Daddy, Come Home For Dinner!

Chapter 880: Chapter 880: Don’t Forget Who Her Husband Is

"Just from looking at her ingredients, I already know what she wants to make," Zhuang Mingyan said.

The judges all pulled a face.

But with Zhuang Mingyan saying that, even though they were professionals, for a moment they couldn’t find anything to refute her with.

Ye Fei really had picked ingredients that were too simple.

Even if they wanted to find some innovative angle for her, everyone realized they just couldn’t.

Seeing several judges at a loss for words, Zhuang Mingyan immediately showed a smug expression.

This proved she was right!

Now let’s see what Ye Fei can do!

The audience couldn’t help getting worried.

Yeah, Ye Fei had only taken those two ingredients in total.

What Zhuang Mingyan said wasn’t wrong either.

Everyone was just burning up with frustration.

To have this forcibly inserted, unqualified, non-professional judge latch onto this point.

It was really embarrassing!

"What’s going on with Ye Fei!"

"She’s been doing so well before, why is she starting like this this round?"

"How did she end up getting caught by Zhuang Mingyan of all people!"

"Couldn’t she have picked something a bit more complicated? Just tomatoes and potatoes, and she actually thought of that!"

"Even if she added a piece of beef, that’d still be better than only tomatoes and potatoes!"

Lu Chenghong hurriedly relayed a message to An Haiyin through the director.

He told her to think of something.

At least have Ye Fei explain herself.

An Haiyin was also in a tough spot.

She could go ask Ye Fei what she wanted to make and why she was doing this.

But what if Ye Fei really was just making tomato potato soup?

Wouldn’t that be awkward then.

But then, they saw Ye Fei actually mashing the potatoes into a purée.

An Haiyin immediately seized the chance and said, "What Ye Fei is making doesn’t seem quite the same."

"She’s mashed the potatoes," An Haiyin said. "And she’s added milk and heavy cream into it."

Zhuang Mingyan’s expression changed.

She had just been saying Ye Fei’s dish had no originality and was totally ordinary.

And right after she said that, Ye Fei came up with a different approach.

Wasn’t this a slap in her face?

Zhuang Mingyan’s expression instantly turned ugly.

Gu Changfeng chuckled and said, "Ye Fei might be making a tomato potato soup, but it’s definitely not the same tomato potato soup you’re thinking of, Miss Zhuang."

"Is she not using the potatoes for the soup, but making mashed potatoes instead?" An Haiyin asked doubtfully. "But wouldn’t mashed potatoes sink if you put them in the soup?"

For a moment, no one could tell what exactly Ye Fei was trying to make.

Zhuang Mingyan hadn’t expected that in just such a short time, Ye Fei would hand her another talking point herself.

Zhuang Mingyan let out a disdainful laugh and said, "Don’t tell me Ye Fei is planning to make mashed potatoes. This round is specifically for soups. Don’t blame me for not reminding contestant Ye Fei—no matter how innovative you get, if you go off-topic, you won’t score a single point."

"Besides, leaving aside the issue of going off-topic, even if she’s making mashed potatoes as a side dish, that’s way too uncreative, isn’t it."

"This isn’t your everyday home cooking," Zhuang Mingyan said. "This is a competition, and on top of that, it’s the finals."

"To bring out something like mashed potatoes in a finals match is just too much of a joke!" Zhuang Mingyan said.

Thinking about it, she still felt that wasn’t satisfying enough, so she added, "It’s way too unpresentable."

She shook her head with a light laugh. "I’ve never seen any major competition, especially at such a crucial stage as the finals, where someone uses fast-food-level mashed potatoes to compete."

Zhuang Mingyan was calculating inwardly; she didn’t know what Ye Fei’s true level actually was.

Whether these judges had gone easy on Ye Fei before because of Zhao Gushen’s connections and let her get this far.

Or whether Ye Fei really did have the skills.

She didn’t care about any of that.

What she was doing now was destroying Ye Fei’s confidence, disrupting Ye Fei’s competition state, and distracting her.

Zhuang Mingyan kept spewing words meant to knock Ye Fei down.

Looking down on her dish, as if whatever Ye Fei did would be wrong.

Zhuang Mingyan didn’t care if what she said was wrong; she just wanted to throw off Ye Fei’s state and judgment.

That was enough.

Guo Wenbo said calmly, "Just as Miss Zhuang said at the beginning, before we see the finished dish, let’s not be so hasty."

The implication being: could you shut up.

Zhuang Mingyan ignored him and just kept staring at Ye Fei.

However, Ye Fei wasn’t affected by her at all.

Right then, they heard An Haiyin say, "Now, there are 15 minutes left in the first-round soup competition."

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Ye Fei also put the prepared mashed potatoes into a piping bag.

This move made the audience curious.

"What is Ye Fei doing?"

"Who was it just now who said Ye Fei’s dish wasn’t creative? Hahaha! Even when she only uses tomatoes and potatoes, she can still keep you from guessing what she’s going to do."

"I don’t know how Ye Fei’s dish will actually turn out, but I can see that this Zhuang Mingyan seems to be targeting Ye Fei."

"Yeah, from the start, she hasn’t commented on anyone else. Out of 10 contestants, she’s only commented on Ye Fei. And she hasn’t said a single good word."

"Before, the five judges wouldn’t draw conclusions early while the contestants were cooking. They only explained to us why the contestants were doing certain things, and what they guessed the contestants might do, and at the same time gave encouragement. You can tell the judges are all trying hard not to affect the contestants’ competition state and not to let their words interfere."

"After all, this is a live competition, and the judges are all wearing mics. Whatever they say, the audience can hear, and so can the contestants. If they say something poorly and shake the contestants’ confidence, that’s not good."

"Of course, mental state is also a crucial part of a contestant’s performance. If some comments throw them off and they perform badly, you can only say the contestant’s mentality isn’t strong enough. But the judges still make a point of not messing with the contestants’ mindset; that’s a kind of care."

"Yeah, so sometimes when the judges speak harshly during evaluations, I actually find them really cute. They really do care about the contestants. They don’t interfere in the process, and when giving results, they practically pour out everything they know."

"Right, if they were still trying to play the nice guy during evaluations, afraid of hurting the contestants’ feelings and only saying nice things without pointing out the flaws, the contestants would never improve and would never truly learn anything. The judges act this way precisely because they know how to draw that line."

"This Zhuang Mingyan is doing the exact opposite of the judges. During the competition, she keeps badmouthing Ye Fei and messing with her mindset. What is she really up to?"

"Have you noticed, from beginning to end, Zhuang Mingyan hasn’t commented on anyone else, only on Ye Fei. It’s like she came here specifically for Ye Fei."

"What is with this Zhuang Mingyan?"

"With her as a judge, can this competition still run properly?"

Of course, not all the audience were speaking up for Ye Fei.

Some people said, "Why are you all worrying for Ye Fei? Don’t forget who her husband is."