Universe Infinite Canteen

"Are you really not interested in cooking at all?" Qiu Lele asked.

"No," Sun Mei replied firmly, "I hate cooking."

Qiu Lele bit her lip, "Then what if you lose? There are many very powerful chefs competing this time."

"I've seen the competition list on the official website." Sun Mei said.

"Seoul magician Choi Jun-hyun, vegetarian Buddha Luang Po Sen, Kawano Zhengming of Gudao Restaurant, Luo Junkang, the successor of Huaiyang cuisine, Brunei prodigy Jeffrey...

"These people are relatively powerful among them, but I am confident that I can defeat them."

"And Malu from the Universe Infinite Canteen."

"What?"

"You're missing one person, and there's also Boss Ma from the Universe Infinite Canteen."

"I've never heard of him. Who did he learn cooking from?"

"Universal Infinite Food Restaurant has only become popular recently. At first, everyone thought it was just an internet celebrity restaurant, but then American Review sent people to try their food and gave it the highest score in history, 4.6 points.

“Among the people who rated it were Chef Wang and Chef Wei, and they both praised the food in that small restaurant.

"In fact, Universe Infinite Restaurant received full marks in all items related to the dishes. The deductions were mainly for service and decoration. The chef of that restaurant is very mysterious.

"The outside world can find almost no information about him. They only know that his surname is Wang."

"Wait a minute, didn't you say his name is Ma Lu? Shouldn't that be Ma?" Sun Mei discovered a blind spot.

"No, the chef of the Universe Infinite Canteen is indeed named Wang, and this time it's their boss."

Sun Mei was surprised, "How can someone other than the chef fight like this?"

"Theoretically it's not allowed, but since he is the boss, he has taken advantage of a loophole in the rules. It is estimated that the relevant regulations will be revised in the next term."

"How cunning. I sent the boss to compete. Are you worried that if the chef loses, it will affect the reputation of the restaurant?"

"I thought so at first, but then it seemed like it wasn't the case, and Mr. Sun insisted on sending him an invitation. By the way, he and Kawano Zhengming are waiting in the car now. Let's go there quickly."

"Okay." Sun Mei followed Qiu Lele with a travel bag on his back.

Qiu Lele has dealt with Kawano Zhengming and knows that he is taciturn and is a foreigner who cannot speak Chinese.

She was worried that the atmosphere in the car would be awkward, which was why she wanted to go back early.

But what she didn't expect was that before she left the terminal, she saw Ma Lu and Kawano Zhengming coming down the elevator from the second floor.

The two of them each held a hamburger and were talking to each other while eating.

"...It is to use a long nail to quickly pierce the fish's brain. If successful, the fish will open its mouth, then cut off the gills, empty the spinal cord, and finally bleed in ice water.

"Fish slaughtered in this way will have no stress before death," Zhengming Kawano gestured. "If the fish feels the threat of death, it will struggle nervously and consume a lot of decomposed ATP.

"ATP is the source of umami, and retaining as much ATP as possible is the key to maintaining umami. After the ATP is consumed, the fish will enter the hardening stage, and the flavor will drop significantly until it becomes rotten and inedible."

"Ah, so that's it." Ma Lu said, "I used to have a friend who was very good at processing ingredients, but it's not seafood, it's animal meat, and there are similar steps."

"Yeah, these butchering techniques are all the same. Indeed, bloodletting and spinal cord removal are also required when processing game." Kawano Zhengming nodded.

At this time, Ma Lu saw Qiu Lele and Sun Mei and waved at them.

Qiu Lele opened her mouth wide, "You, what are you doing?"

"Oh, I asked Brother Kawano if he wanted to eat something. He happened to be hungry, so we went to McDonald's and bought a burger together." Ma Lu raised the burger in his hand. “No, I mean why can you communicate, can you speak Japanese?”

"Won't."

"ah?"

"Maybe it's the tacit understanding between top chefs that inspires resonance in our souls," Ma Lu said.

Kawano Zhengming also said in Japanese, "I also heard that Eskimo shamans can communicate with souls."

"…………"

Qiu Lele no longer knew what to say, so in the end she could only say, "This is my dereliction of duty. I forgot to ask you if you had eaten."

"It doesn't matter, it's not bad to try McDonald's occasionally." Malu said.

Kawano Zhengming said, "I am considering adding a burger to the restaurant's menu."

"Can you please stop talking to me about the same thing in Chinese and Japanese? This feels very strange." Qiu Lele felt like she was going crazy.

"Okay, this is..." Ma Lu turned his attention to another woman wearing jeans and carrying a travel bag next to Qiu Lele.

"Sun Mei, the chef of Songxiangju." Sun Mei stretched out his hand to shake hands with the two of them.

"Ah, you are that Sun Mei, the one from President Sun, that one..."

"That rebellious granddaughter, yes, it's me." Sun Mei helped Ma Lu finish what he said.

"What I actually want to say is that I have a genius granddaughter."

"It doesn't matter, just tell the truth. By the way, you must be Boss Ma of the Universe Infinite Canteen. I heard that Senior Brother Wang and Senior Brother Wei both spoke highly of your restaurant.

"It's a pity that Chef Wang, who actually cooks, didn't come, otherwise it might have caused more trouble for me to win the title of Chef God this time."

Ma Lu raised his eyebrows, "Oh, it seems that you are very confident, Chef Sun."

"Of course." Sun Mei said without hesitation, "If it wasn't for the first place, I wouldn't have come back to compete."

Although Kawano Zhengming didn't understand what Sun Mei was saying, maybe it was because they were both top chefs, or maybe he really practiced with the Eskimo shaman.

He nodded and said seriously, "I want to defeat all my opponents and reach the top."

"Eat your burger, with me here, you can only compete for second place." Malu sneered at the two people's victory declaration.

"Then we'll see." Sun Mei said.

After that, she walked towards the parking lot with her head held high.

"Has she always been so rampant?" Malu asked Qiu Lele.

Qiu Lele shook her head, "She used to be even more arrogant, but she has become more restrained after going abroad. I heard that she studied painting in France... It wasn't going so well."

"Oh, no wonder she came back to be a chef."

"She didn't come back to be a chef," Qiu Lele said, "Forget it, it's not important, do me a favor and teach her a lesson."

"Well, I thought you were friends, or just superficial friends." Ma Lu smelled the scent of gossip, "Did you have a crush on the same boy in high school? You have a grudge against her."

"No, actually Mr. Sun wants her to feel the frustration on the road of cooking." Qiu Lele replied.