It's either a success or a disaster.
"Hmph! Only a fool would make a choice! Smart people wouldn't choose any of them!"
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"Waaaaah, can you guys please leave me alone when you're choosing the dishes later?"
In the morning, Lu Xiaoyao was still "fiercely cracking down" on the new rules announced by the chef, but in the afternoon, she got the last place in the evaluation and became timid and hesitant.
The remaining five players glanced at Lu Xiaoyao but remained silent.
Yes, five.
Zhen Hu, who almost passed the assessment yesterday, graduated today.
Just like Lu Xiaoyao said in the first half, only a fool would make a choice, but the second half should be: a smart person can graduate immediately.
As the younger twin, Zhen Po probably passed on all his cooking talent to his older brother, so he ended up keeping Lu Xiaoyao company. She came in last place, and he came in second to last.
Now, as a group of people watched the culinary master cook with such style and flair in the cafeteria's kitchen, their hearts sank even further.
"By the way, did anyone see what Zhen Hu did just now?"
Ignoring Lu Xiaoyao and Zhen Po, who were in the same boat, Lu Gui went straight to Lou Jia, who had just been standing at the stove next to Zhen Hu for the assessment.
"It seems to be... oil?" Lou Jia wasn't sure about that either, only saying, "I remember he scooped a spoonful of oil into the pot, then put in the slices of meat, and quickly scooped them out."
Lou Jia's voice was not low, and the others heard it quickly.
"Is it stir-fried? This requires more precise control of the heat than other methods."
Mu Chen murmured to himself. He had only just mastered the heat control for boiling water. If he were to switch to stir-frying directly, it would probably take him several more days to master it compared to Zhen Hu.
Mingmei was also present at the assessment, and she saw things more clearly than Loujia, whose attention was more focused on the food in her own pot.
Zhen Hu abandoned the method of blanching the meat slices in boiling water and instead opted to stir-fry them quickly in hot oil.
The meat slices, quickly cooked in a short time, remain tender and juicy inside, while the surface moisture is evaporated by the hot oil. When they are then combined with the spicy crab sauce, they do not become watery like when boiled, where excess water is released even when they are just cooked, thus diluting the flavor of the sauce.
It has a better texture than boiling.
It seems that Zhen Hu knew this after class yesterday, and practiced during and after class today, which is why he was able to graduate directly after the assessment.
Everyone has already started discussing Zhen Hu's successful apprenticeship and is preparing to learn from his experience.
At that moment, the master chef also came out with his dinner.
The meal consisted of six plates, each with a different dish, but all included one meat dish, two vegetable dishes, and a soup.
"Alright, you can choose now. Pick according to the order of the rankings."
Upon hearing the chef's words, Mu Chen went first, glanced at the plates, and finally chose a light-looking lunchbox.
Unless the poison is colorless and odorless, this kind of bland dish is the safest.
While Mu Chen was making his choice, Mingmei was also watching the chef's expression closely.
Seeing that the other person did not show any different expression than before when Mu Chen chose the lunchbox, she finally felt relieved.
Next up was Lu Gui. When Lu Gui was choosing plates, his eyes weren't on the plates at all; instead, he kept staring at the chef's face.
I watched his facial expressions change subtly as my hands touched each plate.
Unfortunately, before he could finish his attempt, the other person glared at him angrily and said impatiently, "Hurry up!"
Lu Gui eventually followed suit and took the mildest of the remaining five.
After that, perhaps because the previous players had set a good example, the later players ended up taking the remaining light dishes from the field.
In the end, the dish that ended up in Lu Xiaoyao's hands was the only one in the entire meal that consisted entirely of dishes cooked in rich, dark sauces.
Despite the chef's appetizing cooking, Lu Xiaoyao was quite aware that she was probably, most likely, doomed.
"You guys... QAQ"
Lu Xiaoyao, holding her tray, looked at the others, especially her brother beside her. She looked at him pitifully and said, "Brother, don't you feel sorry for me?"
"Then don't you feel sorry for me?" Lu Gui remained unmoved. "I didn't do anything, but I died because I felt sorry for you."
"Perhaps mine isn't poisonous~"
Do you believe it yourself?
Lu Xiaoyao: "..."
[Just admit defeat, kid. With your level of skill, you're not going to graduate normally anyway, so let's just end it here, hahaha!]
[+1, little one, have some last meal before you go!]
Eat up, eat up! We'll have a recap after the game ends~
[Hahaha, if the game were to end after the little one eats this, do you think she'd go into seclusion first or start reviewing the game?]
Why are you all just accepting that the baby will ingest poison? Who knows, the one who seems to be the least affected might be the first to die!
【Hey! Are you trying to make our businesswoman a widow?!】
[What the hell is this about becoming a widow!]
[Hahaha, did you guys notice the businesswoman's gaze when the big shot was choosing his plates? Seriously! Wow, so sweet!] (Biquge)
[That's right, that's right, she actually had that group of big shots eyeing the God of Cookery! Tell me! Who else gets this kind of treatment?!]
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The comments section is filled with people starting by feeling sorry for the baby and ending with them shipping the perfect couple – this has become a long-standing tradition.
Mingmei didn't comment, but simply pondered silently.
【Gui Gui, have I changed lately?】
Gui Gui: [Host, what are you referring to?]
I can't really explain it, but I feel like before... it was always Mu Chen watching me, and lately I've noticed I'm looking at him too.
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