Books About Food

However, on the other hand, Ma Feifei didn't actually find any books about food on the bookshelf. She didn't know if the Mysterious Bookstore simply didn't focus on that area or if she just hadn't found any books on that topic.

Thinking of this, Ma Feifei dismissed the boy, then went into the backyard, placed the pastries beside Yun Qingyang, and said, "Qingyang, I'm planning to hire a cook. These were made by her. Try them and see how they taste."

"I won't eat." Yun Qingyang didn't even look up, continuing to write her book. This was the first time Ma Feifei had seen Yun Qingyang so seriously dedicated to her work since they met.

"This seems a bit different, it tastes even better than Spirit Crystal," Ma Feifei said. He wasn't lying; after eating the pastry, Ma Feifei actually felt his cultivation level increase slightly. Although the increase was small, he was currently at the Peak of the Ninth Stage of Spirit Emperor. If he were at a lower level, it might have been a significant leap.

"Is it like Plum Blossom?" Yun Qingyang looked up at the pastries and asked curiously. Besides Spirit Crystal, Yun Qingyang only ate Plum Blossom from plum trees. Although she would occasionally eat other things, she wasn't very interested in them.

"Hmm... the effect certainly won't be that magical, but it's not bad either," Ma Feifei said. Although this pastry has magical effects, it can't compare to Plum Blossom, since Plum Blossom contain Dharma Power, which is a necessary condition for casting Divine Abilities and Spells.

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyang picked up a piece of pastry and put it in her mouth to taste.

"It's alright." Yun Qingyang clapped her hands, picked up her brush, and continued writing. Clearly, the pastry hadn't brought her much surprise.

"How boring." Ma Feifei shook her head helplessly, picked up the pastries, and walked into the Bookstore.

"Come on, Yunji, try these pastries." Ma Feifei said as she entered the room and saw Zhang Yunji reading a book. She handed him a plate.

"Oh, thank you, shopkeeper." Zhang Yunji was delighted that Ma Feifei was offering him food, so he quickly put down his book, picked up a piece of pastry from the plate, and ate it.

"Mmm... so delicious, truly a delicacy!" Zhang Yunji's expression was slightly exaggerated as he casually offered a compliment. This compliment was quite skillful; firstly, he didn't name names to avoid any unnecessary embarrassment should the pastries not have been made by Ma Feifei herself. Secondly, this made Ma Feifei feel that his words came from the heart, so as not to seem too fake.

"As long as it tastes good." However, Ma Feifei and Zhang Yunji were clearly not on the same page. Ma Feifei nodded and walked towards Luan Feng, who was painting Fenghuang.

"Luan Feng, try this and see how it tastes," Ma Feifei said, handing over the plate.

Luan Feng has already painted half of the Fenghuang. At this rate, it will take about three more days to complete the painting. This is only because Luan Feng is meticulous; otherwise, the time could be shortened by one or two days.

"Thank you, shopkeeper." Luan Feng didn't refuse, paused her painting of the Fenghuang, picked up a piece of pastry and ate it.

"How was it?" Ma Feifei asked expectantly.

"It's delicious. The dishes prepared by the imperial chefs in the Yan State's palace are not even a tenth as good as this." Luan Feng pondered for a moment before giving her answer.

"Okay, I like this comment." Ma Feifei was very satisfied with the answer and said with a smile, "Then you continue drawing, I won't bother you anymore."

After saying that, Ma Feifei walked straight towards the boy who was searching for books on the bookshelf. He was ready to start winning over this little girl who was 'dressed as a girl'.

"Little Luo... Brother, you still haven't found it?" Ma Feifei walked over to the boy without making a sound and asked casually.

"Shopkeeper, there are so many books, but it seems there aren't any books about food!" The boy looked around, his face full of doubt. He had searched several times and almost gone through all the books on the shelves, but there wasn't a single book about food.

"No need to look anymore, there aren't any books about food on the bookshelf right now," Ma Feifei said kindly. Just a moment ago, Ma Feifei had already checked with the system, and indeed there weren't any on the bookshelf, but there were quite a few in the System Shop.

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, the boy's face showed disbelief, which quickly turned into disappointment. He had traveled a long way to Dubian Town hoping to find books about food in this Bookstore that was famous throughout the entire Azure Dragon Continent, but now Ma Feifei's words had shattered all his previous efforts.

Seeing the expression on the boy's face, Ma Feifei could roughly guess what he was thinking, and immediately said, "Although it's not on the bookshelf, I have a copy on me."

"Really? Where is it!" The boy was startled and instinctively turned to look at Ma Feifei, shouting loudly.

"Shh!" Ma Feifei gestured for him to be quiet. This was Bookstore, and loud noises were not allowed. The boy's voice had already attracted a lot of attention, and if it weren't for Ma Feifei, someone would probably have protested.

"Let's talk in the back," Ma Feifei said, pointing to the backyard of the Mysterious Bookstore.

"Okay!" The boy blushed with excitement, nodded vigorously, and followed Ma Feifei toward the backyard.

In the backyard, Ma Feifei sat in a rocking chair. The boy stood in front of him, so nervous that he lowered his head, his hands clasped together, occasionally tugging at the cloth belt around his waist. With his height and age of eleven or twelve, he looked a bit like a student who had made a mistake in front of his teacher.

"Why do you want to read books about food?" Ma Feifei asked curiously. To be honest, Ma Feifei had been in this world for almost a year, and this was the first time he had seen a customer enter Bookstore not to read books about increasing cultivation, comprehending martial arts techniques, or magical artifacts, but instead to read books about food.

What's the point of these food books? Are you planning to stuff your enemy to death during a battle?

"Because I want to become the greatest chef on the Azure Dragon Continent!" When talking about his dream, the boy was no longer flustered or nervous, but full of determination.

"Become a culinary master?" Ma Feifei looked at the boy, and suddenly thought of 'Boss Fang's' God of Cooking Set...

"Speaking of which, young man, you wouldn't happen to be called Bu Fang, would you?" Ma Feifei asked after a moment's hesitation.

The boy shook his head and said, "My Zhang Caicai."

"..."

"What a great name!" Ma Feifei exclaimed sincerely. Damn it, he'd finally met someone with the same name! You see, Ma Feifei had been criticized quite a bit because of this name.

"Thank you," Zhang Caicai replied politely, but his mind wasn't on that; he wanted to see Ma Feifei's book about food.

Upon seeing this, Ma Feifei silently entered the system to inquire about books on food.

"Ding~ Based on the system's current Bookstore rating, the following food-related books have been selected: Epic-grade quality book 'Treasured Food Record', Yellow Quality book 'Strange Records of Food', Yellow Quality book 'Food Classic', Yellow Quality book 'Benxinzhai Cookbook', Epic-grade quality book 'Chuka Ichiban!' (manga), Yellow Quality book 'Food Wars!!' (manga)."