Chapter 99

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Standing not far away, Luo Tai’s eyes flickered, sensing something was off.

What kind of person was the fatty? He was practically a genius. If you hung a long rope as a tail behind him, he would immediately climb a tree. How could he possibly do something as foolish as slap Yan Nanfei’s face in front of her?

Thinking back to how the fatty had rambled excitedly for half an hour after returning from the TV station a few days ago, could it be that this fatty had a crush on the reporter Wenren?

The more he thought about it, the more it seemed plausible. Luo Tai couldn’t help but smile. The fatty was starting to think about love.

After hearing Yan Nanfei’s explanation, the fatty’s eyes widened, his mouth slightly agape, and he asked in a foolish manner, "A last-minute decision? Aren’t all last-minute replacements just temporary workers? I don’t want to be interviewed by a temporary worker."

At this moment, Wenren Muxue couldn’t help but want to rush over and give this adorable fatty a couple of kisses. It was so satisfying! So satisfying! The fatty’s tone and foolish expression were sure to drive Yan Nanfei crazy!

Yan Nanfei was indeed almost driven mad with anger.

Did this fatty infiltrate Earth from the Gamma star system?

Temporary workers? Temporary workers my ass!

But remembering the old editor’s repeated instructions before departure, Yan Nanfei barely swallowed her anger and took out her press card from her small bag, handing it over: "Mr. Sun, you misunderstood. This is my press card. I can assure you that this time, our station has dispatched our most elite core team, and we will ensure that this interview goes smoothly."

The fatty couldn’t continue to act foolish this time and could only shrug his shoulders but still couldn’t resist needling Yan Nanfei: "Is that so? I might have misunderstood, but I think Reporter Wenren is the best reporter I’ve ever met."

Encountering such a prime example, Yan Nanfei could only force a dry laugh and had nothing else to say. If it weren’t for the old editor saying that the station director was very concerned about this interview and had personally called to inquire, Yan Nanfei would have quit long ago. What a joke, when had she, Yan Nanfei, ever been so disrespected?

Wenren Muxue’s eyes had already curved into two beautiful crescent moons, and to suppress her laughter, she tightly pursed her cherry lips.

The fatty caught Wenren Muxue’s adorable expression out of the corner of his eye, and his heart suddenly beat forcefully, the thumping sound like a war drum in his ears. Damn, for that sweet smile, dying would be worth it.

Luo Tai, seeing the fatty standing there in a daze, quickly walked over and poked him from behind: "Fatty, let the production team in the store. What are you doing standing at the door?"

The production team followed Sun Fatty into the Good Luck restaurant. Taking advantage of the time before the dinner rush, they quickly began setting up for the preliminary recording.

What was supposed to be a very relaxed recording session became a nightmare due to Sun Fatty’s lack of cooperation and constant fooling around. A mere twenty-second shot was retaken over thirty times.

The main reason was that every time Yan Nanfei asked Sun Fatty a question, he would turn his head to greet Wenren Muxue before answering. This was a blatant disregard for Yan Nanfei, and by the fortieth retake, Yan Nanfei finally couldn’t take it anymore and threw down her microphone, running outside to make a call.

Sun Fatty, feeling triumphant, kept winking at Wenren Muxue, making her giggle and smile.

After a while, Yan Nanfei returned with a sullen face and said to Wenren Muxue in a bad temper, "The old editor said I have another important interview task, so I’ll hand this over to you and leave first."

With that, Yan Nanfei picked up her small handbag and stormed out of Good Luck.

It turned out that Yan Nanfei had called the old editor to complain, hoping for some help. However, the old editor sighed and said, "I can’t do anything about this. I still don’t know whose connection Good Luck is, but the station director is very concerned about this matter, so I turned a regular news story into a soft advertisement. Since Mr. Sun isn’t cooperating with you, hand this over to Wenren Muxue. This news story was originally her first scoop."

After Yan Nanfei left, Sun Fatty immediately returned to normal and cooperated fully with Wenren Muxue’s directions. Even the cameraman could tell that the fatty had been deliberately targeting Yan Nanfei.

