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  The door of the second floor office opened again.

  Under the leadership of a ceremonial lady in a red cheongsam, the three judges walked down the stairs one by one and came to the rostrum.

  Xiao Yu took a look and almost cried out in surprise, the last judge was someone he knew, it was Li Director of the District Health Supervision Bureau.

  "I'd like to introduce everyone, this is the Secretary-General of the District Catering Association, Mr. Wang Jianguo!" Boss Yang said, pointing to a refined and courteous middle-aged man walking in front.

  The middle-aged man nodded politely to everyone and sat down on the chair that had been placed in advance on the rostrum.

  Behind Wang Jian, there was a middle-aged woman wearing a red woolen coat, with fair skin and a delicate face. It was hard to guess her actual age, but it could be seen that this woman took good care of herself.

  "This is famous foodie Cao Hong, Ms. Cao is also a columnist for several Shanghai food publications."

  When introducing Cao Hong, Mr. Yang was very proud, this is a famous figure in the national food circle, if he can let her write an exclusive interview for his own Food City, then his business will be booming.

  He originally couldn't invite this gourmet with his own ability, it was only by using his wife's abilities that he managed to get him out.

  After Cao Hong took his seat, Mr. Yang introduced Director Li of the Health Supervision Bureau to everyone again, and then walked down from the podium with a pleased smile.

  Those bosses were all stunned, originally they thought that this food competition was just an entertaining activity before the Spring Festival, everyone gathered together to make a lively scene and that's it. They didn't expect that this Yang boss would really take it as a big deal.

  This will have to make all the bosses take it seriously, if nothing else, just that Cao Hong writing a couple of lines about himself in food magazines or on his blog is enough to make his store's reputation soar!

  Shanghai has such a large population, those white-collar workers from companies spend all day researching where to find good food, and at night they go out in groups. Even if only one percent, no, one thousandth of the people in big Shanghai know about your store, you'll still make a fortune.

  The lady on stage is reading out the competition rules.

  Xiao Yu found Yang boss, "I said Yang boss, it's not enough, I didn't know the competition process beforehand? We only prepared one snack, so even if we pass the first round, we can't compete in the second and third rounds?"

  Mr. Yang looked at Xiaoyu for a long time and couldn't remember who he was until someone whispered something in his ear, then he suddenly realized and patted his head, saying "Oh, it's that Zhang boss from the new noodle shop! He's really young and promising! The rules of this competition were decided by us thirty bosses together. I sent someone to invite him to the meeting that day, but he seemed to have gone out."

  "Look, I'm the initiator of this competition, but there were too many things to take care of and I forgot to notify you. See how forgetful I am? This is really embarrassing! Sorry, sorry."

  As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling face. Look at Mr. Yang apologizing to himself repeatedly, what else can he say?

  Actually, Xiao Yu knew in his heart that this Manager Yang must not have taken himself seriously, and perhaps in his eyes, this outsider was originally just a supporting role, coming just to make up the numbers, and wasn't worth drawing his attention.

  A gloomy voice suddenly sounded beside him, "Hey, I said why did it look so familiar? It turned out to be Zheng Zhiming! When did you come out? You didn't even tell Brother Liu, and I could have gone to set up a banquet to welcome you!"

  Zheng Zhiming is Xiaodao's big name, Xiao Yu doesn't need to look to know who the person speaking at this moment is.

  "Liu Baochai, as the saying goes, good people don't live long, while troublemakers live for a thousand years. I really regret not stabbing him to death with one knife last time!" Xiaodao said hatefully beside him.

  The conversation between the two attracted the attention of people around them, and everyone wanted to know what old scores there were between this new chef Yang had hired and the student boss's partner.

  After hearing Xiao Dao's words, Liu Bao Cai's face changed instantly, and he quietly hid behind Yang Boss, saying to Xiao Dao, "Zheng Zhi Ming, if you have the ability, come and try it out. Do you still want to go to jail? I'm telling you, with so many people here, I don't believe there's no king's law under this sky!"

  "What royal law? Hmph! Does this rotten person deserve to mention the royal law? Why didn't you think of the royal law when bullying my sister?" Xiao Dao's eyes suddenly turned red.

  The people around them suddenly burst into a heated discussion, and it turned out that there was such a thing between the two of them.

  Liu Bao's face turned red and white in turns, but he couldn't refute it, and was really embarrassed.

  Although he hated the little knife to death in his heart, he also knew that this little knife was particularly ruthless and might really rush up and stab him a few more times. He couldn't guarantee that he would have the same good luck as last time.

  Mr. Yang watched from the side with a cold eye, and in his heart, he also looked down on Liu Baochai, although he also knew that this person had been dishonest in the past, liked women, and did not expect to have such an inglorious history, no wonder his resume was unclear about the reason for leaving the five-star hotel.

