Many guests were frightened by the visitor and didn't know what was going on.

It looked like the person coming was not friendly. Liu Fang was about to respond when Luo Yu stopped her, "Mom, let me do it."

Luo Yu walked up to the three of them and said, "You can tell me if you have anything to say."

When the three of them saw a handsome young man coming out, they couldn't help but become suspicious. One of the bald middle-aged men asked, "Are you the boss here?"

Luo Yu said coldly: "Don't worry about whether I am the boss here or not. If there is anything, I can make the decision."

"Fine, as long as you have the final say," the bald middle-aged man said arrogantly, "I'm the owner of the Yongshou Restaurant across the street. We're also opening today, and we've already reserved the date. Yet, you opened on the same day as us without even telling us, severely impacting our business. For something this serious, don't you want an explanation?"

"Explanation? Sorry, I don't have any." Luo Yu said calmly: "Just get to the point, don't waste any more time."

"Alright, kid, you're so arrogant! Do you know who our boss is?" The two men behind the bald middle-aged man shouted. One of them stepped forward and reached out to push Luo Yu, but was stopped by Sun Minghao who came up.

"What are you doing? You want to fight? This place is only about 300 meters away from the police station. If you want to fight, we are not afraid."

"You..." The man wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the bald middle-aged man: "Shut up." He also knew that if they really caused trouble here, they would be the first to be arrested.

The middle-aged man continued, "Today we are only here to seek an explanation, not to cause trouble. Things must be resolved. I am not unreasonable. How about this? Let's have a fair cooking competition. If you win, we will close down and reopen in two months. However, if you lose, we will close down immediately and reopen in two months. How about that?"

"How dare you say that? We're already open for business, Luo Yu, ignore them and just call the police. Just say there's a disturbance here." If he called the police, Sun Minghao would most likely be discovered. Although Sun Minghao didn't want to be caught again, it didn't matter if it could help Luo Yu.

"What? Are you scared and don't have the courage to accept our challenge?" the middle-aged man provoked.

The diners in the restaurant couldn't stand it anymore.

"Zhuangyuanlang, promise him."

"Yes, handsome, promise him. Damn, he's so arrogant."

"We support you."

…

Although Luo Yu is usually indifferent to people and things, he will explode once someone touches his bottom line. And his bottom line is his parents. He will never allow his parents to be bullied by anyone.

"Okay, but the conditions you just proposed are too light. If you want to play, let's play big. If we lose, we will close immediately and never reopen. But if we win, then please leave and promise not to cause trouble for our restaurant again. It's not good to open two restaurants together, so one of them must leave." Luo Yu was trying to eliminate the trouble once and for all.

"Okay, it's settled." Originally, the middle-aged man didn't want to be so decisive, but since Luo Yu brought it up, he wouldn't be polite.

"Xiaoyu..." Liu Fang's face was filled with worry. Luo Zhaoguo came out at some point and said to her, "Let Xiaoyu handle this matter. Whether we win or lose, we should accept it. Besides, our son's cooking skills are not necessarily worse than that chef from the five-star hotel they hired. We should have confidence in Xiaoyu."

"You want a competition? Okay, then how about letting me be the judge?" An old man in a Tang suit with a big smile on his face walked in.

"Mr. Guo?" The bald middle-aged man immediately called out respectfully upon seeing the newcomer, "Mr. Guo, why are you here?"

"I just happened to have something to do with our classmate Luo, so I came here. I'm not saying anything bad about you, Xiao Zhang, but you are a boss after all. Don't you think it's inappropriate to bet with a kid here?" Guo Jinyao's attitude towards Luo Yu was very enthusiastic, which made Boss Zhang a little confused.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Guo, you're right." Boss Zhang nodded and responded. Then, with a smile on his face, he said to Luo Yu, "Mr. Luo, I'm so sorry. I didn't know you and Mr. Guo knew each other. It's true that there's no friendship without fighting. The bet just now was just a joke. Don't worry, I'll protect your restaurant from now on. No one will dare to cause you any trouble."

This attitude change was so quick that no one was prepared for it. They thought that Mr. Guo must not be a simple person.

Guo Jinyao was indeed a man of many talents. If it were just his son, Guo Chongli, the Director of the Education Bureau, Boss Zhang wouldn't have been afraid, since Guo Chongli couldn't control them. However, Guo Jinyao's son-in-law was the Deputy Secretary of City G. Some time ago, Boss Zhang, through a connection, had met Guo Jinyao at the Deputy Secretary's home and had a few words with him. So, knowing that Guo Jinyao was the Deputy Secretary's father-in-law, he didn't dare act presumptuously.

