It was already ten o'clock in the evening when Xiaoying returned to her residence. Her usual habit was that she would practice her basic skills for a while before she could rest, such as cutting vegetables. However, she didn't want to sit down tonight, and she was very depressed and even decadent.

Yanhong's request touched a certain nerve in Xiaoying. She began to feel confused. Should she agree to Yanhong? After working hard for so long, she worked harder than others every day to learn cooking skills. Is it the result that she fell back and returned to normal when she was determined to cheer up?

Every day I am looking forward to the day when the competition comes, I actively study and prepare every day, wanting to prove myself in the competition, wanting to win glory for my master, and wanting to affirm myself through the competition... In short, such a high-standard competition is a rare opportunity. For a girl who has no choice but to live a hard life and is disfigured, the importance of this competition is conceivable.

However, Xiaoying's kindness in her bones cannot be erased by her miserable experience. She will grow and mature, but it is just that some things in her essence cannot be changed.

She wanted to participate in the competition, but now she couldn't help thinking... Two people have invited her to go to work in the hotel, but A Xiang didn't have such a chance. From this point of view, it seems that she should really give up the quota for the competition. On G, she quietly looked at the lights outside the window, feeling extremely sad... Then every light represents a home, and what about her? When can she have her own home? In the small town in the countryside, it is not her home, but her stepfather Xia Zhiqiang's home, she has many painful memories there. Now this rental house is not her home, it is just a temporary shelter.

Home, survival, work, future... all kinds of troubles make Xiaoying's thinking confused and unable to fall asleep. This is another sleepless night...

the next day.

When Xiaoying went to work in the store, Yanhong showed a rare kind and enthusiastic attitude towards her, and even made a cup of tea for Xiaoying for the first time. Of course, Xiaoying knew why she was so extremely attentive.

Xiaoying seemed absent-minded all day long and was in a daze. She almost broke the bowl several times, and almost cut the vegetables... She was obviously out of shape.

Master Wu was anxious in his eyes. At first, he mistakenly thought that Xiaoying was feeling uncomfortable or tired because she had not had a good rest, but later, after slowly observing, he felt that it seemed more than that simple.

The cooking competition will start next month. If Xiaoying has any problems, it will be bad... Master Wu thought to himself. Until he got off work, he wanted to talk to Xiaoying, but Xiaoying came to him first. It seems that Xiaoying had to endure it for a day before she decided to tell Master Wu that.

Everyone in the store was exposed, very quiet, only a small lamp was lit in the corner. Under the dim light, Xiaoying's thin body became thinner. At this moment, only she and her master were not wearing a mask.

If her short hair is on her cheeks, she just keeps still, it just covers the dazzling scar on her cheeks. Just like this, the outline of Xiaoying's facial features is still as beautiful as before. Under her straight and small nose, the light pink diamond lips have perfect lines. Her oval chin looks much better than those awl faces that have obviously been moved. It is genuine and natural beauty.

However, the sky is jealous of the beauty... A girl from Shui Lingling suffered misfortune, which made her originally amazingly beautiful face with traces of heartache. With such regrets and such pain, Xiaoying's heart was unknown how many times she had been lingchied to face herself like today.

Master Wu looked at the apprentice in front of him with heartache. His mood was indescribable. He could imagine what kind of torment Xiaoying had experienced, and he felt even more distressed for the apprentice.

Xiaoying is more calm than Master Wu. She can face her master's gaze calmly... Because of the pain, it has become a habit. Since the day she had an accident, the pain has never been away from it and has become a part of her body and soul.

Xiaoying's bright and clear eyes flashed with a hint of complexity. She gritted her teeth and plucked up the courage to say, "Master, I...I'll still not participate in the cooking competition."

"Huh?" Master Wu's eyebrows stood up and became even more angry when he heard this.

Master Wu is usually very kind to Xiaoying, teaches carefully and treats people kindly, but now Master Wu stares at Xiaoying with his eyes wide open, his dark face is very ugly.

I never expected that my apprentice asked him to tell him about this. Master Wu's inner shock and anger can be imagined.

