The Buddha's Heart Passes on the Lamp: Wu Song Infused with Spiritual Power; the Emergency Headband Is Developed! (Continued)

"That's a good policy!

We might as well incorporate the Kitchen God into the system of deities that food-related shops are required to worship.

By drawing on the Kitchen God's divine authority, we can also keep an eye on those shops and make them use fewer inferior ingredients."

Lin Chen's eyes lit up, and he snapped his fingers.

The "supervision" function Lu Wenshu had added struck right at the heart of the matter.

In folk legends of the past, the Kitchen God's authority extended far beyond merely protecting food.

The kitchen stove was an exceedingly private place in every household. Family squabbles, human warmth and coldness—all of it unfolded beneath the Kitchen God's watchful eyes.

Thus, as the Kitchen God's divine authority evolved, it gained the function of observing right and wrong in the mortal world and reporting it to the Heavenly Court.

During holidays and festivals, folk custom dictated feeding the Kitchen God stove candy to seal his mouth, or offering strong liquor to get him drunk, so that he would not report the bad things and vile deeds whispered in the household.

Now, having the Kitchen God return to his old trade and oversee the quality of ingredients in shops was entirely a return to his original line of work—and it could further bolster his authority over supervision.

Lin Chen abruptly changed the subject, his tone sinking.

"But this policy is ultimately distant water—it cannot quench immediate thirst."

"It's impossible for hundreds of restaurants to spring up across the city tomorrow just because an order was issued today.

"To make up for the food shortfall caused by the current population surge, we have to immediately ramp up production."

A smile curved across Lu Wenshu's lips.

"Lin Chen, there's no need to beat around the bush. You already have