Even with Zhao Jin's good temper, being repeatedly thwarted like this, his expression started to change.

"Old man, where did you get this? My sister already said it's for entertaining guests, why won't you listen? Let me tell you the truth, this fish is for me, I won't sell it for any price. Who are you trying to insult with money? Anyone can afford 50,000 yuan!"

The elderly man in the Tang suit blushed, as if just realizing what had happened, and waved his hand apologetically to Xu Milu:

"Young lady, that's not what I meant. I just haven't seen such good ingredients in many years. I really didn't mean anything else."

The old man looked at the silver-winged flying fish, still full of vitality even after leaving the water, and a glint of shrewdness appeared in his eyes again:

“If I’m not mistaken, this fish should be a ‘silver belt’, right? When I was young, I traveled all over the country with my master and only saw one once. It can only be found in waters with excellent water quality. The one you have in your hand is even more exquisite.”

Silverwing Flying Fish live in the snow-capped lakes of the Gourmet World, and indeed have extremely high requirements for water quality, but Xu Milu never expected that similar fish would exist on Earth.

She quickly changed her mind, and instead of denying it, she gave a knowing smile.

“This fish is indeed rare. I only got it by chance. So, sir, I’m sorry, I have to keep this fish to entertain my elder brother. I really can’t sell it to you.”

The old man in the Tang suit looked regretful: "This fish is a rare find; it's fate if you come across it. It's such a waste to serve it to these common people in your shop."

"Hey old man, how can you talk like that? What do you mean it's a waste to give me food?"

Zhao Jin chuckled and shouted to the crowd of onlookers:

"Whose elderly person is this? Are they deliberately here to cause trouble?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a woman with a refined air squeezed through the crowd. She was well-dressed and had very neat short hair. She was none other than Cui Mingyue, who had dined at the rice shop a while ago.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, this is my grandfather. He's getting old, so he's bound to be a bit stubborn."

Cui Mingyue quickly apologized: "My father has been a chef all his life. It's inevitable that he would say a few words when he sees rare ingredients. Please understand, boss."

Xu Milu recognized Cui Mingyue at a glance and exclaimed in realization:

"You must be Aunt Zhou's eldest daughter-in-law, right? We met once before."

Cui Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, saying:

"Boss, you have a great memory. Ever since I ate your braised abalone and pork with yellow wine, I haven't been able to taste anything in my mouth for days. That's why I brought my grandpa here to try it today. I'm not trying to cause trouble."

"So Grandpa Cui was also a chef, then it was all a misunderstanding."

Xu Milu smiled and explained a few words to Zhao Jin, after which the anger on Zhao Jin's face disappeared. He then turned to Cui Mingyue and joked:

"Hey beautiful lady, your husband's got some serious attitude! Does that mean we common folk can't even eat this fish?"

Cui Mingyue said helplessly, "The old man has studied cooking all his life. He's like his life depends on good ingredients. I'm really sorry."

Cui Shengguo was so angry that he was fuming, but he really didn't want to watch this top-quality ingredient slip through his fingers, so he could only sulk and be angry.

But just as Xu Milu was about to take the fish away, Cui Shengguo, disregarding his pride, forced out what he thought was a "friendly" smile to stop her:

"How about this, young lady? Ten thousand, ten thousand yuan. You don't have to sell me the fish, just let me cook this meal for you, okay? I guarantee it'll make your tongue tingle with deliciousness!"

Cui Mingyue was stunned. Everyone knew that in the past two years, apart from instructing his apprentices, her grandfather had rarely cooked at family banquets.

In Beijing, countless people would offer precious ingredients to the old man so he could cook a feast, yet today he's paying to have his food prepared at this small restaurant?

Who would believe that if it got out?

Is this smiling old man really her stern, short-tempered grandfather?

When we were kids, we made my older brother practice martial arts. When the old man put on a stern face, the whole family didn't dare to breathe too loudly.

Who is this old man in front of me?

It was switched??

...

...

Ignoring his granddaughter's expression, Cui Shengguo chuckled and said:

"I'm not bragging, but I do have some experience in cooking, and I guarantee I won't ruin your top-quality ingredients!"

Upon hearing Cui Shengguo's words, Zhao Jin burst into laughter, unable to contain his amusement.

"This is truly the first time I've ever seen someone pay to cook for themselves at a restaurant! Girl, just say yes, we'll get a big red envelope for free after eating this fish, it's a great deal!"

An old man pleaded desperately, and Xu Milu wavered somewhat. She whispered a few words to Xiao Tao, who then ran to the kitchen.

"Sir, my grandfather is in charge of the kitchen. As long as he agrees to let you cook, I have no objection and I won't charge you. Is that alright?"

Choi Seung-guk was naturally overjoyed, nodding repeatedly, his round glasses looking somewhat comical.

"Yes, yes, I should tell my older brother about this, after all, it's his territory."

Goodness, they've even started calling him "older brother."

Xu Milu was speechless. She dispersed the customers who were watching the commotion with great interest, led Zhao Jin, Cui Shengguo and Cui Mingyue to a table and poured them tea.

"It turns out it was a misunderstanding. It's good that we've talked it out. Everyone, please sit down for a while. I've already sent someone to check the kitchen."

Xu Milu pushed the teacup forward, gesturing for the others to try it.

Zhao Jin had been thirsty for a while, so he downed the tea in his cup in one gulp, and then smacked his lips in surprise:

"Hey? Girl, your tea is quite sophisticated."

Cui Mingyue lowered her head to smell the tea, took a small sip, and her face was full of surprise: "This tea smells so good!"

It smells really good.

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