Chapter 22: The Competition

After some waiting, everyone who came to watch the competition had already arrived. Chu Menghan and Ye Hanyu also arrived at the place where the crowd was most concentrated in the entire villa. There, Liu Ruiqi had already asked someone to move all the things used in the game.

In a relatively large field in the middle of the concentration of people, there are two small stoves, and all kinds of ingredients and ingredients are relatively complete, star anise, Sichuan pepper, edible oil, flour, yellow rice, and all kinds of vegetables. Of course, on the other side of their playing field, the table is already stocked with a variety of drinks and famous snacks.

Liu Ruiqi was already standing in the venue of the competition, and then, Chu Menghan also walked out of the crowd and came to Liu Ruiqi. She glanced at the ingredients and said:

"How do you compare?"

Liu Ruiqi said: "It's very simple, you and I have different family backgrounds, so we don't make some delicacies in this competition, it's better to make some home-cooked food, and the results are good or bad, I think everyone present will not be unfair." ”

"Okay, then do as you say. Chu Menghan didn't give Liu Ruiqi a good face this time.

"Let's get started. The corners of Liu Ruiqi's mouth twitched, looking very confident, she looked at the girl in front of her who had become more beautiful than her, and there seemed to be a cruel look flashing in those eyes.

After finishing speaking, the two stood in front of their own small stoves, and they chose the ingredients they needed according to what they wanted to do. The students present looked at the selection of materials for the two of them, Liu Ruiqi's selection of materials was relatively simple, she only took a few eggs, some japonica rice, a little lard and some seasonings. On the other side, Chu Menghan also took a few eggs, and also took some tomatoes, hand-rolled noodles and seasonings.

Judging from the selection of materials for the two of them, Liu Ruiqi seems to want to make egg porridge, while Chu Menghan seems to want to make tomato egg noodles. It is really home-cooked food, when it comes to these two dishes, almost no one present has not eaten them, of course, excluding Ye Hanyu, when he came to the human world, he almost never ate the food here. Since almost everyone present had eaten these two dishes, the finished product made by the two of them would definitely be different from what they had eaten before.

Liu Ruiqi was handy in the competition, and it can be seen from her demeanor that she seems to be very confident in this competition. Chu Menghan is not inferior here, although she is not as confident as Liu Ruiqi, but it can be seen that she gives people a feeling that she is enjoying it when she is competing.

Over time, Liu Ruiqi had boiled the japonica rice and eggs into porridge, and then she added a little lard, and after cooking for a while, she put some refined salt and other seasonings. I thought she had finished her work, but it was not, when the egg drop porridge was about to be completed, Liu Ruiqi took out a small bottle of spices, she opened the small bottle containing spices, and instantly an attractive fragrance entered everyone's nasal cavity. The scent ran down their throats, seducing their taste buds, and some of them had already begun to lick their tongues. Even Ye Hanyu, although he was not interested in the food of the human world, his sense of smell was superior to that of everyone present, and this fragrance could cause the delicious taste he had when he sucked blood, so he unconsciously moved his tongue to lick the four fangs that he had hidden.

While their taste buds were still salivating, Liu Ruiqi dropped a few drops of this spice into the egg drop porridge, because this spice was made by Liu Ruiqi himself before, so it was not considered cheating. When the spices come into contact with the egg drop porridge, the combination of the two makes the already attractive egg drop porridge aroma even stronger.

Looking at Chu Menghan's side again, she had already cooked the noodle soup, and the tomato and egg soup was ready. Looking at Chu Menghan, she didn't prepare in advance like Liu Ruiqi, all her ingredients were freshly taken here. But everyone looked at her, and in the last step, when Chu Menghan was preparing the seasoning, she used several common seasonings and mixed them together, salt, soy sauce, light soy sauce, monosodium glutamate and peppercorn powder. She added the prepared seasoning to the tomato egg noodles that had been put away, and the fragrance that emanated there was no less than Liu Ruiqi's egg drop porridge.

After a period of competition, Liu Ruiqi and Chu Menghan's works were ready, and the next thing was for the people present to taste it once and decide whether to win or lose.

Both dishes were placed on the table, both steaming hot, like two hands stretched out to attract the taste buds of everyone present.

"Come on, come on, students, Young Master Ben personally poured wine for you, there are no classes today and tomorrow, those who can drink must drink more." Xiang Yun held a bottle of wine in his hand and poured it for most of the people present, and then took another bottle of drink and poured it for a small group of people who didn't drink.

