After Marrying the Officer

Huang Yidao was the rival of Xia Chuyi's master.

When Chuyi met Old Sir Guan, Huang Yidao already owned a private restaurant, specifically to compete with Mr. Guan.

Mr. Guan was low-profile, naming his private restaurant simply "Delicious Residence."

Whereas, Huang Yidao's restaurant was bluntly named "Imperial Huang Family's Royal Kitchen."

Food, unlike other things, isn't about how loud your name is or how big your brand is, in the end, it's all about the taste.

Therefore, Huang Yidao's business was always inferior to Old Sir Guan's.

Because of this, Huang Yidao then resorted to countless underhand tactics in private to force Mr. Guan into collaborating with him or to share the Imperial Food Recipe.

Of course, Mr. Guan stubbornly refused,

Huang Yidao is a man of poor character and unscrupulous methods, not worthy of collaboration—those were her master's own words.

Later on, after Mr. Guan took her on as an apprentice, Huang Yidao came looking for her, offering a huge sum of money to poach her, which she naturally refused.

Time passed, and "Delicious Residence" grew more famous, attracting numerous officials and nobles. Somehow, someone took action and sorted out Huang Yidao's "Imperial Huang Family's Royal Kitchen."

After that, the "Imperial Huang Family's Royal Kitchen" closed down, and Huang Yidao never appeared again.

Thinking back, Xia Chuyi thought to herself, "So Huang Yidao's grudge with my master started from back then?"

She had always thought that their rivalry was merely due to operating similar private restaurants.

Her master wasn't one to fuss over details and had never told her about the past grievances with Huang Yidao.

She had thought that as long as she showed sincerity, she could let her master let down his guard and teach her culinary skills.

Little did she know that she had coincided with a time when her master had issues with Huang Yidao. Since her reunion with her master happened two years earlier than expected, many things were different from what she had anticipated.

Soon, Xia Chuyi straightened her demeanor and earnestly said to Old Sir Guan, "Master, I don't know who Huang Yidao is. I genuinely just thought your skills were good and sincerely wanted to learn from you."

Xia Chuyi was very sincere.

The expression on Mr. Guan's face remained cold as he said, "You don't know Huang Yidao? You really want to learn from me?"

"How did you know my skills were good, having just met me today?"

Mr. Guan shook his head in disappointment, "I thought you, a girl with clear eyes and a straight posture, who also has a bit of spirit, what a pity that you can't tell a single truth."

Xia Chuyi: "..."

It was her mistake, how could she have forgotten that her master was a well-traveled and knowledgeable person? Her small tricks couldn't fool him.

"Cough cough." Xia Chuyi covered her mouth and coughed to cover up.

She couldn't just say—Master, I'm doing this because I was your disciple in your past life, that's why I deliberately approached you.

After some thought, Chuyi earnestly said, "Master, I'll be straightforward with you, I indeed came for you."

"I know your ancestors were genuine court chefs and your skills are the authentic heritage of imperial cuisine. That's why I want to learn from you."

Seeing Mr. Guan looking like he was about to refuse, Chuyi quickly said, "Master, please don't rush to turn me down, hear me out!"

"I really do want to learn from you with all sincerity!"

Xia Chuyi took out everything including her student ID and train tickets, and put them all in front of him.