Chapter 66:
In less than two and a half minutes, the plate of stir-fried abalone that Xiangling had just made was completely wiped out by Tang Yu, Hu Tao, and Silver Wolf.
The most exaggerated one was Hu Tao. She picked up the plate, hid in a spot off-camera, and licked it completely clean.
She even proudly claimed she was saving water — no need to wash the plate now.
Tang Yu: "..." Xiangling: "..." Silver Wolf: "...."
{Looks really delicious! Xiangling wife is so talented!} {Yeah! It disappeared in one go — that can't be faked.} {Haha! The pressure is now on Lao Hei! He's a Chef God after all!} {I wonder what Lao Hei thinks about this?} {....}
The viewers quietly changed how they addressed her. They used to call her "little sister Xiangling," but after she showed her cooking skills, they all started calling her "Xiangling wife"!
No helping it — every man wants a wife who can cook!
Back to Lao Hei.
From a professional point of view, Xiangling's dish just now had already reached master-level standards.
After all, the highest realm of cooking is turning complexity into simplicity.
Many people like to overcomplicate their dishes, but that's actually unnecessary.
As long as you control the heat properly and use the right ingredients, even simple stir-frying or boiling can produce something incredibly delicious.
Because a truly skilled chef knows how to bring out the natural potential of each ingredient.
Once that potential is unlocked, it becomes the kind of food humans dream about.
"She's a promising talent," Lao Hei said with satisfaction.
He decided to communicate with Xiangling properly.
So, he clicked to request a voice connection.
On Tang Yu's side, after seeing the connection request, he glanced at Xiangling. "The Chef God wants to talk to you."
"Chef God?" Curiosity flashed in Xiangling's eyes.
She really wanted to see what this world's Chef God looked like.
"Okay." Xiangling nodded.
After that, Tang Yu accepted the request.
Soon, a middle-aged, slightly chubby man wearing a chef's uniform appeared in the live room.
He had an honest, kind-looking face that gave off a cheerful vibe.
"You're Xiangling, right? Your cooking is quite impressive!" Lao Hei smiled and greeted her after the connection succeeded.
Xiangling nodded and asked: "You're the Chef God of this world?"
Lao Hei didn't expect her to ask that. He was stunned for a moment before replying, "Uh… you could say that!"
After regaining his composure, Lao Hei nodded with a smile.
"Are you very strong? Do you want to have a cooking competition with me? I really haven't lost to anyone in cooking," Xiangling said while staring at Lao Hei with utmost seriousness.
Her cute appearance combined with her serious expression made her look even more adorable.
The viewers couldn't help licking their lips while watching.
"Uh…" Lao Hei was not good with words. Being asked like this by Xiangling left him momentarily speechless.
Tang Yu quickly stepped in to ease the awkwardness. He said to Lao Hei: "Hello, Chef God. My little sister has a straightforward personality. Please don't mind her!"
Only then did Lao Hei calm down. He said: "It's fine. Young people should have confidence — that's a good thing."
"Earlier I promised you that as long as you made a dish I approve of, I would give you an invitation letter for the National Chef Competition. Send me your address later and I'll mail it to you," Lao Hei told Xiangling.
"You said you wanted to compete with me, right? I'll participate this year too. Then we'll be opponents."
"Great!" Xiangling said excitedly. "When does this competition start?"
Lao Hei replied: "The preliminaries begin on the 1st of next month, at Shanghai Hotel. CCTV's Food Channel will broadcast the entire event live."
Xiangling nodded and didn't say anything more.
After that, Tang Yu sent Lao Hei the address and ended the voice connection.
The viewers, however, were extremely excited.
Xiangling was actually going to participate in the National Chef Competition.
Interesting! So interesting!
{Ahaha! Xiangling will definitely get a great ranking. I can't wait!} {This might be the cutest chef in history. I'm already looking forward to Xiangling taking the culinary world by storm.} {Yeah! Most chefs are middle-aged. Having a 2D girl join will definitely start a new wave in the chef circle.} {Xiangling wife, go for it! We support you!} {.....}
The viewers were full of confidence in Xiangling.
While cheering her on, they once again spammed a lot of gifts.
Two and a half hours later, Tang Yu ended the live stream.
{Ding: Congratulations to the host for completing Task 1. Reward: God-level Culinary Skills.}
Almost at the same time, a system notification sounded in his mind.
Immediately after, his head throbbed with pain.
A flood of memories was forcefully injected into his brain — knowledge about all kinds of ingredients and cooking techniques from around the world.
Once the memories fully merged, Tang Yu had become one of the top chefs in existence.
"What's wrong with you?" Hu Tao saw Tang Yu spacing out and pushed his shoulder.
"Oh! It's nothing!" Tang Yu snapped out of his thoughts.
He turned to Silver Wolf and said: "Silver Wolf, from now on I'll have to trouble you to oversee things at miHoYo. Our game project needs to be put on the schedule."
Silver Wolf nodded. "I'll head over right away. Da Wei already contacted me."
Hu Tao grabbed Silver Wolf's hand and looked at her seriously. "Little sister Silver Wolf, if anyone bullies you over there, tell me. I'll keep an eye on them."
Silver Wolf smiled with narrowed eyes. "Don't worry. In this world, there's really no one who can bully me!"
After saying that, she gave Tang Yu a resentful look and whispered: "Except him."
Tang Yu: "..."
Hu Tao narrowed her eyes and smiled, glancing sideways at Tang Yu. "These days have been quite busy, so I'll stay at Wangsheng Hall for now."
"You're not allowed to bully little sister Xiangling."
Xiangling sat in the middle of the three. Hearing this, her feelings became a bit complicated.
She was still so young — would Tang Yu really bully her?
And if he really insisted on bullying her… should she just go along with it?
"What are you two even saying?" Tang Yu gently pinched Hu Tao's nose, then Silver Wolf's.
He looked at the two girls and said: "You two just focus on developing your own things. If you run into problems or miss me, come back anytime."
"If you're too busy, you can also call me over — I'll provide door-to-door service."
The moment the words "door-to-door service" came out, both Silver Wolf and Hu Tao's faces turned red.
Hu Tao said: "Wangsheng Hall is such a creepy and gloomy place. Are you sure you want to 'service' me there?"
Tang Yu thought about it. A chill ran down his spine.
But soon, he felt a little excited instead.
He leaned close to Hu Tao's ear and whispered in a mischievous tone that only she could hear: "It's not impossible. Next time we can do it in the coffin."
Hearing this, Hu Tao covered her mouth and giggled, her face full of excitement.
What Tang Yu was thinking matched her own thoughts perfectly.
Silver Wolf and Xiangling looked at each other, completely confused.
The four of them chatted for another hour.
After that, Silver Wolf and Hu Tao left the house.
In the entire villa, only Tang Yu and Xiangling remained.
"I'll help you organize your room," Tang Yu said to Xiangling.
With that, he stood up and prepared a room for her.
After finishing everything, the system's voice sounded in his mind once again.
{Ding: Xiangling's favorability increased by 10. Current: 40%.}
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