Chapter 446 Do you want to discuss?

The backstage was not very big, and several staff members were busy running back and forth. Zhao Xiaojing found a seat at random and sat down, listening carefully to the movements on the stage.

As soon as she sat down, the wretched man in her group walked in, glanced at Zhao Xiaojing, and with an ambiguous smile, sat aside.

Immediately afterwards, Jing Ziheng and Mao Tingxiu's friends also followed into the backstage.

"Hey girl, why did Zhao Duo switch with you again? Isn't this hurting you?" Zhao Xiaojing was about to say hello when Mao Tingxiu's friend hurried over and grabbed her arm. "If he didn't want to switch, he could have just said no. Why drag you into this again?"

"What do you mean by 'in a pit'? Be careful with what you say. Don't think you're great just because you have a sponsor. Didn't your sponsor just think he was in the wrong and switched sides obediently?" The wretched man twisted his mouth and pulled the corner of his mouth sinisterly.

"Girl, it's already been changed, there's nothing you can do about it. Be careful of some self-indulgent and dirty guys. They are not good at anything other than being dirty, and they think everything is dirty! Paying attention to him is giving him face!" Mao Tingxiu's friend paused and said to Zhao Xiaojing indirectly.

"It's okay, don't worry. Zhao Duo said that it would be too embarrassing for him to take the lead. There's no need to use a butcher knife to kill a chicken. I can do it." Zhao Xiaojing smiled faintly and patted the girl's hand.

"Hmph, fine. Don't go crying to your sponsor if you lose." The wretched man laughed wretchedly a few times.

"Well... there are judges, teachers, and cameras on the stage anyway! If anyone uses dirty tricks, report them. Even if he tries to stop you from competing, you can't stop him! If you can't grab the good ones, grab the essential cooking items. If that doesn't work, grab whatever you can get. I don't believe he can grab them all by himself! Anyway, be careful. It's a competition, so winning and losing are normal."

"Okay, don't worry."

The creepy guy kept interrupting, and although the two ignored him, they didn't want to talk much. The girl patted Zhao Xiaojing's hand again, and when she saw that Zhao Xiaojing didn't seem worried, she sat back next to Jing Ziheng.

"Jing Ziheng, let's talk it over. You saw it just now from the audience, right? Those two were fighting over it, and in the end, we didn't have all the ingredients. We still have to talk about exchanging them. Fighting isn't the best solution."

"Okay, you tell me." Jing Ziheng withdrew his gaze from the wretched man and Zhao Xiaojing, and turned to look at the girl.

"I have two plans. First, let's not rush to grab everything. Let's first take a closer look at what's in the refrigerator, figure out what we're going to do, and then discuss it before we each take our own. Second, we can take turns taking things out of the refrigerator. You go first, then I go second, and we can only take one thing at a time."

"You choose, I'm fine with either." Jing Ziheng thought about it and nodded casually.

"That's refreshing! My sister Mao is right. If you compete with a gentleman, you lose. If you compete with a toad in the gutter, you will feel disgusted for several days even if you win!"

The wretched man's face darkened. "Toad, you're better than the rest of you at relying on men. If you want something, find a..."

"I'll only ask once. Do you want to discuss it?" Seeing the girl's face turn ugly, Zhao Xiaojing interrupted the wretched man and asked coldly.

"Do I need to discuss this with you?" The toad sneered, crossed his legs and looked at Zhao Xiaojing with contempt.

Zhao Xiaojing was not surprised either. She turned her head and smiled indifferently, lowered her eyelids, and went straight into the virtual space.

In that case, don't blame her for cheating.

"System, can the quality assessment module be adjusted? I'm getting dizzy from looking at so many ingredients. Can there be a priority level, like more prominent indicators for high-quality ingredients? Something I can spot at a glance?"

[Host, we recommend that you upgrade the identification function in the identification module. The upgraded identification function will add filtering and differentiation options, and the host can freely set them according to their needs.]

"That's great, let's upgrade."

[Identification function is being upgraded...]

[Identification module upgraded successfully! This upgrade cost 100,000 experience points. Current remaining experience points: 1 2 9 3 3 4]

Zhao Xiaojing, who had a lot of experience points, waved her hand. She was already used to the situation of losing half of her experience points. She didn't even give him a glance and began to concentrate on studying the new function.

The new identification function can be set in advance. After setting it, you can scan the ingredients and they will be displayed only according to your needs.

Zhao Xiaojing fiddled with it and set the identification function to only display ingredients of level two and above. She then tried it with many ingredients saved in the scene before happily exiting the virtual space.

"It's your turn." A staff member wearing a headset came over to remind them. Zhao Xiaojing and the wretched man quickly stood up and went on stage as He Xi on the stage said, "Now, please invite the third group of contestants to perform."

"Okay, our first female chef today is here. I wonder if our big and strong-looking male chef has communicated the distribution plan with our female chef?" He Xi handed the microphone to the male chef with a smile.

"It all depends on your ability."

"Oh? It seems our two chefs haven't reached an agreement on the distribution plan. Does our female chef have anything to say?"

"It depends on your ability." Zhao Xiaojing replied with a smile.

"Alright, women are just as capable as men! Before the competition begins, let me remind you two a few words. Judging from the results of the first two groups' ingredient selections, scrambling is the simplest way to distribute ingredients, but it's definitely not the best. Even if you have an absolute advantage in grabbing, you still can't take care of all the details, and details can determine the success or failure of ingredient selection. Also, while high-end-looking ingredients will definitely catch our attention immediately, eye-catching ingredients aren't the first choice; ingredients that suit you are the best."

"Before we begin, I'd like to confirm with you two one last time. Do we need to discuss the final plan?"

He Xi passed the microphone between the two of them, but his eyes were looking at Zhao Xiaojing. Zhao Xiaojing immediately realized that the host was giving her a chance. Seeing the huge difference in their body shapes, he was worried that if they really competed for it like the previous two groups, Zhao Xiaojing would suffer.

Before Zhao Xiaojing could say anything, the contestant seats exploded.

"No, this is double standards? Why didn't they say this in the first two men's competitions, but the female chefs are treated the same way?"

"What do you mean by male or female chef? That's only true for good-looking people. Why not try someone ugly? This clearly means that one's values ​​are determined by their appearance!"

"You guys are so jealous! Was the situation in the first two groups the same as this one? Is the size and strength disparity that huge? The host just gave a reminder, and they decided on their own. What's the problem with that?"

"This is a competition of culinary skills, not physical strength. The host kindly reminded me to do this, which is outrageous!"

"Why doesn't the man just give a friendly reminder? Why not make rules specifically for women?"

"Then why don't you say that the rules of snatching are designed for men? When it comes to strength, who has the upper hand?"