After a few words from Aunt Mei, Qi Jiao roughly understood the personnel involved with the head chef.
She came here precisely to show off her skills.
Not only did Lei Biao stand in her way, but he also plagiarized the dishes from Jiao Niang Restaurant.
Moreover, he was such a despicable person who tried to take advantage of a widow. He truly deserved to die.
Qi Jiao smiled faintly, patted Aunt Mei's hand on the back, gave her a reassuring look, and then gracefully walked out of the cubicle.
She saw fresh pork on the table. Immediately, she walked over and picked up the knife to chop the meat.
Suddenly, there was such a charming young lady in the big kitchen. She was elegant and charming, with a faint fragrance on her body.
The young lady chopped the meat without hesitation. The knife went deep into the cutting board.
For a moment, everyone looked over, staring intently.
There was a man with a sharp face and monkey-like cheeks standing beside Lei Biao. When he saw Qi Jiao, his eyes lit up. He let out a whistle and got closer to Qi Jiao. "Which sister from the mansion are you? What would you like to eat? Tell us brothers, and we'll make it for you right away. We don't want to tire your delicate hands, sister."
As he said this, his greasy hands were about to touch Qi Jiao's hands.
Qi Jiao just kept chopping the meat with a loud thud. She didn't even give him a proper look. When she saw those greasy hands reaching over, she chopped the knife down beside them.
The shiny kitchen knife was only a hair's breadth away from the man's fingers. The man was so scared that his soul almost flew out of his body, and his whole body trembled.
Being humiliated in front of everyone, the man was extremely annoyed. His face turned pale and then red. He angrily shouted, "Where did this bitch come from? So blind! How dare you act so presumptuously in front of your Uncle Qi!"
At this time, Aunt Mei called a few sisters from the pastry section to come in and support Qi Jiao. "Bah! You coward, Qi Laoliu. Who do you think you are! Don't you even recognize the owner of Jiao Niang Restaurant! Jiao Niang is the head chef specially invited by our Second Miss. You'd better show some respect!"
Qi Laoliu's eyes almost popped out. He couldn't believe it. "What? Isn't she a maid in your mansion?"
An aunt beside Aunt Mei sneered, "The cooks from outside really don't know their place. Not to mention that Jiao Niang is the head chef properly invited by the master. Even if she were a maid in the mansion, how could you be so disrespectful to her?"
As she said this, she sized Qi Laoliu up and down with her slanting eyes, as if she had seen something dirty. The mocking look on her face was very obvious.
After being scolded by the aunts, Qi Laoliu didn't dare to put on airs in front of the cooks in the Shu Mansion. He stood there, his face purple with anger, looking like he had nowhere to vent his anger.
Just as the atmosphere was tense, there came a cold laugh. "The world is going downhill. Now there are even women who can be head chefs?"
Qi Jiao looked over. Sure enough, this disgusting and stinky remark came from Lei Biao.
She put down the kitchen knife in her hand. Her eyes were cold. "What? Are women three classes lower than men? A person like you can get the title of head chef. Why can't I, who rely on my own skills?"
As soon as she said this, Lei Biao was so angry that he was ashamed. He raised his finger and pointed at Qi Jiao. "Bullshit! What did I rely on? What did I rely on!"
He spoke vulgar words in a loud voice like a cannon.
The followers beside Lei Biao also got agitated. They started scolding one by one, as if they couldn't stay in the cooking business if they didn't squeeze Qi Jiao out.
Even a woman could be a head chef!
They were now working with Qi Jiao. How disgraceful!
This was really a big deal. Aunt Mei and the other cooks had their years of experience. They were not easy to bully.
These stinky men were scolding Jiao Niang and insulting women. Weren't they just scolding them?
In an instant, the two groups were like fighting cocks. They quarreled non-stop, and dirty words flew out like boiling water. It seemed that they were about to start pushing and shoving.
The little girl who was stoking the fire in the kitchen saw that something was wrong. She quickly crouched down and slipped out of the door to look for the supervisor.
The kitchen supervisor rushed over in a hurry when he heard the news. When he saw that the nice kitchen had been made into a mess by these people, he almost fainted.
