Sure enough, after all the presentations were over, except for a few people, the rest without exception voted for Yun Yuan.

The steward announced loudly: "The winner this time is Madam Yun!"

"No, I don't believe it..." Yan Xiaoman refused to accept her failure and lost her composure in public.

She had put a lot of effort into buying that shop, and it was all her hard work after traveling through time. What's more, there were two hundred taels of silver, which was undoubtedly a huge sum of money for her now.

"You must be obsessed with her beauty and deliberately made me lose to her to please her. I gambled away everything I had. How could you be so biased towards her?"

She started crying as she spoke.

"You guys used to love the braised meat I made so much, how could you be so rude to me? How am I going to survive if I lose my shop?"

Ji Huai said bluntly: "They ate the braised meat you made, but they didn't pay for it."

Those who were originally feeling a little guilty thought, "Yes, they had paid her, and they couldn't help her just because they had eaten at her restaurant. It was a fact that her braised meat was not as delicious as the one made by Mrs. Yun."

"Besides," Ji Huai said, "you gambled away your current wealth. You can earn this little bit of money back later, but you made Yun Yuan gamble away her entire life, a woman's future destiny. Why didn't you ask her what would happen if she married Er Gouzi?"

"Yes, she made the bet herself. She had the malice to do so first."

"Could you please tell me more about this..."

"I accept the loss." Mu Xingzhi said succinctly: "It is indeed Madam Yun who did better."

"Thank you so much." Yun Yuan smiled and bowed to everyone: "I will authorize the braised pork recipe to Huai Shang Restaurant in the future. Anyone who wants to eat it can come and have it."

"Mrs. Yun, can I buy the braised pork recipe from my restaurant?"

Yun Yuan: "Sorry, I won't sell any restaurant that has business dealings with Yan Xiaoman or the Yan family."

The managers of other restaurants sighed with regret. They had all cooperated with the Yan family for a dish of Mapo Tofu, but now it seemed obvious that braised pork was more popular and the profit must be higher. They wanted to go back and ask their boss.

Yun Yuan took out the bet written by Ji Shen and said, "Now, please, Mr. Ji and Mrs. Xiucai, fulfill your promise and give me what you owe me."

Ji Shen sat there in a daze. He had always thought that what Yan Xiaoman brought out was the best, but now he was proven wrong.

Being stared at by so many classmates, Ji Shen blushed and said hesitantly, "Can you give me some more time..."

"No." Yun Yuan said expressionlessly, "Your wife told me before the competition that if I lost, I would immediately leave with her hired servants. Now that you have lost, you must keep both the shop and the two hundred taels of silver."

"This..." Ji Shen was embarrassed. "It was my wife who was wrong before. I apologize to you. Considering that we are neighbors and relatives, please give me two more days."

Yun Yuan: "I can give you two days to vacate the shop, but the shop deed and two hundred taels of silver must be handed over to me today."

Ji Shen wanted to say something else, but Yun Yuan didn't want to listen anymore and said firmly, "Please, Mr. Ji, don't go back on your word."

Ji Shen's expression changed immediately: "I'll get the deed and the silver right away." He turned around and strode away with a gloomy face.

Yan Xiaoman still refused to accept that she was not as good as Yun Yuan. In her opinion, Yun Yuan had nothing good except her pretty face.

Seeing that there was still some braised meat made by Yun Yuan that had not been shared out, she grabbed a piece and put it in her mouth. Her original intention was to prove that everyone was bullying her, but she was stunned as soon as she put it in her mouth.

This taste... She chewed slowly. In her previous life, she didn't remember the recipe for braised meat, she just knew the main spices, so the recipe she used now was just an abridged version and was not comprehensive.

But what Yun Yuan cooked was not to her taste.

The food Yun Yuan cooked was more fragrant and delicious, and the color was better too. It was even better than what she had eaten in modern times. No wonder everyone chose Yun Yuan instead of her.

She thought she was right, but in fact she was making a fool of herself.

Yan Xiaoman felt like she was socially doomed. She covered her face and ran out frantically. After a long while, she stopped and muttered to herself, "I can't lose. I still have wine. I will definitely earn back what I lost today."

Thinking of the humiliation just now, she gritted her teeth.

"Regardless of whether you've traveled through time or not, it's enough for this world to have me as a time traveler. Aren't you very proud of your beauty? I'll have your beauty spread to everyone, and you'll never have a peaceful day."

Yan Xiaoman turned and walked into the alley, and used the remaining silver on him to ask the beggar to advertise in the nearby provincial capital, especially in front of the doors of wealthy families, to spread the word that Yunyuan was just a thing in the sky.

After doing this, she left with satisfaction, hoping that Yun Yuan would be kept as a concubine by a rich man.

After Yun Yuan got Ji Shen's deed, she auctioned the shop in front of everyone with a starting price of one hundred taels. The shop was finally sold to a couple selling noodles next door for one hundred and fifty taels.

They were planning to expand their store and originally thought they would have to relocate, but they were reluctant to give up the good location here, so they were struggling with the dilemma. Now everyone is happy.

After everything was done, it was already lunchtime. Ji Huai took Yun Yuan to a private room to eat and told her his decision.

Yun Yuan said, "If the person you're talking about is really your brother, have you ever thought about the fact that he left without a word, obviously because he didn't want you to know. You might be in danger if you went there."

Ji Huai: "I have to go even if it's dangerous. I don't want to live under the name of his brother anymore. If it's him, it's the best. If not, I will find another way."

Yun Yuan: "Do you really have to go to the Northwest to join the army? Or why not try to take the exam like Ji Shen did?"

"It takes a long time to prepare for the imperial examination. I want to earn a good future for myself." Ji Huai looked at her with infinite hope and longing in his eyes: "If I become successful in the future, will you marry me?"

Yun Yuan turned her face away: "I only marry the best of the best."

She didn't know who A was. Based on past experience, people with the A gene were either from noble families or had outstanding abilities. In short, they couldn't be ordinary people.

Ji Huai did not accuse the Yunyuan faction of being snobbish or favoring the rich. He simply nodded and said, "I will make a name for myself. While I'm away, let Master Mu take care of you."

Yun Yuan was surprised: "Do you know what you are saying?"

"I know." Ji Huai said sullenly, "I will write to you every month. If there is no letter for three months, then... forget me."

There was bitterness in his voice when he said this.

Yun Yuan looked at him and didn't say anything like "I'll wait for you". She just nodded and said "Okay".

Ji Huai bought a yard for Yun Yuan next to the academy, which was right next to Mu Xingzhi's, so that he could take care of her.