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Chapter 102 102

When Gu Luoyao and Yu Huan first came here, they planned to take a vacation while working. On the first day here, they were still talking about where and where they could go for a walk at the end of each day, and what special snacks they could eat.

As a result, when Zheng Zheng started to get busy, he realized that neither of them had much time.

Every day is the same as clocking in and going to and from get off work. I go out on time to have breakfast on the second floor, and then go off to work. I don’t go back to the hotel regularly at night. I’m so tired that I don’t want to take another step.

Gu Luoyao is fine, the class time is fixed, at most it will be delayed for half an hour or 10 minutes at most, and it will not exceed an hour at most.

Yu Huan was in a more miserable situation. There were many contestants, and the cooking time was different. In addition, he had to wait for the judges to taste and score. Every day ended at [-]:[-] or [-]:[-], and then he had to take the subway back to dinner It's all turned into supper.

Hang Chi Hang Chi cooks for a day, and I have to watch other people cook. In the end, all the cooked food went into other people's mouths, and I came back hungry.

The first day of the game was the worst.

Fifty people participated in the preliminary round, from all walks of life.Some may have met before and can chat with others, and some are relatively familiar and can quickly get acquainted with others, and some are purely new faces, and they are not very good at communicating with others, so they can only stay in silence On the one hand, such as Yu Huan.

After the morning of the first day passed, there was nothing to do, so they drew lots by number, and then learned about the rules of the game.

I don't know the reason, most of the people who came to participate in the competition this time were boys, and they were all the big ones. Yu Huan, a skinny little girl, was in it, so he was easily overlooked.

She is also used to it, and she doesn't think there is anything wrong with it at all. She hides by herself, happy and relaxed.

The [-] people in the preliminary competition were divided into five groups, and a total of five designated dishes were prepared, which were scored by the judges and ranked by the sum of the five dishes. The top four in each group entered the semi-finals.

There is actually a bit of luck involved.

Because the talent assigned by each group is different, the judges are also different, and the team members are selected by lottery, so it's hard to say how good they are.

Maybe No.5 in this group can get third and fourth in that group, but there is no way, if they are assigned to this group by lottery, they can only be eliminated.

Yu Huan's luck is not good, there is a very powerful chef in the group, he has been a chef in a certain restaurant for five years, and he doesn't know why he wants to participate in this competition.

Probably for fame.

Chef competition, of course, does not mean simply comparing the taste of one's own specialty dishes. This is more subjective and may be compared later.But the few dishes designated in the preliminary competition are all to test the chef's basic skills. The first designated dish of Yu Huan's group is shredded yam.

This dish is mainly to test the control of the heat.

To be honest, Yu Huan is quite proficient in controlling the heat, but the problem is that she is not familiar with this dish.

Whether it's shredded apples, shredded potatoes, or shredded potatoes, syrup is always used. Gu Luoyao can't eat such sweet things, and An An's teeth don't allow him to eat this. Yu Huan never thought of doing this series.

This is all right, that's how it came up.

A blow to the head, pouring cold water on the head.

Yu Huan also knew that he couldn't cook this dish well, so he didn't ask how authentic it was, so he just followed his own method.

Cut the yam into hob pieces and blanch in boiling water.

Heat the oil to [-]%, drop the yam pieces, and deep-fry twice until golden.

Then there is the step that most tests the chef's fire control, frying sugar.

If the fire is too low, the sugar will become granular and can hang on the yam, and the color is good, but the silk cannot be pulled out.

If the fire is too high, the pot of sugar will be fried, and the color will not look good and the taste will be worse.

Yu Huan concentrated on staring at the pot, and when he felt that the sugar was about the same, he quickly poured in the fried yam, stir-fried evenly, poured it into the oiled plate, and sprinkled some sesame seeds for decoration.

The chef was at the stove next to Yu Huan, and he finished it in about the same time as Yu Huan.

Yu Huan saw that the master chef had put a bowl of cold water beside him when serving the dishes, after a while he figured out what this meant, and followed suit to fill up the bowl of water.

It takes half a day to compare a dish. After the judges taste and score, the chef can leave. The waiting time is much longer than the actual cooking time, but there is no way, this is the process.

And the score will not be announced on the spot, it will not be announced until all five dishes are scored and the final ranking is made.

The most powerful chef in this group was the chef, and he was right next to Yu Huan, and he could see what he was doing from the corner of his eye while cooking.

There are several recipes for this dish, and Yu Huan doesn't know which one is the most authentic. Anyway, she has never seen this chef cook yam, so he washed it, chopped it, and used it directly.

But no matter how you do it, there is no way to find a shortcut for the basic skills. The most powerful thing about them is that they can cut the hob pieces into almost the same shape, and when cooking, they use two oil pans and put them together on both sides. operate.

To achieve this kind of skill, Yu Huan may have to practice for another three to five years.

Yu Huan knew that he couldn't cook this dish well, so he didn't hold out any hope, and focused on observing other people's finished products.

At first glance, everyone seems to be doing the same thing, but if you look closely, you can find that apart from the shape of the yam, the sugar is also very different.

