The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 170 Yang Xingze's Invitation

"Who knows?"

Hearing Cao Dongdong's words, Qin Lang smiled and said, "We have to give it a try."

Without a doubt, Du Ziyan's goal in making a comeback three years later is to avenge his previous defeat and win the championship in this competition.

But if his opponent wants to win the championship, he will definitely not back down easily.

"We're still pretty strong, right, Egg Baby?"

"Gurgle!" Egg Baby nodded emphatically, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.

Only as a food spirit does it truly understand Qin Lang's culinary skills!
No matter who the opponent is, we'll take them all down!
"It looks like this competition is going to get interesting." Yu Zaozao chuckled, her eyes filled with anticipation.

"Should we head to the second venue next?"

"Right, right, right!" Qin Lang and Cao Dongdong then remembered that Zhao Qian was still in the preliminary rounds at the second sub-venue.

I wonder how Zhao Qian is doing.
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"over there!"

Upon arriving at the No. 2 venue, the sharp-eyed Cao Dongdong immediately spotted Zhao Qian in the crowded throng.

It seemed that because the number of contestants in the second division was earlier, there were more people in line. Zhao Qian was still in line and had not yet started cooking.

Bubu floated above her head and quickly spotted Qin Lang and the others. Reminded by Bubu, Zhao Qian looked over in surprise, but from a distance, she could only wave to them.

Qin Lang gave Zhao Qian a thumbs-up, then shook his head helplessly at the crowd that was impossible to squeeze through. "Let's just wait here."

Qin Lang knew Zhao Qian's abilities; the preliminary selection process was no challenge for her at all.

They just need to wait here for good news from the other party.

"Speaking of which, I think I heard Zhao Qian mention it this morning."

Cao Dongdong suddenly thought of something and said expectantly, "This time, she plans to make the origin food of Bubu."

"The origin of Bubu's cuisine?" Qin Lang and Danbao both showed interest. "Then I'm really looking forward to it."

Time passed slowly, and soon it was Zhao Qian's turn to enter the standard cooking unit. About half an hour later, her dish was ready.

Zhao Qian appeared somewhat nervous as she left the cooking segment, but after spotting Qin Lang and Cao Dongdong in the audience, she seemed to gain some confidence.

Soon, the food display segment began.

In close-up shots, thin slices of lamb with clear textures and alternating layers of fat and lean meat are arranged in a decorative pattern, adorned with small radish-carved flowers.

Judging by the color alone, the lamb slices seem to be simply boiled and sliced.

But Qin Lang and Cao Dongdong both knew that it wouldn't be that simple.

Sure enough, after tasting it, one of the five judges couldn't help but exclaim, "I can't smell anything special, but when I put the mutton in my mouth, it seems like there are all sorts of flavors mixed in."

"This mutton dish, with its myriad flavors, lives up to its name."

"by!"

Immediately afterwards, three more reviewers expressed their approval.

In the end, Zhao Qian advanced smoothly with a high number of four votes.

"A thousand flavors of lamb?" Qin Lang smiled. "We'll have to have Zhao Qian show us her skills later."

“Yeah, we were keeping this a secret before,” Cao Dongdong nodded in agreement. “It looks delicious.”

While the two were talking, Zhao Qian had already left the scene quickly and was running towards them, her face flushed and showing some excitement about advancing.

"You've all advanced?"

“That’s right.” Qin Lang nodded with a smile. “In the second round, we’ll be competing against each other.”

"Then I'd better try not to get too badly beaten by you." Zhao Qian chuckled. "It's all over, shall we go back to the hotel to celebrate?" "Count me in!" Yu Zaozao, who had just gone to another place to do a live broadcast, returned on time, looking relieved. "Just in time."

"Qin Lang, you absolutely have to let me try this egg fried rice today!"

As she spoke, she clasped her hands together in a gesture of supplication.

Seeing the puzzled expressions on Cao Dongdong and Zhao Qian's faces, Qin Lang smiled and told them about the embarrassing incident where Yu Zaozao had finally managed to get an admission pass for the audience experience seat, but failed to snatch it from others and didn't even get a bite of fried rice.

After hearing this, Cao Dongdong and his companion were overjoyed.

"I call this a blessing in disguise!" Yu Zaozao chuckled. "When I eat Qin Lang's fried rice later, it won't be just a bite."

"Don't worry, there's plenty." As he spoke, Qin Lang glanced at Yu Zaozao, who had already put her livestreaming equipment back into her bag. "Is the livestream over?"

“Yeah, right.” Yu Zaozao nodded. “We’re going to mooch a meal later. This isn’t something that can be broadcast.”

"Otherwise, my fans will be so envious of me!"

As she spoke, Yu Zaozao playfully stuck out her tongue.

The real reason, of course, was not that, but rather out of consideration for the privacy of Qin Lang and others.

"Let's go," Qin Lang shook his head and chuckled. "Let's go back to the hotel..."

As he spoke, he turned around and saw a familiar figure hesitating not far behind him, and he was stunned for a moment.

"Huh? It's him?" Yu Zaozao also looked surprised. "I think his name is Yang Xingze?"

"Mm." Qin Lang nodded.

Before his audition, a contestant named Yang Xingze was eliminated by the judges. He tasted the other contestant's food and offered some suggestions.

Unexpectedly, the other party actually came here, and it seems that they came to find him.

Seeing that Qin Lang had noticed him, Yang Xingze gritted his teeth and quickly stepped forward, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to follow you."

"I had something to say to you when you left the field, but there were too many people and I didn't have a chance to go up to you."

"So I followed them all the way here."

As he spoke, Yang Xingze showed a somewhat embarrassed expression.

"It's alright." Qin Lang shook his head. "So, what did you want to see me about?"

“It’s like this.” Yang Xingze took a deep breath. “Although it may be a bit presumptuous, I would like to invite you and your friends to my home so that I may have the opportunity to thank you for the advice you gave me today.”

"please!"

Qin Lang was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at the other three.

In every sense, Yang Xingze's invitation was quite presumptuous.

However, he saw sincerity and earnestness in Yang Xingze's eyes.

It was something to be happy about that his casual suggestion received such attention and gratitude from the other party.

On the other side, Cao Dongdong and Zhao Qian also learned the whole story from Yu Zaozao. Seeing that Qin Lang was in a bit of a predicament, Cao Dongdong said with a smile, "Anyway, there's nothing else to do after the preliminary rounds."

"Isn't it fun to go to someone's house together?"

“Indeed.” Zhao Qian smiled. “We didn’t bring any gifts, so let’s have some food as a token of our greeting.”

"Each of you will have a signature dish later!"

"Huh? What should I do then?" Yu Zaozao looked troubled.

Seeing that the three of them had decided to visit Yang Xingze's home, Qin Lang looked at Yang Xingze, who was beaming with joy, with a wry smile.

"Then excuse me."

(End of this chapter)