Chapter 187 - Malicious Competition (2/2)
Xu Le tasted one. Although the texture was not as soft and smooth as when it was just made, it was enough to make his teeth sticky. The soybean powder was rich and delicious.
He was surprised. “It tastes not bad.”
Li Shengsheng puffed out his cheeks and snorted. “You never call me when you’re cooking.”
With that, the few of them headed to a shop. In the car, Xu Le told them what had happened at the entrance of the shop. Lu Yuxi said as if she was going to confront a great enemy, “Then what should we do? Will they cause us to close down our store?”
“Not really.”
Xu Le said this confidently. After all, all his ingredients were exchanged from the system. They were high-quality and fresh. The ingredients bought outside were completely incomparable to the ones in the system. Moreover, there was a cost price.
“I get it.” Li Shengsheng snapped its fingers. “They’re using that thing to make fun of you. One is because they want to see you make a fool of yourself in your shop. The other important reason is because they want to ride on your popularity again and market that robot?”
The few of them looked at each other. Xu Le thought so too, but he had not seen the real situation yet, so it was not easy to make a conclusion.
Soon, they arrived at the entrance of the shop. As soon as they got out of the car, they saw two groups of people gathered on the sidewalk. There were also onlookers holding their breakfast.
“This is plagiarism! This is bullying!”
“Who says you can’t have a shop nearby? I rent the shop and hire waiters with all kinds of credentials. How is that unqualified?”
The other party put his hands on his hips and retorted righteously.
“Pfft, it’s exactly the same from the renovation to the menu! Why is the price low? Is it because you use high quality ingredients?”
Li Qing was still holding a steel ladle with traces of sauce on it. He said angrily, “You’re still so proud after plagiarising others. You’re really crazy!”
The more people joined in the crowd, the happier the storeowner opposite was. He called out to pull people into the shop and said, “Don’t listen to his nonsense. The Master Chef in our shop can cook more than 20 types of cuisine. It’s especially good at Chinese, Japanese, French and Mexican food. Don’t miss it when you walk past. You’ll know how awesome it is when you enter the shop and try it!”
“He hired the Master Chef?”
“The robot that’s been screwing people since the competition started?”
“The competition was clearly unfair.”
“Pfft! It’s a waste of my true feelings to follow the live broadcast for so long.”
Everyone discussed among themselves, but the kitchen was on the other side of the transparent glass window. A pair of skillful hands cut the vegetables and shook the pot in one go. The food was also exquisite and tempting. Most importantly, the dishes were served extremely quickly.
It could cook many different cuisines at the same time.
Hence, amidst the condemnation, curious customers still rushed into the shop. Li Qing gritted his teeth in anger and looked at the storeowner opposite with a livid expression.
“If a customer wants to go to someone else’s store, can you force them?”
“It’s not like you don’t know how famous the Master Chef on my side is.”
The storeowner opposite said happily. At this moment, a young voice interrupted.
“As I recall, only the winners have the title of Master Chef, right?”
After Xu Le finished speaking calmly, the smugness on the storeowner’s face turned to guilt. Then, he curled his lips and said disdainfully, “Who cares what it’s called? Anyway, it can earn money and can serve meals.”
With that, he jogged into the shop.
Lu Yuxi sighed and said worriedly, “I’m so annoyed. What kind of person is this?”
Xu Le stood in front of the glass window and watched the cooking. Suddenly, he smiled coldly. “Let’s go. There’s no need to worry about this. This shop won’t last long.”