"Didn't you expect you to be quite popular among the secular disciples?

Hearing that the master praised himself because of this, Shanhe immediately scratched his head embarrassedly. Just as he wanted to say something, he heard Nangong Chi speak again:

"This award for the best new talent is something that the teacher doesn't want to give you. Although you work hard, after all, you have only been on the mountain for two months, and it will be a little unfair to win the award. But Mrs. Xiao from Jishi Academy and Elder Wang from Beast Hunting Village have said a lot of good things to you, so you must not be proud of this award because you have decided to award this award to you!"

After listening to the master's advice, Shanhe hurriedly hugged his fists and replied: "Thank you master! ”

"Well, that's good!" After nodding slightly, he heard Nangong Chi suddenly change his voice and say:

"By the way, there's one more thing. Wait a minute, in the food court, you and Qing'er must treat me well, which can be regarded as a punishment for you to open a store for your teacher! If you perform well in the competition, then you won't say anything about the teacher, but if you lose, look back and see how I clean you up!"

After saying this, Nangong Chi, who was full of displeasure, glared at Shanhe again, and then invited the five award-winning people back to the audience.

Shanhe, who was in a good mood just now, has fallen into a trough at this moment. After stepping off the stage, he forgot to say hello to Xiaodou, so he walked to his seat with a depressed face.

And Qin Xiaodou at this moment, in fact, didn't have the heart to nag with the mountains and rivers. As soon as she stepped off the stage, she didn't even look at the mountains and rivers, and ran quickly towards the Spring Palace camp. She was afraid of being asked by Bai Lu again, especially the name, she really didn't know how to explain it, so the best way was to avoid it.

Bai Lu, who was the last to step down, had planned to have a good chat with the "Dou Xiaoqin" junior sister again. But what I didn't expect was that the other party ran away as soon as he got off the stage. Since then, Bai Lu had to give up the inquiry for the time being, thinking that he would visit the Spring Palace when he had the opportunity in the future.

As soon as Shanhe returned to his seat, he listened to the junior sister on the side speak with a smile:

"Congratulations to Senior Brother for winning the award! I really didn't expect that your popularity would be so high! When you came to the stage, the applause was no less than ours! It's really ...... Awesome, awesome!" Speaking of this, Nangong Qing suddenly found that Shanhe's face was not very good-looking, so she lowered her head and asked puzzledly:

"Huh, Senior Brother Sanke, why are you so sad? You just received the award and earned 200 points in bonus, shouldn't you be happy?"

"Yes, junior brother, what's wrong with you? I see that the master has just been talking to you on the stage for a long time, he must have praised you, right?" Zhi Yun also asked with a puzzled face.

"Oh, I, I'm fine, it's just, it's just that I'm a little nervous about winning the award for the first time, and I'm not used to it, so I'll be fine later. Due to Zhiyun's presence, Shanhe didn't dare to say it clearly, so he dealt with it casually.

About two or three minutes later, seeing that Zhiyun was paying attention to the award ceremony on the rostrum again, Shanhe lowered his head and whispered to Nangong Qing:

"Senior sister, let me tell you something, you have to be mentally prepared. That, that...... The master already knows about the opening of the store. ”

"What?"

After Nangong Qing screamed out loud, seeing that Zhiyun didn't pay attention to herself, Fang lowered her head in a panic and asked:

"Impossible, right? You—How do you know?"

"Alas, it was the master himself who told me!" Shanhe sighed and said in a stunned voice:

"The master just grabbed me, not to praise me, but to say that he would come to our restaurant for dinner later. He also said...... If we lose the competition, we won't have a good life in the future. ”

Hearing this, Nangong Qing's face immediately turned from sunny to cloudy, and said with a little worry:

"He—How did he know? We concealed it so well, and it was still discovered?"

"Alas, the master is in charge, if he really wants to investigate, there are many methods, and we can't hide it from him. After shaking his head, he heard Shanhe say helplessly:

"But it's all about taking one step at a time. If you want me to say, on the one hand, we should strive to make the food good so that the master can eat satisfactorily, and on the other hand, we must also strive to achieve good results in the competition. As long as these two points are satisfied, I don't think the master will blame us. ”

"Well, I hope so. But don't worry, senior brother, if my father really wants to be punished, I will take all the responsibility on me, and you won't fight with me when the time comes. ”

If he is really punished, Shanhe will not let his junior sister help him take responsibility, there is no doubt about this. But Nangong Qing's words made Shanhe a little moved. After nodding, he didn't say anything more, and ended the topic with a slight smile.

......

The ceremony lasted for two hours before it was over.

After learning that the next step was to watch the elder's technique performance, Shanhe and Nangong Qing found an excuse to leave the auditorium and trotted all the way to the food street.

The shop rented by Shanhe has two rooms, inside and outside, and the dining area is outside, which is not small and can set up more than a dozen square tables.

The one in the back is the kitchen, which is fully equipped with kitchen utensils and equipment, which is more than enough to cope with the recipes in the hands of the mountains and rivers.

After walking into the kitchen, Nangong Qing was shocked by the scene in front of her for the first time.

All the game she sent yesterday, whether it was pheasants, hares, or the Kunlun salmon endemic to the mountains, had now become clean ingredients, and they were lying in the refrigerator one by one.

More than 10 kinds of seasonal vegetable raw materials received from the canteen have also been placed in different places, not only have they been washed for a long time, but some of them have been cut.

Kitchen utensils, stoves, pots and pans, etc. are all clean, and even a variety of condiments are regulated very neatly.

Seeing such a scene, Nangong Qing stood at the door of the kitchen stupidly, but her heart was full of guilt.

After a few seconds, I saw her bow her head and say apologetically:

"Senior brother, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry! I now know that you have done so much work silently by yourself. Last night...... You must be going back late, right?"

"Well, it's not too late. These are all things that a chef should do, and even if I leave it to you, I'm not too sure. So...... Hehe, it's okay, junior sister doesn't have to think too much. Seeing the guilt on Nangong Qing's face, Shanhe hurriedly persuaded him.

"How can it be okay? The shop is rented by you, the recipes are what you want, the ingredients are received by you, the restaurant is also cleaned by you, and even all the ingredients are handled and prepared by you alone, and I ...... I didn't do anything except make some game and some condiments! I, I was so selfish! I finally understand why my father and my brother were against me opening a shop, and it really took up a lot of time...... I'm sorry brother, but I was too willful this time. ”

(End of chapter)