Chapter 393 - 204: The Terrifying Effect of the System Buff

"But there are a few customers ahead of them who have been waiting for quite a while."

The waitress was a little nervous, afraid the boss would fly into a rage.

The boss had said before that his exclusive private room could be used in an emergency.

But for the big boss to arrive and have no place to eat was rather inexcusable.

"That’s a good thing. All of you, carry on."

Qi Sheng smiled and waved his hand, unconcerned, and led his two little secretaries into Zifei’s courtyard.

The courtyard originally held only four dining tables.

Now, that number had doubled to eight.

It was a clear sign of how popular the restaurant had become.

"Boss!"

Upon seeing Qi Sheng, the staff all bowed in pleasant surprise and greeted him.

Many of the diners also looked up curiously.

"Zifei’s owner is that young?"

"Heh, I heard the original owner who sold Zifei is kicking himself. Zifei is raking in cash these days; there’s always a long line outside."

"To be fair, the quality of the food here has taken a huge leap recently. Chef Yu’s skills have clearly improved!"

"Haha, you can say that again! It took me a lot of effort to snag this table. Don’t hold back, everyone. If this isn’t enough, we’ll just order more. Who knows how long the wait will be next time?"

...

Watching how bustling the restaurant was, Tang Qian and Liu Shiwen gazed at Qi Sheng with admiration.

It wasn’t as if they had never been to Zifei before.

Business had been good before, but it was nowhere near this crazy.

The restaurant’s head chef and servers hadn’t changed, only the owner.

For the restaurant to be this popular, the credit naturally belonged to Qi Sheng.

Qi Sheng was also exceptionally surprised to see the restaurant’s business was so booming.

He finally had a clear understanding of the "Deliciousness +100%" buff rewarded by the system.

An Expert-level Chef was now creating dishes with flavors on par with a Master-level Chef.

It was only natural that picky gourmands would fall in love with Zifei.

It had only been a few days, and business was already this booming.

To say it was raking in cash was something of an understatement.

This was basically a money-printing machine!

A Sichuan restaurant with an average check of a thousand yuan per person was this popular.

Countless people must have been green with envy.

But they couldn’t replicate Zifei’s flavors, not even by poaching its staff.

Aside from a few ordinary chefs who could be replaced at any time.

The true core chefs were all Qi Sheng’s die-hard loyal employees.

Never mind that the salaries they offered weren’t that high to begin with.

And it wouldn’t matter even if they offered a sky-high price to poach someone from Zifei.

This group of chefs, fiercely loyal to Qi Sheng, still wouldn’t give them the time of day.

"Honey, why don’t we go grab a bite somewhere else?"

Liu Shiwen made a suggestion, looking at how packed the restaurant was.

"It’s fine. We’ll go straight to the back kitchen."

Qi Sheng led his two little secretaries directly to the restricted back kitchen, an area forbidden to ordinary customers.

"Boss?"

Zhou Yang, who was busy stir-frying, saw someone walk in.

He was about to frown and ask them to leave when his expression suddenly lit up with delight.

"Make a few dishes for us. Pick the ones you and Master Yu are best at."

Seeing that Yu Huachuan was also smiling and nodding at him, Qi Sheng smiled and waved back.

"You got it! If you and the ladies will just wait a moment."

Zhou Yang was instantly filled with enthusiasm, almost swinging his spatula so hard it started to smoke.

Soon, several of the restaurant’s signature dishes were brought to the area where the kitchen staff usually ate.

The table had been wiped down in advance and was spotless.

The back kitchen, managed by Yu Huachuan, took hygiene very seriously.

Even if an inspector came, they wouldn’t be able to find a single thing wrong.

The first dish brought out was Crab Roe with Sancha Lake Culter Fish Maw.

Zhou Yang had mixed the roe and meat from both male and female crabs together.

He added chicken broth and Sancha Lake Culter fish maw.

The texture was delicate—soft and chewy, yet crisp and tender.

Hand-peeled Sancha Lake River Shrimp with Qingxi Tribute Pepper.

This had previously been one of Zhou Yang’s most masterful signature dishes.

Compared to the last time, his preparation of the shrimp was even more meticulous.

The shrimp was tender and springy, with an enticing peppery aroma.

The other dishes also made Qi Sheng’s eyes light up.

Although, with the culinary skills he had loaded, he could have made them even better himself.

But for Zhou Yang, who had previously only been an Expert-level Chef, this was already an unprecedented display of skill.

’The system’s buff is terrifying, all right!’