Cheng Dingxiang thought, as long as she could give in the first time, there would be countless times afterwards.
Xiang Beiyin didn't want to quarrel with Bai Zhi. It would be great if she could understand him.
"But the law is not uncontrollable." Bai Zhi sneered.
It can be said that emotions are difficult to control, but what about the law? Is it also difficult to control?
Everyone was stunned.
Xiang Beiyin and Cheng Dingxiang also looked at her, not understanding why she mentioned the law.
Bai Zhi looked at an elderly man in the crowd who looked worried and whispered, "Uncle Quan, please help me find Dad's friend Uncle Zhang. They're old friends. I want him and his legal firm to help me sue Xiang Beiyin for fraud."
Uncle Quan, the financial manager of Chengjiacai, is also Cheng En's childhood friend. They have a good relationship and are very loyal. He is especially fond of Baizhi.
"What scam? Baizhi, what are you talking about?!" Xiang Beiyin lost his composure and stared at Baizhi closely.
As if he couldn't believe his ears.
Bai Zhi repeated, "Xiang Beiyin, I'm suing you for fraud. When you wanted to learn our Cheng family cuisine, you promised to marry me. Now that you've learned it, you're going back on your word. What else could that be but fraud? All of you brothers and sisters are witnesses. My mother even recorded a video of my coming-of-age ceremony. We have both witnesses and evidence."
These senior brothers and sisters felt very bad about Xiang Beiyin at this moment. They felt that Xiang Beiyin had stolen the secret recipe of Cheng family cuisine that should have belonged to them.
Hearing this, he immediately said indignantly:
"Of course, we are all witnesses. The master chose Xiang Beiyin to teach him the secret recipe of Cheng's cuisine because he wanted to be his son-in-law. Otherwise, the secret recipe would never be passed on to anyone else!"
"Yes, you agreed to it at the beginning, why are you going back on your word now? Junior Brother, you are a fraud!"
"If you don't want to, you shouldn't have agreed in the first place. If you don't agree, Master will naturally choose someone new."
"And even if we don't choose the right people, we can still support Cheng's cuisine!"
"You've taken all the benefits, so why are you quitting now?"
…
They were quite angry, and this atmosphere turned into a condemnation of Xiang Beiyin.
Uncle Quan raised his voice and responded, "Okay! Xiaozhi, your Uncle Zhang has a good relationship with your dad and has been your dad's lawyer. He will definitely help you!"
Xiang Beiyin's face turned pale and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Cheng Dingxiang gritted her teeth and said, "Cheng Baizhi, you want to sue Beiyin. Does this mean you don't want your Cheng Family Restaurant to continue operating?!"
"Don't worry, Cheng's Restaurant has nothing to do with you." Bai Zhi glanced at her coldly.
threaten.
Will she be afraid?
"You--" Cheng Dingxiang was so angry that her face turned as red as a palette.
After a while, she took a deep breath and regained her composure. She glanced at Bai Zhi and the other people from Cheng Jiacai who were present, and realized that they were now on the same front.
She reached out and grabbed Beiyin, saying, "Beiyin, let's go. Even though she's your master's daughter, she's so aggressive and really hateful. Out of sight, out of mind. Let's get out of here!"
"You can't leave!" Uncle Quan stepped forward to stop them, angrily saying, "Why would you leave? Xiang Beiyin, if you still have some humanity left in you, don't be such a coward! Your master Cheng En just died, and if you're such a traitor to your master and ancestors, the entire Huai City catering industry will definitely boycott you! Do you think your master has no friends? Do you think no one can stop you?!"
The two of them paused.
Xiang Beiyin's expression was even uglier.
Leaving in anger at this time is indeed a bad idea. Cheng En and his wife have just been buried. If he leaves Cheng Jia Cai at this time, his reputation will be ruined. Those people who Cheng En introduced him to will probably have a very bad impression of him...
You have to wait for a while, until others recognize him, and then you will be "forced" to leave.
Behind him, Bai Zhi said calmly, "You can leave, but I will fight you to the death for Xiang Beiyin's fraud! How much are the Cheng family vegetables worth? Priceless. Are you prepared for more than ten years in prison?"
Xiang Beiyin suddenly turned around and looked at her.
