"I went back home yesterday and asked around. Madam You had previously prepared a chrysanthemum banquet for Mr. Jiang, and she had even been praised by the Princess of Rui. How could she not be amazing!"
"Oh, what a huge loss!"
"What did you lose?"
“Before, Madam You would occasionally go to the countryside to take care of wedding banquets. At that time, a distant relative of mine was having a banquet at his house.
“I was too lazy to move that day, so I asked someone to bring the gift money over, but I didn’t go.
"I thought about how I'd been to several weddings in the past, and it was always the same few dishes, so boring.
“Later, when people from the same village came back, we found out that it was Miss You who prepared the banquet that day. I heard that the food was delicious.
"At the time, I didn't take it seriously. I thought, how many great chefs can you invite to a banquet in the countryside? It's just that I changed a few dishes to make everyone feel fresh.
"Who knew that the person attending the wedding banquet was actually Madam You? If I had known, I would have crawled over to attend the banquet even if I had to!"
"Oh, you've really lost out. I heard that Madam You no longer accepts banquets from the countryside."
"That's right. They're all going to the wealthy families in Beijing to have banquets. We can't even eat there if we want to."
After hearing what others said, the old lady, who was already full of regret, was about to cry.
"Alas, it seems that an old woman like me doesn't have this blessing!"
The onlookers were still discussing the matter. Seeing that it was getting late, Elder Cen said to the crowd, "The final round of the Fengle County cooking competition has concluded successfully. Let us once again congratulate the victors, Madam You and Chef Qian.
"The National Cooking Competition is tentatively scheduled to begin in May of next year. Someone will deliver invitations to you in advance and inform you of the competition rules and precautions.
“This cooking competition had quite a few discordant episodes, and we also encountered some unexpected troubles.
"But under such circumstances, you two were able to perform well and ultimately win, and this is because of your excellent cooking skills.
"But I hope that in the next few months, you won't become complacent because of your current achievements, but will continue to focus on honing your cooking skills and strive to achieve excellent results in the cooking competition.
"This is the only way to live up to the high hopes the county magistrate has placed on you, and also to live up to the support and expectations of the people of Fengle County."
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