Chapter 198 Cooking Competition
"That's right, anyone can come and bid."
The words were harsh and familiar.
Su Xiaoxiao looked up and saw Zhang Dongmei's gloating expression.
I didn't expect that she would come too.
Sitting next to Zhang Dongmei was a sturdy young man who looked not much older than Zhang Dongmei. He was not the Hong Kong businessman she had met last time.
The two looked at each other from a distance. Zhang Dongmei sneered, picked up the quotation sheet, and walked forward with three twists and turns.
When passing by Su Xiaoxiao, he suddenly leaned in and taunted her, "Su Xiaoxiao, contracting a canteen is not a game. I advise you to go back to where you came from and stop embarrassing yourself here."
However, her smile did not last long. Suddenly, she lunged forward, screamed, and fell flat on her face.
“Su Xiaoxiao!”
Zhang Dongmei roared angrily, got up from the ground, and stared at Su Xiaoxiao with eyes that were almost spitting fire. This damn girl actually dared to trip her just now.
Su Xiaoxiao glanced at her and said, "If you're not in a hurry to hand it in, I'll go up and hand it in first."
After she finished speaking, she took her own quotation sheet and walked forward first.
Zhang Dongmei was so angry that she had no place to vent her anger. She kicked the table next to her with a bang, but ended up hurting her foot and her face suddenly changed.
But in front of so many people, she had to save face and forcefully hold back the cry of pain that was about to come out of her mouth.
Seeing Su Xiaoxiao coming back with the quotation, when the two passed by each other, she gritted her teeth and prepared to retaliate.
Seeing Su Xiaoxiao approaching, she quietly stretched out a foot, thinking that it would be even more interesting if Su Xiaoxiao was tripped by her and fell flat on her face.
Unexpectedly, Su Xiaoxiao stepped on her instep the moment she raised her foot.
The scene Zhang Dongmei expected did not happen. Instead, she screamed in pain. This damn girl was quite strong and her instep was almost swollen.
Yan Guohua counted the quotations and found that there was only one company left to submit. He immediately frowned and urged them unhappily, "Which company hasn't submitted yet? If they don't, it will be regarded as a waiver."
"I...I, and me."
Zhang Dongmei didn't bother to compete with Su Xiaoxiao and limped over to hand in the quotation.
Zhang Dongmei was very unwilling to be tricked by Su Xiaoxiao.
When she came back after submitting the report, she dragged her stool towards Su Xiaoxiao.
"Su Xiaoxiao, don't be so proud. Do you know what my brother-in-law does? He's the head chef of the largest state-owned restaurant in our city. With him here, there's no way you can win the bid."
Su Xiaoxiao was a little confused when she heard this: "Isn't your sister dead? Where did you get your brother-in-law?"
Zhang Dongmei's face changed, but she quickly reacted: "Cousin-in-law is not enough? Why do you care where my brother-in-law came from?"
"Oh, I see. What you mean is that none of us sitting here are as capable as your cousin-in-law."
Just as Zhang Dongmei was about to speak, she saw everyone present looking at her with displeasure in their eyes.
That's right, saying in front of so many people that others are no good and not as good as her brother-in-law, isn't that just asking for trouble?
Facing everyone's unhappy gazes, she hurriedly shook her head: "I'm not talking about you, I'm saying that she and they are not good enough, it has nothing to do with you.
She hurriedly began to explain and apologized repeatedly, and only then did the people around her turn their gazes away.
Soon, time came to the most crucial second round: cooking demonstration.
This round requires a larger venue.
Yan Guohua took his people to another place, which was the previous department store cafeteria.
The tables, chairs and benches in the cafeteria hall were moved to one side. Two rows of stoves were placed in the middle, with chopping boards, kitchen knives and other cooking tools next to them.
Yan Guohua cleared his throat and said, "I declare our cooking competition officially open. Now, please draw lots and enter groups of five according to the order of the draw."
Liu Cuilan and Xu Zhaodi looked at Su Xiaoxiao at the same time.
"Xiaoxiao, Lao San, you're lucky, so you should draw the lot."
Facing their expectant gazes, Su Xiaoxiao could only go on stage to help draw the ball.
Soon, the drawing was over, and Su Xiaoxiao had good luck as she was drawn into the second group.
Su Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief, as long as she was not the first or last group.
After everyone had drawn their numbers, Yan Guohua briefly explained the precautions for the competition and announced the official start of the competition.
Su Xiaoxiao was listening carefully when she suddenly felt that something was wrong.
I always feel like something is shaking.
She looked down in confusion and saw Xu Zhaodi holding her arm, which was almost shaking like a sieve.
"Sister Zhaodi, don't be nervous. Just follow our usual practice. There will definitely be no problem."
She hurriedly spoke to comfort him, and then said, "Look at my mother, she's not nervous at all."
Liu Cuilan turned her head at this time, her face was pale and her lips were trembling.
Su Xiaoxiao: “…”
What a calm person.
How could they possibly compete like this? Each one was shaking like they had Parkinson's disease, and they couldn't even hold their swords steady.
Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly grabbed one with each hand and said, "Mom, Sister Zhaodi, calm down. You must stay calm. Think about the deposit we paid..."
When they heard the word "money", the two of them immediately stopped shaking a lot.
At this time, the first group of five people had already started introducing themselves, and the scene was very lively for a while.
Some people claim to be the chef of a certain state-owned restaurant, some say they are the head chef of a certain international hotel, and some say they are a famous chef for weddings and funerals in a certain village. In short, everyone is an authentic chef.
After listening for a while, Liu Cuilan and Xu Zhaodi's hearts, which had just calmed down, began beating uncontrollably again.
Liu Cuilan held Su Xiaoxiao's hand and said, "Third brother, they are all regular soldiers. Can we do this?"
Xu Zhaodi also said: "Xiaoxiao, how about this matter..."
"Hold on, hold on. Win or lose, we have to participate. Otherwise, the deposit will be wasted."
At this moment, someone leaned over and asked, "What's a security deposit? I've never heard of it before."
Xu Zhaodi and Liu Cuilan looked at her inquiringly. Just as she was about to be exposed, Su Xiaoxiao stood up from her seat and clapped her hands vigorously, "Good!"
The chef closest to her was so frightened by her shout that his hand shook and the spatula almost fell out of his hand.
He turned his head and glared at her. What was this little girl yelling about for no reason? She almost made him make a mistake.
Su Xiaoxiao was completely unaware of this and said to Liu Cuilan and Xu Zhaodi, "Mom, Sister Zhaodi, you two should hurry up and get ready. It will be your turn soon."
The two of them were interrupted by her and forgot about the deposit. They stared at the field with serious expressions.
At this time, everyone in the first group of competitions had finished their dishes and placed them on the table one by one, waiting for the judges' comments.
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