"The noodles have to be cooked through and not break when you scoop them into the bowl. If they break during cooking or scooping, it's a failure." Ye Jingchen reminded them with a smile as he watched the two of them roll the noodles longer and longer, and neither of them was willing to stop.
"Don't worry, brother, I know what I'm doing, it definitely won't break!" Ye Jinghe said to Ye Jingchen with great confidence.
Xie Chang'an ignored him, but didn't stop rolling out the dough.
Ye Jingchen: ......
He had a feeling that the contest between the two would not end until one of them broke the noodle.
Just as he was thinking this, Ye Jinghe suddenly stopped rolling out the dough, his little face full of astonishment.
Ye Jingchen noticed that his expression was off and realized that he was holding a piece of noodle in his hand.
Oh wow~
His noodles broke...
Ye Jingchen suppressed a laugh and comforted him, "It's okay. You don't have experience the first time. You can keep trying next time."
Ye Jinghe looked unwilling and kept glaring at Xie Chang'an's noodles.
But no matter how sharp his eyes were, he couldn't possibly cut Xie Chang'an's noodles from a distance.
Based on the current situation, Xie Chang'an has achieved a victory in the first stage.
Next, it's time to cook the noodles.
There are many intricacies to cooking noodles. The imperial chefs explained to them very clearly when to put them in the pot and how to prevent them from sticking to the pot.
Although the royal chef explained it very clearly, and they were all smart kids who timed the noodles perfectly when they were put into the pot, an accident still happened.
Because Ye Jingchen took the lead in stretching the noodles very long, and he also set up a competition on the spot, everyone's noodles became particularly long.
Once they're put in the pot and boiled in hot water, it's as if they've been exposed by a demon-revealing mirror, revealing all the demons and monsters.
After adding water twice and the soup boiled again, only the noodles in a few pots remained intact.
Ye Jingchen's noodles also met a tragic end, breaking after the second dip in water.
Xie Chang'an's noodles remained firm, but when he scooped them up with his chopsticks just as they were coming out of the pot, they broke.
The remaining few, like Xie Chang'an, failed at the last minute when the food was ready to be served.
In the end, only one person's noodles were safely cooked.
That noodle wasn't very long; in fact, it was the shortest of all the noodles, but it didn't break, so it won in the end.
As the owner of the most impressive noodles, Ye Jingyan became the focus of attention.
“My mother taught me to cook when I was six years old, and I’ve cooked noodles by myself several times already…” Under everyone’s gaze, Ye Jingyan lowered her head in fear and said softly.
Everyone: ......
I thought we were all newbies, starting from the same point, but I never expected that one of us would have already flown far ahead.
"Second sister, I didn't expect you to be so timid yet so cunning!" Ye Jingshu mocked.
Ye Jingyan lowered her head even further, wishing there was a hole in the ground in front of her that she could disappear into.
"Elder sister, a bet is a bet. I didn't say beforehand that those who can cook noodles are not allowed to participate in the competition. Second sister, if you win, you win." Ye Jingchen smiled and came to Ye Jingyan's rescue.
Ye Jingchen had observed everyone's process of kneading and rolling the dough. Ye Jingyan's performance was also quite average. She seemed more skilled than others, but she didn't look like a pro.
She is still young. Although Consort Wen has started teaching her to cook, she will probably only learn occasionally.
"I never said I wouldn't acknowledge her victory!" Ye Jingshu rolled her eyes at Ye Jingchen, then looked at Ye Jingyan: "Second sister, it's good to be shrewd, but never try to outsmart your brothers and sisters!"
"I don't!"
Having studied at the Wenhua Hall for some time now, Ye Jingyan has grown bolder and knows that her elder sister is not as scary as her mother has said.
"If I were trying to be clever, I wouldn't have told you I could cook noodles." She looked up and glared at Ye Jingshu angrily, then quickly lowered her head again.
The little white rabbit dares to glare at people!
Does she think she's intimidating?
Ye Jingshu swung her fist at Ye Jingyan from a distance, but unfortunately Ye Jingyan had her head down and didn't see it. Ye Jingshu's fist was thrown at thin air.
"The noodles are cooked, they'll get cold if we don't eat them soon. Let's all taste the fruits of our labor and see how our noodles taste," Ye Jingchen said, suppressing a laugh as he picked up his bowl first.
There was no dining table or chairs in the kitchen, and the other children had never had the experience of standing and eating while holding a bowl.
However, seeing how naturally Ye Jingchen ate, and considering that the noodles were cooked by themselves with great effort, even though most of their attempts were failures, it was still a novelty for them. So after a while, everyone overcame their awkwardness and began to taste the noodles.
"Wow—this noodle dish is so delicious!" Yun Shu exclaimed first.
"This is the best noodles I've ever eaten! To cook noodles this well on my first try, I must have the talent to become a master chef!" Yun Shu boasted as she ate.
"Yun Pangpang, you should know how to be humble," Ye Jingyu reminded him earnestly.
"The taste of food you make yourself is definitely different," Wu Zemin remarked.
"Although cooking a bowl of noodles is harder than memorizing an article, it's quite fun to try it once in a while," Gu Beichen remarked.
"Compared to that, I still prefer cooking noodles. Only you guys would enjoy something as boring as memorizing texts!" Yun Shu said with an exaggerated expression.
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