"Sixth place, neither ahead nor behind, is pretty good." Jiang Xiaofan said with satisfaction when he heard his ranking.
He didn't want to be in the limelight in the qualifying round. On the one hand, it was because of the bet with Lei Bao to prevent the other party from engaging in dirty tricks. On the other hand, he was worried that there was something fishy about Guiyuan Villa winning the championship, and his sudden appearance would arouse vigilance.
To Jiang Xiaofan's surprise, the first place was the short chef who laughed at him. The braised carp cooked by him tasted good and received unanimous high marks from the judges.
After all the rankings were announced, the short chef came over proudly and raised his chin: "Brother, you are a bit beyond my expectation. I didn't expect you to advance."
Jiang Xiaofan glanced at him: "Promotion is only the first step, my goal is to win the championship."
Although this guy has questionable character, he still has two brushes on his hands, but they don't have too many bristles.
"It's just you, you still want to win the championship?"
Hearing Jiang Xiaofan's words, the short chef smiled exaggeratedly and said: "Brother, you haven't woken up yet. You are talking in your sleep in broad daylight. My goal is just to be in the top fifty. If Chef Yang from Shiweixian Restaurant said this,
I can still trust you 60-70%, so don’t leave us Qingyuan County people here."
After saying that, he looked disgusted as if he didn't want to be associated with him.
"The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan." Jiang Xiaofan said calmly.
He neither offended this guy nor blocked his financial path. Such repeated provocations made him feel a little unhappy.
The short chef choked and asked angrily: "You are Honghu, right? Then tell me which restaurant in Qingyuan County you are from, it will open my eyes even as a sparrow."
He knew almost all the famous chefs in the county, but he knew nothing about Jiang Xiaofan.
Jiang Xiaofan smiled and said: "I told you, I represent Shiweixian Restaurant in the competition."
The short chef's face looked grim: "Even if you don't want to say it, there is no need to use such cheap lies to prevaricate me."
Jiang Xiaofan shrugged his shoulders: "Look, you don't believe me when I tell you."
After saying that, Jiang Xiaofan turned and left, not intending to continue to entangle with him.
The short chef said angrily: "Tomorrow is the final of the gourmet cooking competition. At that time, the competition team will announce the restaurants they represent. Let me see how long you can keep pretending."
According to the rules of the competition, the restaurant represented by the contestants will be announced in the finals.
Watching the short chef leave in an aura, Jiang Xiaofan couldn't help but look forward to tomorrow's expression when he saw where he came from.
When Jiang Xiaofan returned to the guest seat, Liu Datou was the first to rush up and said with a smile: "Congratulations, brother Jiang, I didn't expect you to reach the finals. I'll treat you to a drink tonight to celebrate."
"No problem." Jiang Xiaofan smiled and nodded.
Liu Xiaowan frowned slightly and asked puzzledly: "Why is it only sixth place?"
She had tasted the food cooked by Jiang Xiaofan and was a little surprised by this ranking.
Jiang Xiaofan smiled mysteriously: "You will know tomorrow."
Seeing Jiang Xiaofan's familiar smile, Liu Xiaowan immediately felt relieved. Based on her understanding of Jiang Xiaofan, when he showed such a bad smile, it meant that someone was about to be unlucky.
"So, I can earn 300,000 yuan tomorrow..." Liu Xiaowan's eyes lit up.
Jiang Xiaofan smiled silently: "Get ready to count the money."
When Liu Datou heard this, he immediately became anxious: "Brother Jiang, you must not underestimate the enemy. The chef from Jinyang City did not show up today, and tomorrow will be the highlight."
Jiang Xiaofan suddenly burst into laughter. Unexpectedly, Liu Datou was quite enthusiastic.
"Don't worry, I have my own sense of proportion." Jiang Xiaofan patted his shoulder and showed a confident smile.
Liu Datou was so anxious that he followed Jiang Xiaofan and kept discouraging him.
At this moment, the voice of the beautiful host came from the speakers on the stage in Bandung Square:
"The 16th Gourmet Cooking Competition has come to an end, and tomorrow is the real moment of the finals. Next is the food festival. All the audiences who come to the scene can enter the venue in an orderly manner to taste the delicious food. Here are the major chefs
The prepared dishes also include local specialties. Please pay attention to order..." The sweet voice of the female host came from the speakers on the stage.
"Great, the food festival has finally started."
"You can go try the chef's food..."
"I want to take a video and post it on Douyin..."
"..."
After hearing the host's announcement, the guests in the guest seats and the audience outside the cordon flocked towards the competition site.
Many people who come to participate in the gourmet cooking competition come here for the delicious food at the food festival. Not only can they taste it for free, but they can also take photos and post them on social media to show off.
Jiang Xiaofan looked at the crowded crowd and pulled Liu Xiaowan back to a safe location.
The gourmet cooking competition is held in two days. The first day is the preliminaries for each county, and the second day is the fierce finals.
Jinyang City has been screened in advance. Unlike the other twelve counties, the number of people entering the finals is 50.
Jiang Xiaofan can actually understand this result.
Because there are many restaurants and chefs in Jinyang City, and their cooking skills are relatively exquisite, the 10 quota is actually not fair.
And since this is an event held in Jinyang City, they naturally prefer players from the urban area.
The 50 people who advanced from Jinyang City, plus the 120 people from twelve counties, a total of 170 contestants entered the finals.
Just when Jiang Xiaofan was deep in thought, a voice suddenly sounded from beside him: "Congratulations, you successfully advanced to the finals."
Jiang Xiaofan turned around and found that the person who came was actually Xia Xi, whom he had met once in the night market.
"Is that you?" Jiang Xiaofan said with a smile: "You come here to eat and drink?"
Xia Xi was stunned for a moment, then said with a strange expression: "Don't you know me?"
Jiang Xiaofan was confused by these words: "Are you a big shot?"
A smile broke out on Xia Xi's face: "My name is Xia Xi."
"Oh, my name is Jiang Xiaofan." Jiang Xiaofan nodded.
Seeing Jiang Xiaofan's reaction, Xia Xi felt a little unconvinced: "Have you never been to Jinyang City before?"
According to her reputation in Jinyang City, although it is not as good as some Internet celebrities, at least she is still sought after by many people.
The reputation of a beautiful girl as a talented chef, coupled with the fact that she has won five consecutive gourmet cooking competitions, is not just a gimmick.
Jiang Xiaofan shook his head: "I just came two days ago, and I have been in Qingyuan County before."
Xia Xi suddenly realized it and wrinkled her beautiful nose: "So that's what I said."
Jiang Xiaofan's eyes fell on her face, and he found that her facial features were very beautiful, and she had a vitality that could not be matched by plastic surgery stars. Especially her eyes, which were as smart as an elf in the forest. Occasionally, she would reveal a hint of cunning, which reminded people of
The word weird.
"Ahem!" Sensing Jiang Xiaofan's eyes, Xia Xi blushed and coughed.
Being stared at in public in public made her feel a little embarrassed no matter how careless she was.
Only then did Jiang Xiaofan come to his senses, with an apologetic expression on his face. He hesitated and asked, "Is anyone in your family sick?"