"Boss, the food ranking list had already been updated when we arrived, but…" Yabemia said as soon as she entered the restaurant, but then paused, looking at Mai Ge as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.
"How did it go? Did our restaurant's food get a good ranking?" Mai Ge, who was carrying out four servings of tofu pudding, asked Yabemia with his eyes lit up and full of anticipation.
Although this is only the first day of the battle for the rankings, but the rankings can basically be set. Yesterday's revenue was the restaurant's peak, and it will be difficult to make a breakthrough in the short term unless new dishes are launched or his strength is improved.
"Daddy's cooking must be at the very top of the list! It must be the most delicious!" Amy said confidently, holding the Ugly Duckling.
"Um... I think the ranking must be wrong. Boss Mai's food is so delicious, a hundred times better than theirs, but... but..." Yabemia looked at Mai Ge's expectant expression, her face becoming even more conflicted. She twisted her hands together, looking at Mai Ge with some anxiety, wanting to comfort him, but not knowing how to organize her thoughts. Her face turned red, and she didn't know how to continue speaking.
"Braised Chicken Rice is 29th, Rou Jia Mo is 30th, Yang Zhou Fried Rice is 72nd, Sweet Tofu Pudding is 99th, and Savory Tofu Pudding is 100th. These are the rankings of our restaurant's five dishes on the food ranking list." Sally, who followed her in, glanced at Yabemia, who looked conflicted, and then said to Mai Ge.
Sally's expression was also somewhat complicated. In her opinion, the food that Mai Ge made was the best in the world. Such delicious food should be in the top five of the food rankings. Even the Savory Tofu Pudding that she had never tried before could definitely be ranked fifth.
Yabemia and Sally looked at Mai Ge with some concern. Even they felt it was a pity, then Mai Ge must be even more disappointed. He had made such delicious food, but hadn't received the recognition and respect he deserved. It must have been a very painful feeling.
"Daddy, are you alright?" Amy asked Mai Ge with some concern.
"Braised Chicken Rice is really ranked twenty ninth? Rou Jia Mo is in the top thirty? And all five dishes are in the top one hundred?" Mai Ge's eyes lit up with surprise upon hearing Sally's words.
"Hmm?"
Yabemia and Sally looked at Mai Ge with some confusion and surprise. They had thought he would be very sad, but now his expression was one of surprise and delight, as if he was quite satisfied with his ranking.
"Yes, these are today's rankings. The next update should be at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow." Sally nodded.
"Very good. Since we achieved such good results on the first day, we need to keep it up and at least keep either Braised Chicken Rice or Rou Jia Mo in the top thirty." Mai Ge nodded in satisfaction, and his surprise was genuine.
He knew more about food rankings than Sally and the others. These rankings, which are based on a combination of various data, are not just about being delicious. Without a sufficient customer base, even if all the customers give him five stars reviews, it is difficult to rank high.
Compared to those large restaurants, Restaurant Mai Mi can only provide a limited amount of food and serve a smaller number of customers each day. The fact that two of his dishes made it into the top 30 of the rankings was already beyond his expectations. Although he barely made it, but Mai Ge was content as long as he could complete the system's top 30 task and didn't care about anything else.
Yabemia and Sally opened their mouths, still unable to understand why Mai Ge not only wasn't angry, but instead looked pleasantly surprised.
"Sit down and have breakfast. In recognition of your excellent work performance, starting today, you'll be provided with an extra serving of tofu pudding every morning as your work meal." Mai Ge didn't explain further, placing the tofu puddings on the table one by one, and smiling at the two of them, "What else would you like for breakfast?"
"I want a Rou Jia Mo." Yabemia raised her hand.
"I want a Yang Zhou Fried Rice." Sally said expectantly.
"Okay, please wait a moment." Mai Ge nodded with a smile and turned to walk towards the kitchen.
Sally and Yabemia exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with happiness. Nothing could be happier than enjoying delicious tofu pudding and their favorite foods first thing in the morning.
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"There's water behind the house, wash up yourself." At the entrance of the magic potion shop, Yulian was teasing Black Charcoal with a handful of millet in his hand. Hearing the footsteps behind him, he said without turning his head, his voice hoarse like a demon who had just crawled out of hell.
"Thank you for saving us." Xi Xi and Lu Lu stopped and bowed deeply to Yulian at the same time.
"You two are druids." Yulian slowly turned around, looking at the two with deep eyes, and said in a low and firm voice.
Xi Xi and Lu Lu's expressions changed simultaneously. Lu Lu subconsciously took half a step forward to shield Xi Xi to the side and behind him, looking at Yulian with slight nervousness.
"Little ones, don't be nervous. I'm not a good person, but I'm not a bad one either." Yulian tossed the millet back into the small jar, sat down on the recliner, and looked at the two with slightly narrowed eyes, asking, "What is your relationship with Fariodin?"
"Archdruid? Do you know Lord Fariodin?" Xi Xi's eyes lit up immediately as she stepped out from behind Lu Lu and asked with some surprise.
Lu Lu also showed surprise, but his gaze towards Yulian still held a hint of wariness. There were only two druids left on the entire Nolan Continent, and very few people could recognize their identities or even know the name of the Archdruid.
"Yes, when that old guy was dying, he asked me to help him find two little ones, saying that the hope for the revival of the druids lay in those two little ones. Since the World Tree is with you, it seems that those two little ones are you." Yulian nodded slightly, his gaze fixed on Xi Xi.
Xi Xi and Lu Lu's expressions changed slightly again. Being recognized as druids was already surprising enough to them. The World Tree was the only hope for the revival of the night elves, and they had never mentioned it to anyone else.
"This is something Fariodin gave me to pass on to you two." Yulian reached out and took a small green box, about the size of a palm, from the shelf beside him, gesturing for Xi Xi to take it, and said calmly, "I am Yulian, you two may have heard of my name."
"Yulian, the Lord of Frost!"
Lu Lu and Xi Xi stared wide-eyed at the old man lying hunched over in the recliner almost simultaneously.