These guys are here to cause trouble, right? Everyone had that thought in their minds.

Ye Xiruo was also very angry with this group of people. The dishes they made were clearly terrible, but they still had to put on the face of a master chef.

"I've finished speaking, can I leave now?"

"You've eaten better food!" It wasn't a question, but a statement of certainty, and a glint of light flashed in Chef Lu's eyes.

Ye Xiruo took out a small dish of cold shredded vegetables from her spatial ring and placed it on the table: "If you don't believe me, you can try it."

This is just a simple cold dish that Zhang Quan casually made. All the ingredients were cut evenly and finely, and with the addition of scallions, cilantro, and small green peppers, it looks very appetizing.

After taking a bite, Master Lu's dark face showed a hint of disbelief. How did he manage to make it? It was fresh, delicious, and unforgettable, with a subtle spiritual quality.

"Did you make this? It's absolutely delicious! I've never eaten anything so good before." Indeed, compared to boiled vegetables with a little salt, this cold shredded vegetable salad is a rare delicacy.

Ye Xiruo nodded: "This is just a very ordinary cold dish." The complicated Chinese dishes haven't been served yet.

"This is simply unbelievable! I want to become your disciple, please accept me as your student."

Ye Xiruo quickly waved her hand: "I already said that I will not accept your offer. Our own restaurant will be opening soon, please come and visit us then."

“I’m serious. I’ll quit my job at Shixiangju right away and follow you from now on.”

"Please don't! I'm all alone and don't want to be hunted down by your big boss. Just stay here and be a good chef. If you want a different flavor, come and try our restaurant." With that, Shui Qingqing grabbed Xiu Qiyu, followed by Zishu and Yingxun, and fled Shixiangju as if their lives depended on it.

Good heavens, how could eating a meal be so terrifying?

If Ye Xi leaves, she will drop a bombshell at Shi Xiang Ju before leaving.

Inside Shixiangju:

"My God! I'm not seeing things, am I?! Is that dish really that delicious? Even Master Lu would kneel down and beg to become his apprentice!"

"Could that girl be some kind of expert?"

"Judging from Chef Lu's expression, that dish must be top-notch."

"What should I do? I want to eat the dish that even Chef Lu praised so highly."

"Are you kidding me? I think she's here to cause trouble. And she even wants Master Lu to patronize her restaurant. This is outrageous! It's really bullying."

After Ye Xiruo left, Master Lu, looking dejected, carefully placed the remaining cold shredded vegetables into his spatial ring. Such delicious food was wonderful even just to look at.

After leaving Shixiangju, Ye Xiruo and the others headed straight to the vegetable market they had visited the day before. Although the vegetables and meats were not as fresh as in the morning, the variety was still quite complete, much better than yesterday afternoon.

If you're picking and choosing, here are some scallions, take a few more. This looks a bit like lettuce, you can use it when making hamburgers and sandwiches, and you can also add some to soups.

These are tomatoes, about three-quarters the size of a normal tomato, a bright red color, very appealing. Take a few more; you can make tomato and egg drop soup, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, or even tomato sauce as a dipping sauce. Just slice them, sprinkle some sugar, and they're sweet and sour—very delicious that way too.

Ye Xiruo gradually discovered familiar vegetables such as green beans, potatoes, peanuts, eggplants, ginger, winter melon, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, shiitake mushrooms, and mushrooms. Although some seemed to have mutated and grown very large, and some had changed shape significantly, she could quickly identify them by tasting and smelling them. She could even find some better substitutes. Ye Xiruo felt like she had discovered a new continent.

"Junior sister, you bought so much, can you finish it all? We can come out and buy more tomorrow."

"I told you we were going to open a restaurant. With the reputation of my Drunken Immortal Abode, I don't believe we can't win over these people's stomachs." Ye Xiruo was full of confidence in her recipes.

Even the best restaurants in Mo City can cook food like that; it's really not as good as what you'd expect from a housewife in China.

"Junior sister, you are so clever."

Zishu's eyes lit up. He was one of the major shareholders of Zuixianju and knew exactly how much money Zuixianju could make each year.

He could already imagine the countless white spirit crystals rushing towards him as he reopened the Drunken Immortal Abode on the Azure Continent.

Soon, Ye Xiruo had almost finished selecting the vegetables and some side dishes. Next, she should choose the meat.

The Azure Continent is teeming with magical beasts, most of which are unfamiliar to them. Based on her observations of the color and texture of the meat, Ye Xiruo selected more than a dozen kinds of meat, took them back to experiment with, and chose the most suitable meat.

Ye Xiruo's crazy shopping spree cost her over 500 spirit crystals. She continued to haggle and finally paid 500 spirit crystals.

The group started walking back.

"If we're going to open a restaurant, we don't have a storefront yet. Storefronts in good locations must be very expensive, and then there's the renovation involved. Do we have enough spirit crystals?"

Even a hero can be brought down by a single penny; if they don't earn any more money, they'll be destitute and weeping.

"Isn't there an assessment tomorrow? If we pass the assessment, we should be able to get an advance on some spirit crystals! If all else fails, I'll go sell youth-preserving pills and aphrodisiac pills."

"Ha, it shouldn't come to that." If anyone's going to sell medicine, it'll be him.

"It's quite early today. I plan to go back and try out the dishes. We want to launch the most delicious dishes that can truly capture the hearts and stomachs of our customers."

"Xiao Yezi can instruct those six chefs on how to cook. If the restaurant opens in the future, we'll still need to rely on them." Xiu Qiyu was determined not to let Ye Xiruo overwork herself.

As a noble alchemist, cooking occasionally is acceptable, but being confined to the back kitchen all day, cooking for a group of strangers, is something Xiu Qiyu finds unacceptable, and Xiao Yezi certainly wouldn't like it either.

“Brother Xiuqi is right. I definitely can’t run a restaurant by myself. I have to train them. As for the rest of you who can’t cook, you have to help out by washing vegetables, chopping vegetables, mincing meat, and splitting bones. If you can’t do these jobs, you can only wash dishes and work as waiters.”

"This is the best way. Run a restaurant during the day and cultivate at night. I'm sure it will bring in a lot of money."

“I have no doubt about that. Once Chi Yi and the others are cured of the poison, we can all go out together to hunt magical beasts and hone our skills. I’ve heard that magical beasts are treasures from head to toe. After we’ve collected the materials for alchemy and weapon crafting, we can even send the meat to restaurants to cook. I’ve heard that magical cores are very, very expensive.”

"I'll do whatever Xiaoyezi says."