Episode 17 recap: Li Nai finally found Jiang Jie.
Jiang Jie, feeling upset, drank a few more glasses. As a result, he accidentally provoked a few hooligans. Jiang Jie was chased and had nowhere to go, so he hid in a small truck and fell asleep there. When he woke up, he found himself in a small village. The owner of the truck recognized Jiang Jie. When he was buying ginseng, the shopkeeper wanted to sell him fake ginseng, but Jiang Jie warned him.
Impressed by Jiang Jie's abilities, the truck owner pretended to ask him for travel expenses and intentionally kept him in the village. Li Nai arrived anxiously in the village and asked where Li Jidong was. Since Li Jidong couldn't express his exact location, Jiang Jie took the microphone and said that Li Jidong was in the village's cafeteria. Jiang Jie, feeling upset, drank a few more glasses.
As a result, he accidentally provoked a few hooligans. Jiang Jie was chased and had nowhere to go, so he hid in a small truck and fell asleep there. When he woke up, he found himself in a small village. The truck owner recognized Jiang Jie. When he was buying ginseng, the shopkeeper wanted to sell him fake ginseng, but Jiang Jie warned him.
The truck owner's name was Ge Qunshan, who was Jiang Jie's next target for taking the knife. Ge Qunshan seemed to recognize Jiang Jie and pretended to ask him for travel expenses. He demanded five thousand yuan upfront. Jiang Jie thought he had encountered a rogue, but fortunately, he didn't care about the money. He took out his phone to pay and leave, but he realized that his phone was missing. Since he didn't have any cash on him either, he reluctantly agreed to Ge Qunshan's request to help him make money.
Ge Qunshan was the chef in the village cafeteria. Jiang Jie noticed that his knife skills were rough, and he didn't pay attention to hygiene. Unable to hold back, Jiang Jie reminded him. While they were talking, Ge Qunshan slipped and fell to the ground. Learning that Ge Qunshan injured his arm, the village chief became worried and asked who would cook in the cafeteria. Ge Qunshan gestured towards Jiang Jie, and the village chief, initially concerned because Jiang Jie was young, praised Ge Qunshan's good judgment when the food was served.
The other elderly villagers in the village noticed that not only was Jiang Jie handsome, but he also had good cooking skills. They eagerly introduced potential partners to him, and Jiang Jie quickly bonded with them. After spending two months in the village, Jiang Jie suddenly developed a fondness for the place and felt that the villagers were all very kind.
Once he earned enough money, Jiang Jie gave the five thousand yuan to Ge Qunshan. With a smile, Ge Qunshan removed the cast from his arm, revealing that his supposed arm injury was just a ruse to deceive Jiang Jie. Jiang Jie realized that Ge Qunshan had recognized him all along and was puzzled by Ge Qunshan's intentions.
Ge Qunshan suddenly confessed that he was a descendant of the Ge family. He had known all along that Jiang Jie wanted to take the knife from him. He pointed to the chessboard in front of him and told Jiang Jie that if he could defeat all the villagers in a game of chess, Ge Qunshan would willingly give him the knife without a struggle.
Since Jiang Jie didn't know how to play chess, he thought Ge Qunshan was deliberately making things difficult for him. It wasn't until Ge Qunshan reminded him that his cooking skills weren't innate, and he had to work hard to acquire them, that Jiang Jie's competitive spirit was ignited again. He asked Ge Qunshan to teach him chess and started challenging the children in the village once he learned.
After Jiang Jie publicly announced that he accepted his defeat in the competition against Li Nai, his fans no longer bothered Li Nai. The business at the Huanghun Restaurant improved significantly. As Li Nai was overwhelmed with work, she invited Zhao Jingjing to join her. At first, Zhao Jingjing refused, but Li Nai explained her goals, and Zhao Jingjing readily agreed.
The ingredients in the restaurant sold out ahead of time, and Li Nai was about to close for the day. To increase the popularity of the Huanghun Restaurant, Zhao Jingjing arranged for journalists to interview them. During the interview, the journalists asked about Jiang Jie's sudden disappearance and whether it was related to Li Nai. This question stirred up Li Nai's thoughts. After the interview, she couldn't help but find Jiang Xiu to inquire about Jiang Jie's whereabouts. However, Jiang Xiu only told her that Jiang Jie wouldn't easily change her goals.
Upon returning home, Li Jidong tossed the newspaper on the floor and insisted on going out for a lavish meal. While Li Nai was tidying up the newspaper, she suddenly noticed information related to the Ge family. It dawned on her that Jiang Jie might have gone to find Ge Qunshan, and coincidentally, she also wanted to buy some ingredients from him. So she took Li Jidong and went to the village where Ge Qunshan was located.
Jiang Jie went to the village's convenience store to buy soy sauce and unintentionally spotted Li Jidong. To prevent Li Nai from worrying, he brought Li Jidong to the village cafeteria and had him communicate with Li Nai through the village's public address system.
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