Although the Marriage Rat is a custom in Red Flame City and has lasted for many years, people firmly believe that the Marriage Rat can bring them a good marriage.
But caring leads to chaos. Before the result was confirmed, she was still worried about what would happen if the Marriage Rat chose an old and ugly man for her.
It wasn't until I saw Qin Haodong's appearance that I felt relieved. I was secretly happy that I had raised this little guy for so many years in vain. The man I chose for myself was really good.
But now the problem arises. I am very satisfied with this husband, but a troublesome Zhuo Wengong pops up and I have to get rid of him.
Thinking of this, He Ziwei frowned and said to Zhuo Wengong: "Mr. Zhuo, are you sure you want to do this?"
"Of course, my feelings for sister Ziwei are obvious. No matter how much it costs, I will marry you back."
"Mr. Zhuo, I think you should reconsider. We are really not suitable for each other."
As a young person who also grew up in Scarlet Flame City, how could she not know the virtues of the playboy in front of her and hate this person from the bottom of her heart?
Zhuo Wengong chuckled and said: "Sister Ziwei, actually you don't know me yet. As long as you get to know me deeply, you will immediately feel how good I am!"
He Ziwei's frown deepened, but she had no choice. This rule was left down by her ancestors. Since she chose to use the Marriage Rat to recruit a bride, she had to accept the challenge from others.
"Since Mr. Zhuo insists on this, let the challenge begin!" He Ziwei said, "According to the rules, the rules of the challenge are proposed by the challenging party. What do you want to compete with?"
Zhuo Wengong shook the folding fan in his hand and said coolly: "I have many talents, and I can crush this country bumpkin with whatever I bring out.
But I heard that Sister Ziwei likes food and music, so I will challenge his cooking skills and music, plus martial arts, and win two out of three games."
"Shameless!"
He Ziwei cursed secretly in her heart.
Who in Scarlet Flame City doesn't know that Zhuo Wengong is best at music and cooking. Now he challenged his two best skills, and he even said them so grandly.
It turns out that Zhuo Wangsun, the lord of Scarlet Flame City, likes nothing more than watching singing and dancing and eating delicious food, and Zhuo Wengong has been good at flirting with horses since he was a child.
In order to obtain the position of city lord in the future, in addition to practicing martial arts, he has been studying cooking and music. In addition, he has some talents. He has achieved great success in these two areas and is deeply loved by Prince Zhuo.
Although he was angry in his heart, he could not show it on the surface. He turned to look at Qin Haodong and said, "Master Qin, what do you think?"
"Can!"
In Qin Haodong's view, Zhuo Wengong's proposal to compete with these two skills was simply asking for abuse.
In terms of cooking skills, no place, whether it is the Lingwu Continent or the previous Earth, can compare with the Chinese cuisine.
As for music, he is also confident that he will win.
"Okay, I will announce the rules of the competition." He Ziwei said on the spot, "According to our rules in Scarlet Flame City, Mr. Zhuo challenges Mr. Qin. The rules of the challenge are best-of-three games, and the competition will include cooking, music and martial arts.
Now the competition begins."
Qin Haodong said: "What is the first game?"
"Test your cooking skills." Zhuo Wengong said with a proud look on his face, "Today I want to show you what delicious food is."
After the guy said this, he took out the kitchen utensils and various cooking supplies directly from the storage ring. It seemed that this guy was indeed proficient in cooking and carried everything with him.
He Ziwei looked at Qin Haodong worriedly: "Mr. Qin, is there anything you need us to prepare?"
"No, I'll bring them all with me too!"
After Qin Haodong finished speaking, he also took out his kitchen utensils, but they were much simpler than Zhuo Wengong's.
Next, the two of them showed off their cooking skills and started making delicious food.
Zhuo Wengong's cooking movements are extremely skillful, and the colors are so beautiful that it makes people dazzled, and the rich aroma soon spreads.
On the contrary, Qin Haodong's side looks much more low-key. No one has seen the kitchen utensils or ingredients before, and they don't know what they are cooking.
And the aroma is not that strong, and occasionally there are bursts of weird smell.
"Where does this young man come from? Does he know how to cook? What is he doing?"
"Yeah, what is he making? The smell is a bit weird, why does it still smell like electricity?"
"Well, he is destined to be no match for his cooking skills. It's a pity that such a good young man will be beheaded soon."
The onlookers were all shocked by Zhuo Wengong's cooking skills, and no one thought highly of Qin Haodong.
He Ziwei's heart was raised again. Although she was hosting this challenge, she could not show any obvious favoritism when judging.
Otherwise, given the customs of Scarlet Flame City, it would be difficult for not only her, but also the He family to gain a foothold here in the future.
Zhuo Wengong was very fast and placed four exquisite dishes in front of He Ziwei in no time.
"Sister Ziwei, try the golden fish, spiritual grass venison, amber duck, and a fairy elbow that I carefully cooked for you. Please taste it now."
He Ziwei picked up the prepared chopsticks and took a bite of each dish.
