novelraw Chapter 1479 - 1563: Such Is Fate
Chapter 1479 - 1563: Such Is Fate
Shujun misses her spouse intensely, yet she always arrives a step late, just a beat slow, causing them to continuously miss each other. If only Dong Huiying had left a day later, she would have received the news released by Shujun and, with her disposition, would have guessed Shujun had come, and by then the couple could have reunited.
Or if Shujun had arrived a few days earlier, or if Helper Li in Nanling hadn’t made such a mess, or... In any case, that’s how they missed each other.
Shu Yu looked a bit pale. That day, he and Shujun originally intended to directly take down Xiao Qinghe, but despite being severely injured, the opponent fought back, leaving both brothers wounded.
Shu Yu stared at Shujun, pondering, "Perhaps she is not here, perhaps Huiying had already left before we arrived."
This is the most reasonable guess. Xiao Qinghe’s people have searched for so long and still haven’t found the spouse. If she were in the city and knew about what happened in front of the Furai Inn that day, she would have hurried to meet them.
But in these days, although Shujun dispatched many people, there was no trace of the spouse, nor did she take the initiative to find them. Shu Yu felt it’s likely she had long found a way to escape without knowing the two had arrived in the city.
Shujun sighed, "Why does trouble always follow our family? Why can’t we live peacefully, without fanfare, without constantly being on edge."
Shu Yu took a sip of his light tea and said, "It’s fate."
Shujun was bitter.
"Ah..."
Meanwhile, Dong Huiying had already arrived in Nanling City by carriage with the Shopkeeper.
Nanling City was extremely prosperous.
On the way here, Dong Huiying learned something from the Shopkeeper.
That day, the Shopkeeper went out once, reportedly because the Master of Branched Wang had called a small meeting with the shopkeepers of the Huizi Store. The content of the meeting was not yet known, only that during the meeting, a letter was given to the Food As Heaven’s Shopkeeper, detailing the matter of Helper Li returning to Nanling and selling the Food As Heaven recipes.
The Shopkeeper brought Dong Huiying out because he knew of her culinary skills. Although everyone called her ’Helper Liang,’ the people of Food As Heaven all praised her craft, and even Chef Cheng privately admitted that when it comes to cooking, he is no match for Dong Huiying, better known under the alias ’Liang Dabao.’
This time, the Shopkeeper brought Dong Huiying to Nanling actually for a competition, a cooking contest.
The cook who bought the recipes from Helper Li was utterly shameless, claiming to have a natural sense of smell and taste different from ordinary people. Therefore, even though Food As Heaven was a franchise, the reason he could grasp the recipes wasn’t by underhanded means, but by relying on his nose and tongue.
Nanling City also had a Food As Heaven branch, managed by Sister Yang. Not wanting to tarnish the name of Food As Heaven and Huizi Store, she intended to challenge him, yet as soon as the challenge was issued, the cooks in her shop were bought by the opponent. Sister Yang reported this to the Shopkeeper, firstly because Helper Lin was once the Shopkeeper’s person, making it his responsibility when recipes were leaked, and secondly to seek external support, asking the Shopkeeper to bring a skilled cook to compete against that person.
Dong Huiying, understanding the situation, thought to herself that Food As Heaven was their family business, and the recipes were her creations. If someone took them without consequence, she would be deeply troubled.
So, in this contest, she must compete!
Not only must she compete, but she must win soundly, gloriously!