Episode 14 recap: Jiang Jie went to the "Chihuang Restaurant" to gather information.
The business at Chihuang Restaurant was getting better and better. Seeing so many customers every day, Cui Can was overjoyed, and the restaurant's income had increased significantly since they started using ingredients from Xijiangyue. Cui Can knew that the success of Chihuang Restaurant wouldn't have been possible without Li Nai's contribution. But deep down, Li Nai understood that she had also learned a lot from Jiang Jie.
While the two were talking, Jiang Jie suddenly walked over. After returning to the restaurant, Cui Can informed Li Nai about it. When Li Nai came to Chuncheng to warn Jiang Jie, she discovered that Manager Zhu had already resigned. Following Manager Zhu's request, Jiang Xuyang had given her a new position.
Manager Zhu was worried that Li Nai wouldn't be able to compete with Jiang Jie, but Jiang Xuyang smiled and replied that even if Jiang Jie won, he would still be affected, and that was exactly what he wanted. Based on Jiang Jie's past habits, he would always gather information about his opponent before engaging in a duel.
Therefore, after issuing the challenge, Li Nai started to worry that Jiang Jie might suddenly appear at the Chihuang Restaurant. When Jiang Xiu learned that a descendant of the Li family wanted to challenge Jiang Jie, she felt that Li Nai and Cui Can must have had the support of a skilled person from the Li family.
To clarify the situation, Jiang Xiu took the initiative to invite Cui Can out. When Cui Can arrived, she deliberately stood on the railing by the river, giving the impression that she could fall at any moment. Cui Can hurriedly went over and held her. Jiang Xiu looked satisfied, but when she asked about Li Nai's secret, Cui Can firmly refused to tell her, which angered Jiang Xiu and made her tell him to leave.
Cui Can went to Xijiangyue to get ingredients. Even though he covered himself tightly with a hat and a mask, Jiang Xiu still recognized him. Both of them had their own concerns but were unwilling to compromise with each other. Therefore, when Cui Can's sister, General Cui, asked Jiang Xiu if she was Cui Can's girlfriend, Jiang Xiu deliberately said they were just ordinary friends, which greatly infuriated Cui Can.
Cui Can saw his sister with Jiang Xuyang and thought that his sister was going to date him, so he warned her to stay away from that scumbag. However, Jiang Xuyang's intention in approaching General Cui was to study the issue of Jiang Jie's blade duel.
To prevent Jiang Jie from obtaining the blade from the Jiang family, he planned to have Manager Cui act as a judge. During the blade duel between Jiang Jie and the descendant of the Li family, Jiang Jie would intentionally lose, ensuring that the Li family would be victorious and Jiang Jie would have no opportunity to claim the blade for the Jiang family.
Jiang Jie's grandfather also learned about the plan for the Li family to challenge Jiang Jie for the blade, and he was very interested in it. Although Jiang Xuyang reminded his grandfather that Jiang Jie's ultimate goal was the Jiang family, the grandfather seemed unconcerned and even told Jiang Xuyang that Jiang Jie was, after all, a member of the Jiang family. He wanted to bring him back to the family because, in the grandfather's eyes, the more successful Jiang Jie was in obtaining blades outside, the more beneficial it would be for the Jiang family.
Jiang Jie couldn't understand why a descendant of the Li family would willingly challenge him. As usual, to understand his opponent's background, he went to the Chihuang Restaurant. Li Nai saw Jiang Jie at the entrance of the restaurant and, to avoid exposing herself, she sent Cui Can to find a chef and slipped out through the back door, pretending to coincidentally meet Jiang Jie.
Cui Can called Zhao Jing Jing for help. Knowing that Jiang Jie was familiar with her culinary skills, Li Nai, under her suggestion, had Zhao Jing Jing provide temporary guidance to Cui Can in the kitchen. Jiang Jie tasted the dishes prepared by Cui Can and assumed that the descendant of the Li family deliberately hid his talent in front of him.
After eating a bite of Cui Can's food, Li Nai hurriedly ran to the restroom to vomit. Cui Can was observing Jiang Jie's reaction when he unexpectedly noticed Jiang Xiu's presence in the restaurant. Worried that Jiang Xiu would expose Li Nai, he deliberately turned off the power by pulling the circuit breaker, pretending there was a blackout.
Seeing that Jiang Jie was about to leave disappointed, Li Nai felt relieved. However, Jiang Jie insisted on escorting her home and, on the way, deliberately asked for her help in figuring out why the descendant of the Li family suddenly challenged him for the blade. After Jiang Jie and Li Nai left, Jiang Xiu found Cui Can and wanted to continue their friendship as before. But Cui Can told her that they couldn't be just ordinary friends anymore because he had feelings for her.
Jiang Xiu was very pleased with Cui Can's response and purposely asked if she could be by his side for a lifetime. The two reconciled, and Jiang Xiu intentionally drank with Cui Can, asking about the person who wanted to challenge his brother for the blade, which turned out to be Li Nai. She also wanted to know the name of the dish selected for the blade duel, but Cui Can had no knowledge of it.
Li Nai went to see her master again, bringing the food and asking if her culinary skills were enough to defeat Jiang Jie. The master shook his head and pointed out the common flaw between her and Jiang Jie as chefs—they did not treat cooking as their passion, so their dishes often lacked something. After hearing the master's words, Li Nai understood the essence of his advice, which was to cook with passion and dedication.
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