Old Wang nodded, "After spending ti together, I've felt her passion and dedication for cooking. She is like a sponge, continuously absorbing nutrients while maintaining an uplifting fighting spirit, which is particularly not easy for carbon-based life forms."
"I have taught her everything you asked to, but just yesterday, she ca to expressing her worries. She said she has been practicing hard as I instructed, yet she still feels far from reaching my level.
"She vaguely sensed there's sothing in between us; she hoped that I would open that door for her, so she could continue moving forward on her culinary journey. As a Cosmic Chef, I couldn't refuse her request."
"Hmm, I don't have any objections to you taking a disciple, but what about the City Manager? Sun i and I are both native Earthlings, and theoretically, we shouldn't get involved in things beyond our common knowledge. But if she really becos your disciple, she'll have to handle all sorts of strange ingredients," Ma Lu said, stroking his chin.
"I contacted the City Manager already. It's usually not allowed, but when I ntioned Sun i's potential to beco a Cosmic Chef in the future and bring one more Cosmic Chef to Earth, the City Manager thought it over and agreed to give us the green light this ti."
"That's fine then," said Ma Lu. "I'll go to the restaurant this afternoon, no, I'll give Sun i a call now and let her co over. This way, I can deliver the good news to her earlier and let her familiarize herself with the ingredients in advance."
40 minutes later, Sun i appeared outside the villa.
It was her first ti visiting Ma Lu and Old Wang's residence. She had heard from He Xiaoqian and Ma Youyou that Boss Ma's large house was luxurious, and indeed, it looked grand from the outside.
Moreover, when she arrived, she noticed that virtually all residences in the community were villas, surrounded by extensive greenery, probably with a floor area ratio of less than half.
Even if it was rented, the rent wouldn't be cheap. But with Universe Infinite Canteen's current turnover, that amount of money should be nothing to Ma Lu.
Of course, coming from a family of chefs with their own restaurant, Sun i wasn't as surprised as Xiao Qian. She glanced around briefly and then retracted her gaze.
She stepped forward and pressed the doorbell, and soon, the front door was opened.
But when Sun i saw who was behind the door, she was taken aback.
It was neither Ma Lu nor Old Wang, but a wooden figure.
The wooden figure and Sun i stared at each other for a few seconds, and just as Sun i was wondering if she was at the wrong place, Ma Lu's voice ca from inside the house.
"Yo, is the guest here? Unhappy, Unhappy, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and let her in."
The wooden figure seed to understand his words, stepped aside, and even bowed to Sun i to signal her to enter, then turned its head and walked towards the living room.
Sun i was startled again, but quickly followed.
However, she still hadn't seen Old Wang and Ma Lu in the living room. After waiting for a while, Ma Lu finally ca out of the kitchen, holding a bottle of red wine and two glasses.
"You arrived quite early."
"Didn't you say you had sothing important to discuss with ? I took a taxi right after I got your call."
After saying this, Sun i pointed at Unhappy, "And what's with this wooden figure? Why does it understand your commands? Is it so kind of new intelligent robot?"
"Uh… We'll talk about that later. Have a seat first. Today is a special day, and I plan to announce sothing very important soon. But before that, I need to find my cork screw."
While Ma Lu spoke, he was putting the empty wine glasses on the coffee table and then bent down to search for the cork screw.
But Sun i imdiately said, "Alright, I agree."
"Eh? You agree to what? I haven't even said anything yet," Ma Lu paused, surprised.
"You want us to date, right? I know those tabloids create fake news just to catch people's eyes, but I'm not lesbian—I've never had a boyfriend not because I like won, but because I want my partner to be better or at least equal to in cooking skills, which is rare to find. You qualify, having beaten in the God of Cooking Competition myself."
"Ah, this."
"Isn't it? Did I misunderstand?"
"No, not really a misunderstanding, but we can talk about dating later. There's sothing else."
"What else?"
"Old Wang is planning to take you as his disciple." Ma Lu stopped beating around the bush.
"Ah, Chef Wang wants to take as his disciple?" Sun i had just sat down on the sofa but imdiately stood up again, her eyes widened.
"Why do you seem happier about this news than dating ?"
"These two aren't contradictory. But if I really had to choose, I'd definitely choose the second option. I've wanted to closely observe Chef Wang's cooking for a long ti. I'd definitely learn a lot."
Sun i said this, her eyes practically glowing with bright anticipation for the future.
"Alright, I know your passion for cooking now, but…" Ma Lu changed the tone.
"But what? Oh, are you worried I might open my own restaurant and compete with you after I finish my apprenticeship? No worries, we can sign a contract. I'll work at your restaurant for 10 years, no, 15 years after my training."
"Oh, it's not that I'm worried about that. Even if you open your own restaurant in the future, it's fine."
Ma Lu spoke sincerely. City B was big enough to accommodate two high-end restaurants, and as for those special clients, even if Sun i beca a Cosmic Chef one day and opened her own restaurant, they would still have to co to his place to source ingredients.
And now, the Desktop Farm had also been upgraded by Ma Lu. The growth speed of ingredients there had long surpassed the consumption rate, so trading so of them for Star Currency wasn't a bad idea.
Of course, since Sun i voluntarily offered to continue working at Universe Infinite Canteen, Ma Lu wouldn't refuse, especially since the cafeteria also needed an Assistant Chef.
His original plan was to have Sun i work in the restaurant for three to five years, and whether she stayed afterward would be up to her.
Getting off-track, Ma Lu returned to the topic and continued, "I'm not worried about the competition. You won't be able to compete with anyway. What I an is, becoming an apprentice might be a bit different from what you imagine."
"I understand, many chefs have peculiar temperants and have many rules for taking disciples. Don't worry, no matter how tough, I'll abide by them," Sun i spoke earnestly.
"I don't an that. Never mind, co and see in the kitchen for yourself," Ma Lu said, his expression uneasy.
Sun i frowned slightly, but still followed Ma Lu into the kitchen.
The villa was carefully selected by Ma Lu, and the kitchen was quite spacious, covering more than 30 square ters, convenient for Old Wang to handle ingredients.
As they entered, Old Wang was busy scaling a fish.
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