Ranch Story: Start Over

Good things are delicious only when they are eaten in moderation.

As guests gradually entered the Dart Hotel, Lin began to get busy, shuttling between the tables, busy writing down the midnight snacks the guests needed.

Many of these guests are travelers staying at the Dart Hotel, as well as regular customers and neighbors.

When they heard Lin say that a new chef would be coming in the evening, they immediately became interested. Some of them traveled between Mineral Town and their own towns all year round, so they were considered old customers.

A middle-aged man looked at the new menu with some uncertainty. Although the prices had increased a bit, he was still a little panicked inside. He was resistant to Dart's repeated requests for improvement of the dishes and his old friend being used as a guinea pig.

Although Dart always gave him the food for free afterwards, whether it tasted good or not was a 50% probability issue. Should he resist this time?

"Xiao Lin'er, are you sure it's delicious this time?"

"Uncle Zhao, don't be afraid. Really, don't be afraid. We have no ill intentions."

"I've been fooled by your father several times. How can I not be afraid?"

"But apart from the fact that it tasted a little bad before, the effect was obvious. You don't have to worry this time. It won't be the same as before."

When the guests around heard this, they looked at Lin nervously, as if they wanted to say something but stopped themselves. Their hands, which were ready to move, retracted. It was obvious that the two new dishes added to the menu really interested them, but now, after hearing what Lao Zhao, who was also a traveler, said, they became a little uncertain.

Seeing that the atmosphere seemed to be wrong, Lin, combined with what Uncle Zhao said, scratched her hair with a pen in embarrassment. Her father had left a psychological trauma on Uncle Zhao.

“Dear guests staying at the hotel, you can really try out the cooking skills of this new chef.

If it doesn’t taste good, you don’t have to pay. Why don’t you be less picky and try it. If it’s what you want, that would be perfect.

Let me know when you've made your selection and I'll send the menu to the kitchen."

When everyone heard Lin say this, they thought it made sense. If it doesn't taste good, then you don't have to pay for it. It would be okay if you are less picky. So why not give it a try?

Let’s give it a try. Everyone was in no hurry and just looked at the menu and started ordering.

While the guests are ordering from the menu, this gives Feng Ling and his team enough time to prepare.

Feng Ling looked at Lin's performance outside the hall from the kitchen window and nodded with satisfaction. As expected of a girl from a big family, or maybe because she had been running the hotel for so long, Lin was fully capable of handling this kind of situation. Of course, her confidence came entirely from her trust in herself.

Uncle Zhao, whose real name is Zhao Xie, is Dart’s good friend for many years. He lives in Shashi Town, more than 40 kilometers away, and often comes to Kuangyuan Town to trade in timber. This time he plans to stay here for a few more days.

Hearing Lin's confident words, unlike his previous lack of confidence, Old Zhao was also half-believing and half-doubting.

The funny thing is, Lin was also Dart’s guinea pig before, but Dart would be more attentive when cooking for his daughter and would not fail so easily.

This is really speechless. I know that Dart likes to study food and is always creating new dishes, but every time his daughter would volunteer to try them. There was nothing wrong with the dishes his daughter ate, so how could something go wrong with him? Uncle Zhao is really drunk.

By coincidence, I happened to catch up several times. The dish Lin ate last time was delicious, so I tried it for a while and my face turned green. The new dishes that Lin ate first were almost no problem, and the ones that I was allowed to try for free were so sour that Lao Zhao suspected that Dart was doing it on purpose.

Later on, Lin's confidence in trying the food turned into fearlessness because she was also infected.

He knew that the girl liked to eat, but when it came to Dart's way of developing dishes, he was inferior.

That’s right, he was willing to admit defeat. Zhao Xie was really impressed by this old friend.

Who would have thought that although the dishes developed by Dart tasted good and had no special effects, the unpalatable ones actually came with some special sense of strength recovery.

It must be said that good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease, while delicious food is just a formality.

The reason why the dishes cooked by the mechanical civilization continent have no magical effect is that their ingredients do not have magical powers. That is an inherent flaw, but they still have some fancy and beautiful appearance.

But you can completely neutralize the hidden power of vegetables, fruits and meat, which is really amazing.

This indirectly led to the increasingly poor business of Dart Hotel, and the two extreme dishes also frustrated Dart.

After Lin wrote down the orders from the five tables of guests, she hurried to the kitchen to teach Feng Ling.

"Xiao Fengzi, how is it, how long will it take to serve the food?"

"Senior Sister, can you change your name? Why does it sound like a eunuch?"

