Brush Up Your Proficiency

Time passed quickly, and Wang Hao and his sister repeated the same life every day: setting up their stall to do business during the day; selling out all two hundred items before six o'clock in the evening, then packing up the stall and heading home.

Wang Hao didn't plan to achieve rapid growth in income and proficiency by increasing his daily sales volume.

He couldn't help but recall his younger self, who was always focused on winning or losing, only valuing immediate gains, as if he had endless energy and felt that nothing in the world was impossible to achieve.

However, as he grew older and gained more experience, he gradually understood the principle of "there's always another day."

That past blind confidence actually stemmed from his limited understanding.

The more one firmly believes in something, someone, or some place, the more likely it is that they simply don't understand it deeply enough.

Just as the more one reads, the more one realizes how little one knows.

This realization calmed him down, and he no longer rushed for quick success. Growth itself was a happy thing, so there was no need to demand too much; too much is as bad as too little.

Although he didn't increase his daily sales, his daily net income was still as high as over a thousand yuan, which was very comfortable and pleasant for the two of them.

The days passed leisurely like this for several days, and then the fourth day after upgrading to intermediate skills arrived.

"Congratulations, Intermediate Cooking Proficiency +1, current proficiency: Intermediate Cooking 999/1000!"

On this sunny afternoon, Wang Hao had just finished a fragrant plate of fried noodles.

Just as he was wiping the slight sweat from his forehead, a system prompt suddenly flashed before his eyes—it turned out that his intermediate cooking proficiency had reached 999!

Only one last point of proficiency was needed to max out his intermediate cooking skill!

Thinking of this, Wang Hao couldn't help but feel a surge of anticipation and excitement, but also a slight sense of torment.

After all, it wasn't mealtime yet, and it would probably take a few minutes for the next customer to come, and for something anticipated, even a few minutes could sometimes feel long.

It was like waiting for someone at the train station, knowing that the train had arrived, but still not seeing the person after a few minutes; that feeling could indeed be a bit tormenting.

However, such emotions were fleeting, and Wang Hao firmly believed that good food was worth waiting for, so he would just wait.

Wang Hao stood leisurely in front of the stove, chatting with his sister while waiting for this upcoming "ultimate customer" to become a key step in his journey towards a higher level of culinary skill.

Time passed minute by minute, and finally, a middle-aged man, shuffling in slippers, slowly walked over. Wang Hao greeted him with a smile, warmly saying, "Hey there, brother!"

The middle-aged man nodded slightly in response, then, like a regular customer, expertly ordered his dish. Then, unhurriedly, he found a seat and sat down, his movements skilled and natural, clearly indicating that this wasn't his first time patronizing Wang Hao's business.

With the milestone-like meal approaching, Wang Hao devoted himself wholeheartedly to cooking, the ingredients flying and jumping in his hands, the spatula colliding with the bottom of the wok, making crisp sounds; the seasonings were sprinkled in just the right amount, emitting an enticing aroma.

Every movement was so precise, smooth, and rhythmic, like a magnificent performance.

As the spatula flipped and the ingredients jumped, waves of enticing aroma spread out.

Before long, a plate of fried noodles with perfect color, aroma, and taste was presented to the customer. At this moment, two prompts appeared before Wang Hao's eyes:

"Congratulations, Intermediate Cooking Proficiency +1, current proficiency: Intermediate Cooking 1000/1000"

"Congratulations, Intermediate Cooking has been upgraded to Advanced Cooking, current proficiency: Advanced Cooking 0/10000"

With the appearance of the prompts, it was as if a bolt of lightning had ripped through the sky.

Wang Hao's brain instantly felt as if it had been pricked by many tiny needles, a slight pain attacking him, causing him to frown.

This slight pain spread rapidly like a tide, making his thoughts chaotic and confused.

Then, he felt as if his mind was undergoing a fierce screening and filtering, countless pieces of information, memories, and ideas tumbling and stirring within it, as if to rearrange and recombine everything.

At the same time, his body also began to produce strange reactions, his bones emitting faint and crisp "crackling" sounds, as if they had been carefully adjusted by an invisible hand.

Wang Hao suddenly felt as if he had become taller, not taller in terms of consciousness, but taller in terms of his actual physical body.

But since he couldn't accurately measure it at the moment, he could only carefully measure it when he got home.

If his feeling was correct, then this cheat was truly incredible!

It could actually make him, who had already entered his thirties, grow taller again, which was simply a miracle!

Recalling his youth, because he was in a critical period of growth and development but failed to get enough nutrition, Wang Hao's height stopped growing in his twenties, eventually settling at 168cm.

And in this era where the average height has reached 180cm, such a height is even jokingly called "third-class disabled."

Although Wang Hao was very strong inside, this had always been a pain in his heart that was difficult to erase.

But at this moment, this cheat was able to change this, how could Wang Hao not be delighted? He sincerely felt extremely happy for this change.

Not only that, but a large amount of knowledge related to cooking suddenly appeared in his mind, the amount of which was staggering!

Compared to the knowledge that was transmitted when he was promoted from beginner cooking to intermediate cooking, the amount of information this time was simply worlds apart!

Faced with such a vast amount of knowledge, Wang Hao knew that he had to spend some time to digest and absorb it properly.

As for the changes that had taken place in his body, Wang Hao guessed that this was perhaps in order to allow himself to better adapt to the advanced techniques in advanced cooking, and had specially adjusted his body.

He tried to move his body gently, and immediately felt an unprecedented sense of coordination.

Especially when he swung his arms and moved his hands, that wonderful feeling became even more obvious—his arms and hands had become more flexible and powerful than before!

Just as Wang Hao was immersed in the changes in his body and knowledge brought about by the improvement of his cooking skills, the amazing proficiency cheat flashed another prompt!

Looking at this sudden prompt, like a thunderclap, it exploded in Wang Hao's ears, causing him to stand there in shock, his mind instantly churning with thoughts and fantasies.