Yu Antong pursed his lips and said, “I worked so hard to be pregnant with your son, and you still want me to talk to you about it.”
“Little delicate one.” Xing Lixuan held him in his arms, rubbed the tip of his delicate nose affectionately, and repeated, “Little delicate one.”
His tone of voice was intimate and doting, but also concealed some kind of low and suppressed desire.
When Xing Lixuan spoke to him like this, Yu Antong couldn’t bear it at all. He immediately softened. ‘Ah, ah, ah, this stinky man knows how to tease me now. Fuck, if not for my pregnancy, I would ‘fight’ him for 300 rounds!!’
He thought that if he and Xing Lixuan really quarreled in the future, Xing Lixuan would just coax him like this and all his anger would disappear.
“You continue to massage my legs.” Yu Antong knew that his body was not suitable for “eating”. And the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became. It would be better not to give him any temptation, so he pushed Xing Lixuan and said, “Hurry up, don’t be so close to me.”
–In fact, Xing Lixuan was also the same as Yu Antong. He was trying his best not to be excited. He squeezed his legs, and was also aroused all over.
He silently made a note of Yu Antong’s debt in his heart.
Yu Antong couldn’t rest for long. After resting at home for a day, he went to the Immortal’s Banquet to discuss training with Jiang Yuxiu and Lin Haoning for the next “God of Chefs!” episode.
Because Yu Antong appeared on the “God of Chefs!” show, it played a great publicity role for the Immortal’s Banquet and brought a lot of customers. Even though many new branches were opened in Jiangcheng, the number of customers of this store on this branch was still overwhelming.
Yu Antong himself seems to be somewhat famous. As soon as he entered the store, he was recognized by many customers who came to eat.
“Are you Yu Antong?” A girl waiting in line for a seat in the store first saw Yu Antong and asked tentatively.
Yu Antong didn’t realize what she meant at first. “I am, what’s the matter?”
“Ah, I actually saw the real person.” The girl became a little excited.
This was her first time eating at the Immortal’s Banquet. On the one hand, she watched the program “God of Cooking” and was greedy for the dishes cooked by Yu Antong. At the same time, she saw that many people on the Internet highly recommended the Immortal’s Banquet and praised its deliciousness. She was tempted and brought her friends together to try it.
Before coming here, she and her friends joked about whether they would meet Yu Antong. Her companion said that Yu Antong didn’t seem to go to the store often. Besides, there are more than a dozen branches of Immortal’s Banquet. How could it be such a coincidence? But lo and behold, they actually met him.
Yu Antong was even more beautiful in person than in the TV show, especially his eyes, which are so noble and charming. His skin is really clear and tender, better than the skin she carefully maintained by wearing facial masks religiously.
All kinds of thoughts flashed through the girl’s mind, but she managed to remain calm. “I watched “Here Comes the God of Chefs!’ and that’s why I wanted to come here to eat. I like you the most in this show, so keep up the good work.”
As soon as the girl finished speaking, the waiter over there called her dining number.
“Thank you for liking me, I will work hard.” Yu Antong did not expect this to be the case, and then smiled and said, “I also wish you a happy meal.”
The girl was dazzled by Yu Antong’s smile, and she was still dazed as the waiter led her to sit at their table with her friends.
Because the girl’s conversation with Yu Antong attracted the attention of other customers in the store, and some people greeted Yu Antong.
“Little boss, do you want to cook by yourself today?”
“Wow! I have been to the Immortal’s Banquet ten times, and this is the first time I see you.”
“Come on Yu Antong, you must win the the competition!”
“Thank you, thank you.” Along the way from the entrance to the kitchen, Yu Antong was greeted by almost every table he passed. However, the diners were very polite and did not make too much noise, and did not cause a commotion that affected other people’s dining experiences.
“Little boss, can you take a photo with my daughter?” A woman in her thirties asked as Yu Antong passed by her table, “My daughter likes you very much. She watched your program and kept saying that she wanted to grow up to be a chef like you.”
