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

However, they didn't expect that these old chefs didn't buy it at all. When they saw Su Zhizhi walking towards them, they simply snorted coldly, rolled their eyes at Su Zhizhi, and then dispersed, doing their own things.

The newcomers behind Su Zhizhi looked at each other when they saw this, but they would not stand on Su Zhizhi's side. After all, they were not very convinced of Su Zhizhi.

Su Zhizhi held her forehead with her hand, her face full of helplessness, but she was complaining in her heart, blaming the emperor for not doing his job and only looking for trouble for her. However, Su Zhizhi knew very well that this was a good time to establish her authority. If there was a way to make these old chefs convinced of her, then judging from the current situation, the imperial kitchen would be equivalent to half of her world.

Before entering the palace, Xie Chengjin also gave Su Zhizhi some knowledge about the imperial kitchen. For example, the most respected person in the imperial kitchen is a master chef named Bai, who has been working in the imperial kitchen for many years. If one wants to establish prestige in the imperial kitchen, Master Bai is a good starting point.

Su Zhizhi recalled what Xie Chengjin had said, and at the same time, her eyes kept scanning the imperial kitchen. Finally, Su Zhizhi's gaze locked on a man not far from her.

The man was a little fat, but tall, and looked older than the others. Everyone else's eyes kept looking at him from time to time.

Su Zhizhi had a rough outline of a plan in her mind. She stood in the most conspicuous place in the imperial kitchen and cleared her throat. For a moment, everyone's eyes were on Su Zhizhi.

"Everyone, I'm the new supervisor, Su Zhizhi. You can just call me Zhizhi. I know I'm younger than the seniors here, and I believe none of you will believe me. Although I was appointed by His Majesty himself, I want to convince you all with my own strength. How about this? If any of you think you can defeat me, you can step forward. I, Su Zhizhi, will take you all. If I lose, I will naturally go to His Majesty to resign personally. But if you lose, you will have to obey my orders from now on. What do you think?"

Perhaps because Su Zhizhi's speech contained too much information, the others were stunned for a moment, and then whispers were heard throughout the imperial kitchen.

But after a while, everyone's eyes were focused on the tall man in front of Su Zhizhi. He was the one Su Zhizhi had just locked onto.

"Manager Su, since you said so, then I, Lao Bai, will not be polite. I, Lao Bai, have worked in the imperial kitchen for so many years, and I have never seen a girl take the position of manager. Today, I, Lao Bai, dare to compete with you, Manager Su, on behalf of the other people in our imperial kitchen. I hope that Manager Su will keep his word." Master Bai narrowed his eyes, obviously wanting to give Su Zhizhi a warning.

Su Zhizhi just smiled, very satisfied with the current situation. She clapped her hands and said, "Master Bai, right? Of course, I mean what I say. This is in the imperial kitchen, so how about we compete in cooking?"

"Okay, Manager Su, please tell us how we compare them?" Master Bai chuckled.

"In the same amount of time, let's compete on cooking speed and taste of dishes. What do you think, Master Bai?" Su Zhizhi blurted out without thinking.

Master Bai gladly accepted the challenge, and the two stood facing each other in the imperial kitchen. The atmosphere around them instantly became tense.

Su Zhizhi was very confident in his own strength, and so was Master Bai. He even underestimated his opponent.

The competition started soon. Within three incense sticks, the first thing to look at was quantity, and the second was quality. Everyone present was a witness.

From the very beginning of serving the dishes, Su Zhizhi and Master Bai chose two completely different paths. At the beginning, everyone thought that Su Zhizhi was at a disadvantage, but later on, Su Zhizhi's speed became faster and faster, while cold sweat began to appear on Master Bai's forehead.

As the last stick of incense went out, the result of the competition came out. In the end, Su Zhizhi made one more dish than Master Bai. In terms of quantity, Su Zhizhi had won.

But what made Master Bai even more frustrated was the taste of Su Zhizhi's dishes. Su Zhizhi was now extremely grateful for the hard work she had put in preparing for the chef competition. Otherwise, she might not be a match for Master Bai.

But no matter what, Su Zhizhi still won the game, and everyone was shocked.

Master Bai's face was also full of surprise. The look in his eyes when he looked at Su Zhizhi changed from disbelief to admiration. Su Zhizhi had been paying attention to Master Bai. Seeing him like this, Su Zhizhi felt a little relieved. She knew that at least these veteran chefs headed by Master Bai should be more convinced of her.

Su Zhizhi walked up to Master Bai and said, "Senior Bai, thank you for letting me."

Seeing Su Zhizhi being so polite, Master Bai blushed slightly. "No, no, you're too polite, Su. It's me, Old Bai, who's not as skilled as you. Anyway, His Majesty has a reason for valuing Master Bai. It's me, Old Bai, who's too narrow-minded."

Seeing that Master Bai could afford to lose, a gentle smile appeared on Su Zhizhi's face.

Su Zhizhi's situation in the imperial kitchen has finally stabilized, but Su Zhizhi did not forget what Xie Chengjin told her. She took out some silver from her purse and distributed it to other people in the imperial kitchen, whether they were there before or new. Su Zhizhi did not ignore it.

Soon, Su Zhizhi became friends with everyone in the imperial kitchen. Seeing the current situation, Su Zhizhi felt a little relieved. Her basic position in the palace had been consolidated. The next step was for Su Zhizhi to start investigating the previous news about her father.

In order to find out, Su Zhizhi took some things and went to find Master Bai, who had been in the palace the longest.

Master Bai was slightly surprised to see Su Zhizhi coming to see him. "Manager Su, why are you looking for me at this hour? Is there something important?"

Su Zhizhi handed the silver in her hand to Master Bai and then said, "Nothing can be hidden from Senior Bai. I came here this time to ask a few questions. Although I am now the head of the imperial kitchen, I don't know much about the masters of the various palaces in the palace. I hope Senior Bai can give me some guidance."

Su Zhizhi took the initiative to lower her posture, which made Master Bai feel more comfortable listening to her.

Upon seeing this, Master Bai's mood instantly improved, and he began to carefully explain the current situation in the palace to Su Zhizhi.

Su Zhizhi sorted it out bit by bit in her mind until Master Bai changed the subject and mentioned an important person.

"However, in this palace, the other masters are easy to talk to, but at this critical juncture, you have to pay special attention to one person." When Master Bai said this, his expression became a little serious.