Chapter 327

Chapter 327: Invitation To A Contest

Translator: Xiong Guoqi Editor: DesTheSloth

"Mr . Handsome, this is the Swedish Meatball . " The waitress pointed at the two empty plates on the table and said gently .

"Huh? It has been eaten by us?" Ma Zhida just couldn't believe it . Why didn't he have any special feelings even after he ate it up?

"Yes . The Swedish Meatball for you two is the first dish served . " The waitress said unhurriedly .

"But how come that I don't have any special feeling? Gao Shuai, did you have any feeling?" Ma Zhidao asked with puzzlement .

Gao Shuai thought carefully for a while and tried to search for the feeling . But unfortunately, there wasn't the slightest residual taste .

"No . " Gao Shuai shook the head helplessly .

"I know that nobody is comparable with Boss Yuan . But this is probably not even close to the ordinary level . " Ma Zhida murmured discontentedly .

"I think so, too . There's no difference at all between eating and not eating . It isn't even as delicious as the steak . " Gao Shuai also nodded the head and agreed with Ma Zhida .

The waitress was likewise a little embarrassed . Since the two man spoke in public in front of her, of course she would feel embarrassed on hearing their conversation all along .

"Younger sister, I feel this dish of yours makes no difference before and after eating it . " Ma Zhida said with a very euphemistic manner, although others didn't really feel that way .

"This dish is cooked by your head chef personally, right? Is it that person?" Gao Shuai pointed to Li Li who was still busy with cooking and then said .

"Yes, Mr . Handsome . " The pretty waitress said while looking at them . She had a very good-looking dimples while smiling .

However, Gao Shuai still said frankly, "I suggest that this dish shouldn't be cooked anymore, as the taste is really too common . "

"Thank you for your precious suggestion . Could you please help to fill out the suggestion form?" The waitress said smilingly .

"Sure, no problem . " Both the two of them agreed with a nod .

When the waitress brought the suggestion form after they finished the meal, she fetched a plate of refreshing vegetable dish as a gift as well .

Then, the two people filled out the form with their opinions . It was mainly about suggesting Li Li not cook the Swedish Meatball anymore . Of course, the steak was not bad .

Such suggestion forms were usually filled out by most customers . Those who didn't mind the trouble would fill them .

It's just that the suggestions made by them were of two extremes . Those who had never been to Yuan Zhou's restaurant generally felt the current restaurant was terrific . The service was good; the environment was good . So were the taste of the dishes .

Meanwhile, most of those who had been to Yuan Zhou's restaurant nevertheless advised the restaurant not to make the Swedish Meatball anymore . Some even said frankly that the dish wasn't delicious at all .

Therefore, these suggestion forms just made people upset .

At 8:00 p . m . , Li Li finally got some time and prepared to have a little rest . At that time, Niu Li came over with a folder in her hand .

"Mr . Li, do you need to see this?" Niu Li lifted up the folder in his hand .

"What's that?" Li Li knitted his brows .

"Let's go to your office . " Niu Li didn't answer him, but pointed at the inside of the restaurant and then said .

After a nod, Li Li looked at Niu Li's expression carefully and found she was neither in a bad mood now nor very happy .

They all kept silent on the way, leaving only their footsteps of "Ti Ta, Ti Ta" knocking on the clean floor .

After a sound of "Zhi Ya", Li Li opened the door of his office .

His office had a quite decent layout . The writing desk, office table and bookshelf were all made of solid wood and had marvelous visual texture . The office was neat and tidy and was arranged in good order . It even had a small bedroom for him to have a rest .

Just like that of the senior executives . The only difference was that on Li Li's bookshelf were various trophies and certificates rather than books .

He seemed to be very confident of his own craftsmanship .

Having glanced the layout of the office, Niu Li came to that conclusion .

"Have a seat, please . " Li Li invited Niu Li to the the reception room, prepared some tea for her and then asked .

"These are the suggestion forms today . I have checked them . I suggest you also have a look . " Niu Li put the folder on the table .

