Chapter 95

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"Mr. Luo, hello."

Lu Sideng's greeting to Luo Tai interrupted Sun Fazi's process of evolving into the Jade Emperor.

Sun Fazi turned his head to see Lu Sideng and stood up with Luo Tai.

"Oh, Uncle Lu has come, please sit down, please sit down."

Sun Fazi, with his heart full of pride and nowhere to vent it, was overjoyed to see an acquaintance. His eyebrows almost flew up to the top of his head, and he wished he could pull Lu Sideng to sit next to him.

Lu Sideng smiled and nodded to Luo Tai, then said to Sun Fazi, "Mr. Sun, what's so happy? Can you tell me so I can share in your joy?"

"Haha, Uncle Lu, you really came at the right time. Do you know? Our Good Luck is about to be interviewed by the TV station, the Jinbei City Economic Channel. How about it, Uncle Lu, shall we have a drink and celebrate together?"

Sun Fazi squinted his eyes, his nose almost turning up.

At this moment, Lu Sideng had come to ask for Luo Tai's help, so he naturally went along with Sun Fazi: "This is truly a cause for celebration. Mr. Sun, I have some connections with the station director Liu. Shall I give Director Liu a call to make this interview even bigger?"

Only then did Sun Fazi realize that Lu Sideng was a well-known big businessman in Jinbei City. If he could help, this TV interview might really make Good Luck famous and put it on the fast track to development.

He rubbed his hands together, his face flushed with excitement: "Hehe, if Uncle Lu can help, that would be great. But wouldn't it be too much trouble for you, Uncle Lu?"

"Not at all, not at all. It's just a phone call, how much trouble could it be? I came here today because I have something to ask Mr. Luo. I wonder if Mr. Luo is willing to help me out."

Lu Sideng was waiting for Sun Fazi to say this. Making a call to the station director and recommending a small restaurant was really just a small favor for him. If he could use this to curry favor with Luo Tai, he would be truly grateful.

Luo Tai knew how important this TV interview was to Sun Fazi. Since Lu Sideng was willing to help, even if he knew it was to curry favor with Luo Tai, Luo Tai still felt a bit grateful.

"That would really be a lot of trouble for you, Uncle Lu. If there's anything I can do to help, just say it. It's no trouble at all. If I can do it, I will do my best."

Lu Sideng finally got Luo Tai to agree to help, and he nodded happily: "You're too kind, Mr. Luo, you're too kind. I'll call Director Liu right away. We'll talk about the help later."

The secretary behind Lu Sideng quickly took out his phone and handed it to him. Lu Sideng smiled at Luo Tai and went to the side to make the call. The secretary followed quickly behind, constantly sneaking glances at Luo Tai. He had been with Lu Sideng for two or three years and had never seen his boss be so enthusiastic about such an ordinary young man, secretly speculating about Luo Tai's background.

It was unknown what Lu Sideng and the station director talked about, but the call lasted about ten minutes.

After hanging up, Lu Sideng returned to Luo Tai's side and, to his shame, made a very cute victory sign with two fingers.

This was just a small gesture, but it showed that Lu Sideng was indeed trying to curry favor with Luo Tai. Otherwise, with his current status, he would never make such a childish gesture.

Sun Fazi, however, was not concerned with anything else. Seeing Lu Sideng make the victory sign, he immediately jumped up in excitement, his big belly bumping into Luo Tai as he gave him a bear hug: "Luo Tai, with Uncle Lu's help, I have even more confidence in our Good Luck."

After Sun Fazi had his moment of madness, Luo Tai sat down face-to-face with Lu Sideng.

"Uncle Lu, you said you had something to ask for my help. What is it? I think, apart from cooking, I can't help you with anything else."

Lu Sideng's attitude was always very calm: "Hehe, Mr. Luo, I came here this time because I really admire your superb culinary skills."

It turned out that as the capital city of Shanzhong Province, Jinbei City held a food competition every year. The competition was divided into two parts. The first part was a competition among famous restaurants in each prefecture-level city, with each city selecting one winner to participate in the second part, the provincial food competition.