Master Wu was kind-hearted when he was fine, but it was horrifying to be really angry. A sense of majesty like the essence emanated from his body with anger. Xiaoying pursed her lips tightly and looked at the master nervously and apologetically.

"Master, I'm not good at it, you... you scold me." Xiaoying's slightly sobbing voice was full of bitterness. She was mentally prepared before that. No matter how the master scolded her, she would not talk back. After all, it was she who failed the master's expectations.

Master Wu's fists were clenched tightly, and his body was vaguely trembling... He was so angry that he was the only apprentice he had officially accepted. He tried his best to point the direction for his apprentice, but she...

As the saying goes: Master leads you to the door and practice is with your own personal experience.

Teacher, you can point out the way you should go in confusion and give you guidance on the direction, but what kind of results will develop and what kind of results will be achieved, the key lies in your own efforts and grasp of opportunities. Now, this cooking competition is like a competition system tailored for people like Xiaoying. She actually gave up in just a simple sentence. How can Master Wu calm down the mood of "hate the iron but not the steel"?

In the terrible silence, Master Wu suddenly burst into laughter, but this laughter was even worse than crying...

"Lin Fan, don't think that the master only knows how to cook and cook all day long. You really think that the master can't see what the problem is between you and Yanhong? Is it because you want to repay your kindness that you automatically give up your qualifications in the competition, and think that it's A Xiang's turn to stop you from going? That's how you think about the cooking competition? I think it's okay to just stuff someone in and fill in the numbers? You are my only apprentice. If you even think so, it's really disappointing me!" Master Wu was not furious in the end. But such helpless and heartache words made Xiaoying even more uncomfortable.

"Master, you...you know everything?" Xiaoying was shocked, and her big and bright black eyes looked at her mentor in front of her without blinking, feeling that she could not hide any secret.

Master Wu's face showed a disdainful sneer: "Yanhong, who can't tell her little cleverness? I've known about her and A Xiang's activities for a long time, but I didn't expect that she was so thick-skinned and used the repayment of kindness to squeeze you out. Only a kind and honest person like you will agree to her unreasonable and shameless request! But I'll tell the truth, even if you don't participate in the competition, it's not A Xiang's turn. The people from the Chef Association are qualified to recommend, but I don't have to recommend someone who is not motivated and has no sincerity in cooking to participate in the competition!"

"What?" Xiaoying was shocked again. It turned out that Yanhong and A Xiang had an affair. It turned out that even if she didn't go, A Xiang still had no chance.

Xiaoying was a little confused, and later realized that she had done something stupid. She didn't repay her kindness, but she made her master so angry. She was not pleased with both sides!

Xiaoying has never been a strong point for interpersonal relationships and cunning people. Her straightforward personality and kindness and honesty will suffer losses in the complex real society. However, from another perspective, this is also her advantage. In order to repay her kindness, she can even withdraw from such an important competition, which shows how pure and elegant this person's quality is.

Master Wu saw this, so his anger disappeared in a moment. At this moment, he even comforted himself to accept such an apprentice. Xiaoying was sincere and kind-hearted. If she achieved something in the future, she would definitely be a respectable person with both talent and virtue.

Don’t take advantage of opportunities, don’t intrigue, don’t lose yourself by the big dyeing vat of society, and always maintain the original purity. This is the shining point of Xiaoying and her most precious quality. Master Wu secretly sighed that if he had not met a few shameless scum in the cooking world back then, he would not have seen through the world and was willing to stay in this small restaurant... If every chef was like Xiaoying, he would only focus on the cooking skills themselves, the cooking world would be in a bright world.

"Lin Fan, how do you think you can repay your kindness? Is it just to give up the competition? You were wrong, you were very wrong!" Master Wu's voice couldn't help but rise, and his emotions became excited, and he stood in front of Xiaoying.

