Chapter 280 - 280 279 So Delicious It Makes You Cry

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280: Chapter 279: So Delicious It Makes You Cry 280: Chapter 279: So Delicious It Makes You Cry Using Fen Ran is one thing, but to actually use “Erguotou”! Bai Lingfei held her forehead, feeling a slight headache coming on. She really hated her own curiosity, which had driven her to witness this sight. “Grilled Camembert cheese! Everyone! Please taste carefully! Please score fairly!” Wang Dahai told the twelve chosen judges, his words clearly directed at his own staff. To be honest, Wang Dahai’s grilled Camembert cheese was significantly better than the previous scallops, but in Bai Lingfei’s mouth, it was akin to chewing wax. “Delicious! Truly the finest of the fine! Perfect score! Perfect score! No need to say more! It’s a perfect score!” One of the toadying staff members bellowed out hastily, followed by a few others clamoring to give top marks. “Hmph! With this kind of grilled Camembert, you should be glad not to get beaten up for serving it. Ten points at most, not a point more,” Bai Lingfei bluntly told Wang Dahai. This wasn’t personal against Wang Dahai, as the dish only deserved that score. “Yes, yes, yes! I think it’s just average! Not that tasty!” Another customer chimed in support. Wang Dahai replied with a cold laugh, “Miss Bai, everyone knows you’re on Liu Hun’s side. Isn’t this just malicious retaliation? Everyone else gave full marks, but you... what can I even say?” “Then let’s ask the others,” Bai Lingfei didn’t want to argue with Wang Dahai any further. In the end, the conflict was settled with those arranged by Wang Dahai giving full marks, while the rest awarded an average of ten points. When it came to tasting Liu Hun’s grilled Camembert cheese, Bai Lingfei very cautiously picked up a piece. It truly looked good, quite professional, but she just couldn’t bring herself to bite down. “Oh my heavens! It’s so delicious I could cry! So delicious I’m crying!” A man beside Bai Lingfei suddenly exclaimed, nearly startling her into dropping the cheese on the floor. As soon as the man’s voice rang out, a middle-aged woman started sobbing behind him, “Wuwu... wuwu...” With one crying before the other, Bai Lingfei didn’t believe for a second it wasn’t an act! She scoffed inwardly, feeding the cheese into her mouth and chewing... chewing... how could it be possible! This was the best cheese in the world! She didn’t even want to swallow it, but as if a greedy hand had reached up her throat, it forcefully pulled the cheese down into her belly. “My goodness!” Bai Lingfei stuck out her tongue, licking the lingering taste on her lips. The rich cheese flavor, enhanced by alcohol, intoxicated her. She couldn’t help but close her eyes, savoring that taste, as if being embraced by a man into a warm, strong embrace that she had always longed for. And that man was... Liu Hun! Bai Lingfei snapped back to reality, the very thought of Liu Hun’s face having flashed through her mind, leaving her somewhat flushed with a racing heart and hot ears. In the second round of the grilled Camembert competition, thanks to Wang Dahai’s manipulation, it still bizarrely ended in a tie, with Liu Hun’s grilled Camembert genuinely earning full marks from the judges. The third round featured another classic French dish, white wine mussels. This time, Wang Dahai changed tactics. He replaced all the judges, sparing none of his staff, save for Bai Lingfei. The remaining eleven were all customers. He was insistent on keeping Bai Lingfei present, determined to thoroughly humiliate Liu Hun. Wang Dahai had his reasons for doing so. The white wine mussels needed the freshest mussels, a key ingredient that had to be freshly procured from the kitchen to ensure its freshness. And it was this seemingly minor detail that Wang Dahai exploited significantly. When two buckets of mussels were placed before them, those in Wang Dahai’s bucket were so lively they almost seemed ready to snap at someone with their shells. In contrast, the mussels in front of Liu Hun looked as if they were suffering from terminal illness, almost to the point of stinking. Even if Liu Hun had never seen seafood, living by the Qingshui River meant he was no stranger to river delicacies. Just one look at the bucket, and he knew what Wang Dahai was up to. But he didn’t say a word, simply beginning to cook quietly, using the methods of an outsider. His trump card was known only to himself, the key to winning it all! This time, Bai Lingfei didn’t dare watch Liu Hun cook, her heart still pounding. After a while, it finally calmed down, but she only dared to focus on the movements in Liu Hun’s hands. White wine mussels is a method of preparing mussels with wine. The dish mainly relies on the freshness of the mussels combined with the sweetness of white wine. Although Wang Dahai wasn’t a qualified chef, he could still claim to be one. He knew that the key to a dish lay in the ingredients, and this time Liu Hun was surely done for. When both dishes were served up, Wang Dahai once again had the twelve judges taste his dish first. It must be said that while Wang Dahai might not be commendable, he sure had a plethora of sly tricks. The most critical aspect of the white wine mussels was the quality of the ingredients, and