Even though they were refused entry, the diners were still curious about how good Jiujiu's cooking skills were and how good her dishes tasted.
Just as the diners were scratching their hearts, Spring Wind Restaurant opened across from Drunken Spring House.
The owner of Spring Wind Restaurant was Lin Guangye.
Although Lin Xiao's cooking skills were not as good as Jiujiu's, to be able to obtain Chef Lin's praise, she was naturally not an ordinary person.
On the first day of opening, Lin Xiao stewed a pot of mutton in front of Spring Wind Restaurant.
The diners could only smell the aroma of the mutton, but there was not a trace of rank odor.
The people of the capital were originally good at eating. Seeing Lin Xiao's excellent mutton stew and being refused entry at Drunken Spring House, they simply went to Spring Wind Restaurant to try it out.
Lin Xiao's cooking skills were excellent, and the diners ate until their mouths were full of oil.
After eating and drinking to their fill, the diners rubbed their full bellies and walked out while thinking.
Lin Xiao, whose cooking skills were not as good as Jiujiu's, could make such delicious food. Then, how good would Jiujiu's cooking be if her cooking skills were better than Lin Xiao's?
Opening a restaurant relied on good cooking skills to attract customers. Lin Xiao's cooking skills were excellent, so the diners who came to eat here naturally increased.
Moreover, there were many people in the capital and the prices were high. The turnover of seven or eight days was comparable to the turnover of a month in their hometown.
Moreover, in the half a month since they opened, the Drunken Spring House across from them had been closed. This made Lin Guangye even more certain that Jiujiu's victory was fishy.
After all, if Jiujiu really had the ability, why didn't she take advantage of the popularity to open a restaurant to attract customers and make money? Instead, she continued to close.
Lin Guangye was originally narrow-minded, and the fact that Jiujiu's restaurant had been closed gave him an opportunity.
That night, Lin Guangye stopped a little beggar, gave him a few copper coins, and whispered a few words in the beggar's ear.
The next day, Jiujiu relied on Li Fugui's friendship with the ten gluttons to win the competition. The rumor spread like wildfire.
Moreover, the person who said this news was very methodical, as if he had seen how Jiujiu and Wang Cuilian pleaded with the ten gluttons to let them choose the dishes they cooked.
The more lies one told, the more they became the truth.
There were quite a lot of these rumors, and they became real.
As for the evidence you're asking for.
Wasn't the evidence that Jiujiu had won the competition for so long? If she really had such good culinary skills, why didn't she reopen Drunken Spring Brothel? Why did she close the doors and refuse customers?
The gossip got more and more twisted, and in the end, it became a version of how Wang Cuilian and Jiujiu shamelessly seduced the ten gluttons.
Now, other than collecting money every day, Lin Guangye's hands were sore. He also heard the people who came to their restaurant to eat gossip about Jiujiu, Wang Cuilian, and the ten gluttons. He couldn't stop smiling.
Lin Xiao had been cooking in the kitchen and did not notice Lin Guangye's actions at all.
Jiujiu and Wang Cuilian had been busy renovating Drunken Spring Brothel and reopening it. They were completely unaware of this matter.
On the other hand, the ten gluttons were almost angered to death after hearing this news.
In the hearts of the gluttons, other than their family, they cared most about the chef who could make good dishes.
Previously, it was Li Fugui, and now, it was Jiujiu.
At this moment, when they heard someone talk about Jiujiu like this, they were really angry.
However, they had a very good relationship with Li Fugui, and the competition that day was indeed judged by the ten of them. They had already eaten Jiujiu's dishes. Even if they tried to explain, in the eyes of those people, the ten of them had long been in cahoots with Jiujiu and Wang Cuilian. Even if they tried to explain, in the eyes of those people, the ten of them had long been in cahoots with Jiujiu and Wang Cuilian. Even if they tried to explain, they would not be able to defend themselves.
However, it was impossible for the gluttons to watch their favorite chef be wronged like this.
In the end, the gluttons came up with this idea.
Early the next morning, the gluttons knocked on Jiujiu's door, hoping that Jiujiu would come out and clarify this matter.
Firstly, they wanted to clear Jiujiu's name. Secondly, they wanted everyone to know that although the ten of them had a very good relationship with Li Fugui, they would not give up their principles and do something that could not distinguish right from wrong.
Jiujiu, who was finishing up the final touches of Drunken Spring Brothel, heard the gluttons' words. After a moment of silence, she nodded and said, "I know."
The gluttons thought that Jiujiu would definitely come out and clarify the matter after hearing the news.
After all, such rumors were extremely fatal to a young girl like Jiujiu.
Too many lies would become the truth. If such rumors were allowed to spread, it would be difficult for Jiujiu to marry in the future.
Seeing how calm Jiujiu was, the gluttons were a little uneasy.
One of them couldn't help but look at Jiujiu and ask, "Li Qian, do you want to go out and clarify the matter?"
Jiujiu shook her head, "No need."
She didn't need to think to know who was the one who spread the rumors this time.
Other than a despicable and shameless person like Lin Guangye, who would do such a thing to ruin the reputation of an orphan and widow?
Moreover, she had defeated Lin Xiao and regained the golden kitchen knife and recipe. Lin Guangye hated her to the bone, so it was not surprising that he would do such a thing.
Jiujiu looked up and smiled at the gluttons, "In three days, Drunken Spring Brothel will be reopening. I'll have to trouble all of you to help me advertise it then."
Hearing Jiujiu say that Drunken Spring Brothel would be reopening, the gluttons immediately revealed surprised smiles.
The reopening of Drunken Spring Brothel meant that they would be able to eat Jiujiu's cooking again.
As soon as they thought about the taste of Jiujiu's cooking, the gluttons forgot their original purpose for coming.
After all, as long as they had tasted Jiujiu's cooking, the rumors of Jiujiu and Wang Cuilian using underhanded means to get them to judge them as the winner would be dispelled without them even having to say anything.
In that case, what else did they have to worry about?
The gluttons came in anxiously and left excitedly. Everyone's curiosity was piqued when they saw them.
Some of the customers who were closer to the gluttons plucked up their courage to ask around. One of the gluttons walked out with a satisfied look on his face as he smiled and said reservedly, "It's nothing. Li Qian said that she'll be reopening Drunken Spring Brothel in two days and asked us to try the dishes."
Speaking of trying the dishes, the gluttons couldn't help but stick out their tongues and lick their lips.
Today, Jiujiu asked them to stay for a meal.
Although it was a very simple family meal, they ate to their heart's content. Especially the Monkey's Head Mushroom. It was clearly a vegetarian dish, but whether it was in appearance or taste, it was almost the same as a monkey's brain. It was truly amazing.
Even Li Fugui would have to give way to such culinary skills, not to mention that little girl Lin Xiao. If you want to chat with more like-minded people about "Transmigration: Scum Abuse Guide", you can follow "Excellent Reading Literature" on WeChat.
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