Chapter 41 Packing
Hearing that Gao Moqi not only gave Mo Qingyan a "very delicious" evaluation, Li Zhenmin and his son glanced at Mo Qingyan.
Li Bo just thought in his heart that he was worthy of being called Brother Mo, as the things he made could even conquer Gao Moqi.
Isn't it just about conquest!
Gao Moqi only took one bite of the dish made by his father, whom he regarded as his idol since childhood, and only got a "not bad" evaluation from him.
Compared with the previous people, the evaluation my father received is already high.
However, compared with Mo Ge, it seems insignificant.
Just now, Gao Moqi ate three mouthfuls of the cold noodles made by Brother Mo.
That's the gap.
Li Zhenmin was also very surprised at this time, even though his son had repeatedly told him that this young man surnamed Mo was a great cook.
He has also eaten the dishes that his son learned to make from him, and they tasted really good. Most importantly, those dishes were innovative.
However, despite this, he still didn't think that this young man surnamed Mo could cook better than him.
Especially the "cold skin" that he made today, which was like a cold dish, made him feel that it was impossible that the spirituality of this young man might be just a flash in the pan.
However, unexpectedly, Gao Moqi gave him such a high evaluation.
This made Li Zhenmin curious. What does this cold noodle taste like that received such high praise from Gao Moqi?
Finally, Li Zhenmin couldn't help it and said to Mo Qingyan: "Excuse me, can I try the cold noodles you made?"
Mo Qingyan was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said, "Of course. Do you have any dietary restrictions?"
"No, cilantro and chives are fine."
"Then I'll add some green onions to your portion."
After saying that, Mo Qingyan added chopped green onions into the bowl of cold noodles that had less chopped green onions.
Then he handed it to Li Zhenmin.
After Li Zhenmin took it, he stirred it a few times with disposable chopsticks, then picked up a large chopstick and stuffed it into his mouth.
Then Li Zhenmin was stunned.
This taste...
He chewed violently, and found that the more he ate, the more he wanted to eat the cold noodle, and it tasted better and better.
After he swallowed it, he took another big bite, then tasted and analyzed it carefully.
To be able to become a five-star chef, Li Zhenmin also has an excellent sense of taste.
After just two bites, he roughly analyzed what seasoning Mo Qingyan used in this cold skin.
However, after analyzing it, he was even more shocked.
Because the seasonings used by Mo Qingyan are all very common seasonings.
Except for chili and sesame, the other seasonings are the ones that can be found everywhere.
However, these ubiquitous seasonings, after being skillfully combined, can actually create such amazing delicacies.
The most incredible thing is that the raw shredded carrots and cucumbers are instantly sublimated after being mixed with chili sesame oil.
That sesame chili oil is simply soulful.
And this cold skin, how did he make it? He could actually use noodles to make such a jade-like, chewy and smooth food.
It's really incredible.
No wonder Gao Moqi gave such a high evaluation.
This cold noodle seems to have magic, the more you eat it, the more delicious it becomes, and the more you want to eat it.
"How's it, Dad? Is it delicious?"
As soon as he said this, Li Bo felt that he was asking nonsense. If it wasn't delicious, would Gao Moqi have given such a high evaluation?
So, Li Bo asked his father directly, "Dad, what does this cold noodle taste like?"
In response to Li Bo, Li Zhenmin finished a bowl of cold noodles in a few big mouthfuls.
Seeing his father's exaggerated actions, Li Bo couldn't help it.
Licking his face a little embarrassedly, he said to Mo Qingyan: "Brother Mo, can I have a bowl too? I'm not picky about food, I'm fine with cilantro and scallions."
"Sure." Mo Qingyan satisfied generously. Anyway, there was still one bowl left if she didn't eat it. It's also wasted.
Mo Qingyan added coriander to the last bowl of cold noodles and handed it to Li Bo.
"Thank you, Brother Mo." After Li Bo took the cold noodles, he picked up the disposable chopsticks, stirred it a few times, and then took a big chopstick and put it in his mouth.
