Chapter 433 - All Were Snobbish

“Master, even though you are not pleased with my leaving Ruyi Tower, you shouldn’t have asked Junior Sister to participate in this competition with me.” Su Hai had stayed in Ruyi Tower for years, and the master and his wife always complained that Junior Sister didn’t endeavor to learn cooking.

In Su Hai’s impression, Xia Yu knew nothing about cooking skills. Now she appeared and took the challenge. Did it mean that his master admitted his defeat directly? Before, Su Hai left Ruyi Tower with some anger.

But at least, his master should have asked Second Brother to do this so that he could have a narrow victory, and Ruyi Tower would not lose so badly. But now, even if he won, he couldn’t win gracefully and gloriously.

“Eldest Brother, you seem to overlook me.” Xia Yu saw Su Hai’s bad look and knew he was thinking that her father was throwing the handle after the blade and desperate to compete with him.

He was so childish indeed. Who was her father? Would he put Ruyi Tower in risk because he had left? He was still too naive indeed.

Talking with him would be a waste of time. Xia Yu took up a carrot near her hand and weighed it in her hand. After cutting several times, a delicate phoenix head was done, and she put it in a plate aside casually.

It took only two or three minutes for Xia Yu to take up the carrot and then to get it carved. Eldest Brother was shocked inside. He really didn’t have such a fast speed to do this.

“Didn’t the master say…” Su Hai looked at Xia Yu in amazement and couldn’t speak anymore.

“It’s right to listen to your master, but you don’t have to believe him so strongly. Last night, my friends spoke of my father and came to the conclusion that in a father’s eyes, children should not be excellent, but the best. Or else, others will never hear him praise his kid.” Xia Yu shrugged and pointed at the clock for Eldest Brother, reminding him that it was time to start.

Xia Yu’s words sounded very funny, and some people on the spot even laughed out. But after thinking about it carefully, it was right indeed. Everyone must have had such an experience that when you came back home and told your father that you got 95 points in the test and was praised by the teacher with a medal for this, your father was very happy and took you out to a great meal. But if you happened to sit next to a father and his child who was at the same age as you and was also taken here by the father to a good treat as an award, you would be unlucky if that kid got 96 points in the test. Your father would say that the kid was so clever but you were not as good as him. In the parents’ hearts, their kids should always be more excellent and better than other kids.

Su Hai also had parents and a similar experience. But he was indeed too honest so that he took the master’s wish that his daughter would be a brilliant person seriously and thought that Junior Sister really knew nothing about cooking.

He smiled and took up a piece of beef aside. Just now Junior Sister’s performance was good indeed, but she was not a professional cook like him, after all. In practice, he was sure that he had more advantages.

The dishes Xia Yu wanted to cook today were very simple, and they were all very common home-cooked dishes. There was a plate of Spicy Chicken and two assorted vegetable dishes, Wealth Blossom (Stir-Fried Mixed Vegetable) and A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix (Stirred Chicken with Pork Dumplings).

Yet Eldest Brother’s dishes were more complicated. There was a hot pot, a plate of Stirred Beef, and a plate of Spicy Boiled Fish. They were all meat dishes that were time-consuming.

Finally, when the time was up, his beef was not thoroughly cooked, which was an obvious flaw. He was greatly marked down for the beef, and Xia Yu got a narrow victory as a result.

Su Hai was not satisfied with the result. In front of the judges, he didn’t say anything. But after everyone left, he tasted Xia Yu’s dishes on the quiet, and he was convinced completely after that.

He didn’t want to admit that Xia Yu cooked better than him, but the better was better.

When he came over, he was a moon surrounded by a lot of little stars, escorted by Shen Mo’s men. However, when he left and went back, he was alone, and no one knew where all those people were.

It was so realistic. When he lost the contest, he was kicked off immediately. Su Hai was young, but he had learned from Xia Mingde for a long time, after all. He had learned something, so he went back to pack his luggage in order to leave at once.

All his food, drink, and residence were provided by Shen Mo before. How could he afford to continue to live there in the future? He was just a cook, and he had some self-knowledge.

When he finished packing, Second Brother and others came over. Seeing that he was leaving, they asked, “How about going back to Ruyi Tower and working hard together with our brothers?”

“How can I do that now? I’m so ashamed.” Su Hai showed a bitter smile. He left before when his master took so much effort to persuade him into staying there. His master even told him he could come back if he did not have a good living outside.

He was too proud and thought that with his skills he could make it to get a good career. In order to make a good showing and prove his own ability, he even ran against his master. Although his master didn’t blame him, he wouldn’t feel good in his mind, as if there was a thorn in his heart.

“We respect your decision. You are the best among us, and we believe that with your skills you can soon find a good job.” Second Brother didn’t go too far to persuade him to stay, for he knew Eldest Brother’s temper.

“Hope so.” Before he left Ruyi Tower, he might have thought so, but now he had not been there for so long, and he finally found that he was really a nobody.

“Don’t give up. We all think that you will have a bright future.” When they saw that he had packed up already, they went out of the hotel together.

If now Shen Family could not be said to be going through an earthquake, it was something like that. First Madame pointed at Second Madame’s nose and questioned loudly, “Second Aunt, we’re a family. Have I done something against you? Then why didn’t you tell me that your son would marry Xia Family’s daughter?”

Instead, she said that Xia Yu was a cook’s daughter, a servant’s daughter. Did she have fun tricking others like this?

Second Madame only knew this after she saw the TV live broadcast and checked it with Shen Yan through the phone call. In the past, Xia Yu brought Chen Wenxuan back to her home but was driven away by her father.