his were indeed the most exquisite. Bai Lingfei tasted Wang Dahai’s white wine mussels and to be honest, felt like generously awarding him sixty points. Even Bai Lingfei, such a picky person, gave such a score, and the surrounding judges all applauded and eventually gave Wang Dahai a high score of eighty points. Wang Dahai picked up a scallop and brought it to his mouth, then said to Liu Hun, “Do you know what a real chef is? It’s not about talking big or pretending, it’s about skill! If you’re capable, beat me! Go on, beat me!” Liu Hun placed a scallop on the plate, then brought it in front of Wang Dahai and said, “Do you know how countless people who’ve messed with me before died?” Wang Dahai’s face twitched, truly worried that Liu Hun might lay a hand on him. He wanted to know the answer, but was too proud to ask. “They all died of... being full of themselves!” After saying that, Liu Hun pointed at the scallop on the plate and continued, “Using what you’re best at to slap your own face, that kind of exhilarating feeling, you’ll understand once you eat it.” “You’re really full of yourself! What are you so arrogant about! I don’t believe that you can ascend to heaven!” Wang Dahai immediately got angry, picked up the scallop, and put it in his mouth. With one suck... the tender meat, as soft as a small fish, slid around in his mouth, its delicious and rich flavor stimulating every taste bud on his tongue. For the first time in his life, he experienced bliss from the void in his mouth, as if living up to his own name, as if soaring and swimming in the vast ocean. Bai Lingfei, unlike Wang Dahai, although she had been prepared, was still strongly shocked and stimulated this time. She even guessed that Liu Hun’s superpower might be cooking. She couldn’t suppress the thought in her heart, wanting to take Liu Hun back with her as a—househusband! Liu Hun led the bewildered Wang Dahai to his side and asked him, “Convinced now?” “Convinced! Totally convinced!” Wang Dahai now truly understood that the previous two groups of people were not actors, but had been completely conquered by Liu Hun’s culinary skills. “Give yourself two slaps and feel what it’s like to—slap your own face!” Liu Hun continued to hold Wang Dahai, thinking that some people need a beating with fists, and another one with skills, and finally, a lesson drawn from the experience. “Smack! Smack!” Wang Dahai really slapped himself twice without hesitation, realizing that there was no way to play straightforward with Liu Hun. Liu Hun let go of Wang Dahai, who now slumped like a dead dog, then said elegantly to the people present, “Pure French cuisine, thank you all for your appreciation! Let’s go, Miss Bai!” With that, he extended his hand towards Bai Lingfei. Amid the warm and excited applause of the onlookers, Bai Lingfei smiled shyly and then left the Western restaurant arm in arm with Liu Hun, continuously telling herself it was just a matter of courtesy. As the two left the restaurant, they didn’t notice a pair of hateful eyes staring intently at them from behind. After sending Bai Lingfei to Ma’s Law Firm, Liu Hun drove away, while Bai Lingfei stood at the entrance of the law firm, watching Liu Hun’s car leave. “Pfft! You’ve fallen for him so quickly? When’s the wedding? How much money should I gift to be appropriate?” A very magnetic and teasing voice said to Bai Lingfei from behind. Bai Lingfei turned her head sharply, pretending to be angry and biting her lip, “Keep talking nonsense! See if I don’t twist you to death!” Ma’s Law Firm... was filled with laughter and merriment. On the other side of the city, in that dark and gloomy basement that never saw a glint of sunlight or laughter... “How’s the task I gave you progressing?” Qiao Guangbi asked his minion. The minion hurriedly nodded and bowed, saying to Qiao Guangbi, “Everything has been taken care of, all the tasks are done, and all the people that needed to be placed have been put in position. Just give the command, and whatever you want to happen will happen!” Qiao Guangbi nodded his satisfaction, subterfuge and deceit were his strong points, after all. He told his minion, “No rush for now, this is still early days. We have to wait! Wait until Liu Hun has invested his money, people, and resources, staked all his chips, then we destroy him completely! That will hit Liu Hun the hardest and most painfully!” “Yes, yes! Master Qiao is wise! Master Qiao is wise!” The minion quickly agreed, fawning over him. Suddenly, he remembered something and said to Qiao Guangbi, “Master Qiao, the person we had monitoring Lin Family’s trip abroad for a morale visit found something out.” “What is it?” Qiao Guangbi stared at the minion, his heart suddenly tensing as he pondered if Liu Hun was up to some sort of trick. “The listener found out that someone in the Lin Family troupe can speak English, and quite fluently at that. Even more strange, as soon as they started talking, it seemed like they were stopped by someone. I’ve investigated the Lin Family troupe’s background; they’re all country bumpkins, peasants, how can they speak any English? Don’t you think there’s something fishy going on?” The minion relayed what he knew to Qiao Guangbi.

Chapter 280 - 280 279 So Delicious It Makes You Cry

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