It was already evening when Qi woke up. When he saw Lin Dan, he began to cry silently. He thought he was a little unwilling to accept it and kept muttering: "You followed your father to learn cooking skills at the age of seven. It has been five or six years now. It is not an exaggeration to say that the old chef is not too much. How could he lose to the girl from the Yan family? I don't know how those people outside arranged your father now. We couldn't keep his reputation. How could we explain to him after going downstairs? Baotian, I'm sorry for you..."

Looking at the Qi family who was crying bitterly, Lin Dan thought to himself: If Lin Dan was still there, he would probably feel deeply guilty. But the person is no longer there, and I am with her identity, so this family still has to support her.

Originally, Lin Dan was only twelve or thirteen years old. She was thin and tender, and looked to be two or three years younger than her actual age. However, it was not easy to take on such a heavy responsibility so early. If Lin Dan had not suddenly replaced her, she would not know where she would go now.

Qi was probably worried about where to go in the future. Her crying gradually became weaker, but her sighs came one after another. Just then, two servants came in and said that they were bringing words for the marquis, asking Qi and Lin Dan to continue living in the marquis' mansion. The marquis' mansion was not short of two mouths to eat. Lin Baotian served the marquis' mansion for more than ten years and even went to the battlefield. The relationship was very different. When he died, the marquis would never make things difficult for his descendants.

Yongding Hou is a gourmet, and his tongue is more effective than most chefs. How could he not taste the quality of two chicken and rice dishes? But he said that both dishes are similar, and that he wanted to favor Lin Dan and preserve Lin Baotian's reputation. But his son is a gourmet, with a gourmet tongue more effective than him and a straightforward personality, so he forced Lin Dan to admit defeat.

On the day of the competition, most of the gluttons in the capital came, and there were many spectators. The reputation that Lin Baotian had created after working hard for many years could not be preserved. Now it has spread everywhere, and everyone calls him a villain who is ungrateful and bullied his master and destroyed his ancestors. If Qi and Lin Dan left the Marquis' Mansion, wouldn't they be bullied to death?

Qi was also afraid of facing rumors. He heard that he could continue to stay in the Marquis' Mansion, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Dan is a calm and rational person, and is also very good at judging the situation. She knew that staying in the Marquis' Mansion with Qi was the best arrangement. Whether she or Lin Dan had no idea about the world outside the Marquis' Mansion, she might not even be able to support herself when she went out rashly. How could she support the sick and weak Qi? But she had a stronger intuition that told her that if she really stayed in the Marquis' Mansion, many bad things would happen. Although she did not remember her true identity and past experience, she still chose to believe herself without hesitation.

After the maid left, she firmly said, "Mom, let's leave. You are afraid of the rumors outside, so how can you know that the rumors in the Marquis' Mansion are the most terrifying. After all, everyone has been jealous of our family for a long time. Now that we are in trouble, we will inevitably be excluded and bullied. In the past, my father was valued by the Marquis, so we naturally had the face in the mansion, but in the future there was the mud underground, and anyone could step on it. I lost to Yan Langqing, and I can no longer be the chef of the Marquis' Mansion. If you want to stay, you have to be a slave or a servant. The same is true for you. Even if the Marquis doesn't mention this, are you worthy of living in the Marquis' Mansion for a long time in the name of a guest?"

The chef of the Hou Mansion is different from other servants and servants. They signed a contract that was not a contract for sale, but a contract for work, and their status was higher than that of the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion. Therefore, Qi and Lin Dan stayed in the Hou Mansion as family members, which was considered to be a guest residence. The situation is different now. Without Lin Baotian, the two of them thought that they would stay in the Hou Mansion and serve the maids and servants like before, but they could not do it anymore. They had to find something to do.

Qi was a proud and arrogant person. When she heard that if she wanted to stay, she had to be a servant, she immediately started packing her luggage. She said she would not want to fall into being with the people who had served her.

"Your father bought a house outside and opened a restaurant with your second and third uncles. I heard that the business is good. Let's go out and start your own business and will not stay in this marquis' mansion." Qi opened the cage to clean up the fineness, and the sorrow between his eyebrows and eyes faded a lot. If he lost, she would not be able to scold her daughter anymore. I guess her daughter is the most uncomfortable person.

Lin Dan breathed a little relieved, then dragged out the gold-painted red sandalwood box hidden under the bed, and whispered: "I will return the golden knife and the recipe to Yan Langqing, and I will go on the way to resign from the old marquis."

Qi stared at the box for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly: "Go."

Lin Dan did not open the box to appreciate the fascinating imperial gold sword and the legendary God of Food recipe, and directly sent it to the little marquis' yard. Now Yan Langqing is still the little marquis' personal maid, leading the errand in the kitchen.

When Lin Dan arrived, Yan Langqing was begging the little marquis to ask for the golden sword and the recipe for herself. She was worried that Lin Dan would not be willing to give up and destroyed the golden sword and the recipe. The golden sword could still be repaired. If the recipe was burned by a fire, what's the point of her being deliberately confused about the Marquis' Mansion? If Qi hadn't fainted and Lin Dan slipped away in the blink of an eye, she would have asked them to hand over the things on the spot.

