At around 4:30 in the afternoon, Huang Tao finished his work and asked Xu Hao and the others to go eat first.

He nestled himself in the kitchen, fiddling with his ginger egg.

He took twelve eggs and cracked them into a bowl, adding the right amount of salt, cooking oil, and cooking wine, then stirred it into egg liquid.

He took some minced ginger, put it into the egg liquid, and stirred until evenly bubbled.

The ratio of eggs to minced ginger can be flexibly adjusted.

If you prefer more minced ginger, use fewer eggs, simply as an adhesive to bind the loose ginger together.

If you prefer a softer texture, you can increase the proportion of eggs.

He preferred the latter, so he added more eggs.

Though the method for making ginger egg is very simple, just eggs and minced ginger, salt and cooking wine, oil, and whether to add scallions is entirely up to personal preference.

Making it this simple also means it takes exceptional skill to make it outstanding.

After completing the initial preparations.

He lit the fire to heat the pan.

He didn’t use lard, as lard makes eggs very fragrant, but compared to soybean oil, it’s a bit greasy.

And lard solidifies when cooled, even though Huang Tao is experienced in cooking, without the system’s aid, he might not control the amount well.

Once the pan was hot, he added cooking oil.

A faint layer of steam wafted up along the edge of the pan.

At this moment, he poured the mixture of minced ginger and eggs into the pan.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle~"

As soon as it hit the pan, Huang Tao gripped the pan handle tightly with his left hand, gently rotating the pan, while his right hand flicked the spatula, spreading the ginger and egg mixture into a round pancake shape.

At this moment, his movements were fluid and seamless, with not a single superfluous act.

His serious expression and textbook-like actions captivated Ye Wen, who came under Song Cailian’s orders to call Huang Tao.

Serious men are the most charming!

This saying is indeed true!

Huang Tao saw that this side had already turned golden brown.

Then he grabbed the pan handle again, his upper arm driving the lower arm to exert force, and the large pancake inside flew like an Indian flying cake, then landed steadily back in the pan.

The shape of the pancake didn’t deform at all, remaining intact.

There’s no denying his pan-flipping skills have improved.

Ye Wen unconsciously parted her red lips slightly.

This was her first time seeing Huang Tao flip a pan!

And he did it so beautifully!

After about two flips, the pancake jumping in the air had changed its color from pale gold to golden brown.

This transformation was like magic.

She watched quietly, as if appreciating the birth of a piece of art.

After the last flip, the golden brown ginger egg pancake fell into the pan, still intact.

The pan-flipping technique is indeed impressive!

When Huang Tao turned off the heat and scooped the ginger egg pancake onto a plate, pushing it aside, the spotlight on the ceiling happened to shine down.

At this position and this angle, Ye Wen seemed to see that this plate of ginger egg emitted a golden glow!

Huang Tao reached for a knife and cut the ginger egg pancake into 8 pieces, each a triangle of the same size.

Garnishing with a few scallions, it looked like a blooming flower.

Just by looking at its appearance, it made one’s mouth water.

Just then.

A cold system prompt suddenly sounded in Huang Tao’s mind.

[The host has successfully made ginger egg and completed the hidden task [Self-Development], earning a Perfect Level Dining Upgrade Card. Would you like to use the Perfect Level Dining Upgrade Card on the ginger egg?]

Ah?

Another Perfect Level Dining Upgrade Card?!

Having experienced this before, Huang Tao wasn’t too surprised by the reward, just a little unexpectedly.

He didn’t expect that by simply following his mother’s traditional ginger egg method, cooking it like old times, he once again unguardedly completed a hidden task and earned a Perfect Level Dining Upgrade Card.

It truly resonates with the saying, "Flowers will not bloom if planted with intent, but will shade if willows are planted unintentionally"!

"Upgrade!" 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Since there’s an opportunity to elevate the ginger egg to Perfect Level, Huang Tao naturally had no reason to refuse, so he chose "Upgrade" without hesitation.

A flash of golden light swiftly passed in his mind.

Then, the cold system prompt sounded once more in his mind.

