Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

After much deliberation, Chef Zhu decided it was best to quickly sever ties with Gao Hongyuan.

After all, Master Jin is his master and his benefactor.

He couldn't afford to lose his livelihood because of some unexpected event.

Chef Zhu made a choice, but that choice directly broke Gao Hongyuan's defenses.

"No? You surnamed Zhu, you took five hundred taels of silver from me, and this is how you do things for me now??" Gao Hongyuan was furious and stormed up to Chef Zhu, grabbing him by the collar.

Chef Zhu stammered, "You're talking nonsense! Do you have any evidence? Don't slander me!"

"Brother Jin, please help me! Gao Hongyuan has gone mad, he's a complete mad dog!!"

Jin rolled his eyes and remained silent for a long time.

Could he not see the trickery involved?

It's time to teach Chef Zhu a lesson about fear.

"Master Jin..." Chef Zhu was both guilty and scared. The key point was that Gao Hongyuan was acting like a mad dog, and he was afraid that Gao Hongyuan would strangle him.

"You two, go and separate them!" Seeing that it was almost time, Master Jin gave the order.

Two servants stepped forward and subdued Gao Hongyuan in a few moves.

Gao Hongyuan was still cursing: "You surnamed Zhu, you're utterly shameless! If you're not going to do the job, then give me back my money right now!"

"You keep saying that Chef Zhu took your money, but do you have any evidence?" At this moment, Master Jin spoke up, with an air of superiority.

evidence?

Gao Hongyuan felt like crying even more. Giving gifts to the judges had to be done secretly, so how could he possibly leave any evidence?

"I......"

"Is there any evidence?"

"Although there is no evidence, but..."

"Don't make things up without evidence," Jin Ye snorted coldly.

Chef Zhu is, after all, one of his people, so naturally he has to protect him.

As for the five hundred taels of silver, Chef Zhu should know the proper etiquette.

"But I..." Gao Hongyuan tried to explain.

Master Jin interrupted him directly: "Several witnesses have testified that you deliberately caused trouble and incited people to question the fairness of the competition. Therefore, I have decided to disqualify you from participating in the Food Competition, and the Gao family will be barred from participating in any future Food Competitions!"

The Gao family is prohibited from participating in the food competition...

The phrase kept echoing in Gao Hongyuan's mind, and he felt that everything was over.

The Gao family is finished, and their restaurant is finished too.

Once Master Jin's words get out, the Gao family's reputation in the entire restaurant industry will be ruined.

Without a doubt, all the food suppliers and partners will sever ties with the Gao family.

As for diners, upon hearing this news, they probably wouldn't want to eat at the Gao family's restaurant anymore.

It's all bad news...

"Master Jin, Master Jin, I was wrong. I was bewitched. Chef Zhu didn't take my money. I made false accusations. Please, please don't take away our Gao family's qualification to participate in the culinary competition!!"

"Master Jin, please, Master Jin!!"

Gao Hongyuan kowtowed repeatedly on the ground.

Shen Qing alone caused him to suffer a complete defeat!

The audience members present all witnessed what was happening on stage, and they all pointed at Gao Hongyuan and started cursing him:

"How shameless! They actually framed Madam Shen!"

"I almost misunderstood Madam Shen; Gao Hongyuan is a complete scoundrel!"

"It's still thanks to Master Jin's keen insight."

"..."

Most viewers are mindless; they just say whatever the majority says, and in a short time, public opinion shifted again.

Jin Ye is very satisfied with the current public opinion.

The competition was fair; he was discerning; and Madam Shen was formidable.

Gao Hongyuan is the only bad guy.

"Go away, throw him somewhere far away, so he doesn't get in everyone's way!" Boss Jin waved his hand.

In an instant, several servants lifted Gao Hongyuan up, and amidst Gao Hongyuan's wails and curses, they disappeared into the crowd.

I don't know where they threw it.

"Alright, it was just a minor accident. Let's continue the competition!" The host began to take control of the situation.

"Next, we will continue to judge the food from the other groups."

"To ensure the greatest possible fairness and impartiality, after discussion among the seven judges, we have decided that each group of contestants will select one hundred audience members to taste and evaluate their dishes!"

"..."

The host on stage was speaking loudly, but none of this mattered to Shen Qing.

Having received the reward and unlocked the new mission, she decided not to continue participating in the fifth stage of the food competition.

Today is a good day to rest. Tomorrow we'll start the task of selling spicy snacks.

"What delicious food is on the menu today? Did you save any for me?"

Just then, Yan Wenli's voice rang out.

At this moment, Yan Wenli was squeezing his way through the crowd.

Madam Yan sighed and said in a low voice, "Why save any? I haven't even had a bite yet. I was just getting excited with those people on stage."

One hundred chopsticks were scattered down, and the three of them couldn't grab a single one.

I don't know if it's because I'm not good enough or I'm just unlucky.

Shen Qing had already walked up to Madam Yan. She smiled and said, "It's alright, I'll make more spicy strips tomorrow, then you can eat your fill."

"Eat your fill? Really??" Situ Liang's eyes widened, his face full of surprise.

Yan Wenli finally squeezed his way to the front of the group: "What? What do you mean, 'eat your fill'? What's on the menu today?"

"Spicy strips! Spicy strips to my heart's content!!" Guo Tiancheng shouted excitedly, abandoning his usual reserved and solemn demeanor.

"Great! I can eat as many spicy snacks as I want! This is fantastic!!"

Situ Liang immediately joined Guo Tiancheng in shouting.

"Eat as many spicy strips as you want!" Madam Yan happily twirled around, her voice even louder and clearer.

Yan Wenli was confused; he had no idea what spicy strips were.

Judging from the way the three of them looked, it must be something extremely delicious.

So he joined in, shouting, "Eat as many spicy strips as you want!!"

The sound resounded through the sky.

Shen Qing smiled helplessly and pulled the group out of the crowd.

Anyway, let's go back first and talk about it later.

The other audience members were incredibly envious when they heard this sound. Who wouldn't want to eat their fill of spicy strips, which smell so good?

"Oh my god, why am I not Mrs. Shen's friend?"

"I want to eat my fill too, please, can I dream of a spicy snack shop?"

"I'm so hungry! I'm craving it so badly! That little bit of spicy strip is useless except for making my mouth water!"

"..."

Now, no one is paying attention to the competition on stage anymore.

Everyone's thinking about spicy strips; those who've tried them want to eat them again, and those who haven't want to try them.

Even the judges on stage were captivated, practically ready to follow Shen Qing away.

"Speaking of which, why did Madam Shen leave without even listening to the rules of the fifth stage?" Suddenly, Mr. Qingci realized something was wrong.