In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

Xie Chengjin pursed his lips, not knowing what to say. Finally, he had to compromise and said, "Then you better be careful." He still decided to support Su Zhizhi's idea. After all, he would support her in the end.

Fortunately, Su Zhizhi did not make Xie Chengjin worry for too long. Although she became a little closer to Wang Jinghe, she spent more time preparing dishes for the preliminary round of the competition.

Su Zhizhi can only participate in the competition by herself, which means that she needs to get used to all the pots and pans here and prepare a table of dishes that can satisfy the emperor.

In order to ensure the taste of the dishes, Su Zhizhi spent several days in the kitchen. In order not to delay the daily business of Laiyunlou, she even set up a small kitchen so that she could concentrate on researching the dishes.

Whenever Su Zhizhi made a new dish, she would serve it to Xie Chengjin to taste. In just a few days, Xie Chengjin had gained weight visibly.

However, Su Zhizhi's current preparation method is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Different judges have their own preferences, but Su Zhizhi missed this point. Fortunately, Xie Chengjin's brain is online. He had already asked someone to inquire about the judges of this competition and the taste preferences of each judge.

Finally, just when Xie Chengjin was feeling a little hopeless after trying the dishes, his subordinates brought him a detailed investigation report.

The next time Su Zhizhi brought the dishes to him, Xie Chengjin decisively took out the information and slapped it in front of Su Zhizhi.

Seeing Su Zhizhi's puzzled expression, Xie Chengjin explained thoughtfully, "Here are the judges for this competition. I've had people research their tastes. No, you can take a look. It might be helpful."

Upon hearing this, Su Zhizhi took the questionnaire from Xie Chengjin's hand with great surprise. It clearly and in great detail introduced the taste of each judge. Su Zhizhi took a quick glance and found that the judges basically liked to eat sour and spicy food.

"That's great. With your order, we will definitely succeed." Su Zhizhi said excitedly.

In the next few days, Su Zhizhi locked herself in the kitchen and practiced her cooking skills.

Before they knew it, it was time for the preliminary round. Su Zhizhi got on a carriage early in the morning and rushed to the designated competition venue.

Everything was fine at first, but unexpectedly the carriage had an accident halfway. Su Zhizhi, who was sitting in the carriage, felt a violent bumpy sound coming from outside the carriage, and the carriage rushed uncontrollably towards the tree on the side. Fortunately, the carriage finally hit the tree.

Su Zhizhi got off the carriage in shock. Looking at the wheels that had been smashed into pieces, Su Zhizhi felt as if her whole body was cut by a knife.

What should she do? Now that the carriage had such a problem, how could she rush to participate in the competition? Xie Chengjin happened to be away today. He had gone out to buy ingredients for the restaurant and the farmers.

Is she going to watch this great opportunity to promote her cooking skills slip away before her eyes today?

Thinking of this, Su Zhizhi felt heartbroken.

Just when Su Zhizhi was at a loss, a carriage happened to pass by her. Su Zhizhi was so excited that she subconsciously reached out to stop the carriage on the spot.

"Hey! Kind person, please wait a moment." Su Zhizhi shouted.

Sure enough, the coachman slowed down after seeing Su Zhizhi. At the same time, the curtain at the back of the carriage was pulled open by a bony arm, revealing a fair face.

After Su Zhizhi saw the person in the carriage clearly, she was stunned. She didn't expect that it was such a coincidence and fate that the person in the carriage was Shen Wenjun.

"Mr. Shen, why are you here?" Su Zhizhi looked at Shen Wenjun with confusion.

"I happened to have something to do in the next county, and I rushed back just after I finished it. But why are you here alone, Miss Su?" Shen Wenjun gave a brief explanation and then asked Su Zhizhi.

"Uh... I was originally going to participate in a food competition, but halfway through, the carriage lost control, and then you see what you see now." Su Zhizhi explained helplessly.

After hearing this, Shen Wenjun said without hesitation, "Well, let me take you there."

Su Zhizhi was very happy after hearing this, "Okay, okay."

"Then let's get on the carriage quickly, it's getting late." Shen Wenjun urged.

"Okay." Su Zhizhi said and got into Shen Wenjun's carriage without hesitation.

In this way, Shen Wenjun took Su Zhizhi to the competition venue quickly and solved Su Zhizhi's urgent problem.

When Shen Wenjun brought Su Zhizhi to the competition venue, the competition was about to begin. Su Zhizhi, who was late, stood out.

Su Zhizhi subconsciously prepared to rush to the competition, but unfortunately, she was stopped by the staff as soon as she reached the door, "Stop, what are you doing?"

The staff asked as usual.

"Me? I'm here to participate in the competition. I'm really sorry, but when I was here, there was a problem with my wheel halfway, which delayed me a bit and made me late." Su Zhizhi hurriedly explained to the staff.

Upon hearing this, the staff member immediately shook their heads at Su Zhizhi and refused in a firm tone, "Excuse me, young lady. According to the rules of our competition, you are late. Since you are late, we cannot let you in. This is not only disrespectful to the competition, but also very unfair to the other contestants."

Su Zhizhi immediately panicked after hearing this. She didn't want the competition she had worked so hard to prepare for to fail before she even took part in it.

Just as Su Zhizhi was desperately looking for an opportunity, Shen Wenjun spoke up, "Sir, we arrived late because of the suddenness of the incident, not because we lack respect for the competition. My friend has been preparing for this competition for a long time. I hope you and the other contestants can give her a chance."

"Secondly, if we arrive late and still manage to cook a dish that's tastier than the other contestants, wouldn't that further demonstrate our culinary prowess? Surely you wouldn't want to undermine a skilled chef, right?"

Shen Wenjun's words immediately aroused great interest among the staff. Just as they were hesitating whether to let Su Zhizhi in, a well-dressed man suddenly walked out. He looked up at Shen Wenjun thoughtfully and said, "This gentleman looks very familiar. May I ask if we have seen him somewhere before?"

"I am the general's staff member." Shen Wenjun answered truthfully.

The man looked enlightened when he heard the voice. "I was wondering why you looked so familiar. So that's how it is."

After saying that, he waved his hand without hesitation and said, "Let her in. The game hasn't started for long yet."