The only one that caught his eye among the 20 dishes was just the tofu and spring onions.

All the other dishes whether they be fish, shrimp, crab, lamb, or beef all looked unappetizing to him.

Qi Tian Yun just pointed it out casually to get this over with so he wouldn't have to deal with things like that anymore.

Shi Ding immediately served the plate of spring onions with tofu after hearing the Marquis.

The spring onions were still fresh, and the tofu was still firm even though half an hour had passed.

Shi Ding could still smell the sweet scent of tofu and the unique smell of sesame oil when he got close to it.

If the Marquis doesn't eat it, then he definitely will!

Seeing the dish, Qi Tian Yun also felt that they had made the tofu dish with some neat tricks and so he took a bite.

It didn't have the bean smell of tofu, but it kept the sweet fragrance when it entered his mouth.

This fragrance was like rain in the spring which made people feel very refreshed.

There was also a hint of spring onion in the tofu, which made the original fragrance of tofu more unique.

Qi Tian Yun had already finished the plate of spring onion with tofu while not realizing it.

This was the most he had eaten recently.

Shi Ding was dumbfounded, but he immediately served the other dishes. He cried with joy: "Marquis! You should eat more!"

But as soon as the smell of these meals came up, Qi Tian Yun felt nausea and frowning: "What kind of nasty thing is this? It should be thrown in the garbage."

Shi Ding looked at the delicious dishes and pointed to his mouth: "This is the garbage?"

Qi Tian Yun raised his eyebrows: "It's all for you."

Shi Ding realized the Marquis was joking!

Oh, my God!

Is this still the same Marquis Weiyuan?

Could it be that the plate of spring onion with tofu just now put the Marquis in a good mood?

Sure enough, Qi Tian Yun said lightly: "Who made that dish just now? Let her come here and speak."

!!!

The Marquis was willing to eat!

The Marquis also took the initiative to see the Chef!

Shi Ding didn't care about delicious dishes anymore and immediately asked people to find the chef who made the spring onion mixed with tofu.

Around the same time, Su Tang was walking home with her younger brother.

They got the ticket for passing the first stage, and they were walking home happily.

Su Jin Hang's eyes were full of admiration for his sister: "Sister, you're so cool. You passed the competition! I even saw the chefs from the restaurant next door get eliminated."

"The judges were praising the dish made by my sister!"

Su Jin Hang's admiration for Su Tang had exploded.

How could my elder sister be so amazing!

Su Tang smiled and kept what she wanted to say in her heart.

She learned a lot of cooking methods from modern times, and they were the essence of thousands of years of cooking. Naturally, the modern ways pay more attention to details than the ancient ones.

When it comes to cooking, details were what could ensure the success or failure of a dish.

The next part of the competition was in ten days. Now there are only 150 people left, but fifty of them will be directly eliminated.

Su Tang felt that this sort of elimination was too cruel, but in order to get the monetary prize, she would continue to work hard.

"Yo, isn't this our lady chef Su Jin Tang? I heard that you went to participate in the God of Cooking Competition? How funny, your father probably couldn't even win when he's still alive and you're still going?" The one who scornfully said this was their aunt from the next door.

The wound on Su Tang's face was also thanks to her.

Su Tang turned her eyes with a hint of coldness: "Aunty, there must be no shortage of vinegar in your family."

It stunned the aunt next door to hear Su Tang continue to talk: "You are so sour that if you got soaked in water, you could use it as vinegar."

With that, Su Tang pulled her brother inside their home.

She wasn't like the former Su Jin Tang. She learned to argue with the haters in the comment section of her blog in her previous life.

She was not afraid of her devil relatives, but Su Tang knows that this kind of hateful relatives would definitely not give up.

Sure enough, the woman outside reacted and started shouting at the small restaurant.

Just as she started cursing, a pot of water splashed directly on the woman's feet.

Su Tang said directly: "One more sentence, then it will be hot water next."

Her vicious aunt got so scared by Su Tang's cold eyes that she quickly scurried away.

The way Su Jin Hang looked at her sister was full of admiration.

Su Tang still had a stony face when she turned around: "We will eat Steamed Egg Sponge Cake at night, okay? Let's taste it today and tomorrow we can sell this cake ."

Su tang put a lot of thought into it and came to a conclusion. They only had two people to run the shop, just a 16-year-old girl and her 7-year-old brother.

If they sell stir-fried dishes and noodles then they won't be able to sustain the heavy work because they would be needed to cook every single portion of dishes.

It would be better to sell some soft pastry cakes although it was not as profitable as cooking regular meals, it was enough for two people to live. That being said, she still needed to start saving money to put her brother through school.

This kind of pastry was also simple to make, but hard to master. The important thing was that the inside of the cake should be fluffy, but many of the chefs of ancient times couldn't grasp it well. However, Su Tang understood that the fluffy inside of the pastry was nothing more than air generated when the butter and the sugar were stirred.

In ancient times, they probably didn't understand the scientific knowledge behind it, and they just prepared it according to the chef's feelings.

Since Su Tang made it strictly with the proportion of her recipe, and also followed the scientific method to make bubbles there was more air in the batter. Thus, the pastry would be extra fluffy.

