Chapter 26: Jumping Two Levels? S-Class Inn!

Watching Bao Lin, who went from calmly tasting to now wolfing down the food, the other nine judges were also a bit dumbfounded!

It was the first time!

It was the first time they had seen their boss so engrossed in a delicious meal that he didn’t even have time to speak!

Rong Huaze, the Fat Man next to him, also hadn’t expected it.

A leopard actually liked to eat green peppers, carrots, and king oyster mushrooms so much!

It really was a sight to behold!

Under Bao Lin’s whirlwind attack, the plate of stir-fried three shreds was instantly devoured!

Bao Lin licked his lips with his tongue, seemingly still unsatisfied!

“Hmm, good!”

“Absolutely delicious!”

“The three shreds are very delicate, and I always feel like the king oyster mushrooms have a subtle meaty flavor.”

“The timing of adding the green peppers and the control of the heat were just right, excellent!”

After eating, Bao Lin savored the aftertaste.

He was also unsparing in his praise for the stir-fried three shreds.

He really hadn’t expected that vegetarian dishes from the human world could be made so delicious!

“Passed!”

“The stir-fried three shreds, passed!”

Bao Lin gave Si Yan a big thumbs-up without any hesitation!

“Uh…”

As soon as Bao Lin finished speaking, the nine other judges seemed a bit awkward.

Damn it!

This dish was meant for ten people, one bite each!

He had devoured it all by himself, and they hadn’t even eaten, so how could they evaluate it?

However, since Bao Lin was the highest rank, the other judges dared not speak their anger.

After Bao Lin noticed the slightly resentful looks from the nine judges, he quickly started to smooth things over: “Hehe, don’t worry, it’ll definitely pass!”

Blame Si Yan for making the food too delicious!

Otherwise, Bao Lin wouldn’t have forgotten to stop eating!

“There are still nine more dishes coming! Everyone, take your time and savor them! Right?”

Bao Lin was also trying to save face for himself, otherwise, it would have been too embarrassing.

The other nine judges also nodded in agreement.

After the stir-fried three shreds passed, the Red-Clad Succubus’s hanging heart finally settled down!

A good start!

Si Yan was really amazing!

She really couldn’t wait to reward him!

The Red-Clad Succubus chuckled, really, was she rewarding him, or was he rewarding her?

Si Yan looked up and met the Red-Clad Succubus’s flushed eyes.

Damn it!

Why did this Succubus always have that expression whenever she looked at him?

Si Yan ignored it and continued to cook.

Carved cod, braised trotters, salt-baked chicken, Di San Xian…

When all nine dishes were placed on the table and tasted by all the judges, there was nothing left on the plates!

It seemed that when it came to clearing plates, Gui Creatures did much better than humans!

Si Yan smiled at Bao Lin.

These ten dishes were his specialties at the Four Seasons Snack Shop.

It was just that customers didn’t like them.

Now, with the Ghost Chef’s blessing, these dishes naturally won the hearts of the Gui Creatures even more!

“Passed!”

“Passed!”

“Passed!”

The ten judges also gave a remarkably consistent response!

At this moment, their gazes towards Si Yan had changed!

Putting aside their identities as humans and Gui Creatures, purely in the culinary world, Si Yan should have earned the respect of all the judges!

He really hadn’t expected that Si Yan had completely defied everyone’s expectations, conquering all the judges with ten dishes from the human world!

And the Yin Spring Inn’s rating this time was definitely not a problem!

“It passed! What the heck? This young man!”

“Honestly, this human has some skills! Watching him cook is a pleasure!”

“Amazing! I’ll have to come here often from now on!”

“Pfft! I’m too embarrassed to call you out! Are you here to eat, or to see the proprietress?”

The customers outside the Yin Spring Inn were also astonished.

After the cuisine inspection ended, Bao Lin briefly made a note in his notebook, then walked over to the Red-Clad Succubus with a smile.

“Proprietress, congratulations! Your Yin Spring Inn has successfully been promoted!”

Bao Lin smiled and shook hands with the Red-Clad Succubus.

“Promoted!”

The Red-Clad Succubus excitedly gripped Bao Lin’s hand: “Thank you, Mr. Bao Lin! I never imagined our inn would finally be promoted to an A-rank inn!”

Upon hearing this, Bao Lin released her hand and shook his head.

“No, you are not an A-rank inn.”

Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned!

Not?

No way?

All the judges had given it a pass, so why wasn’t it promoted?

Did their words not count?

“Oh? Not promoted?”

At this point, Si Yan had already taken off his apron and frowned slightly.

“Of course not!”

Bao Lin laughed: “After our discussion just now, your Yin Spring Inn has now been promoted to: S-rank inn!”

As soon as his words fell, the entire place was silent!

And those customers outside who were watching the commotion couldn’t help but exclaim!

A B-rank inn actually skipped two ranks, leaping to become an S-rank inn!

Moreover, after the Yin Spring Inn became an S-rank inn, Si Yan also became the eleventh S-rank head chef in this instance!

“Holy cow! That awesome?”

“I can’t believe even a strict judge like Bao Lin was ultimately conquered by this human!”

“Too strong! I’ll have to come here often to eat from now on!”

“That’s tough! I wonder if the prices will go up now that the Yin Spring Inn has become S-rank?”

The onlookers were also discussing the Yin Spring Inn becoming S-rank.

This not only recognized the Yin Spring Inn’s rank but also acknowledged Si Yan’s culinary skills as a human!

It seemed that Si Yan would be fully capable of being on par with Bao Lin in the future!

Upon hearing that the Yin Spring Inn had been promoted to S-rank, the Red-Clad Succubus was instantly shocked!

From the time she opened the inn until now, the Red-Clad Succubus’s dream had been to open an inn above A-rank and several branch stores!

Now, her inn had actually skipped two ranks!

How could she not be excited?

“Si Yan, you are truly amazing!”

The Red-Clad Succubus smiled happily, her gaze towards Si Yan becoming even more clingy!

The evaluation ended here.

Bao Lin packed his things and stood up from his seat, politely nodding to Si Yan and the Red-Clad Succubus: “Thank you for the hospitality!”

“I hope you will continue to strive for excellence!”

After speaking, Bao Lin actually bowed to Si Yan!

This gesture was entirely out of respect for Si Yan!

In the culinary world, true chefs are never jealous of each other, but rather learn from each other!

The more skilled come first; encountering someone more capable naturally made Bao Lin truly convinced!

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!”

After Bao Lin bowed, intense exclamations erupted throughout the venue!

One had to know Bao Lin’s identity!

He could be said to be the pillar of the culinary world here!

Now, he was actually bowing to a human to show respect?

“You’re too kind.”

Si Yan also respectfully returned the bow.

If others treated him with courtesy, Si Yan naturally had to reciprocate, otherwise, wouldn’t he appear ill-mannered?

“Sir, may I know your name?”

Bao Lin closed his notebook and asked with a smile.

“Si Yan.”

Bao Lin nodded: “Alright, I understand.”

“If you have time in the future, I hope you can come to our place, and we can exchange culinary skills together.”

“As for your Yin Spring Inn’s S-rank evaluation certificate, I will send someone to deliver it to you in a couple of days.”

“Congratulations again!”