Chapter 166 - Chapter 166 - 166 Evaluating Dishes (1/2)

Chapter 166 – 166 Evaluating Dishes

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Chen Yu’s hands did not stop moving as he meticulously replicated the old man’s carved design onto a plate of his own.

In just five minutes, a lifelike carving was presented to the crowd.

Instant silence descended, with all eyes concentrating on the carving.

Compared with the old man’s work, Chen Yu’s carving was akin to the real thing, and had the onlookers not seen him pick up the ingredients from nearby themselves, they might have suspected Chen Yu of buying real flowers to cheat.

The elder involuntarily swallowed, realizing that in terms of knife skills, Chen Yu was many times superior to him.

“You are insulting me! Sending one kitchen help after another to challenge me, let someone with authority here come out now, I want to bet this restaurant with him.”

“No problem, my husband can make that decision!”

Tong Ya slowly emerged from the store, “But since my husband is putting the restaurant on the line to compete with you, you should at least put up assets of equivalent value as a wager.”

The elder let out a sigh of turbid air and said no more; he looked the restaurant up and down before taking out a bank draft from his pocket.

“I reckon your restaurant’s investment is at most a few million. Here is a five million bank draft, which should be more than enough.”

Tong Ya offered a slight smile, “How could that be enough? Our daily turnover is over two million. Thinking a mere five million draft could serve as a wager, aren’t you a bit too optimistic?”

The elder was taken aback, “Two million in daily turnover? That’s impossible! A restaurant of this size could at best make a few hundred thousand a day.”

“Where did this old man come from? He’s so clueless!”

An older woman in her sixties scoffed at the elder, “Chen Yu’s restaurant draws crowds from thirty miles around; more than two million a day is quite normal.”

“Exactly. Chen Yu has been running this place for quite some time now, and we neighbors have made rough calculations. Forget about two million, if Chen Yu were willing to raise the prices of his dishes even slightly, he could easily hit four to five million in daily turnover.”

“This old man must have never seen the wider world, thinking he’s the high and mighty with a bit of cooking skill.”

“Let Chen Yu teach him a lesson!”

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Almost everyone present was overwhelmingly supportive of Chen Yu, with a flood of disdain directed at the elder.

The elder’s face turned red, suddenly feeling quite embarrassed.

But he steadied his emotions and took out three drafts, each worth ten million, from his bosom.

“Surely this is enough!”

Tong Ya then turned her gaze to Chen Yu, her eyes softening.

“Husband, what do you think?”

Chen Yu pondered for a moment, “Thirty million is indeed worth cooking a dish for!”

“Wait a moment!”

The elder suddenly shouted, “If I win, I want all the recipes for the ingredients in this restaurant.”

Wang Qingshan immediately objected, “Hey, this old man really doesn’t know when to stop!”

Chen Yu stopped him, “It’s okay, the old gentleman is here to give us money, not to really take our recipes.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Qingshan calmed down, knowing it would be too easy for Chen Yu to beat the elder with his skill.

He said nothing more, only pulling Li Gang, who was also angry, to the side.