At nightfall.
The fence outside Xia's Shop was dismantled, and luxury cars packed the area front and back.
The restaurant, long quiet, suddenly opened its doors to welcome guests, and these guests held astonishing identities. The media, with their well-informed journalists, camped nearby, their cameras snapping incessantly.
A short distance away, a group of customers seeking food on the shopping street pointed and murmured.
"Chef Shigong!"
"And Chef Qian, Chef Mizuhara!"
The crowd erupted into commotion. Shigong Xiaoci Lang, clad in a crisp white chef's uniform, led the graduates with confident strides. Alongside him, Qian Rixiangzi, Mizuhara Fuyumi, and others, dressed similarly, had evidently just left the restaurant kitchen to attend the banquet at Xia's Restaurant.
"Chef Shigong, this way, please!"
"Senior Qian, here, sit here!"
Inside, Yuchuan Meisha and Morioka Makki acted as servers, arranging seats for the newly arrived graduates.
