“I’m truly sorry, everyone. It’s not that I don’t want you all to make money, but my lady has already given her instructions.”
As soon as she said this, all the restaurant owners sighed.
“Sigh, Wanmin Restaurant always makes the money every single time. When will it ever be our turn…?”
“That’s right! Miss Baishi, if there’s another opportunity like this next time, perhaps you could put in a good word for the rest of our shops in front of Lady Ningguang. Don’t always just stare at Wanmin Restaurant’s menu~”
“Isn’t that the truth? But you have to admit, Chef Xiangling is truly impressive. She comes up with new dishes every few days. Chef Mao really is lucky to have a daughter like her.”
“Tell me about it~~ We can only be envious~~”
It seemed that Xiangling’s culinary skills were still highly recognized by everyone.
Just when everyone thought that Wanmin Restaurant had been chosen for the catering order once again, Baishi shook her head and smiled.
“The restaurant chosen for the order this time is not Wanmin Restaurant.”
“It’s the ‘Lin’s Chinese Cuisine’ restaurant.”
After saying that, Baishi couldn’t be bothered to waste any more words with the bosses.
Continuing this chat would likely delay important matters.
She looked toward the furthest corner of the street and walked towards the end with some confusion.
“Strange…”
“Since the boss has such culinary skills, isn’t it a bit too much of a waste to open a shop on a street corner like this?”
…
After Baishi left, all the restaurant owners were stunned in place.
“Lin’s Chinese Cuisine??? Is there such a restaurant in our Chihu Rock? I feel like I’ve heard of it somewhere… I just can’t remember it right now!”
“Ah!! It’s that restaurant that only sells Scallion Oil Fried Rice, the one at the end of the street corner that has absolutely no business!!”
“What??? That restaurant that only sells fried rice!! Why on earth would they gain Lady Ningguang’s appreciation? This is a bit too absurd, isn’t it? What can they even offer? They couldn’t possibly send a bunch of fried rice to the Chamber of Commerce negotiations, right??”
Meanwhile, Lin Xiao.
He was currently resting with his eyes closed.
He only felt a gentle breeze pass by him.
When he opened his eyes again, he realized that a very quiet and gentle-looking young lady was already standing next to him.
Looking closely.
Whoa~
Wasn’t this Baishi, the little secretary beside Liyue’s wealthiest woman?
What was going on here?
Baishi also hadn’t expected that the scale of this restaurant wouldn’t be considered large.
Moreover, there was only a single fried rice dish on the menu board…
However, considering that this was a new shop, it was probably because they hadn’t had the time to carve the rest of the dishes onto it yet.
A restaurant that could please Lady Ningguang’s somewhat picky appetite couldn’t possibly lack true skill.
They definitely had many specialty dishes.
She looked at the man who had just woken up in front of her, her face turning slightly red.
She hadn’t expected this boss to be so handsome.
Communicating at such close quarters suddenly made her feel quite shy.
“Hello, Boss. I am a secretary of the Jade Chamber; you can just call me Baishi.”
“There’s no need to be so polite. May I ask what brings Secretary Baishi to my shop?”
“It’s like this, Lady Ningguang would like to place an order for about fifty people. Please arrange it accordingly, Boss.”
Lin Xiao: ????
He could figure out whose credit this was using just his toes.
Lumine was a real one!
She actually took the opportunity to give him a good recommendation.
“Fifty people…”
“Alright, no problem. I can get it done in less than an hour.”
Baishi: ????
In less than an hour!!
Get fifty people’s meals done??
Baishi was somewhat surprised.
No wonder he was a chef praised even by Lady Ningguang.
Looking at it this way, Lady Ningguang’s judgment was indeed infallible.
How many restaurants could achieve this kind of efficiency?
“Great! This is the delivery address.”
A slip of paper was handed to Lin Xiao.
“With your skills, Boss, I believe you can deliver it before lunch. As for what dishes to prepare, I don’t really understand much about it. You are the expert, so please arrange it as you see fit!”
“Please take this first.”
Baishi handed a coin pouch to Lin Xiao.
After that, she said goodbye very respectfully and trotted away somewhat hurriedly.
After all, today was a major event, and as Lady Ningguang’s personal secretary, she didn’t dare to be away for too long.
Having completed her task, she needed to rush back to Lady Ningguang’s side.
Lin Xiao looked at Baishi’s departing figure, feeling a bit dazed…
“Huh? Dishes?? What other dishes could I possibly have… Didn’t she come to order fried rice?”
Lin Xiao opened the coin pouch and took a look.
A total of thirty thousand Mora.
Little did he know…
These thirty thousand Mora were merely a deposit.
It was only a tenth of the price of the entire meal!!
The shop immediately became busy.
Lin Xiao directly set up two iron woks on the stove.
The cold rice on the side, as well as various spices and ingredients, were already prepared.
What came next was physical labor.
Cooking fried rice in large batches!!!
One must know that cooking in large batches is no simple task.
As the portion size increases, it becomes a test of the exact amounts of various seasonings and condiments.
Too little salt, and it’s tasteless!!
If the wok isn’t tossed well, the flavor won’t be evenly distributed!!
Too little oil, and the rice will stick to the wok!!
However, none of this posed a challenge to Lin Xiao.
His hands at this moment were like a precision scale.
All the seasonings and condiments in his hands were absolutely spot-on—not a bit too much, not a bit too little, just perfectly right.
Before long.
Flames shot up into the sky from the corner at the end of Chihu Rock street, accompanied by an incredibly rich aroma!!
Several neighboring shop owners also rushed over.
After all, they wanted to see exactly how this shop that only sold fried rice was going to handle lunch for so many people.
But just as the bosses arrived at the entrance of Lin Xiao’s restaurant, they were completely shocked by the scene before them…
They saw a young man with his sleeves rolled up.
The muscles on his arms were bulging with veins.
There were two large iron woks, and the fried rice in each wok was enough for at least twenty-some people!!!
And this young man, wielding the strength of a wild bull, held one wok in each hand, single-handedly tossing both iron woks at the same time!!!
They could see the distinct grains of rice dancing wildly in the air before landing steadily back into the woks!!
Unexpectedly, not a single grain spilled out.
If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, who would have believed that someone could actually do this???
Wave after wave of the fragrant aroma of scallion oil filled the entire alley…
The mouths of the several bosses were practically watering from the temptation…