The interview ultimately ended successfully. Luo Tai watched as Sun Fatty eagerly waved goodbye to Wenren Muxue’s interview car, shaking his head and sighing, "It’s over, it’s over. The fatty is really in deep, and it looks like he’s quite serious."

After the news about Good Luck’s success and charitable efforts aired on TV, Luo Tai found that he seemed to have no personal time left.

Every day, a steady stream of customers came to Good Luck for meals, and every one of them who tried Good Luck’s food became a regular, coming back for seconds and thirds.

Luo Tai had to start preparing various ingredients as soon as he woke up every day. Dishes were continuously served, and order slips were constantly delivered. Amidst the swirling smoke, Luo Tai couldn’t help but ask himself: Did he choose the wrong path?

The preliminary round of the annual Shanzhong Province Food Competition was about to open, and the live broadcast hall of Jibei City TV had already begun preparations.

Speaking of the food competition, it started as a soft advertising entertainment program hosted by Shanzhong Province TV, but due to its immense popularity, various restaurant groups began to follow suit, eventually turning it into the grandest event in Shanzhong Province’s culinary world.

Especially in recent years, the top few large restaurant groups, in their competition for the championship, had become so heated that the food competition had become even more exciting and dramatic.

Dingtian Restaurant, as the largest restaurant group in Jibei City, had always been determined to win the championship. With the challenge from his estranged brother Lu Tian this year, Lu Sideng was even more eager to secure the title.

Fortunately, he had met the genius chef Luo Tai. Even if Luo Tai couldn’t cook other dishes, just with that mouth-watering sour and spicy black fish roe, the championship of this year’s food competition would not go to anyone else.

These days, Lu Sideng came to Good Luck every day for meals. He found that without Luo Tai’s dishes, nothing tasted good, even the dishes he used to love the most now tasted like wax, hard to swallow.

Sitting with Luo Tai, they had also discussed what dishes Luo Tai would prepare for the food competition. Only after Luo Tai decided on the dishes would Lu Sideng instruct his subordinates to find the best ingredients for him.

Following Lu Sideng’s suggestion, Luo Tai might as well make the sour and spicy black fish roe. After all, Lu Sideng had personally tasted it and, while he couldn’t say it made him forget the taste of meat for three months, it had left a lingering fragrance in his mouth for at least three days.

Luo Tai, however, was still undecided about what dish to make. At one point, he even considered making a super-invincible seafood Buddha’s Delight, a dish that could make even the taste princess Luo Jiayan praise it endlessly. In reality, it would surely make the judges of the food competition bite their tongues.

Unfortunately, Luo Tai could only imagine this dish in his mind. Buddha’s Delight required at least seventy hours to stew, and there was no time for Luo Tai to slowly cook it during the competition. Stephen Chow and Tang Niu could make this dish in a cooking competition because they could use their internal energy to rapidly increase the temperature and quickly cook the ingredients. Luo Tai, however, had not drawn the skill of internal energy from the movie world, so he couldn’t learn this technique.

In the end, Luo Tai chose a famous dish from Shanzhong Province—Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea to Celebrate the Buddha.

Since he had agreed to represent Dingtian Restaurant, Luo Tai would not allow himself to fail and was determined to win the championship of the food competition. If he could cook a famous dish from Shanzhong Province, it might earn him extra points.

Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea to Celebrate the Buddha uses shark fin, sea cucumber, abalone, fish bone, fish maw, shrimp, asparagus, and ham as the "Eight Immortals." Chicken breast is minced and shaped into a coin-like form at the bottom of a bowl, called "Buddha." After preparation, it is placed in a round porcelain jar, arranged in eight directions, with the Buddha chicken in the center, topped with ham slices, ginger slices, and blanched green vegetable leaves, and finally, boiling chicken broth is poured over it. This dish, with its variety of ingredients and unique serving vessel, has always been hailed as the top dish of Shanzhong Province.

Luo Tai intended to use this famous dish to ensure his advantage in the food competition and ultimately win the victory. (To be continued. Please search for Piaotian Literature for better and faster updates!)

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