Daddy, Come Home For Dinner!

Chapter 882: Chapter 882: Looks Like He Has an Amazingly Good Temper

Coming up next are Hua Ciyue and Huo Jiarong.

This time, Zhuang Mingyan has gotten smarter.

She didn’t express her "uniqueness" anymore and instead summarized the comments of the previous judges before speaking out.

Although it’s not much use, at least it’s error-free.

But it makes people look down on her even more.

You can tell at a glance there’s no real substance.

When she first came on stage, she spoke so beautifully about following many famous chefs and having extraordinary insights.

She even learned a lot from the masters.

People thought she would share some insights.

Actually, the audience doesn’t need her to say anything groundbreaking, at least let it be informative.

But what was the result?

Zhuang Mingyan just repeated what the other five judges said.

So what’s the point of having her as a judge?

Isn’t this just disgusting?

"Miss Zhuang’s comments are quite in line with our opinions," Ye Huasong remarked sarcastically.

Zhuang Mingyan’s smile turned cold, and she said, "Mainly because the five judges have spoken so comprehensively that I really have nothing to add."

Ye Huasong chuckled but didn’t respond to her.

Zhuang Mingyan thought she responded quite well, rendering Ye Huasong speechless.

When it was Yu Yingyan’s turn, the waiter brought Yu Yingyan’s soup over.

Although the room temperature was fine, it was still covered with a thermal lid.

The waiter opened the lid, revealing the soup Yu Yingyan had made.

It was a broth made with beef, with finely chopped cucumbers, and cooked with peas and small carrots.

"I simmered the beef broth slowly, skimming off the scum and oil throughout the process," Yu Yingyan explained, "to keep the beef broth clear."

At this moment, the camera switched to a close-up of the soup.

The audience could also see the soup, a light tea color, transparent enough to reveal the porcelain white bottom of the bowl.

Yu Yingyan used a shallow soup plate from Western cuisine.

The plate looked quite large, but only a small part in the center was meant for the soup.

And it was particularly shallow, so it could be finished in just a few sips.

But because of this, the bottom of the bowl could be seen very clearly.

A few pieces of vegetables were sparsely placed in the bowl.

"Considering there are more dishes to come, I didn’t put much vegetables in the soup," Yu Yingyan said, "to avoid judges tasting too much and losing appetite for what’s next."

"What about at a restaurant?" Guo Wenbo asked.

"It would still be the same in a restaurant," Yu Yingyan replied, "It’s not about profit by reducing the amount of vegetables in the soup."

"It’s partly for aesthetics, and also because diners, like judges, will eat the following dishes. Although they won’t taste as much as the judges, to preserve the diners’ appetite, it’s better for the appetizer soup to be in small portions." freewebnoveℓ.com

"Especially female customers, most of them don’t have a big appetite. Considering the entire meal, this amount is sufficient. It’s advisable to drink soup before meals, but not too much," Yu Yingyan said.

There was something else Yu Yingyan didn’t mention, it was a deliberate choice to use a soup with a light flavor.

If the soup’s flavor is too strong from the get-go, it easily overwhelms the taste buds.

It has a considerable impact on tasting the following dishes.

However, considering that Ba Zhekai made a Tom Yum soup.

The flavor is quite strong.

So, Yu Yingyan didn’t say anything.

Even though Ba Zhekai received praise from the judges, saying something like that would just undermine Ba Zhekai.

Despite the competition, Yu Yingyan didn’t utter a word.

This competition is more about gaining experience for them.

There isn’t much rivalry, really.

Even though back in school, they weren’t very close.

But after being teammates for so long, they all get along well.

They’ve become friends, no longer just classmates.

The judges didn’t say anything, so Yu Yingyan refrained from speaking to avoid hurting Ba Zhekai.

At this time, Ye Huasong said, "We’ve been the ones evaluating first all along, neglecting Miss Zhuang, who is acting as a judge for the first time today."

"Since it’s her first and only time here, we shouldn’t let Miss Zhuang miss out on much screen time."

The others knew Ye Huasong well.

They could tell immediately that Ye Huasong was up to no good.

So they played along with her.

"Yes, I overlooked that," Guo Wenbo was the first to say, "Us guys don’t have the delicate thoughts like you, Huasong."

"Teacher Ye is right," Luo Jialin quickly agreed, "We didn’t treat our guest of honor well today."

Lowell also said, "Indeed, let’s give the first opportunity to comment to Miss Zhuang."

They seemed so courteous.

But who in the audience couldn’t see they were up to mischief!

The audience couldn’t help but laugh.

Li Xiaoyun said to the little one, "These judges are quite amusing."

"They’re all good people!" The little one gave a thumbs-up.

"Exactly!" Li Xiaoyun nodded emphatically.

Zhao Dingli had been listening to Li Xiaoyun and the little one chat for quite some time by now.

He thought to himself how the two of them, big and small, had no generation gap; they had so much to talk about.

Even though the two were constantly chattering beside him.

For some reason, Zhao Dingli didn’t find it annoying at all.

On the contrary, it felt quite fun.

Listening to their conversation, Zhao Dingli didn’t even notice that the corners of his mouth were curved upward.

There was a smile on his face all along.

Lin Ligge was paying attention to what was happening on stage while also keeping an eye on Zhao Dingli.

She poked Zhao Guoxian and whispered, "Isn’t your Fourth Uncle usually the most annoyed by girls who chatter incessantly? Said it’s too noisy."

Zhao Guoxian wasn’t bothered by noise, so he hadn’t noticed anything.

Now hearing what Lin Ligge said, Zhao Guoxian turned his head to look.

Indeed!

Even now, Li Xiaoyun was still chattering away with the little one.

But Zhao Dingli’s face showed no signs of annoyance, and he was even smiling.

He seemed to be in a terrific mood!

Zhao Guoxian sneakily moved closer to Zhao Dingli and whispered, "Fourth Uncle."

Zhao Dingli turned his head to Zhao Guoxian with a puzzled look.

For some reason, he felt Zhao Guoxian’s expression was very familiar.

It seemed to resemble someone he couldn’t quite recall at the moment, so he asked, "What’s up?"

"Don’t you hate it when women chatter away non-stop next to you, saying it’s too noisy?" Zhao Guoxian whispered so low to avoid being heard by Li Xiaoyun, fearing it would be rude.

"Yeah, why?" Zhao Dingli, still clueless, asked curiously.

Zhao Guoxian sneakily pointed towards Li Xiaoyun’s direction: "But Aunt Xiao Mo has been talking all along, hasn’t she?"

Just at this moment, Li Xiaoyun, feeling a bit thirsty from all the talking.

She reached down, grabbed the milk tea under her chair, and took a few sips.