Xia Wan keenly sensed that many eyes were focused on her, and those gazes felt so real that she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

However, she quickly took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and tried to sort through all the memories of instant noodles in her mind as fast as possible.

After a brief pause, Xia Wan cleared her throat and smiled as she addressed the crowd: "Everyone, I believe you have all noticed the color differences among these pancakes. The reason for this is that they are made using different techniques."

For example, this yellow noodle cake is a type of fried instant noodles. This type of instant noodles is dried by deep-frying at high temperatures. Because the oil temperature is very high, a large amount of moisture can be quickly removed from the noodle cake in a short time.

At this point, Xia Wan glanced up to observe everyone's reactions, but seeing that no one asked any questions, she continued, "Now look at this white noodle cake over here, it's non-fried instant noodles. Unlike fried instant noodles, it uses hot air drying technology, and the entire production process does not involve the crucial step of frying."

Xia Wan thought to herself that non-fried instant noodles didn't seem to exist in China in the 1970s, and she wasn't sure if the people present could fully understand the principles and differences. But since no one was asking questions or interrupting her, Xia Wan decided to take the opportunity to continue her in-depth explanation.

She then added, "Not only that, but these two types of instant noodles also have obvious differences in taste!"

Fried instant noodles are crispy, but become soft and elastic after being soaked in water. Non-fried instant noodles, on the other hand, have a texture closer to handmade noodles, being firmer and chewier.

Before the words had even finished, Xia Wan swiftly picked up the flatbread that was placed to the side.

The pancake looked ordinary, but in Xia Wan's hands it seemed to have become a precious treasure.

Then, with practiced ease, she gently placed the two flatbreads into the two bowls in front of her.

Naturally, Xia Wan treated the seasonings added to both bowls of noodles equally, without any bias.

The quantity and type of each seasoning are exactly the same to ensure that they can present the most perfect flavor.

Just then, the people who had gathered around to watch couldn't help but widen their eyes, their faces full of surprise. Even those who had never eaten instant noodles couldn't help but admire Xia Wan's smooth and skillful operation.

During the brief break between eating instant noodles, someone finally couldn't contain their curiosity and blurted out the question that had been lingering in their mind for a long time: "Master Xia, what's this hot air drying technology you mentioned before?"

Upon hearing the question, Xia Wan's hands, which had been busy, suddenly stopped.

She turned her head slightly, first pointing to the rather large drying box placed not far away, then to the non-fried flatbreads on the table, a faint smile on her face.

He explained in the simplest terms: "As you can see, these flatbreads are actually made by drying them in this drying box in front of us using hot air."

Upon hearing this, the other experienced chefs present, who had been engaged in food research for many years, were immediately dumbfounded and speechless with astonishment.

It's worth noting that this hot air drying technology was previously only used to process dried ingredients such as mushrooms. Who would have thought it could be used to make instant noodles?

At this moment, Director Bai, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up. He pointed his right index finger at the steaming sauces in the pot and asked, "So, is this the latest seasoning you just mentioned?"

Xia Wan nodded, then pointed to the other two bowls next to her and explained, "That's right, these just contain some ordinary seasoning sauces. Just now when I was making instant noodles, I not only added this powdered seasoning, but also the vegetable packet."

Upon hearing this, Director Bai and Factory Manager Niu both crowded around the pot, their eyes fixed on the seasoning sauce inside. They looked at it from left to right, up to down, but no matter how hard they tried to observe it, they couldn't see anything.

It's unimaginable that these seemingly insignificant ingredients could transform dry, unappealing instant noodles into such a delicious bowl of soup noodles!

Is it really true that all the instant noodles sold on the market today are lacking just this small packet of sauce?

They dared not take Xia Wan's description of "ordinary" as truly ordinary.

At this moment, Factory Manager Niu turned his gaze to the dehydrated vegetables placed to the side, pointed at them, and asked, "So, were these dehydrated vegetables also made using that drying box?"

Xia Wan thought for a moment and then replied, "That's true. As long as we can ensure that these vegetables are basically the same size and that they receive heat evenly, making such dehydrated vegetables is not difficult."

She paused, as if remembering something, and added, "Actually, in our rural areas, many villagers also use natural sun-drying to achieve a similar effect. However, not all kinds of vegetables can be successfully dried into dehydrated vegetables like this."

Therefore, if a production line for instant noodles is indeed established in the future, and the number of orders is extremely large, then the processing of dehydrated vegetable seasoning packets may not be able to keep up with the pace.

Although Xia Wan did not explicitly state this meaning, the two leaders beside her understood perfectly what she meant.

At this moment, Director Bai quickly turned his head and stared straight at Factory Director Niu, his eyes revealing an obvious urging, as if he were urging the other party to take action quickly.

However, despite such hints and encouragement, Factory Director Niu remained completely unmoved, not even bothering to glance at Director Bai. If it weren't for the many others present, he probably would have rolled his eyes long ago. After all, they had worked together for so long, and they were perfectly aware of each other's thoughts and intentions.

In fact, if Factory Director Niu really had any special connections or connections, it was simply because he relied on his senior brother.

The problem is that recently, every time he meets this senior, he is met with the other's disdainful attitude, as if the other doesn't care about his appearance.

That's why he avoids the meetings held at the factory as much as possible, mainly because he can't stand the disdainful looks from his senior brother.

It wasn't that he had any grudge against his senior, but rather that the other party didn't really support him becoming the factory manager of this branch.