"Cheng Baizhi, what do you want? Are you forcing Beiyin to marry you?" The mockery in Cheng Dingxiang's eyes was about to overflow, as if Baizhi was a woman who was begging for love at all costs.
"Oh, since he betrayed me, I won't accept it even if he gives it to me again."
At this point, Bai Zhi sneered: "He cheated Cheng Jiacai by deceiving her, so I want one of his hands. From now on, he can no longer cook!"
"Baizhi!" Xiang Beiyin's face was full of disbelief.
He didn't expect Bai Zhi to want his hand, so cruel and heartless!
"Is there anything wrong with that? Cheng's cuisine is a secret recipe. It's something you learned after you promised to. Now you want to break your promise. Shouldn't you return the Cheng's cuisine to us? How can you return something that has already been learned into your brain? It's reasonable for me to ask for your hand." Bai Zhi walked forward slowly and stood in front of Xiang Beiyin.
She walked very slowly but with great momentum, forcing Xiang Beiyin to take a step back.
"How dare you make such an excessive request?! This is a society ruled by law. Why do you always ask for a hand?!" Cheng Dingxiang said angrily, and once again regained her confidence.
"Then tell me, what should I want?" Bai Zhi looked at Cheng Dingxiang again.
Cheng Dingxiang took a deep breath and said, "We can compensate you, but asking for a hand is too much. Sorry, I can't do that."
She still acted as if Bai Zhi had done something wrong.
Xiang Beiyin also recovered from his shock, took a deep breath, and nodded: "Yes, Baizhi, I will compensate you."
"How to compensate?" Bai Zhi asked.
Xiang Beiyin opened his mouth: "I will..."
Bai Zhi interrupted him: "How much do you think Cheng's food is worth?"
Xiang Beiyin was stunned.
Bai Zhi continued: "Compensate me? It's like if you want to buy the Cheng family's cuisine, you have to first estimate the value of Cheng family's cuisine."
"Bai Zhi, we can't let him get away with it so easily!" The senior brothers and sisters immediately spoke up and looked at Xiang Beiyin angrily.
"Uncle Quan, I remember that the last time we held a food festival, we estimated the value of Cheng's cuisine. What was the estimated price at that time?" Bai Zhi asked.
Uncle Quan was stunned, thought about it, and finally reported the number.
——A shocking number.
At least for everyone present, this number is too terrifying. Countless people can only earn a fraction of this in their entire lives.
"Do you want to give it to me?" Bai Zhi looked at Xiang Beiyin again.
Xiang Beiyin opened his mouth, but no words came out.
How could he afford so much money?
"Then I'll trade you one hand." Bai Zhi stared at her closely.
"Cheng Baizhi! Don't go too far!!" Cheng Dingxiang gritted her teeth.
"Am I going too far? Who is the one who has no parents and was raised by my dad?" Bai Zhi pressed on. "Who broke his promise first, and who deceived Cheng Jiacai? Since you can't keep your promise and want to betray us, then is it wrong to return the cooking skills to my dad?"
Xiang Beiyin kept retreating, his eyes full of regret and guilt.
"Or... you can take out the Cheng family cuisine and teach it to your senior brothers and sisters." She looked at them and said, "Seniors, are you willing to learn Cheng family cuisine and work for Cheng family cuisine for ten years in exchange?"
"Yes, yes!" They nodded hurriedly.
Uncle Quan looked at Bai Zhi with concern in his eyes. He wanted to say something but then closed his mouth.
How can you just teach the secret recipe of Cheng's cuisine to others?!
Uncle Quan was very worried.
Bai Zhi looked at Xiang Beiyin. Those senior brothers and sisters who saw the benefits quickly changed their attitudes, surrounded Xiang Beiyin, denounced him, and condemned him.
At this moment, despair gradually appeared on Xiang Beiyin's face.
Because he knew that if he chose to leave Cheng's Restaurant without paying anything at this time, these people would not let him go.
They were Cheng Jiacai's apprentices, his fellow disciples. They denounced him, sued him, and published newspapers condemning him. From now on, he would be boycotted by the entire industry, with no chance of recovery...
No one wants to deal with someone who betrays his teachers and ancestors.
Xiang Beiyin looked desperate.
Cut off his hand? Impossible! How can he cook if his hand is cut off?
Teach Cheng's dishes to others? With so many Cheng's dishes, how will he become famous in the future? He will never have the chance to realize his ambitions!
