As soon as the lid covering the dish was opened, the aroma immediately filled the restaurant. After the heat died down, two steaming bowls of three-fresh vermicelli appeared before everyone. The vermicelli was topped with small red flowers. If you didn't look closely, you wouldn't be able to tell they were carved from carrots, demonstrating the chef's exquisite carving skills. The flowers contrasted beautifully with the white vermicelli, creating a beautiful look.

Boss Zhang brought the vermicelli to Guo Jinyao and Mo Han, "This is the Hongying Three Fresh Vermicelli newly created by our chef. Please try it."

After taking a bite, Guo Jinyao exclaimed, "Excellent! The vermicelli is smooth and chewy, and the rich seafood broth permeates it. It doesn't feel thick at all, but rather has a refreshing seafood aroma. You actually used white radish to make the vermicelli, and then garnished it with red radish. You can't even taste the radish at all. Excellent! I give this bowl of Hongying Three Fresh Vermicelli an 8."

8 points. Everyone in the food world knows that Guo Jinyao is extremely picky, so getting 8 points is already a very high score. So Boss Zhang couldn't hide his smile, and the chefs were also very proud.

Mo Han picked up a pair of disposable chopsticks, wiped them several times with a paper towel, took a bite, and didn't touch anything else. Seeing this, Guo Jinyao asked, "How is it, Mo boy?"

"Well, 7 points." Mo Han showed his thriftiness with words to the fullest.

Guo Jinyao smiled and said to Boss Zhang, "Mo's taste is even more picky than mine. He won't eat ordinary food. The fact that it got a 7 proves that your food is really good."

"Thank you, thank you." Boss Zhang was so happy that he almost lost his mind. With such high evaluation, it seemed that he was sure to win this time.

After hearing Guo Jinyao's evaluation, the people around also thought that Boss Zhang had won. After all, Luo Yu was still a student. How could his cooking skills compare to those of a chef in a five-star hotel?

"What should we do?" Liu Fang anxiously grabbed Luo Zhaoguo's hand.

Luo Zhaoguo patted the back of her hand soothingly, "It's okay, believe in our son."

There are still ten minutes left before the end of the time, but Luo Yu still shows no sign of coming out. Could it be that he can't do it and is ready to give up?

At this time, Luo Yu was chatting with the system while waiting.

"Winning this competition will reward you with a round disc lottery?"

"Yes, I believe this mission is definitely not difficult for the host, so the host will definitely win. Come on, host."

"Okay." Since we had to compete anyway, and if we won, we could get a chance to win a prize, so this competition was worth it. Luo Yu looked at the time and saw it was almost time, so he took out his own dishes from the freezer, prepared them, and brought them out.

"Here he comes, here he comes." With the last five minutes left, Liu Fang finally saw her son come out and shouted excitedly. At this time, everyone's eyes were on Luo Yu.

The plate Luo Yu brought was also covered, but unlike the two bowls of Hongying Three Fresh Vermicelli that the chef from Yongshou Restaurant had previously prepared, even with the lid on, those close up could still faintly smell the fragrance, but Luo Yu's was completely odorless. When Luo Yu opened the lid under everyone's expectant gaze, everyone was stunned.

There were two radishes, a white radish and a red radish standing upright on the plate, and a small jar, nothing else.

"This..." Guo Jinyao looked at the two radishes on the plate, somewhat confused, and asked Luo Yu, "Is this the dish you made?"

"Yes." Luo Yu answered calmly.

"Ahem, are you kidding me?" Guo Jinyao coughed twice.

"No." Luo Yu still looked serious.

The onlookers were talking about it.

"What kind of dish is this? It's just two radishes!"

"When I saw him just now, I felt that he couldn't cook. He waited for almost an hour and only brought out two radishes. Isn't this just a scam?"

"Yeah, I was really looking forward to what dish he would make, but in the end, all I got was two radishes. They said that even though it's a dish made with radishes, it's not really radishes!"

"It's terrible, it's terrible, we're doomed to lose."

…

The chef from Yongshou Restaurant immediately showed a look of disdain. Boss Zhang also felt that Luo Yu was messing around. If you really can't cook, just stir-fry a dish. It's better than these two radishes now! This is too perfunctory.

Compared to others, Mo Han, who was sitting on the judges' panel, was relatively calm. He stared at Luo Yu closely, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, as if waiting for his answer.

Luo Yu didn't say anything, simply opening the small black jar. A stream of hot air emanated from it. Luo Yu picked up the jar and slowly poured it over the two radishes. As soon as the hot water in the jar touched the two radishes, a puff of white smoke began to spread rapidly, enveloping the entire plate. Soon, the two radishes were no longer visible.

"Sure enough, there's a backup plan. I was wondering how it could be just two carrots."

“I just don’t know what the dish will be. I’m really looking forward to it.”

The chef at Yongshou Restaurant said disdainfully, "Tsk, you're just being mysterious."

