Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!

Chapter 493: Chapter 493: Don’t Force Yourself Anymore (Two Chapters Combined)

"The recipe for Soupy Yellow Croaker is right there, and I thought about how to make it have my personal touch. Just like Chef Gu’s Soupy Yellow Croaker, which has remained unsurpassed because of his personal label. I also need to create a label of my own. That’s how I finally came up with this dish."

"However, without tasting Chef Gu’s cooking, without that foundation, this dish might be much worse," Ye Fei said.

It’s true that she went to "Qi Wei" to taste Gu Changfeng’s dishes.

She might as well be upfront about it.

Better than Gu Changfeng finding out about it and having a grudge.

"So aren’t you just imitating Chef Gu’s dishes?" Ding Ruyun suddenly spoke up from the side.

Everyone turned to look at Ding Ruyun.

Ye Fei then laughed.

Ding Ruyun really knows how to assert her presence.

Her dish was one that the judges didn’t even have much to comment on, evidently not very satisfied with her cooking.

Ding Ruyun’s cooking, although tasty, lacked uniqueness.

It’s like an article full of ornate words and phrases.

Beautiful and pleasant to read, but what does it actually say?

You find out after reading that it says nothing.

The whole article is exceptionally hollow.

Ding Ruyun’s cooking is the same.

Ding Ruyun still remembers the disgrace of the last competition.

The judges said she imitated Ye Fei.

Yet in this round, Ye Fei directly made Gu Changfeng’s signature dish.

Moreover, Ye Fei herself admitted it, saying she specifically tried Gu Changfeng’s dish before going back to modify it.

Isn’t this just imitating Gu Changfeng?

In the last competition, what she made wasn’t the same as Ye Fei’s.

Why did the judges criticize her last time but not Ye Fei this time?

Ye Huasong gave Ding Ruyun a mocking glance.

It seems Ding Ruyun is really flustered.

Seeing the judges give high praise to Ye Fei’s cooking, she knew she couldn’t win.

So she disregarded anything, and went straight for this trick.

Considering this, Ye Fei previously said Ding Ruyun sabotaged her ingredients, which might actually be true.

Once Ding Ruyun gets anxious, she would lose her composure.

At this moment, Gu Changfeng said, "According to your logic, I’m also imitating."

"Soupy Yellow Croaker is a traditional dish that has been passed down for a long time. It’s not my original creation. I just happened to be fortunate enough to have my version recognized by many diners, and it turned into my signature dish. Honestly, I feel a bit embarrassed since I didn’t invent it."

"And Ye Fei’s current version of Soupy Yellow Croaker is completely different from mine. In terms of taste, our cuisines are two different styles," Gu Changfeng said, "But I believe Ye Fei’s dish surpasses mine."

That’s really high praise!

It’s universally acknowledged in the industry that Gu Changfeng’s Soupy Yellow Croaker has been perfected and is unmatched.

But now, Gu Changfeng is saying Ye Fei’s version is better than his!

One can’t help but wonder, just how delicious is Ye Fei’s dish?

"It must be really delicious, I really want to try it."

"Hey! I haven’t even had Gu Changfeng’s yet. A three-star Michelin restaurant after all, either reluctant to go because it’s too expensive or unable to get a reservation. Just not sure how to get a taste of Ye Fei’s dish. She doesn’t even have a restaurant."

"I wonder if Xiao Fei would make a video tutorial for this?" Ye Fei’s fan asked.

"Even if she did, I still wouldn’t be able to do it! It looks so complicated. I searched online for the soupy yellow croaker recipe, and it’s got so many ingredients, and it’s complex to make. Not to mention Xiao Fei’s advanced version, even the original version would be hard for an average person to replicate. Very few people can actually make this dish now."

"However, Gu Changfeng is really magnanimous. To openly admit being surpassed, and by a junior, without any reluctance."

"Indeed, regardless of whether it’s because they’re on camera, at least they showed graciousness."

"Chef Gu, I’m a fan now!"

"This Ding Ruyun is really disgusting, I now have reason to believe what Ye Fei said was true, that Ding Ruyun deliberately sabotaged Ye Fei’s ingredients."

"In the end, Ye Fei didn’t even use shark fins, so all that sabotage was for nothing. Doing such a foolish thing really suits Ding Ruyun."

"Yeah, and this is on a live broadcast, and she can be so publicly provocative, it’s really ugly."

"It shows she’s really anxious. Seeing the judges give such high praises to Ye Fei, it’s a foregone conclusion that Ye Fei will win. She knows it too, so even knowing it’s inappropriate, she lashed out in desperation, hoping somehow to tarnish Ye Fei’s reputation."

"Hey! Judges said there’s nothing wrong with Ye Fei’s dish. Even Gu Changfeng said there’s no problem, what else can Ding Ruyun say?"

As Luo Jialin heard Ding Ruyun’s desperate slander, her impression of Ding Ruyun could be said to have hit rock bottom.

Luo Jialin is hot-tempered, and when it comes to things and people she can’t stand, she doesn’t hold back.

At this time, she directly said bluntly to Ding Ruyun, "Originally, your dish in this round, although was like an ornate pileup of words, beautiful and fancy but hollow. But I could see your heart for improvement and ambition in it."

"Having that heart is good, so I didn’t make my comments too harsh, hoping you continue to improve, not wanting to discourage you. But now it seems I wasn’t clear enough."

"Ye Fei’s effort is what you call cooking, sincerity, and creativity. The recipe is here, using something I use doesn’t mean you can’t, but to stand out, you need to have your own things in it."

"It’s not necessarily in such obvious places that you show the difference, it could be like this dish, adding popping pearls to enhance texture. It could be altering the proportions of flavors in the recipe, or adding ingredients or seasonings not in the original recipe."

"Instead of piling together a bunch of ingredients releasing delicious flavors and giving it a new name, calling it innovation." Luo Jialin spoke unceremoniously.

Ding Ruyun’s face turned red, burning with embarrassment.

Especially with Ye Fei standing right next to her.

Ye Fei was being praised while she was evaluated as lacking.

"I think, considering your current level, you’re not suitable for the subsequent competitions. Even if you stay, your skills can’t take you further," Ye Huasong said, "You should go back and continue to improve yourself, and come back when you’re strong enough."

"Of course, if your skills are already at their peak and you can’t improve anymore despite your efforts, it might be a problem of talent, don’t force yourself then." Ye Huasong added.

"Pfft!" Netizens typing furiously in the bullet comments while laughing wildly, "I never expected Chef Ye’s words to be so sharp!"