The imperial chefs inspected each of the doughs they had kneaded.

Some look smooth on the outside, but they fall apart easily when torn; some look rough on the outside; and some are consistent inside and out, even better than Ye Jingchen's kneading.

The dough that Xie Chang'an kneaded was the one that the imperial chef praised as the best.

"The young master is born to be a chef!" the imperial chef exclaimed excitedly after seeing Xie Chang'an's dough.

After saying that, he remembered the other party's identity as the young master of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and immediately felt a little embarrassed.

Xie Chang'an didn't react at all after hearing this, as if he hadn't heard it at all.

"Is this what they call 'being able to grace a grand hall, cook in the kitchen, endure loneliness, and create brilliance'? Young Master Xie is truly omnipotent!" Ye Jingchen couldn't help but tease.

Xie Chang'an glanced at him coldly and retorted sarcastically, "Not as virtuous as His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Brother, I really don't know how, can you teach me?" After seeing this, Ye Jinghe ran to Ye Jingchen's side, tugged at his sleeve and said pitifully.

The dough that Xiaoye Jinghe kneaded was the kind that looked okay on the surface, but was actually full of lumpy dough pieces inside.

"Okay, actually your dough wasn't kneaded properly, and the pressure wasn't even." Ye Jingchen followed Ye Jinghe to his seat and solemnly imparted the experience he had just learned.

Under Ye Jingchen's guidance, Ye Jinghe was full of energy. His little hands kneaded, pressed, folded, and flipped the dough, almost making it look like a magic trick. He was sweating because he was working so hard.

Finally, after kneading the dough for more than ten minutes, the imperial chef commented that it was no worse than Xie Chang'an's, and he was satisfied before sealing the dough and letting it rest.

He was satisfied, but some people were not.

"You need your brother's help to knead dough? That's not fair!" Ye Jingyu rebuked him righteously.

"My brother didn't say I can't ask for help. You can ask someone for help too!" Ye Jinghe retorted confidently without feeling embarrassed at all.

"Do things yourself. I'm not like you, who only knows how to rely on your elder brother!"

Ye Jinghe scoffed at him: "I can rely on my brother, but who can you rely on?"

Ye Jingyu felt that Ye Jinghe had some mental issues. "Isn't my brother also my brother? What are you so smug about? You can rely on him, but I can't?"

He simply disdains relying on others!

Ye Jinghe could not refute this statement.

Actually, it's not that there's no way to refute it. Although they have many brothers and sisters, the older brother only likes him the most, and that's something the older brother told him himself!

However—this was a secret between him and his brother, and he had promised his brother that he wouldn't brag about it to anyone, so he just glanced at Ye Jingyu with pity and didn't bother to pay him any more attention.

Out of pity for Ye Jingyu, he decided to be magnanimous and not hold it against him.

Anyway, Ye Jingyu will never know that his brother's favorite person is him!

Only him!!!

Thinking this, Ye Jinghe happily hugged Ye Jingchen's arm and clung to him tightly.

Ye Jingyu: ......

Although he won his first argument with Ye Jinghe, why couldn't he feel happy at all?

What did Ye Jinghe mean by the look he gave him just now?

Also, is he deliberately sticking close to his elder brother now to show off to him?

He must be showing off!

A grown man should be independent by now, yet he clings to his elder brother every day. I don't know what he has to brag about!

Ye Jingyu thought to himself with disdain.

He doesn't even cling to his mother!

It's rare to see two little brats argue and then suddenly stop, especially Ye Jinghe, who actually gave in first.

Ye Jingchen found it very strange and gave Ye Jinghe's little head a good rub.

The little one has grown up, become sensible, and knows how to give way to his older brother!

While the two little brats were bickering, the royal chef and Ye Jingchen's dough had already risen.

The rested dough has expanded considerably compared to before, and its texture is soft and more elastic.

Next, you can start rolling out the dough.

Ye Jingchen felt a sense of familiarity when he saw the rolling pin.

When I was a child, my family had this thing in their kitchen. It was very handy whether we used it to roll out dough or to hit people.

Of course, Ye Jingchen was the one who got beaten up when he was a child.

Rolling out dough is actually a very stress-relieving process. First, use a rolling pin to press the dough into a thick sheet, and then roll it out in all directions.

When the dough has been rolled out to a certain extent, place the rolling pin on the dough, wrap it tightly with the dough, and repeatedly push and roll it outwards with your hands.

Then you just keep repeating this process until the dough gets bigger and thinner.

Because Ye Jingchen wanted to make longevity noodles, he deliberately rolled his dough longer and longer until it became an exceptionally long noodle.

"May I put this whole noodle into the pot to cook?" Ye Jingchen didn't know if Dayuan had the custom of eating longevity noodles on birthdays, so he deliberately held up his long noodles and asked the royal chef.

"Of course, Your Highness can cook it however you like." The imperial chef, unsuspecting, simply assumed that Ye Jingchen was still childlike and gave an affirmative answer.

"Then we'll have a competition to see who can roll out the longest noodles!" Ye Jingchen said to the other kids with a smile.

"Whoever rolls out the longest noodle will get a prize!"

With Ye Jingchen's words and his demonstration, once their dough had risen, the kids began to learn how to roll out the dough using Ye Jingchen's method.

The reward may be secondary, but their competitive spirit makes them unwilling to lose to others.

Once they started rolling out the dough, they realized how important the kneading step was to the later steps.

If the dough is not kneaded properly, the result after resting will not be satisfactory. The dough will not be soft or elastic enough, and the length that can be rolled out will be limited. If it is too long, it will break directly.

Many kids fail right at the very first step of rolling out the noodles.

Some people only stop in frustration and start over when the noodles break.

Some people can estimate the length their dough can withstand while rolling it out, roll it out as long as possible, and then stop before it reaches its limit.

Others, like Xie Chang'an and Ye Jinghe, did an exceptionally good job in kneading the dough. After the dough had rested, it was not only fluffy but also very elastic, making it easy to roll out. Before long, the length of the noodles they rolled out surpassed that of the others, turning it into a competition between the two of them.

If it were anyone else, Xie Chang'an might not bother arguing with them, but when it came to challenging Ye Jinghe, this little madman—

Even though he knew in his heart that the little madman in this life was just an ordinary child, he still wanted to outdo him and see his gloomy face after his defeat, his desire to go crazy but his inability to restrain himself in front of Ye Jingchen.

Moreover, the little madman's dough only gained the ability to compete with Ye Jingchen because of Ye Jingchen's guidance. Therefore, the one he was competing with was not the little madman, but Ye Jingchen.