Chapter 144 - 142: The First Star to Try

Chapter 144: Chapter 142: The First Star to Try

Lin Feng had no idea these people would be so enthusiastic about treating the sick and saving lives. They had already prepared all the necessary documents to apply for a private clinic.

During dinner that evening, Zhao Shiyun heard about it and began explaining the reason to him.

"They’re not like me. If it weren’t for the immense financial pressure on my family, I wouldn’t have quit my hospital job to come brew tea in Lin Xian Village."

"These people still want to use what they’ve learned to treat the sick and save lives. They only gave up their original careers because life forced their hand."

Hu Xia said, "That Wu Xianlin is actually a department head from a traditional Chinese medicine hospital. We were only able to recruit him because his son’s wedding used up all his savings, and he even had to take on some debt."

"Is that so? Well then, let’s help them get the clinic started. Wanting to treat the sick and save lives is no problem."

Lin Feng was also aware that most of the Medicine House’s functions weren’t actually being used.

Now that these doctors wanted to shine and put their skills to use, he wasn’t going to stop them. It would also happen to solve the problem of medical treatment in Lin Xian Village.

After Lin Feng submitted the application materials, many people quickly learned of the news.

The Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough Pills were just too effective. They were very curious to know if the private clinic Lin Feng was applying for would also have some miraculous qualities.

The private clinic hadn’t even been approved yet, but some people had already started snooping around for information.

Soon, the news that medicines decocted in the Lin Xian Village Medicine House were also more effective than those made elsewhere began to spread through certain circles.

Although the effect of the decocted medicines wasn’t as exaggerated as the Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough Pills, they were definitely better. This gave some people new ideas.

Meanwhile, the departure of the chefs who had participated in the culinary exchange had a huge impact on the culinary world.

The manager of a well-known hotel in the Imperial Capital looked at his head chef, who was about to resign, and wanted to slap himself a few times.

If he had known this would happen, he wouldn’t have sent anyone over for the exchange even if it killed him. They hadn’t harmed the other party in the slightest, yet his own head chef was about to run off.

"Master Ding, could you reconsider resigning? I can give you a raise."

Ding Xinhua was unmoved. He had found out that as long as you worked at the Lin Xian Village Restaurant, your cooking skills would continuously improve.

At first, he thought it was fake news put out by Lin Xian Village to recruit chefs. But after making inquiries through various channels, he found an assistant cook from Lin Xian Village and confirmed the news was true.

After confirming the news, since he was already unhappy with his current job and his contract could be terminated, he was of course going to go to Lin Xian Village.

In his current situation, even if he worked here his whole life, it would be impossible to reach the pinnacle of culinary arts.

’As long as I go to Lin Xian Village and work my way up, even if I don’t reach the level of a grandmaster, it’ll still be better than now!’

Besides, the salary in Lin Xian Village was even higher than his current one; the only downside was that the location was a bit remote.

But it was a tourist area, so being a little remote didn’t matter.

"Manager Bao, just sign it. I can hold on for another week for you. You should hurry up and hire a new chef."

Manager Bao signed helplessly. The contract wasn’t binding, so there was nothing he could do. Who could he blame but his stingy boss?

Situations like this were happening at many famous, high-end restaurants. However, unlike Ding Xinhua, some chefs couldn’t just leave directly because of their contracts.

For Lin Xian Village, this was absolutely good news. They received quite a few resumes.

Among them were several resumes from pastry chefs, as well as a few from Cantonese cuisine chefs.

There weren’t many famous chefs like Ding Xinhua among the applicants, mainly because renowned chefs usually had contracts with major restaurants.

Besides these skilled chefs, many aspiring chefs who wanted to learn the craft were also sending their resumes to Lin Xian Village.

This was especially true after the news spread that the Restaurant could steadily improve one’s cooking skills; the number of such resumes grew even larger.

Over by the banquet catering area, a group of cooks surrounded Ma Sandao, trying to get information.

"Master Ma, can people like us get into the Restaurant for further training?"

"Yeah, Master Ma, we heard the Restaurant can steadily improve your cooking skills."

"Brother Ma, the food at the Restaurant smells so amazing. We definitely need to improve over here!"

Ma Sandao said, "Alright, alright, I’ve already asked for everyone. As long as you have the time, you can all go to the Restaurant to help out."

"You can discuss it among yourselves and create a schedule. Everyone can take turns to go and learn."

’Thankfully, I only cook the All-Cow Banquet now, so I can squeeze out a little time each day to go and learn at the Restaurant.’

’I didn’t know about this before, but now that I do, I definitely have to go in and learn.’

’Otherwise, everyone else’s food will get more and more delicious while my skills stagnate, and my business will dwindle.’

Also, he had already told his son to quit his job after the New Year and come learn cooking from him directly.

Now that there was the Restaurant, his son would surely learn to cook much faster.

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A female celebrity wearing a brown down jacket, a black hat, a face mask, and sunglasses got off a public bus, accompanied by her assistant.

"So this is Lin Xian Village? The air really is nice."

"Sister Liu, no major celebrities have actually come here before. The ones who came previously were all a bunch of internet influencers here to worship."

"Mm, I know."

Liu Qian hadn’t actually planned on coming to worship. But her previous company had disgusted her by slandering her with a lot of so-called "black material."

Such tactics were all too common in the entertainment industry. The main reason was that she had left her old agency on bad terms and hadn’t joined another entertainment company.

In other words, as an artist striking out on her own, she had no financial backers to support her.

The slanderous material actually had very little effect on her, but it made her family worried sick, which was what was truly disgusting.

It was only because someone else reminded her that she came to Lin Xian Village, wanting to use this method to prove her innocence.

Of course, she also knew that the people who reminded her didn’t have pure intentions; they wanted to see what the Earth God’s standards were.

Liu Qian didn’t care. After carefully researching the situation with the Lin Xian Village Earth God, she didn’t think she would have any bad luck.

After so many years in the entertainment industry, she couldn’t claim to be a saint, but at least she had a clear conscience. She had helped people where she could and had done her fair share of good deeds.

She and her assistant didn’t go directly to worship the Earth God. Instead, they toured all the scenic spots in Lin Xian Village and even had a meal at the Restaurant.

Then she discovered that she wasn’t actually that famous; no one recognized her even when she took off her mask and sunglasses.

A celebrity, as long as they don’t announce their visit in advance, is actually very hard to recognize when wearing a hat, mask, and sunglasses.

It was only when she was preparing to leave and worship the Earth God that she took everything off and was spotted by someone who was live streaming nearby.

Even after being recognized, people were just curious. A few came over to take pictures with her, and that was it.

The kind of crazy scenes you see online didn’t happen at all. It just goes to show that there’s a world of difference between organized, die-hard fans and unorganized, regular people seeing a celebrity.

Things like blocking trains or swarming airports are clearly organized by someone behind the scenes to generate hype.

Soon, a hot topic appeared in the news online: Liu Qian visiting Lin Xian Village to worship the Earth God. This made the online "melon-eating masses" very curious.

Liu Qian knew exactly why she had made this trip. She directly posted a photo of herself worshipping the Earth God on her personal Weibo.

She was the first celebrity singer to come and worship. Plenty of internet influencers had come before; some emerged unscathed, while others disappeared from their live streams for days.

On the bus ride back, her assistant said, "Sister Liu, your schedule for the next few days is all set. You have events every day."

"Excellent. Keep it that way. Let those who slandered me see for themselves if there’s really something wrong with me!"

’Perhaps I can use this opportunity,’ Liu Qian thought, ’to escape my recent slump.’

After leaving the company, her career hadn’t been going very smoothly, clearly suppressed by her former agency.