As soon as he took a sip, Li Bo’s eyes widened suddenly, and he was amazed by the spicy taste in his mouth.
Afterwards, he also started eating with big mouthfuls, just like Li Zhenmin.
Although this cold noodle is spicy, but in this hot summer, one bite of it is as refreshing as eating ice cream.
But he enjoyed his meal very much.
"It's so delicious. This cold noodle is so delicious. It's much better than the dishes my dad cooks."
Li Bo had watched Mo Qingyan’s live broadcast before, and he only knew that the food Mo Qingyan cooked was delicious.
However, only after actually eating what Mo Qingyan cooked, did you realize how delicious it is.
Li Zhenmin put down his bowl and chopsticks and gave Li Bo a big slap.
"You little bastard, what nonsense are you talking about? Even if this cold noodle is indeed better than my food, you can't just say it out loud! How embarrassing would that make me feel?"
Li Bo laughed twice, "That's because Brother Mo's cooking was so delicious, I couldn't help it!"
Li Zhenmin couldn't do anything to him. He picked up a tissue, wiped the oil stains on his mouth, turned to Mo Qingyan and said, "Young man, my cooking is indeed not as good as your cold noodles. It's not unfair that I lost. The seasonings and side dishes you used are all very ordinary. But the oil can make such an amazing taste. Your cooking skills are really amazing."
If you lose, you lose. Li Zhenmin didn't expect that he would make mistakes sometimes.
At first he thought Mo Qingyan was just putting on a show. Even though I have some talent, it is impossible to make something delicious with just those simple ingredients and materials.
As it turned out, he was wrong.
That's totally wrong.
Li Zhenmin readily admitted that his skills were inferior to others.
"You're too kind." Mo Qingyan was very happy to receive the compliment.
But at the same time, I was very curious.
"Can I ask how you make this cold noodle? Generally speaking, it's impossible to make food with such a texture using only flour. Of course, if it's inconvenient, forget it."
After all, the method of making cold noodles may be someone else’s secret recipe.
Many secret recipes are passed on to only one family and will not be passed on to others.
So Li Zhenmin also understood it very well.
"Of course, no problem. In fact, the recipe for making this cold noodle is very simple. Just..."
Mo Qingyan openly told the recipe of making cold noodles.
"It turns out that the method of making cold noodles is so simple." Li Zhenmin was surprised and said, "You just shared it so casually, aren't you afraid that others will follow suit?"
"Isn't it great that they like it and do it themselves?"
Mo Qingyan said: "Delicious food is meant to be shared. Otherwise, if it is kept secret, who would know that there is such a thing as Liangpi? Moreover, only when the method of making Liangpi is known to everyone, more people will pass it on in the future. In this way, Liangpi, a delicacy, will naturally not be lost."
Mo Qingyan has always believed that the best way to pass on delicious food is not to hide it. But make it public.
In this way, real delicious food can flourish everywhere.
When everyone knows how to cook a delicacy, naturally, there will be no risk of the delicacy being lost.
Of course, this is assuming that you don't rely on this delicacy to support your family.
If you want to support your family with this delicious food, just pretend he never said those words.
After all, if people can't survive, what's the point of talking about inheritance?
Li Zhenmin didn't expect that this young man, Mo Qingyan, could actually say such righteous words.
He sighed: "If everyone can think like you, our Chinese food will not be as scarce as it is now."
This is because Chinese chefs, in fact not just chefs, but also in many other fields, pay attention to traditional inheritance methods.
Many things were only passed down to family members, which resulted in many things being lost by the time they were passed down to the present day.
I heard that there were many delicious foods in ancient times. However, only a few of them can be passed down till now.
Li Zhenmin glanced at the cameraman filming in front of Mo Qingyan and said, "You are doing this live broadcast to pass on your delicious food, right?"
"Yes." Mo Qingyan nodded and said with a smile: "How can delicious food be called delicious food if it is not shared? Don't you think so?"
There is nothing more joyful than watching others eat the delicious food you made and looking happy on their faces.
The audience in the live broadcast room were quite touched after listening to the conversation between the two.
