Without Ye Zijin's help, how could Zhang Cui compete with Zhang Qiaoyue?

Therefore, Lin Chunni instructed Zhang Cui to spend more time in the kitchen during Chef Lin's stay, to get closer to Chef Lin, and to learn some cooking skills.

If Zhang Cui could take this opportunity to learn a few tricks from Chef Lin, would her family's restaurant still have to worry about business?

Even if she only learns one signature dish, that would be enough for Zhang Cui to live on for a lifetime.

If you were to ask how Lin Chunni learned this principle, she would naturally say it came from her own steamed bun shop.

Lin's father only knew how to make steamed buns, and he made a living from this skill for most of his life.

To put it bluntly: if the shop can gain fame through Chef Lin, and Zhang Cui can learn a few more skills from him, Lin Chunni will be able to say that Zhang Cui is Chef Lin's direct disciple.

With your own shop, why worry about not having business?

Lin Chunni was incredibly shrewd; she successfully fooled Ye Zijing over the phone.

Unfortunately, Zhang Cui was a hopeless case. She spent the whole day in the kitchen with Chef Lin, only thinking about how to sneak some food, and didn't learn a single thing about his cooking skills.

Moreover, Zhang Cui's disgraceful behavior caused Chef Lin's impression of her to plummet to a negative value.

That's why Lin Chunni was so attentive and caring towards Chef Lin in front of Zhang Cui after school today.

Lin Chunni was busy outwitting Ye Zijin.

Zhang Qiaoyue and Chi Minghe were both busy sighing and complaining.

After Chi Chan looked at the restaurant's name, she returned to the shop.

He couldn't help but laugh, and immediately received a glare from Zhang Qiaoyue and Chi Minghe.

Chi Chan:......

He awkwardly suppressed his smile.

Chi Chan picked up the chopsticks on the table and continued eating her late-night snack.

Hmm, with this snack that just came along, the late-night snack tastes much better!

After finishing their late-night snack, Chi Chan got into a tricycle and went back to their rented room with the couple.

"Mom, you've worked so hard organizing those events recently, so why don't you take a break for a while? It's good to balance work and rest, right?"

"Don't even mention business! Just thinking about those two makes me want to curse! They're so mean, coming up with such a name!"

Even now, the couple doesn't want to accept this fact.

During their conversation, neither of them wanted to mention the name "Grandma Qiao".

This is so frustrating!!!

As Zhang Qiaoyue's anger flared up, she couldn't help but press harder on the accelerator.

Due to inertia, Chi Chan leaned back and crashed into the back of the seat.

Sitting in the back of the truck, Chi Minghe was forced to swallow a mouthful of dust.

"Heh~tui——"

"You make it sound so easy. Do you think your mother and I are in the mood to rest?"

At this critical juncture, are we just going to stand by and watch them steal our business?

"The restaurant is packed today. As soon as they heard that Chef Lin was in charge of cooking at Zhang Cui's restaurant, they all rushed to eat there!"

Zhang Qiaoyue was furious.

Who is Chef Lin?

Chi Chan immediately asked a question.

"Chef Lin is the head chef of Jinglan Hotel!"

Wow—that's a huge investment!

Chi Chan muttered to himself!

Chi Chan knew about Jinglan Hotel; it was a well-known five-star hotel in Xingcheng City. Jinglan Hotel's banquet hall was famous in the city, and it was often used by political figures and business celebrities to hold banquets.

It seems Ye Ziqin has really gone all out this time!

What are you muttering about?

"Ah—it's nothing!!! I'm just surprised that Lin Chunni's small restaurant could even hire someone like Chef Lin, that's amazing!"

Chi Chan hadn't expected to blurt out what was on her mind.

Fortunately, Zhang Qiaoyue didn't hear clearly, so Chi Chan had to quickly try to make amends.

Zhang Qiaoyue didn't delve into it further and continued following Chi Chan's words.

"That's right!"

What's going on with Zhang Cui's family?

"If we had a connection like Chef Lin, that restaurant wouldn't have gone out of business and turned into a steamed bun shop, right?"

"This Chef Lin and the Lin family both share the surname Lin, could they be related?"

Chi Minghe guessed.

"Even if they are relatives, why do you think Chef Lin would do this?"

Why give up a perfectly good job as a head chef at a five-star hotel to become a chef at such a small restaurant?

"Are you just bored and have nothing better to do?"

This was something the couple had been thinking about for a long time but still couldn't figure out.

"Oh dear, how could we possibly know about their private affairs! Now we need to think about how to deal with this?"

"Hmm~???"

Zhang Qiaoyue suddenly let out a sigh.

Chi Chan turned to look at Zhang Qiaoyue with a puzzled expression.

"Did you already have this idea in mind when her house was being renovated?"

As they were talking, the group returned to their rented room.

Zhang Qiaoyue, with a stern face, stepped on the brakes.

Faced with Zhang Qiaoyue's sudden questioning, Chi Chan's eyes flickered with unease for a moment, but she quickly smiled innocently: "Mom! What are you talking about? What are you thinking about?"

"Knowing that their family would come up with all sorts of messy things to compete with our family, they suggested to your dad and me to organize an event in advance."

The more Zhang Qiaoyue spoke, the more certain she became, as if she was convinced that Chi Chan had already planned it all out.

Chi Chan smiled awkwardly: "Mom, if I had that ability, I would have figured out a way to deal with it long ago! How come I only found out today that Zhang Cui's shop is called 'Grandma Qiao'?"

"Don't try to fool me. You're so guilty when you lie, you won't even look me in the eye! Just tell me the truth."

Zhang Qiaoyue sat down in the middle of the living room sofa with a cold face.

Chi Minghe followed closely behind and sat down next to him.

Chi Chan, at the very bottom of the food chain, stood alone in the middle of the living room, facing Zhang Qiaoyue's constant barrage of glares.

If glares could hurt, Chi Chan would probably be riddled with holes by now.

"You brat, confess honestly in front of your mother and me!"

Chi Minghe also looked serious.

Under immense pressure, Chi Chan had no choice but to confess.

"I'm not hiding it from you. About two weeks ago, two shops on this street were under renovation, and I also heard from my mother that Zhang Cui's family was going to reopen their restaurant."

This newly opened store will definitely have promotional activities to attract customers after a period of time.

Chi Chan's precautions and planning ahead are one aspect.

Preventing Ye Zijin's backup plan was also one aspect, but of course, Chi Chan couldn't easily explain this to the couple.

"We're all in the same boat, competing for a living."

"A pot can only hold so much rice. If you grab too much, I'll have less to eat."

After hearing this, Zhang Qiaoyue couldn't help but sigh.

"That's right!"

Chi Minghe nodded in agreement. As for Zhang Qiaoyue's words, Chi Minghe could only nod in agreement.

No wonder people say these two can get together!

Zhang Qiaoyue was a rather assertive person, while Chi Minghe was hardworking and willing to endure hardship; it was a case of one willing to give and the other willing to receive.

That's why I advised you two to take a break today!

"No! We can't back down so easily!"