This surprised Liu Yunong, and she began to pay attention to all the related news about this appreciation event held for Fan Xiubin.

In order to promote the city’s culinary culture, the Bei’an Government used the popularity of the Kaijiang Banquet to grab nationwide attention.

Even the music restaurant got promoted along with it.

As the master chef in charge of the Kaijiang Banquet, Liu Yunong also received inquiries and well-wishes from acquaintances and friends in the circle.

Everyone praised her for having a keen eye for talent, participating casually in a chef competition event and ending up with such a valuable, highly skilled apprentice.

This made Liu Yunong’s mood very good these days; she looked particularly vibrant. On her way back home from the business trip, she smiled at everyone she saw, extraordinarily friendly and amiable.

She also unexpectedly closed two business deals due to this association.

Making money and having a successful career have put Liu Yunong in an even better mood.

Occasionally when asked about her apprentice Fu Yu, she couldn’t help but smile with satisfaction and nod: "Yes, he’s my apprentice, a very good young man, very talented and gifted."

Maybe it was because she had praised him too much; whenever she thought of Fu Yu again, Liu Yunong found her impression of him getting better and better unconsciously.

Hmm!

The young man is indeed not bad!

She could consider adding him to her future brother-in-law’s investigation list.

After getting off the plane, Liu Yunong headed straight to the new place where her sisters lived.

During dinner, she casually brought up the topic of Fu Yu preparing the Kaijiang Banquet, which surprised Liu Yuqing greatly.

"Sis, are you saying Fu Yu went to the music restaurant to help make the Kaijiang Banquet?"

Although this matter had been circulating in the circle, not many people were aware of it.

Liu Yunong nodded.

The sisters chatted and ate, with their conversation revolving around the appreciation event and Kaijiang Banquet, which had been dominating the news.

After dinner, Liu Yunong routinely worked overtime to handle business matters.

Once she finished her tasks and had some rest time, Liu Yunong habitually went to her sister’s room.

Liu Yuqing had already fallen asleep in bed, with a video of Fu Yu cooking in the kitchen playing on her phone.

She sighed silently.

Carefully, Liu Yunong took the phone away and then gently tucked her sister in.

Looking at her sister’s sweet sleeping face, Liu Yunong shook her head.

Ah, girls grow up so fast!

...

Fu Yu came across news about the appreciation event twice while browsing online, but he just skimmed through it.

The only thing that pleased him was that the Kaijiang Banquet he cooked was included in Yao Shi’s list of innovative dishes, and he received a generous reward of 8,888 yuan.

To celebrate, Fu Yu specially went to the mall to buy small gifts for his parents and mailed them home.

He also bought Zhao Meng two packs of Zhonghua cigarettes.

Zhao Meng accepted them gladly this time, without making any remarks about not wasting money.

Previously, he was concerned because Fu Yu had a low salary and was struggling financially.

Now that Fu Yu had money and still thought of honoring him, Zhao Meng felt touched and appreciated.

He made money and gave gifts to those closest to him.

Fu Yu happily took the call from the delivery service and went to the front desk with a grin to pick up his packages.

The front desk clerk skillfully picked a box from a pile of parcels and handed it to Fu Yu.

Fu Yu exchanged a few polite words, and just as he was turning to leave, he bumped into Liu Yuqing returning from outside.

Fu Yu greeted her with a smile, "Finished eating?"

Liu Yuqing nodded, her pretty eyes fixed intently on Fu Yu.

Fu Yu instinctively touched his face.

What are you looking at?

Strange!

Fu Yu asked, puzzled, "What’s up?"

Liu Yuqing shook her head, "Oh, nothing."

In the afternoon, Liu Yuqing came over to deliver an order form.

Fu Yu took it, carefully looked at the specific dishes, and when he looked up, he saw Liu Yuqing staring at him.

Fu Yu’s heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt a bit wary!

What’s with this girl?

She’d been acting a bit strange since noon.

This affectionate gaze, could it be that she has taken a liking to me?

The thought suddenly got him quite inexplicably excited.

They say men’s brains are controlled by adrenaline, so when he absent-mindedly checked Liu Yuqing’s favorability score, he felt a "pop" echoing in his ear.

His face stung fiery hot!

[Employment is one month and twelve days, status as a waiter: positive and motivated, has a "God of Cookery" complex, beautiful inside and out. Favorability: 18] [Attribute Details]

Fu Yu: "..."

So awkward...

Not even 20 points of favorability?

Alright, I’m being self-indulgent again.

...

The kitchen work is always heavy, especially for the minor workers.

Ever since Sun Weixing smoothly entered the Qianlima Restaurant kitchen, he has been working conscientiously and diligently.

He has a somewhat shy personality, doesn’t talk much, and still gets along best with his classmate Liu Junrong, who came to intern together with him.

After a busy day, finally, it was time to get off work.

Sun Weixing and Liu Junrong clocked out together and walked back to the dorm side by side.

Halfway, Liu Junrong suddenly whispered, "I have an idea."

Sun Weixing was stunned and turned to ask, "What idea?"

Liu Junrong had actually been thinking about this for a few days.

He couldn’t even sleep well at night because of this idea.

Ever since he watched the live stream review of BBQ delivery, he’s been unintentionally paying attention to Fu Yu’s cooking operation.

Before, he only focused on working and never thought about observing the skills of the cooking chef.

And now, he was a bit obsessed after seeing it.

He was surprised to find Fu Yu’s cooking techniques very sophisticated. Even though they were the same flipping and plating, what came from Fu Yu was different from others.

After several days of observation and repeated contemplation,

Liu Junrong made a decision.

He wanted to apprentice and learn the craft.

In the culinary world, there’s always been a tradition of apprenticing under a master.

Every newcomer to the industry has dreamed of what kind of master they might have in the future to guide their culinary skills.

Liu Junrong was impressed with Fu Yu.

Though he was a newbie and his cooking skills were average, he could see that Fu Yu’s skills were truly amazing.

Because of his attention, he gathered quite a bit of information about Fu Yu from others.

Truly one thing after another, the more he knew, the more he felt confident about his judgment.

Although Fu Yu was young, his skills were almost on par with the established chefs Zhao Meng and Gu Yunwu.

Even if there was a gap, it wouldn’t be much.

Step back and say, apprenticing with head chef Fu Yu would certainly be easier than apprenticing with well-known and established chefs like Zhao Meng and Gu Yunwu.

Liu Junrong whispered mysteriously to Sun Weixing, "I’m planning to become Chef Fu’s apprentice."

Sun Weixing blinked: "!"

Does Chef Fu know about this?

Liu Junrong confidently said, "Starting tomorrow, I’ll make a good impression and focus on getting noticed by Chef Fu!"