[Congratulations to the host for using the Perfect Level Dining Upgrade Card to successfully upgrade the qualified ginger egg to a perfect level ginger egg.]

Very soon.

In Huang Tao’s mind, the process and experience of making ginger egg came flooding in, and the newly made Qualified Level ginger egg flashed with golden light, instantly transforming into a Perfect Level ginger egg.

Ye Wen, who was watching from the side, didn’t notice anything suspicious at all. She thought it was just the lighting being too dazzling, making her squint!

After Huang Tao made another batch, he finally realized that Ye Wen was standing outside the kitchen. He flashed an awkward yet polite smile and asked, "Ye, is there something you need?"

"Oh, Auntie asked me to come get you for dinner."

She gave a shy smile, a bit embarrassed, and tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear.

Originally, Ye Wen intended to order dinner once the business hours started, but she couldn’t resist the warm invitation from Huang Tao’s parents and Xuanxuan, so she nodded and agreed to join them for an early dinner.

Alright!

She admitted, this was exactly what she was hoping for.

She also vaguely felt that Huang Tao’s parents quite liked her.

Letting her come and call Huang Tao for dinner was undoubtedly meant to create some opportunities for them to be alone, and she wanted to seize this opportunity, so she did not hesitate and agreed.

"Okay, I get it, I’ll be right there."

Huang Tao nodded, picked up the two plates of ginger egg beside him, and walked out of the kitchen.

Ye Wen met him with a smile and said gently, "Shall I help you with that?"

How could he let a guest carry plates!

"No need, no need, I can manage on my own."

He smiled and politely declined her offer.

She smiled gently and thanked him, "Huang Tao, thank you for earlier."

"Huh?"

Her sudden change of address, along with the unexpected gratitude, left Huang Tao a bit surprised and puzzled.

But recalling that he had once told her that she could call him Huang Tao or Mr. Xuan, he didn’t dwell on the change of address and just asked curiously, "Why the sudden thank you?"

Ye Wen playfully winked at him, "My best friend felt much better after eating your ginger and walnut scrambled eggs, so I should definitely thank you on her behalf."

Huang Tao laughed, "Ye, you’re too kind."

Oh dear!

This form of address is too formal!

Ye Wen bit her lip and mustered the courage to say, "We’re friends, after all. You don’t have to always call me Ye when we’re in private. You can call me Ye Wen or Wen, whatever you like."

Huh?

While a bit surprised, Huang Tao was also quite certain that Ye did indeed have a good impression of him.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have made such a request.

Although he also had a slight fondness for Ye Wen, he wasn’t currently thinking of pursuing a relationship with her.

He was afraid that changing his address for her might give the wrong impression.

But at the same time, he feared direct refusal might embarrass her. Weighing his options, he smiled and said, "Alright, then in private, I’ll call you Ye Wen."

This name is less intimate than calling her Wen.

Ye Wen felt a tiny bit disappointed, but still thought it was okay!

At least there was a little change.

Their cheerful conversation caught Song Cailian’s eye, making her involuntarily show an auntie-like smile.

The employees, upon seeing them, instantly imagined a romantic drama in their minds.

While chatting!

The two of them approached the dining table, where Huang Tao placed the ginger egg dishes and said with a smile, "Come on, everyone, try the ginger egg."

Everyone eagerly picked up their chopsticks and took a taste.

The ginger egg was so delicious that they no longer bothered imagining the ending of the romantic drama.

What romantic drama!

Nothing beats the taste of ginger egg!

At this moment, a cold system notification sounded in Huang Tao’s mind:

[Ding!]

[A new task has been issued, please check it, host.]

Huh?

A new task now?

With a restless curiosity, Huang Tao opened the system interface, clicking on the envelope icon with a little red dot in the top right corner.

[Task: Thousand Patrons.]

[Thousand Patrons]: As a future Kitchen God in the realm of culinary mastery, your goal is to let more customers experience the ultimate deliciousness of the ginger egg. Please attract 1,000 customers with the ginger egg and receive unanimous praise!

[Reward]: One randomly selected recipe.

Oh my!

What on earth is this "Thousand Patrons"?

This system seems a bit unscrupulous!