Douluo Continent on the tip of the tongue

Hanshi's afternoon business is still going smoothly.

After the four girls tasted the squirrel mandarin fish, they all showed their love for this dish. Some of them even accepted this dish more than the fish head with chopped pepper.

Which girl can refuse such appetizing, sour, sweet but not greasy, crispy and delicious fish?

Not good at all!

When night fell and Qi Han sent the four girls away, he was surprised to find an acquaintance appearing in front of Han Shi's door.

"Senior Xuan Ye?" Qi Han greeted the other party, and then said, "Are you here to dine, but the store has already passed its business hours."

"Uh... no." Xuan Ye shook his head, with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face, "I'm here with an unkind invitation."

Is Poseidon Pavilion looking for something to do with me?

Because Qi Han only knew this level of Xuan Ye's identity, he immediately made such a guess.

He nodded thoughtfully, "Then please come in and sit down first, come in and talk."

When Xuan Ye sat down, he brought two glasses of water and sat opposite Xuan Ye, "Senior Xuan Ye, is this something related to Poseidon Pavilion?"

"That's not true." Xuan Ye shook his head, "It's like this. Because I love eating delicious food and have nothing to do, I hold the position of president of the Shrek City Food Association."

Shrek City Food Association?

Is Senior Xuan Ye actually the president there?

However, considering this senior's easy-going personality and his love for delicious food, it's not inconsistent at all.

Since Xuan Ye mentioned this identity, Qi Han naturally guessed the other party's intention.

The Shrek Food Festival held a week later was organized by the Shrek City Food Association. Obviously Xuan Ye's visit here was related to the food festival.

The registration for the food festival started three days ago, but Qi Han is not in a hurry because he has not finished learning all the two-star recipes yet. He plans to register for the competition after learning, so he has not gone yet.

"Senior, is it about the food festival?"

"Yes." Xuan Ye's face was inevitably embarrassed. After all, he usually ate at Hanshi, but now he had to announce something detrimental to Hanshi.

Although this was not his idea, but the result of a majority vote after everyone discussed it, he still felt a little ashamed of Qi Han.

But no matter how ashamed I feel, I still have to say the right thing.

"How much does Boss Xiao Qi know about food festivals?"

After hearing this, Qi Han pondered for a moment and then spoke, "As far as I understand, the food festival should last for three days. After three days, the top ten dishes with the most votes will be announced and receive varying degrees of publicity and fame. The top-ranked dish will

Dishes were rated as diners’ favorite food.”

"That's true, but..." Xuan Ye changed his words, "The appearance of cold food this time may have a great impact on the food festival."

"At the food festival, except for the top ten, there are no rewards for other dishes, but this time, there is a high probability that the top ten will be taken over by Hanshi."

As a person involved, Qi Han was a little confused when he heard this.

Don't mention it, he has never thought about this before, but considering the previous food inspection, the possibility of this is really high.

At this moment, he probably guessed Xuan Ye's purpose.

If Hanshi really occupies the top ten, the Food Festival will not be able to lose its reputation.

Although it's not his fault and it's just that his opponent is too bad, Qi Han is still a very reasonable person at heart.

He also hopes to taste various delicacies from all over the world at the food festival. What if the food festival fails?

Therefore, without much hesitation, Qi Han said readily, "Senior Xuan, what do you think would be a better way to resolve this matter?"

Anyway, as for Side Mission 6, he just wanted to get the first place and make cold food dishes the favorite food of diners. As for dominating the rankings, he actually didn't care too much.

How can I put it... When the opponent is too weak, there is not much sense of achievement in dominating the rankings.

Seeing Qi Han's "I understand you" expression, Xuan Ye also breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's like this. The Food Association discussed it and decided that starting from this food festival, each restaurant can only have a maximum of nine dishes in the competition. I wonder...can Boss Qi accept it?"

Up to nine courses to participate?

So this is how to prevent rankings?

Qi Han felt dumbfounded for a moment.

He originally thought that Xuan Ye was going to ask him to let him go, so naturally he would not agree.

As for how many dishes to take part in the competition, Qi Han actually didn’t have many requirements.

His purpose in attending the food festival is nothing more than two.

Be the first to get first place and complete side mission six.

Second, let more out-of-town diners attracted by the food festival come to Hanshi to dine, helping him complete the main task seven faster.

Apart from that, he doesn't have many other requirements, so the nine-course limit doesn't have much impact on him.

But...Nine Paths?

Qi Han's heart moved.

What he originally prepared for the food festival were new dishes that had not yet been launched.

New dishes that have not yet been launched include Wensi Tofu, Jade Dragon Tendon, Squirrel Mandarin Fish and Fish Head with Chopped Pepper. If all goes well, there will be four more two-star dishes that can be launched in the future, and here are the eight.

As for Dinghu Shangsu, Qi Han still has green trees in his heart.

It is absolutely impossible to complete it before the food festival.

If the Nine Paths were to be introduced, it would be a troublesome thing for Qi Han, who has a phobia of choice.

Eight new dishes are definitely going to compete, so who should you choose for the remaining one?

After pondering for a moment, Qi Han shook his head helplessly.

This is really hard to choose.

How about... just let the eight new dishes participate and the previous dishes not participate?

This is a good idea.

Anyway, there are at most nine ways, but it doesn’t have to be nine ways.

One more top ten position can be regarded as giving others more opportunities.

Thinking of this, Qi Han smiled and said, "Senior Xuan Ye, Hanshi will only participate in eight dishes in this food festival."

this…

Xuan Ye's eyes suddenly widened, "Are you serious?"

You know, having one more dish on the top ten list of the food festival will bring huge benefits and reputation to a store.

Before coming, he guessed that Qi Han would agree, because boss Xiao Qi always had a good temper.

But he really didn't expect that Qi Han would voluntarily reduce another dish and make such sacrifices and concessions in order to support the food festival.

Yes, in Xuan Ye's mind, Qi Han only introduced eight dishes. Apart from this reason, there would be no other possibilities.

For a moment, this hundred-year-old man couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart.

Boss Xiao Qi is a good boy!

After confirming that Qi Han really only offered eight dishes, Xuan Ye stood up and glanced at Qi Han gratefully.

No, Qi Han has made such a sacrifice, and he must compensate him, otherwise his heart will not be at peace.

Hmm... I have decided, this time I will secretly win the top ten dishes of Hanshi in the food festival, and put more effort into the promotion of fame!

"Boss Xiao Qi, don't worry, I, Lao Xuan, have remembered this favor!"

"Huh?" Looking at the grateful expression on Xuan Ye's face, Qi Han showed a trace of confusion on his face.

Is this person... thinking of something weird?

Forget it, it doesn't matter.

Without staying in Hanshi for long, Xuan Ye quickly said goodbye and left after receiving Qi Han's reply.

Qi Han comforted Gulu and carried him up to the second floor.

The business day is over and it’s time to go to sleep.