Chapter 883: Chapter 883: Was It Just a Misunderstanding?
The little guy drank a few gulps of the milk tea that Li Xiaoyun bought for him, gulp gulp.
Together, they both let out a satisfying sigh.
Just after quenching their thirst, Li Xiaoyun immediately started chatting away with the little guy.
Zhao Dingli: "..."
Holy crap, it really is!
How did he not notice all along!
Zhao Dingli was shocked.
He didn’t think Li Xiaoyun was noisy at all!
Zhao Dingli turned again to look at Zhao Guoxian.
Zhao Guoxian asked with anticipation, "Why? Why?"
Zhao Dingli: "..."
"I just find her talking quite amusing," Zhao Dingli said, "It’s like listening to a comedy show."
Zhao Dingli then asked Zhao Guoxian, "Do you find comedy shows noisy?"
Zhao Guoxian turned his head and said to Lin Ligge, "My uncle is just being stubborn, he probably has feelings for her."
Zhao Dingli: "..."
He’s right here, okay?
He could hear everything Zhao Guoxian was saying!
Of course, Zhao Guoxian wasn’t planning on hiding it from Zhao Dingli to begin with.
Zhao Dingli gritted his teeth and whispered to Zhao Guoxian, "What are you talking about!"
They’ve just met for the first time, like her?
He hadn’t even gotten a clear look at Li Xiaoyun’s face!
Suddenly, Zhao Dingli froze.
Because at that moment, Li Xiaoyun’s face appeared clearly in his mind.
Just recently, when she was angry and looked like she might rush onto the stage because Ye Fei was being bullied.
That image was still very vivid in his mind.
To be honest, Zhao Dingli actually has some facial recognition difficulties with women.
Not to the extent of seeing everyone as faceless people.
But he did find it hard to remember someone’s face.
Even if he saw someone seven, eight, or ninety times, he might not remember them.
Of course, this might be because Zhao Dingli didn’t pay enough attention.
But he has only seen Ye Fei once, and he remembered Ye Fei’s face.
As for Li Xiaoyun, today was their first meeting.
Except for when Li Xiaoyun first arrived, he glanced at her a few times.
He spent the whole time looking at the stage.
Yet, he was still able to remember Li Xiaoyun’s face so clearly?!
The key is, there’s no reason for Zhao Dingli to remember Li Xiaoyun’s appearance as they’re not related.
To Ye Fei, he made an effort to remember to avoid any awkward situations.
He even watched numerous cuts of Ye Fei’s competitions.
But for Li Xiaoyun, he only glanced at her a few times.
Zhao Dingli felt a little shocked.
He looked at Li Xiaoyun again.
At this moment, Li Xiaoyun was eagerly watching the stage, waiting to see how Zhuang Mingyan would comment.
Zhuang Mingyan doesn’t have anything worthwhile in her belly, what can she comment!
Guo Wenbo and the others were deliberately setting up Zhuang Mingyan.
So now, Li Xiaoyun’s face was glowing with anticipation.
Looking at her glowing side profile, Zhao Dingli was a bit distracted.
Suddenly, he heard someone calling him, "Grandpa, Grandpa!"
Zhao Dingli regained his senses and saw the little guy leaning on Li Xiaoyun’s leg with his elbows, holding his chubby cheeks with both hands, "Grandpa, what are you looking at?"
Although the little guy was asking what he was looking at, his big eyes were full of gossip.
Clearly, he was asking, "Why are you staring at my godmother?"
However, the little guy was still quite considerate.
Mainly because he didn’t want to make Li Xiaoyun uncomfortable.
Keeping in mind that Li Xiaoyun was there, the little guy didn’t directly ask.
If Li Xiaoyun were not there, the little guy would surely directly ask.
He wasn’t afraid of making Zhao Dingli uncomfortable.
Zhao Dingli suddenly realized why that familiar feeling struck him when he looked at Zhao Guoxian earlier.
This unlucky nephew and his unlucky grandson.
They both have the same style when gossiping!
Zhao Dingli just smiled at the little guy and said, "Of course, I’m looking at you! You’re so cute, I can’t get enough of looking at you."
The little guy couldn’t immediately judge whether Zhao Dingli was telling the truth.
After all, he truly is very cute and likable.
It’s understandable that Zhao Dingli couldn’t resist looking at him.
And coincidentally, he happened to sit on the side where Li Xiaoyun was.
If Zhao Dingli were looking at him, he indeed had to look in Li Xiaoyun’s direction.
Perhaps Zhao Dingli was truly looking at him.
Was it a misunderstanding?
"Quick, listen to what Zhuang Mingyan has to say," Zhao Dingli reminded.
At this moment, Zhuang Mingyan had already been pushed onto the stage.
She had no choice but to grit her teeth and try a bite, saying, "Not bad, the soup is clear, without a trace of oil, yet it doesn’t lack fragrance, showing that contestant Yu Yingyan indeed put some effort into it."
"It’s just that, personally, I find the soup a bit bland. Although it’s beef soup, it’s not that outstanding," Zhuang Mingyan said, "But still, not bad."
After Zhuang Mingyan finished, Gu Changfeng shook his head and said, "I can guess why Yu Yingyan did it this way."
"Because the following dishes are the main focus, and the earlier soup is mainly to provide a base, so diners can enjoy the later dishes more comfortably. That’s why Yu Yingyan didn’t choose a heavy-flavored soup. He didn’t want to deprive guests of taste, so after drinking the soup, they wouldn’t be overwhelmed by strong flavors, reducing their anticipation and appetite for the subsequent dishes."
"Is that so?" Gu Changfeng asked Yu Yingyan.
Yu Yingyan then nodded.
He didn’t want to corner Ba Zhekai, but since Gu Changfeng mentioned it, Yu Yingyan kindly confirmed.
Luo Jialin ladled a spoonful of soup and said, "Camera, please pan over here."
Once the camera zoomed in, Luo Jialin slowly raised the spoon higher, letting the soup flow back into the bowl like a stream.
"Viewers can see, this soup is crystal clear, without a trace of oil," Luo Jialin said.
Zhuang Mingyan curled her lips disdainfully, hadn’t she just mentioned that?
Luo Jialin seemed to be at that level.
"But, it’s flavorful when drunk, not actually bland, indicating the soup was perfectly simmered," Luo Jialin said, "It has extracted the essence of the beef, even if you eat the leftover beef from the soup pot now, it’s certainly not tasty. Because the essence is all in the soup."
"The soup is the star, not the beef. The soup doesn’t show meat, yet reveals the meat’s aroma, quite wonderful," Luo Jialin said.
Ye Huasong chimed in, "The peas are tender and fine, tiny carrots are soft and melt in the mouth while maintaining their shape. Cucumbers soaked in beef broth burst with meat flavor when bitten, mixed with the fresh aroma of cucumbers."
"The essence of beef isn’t just simmered into the soup; the soup essence is infused into the dishes," Guo Wenbo said, "It’s like watching a mind-bending movie, every aspect revealing another, extremely exquisite."
Zhuang Mingyan: "..."
Isn’t it just a bowl of beef soup?
They’re discussing it like it’s an elusive delicacy!
"Next up is contestant Ye Fei’s dish," An Haiyin said.
