The county magistrate's daughter held such a big battle for her birthday and even invited some wealthy businessmen in the city to attend a banquet. All smart people knew what the county magistrate meant.
The status of businessmen is not high these days, so it is necessary to have a good relationship with officials.
Qi Yuan can be regarded as an upright official. He has never plundered people's wealth and support over the years. He has done nothing great and has never committed any crimes. He is not even willing to be promoted. He has always stayed in this small place.
His relationship with merchants is also normal, and he will not force others to give gifts or anything like that, but if someone comes to his door for ordinary trivial matters and offers some small gifts, he will not refuse.
The merchants wanted to do business with peace of mind, so they wanted to ingratiate themselves with the county magistrate Qi Yuan. They had no chance before, and they did not dare to be the first person, but today this is obviously an opportunity, and each business naturally started to operate.
Not only did he bring generous gifts when he came to the door, but he also had banknotes in his arms in case of emergencies.
As for the one who spent the most money this time, you don’t need to think about it to know that it was Duan Kuo.
Today's banquet was paid for by Duan Kuo, and he also gave gifts to Miss Qi. As for Qi Yuan's method of raising donations, he was the one who came up with it, and he will definitely take the lead when the time comes.
That being said, a lot of money has been lost.
But fortunately, he didn't mind. He knew that Qi Yuan would not embezzle the money and would use it on the people in the end, so he was still happy.
Someone in his family is an official and he is also a businessman. Duan Kuo has always been kind to others.
Of course, the fact that he pretended to be a second-generation ancestor and became a street bully does not count!
Zhao Huanyu went to the kitchen to make preparations early. Ji Mingxuan sent her out of the inn and went back to sleep.
A big shot like him is not restricted by time and can go whenever he wants.
Anyway, I just went there and listened to those people flattering me, so it would be better to sleep.
The little girl said that he should sleep more now.
When Zhao Huanyu arrived at the kitchen behind the county government office, she found that there were already many people inside, including strangers and acquaintances.
There are four or five who were in the front in the previous competition. Today Zhao Huanyu is the chef and they are the assistant cooks.
This should be Duan Kuo's acquiescence, and seeing that everyone's attitude was very easy to get along with, Zhao Huanyu didn't think too much and arranged for everyone to do things.
"Miss Zhao, it's really you!"
While Zhao Huanyu was busy, a cheerful voice came from beside her. She turned around and said with a smile, "It turns out to be Miss Caiyun. What do you want from me?"
When she dealt with the Li Qingshan incident before, Caiyun had a very good impression of Zhao Huanyu. She felt that this girl had a clear mind and could understand everything, unlike her young lady who didn't understand anything and could only be deceived.
"It's nothing. I just heard that the chef who won the cooking competition was Miss Zhao. The lady and I were very happy, so we came over to have a look. I didn't expect that it was really you. Fortunately, you came forward for what happened before, otherwise I would still have
I really don’t know what to do!”
Caiyun pulled her hand enthusiastically, smiling so hard that her eyes narrowed.
Zhao Huanyu felt something was wrong. He had no friendship with this girl Caiyun, so why did she suddenly act like this, making it seem like they had a good relationship.
But soon she knew the reason. Caiyun came close to her and said in a low voice: "Miss Zhao, my lady is afraid that you will be bullied, so she asked me to come here specifically. In this way, those people will not dare to bully others!"
"Miss Qi is interested. Miss Caiyun, please say thank you to your lady for me. After I finish cooking, I will go to her in person to thank her!"
Zhao Huanyu wanted to express her sincere thanks. Although she knew that Qi Jiaxin was planning on her little boyfriend, she should really thank her for supporting her.
Caiyun agreed, talked intimately for a while, and then left.
She was even more impressed by Zhao Huanyu. The lady helped her. She knew how to be grateful instead of taking it for granted. Such friends are worth making.
As soon as Caiyun left, the attitudes of those in the kitchen changed.
If at first everyone was just pretending to maintain superficial peace, but now, those people showed some sincerity towards Zhao Huanyu.
I didn't expect that Zhao Huanyu was actually Miss Qi's friend. If that was the case, why not just ask Zhao Huanyu to be the chef? Why bother with this competition?
Doesn't this humiliate them?
But this is just what I think about, after all, this competition still has its benefits. Just like the few people they participated in the competition and ranked high, they have been spotted by many restaurant owners in recent days and want to pry them away at a high price.
Naturally, their original employer was not happy, so they also gave them more money, so that their work would not be in vain.
Besides, it is a first-class honor to be able to come to the county magistrate’s house to do business, and many people are envious of it!
After thinking about it, everyone became calmer again, smiling and getting close to Zhao Huanyu.
Zhao Huanyu accepted everything, and it had no impact on her anyway.
The dishes we are going to make today are the same ones we made in the previous competition, three dishes for each person, but because Zhao Huanyu is the chef, she has to do everything closely.
A lot of people have come to the backyard of the county government office. Qi Jiaxin is dressed up, wishing that she was the most beautiful one in the room. This is indeed the case. The girls who came to the banquet were smart enough not to dress up too much, which just brought out Qi Jiaxin's beauty.
special.
After all, this is a small county town, and the county magistrate is the biggest in the city. They don't dare to offend the county magistrate, and naturally they can't offend the magistrate's daughter.
Qi Jia was delighted to see Caiyun back, so she pulled her and asked, "Have you finished the things I told you?"
"It's done, don't worry, Miss."
Qi Jiaxin nodded with satisfaction. After taking a look at Ji Mingxuan, she was even more grateful to Zhao Huanyu for telling her the truth and keeping her away from disasters like Li Qingshan. Otherwise, she would not be able to be so blatant when seeing Ji Mingxuan now.
Since Zhao Huanyu rescued her in disguise, she must accept this sentiment so that she would not be bullied in the kitchen today.
Caiyun felt that she had made great progress in repaying her kindness in this way. Just as he was about to praise her, he saw her looking around as if she was looking for someone. Caiyun immediately thought of something and her face turned dark instantly.
I don’t want to say it anymore, her lady has not made any progress at all!
Qi Jiaxin was indeed looking for someone. She was looking for Ji Mingxuan. Ever since they met that day, she had not seen him even if she walked around the streets every day.
If she hadn't known that he was coming back to attend her birthday party today, she would have thought that he had gone back to the capital.
"Caiyun, do you think Mr. Ji will come today?"
Qi Jiaxin was a little anxious. She had practiced dancing for several days just to show him today.
Caiyun didn't want to talk to her, but he was his master after all, so he still said: "It's Master Ji's right to come or not. Not even us, even the master can't control it."
What she said made Qi Jiaxin immediately want to ignore her.
Angrily, Caiyun gently pulled her sleeves and whispered: "Miss, Master Ji is here!"