As a well-known catering group in Shanzhong Province, Dingtian Restaurant participated in this competition every year and always achieved top rankings.

However, this year, Lu Tian's split from Lu Sideng left Dingtian Restaurant without its kitchen's mainstay.

After the split with Lu Tian, Lu Sideng had already anticipated these issues. He spent a large sum of money to hire a nationally renowned top chef from another province to maintain Dingtian Restaurant's operations.

With the arrival of this top chef, Lu Sideng was no longer worried about the food competition. However, coincidentally, this top chef was involved in a minor car accident on his way from the airport to Dingtian Restaurant. Although the accident was not serious, the chef was unfortunately injured, with a fracture in his right forearm, which meant he could not represent Dingtian Restaurant in the food competition.

Dingtian Restaurant had lost before, and no chef could guarantee that every dish they made would be perfect. Even when Lu Tian was there, Dingtian Restaurant had lost its qualification for the semi-finals more than once.

However, this year, Dingtian Restaurant could not afford to lose.

After Lu Tian left Dingtian Restaurant, he used the huge funds from selling his shares in Dingtian to register a new hotel and boasted that he would defeat Dingtian Restaurant in this year's food competition to prove that Dingtian Restaurant's success was due to him.

Lu Sideng could lose to any restaurant, but he could not lose to Lu Tian. If he lost to Lu Tian, the impact would be unbearable for Dingtian Restaurant.

After listening to Lu Sideng's explanation, Luo Tai finally understood that Lu Sideng wanted to ask him to be a stand-in for Dingtian Restaurant in the Jinbei City food competition.

Before Luo Tai could express his opinion, Sun Fazi jumped in and answered for him: "So that's what it is. Don't worry, Uncle Lu. Luo Tai's skills are top-notch. You've tasted Luo Tai's cooking. Let Luo Tai be your stand-in this time. I guarantee to beat that Lu Tian to a pulp, make him lose his armor and flee in disarray..."

Lu Sideng's face showed satisfaction as he looked at Luo Tai: "Mr. Luo..."

The fat man interrupted again: "Uncle Lu, no need for all the formalities. We're so familiar, just call me Little Sun and Luo Tai Little Luo. All this 'Mr. This' and 'Mr. That' is too formal."

Lu Sideng readily agreed: "Alright, Little Luo, can you give Uncle Lu a definite answer? Can you help Uncle Lu with this?"

Luo Tai smiled: "Uncle Lu, I and Fazi are the best of brothers. Since he has already answered for me, do you need to ask me again?"

"Great!"

Lu Sideng slapped his thigh and smiled broadly: "I knew Little Luo was a straightforward person. How about this, Little Luo, let's go back to Dingtian Restaurant right away. The culinary competition isn't just about one person. You should meet the other chefs in my restaurant and get to know them."

Luo Tai immediately understood that Lu Sideng was in a hurry because he had made a two-pronged plan. After all, he had only tasted two dishes made by Luo Tai and did not fully understand his true culinary skills. Meeting the chefs at Dingtian was a pretense; the real intention was to test Luo Tai's culinary skills. If Luo Tai could not pass the test, Lu Sideng would have to find another top chef to face the challenge from Lu Tian.

Since that was the case, let Lu Sideng see the super culinary skills Luo Tai had learned from the Food God.

Luo Tai stood up: "Then let's go. I also want to exchange culinary skills with the senior chefs at Uncle Lu's restaurant."

Lu Sideng understood that Luo Tai had already grasped his intentions, but he did not feel embarrassed. After all, Luo Tai had to prove himself to have the qualifications to represent Dingtian Restaurant in the food competition.

Moreover, this was not just Luo Tai helping Lu Sideng; it was also helping himself. If Luo Tai represented Dingtian Restaurant in the competition, regardless of the outcome, his reputation in the food industry of Shanzhong Province would quickly spread, which would greatly benefit his future development. (To be continued. Please search for Piaowen.com for faster updates and better reading experience!)

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