"Alright . " It was a work of him being an executive head chef to read the suggestion forms, therefore Li Li didn't feel there was any problem .

He was just surprised with the fact that Niu Li didn't mention about changing the dish . However, he didn't mind it much at all .

It was fairly quiet in the office . There was only the sound of "Hua Hua" made by Li Li while flipping the forms . Niu Li nevertheless just thought over something for a while in silence .

[Swedish Meatball? It's merely some ordinary meatballs . There's none of the exotic taste . ]

[The difference is so obvious . I'm too honest to say good words against my will . ]

[The Swedish Meatball cooked by Boss Yuan and this one are presumably two different dishes . I suggest your head chef should learn some more authentic craftsmanship . ]

[It tastes not bad if you have never eaten Boss Yuan's meatballs . ]

. . .

"What the hell is this? Are you sure that these are the suggestion forms today?" Li Li directly threw down the folder and said with a tone of disbelief .

"Yes, very sure . These are the suggestions today . " Niu Li answered affirmatively .

"Do you also mean I'm not even so good as that so-called chef coming from nowhere?" Li Li said ironically .

"You have seen the suggestion forms . You'd better think it over calmly . " Niu Li said composedly .

"Ho Ho . What for? Just with that, you think the Swedish Meatball cooked by me is inferior to his?" Li Li said while complacently pointing at the folder on the table .

"I have investigated both of the different comments . Do you want to know the result?" Niu Li separated the two different comments and asked Li Li while looking at him .

"It's up to you . " Li Li didn't really care about that at all . The opinions of only a few customers didn't matter much .

"Speaking of which, I really want to know if that Boss Yuan has ever been to Sweden or Finland . " Li Li was totally sarcastic this time .

In his opinion, a person that had never been abroad wasn't qualified at all to talk about the authentic Swedish Meatball .

"Those who spoke highly of your dish all came to our restaurant for the first time and had never been to Yuan Zhou's restaurant . " Niu Li pointed at the thinner stack of the forms on the left and then said, not giving a care about Li Li's complaint .

"Here are the suggestion forms from those who have tasted the craftsmanship of that chef . Basically, all of them don't want you to cook this dish anymore," Niu Li said straightforwardly .

"Ho Ho . You have tasted that before and you tell me . " Having kept silent for quite a while, Li Li uttered .

"I have only eaten the Egg Fried Rice once . It's the best . " Thinking of the delicious fried rice now, Niu Li couldn't help salivating .

"So you mean I made a wrong move?" Li Li realized what Niu Li intended soon .

"Mr . Li, I trust your abilities . " This was the last word from Niu Li .

Therefore, she didn't say whether this step was right or not directly .

Li Li likewise sat in the sofa and was lost in a daze .

"Surprisingly, I even lose to a mere nobody, a person who had never been to Sweden . " The way that Li Li talked was full of self-mockery .

Although the western restaurant had some customers with their superior service, it was totally defeated by Yuan Zhou on the aspect of dishes .

On the other hand, the motionless and calm Yuan Zhou nevertheless received an inexplicable call .

The dinner time had ended and Yuan Zhou was taking a rest in his seat .

"Ding Ling Ling, Ding Ling Ling", the never-changing telephone ring woke Yuan Zhou up .

"An unknown number!" Yuan Zhou picked up the phone and found it was an unknown number .

He considered for a while and then answered it .

However, he didn't speak first . After all, Yuan Zhou had cheated many takeout business last time .

Although he had set the blacklist and white list afterwards, it still made a lot of noise .

"Boss Yuan, this is the assistant of Mr . Lee Yanyi . " The person calling was Yan Jia, the assistant of Lee Yanyi who often came for meals but was always very picky .

That made Yuan Zhou a little surprised, but he still answered, "What can I do for you?"

"It's like this . Mr . Lee Yanyi wants to recommend you to participate in an upcoming food tasting contest . What do you think?" Yan Jia said courteously .

Yuan Zhou, " . . . "