The young woman said, "Thank you," then walked into the shop and found a seat.

"Miss, would you like a large or small bowl?"

"A small one."

"Alright, please wait a moment."

With that, Li You went into the kitchen.

The young woman took out her phone and sent a message: "Uncle Luo, I’ve arrived at the shop you mentioned. This place is really out of the way. But the scenery is gorgeous. I’ll have to take a good look around after I finish my noodles. Still, Uncle Luo, this just looks like a very ordinary, remote restaurant. Are the noodles here really as good as you said?"

A reply came back quickly: "Don’t worry. They’re definitely better than you can imagine. It’s a true delicacy. Your gourmet list can’t be without it."

"Really? In that case, I’ll be looking forward to it."

Before long, Li You brought over the noodles.

"Enjoy your meal!"

"Thank you!"

The young woman’s eyes sparkled as she looked at the noodles.

’It certainly looks very good.’

’And it smells wonderful.’

’Maybe it really will make it onto my gourmet list.’

The young woman was delighted.

She then took out her phone and very carefully took a few pictures.

After that, she put down her phone, picked up her chopsticks, and started eating.

After the first bite, the young woman was even more surprised and delighted.

She had driven a full five hours to get here.

She had set out at seven in the morning.

’Now, it was all worth it.’

’These noodles really are unbelievably good.’

’If I hadn’t tasted them myself, I’d never have believed a bowl of noodles could be this delicious.’

’This boss’s noodle-making skill is top-tier in the entire country.’

’Not even a Special-Level Pastry Chef could compare.’

The young woman had eaten noodles made by a Special-Level Pastry Chef before, so she dared to say so.

Slowly, the young woman finished all the noodles and drank a good amount of the broth.

She was left wanting more, the flavor lingering on her palate.

After savoring the aftertaste for a moment, the young woman said to Li You, "Boss, your noodles are truly delicious. They’re the best I’ve ever had."

Li You smiled. "I’m just glad I didn’t disappoint you, miss."

The young woman said, "Disappoint me? Far from it! You’ve greatly exceeded my expectations. Boss, I’m going to add your noodles to my gourmet list."

"Gourmet list?" Li You was a little curious.

The young woman said, "I’m a huge foodie. Food is my greatest passion and pursuit. I hope to taste all the delicacies in the world. I have a gourmet list where I record what I consider to be the absolute best dishes among all the food I’ve ever eaten."

’So that’s how it is.’

Li You was very interested and asked, "If you don’t mind me asking, how many dishes have you recorded so far?"

The young woman said, "Twelve."

"Only twelve?" Li You chuckled. "It seems getting on your gourmet list isn’t easy."

The young woman smiled sweetly and said, "Of course. Boss, your Yangchun Noodles are the first noodle dish on my gourmet list. And they’ll probably be the last."

Li You said, "In that case, I’m deeply honored."

The young woman added, "I should be the one saying I’m lucky. By the way, Boss, you must love good food too, right?"

Li You nodded. "I do. In my opinion, good food is therapeutic. It can put us in a good mood and wash away our troubles."

After hearing this, the young woman gave him a thumbs-up. "Well said, Boss. Good food is definitely therapeutic."

Next, the two of them chatted about food for quite a while.

After they finished talking, Li You felt they were more familiar with each other, so he asked the question that had been on his mind.

Who had told the young woman that the noodles here were so good?

The young woman said, "Luo Feng. I know him. He must have eaten here the day before yesterday. Do you remember him, Boss?"

’Li You realized. So it was the owner of Shu Ren’s Appliances.’

Then he said, "I remember him. The owner of Shu Ren’s Appliances, right?"

The young woman nodded. "That’s him. Uncle Luo knows I’m a huge foodie and have a gourmet list. He told me about your shop, saying my list had to include your Yangchun Noodles. So, I came to try them and see if they were really that good. Turns out they are."

’So that’s what happened.’