"What future can you have in a small restaurant like Shuxiangwei? When you meet me, a master who is unwilling to go to relationships, you can only rely on your own real skills to make a future! I will teach you with all my strength, but I will not go to help you get along with your back door. If you want to make a name in the cooking world, you can only rely on yourself. The cooking competition is a good opportunity for you to show your face. As long as you can get a ranking, you can only survive if you go to a big hotel in the future. Also, if you don't even dare to compete in a competition, you can only survive if you go to a big hotel in the future.

Participate, why should you take the chef certificate exam in the future? Only when your future is good can you be qualified to repay your kindness. At that time, you can take Grandma Sun to the city to enjoy your happiness. But now you look at your state, you seem to be trying to make a future? Depressed, chaotic, and at a loss, just like a headless fly, what else can you talk about repaying your kindness!" Master Wu's passionate and powerful reprimand, and every sentence came to the point, as if he was enlightened, awakening Xiaoying!

Xiaoying's whole body trembled, and her chaotic mind was buzzing by the master's roar, and she suddenly realized. Yes, to repay her kindness, she must first have a good future and gain a foothold in the city in the future, and bring the lonely Grandma Sun to the city for care. Filial piety is the correct solution!

Xiaoying's eyes were sore, and her heart was extremely turbulent. Her master aroused her sleeping fighting spirit, and she felt like she was seeing the sun.

""Master... Xiaoying called out with gratitude and reached out to hold the master's arm, just like she acted coquettishly in front of her mother when she was a child, and she began to coax the master.

"Hehe... Master, I'm wrong. I will never be so stupid again. I won't be shaken again. Master... Don't be angry, anger hurts your liver... The apprentice will work harder to prepare for the cooking competition, Master, Master, Master..."

These kind calls melted Master Wu's heart, and I almost forgot that Lin Fan was only nineteen years old and was still a child. She was used by Yanhong for a moment and was able to wake up quickly to face up to her problems. This is worthy of praise. Besides, this child is really in love with him. In her, he fulfilled a dream of becoming a father... More than ten years ago, his only daughter with his wife passed away. Now, he really treats Xiaoying as his daughter without realizing it, so he devotes all his efforts.

"Master, why don't you talk? Are you still angry? If you don't feel angry, your apprentice won't be able to sleep when you go home tonight. Master..." Xiaoying's soft and sweet voice, a slightly playful gaze, and a cute and bright smile. This is the breath that a nineteen-year-old girl should have. Without the lifelessness she used to be, it is rare to see her lively side.

Master Wu smiled angrily, how could he get angry with this apprentice? He had to stare at Xiaoying helplessly and drowningly: "Remember what you said, and work harder to prepare for the cooking competition, not for me, but for yourself. Next month, the 7th of the competition will be the day of the competition. Your master's wife said that if you perform well, next time you take a vacation, I will take you out for a trip as a reward for you!"

"Wow, is it really? Hahaha... Master's wife is so good. I love Master, I love Master's wife!" Xiaoying shouted happily, like a happy little bird, with a silver bell laughing, which has been a long time since. This time, there was no fog ahead of her. I saw her own path clearly and walked firmly. No one could affect her anymore and shake her.

=======Cute dividing line=======

In the Fan family villa, in the garden, a middle-aged man with a simple appearance and a noble woman were chatting with Fandingtian.

"Next month 7th... Hahaha, it's a good day, Dad, did you choose?" Fan Helei stood respectfully in front of Fan Dingtian, with a little pleasing smile in his smile.

"It was the result of my discussion with Luo Kaixuan and his wife. Before New Year's Day, there was only one day that was a zodiac auspicious day for marriage. Therefore, it was best for Fandi and Luo Qishan to hold a wedding banquet on this day." Fan Dingtian's originally pale and wrinkled face also had a light blood color at this moment. Perhaps he was really excited when he was happy, and his complexion has improved a lot recently.

Fan Bilian touched the jade necklace on her neck with bright nail polish, looking indifferent, and smiled reluctantly: "Dad, you really love your brother. I have found such a good marriage for him. In the future, his influence in C City will become increasingly greater. I wonder if he will take us sisters and brothers in Macau seriously at that time..."
Chapter completed!