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After waiting for a little while longer, Chef Niu was finally ready.
So was Qiao Xiaomai’s Buddha’s Temptation dish.
At this point, a rich, enticing aroma filled the area around the stage, not only overpowering the scent of the other dishes Xiaomai had cooked, but even suppressing the smell from Chef Niu’s side.
Yet it made people uncontrollably take deep breaths time and time again.
Yang Ye was salivating, Yang Wang’s face went as black as the bottom of a pot, and Chef Niu had a visible look of panic on his face.
How did it come to this?
Just gathering up some expensive delicacies and throwing them together in a pot, the taste should be a chaotic mix, yet why does the dish this country girl cooked smell so fragrant?
Indeed, this was illogical. Normally, Buddha’s Temptation tasted good, but there was a limit. But now, Xiaomai had added water from the Spiritual Spring, and the flavor seemed to have blasted off into the sky like fireworks.
Exploding, brilliant, dazzling, perfect.
“Finally ready!” Yang Ye, eager with anticipation, stood up and gestured for the maids on both sides to start serving.
He pointed to the large jar and instructed, “Serve that one first.”
Saying this, he also ascended the stage. With such an enticing aroma, he had to draw closer.
“My lord, I think we should try the other dishes first. Let’s save the Buddha’s Temptation for last. Otherwise, I’m afraid everyone might overlook the taste of the other dishes after eating it,” Xiaomai said.
She was cooking Buddha’s Temptation for the first time since her reincarnation and this situation greatly surprised her.
Before Yang Ye could reply, Yang Wang coldly said, “That’s right, this dish should be served last.”
“And the voting rules need to be revised. Each dish should be scored out of ten and the dish with the highest score wins.”
If they were to use the previous voting method, then just based on this Buddha’s Temptation alone, Xiaomai would certainly win.
That’s not what he wanted to see.
lie brought a master chef with him this time to humble Xiaomai, not to be humiliated by her.
Therefore, the voting system had to be changed.
With the new rating system based on a ten-point scale, even if her Buddha’s Temptation gets full marks, it will only account for ten points, which won’t greatly affect the final results.
Yang Ye was taken aback before he nodded and said, “Alright.”
Anyway, every dish Xiaomai cooked was delicious, so no matter how they changed the scoring rules, he would not object.
However, some things still needed to be said beforehand.
“Regardless of whether it’s Miss Qiao or Chef Niu, both have extraordinary culinary skills. I hope no one will come up with any ridiculous scores like zero or one.”
“Of course, as judges, we must maintain our integrity.”
“Then let’s go with that,” Yang Ye then called for paper and pens.
At this point, the first dish had been served, with a meatbail placed in front of each of the twenty judges.
The first tasting was Xiaomai’s Braised Lion’s Head.
It was lean meat mixed with mushrooms, fried to a tender consistency, aromatic without being greasy, leaving a lingering fragrance in the mouth after being eaten.
After finishing, Yang Ye glanced regretfully at his empty plate and picked up the pen to give it a perfect score.
The head of the valley, the madam, Shopkeeper He, the master chef of Jiwei House, and Fan Jia all gave it full marks.
Shopkeeper Zhou, the master chef of Zuixian Building and the other two students from prestigious families gave it nine points.
The five students chosen by Yang Ye all gave full marks.
The five students chosen by Yang Wang all gave nine points.
With the results out, Yang Ye had a rough estimate.
Yang Wang had bribed Zhou, the master chef from Zuixian Building and two other students.
And, did they really have to be so obvious?
The people he chose voted for Xiaomai.
The people Yang Wang chose voted for Chef Niu.
I low useful were the additional ten judges then?
The situation hadn’t changed at all..