Dare to cook

Chapter 148

Li Donglai, 47 years old, is the vice president of Ludong Provincial Kitchen Association and a senior contributor to the Magazine of Famous Chefs.

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Inside the venue, on the judging table.

Li Donglai looked at Mrs. Song's fish soup that was brought to him, feeling very emotional in his heart.

Hearing the inquiries from the other two judges, Li Donglai was silent for a moment and did not want to mention his family's past. He just smiled and said:
"It's nothing, it's just that when I took my daughter on a trip to relax, I accidentally ate Mrs. Song's fish soup made by Yao Yu."

"At that time, my daughter liked this dish quite a lot. The rest... was nothing."

"???" The other two judges became more and more confused when they heard this.

The two of them looked puzzled, but they didn't ask any more questions.

After all, everyone is just a temporary judge who is not familiar with each other, so naturally it is not easy to gossip.

Li Donglai settled down, looked at the calm Yao Yu in the distance, and lowered his head to taste the fish soup.

On the contestant's bench, Yao Yu, who was quietly waiting for the judges to announce the results, was stunned when he saw Li Donglai gave him a complicated look.

That person seems familiar...

Where have you seen it before?
Yao Yu secretly guessed, but couldn't remember where he had seen the other party.

At the judging table, Li Donglai drank up the fish soup in the bowl.

I feel more and more sad.

There is a faint urge to cry.

Because Yao Yu's Mrs. Song's Fish Soup...uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...the taste was too similar to his late wife's.

Maybe, not so much.

But for Li Donglai, who no longer eats Mrs. Song's fish soup since his wife passed away.

The fish soup that Yao Yu made was not just a bowl of fish soup.

The taste inside awakened Li Donglai's deep yearning for his dead wife, and also reminded Li Donglai of the scene where his daughter threw herself into the lake and was rescued by Yao Yu in time six years ago.

At that time, Yao Yu was learning Shandong cuisine with his second uncle in Jining.

At that time, Yao Yu lived beside Nanyang Lake on the outskirts of Jining City.

Then one day, Li Donglai's wife passed away.

Died in a fire.

What is even more unfortunate is that his 14-year-old daughter Li Xiaomeng has just been diagnosed with lymphoma.

Lymphoma, also called lymphoma, is a malignant tumor disease originating from the lymphatic hematopoietic system. It is also an incurable disease.

The unexpected death of her mother was the beginning of a collapse for the young Li Xiaomeng.

In order to relieve his daughter, Li Donglai took her out for a walk after handling his wife's funeral.

Li Donglai wanted to take Li Xiaomeng to see more of the great places in China while she was still in good health.

But he didn't expect that Li Xiaomeng committed suicide by throwing herself into the lake while she was not paying attention while swimming in Nanyang Lake.

Li Donglai doesn't know how to drink water.

Standing on the shore at that time, he was insane.

At that time, Yao Yu stepped forward and rescued Li Xiaomeng.

After Yao Yu rescued Li Xiaomeng, he took Li Xiaomeng and Li Donglai back to his residence by the lake.

Not only that, Yao Yu also asked someone to buy a set of dry clothes for Li Xiaomeng to change into. Near noon, he also cooked two bowls of Mrs. Song's fish soup to entertain Li Donglai and his daughter.

At that time, Yao Yu had not officially debuted.

But the fish soup he made was even more delicious than the fish soup made by Li Donglai's wife.

It was precisely because of drinking the fish soup made by Yao Yu that Li Xiaomeng cried a lot, and after being enlightened by Yao Yu, he regained his confidence in life.

It was also because of the bowl of fish soup back then that Li Xiaomeng gritted his teeth and persisted, actively treated him, and lived to this day.

So from this aspect, Yao Yu is very kind to Li Donglai's family.

But this past event, except for Li Donglai and his old classmate Qin Wumi, no one else knows about it.

I'm afraid that even Yao Yu himself has almost forgotten the little girl he saved by Nanyang Lake back then.

After all, six years of ups and downs.

Yao Yu has experienced too many things in the past six years.

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Inside the competition venue.

The three judges tasted all the dishes, and after another round of serious discussions, they finally announced the scores of the contestants.

The first is Yao Yu.

他的六道菜品得分分别是：9.90、9.97、9.96、9.93、9.92、9.99，总计得分为：59.67分。

When the score was announced, the audience gasped.

Quite a few people who were waiting to see Yao Yu's jokes were straight-up.

"Another variable titanium with an average score above 9.95!"

"Yao Yu's total score seems to be 0.02 less than Lu Chenyu's..."

"A gap of 0.02 is not a gap at all. As long as any judge in the follow-up competition randomly throws points, he can catch up."

"Yao Yu, he has been retired for three years and is still so powerful. He is too strong!"

"Hey, I hope Wu Zhongliu, Ling Zhaochi and the others can defeat Yao Yu. Thinking that this barbarian will return to the jade food list soon, I feel a toothache."

"Think on the bright side. Even if Yao Yu returns to the Jade Food List, he may not be the number one. Didn't you see that he is still 0.02 points behind Lu Chenyu? With Lu Chenyu's personality, if she meets Yao Yu, she will definitely not Keep it."

In the auditorium, many chefs talked endlessly.

The supporters of Yao Yu and the ladies and sisters of "Yao Shun Yu Soup" gave out huge cheers.

As for the scores of the other three players...

That's not important anymore.

Anyway...

It's a far cry.

I hope they won't be crushed by Yao Yu, Amen.

After the results were announced, some people left the venue, some congratulated Yao Yu, and some rushed towards Yao Yu's stove.

Because there are still a lot of fish soup and siu mai that have not been served on the judging table...

When Yao Yu made these two dishes, he deliberately cooked more.

He also knows the virtues of his die-hard fans.

Since people have traveled thousands of miles to come to the scene to cheer for him, Yao Yu must also leave some food for them to taste within his ability.

Well, this is a tacit understanding developed after years of interaction between Yao Yu and his loyal fans.

Just as everyone gathered around Yao Yu to congratulate him, Li Donglai also came to Yao Yu.

He looked at Yao Yu who was far more mature and stable than before, hesitated for a while, and said slowly: "Yao Yu, can I delay you for a few minutes, so I can take a step to talk?"

The others were stunned when they heard this.

The judges of the famous contest actually talk to the contestants after the competition, and they also have to avoid the crowd. What kind of operation is this?
Li Donglai also knew that it was inappropriate to approach Yao Yu in public like this.

But thinking of his daughter who was getting more and more ill and couldn't even leave the house, Li Donglai still looked at Yao Yu firmly.

Yao Yu didn't know what Li Donglai wanted to do.

He thought for a while, nodded and said, "Of course."

A few minutes later, Yao Yu and Li Donglai came to the edge of the pond outside the venue.

After staying away from the crowd, Li Donglai reintroduced himself in the shortest way.

When Yao Yu heard Li Donglai mention Nanyang Lake six years ago, he also recalled that incident.

He said quite emotionally:

"So it's you. If you don't tell me, I really can't recognize it. Is Xiaomeng okay now?"

Speaking of his own daughter, Li Donglai shook his head distressedly:
"Xiaomeng's condition has developed to the advanced stage of lymphoma. Chemotherapy and surgery have little effect. The doctor said that Xiaomeng may... only last until next year at most."

"And that's why I came to you. I want to invite you to visit Xiaomeng at home and make a bowl of fish soup for her."

"Over the years, she has watched all your game videos. If Xiaomeng knows that you will go to see her, she will be very happy..."

(End of this chapter)