"No, I'll consider changing it after I've done it."

Feng Ling rolled his eyes at her speechlessly.

"Five minutes. Just let the guests wait for five minutes. These are all barbecued and grilled together very quickly."

"!"

Dart was shocked. He finished the test in five minutes? So fast? Even though he had just taught him the method of roasting with fire, he understood it so quickly?

Feng Ling glanced at Dart:

"Don't worry, Master. I have come across all of this before when I traveled around the continent. However, only your complete theories can improve my shortcomings and loopholes."

Listening to Feng Ling's compliments, Dart felt happy, and then he looked at Zhao Xie outside.

"Good boy, behave yourself later! Hit Zhao Xie and the others hard on the face and let them see how powerful and delicious my fire roasting is. It's not the rubbish cooking magic they said it was."

Looking at Dart's excited expression, Feng Ling and Lin looked at each other and sighed. Before this, how badly must he have been hit that he wanted to show off in front of his old friends so much.

Lin was outside ordering food while Dart was teaching Feng Ling while angrily saying:

"Feng boy, there are a few of my old friends outside. The magic cooking you are using is something I researched myself. Now I will teach you. How about it? Is it difficult?"

Feng Ling closed his eyes and demonstrated it several times in his mind, then opened his eyes and said:

"Leave it to me! Master, it's no problem at all."

Now, it's time for Feng Ling to perform.

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Five minutes is quite fast, and because the quantity is small, it is also easy to bake, which is perfect for Feng Ling to practice for the first time.

Seeing Lin pushing the food cart slowly bringing out five grilled plates, everyone stood up and gathered around as they smelled the aroma of the grilled skewers that spread a hundred meters away.

Seeing a large group of people with blazing flames in their eyes, Lin called out:

"Dear uncles and guests, I am sorry to have kept you here for so long. I would like to present you the Dart Hotel's premium barbecue skewers and the Flame Grilled Set."

Lin ignored their anxious looks and placed five plates on their tables one by one. As soon as she put them down, everyone hurriedly picked up the bamboo sticks and put the skewers into their mouths.

In an instant, the toughness of the skewers, the fragrance of the roasted vegetables and the mixed meat aroma were rolled together, and even those who were just eating the roasted vegetables could not help but feel their throats moving.

One bite and the rich aroma fills your entire mouth.

Different from the skewers of Dart in the past, this unique style of skewers has a roasted aroma and unknown seasoning powder. After dipping it in the dry sauce and putting it into his mouth, Lao Zhao shouted:

"!good!"

"This chef is amazing. It's been a long time since I last had kebabs like this. You should take half the responsibility, Dart!"

Seeing Uncle Zhao working hard, everyone was unwilling to be outdone. After tasting their own portions, they couldn't help but shout out.

“Fuck, this is so delicious!”

"This chef is amazing. I always ordered these roasted vegetables perfunctorily. I don't really like them. But now, I'm convinced!"

"Xiao Lin'er, I'll give your Uncle Zhao 20 skewers of lamb and beef. They're grilled so well! Not greasy at all."

"I declare that I will order a few skewers of this every day for the rest of the summer!"

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Seeing everyone praising the food, Lin was also very excited. She was not only happy about the good reviews, but more because she was greedy. As the one who took the order, she felt heartbroken when she saw everyone else enjoying the food while she couldn't.

Feng Ling grilled from start to finish in the kitchen, explaining the key points of grilling to everyone as he grilled. But by that time, everyone was already intoxicated by the rich flavor of the grilled skewers and couldn't help themselves.

Even Uncle Dart mechanically handed the meat and vegetable skewers to Feng Ling. It was obvious that he was badly beaten by Feng Ling.

As the only girl in the audience, and also the greediest one, Lin was almost crying with greed, but she was still trying hard to suppress it, because these skewers for tasting were for the guests, who were the main force tonight.

Feng Ling looked at Lin's expression, and quickly leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words, telling her not to worry, and that he would grill a skewer of meat for everyone to satisfy their cravings.

In this way, the people at the scene finally got their food desires temporarily satisfied. Perhaps, if Feng Ling continued to ignore them, they might steal the food from the guests.

That situation is definitely not appropriate. Feng Ling showed a big smile to everyone and said, "Everyone will have a chance in the next wave."

“Long live the chef!”

"Woo woo woo, can I finally eat it?"

"I'm so greedy, really greedy!"

"Who says it's not? Look at the guests outside. They're going crazy."

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Feng Ling didn’t know whether they were crazy or not, but when Lin looked at the amount they ordered, she felt a little worried. Something was going to go wrong!

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