Xiang Beiyin looked at Cheng Dingxiang.
Cheng Dingxiang had obviously thought of this as well. She gritted her teeth and looked at Baizhi: "Cheng Baizhi, okay, we'll pay! We'll buy the recipe for the Cheng family's dishes! From now on! Beiyin will never let you down again!"
After saying that, she pulled Xiang Beiyin and was about to leave.
Bai Zhi wasn't surprised at her choice at all. She stopped them and said calmly, "Let's sign a document. We have to set a date. When will you give me the money?"
"Bai Zhi! How can you ask for money?!"
"Yes, Baizhi, Cheng's food is priceless!"
"Yes, yes, that valuation is just an estimate. The Cheng family's dishes are much more than that!"
"Yeah, Baizhi, don't be silly!"
…
These senior brothers and sisters were fed up and surrounded them.
Bai Zhi didn't change her mind because of their objection. She went to Uncle Quan to get a pen and paper. As she handed it to Xiang Beiyin, she said, "Xiang Beiyin, this money is just enough to buy the Cheng family's food. To show my father's gratitude for raising you, I'd like to make one small request. It shouldn't be too much, right?"
Xiang Beiyin said in a hoarse voice: "What request..."
"Fifty days later, cook all the Cheng family dishes for me so I can taste them again," said Bai Zhi.
Nodding to Beiyin: "Okay."
There is nothing wrong with agreeing to this. Since so much money has been given, Xiang Beiyin cannot refuse such a small request.
After finishing the document, Xiang Beiyin pursed his lips and looked at Bai Zhi with unfamiliar eyes: "Bai Zhi...you have changed. You were not like this before..."
"You weren't like this when my father was alive." Bai Zhi put away the receipt and said lightly.
Cheng Dingxiang sneered, pulled Xiang Beiyin out, and left two words behind -
"madness."
Isn't that stupid? She exchanged the priceless Cheng family dishes for money. Now there is no one in the Cheng family restaurant who can make Cheng family dishes. Xiang Beiyin can also leave Cheng family restaurant with a clear conscience and start a new business!
Cheng Xiu chose money back then, and later regretted it endlessly. His money became less and less, but Cheng family dishes became more and more valuable!
Now that Cheng Baizhi has asked for the money, Xiang Beiyin can confidently make Cheng's cuisine in the future, can create another Cheng's cuisine, and can earn several times or even dozens of times this amount!
If Cheng En knew this, he would probably be so angry that he would crawl out of his grave, right?
"Dingxiang... I'm sorry for making you spend so much money..." After leaving Cheng's house, Xiang Beiyin looked guilty.
Cheng Dingxiang held his hand and smiled: "It's worth it. This way you can be with me with peace of mind. We owe no one anything when we are together."
"Yes!" Xiang Beiyin also smiled and held her hand tightly.
After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Do you...have so much money?"
"My dad still has some, I can borrow it first. We can sell the house for the rest, and then borrow money to attract investment. Beiyin, your craftsmanship is priceless, and there will be countless people willing to invest in us!" Cheng Dingxiang said confidently, with a gleam in her eyes.
It was as if the brand they could create had already appeared before her eyes.
Cheng family cuisine belongs to her, Cheng Dingxiang!
"Okay!" Xiang Beiyin also nodded heavily.
He didn't owe the Cheng family anything, and he spent the money, so he wasn't betraying his master and ancestors. He could... start over. He had the skills, so he wasn't afraid of anything.
The two hugged each other.
Cheng Dingxiang sneered.
Can Cheng's food be bought with money? That idiot!
After the two left, Bai Zhi was surrounded by the crowd.
"Bai Zhi, you're so stupid! How can Cheng's vegetables be sold for money?!"
"You are so confused! This is Master's hard work!"
"That's right, Baizhi, you can't do this. Hurry up and return the receipt to them. Just say the word and we'll help you get the Cheng family vegetables back!"
"Yes, when the time comes, we will make Cheng's dishes and we can still support this brand!"
…
Rather than giving money to Beiyin, they would of course ask Beiyin to teach them Cheng family cuisine!
Having their interests damaged, these people turned their fire on Baizhi.
"Cheng Baizhi! If the master were still alive, he would definitely beat you to death! You are ashamed of your Cheng family's ancestors!" someone condemned angrily.
