The Peerless Ring

"Since he's so great, you can introduce your daughters to him," Geng Yafei said to Li Tian and Wang Fu.

Both Li Tian and Wang Fu had a daughter, around twenty years old. Geng Yafei's words made sense and were not out of line.

Upon hearing Geng Yafei's words, Li Tian and Wang Fu awkwardly smiled. In their hearts, they were thinking: Do you think we don't want to introduce our daughters to Master Li? It's just that Master Li doesn't look favorably upon them.

As the two men were feeling awkward, the waiter brought in the dishes.

It has to be said that Kaillemen, being one of the best restaurants in Jiangzhou, lived up to its reputation. Not only was the decoration luxurious and the service top-notch, but the speed of serving the dishes and the taste of the food were beyond reproach. The diners couldn't stop praising the food.

Of course, in Jaxon's mind, the taste of the dishes was far inferior to that of Aunt Wang's roast chicken.

As expected, Li Tian and Wang Fu toasted to Li Bing during the meal. Even Sun Yue, after hesitating for a moment, raised his glass. Only Jaxon and Geng Yafei acted as if they hadn't seen it, with no reaction at all.

At this moment, Li Tian spoke again: "Jaxon, you should also stand up and toast to Master Li. Today is Master Li's treat, and with his favor, your work at the university will go much more smoothly in the future."

Li Bing looked at Jaxon with an arrogant expression, waiting for him to stand up and toast. He was thinking that when Jaxon offered him the toast, he would directly refuse, not giving him the face.

However, upon hearing Li Tian's words, Jaxon replied, "I don't drink alcohol."

"Just have a little. It's no big deal. Which man doesn't drink?" Li Tian wouldn't let Jaxon off the hook.

"I've always abstained from alcohol completely," Jaxon insisted.

"Jaxon, I have to say something to you. Your attitude like this won't work in the workplace. It will lead to setbacks. Even if you can't drink, you should have a little," Wang Fu, putting on an air of a senior, lectured Jaxon.

"I'm allergic to alcohol. If I drink, I'll have to go to the hospital. If something happens, are you responsible, Teacher Wang?" Jaxon looked at Wang Fu and asked.

"Well, this, this..." Wang Fu was left speechless for a moment.

Naturally, Wang Fu dared not say that he would be responsible if something happened. After all, the situation could be serious. If Jaxon had an accident, wouldn't he end up in jail?

This time it was Geng Yafei who felt like laughing inside. She could tell that Jaxon just didn't want to toast. As for the allergy to alcohol, that was all made up. However, Wang Fu obviously didn't dare to take the risk, so he was immediately intimidated.

Li Bing glared at Jaxon, not expecting him to be so slippery. He also didn't want to force him to toast anymore. If he really forced Jaxon to toast to him, wouldn't that be very embarrassing?

After thinking for a while, Li Bing gave Li Tian a meaningful look.

Li Tian understood and put down his chopsticks, sighing, "Today has really broadened my horizons. The food here is just too delicious. I'm afraid that after having this meal, other dishes will taste like nothing at all."

"Yeah, we're also benefiting from Master Li's favor. Otherwise, how could we have the chance to dine here?" Wang Fu echoed.

A new round of flattery was coming.

However, Jaxon didn't expect that Li Tian would shift the focus to him.

"Jaxon, what do you think of the food here? You must have never tasted such delicious dishes before, right?" Li Tian said.

Obviously, he was trying to belittle Jaxon, implying that Jaxon had never seen the world.

Like him!

Li Tian, in order to flatter Li Bing and to put Jaxon down, had actually belittled himself as well. He was really putting in a lot of effort.

However, what Li Bing and the others didn't expect was that Jaxon shook his head and said, "I actually think the food here is just average. I have tasted dishes that are much better than this before."

Jaxon was speaking the truth. Although the food here was good, it was far inferior to Aunt Wang's cooking. In fact, Jaxon believed that even the dishes he cooked himself wouldn't be worse than those served here.

However, the others, unaware of Jaxon's background, didn't believe him and thought he was boasting.

Li Bing even sneered and said, "You should know where to boast. This is one of the best restaurants in Jiangzhou. Even the dishes from other decent restaurants are only comparable to those here. You claim that the food here is just average and that you've tasted better dishes? That's really an overstatement. Are you not afraid of being laughed at?"

This time, even Geng Yafei didn't believe Jaxon. She had been to several top restaurants in Jiangzhou, and the taste of their dishes was indeed as Li Bing had said, almost identical. Moreover, Geng Yafei also thought that the dishes from these top restaurants were quite good and definitely not just average as Jaxon had said.

Of course, Geng Yafei would never mock Jaxon like Li Bing did.

"Boasting? Is there a need for that?" Jaxon said indifferently. "Not to mention others, but the taste of the dishes I cook is not inferior to those here."

"You? Haha." Li Bing couldn't help but laugh. "Do you know that the chefs here are all hired by the boss at great expense from all over the country, and each one is a master chef. Your dishes are also comparable to theirs?"

"Jaxon, young people should be down-to-earth and not so arrogant," Wang Fu lectured Jaxon again.

Jaxon really doubted whether Wang Fu was from the Academic Affairs Office, as he seemed to enjoy lecturing people so much.

"If you don't believe me, that's fine. I'm just speaking the truth," Jaxon said with a shrug, looking relaxed and not paying attention to the others' attitudes.

"Do you think that since you can say anything casually and there's no way to compare your cooking with that of the chefs here, we can't judge the truth of your words?" Li Bing sneered. "Then you might be disappointed. I know the manager here, and I can ask him to arrange a cooking competition between you and the chefs here later."

"Why would I want to compete?" Jaxon retorted to Li Bing. "I just said that my cooking skills are not inferior to those of the chefs here. I didn't say that I wanted to compete with them."

"Are you scared?" The expression of mockery on Li Bing's face became even more intense."It's not fear.

I just don't see the necessity," Jaxon said. "After the meal, I have other things to do."

Jaxon was thinking that after the meal, if he had time, he would go to his stall. He didn't have time to waste on such a pointless activity that would delay his earning money.

Li Bing tried to provoke Jaxon a few more times, but he couldn't get Jaxon to agree to the competition. However, he didn't give up on this opportunity to embarrass Jaxon in front of Geng Yafei. So, he secretly sent a text message.