A harmonious dinner, and the Female Hooligan appears

Time ticked by, dinner was ready, and a whole crowd gathered around the table. It was a lively evening. Qin Fen's parents rarely had so many visitors, and both Old Qin and Big Chef had pulled out all the stops.

Everyone was delighted by the plates of home cooking and immediately picked up their chopsticks to dig in.

Auntie Liu picked up a piece of fish and took a small bite, her face lighting up. "I never would have guessed, Qin Fen. You're quite a cook! No wonder you're a chef now."

Liu Li nodded. Her childhood friend seemed to be doing well for himself. Qin Fen had made half the dishes, and although they weren't particularly elaborate, the flavor was beyond reproach.

"Exactly. I never expected you to go into the restaurant business too. Your food's delicious. Business must be pretty good where you work."

Qin Fen chuckled. It was far more than pretty good. Until recently, the Lotus Pavilion had been downright packed. But he had always kept a low profile, and now that he had left, he wasn't about to go out of his way to boast about its success.

"Mm, it's quite good, but it could be more refined. Cooking demands attention to detail. You have to put your heart into it, and the presentation is the first thing that shows whether you have." Huang Lei offered his opinion. He still remembered that caviar.

"Mm." Qin Fen nodded. That was true. He had been continually developing his craft, striving to improve as he gained more skills and deepened his experience and understanding. Like rowing upstream, failing to advance meant falling behind. Besides, this involved taking his skills to the point where they approached the Dao. He had never let himself slack off.

"It's good enough. I