Blade Flower's surname is Lü, and her name is Lucy Lewis. Because she is the third child, she is also called Mary Lewis. She was born into a family of renowned chefs, but unfortunately, the two older brothers her father had high hopes for turned out to be unsuited for the culinary arts. Ironically, it was their little sister who, instead of loving scissors, loved kitchen knives, and was a natural talent in the trade.

　　Her Nickname actually came from her knife skills. The year she entered the kitchen coincided with the founding of Jiuzhou Dingshi. At that time, the culinary trade still retained a strong underworld flavor, and all the major cuisines still followed the old rules and customs passed down from the 'gang' era.

　　Back then, the head butcher of a certain restaurant came to challenge Jiuzhou Dingshi according to the trade's rules, specifically requesting a knife skills competition. Several master chefs from Jiuzhou Dingshi stepped up to face the challenge, but after just a few rounds, they were all defeated.

　　According to the trade's rules, Jiuzhou Dingshi had to admit defeat, and from then on, ten percent of their annual profits would have to be paid as tribute to the restaurant represented by the challenger. This was a huge humiliation in the trade, but rules are rules—if your skills aren't as good, you have to bow your head!

　　The men in Jiuzhou Dingshi's kitchen were at their wits' end, when a young girl from the kitchen rolled up her sleeves and volunteered to take the stage. She even boasted outrageously, saying she would perform a live 'Mary teaches her son'! If she lost, she swore to the heavens that she would never get married in this lifetime!

　　The result was a dazzling performance with a crucian carp famous for its many bones and a boning knife. With one stroke, Lucy Lewis handled it like the legendary butcher dismembering an ox—her skill was seamless and unbroken!

　　That single cut took a long time, and was executed with incredible finesse!

　　When the intact fish meat and skeleton were laid out on the cutting board, the challenger's eyes went wide. He immediately admitted defeat, clasped his fists in respect, and shamelessly begged to learn knife skills from her, only to be doused with a bowl of cold water by Lucy Lewis and thrown out.

　　You think you can just learn my knife skills? Who do you think you are, some handsome guy?

　　From then on, Lucy Lewis earned the nickname Blade Flower, known as the number one knife in Chudu.

　　To this day, the master chefs of Su Province's culinary trade still tell this story to their apprentices from time to time.

　　"After that competition, there wasn't a single person in Su Province's culinary world who didn't know the name Blade Flower... To be a chef whose nickname overshadows her real name—how formidable is that?"

　　It's just a pity that the stronger this woman is, the harder it is for her to get married. Now, Blade Flower is already in her early thirties, yet she's still single."

　　"What a pitiful woman... Even after winning, she still hasn't gotten married?"

　　"Pitiful?"

　　The master telling the story gave his apprentice a sharp knock on the head. "What do you know, kid! That's called pouring her passion into her craft. She's a master of knife skills famous not just in Su Province, but across the country. Do you have the right to call her pitiful? Go flip some woks!"

　　……

　　"Senior Brother is getting more and more outrageous..."

　　After entering the door, she tossed her suitcase aside, kicked off her high heels, and flopped heavily onto the sofa. Lucy Lewis rested her head on the soft cushion, propped her legs up on the footrest, and stretched out with a big yawn.

　　So comfortable—the exhaustion from days of travel was swept away. Home is still the best.

　　Her arms felt a bit empty, so she grabbed a teddy bear and hugged it to her chest. Now that's the right posture.

　　If anyone from Jiuzhou Dingshi's kitchen saw this scene, they'd think they were dreaming.

　　Someone as tough as Blade Flower actually lying on the sofa full of girlish charm? Hugging a teddy bear and playing with her phone? Is the world about to end?

　　Lucy Lewis opened WeChat, found a cute girl avatar named 'I'm the girl next door', and, too lazy to type, sent a voice message directly: "Senior Brother, what's wrong with you? It's bad enough you pretend to be a young girl, but now you dragged me into some weird 'male idol group'?"

　　Soon, the cute girl avatar started bouncing, replying with a string of colorful text: "Aiya, Blade big sis is back? How was your trip to Japan? Did you buy the stuff I wanted? Ahh, I'm so excited..."

　　Lucy Lewis replied irritably, "No money, one set costs over ten thousand!"

　　"So sad, money can't beat friendship... My heart is broken."

　　Lucy Lewis shuddered in disgust and snapped, "Speak like a normal person! Why did you drag me into that so-called male idol group? If you keep being so indecent, I'll block you!"

　　"Okay, okay, I'll talk normal... Junior Sister, you know as well as I do, ever since I was young, your Senior Brother has always had a playful heart, right?

　　Back when I learned to cook from Master, wasn't it just so I'd have a skill to travel the world and have fun everywhere?

　　Who would've thought Master would pass away early, and your two brothers turned out to be useless. Before Master left, he held my hand and entrusted you to me. So now, I can't go anywhere. Do you think I care about being the head chef of Su cuisine at Jiuzhou Dingshi? It's all to take care of you, my little Junior Sister!

　　Is it easy being your Senior Brother? My wife passed away early, and my niece is almost turning into a problem child. The psychologist said I need to integrate into her world, be her friend, that's the only way to change her..."

　　"Change her? I think, Senior Brother, you're the one about to be changed!"

　　Lucy Lewis curled her lips. "That cosplay outfit is for my niece, right? Don't worry, I bought it. I'll bring it to you after work. Now can you tell me why you dragged me into that male idol group?"

　　"Why else? So you can check out handsome guys for free!"