Chapter 26: It could be another uphill battle
"When Mengmei's sweet and sour live fish was presented, did you see the expressions of the masters when they tried it?"
"Of course, they're all satisfied, they're happy to eat, so she's number one, isn't she?"
"So, that's the key to tomorrow being a tough fight."
Lu Doudou rolled his eyes and shook his head honestly, "I don't understand." ”
Bai Ko pursed his lips and smiled, reaching out to tap the tip of Lu Doudou's nose.
"Didn't you see Mengmei enter Manager Wen's courtyard at noon?"
Lu Doudou's eyes were stunned for two or three breaths, and he suddenly came to his senses, and quickly covered his mouth with his hands, his eyes widened.
Bai Ko stood quietly, waiting for Lu Doudou to slowly recover himself.
Lu Doudou took a few deep breaths and felt much better, she put down her hand and said in a voice so low that she could barely hear it: "Mengmei and Mr. Wen hooked up?" That dish was taught to her by Mr. Wen? ”
White Kom gave a thumbs up.
Lu Doudou suddenly gasped again, and his face gradually turned a little pale.
"Mr. Wen gave us half a day off, and now he must be doing special training for the old chefs! It's over, what are we going to do tomorrow!? ”
"I don't know." Bai Ko let out a long sigh and stood against the wall with his hands on his chest, "Manager Wen is most familiar with the tastes of the masters, with his guidance, there will definitely be a few capable strongmen left among the third-class old chefs, and these people will be loyal to Manager Wen in the future." ”
"Mengmei is definitely a sure win, does she want to be the leader of us newcomers?"
"She is the first in today's competition, Manager Wen will say a few more words, her position in the kitchen will be stable, the old man will not bully her, he will only come to bully us, and if she comes forward to do justice for us, we children will unconsciously regard her as the boss and obey her command."
"I don't like her, I don't have a problem with anyone but her being the boss." Lu Doudou put his arm on Bai Ko, "If it's your best." ”
Bai Ko patted Lu Doudou's hand gently, "Don't go off-topic, what should I do tomorrow?" ”
Lu Doudou's mouth was deflated, "I don't know!" Do you have a solution? ”
"I can't help it." Bai Ko sighed, "Why don't you continue to come up with alternative recipes?" ”
"Does it work?"
"It's hard to say, there are only sixteen third-class chefs, and now there are more than 30 people in the old and new third-class chefs, which is almost half of the proportion of elimination, and we can squeeze a few of the twelve newcomers in, it really can't be counted."
"Since stretching out the head is a knife, and shrinking the head is also a knife, it can only be stiffened in the neck." Lu Doudou clenched his fists with both hands to cheer himself up.
"yes, that's the only way, do your best."
Bai Ko stood up straight, the two of them held hands, and went back to the small courtyard to rest.
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That night, there was nothing to do, and the twelve apprentices who won ate for the first time threw down their bowls and left, while the sky was still bright, they were still boiling hot water in the kitchen, and carrying them back to the small courtyard with buckets to wipe their bodies.
After dark, everyone went to bed early to recharge for tomorrow's most important game, and waited until the middle of the night, on the floor of the Xiliao house, Mengmei tiptoed to get dressed and went to the courtyard.
As soon as the two met, they immediately burst into flames, rolling from the head of the bed to the end of the bed, and then from the end of the bed back to the head of the bed, sweating profusely and passionately.
Mengmei was panting and tears at the same time, complaining that Wen Gushan missed the old love too much, and was better to the old man than to her, a newcomer.
In the passion, Wen Gushan was hooked by her and almost had premature ejaculation, so he finally couldn't hold back, leaned in Mengmei's ear, and told her a new recipe, which may not allow her to win the first place again, but it is guaranteed to become an official chef.
Mengmei's eyes rolled, and she burst into laughter, and her tearful watery eyes made Wen Gushan unable to bear it anymore and poured thousands of miles.
got the new recipe, Mengmei dressed and left happily, Wen Gushan was lying on the bed and was about to fall asleep, when he suddenly heard a soft creak from the courtyard door of the small courtyard, and a footstep different from Mengmei walked into the house.
It was a woman in her twenties, full of mature woman's charm, she stood at the door of the bedroom and smelled the unique smell that had not yet emanated from the room, and walked to the bed with a smile.
"Mr. Wen, the night is long, how boring it is to be alone, isn't it? Do you want someone to accompany you? ”
Wen Gushan narrowed his eyes and grinned, and lifted the corner of the quilt.
Another round bed battle begins.
Early the next morning, Wen Gushan woke up from his dream alone, and when he got out of bed, he felt a sore waist and knees, and he had to sigh that his age was unforgiving.
Bai Ko and the twelve of them came to the kitchen early, but they didn't expect it to be a step too late, and the old chefs firmly occupied the kitchen and didn't give the newcomers a chance.
There was no way, so everyone sat bored in the yard and waited for breakfast time to end.
Just like yesterday, after breakfast, the old and new third-class chefs were taken to the competition venue, and the kitchen began to prepare the ingredients.
Bai Ko walked all the way, silently memorizing the route all the way, curious about how big this Guogong Mansion was.
As they walked, the team stopped, but instead of arriving, they were introduced into a small garden, and there were rockery pavilions in the garden for people to rest, but they couldn't leave.
Obviously, this is isolated again, and everyone gathered in groups to discuss, speculating whether today's competition has a more novel topic.
It's already here, and it's useless to be anxious, so Bai Ko found a shady rockery cave and sat on a small protruding rock to rest.
There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and if there is no road, a road must be opened.
Lu Doudou walked around the garden several times before finally finding Bai Ko in the belly of the rockery.
"You play hide and seek? It's too good at hiding, right? ”
"It's hot, it's cool in here." Bai Ko frowned and looked at the sunlight outside, "Looking for me?" ”
"I just overheard the old chefs chatting, and Mr. Wen and the stewards really taught them a lot of dishes."
"The kitchen doesn't like us newcomers."
"yes, I feel it too." Lu Doudou stood against the cold mountain wall, and the coolness of the stone spread to his body, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's getting worse and worse, if after this competition, there are more old people than newcomers, and the newcomers may be reduced to the role of the black cauldron."
Bai Ko suddenly remembered that when he used to think that the third young master was a little girl, he sneaked into the kitchen at night to have supper, and asked Wen Gushan if he was resistant to entering the kitchen as a newcomer.
"Bai Ko, where do you think we will be sent if we fail? Will it be sold? ”
"I don't know, we are worth so much silver, and we have been eliminated, who wants to take it over, maybe others think we are bad."
"yes."
Lu Doudou stopped talking, and Bai Ko didn't want to say anything more, so the two fell silent, stayed in the cool rockery and rested, and didn't walk out slowly until they called everyone to gather outside.