Chapter 553: Chapter 553: Disappointment
By then, no matter who gets eliminated, it won’t be a pleasant experience.
Could they still be friends after that?
Fu Jiaxu returned to his spot in a fit of anger, continuing to turn the rotisserie.
From time to time, Fu Jiaxu would make a cut on the leg of lamb to ensure the meat inside was also roasted, sprinkling some salt in the process.
However, looking at everyone else’s ample spices.
The entire place was already filled with a fragrant aroma.
And he only had salt, which surely meant he would lose.
Unless someone else’s dish was undercooked.
But by this point in the competition, only a few were left.
Those who have lasted until now wouldn’t make such basic mistakes.
Fu Jiaxu knew he was doomed to lose!
The anger in his heart grew more intense, making him increasingly agitated.
He couldn’t help but wonder, why was he even competing?
No matter how he tried, he was going to lose!
Why was he still taking it seriously!
With these thoughts, Fu Jiaxu’s efforts inevitably became more half-hearted.
He just went through the motions.
Ye Fei, seeing that the time was almost up, extinguished the fire.
Anyway, having wrapped it in so many layers, it wouldn’t cool down quickly.
Then, she calmly waited for the time to pass, as the judges approached.
An Haiyin and the five judges came over to their side.
"Today, thank you all for your hard work," An Haiyin said with a smile.
"The company invested heavily just for today’s competition, but who knew that as soon as Ye Fei got here, she would see through the company’s setup," Gu Changfeng said with a smile. "It really caught us off guard."
"Yes, we originally estimated that at least when you were looking for ingredients, you might start to suspect. Who knew that it would be exposed right from the beginning," Guo Wenbo said helplessly.
Ye Fei felt a bit embarrassed, as if she had destroyed the setup and plan of the organizers.
"I’m sorry," Ye Fei said, a bit embarrassed.
"Oh, we don’t mean to blame you," Luo Jialin said with a smile. "You figured it out with your skills. It’s just that the setup wasn’t detailed enough, making it easy for you to notice."
"You didn’t break any rules, and you even shared with the other contestants. Even now, Luo Jialin remains amazed.
Such a key detail that could determine victory, most people would keep it to themselves, knowing it alone. Yet Ye Fei actually shared it.
Embarrassed by the praise, Ye Fei quickly waved her hands and said, "I just noticed it a bit earlier. Even if I hadn’t said anything, as Guo Head Chef mentioned, when everyone looked for ingredients, they would have noticed."
"Actually, whether or not I said it wouldn’t change the outcome. So I figured I should just say it and save everyone some trouble," Ye Fei said.
This was just an explanation she had just come up with.
In reality, at the early stages of the competition, when she just discovered it, Ye Fei hadn’t thought about it that much.
She simply felt that there was no harm in speaking up.
Besides, except for Fu Jiaxu, she had a good impression of the others.
When it came to them, she never thought about keeping things to herself.
But she’s sure that many people might not believe her now.
Thinking she’s too good to be true.
Just making herself sound good, trying to build a persona, merely for likability.
It might make her seem fake instead.
Being a gourmet blogger for so many years, Ye Fei knows exactly what the internet thinks.
So when the judges mentioned it, Ye Fei came up with this temporary explanation.
Sure enough, once Ye Fei said this, no one criticized her in the comments.
In the stands, Xu Huizhen seized the opportunity to say to Ye Dezhang, "Look at her, so cunning, always full of ideas. In such a short time, she could think of so much, how fast is her brain?"
"So full of tricks, adding up to our family’s intelligence can’t match hers alone," Xu Huizhen said sarcastically.
"Do you think she acquired this cleverness in just five years? Still fooling yourself?" Xu Huizhen said.
Ye Dezhang sighed heavily.
He couldn’t deceive himself anymore.
Ye Fei has always been this bright.
People might learn from mistakes, ensuring they avoid them in the future.
In the workplace, one might become smooth and polished, gaining experience over time.
Past mistakes could mostly be avoided later.
But intelligence doesn’t grow with experience.
So Ye Fei really has been smart since she was young.
"With her wit, if she wanted to, she could certainly help our family. But what happened? At home, she always played dumb, relying on Ning Ning to do all the thinking."
"I even wonder whether her diligent school performances back then were just an act for us, making us believe her good grades were due to hard work and not her natural talent, picking up things easily."
Xu Huizhen sneered, "I don’t get it. What’s she hiding? Being smart is good, learning easily is good. Why even hide these gifts from us? What’s on her mind?"
"Even if we knew she was clever, what could we do? Knowing she had talent, we’d certainly support her more! How could we harm her?"
"Her being so guarded against us... she doesn’t see us as family, doesn’t treat us as part of the same family. We’re her parents. What child is on guard against their own parents?" Xu Huizhen said angrily. "I’m curious, we’re just ordinary people,."
"Not dumb, certainly, but I have to admit, both of us are only of average intelligence; so how did we end up with such a bright child like Ye Fei?" Xu Huizhen was baffled.
Did Ye Fei inherit the sum total of their IQ?
"She’s so clever. When she came to B City initially, without any foundation, she managed to build her career so well. Our family already had a restaurant, I don’t believe she couldn’t help our restaurant do even better."
"But instead, she did nothing, just watched as Ning Ning worked hard for our family. Asking her to help at the restaurant, she always wore an unhappy face," Xu Huizhen rolled her eyes.
"Enough," Ye Dezhang said. The more he listened, the more he saw Ye Fei’s shortcomings.
It was completely different from what he originally thought, leaving him more disappointed.
"Let’s keep watching the competition. The judges are starting to taste," Ye Dezhang said.
Due to the constraints in this competition.
The contestants couldn’t present their dishes to the judges one by one.
So, the judges went to each contestant directly to taste the food.
Tian Pengpo’s roast chicken was still on the makeshift spit made from branches.
The staff brought a plate over and placed the roast chicken on the plate.
Guo Wenbo used a knife to cut open the chicken down the middle, and juices immediately flowed out from the cavity.