“If everyone could share their cooking methods as generously as Mo Ge, wouldn’t the food we can eat now be more abundant?”
"Speaking of which, although China is known as the land of gourmet food, I always feel that the reputation is a bit unrealistic. After all, our so-called delicacies are actually the same few things over and over again."
"That's right. The food you can eat on the roadside is actually the simplest. Even dumplings are only divided into vegetable fillings and meat fillings. If it weren't for Brother Mo sharing, we would not be able to eat it. It turns out that dumplings can be made with vegetables, meat, and seafood?"
"Only Brother Mo is so generous as to share these delicacies. I give Brother Mo 10,000 likes."
"Haha, it turns out that the method of making cold noodles is so simple. After watching the live broadcast, I will also try to make it."
"Looking at the way those two couldn't stop eating, you can tell how delicious Brother Mo's cold noodles are. Even if we know how to make them, we can't make them taste as good as Brother Mo's. Brother Mo, are you selling these cold noodles? You rented the stall for a month, you can't waste them!"
"Yes, Brother Mo, let's set up a stall. I want to eat cold noodles."
"I want to eat Liangpi +1..."
"I want to eat cold noodles +10086..."
…
Unfortunately, Mo Qingyan was not looking at his phone during the live broadcast, so he had no idea that his fans were crying and shouting for cold noodles.
At first, some people might be surprised that Mo Qing* Yan could receive such a high evaluation from Gao Moqi.
But it was just a surprise.
After all, anyone who can participate in this competition must have some skills.
However, as more and more people tasted Gao Moqi's food, they realized how difficult it was to get his praise.
Even Zhou Ningren only received an evaluation of "okay" from Gao Moqi.
You know, this "okay" is basically on the same level as the "not bad" that Li Zhenmin got.
Because Gao Moqi only took a bite of Zhou Ningren's food.
As for Mo Qingyan's cold noodles, he ate three full mouthfuls.
Moreover, after eating three bites, he still seemed unsatisfied.
The final evaluation was "very delicious".
This comparison means that the food cooked by Zhou Ningren is not as delicious as that cooked by Mo Qingyan.
This made Zhou Ningren, who was always confident, suddenly look unhappy.
In his opinion, Gao Moqi's reaction after tasting the food he cooked was too bland.
This isn't the way to react.
Especially with Mo Qingyan as a comparison.
However, due to Gao Moqi's identity, Zhou Ningren could only endure it and did not question him in person.
Seeing that Zhou Ningren only received an "okay" rating, it seemed that Mo Qingyan's "very delicious" rating was very important.
All of a sudden, Mo Qingyan felt that there were many more eyes on her.
However, if you wear the crown, you must bear its weight.
Mo Qingyan felt that since her cooking skills were better than others, it was only natural that she should receive more attention.
The gourmet judges completed the scoring of all the contestants' dishes in one hour.
Afterwards, the organizer took half an hour to organize the meeting.
After resting for half an hour, the chefs began to announce the results.
In fact, many people believe that Zhou Ningren must be the first place.
After all, his previous identity as a third-level state banquet chef was still there.
Even if his nameplate was taken away from him now, his cooking skills would not decline too much.
Anyone who can become a state banquet chef must have better cooking skills than those who have not become state banquet chefs.
Even Zhou Ningren himself thought so.
In such a low-level competition, it is impossible for anyone to score higher than him in cooking.
Even if Mo Qingyan received a rare compliment from Gao Moqi, Zhou Ningren would not think that his score would be higher than his.
Before the ranking was announced, Zhou Ningren had already begun to proudly accept the compliments from people around him.
"Mr. Zhou, congratulations. You are definitely the first place this time."
"That's for sure. Our kind of competition is not an easy thing for Mr. Zhou."
"Congratulations in advance, Mr. Zhou."
…
Facing the compliments from the people around him, Zhou Ningren was very pleased, but he pretended to be disdainful and said, "What is there to congratulate? It's just the first place in an ordinary food competition. It's not a state banquet competition."
