"It's nothing valuable."
Lu Li explained, "Besides, I have my own selfish motives."
As he spoke, he had already led Shrimp Meat onto the final peak. Before them stood a small stone house bearing Melk's famous name. It was the workplace of Melk, the legendary blade-forging and sharpening artisan known to every chef in the culinary world.
Only upon seeing the sign did Shrimp Meat realize where they were, and she roughly guessed what Lu Li intended to give her.
"Could it be that Boss Lu wants to make me a new kitchen knife?"
The moment Shrimp Meat said that, she regretted it a little, feeling that she was truly shameless.
He was already protecting her for free, yet she still wanted to accept such a precious gift. How could she be like this?
But as a chef, she had practically no resistance to an excellent kitchen knife. So she asked without thinking, unable to conceal the longing in her heart.
Facing Shrimp Meat, who was conflicted, nervous, and embarrassed, Lu Li was quite straightforward. "That's right. I noticed that you seemed to struggle when preparing certain high-end ingredients. A kitchen knife that isn't sharp enough can be troublesome, right? And I want to eat even better food, so naturally I should get you a better kitchen knife."
"Boss Lu... I..."
Tears welled up in Shrimp Meat's eyes.
"What's wrong? Don't you want a new knife?"
Lu Li was a little confused, not knowing what he had said wrong. After thinking it over for a moment, he suddenly felt that he really might have made a mistake.
He smacked his forehead. "Sorry, I seem to have forgotten to ask for your opinion. Top chefs place great importance on their cooking partners. You must treasure the kitchen knife you're using now,