He gathered all his strength and shouted. Only then did the two groups stop scolding. But they still confronted each other, looking like they were ready to fight to the death.
Qi Jiao turned to look at the supervisor.
The supervisor's surname was Qian. He was wearing a half-new blue robe. He was not very old and had just been promoted to the position of supervisor not long ago. He was just trying to be fair in his work.
He was originally the adopted son of the big supervisor of the Shu family. The big supervisor was promoted by the old lady, so he was considered to be on the old lady's side.
But last year, the big supervisor went back to his hometown to observe mourning for his mother. He quickly pushed this young man onto the position of kitchen supervisor and then left.
Supervisor Qian was still young and had little experience. He was very afraid of making a mistake and being blamed by the master. He wanted to please everyone and followed the principle of not offending any side.
So he was a bit indecisive in his work. When it came to choosing the head chef, he let the Second Lady take the opportunity to insert Lei Biao and his people.
When Supervisor Qian saw this situation, he regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.
What kind of people had he recruited! They were just a bunch of troublemakers!
When Supervisor Qian saw a lot of vegetables and meat scattered on the ground, he couldn't help but feel distressed. He angrily scolded, "Instead of preparing the food and drinks for the old lady's birthday banquet properly, you are making a ruckus like hooligans. Do you think this is some low-class place? If you cause trouble again, the guards of the Shu family are not easy to deal with. They'll tie you up and send you to the official, and then you'll be quiet."
When Lei Biao saw that Supervisor Qian was really angry, he couldn't help but take a few steps back quietly. He lowered his head and didn't dare to talk back.
After all, even the servants in a noble family have some status.
Supervisor Qian was in charge of the birthday banquet. If he really removed them, wouldn't they miss out on such a great opportunity?
Aunt Mei had been working in the big kitchen of the Shu Mansion for many years. Her cooking skills were well-known to the old lady. She wasn't afraid of Supervisor Qian at all. She stepped forward to defend herself. "Supervisor, these cooks from outside are so overbearing. They are so noble. They said that women can't enter the kitchen. They even bullied Jiao Niang with the support of others. In the end, they were about to beat us. Please come and judge for us!"
Supervisor Qian of course saw Jiao Niang standing with Aunt Mei. He was really at his wit's end.
Once, because of his momentary carelessness, he served the wrong dish to the First Lady, which made the First Lady feel uncomfortable after eating.
When he found out, he felt like he was falling into an ice cave. He thought he was going to lose his life.
As a result, the Second Miss pleaded for him in front of the Big Master and the First Lady.
Later, the doctor in the mansion checked, and it turned out that the First Lady just didn't like the taste. There was no big problem.
In the end, he only suffered a little bit. The master didn't do much to him.
From that time on, he knew that the Second Miss was a kind person in the mansion.
Out of gratitude, he always supplied the freshest food to the Second Miss's courtyard.
Maybe the Second Miss had already forgotten this trivial matter.
It was just this time that the Second Miss personally told him to let the owner of Jiao Niang Restaurant come to the mansion to cook for the birthday banquet.
Of course, he readily agreed.
But the maid of the Second Lady was in charge of the kitchen purchases. He had to consider these relationships.
Who would have thought that as soon as the person arrived today, there was a ruckus.
Supervisor Qian quickly weighed the situation in his mind. Before he could speak, Qi Laoliu over there couldn't wait to jump out and pour dirty water on Qi Jiao.
Qi Laoliu looked at Qi Jiao out of the corner of his eye. "Supervisor, we brothers were cooking here properly. As soon as she came in, she was restless. When she saw that we ignored her, she even tried to seduce us in all kinds of ways. It's obvious that she's a slut at heart. She'll only be a hindrance in the kitchen. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't have delayed our work."
"Look, Chef Lei's newly made sticky rice and eight-treasure duck is right on the table. It hasn't even been plated yet!"
Supervisor Qian glanced at the table. Sure enough, there was a duck with a thick and fragrant sauce lying there. It was still steaming.
He was a little shaken. Although Lei Biao had a bad character, he was very good at cooking. He was one of the head chefs in the Rare Delicacies Restaurant and was quite famous.
If he drove the person out now, and Jiao Niang couldn't handle it at that time, how could he explain it to the masters?