The incense stick was about to burn out! But Xu Yuehuai continued to do things his own way, following his own pace.
Seeing this, Zhou Wan and the others around her became somewhat worried for Xu Yuehuai.
"Do you really think Mother can win? I don't think she's even finished what she's supposed to do yet! Everyone else has already prepared their meals!"
Zhou Wan clenched her handkerchief, watching Xu Yuehuai's progress with great concern.
Jiang Shichen immediately said, "Auntie, you must not underestimate Grandma! Grandma is incredibly powerful! These people are no match for her at all!"
"She was just making what she wanted to make, and the taste was absolutely the best of everyone!"
Zhang Ting also had great faith in Xu Yuehuai and kept encouraging him from the sidelines!
Seeing this, Zhou Wan felt relieved.
After Ah Fu disguised himself, he followed them quietly and watched Xu Yuehuai prepare hand-pulled mutton on the high platform.
Xu Yuehuai's confident demeanor was completely different from that of the others around her.
The people from the nearby Mingyue Kingdom, despite their high abilities, acted as if they were the best in the world, which made them utterly unappealing.
Of all the people Ah Nan met, Xu Yuehuai was the most pleasing to the eye!
Xu Yuehuai was completely absorbed in making the hand-pulled mutton, her mind was so focused on it that she didn't notice anything around her.
Following the methods taught by Manager Liu, she adhered to her own standards in every action, without disrupting her steps, and acted diligently according to the plan.
Those around will be more or less affected by the fact that this is a huge culinary competition between two countries.
However, Xu Yuehuai treated this as just an ordinary competition and didn't put too much effort into it. Instead, she devoted herself to her culinary skills.
As Liu, the shopkeeper, sat below the counter, watching Xu Yuehuai prepare the hand-pulled mutton, he couldn't help but follow Xu Yuehuai's rhythm, his mind replaying those scenes.
When he was teaching Xu Yuehuai, he never expected that Xu Yuehuai would be so talented and make such a successful product. Compared with Manager Liu, Xu Yuehuai has a much brighter future!
Manager Liu has spent most of his life making these products to reach his current level of skill.
But Xu Yuehuai had only studied for less than a month and had already completely surpassed Manager Liu!
Manager Liu was extremely shocked and stared intently at Xu Yuehuai's every move.
A short while later, the incense stick next to it finally burned out!
Zhou Wan and the others kept glancing at the incense and then at Xu Yuehuai!
I was worried that Xu Yuehuai wouldn't be able to finish her meal within the appropriate time.
Unexpectedly, Xu Yuehuai finished right on time!
Sitting on the high platform next to him, Maimaiti watched as Xu Yuehuai arranged the hand-pulled mutton he had prepared on a plate as the ashes fell, and he was filled with resentment.
He had previously instigated Manager Ding to frame Xu Yuehuai.
But little did they expect that Manager Ding was completely incapable of handling anything significant. Not only did he botch the job, but he also scared himself half to death, and has been recuperating at home ever since.
He had no choice but to deal with Xu Yuehuai himself!
After arranging the mutton on a plate, Xu Yuehuai remained calm and stood firmly in place, without looking at what others were making.
Xu Yuehuai had already learned about the types of food those people were good at from Manager Liu.
Now, there's no need to see what they did; Xu Yuehuai already knows just by thinking about it and smelling the aroma.
Just as the incense burned out, someone nearby struck a gong.
"Time's up! Everyone stop!"
The man shouted, and all the participants stopped.
Some people didn't stop, so others went over and took away those who disobeyed orders.
"I'm almost done! Don't drag me away!"
"Give me a little more time! I just need a little more time!"
However, those people completely ignored what the overtime workers were saying, quickly gagged them, and dragged them all away.
Once only those who had finished their entries remained, Maimaiti had their meals divided into smaller portions. After completing these preparations, Maimaiti waved for someone to invite the judges over.
Everyone was already very curious about who the judges were, but the truth was only revealed at the very end of the competition.
They all craned their necks, staring at the backstage area.
When someone pulled back the curtain, a long row of seats was revealed.
Meanwhile, a group of judges had already taken their seats.
When everyone saw the faces of the judges, they were all shocked!
"It's actually the king!"
"And our little princess!"
"And our former God of Cookery!"
"Isn't that Chef Liu from the palace?"
Even Xu Yuehuai was surprised when she saw the judges who appeared.
Unexpectedly, Maimaiti actually managed to invite the entire king and princess of the Mingyue Kingdom.
If there are spies among these people, and the things they produce contain poison, then this would be extremely dangerous for the King of Mingyue Kingdom and the little princess!
Moreover, this place is a melting pot of all sorts of people, and it's unknown whether any of them might be hostile to the King of Mingyue Kingdom.
But this was not something Xu Yuehuai should worry about. She stood quietly in place and did nothing.
The surrounding people all bowed to the King of Mingyue Kingdom and the little princess!
Xu Yuehuai followed the others and first paid her respects to the King and Princess of Mingyue Kingdom.
After everyone had finished their formalities, the King of Mingyue Kingdom instructed Maimaiti to continue the cooking competition!
"Everyone, please don't be too reserved. I'm just here to participate in the cooking competition!"
"Just treat me as an ordinary judge, don't feel awkward because of my presence."
Hearing this, the people nearby all felt a special fondness for their king, who was always so approachable. So they relaxed and chatted freely.
Suddenly, the entire building became lively again.
Then Maimaiti arranged the next steps, saying to his subordinates, "Now serve the food!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a pair of slender and beautiful young women walked out, swaying gracefully and carrying dishes of food in their hands.
Each dish was made by a different person and carried by a different young woman.
They brought the food to the judges' table and placed it in front of all the judges.
At this point, all the food was covered with a lid.
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