the sauce requires more than ten years of experience to achieve. The sauce has just the right consistency without being cloying, and it's perfectly balanced between salty and sweet, with the sweet side slightly dominant but not at all cloying. The key is that subtle hint of rose fragrance, which perfectly neutralizes the cloying sweetness at the end, creating a very clean finish. Li Heizi's skill is truly amazing!"

"Hey Lao Lu, why are you making such a fuss over eating meat? Just shout 'Holy crap! Delicious!' and that's it. Why pretend to be a cultured person?" Yu Shen said disdainfully.

"This is professional tasting; you wouldn't understand."

"Taste my ass! Wipe the sauce off your mouth first, it's practically dripping onto the table."

"......."

On the other hand, Wang Yun and Yao Qianqian, this eccentric couple, also started acting like spoilers.

"My dear, I want to write poetry."

"What kind of poetry should I write?"

"Braised pork, oh braised pork, why are you so delicious? I want to lose weight, but you've ruined my efforts; I want to save money, but you've bankrupted me; your damn tenderness makes me both love and hate you, and leave me poor..."

"What a beautiful poem! What a beautiful poem! My dear, you are so talented."

"Absolutely!"

"......"

Just as everyone was enjoying their meat feast, a young man carrying a mobile phone walked into the store.

"Family members, I finally found it! It's the Shaxian snack shop that was mentioned in the news, where a meal cost 5600 yuan. Today, Brother Long will check it out to see if this place is as shady as the internet says..."