The skill is good, the heat is better controlled, the color of the fried sugar is brighter, and the long strands of sugar can be pulled out with chopsticks.If the skills are a little weaker, the sugar color will not be so good-looking, and the wire drawing will not be smooth enough, and it will break after being pulled out a little.

Some people burnt the sugar in the first pot, and their dishes have already been graded, and his portion has just come out of the pot.

Like this, Yu Huan knew without guessing that he would not get a high score.

Leaving aside the close ones, Yu Huan didn't have the chance to taste the taste, but judging from what he saw, Yu Huan's share would not have the upper hand.

The only thing I can hope for is that my grades will not be too bad, and I will not be too far behind others, so that it will be easier to catch up later.

Unfavorable teacher, naturally the mood is not much better.

But Gu Luoyao has to teach so many people, and the pressure is not small, not only physically but also mentally, and it is quite tiring at the end of the day.

Yu Huan didn't want to affect her emotions, so he began to adjust himself when he was in the car, and after getting off the car, he walked around and brought two servings of porridge.

"I'm back. Have you eaten? I bought porridge." Yu Huan opened the door after adjusting his expression, trying to look normal.

Gu Luoyao has been back for several hours, and was holding a tablet to send something. When she saw Yu Huan came back, she immediately put down her work and went to touch Yu Huan's head, "Thank you, how do you feel?"

"Not bad, everyone is very good and learned a lot."

Change clothes, drink porridge, chat.

Yu Huan has always been very normal. He talked about the basic rules, the menu he was assigned, and who looked very good.Gu Luoyao also naturally stretched out a spoon to scoop porridge into Yu Huan's bowl, and then scooped a spoonful from her bowl to Yu Huan's mouth.

I feel that this day is a very unusual day, but I also feel that this day is very ordinary.

Yu Huan thought that she was pretending to be good and natural, but when she went to wash up, Gu Luoyao suddenly followed her and put her arms around her waist from behind.

"Is it not going well today? Don't laugh if you don't want to laugh. It's okay."

The bathroom is not very big, in front of Yu Huan is the mirror and behind the mirror is Gu Luoyao, whether you turn around or not, you can see Gu Luoyao's face, there is no way to avoid it.

The uplifted smile slowly faded, Yu Huan sighed, and leaned back, "I'm not very good at that dish today, so my score shouldn't be too high."

The little one nestled in his arms, dejected and depressed, and died pitifully.

Gu Luoyao was reluctant to let go, hugged her, lowered her head and kissed her ear, "Don't be afraid, there are four more dishes in the future, you can definitely do it. You also said that these dishes are mainly for testing basic skills, so you Great, no problem."

"But everyone is so good. Just the chef next to me, I think he can be a judge, and even come to compete with us."

I suffered a blow on the first day, and it is not easy to survive until now.

If Gu Luoyao didn't find out, Yu Huan would take this forced happiness to rest. After one night, tomorrow will be a new day.

Maybe it will be sad, maybe it will be a little tired, maybe it will feel uncomfortable, but the game still has to continue, and she can't give up all her efforts just because of this loss.

She wouldn't blame Gu Luoyao, because she chose to pretend. It's best that Gu Luoyao doesn't know anything, so that at least one of them won't be affected emotionally.

But Gu Luoyao could see it.

The camouflage collapsed in an instant, and all the grievances rushed out in an instant.

Yu Huan didn't expect that he would be so sad, but the tears burst out inexplicably.

Gu Luoyao, who was hugging her, was so distressed that she turned her over and hugged her in her arms, pressed her head with her hand to let her lean on her shoulder, and gently put her other hand on her back, "You said You, just say it when you're sad, I won't laugh at you, and you're still pretending to me here, you're so stupid."

"I don't want to cry, really, I think they are really good, even if they lose, they deserve it." Yu Huan hugged Gu Luoyao's waist, not wanting his image or anything, crying and howling, "But I can't bear it." I can’t help it, I don’t know what’s wrong, I’m just uncomfortable and unconvinced. I’ve prepared so much, I’ve practiced for so long, why? After eating fried rice with eggs for so many days, why don’t you take that test.”

Still thinking about fried rice with eggs.

Gu Luoyao wanted to cry but also wanted to laugh, she said nothing, hugged her and waited for her to cry slowly.

In many cases, everyone understands the truth, but emotions are not easy to control.It may be possible to slowly digest it after holding it in your heart for a while, but it may be adjusted faster when you vent it.

Yu Huan has never been a willful person, and she also knows that the test is beyond her control.

It's like when I took an exam before, I memorized Tang poetry and Song Ci for a month, and the final exam was prose.You can't argue with the teacher who gave the question, asking 'why don't you take the Tang Poetry and Song Ci test'.

Feeling uncomfortable, all I need is company, a shoulder to lean on, and a firm embrace.

After crying and venting, Yu Huan raised his head, rubbed his eyes, groaned and twitched twice, and tugged at Gu Luoyao's pajamas, "You can change it in a while, and I'll wash it for you when I come back tomorrow."