After seeing Shin Min get on the last bus, Yuan Zhou stood up and called a taxi. In less than five minutes, the taxi arrived at the intersection of the street.
Taoxi Road didn't allow cars to pass. Yuan Zhou definitely wouldn't take the lead in breaking the rules.
After getting on the taxi, Yuan Zhou said, "Sorry to trouble you, Master Liang. I'm at this address."
Then, Yuan Zhou handed his phone to the driver.
Master Liang took the GPS and keyed in his own navigation. "It's no trouble at all. I happen to be on the night shift. Once I heard it was Boss Yuan's car, I immediately rushed over."
Then, Master Liang asked warmly, "Boss Yuan, is it safe to go to the suburbs so late at night? Do you want me to go with you? "
Master Liang was forty-two years old this year. He used to work hard in construction sites when he was young and now jogged every day, so he had a strong body. Anyway, it was no problem for him to be a temporary bodyguard.
"Thank you, Master Liang. But it's safe there. No problem." Yuan Zhou was quite confident in the system.
"That's good. That's good." Master Liang muttered to himself.
As mentioned previously, Yuan Zhou found himself a reliable driver and driver because the pub was open to the public to sell beer.
Master Liang belonged to the category of reliable driver. He was one of the top ten good citizens in Chengdu. The reason why he could become a good citizen was that he had saved two lives and arrested a fugitive.
Saving two lives was understandable. One was a pregnant woman who was bleeding profusely, and the other was a taxi driver who arrested a fugitive. It sounded a bit legendary.
There were few cars leaving the city at night, so it wasn't crowded at all.
Yuan Zhou said goodbye to Master Liang and prepared to sleep for a while.
It would take two and a half hours to get back and forth, which would definitely affect his sleep. Since the pub was open tomorrow, Yuan Zhou decided to rest in the car.
"Don't worry. I'll wake you up when we arrive," Master Liang said warmly.
As an experienced driver with 15 years of experience, Master Liang drove very steadily. Moreover, after Yuan Zhou said he wanted to sleep, he paid special attention to the speed and stability of the whole journey.
Seventy-three minutes later, they arrived at the system's dairy farm in the suburbs. Master Liang turned around and woke up Yuan Zhou.
"Boss Yuan, I'll pick you up in an hour and a half. Is that okay?" Master Liang said.
"Thank you, Master Liang." Yuan Zhou thanked him and stood by the roadside.
Master Liang said, "Our taxis like to take orders from far away. We can only make money with big orders. I should be thanking Boss Yuan."
Yuan Zhou nodded and entered the ranch through the gate. Master Liang didn't start the car until Yuan Zhou's back was out of his sight.
The reason why Master Liang respected Yuan Zhou so much was not because Yuan Zhou introduced business to him, but because Yuan Zhou was a great chef who could conquer foreigners.
Master Liang respected those who could bring glory to the country.
On the other hand, Yuan Zhou, who was walking into the farm, could not help but complain to the System.
"I didn't notice it during the day, but why does this ranch look like a haunted manor?"
There were dim street lights and endless black grass. From time to time, a cool breeze blew over, making a "Si Si" sound.
"If it were a timid person, he would definitely feel uneasy. Fortunately, it's me, a daring and aloof prince charming with superb skills."
Yuan Zhou walked into the ranch expressionlessly. There was no time to waste. Yuan Zhou walked to the herdsman's house, changed his clothes and seized the time to start cooking.
On the other side, something happened unbeknownst to Yuan Zhou.
In the conference hall of the Green Chefs Association.
Liao Yue called several famous chefs together again. Because he only told them that there was an important matter, the chefs present were a little impatient.
"Vice Chairman, if there's anything, say it quickly. It's midnight."
"Yes, yes. I still need to check the monthly bill of the restaurant today."
"I've asked you before. Is there anything that can't be said over the phone or through video call? Video conference is popular now. "
Liao Yue raised his hand and lowered his voice a little. Then he said, "Today, Secretary General Zhong of the Chef's Alliance released a message on the official website and official WeChat account of the Chef's Alliance. She urgently wants to buy ancient recipes and ancient books about cooking at a favorable price."
On hearing that, the chefs of the Green Chefs Association showed even less interest. After all, Zhong Lili was only the secretary general of the Chef's Alliance.
It was not that she ordered dishes according to the person, but that ancient books and ancient recipes were very precious. If they were in the hands of a non-chef, they could only be used for collection at most, which would be covered with dust.
For example, Kang Hu muttered in his heart. If Chairman Zhou Shijie wanted to buy them, he might agree. As the chairman of the Chef's Alliance, Zhou Shijie's cooking level was absolutely top-notch. The most important thing was that Zhou Shijie launched an activity of "Ancient Cuisine" six years ago and restored many ancient recipes.
What was more, those who could sit here were all chefs and were not short of money. Therefore, the words "favorable price" were not attractive at all.
"I don't like to collect ancient books and ancient recipes. I have no choice."
