Chapter Nineteenth: A Jade Pool in the White Clouds

  Xie Xuan was the first to taste it, he gently picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, slowly chewing for more than a minute before swallowing that soft and smooth eight-treasure pork.

  Everyone's eyes turned to him, Xie Xuan narrowed his eyes and showed a look of intoxication, again stretched out his thumb, and praised: "Fragrant but not greasy, smooth but not fat, it melts in the mouth, leaving a lingering aftertaste, indeed it is irresistible!"

  He almost said all the words of praise at once, and also made others interested in this dish of steamed eight-treasure pork, and couldn't wait to try a bite.

  The other two judges also couldn't wait and joined in, picking up a piece of meat with their chopsticks and putting it into their mouths, savoring the taste.

  The two of them savored the meat dices and simultaneously gave a thumbs up: "Thanks to Old Man's insightful comment, this steamed eight-treasures pork indeed reached a high level, making one fall in love with it after just one bite."

  Xie Xuan saw that the other two judges also praised the steamed eight-treasures pork, and he suddenly felt proud, smiling at Shi Jianghui: "Young Master Shi, why don't you try some? See if this steamed eight-treasures pork suits your taste?"

  Shi Jianghui's face changed, although he didn't want to taste it, but in front of so many people, he was also a judge, and if he didn't take a bite, it wouldn't be convincing. So he hummed angrily, without looking at Xie Xuan, and sulkily picked up a piece of eight-treasure pork and put it into his mouth.

  His intention was just to pretend, and he would have eaten it carelessly, but as soon as this piece of pork entered his mouth, his eyes lit up.

  He was particularly fond of fine food, and this dish of steamed eight-treasure pork had been cooked to perfection. The meat was tender and delicious, the flavors rich and intense, and as soon as he put it in his mouth, his appetite was aroused.

  He was angry with Xie Xuan first, but couldn't help but praise him: "Good!"

  Chu Feng watched from the side, looking at Shi Jianghui's expression, and felt that this person was interesting.

  In this case, being able to praise someone with a "good" shows that the person's character is still not bad. Although he is a rich second generation, arrogant and has many shortcomings, but the character is the most valuable thing.

  He took another look at Zou Qing-shan and the others by his side, his tense forehead sweating, while in his eyes, a hint of disappointment still couldn't be concealed, and he said in a low voice: "Don't worry, once they taste our boiled white vegetables, they'll understand what's truly the pinnacle of cuisine!"

  Chu Feng had this confidence, and in the final process, he scraped off a bit of powder from the Mo Ye Washing Marrow Dan and sprinkled it into the High Soup.

  No matter how you put it, that's a heavenly thing, not an ordinary product. Moreover, Chu Feng firmly believed in the sentence behind him and could 'clear his mind and refresh his spirit'. Thinking of this, Chu Feng revealed a confident smile.

  Just as he was stunned, Ye Qiu led the four judges to finish tasting the dishes of the three families and walked towards the champion pavilion.

  At this time, the Jinzun Hotel has already shown a victorious smile. In the just-concluded evaluation process, they are undoubtedly the winners, surpassing the other two hotels by half a vote.

  Hu Tian De couldn't help but laugh with his mouth wide open, while Gu Heng, who was sitting below the stage, looked at the managers of Zhuangyuan Pavilion and other hotels with a showy expression, his smugness clearly written all over his face.

  It seems he has already won first place and is standing on the podium.

  Qin Fang watched as Ye Qiu and the four judges walked towards the Champion Pavilion, her heart suddenly lifted up, although she had no confidence in her mind, but still held a thread of hope.

  ……

  "Now, let's take a taste of the champion's boiled white cabbage." As Ye Qiu's voice sounded, the camera aimed at the people in the Champion's Pavilion, then panned down and focused on the boiled white cabbage.

  A dark ceramic lid is placed on this dish, making it impossible to see the mystery inside.

  The name "Boiled Water White Vegetable" is quite attractive, although the judges knew it from the start, but the audience below didn't know.

  As soon as Ye Qiu's introduction was heard, it immediately caused a commotion, and everyone craned their necks to look towards the champion pavilion.

  What's more, in order to get a closer look at the boiled white vegetables on the table, he even stood up, blocking the view of the audience behind him, causing many people to shout and yell.

  Gu Heng was even more pleased with himself, and he looked at Qin Fang with a mocking expression, saying in a sarcastic tone: "Manager Qin, your hotel really is hiding dragons and sleeping tigers, to actually dare to bring out such a top-notch dish like boiled water white vegetables for the competition."

  Qin Fang gave him a displeased glance, her slender eyebrows furrowed slightly. She wasn't even clear about choosing to make plain boiled cabbage being too difficult, but what else could she do? Liu Yidao had been framed by someone, disrupting all her plans. Now she had no choice but to make the best of a bad situation and take a gamble.

  On stage, Zou Qing Shan's tense face turned pale, a thin layer of sweat seeping from his forehead, and he had completely forgotten to open the ceramic cover.

  Chu Feng saw this and couldn't help but let out a sigh of resignation, so he had to take matters into his own hands and remove the ceramic lid covering the boiled white vegetables.

  At this moment, the boiled white cabbage in a transparent petal-shaped crystal plate was presented before everyone.

  The rising steam, like smoke and mist, envelops the entire dish, just like a white cloud condensed into a flower plate, holding up a clear pool of water, and in this pool of clear jade-like water, there is also a blooming flower.

  White as jade, green as emerald, dotted on the white clouds and mist, making people's imagination run wild, just this one view, makes me feel that the trip is not in vain.

  "Great, great, it's really too great!" At this time, Jiang Hui's eyes were shining with excitement, and he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

  Ye Qiu was even more excited, pointing at the boiled white cabbage and gesturing to the cameraman: "Quick, quick, take a shot!"

  Zou Qing Shan and several others were also surprised, they obviously did not expect that when Chu Feng proposed not to let others see the true face of the boiled white vegetables first, he just covered it with a lid, but achieved such an effect, and suddenly everyone looked at Chu Feng.

  Chu Feng's face was calm and collected because at this moment, he was thinking that after a while, when the lid is lifted and everyone smells that fragrance, what kind of expression would they have?

  But in the eyes of others, this expression was equivalent to being very confident, as if everything was within his expectations. Zou Qingshan and others had even more admiration for Chu Feng.

  At that time, Jiang Hui saw Chu Feng's expression and became even more confident. He provocatively looked at Xie Yuan, his mouth slightly raised, revealing a hint of a triumphant smile.

  Xie Xuan's heart began to feel a little apprehensive at this time. It can be said that the plain boiled cabbage in Shuangyuan Pavilion was beyond his expectations, but he still firmly believed that Shuangyuan Pavilion could not do well with this dish. After all, the requirements for high soup are too high for plain boiled cabbage. In just two hours, it's simply impossible to achieve.

  Just as everyone was lost in thought, Ye Qiu hastily opened the lid of the crystal flower plate.

  As the lid was lifted, a faint scent that seemed to exist and yet didn't wafted gently into everyone's nostrils.