Seeing Zhou Ningren surrounded by a bunch of people and flattered, Li Bo said disdainfully: "What's there to be so arrogant about? No matter how arrogant he is, he still lost his title of Level 3 State Banquet Chef. Besides, how did he know that he could win first place? I think Brother Mo's cold noodles taste the best."
Li Zhenmin agreed: "I agree with this."
"Dad, you didn't object?" Li Bo was quite surprised to see his father agree with his point of view.
"What's there to object to? You're telling the truth." Li Zhenmin had eaten Mo Qingyan's cold noodles and knew the taste. Even a state banquet-level chef might not be able to make it.
Because Mo Qingyan didn't use any special secret recipe or anything, she just used the most common ingredients and seasonings to make it extremely delicious.
"I'd be embarrassed if you flatter me like that."
Although many people praised his cooking for being delicious, being praised by a professional chef was a kind of recognition. Mo Qingyan was a little happy but also a little embarrassed.
"However, this is a competition. No one will know the result until the last moment."
Although Mo Qingyan felt that her cooking skills were okay, she was not so proud as to think that she was now the best cook in the world.
Never underestimate others, and never overestimate yourself.
This is the first requirement to be a chef.
Half an hour passed quickly.
The organizer's staff counted all the scores on time and selected the top 30 contestants.
"Now, we will begin to announce the top thirty names of this elimination round. Contestants whose names are read, please come on stage to receive your entry cards for the promotion round."
The host didn't talk nonsense or try to be mysterious at all. The results will be announced starting from the first place.
"The contestant who won first place in this elimination round is..."
Zhou Ningren raised his chin, straightened his clothes, took a step forward, and prepared to go on stage.
"Contestant No. 999, Mo Qingyan."
Zhou Ningren stopped just as he was about to take a step forward.
He suddenly looked up at the host on the stage.
What?
Did he hear it wrong?
Number 999?
Not number 99?
Did the host pronounce the 9 wrong or the name wrong?
However, it is clear that the host can do no wrong.
"Brother Mo, it's you. You are number one."
When Li Bo heard that Mo Qingyan was the first place, he was happier than Mo Qingyan herself. He jumped up immediately with excitement.
"Congratulations." Li Zhenmin sincerely congratulated Mo Qingyan.
"Thanks."
Mo Qingyan nodded to the father and son, then walked onto the stage.
The cameraman immediately gave Mo Qingyan a close-up.
The audience in the live broadcast room immediately screamed with excitement.
"First place, Brother Mo is first place."
"I knew that Brother Mo would definitely be number one."
"That's who our Brother Mo is. He is the living God of Cooking."
"Routine operation, don't get too excited."
…
Xu Yi was also extremely excited at this time.
He was originally afraid that Gao Moqi would give Mo Qingyan a low score.
After all, Gao Moqi is very strict in his evaluation of food.
Giving low scores is the norm.
Although he saw from Mo Qingyan's live broadcast that Gao Moqi gave Mo Qingyan a very high evaluation.
But until the last moment, who knows what the outcome will be.
Fortunately, my brother is very reliable.
The host said, "Contestant No. 999 scored 95 points, and the food judge is Gao Moqi. Please ask the food judge of this contestant to issue a competition card to the contestant."
Gao Moqi, who was sitting in the audience, took out a sign with the first place winner's card from the tray in the etiquette lady's hand and hung it around Mo Qingyan's neck.
The kind that Mo Qingyan doesn't even have to bow her head.
To be honest, Gao Moqi is really tall.
At least ten centimeters taller than Mo Qingyan.
You know, Mo Qingyan's height is not short, she is 1.83 meters tall.
If you count it, Gao Moqi is at least 1.93 meters tall.
In addition, probably because he exercises regularly, his body looks relatively strong. He stood in front of Mo Qingyan.
He directly blocked Mo Qingyan.
In addition, Gao Moqi has an upright figure and outstanding temperament.
If Mo Qingyan didn't still have a face to hold on to, she would probably have become a member of the control group.
Even though she had the nerve to save face, Mo Qingyan still felt that the man in front of her was really easy to make her feel inferior.
