Episode 5 recap: Jiang Jie defeated Zhao Jing Jing.
The match between Zhao Jing Jing and Jiang Jie began, and just like the previous knife-wielding competitions, Jiang Jie remained composed throughout, only finishing his dish in the final minute. Several judges first tasted Zhao Jing Jing's cooking and praised her while savoring the flavors. Zhao Jing Jing's abalone dish was considered perfect. However, when the judges tasted Jiang Jie's abalone, their faces lit up with delight, especially when they discovered that Jiang Jie had ingeniously used sea grapes in his preparation, which amazed them.
In fact, using sea grapes was Li Nai's idea. On that day, she was helping Jiang Jie practice, and upon seeing the last remaining abalone in the ingredients box, Li Nai excitedly told Jiang Jie that Zhao Jing Jing's abalone had a heavier taste. She suggested that Jiang Jie counterattack with a unique approach, keeping the abalone's original flavor, hence the use of sea grapes.
After the judges finished their evaluations, everyone anxiously awaited their votes. The two contestants were evenly matched. As the last judge tossed the bamboo skewer in his hand into the bamboo basket under Jiang Jie's name, Li Nai excitedly hugged Jiang Jie. The result of the competition was Jiang Jie's victory. Although Zhao Jing Jing felt somewhat dissatisfied, she still followed the rules and handed her knife to Jiang Jie.
Throughout the competition between the two, Master Zhong had been observing secretly. Despite wearing a face mask, his apprentice, Lu Suo, still recognized him and urged him to tell the truth. Master Zhong realized that Zhao Jing Jing was too arrogant, so he deliberately had Jiang Jie become her whetstone. After Jiang Jie defeated Zhao Jing Jing, he agreed to let Li Nai follow him in cooking, as prearranged with her.
The two returned to the Chuncheng Restaurant, where unexpectedly, Jiang Lao, the chef of Xi Jiang Yue, and many members of the Jiang family were present. Jiang Lao was Jiang Jie's grandfather, but due to his father's reasons, Jiang Jie was not close to him or the Jiang family. Grandfather was the head chef of Xi Jiang Yue and had come to Chuncheng specifically to welcome Mr. Xu Kang.
Jiang Jie didn't enjoy crowded places. When he saw his grandfather, he only greeted him briefly and was about to leave with Li Nai. However, his cousin approached him and said that their grandfather had some good news to announce today. He asked Jiang Jie if he wanted to hear what it was. He even gestured towards the living room. Following his cousin's gaze, Jiang Jie unexpectedly saw his cousin Jiang Xiu. The good news their grandfather was about to announce was that Jiang Xiu would take on the role of head chef at Xi Jiang Yue.
Jiang Jie doesn't care about the affairs of the Jiang family. He was about to bid farewell to Li Nai when she suddenly received a phone call informing her that her father had gone missing. Li Nai hurriedly went back to search for him. Like a headless fly, Li Nai was wandering the streets looking for her father. Jiang Jie drove after her and told her to calm down and think about where her father might have gone. Li Nai then thought of the welfare institution.
The two arrived at the welfare institution and indeed found Li Nai's father, Li Ji Dong, standing on a tree, reaching out to grab a balloon. Jiang Jie took off his coat, climbed up the tree, and rescued him. Looking at the balloon on the tree, Jiang Jie couldn't help but remember how Li Nai used to say goodbye to him with a balloon when she was young.
Cui Can also watched the competition and asked Li Nai and Jiang Jie what was going on. Li Nai simply told him that she had now successfully gained Jiang Jie's trust. To thank Jiang Jie for helping find her father, Li Nai wanted to invite him to visit the zoo together. When Jiang Jie heard that Cui Can was also going, he declined the offer. However, after thinking it over, he secretly followed them and even took some photos of Li Nai.
Later, Li Ji Dong wet his pants, and Jiang Jie willingly helped clean the seat. Because he caught a cold from the wind at the zoo, Jiang Jie chatted with Zheng Fang Xing and was asked if he had feelings for Li Nai, but Jiang Jie denied it. After Zheng Fang Xing left, Jiang Jie thought about the scenes of him being with Li Nai, and he felt a warm feeling in his heart, especially when he remembered the moment Li Nai hugged him at the competition, his heartbeat unexpectedly accelerated.
Regarding the news that Grandfather wanted Jiang Xiu to become the head chef at Xi Jiang Yue, both his uncle and cousin were dissatisfied, but Jiang Xiu was not concerned about this position. When Grandfather learned that Jiang Xiu hadn't reported to Xi Jiang Yue, he couldn't help but blame his cousin and criticized him for not looking after Jiang Xiu. The uncle wanted to use the excuse of being too busy managing Xuyang Group, but unexpectedly, Grandfather sternly said that if the cousin was truly too busy, he should step down as the chairman of Xuyang Group. He once again emphasized the importance of Xi Jiang Yue to the Jiang family.
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