Chapter 98 Fighting
After the things were laid out, everyone gathered around curiously.
For a while, a lot of people gathered in front of the department store.
"Master, why do we have to compete with him? Wouldn't it make us look guilty?" Li Yi on the side looked at Xu Miaomiao and asked.
Xu Miaomiao patted his head and said, "If we win this game, those who doubt us will shut up. It will also be a free promotion for our department store, which is a good thing anyway."
After listening, Li Yi's eyes lit up, and he looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "I have learned everything that Master has taught me these days. Otherwise, let me complete this competition for Master this time."
"this……"
Xu Miaomiao hesitated for a while. After all, this competition was very important to them. But seeing the boy's expectant look, she couldn't refuse him, so she responded, "Okay, I'll let you go."
After the woman agreed, Li Yi nodded firmly: "Well, Master, I will definitely win."
Xu Miaomiao looked at her and nodded with a smile.
"Ahem, today Mr. Bai and Ms. Xu are having a fight in the street, so let an old man like me host it." The person who spoke was an old man who was buying candied haws on the street.
"Today, Mr. Bai will face Mr. Xu..."
Before he finished speaking, everyone saw a short boy walking out.
Li Yi raised his hand, looked at them and said, "I will fight for Master."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone started pointing and talking.
"Why would a little kid want to challenge Mr. Bai?"
"Yeah, this is nonsense."
The man opposite him frowned in dissatisfaction when he heard this and looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "Madam Xu, although I am not a famous person, I am at least a pastry master. You let such a child come out to challenge me, isn't it an insult to me?"
"Mr. Bai, that's too serious." Xu Miaomiao immediately explained, "I don't mean to humiliate Mr. Bai, but my disciple is extremely talented. If a young man wants to try, he should be given a chance. Mr. Bai can't look down on him just because he is a child."
The man opposite was speechless because of her choking. He waved his hands helplessly and said, "Then let's start quickly. Don't waste time. Let's see how I can defeat a young man like you."
"Okay, let the game begin!"
With the sound of gongs and drums, the two men began to busy themselves with their hands.
Mr. Bai took out the semi-finished dough with confidence and started processing it. Although he was a man, his movements were quick and he handled the pastries in front of him very skillfully.
On the other hand, Li Yi on the side started to work hard on kneading the dough. Although he was a small man, he was no less capable than the master. He kneaded the dough in front of him slowly and steadily.
He kept thinking about the knowledge that Xu Miaomiao had taught him.
"Let's see Mr. Bai has already started steaming, while Li Yi on the side is still making the stuffing."
The old man selling candied haws looked at the people in front of him and spoke with a smile.
Although it was not ready yet, everyone could already smell a fragrance coming from Mr. Bai's direction.
The man looked at the heat, feeling confident. He then looked at the busy boy beside him. He was sure to win this game.
As the incense and candles slowly fell, Li Yi had just finished wrapping all the cakes.
"Sister Xu, is it too late for Brother Li?" Lan Yin said from the side.
Xu Miaomiao touched the girl's fluffy head and said firmly: "I believe him."
"when-"
"Time's up."
Following the sound of gongs and drums, Li Yi also stopped what he was doing.
"This is the white jade cake made by Mr. Bai."
The man next to him saw the delicious food on the table and spoke up.
"Yes, yes, this white jade cake is very difficult to make. I didn't expect Master Bai's skills to be so superb."
Everyone looked at the man's white jade cake and were drooling.
On the other hand, Li Yi only made some simple osmanthus cakes.
Although they haven't tasted it yet, everyone already knows the result of the competition.
Seeing the ordinary sweet-scented osmanthus cake, Chunhe laughed: "Xu Miaomiao, the winner is obvious."
Xu Miaomiao was not in a hurry and slowly said, "It is still unknown who will win or lose before we taste it."
"Well, I'll make you admit defeat sincerely." Chun He said, "These are the two judges I invited. Let them do their job normally."
"Wait!" Xu Miaomiao stretched out her hand to stop the two people: "It would be unfair to have only two of them as judges for these people who are watching the competition in vain. Why not let them taste it together and make the final decision?"
Just now, Xuguo went to the toilet and saw with her own eyes Chunhe's maid secretly giving money to the two men. This was Li Yi's first competition and she didn't want anything unfair to happen.
Perhaps Chunhe felt that he would definitely win, so he agreed directly: "Okay, otherwise how can I make you accept your defeat with a clear conscience?"
"Okay, then I'll trouble you all to figure out who will win for us."
As soon as Xu Miaomiao finished speaking, she saw everyone surrounding Mr. Bai's stall, vying to try a white jade cake.
On the other hand, Li Yi's shop nearby seemed a bit deserted.
Those who had tasted the white jade cake praised the cake highly.
Seeing how exquisite Li Yi's osmanthus cake was, the woman couldn't help but pick up one and taste it: "It smells so good."
"Hahaha, Madam Li, I'm afraid you've never eaten it. What's so sweet about osmanthus cake?" The man said jokingly that she was ignorant.
"What do you know?" The woman called Madam Li retorted after hearing this: "This is different from ordinary osmanthus cake. If you don't believe me, try it!"
The man became curious about what she said and took a bite of the osmanthus.
The sweet taste spread in the mouth, and the aftertaste was still fragrant with the fragrance of osmanthus, which was different from what he had eaten before.
The man was pleasantly surprised: "It smells really good. Although white jade cake is rare, this osmanthus cake is really not inferior."
After hearing what the man said, everyone curiously circled over, vying to have a taste.
"Well, I'll take the osmanthus cake this time."
"Me too, me too!"
The crowd that had just stood aside suddenly gathered in front of Li Yi's shop.
"The votes will be counted next."
The old man with the candied haws took out the tickets from the box one by one.
"Mr. Bai, thirty-five votes."
As soon as the old man finished speaking, Mr. Bai looked at Li Yi proudly.
"Li Yi thirty-six votes!"
Hearing this, Lan Yin jumped up happily and spun around with Xuguo.
When Li Yi heard the result, he immediately looked at Xu Miaomiao.
Xu Miaomiao smiled with relief and gave Li Yi a thumbs up.
"Impossible!" Chun He looked through the votes in disbelief: "How could Mr. Bai lose to a young boy!"
(End of this chapter)
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