CHAPTER 41: CHAPTER 41: COMPETITION RESULTS

"Director, how is it? Doesn’t it taste pretty good?"

Master Wang looked expectant.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, Li Jianjun spat it out directly with a "pah".

Who knows what kind of thing he just ate?

Sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty all mixed together, this taste was simply indescribable.

He looked at Master Wang with a twisted expression, "Master Wang, did you...did you mix up the seasonings?"

Master Wang was dumbfounded, "How could that be?"

He hurriedly broke off a piece and put it in his mouth, and the indescribable taste made the veins on his forehead throb.

Having been in this profession for over a decade, he was tasting such an awful thing for the first time.

Even if he blindly added seasonings with his eyes closed, it wouldn’t taste this bad, right?

Could it be that Su Xiaoxiao was just a complete novice?

Thinking this, he couldn’t help feeling a bit remorseful. Had he known, why would he have gone to all the trouble to switch the sausages?

His original plan last night was that if Su Xiaoxiao’s sausage won, he would claim the victory fairly.

If his original one won, he would seize the opportunity to accuse Su Xiaoxiao of swapping their sausages.

Either way, the winner would definitely be him.

He calculated very well, yet he didn’t expect both sausages to have issues simultaneously.

What should he do now? No matter which one he made, it didn’t seem like good news for him.

Master Wang, feeling conflicted, involuntarily glanced at Su Xiaoxiao nearby, only to see her still looking calm and composed.

With such a big issue, why could this girl remain so calm?

Just then, Liang Guofu returned to the scene with a few subordinates, looking a bit green.

He looked at Su Xiaoxiao, expressing resentment, "Comrade Su, what exactly did you put in this sausage? We just ate and then..." Before he could finish, everyone around him turned pale and rushed outside, making the scene quite lively for a moment.

Seeing this scene, Master Wang immediately felt much better, as at least his just tasted bad, while Su Xiaoxiao’s was potentially deadly.

Comparing both, it seemed like his side had a better chance of winning.

Immediately, he apologetically said to Li Jianjun, "Director, I’m sorry, I must have been too nervous during the competition and mixed up the seasonings by mistake."

Li Jianjun sighed, "Master Wang, you can’t be careless about your work, be more careful in the future."

After saying that, he shook his head and walked towards the judges’ area.

After eating Su Xiaoxiao’s sausage earlier, all the leaders were still in the restroom, they could only continue the evaluation after everyone solved their personal issues.

Taking the chance, Master Wang looked provocatively at Su Xiaoxiao, like he was ready to watch a good show, "Comrade Su, what did you put in the sausage to make the leaders suffer like this?"

The crowd, upon hearing this, all looked over, especially Liu Fang, with a practically uncontrollable look of smugness on her face.

Someone couldn’t help but grumble.

"Never mind how it tastes, if you sell this to customers and they get sick, wouldn’t our factory be implicated?"

"Yes, yes, if something like this enters the market, that would be a disaster."

"At least before, the taste was average, but there were no safety issues."

Listening to the increasing discussions around him, Master Wang was even more certain that he would win this round.

At most his was unpalatable, while Su Xiaoxiao’s might even be deadly.

Thinking of this, he could almost see the scene of Su Xiaoxiao leaving in embarrassment, unable to suppress his pleasure.

"Master Wang, shouldn’t you know better than I do what was added?"

Su Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly, but her words made Master Wang’s heart skip a beat as if she knew everything.

Before he could figure it out, Liang Guofu had returned with a group of wobbly-legged factory leaders.

The few who arrived with full vigor earlier now looked wilted.

Ten leaders immediately sat together to discuss the outcome.

Master Wang waited anxiously, cold sweat appearing on his forehead.

But Su Xiaoxiao still appeared calm and composed.

Soon, Li Jianjun stood up from his seat, looked around, and began, "Everyone, please quiet down, I’m about to announce the result of this competition."

The crowd immediately held their breath, afraid to miss a word.

Master Wang was looking especially tense, finally waiting for the result.

Liu Fang gleefully stared at Su Xiaoxiao, thinking to herself, "Let’s see how arrogant you are later, silly girl."

Just as she thought this, Li Jianjun’s voice reached her ears.

"I declare the winner of this competition is... Comrade Su."

"What?"

Master Wang looked incredulous.

How could this be?

But he quickly realized Su Xiaoxiao’s sausage was made by him.

Li Jianjun looked around and said, "Does anyone have any objections to this result? If not..."

"Wait, Director, I want to report something!"

Master Wang suddenly raised his hand high, interrupting Li Jianjun.

"Report?"

Li Jianjun frowned and looked over, "Master Wang, who do you want to report?"

Master Wang pointed disdainfully at Su Xiaoxiao, "Director, I want to report Comrade Su for secretly swapping my sausage, causing me to lose the competition."

After pausing, he continued, "The sausage in front of Comrade Su should be mine."

"What? How shameless is this Comrade Su?"

"Is she afraid of losing and stole someone else’s?"

The surrounding people immediately exploded in conversation.

Li Jianjun slammed the table, "Everyone be quiet."

He turned to Master Wang, "Master Wang, why do you say that? Do you have any evidence?"

"The evidence is in the sausage. To distinguish them easily, I deliberately made the second section of sausage longer."

Upon hearing, Li Jianjun went over, and sure enough, the other pieces of sausage were all the same length, except the second one, which was clearly different.

Seeing him nod, Master Wang immediately became excited. He suppressed his inner excitement, looking at Su Xiaoxiao with an injured expression, "Comrade Su, why did you do this?"

He expected to see Su Xiaoxiao panic, but to his surprise, she still had an unchanged expression.

"Master Wang, everything is about evidence. You say I swapped the sausage, what evidence do you have?"

Su Xiaoxiao looked at him with a smile.

"This sausage is the best evidence."

Upon hearing it, Su Xiaoxiao shook her head, "Master Wang, if you put it that way, I could say you deliberately swapped it to frame me."

"Bullshit!"

Master Wang’s expression instantly became agitated upon hearing this.

Su Xiaoxiao sighed, he really wouldn’t give up until faced with irrefutable proof.

"Master Wang, don’t worry, it’s okay if you don’t have evidence because I do."

Saying that, Su Xiaoxiao dragged a sack from behind her.