Sitting inside her was a little girl of about seven or eight years old. Before Yu Antong came over, she made a fuss about taking a photo with Yu Antong. When Yu Antong came over, she felt embarrassed and asked her mother to speak for her.
Her mother helped her finish the question, and the little girl was embarrassed and called out expectantly, “Gege.”
Children’s requests are always irresistible. Yu Antong held the little girl in his arms and asked the child’s mother to take a photo of them.
“Thank you Gege, I will become a chef who can cook as delicious food as you in the future.” The little girl said with satisfaction after seeing the photo.
“You’re welcome. I wish you can realize your wish soon, and I also wish you a happy meal.”
The girl who greeted Yu Antong at the beginning finished her order and saw Yu Antong taking a photo with someone else. She said to her friend with some annoyance, “Why didn’t I think of taking a photo with him just now? Ahhh, because my mind went blank at that time. What did I just say to him? I look like an idiot…”
Her friend consoled her, “At least you talked to him. My mind just went blank, so I just dumbly stared at his face. He is so good-looking. He has a small face and exquisite facial features. I feel that he’s better than many celebrities.”
The girl and her friends were chatting excitedly. The feeling was no different from meeting a celebrity. When their food was served, they no longer had the time to talk.
Because the food here is very delicious.
After the two of them ate until they were full, her friend said, “If I had known it was so delicious, I should have come here to eat earlier. I have decided that I will come here whenever I go out to eat.”
The girl teased her back, “Hmm, I wonder who said that based on Yu Antong’s looks and age, he must be shit at cooking? That the food in Immortal’s Banquet is overhyped? I really don’t remember, can you help me jog my memories?”
The friend recalled what she had vowed to say before going out, and was silent for two seconds. “…Uh, it smells so good!”
The girl was amused by her friend, “Hahaha, before I went out, I, Li Ying, would not go to the Immortal’s Banquet even if I’m starving! But then, after Li Ying went out, she said that the food was so delicious! I will come again in the future.”
“Li Ying, you are the direct descendant of Jingze-laoshi, ah.”
Yu Antong has been busy in the store for a long time. Although he is a little tired physically, he is very happy in his heart.
At first, he liked cooking. It was purely because cooking itself brought him happiness. He was very happy when he tasted a delicious food. But now Yu Antong found that he could feel them from the satisfied faces of every diner in the store.
He brings joy and satisfaction to many diners with delicious dishes, and the diners in turn feed back this positive emotion to him, giving him more motivation and a sense of accomplishment, making him more and more looking forward to opening the Immortal’s Banquet all over the country soon. Let more people taste the dishes he makes.
Before, he opened the Immortal’s Banquet as a career in the field that he was good at. But now he has more of an ideal towards the Immortal’s Banquet.
This realization made Yu Antong abandon his previous looseness and casualness when participating in the show. He became more serious.
“We told everyone in advance at the end of the last episode that the venue for this episode will be changed.” The host said at the recording site of the “God of Chefs!” show, “We will go to Bijiang Garden, the oldest Chinese restaurant in Jiangcheng. There will be 20 veteran gourmets who have tasted delicacies from all over the world! They are all waiting to taste and criticize the dishes you made. Let’s set off now!”
All the contestants came to Bijiang Garden in the program team’s car.
After getting off the bus, the contestants and the five judges followed the host for about 200 meters and entered a very ancient-looking alley. The alley was very narrow and could only accommodate two adults walking side by side. Every contestant was divided into two lines in an orderly manner, with the five judges trailing behind them.
Yu Antong walked slowly and naturally stood in the last row of the contestants when he entered the alley. Xing Lixuan took two quick steps and closed the distance between him and Yu Antong. Without speaking to him, he just moved his hand and stuffed a black thermos cup into Yu Antong’s hand.