  However, this Liu Bao Cai is after all someone he invited himself, and Liu Bao Cai has no shame, his own face doesn't look good either. Considering his skills are quite good, he must support him at this time, let this kid be grateful to tears, so that in the future he can work hard for him to make money.

  Yang boss laughed and said, "This Zheng brother, let's not mention these trivial matters. Today is a cooking competition, if we have any grievances, let's settle them on the competition stage."

  Liu Bao Cai saw that Boss Yang didn't care about his experience, so he plucked up the courage and said to Xiao Dao with a sly smile, "Zheng Zhi Ming, since our boss has spoken, let's settle this on the competition field. Why don't we make it more interesting? I, Liu Bao Cai, representing Tian Lin Hot Pot City, will make a bet with you right now. If we don't get first place in this competition, I'll pack up and leave immediately. And if your La Jiang Mian shop doesn't get first place, I don't want to see you every day on this street, and you're not allowed to bother me again. How about it? Are you brave enough to make a bet with me?"

  Xiao Dao was taken aback, never expecting that Liu Bao Cai would use this competition to force him out. If it were just one round, he wouldn't be afraid of him at all, but this time the competition is three rounds - where could he find two more snacks? This isn't a sure loss? For a moment, he hesitated involuntarily.

  "Xiao Dao, let's make a bet!" Xiao Yu patted Xiao Dao on the shoulder. He had been displeased with Liu Bao Cai for some time now, and this bet was just the opportunity he needed to get rid of him.

  "But boss, we..." Xiaodao looked at Xiaoyu with difficulty, he also knew that Xiaoyu had just learned about the competition rules and hadn't prepared beforehand.

  "What's there to be afraid of? The barefooted aren't afraid of those wearing shoes. If we're going to gamble, then let's gamble - what's there to fear? We don't fight over steamed buns for the sake of appearances. If you want to leave, I'll go with you!" Little Yu looked at Little Dao with a determined expression.

  "Xiao Yu..." Xiao Dao's eyes suddenly turned red, so excited that he could hardly speak.

  It wasn't until a while later that he turned his head and stared fiercely at Liu Baochai, with three words spitting out from between his teeth: "I bet!"

  "Liu Baochai was delighted and said loudly, 'Everyone has heard it, I, Liu Baochai, have made a bet with this Zheng brother. If I don't get the first place in the competition, I will immediately resign. And if this Zheng brother can't get the first place, he will also leave Tianlin Road to find another job. Please ask the bosses to be our witnesses.'"

  The sentence was loud and clear, the bosses and chefs around all heard it, and they couldn't help but whisper to themselves, "This Liu Bao Cai is a big chef in a five-star hotel, what's the point of competing with a small noodle shop? Isn't this bullying?" However, today's food competition is getting more and more interesting.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, please come on stage to draw lots and determine the grouping for the first round of competition." The sweet voice of the emcee echoed on stage.

  Xiao Yu and the bosses took turns going on stage, where they drew a number from a black cloth-covered box. The number was then given to the emcee, who matched each boss's drawn number with their store name.

  Xiao Yu drew '27', which should be in group 3.

  Soon, the grouping list of the first round of competition came out.

  This time, there were thirty restaurants participating in the competition. Xiao Yu's spicy sauce noodle shop was indeed assigned to Group 3. Xiao Yu carefully checked the list of Group 3 and found that there were only two notable opponents, namely "Wu Fang Zhai" and "Xiao Lin Pu Zi".

  While Dashan's "Chun Xiao Lou" was drawn into the second group, in which, apart from "Chun Xiao Lou", there were also four powerful opponents: "Ding Feng Snack", "Qing Qing Noodle Food", "Xian De Lai" and "Feng Yu Sheng Jian".

  'Tianlin Hot Pot City' was divided into the first group, and only 'Yang Auntie's Dumpling Shop' and 'Fu Wang Noodle House' were in the same group with a slightly bigger reputation.

  Apart from the second group which belongs to the death group, the other two groups of well-known shops mentioned by Zhu Xiaohong should all be able to pass easily.

  The facilities of HuoGouCheng are readily available, although it is a temporary competition venue divided out, but enough to accommodate more than ten shops competing at the same time.

  The representatives of the ten shops in the first group stood in front of their designated workstations, familiarizing themselves with the equipment on the table. At the same time, they also took out the materials they had brought from the large refrigerator in Huoguo City and put them into the small refrigerators under the workstations.

  "Hehe, Bao Cai, this time it's all settled!" Mr. Yang chuckled and patted Liu Bao Cai's shoulder.

  Liu Bao's face immediately piled up with flattering smiles, and he repeatedly said, "Boss, rest assured, doing snacks is a piece of cake for me. Our Huo Guo City guarantees to get online!"

  Mr. Yang was just waiting for this sentence, nodded and left the competition venue with satisfaction.

  "Attention everyone, the first round is about to begin, the competition time is fifteen minutes, 3, 2, 1, start!"

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