Bai Zhi sneered in her heart. These people were so indignant because they simply had no advantage to gain.
She said lightly: "Although I can't cook, I know how to make Cheng family dishes. Otherwise, brothers and sisters can buy some too."
Everyone was stunned.
Bai Zhi smiled and said, "If you can't afford everything, you can buy one or two dishes."
So, half a day later.
These people have spent all their savings and have to sell their houses, borrow money, and scrape together enough to buy a few dishes.
Baizhi didn't give them any discount at all.
But it doesn’t matter, with these dishes as their signature dishes, they can start cooking again!
This is a priceless thing, Cheng Baizhi, you fool!
These people left Cheng's Restaurant with smiles on their faces, took the contract, and began to go out anxiously to raise money.
They also told her—
"Baizhi, don't worry, we will definitely build up Master's reputation! We won't tarnish Master's reputation, hahahaha!"
If I don’t talk about Baizhi selling vegetables now, I will be sorry to my ancestors.
Except for Uncle Quan, everyone had left. Only Bai Zhi, holding countless contracts and documents, was still standing in the yard.
Uncle Quan sighed and walked over. "Oh, forget it. Ever since Xiang Beiyin betrayed us, our Cheng family's cuisine has been finished. Selling it for money is a good thing. Xiaozhi, you should live a good life in the future. If you live well, your father will be happy. Don't listen to their nonsense. Your father has no other expectations, he just hopes that you will be happy all your life."
Bai Zhi patted the contract and smiled, "Uncle Quan, don't worry. I will make Cheng's cuisine famous. I will make the whole country know about it, and I will make... the whole country recognize only our Cheng's cuisine!"
Uncle Quan was stunned.
In my mind, the system kept jumping up and down: "Ahhh, Master, how could you sell it? The original owner will definitely be furious! I won't give you a good review!"
Bai Zhi: "Ever since Xiang Beiyin betrayed me, Cheng's cuisine is no longer a secret."
They will sell Cheng's dishes all over the country in the future. In order to make money and fame, the secret recipe will no longer be a secret recipe. Unless Xiang Beiyin is killed, Cheng's dishes will no longer be a secret.
As for suing him for fraud?
This is a messy matter to begin with, and the law cannot make it clear. It is unlikely that a sentence will be imposed. And what if Xiang Beiyin wants to marry her in order to avoid going to jail?
Bai Zhi didn't want to disgust herself.
She has other ways to deal with them and make them regret it for the rest of their lives!
"Since it's no longer a secret, I'll just exchange it for money myself. After all, I really need money right now." Bai Zhi curled her lips and smiled, "After a while, they'll know that what they bought wasn't the Cheng family's secret recipe, but worthless waste paper!"
444: "...What do you mean?"
Bai Zhi turned around and said, "It means to remove the fuel from under the cauldron."
Cheng's Restaurant is closed, but not forever. It says it's under renovation, and also says -
The restaurant will have a grand opening in three months and will give diners a surprise, so stay tuned.
Seeing this, the senior brothers and sisters who had collected the money chuckled and didn't take it seriously.
Cheng Dingxiang and Xiang Beiyin were still raising money. Seeing this, one of them sneered, one shook his head, and one sighed, lamenting that the daughter born to their master was too spendthrift.
Because there was a time limit on the document, the two were in a hurry to raise money, so they could only raise the most money as quickly as possible by attracting shareholders.
As for what to use to impress these people?
Of course it’s Xiang Beiyin, it’s Cheng family cuisine!
All of Cheng En’s former value has now been transferred to Xiang Beiyin.
"It's still very stressful to owe so much money..." Xiang Beiyin smiled bitterly.
Cheng Dingxiang's eyes sparkled. "You have to trust our Cheng family cuisine. We're the only ones who can make authentic Cheng family cuisine now. You have the skills, and I'm a member of the Cheng family, so it's my right. Let's use the Cheng family cuisine signature dish first, and then change it after we get through the initial stage. I've already decided on the name, Xiangyin!"
"Xiang Yin...Okay, I like it very much." He smiled at Bei Yin.
In fact, he was not that worried. He had seen what Cheng’s cuisine was like when Cheng En came.
"Beiyin, let's open the business in three months! I'll spend a day with Cheng Baizhi. I want her to see what she lost by letting you leave!"
