Starting as a War God: Global Goddesses Blocking my Door

"This..."

Upon hearing Ye Fan's words, Matsui Ichirou's face stiffened. As the head chef of Great River Japanese Cuisine, he was clearly dissatisfied being assessed as such by Ye Fan.

How could Ye Fan not know what was going through Matsui Ichirou's mind? He continued, "Not convinced? Chef Matsui Ichirou, I ask you, what is the 'purple' in the sushi?"

"The 'purple' naturally comes from the soy sauce in the dipping sauce!" Matsui Ichirou answered immediately.

Ye Fan sneered coldly, "To my knowledge, the soy sauce used in dipping sauce for premium sushi is meticulously brewed from kelp and dried fish. Why do I detect the scent of MSG soy sauce in this sushi?"

"MSG soy sauce?" Bi Yuntao and Yu Xiangyi were both stunned.

Matsui Ichirou, once again exposed by Ye Fan, gave a helpless, embarrassed laugh, "We sell so much sushi here that meticulously brewed sauce simply isn't sufficient, so we have to use MSG soy sauce as a substitute! But I can assure you, though our sushi ingredients are not the very best, they are nonetheless incredibly fresh and delicious!"

"Is that so?" Ye Fan stared intently at Matsui Ichirou.

Feeling Ye Fan's gaze, Matsui Ichirou felt goosebumps all over his body. Serving as the head chef of Great River Japanese Cuisine, it was indeed the first time he had encountered such a troublesome customer. He could never have imagined that Ye Fan could instantly discern the constituents of sushi ingredients—his skills were frightening. Even he could not achieve such a feat.

Su Ruoxue came to Matsui Ichirou's rescue, "Mr. Matsui, Ye Fan was just asking. It's fine now, you can go back to your work!"

"Thank you!" Matsui Ichirou, as if granted amnesty, hurriedly left.

When Matsui Ichirou had left, Ye Fan turned to Bi Yuntao and Yu Xiangyi, who were still in shock. "The main components of sushi are 'Saint Relics,' 'seed,' 'tears,' 'purple.' If none of these ingredients are of the highest quality, then I'm curious, how did this sushi become premium sushi?"

Bi Yuntao and Yu Xiangyi exchanged glances, both wearing an incredulous expression.

In their opinion, Great River Japanese Cuisine was the best Japanese restaurant in Central Plains. They did not expect that its ingredients would be less than top-notch.

What shocked them the most was that Ye Fan could see right through it, making them wonder if Ye Fan had been a professional food critic before. Otherwise, how could he possess such professional expertise?

"Ye Fan, we admit we were wrong!" Bi Yuntao completely lost his temper.

Yu Xiangyi, gritting her teeth, managed to say, "I admit it, Ye Fan, you have a unique eye. We overestimated Great River Japanese Cuisine!"

"Glad you know!" Ye Fan said with a mischievous look.

It wasn't that he meant to target them specifically; it was that they had been against him from the start.

Ye Fan considered himself not a good person, but not a bad one either. If someone dared to trouble him and it exceeded his tolerance, then he would naturally counterattack decisively.

Su Ruoxue picked up a piece of sushi and popped it into her mouth to taste, "Mmm! The texture is not bad, much better than what you get in the market. Don't just stand there, hurry up and eat!"

"Yuntao, let's eat!" Yu Xiangyi gave Ye Fan a frustrated glare.

Bi Yuntao grabbed a piece of sushi and stuffed it into his mouth, resembling a defeated rooster, his spirits completely deflated.

Most importantly, Bi Yuntao didn't dare to speak anymore, fearing that he might say something wrong and get slapped down by Ye Fan again.

"Minister Yu!"

Right in the middle of eating, Yu Xiangyi received a phone call.

Yu Xiangyi made a 'shush' gesture, and with respectful demeanor, she said, "Hello, Director Zhao!"

"Minister Yu, I've just received the headquarters document. I'm aware that the headquarters has decided to transfer you to the Central Plains Branch. But I have to remind you, the R&D Department here has hit a bottleneck. If Minister Yu can't come up with a solid R&D plan by Monday..."

"I can guarantee that within a month, there will be personnel changes in the Central Plains Branch, and it's likely that Minister Yu will have to seek employment elsewhere!" Director Zhao said gravely.