Zhuang Hui saw Xia Yuxi, who had been watching the game since returning from the bathroom, and poured her a drink to Xiang Yun. Probably because Xiang Yun knew that she was his ex-girlfriend, so Xiang Yun didn't say anything in front of Xia Yuxi, and his face didn't look very good, so naturally Xia Yuxi wouldn't say anything.

After Xiang Yun left, Zhuang Hui carried a small Xiaoice bucket towards Xia Yuxi, Xiang Yun looked back and saw it all of a sudden, he knew what Zhuang Hui wanted to do, pulled him and said, "What are you going to do?" Don't you know that you two broke up?"

"I know!" Zhuang Hui didn't answer too much, and shook off Xiang Yun, Xiang Yun knew that he couldn't pull him, and kept watching Zhuang Hui walk towards Xia Yuxi, I really don't know if Xia Yuxi will appreciate it.

Xia Yuxi hadn't spoken much since she came here this time, and after seeing Zhuang Hui, she had such a disgusted look on her face.

"You used to like to put some ice in your drinks when you drank them, and this time I brought them to you. Zhuang Hui said as he put two pieces of ice into Xia Yuxi's drink.

Looking at Zhuang Hui's appearance, Xia Yuxi seemed to laugh. Say:

"Zhuang Hui, don't you know that the two of us have broken up?"

"Yes. Zhuang Hui didn't look at Xia Yuxi and replied.

Xia Yuxi also saw that Zhuang Hui still had the couple ring on her hand when the two of them were still together, and thought it would cause her some memories, but this ring made her feel even more funny.

"Don't you think you're ridiculous right now? Why do you think I, Xia Yuxi, would drink the drink that my ex-boyfriend gave me with ice? She said and threw the drink away.

Zhuang Hui grabbed her arm and didn't let her throw it away, saying: "I know that I don't deserve you, this time I came to see you again, you don't have to have any psychological burden, just treat it as the last thing I do for you, and then there will be no connection between you and me." Then, Zhuang Hui took the ring he had been carrying on his hand and handed it to Xia Yuxi's other hand, and then he left with his back to Xia Yuxi. He didn't seem to be so depressed, but on the face of this originally cheerful hip-hop kid, the original smile was gone.

Back at the competition between Liu Ruiqi and Chu Menghan, those two dishes were still stimulating their sense of smell.

"Sisters, I can't help it, I want to try Ricky's egg drop porridge first. Xiao Xiao was probably really hungry, and she, a tomboy, was not afraid of losing face, so she walked to Liu Ruiqi's side without crowd to taste the egg drop porridge in front of her.

"Xiao Xiao, wait a minute!" Liu Ruiqi stopped Xiao Xiao.

"What's wrong, Ruiqi?" Xiao Xiao didn't know what Liu Ruiqi wanted to do.

Liu Ruiqi took a step forward and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, today is the competition between me and Chu Menghan, I think Chu Menghan also hopes that this is a fair game, but we all know that there are people close to us present, so I propose that Yajie, Xiao Xiao, Jiajia and Ye Muchen not participate in this competition, what do you think?"

She was worried that if Ye Muchen participated in the competition, she didn't know what "magic" she would play. He has always been inscrutable, so it's better to be cautious.

Of course, the people present had no opinion on Liu Ruiqi's proposal, but Xiao Xiao and the three of them were a little disappointed and couldn't taste the deliciousness of these two dishes.

"Ye classmate, what do you think?" Liu Ruiqi said to Ye Hanyu on the side.

"I'm okay with that, that's fair. Ye Hanyu still has that attitude towards Liu Ruiqi. Before, she did feel that Chu Menghan was not Liu Ruiqi's opponent, and she would use her own soul spell with the help of the platinum bracelet she gave her, but she relied on herself throughout the whole process, but it is not strange to think about it, never doubt the cooking skills of a foodie, she can become a foodie, maybe this is the reason.

The people present tried the two dishes in front of them in turn, and the expressions on their faces were full of satisfaction when they tasted Liu Ruiqi's egg drop porridge.

"I don't think there's a need to compare, Ruiqi's egg drop porridge has won, and I have never tasted this taste in the egg drop porridge before. One of the boys put down the spoon in his hand, and indeed after tasting Liu Ruiqi's egg drop porridge, he no longer felt any aroma when he smelled Chu Menghan's noodles, so he simply didn't want to taste it anymore. Although this boy does like Chu Menghan more, both in appearance and temper. But he had to admit that Liu Ruiqi's egg porridge really conquered him.

