Chapter 225 - Famous Chefs (1/2)

Zhang Hou felt angry that someone insulted Wang Ming, they insulting Wang Ming was like they were insulting him. For having poor judgement that he had chosen the wrong person. But when he saw the person who had insulted them, Zhang Hou quelled his anger and said.

”Mao Qingling, I see even after you went independent from your father, you still haven't learnt how to talk. Do I need to speak to your father?”

”Mr. Zhang, it's only because I respect you, I'm courteous to you. For someone like him, that is entering the competition through the back door, why should I be courteous to him? I should have been the prodigy of this competition, the youngest to participate. But he came and destroyed everything! Everyone is talking about him now, of course I'm angry.”

Zhang Hou felt speechless. He wanted to retort, but him giving his spot they could see that as Wang Ming using the back door. He could act unreasonable, but he still had to give her father face. ”Don't care about her son, let us go to the seats.”

Mao Qingling got even more pissed when she saw that Zhang Hou and Wang Ming didn't acknowledge her presence and just walked away. Filled with anger, she cut the group off and prepared to slap Wang Ming in the face. She hated the kind like him the most.

Wang Ming expected her attack the moment she stopped them, which gave him ample time to intercept her slap by grabbing her wrist. He grabbed it hard enough to punish her, but not enough to hurt her wrist.

”Release my hand now! You're hurting me.” Seeing her attack fail, Mao Qingling tried to kick Wang Ming, which he blocked just as easily. He had never seen a middle-aged woman act so shamelessly before throwing a big tantrum just because they didn't want to listen to her insults.

Releasing her hand, Mao Qingling tried once again to slap him, but Wang Ming's next sentence made her stop her actions.

”Miss, I appreciate you teaching my daughter how to not behave. But please, you're going a bit too far. You're making it a bit too obvious even she understands by now.” What Wang Ming said made Mai Qingling's breath quicken. She felt like ants were biting her back. He insinuates even children know to not behave like that, and she's acting even worse than a child.

She tried to formulate a counterargument, but even what she said now would make her look like an uncultured person.

Seeing her peers look at her with mocking eyes made her even angrier. She couldn't do anything to them as all of them are superior to her.

”But well anyway, I'll prove my skills to you in the competition. If I lose horribly I don't mind you talking down on me, but before that please keep your nasty thoughts to yourself.” After that, Wang Ming followed Uncle Hou towards the seats. He wanted to ensure that Fu Ya and Ming Ming got to their seats first before going to the preparation room.

Mao Qingling still wanted to argue somehow, but even she knew where to cut losses. She would show everyone here who's the best chef. With angry strides, she walked back to the preparation room. The people in the room all gave her space, as they didn't want to get annoyed by her, right before competition starts.

After finding their seats, Ming Ming and Fu Ya gave him a good luck kiss before he went back to the preparation room. He wanted to ask Uncle Hou about what he meant with that the preliminary rounds would be a piece of cake. He wanted to know at least what he would compete in. But Zhang Hou had other thoughts in mind. Seeing the girls kiss him, he couldn't help but tease him. ”Well, do you want a kiss from your uncle as well?”

Zhang Hou's offer gave Wang Ming goosebumps, he didn't mind hugs but kisses are a bit too much. He knew that he probably wouldn't get a proper answer from him, so he just ran to the preparation room and didn't give an answer. Fu Ya and Zhang Hou just laughed at his reaction.

Wang Ming didn't have nothing to prepare, as he didn't know what he was going to compete in. He wanted to know more about the competition, but when he asked the other competitors in the preparation room, they just scoffed at him. They even looked at him with disdain, many thought Wang Ming was too arrogant. He didn't even do his proper research before the competition. Some started even believing what Mai Qingling said, that he only joined the competition by using Zhang Hou's power.