After crossing, I surrounded the capital from the countryside

I think all parents can't stand their children crying and acting like a spoiled brat.

At one point, many of the onlookers, who were carrying children, were being harassed by their children and were walking towards different strollers.

I couldn’t tell whether it was the smell of the food from the cart or the smell of the contestants’ meals.

In short, the whole street was filled with the aroma of food.

Seeing the children eating with relish, many adults couldn’t help but spend money to buy a few servings themselves.

Word spread like this, and soon the people, unable to resist the temptation, had two or three servings of food in their hands.

Xu Qingqing stood on the platform and watched this scene, and she could hardly hide the smile on her face.

As Magistrate Zhang watched, he once again affirmed Xu Qingqing's abilities in his heart, saying that she was truly a genius.

"Qingqing, I see Lun Xiaoyao's name is on all those carts?"

Xu Qingqing came back to her senses: "Yes, such a good opportunity must not be missed."

Magistrate Zhang nodded. "I see the portions of food are very small. Did you order this in advance?"

"Yes, as the saying goes, eat less and eat more often, so you can also eat less and eat more!" Xu Qingqing smiled: "Besides, most of the people who come to watch the game are ordinary people, and the money they can use to support their entertainment is not more than that of the rich."

"Reducing the portion size and lowering the price is obviously more suitable for the general public."

"Besides, we happen to have a wide variety of delicious food in Lun Xiaoyao, which is suitable for this method. We can have the best of both worlds!"

Magistrate Zhang looked at the carts not far away and nodded with a smile: "Hahaha, this is a good idea. It not only saves food but also allows everyone to have a taste of new food. You really have an extraordinary brain, hahaha..."

"That's not right, Brother Zhang. I just have more brains and conscience than some businessmen." Xu Qingqing said with a smile in the direction of Lao Li, the chef of Jinyanlou.

Magistrate Zhang followed Xu Qingqing's gaze and smiled knowingly: "This is not something you can easily mess with, little girl."

"I don't want to provoke you. Everyone has their own way of living." Xu Qingqing retracted her gaze: "It's best for everyone to be well, but there are always people who can't stand others being well, right?"

Magistrate Zhang shook his head helplessly: "You just need to know when to stop."

"Yeah, I know. Thanks for the reminder, Brother Zhang." Xu Qingqing's preliminary round is about to end: "Brother Zhang's delicious dishes will be ready soon. You can eat to your heart's content then, hahahahaha"

Magistrate Zhang looked at the watch on his wrist and said, "Yes, indeed. Hahaha, it seems I am in for a treat."

"Boom boom boom boom~"

"Time's up~"

"Please stop what you are doing! Serve the dishes according to your numbers~"

As the dishes were brought to the judges' table, these gourmets took out their professional attitudes and began to taste each dish carefully.

County Magistrate Zhang was not as strict as those gourmets and enjoyed the meal to his heart's content.

Soon it was the turn of several contestants from Lun Xiaoyao.

In fact, this order is not very good. After all, there are quite a few participants. Even if you only take a bite of a dish, you will basically be 50% to 60% full.

At this time, a person's appetite has been greatly suppressed, and his or her pickyness about taste has risen sharply.

Not to mention these gourmets, everyone was more or less hungry under the temptation of the aroma, so it was inevitable that they would give better reviews at the beginning.

Now that the hunger is gone, my brain has returned to normal and my picky attitude towards food has returned.

But fortunately, after being baptized by Xu Qingqing's recipes, Lun Xiaoyao's people have a very good control over the taste of the ingredients. It can be said that they can completely crush the opponents in the preliminary round.

So even the half-full gourmets were a little surprised when they put the food in their mouths and couldn't help but eat a few more bites.

Zhao Xiaofei, who was paying close attention to the results of the competition, naturally did not miss this. Seeing that these notoriously picky judges could not help but take a few more bites, he could not help but raise his eyebrows.

It seems that my guess was correct. These chefs from Lun Xiaoyao are indeed quite skilled!

Thinking of this, Zhao Xiaofei felt a surge of excitement in his heart, an excitement as if he had found an opponent.

It's like an electric current running through the body, making one instantly full of energy and making their heart beat faster.

Zhao Xiaofei's gaze couldn't help but become sharper.

Xu Qingqing felt this gaze and looked over, and saw a young man, not very tall, of medium build, but with clear eyes, looking in the direction of...

Oh~ Looks like I found it.

Then, Xu Qingqing looked towards the man's side. The others around him were still very relaxed, some even rolling their eyes at the contestants out of boredom.

Xu Qingqing wanted to laugh. It seemed that these older and more experienced chefs were a little too picky.

Maybe he has been in his own greenhouse for too long and thinks he is a master of cooking? Or is he really confident in his cooking skills?

But this young man...

He is so young and has such a mentality. If he is good at cooking, he can try to poach some of her talents...

Xu Qingqing secretly memorized the young man's appearance and planned to check it when she got back.

Soon, the scoring of the preliminary round was over.

There are only 20 spots for promotion, so it's still very cruel.

Among the twenty people who advanced, six were from Lun Xiaoyao. Xu Qingqing was very satisfied with this ratio.

Because they had considered the subsequent competitions in advance, Xu Qingqing asked them to be reserved, so their rankings were not very high, hovering around tenth place.

"Now, please invite Magistrate Zhang to present the awards to the qualified contestants!"

Magistrate Zhang straightened his official robe, put on a proper smile, and slowly walked onto the stage.

The prizes had already been in place. On the tray in the waitress's hand were silver and Lun Xiaoyao's gift certificates. The top three winners also received certificates written by County Magistrate Zhang himself, as well as an official seal.

Of course, this certificate was also Xu Qingqing's idea. After all, it is still a competition, and some gimmicks like this are still needed.

This was written by Magistrate Zhang himself, and it has the official seal. It would be amazing if you could brag about it! This is real honor!!

The top three people who received the certificates, holding the certificates with official seals on them, were so excited that their eyes were red, regardless of whether they could understand the words on them or not.

County Magistrate Zhang awarded the prizes to the qualified contestants one by one. Seeing their excited expressions, he was also very happy.

When the people below saw that the prizes were really being distributed with real money, their impression of Lun Xiaoyao became better and better.

This is really a fortune for Xiaoyao!

Next time there is a competition organized by Lun Xiaoyao, I will go and try it myself!

Such a thought flashed through the minds of the people.

After a round of beating of gongs and drums, the preliminary round of the Master Chef Competition ended perfectly.

The onlookers began to disperse one after another under the guidance of Lun Xiaoyao employees.

At this time, some small stalls selling food attracted some people's attention.

Before, everyone was tempted by the aroma.