Chapter 975 - The Mysterious Cousin (1/2)

That’s right. Yuan Zhou rejected the challenge without hesitation.

“Hoho, as a Sichuan Cuisine Exemplary Restaurant, you don’t even have this courage?” Chef Li sneered.

Yuan Zhou glanced at Chef Li, not saying anything, but from his gaze, it was as if he was looking at an idiot.

“Not even having the courage to accept a challenge. What makes you worthy of using your restaurant as the standard to judge other restaurants?” said Chef Li, feeling more and more confident.

“If you have the time for this, isn’t it better if you spend it improving the food in your restaurant?” Yuan Zhou suggested seriously.

“I already checked the reviews. The Shrimp and Crab Gathering is rated 0.17 Yuan. This is the average rating given by the customers. I personally believe they are already being very kind toward you. If I am the one rating, I would have given 0.07. After all, my standards are higher,” said Yuan Zhou seriously.

There was a reason for Yuan Zhou to suddenly be so serious. With his keen nose, he couldn’t smell any knife, fire, or water from this head chef’s body. It was clear that it had been a long time since this head chef cooked personally.

What kind of head chef can be called a head chef if he did not practice his own cooking? That was Yuan Zhou’s conclusion.

In terms of cooking skills, Yuan Zhou would never hold back and would never show anyone mercy. It was evident from his actions during the Sino-Japanese cooking exchange.

Chef Li was completely infuriated, his eyes opened wide and his breath grew heavy.

“I have been cooking since I was 11 years old. When I became a chef, you were not born yet. What makes a kid like you worthy of judging me?” Chef Li rebuked angrily.

“Because it has been a long time since you cooked, because you don’t even know how the food in your own restaurant tastes like,” said Yuan Zhou solemnly.

“Moreover, I have merely provided a platform for other customers to review what they had eaten,” Yuan Zhou stole this saying from a certain pirated website that had stolen the web novels of many authors.

Back then, this was a huge incident. When Yuan Zhou saw the news, he found it inconceivable that someone could be shameless to that extent.

Thus, earlier when he checked his phone, he was trying to find the exact phrase. However, after finding it, he found it too shameless for him. Therefore, he ended up saying the modified version. After all, Yuan Zhou had never been good at debating. He had no choice but to learn from others.

Chef Li clenched his fists tightly while his face was flushed red with anger. He took one step forward, but the moment he moved, he heard many voices behind him, voices that seemed to belong to agitated owners that were about to charge at him. He kept his anger in check and stopped. After taking a deep breath, he spoke again.

“Very good, Yuan Zhou. I will make you accept the challenge!”

Chef Li had a clear understanding of where he was. This was Yuan Zhou’s turf, and there were so many people around. He was all alone and could not be a match for so many people. Thus, he decided to make a temporary retreat.

While thinking of numerous ways to force Yuan Zhou into accepting the challenge, he quickly left.

After Chef Li left, the customers all started comforting Yuan Zhou.

“Don’t care about such people, don’t mind him Boss Yuan”, “Dishonest people that refuse to walk the proper path are everywhere”, “I will remember how he looks. I will teach him a lesson the next time he’s here”, “Challenge? Who is he? Who is Boss Yuan?” …

Yuan Zhou could sense that this Chef Li was a capable person. After all, the calluses on his palms would not lie. It was as he had said, he had been cooking since he was 11.

But why would a capable person turn into someone like this? Was it due to the commercializing of his restaurant? If that was the case, Yuan Zhou would rather not commercialize his restaurant ever.

The more one cared about something, the easier it was for one to be stuck in a rut about it. Thus, Yuan Zhou was feeling somewhat unhappy and conflicted, but the comforting words of the customers made him feel better.

“I still need to meet Zhou Jia’s boyfriend later. This is a big issue. I can’t embarrass myself,” said Yuan Zhou as he started seriously cleaning the restaurant.