"No, what's wrong with Yuan Hua and Shen Lanxin today? Why are they so bad? They didn't even have a 'clothes ripped off' incident."
"I thought they were getting closer and closer to Lu Rong, but now it seems they're getting further and further apart. Neither of them performed well today."
"Sure enough, Lu Rong is still Lu Rong. Compared to them, he's worlds apart. No matter what they say, they can never even reach half of Lu Rong's level."
"I don't understand either. These past few days, the dishes they made have been so good that the judges' clothes have torn off, but this time it hasn't happened. The worst part is that it's one thing, but both of them are like this. I really can't figure it out. Could it be because the ingredients were too hard to find today, so they couldn't show their true abilities?"
"I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out, but judging from the judges' expressions, they seemed quite satisfied with the two dishes, and there was no sign of criticism or dissatisfaction."
"Moreover, it seems that these judges have already finished all their dishes, which means that the taste is acceptable."
"Not necessarily. Maybe Lu Rong's dishes were too few just now, and they couldn't get enough to eat, so their taste buds were wide open. Now that Yuan Hua and Shen Lanxin's dishes have been served, they naturally ate everything up."
"Let's not overthink it. Just looking at the judges' expressions isn't enough to tell us anything. We still need to see the judges' final scores."
"However, judging from the way Yuan Hua and Shen Lanxin are cooking today, they seem to be even more serious than usual. I think the taste shouldn't be too bad, right?"
"Could it be because the ingredients weren't selected well? Although they were all wild, they weren't good at processing them, which might have resulted in a less-than-ideal final taste."
"While wild ingredients are excellent, there is a problem: their quality must be judged by experience. Some vegetables that look good may not taste very good when cooked."
"I completely agree with what the person upstairs said. It's like when I was a kid, I would go to the mountains to pick wild vegetables. The wild vegetables that grow in different places taste completely different."
"Yes, unlike artificially cultivated products, which have a relatively consistent quality, wild products, while mostly delicious, may have some wild vegetables that, due to the production environment and other factors, don't taste very good in the end."
"Stop saying anything, look, the judges are about to start scoring, and the final results and rankings will be out soon."
"There's no need to even think about the champion; it's all about who will be the runner-up and third-place winner. But judging from the situation, I think Shen Lanxin is still the better choice."
"It's clear from the matches these past few days that Shen Lanxin has consistently been slightly ahead of Yuan Hua, though not by much, she's just that much stronger."
"It feels like the top student in our grade always scores a few points higher than the second-place student in every exam. They don't score much higher in other subjects, but they just can't catch up by those few points. Sometimes, that's how it is when your ability is just there. A small difference can lead to a huge difference."
"I'm so excited, the scores are about to come out."
…….....
Soon, the judges, having finished their meal, got down to business and immediately typed in the scores for Yuan Hua and Shen Lanxin on their keyboards.
This time, they scored both Yuan Hua and Shen Lanxin.
Although I had expected it, I still had some expectations for the score.
Soon, everyone's scores were displayed on the screen.
[Yuan Hua: 99.78, 99.72, 99.81, 99.76, 99.68, Total Score: 498.75]
[Shen Lanxin: 99.85, 99.87, 99.88, 99.87, 99.86, Total Score: 499.33]
This score is undoubtedly much higher than their scores in the previous few days.
This means that the food tastes perfectly fine today.
As for why there was no clothing ripping incident, I don't know.
In other words, Lu Rong won the championship, Shen Lanxin won the runner-up, and Yuan Hua won the third place in this year's National Culinary Competition.
Lu Rong wasn't surprised by this situation, since he hadn't lost first place even once in the past few days.
It may sound a bit pretentious, but that's the truth.
As for Yuan Hua and Shen Lanxin, they had long expected this outcome.
After all, they knew how terrifying Lu Rong's strength was, and there was nothing they could do about this outcome.
Moreover, they enjoyed the entire competition process more than the rankings.
It is obvious that everyone's cooking skills have improved greatly in the past few days. This is thanks to the organizers and Lu Rong. Because it was the competition and rivalry between the contestants, everyone's cooking skills have been continuously improved.
Seeing the final rankings, Lu Rong was filled with emotion, even though he had imagined it.
"It's finally over. Looks like I still have first place."
Although I initially came here just for fun, as people do, everyone wants to do their best in whatever they do. Now that I have won the championship of this year's National Culinary Competition, it is a well-deserved achievement.
Lu Rong knew very well that his parents were watching his entire competition on TV at home, and they were probably incredibly excited.
Su Tingyun, who was standing to the side, was too excited to speak. She was usually quite talkative, but at this moment she suddenly fell silent, and her eyes betrayed her, as if something was flowing out.
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