CHAPTER 274: CHAPTER 234: ONLY LOVE AND SICHUAN CUISINE CANNOT BE LET DOWN! (SPECIAL EDITION)

Li Zheng opened the group chat and watched for a while, roughly figuring out what had happened.

It all began with Li Chun.

When she was having dinner tonight, she took out the dish Li Zheng had sent over and had a taste of it.

Even though it had been sitting for a while and was completely cold by then,

the taste and texture, different from barbecued meat, still made the young girl very happy.

At that time, Li Zheng’s private messages were still locked, and the group was mostly filled with close friends, so Li Chun just gave a quick word of thanks in the chat.

This was it, those who didn’t get to taste the dish but were sick of barbecue went crazy, furiously tagging Li Zheng demanding an explanation.

Phoenix Mountain: "Li... no, my dear brother, please give me a dish to improve my meals! I’m about to throw up from eating barbecue every day! @Li Zheng"

Yan Guang: "Although I also want to improve the taste, and I’m the one making all three meals a day, isn’t it a bit too outrageous to say it openly in front of me?"

Phoenix Mountain: "... Two plates! My treat! @Li Zheng, @Yan Guang"

Yan Guang: "That’s more like it, just don’t let Xiao Yu know, let’s eat secretly!"

Phoenix Mountain: "This doesn’t seem right... but I was thinking the same!"

Ye Yuan: "The two of you have some decency! What did Yu Xiaoyu do to deserve this? By the way, I want three dishes! Don’t ask me why I want more than others, just say my chest is too flat, I need to replenish! @Li Zheng"

Ye Kai: "Ahem! Little Yuan, watch your words!"

Chu Xiao: "Well... my appetite increased a lot after Gigantification, isn’t ten dishes not too much?"

Lu Li: "I’ve never seen someone so shame! Less! Amazing! Or! Endure!"

The group echoed: "+1!"

Chu Xiao embarrassed: "Then forget it, I’ll take two portions, save one for breakfast tomorrow."

Up until now, everyone’s mood was relatively stable and not too crazy.

Until someone who wasn’t afraid of stirring things up suddenly jumped out...

Xiao Siyuan: "Huh? Haven’t you guys had Li Zheng’s cooking yet?"

The group was puzzled: "You’ve eaten it? When was that?"

Xiao Siyuan proudly: "Had it a long time ago, I thought you all did!"

The group asked again: "Is it good? How does it taste?"

Xiao Siyuan reminiscing: "It’s alright, better than most restaurants. Mainly, his cooking can give you an additional enhancement Buff, pretty nice."

This time, everyone in the group went crazy, chasing after Li Zheng with the same energy they did when they wanted a Pocket Watch from a sleeping Phoenix Mountain, tagging him tirelessly.

When Li Zheng was woken by Sakura, he opened the group chat and found over ten people had tagged him with thousands of messages!

Even Zhan Zhouzhou and Liu Jiale later joined in, afraid to miss out on the chance to improve their taste.

After all, since the game started, they hadn’t heard of anyone possessing anything beyond barbecue and ingredients.

Honestly, some of the ingredients in the Matrix were already way better than many restaurant dishes.

But no matter how good the same thing is, you get tired of it after eating it too often.

Buddha’s Delight is tasty, isn’t it?

It’s been praised to high heavens.

Try eating Buddha’s Delight for three meals a day, every day for a week?

You’ll feel like throwing up just from the smell!

The issue isn’t how long you’ve been eating it continuously, it’s looking into the future and realizing you might have to eat this every meal.

That just makes you want to throw up even more!

Li Zheng didn’t expect everyone’s enthusiasm to be so high, and scrolling through the chat history took him over ten minutes; the intense screen flooding almost made him think the sky was falling.

And it was all because of a small dish, which left him quite speechless.

Li Zheng thought about it and didn’t rush to reply. Instead, he went to the kitchen, embedded the dish’s preparation process into it, and then moved a large pile of necessary ingredients and seasonings over, choosing those that cook quickly.

Soon, various dishes, either hot or cold, were made, with special food aromas mingling, wafting around the capsule residence.

Bam!

The bathroom door opened, Sakura dripping with water, poking her nose outside the door, inhaling the aroma greedily, her mouth opening and closing.

Just from smelling the cooking’s scent, Sakura didn’t even finish her bath, standing at the door drooling, watching Li Zheng with full expectation and asking if there was going to be an extra meal tonight.

"It’s late at night, what night snack? Go take a shower and sleep!" Li Zheng’s merciless words shattered Sakura’s beautiful fantasy.

It retreated disappointedly into the bathroom, slamming the door shut with a resentful sound.

Let people smell it but not eat it.

Isn’t this just bullying honest people... no, honest Sakura!

Not talking to the owner anymore, hmph!

"Hey~ you’re eating cooked meals every meal, and you’re still not tired of it?" Li Zheng was surprised by Sakura’s pursuit and persistence towards food, but he still didn’t get the idea to make an exception and have an extra meal today.

