After signing in and confirming that all the students were present, the lecturer held the last class meeting for them and explained various matters, and then there was nothing else to do today.
As soon as the lecturer left, some students left in small groups with classmates with whom they had a close relationship before leaving school, and some gathered around Yu Antong to join in the fun.
“Antong, please sign this for me,” said the life committee member of the class, “My mother loves to watch the show “Here Comes the God of Chefs!” that you participated in. When she heard me say that you and I are classmates, she insisted on getting your signature.”
“Antong, you are so shameless. You didn’t even let us know that you got married.” A male classmate yelled, “No, you have to treat us at our graduation dinner so that we can give you some red envelope!”
Yu Antong chatted with his classmates for a while before returning to the dormitory with his three roommates.
Yu Antong and Han Lele did not live on campus, and their rooms were empty. Zhao Peng and Sun Ming brought their own luggage and bedding.
Sun Ming opened the cabinet, took out his small electric pot and said, “Fortunately, I had too many things to take when I left school, so this small pot has been kept in the dormitory.”
Sun Ming went to wash up and wash the pot with water, then plugged in the power, “Lele, where are the ingredients you brought?”
Han Lele didn’t say anything, he only dragged out his suitcase.
Yu Antong asked him doubtfully, “Lele, why did you bring your luggage here? Aren’t you going to stay home at night?”
Han Lele replied, “No, no, have you forgotten that I said I will take care of the hot pot side dishes?”
“What do you mean?” Yu Antong pointed to his small suitcase and said in disbelief, “Wait, so you mean that this suitcase contains all the ingredients??”
Although Han Lele’s suitcase was not large in size, it could still hold a lot.
Han Lele laid the suitcase flat on the ground, opened it, and took off the ice pack on the top layer, “Ta-da~”
Inside were neatly stacked boxes of mutton rolls, lunch meat, shrimp paste, enoki mushrooms, baby cabbage…
Full of hot pot side dishes.
“Tongtong, when you said in the group that you would bring hot pot base, I started thinking about what hot pot side dishes to bring.”
Han Lele also worked very hard to eat. He pointed at his equipment and said, “I’m just asking you, isn’t this complete? Is there enough noodles?”
The three of them gave him a thumbs up. So awesome! It’s no different than eating at a hot pot restaurant.
Zhao Peng: “Thank you, Mr. Han, for your hard work, Mr. Han!”
Sun Ming: “As expected of Mr. Han, he has mad skills!”
Yu Antong: “Don’t worry about not having enough food this time.”
After a while, the pot was heated up, steam came out, and the bottom of the pot was permeated by a spicy and fragrant layer of the soup base. This was an improved version of the recipe, and it was more delicious than what they had eaten before.
All of them ate happily, but the small fans above their heads still had no effect. After a while, beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads, but the foodies remained enthusiastic.
“It’s so hot.” Yu Antong wiped his sweat with a tissue and fanned himself with his hands. “It would be perfect if there was an air conditioner.”
Sun Ming fished out a piece of beef and said, “It’s okay. I just checked the water heater in the dormitory and it still works. I’ll take a shower to cool down after eating.”
Yu Antong thought about his stomach, chewed slowly and said, “I didn’t bring a change of clothes. It’s uncomfortable to wear sweaty clothes after washing. I’d better go home after dinner and wash them later.”
Han Lele: “I will go back after eating.”
Zhao Peng: “Okay, let’s take some time in two days to have a formal dinner outside. We are about to graduate. I don’t know if we can see each other again in the future.”
Zhao Peng and Sun Ming both found jobs in their hometown cities. If nothing else, it would be difficult to see them again.
Sun Ming raised the beer bottle and said: “Stop talking, let’s toast first. I wish everyone a happy graduation and a bright future!”
“I’m in a special health situation recently, so I really can’t drink.” Yu Antong took the mineral water he brought and said, “But I will replace the wine with water to share the sentiment.”
Zhao Peng and Sun Ming were not stubborn people. They just cared about Yu Antong and asked a few questions about his physical condition, but Yu Antong found some excuse.
All of them clinked glasses and said in unison: “Happy graduation!”
When they were almost done eating, Yu Antong looked at the time and called Xing Lixuan. “Hey, Husband, have you eaten?”
“I just finished eating.” Xing Lixuan said, “Should I pick you up now?”
“Well, come here and call me when you arrive.”
After the two exchanged words, Yu Antong hung up the phone and saw the other three people in the dormitory winking at him.
“What are you doing!”
“The three of us single dogs are envious. You have achieved both career and love before graduation. You are a winner in life!” Sun Ming said with a smile, “In my four years in college, at last I have witnessed the rise of a winner in life.”
“Hey! Don’t lump me with you.” Han Lele jumped up and distanced herself from Sun Ming and Zhao Peng, “I also have a boyfriend.”
Zhao Peng said angrily, “Why do you two gay guys already have a partner? This world is so unfriendly to straight men!”
Han Lele harrumphed. This has nothing to do with straightness, but everything to do with appearance.”
Zhao Peng: “That’s too much, you ginseng rooster1idk why ZP calls Han Lele this. But in my guess it’s because ginseng is spicy and a rooster is a male chicken. So, it’s basically spicy chicken (aka trash/useless)!”
They made a fuss and put away the sadness of graduation. After dinner, Zhao Peng and Sun Ming went to take a shower to cool down. Yu Antong sat on a stool and waited for Xing Lixuan to pick him up. Han Lele planned to go with him.
Han Lele was chatting with Yu Antong, and his eyes fell on his belly: “Tongtong, why do I think you got fatter, or did you eat too much today?”
