Sister Han, with her sinister motives, successfully tricked the skinny beauty into eating half a plate of twice-cooked pork, and then tricked her into drinking a bowl of pork bone soup. Finally, the skinny beauty took out the voting machine with a satisfied look on her face and voted for Manhanlou.
Watching this beautiful woman rubbing her belly as she left, Han Yuyan secretly cheered with pride...
I don't know whether he was happy that he had successfully tricked a skinny beauty into eating a lot, or he was cheering that he had successfully attracted another vote for Manhanlou.
At this time, she turned her head to look at the display screen on one side of the square. Shenghuayuan was still ranked first, with 42 votes now, while Manhanlou, ranked second, now had 37 votes. There was only a difference of 6 votes between the two. It was only a matter of time before they caught up with Shenghuayuan.
Seeing the number of votes gradually closing in, Huang Yiyuan, who had been lingering beside the banquet at Shenghuayuan, no longer had the smugness he had previously shown. He was sweating profusely and kept wiping his sweat with a handkerchief. If this continued, Shenghuayuan would lose. He had to think of a way...
The judges were about to leave after voting, but Huang Yiyuan had not yet voted. He was just waiting here to prevent any unusual situations. He was a quick-witted man, and when he saw the crisis, he scratched his head and thought of a good idea.
When he looked at the banquet next to him, he saw two middle-aged men whispering about the first dish at Shenghuayuan. Huang Yiyuan immediately came over and just happened to hear one of the middle-aged men wearing glasses say, "This dish seems to be somewhat similar to the crystal pork elbow at Manhanlou..."
"More than similar?" Huang Yiyuan immediately followed up the middle-aged man's words and said with some amazement, "The name of this dish in Shenghuayuan is Jade Elbow, which is similar to the Crystal Elbow in the Manhan Pavilion. I also heard that this dish is actually a sublimated version of the Crystal Elbow. The recipe of the Crystal Elbow was spread to Chinatown, and it was transformed by the master chef in Chinatown to form a delicious dish. Hey, I just tasted this dish, and the taste is indeed much better than the Crystal Elbow in Manhan Pavilion. If you are interested, why not try it."
When the two middle-aged men heard Huang Yiyuan's sales pitch, they frowned and looked at him strangely.
"How much better is the taste of the crystal pork elbow at Manhanlou?" asked the middle-aged man with glasses who spoke earlier curiously.
"That's right!" Huang Yiyuan patted his chest and assured, "I am a gourmet myself, and I can taste the difference between good and bad dishes. Not only this jade pork elbow, but every dish in Shenghua Garden is as good as the Manchu Han Banquet made by Manhan Building!"
As he said this, Huang Yiyuan approached the two middle-aged men again and said in a sneaky tone, "I'll tell you a secret, don't tell anyone else... Do you know why Ye Chui from Manhanlou refused to prepare the Manhan banquet at this year's Spring Banquet?"
"Isn't it because the Manchu-Han Banquet Challenge was too noisy that Master Ye wanted to avoid suspicion and chose to make the whole pig banquet?" The middle-aged man with glasses said in a subtle tone.
"That's on the surface, but in fact it's because the chef of Shenghuayuan is going to prepare a table of dishes similar to the Man Han Banquet. These dishes can be said to be an enhanced version of the Man Han Banquet. The chef of Shenghuayuan is an eight-star chef, which is unique in China. How can his skills be bad? Ye Chu is afraid that he will lose the reputation of Man Han Lou, so he deliberately chooses to cook other dishes." Huang Yiyuan continued to say temptingly.
When the theme of the Spring Banquet was announced to be pork, Gao Yuesheng and He Chengqing both believed that Ye Chui would cook pork dishes from the Manchu Han Banquet, so Jim specially prepared several dishes similar to the pork dishes in the Manchu Han Banquet, intending to use these dishes to attack Ye Chui. Later, when they found out that Ye Chui was going to make a full pig banquet, the menu of Shenghuayuan had already been reported and there was no change.
The jade elbow that Huang Yiyuan was discussing with the two middle-aged men was a dish similar to the crystal elbow. After Huang Yiyuan finished talking, he continued to say to the middle-aged man with glasses: "Whether what I said is true or not, you just need to taste this jade elbow to know."
"Okay, I'll try this jade pork elbow." The middle-aged man with glasses seemed to be persuaded by Huang Yiyuan. He picked up the chopsticks with some anticipation, picked up a piece of jade pork elbow, put it in front of his eyes to look at it carefully, and then put it into his mouth.
The Jade Pork Elbow dish is as its name suggests, with a texture like jade. It is a cold dish made by pouring vegetable juice over it and then refrigerating it into a frozen state. It is indeed delicious. The middle-aged man with glasses tasted it and nodded from time to time. It is obvious that he is also a connoisseur of food.