The most unexpected thing was that Luo Yu actually refused.

"No need, let's start the game quickly, we still have business to do!"

"You kid." Guo Jinyao said with a smile, "You are still so straightforward."

"This..." Boss Zhang didn't know what to do, so he had to look at Guo Jinyao.

Guo Jinyao said to Boss Zhang, "Okay, let's do as Luo said and start. I haven't been a food judge in a long time." Although Guo Jinyao's main job is a mathematics professor at the University of Tokyo, he is a gourmet in his daily life. He is also known as the "golden tongue" in the food world. He is also upright and fair, so many food cooking competitions will ask him to be a judge.

Seeing that Guo Jinyao said so, Boss Zhang couldn't refuse anymore, "Okay, the game will start immediately, but forget about the bets we just mentioned, there's no need for that, let's just have a friendly match." Boss Zhang was still very sensible. Looking at Guo Jinyao's attitude towards Luo Yu, it was clear that the relationship between the two was not simple, so in order to prevent himself from offending Luo Yu by winning the game, he directly canceled the bet.

"Whatever." Luo Yu knew that Boss Zhang was so easygoing because he was doing it for Guo Jinyao's sake. Sometimes, even a desperate dog will jump over the wall. Some things can be resolved peacefully; there's no need to push them to the point of a fight.

"In that case, Mojia boy, how about we be judges together?" Guo Jinyao turned and asked the man behind him.

In fact, from the very beginning everyone had noticed the cold man following behind Guo Jinyao, who was emitting a chill all over his body. His tall stature and cold temperament made it difficult to ignore him.

"Yeah." The man responded coldly, but his eyes were cast on Luo Yu.

Luo Yu, of course, noticed him the moment he saw him. This was probably their third meeting. He tilted his head slightly and noticed that Sun Minghao, who had been standing beside him, had disappeared without a trace. However, Luo Yu didn't pay much attention and said, "Let's get started. I'll be the one running our restaurant."

"You?" Guo Jinyao and everyone else were extremely surprised.

"That's right." Luo Yu nodded.

"Boy Luo, can you do it?" Guo Jinyao only knew that Luo Yu was a good student, but he didn't know how good his cooking skills were.

"You will know." Luo Yu didn't say much. Only facts were the best proof.

The news of the competition between the two restaurants spread quickly, and more and more people came to watch. The dish in the competition was proposed by Guo Jinyao, who wanted to make a dish that was not made of radish.

This dish is simple, but not simple either. As we all know, radish is divided into red radish and white radish. Generally speaking, white radish is the most commonly used because it is very easy to match with other dishes. When paired with other dishes, it easily absorbs the flavors of those dishes. However, even though it absorbs the flavors of other dishes, its original sweet and non-spicy flavor of radish will not be lost. Therefore, it is not so easy to make a dish with radish as the main ingredient but without any radish taste or appearance.

After hearing the theme of the competition, Luo Zhaoguo and Liu Fang couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for Luo Yu.

The competition lasted one hour, and the chefs from the two restaurants had to prepare the dishes in their respective kitchens within one hour. The food was then tasted in Luo Yu's restaurant.

"Mo family kid, who do you think will win?" Guo Jinyao asked. The Mo family kid he was referring to was called Mo Han, a son that Old Master Mo had only had when he was in his forties. At the tender age of twenty-seven, he had already taken over Old Master Mo's leadership and become the president of the Mo Group. In just five years, he had taken the Mo Group to a new level, doubling its assets and becoming a legend in the business world. Guo Jinyao and Old Master Mo were good friends, so he treated Mo Han completely like a junior.

"Luo Yu." Mo Han answered concisely and affirmatively.

"Why?" Guo Jinyao was curious.

"confidence."

Mo Han's answer made Guo Jinyao smile. That's right, they all saw the calm confidence in Luo Yu that surpassed everyone else. It seemed that as long as he said something, people would easily believe him.

In less than half an hour, the chef from Yongshou Restaurant had already prepared the dishes and brought them out. The chef from Yongshou Restaurant was very fat, and when he came over from the restaurant across the street carrying the dishes, he looked like a ball moving, but his movements were very agile. It was not logical for a five-star chef to work as a chef in a small restaurant, but because this chef happened to be Boss Zhang's brother-in-law, when he learned that Boss Zhang had opened a restaurant, he took the initiative to come over and help as the head chef.

"Since the other chef hasn't finished cooking yet, let's try the dishes from Yongshou Restaurant first." Every dish will lose its best flavor if it is not tasted right after it is made. As a famous speaker, Guo Jinyao certainly knows this simple truth.