The video of the competition between Luo Yu and Yongshou Restaurant was recorded by onlookers and posted on the Internet, causing an immediate uproar on the Internet.

"Isn't this Luo Yu, the top scorer in the college entrance examination? Oh my god, so handsome, my dream man."

"What's going on? A cooking competition? Are you kidding me? What's going on?"

"What? Using radishes to make a dish that's not a radish? You can come up with such a weird question. Anyway, the person who came up with this question looks familiar!"

"How could I be the only one who discovered this? That old man is Guo Jinyao, a mathematics professor at Kyoto University and a famous gourmet."

"I can tell from the restaurant that they're from a great restaurant. They prepared the dish so quickly! Wow, they even made radish into vermicelli. I really admire their creativity!"

"Is Luo Yu going to lose? No, that chef is so ugly. I like handsome guys to win."

"The person above is a pure nympho, absolutely not fake, I have confirmed it."

"There are still ten minutes left, and the top scholar hasn't finished cooking yet, so he's definitely going to lose."

…

Just when many netizens thought Luo Yu had lost, he finally came out. But when they saw Luo Yu sent out two carrots, netizens exploded again.

"Oh my god, I worked on this for an hour and all I got were these two carrots?"

"Even just making some boiled radish is better than this, right?"

"I've always said that only a very small number of young people today can cook, let alone have cooking skills comparable to those of great chefs."

"What is he going to do?"

…

Seeing Luo Yu pick up the small pot and pour water on the two radishes, everyone held their breath and waited in anticipation. When the smoke slowly dissipated and the two radishes turned into a flying phoenix, everyone gasped.

Heat expands and cold contracts—this is a principle that many people understand. Luo Yu utilized this principle to instantly transform two radishes into a phoenix with outstretched wings. The most astonishing thing was Luo Yu's exceptional knife skills. Clearly, the guy filming the video wasn't very professional, as the camera kept shaking. However, due to the close distance, everyone still saw the phoenix's lifelike feathers, each one looking like a real feather.

Watching the two judges scramble for the dish, and the opposing chef bowing in defeat, everyone felt like this was the way it should be. Only with such impressive knife skills and meticulous attention to detail could such a stunning dish be created.

"Please give me the address. I also want to eat Phoenix, oh no, eat carrots."

"This place looks so familiar. Isn't it the street next to my house? Oh my god, what did I miss?"

"Luo's Restaurant? I seemed to be looking at their flyer just now!"

"I'm on my way there."

…

At the same time, Luo Yu was sitting in a private room in the restaurant, talking with Guo Jinyao and Mo Han.

"Since you've chosen our Kyoto University, I'm relieved. You don't know, but the president of Kyoto University kept calling me yesterday, asking me to personally persuade you to go to Kyoto University, and even offered a very generous scholarship. Look, I came here early this morning. It's a good thing you didn't change your mind, otherwise, I would never let you go so easily."

Guo Jinyao breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, then continued: "But you are really amazing, I didn't expect you have such a skill. Now when I think of the dish you made just now, my mouth is watering. No, I want to eat here tonight, Luo boy, you must cook for me yourself. If I can't eat the food you cook tonight, I will... I won't leave." Guo Jinyao began to play tricks. As the saying goes, old children are old children. The older they are, the more difficult they are to deal with, just like a child.

If it were another chef, he would definitely feel very honored to hear this gourmet ask for the dishes he cooked. However, Luo Yu, who usually doesn't like trouble, doesn't buy it.

"I'm not a chef. I'll have dinner in the restaurant. My dad cooks it. You can eat it if you want. If you really don't want to leave, it's okay. We have a place in the attic where you can sleep." Luo Yu added, "It's free," because Guo Jinyao had helped him today.

After hearing this, Guo Jinyao almost vomited blood. Why didn't this guy play by the rules?

"Forget it, if you don't want to cook, then forget it. I won't make things difficult for you. I haven't had an appetite for a while now, and I haven't been able to eat every day. I have lost several pounds. I originally thought that I would be satisfied if I could have a big meal at your place in the evening, but I didn't expect that you would refuse to cook again. Oh, I'm going to be hungry again tonight." Guo Jinyao shook his head and sighed.

Luo Yu glanced at him and found that his face looked really bad. After a moment of silence, he said, "A meal."

Guo Jinyao's eyes lit up, "You cook?"

Luo Yu nodded.

"That's great. Don't worry, it's just me. I don't need too many dishes." Guo Jinyao's old face was almost smiling like a chrysanthemum.

Mo Han, who was originally acting like an ice sculpture, suddenly added, "Two people."

Guo Jinyao's smile froze. Mo Han didn't say anything. He almost forgot his existence. He knew that if he didn't agree, Mo Han would have his own way to make him agree. He gritted his teeth and said to Luo Yu: "Then there will be two of us. Anyway, you have to cook alone, and you have to cook with two people. I have something to do, so I'll leave first. I will come over for dinner on time in the evening." He didn't forget to have dinner before leaving.

