C25

The door was opened by someone. The girl slipped inside before closing the door. She lifted her hand to remove the bamboo hat on her head. "Auntie …"

"Qiu Niang, it's already the middle of the night. If you're not resting, why have you come here?"

Qiu Yun stood up and put on a coat as he looked at his niece who had suddenly appeared.

"Auntie, what's the topic for tomorrow's competition? Quickly tell me!"

Qiu Yun glanced at her, then lifted his hand to pour a cup of tea for her. "The competition's topic will not be revealed until tomorrow. I don't know what it is either."

"Aunt, tell me the truth, who will win between me and that woman called Su Jinsi tomorrow?"

"Why, are you afraid of her?"

Qiu Yun sneered coldly as she looked at her niece in front of her. She had already become complacent, and never would she have imagined that she would encounter a girl called Su Jinsi this year.

"It's not fear, it's just …"

Today, she had carefully looked at Su Jin Se's mahogany tofu and the piece of Red Braised Meat. Although she had seen it from afar, from the outside appearance and the fragrance, she seemed to be a worthy opponent.

"Aunt, how can you say that?"

"Auntie, you can speak freely!"

Qiu Yun raised her hand to take a sip of tea, and the tea was warm and fragrant. "This young lady is a fresh face, I haven't seen her in the past few years, but honestly speaking, the mahogany tofu and braised pork she makes are all above yours. Qiu Niang, it seems that you won't be able to win the honor of the kitchen maid this year.

"Impossible, I, Qiuniang, have already won against them for eight years, how could I have lost to that girl called Su Jin Se?"

She had investigated. Su Jin Se was a country girl from the village. What could a country girl cook? She was definitely not willing to give up. After all, she was a famous chef, how could she be defeated by a country girl that she did not even know?

Qiuniang was not resigned, "I heard that Su Jin Se is the village Dam Banquet's woman. How could such a person be worthy of being a kitchen maid!?"

Qiu Yun was rather dissatisfied when he heard this. "Cooking is neither good nor bad, why don't you even understand this shallow principle? It's not that you don't understand the principle that you have to be modest, learn, and be proud, but why can't you do it, Madam Qiu?"

Qiu Yun didn't expect these words to come out of her niece's mouth. Back then, she, Qiu Yun, was also a country girl, learning culinary arts one step at a time until she became famous today. She didn't expect that her niece would actually look down on a country girl. How infuriating!

Seeing that her aunt was angered, she quickly bowed and apologized. "Auntie, I was wrong. Tomorrow, you must help me. Bring me to those two chefs. Tomorrow's winner can only be me, Qiu Niang!"

That's right, she absolutely couldn't afford to lose her face. She had already won for eight years, if she were to lose to that woman called Su Jinsi, how would she have the face to return to Qingping County?

"Impudent, do you think this culinary competition is child's play? This is a competition that has been held between two counties for many years. For a long time, it has always been fair, open, and fair, and no one is allowed to cheat. Alright, it's getting late, you can go back now, I can't help you. "

Qiu Yun rose to his feet and coldly threw down these words. He then dismissed her, but Qiu Niang refused to give up and continued, "Aunty, can you bear to see me lose?"

Qiu Yun flicked his sleeves and became even angrier. "You haven't even fought yet, what right do you have to think that you will lose to her?"

"Aunt, what do you mean?"

Qiu Niang seemed to see hope. Could it be that Auntie has another way?

Qiu Yun walked to the window and gently pushed it open. A gust of cool wind blew in and she murmured, "Today, I observed that girl's cooking skills carefully, although it is different from what you guys cook, but her knife skills and proficiency in cooking means that she is a very knowledgeable woman, and …"

"Enough, Aunty. I didn't come here to hear you say how powerful that Su Jinsi is. I braved the heavy rain to come here because I want a way to win!"

Qiu Yun turned his head and shook his head. "There is no way to win. Everything depends on the will of heaven."

"Destiny?"

Qiu Niang suddenly laughed at herself. No, heaven's will allowed her to stay together for so many years. It wouldn't take her first place, it wouldn't!

"Oh, Qiuniang, perhaps the heavens think that you've been sitting in that position for too long, causing you to look down on no one, so they sent an opponent to let you understand that there are people beyond the mountain. Actually, opponents are not necessarily enemies, they are just standing on different sides, and in private, you two can also learn from each other.

"It's enough, Auntie. If you don't help me, then it's fine. Don't talk big to me. If I lose tomorrow, not only will I lose my face, I won't only lose my face in Qingping County, I will also lose your face!"

Qiu Yun didn't expect that Qiu Niang would be so stubborn. "If that Su Jin Se could defeat you and obtain the title of kitchen maid, I would wholeheartedly accept it. In short, tomorrow's match will be fair."

"Farewell!"

Seeing that her aunt had spoken of a dead end, Madam Qiu did not ask for more. Just as she turned to leave, Qiu Yun suddenly called out to her. "Wait!"

Joy overtook her as she turned around. She thought her aunt had a way, so she quickly said, "Auntie …"

"Tomorrow, go all out!"

Qiu Niang's heart sank as she looked at her unhappily. "Got it!"

When Su Jin Se returned to the Su family, the Su family's two elders and Su Yu saw her being sent back by an official and thought that something was wrong with her. They carefully asked and found out that Fan Da Niu had come to cause trouble.

"This damned Fan Daniu, he's really gone too far. If he does too many bad things, he will get his retribution. This is great, let the county magistrate lock him up and never let him out to harm anyone."

Su Jin Se laughed coldly, "Once I've settled my matters, I'll definitely take revenge for Uncle Gu!"

Yes, she was going to make Fan Da Niu pay with his life, to pacify Uncle Gu's grievances.

"Girl, don't think about matters of the heart for now. Tomorrow, your opponent will be the Qiu Niang who has won eight years. Are you confident?"

Old man Su was slightly worried. This autumn had already won eight years, and their reputation was also very good. This Su Jin Se was just a fledgling, and he didn't know if tomorrow would work. Moreover, he heard that there was a judge who was her aunt.

"Yes, sister. Are you confident? "The dishes made by Madam Qiu are excellent. The one called Mai Dong is fine with the Dao. I think you can definitely defeat her, but Madam Qiu …"