The Gourmet Customizer

Chapter 258: Chapter 129: Men? Lure Them with Delicacies

’Something’s not right. My skills aren’t this good, are they? And I was never an expert at making these buns...’

He looked at his hands in disbelief, then stuffed the last bite of the bun into his mouth.

CHOMP CHOMP!

Damn, this is good!

These buns, filled with pork knuckle, minced shiitake mushrooms, and hot peppers, are absolutely the most brilliant invention of the 21st century!

Nope, I have to have another. Especially when they’re fresh from the steamer, so hot they burn your tongue. They’re just unbelievably good.

Zhang Heping reached for another bun, but this time, Su Chen stopped him.

"Old Er, there’s something I need to tell you up front."

Zhang Heping was rather impatient. "Whatever it is, just say it."

Su Chen didn’t mind his attitude. After all, the man was a renowned wandering chef; it was only natural he’d be a little cocky after ending up in a small-time joint.

But he’d come around eventually.

"First of all, now that you’re an employee at Delicious, you have to follow our rules."

"What rules?" Zhang Heping was a little confused. No one had mentioned this to him yesterday.

Su Chen said, "I promised you that you could make anything you want for yourself. That’s fine, I don’t mind."

"But if you eat any of the food we sell to customers, you have to pay for it. Of course, you don’t need to pay cash right now; the company has someone who will keep a running tab."

Zhang Heping gave an awkward laugh. "No problem."

He didn’t say it out loud, but inwardly he found it rather amusing.

’This Boss Su seemed so generous the other day. How did he suddenly become so stingy?’

’How much could I possibly eat, anyway?’

’Big deal. I’ll just stop eating the staff meals and cook for myself every day. Besides, I’m still getting paid—six thousand a month!’

Once Zhang Heping agreed, Su Chen released his hand. "Alright, that’s the only rule. Finish up, and then you need to start preparing for breakfast. We need at least 10 steamers of buns this morning."

Right away, Zhang the Second snatched another bun and started chowing down, savoring every delicious bite.

’They’re only five yuan each, anyway,’ Zhang Heping thought. ’Even if I eat ten, that’s only fifty yuan. It’s not like I can’t afford it!’

’Besides, 10 steamers of buns isn’t much. Just over two hundred in total. The pork knuckle is already braised, so I can get it done in minutes!’

"Hey, Boss? How come we’re only steaming 10 steamers today?" Ah Bao asked.

Normally, he steamed at least 20.

"Because I’m also going to steam 10 steamers of buns today."

Liu Ahbao’s eyes went wide. "Are you talking about... *those* buns?"

"That’s right."

"Holy shit! Thank god I didn’t eat a single bite. I was saving my appetite for a reason! Boss, let’s get to it!"

As Zhang Heping stood to the side eating the buns he’d steamed, he marveled again at his own incredible skill. At the same time, he found the conversation between Liu Ahbao and Su Chen a little strange.

’What’s all this about "*those* buns" versus other buns?’

’Could there possibly be a more delicious bun than this in the entire world?’

’That’s absolutely impossible.’

Su Chen pointed outside. "Go have Shengnan put up the price for the new buns, too."

"Thirty-eight each?"

"Yep!"

With that, Su Chen pulled two large pork knuckles from the braising pot and began to debone them.

The new large pork buns were priced high, but he was confident that anyone who tried one would have zero regrets.

There was another crucial factor: Su Chen planned to sell these buns in limited quantities.

It wasn’t that he had anything against making more money; he just didn’t want to invest too much energy into it. Whipping up five steamers after getting up every morning was enough. Any more would be pointless.

At over a hundred buns a day, it would be first come, first served. That would still generate nearly five thousand in gross revenue, which wasn’t half bad.

As for his plan to steam 10 steamers of SS Level large pork buns today, Su Chen had other motives.

If the sports meet plan really came together, then figuring out how to keep Cui Yufen’s disciples around would become a priority.

’And what’s the best way to win a man over?’

’Win over his stomach.’

And it wasn’t just the pork buns. Su Chen also had his SS Level Aromatic Noodles. He just had to keep them there until lunchtime!

’Hmm...’

’Su Chen had it all planned out. He’d put in some extra work this morning and develop an SS Level home-style dish.’

’That would keep them around for dinner.’

’That’s the plan!’

While Su Chen was steaming his buns, Cui Yufen and her group were rushing over in several rented cars.

"I told you we should have just eaten breakfast at the hotel, but no, you had to insist on dragging me to Boss Su’s place. Aren’t we going completely out of our way?" Cui Yufen was exasperated.

Lu Yongliang had a death grip on her arm, as if afraid she might jump from the car. "Yufen, just trust me this once. You will absolutely not regret this breakfast. And besides, Boss Su is treating! It’s *Boss Su* treating us! Do you know what that means?"

Cui Yufen was still exasperated. "It means I don’t have to pay because Boss Su is treating?"

Lu Yongliang: ???

From the back seat, Jiang Wusheng let out a hearty laugh. "It means we can eat as many buns as we want! We can eat our fill!"

Even Jiang Wensheng, sitting next to him, was rubbing his hands together in eager anticipation. "I never expected such good fortune! I’m never going back to Yangzhou now."

"Then why can’t he treat my disciples, too? That Boss Su really cares too much about money, doesn’t he?"

Cui Yufen had actually grown to like the young man, Su Chen, but for some reason, she just couldn’t shake the feeling that he was obsessed with money.

’To think he’d skip the World Cooking Competition just to make a quick buck!’

’After all, we just invested forty thousand yuan in him, and now he turns around and charges my disciples for a few buns. It’s really out of line.’

’He doesn’t consider me a friend at all!’

Lu Yongliang shook his head. "There’s more to it than you know. Anyway, you’ll find out in a bit!"

"Hmph!"

Cui Yufen snorted, a hint of negativity in the sound, and couldn’t be bothered to say anything more.

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