June 12th, just before dawn, the Leopard Pattern Gang was bustling with activity.
Men and women dressed in leopard-patterned skirts were all busy, and the kitchen was already in full swing.
Because today was Gang Leader Old Leopard-print Auntie's mother's sixtieth birthday, and they planned to set up 108 tables.
The chefs in the kitchen were renowned cooks invited from faraway Leizhou and Yu State, even the assistants were personally brought over.
Each of the 108 tables had to have thirty-six dishes, twenty-two hot dishes, and fourteen cold dishes.
The four renowned chefs were responsible for different dishes, but it was clear none of them accepted the superiority of the others, furtively working hard, determined to win at this banquet.
Early in the morning, fragrant aromas wafted from the vicinity of the Leopard Pattern Gang.
