Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 728: Important Day

But when Sun Mei 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 Mei stared at each other for a few seconds, and just as Sun Mei was wondering if she was at the wrong place, Ma Lu's voice came 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 seemed to understand his words, stepped aside, and even bowed to Sun Mei to signal her to enter, then turned its head and walked towards the living room.

Sun Mei 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 came out of the kitchen, holding a bottle of red wine and two glasses.

"You arrived quite early."

"Didn't you say you had something important to discuss with me? I took a taxi right after I got your call."

After saying this, Sun Mei pointed at Unhappy, "And what's with this wooden figure? Why does it understand your commands? Is it some 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 something 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 Mei immediately 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 women, but because I want my partner to be better or at least equal to me in cooking skills, which is rare to find. You qualify, having beaten me 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 something 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 me as his disciple?" Sun Mei had just sat down on the sofa but immediately stood up again, her eyes widened.

"Why do you seem happier about this news than dating me?"

"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 time. I'd definitely learn a lot."

Sun Mei 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 Mei became a Cosmic Chef one day and opened her own restaurant, they would still have to come 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 some of them for Star Currency wasn't a bad idea.

Of course, since Sun Mei 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 Mei 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 me anyway. What I mean is, becoming an apprentice might be a bit different from what you imagine."

"I understand, many chefs have peculiar temperaments and have many rules for taking disciples. Don't worry, no matter how tough, I'll abide by them," Sun Mei spoke earnestly.

"I don't mean that. Never mind, come and see in the kitchen for yourself," Ma Lu said, his expression uneasy.

Sun Mei frowned slightly, but still followed Ma Lu into the kitchen.

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The villa was carefully selected by Ma Lu, and the kitchen was quite spacious, covering more than 30 square meters, convenient for Old Wang to handle ingredients.

As they entered, Old Wang was busy scaling a fish.