Lin Xiaozhu raised his eyes, looked at Yuan Tianye, and looked at him with a frank gaze: "This is just a jade plate, even if it is given by the old man, it is just his old man's loving heart." Why am I carrying it and preaching it? Shen Ziyi knew that it was just a coincidence. I didn't go out of my way to tell him. ”

"It's just a jade plaque?" Yuan Tianye's eyes sank slightly, "At that time, my father and mother said that you had a humble status and forced me to marry another woman. Why don't you take out the jade plate? Why don't you identify yourself with them? Do you know how bad I feel when they say you're a? You don't let people know about this jade plate, have you always trusted me? I'm afraid I know your identity before I want to marry you? ”

"Are you uncomfortable?" As soon as he said this, Lin Xiaozhu was angry, "If you hadn't dragged me to death, and insisted that I take out five thousand taels of silver to let me redeem myself, I would have been called a cheap maid?" ”

Yuan Tianye's expression was sneering: "I won't let you redeem yourself, isn't that reluctant to you?" If you had understood my intentions and were willing to stay with me and never leave, wouldn't I have set you free? ”

"Hmph." Lin Xiaozhu glanced at him: "In this way, you won't cherish this relationship so much, right?" ”

"How is that possible?" Yuan Tianye retorted.

However, although he didn't admit it, he knew in his heart that Tang Ningyuan said that his feelings for her were unbelievable, and there was indeed some truth. thinks that at the beginning, he was really sincere to her, and he really liked it from the bottom of his heart. But this kind of liking may be the budding of young people's feelings. If Lin Xiaozhu threw himself into his arms easily, he might not be as memorable to her as he is now. What is hard to get is the most cherished!

Lin Xiaozhu said again: "Let's talk about it." Do you really think it was the best choice for me to take out the jade plate at that time? At that time, he wanted his parents to approve of him marrying her. And if Yuan Zhibai and Yuan Tuo knew that she had a jade plate on her, they would never agree to Yuan Tianye marrying her. His power is monstrous enough, and it is too late for them to suppress him, how can he be strengthened?

Yuan Tianye was dumbfounded. He glared at Lin Xiaozhu hatefully, then hugged her tightly into his arms, rubbed his chin on the top of her head, and said in a somewhat muffled voice: "You have hidden me for so many years and don't trust me, I am not happy in my heart." Can't you say two nice words to coax me? It's going to scar me. ”

Lin Xiaozhu smiled dumbly: "It sounds good, right?" Then I'll tell you: when the old man met me in Yanjing, he said that there were so many young talents in the Xuanyuan Dynasty. Just count you best. He wants me to marry you. However, his old man also said that it is best not to let you see this jade plate. You are the only slave of humble status, and you are willing to marry me. That's the real like. Because of this, when you say that you will marry me, I will be moved and moved by you! Otherwise, how do I know if you like me or like this jade plaque? Isn't that the same as if you were pretending to be crippled and tempting me? ”

"It seems that the old man was observing me at that time!" Yuan Tianye showed a touch of deep thought. "Fortunately, it didn't disappoint his old man." He lowered his head and looked at Lin Xiaozhu. "If I don't find this jade plate today, when are you going to tell me?"

Lin Xiaozhu glanced at him: "Didn't you already know about my relationship with the old man?" Does the jade brand know it, what does it matter? She pushed Yuan Tianye, "Okay, stop talking nonsense, didn't you say that Shen Ziyi invited us to dinner?" I need to comb my hair quickly. Don't keep him waiting. ”

"Okay, I'll go out first." Yuan Tianye just felt that Lin Xiaozhu had never told him about such a major matter as the jade plate, and he was just a little dissatisfied. At this time, I naturally don't care. Let go of Lin Xiaozhu. Walked out. Lin Xiaozhu called Yahuan to comb her hair, and then went to Yidelou with Yuan Tianye to see Shen Ziyi.

Shen Ziyi came with his eldest brother Shen Zishi. Shen Zishi is the prince of the South China Sea and the judge of this competition. Because he wants to entertain the princes of various countries with his eldest brother, Shen Ziyi has been busy these days. Only now did I take the time to invite Yuan Tianye and Lin Xiaozhu out to sit down and have a meal.

Shen Ziyi is not the kind of politically sensitive person. He didn't know anything about what happened to Yuan Tianye in the Northern Yan Kingdom. So when they met, he naturally wanted to greet Lin Xiaozhu with a "how are you doing?" Lin Xiaozhu thanked Shen Ziyi for his concern for him, thinking about his own restaurant, but he couldn't hide it from him, and secretly told him about his experience for most of the year with Yuan Tianye's consent.

"You actually made Xiaozhu suffer like this!" Shen Ziyi glared at Yuan Tianye, as if he wanted to eat people. He turned to Lin Xiaozhu again and said, "I know that I am in the South China Sea, why don't you come to the South China Sea?" ”

"You know, it has always been a dream of mine to build a country with my bare hands with my own skills. What's the point of running to the South China Sea? Lin Xiaozhu said with a smile.