It's not just this boy who feels like this, almost everyone present has no interest in Chu Menghan's tomato egg noodles after eating that egg drop porridge. Because Chu Menghan's tomato and egg noodles are only different from the previous ones in terms of seasoning, but Liu Ruiqi took out rare spices. This may have been at a disadvantage for Chu Menghan at the beginning.

Seeing that everyone was applauding Liu Ruiqi, Chu Menghan couldn't help but feel a little lost, this is not to say that they failed in their entries, but they felt that they had lost without even tasting it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, even if you think that egg drop porridge wins over tomato and egg noodles, this side can't be wasted, so why don't you try it too. Ye Hanyu, who didn't speak just now, stood behind Chu Menghan, as if giving her a trace of warmth, although his whole body was cold.

"Ye Muchen, you won't be canvassing for your little lover. Xiao Xiao said to Ye Hanyu as if he was provoking Ye Hanyu.

Ye Hanyu didn't care about Xiao Xiao's words, if he wanted to kill someone, even a hundred Xiao Xiao would have turned into a dry corpse at the moment.

He sneered and said, "The final result of this competition is not decided by me, why don't you try it for yourself and make a decision?"

After Ye Hanyu finished speaking, the people present are also you look at me, I look at you, I look at you stunned, thinking about what Ye Muchen said, it does make sense, even if it is really Liu Ruiqi who won, no matter how you say it, you should try Chu Menghan's finished dish.

So, they each picked up a pair of chopsticks and tried Chu Menghan's tomato and egg noodles one after another. When the smooth face entered their mouths, the expressions on the faces of the people around them were presented in their eyes. Chu Menghan's seasoning is really different, these seasonings mixed together can actually give people a better taste enjoyment, there is more sweetness in the salt, and there is a bit of excitement in the sweetness. But these are not enough to convince everyone, what can impress them is the heat of this side, the heat is just right to make this side achieve the best taste, plus the uniqueness of this seasoning, it brings a special sense of intimacy. This taste is the taste brought by the kind of family affection that they are all too familiar with.

Most of today's high school students eat food in restaurants, or they eat all kinds of takeaways, and few people eat their own family's meals. And the most memorable thing for people, besides smell, is taste. Chu Menghan's noodles were taught to her by her grandmother at that time, and what was hidden in it was a kind of care for her grandmother, whether it was the heat of the noodles or the dosage of seasonings, she remembered what her grandmother taught her at the beginning, and even now, she often makes this noodle for her grandmother. Therefore, the feeling of this noodle to those who have tasted it is not only the impact on the sense of taste, but also the feeling of nostalgia for family affection. They all remembered the food their own family had cooked, and there was a silent emotion in the eyes of almost everyone who had tasted it. This is a kind of culture hidden in food.

The result of the game was reversed in a moment, and after they tasted the noodles made by Chu Menghan, there was no doubt that they thought that the winner should be Chu Menghan.

Liu Ruiqi stomped her feet angrily, her teeth were clenched, she thought that if she took out that unique spice, she would win the game, but she didn't expect to lose to Chu Menghan, she actually knew how to use food to arouse people's memories and feelings. She almost wanted to slap Chu Menghan again, she didn't want to be pressed down by Chu Menghan. But although she was not convinced, she had to admit that Chu Menghan won this game.

"Eat something, sisters. Liu Ruiqi pretended to be strong and said to the three sisters behind her. But Xiao Xiao, Xu Yajie and Cheng Jiajia all saw that Liu Ruiqi was unhappy now, just forcing a smile.

"It's okay Ruiqi, what's the big deal about being able to cook, it's not a man's job yet. Xu Yajie used these words to comfort Liu Ruiqi.

"It's just, I don't think it's a big deal, I don't look hungry now. Xiao Xiao followed closely.

"Okay Ricky, isn't it just a competition, we don't really want to eat those things, let's go eat something good tonight. Cheng Jiajia also said.

"Okay, it's enough to have a few of you, you still have to eat, or you have to have a lot of strength to play. Liu Ruiqi said with a smile to the three sisters.

The four sisters smiled, and Liu Ruiqi also seemed to be unhappy without losing the game, but this does not mean that nothing will happen next.

"Ahh

Suddenly, a shrill girl's scream was heard in the crowd.

Liu Ruiqi and the others hurriedly stepped forward, Ye Hanyu and Chu Menghan were also attracted by the sound, Xiang Yun and Zhuang Hui also arrived, and they watched that in front of the two delicacies, Xia Yuxi was lying motionless on the ground, and seemed to have stopped breathing!

Zhuang Hui was stunned, his eyes widened and he looked at the former lover lying on the ground, he didn't know what had happened in this short period of time.