After Guo Jinyao left, only Luo Yu and Mo Han were left in the box. Luo Yu, who was usually taciturn, didn't say a word to Mo Han, a stranger. The box suddenly became quiet.

"A year's worth of food for your restaurant." Mo Han suddenly spoke. He had a strong aura. If Luo Yu was an elegant prince, then he was a powerful and majestic emperor. Every word he said seemed to carry a charm that made people surrender.

"What?" Luo Yu didn't understand.

"Be my personal chef for a year and I'll give you the shop of your current restaurant." Mo Han's face remained expressionless.

"Are you the owner of our restaurant?" Luo Yu was surprised. Luo's Restaurant rented the space and had only signed a three-year contract. If the landlord reclaimed it, they would have to move. To prevent this from happening, Luo Yu tried to secretly buy the shop, but the landlord clearly stated that they wouldn't buy it, so he had no way to do it. Furthermore, he hadn't run a system check, so he hadn't even considered Mo Han as the owner.

"If you agree, you can sign the contract immediately." All the shops within a few hundred meters belong to the Mo Group, so for Mo Han, giving away a shop is just a small matter.

"University will start in two months, and I don't have time." The implication is that Luo Yu doesn't disagree, but that he doesn't have time.

"I have a house near Kyoto University. I will go back after I finish my work in two months. I will cook when I have time at school." Mo Han said concisely, indicating that the problem Luo Yu was considering was not a problem.

Luo's Restaurant was now in a prime location. Buying it would cost over three million. And the price was still skyrocketing. He offered Mo Han over three million just to be his personal chef for a year, with the promise that he could only cook when he was free at school, and not if he wasn't? Such a huge offer? Luo Yu looked at Mo Han with suspicion. "What's the other deal?" He understood the truth that there was no such thing as a free lunch. He had no relationship with Mo Han, so why would he offer him such a huge benefit?

Mo Han looked at Luo Yu quietly, "The dishes you cook are to my taste."

Oh, so he's another picky eater, just like Guo Jinyao was earlier. Luo Yu instantly understood. Since he had no other motive, Luo Yu agreed. A year of cooking in exchange for a shop worth over three million yuan was worth it.

After Mo Han and Guo Jinyao left after a satisfying meal in the evening, Luo Yu told Luo Zhaoguo and Liu Fang about this matter.

"What? You said that the young man asked you to cook for him for a year and then he would give us our current shop?" Liu Fang shouted confidently.

"Well, he's the owner of those shops." More accurately, he's the big boss, but Luo Yu didn't say. Actually, as soon as Mo Han revealed he was the shop owner, Luo Yu had the system look up Mo Han's profile, so he already had a good understanding of him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have casually cooked for a stranger, let alone for a year, even for the sake of the shops.

"But you still have to go to school. I can't delay your college education by putting this matter off." Luo Zhaoguo said without hesitation. Nothing was more important than his son going to college.

"Yes, going to college is the most important thing for you. You don't have to worry about other things." Liu Fang said, pulling Luo Yu.

Luo Yu felt warm in his heart. This was family love. Everything parents did was for their children.

"Dad, Mom, he is from Kyoto and has a house next to Kyoto University. I will cook for him every day during the two months I am here. When he goes to university, I will only cook for him when I don't have classes. It's worth it." Luo Yu was very firm.

"But..." Liu Fang wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Luo Yu, "Mom, I promised him and even signed the contract to be his private chef."

"Kid, why don't you discuss it with your family before signing the contract?" Liu Fang was anxious.

"Mom, this way you won't have to worry." Luo Yu said.

Luo Zhaoguo and Liu Fang didn't know what to say for a moment. Luo Yu did this for them. As parents, they were both moved and sighed.

"You're going to be a chef for my uncle?" For Sun Minghao, hearing this news was a bolt from the blue, and he accidentally let it slip.

"He is your uncle?" The information the system gave Luo Yu actually stated the relationship between Sun Minghao and Mo Han, but Sun Minghao had never mentioned it in front of him, so Luo Yu still had to pretend to be a little surprised.

Now that everything was out, Sun Minghao felt there was nothing to hide, so he told it all: "Yes, Mo Han is my uncle, he is the president of the Mo Group. Some time ago, he was the one who sent me to the army for training. My father is the Party Secretary and Mayor of G City. He will be transferred back to Kyoto in two months. Zhou Jiahao's father is the Deputy Mayor and will also be transferred back to Kyoto in two months. As for Zhou Jiazhi, his parents died in a car accident when he was very young, so he has been raised in Zhou Jiahao's family. Although they are cousins, everyone who knows them knows that they are like brothers."

As Sun Minghao spoke, he observed Luo Yu's expression. He noticed that, aside from a slight moment of surprise (which he feigned), there was nothing else to show, which made him feel much more at ease. He was actually afraid that if he revealed his family background, Luo Yu would adopt the same fawning, hypocritical expression as those others had shown before. As it turned out, Luo Yu didn't care at all. His eyes were indifferent, and he wouldn't fawn over him just because of his family background. This was a friend truly worth making.