Chapter 684: Chapter 684

When the time came that power and money were needed, Gu Nuan had no choice but to surrender obediently.

Possibly, Xiao Jianming considered various factors, which is why he agreed with Miss Yang to compete once more.

"So, the old man, he won’t shed a tear until he sees the coffin. He’s become senile," Xiao Yebai commented on his father’s stubbornness, wagging a finger as he did.

He had great trust in his wife’s abilities, naturally.

Zhao Mengjin’s eyebrows quirked up as she squinted her slightly cunning eyes and asked, "Uncle, are you going to let your aunt do all the work alone? As a man, shouldn’t you be taking the front line?"

Realizing that his niece was implying he might seem incapable of protecting his wife, Xiao Yebai quickly shook his finger, "How could I possibly let your aunt battle it alone? However, a man needs to appear at the crucial moment – that’s when he truly looks heroic. — Have you ever seen Superman?"

With that, Xiao Yebai began flipping through his comic books for his niece.

Zhao Mengjin, who also seemed to have an interest in comics, immediately pounced with enthusiasm when she saw Xiao Yebai pull out a new comic book from seemingly nowhere.

This scene left Tang Sili and Zhang Sanfeng utterly dumbfounded at the competition venue.

"Do you stuff?" Tang Sili asked Zhang Sanfeng.

Zhang Sanfeng shook his head and asked back, "Do you like it?"

"No!" Tang Sili clarified with gravity.

Back at the hotel competition venue.

Luca, worried about Zhuang Haoran’s condition, whispered to his mate, "Are you alright? If not, I can take over."

"You?" Zhuang Haoran expressed doubt, "The person who registered is me, not you."

"It’s okay, we can just say you suddenly felt unwell and couldn’t participate in the competition," Luca said.

A joke, he was here; was he supposed to act cowardly in front of her?

Zhuang Haoran vehemently rejected Luca’s suggestion and was even more determined as he said, "I am definitely going to win the championship."

Luca was dumbfounded, staring at him as he spoke, "Dude, are you actually here to charm the ladies? Don’t you realize that by doing this, you might infuriate the other party?

About thirty competitors lined up.

Not many in number, but their backgrounds, especially the most famous locals, were well-known and excitedly discussed by the crowd.

Gu Nuan and Zhong Qiaohui, being outsiders, were not well-known or favored, and no one discussed them, in stark contrast to the returning champion from the previous contest.

It was only then that Gu Nuan learned that Zhuang Haoran was the victor of the previous coffee competition.

Zhong Qiaohui also got quite a shock and nudged Gu Nuan’s head, "You didn’t know?!"

If she had known earlier, as Gu Nuan’s friend, couldn’t she have simply hired the previous coffee competition champion to endorse their coffee? Wouldn’t that be better?

How could she, Zhong Qiaohui, a newcomer with no fame in coffee brewing skills, come here and pretend, possibly match up to the previous champion? Definitely not.

Keeping calm, Gu Nuan said, "You know, our purpose here is not to win the championship. We know what our goal is."

Zhong Qiaohui cooled down at her words.

Indeed, they didn’t have estates or very good proprietary coffee beans, not even their raw materials, so what championship could they talk about?

Many baristas enter such contests with the objective of promoting their own pure beans. After all, just being famous as a barista is futile. In the coffee business, even if you die working hard as a barista, you can only make so many cups of coffee to sell. But coffee beans are different. This update ıs available on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒•𝙣𝙚𝙩