Chapter 35
Strange Match
“I love them together, but what if I want to have both of them for myself?!”
“Sisters, calm down. No matter how you look at it, this is an interaction between siblings! Don’t fantasize too much.”
“Sister above, I want you to be more rational. No matter how much you fantasize about Brother Huai, he can’t be yours. Although I don’t want to admit it, Brother Huai is almost 30 years old. It’s normal for him to have a girlfriend. We have to accept reality!”
Li Mei, who was still trying her best to get things back on track, frowned gloomily when she saw the fans’ reply. “Rascals, you’re always angry at me. I don’t want him at all! I’m very rational now. You’re the ones who are irrational!”
By noon, everyone’s pottery had been completed. The potter took everyone’s work and placed it into the kiln. “Next, let’s wait for an hour to see the finished product.”
After the pottery mission came to an end, Director Han appeared again. “Everyone, it’s already eleven o’clock. We’ll provide the rice and ingredients, but you have to make the dishes. There’s one condition. No matter what ingredients you have, you have to cook all of them together. I have a total of five envelopes in my hand. They’ll tell you what your lunch is. Who wants to go first?”
When it came to drawing lots, luck played a big part. It might not be good to draw first, and it might not be the worst to draw last. Everyone did not fight for it and casually went forward to draw one.
Tan Si got chicken and squid, Bai Ling got pork trotters and green peppers, Zhou Yan and his wife got snail and bacon, Yuan Jing got century eggs and prawns, and Jiang Huai got pangasius and lotus root.
Seeing these combinations, the fans in the live-stream and the guests at the scene fell silent.
“I can already imagine what everyone’s dark cuisine will look like!”
“This combination is amazing. Who’s such a genius! Even I, a 40-year-old girl who has been cooking for 20 years, am speechless.”
“I knew it. To be able to obtain the ingredients so easily, the production team must have had a catch!”
The guests looked at each other and realized that there was nothing to compare. All the side dishes and seasonings had been prepared by the production team. Everyone silently took the ingredients to their stoves.
Jiang Huai looked at the ingredients worriedly. “An’an, what do you think?”
Tan Ming thought for a moment and came up with an idea. “Let’s make fried fish-stuffed lotus root!”
Jiang Huai’s eyes lit up. At least this sounded like a reliable dish name. “Good idea! I’ve only eaten it with pork filling, but I think the fish filling won’t be too bad.”
Tan Ming asked Jiang Huai to chop the fish while she sliced the lotus root. Then, she went to the shared area to wash and cut some vegetables that could be used.
Bai Ling and Jiang Huai shared the same pot. Seeing that Tan Ming had already started to cook, the two girls who usually ordered takeout decided to ask shamelessly, “An’an, we only know how to cook noodles and stir-fry egg fried rice. We haven’t tried such a difficult dish before, so we want to consult you. Do you have any good suggestions?”
Tan Ming looked at the basket full of green peppers and pondered for a moment. “Anyway, the production team didn’t say that we have to use up all the green peppers. You can use one or two of them to make side dishes. This way, at least the pig’s trotter won’t become full of the green pepper taste. You could make a crispy pig’s trotter. This is simple and deep-fried. Coincidentally, our dish is also deep-fried. When we’re done, you can continue to use it. Your dish’s flavor won’t be affected by ours.”
The two kitchen amateurs immediately nodded in agreement. “Alright, alright, alright. We’ll do as you say!”
Tan Ming explained the process and Bai Ling even found a pen and paper to note the steps down.
Si Cheng vomited all the way here. His face was pale, and his legs were a little weak as he got off the boat. Ning Gang was slightly better and could still support Si Cheng slightly. “Si Cheng, let’s sit down and rest first.”
After sitting for more than ten minutes, the two of them walked along the coastline and quickly saw the five groups of guests who were cooking. The two of them did not get any closer and found a stool at the outermost area of the logistics area to sit down.
When the staff passing by saw the two of them in suits and leather shoes, they thought that they were investors or producers. They did not pay much attention to them and continued with their work.
When Yuan Jing saw that Bai Ling had received Tan Ming’s nanny-style tutorial, she also ran over to ask. In the end, Tan Ming helped Yuan Jing think of a cold dish. “I’ve never actually tried making it either. I can only tell you my idea, but I can’t guarantee if it will taste good.”
Yuan Jing quickly said, “Alright, you just have to tell me your idea.”