Li You smiled. "My thanks to Boss Luo for the recommendation."

The young woman said, "It’s all because your noodles are genuinely delicious, Boss. I’ll be sure to recommend you to others when I get back."

Li You was overjoyed and said, "Then thank you very much, miss."

The young woman smiled slightly and added, "My surname is Ye. Ye Shengge. You can just call me by my name."

Li You’s eyes lit up. He said, "That’s a nice name. My surname is Li. Li You."

The young woman nodded. "I know. Uncle Luo told me."

When Luo Feng came the day before yesterday, he had asked for Li You’s name.

Afterward, Ye Shengge said, "Boss, this place is called Jiulong Gorge, right? It’s beautiful. I’m going to take a walk around."

Li You nodded. "Okay. Oh, by the way, there are loquats outside. If you like them, feel free to pick some and eat."

Ye Shengge nodded. "Thank you, Boss. I’ll pick a few then. I quite like them."

Li You smiled. "Pick as many as you like."

The two of them walked out of the shop together.

Wei Ping’s family had already gone off to play somewhere else.

Ye Shengge walked under a loquat tree and reached up to pick a few.

After picking the loquats, just as Ye Shengge was about to eat one, she seemed to spot something on a tree trunk and let out a curious "Huh?"

Then she said to Li You, "Boss, come quick! There’s a longhorn beetle on your loquat tree."

"A longhorn beetle? Really? Let me see."

Li You walked closer and sure enough, he saw a longhorn beetle on the trunk where Ye Shengge was pointing.

The longhorn beetle was about four centimeters long with a yellow back.

Its antennae were longer than its body, tapering at the ends, and were black with white bands.

’This is a Silkworm Beetle.’

This type of longhorn beetle is extremely harmful to various fruit and forest trees, such as mulberry, fig, pear, loquat, and citrus trees.

It’s a major pest for many fruit trees.

A severe infestation can kill a fruit tree outright.

’Finding a Silkworm Beetle on this loquat tree now is not a good sign.’

Li You reached out and pinched the Silkworm Beetle in front of him.

’I’ll just get rid of this one first.’

Just then.

"[A suitable scene for a game instance has been detected. Game instance generated.]

[Instance Name: The Silkworm Beetles Harming the Loquat Trees.]

[Trial Quest: Eliminate thirty Silkworm Beetles.]

[Quest Completion Reward: Knife Work Skill, 500 jin of Flour (Quality: Superior) (Can be used for making beef noodles).]

[Enter game instance?]"

Li You was overjoyed. A game instance had finally been generated again.

And what’s more, it was another monster-slaying type of instance.

’Li You loved this type of instance.’

’Not only could he experience the real feeling of fighting monsters, but he could also get rewards for completing the quest.’

’Plus, there was always a chance for ingredients, recipes, kitchenware, and other items to drop during the monster fights.’

’It was awesome.’

’Of course, the pain of being hit by a monster was also very real.’

’And there was also the risk of experiencing death.’

’But all in all, he still really enjoyed it.’

’Li You had been waiting for another game instance to generate for a long time.’

’And now, the wait was finally over.’

As for the rewards, they were just as pleasantly surprising. As a chef, knife work was extremely important.

Now that Li You had the recipe for stir-fried shredded potatoes, he would definitely need to shred potatoes.

And that required knife skills.

Although shredded potatoes didn’t demand exceptionally high-level knife skills, it wasn’t easy to shred them beautifully.

At least, Li You couldn’t shred potatoes very well.

’This Knife Work Skill couldn’t have come at a better time.’

The 500 jin of flour for making beef noodles was, of course, also very timely.

The flour for making beef noodles was different from the flour used for the Yangchun Noodles earlier.

The two types of noodles had different requirements for the flour.

This was especially true for Li You, who aimed to perfect both types of noodles.

If he didn’t use the right flour, a tiny deviation could lead to a world of difference.

So, both rewards were extremely timely.

Li You was absolutely thrilled!

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