The Gourmet Customizer

Sister Shengnan pursed her lips. "Look who’s talking. Think about yourself."

Everyone could tell Sister Shengnan was talking about the incident with Zhang Qing.

Xiaobai turned away and fell silent.

’Who pries open someone’s wound just to rub salt in it? Is she even human?’

"It’s here, it’s here! My dad’s calling!" Jiang Yuan shot up with a jolt. "Shhh!!!"

Brother Fang Chang quickly leaned over and mouthed, "Put it on speaker!"

"Hello? Yuanyuan! What are you up to?"

Just from the old man’s voice on the phone, they could almost picture his happy, smiling face.

Jiang Yuan smiled and spoke into the phone, "I just got off work and was about to go get dinner. What’s up, Dad? Not busy today?"

"Hehe!" Jiang Wensheng chuckled. "Why don’t you guess what Dad’s doing?"

Even though Jiang Yuan knew full well her dad was already in Jingzhou, she had to feign ignorance. "I guess... you’re cooking? Or watching other people cook!"

"Nope, nope, guess again!"

Jiang Yuan rolled her eyes. "I’m not guessing anymore. If you don’t tell me, I’m hanging up!"

Their conversation left the people listening nearby completely dumbfounded.

No wonder Brother Fang Chang was so afraid of this old man. He doted on his daughter this much, and Fang Chang had just spirited her away to a place a thousand miles from home?

Wasn’t that like carving out a piece of the man’s heart?

"Alright, alright! I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you," Jiang Wensheng said quickly. "Dad is in Jingzhou right now! Hehe, so? Are you surprised? Are you shocked?"

Speechless, Jiang Yuan turned off the speakerphone. If she let everyone keep listening, her old man’s prestige would be completely shot.

She then turned and walked out of the cafeteria. Brother Fang Chang wanted to follow but was stopped in his tracks by a fierce glare from Jiang Yuan.

After Brother Fang Chang’s anxious wait, Jiang Yuan finally returned from outside after a phone call that lasted a good ten-plus minutes.

"Let’s go. We’re going to the airport to pick up my dad now."

"We’re going now?" Brother Fang Chang was so nervous he was almost stupefied.

"Duh! Are we supposed to let them stand out in the wind?" Jiang Yuan slung her bag over her shoulder. "We’ll pick up your parents on the way back from the airport. I’ve already convinced my dad to go along with your arrangements for tonight. The rest is up to you!"

Brother Fang Chang gave a dry cough. "Don’t worry!"

He said that, but deep down, he was a nervous wreck.

’Boss Su, it’s all up to you now!’

Brother Fang Chang had met Jiang Wensheng and his wife several times, but it had always been on their home turf. He was the guest, so no matter what, they had always been courteous.

But this time was different. This time, it was his home turf. Whether or not he could handle the situation would directly determine Brother Fang Chang’s standing in his future father-in-law’s eyes!

Meanwhile, Jiang Wensheng had been waiting at the airport for over half an hour.

"Yuanyuan is really something else. I offer to cook for her and she’s not happy? Insisting on going to some restaurant... We run a restaurant ourselves, what’s so special about it!"

Yuan Suzhen held her husband’s arm. "You can’t say that. You just got to Jingzhou, of course you have to let Xiaofang be the host. Otherwise, it would be a loss of face for him, right?"

Jiang Wensheng snorted.

’Just thinking about that Fang Chang makes me mad!’

’If his daughter didn’t like him, I would have bashed his head in long ago!’

Before long, Brother Fang Chang arrived in his car to pick up the couple. The usually cool and confident Brother Fang Chang now looked like a primary school student who had forgotten his homework.

"Uncle, Auntie!"

Jiang Wensheng grunted in acknowledgment and got into the car with his wife, his eyes never leaving his daughter for a second.

"Dad, I told Fang Chang you two were coming, so he specially arranged for a table at his friend’s restaurant. The food is excellent, and Fang Chang is even a supplier for that restaurant." Jiang Yuan tried to show off Fang Chang’s capabilities with every sentence, attempting to get her father to approve of her boyfriend from the bottom of his heart.

"That’s right, Uncle. Yuanyuan and I ate there last time. Their Lion’s Head meatballs are very well made."

Jiang Wensheng: "Hmph. I heard Yuanyuan mention it on the phone. No matter how good it is, can it be better than mine? Ah, Yuanyuan, you just haven’t had Dad’s Lion’s Head meatballs in too long! When we get back to the hotel tomorrow, I’ll cook you a proper meal!"

Fang Chang immediately nodded at the steering wheel. "Of course. Your Lion’s Head meatballs are in a class of their own. No one can compare to you."

Inwardly, however, he was a little frustrated.

’You’ll see once you taste it. It’ll shut you right up!’

As the group made idle conversation, Fang Chang drove to pick up his own parents, and then they all headed toward Delicious.

Fortunately, Jiang Wensheng and his wife were very polite and courteous when facing Fang Chang’s parents, which saved Brother Fang Chang from a lot of awkwardness.

「At Meiweilai Company, there was still half an hour until mealtime.」

"It’s no good, these oat noodles are ruined... If this doesn’t work, should we just whip up a last-minute Wen Si Tofu?"

Liu Ahbao looked at the oat noodles Su Chen had steamed, feeling a little regretful.

The oat noodles, which had been rolled into thin, circular shapes, had completely collapsed after being steamed for fifteen minutes.

’That’s not right... When I made this in the Gourmet Practice Room, there was no problem at all...’

The pork rib soup and mutton soup were both fine. Liu Ahbao had followed Su Chen’s recipe, and Su Chen had tasted them after they were done.

They could definitely reach an A Level standard.

But these oat noodles... why did they go wrong after leaving the Gourmet Practice Room?

"Blast the squirrelfish in another ten minutes. Let’s try one more time."

Su Chen still didn’t want to give up.

This dish was too iconic in Jingzhou; it would be a real shame to just give up on it.

After all, besides this dish, all they had left were the A-Level Sautéed Pork Slices and the A-Level Braised Pork with Vegetables. That would be too pathetic.

They would be completely crushed by the three S-Level Huaiyang Cuisine dishes, wouldn’t they?!