Yu Xiangyi took a deep breath, "Director Zhao, I'll do my best!"

"Minister Yu, take these next two days to think about how to develop the new product, see you in the meeting room on Monday!" Director Zhao decisively hung up the phone.

As the call ended, Yu Xiangyi felt as if all her strength had been drained from her body. She slumped her head, her face no longer bearing the arrogant aura it had moments before.

"What's wrong, Xiangyi? You seem deep in thought. You suddenly returned to Central Plains without giving me a heads up. Is there a change in your job?" Su Ruoxue asked.

"Ruoxue, don't mention it. I was doing just fine at the Beichen Group headquarters, but I was framed by someone, and the higher-ups found an excuse to transfer me to the Central Plains Branch!" Yu Xiangyi said in despair.

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan exclaimed, "Beichen Group?"

The Su Family was in the cosmetics industry, so Ye Fan naturally had some understanding of domestic cosmetics enterprises. Beichen Group was a large cosmetic company that went public over a decade ago and is now mainly engaged in international trade, holding a pivotal position in the country.

Tianba Group may be the leader in mainland cosmetics enterprises, but it's practically small fry compared to Beichen Group; they are not even on the same level.

"Yes, Xiangyi joined Beichen Group after graduation and was even promoted to a team leader of a small group in the R&D Department two years ago!" Su Ruoxue explained.

Yu Xiangyi continued with a pained expression, "Beichen Group has branches all over the country. Due to the competition with Tianba Group in the mainland, the Central Plains Branch has always been the worst-performing branch in terms of annual sales. No one wants to work at the Central Plains Branch!"

"Even though I've been transferred to Central Plains Branch as the R&D Department Director, the responsibilities of the branch's director compared to a small group leader at the headquarters are far less significant. You know it, Ruoxue. It looks like I've been promoted, but in reality, being away from headquarters means I've been demoted. And with this transfer, I might never be able to return to the headquarters again!"

"So that's how it is!" Su Ruoxue suddenly realized.

She understood that Yu Xiangyi's situation was like that of ancient bureaucrats: some held minor positions in the capital with great power, but upon offending someone, they were exiled to the frontier, to serve as the highest leader in a godforsaken place—an apparent promotion but an actual demotion.

Yu Xiangyi gave a wry smile, "I've looked into it. Everyone involved in R&D at the Beichen Group Central Plains Branch is a close confidant of Director Zhao. As an outsider parachuted in, if I can't develop a new product, Director Zhao will certainly find a way to fire me. And the worst part is I really don't have any good product designs right now!"

"Alas! Maybe I'll be let go in half a month! Ruoxue, what do you think I should do?"

"That's..." Su Ruoxue also felt a headache coming on.

Coming up with a good product development is a real pain. If the Su family had a good product developer, they would have already advanced to a first-rate clan.

Facing such a predicament, and as her best friend, she felt powerless to help.

Just then, Ye Fan spoke up, "So you're saying, as long as you design a new product, you can secure your position, right?" .net

"Exactly! If I could develop a brand-new product that becomes a huge hit in the market, maybe I could be transferred back to headquarters quickly! Why, Ye Fan, do you have any good suggestions?" Yu Xiangyi inquired.

Ye Fan shook his head, then the next moment, he pulled out a napkin and began scribbling dense text on it before handing it to Yu Xiangyi, "This is the Anti-Aging Elixir Recipe. I've just made an improvement on it. You can follow the process outlined here to design a line of anti-aging cosmetics!"

"Don't thank me. I'm doing this because you are Ruoxue's best friend, just helping you this once!"

What! A cosmetics list improved from the Anti-Aging Elixir Recipe?

"Is that for real?" Yu Xiangyi was stunned.

After being continuously put down by Ye Fan, Bi Yuntao had been thinking about how to regain face.

Now that Ye Fan had written up a cosmetics list on a napkin, Bi Yuntao could no longer hold back his mockery, "Ye Fan, what are you saying? This is your new cosmetic design improved from the Anti-Aging Elixir? Hahaha! Are you trying to laugh someone to death?"

"The Su Family is merely a second-rate family. If you could design cosmetics, the Su Family would have become a powerhouse long ago! Would they still be a second-rate family as they are now?"

"So you're into cosmetic design now? Pah! Don't make me laugh. You should go and take a good look at yourself in the mirror and see what you really are!"