"Vice Chairman, I also can't help you. Not long ago, my little grandson played in my study and broke my ancient books."
"There were a few at home, but I happened to lend them to a friend of mine. Unfortunately, my friend went abroad and I don't know when he will come back."
The chefs sitting there began to act carelessly.
Everyone's reaction was within Liao Yue's expectation. He continued to say, "According to my understanding of Secretary General Zhong, if she wants to buy them herself, she will not use the official WeChat account to release the message, and Chairman Zhou will not do so. Therefore, I called her and found out that it was Chairman Yuan Zhou who wanted to buy ancient books and ancient recipes."
As soon as he said that, everyone present looked at Liao Yue at the same time. Their eyes were very consistent, as if they were saying, "Are you serious?"
Liao Yue said, "Although I didn't call Chairman Yuan Zhou to confirm, I asked Secretary General Zhong clearly. It was Chairman Zhou who told me that it was Chairman Yuan Zhou who wanted to buy ancient books and ancient recipes, and it was very urgent."
"That's why I originally called everyone here to see if they could be of any help. Since none of you are able to help, I've collected a few ancient books myself. I'll send them over myself," Liao Yue said with a look of pity.
Hearing that, everyone knew that this was a good opportunity to build a good relationship with the chairman. How could they miss it?
"No, no, no. Chairman Yuan Zhou is the chairman of our Green Chef's Society. How can he let you do it alone? I still have a few books here," Kang Hu said immediately.
"Director Kang is right. We can't let the vice chairman pay the price alone."
"We are also part of the Green Chef's Society."
He changed his words so quickly that it made everyone dumbfounded.
"Didn't you say that it was broken by your little grandson and that you lent it to a friend?" Liao Yue asked jokingly.
"I forgot just now. There are still one or two that are not broken."
"What a coincidence. My friend just sent me a message saying that he came back from abroad."
Anyway, the chefs of the Green Chef's Guild calculated that there were seventeen ancient books and seven ancient recipes.
After Liao Yue finished counting, he couldn't help but sigh, "Chairman Yuan Zhou is really a good chairman."
Why did he sigh like that? Ancient books and ancient recipes were really treasures to chefs. However, as soon as he heard that Yuan Zhou wanted to buy them, he directly collected so many.
This was not only because of Yuan Zhou's excellent cooking skills. Basically, it was because Yuan Zhou was very responsible as the chairman.
From the moment he took office, he proposed the Youth Chef Communication Conference and then carved and observed. He didn't hide anything.
It was because Kang Hu and others, including Liao Yue, were very convinced of Yuan Zhou that such a situation occurred.
The night passed quickly.
Because they all fell asleep in the car back and forth, it didn't delay their sleep.
"Speaking of which, system, I remember something." Yuan Zhou said, "My sleep quality has always been very good. Therefore, even if I sleep less, I will still be full of energy the next day. Is it because of your help, system?"
The system didn't say anything.
"Come on. Don't be shy. I remember I have read a book before. There are several kinds of sleep. Deep sleep usually takes up more than 20% of the total sleep time. In fact, a normal person only needs several hours of deep sleep."
Yuan Zhou said, "But deep sleep is very difficult to achieve. My little friend, system, did you do something?"
The system displayed, "The system just hopes that the host can have more time to concentrate on cooking."
In this way, the system admitted that it had indeed helped Yuan Zhou enter deep sleep.
"Hahaha. No need to explain. No need to explain. I understand, I understand."
After teasing the system, Yuan Zhou felt very comfortable. Most importantly, the trip to the ranch last night was very successful. With the experience records of Pao Ding and the comparison, the speed of growth was not a joke.
"It won't be long before I can use the ox-dismembering knife to slaughter cows." Dressed in sportswear, Yuan Zhou started his morning jog.
When he came back from his morning jog and prepared breakfast, he received a call from Zhou Shijie.
This was not a coincidence. It was Zhou Shijie who called Yuan Zhou according to his free time. After all, Yuan Zhou was called Compass. Apart from his strict rules, he was very punctual.
"There must be some good news," Yuan Zhou said inwardly and then answered the phone.
"Yuan, I have a good news and an even better news. Which one do you want to hear first?" Zhou Shijie's laughing voice passed from the other end of the phone.
Yuan Zhou, "Then I'll listen to the good news first."
"The good news is that there is some progress in buying ancient books and ancient prescriptions," Zhou Shijie said.
Although he had expected it, he still felt happy when he heard that. Suppressing his mood, Yuan Zhou asked, "Uncle Zhou, what's the other better news?"
"The other news is that this time, there are 17 ancient books and seven ancient prescriptions that are interested in buying ancient prescriptions." At the other end of the phone, Zhou Shijie said, "This is really rare. I remember that the Chef's Alliance once did a collection of ancient cookery prescriptions. In one month, only 30 ancient books and 12 ancient prescriptions were collected."
