"Take off your coat and empty your pockets . Take the umbrella from the chest as well," the short-haired girl in charge of the security check told Yuan Zhou the same time the system sounded .
Yuan Zhou instinctively frowned when he heard the system's question . He then answered with an "accept" inwardly .
However, Yuan Zhou's frown caused the security girl to misunderstand .
"Are there any problems?," asked the short-haired girl as she looked at Yuan Zhou with a stern look .
"Nothing . I don't have an umbrella," Yuan Zhou maintained the solemn expression on his face and answered seriously .
However, the short-haired girl did not let Yuan Zhou off . She directly did a thorough inspection on Yuan Zhou . Even his shoes were taken off before she was satisfied .
"Ok . Take your stuff there," the short-haired girl said briefly .
"Ok," answered Yuan Zhou as he calmly put his shoes back on .
This calm and collected manner in which he was carrying himself caused the short-haired girl to feel somewhat embarrassed . This had never happened when she held inspections on others in the past .
What a weird person, she muttered in her heart, her face abruptly blushing .
On the other hand, Yuan Zhou did not feel anything . After all, he had gone through the same inspection previously . He was only thinking that perhaps the inspection was somewhat stringent now since it was the new year . In any case, a young girl was the one conducting an inspection on him . She had been quite gentle at it too .
Not long after going through the security check, the plane arrived . As usual, Yuan Zhou was seated in the first class cabin . He did not need to take any medicines this time . The moment he got on the plane, he shut his eyes and started resting his mind . Of course, he was actually conversing with the system .
"System, what is the new mission?" Yuan Zhou asked curiously .
The system displayed, "Host, you can check by yourself . "
"System, you are getting more and more unlovable . Even the security girl earlier is more lovable than you . "
The system replied with a row of dots .
"System, looks like you are growing, eh? You even know how to use ellipsis now," Yuan Zhou spoke in surprise .
This time, the system thoroughly went quiet and did not answer . Yuan Zhou waited a while . When he saw that the system was ignoring him, he requested to check the mission .
"Show me the mission," Yuan Zhou said with his eyes shut .
The system displayed, "The main mission has been released . "
[Main Mission]: To obtain peak popularity in the province within three months
(Mission tips: As a to-be Master Chef, obtaining peak popularity is only the first step . Host, please work hard to become the most most popular chef of the province . Work hard, young man . )
[Mission Reward]: Reward Gift Package
(Reward tips: You will know when you get it after completing the mission . )
"System, you are getting lazier nowadays . What reward is this exactly?" looking at the totally unusual description, Yuan Zhou asked helplessly .
The system displayed, "You won't know that until you complete the mission . "
"Hehe, so you won't even tell me what the reward is anymore?" Yuan Zhou suspected that the system was trying to get back at him for the joke he made earlier .
"Let me change my question . How many rewards are contained within the Reward Gift Package?" Yuan Zhou made the smart choice of instantly revising his question .
The system displayed, "Host, please work hard to level up . "
"I know, I know . I might even level up again after completing this mission," Yuan Zhou said with a shrug .
Fortunately, he wasn't a stubborn person . Since the system refused to tell him, he stopped asking and started studying the mission .
"I am already popular among the province now, right? I'm probably nearing the level of being famous countrywide at this point," Yuan Zhou rubbed his chin and muttered confidently .
"But I am definitely not the most popular person in the province yet," Yuan Zhou recalled the newspapers he had read the past few days as he tried assessing his current popularity .
That's right . He had been reading any newspaper he could get his hands on for the past few days . Of course, he had only been reading the news about him . He had also read the news column of that popular food critique Ah La .
"Mhm, he has good taste . " This was Yuan Zhou's first reaction .
He did not think that they were excessively praising him . Nobody would think that they were receiving too much praise .
"Looks like I need to cause a huge incident," Yuan Zhou thought as he pondered on what he needed to do to increase his popularity .
There were still a couple established great chefs in the province he needed to surpass in popularity . With his eyes shut, Yuan Zhou pondered about the mission . He did not even realize the plane setting off and landing and remained in thought until the stewardess came to wake him from his pondering .
"Sir, the plane has landed . Please get your luggage and prepare to get off the plane," the stewardess spoke with her gentle and crisp voice .
"Thank you . " Yuan Zhou opened his eyes . Not a trace of confusion was found in him . After picking his bag, he prepared to get off the plane .
After getting off the plane, he went to wait for his luggage . Then, he left the airport and ordered a cab to get back home . Yun Zhou was already well-versed in all these steps . When the plane landed, it was noon time . Therefore, it was quite early when he arrived at the restaurant .
A "creak" sounded . As usual, Yuan Zhou entered the restaurant from the back door . The moment he entered, he reached the kitchen . All the equipment and plates in the kitchen were still clean . The kitchen was as clean as a new one, as if someone had always here, cleaning it up . It did not look the slightest bit like a kitchen that had been abandoned for seven days .
"Nice . " Yuan Zhou smiled and climbed up the stair with his luggage, preparing to rest for a bit .
He would clean everything each time he came back . This was a habit of his . With the system keeping everything clean, let alone dust, not even dangerous bacterias could be found here . However, he was used to cleaning it whenever he returned as this was what his parents used to do .
"Since it's still early, I'll go out for a stroll . " Yuan Zhou stretched and prepared to go out for a stroll, wanting to visit Broth .
Since he entered through the back door, he naturally exited through the back door as well . He did not need to go far to see Broth lying at its usual spot .
"Hey, I'm back . Are you going to welcome me?" It was getting quite late . Yuan Zhou raised his hand and spoke to Broth with a crisp voice .
Broth raised his head to look at Yuan Zhou . It stared at Yuan Zhou with its black eyes for a while before lying down on the ground again .
"You are way too cold . We haven't met for a week . Shouldn't you wag your tail and cry out to welcome me back?" Yuan Zhou complained .
Broth sent Yuan Zhou another gaze with no reaction whatsoever, not even bothering to raise his head this time . If he could speak, he would probably say something like, "I can't be bothered to respond to you . "
"You're really heartless . No matter what, I am your food supplier," Yuan Zhou muttered . When he turned his head, he noticed several yellow bicycles parked to the side .
"Why are there so many bicycles here after I left for a week?" Yuan Zhou got curious . After all, he had been noticing many bicycles parked beside the road on his way back .
"Quick, there are a few more bicycles we can ride here . " While Yuan Zhou was pondering, the voices of several youngsters rang out .
Then, a few teenage boys in jackets ran over .
"Luckily there are more bicycles here . Go, go, go, take the bicycles and go," a teenager with spiky hair said before taking out his phone to scan the QR code .
"Ok . With this, there will be enough bicycles for all of us . Let's go to the public park for a game of ball . " The other teenagers also quickly took out their phones and spoke while scanning the QR codes .
Yuan Zhou watched on silently . When they left, he walked over to read the notice pasted on the bicycles . "
"Shared bicycle? Leave after scanning the QR code?" Yuan Zhou looked at the yellow bicycles thoughtfully .
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