Chapter 101: What Exquisite Delicacy Is This?
Under the worried gazes of the others, Yun Fu patted his shoulder.
“I’ll win.”
Her voice was soft and faint, yet it made the heart tremble.
Mu Bai forced out a stiff smile, coaxing her as though she were a child. “Yes, yes. We’ll just do our best.”
It was not that he did not want to believe her. The problem was that the other side was an internationally acclaimed master chef with award-winning skills. Otherwise, he would not have been invited to cook at such a famous restaurant, nor hold such a high position there.
As for Yun Fu, he had never once seen her cook. From what her agent had said, she mostly lived on takeout.
How could she possibly win?
Yun Fu glanced at him, lifting one brow with easy indifference, carrying a trace of roguishness and a dazzling confidence.
“What, you don’t believe me?”
Without waiting for an answer, she turned and entered the kitchen.
The program crew’s cameras followed her inside as well.
Then, it felt as if they were watching a performance.
Before the astonished, nearly soul-leaving eyes of the round-faced chef, Yun Fu rendered fat from pork belly, then picked up a cleaver and brought it down with swift precision, neatly preparing the ingredients in an instant.
She heated the wok, added oil, then the ingredients and seasonings, adjusted the flavor...
The heavy pan seemed to come alive in her hands. The food within it moved and leapt with her motions, a feast for the eyes.
It was as though she were not cooking at all, but crafting a precious work of art, each movement elegant and quick.
The round-faced chef had already lost his composure the moment she drew out the oil, muttering over and over, “Impossible... impossible...”
Thirty minutes later, the richly glazed braised pork and egg fried rice were ready. Even through the screen, the audience seemed to catch the fragrance.
It was truly a feast for the eyes, the nose, and the tongue.
“Damn, why did I have to watch the livestream at this exact moment?”
Silently, someone opened a blue app and ordered egg fried rice and braised pork.
The dishes were carried out. Since the rules forbade the guests from knowing who had made which dish, they were simply served as they were.
Mu Bai looked at Yun Fu, who stood beside him with perfect calm, and swallowed hard.
“Xiao Fu, is there any more? I want some.”
“There’s some in the kitchen.”
Mu Bai shot into the kitchen and brought out a portion.
As for the guests, seeing the dishes before them, they all reached without hesitation for the foods that gave off such mouthwatering aromas.
The braised pork had an intense fragrance, a sweet, caramel-like richness mingled with the savory scent of roasted meat. The meat was tender and silky, melting the moment it touched the tongue. Simply wonderful.
As for the egg fried rice, every grain was distinct, each coated in a golden layer of egg. It carried both the fragrance of rice and the aroma of eggs, leaving a lingering sweetness on the palate.
The people of Setris did not much care for rice, but at that moment, they felt it was the most delicious thing in the world, without equal.
“My God, was this made by Chef Kaiser? I’ve never tasted anything like it. It’s too delicious.”
“That young female chef must have known we were used to steak and cream soup, so she made this instead. The taste is just average.”
“The cream soup and steak must have been made by Chef Kaiser. I come here often. But these two dishes are truly shocking.”
“This is the best meat I’ve ever eaten. Which country is she from? I’m going there for a trip!”
Yun Fu did not yet know how many tourists she had increased for her country all by herself.
But that was a matter for later.
Right now, both the guests and Mu Bai, who was wolfing his food down, had been completely conquered by Yun Fu’s cooking.
The round-faced chef, Kaiser, was a man who loved cooking more than anything. So now, he personally walked up to Yun Fu.
“I am deeply sorry for my conduct just now. Your cooking is excellent, and truly miraculous. I look forward to visiting your country someday.”
Yun Fu smiled, light falling across her face.
“You really should go and see it. It has the most abundant cuisine in the world. Still, yours is very delicious as well.”
Kaiser no longer had even a trace of his earlier disdain. He walked to the wall, took down the trophy hanging there, and handed it to Yun Fu.
“I think you are more suited to it.”
Mu Bai’s hand froze halfway as he was eating.
He suddenly remembered what Yun Fu had said earlier: “I’ll take the trophy off the wall.”
And she really had taken it down.
At the guests’ praise, the chef’s recognition, and the other contestants’ admiration, Xi Rouer heard only a sour bitterness in it all.
She truly had not expected Yun Fu to steal the spotlight again.
But the system’s words quickly calmed her.
This is the entertainment industry. Being able to cook is useless.
Yes, she was a movie queen. Her acting was good. As for Yun Fu, what use were cooking and a few extra languages?
However, the incident had already been clipped and uploaded online by viewers watching the livestream, instantly taking over the trending searches.
Yun Fu is way too amazing. She really doesn’t look like someone who can cook.
And she speaks several languages too, and she’s beautiful. How can she be this outstanding?
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If Yun Fu’s acting is decent too, she’ll be incredibly easy to love.
That meal was the most satisfying one the group had eaten since joining the show.
Tong Zhenzhen even had an extra bowl of rice, though she was deeply unwilling to admit it.
“Oh my god, Xiao Fu, my manager is definitely going to scold me. Luckily you don’t cook, otherwise I’d definitely turn into a pig.”
Gu Haoyuan, whose face had always been expressionless, now carried a hint of warmth.
“Very delicious.”
“You don’t say. Our Xiao Fu’s cooking has even won the approval of an international master chef.”
At that moment, the international master chef was holding those two dishes, eating while studying them.
And when he truly went to Hua Country, learned about its eight great culinary traditions, and discovered that these were nothing more than the simplest of dishes, he was thoroughly shaken.
But that was a story for later.
For now, everyone had been conquered by Yun Fu’s cooking, while Yun Fu herself said, “I don’t want to cook, and I don’t like kitchens.”
So don’t even think about it. She would not be cooking again.