"These are my chefs from Lu Fang in Yu City. They've been with me for many years and each one has outstanding skills. Bro, I don't think we need to compete today."

Lu Yongmin glanced at the crowd gathering at the door, "A competition between brothers is just a joke for others to laugh at."

Everything happening now, Lu Yongjun had already anticipated.

If Lu Yingqiu hadn't come home today and hadn't had that heartfelt chat with him, Lu Yongjun might have just given the sign to his younger brother.

Of course, he wouldn't accept his brother's arrangement in Yu City. He would just continue to raise chickens on the mountain, grow peanuts, or maybe like Boss Xiao Chen, get a food truck to sell Bang Bang Chicken around the streets.

But Lu Yingqiu came back, and his daughter was willing to stay at home, so the situation was different.

Lu Yongjun patted Lu the Second's shoulder, "You've really grown up and accomplished a lot! Alright, then I'll compete with your chefs."

Lu Yongmin still wasn't reassured and added, "Besides my restaurant's chefs, I also invited a few esteemed guests today."

After he finished speaking, one of the chefs at the door went out for a moment and came back with three casually dressed men, who looked about fifty or sixty years old.

"These three are seniors from the Yu City Culinary Association. They have unique insights into cuisine, and I specially invited them to be the judges this time, to make it fair."

The smile disappeared from Lu Yongjun's face, "Shouldn't the customers decide if the food is good or not? If it's good, they'll buy it; if not, they won't come. What's the point of having judges?"

"Bro! Whether a dish is good or not, there are standards for that. You've been doing things your own way. By the way, what dish are we making today? Upper River Gang or Lower River Gang?"

Hanyang Town's location is quite special, right in the middle of the four branches of Sichuan cuisine.

To the north and south, there's the Upper River Gang's Chengdu and Leshan Cuisine.

To the east, Zigong Cuisine dominates under the Little River Gang.

The west, although a bit far, has recently started to develop into Yu City Cuisine under the Lower River Gang.

Even though they are all Sichuan cuisine, the differences are actually quite significant when you break it down. The Lu Family has a century-old tradition that dabbles in all four branches, but they are most proficient in Chengle's Upper River Gang.

It was clear that Lu Yongjun was unhappy with his brother for bringing in outsiders as judges.

How can one person decide if what I make is delicious or not?

Shouldn't the people of the world decide what's good or not?

"This won't do," Lu Yongjun insisted. "The Lu Family's dishes are not for just one person to judge."

Lu Yongmin didn't expect his brother to get tangled up in this. He only thought that inviting someone from the Culinary Association would make it appear more authoritative and make his brother more convinced.

"So what do you propose?"

"How about this!"

Just as the few people in the room were in a stalemate, a new voice suddenly emerged. It was Chen Mo!

"Who are you?" Lu Yongmin, after all, was the big boss of Lu Fang in Yu City, so he was naturally unhappy to see an outsider interfering in their family affairs.

Chen Mo felt a bit awkward as if it wasn't quite appropriate.

Who would have thought, Lu Yingqiu stood beside Chen Mo, holding his arm, "I brought him back."

Boss Lu looked at his daughter, a bit bewildered.

He suddenly had a bad feeling.

These two little ones, the guy came first, deliberately buying chickens from my house and showing off in front of me, then the girl came back and they admitted to knowing each other earlier.

Could it be that the daughter was afraid I'd disagree if she brought him back directly, so they did it this way?

First let me accept this young man from a stranger's perspective, then reveal his identity?

Lu the Second was also a bit dumbfounded, "Niece brought a boyfriend back? Why didn't you say earlier?"

Lu Yongmin hurriedly took out a stack of money from his pocket, "Look, I didn't know in advance and wasn't prepared with a red envelope, but you young ones, take this, keep it."

Chen Mo stood there, bewildered, his pocket suddenly filled with a stack of money, his mind buzzing.

What the hell is going on!

Since it was someone Lu Yingqiu brought back, Lu the Second didn't say much more, "Young man, what do you think?"

The attitude changed quickly.

Chen Mo really felt that this matter between the brothers wasn't actually a big deal, because Lu the Second seemed to really care for his niece.

And although Lu the Second was occasionally loud and brash, he always spoke with the intention of solving problems, and basically didn't have too much fault.

Chen Mo said, "So Uncle Lu thinks the quality of dishes should be left up to the customers, and you believe there must be an authoritative body to judge. How about this?"

"Everyone makes their own dishes, but we don't reveal who made what. And instead of just creating one dish for competition, let's set up a stall and sell them. Whoever sells better clearly makes the tastier food, right?"

"Besides, there's a fair going on in town today, not only are there local townspeople, but also tourists from outside. This should be pretty fair, right?"

As soon as Chen Mo said this, without waiting for Lu the Second and the chefs to speak, the townspeople watching outside clapped and cheered.

"This is a good idea, fair!"

"Exactly, anyway, nobody will know who made which dish at the end, we'll just taste them, and whoever's is delicious, we'll know at once, right?"

"Just set up the stalls, the one who makes the most delicious food will definitely have the best business, what's the need for judges!"

"Right! Let consumers vote using their money, that data is the most real! I support this young man's idea!"

Seeing the enthusiastic crowd outside, Lu the Second smiled and shook his head, initially expecting to have a competitive showdown with his elder brother upon returning, but now he's thwarted by an unexpected Cheng Yaojin.

Lu the Second was confident in his chefs.

"Alright then, since everyone agrees, there's no problem." He turned to look at his older brother, "What do you think, big brother?"

Lu Yongjun took a puff of his cigarette, glanced at Chen Mo, "Alright."

"Then this is settled." Lu Yongmin walked around the room, "Let's close the main gate of Lu Fang, we'll cook inside, and Yingqiu will serve the dishes outside. Customers won't know who made which dish, okay?"

"Okay." Lu Yongjun was already eager to start this fair competition.

Moreover, the kitchen stoves at Lu Fang were enough, as Lu Yongjun usually cooked various ingredients at the same time, so the stoves were quite many.

"As for the ingredients, I'll have my people handle it."

Lu Yongmin took large-scale action.

The two brothers had no objections to this. After all, it was their father's suggestion that whoever could run Lu Fang well should take charge.

If the younger brother could really carry forward Lu Fang and make dishes that wouldn't fall short of their father's legacy, why not hand it over to him?

Lu Yongmin thought the same, if he really wasn't capable of winning this sign, forcefully taking it wouldn't have any meaning either.

Let strength speak for itself!

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