After the smoke slowly cleared, a refreshing fragrance filled the air, and a phoenix draped in red feathers appeared before everyone's eyes. It seemed to be growing larger and larger, leaving everyone stunned. A minute later, the phoenix finally stopped growing. Its soaring posture, proud eyes, and beautiful feathers were all lifelike.

“So beautiful.”

"It's so beautiful, is this true?"

"I seemed to see a real phoenix."

"This...did you really do this?" Guo Jinyao didn't dare to ask Luo Yu confidently, his face full of surprise.

Luo Yu said calmly, "Is there someone else in the kitchen? This dish is called Ice and Fire Flying Phoenix. Please enjoy it."

Guo Jinyao couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks and picked up several thin and almost transparent slices of radish from the back of the phoenix. Surprisingly, after picking up the radish slices with chopsticks, the white "flesh" of the phoenix was revealed, as if Guo Jinyao was not picking up radish, but the red feathers of the phoenix.

As he placed the radish slices in his mouth, a rich, spicy sensation immediately filled his taste buds, rushing straight to his head. Guo Jinyao felt as if his dormant sense of taste had suddenly been awakened. It was spicy, but this spiciness was different from the usual kind. It carried a strong chicken flavor, as if the essence of an entire chicken had been concentrated in these small slices of radish. No, this wasn't radish anymore. Guo Jinyao couldn't taste radish at all; this was the skin of a phoenix. He seemed to see a phoenix soaring into the sky.

Guo Jinyao quickly picked up another piece of the phoenix's white "meat" and put it in his mouth. Suddenly, a refreshing coolness exploded from his mouth, quickly spreading throughout his body. The original spiciness was immediately washed away, and even his pores seemed to open and breathe, and the coolness penetrated his heart. If the spiciness just now was to awaken the taste buds, then the coolness now was to stimulate the appetite.

After that, Guo Jinyao said nothing more. He picked up the chopsticks and quickly picked up the dishes and put them into his mouth one bite at a time. Sometimes the food was so spicy that he stuck out his tongue, and sometimes he sighed with pleasure. He couldn't stop at all.

As soon as everyone saw his expression, they knew that the dish was absolutely delicious. Mo Han quickly picked up his chopsticks and took a bite. His body stiffened for a moment, and then, just like Guo Jinyao, he couldn't stop eating.

The two of them moved very quickly, finishing half of the dish in one sitting. The spectators watching them couldn't help but drool. Boss Zhang was stunned to see they had no intention of stopping. He picked up the remaining chopsticks, added another piece to his mouth, and immediately burst into tears. "It's so delicious, so delicious! I've never had anything as delicious as this before."

What? After hearing what Boss Zhang said, the chef at Yongshou Restaurant revealed an indignant expression. He walked over to Boss Zhang and snatched his chopsticks. "I want to see how this dish compares to my Hongying Three Fresh Vermicelli." He picked up the red and white radishes with one chopstick and put them into his mouth. Then, he was petrified.

Just as the fiery spiciness was about to reach its peak, a refreshing coolness immediately overwhelmed it. Summer is a time when appetite is weak, but now his taste buds were thoroughly awakened, and he felt like he could eat a whole cow.

Shocked wasn't enough to describe the Yongshou Restaurant chef's feelings. He knew he'd lost, a defeat he felt without a trace of resentment. He was completely defeated. At that moment, he remembered what his master had said: a true chef isn't about making dishes that people like, but about putting their heart into creating dishes that satisfy and bring happiness. Now, he understood.

The chef of Yongshou Restaurant slowly bent his waist towards Luo Yu, making a 45-degree bow. "I lost this competition, and I lost wholeheartedly. I will go back and study my cooking skills again. When one day I feel I can surpass you, I will come back." After saying that, he turned and left.

Boss Zhang gave Luo Yu a thumbs up and said, "My brother-in-law rarely admires anyone, and you are the second person he has bowed to. Don't worry, I will go back and close the shop right now and reorganize for two months. I will take care of you from now on." Before leaving, Boss Zhang wanted to say hello to Guo Jinyao, but seeing that he was so engrossed in eating that he forgot about him, he didn't say anything. Finally, he took another look at the few dishes left and left reluctantly.

"Mo boy, don't you know how to respect your elders? This last bite of food should be mine." Both of them grabbed the last bite with their chopsticks at the same time. Guo Jinyao had already thrown his image into the air. For the sake of food, not to mention his image, even if his son came, he would not care about face. With a flick of his chopsticks, he instantly snatched the last bite of food from Mo Han's chopsticks, then smiled and put it into his own mouth under Mo Han's dangerous gaze.

"Ah... so delicious, so refreshing!" Guo Jinyao reluctantly put down his chopsticks and sighed, "Luo boy, I give you full marks for this dish."

Mo Han also put down his chopsticks and uttered two words, "Full marks."

"Ah... he won, Zhaoguo, our son won..." Liu Fang cheered and hugged Luo Zhaoguo, shouting excitedly and happily.

"Pa pa pa pa..." Thunderous applause suddenly broke out in the restaurant.