New Taipei City Councilor Liao Yikun suspended the kitchen knife sharpening service due to election bribery rumors, and her mother-in-law was disappointed

There were constant rumors of vote-buying before the election, and candidates simply canceled the "kitchen knife sharpening" service to avoid being ruined. (Photo by reporter Weng Yuhuang)

The election is less than two months away from the polling day. The election is becoming more and more fierce. News of bribery have spread from various places. Candidates are also worried that providing community services and voter welfare on weekdays will be regarded as bribery. New Taipei City Councilor Liao Yikun recently bowed and apologized to voters in a leaflet. The "chopping knife sharpening" service that was originally touring various communities at the end of September has been temporarily canceled to avoid being mistaken for vote bribery, which has disappointed many mothers-in-law.

"Sharpening a kitchen knife" is a life requirement of traditional mothers-in-law. They usually use kitchen knives for cooking, chopping chicken legs and ribs every day. They will inevitably become dull after being used for a long time. They need to go to the market to find a master to sharpen the kitchen knives. Liao Yikun said that since he took over as a councilor, he has noticed the needs of mothers-in-law in the community. Every year, he tours various communities in the constituency to provide kitchen knife sharpening services, which many mothers-in-law find very considerate.

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Liao Yikun said that this year, it was originally planned to invite two groups of masters again in August and September to take turns serving mothers-in-law in various communities. Everyone was looking forward to it. However, in the past few months, there have been many cases where candidates treated guests to dinner or gave away items and were investigated. The news of vote-buying has made the Service Department vigilant. Although the service of "sharpening the kitchen knife" has been available for a long time, during this sensitive period, it is better not to cause any complications, because urgent contact with the offices of the various cooperating district chiefs has been temporarily canceled and will be resumed after the election.

This move has disappointed many mothers-in-law. It is not easy to find a master to sharpen kitchen knives. On the other hand, the price of "knife sharpeners" on the market has risen to 100 to 300 yuan. They still look forward to local free services. Some people joked that if they continue to "sharpen kitchen knives" for free during the election, they will all be invited to the police station for investigation. Mother-in-law and mother-in-law are sitting in a row, with a lot of kitchen knives on the table as evidence. The scene is also very scary.

There were constant rumors of vote-buying before the election, and candidates simply canceled the "kitchen knife sharpening" service to avoid being ruined. (Photo by reporter Weng Yuhuang)