Chapter 231: Chapter 231: The Result
After all 10 people tasted, they discussed quietly for a while.
After the discussion, Tian Pengpo stepped forward to speak on behalf of the 10 people.
"After our discussion, we have reached a conclusion," Tian Pengpo said. "Simply tasting Fei Xiaomo’s dish is not enough to determine the result, so we chose to taste the top three dishes together. Shi Jiumei didn’t seem to have any doubts about the results for the second and third places."
"Therefore, if Fei Xiaomo’s dish is superior to those of the second and third places, I suppose Shi Jiumei would have no objections," Tian Pengpo continued.
"Thus, our result is that Fei Xiaomo deserves the first place. After tasting the dishes of the second and third places, all 10 of us, without exception, chose Fei Xiaomo’s dish." Tian Pengpo spoke without any fear of offending anyone.
"I think the five judges might have made their choices from different perspectives. But it’s also possible they did it for balance. They might have thought that if all five picked Fei Xiaomo, it would be unbalanced, so they had to distribute two votes to the other two. But at least from the perspective of the 10 of us, Fei Xiaomo’s dish is already much better than the second and third places."
"You guys are students from Changping Academy, and two of the judges present are teachers from Changping Academy. Naturally, you wouldn’t dare offend the teachers, so you chose Fei Xiaomo!" Shi Jiumei spoke up again.
Shang Heyue laughed in anger: "Alright, that’s enough from you. As long as the result doesn’t align with your wishes, you refuse to accept it, is that what you mean? Then it won’t matter whom you get to judge. Regardless of which chef you bring in, as long as they are in the industry, they will inevitably have connections with the five judges and Changping Group. Everyone in this business can’t be entirely unrelated."
"According to your logic, as long as there are connections with judges and Changping Group, there’s a possibility of unfair judgment. Then if you search around the world, you probably can’t find judges that meet your criteria. Even globally, they all have collaborations with Changping." Shang Heyue said coldly.
"Moreover, among the two judges from Changping Academy, Teacher Ye voted for Fei Xiaomo, and Teacher Guo voted for Li Zhexuan. If you say we wanted to please the judges and avoid offending them, since the two teachers voted differently, no matter who we voted for, we would be denying the choice of one of the teachers, thus offending one of them, wouldn’t we?" Shang Heyue said coldly.
"Naturally, the five judges are not as narrow-minded as you," Shang Heyue said again. "Isn’t it rather petty to hold a grudge over a slight difference in opinion? Do you think everyone is like you?"
"You!" Shi Jiumei was about to retort angrily.
At this moment, Li Zhexuan and Zeng Jieyun stepped forward.
Zeng Jieyun said, "We want to taste Fei Xiaomo’s skewer, is that okay?"
"Sure," Gu Changfeng nodded.
Zeng Jieyun and Li Zhexuan then went over.
Both tasted a small bite of each variety.
Afterward, Li Zhexuan said, "I concede. Mine really doesn’t compare to Fei Xiaomo’s."
"I also concede," Zeng Jieyun faced the judges, "After tasting it, I now know that there is still some gap between my skill and Fei Xiaomo’s."
Li Zhexuan smiled, "Originally, I thought that Fei Xiaomo ranked eleventh in the qualifiers and there might have been an element of luck, where the topic just happened to suit her. She’s a food blogger, and I also had a bit of a bias, thinking how could someone who isn’t a formal chef with years of experience be stronger than us?"
