Lu Jinyu is a very old-fashioned person. Not only does he think that women cannot be good chefs, he even thinks that women should not show themselves in public.
It was only in recent years that he reluctantly accepted women as kitchen helpers.
But today is a cooking competition held by the imperial court, how can women be allowed in?
What a disgrace!
Just as Lu Jinyu was about to report the situation to Mr. Cen on the stage, she saw a young lady being brought in.
He became more dissatisfied and asked, "Didn't they say you are not allowed to bring kitchen helpers? Who brought this person here?"
"Chef Lu, this is also a contestant here to participate in the competition, Miss Zhou."
Hearing this, Lü Jinyu became even more displeased. He didn't dare to say anything to Elder Cen, but he showed no good face to the people below him. He said, "The world is really going downhill. It's already shameful to let women do things in public, and now they can even let women participate in the cooking competition held by the court..."
"If this continues, the social order will collapse and social morality will be completely destroyed!"
Seeing Lu Jinyu's grief-stricken expression, the officer who led the way and Miss Zhou were both puzzled.
Because of the lifting of the maritime ban, the atmosphere in Da Qi has become increasingly open-minded in recent years. Girls' schools have been opened in the capital and other major cities in the south to encourage girls to go out and study, learn to read and do more things.
Everyone knew that Lu Jinyu was a conservative person, so no one bothered to argue with him.
The officer secretly complained in his heart, but still nodded slightly and smiled at him, intending to put the matter behind him.
Unexpectedly, Lu Jinyu took the officer's politeness as weakness and became even more arrogant.
"Kick these two women out, or I won't participate."
The officers were stunned by Lu Jinyu's arrogant words and were unable to react properly for a while.
There were people standing by to flatter Lu Jinyu.
Lu Jinyu's brother-in-law Yao Jinrong rushed over and pushed Miss Zhou on the shoulder.
"Didn't you hear what my brother-in-law said? Get out of here!"
Miss Zhou didn't expect someone to come up and attack her directly, and she was pushed and staggered without any preparation.
Seeing this, Mrs. Ye hurried over, pulled Miss Zhou behind her, and asked angrily, "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you touching me?"
"I touched her? At her?" Yao Jinrong said with a lewd smile, "Look at how skinny she is. With her face covered, you can't even tell her back from her chest. She has the body of a man. Who would touch her? I'd consider it bad luck to run into her!"
"you……"
Lu Jinyu's few words made Mrs. Ye very angry, but she was not good at quarreling.
What he said made Miss Zhou's eyes red and she almost cried.
If a woman was thin-skinned and had poor psychological endurance, she would probably run away crying at this moment.
But even though Miss Zhou's face turned red with shame and anger, she still bit her lower lip and insisted on standing still. Instead, she said, "The notice posted by the county government didn't say that women were not allowed to participate.
"I signed up for the competition according to the rules. Why are you asking me to leave?"
"Well said!" Ye Lao Si was so angry that he jumped over the rope and signaled Mrs. Ye and Miss Zhou to retreat. He said directly to Yao Jinrong, "I think you are afraid that your skills are not good enough and you will lose to them, right?"
Yao Jinrong's cooking skills are indeed average, but he always refuses to admit it.
At this moment, Ye Lao Si's words hit a sore spot, and he jumped up in anger and said, "How can I be inferior to a woman?"
"How about we have a competition?"
"Let's compete, who's afraid of who?" Yao Jinrong didn't realize that he had been misled by Ye Laosi's words and continued to ask, "How do you say we compete?"
“Comparing you with my sister-in-law is totally bullying you.
"How about this, you compete with this young lady and see who can enter the second round."
Miss Zhou was shocked when she heard this, and her face turned red instantly. She had no idea what Yao Jinrong's level was.
This...what if I lose?
"Let's compete, who's afraid of who?" Yao Jinrong agreed immediately. "But since we're going to compete, there should be a prize, otherwise it would be meaningless."
Ye Lao Si said, "If you lose, how about shouting three times in public that your cooking skills are not as good as a woman's?"
Yao Jinrong narrowed his eyes and asked, "What if she loses?"
Upon hearing this, Miss Zhou became extremely nervous and rubbed the corners of her clothes vigorously with her fingers.
Ye Lao Si said, "If she loses, I'll leave it to you to deal with..."
"What does it have to do with you if she loses?" Yao Jinrong interrupted with some dissatisfaction.
"Don't..." Miss Zhou also stopped Ye Lao Si from saying, "What if I lose?"
When Yao Jinrong heard this, he felt that Miss Zhou must be feeling guilty, so he agreed without waiting for Ye Laosi to speak.
"Alright, I accept this bet!"
Seeing Yao Jinrong walking back to his seat with his figure eight steps, Miss Zhou said to Ye Lao Si anxiously: "You, how can you be so stupid!
"I don't even know who he is. What if he's an exceptionally good cook?"
"It's okay!" Ye Laosi said nonchalantly.
"But, but he doesn't look like a good person at first glance. He will definitely make things difficult for you!"
Seeing that Miss Zhou was so anxious that tears were about to fall and her voice was a little choked, Ye Lao Si quickly said, "It's okay. I'm telling you, I'm very good at judging people. I promise you, you can definitely beat him!"
"But, I..." Miss Zhou was about to say something when she heard the voice of Mr. Cen coming from the stage.
“Everyone, please return to your seats as soon as possible and stop moving around.
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