After awarding the entry cards, Gao Moqi shook hands with Mo Qingyan.
Just when Mo Qingyan thought it was about to end.
But he heard Gao Moqi whisper to him: "After the award ceremony, can you please pack two servings of cold noodles?"
"ah?"
Mo Qingyan blinked, somewhat unresponsive.
Gao Moqi lowered his eyebrows, "Is it not possible?"
Mo Qingyan reacted and quickly said, "Yes, of course."
However, it was the first time that Mo Qingyan heard the judges ask the contestants to pack food for him.
By doing this, isn't he afraid that others will mistakenly think that he is opening a backdoor for himself?
Because Gao Moqi directly blocked Mo Qingyan, the people in the audience could not see the two of them talking.
Despite this, Zhou Ningren was so angry that his face turned blue when he saw that he was not the first place.
What's wrong with Gao Moqi? Why would he give such a high score to someone he has never even heard of?
Doesn't he never give people high ratings?
Even in the state banquet competition, he only gave a highest score of 95 points to state banquet chefs.
And now, he actually gave the same score to this unknown person in front of him as to a state-banquet-level chef?
It's impossible that the food prepared by Mo Qingyan can be as good as that prepared by a state banquet-level chef, right?
Could it be that the pretty boy knew Gao Moqi, and Gao Moqi gave him a backdoor?
For Zhou Ningren, opening backdoors is something he is very familiar with.
Yes, that must be it.
Gao Moqi must know that pretty boy, so he gave him a backdoor. Let him take the first place.
Zhou Ningren would never admit that the dishes he cooked were not as good as Mo Qingyan’s.
So, next, when the host read out the name of the second place, which was Zhou Ningren, there was no trace of joy on Zhou Ningren's face.
Instead, he had a dark face the whole time.
Even when Gao Moqi was giving him the second place medal, he had a gloomy face the whole time.
However, he dared not speak out.
Because Gao Moqi was not someone he could afford to offend.
Gao Moqi is a judge of the first-level state banquet competition.
He is on the same level as his father.
He can't afford to offend.
When stepping down from the stage, Zhou Ningren made a circle and walked past Mo Qingyan.
When he walked in front of Mo Qingyan, he deliberately stopped for a moment.
He stared at Mo Qingyan and said, "Don't think you can always get first place by using backdoors. The final result of the competition still depends on cooking skills."
After saying that, Zhou Ningren left angrily.
Mo Qingyan was somewhat confused by what he said.
What does it mean to use the back door?
Which back door did he take?
Wouldn't Zhou Ningren think that he got the first place by using a backdoor?
This is a bit unfair!
Does he look like the kind of person who gets in through the back door?
This scene was broadcast live.
The audience in the live broadcast room all stood up for Mo Qingyan.
"What does that person mean? What does it mean to use the back door? Does our Mo Ge still need to use the back door?"
"That's right. With our brother Mo's cooking skills, he deserves the first place."
"This Zhou Ningren is too picky about losing. Whoever defeats him will get in through the back door? Does he think his cooking skills are the best in the world?"
"If you don't attract envy, you are a mediocre person. Our Brother Mo got first place and he got second place. If you don't accept it, then let's compete again in the next game."
"That's right. I heard that tomorrow's promotion match will be randomly matched. If Brother Mo is matched with him, it will be a good show to watch."
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Mo Qingyan didn't care what Zhou Ningren thought of him. He turned around and started preparing the cold noodles.
Li Zhenmin and his son were confused when they saw Mo Qingyan started making cold noodles again.
"Brother Mo, the competition is over, why are you still preparing cold noodles?" Li Bo couldn't help but ask.
"Oh, the high judge said he wanted to pack two."
Mo Qingyan was thankful that Steward Wang and others brought him a take-away box.
Otherwise, he wouldn't know how to pack it up and take it away for Gao Moqi.
Li Bo was not surprised to hear Gao Moqi asked him to pack two portions to take away.
After all, this cold noodle tastes really good.
He was surprised that he could still take it away.
Although he ate a portion of cold noodles, he still felt it was not enough.