"What is the next country? Don't talk nonsense. Yuan Tianye scolded.

Lin Xiaozhu then remembered that this was a feudal dynasty, and this kind of talk was taboo. He stuck out his tongue and closed his mouth.

Shen Ziyi saw that Yuan Tianye was clearly scolding, but in fact, his face was full of spoiling, while Lin Xiaozhu was docile and well-behaved, and the atmosphere between the two was harmonious and tacit. He couldn't help but lower his eyes, hiding the gloom in his eyes. Since returning to China for so long, under the arrangement of his mother, he has seen many ladies, but none of them are as smart and cunning as Lin Xiaozhu. In addition to Lin Xiaozhu in this world, is there a girl who can make him tempted? He was skeptical.

As early as on the way back to the South China Sea, Shen Ziyi recognized the facts. What's more, after hearing what they had experienced later, and knowing that they had the same heart and soul at this time, and their affection was stronger, his gloomy mood flashed, and he regained his composure and asked, "When are you going to get married?" ”

Yuan Tianye looked at Lin Xiaozhu: "It's after the game." The specific day has to be consulted with the Holy One. ”

Shen Ziyi knew about the jade plate, so he naturally understood what Yuan Tianye meant. He nodded and said to Lin Xiaozhu: "Your restaurant, if you have anything to do in the South China Sea, you must come to me, don't be polite." ”

"Okay, definitely." Lin Xiaozhu said with a smile.

The three of them chatted about the game for a while before they dispersed.

The next day was the final round of the competition. When Lin Xiaozhu arrived at the arena, he saw that the temporary kitchen on the field had been demolished, and he couldn't help but set his eyes on the high platform. In the end, there were only 12 people left, and for the sake of the visibility of the game, it was possible to move the stove to the stage for everyone to perform in public. Sure enough, I saw twelve simple stoves on the high platform, and the VIPs moved to another high platform.

"Twelve chefs from the finals are invited to come to the stage." The middle-aged man, who was equivalent to the host, shouted on the stage.

Lin Xiaozhu waited for a while, until he saw four or five people walking towards the stage, and Xia Shan followed behind, so he walked towards the stage.

The twelve people stood on the stage, whether it was the VIP seat, or the chefs who were eliminated below and came to see the excitement today, they all "buzzed" and discussed. Even some judges looked at the stands in surprise and couldn't help but whisper.

The original game has always been closed, and the slip of paper pressed under the finished dish only has the number written on it. So even the judges didn't know which chef made the food they tasted, and it had to be revealed by a distinguished guest at the VIP table at the end. It wasn't until these twelve chefs came to the stage that everyone knew that there were two chefs who looked very young and no more than 20 years old in the final round of the competition; One of them turned out to be a young woman of sixteen or seventeen.

It was originally said that in ancient times, if a cook wanted to succeed in learning, he had to be apprenticed for several years at the beginning. The master has to work on the stove to earn a living, and there is not much time to dedicate to instructing the apprentices, and only use them as handymen. Apprentices only find opportunities to learn from their masters while doing odd jobs. Therefore, if a cook wants to become a master, it is impossible to go to the stove without five or six years. And if you go to the stove, you have to work hard for a few more years before you can become a chef in a restaurant. After studying all the way, every famous chef is at least in his thirties.

And there are female chefs in this era, after all, many large families need female chefs in their houses. But which of those cooks is not big-shouldered and round-waisted? A delicate and weak girl like Lin Xiaozhu probably can't even flip a spoon, and she can't wield that heavy kitchen knife, let alone cook. That's why she stood on the stage, and everyone was so surprised.

The eliminated cooks thought that they had been defeated by two little dolls, one of whom was still a weak woman, and they felt very bad, and they blushed one by one, and talked about it.

The middle-aged man who hosted the event didn't say anything to Xia Shan and Lin Xiaozhu, and said directly: "Okay, I announce that the topic of this competition is ......"

Everyone on and off the stage was silent, listening attentively to the topic of the competition.

"I don't know if you know, our Xuanyuan Old Sage has been seriously ill during this time and has no appetite. The saint found a lot of cooks, and the food he made couldn't make the old saint eat a few more bites. So the topic of this competition is to let these cooks make delicious food to make the old saint appetite. Now, ask the twelve cooks to draw lots. After a while, according to the number drawn, they entered the bedroom of the old saint, and each person could only ask three questions. The middle-aged man said.

With that, he took a plate with some pieces of paper on it, and placed it in front of the twelve cooks. After everyone took a piece of paper, and the clerk behind him wrote down the numbers one by one, he said, "Everyone, please come with me." ”

This exam question was so strange that the cooks below forgot Xia Shan's age and Lin Xiaozhu's gender, and after a moment of surprise, they started to talk about it again. (To be continued)