"Okay... Alas, I don't know what Baizhi is doing. She wants to reopen the business..."
"She can't come up with anything, so there's no need to be afraid of her. I just want her to see who is worthy of owning Cheng's cuisine!"
Can the successor of a fried kitchen master be considered a chef?
While the two were happy, Bai Zhi stood in front of a scientist.
She read many papers of scientists, selected one, and then spent several days and a lot of money before she was finally able to stand in front of him.
Then she told him—
"Teacher Xu, please take a look at this paper. I would like to borrow your lab. You can be my assistant and learn everything you can."
The two people standing behind Teacher Xu: "..."
Holy shit, where did this idiot come from?!
However, after reading the paper, Teacher Xu welcomed Bai Zhi in with trembling and excitement.
Two months later.
Cheng's Restaurant was renovated, and the restaurant diagonally across the street was rented out, and the sign was already made.
"Cheng family cuisine."
There are two Cheng family dishes. If you don’t know, you might think they have opened branches.
The original Chengjiacai restaurant is still in the same place, and the sign has not changed, but there is a large screen outside the original wooden pavilion, a very luxurious large screen.
There's nothing I can do about it. Who made Baizhi rich now?
After all, this restaurant belongs to the Cheng family. Unlike Cheng Dingxiang and Xiang Beiyin, they can only rent it for the time being because of lack of money. Fortunately, both of them are very confident.
The original Cheng's Restaurant has also been renovated, but you can't see clearly inside from the outside, so I don't know how it's decorated.
However, Xiang Beiyin and the others didn't care. The most important thing in a restaurant is cooking. What is there to worry about without the chef of Cheng's cuisine?
At the same time, Bai Zhi was still in the laboratory.
Ever since coming to this world, System 444 has had no time to show off on the system forum, nor has it had time to find other wish systems to celebrate. It is so anxious that it is dying.
"Master! You've been working on technology for two months!!"
"Don't start working on technology as soon as you arrive in the new world. We have a mission!"
"Woo woo woo, you have to be a chef, you have to spread the reputation of Cheng's cuisine!"
The system cried anxiously.
Bai Zhi: "I'll blow up the kitchen."
"That's the original owner! You're not!"
Bai Zhi: "What I'm saying is - I'll blow up the kitchen too."
444: “……?”
"As soon as I enter the kitchen and turn on the fire, I want to use seasonings, oil and water to do some chemical experiments. I often blow up the kitchen, and the power of the explosion is even greater than that of the original owner." Bai Zhi replied calmly.
Expect a scientist to cook? No way!
444 slowly types a “?”.
"Ah—how do we do this mission?!" 444 was about to cry. It started searching the store. "I'll look for any cheat codes that I can use. We can buy them with points!"
"No." Bai Zhi said without hesitation.
"Why?" 444 didn't understand why she always refused to buy.
Bai Zhi: "Because I haven't figured out the fundamentals of your transaction. Purchases are in exchange for points. What do points represent? Why can the original owner earn points by issuing tasks? What do points measure? And what exactly does your creator want?"
444 slowly typed a "?" again.
It was confused and started to think, which made its already not-so-smart brain even worse.
Bai Zhi had already started talking to Teacher Xu and two other experts.
Teacher Xu was very excited and said, "What we are doing is a miracle! It is also a technological revolution. It can definitely change the world! Baizhi, you are a god!"
Another expert was also very excited, with a gleam in his eyes: "Yes, and Baizhi, you just need to set up the project, we will help you apply for it, and you don't need to pay for the research and development at all!"
"Yes, why do you have to pay out of your own pocket? You have invested a lot of money so far..." Teacher Xu also said.
Bai Zhi: "Because I want to use it myself."
"Hmm?" Teacher Xu didn't understand.
Isn’t this a technological revolution? Why use it yourself?
"This is for my restaurant." She skillfully took out a business card and handed it to the two of them. "This is the address of my restaurant. Welcome."
They both looked confused: "..."
"You...are making this...for use in a restaurant?" Teacher Xu hesitated.
"Yeah! Hey, didn't I tell you? I'm a chef, and I'm just here to make tools for my own restaurant."
Teacher Xu: “…”
For a moment, he felt that either there was something wrong with his ears or there was something wrong with Bai Zhi's brain!
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