27: The voting for Chapter 27 has begun!

Afterwards, Lu Li tactfully stopped asking and turned around to clean up the mess at the prep counter.

The kitchen quieted down, leaving only the sound of the spatula turning things over and the sizzling noise in the oil pan.

Shen Qingxue moved quickly, plating the stir-fried beef with yellow peppers. Its color was red and bright, the beef was sliced evenly in thickness, and green and red peppers were dotted in between, instantly making one's appetite soar.

She glanced at the time—it was still abundant—so she opened the fridge again and rummaged through it.

There was tofu, minced meat, and doubanjiang, so she could make another home-cooked dish.

Shen Qingxue took out the ingredients one by one, her movements remaining neat and efficient.

She heated the wok with oil, stir-fried the minced meat, added doubanjiang to stir-fry out the red oil, then poured in water to season, and finally gently slid the cut tofu cubes into the wok.

The entire set of movements was smooth and flowing, making even Lu Li, who was cleaning up nearby, couldn't help taking a few extra glances.

"Mapo Tofu?"

Lu Li asked casually.

"Mhm."

Shen Qingxue didn't turn her head, focusing intently on the heat in the wok.

After simmering for a few minutes, she thickened it with water starch, sprinkled on Sichuan peppercorn powder and scallions, turned off the heat, and dished it out.

A plate of Mapo Tofu, alternating in red and white, with a glossy sauce and peppercorn powder evenly sprinkled on the surface, made one's tongue tingle just looking at it.

"Not bad." Lu Li gave a sincere compliment.

Shen Qingxue put the pot into the sink and replied flatly,

"It's alright."

At this moment, Director Zhou's voice came out from the loudspeaker.

"Time is up! Guests, please bring your creations and gather in the dining room!"

Lu Li poked his head out to look outside the kitchen; the other groups had already started carrying dishes out.

Xu Hao and Lin Yu were holding a casserole, walking out carefully while shouting as they walked,

"Make way, make way, it's hot, hot, hot!"

Lin Mo and Chen Wenwen pushed the task onto each other for a bit.

In the end, Lin Mo carried that plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes out, with Chen Wenwen following behind, her expression a bit guilty.

Zhou Yichen, on the other hand, didn't carry any dishes.

Su Qing carried the plate alone, while he followed right beside her, with that conspicuous adhesive bandage on his index finger, occasionally going "Hiss".

Lu Li withdrew his gaze and looked at Shen Qingxue.

"As for carrying the dishes, will you do it or should I?"

Shen Qingxue glanced at him without speaking, directly picked up the stir-fried beef with yellow peppers in one hand and the Mapo Tofu in the other, and turned to leave.

Lu Li was stunned for a moment, looking at her back, and couldn't help shaking his head.

This sister is truly hardcore, not acting coy at all, completely different from her image on screen.

In the dining room, the dishes made by each group had already been arranged on the long table.

From left to right, they were:

Lin Mo and Chen Wenwen's scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

How should I put it? The eggs were charred black in some places, and the color was uneven, feeling like a plate of dog food.

Next to that was the stir-fried eggs with onions that Su Qing had cobbled together all by herself.

This dish obviously had many charred black spots, barely recognizable as a dish, just unsure whether it could still be eaten.

As for Xu Hao and Lin Yu's stewed beef with potatoes.

Strictly speaking, it should be stewed beef with potato slices, because Xu Hao cut the potatoes in uneven sizes, causing the thin ones to dissolve into mud.

But overall it was passable, at least looking appetizing, unlike the results of the previous two, which didn't even spark any appetite at all.

Finally, Shen Qingxue's two dishes were placed right in the center position, one red and one white, complete in color, aroma, and taste, forming a sharp contrast with the horrific dishes beside them.

The entire dining room was permeated with a subtle scent, as several food aromas mixed together—there was the fragrance of beef, the spiciness of tofu, occasionally mixed with a hint of burnt smell...

Netizens in the live broadcast room couldn't help laughing out loud.

[Hhahahaha this is the gap]

[Were the first three groups here to be funny? Shen Qingxue is here to blow the roof off]

[Xu Hao's stewed beef with potatoes is barely watchable, the others... what on earth are they]

[Lin Mo and Chen Wenwen's scrambled eggs with tomatoes, even my grandma would shake her head looking at it]

[Su Qing come on, be yourself! You're already amazing!]

[Zhou Yichen's onions... Sorry, I really can't make up anything more]

[Slacker Brother and the goddess, this CP, I've already locked it down]

[Wait, did you guys notice, Lu Li didn't cook? Both of these dishes were made by Shen Qingxue alone, right?]

[Noticed, Slacker Brother was just responsible for watching on the side, proper slacking off]

[Don't say that, as everyone knows, prepping ingredients is what takes the most time]

The bullet comments were spamming frantically, and Director Zhou at the scene had already picked up the loudspeaker.

"Alright! Now all the dishes are on the table! For the upcoming voting session, the audience in the live broadcast room will decide the winner!"

He paused for a moment and continued: "Each pair of guests' dishes corresponds to a number, and the audience can vote using the corresponding voting function in the broadcast, with only one chance per person."

"Countdown of three minutes for voting, starting now!"

As soon as his voice fell, a voting pop-up window immediately popped up in the live broadcast room.

[Vote all for Number 1!! Goddess yyds!!!]

[Must be Number 1! Those two dishes look so fragrant!]

[That's a must, the food is fragrant and the person is fragrant too,hehehe]

[Must vote for my Yichen Brother!]

[Sisters, charge, cast all your votes for our Yichen Brother!]

[Rest assured, I'll take my whole family's phones right now to vote for Yichen Brother!]

Bullet comments flooded the screen overwhelmingly, and the backend data jumped rapidly.

Director Zhou stared closely at the screen, his expression visibly excited to the naked eye.

As expected, canvassing for votes increases numbers the fastest.

Three minutes later, voting closed.

Director Zhou took a deep breath, picked up the loudspeaker, and announced the results.

"The voting results are out! Fourth place is..."

He deliberately drew out his tone, his gaze sweeping across everyone present, and everyone else's gazes also subconsciously focused on him.

"Lin Mo and Chen Wenwen's group!"

As soon as the words fell, the expression on Lin Mo's face stiffened for a fraction of a second, and then he quickly forced out a smile, cooperating by clapping his hands.

Chen Wenwen, on the other hand, looked relieved; although it was last place, at least the result was out, saving her from worrying about it so much.

"As expected, as expected, I'm embarrassed to even eat that plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes myself." Lin Mo laughed and self-deprecatingly remarked.

Chen Wenwen muttered softly beside him,

"Actually... it wasn't that unpalatable, right?"

Lin Mo glanced at her, his mouth twitching, and didn't take up the conversation.

The live broadcast room's bullet comments instantly flooded the screen.

[Hhahahaha Lin Mo's self-awareness is very clear this wave]

[Chen Wenwen spoke without any confidence herself]

[To be honest, that plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, even dogs wouldn't eat it]

[I feel bad for Lin Mo, clearly an actor, why did he come to participate in a cooking competition]

[Lmao, is this show a dating variety show or a cooking competition?]