Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!

Chapter 495: Chapter 495: Ye Fei Is Truly Terrifying (Two Chapters Combined)

They want everyone to know who the real boss is!

But who would have thought that this year, Ye Fei would emerge out of nowhere.

"This year’s competition is quite interesting," Tian Pengpo said. "Actually, just having the ten of us competing against each other gets dull. At school, it’s just us competing, and now out in the competition, it’s the same, really a bit tiresome."

"Having a newcomer like Ye Fei is pretty nice, it feels fresh," Tian Pengpo laughed.

"That’s true," Hua Ciyue said, blowing her nails dry with a smile.

Just as she finished speaking, they saw Ye Fei walking towards their seating area.

The three of them stopped talking.

As Ye Fei approached, Hua Ciyue smiled and said, "Congratulations."

"Thank you," Ye Fei smiled and sat down next to Hua Ciyue.

"Group seven, Chen Zhengping, Xue Jieyu," Guo Wenbo announced.

Then, Chen Zhengping and Xue Jieyu each brought their dishes to the judges.

Both of them lifted the covers.

When Chen Zhengping saw Xue Jieyu’s dish, he couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment.

Even the judges were drawn to Xue Jieyu’s dish.

"Is this..." Guo Wenbo tapped it gently with the back of a spoon, "fish cake?"

The fish cake was very bouncy; a tap with the spoon made it jiggle a bit.

"It’s fish cake; I molded it into the shape of a fish," Xue Jieyu said. "The golden-red patterns were made with crab roe from sea crabs. The eyes are small fish balls made with squid paste mixed with squid ink."

"Quite interesting," Lowell found it humorous. "Not to mention the taste, at least visually, it’s very intriguing."

Ye Fei and a few others, already seated in the contestants’ area, could only see Xue Jieyu and Chen Zhengping’s dishes clearly on the big screen.

Hua Ciyue turned to ask her, "Who do you think will win?"

"The judges haven’t tasted it yet, it’s hard to say," Ye Fei cautiously replied.

"Oh come on, just make a guess!" Hua Ciyue said, "It’s because we don’t know for sure that it’s fun to guess in advance! Don’t be so boring; tell me, who do you favor more?"

Ye Fei smiled, not wanting to dampen the mood, thought for a moment while watching the screen, and said, "I favor Xue Jieyu."

Ye Fei’s words were overheard by the other two contestants not from Changping Academy as well.

Now, including Ye Fei, there were six people in the contestant area.

Three students from Changping Academy, and three, including Ye Fei, not from Changping Academy.

Hua Ciyue’s group didn’t care who won or lost; it didn’t matter to them.

But the other two thought Ye Fei’s comment was a bit inappropriate.

After all, Chen Zhengping was ranked high and was a very competitive contestant.

On the contrary, Xue Jieyu was ranked much lower.

In whatever way, it seemed impossible for Xue Jieyu to win over Chen Zhengping.

Could it be because Chen Zhengping had been rude to Ye Fei before, so Ye Fei didn’t want Chen Zhengping to win?

Ye Fei couldn’t care less what they thought, nor was she afraid of offending anyone.

It was indeed because Zhao Gushen was backing her up, giving her extra confidence.

But it was also because of her confidence in her own skills.

Even if Chen Zhengping advanced, he was just at a level that would be eliminated sooner or later.

Even if Chen Zhengping knew and got upset, so what?

If he wanted to eliminate her, they could settle it on the competition stage.

Besides, Ye Fei really didn’t have a good impression of Chen Zhengping.

"Why do you favor Xue Jieyu?" Ban Ziang also asked curiously, "Chen Zhengping is ranked higher, isn’t he?"

"A single competition performance ranking doesn’t mean much," Ye Fei said, seeing the two other contestants looking unconvinced, but she continued speaking openly.

"In the last match, Chen Zhengping’s dish was indeed better than Xue Jieyu’s. But in this round, Chen Zhengping’s mentality is off balance."

"From the start, he thought the format of this round was unfair, and that already threw him off balance. He’s too concerned with wanting to win, which isn’t to say you shouldn’t care or that caring is bad. After all, everyone wants to win."

"However, you can’t let the desire to win affect your mentality. Sometimes, the more you care, the more you think about it, and the more you restrict yourself, the worse you perform," Ye Fei explained.

"Earlier, when we were in the ingredient storage room, I blocked the door, and everyone was anxious, but he was the first to speak up, the most anxious."

"Just now, when Xue Jieyu borrowed scallions and ginger, I gave them to her. I noticed that Chen Zhengping’s aura immediately turned wrong, as if blaming me for giving them to Xue Jieyu, like he thought by lending her scallions and ginger, I could prevent him from winning."

"He’s already pinning his hopes of winning on his opponent’s mistakes, so I don’t think he’ll do well in this round," Ye Fei remarked.

"Also, I noticed that as the cooking time was nearing its end, he brought out the fish, and in his panic, made a few small mistakes. Based on when he put the fish in the steamer, I suspect whether it’s cooked enough is still a question," Ye Fei added.

Fortunately, Chen Zhengping couldn’t hear Ye Fei’s analysis at that moment.

Otherwise, Chen Zhengping would have been scared to death.

During the previous competition, he had especially looked at Ye Fei.

He clearly saw Ye Fei completely focused on making her own dish.

Who would have known that, despite that, Ye Fei hadn’t missed a single detail about what was happening on his side?

The other two contestants were equally surprised.

With the cooking time being so tight, they were all busy using their limited time to complete their dishes as best as possible.

Afraid of wasting even a little bit of time.

Also, they had to focus intently on watching the temperature, fearing any step of the process might go wrong.

Especially under the high pressure of the competition, it was far more nerve-racking than cooking at home or in a restaurant kitchen.

They were already pressed for time to manage their own cooking, let alone pay attention to others.

Yet, who would have thought, despite creating such complex dishes herself, Ye Fei could still observe every reaction of Chen Zhengping clearly.

And her dish was flawless.

Moreover, it received high praise from the judges.

It was as if Ye Fei hadn’t even focused all her energy on cooking.

How exactly did she accomplish this?

If she did focus all her energy on her dish, would it be even better?

The other two contestants couldn’t help but wonder in their hearts.

Instantly, they developed a deep sense of apprehension towards Ye Fei.

Ye Fei was truly terrifying!

To what extent exactly were her culinary skills?

Even the three from Changping Academy couldn’t help but reassess Ye Fei’s abilities.

Ye Fei acted as if she hadn’t noticed the apprehension and reassessment in their eyes, keeping her attention on the live screen.

She even reminded everyone who was watching her, "The judges are about to taste it."

Everyone quickly shifted their gaze to the big screen.

They watched as the judges tasted Xue Jieyu’s fish cake.

The design alone was exquisite and charming.

As long as the taste wasn’t bad, Xue Jieyu would be highly competitive.