Xia Shan said, "You're right, you have a point, but I'm not the kind of person you're talking about. I've always had a very good mindset."

"Yeah, you've always been praised, so you can't handle a little setback. That's how it is now, someone says something online, and you can't handle it. Look at me, so many people curse me online, yet I'm still doing quite well."

Xia Shan said, "How can that be the same? I have even lost my job now, how can you expect me to stay calm?"

"So what do you want to do?" Ling Zhenfei asked Xia Shan.

Xia Shan thought for a moment and said, "My boss also said that only if I gain the approval of the netizens can I continue my job, so I must work hard to at least get forgiveness from them."

Ling Zhenfei thought for a moment and said, "Actually, you could totally shift the blame. Just say it's because of the manuscript, that's how the interview was written, the situation was set that way, wouldn't that work?"

Xia Shan said, "That really won't work, I've already tried my best. Looks like I need to think of other solutions."

Ling Zhenfei and Xia Shan chatted in this beautiful house for a while. Before they knew it, it was evening, and Watanabe Nagayumi had Watanabe No personally escort the two of them.

They didn't decline, and followed Watanabe No to a very distinctive three-story building.

Ling Zhenfei was somewhat surprised because only after arriving did he realize it was a restaurant. Building a restaurant on the third floor, he wondered what the point was.

Ling Zhenfei asked Watanabe No, "Brother Watanabe, I see that the houses of Watanabe Manor are usually ancient buildings and not very tall. Why bother to build such a tall house just for dining?"

Watanabe No smiled and said, "Mr. Ling, you might not know, our Watanabe family's ancestor was a gourmet who valued beautiful scenery alongside fine dining, combining the two is the highest realm of eating."

Indeed, speaking of beautiful scenery and fine dining, many restaurants are built to be very beautiful nowadays, to enhance the mood and therefore enhance the dining experience, they complement each other.

Within his heart, Ling Zhenfei couldn't help but feel a bit of admiration for this ancestor of the Watanabe family. Once he reached the upper floor, everything was already prepared, and many people had arrived, among them Watanabe Nagayumi was the first to step forward.

"Mr. Ling, Miss Xia, please come inside quickly, today we have especially prepared Chinese specialty dishes for you."

Ling Zhenfei was startled, "There's Chinese food here too?"

Watanabe Nagayumi laughed and said, "Of course, our Watanabe family values food immensely, and what cuisine matches the charm of Chinese cuisine?"

Watanabe Nagayumi did not hide his admiration for Huaxia culture at all, he had said early on that he loved Huaxia culture from a young age, which is why his Mandarin is so good.

"Mr. Watanabe is right, Huaxia culture indeed has a deep insight regarding food, but in this regard, foreign countries also have many unique delicacies, each with their own strengths."

Ling Zhenfei spoke very politely, not wanting to belittle others' cultures because of his personal preference.

"Divine Doctor Ling truly is a remarkable person, perhaps Divine Doctor Ling also studies cuisine?" Watanabe Nagayumi said to Ling Zhenfei, his gaze towards Ling Zhenfei having changed slightly.

Ling Zhenfei laughed and said, "I have merely dabbled, not extensively skilled, at most I'm just a food enthusiast."

At this moment, Xia Shan spoke up from the side, "Mr. Ling, who doesn't know your cooking is exceptional, you've conquered many big stars in the past, and your restaurant is currently the hottest in the country.

Calling you a food enthusiast is not enough, you are a major figure in the culinary world in the country, surely your understanding of food is extraordinary."

As soon as Xia Shan finished speaking, everyone expressed surprise to the point of shock, finding it incredible that the young man before them was also a gourmet.

Ling Zhenfei felt Xia Shan really was a handful, as if she was born to make trouble for him, he didn't want to stand out and say a few courteous words yet she still spoke out, what was this situation?

"Divine Doctor Ling, is what Miss Xia said true? You're really a gourmet? That's wonderful, it truly is our honor to have you at our Watanabe family today. We must ask Mr. Ling to show his skills today.

Ling Zhenfei laughed, "Mr. Watanabe, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that my cooking might not cater to everyone's taste and I'd risk being laughed at.

"No, no, we are all foodies in our family, whether it's good or bad we can tell, why don't we just consider it a friendly competition, our Watanabe family has culinary geniuses too, they'll be here soon."

"Yes, a friendly competition sounds good, let's have a little contest to see who truly embodies the Huaxia cultural legacy. In my opinion, although China inherits the Huaxia culture, the essence lies in Japan; we're the ones promoting it."

Ling Zhenfei feared this, the Watanabe family prides themselves as gourmets, claiming their ancestors passed it down, here came someone deemed a gourmet, and thanks to Xia Shan's heavy praise they surely wouldn't be pleased.

And here they are proposing a duel, it's not that simple, how would the judging work if everyone here is from the Watanabe family? Winning would be a miracle, losing would be a huge embarrassment, humiliating myself overseas.

"I don't think it's necessary, I haven't cooked in a long time and I might be rusty, and a duel for the sake of a duel, there's no point."

"I bet it's because Chinese people don't dare compete with Japanese people on Chinese cuisine, scared, aren't you!"

At this moment, a woman suddenly came in from downstairs. She looked about twenty-something, wearing a black chef's outfit, looking very spirited, with a great aura.

This woman spoke as she walked in front of Ling Zhenfei, just staring at him.

Initially, Ling Zhenfei was a bit angry, but upon seeing this woman, he couldn't muster anger, this chef here turned out to be a woman, leaving him somewhat embarrassed.

Watanabe Nagayumi hurriedly introduced, "Mr. Ling, let me introduce you, this is my youngest daughter Watanabe Hideaki, please don't mind her abruptness."

Ling Zhenfei laughed and said, "Is she the culinary genius you're talking about? She does have presence indeed."

Just as Ling Zhenfei finished speaking, Watanabe Hideaki said, "I'm not a culinary genius, but the Huaxia civilization has completely perished in China now, even if there's a trace, it's the last gasp.

Even if there was still a Huaxia cultural legacy, it resides in Japan, right here with us. For instance, Huaxia's culinary art, what still qualifies as an art is found here in Japan."

Hearing this, Ling Zhenfei laughed, although many excellent traditions of the Huaxia civilization have disappeared or are not valued now, no matter what, China is the place of origin for the Huaxia civilization.

Like the saying goes, a camel surviving even in a thin state is still bigger than a horse. Japan can't even fully learn the basics of the Huaxia civilization, let alone claim that Huaxia culture is inherited by Japan. That's sheer nonsense.

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