"Alright, we're just waiting anyway, so it's good to have another one just in case." Ye Jingshu said, and started kneading the dough again.

After they sealed and let the second batch of dough rest, the first batch of dough had also risen enough, and Ye Jingchen began to knead the noodles.

While the noodles were being kneaded, all the children stared intently at the noodle in Ye Jingchen's hand, fearing it might suddenly break.

After Ye Jingchen rolled it to a certain length, Ye Jingyu nervously said to Ye Jingchen, "Crown Prince, that's enough, that's enough, it'll break if it gets any longer!"

Ye Jingchen placed the kneaded noodles in a bowl, rolled them into a circle, brushed a layer of oil on top, and let them rest a second time.

After resting in this way, the noodles will be more elastic and less likely to break.

The second proofing time was longer than the first dough, and they even kneaded the dough a third time in order to wait for the noodles to proof properly.

Outside the kitchen, the emperor waited and waited, but not a single child came out of the kitchen.

"There are only a few children inside, won't they burn the kitchen down?" Even the emperor wanted to disregard his status and peek through the window crack.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the fire hasn't been lit yet! However, Her Highness the Princess has started kneading the dough again." Zhang Shunde leaned against the window, peering through the crack with difficulty.

"Could it be that they failed to knead the dough the first time?" the emperor asked in confusion.

"This...this old servant doesn't know either..." Zhang Shunde said with difficulty.

"If they keep failing, am I supposed to keep waiting?" The emperor was starting to regret agreeing to wait for Ye Jingchen's birthday gift.

"Perhaps His Highness the Crown Prince and the others are just restoring the dough?" the head chef said cautiously from the side.

emperor:......

Zhang Shunde: ......