Xia Yu was proud and stubborn. She vowed not to rely on her parents, so she kept it away from everyone all the time. Second Madame didn’t know that, either. Or she wouldn’t have forced Shen Yan to break up with Xia Yu so many times.

Now thinking back, Second Madame was still afraid. It was lucky for her that she didn’t keep forcing him, or she would really miss a good daughter-in-law. This thought of Second Madame didn’t mean that she was a snob.

After all, she was a mother, and was there a mother who hoped that her son would have a bad life? Especially her son was at a critical juncture of his career. He didn’t have a father, but with Xia Mingde’s guiding on the side, his road would be smoother.

It could be said that she was very satisfied and didn’t blame her son for hiding such an important thing from her.

“My sister-in-law, I didn’t intend to hold it back. I knew it only a moment ago indeed.” Second Madame wore an apologetic smile and explained to First Madame, but she was very proud in her mind.

She found a cook to be a relative by marriage, but so what? She would like to. She would see whether someone was going to show off in front of her in the future or not.

“As a mother, you are really a failure since you know nothing about what kind of girlfriend your son has.” First Madame sneered aside and said in a sharp tone.

But Second Madame didn’t care. She said with a smile, “Does that matter? As long as they are happy, everything will be fine. My sister-in-law, I have to go now. My relative by marriage rarely comes over, and I can’t neglect him, right?”

Saying this, Second Madame went upstairs. She returned to her room smilingly to change her clothes and then took her purse to go out.

“Mother, look at her. She is so proud.” First Madame was almost irritated to death. This was a flunky having his success, wasn’t this? Second Madame was a typical example.

“You also go to change your clothes. We will visit President Xia together.” Old Madame ignored her complaint but ordered her to do so.

“Mom!” First Madame was so wronged that she almost shed tears. Old Madame was too snobbish. Why didn’t she have this attitude towards Zeng Family before? “I have a headache, and I can’t go.”

“In this case, you stay at home to have a rest. Secretary Yang, let’s go.” Old Madame shook her head and walked out with Secretary Yang’s support.

It was too much, too much! First Madame was so angry that she smashed a whole tea set on the table.

“Old Madame, First Madame is really very angry.” Secretary Yang said while driving.

“What’s the use of being angry?” Old Madame sighed and then said, “It is not my favoring one than the other. After all, Little Yan’s negotiation with Xia Family about the cooperation is coming to an end. Now that President Xia is here, I should visit him both publicly and privately.”

But, no matter how high-sounding Old Madame’s explanation was, in the eyes of First Madame and Shen Mo, she was favoring one than the other. Not only that, she was biased so seriously that she completely swung to Shen Yan.

Zhang Hanyu also didn’t expect that Xia Yu was Xia Mingde’s daughter. If so, what was the use of Shen Mo’s marrying Zeng Mina?

“Young Master Mo, the contract will belong to Young Master Yan this time, and we have to think of another way.” Zhang Hanyu let out a long breath and said, “Would you like to cooperate with the Bai Family, Young Master Mo?”

Bai Family? Shen Mo held his chin with his hand. Bai Family was not weak indeed. Because of the issue between Yang Ke’er and Zhang Peng, Bai Family was not happy with Yang Family all the time. They thought that Yang Family robbed their son-in-law.

Zhang Peng had a good relationship with Shen Yan. So, Bai Family hated Zhang Peng and also would not show a good face to Shen Yan at the same time. It could be a way out by cooperating with them.

“Is Jiang Tao in a relationship with Bai Hong?” Shen Mo would not care about such a thing before, but now in this situation, he had to lower his position.

Jiang Family’s leader now was Jiang An, but Old Madame Jiang didn’t like him. As long as Old Madame Jiang was still alive, Jiang An couldn’t be a real leader.

Old Madame Jiang held the grudge against Shen Yan till now for he had set Jiang Tao up. If Jiang Tao really built a good relationship with Bai Family now, he could start from Jiang Tao to persuade Old Madame Jiang.

After all, Bai Family’s power should not be overlooked. Jiang Family’s connections with Bai Family through a marriage would provide many benefits for Jiang Family’s business. As long as Old Madame Jiang agreed to support Jiang Tao, when Jiang Tao became the leader at that time, he would surely go against Shen Yan with all his efforts.

“That can’t be said to be a relationship. They have just had a few movie dates and had dinner together several times.” Zhang Hanyu had already inquired about it. Old Madame Jiang disliked Bai Hong for her ill fame, while Bai Family disliked Jiang Tao for her weak ability.

Most importantly, Bai Hong despised Jiang Tao. At first, her fame was ruined as a result of Zhang Peng’s spreading the rumor, so in their social circle, very few people would like to contact her. She had no other companion, so she had to take part in several activities with Jiang Tao.

As for going into a formal relationship, she had never thought of it.

Speaking of Jiang Tao, although he also agreed with his grandma, thinking that Bai Hong had a bad reputation, his fame was no better than hers since he provoked Shen Yan.

Now he had no other supporters around him, so he needed an outside aid. He was not qualified to despise others naturally, so he wanted to start a relationship with Bai Hong eagerly, but he had no chance.

“Now that Jiang Tao has the intention, how about helping him? After all, you are friends.” Jiang Tao’s dating Bai Hong was beneficial to Shen Mo. Shen Mo would love to provide his help with this.

“There is no problem for me to help him since they meet each other often anyway.” It was not hard, so Zhang Hanyu agreed at once. Soon, a plan was formed in his mind.

“Give me the contract that Shen Yan signed with the client from Xizang.” Sitting down behind his desk, Shen Mo said to Xiang Hui.

“The contract is OK. The colleagues in the Legal Department have studied it.” Xiang Hui said so, but he still handed the contract over.