The little marquis knew Lin Dan a little, thinking that the other party could really do this kind of revenge that was burning with both jade and stone, so he agreed to stand up for her. The two were about to find someone, but a servant walked in with a box of cages, saying that it was given by Miss Lin. When they opened it, they saw that it was a golden knife and a recipe. Both things were carefully wrapped in red silk cloth and preserved very well.

The little marquis looked at Yan Langqing subconsciously, and Yan Langqing's cheeks turned red and her face looked embarrassed. Those words that were prepared for the future have now become a judge of a gentleman by the heart of a villain.

The two walked outside the door and saw a thin figure slowly leaving, walking calmly.

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Although Lin Baotian was highly valued by the Marquis and received a lot of rewards, he used them to help the two brothers or buy precious ingredients, and did not leave much money. After searching all over the house, Qi found 120 taels of silver, and he was stunned. Fortunately, they had real estate and shops outside the mansion, so they didn't have to worry about their future life.

Qi's optimism did not affect Lin Dan. In Lin Dan's memory, Lin Baotian's two younger brothers were not fuel-efficient. When they had difficulties, they just looked for their brother. When they had benefits, they were very selfish. They said they were running a restaurant for Lin Baotian, but they did not receive monthly income. Unless the restaurant business declined and they needed to develop new dishes, they would be humbly asking for help. Now Lin Baotian's reputation as the successor of the Golden Sword Imperial Kitchen has been destroyed, which can be regarded as indirectly destroying the restaurant's business. It would be strange if they could be willing.

Sure enough, when Qi found the house purchased by his husband and wanted to settle down, he found that the house had been occupied by the second and third bedrooms, and he said nothing, and he would not let them enter. He also took out the deeds with only the names of the second and third brothers, asking them to get out quickly.

Qi wanted to argue a few more words, but the sister-in-law of the two housemates spoke, asking her to just mess around and promote his already bad reputation for her uncle. Qi was clamoring in public due to her poor face, and walked towards the restaurant with tears. She knew that there were eight out of 10.9 of the restaurant was occupied by her two brothers-in-law, but she was not giving up after all if she didn't see it with her own eyes.

Lin Dan silently supported her and did not express any opinions. It was only because Lin Baotian trusted his two younger brothers too much. He never asked for details or asked for certificates when purchasing real estate and running a restaurant. Now he can't win even if he goes to the yamen to sue. What's more, he is not famous after his death, which is enough for everyone to deny everything about him. How could anyone stand up for his widow and orphan?

Lin Dan walked along the way and was pointed at everyone, and had made the worst plan in his heart. After walking to the restaurant, he was indeed stopped by the shopkeeper and was not allowed to enter. He even shouted that they would take out the land deed or share certificates, otherwise they would have to report to the official.

Qi's eyes were so angry that their eyes turned red, but they could not find any rebuttal. Lin Dan stroked her trembling spine to comfort her. When she looked up, she found that the sign of the restaurant had changed. She changed from "Lin's Restaurant" to "Yanjia Restaurant". The plaque with red background and gold-painted plaque looked very grand.

The second son of the Lin family walked out and pointed to the plaque and said, "Sister-in-law, the ugly things that my brother did are so shameful! Now my third brother and I have made the decision to give the Yan family 50% of the shares that belong to my elder brother to the Yan family as atonement. It is useless to make trouble for me, and we have to pay back what we owe to others. We will pay back the evils that our elder brother has committed for him, so that we can accumulate some good deeds and ask our elder brother to become a good child in the next life. If you really think about the elder brother and the reputation of our Lin family, just calm down." After the words, he sighed helplessly.

Passers-by applauded and applauded after hearing this, saying that the second and third brothers of the Lin family were completely different from their elder brothers. They had a conscience and were kind and righteous, which was very commendable. They would always come to take care of the restaurant business in the future.

Qi's face was pale and shaking, but Lin Dan lowered his head and sneered: The two families of the Lin family are really scheming. They used their elder brother's widow orphan as a raft, and they immediately took them out of the disaster of disgrace and saved the restaurant's livelihood. If Lin Baotian had their wiseness, they would not have ended up like this.

But the person is dead, and now it is useless to say anything. It is serious to find a way to survive. Lin Dan thought about it and wanted to take Qi away, but he saw Yan Langqing coming with his father in a car, and the little marquis was riding a horse by the side. The show looked quite big.

Lin Laoer and Lin Laosan hurriedly met, bent down and bowed, with a very flattering attitude.

The little marquis got off the horse expressionlessly and lifted the curtain for Yan Langqing. Yan Langqing's cheeks were slightly red and his smile was shy. When he saw Lin Dan standing beside him, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Lin Dan didn't look at the two of them, and helped her mother and wanted to leave. Perhaps her turn a blind eye made Yan Langqing, and the other party was furious and said without thinking: "Lin Dan, since you have lost, then please don't regard yourself as the successor of the Golden Sword Imperial Kitchen in the future, and don't cook Yan's dishes again."
Chapter completed!