Adorable Food Goddess

Chapter 130: Becoming A Monk

Translator: YTJS_  Editor: Perriemix

Everyone’s mood sank after hearing Zheng Fugui’s words. With a wider scope and more participants, the competition would be tougher than ever. Even Master Chef Niu’s expression has become grave. The only one who looked as confident as ever was that Zheng Sanduo, which made Ye Jiayao suspicious.

Was that assh*le really that confident with his skill or was there some conspiracy going on? Did his father somehow manage to reserve him a place in the top 10?

Zheng Fugui announced that the competition would be held around mid-October, which meant that there was still around two months left. He made it clear that every contestant would have to pay 200 coppers for the preliminary round, an additional two taels if they make it to the semi-finals and another five taels for the finals. The contestants would also have to buy and prepare the ingredients themselves.

What the hell?  Ye Jiayao frowned. It seemed that even in another era, people of power are still money hungry.

When the meeting was finally over, Mei Xiuguang was the first to walk off, giving Shopkeeper Li a deathly glare. He didn’t care about the culinary competition. His aim for today was to get rid of the ice cream mooncake but things did not go as he planned.

Shopkeeper Li ignored him and instead gestured to Li Yao that they were leaving.

However, Ye Jiayao wanted to do something before they leave.

Lu Xiaotian stood up when he felt someone pat him on the shoulder.

“Brother Lu, greetings from me.”

Lu Xiaotian turned around, his brows furrowed. Wasn’t this the young man who sat at Zheng Sanduo’s seat just now?

“Brother Lu stood up for justice today. Your overwhelming sense of righteousness makes me admire you.” Ye Jiayao cupped her hands in front of her sincerely.

“And you are?” Lu Xiaotian was touched but he still did not know this young fellow.

“I am Li Yao of Heavenly Residence.”

Those who were just about to leave suddenly stopped in their tracks, turning to look at Ye Jiayao.

Lu Xiaotian’s jaw dropped open in shock.

Zheng Sanduo looked so pale and horrified. “You are Li Yao? Head Chef Li?”

It was said that Heavenly Residence’s Head Chef Li was young, but they didn’t know that he would be  this  young. Hell, the guy doesn’t even look like he’d been with a girl yet!

Shopkeeper Li slowly said, “He is not just Head Chef Li anymore. He’s Mobile Imperial Chef and Heavenly Residence’s Master Chef Li Yao. Now, if you don’t mind, we have places to be.”

Ye Jiayao cupped her hands again and smiled at the crowd before following Shopkeeper Li.

They were dumbstruck, staring after Li Yao and Shopkeeper Li blankly.

“Xiaotian, your father is in the imperial kitchen, is this the truth?” Ju Fu Lin’s Lin Changchun asked.

Lu Xiaotian smiled helplessly. “It is.”

Lin Changchun glanced at the shopkeeper of Xiang Yi Restaurant, Lian Xingwang, who looked like he was about to pass out, and purposefully said, “Shopkeeper Li is indeed lucky! He might have had his chef stolen, but he sure did found someone infinitely better.”

Ye Jiayao boarded the horse carriage and grumbled merrily, “Shopkeeper, that was mean! I think you scared them!”

Shopkeeper Li laughed proudly. “Good. That is what I intend to do. You know, I’ve spoken more today than I have in all of seven years that I’ve been on that committee. It is exhilarating!