When Qin Tian spoke, all the girls in the restaurant, including the waitresses, cast envious and jealous glances at Xia Nuannuan.
So tall and handsome, and so doting on his girlfriend, if his cooking was also delicious, he would be the perfect boyfriend.
"Qin Tian is really good to you."
Xu Jiao said with a smile, looking at Xia Nuannuan opposite her.
Xia Nuannuan felt shy and happy, her pretty face slightly flushed as she pecked her head.
"Master, let him cook. I want to see what delicacies he can make."
A young apprentice retracted his gaze from Xia Nuannuan and said to the head chef, unconvinced.
The others also chimed in.
They had been learning to cook for many years and most of them didn't even have girlfriends yet. The only one who had a girlfriend was constantly looked down upon by her.
They absolutely refused to believe that this damn handsome guy in front of them, who had such a beautiful and cute girlfriend, could also be a good cook and outperform them in their professional field.
If good cooking could lead to a beautiful girlfriend, why would they be so miserable?
If they had a chance to start over, they would never have chosen to learn to cook.
"Then go ahead, but the cost of the ingredients will be yours."
The head chef naturally didn't believe it either, and with the persuasion of his apprentices, he agreed expressionlessly.
"No problem!"
Qin Tian smiled and nodded, then turned and headed straight for the kitchen.
"Uncle Cheng, should we go and watch?"
One of the apprentices asked.
"You go!"
The head chef shrugged indifferently.
The apprentice nodded and followed him into the kitchen.
"Should we go and see too?"
At a nearby dining table, Xu Jiao looked at Xia Nuannuan with shining eyes.
"No need, let's just wait here!"
Xia Nuannuan shook her head with a smile.
"Okay!"
Xu Jiao dismissed the idea and looked towards the kitchen with anticipation, saying, "I wonder what dishes Qin Tian will make. I can't wait to taste them."
"Me too."
Zhou Xian nodded in agreement.
"Just wait, I guarantee you'll want to swallow your tongues."
Xia Nuannuan said with full confidence.
Hearing this, Xu Jiao and Zhou Xian became even more curious and expectant.
Meanwhile, due to Qin Tian's stunt, the head chef and the others stopped arguing with the middle-aged man.
The head chef sat down at an empty table nearby with an indignant expression, while the remaining three apprentices stood by, speechless, already planning how to mock and ridicule that damn handsome guy later.
A moment later, a tempting aroma suddenly wafted from the kitchen.
"Holy crap, it smells so good, what are they stir-frying?"
"It really smells amazing, does that handsome guy really have a skill?"
"Gulp, what the heck, I can't help but swallow my saliva."
"With this aroma, it's already a win!"
"This is... the smell of chili peppers, could it be farmer's stir-fried pork?"
"..."
Many customers around began to discuss excitedly.
The middle-aged man sitting there sniffed and said with certainty, "That's the smell of mountain peppers, garlic, ginger, and then beef. I guess it might be stir-fried yellow beef!"
"Uncle, you can even smell that?"
Xu Jiao exclaimed in surprise.
"Of course!"
The middle-aged man crossed his arms and said with a smile, "I've eaten at most of the Hunan restaurants in Star City. If I didn't have this level of skill, would I dare to deliberately pick a fight?"
He deliberately emphasized the words "deliberately pick a fight" and cast a playful glance at the head chef.
The head chef and the three apprentices remained silent, their faces looking a bit grim.
"Don't celebrate too early. Cooking is about color, aroma, and taste. Just because it smells good doesn't mean it tastes good, understand?"
One of the apprentices couldn't help but say, with contempt in his eyes for the layman as he looked at the middle-aged man.
"Heh, I don't understand. Fine, you can keep being stubborn. When the dishes come out, don't get your face slapped."
The middle-aged man said with schadenfreude.
"Ridiculous!"
The young man still had a disdainful expression, but after looking away from the man, his eyes clearly became more serious.
Although their cooking skills weren't great, they were professionals. For some dishes, they could basically judge whether they were delicious or not just by smelling them.
Moreover, the aroma coming from the kitchen was simply too fragrant!
As the middle-aged man said, Qin Tian was indeed making stir-fried yellow beef.
Since the ingredients and seasonings were all ready, and the meat was even sliced, it didn't take much time.
Moreover, this dish was originally simple and convenient. After stir-frying the side dishes and seasonings, all that was needed was to stir-fry the beef over high heat.
In less than two minutes, Qin Tian walked out of the kitchen with two plates of dishes.
The apprentice who had followed him trailed behind with his head hanging down like a defeated rooster, his face full of dejection and defeat.
In the restaurant, everyone's attention was focused on the two plates of dishes in Qin Tian's hands, and sounds of swallowing saliva could be heard one after another.
"Gulp, heavens, how can it be so fragrant?"
"Yeah, was his ancestor a royal chef?"
"He's only been in there for less than two minutes, that's amazing!"
"Can we have a taste too? I really want to eat it!"
"Never mind anything else, just leave some chili and sauce, and I can eat two bowls of rice."
"..."
Qin Tian had primarily made it for Xia Nuannuan, so he naturally walked over first and placed one plate with more beef on their table.
"Thank you, brother!"
Xia Nuannuan looked up and thanked him with a sweet smile.
"Eat!"
Qin Tian smiled dotingly and flicked her forehead with his finger.
Xu Jiao and Zhou Xian didn't even have time to say anything, their eyes were fixed on the plate of stir-fried yellow beef on the table, like hungry wolves that hadn't eaten meat for a month.
Qin Tian carried the other plate and walked towards the middle-aged man.
The head chef and the three apprentices already looked very displeased and had the urge to turn around and flee.
Even before tasting it, just looking at the food on the plate, the first two of the three words "color, aroma, taste" were already completely satisfied, and the last word "taste" was unlikely to be much different.
"Holy crap, this is too delicious!"
"Nuannuan, your Qin Tian is too amazing, what kind of divine cooking skill is this? My goodness, this is definitely the best stir-fried beef I've ever eaten."
Zhou Xian and Xu Jiao's excited praises sounded one after another, making more people around swallow their saliva.
"Try it!"
Qin Tian walked up to the head chef and placed the plate of stir-fried yellow beef in front of him.
The head chef looked at him with a dark expression, then looked at the fragrant and tempting dish in front of him, hesitating to pick up his chopsticks.
The three apprentices were the same. Even though their bodies' instincts and a sliver of unwilling hope made them want to try it, they forcibly restrained themselves.
With so many people watching, they really didn't want to be embarrassed!