Yu Antong looked down and saw that his bulging belly was even more obvious because he had just eaten.
Yu Antong said seriously, “It’s not that I’m fat, it’s that I’m pregnant. Didn’t I tell you before? Do you believe me now?”
When a normal person hears a man say this, they will definitely think that he is joking, and Han Lele is no exception.
The more serious Yu Antong looked, the more Han Lele felt that he was pretending on purpose. He said, “If you are fat, you are fat. No need to be embarrassed to admit it. How can you give me an illogical reason like this?”
Yu Antong: “…”
It seems that he doesn’t have to worry about others looking at him with suspicion, because even if he tells it frankly, no one will believe it.
Even if others look at him strangely, they will think that he is simply getting fat. The image of the male god in their minds will be slightly broken, but it is absolutely impossible to think otherwise.
For the sake of his son, he would graciously let his fairy image collapse. He’ll wait until he gives birth to give them the shock of a lifetime.
Han Lele continued, “Sure enough, men tend to gain weight once they get married. You are the happy fat married man.”
“That guy Qi Jingyao said he would propose to me as soon as I graduate. Now I’m a little hesitant to agree to him so early. I don’t want my small waist to turn into a beer belly after getting married. If Qi Jingyao gets fat, I will definitely kick him also!”
This face-dog2like a very ruthless face-con Han Lele is very cold and ruthless.
Yu Antong felt a little sympathy for Qi Jingyao. It was no wonder that it was not easy to meet Han Lele, a little fool.
His phone rang. It was Xing Lixuan who had arrived. Yu Antong and Han Lele went downstairs together. Han Lele came here because he was happy. He went to the parking lot to drive and separated from Yu Antong. Yu Antong went to the school gate by himself.
“Why is your face so red?” Xing Lixuan waited for Yu Antong to get in the car and saw that his face was flushed and there were fine beads of sweat on his forehead.
The air conditioner was on in the car, and a comfortable wave of coolness came over him. Yu Antong leaned back on the chair comfortably and said, “There is no air conditioning in the dormitory. I forgot to bring a sun umbrella. It’s a bit hot to walk this way.”
He hasn’t been out for so long that he forgot to take a parasol.
In fact, the weather in early June was not too hot, mainly because they had eaten hot pot in the dormitory and were sweating, and Yu Antong was pregnant and could not tolerate the heat.
Xing Lixuan was afraid that he would catch a cold easily when he was cold or hot, so he turned off the air conditioner and opened the windows to let in some wind from outside.
Yu Antong asked Xing Lixuan, “Will the next episode of ‘God of Chefs’ be filmed outdoors?”
He was a little timid. It was so hot that he was sweating even if he didn’t do anything outdoors in this weather. If he continued to cook in front of the stove…
It feels uncomfortable to think about it.
Xing Lixuan also thought about this problem: “I’ll contact the program team.”
After returning home, Xing Lixuan contacted the person in charge.
The person in charge said, “Our next episode will be recorded at a famous food street in Jiangcheng.”
On the surface, this program was about contestants competing for the final title of God of Chefs and championship rewards. But in fact, they wanted to promote the food culture of Jiangcheng. This was the original intention of the director and the promotion of this program by Jiangcheng government departments. Jiangcheng’s catering industry culture was expected to drive economic development.
This requires that their program cannot just produce some high-end and exquisite “arts” that are far away from ordinary people’s lives in a clean and bright studio building.
They need to be “down-to-earth” and in line with the actual consumption levels of the masses, so outdoor recording is essential.
“How was it?” After Xing Lixuan finished contacting the person in charge, Yu Antong came over and asked, holding a water glass.
“It’s considered semi-outdoor filming.” Xing Lixuan said, “The place where you cook is air-conditioned, so it won’t be very hot.”
On the day of recording the program, the program team took them to the food street where all kinds of snacks and street vendors in Jiangcheng were gathered.
“The location we are currently in is the most famous food street in Jiangcheng. Even though the place is not spacious, according to statistics, the average daily passenger flow here ranks among the top three food streets of the same size across the country. There are undoubtedly many gourmets here.”
The host introduced the contestants to their outdoor shooting location for this episode, and then said, “The rules of our six-to-four competition this time are different from the past.”
“Did you see the envelope in my hand?” The host raised his hand high. He was holding six envelopes. “Each contestant will immediately draw the envelope in my hand. There are six different words written on the inside of the envelope. But the difficulty level of each snack is roughly the same.”
The host continued, “You will enter the corresponding snack shop according to the name of the selected snacks and ask the shop owner for instructions on how to make them. Then each person will complete at least twenty snacks within the specified time and hand them over to the volunteers we invited from the food court. They will be commenting and rating your crafts!”
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Zhouyang shouted, “Director, it’s not fair! Jiangcheng locals have an advantage, right?”
Among the top six players, only Yu Antong and Yu Xingmin of Baifang House are natives of Jiangcheng.
Yu Antong said, “To be honest, this is my first time here. I am a fake Jiangcheng person.”
He was telling the truth, but obviously no one believed it.
In fact, Yu Xingmin, a real local, was also not familiar with this place. It’s because he felt that as a chef in a high-end restaurant, this kind of place was beneath him.
The host ignored his complaint and continued, “The learning time is ten minutes. After ten minutes, you can’t ask the shop owner any questions. The production time is limited to two hours. Let’s start drawing envelopes now. Who will come first?”
“It doesn’t matter who comes first.”
The contestants said as they stepped forward one by one to take out the envelopes and opened them to see what dishes they had to make.
The author has something to say:
Tongtong: There once was a little fairy boy, and then he got pregnant…
Han Lele: I know, this is happiness!