Thankfully, her family owned a small restaurant and she still had some of the ingredients at her house. Otherwise, Su Tang wouldn't have had money to make the pastry. Since it was early spring, they could still store these things without refrigeration.

Su Tang and her little brother just made some experimental products for them to fill their stomachs.

The cakes were freshly made and delicious! Tomorrow they will open the door to sell pastries!

They were busy till late at night, and the government was also very busy at the same time.

Marquis Weiyuan Qi Tian Yun actually ate the dish made in the God of Cooking Competition. This made the mayor overjoyed, but the chef had already left when they went to go find them.

The Mayor only then realized that it turned out to be a 'little chef'. However, cooking wasn't restricted to men or women as long as it tasted great to your customer then you are an excellent chef.

The mayor immediately sent someone to find information about the little chef. Fortunately, from the hundreds of reports, he finally found her name and address.

At this moment, the mayor was standing respectfully in front of the marquis. He said while trembling: "Marquis, this was all the information of the little chef. Her biological mother died early and her father died a few days ago. Now, she runs a small restaurant with her younger brother, but this little girl was only 16 years old so the restaurant was not well managed. Thus, she took part in the God of Cooking Contest for the prize money."

Qi Tian Yun glanced over, he just said a few words but this person sure liked to talk a lot.

"I see, now get out." Qi Tian Yun casually said.

The mayor couldn't figure out the Marquis' intentions, so he tentatively said: "Should this minister bring the little chef over and make her your personal chef?"

Qi Tian Yun looked at him to say, "Not necessary, it just happened to match my appetite at the time."

Qi Tian Yun doesn't care about his meals because he would just eat a bit from them.

The emperor paid attention to this matter, so naturally, the officials below would begin to pay attention to it as well.

If someone told others that Qi Tian Yun said that he was just eating a bit, then it would make those royal chefs cry!

Dear Marquis!

Are you really just eating a little!

Are you joking!

You were obviously very picky alright?

If a plate of dishes can make your chopsticks move twice, then that must have been Buddha's spirit possessing your body!

According to the emperor's words, the country still depends on you. If you don't eat how could we survive his punishment?

Once the Mayor left, Qi Tian Yun glanced at Su Jin Tang's information again.

Su Jin Tang.

Her name was like food.

Lives in the western part of the capital city. Her small family restaurant is in the same district.

Qi Tian Yun's eyes glanced down as he was trying to move on beyond this matter, but then he thought about the tofu dish.

He was not going to eat. He just wanted to check out the shop since she piqued his interest.

Qi Tian Yun couldn't help but go to the western district.

The imperial guard asked, "Marquis is going to secretly inspect the city? Marquis is really hard working."

Qi Tian Yun glanced at him: "You are right, this Marquis is going to inspect."

He definitely didn't want to eat spring onion mixed with tofu.

Qi Tian Yun strolled to the market square. It was early in the morning with carts moving around and people walking to their destinations. It was a scene of prosperity.

However, there was a disturbance within this scene. There was a storefront that was crowded with many people that filled the air with noise.

"I want to buy three more!"

"I want ten! My lady and madam love it so much."

"I have a lot of money! Sell it all to me!"

"Little girl, your craftsmanship is amazing. I have never eaten such a delicious soft cake!"

"I came first, give it to me!"

Qi Tian Yun approached the crowd and smelled the soft, sweet fragrance of eggs and sugar.

It turns out that people were rushing to buy pastries.

He already had breakfast so why did this scent make him swallow his saliva?

He suddenly really wanted to taste this soft cake too.

Qi Tian Yun suddenly felt that his belly was rather empty. In the morning, he barely drank half a bowl of porridge which was normal for him, but today he still wanted to taste this pastry.

A clear female voice rang out causing the crowd to stop their scrambling.

"You can line up and buy in the order that you arrived. Each person can only buy two Steamed Egg Sponge Cakes so that you can all have a share."

Su Tang felt that one person could eat two of these Steamed Egg Sponge Cakes so she set this number because she didn't expect it to sell so well.

In her opinion, the air bubbles in the cake batter were not raised that well. She didn't have a stable temperature oven, so it wasn't that delicious.

It was surprising that many customers bought the cakes.

The customers could not believe that this soft pastry was a steamed egg sponge cake. It was incomparable to the one they usually ate.

A little maid just bought it for breakfast, and the mistress of the family happened to see her eating it. After the mistress had a taste of the cake, she gave her a reward to buy some more.

That was how tasty it was!

After Su Tang spoke up to maintain order everyone reluctantly lined up. They soon saw the benefits of her method, so the purchasing process became much faster.

Before Qi Tian Yun and the imperial guards could leave he heard someone from behind him say, "Is this brother also in line? If so, could you move forward?"

Qi Tian Yun saw they were standing at the end of the line.

The imperial guard whispered: "Marquis, people are all lined up. Would you like to try it?"

Qi Tian Yun frowned and said after a pause: "Well, let's try it."

It wasn't like he wanted to eat. He was just being considerate to his subordinates, so that's why he lined up.