Chapter 520

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

Lu Feng's English wasn't bad; he had passed the CET-6 in college, so he naturally knew that these two words meant Sunshine Garden.

However, he felt this name sounded a bit familiar.

Lu Feng recalled for a short while in his mind and remembered that he had heard Li Jiang mention this name before.

During that time, in order to establish a relationship with Su Yue, Li Jiang took her on a trip to a neighboring city, and came back to tell him they had eaten at this restaurant.

According to what Li Jiang said at the time, this high-end chain restaurant called "Sunshine Garden" had impeccable dining environment and service; the food was a bit pricey but tasted quite good.

He didn't expect this chain high-end restaurant to have now opened right next to his own place.

Lu Feng's curiosity grew even stronger; he walked a circle along the restaurant's outer wall, getting a sense of the scale of this high-end restaurant.

From the braised food shop that originally neighbored his, all the way east to the milk tea shop at the intersection, a full seven shops had been completely knocked through, and the outer wall had been redone in a unified style.

The color and decoration of the entire restaurant's exterior walls all exuded a strong Western European style.

Lu Feng walked to a floor-to-ceiling glass window outside the restaurant, stopped, and looked inside.

The restaurant's interior renovation was basically complete; the floor was laid with glossy marble, reflecting the light of the glass chandeliers hanging down from the ceiling.

On every dining table lay a smooth brown tablecloth, atop which were placed silver cutlery and white porcelain plates, and exquisite potted plants were also set on the tables.

Many huge European-style oil paintings hung on the restaurant walls, and there were also vintage wall sconces on the walls.

The entire restaurant interior looked magnificent and elegant; every decoration appeared exquisite, exuding a high-end tone.

Lu Feng couldn't help but exclaim: "This restaurant's investment is truly not small; looks like this place will become the most luxurious spot on Food Street from now on."

"Looks like they're planning to take the high-end route."

Lu Feng carefully examined this soon-to-be-finished restaurant and slowly nodded as he spoke.

He couldn't help turning his head to glance at his own Lu Family Restaurant not far away.

This newly opened high-end restaurant was right next to his shop; the distance between the two restaurants' front doors was no more than fifty meters.

Lu Feng couldn't help silently comparing the storefronts and renovations of both restaurants, then helplessly discovered there seemed to be no basis for comparison.

His own restaurant was originally renovated with the system's help, following an ancient style.

Back then, among the many old shops on Food Street that were recommended for renovation, Lu Family Restaurant had once been an eye-catching existence.

But now, compared to the high-end restaurant next door, it instantly appeared somewhat plain.

With these two restaurants placed together for comparison, one is a gorgeous, exquisite, and high-end Western-style renovation; his own green bricks and dark tiles, while still quite flavorful, lacked that kind of splendid, noble, exquisite feel.

Lu Feng couldn't help scratching his head and laughed a bit self-deprecatingly: "Looks like in terms of renovation, our side suffers a complete defeat!"

But his heart soon became full of confidence again.

Although the renovation can't compare to theirs, he has the Full-Level Culinary Arts in hand.

The Full-Level Culinary Arts unlocked by the system have now been completely mastered by him; his current cooking level can already completely crush the vast majority of chefs in the chef industry.

Of course, this is limited to the dishes the system has unlocked so far; only then can Lu Feng have such confidence.

"Fortunately there's the system's Full-Level Recipes."

Lu Feng smiled, his eyes full of confidence.

You know, in the catering industry, whether it's a large high-end restaurant or an inconspicuous street-side hole-in-the-wall eatery.

No matter how good the renovation, if the food's taste can't make customers feel satisfied, it's all for nothing.

At this moment, the high-end restaurant next door was still a scene of busy activity.

Workers wearing uniforms and safety helmets carried building materials in and out; in the restaurant's hall, there were also a few exquisitely dressed people pointing and directing the workers.

Lu Feng stood outside the restaurant's entrance watching for a long time without leaving, inevitably making himself conspicuous.

Before long, a worker wearing a safety helmet at the entrance noticed him, put down what he was holding, and walked over toward Lu Feng.

The worker's dark face was still beaded with sweat, bearing a hint of fatigue; he asked in a very polite tone: "Hello, do you need something? If you're here to eat, the restaurant is still in preparation and hasn't officially opened yet."

"Oh, nothing, nothing."

Lu Feng hurriedly shook his head and explained with a smile: "I was just passing by, saw your renovation was quite grand, just came over to take a casual look."

"Okay."

The worker grinned, pointed at the safety helmet on his head, and kindly reminded him: "But you'd better not stand too close; there are still some places inside and outside the restaurant that aren't finished, it's unsafe to be too close."

"Okay, thanks for the reminder; I should be going now."

Lu Feng nodded, turned around, and prepared to walk toward the parking lot.

"Isn't this Boss Lu?"

Lu Feng had only taken a couple of steps when a clear female voice suddenly came from behind him.

Lu Feng's steps paused, and he turned to look.

He saw a woman with short hair, wearing a beige professional suit, walk out from the restaurant; behind her followed a middle-aged man who looked very gentlemanly.

Lu Feng glanced at the speaking woman; in his impression, he had never met this woman.

He nodded casually and didn't intend to chat more with the other party.

For people he wasn't very familiar with, he never said much, feeling there was nothing to say.

"Wait a moment, Boss Lu."

The short-haired woman who walked out from the restaurant spoke.

This woman was precisely the Marketing Department Manager Zhou Li, and the middle-aged man beside her was the Special Chef Yang Zhenguang whom their company had poached at no small cost from a high-end restaurant in Mo Du — the core figure who would take charge of this high-end restaurant's back kitchen in the future.

It was quite a coincidence; today the restaurant's renovation had just reached the final finishing stage.

Zhou Li had notified Yang Zhenguang early on about the restaurant's upcoming opening, inviting him over to inspect the back kitchen layout and see if any cookware he normally found useful for cooking needed to be added.

For this Special Chef who was quite well-known in the industry, Zhou Li did not dare show the slightest neglect; today she specially finished her work early and personally accompanied Yang Zhenguang to inspect the restaurant's renovation results.

The two had just finished communicating with the renovation workers inside the restaurant about the adjustment plan, and as soon as they exited, Zhou Li saw Lu Feng standing not far from the door.

Zhou Li had been investigating Lu Family Restaurant for a period of time, and at one glance she recognized that this young man was the boss of the Lu Family Restaurant next door.

Perhaps it was a subconscious thought, but Zhou Li couldn't help wanting to give this future competitor a bit of a show of force, to let him know the gap in strength between the two restaurants.

She wanted Lu Feng to know that this Food Street was about to welcome a true Big Shot.