Daddy, Come Home For Dinner!

Chapter 881: Chapter 881: Like a Cup of Milk Foam

"Since Ye Fei is already the wife of the president of Changping, can Zhao Gushen let Ye Fei be easily eliminated?" Someone said sarcastically.

"Also, I think," another person followed up, "If Ye Fei’s cooking is really that good, then what does it matter if Zhuang Mingyan targets her? Could Zhuang Mingyan really lie with her eyes wide open? In the face of real skill, everything else is meaningless. Even if Zhuang Mingyan wants to harm her, she can’t."

"If Ye Fei truly loses, then it just proves her skills aren’t up to par."

"You’re not right, this competition is purely judged by the judges’ scores. We spectators can’t taste the dishes and can’t vote." Someone said.

"So, only the judges know if it’s really delicious." The person said, "What if it’s clearly tasty, but Zhuang Mingyan says it’s not and insists on giving Ye Fei low scores?"

"Do you think the other judges are stupid? If the other judges give high scores but Zhuang Mingyan gives low scores, doesn’t it just further prove that Zhuang Mingyan is targeting Ye Fei intentionally?" Someone said.

"Then the fault lies with Zhuang Mingyan. Who sent Zhuang Mingyan here? It was the International Cooking Competition organizers. Although the fault may be on Zhuang Mingyan, the organizing committee can’t escape the blame."

"Can Zhuang Mingyan bear such a big responsibility?"

"That’s not certain," another person said, "What if Ye Fei’s dish isn’t tasty, and Zhuang Mingyan is just telling the truth?"

"Don’t forget, you just said that Ye Fei married Zhao Gushen." Someone said, "What if the other judges, because of Zhao Gushen’s influence, give Ye Fei high scores? What if the other judges go easy on Ye Fei?"

"None of this can be proven, because we can’t taste Ye Fei’s dish and can’t determine who’s telling the truth." The person said.

"You’re being sarcastic from the start, are you really that distrustful?" Someone couldn’t stand it anymore.

"I’m being sarcastic? I’m merely stating a possibility, how is that sarcastic? You can’t just assume everything Ye Fei does is perfect because she married Zhao Gushen. If you do that, you’re just a sycophant, don’t you know?"

"We think Ye Fei is great, and you think that’s just seeing her through rose-tinted glasses? I think your values are problematic!" Someone said angrily, "Why don’t you consider how hard Ye Fei worked?"

"Her inspirational story is something many young people can learn from." Someone said, "It has nothing to do with her marrying Zhao Gushen; it’s about how worthy of admiration she is. Her meeting and marrying Zhao Gushen is just fate."

"It proves that people who work hard in life are never treated unfairly by life." The person said, "I can see all these positive and uplifting things from it. How come you only see negative things that twist people’s minds?"

"You!"

Seeing this, the spectators were almost starting to argue before someone advised, "Alright, alright, let’s not argue for now. Look, Ye Fei is about to plate her dish."

When everyone heard this, they quickly turned to look.

Those hoping Ye Fei would do well were naturally focused.

And those with other thoughts, hoping for Ye Fei to fail, were also closely watching.

Ye Fei took out six white glass bowls with European-style double handles, the bowls were small, about the size of a palm.

Ye Fei filled the bowls with tomato soup, then took a piping bag with mashed potatoes and squeezed the mashed potatoes onto the surface of the soup.

The mashed potatoes were whipped by Ye Fei to be light and creamy.

They floated directly on the surface of the soup and did not sink.

From afar, spectators saw Ye Fei’s soup looking like a cup of milk cap.

The tomato red paired with creamy yellow mashed potatoes was surprisingly beautiful.

The glass bowls made the colors even more vivid.

"Time’s up!" With An Haiyin’s three words, the countdown on the big screen also reached zero.

"Now, from left to right at the cooking stations, the judges will taste the contestants’ soups in order."

The cooking stations were labeled with the contestants’ names.

Not assigned according to rank.

But arranged according to the first letter of the surname.

Hence, Ye Fei, with the first letter Y, was placed second to last.

The last was Zhou Junhao, whose surname starts with Z.

Just having passed the New Year, the weather was still cold.

So the competition was held inside a gymnasium.

The air conditioning was cranked up, and everyone took off their coats.

Many were even wearing just shirts or short sleeves.

Thus, at room temperature, they ensured the soup wouldn’t cool quickly.

The competition organizers even hired servers to bring the dishes during this event.

Six servers came up together and first served Ba Zhekai’s soup to the judges’ table.

Now, they’ve entered the top ten.

Nine of whom are students from Changping Academy.

Their cooking naturally wouldn’t have errors.

The real concern was whether their dishes would shine.

Ba Zhekai made Tom Yum soup.

"The taste of this Tom Yum soup is tangy and spicy, quite appetizing, suitable for a little sip before a meal." Luo Jialin said.

"The unique taste of lemon leaves and lemongrass is very prominent, and the spiciness seems lighter than what I’ve eaten before," Gu Changfeng said.

Ba Zhekai nodded, "Because this is to be consumed on an empty stomach before a meal, I’m afraid too much spiciness would be overly stimulating and bad for the stomach. So I reduced the amount of chili, adding only a little for flavor without making it too spicy."

Guo Wenbo nodded, "It’s very comfortable to drink, coupled with the coconut milk used for balance and buffering. Among the sour hints of lemongrass and lemon leaves, there’s an added coconut milk aroma."

Up until Zhuang Mingyan, she said, "The taste is good, nearly identical to what I’ve had in Siam, though I feel it’s still missing something."

Regarding what’s lacking, Zhuang Mingyan didn’t specify. freewebnσvel.cøm

Li Xiaoyun sneered below the stage, "Can’t say what’s missing, yet pretends to know."

Zhuang Mingyan had consistently targeted Ye Fei, and Li Xiaoyun couldn’t sit still.

The other judges heard Zhuang Mingyan say this and raised their eyebrows.

Lowell straightforwardly said, "I’ve spent several months in Siam and have had many exchanges with the local chef Tong Parla. I think Ba Zhekai’s soup has captured the essence. Miss Zhuang, what you find lacking might be the spiciness."

"And this spiciness was intentionally adjusted by Ba Zhekai, considering our current situation. This shows he’s not unable to create a more authentic taste but has customized it for us as diners."

"This thoughtfulness, I find more precious than authentic flavor," Lowell said.

Zhuang Mingyan chuckled, "Lowell, the chef speaks reasonable."