"No, no." Old Lady Zhao said with a smile, "It's delicious, especially delicious."

  "That's right." Old Lady Qi praised, "It's really exceptionally good, not one bit inferior to the head chefs of high-end restaurants. We're not just saying this to flatter you and make you happy."

  "I heard you're not planning on running a private kitchen for now?" asked Old Lady Wei.

  "Because of some personal reasons, the work of the private kitchen has to be suspended."

  "What a pity." Old Lady Wei said regretfully, "Otherwise, I would have invited you. What you made is really delicious."

  Old Lady Zhao immediately became alert.

  This old lady Wei, wouldn't she be wanting to find an excuse to trick Ye Qi back home and introduce her to Wei Zhiqian?

  Mrs. Zhao didn't give Ye Qian a chance to answer Mrs. Wei's question.

  What if she really agreed!

  This time Ye Qian could answer come here, isn't it just because of a soft heart?

  "Come sit down and have something to eat, you've been busy for so long, take a rest."

  "Hey, no need for this. I was just about to leave."

  "You're busy cooking for us, how can we let you go hungry?" Old Lady Zhao pointed to the empty seat beside Zhao Guo Shen, "Quickly sit down, a spot has been reserved for you."

  "This is a gathering of several of you, I'd better leave. And also have to sit together with Zhao and Gu."

  The old lady still didn't know she was acquainted with Zhao Guishen.

  Ye Qian didn't know how to explain either.

  "What's wrong with that?" Old Lady Zhao frowned, "If you don't agree, I'll get angry!"

  "Then I'll be bothering you."

  She walked around Zhao Guo Shen and sat down awkwardly beside him.

  Just as I didn't know whether or not to greet Zhao Gusen, he already said: "What a coincidence."

  "What a coincidence." Ye Qian said with a hollow heart.

  "Old Lady Zhao's eyes lit up: 'You know each other?'"

  "I also ordered Ye Qian's lunch." Zhao Gu explained.

  "Oh dear, what a coincidence! You'd better take good care of Ye Qi then." Old Lady Zhao instructed.

  "It's okay, I can do it myself." Ye Qian hastily said.

  "Old Lady Qin spoke up at this time and asked: 'You can't temporarily work as a private chef anymore, what are you planning to do instead?'"

  Then, Old Lady Qin said: "If it's something inconvenient to say that is private, then don't say it."

  "It's nothing much, I've signed up for the Changping Cup cooking competition. So with the remaining time, I'll have to prepare well for the competition and won't have time to do private cooking anymore." Ye Qi explained with a smile.

  "This is indeed." Old Lady Zhao nodded with a sudden realization, "The competition in this tournament is not low, you need to prepare well. At that time, I will go to the scene to cheer for you!"

  "Alright, thank you." Ye Qian smiled and agreed.

  The old lady was just being polite and said it casually.

  Ye Qian didn't take it seriously either.

  After all, she only met the old lady once, just a customer relationship. The old lady is advanced in age and it's unlikely that she would go out of her way to watch the game for her sake.

  "Have you learned this skill professionally?" asked Old Lady Zhao.

  "I've been helping out in the kitchen of our family's small restaurant since I was a kid, learning from my dad. My ancestors used to run a famous wine house, but I'm not too clear on that, I just heard it was pretty well-known back then and produced quite a few famous chefs. But all that was generations ago. Later on, the business declined, but the traditional craftsmanship has been passed down."

  "Yè Qiǎn, eat quickly." Old Lady Zhao instructed Zhao Gù Shēn, "You help keep an eye on things, I see Yè Qiǎn is too embarrassed to eat."