Yu Antong was walking when his hand was suddenly blocked by something. He lowered his head and saw that it was a thermos cup. He was one step behind the person next to him and stood in a row with Xing Lixuan. He looked up and looked at him, clearly asking: ‘Why give me a thermos cup?’
Xing Lixuan understood what Yu Antong wordlessly conveyed. He said, “Today’s recording may take a long time. If you are hungry, drink some porridge.”
Inside was the porridge he packed at home in the morning. During breakfast, he saw that Yu Antong liked to eat it, but it was too hot and thick so he didn’t eat much. Seeing that, Xing Lixuan found a large thermos and brought a portion here.
Yu Antong saw that everyone else was discussing the challenges they might face today. No one noticed them, so he whispered to Xing Lixuan, “When did you pack this? I don’t even know.”
“When you went to change clothes after breakfast.”
When he went to the recording building, he put it in the car and forgot to give it to Yu Antong. Before coming here, he remembered and brought it specially. And because the contestants and judges didn’t ride in the same car, he never found a chance to give it to Yu Antong.
Within a few minutes, the host stopped, and Yu Antong and Xing Lixuan also stopped talking.
There was a magnificent door at the right side of the host, with a horizontal plaque hanging on the door. Above it were black calligraphy inscriptions of ‘Bijiang Garden’.
“This is our destination today.” The host stood still, raised his hand to signal, then held the handle in the mouth of the bronze lion inlaid on the door leaf, and clicked the door a few times.
Soon someone opened the door from the inside and let them in.
“Wow! Is this really a restaurant? This is obviously a Chinese garden.” exclaimed an out-of-town contestant who had never been to Jiangcheng.
Yu Antong was also very surprised by what he saw.
The architecture here is exquisitely arranged, with green plants and tasteful rock gardens that complimented each other. A winding path leading to tranquility cut between the two of them..
Once they reached the kitchen, they were surprised by what they saw. There were a lot of ingredients in the kitchen, neatly placed in bamboo baskets. Except for them, no one else was there. Obviously, the kitchen here was specially set aside for their use.
“Before you can start cooking, you have to draw lots.” The host clapped his hands, regained the attention of the contestants who were looking around, and announced the rules of today’s competition. “I said before I came here that today’s judges will be beyond our original five. There’s also 20 veteran gourmets from Bijiang Garden.”
“You won’t let each of us cook twenty-five servings, right?” a contestant guessed.
“It would be exhausting for one person to make twenty-five servings.” Another contestant had different guesses, “I think it is very likely that we will draw lots and work in groups.”
“You all…guessed wrong!” The host waited for them to finish guessing, and then said, “These 20 gourmets will sit at a table for ten people, a total of two tables. Together with our judges, each of you only needs to prepare three plates of the same dish. These 20 gourmets have already given us the menu of the dishes that you will make this time.”
“There are a total of 18 dishes. We have 18 contestants. Each contestant will draw lots to draw the dish they will cook today.”
The contestants breathed a sigh of relief and said happily, “It’s okay, it’s okay, I just need to cook three dishes of the same dish.”
With a menu, they don’t have to think hard about how to be creative according to the theme. It sounds relatively simpler than before.
“The showrunner finally became human again.”
“Don’t be happy too early.” The host said at the right time, “I’ll say it again, today’s judges are very picky, and with the menu, you need to master the taste and appearance of the dishes to the extreme!”
“One more thing, our 18 dishes cannot be served at the same time. There is a two-minute interval between the serving times of each dish. This means that the last dish will be served half an hour later than the first dish. I hope everyone can make good use of their time. Be sure to make these time differences to maximize the taste of your dishes when they are served.”
“20 gourmets and 5 judges will rate each dish after tasting it. The 3 contestants with the lowest total scores will be eliminated.” The host took the black box brought by the staff and said, “Now let’s start drawing the lots!”
The author has something to say:
Tongtong: Seriously competing!
Xing-zong: Is my wife thirsty? Is my wife hungry?
Tongtong: I’m asking this judge to not harass the contestants.
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