I have to say that Zhuo Wengong's cooking skills are really good. No wonder he is able to please Zhuo Wangsun. These dishes are full of aroma and taste great.
It's a pity that it is obviously delicious food, but when she eats it, she feels extremely lonely. Do she really want to marry this playboy?
Zhuo Wengong said with a proud face: "How about sister Ziwei, is it delicious? When you marry into my house, I will cook delicious food for you every day."
He Zhong saw He Ziwei's thoughts and said, "Miss, now it's time to try Mr. Qin's craftsmanship."
Zhuo Wengong said with a proud face: "Do you think that after tasting my delicious food, the eldest lady can still look at other people's garbage?"
“You can only know whose is the rubbish by comparing them.”
Qin Haodong said, bringing a tray over, "Miss Ziwei, please try my vinegar cabbage dish."
He Ziwei said in surprise: "What is jealousy?"
Qin Haodong said: "It's a seasoning I made myself. It tastes sour and is delicious when used for stir-fry."
"Ha...ha...ha...ha..." Zhuo Wengong laughed immediately, "Do you know how to cook? This is the first time I've heard that sour things can be used for cooking."
The cuisine of Lingwu Continent is relatively backward. Generally, the most prominent thing about stir-fried dishes is a fragrance, and the only seasonings are oil and salt, so he doesn't know what vinegar is at all.
Qin Haodong said: "You will know if it tastes good or not after you try it!"
As he spoke, he opened the lid of the tray, and a sour smell filled the air.
Zhuo Wengong laughed again: "It tastes like this. You can't eat it once you smell it."
Qin Haodong ignored him and said to He Ziwei: "Miss, please taste it."
As a young lady from the largest family, He Ziwei has never eaten dishes with this kind of taste. She picked up her chopsticks and tentatively added a piece of cabbage into her mouth and chewed it slowly.
"Hmm... delicious, really delicious!"
The sour flavor of the vinegar cabbage completely stimulated He Ziwei's taste buds, and her appetite suddenly increased. She put a few more pieces of cabbage into her mouth.
Then she put down her chopsticks and exclaimed, "It's really delicious. I didn't expect sour food to be so delicious!"
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible, you must be biased towards this pretty boy!"
Zhuo Wengong suddenly jumped up, "I have never heard that sourness can be used in cooking!"
"Zhuo Wengong, please pay attention to your words!" He Ziwei showed no partiality and said confidently, "Master Qin's dishes are here. If you don't believe me, you can try it yourself."
"Just try it, I won't believe how delicious this vinegary cabbage is!"
Zhuo Wengong said, picked up the chopsticks, put a piece of cabbage into his mouth, and ate it in big bites.
"this……"
Soon a look of surprise appeared on his face. As a person with extremely good cooking skills, he could naturally appreciate the taste of this dish. This dish was indeed several grades higher than what he had made.
He Ziwei said: "How is it? What else can you say? Do you want me to find someone else to identify it?"
Zhuo Wengong's expression froze: "I admit, this dish tastes really good, but I made four dishes. He can't beat my four dishes with just one dish, right?"
"Don't worry, I still have some more!"
Qin Haodong said, taking the second dish, opening the lid of the tray, and a plate of green food was presented in front of everyone.
"Master Qin, what is this?"
He Ziwei asked curiously.
She was surprised why she had never seen the dishes Qin Haodong brought out before.
Qin Haodong said: "This dish is called cold bitter melon, and it tastes bitter!"
"Nonsense, this is pure nonsense. Who has ever heard that bitter things can be cooked? Isn't this nonsense?"
Zhuo Wengong shouted again.
However, He Ziwei was not influenced by him. Following the precedent of jealous cabbage, she picked up her chopsticks and put a piece of bitter melon into her mouth.
This piece of bitter melon did have a slight bitterness after entering the mouth, but soon a fresh fragrance emerged from the bitterness, and it also had a sense of coolness. This taste was indeed very good, something she had never tasted before.
Qin Haodong said: "Generally speaking, bitterness is difficult to add to dishes, but my cold bitter melon not only tastes cool and delicious, but also has the effect of clearing away heat, relieving summer heat, improving eyesight and detoxifying."
"Master Qin, you are really amazing, you can actually make the bitter taste so delicious."
At this moment, He Ziwei looked at Qin Haodong with eyes full of stars. She usually prefers delicious food, but the vinegar cabbage and this bitter melon salad were delicacies she had never enjoyed before.
It not only satisfied her taste buds, but also opened a new window for her in the direction of delicious food.
"He Ziwei, are you guys acting for me together? I don't believe that bitter things can be eaten."
Zhuo Wengong looked annoyed. He grabbed his chopsticks, added two pieces of bitter melon and put them in his mouth.
Originally, he wanted to refute the two of them severely after eating it, but soon his tongue was conquered by the fragrance of cold bitter melon.
He Ziwei asked: "How is Mr. Zhuo? Is this dish delicious?"
"this……"
Zhuo Wengong originally wanted to deny it, but with so many people watching, he couldn't just stare and tell lies.
"This dish counts as your win, but I wonder what other new tricks you can come up with?"