Looking at Mo Qingyan's cold noodles, there was still a lot left.
He said shamelessly with a smile: "Brother Mo, can I also take two copies away?"
Mo Qingyan teased, "Were you not full from that bowl just now?"
"No." Li Bo said embarrassedly: "I have a good appetite and eat a lot. Three bowls are enough."
Li Zhenmin, who had just gone on stage to receive his competition card, got furious when he heard what he said.
"Is there no food for you at home, or what? Why are you so shameless as to ask others to pack it for you?"
Li Bo shrank his neck and retorted: "Brother Mo cooked so deliciously, it's not normal for me to want to eat two more bowls."
"You mean to say that the dishes I usually cook are not delicious anymore?" Li Zhenmin glared at Li Bo.
"It's not that it doesn't taste good, it's just that your cooking skills are indeed a little bit worse than Brother Mo's." Li Bo is an honest person.
He totally disregarded his father's face.
"What truth are you telling?" Li Zhenmin was so angry that he raised his hand and gave Li Bo a big slap in the face again.
Seeing that the father and son were about to become enemies because of her, Mo Qingyan said embarrassedly: "No, no, actually..."
Before he could finish his words, Li Zhenmin turned to him and said, "Excuse me, please pack four portions."
"ah?"
Li Zhenmin's words caught him off guard.
One moment he was criticizing his son, and the next he was criticizing himself.
Mo Qingyan was really confused by his sudden words.
The audience in the live broadcast room laughed out loud at the father and son.
I just think this father and son are so funny.
Li Zhenmin looks like a very serious person, but unexpectedly, he is actually so funny.
They are indeed father and son, both are funny in nature.
It’s just that one is a funny guy in public, and the other is a funny guy in secret.
The list of thirty names was soon announced.
This knockout round has come to an end.
Everyone started to pack up and leave.
Butler Wang and others also came in and helped Mo Qingyan pack her things.
Actually, there is nothing to clean up.
After all, there wasn't much to bring.
Mo Qingyan handed four packaged cold noodles to Li Zhenmin and his son.
"How much?" Li Zhenmin asked.
Mo Qingyan said: "No need for money, I'll give it to you."
"That won't do. Wouldn't we be freeloaders then?" Li Zhenmin didn't have the habit of eating for free, and besides, he and his son were not familiar with the other party.
"Besides, you need money to buy your ingredients. Regardless of whether you are short of money or not, since we have eaten your food, we must pay. It is a matter of principle."
Since Li Zhenmin said so, Mo Qingyan couldn't postpone it any longer.
"Then let's make it 5 bucks a piece."
"5 yuan? That's too little. Just 50 yuan." With such cooking skills, Li Zhenmin felt that 500 yuan was too little.
Having said that, Li Zhenmin did not give Mo Qingyan a chance to object and directly paid him 300 yuan.
I also paid for the two servings of cold noodles that I had eaten earlier.
Mo Qingyan had seen price cuts, but had never seen price cuts in the reverse direction.
Coincidentally, Gao Moqi also came over.
Mo Qingyan quickly handed him two packed portions of cold noodles.
"How much?" Gao Moqi asked.
"5 yuan per portion." Mo Qingyan replied.
He didn't even say he sent it.
After all, giving gifts to the judges seems to be a bit like bribery.
He charges a certain amount of money, and when others talk about it, he has reasons to refute it.
He sold the cold noodles to the judges, but it was not a bribe.
Although, bribing the judges with two servings of cold noodles sounds a bit ridiculous.
Gao Moqi was stunned when he heard that 5 yuan was so cheap.
Then he nodded.
Then, he scanned the QR code and paid 1,000 yuan to Mo Qingyan.
When Mo Qingyan saw the 1,000 yuan payment on her phone, she asked Gao Moqi in surprise, "Did you press too many zeros?"
Two servings of cold noodles cost only 10 yuan, how come they became 1,000 yuan?
Unexpectedly, Gao Moqi said: "Your cold noodles are worth the money."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Mo Qingyan was left with a face that didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Are all the chef judges so generous nowadays?
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