Chapter 258 System Upgrade, Powerful Functions
Wang Jianye delivered the borrowed tricycle back to Carpenter Liu’s home in the west of the city.

He rode the bicycle he had parked at Carpenter Liu's house and returned to his own house.

It's still early now. It's uncommon for young people to go to bed so early.

Wang Jianye came to the Daqianmen Tavern next door and asked the owner Xu Huizhen for two large glasses of beer and some side dishes.

"Master Wang, you haven't been here for a long time."

The little foreign girl, Elena, spoke to Wang Jianye in Mandarin with a northeastern accent.

Wang Jianye took a big sip of beer and said, "I've been busy lately and can't spare the time, but I can come here more often in the future."

"You won't be busy anymore?"

Elena asked curiously.

"I will move next door from now on. It's so close and I can come whenever I want. It's very convenient."

Wang Jianye smiled and said while peeling peanuts boiled in salt water.

He looked at the little foreign girl Elena and thought that this was like opening his eyes to the world.

"Great, if that's the case, I can go to your house for meals every day... No, I'll just come and visit you as a friend."

Elena said excitedly, then glanced at Chen Xueru who was holding her beautiful cheek beside her.

Chen Xueru's eyes also lit up.

The dishes cooked by Wang Jianye are so delicious that before they could only queue up at Fengze Garden to eat them.

Now if Wang Jianye moves to Qianmen, they will be closer and can often come to Wang Jianye's house for meals.

Wang Jianye smiled and shook his head, "If you come to my house with the intention of eating for free, you may be disappointed.
Because when I was at work, I had lunch and dinner at Fengze Garden.”

"What about when you're resting? You can't go to Fengze Garden to take care of it, right?"

Chen Xueru asked curiously.

"On my day off, I will go back to my hometown in Nanluoguxiang, cook and eat there to improve the lives of my family."

Wang Jianye drank beer and spoke leisurely.

After hearing Wang Jianye's words, Chen Xueru and Elena, who had been slightly excited, suddenly felt disappointed.

"Then I can pay you to cook?"

The little foreign girl and big foodie Elena still refuses to give up.

"I'm already the chef at Fengze Garden. I'm not short of money, so I don't need the little money you give me. There's no need for me to keep busy during my break."

"That's it..."

Elena fell into deep thought, thinking hard.

Apart from money, what else does she have that can impress Master Wang and make him cook a few dishes for her?

Elena asked Chen Xueru to help her think about it.

Chen Xueru's family owns a silk shop and she is a businessman. She should be smarter than her.

"Don't even think about it. Look at what Master Wang said and you'll know that he despises you and doesn't even want to cook for you."

Chen Xueru rolled her eyes at Elena and spoke in a deliberately sarcastic tone.

"Ah? Master Wang, what's wrong with me that makes you dislike me?"

Elena looked at Wang Jianye and asked with some grievance.

"..."

After perfunctorily dealing with the two beautiful women, Wang Jianye finished his beer and returned to his home next door.

The furnace has been bought, and the coal has been bought.

But this stove had never been used, and there was no hay, dry leaves or the like to start a fire in Wang Jianye's yard.

So Wang Jianye went back to the Daqianmen Tavern next door and found the owner Xu Huizhen.

Xu Huizhen was easy to talk to, so Wang Jianye borrowed a few pieces of red-hot coal from her stove, as well as a handful of dry branches and leaves for kindling.

After returning to his home, Wang Jianye first spread dry branches in the empty furnace.

Then place the two red-hot coals on top of the branches, and then put some dry leaves on top.

boom!
It was dry, so be careful with fire. The dry leaves I put in caught fire immediately.

Wang Jianye used a coal shovel to continue adding coal into the furnace piece by piece, making the furnace burn more and more vigorously.

After boiling a pot of hot water, Wang Jianye poured some of it into the thermos, saving it for drinking and for washing and brushing his teeth tomorrow.

The other part of the hot water in the kettle was poured into the foot basin, and some cold water was added to it for soaking feet later.

After cleaning up, Wang Jianye sat on the brand new bed and bedding, soaking his feet comfortably.

All the fatigue of the day disappeared at this moment.

……

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it is already March.

More than 20 days have passed since Wang Jianye accepted his eighth and ninth apprentices.

After lunch in the afternoon, Wang Jianye was drinking tea in the lounge and gave the system an order:

"Open personal panel."

[Experience value: 6500]

【Recipe: 101】

【厨艺：传说级（3道）、国宴级（126道）、大厨级（0道）、头灶级（0道）、二灶级（0道）、三灶级（30道）……】

[Special effects that can be triggered by state banquet-level dishes: Increase lifespan by one day (1), increase IQ by one point (0.23), increase strength by one pound (0.01), increase concentration time by one minute (0.01)]

"Finally I have accumulated enough experience points."

"I can now upgrade the system once again!"

Wang Jianye took a deep breath and gave serious instructions to the system.

"Upgrade these seven state-banquet-level dishes to legendary level!"

[Ding, the XX dish (State Banquet Level 100+) has been successfully upgraded after spending 900 experience points. Congratulations to the host for mastering the XX dish (Legendary Level 1000+).]*7
[Ding, congratulations to the host for mastering ten legendary dishes. This meets the system upgrade conditions. System, upgrade! ]

Watching the system upgrade progress bar growing little by little.

Wang Jianye stared without blinking, wondering what functions this system upgrade would bring him.

This time the system upgrade took a long time. Wang Jianye stared at it for three minutes, until his eyes became a little dry, before the system upgrade progress bar finally reached 100%.

【Ding, system upgrade successful! 】

After hearing a ding sound, Wang Jianye realized that the system upgrade was successful, and immediately gave the system an order:

"System, open my personal panel for me."

[Experience value: 200]

【Recipe: 101】

【厨艺：传说级（10道）、国宴级（119道）、大厨级（0道）、头灶级（0道）、二灶级（0道）、三灶级（30道）……】

【…】

[Note: Legendary dishes have a chance to carry the special effect of Flash of Light.]

[Note: A flash of inspiration effect: After eating this dish, people can get the best solution to the problem that is most on their mind.]

[Note: The higher the education level, the greater the probability of triggering this effect. The probability of triggering this effect is 1 in 10,000 for an illiterate person, 1 in 1,000 for a primary school diploma, 1 in 100 for a junior high school diploma, 1 in 100 for a high school diploma, and 1 in 2 for a college diploma or higher.]

[Note: The next upgrade condition of this system: master 300 dishes of state banquet level.]

“A flash of inspiration can help people think of the best way to solve a problem.”

"The higher the education level, the greater the probability of triggering a flash of inspiration and this special effect."

"In that case, this function of the system is just right for the country's college students."

"Today's college students are the country's true talents and can make significant contributions to the country."

“If they eat the legendary dishes I make, they will gain the special effect of a flash of inspiration.”

"Wouldn't they be able to easily solve many scientific research problems, make greater contributions to the country, and better build the country?!"

(End of this chapter)