The Cheat Emperor of the Culinary World

Liu Shaoxian received recognition from Liu Yunong and immediately beamed with joy.

He waited for Fu Yu to finish what he was doing before eagerly saying, ”Xiaofu, I’m planning to invite you to join the National Herbal Cuisine Research Association. What our research association lacks most right now is talent like you! I’ll have someone send over an application form in a while, and you can fill it out when you have time.”

Fu Yu looked up in surprise, staring at Liu Shaoxian’s excited expression, unable to hide a slight sense of bewilderment!

He instinctively turned his head to glance at Yao Shi: Wasn’t it said that Liu Shaoxian came to pick faults?

But it’s clear that... he came to recruit new people, right?

Yao Shi also appeared dumbfounded: How would I know!

However, it was only at this moment that Yao Shi belatedly realized that he might have overthought and misjudged Liu Shaoxian’s noble intentions with his petty skepticism.

Yao Shi glanced at Liu Shaoxian, who was earnestly explaining the membership details to Fu Yu, and saw that he had a sincere and inviting attitude, clearly showing great appreciation for Fu Yu.

Nonetheless, even though he understood that he likely misunderstood, Yao Shi didn’t regret his prior actions.

After all, it’s better to be safe than sorry.

With many years of work, social, and life experience, he deeply comprehended what it means to be wary of others.

Not to mention dealing with someone like Liu Shaoxian whom he’s not familiar with; even with his own family, he often couldn’t restrain himself from overthinking at times.

If it weren’t for his innate vigilance, it wouldn’t just be a simple case of being metaphorically cuckolded; he’d be waving a metaphorical field of green flags by now.

Thinking of this, Yao Shi couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

It’s often said that while love might fail, luck in other areas might thrive.

His career now is advancing more smoothly than ever.

Yao Shi perked up; even if Liu Shaoxian really just came to exchange and learn, he certainly had to fulfill the role of a host, as building relationships like this is something he wouldn’t even have access to normally.

Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared, he would naturally be more eager to connect, making sure not to miss this opportunity.

After all, he couldn’t really afford to end up empty-handed in both career and family matters.

Fu Yu was momentarily stunned by the invitation.

Wow!

Was it really a national-level research association?

With this, both the long-term tasks Yao Shi assigned, or the progress on the long-term tasks from Zhao Meng, would probably advance significantly, right?

Yao Shi’s task required him to excel in his culinary career and develop well in this field.

While Zhao Meng’s task required him to achieve all predetermined goals and surpass Che Yuhang, breaking all his achievements one by one, doing what he says he would do.

Both tasks essentially demanded that he make a name for himself in the culinary world.

But... he hadn’t even completed the basic job transition task yet, and now he was taking such a big leap. Is this a bit inappropriate?

Perhaps the system didn’t anticipate his luck being so good, not realizing that an opportunity others could only dream of turned into a simple and easy task for him.

If Fu Yu’s thoughts were known by Yao Shi, he would certainly slap him upside the head and say, ”Do you think benefactors just appear out of nowhere?”

And the person who came was a recognized national expert!

Such an opportunity is like a pie falling from the sky, meeting something so fortuitous is rare and unattainable through mere effort.

Now, it was pure luck to encounter Liu Shaoxian coming down with a delegation for inspection; otherwise, could someone like their small and shabby restaurant even catch the expert’s eye?

Even pheasants choose a good tree to perch!

Without a certain amount of luck and timing, dreaming of opportunities like this is simply unrealistic!

So, upon hearing Liu Shaoxian’s invitation to join, Fu Yu naturally wouldn’t refuse.

Not to mention whether this could help him complete a stage task; just the title of the National Herbal Cuisine Research Association was enough for him to eagerly accept this olive branch.

Fu Yu never had the arrogance of a talented person, holding disdain for those self-important, pompous fools who fancied themselves unique, yet faded into anonymity.

Moreover, Liu Shaoxian actively helped pave the way for him, and if he were to put on airs, it would be excessive and might cause aversion.

Fu Yu looked at Liu Shaoxian, his face full of surprise and joy, his words sincere, and his attitude humble: ”Great, thank you for the invitation, Teacher Liu! I’ve been hoping to join the National Herbal Cuisine Research Association one day, but I never thought this wish would come true so soon! Thank you, Teacher Liu!”

Everyone present smiled gently upon witnessing this, their expressions showing they were happy to see this outcome.

Liu Shaoxian too smiled with satisfaction.

He had a very good impression of Fu Yu, who was spirited and demonstrated outstanding culinary skills, particularly in herbal cuisines. His knowledge was comprehensive and well-studied.

Moreover, the most important point was that Fu Yu had a great personality, not proud, not arrogant, with composed and respectful behavior, easily gaining others’ goodwill and likability.

Fu Yu could perform herbal cuisine cooking calmly and steadily amidst many onlookers, a poise and behavior that Liu Shaoxian hadn’t expected.

However, he now understood why Fu Yu performed so exceptionally.

Because Fu Yu inherently had the ability.

Great strength enhances one’s inner confidence.