"Is that it?" Chen Shanzang didn't seem to snap out of it until they were a long way from Dou Wei Arena. He turned to Shun Lie, who seemed to know everything, looking rather bewildered.
Shun Lie shook the documents in his hand. "What else did you expect? You're not some superstar chef who brings in a huge following. At the end of the day, this is just a local organization and a student fresh out of school. There's no need for all those fancy ceremonies."
"Calling me a noob is going too far! Sure, steamed buns are the only thing I'm really good at, but that's compared to my upperclassmen. I still learned cooking at Shaolin Temple, which is known as the 'Central Plains Culinary Training Academy'!" Chen Shanzang protested. Shun Lie sighed.
"Every year, plenty of graduates from Imperial Capital University end up earning less than five thousand a month. That proves you don't show you're not a noob by graduating from some particular school—you prove it with your own abilities! If you want to show you're not a noob, let your dishes do the talking!"
As he spoke, Shun Lie took out his phone and opened the internal navigation app. After looking around for a while, he said, "The Chanyuan County branch has more than twenty kitchens specifically for barbecue, as well as two classical barbecue kitchens affiliated with the Dish Research Institute for period cuisine. We can rent ordinary kitchens too, but given your background, we should start with the Comprehensive Kitchen."
"If you've already made up your mind, why are you telling me all this?"
A familiar rebellious look appeared on Chen Shanzang's face. Shun Lie, however, put on a stern expression and corrected him. "I'm not being arbitrary. You just don't know what resources