"So many?" Yuan Zhou was a little stunned. Originally, he just wanted to complete the task, but now he had exceeded the task.
"Hahaha. What do you think, Yuan? You didn't expect it, did you?" Zhou Shijie said with a smile.
Yuan Zhou nodded. "I didn't expect it. I really didn't expect it."
Liao Yue and the others were really interesting. Almost each of them took out a book, but they all contacted Zhong Lili on the Internet with their sockpuppets.
As a result, Zhou Shijie didn't know that it was the Green Chef's Alliance that did it.
The reason was that Wan Li suggested that since Yuan Zhou asked the Chef's Alliance to release the news, he definitely didn't want to trouble the people around him.
Not to mention other things, would Zhao Mei be unhappy if Engineer Cheng contributed two ancient prescriptions?
Therefore, Wan Li thought that they should "hide their identities", but in this way, Yuan Zhou wouldn't know it.
In the end, Kang Hu and the others all agreed to Wan Li's plan, not for anything else but for the improvement of their knife skills.
"The transaction price is currently under negotiation. I will tell you when the time and place of the transaction are decided," said Zhou Shijie.
"Then I will bother Uncle Zhou," said Yuan Zhou.
"I hope you will trouble me more." Zhou Shijie said with a smile, "Well, I won't bother you to prepare breakfast. I'll hang up first."
"Um. Remember to eat breakfast, Uncle Zhou." Yuan Zhou nodded.
After they hung up the phone, Yuan Zhou was ready to show off to the system, but he hesitated for a while and gave up. After all, the system had just reached the rebellious stage, and he couldn't force it.
After breakfast and lunch, Yuan Zhou set aside some time to practice his knife skills. Then, he used the remaining time to call Carpenter Lian.
Although they hadn't called each other for a long time, the master and disciple had always been in contact. Yuan Zhou would personally visit Carpenter Lian during Chinese New Year. Even Carpenter Lian himself said that Yuan Zhou was like half a son to him.
This time, Yuan Zhou looked for Carpenter Lian because he needed Carpenter Lian's help to make a utensil. As it was a big utensil, the process was not simple. Carpenter Lian was the only one who could make it in a short period of time.
After dinner, Yuan Zhou invited Yin Ya to the shop. Today was a special day.
"Today is the anniversary of us being together for half a year. I made a chocolate cake that you like to eat by myself." Yuan Zhou carried out a cake as big as a rice bowl from the kitchen. Then, there was a small glass of red wine on the table.
Yin Ya pouted and looked at Yuan Zhou angrily. Although she was happy to have a cake made by her boyfriend, now was not the time to be happy!
"What are you trying to do, Blockhead Yuan? You said we were dating for 30 days, and you made me a mango layer cake. Then, to commemorate two months, you made me a coffee cake. For the third month, it was a nut cake. For the fourth month, it was an ice cream cake. For the fifth month, it was a strawberry mousse cake. You made a big cake every month. I've gained a lot of weight!" Yin Ya couldn't help but pinch her waist.
More importantly, Yin Ya knew that Yuan Zhou knew how to make a lot of cakes. Even if he ate them for the rest of his life, he wouldn't make the same one.
"Chocolate cake. It's your favorite chocolate. It will definitely taste good when you bite into it." Yuan Zhou didn't answer Yin Ya's question. Instead, he asked, "You really don't want to try?"
Hearing that, Yin Ya wasn't so confident anymore. She looked at the beautiful chocolate cake again and said, "This is the last one. Next month, we can't use a cake to commemorate our seven months together."
"Okay, no problem." Yuan Zhou nodded. Yin Ya said the same thing in May.
After getting Yuan Zhou's guarantee, Yin Ya was relieved. She sat down and used a small spoon as a knife to cut a small piece of chocolate cake.
She hadn't put it into her mouth yet. Just when she put it to her mouth, the fragrant chocolate taste filled her nose. It filled the tip of her nose.
Some people said that eating chocolate when you're in a bad mood would make you feel better. There was a scientific basis for this. But now, Yin Ya felt blissful even before she ate it.
Squinting her eyes, Yin Ya swallowed the cake on the small spoon. The first thing she felt was the fragrance of chocolate rushing into her throat.
Then, she felt a faint sweetness on the tip of her tongue. But that sweetness was instantly covered by the bitterness of chocolate. That wasn't all. After the bitterness spread, the faint sweetness followed closely.
The rich and silky feeling spread from the tip of her tongue to the entire mouth. The taste was rich and colorful.
The sweetness and bitterness of chocolate were vividly reflected in her mouth.
"Delicious!" Like a cat, Yin Ya squinted her eyes.
After eating the cake, she drank half a glass of red wine. She was very satisfied. She felt that the tiredness of a day's work had disappeared.
In the end, Yuan Zhou sent Yin Ya, who was very satisfied and had forgotten to lose weight again, home. The same arrangement was made for the night. After the pub was closed, they went straight to the ranch.
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