Urban Hardened All-area System

After going over all the ingrdients, procedures, and precautions in his mind, Ye Hong finally began to test out his new recipe.    

    

[Ding! Proficient-level culinary ability activated...]    

    

"Hmm... First, I'll need glutinous rice flour, japonica rice flour, sugar…"    

    

"Then, the osmanthus and red beans…"    

    

"This step requires three hundred grams of water… Stirring…"    

    

"Okay, now to put in it the oven!"    

    

Twenty minutes later, Ye Hong opened the oven and took out a reddish, round cake.    

    

Having just come out of the oven, the aroma of the cake lingered throughout the kitchen and wafted tantalizingly under Ye Hong's nose. The interior of the cake was also dotted with osmanthus flowers, just like the starry sky embedded inside a ruby — extremely enchanted to the eyes.    

    

Seeing the result of his own creation, Ye Hong was sure that nine out of ten girls who saw this kind of cake would begin drooling from their mouths.    

    

The strong fragrance of the cake would assault their sense of smell and trigger their gluttonous instincts.    

    

Carefully slicing off a small piece of the cake, Ye Hong threw it into his mouth for a taste.    

    

The creamy texture of the cake melted along with the delicate sponge in his mouth as the osmanthus flowers exploded with just the right amount of sweetness throughout — gently embracing the tastebuds on his tongue.    

    

After swallowing it down his throat, a warm feeling welled up from the depths of his stomach as his body surged with tenderness and comfort.    

    

With a nod of satisfaction, Ye Hong looked proudly at his beautiful creation and said, "The name, 'Premium Osmanthus Red Bean Cake,' should suffice for such beauty!"    

    

[Ding! Successfully created original dish... Cooking Ability: +5…]    

    

As the opening hours came closer, the noises outside the snack bar gradually became louder. Ye Hong raised his head to see that the time on the clock has already ticked past six in the morning.    

    

Unbeknownst to him, a long line had already formed outside the snack — all waiting to have a taste of the supreme beef noodles.    

    

Letting out a bitter laugh, Ye Hong put away the Premium Osmanthus Red Bean Cake and started preparing the beef noodles.    

    

Yet another busy another was about to begin...    

    

As soon as the clock arrived at 6:30 a.m., the door to Midnight Snack opened.    

    

The number of customers today, however, clearly surpassed that of the previous day — almost twice as many.    

    

Only after Ye Xiao asked the customers did they receive the news about the post circulating online about Midnight Snack.    

    

The customers were all looking forward to the delicacy as each of them entered the restaurant one by one to order the supreme beef noodles.    

    

Just like yesterday, the two beauties, Zhang Xuewei and Lee Muya, also came early to help out at the restaurant.    

    

Although he had learned his lesson yesterday and ordered more beef from Beef Guo, he was already starting to run out of its supply late in the morning.    

    

But at this moment, sounds of argument suddenly came from outside the store.    

    

"That's enough! We're done! We will not lend the space of our store to them anymore! Hurry up and tell that little brat, Ye Hong, to get out from the kitchen!"    

    

That was… Xiao Chunlan's voice.    

    

Zhang Xuewei and Lee Muya rushed into the kitchen and said anxiously, "Ah Hong, let's go out and have a look. Something seems to be happening outside!"    

    

Ye Hong frowned and stopped what he was doing. He then followed the two girls out of the shop to check up on the situation.    

    

With the abundance of customers who came to eat at Midnight Snack, the small snack bar obviously did not have the space necessary to meet up to their demands. Thus, Ye Xiao had to ask the neighboring stores to lend them some of their space for more seats.    

    

The other restaurants didn't have any objections initially, but Ye Hong suddenly saw Xiao Chunlan chasing away all the customers out from her store.    

    

Naturally, the customers were stupefied. Holding the bowls of beef noodles in their hands, they stood in the cold wind — at a loss of what to do.    

    

Despite Ye Xiao and Ann Xiaoying's attempts to calm Xiao Chunlan down, she refused to listen to their words and demanded to speak to Ye Hong directly.    

    

The moment she saw Ye Hong, she crossed her hands and pointed directly at Ye Hong, "Everyone, quickly come and take a look! This may be your favorite chef who made the beef noodles in your hands, but he's also a cheeky little thief!"    

    

The customers in the queue all wore different expressions. Some of them looked indifferent, while some of them looked rather curious… Some people even started to take pictures with their phones.    

    

When Ye Hong saw the reaction of these customers, his heart sunk in moment of panic.    

    

If he did not explain things clearly today, it was very likely that his name would be tarnished. At the same time, Midnight Snack's reputation would also be directly affected.    

    

His face turned stiff as he spoke in a cold tone, "Xiao Chunlan, enough with your slanders!"