Qinglin Manor's kitchen.
Qin Lin stirred the egg fried rice in the wok with a spatula, while his other hand kept shaking the wok to make the rice fluffier and more flavorful.
Thanks to the skills and experience granted by the system, his movements were practiced and graceful to watch.
The egg fried rice was made with Quality 2 Xiangshui Tribute Rice. Once it was ready, the kitchen filled with a delicious medicinal aroma.
The special medicinal fish in the wok had also reached Quality 3.
This was a little treat for the great painter Wu Kai. After enjoying a meal on Qin Lin, Wu Kai would owe him a favor, making it hard for him to refuse to authenticate those two paintings.
"Master Lin, have someone take these dishes out to Old Mr. Wu, the new guest," Qin Lin instructed Master Lin when he was done.
Master Lin nodded and arranged for a waiter assigned to deliver dishes to take them out.
Naturally, these weren't the only dishes the boss had specially prepared. The kitchen had also made meals for the several academicians and three women.
After leaving the kitchen, Qin Lin found the head waiter and asked about the great painter, Wu Kai.
Before long, he caught sight of the elderly painter.
Wu held a higher standing in the art world than Leng Jun, and his paintings fetched higher prices, yet he was genuinely low-key. Unlike Leng Jun, he rarely appeared in the media.
In that respect, he was much like Qin Lin, who didn't enjoy the limelight.
But when Qin Lin saw the old man, he was taken aback. Wu's cheeks were already flushed.
The open bottles of aged liquor on the table in front of him made the reason obvious.
And judging by the scene, he'd