Heavenly Gourmet

As the champion was announced, everyone started cheering.

Everyone looked at Lin Hai with envy in their eyes.

Being able to win the first prize in this youth chef competition means that you have stepped into the realm of senior chefs.

You know, the champion of the last youth chef competition is now a member of the Bright Gourmet Club.

What is Guangming Food Club? It is the ceiling of the Chinese food industry.

"This boss has no worries about food and clothing in his life."

"Yeah, I really envy him. I'm afraid he will have to join the Bright Gourmet Club next?"

"Is this considered a famous chef in Sihai City?"

"..."

Many people started discussing it again.

"Lin Hai really won!"

Chu Qianqian stared at Lin Hai with a strange look in her eyes.

"Yeah, I didn't expect that this kid would give me a surprise in the end."

Lin Xin's originally anxious heart gradually settled down. She stared at Lin Hai and a smile appeared on her face.

"Next, I'm going to announce the second place, Li Chen from Dongchuan City."

"The third place is Wu Zheng from the Wu family."

"The fourth place is Zhou Buyan from the Zhou family."

"the fifth place……"

Soon, Liu Dongjin announced the rankings of the remaining competitions.

Afterwards, Liu Dongjin looked at the contestants and said slowly: "Everyone, do you have anything to say?"

The others all shook their heads. They knew that these four judges would never be biased because of anything. After all, Liu Dongjin was the president of the Provincial Gourmet Association and had a lot of say. He also had countless honors. It was impossible for him to destroy his reputation for this matter.

"I have an opinion!"

However, after everyone was silent for a moment——

Suddenly, a voice came out.

Everyone looked towards the source of the voice, and it was none other than Li Chen.

At this time, Li Chen gritted his teeth and looked at Liu Dongjin and others.

"Do you have any comments?"

Liu Dongjin looked at Li Chen without any other expression.

"I don't agree. Why can this guy get first place? In terms of the appearance of the dishes, he is not as good as me. The taste of the dishes is definitely not as good as mine. I want to know how many points I have and how many points he has. Why does he get more points than me!"

Liu Dongjin's face looked unhappy for a moment. As the president of the provincial food association, he was actually questioned in public by a contestant.

"Now announce your score."

Liu Dongjin's face only looked unhappy for a moment, then he immediately returned to normal. Then, he looked at Li Chen and said, "After the four of us discussed together, your score is 99, and Lin Hai's score is 100."

"Why?"

Li Chen still questioned unwillingly: "My dishes should be better than his."

"Although your dish is good, it has a fatal flaw."

Chen Cheng, who was sitting on the judges' panel, couldn't bear to watch it anymore. He stared at Li Chen and spoke slowly.

"What's the shortcoming? I have practiced Qinglong out to sea for more than a hundred times, how can it be worse than his!"

Gritting his teeth, Li Chen spoke again.

"The flavors of your dish are not well blended. It's obvious that you didn't mix the ingredients well. Generally speaking, the aroma of Qinglong Chuhai will last until you finish eating. But now, not only did it not last until you finish eating, it only stayed in your mouth for a few seconds before disappearing."

Chen Cheng explained to him patiently.

"Reconciliation is wrong? This is impossible!"

Li Chen found it a little hard to believe. Everything was obviously correct, and it was exactly as his master taught him. How could it be wrong?

"You'll know when you try it yourself."

Liu Dongjin ignored the other party and spoke slowly.

Li Chen walked to the judges' table with half belief and half doubt, picked up a pair of chopsticks, picked up a piece of Qinglong Chuhai meat and slowly put it into his mouth.

However, due to the passage of time, the fish had cooled down, and a subtle, indescribable flavor emanated from the meat.

An experienced chef can naturally taste this flavor.

Li Chen put the piece of meat into his mouth and chewed it gently.

It was still that familiar scent, but it only lasted for about five seconds before completely dissipating.

It's tasteless to chew, but a pity to throw away.

This is the best state of this dish now.

Liu Dongjin did not say anything to stop Li Chen. He believed that although Li Chen was obsessed with winning or losing, he would never go against his conscience as a chef for the sake of winning the championship.

If that is really the case, then Li Chen’s growth is actually nothing.

Everyone was staring at Li Chen, waiting to see whether Li Chen would admit defeat.

After swallowing the fish, Li Chen closed his eyes, as if he was making a difficult decision.

However, after a moment, he looked at Chen Cheng and others and whispered, "Three judges, can I try the chef's dishes?"

What he was referring to was naturally Lin Hai.

"of course can."

Zhou Qing nodded and pushed the plate full of Qinglong dumplings in front of him to Li Chen. He changed a pair of chopsticks and put a Qinglong dumpling into his mouth.

Just this one bite, the deliciousness of the dumplings made his mouth burst into a feeling he had never experienced before.

It feels like being on top of a green mountain, or between green waters, and a sense of comfort arises spontaneously.

"These dumplings are so delicious."

Li Chen let out a breath and said secretly in his heart.

If compared with the Qinglong Dumplings, his Qinglong Chuhai dish does have many shortcomings.

However, if he loses this time, then when he returns to Dongchuan, he will no longer be the best young chef in Dongchuan City.

People in the family would probably look down on him.

"How about it?"

Liu Dongjin looked at Li Chen with a smile.

Li Chen closed his eyes, with a look of struggle on his face, and seemed to be struggling over whether to admit defeat or not.

If I don't admit defeat, even if I win the Youth Chef Competition, my conscience will probably be uneasy for the rest of my life.

If I admit defeat and return to Dongchuan, I would probably become the sinner of the Li family.

Liu Dongjin and the other three did not urge him. They also knew that Li Chen was currently struggling between inner and outer struggles.

"call!"

At this time, Li Chen exhaled, as if he wanted to express his unhappiness.

Yes, if a chef loses his conscience, what kind of delicious food can he make?

Thinking of this, Li Chen looked at Lin Hai, and suddenly he felt relieved.

It seemed that I had taken the wrong path from the very beginning. A real chef should not be blinded by victory or defeat.

From the very beginning, he seemed to be blinded by this young chef competition.

Thinking of this, Li Chen smiled at Lin Hai and said slowly: "Brother, you win."