Eating late at night is bad for health.

Makes you gain weight easily!

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Immediately, he posted the attributes of these dishes in the group chat, letting everyone pick their favorite dishes.

The prices weren’t exorbitant; Li Zheng used Black Iron Level ingredients this time, which are inherently affordable and of good quality. Everyone was grabbing, but at least they didn’t start fighting.

Until finally, Li Zheng posted a Black Iron Level spicy boiled fish in the group, and the tone of the chat suddenly changed.

Zhan Zhouzhou: "I’m claiming this spicy boiled fish, everyone, please give me face."

Yan Guang: "Sister Zhan, anything else is negotiable, but not the spicy boiled fish!"

Phoenix Mountain: "We will not yield an inch!"

Yan Guang: "Right, no way!"

Unexpectedly, the two of them actually reached a consensus on this matter and stood on a united front.

Li Zheng didn’t even know what expression he should show.

The person Yan Guang had worked hard to win over, turned out to be almost abandoning their stance in the face of delicious food.

At this moment, Li Zheng suddenly became a little curious about whether Yan Guang would ultimately obtain ownership, and what price Phoenix Mountain would be willing to pay to taste that spicy boiled fish, to what extent would he go?

Ye Yuan: "Brothers and sisters, please let me have the spicy boiled fish, I haven’t tasted a hometown flavor in a long time! Sob sob sob~"

Ye Kai: "Sister, stay strong, don’t bow to evil forces! Don’t beg them, big bro will buy it for you!"

Lu Li: "Ha? I know that trick too! Uncles and aunties, have some pity on your nephew, your nephew is in the Matrix, unfamiliar with life here, only my old father and I depend on each other, now my father is critically ill, his dying wish is to eat a serving of spicy boiled fish. Uncles and aunties, please fulfill this filial wish of mine!"

Everyone: "...Get lost!"

Li Zheng: "You son of a...!"

[Group friend "Lu Li" has been muted by the admin for three hours.]

Chu Xiao: "Amusing as always!"

Ye Kai: "Great minds...great fun for all!"

Liu Jiale: "The person upstairs almost spoke the truth, not much discussion needed, I offer ten Black Iron Cores for the spicy boiled fish!"

Phoenix Mountain angered: "Playing that way? I’m not afraid! I offer twelve!"

Yan Guang: "Do you even have that many?"

Phoenix Mountain: "You spot me first, I’ll pay you back later."

Liu Jiale sneered: "Freeloader?"

Phoenix Mountain furious: "What do you mean, Liu?"

Liu Jiale: "Literal meaning."

Phoenix Mountain snapped: "Looking for trouble, huh? One-on-one!"

Liu Jiale: "Bring it! Who’s afraid of who?"

Ye Kai instigated: "Fight, fight! I offer fourteen! Fight, fight!"

Chu Xiao: "Don’t think sneaking the price in goes unnoticed, I offer two Bronze Cores!"

Zhan Zhouzhou: "Four!"

Ye Yuan: "Six! My brother offers!"

Yan Guang: "Eight! Any more than that, it’s yours."

Zhan Zhouzhou: "One Silver Core!"

Ye Kai: "You Zhejiang-Hangzhou person, what’re you fighting for Sichuan cuisine?"

Zhan Zhouzhou: "Ha! I, Zhan have only two hobbies in life, Swordsmanship and gourmet food! I especially love Sichuan cuisine, if not satisfied, increase your offer, I’m game for the end!"

Ye Kai: "Hey~ my short temper, two Silver Cores!"

Seeing the group almost coming to blows over a serving of spicy boiled fish, Li Chun, who hadn’t spoken, suddenly said: "Speaking of which... wouldn’t it be better if Brother Li Zheng sold a spicy boiled fish to everyone? Why hurt feelings?"

Everyone realized: "Right! @Li Zheng, are there any more? Make more!"

Li Zheng looked at the stove where the spicy boiled fish was almost ready, quietly replied in the group: "No more, just this one, whoever grabs it first gets it."

So now, the group members were really on the verge of fighting for that single serving of spicy boiled fish.

Liu Jiale confronted the couple of Yan Guang and Phoenix Mountain.

Ye Kai teamed up with his sister and Zhan Zhouzhou, not giving an inch.

Chu Xiao originally wanted to watch the show and grab secretly, but was dragged into the fray by Ye Kai, joining forces against Zhan Zhouzhou.

Li Chun was trying to mediate, while Xiao Siyuan was just watching the drama.

Only Lu Li, he felt the whole world had nothing to do with him, standing alone, feeling lonely, secretly hating himself for speaking out of turn, offending someone he couldn’t afford to offend.

Li Zheng...

He called little Sakura out after her bath, shared the spicy boiled fish, and watched the good drama unfolding in the group, feeling quite pleased.

"It’s great. For a serving of spicy boiled fish, you guys gave me enough content for a Chapter, much appreciated."

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In life, two great events.

Just merely the three meals a day.