Huang Yiyuan looked expectant: "Sir, how do you think this dish tastes?"
"Well, I've made up my mind."
The middle-aged man with glasses suddenly spoke, and then took out a voting machine from his pocket.
Has he decided to vote for Shenghuayuan
Huang Yiyuan's eyes lit up immediately. This trick worked. Although the two emcees invited by Shenghuayuan were pretty, Ke Kecai was really not good. They were like idiots and could not promote the dishes of Shenghuayuan at all. It seemed that he had to do the job of promoting the dishes...
Just like that, thanks to his eloquent words, the judges were about to vote. The middle-aged man with glasses pressed the voting button, and Huang Yiyuan turned his head to look at the display screen on the side.
Then…
Shenghuayuan still has 42 votes.
But Manhanlou suddenly had one more vote, reaching thirty-eight votes.
"This..." Huang Yiyuan was immediately stunned and looked at the middle-aged man, "Sir, did you...did you vote for the wrong one? You should have voted for Shenghuayuan, why did you vote for Manhanlou, this..."
"I didn't vote wrong." The middle-aged man with glasses had a bit of anger on his face, "I'm going to vote for Manhanlou! What is this jade elbow? How dare they claim that it is much better than Manhanlou's crystal elbow? I see you've never eaten Manhanlou's crystal elbow. Crystal elbow needs to be simmered over a low fire for at least six hours. The dish is made with elbow and pig skin. It is crystal clear, so it is named crystal. This jade elbow is purely a joke. It's a pity to dye it with vegetable juice. The taste of meat plus the taste of vegetable juice is simply disgusting. You also said that Manhanlou didn't make a Manhan banquet because it was afraid of Shenghuayuan? I think if Manhanlou wants to make a Manhan banquet and compete with Shenghuayuan, Shenghuayuan won't get a single vote!"
The middle-aged man with glasses also had a quick temper. After making a series of accusations, he turned around and walked away.
Huang Yiyuan's old face flushed with shame. He looked at the middle-aged man's back and cursed him in English. Then he said in Chinese, "Who does he think he is?"
"He is Tao Jianping, the head chef of Shanghai Zhu Cuixuan. He is also a very famous gourmet. In the Manchu-Han Banquet Challenge some time ago, he challenged Master Ye Chui, and the dish he challenged was this crystal elbow. When it comes to the most knowledgeable about crystal elbow, I'm afraid few people can surpass him." The person who had previously talked to the middle-aged man said to Huang Yiyuan with a sneer.
"This..." Huang Yiyuan was speechless again. No wonder this man showed such disdain for the jade elbow. It turned out that he had truly seen the beauty of the crystal elbow. He was even more infuriated by Huang Yiyuan's words and angrily voted for Manhanlou...
Did he end up making things worse
"The food at Shenghua Garden seems to be just so-so!" The remaining middle-aged man snorted coldly, and he had no interest in tasting the food at Shenghua Garden anymore. Instead, he walked towards the whole pig banquet at Manhan Building on the side.
Huang Yiyuan wanted to slap himself in the face. He didn't dare to recommend it to anyone anymore. He could only walk around anxiously, his eyes constantly fixed on the display board next to him.
Manhanlou already had thirty-nine votes, then forty votes... forty-one votes... forty-two votes...
However, during this period, Shenghuayuan only increased by one vote, to forty-three votes.
It seems that Manhan Building is about to surpass Shenghuayuan and become the number one!
"It's so fast... We can't let him pass..."
Huang Yiyuan hurriedly wiped the sweat from his forehead, then took out his voting device and cast his vote for Shenghuayuan.
Forty-four votes for Shenghuayuan.
Huang Yiyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, but then his eyelids started twitching again...
Manhanlou cast another vote, forty-three votes, and then forty-four votes...
…
In the lounge on one side of the square.
Everyone on Ye Chui's side was also nervously watching the display screen. The Manhan Building had fallen behind at the beginning, but now it was catching up, which almost affected countless people who were paying attention to the Spring Banquet. Now most people didn't know the truth behind Shenghua Garden, and didn't know how much of an insult it would be to Chinese cuisine if Shenghua Garden won. But watching the miraculous pursuit of Manhan Building still made many people feel very happy and relieved.
In stark contrast to the joyful expressions of the people on Ye Chu's side, Jim, who was standing nearby with a bruised and battered face, was so dispirited that he almost fainted on the ground. He stared at the display screen with disbelief and shock on his face.
The cooking skills that I am so proud of have been surpassed just like that
And this is based on the premise that I cheated on my side...
He couldn't accept this fact.
But that's the fact.
"Forty-five votes!" Wang Shiyu shouted with a clear cheer.
Another person cast a vote.
On the display screen, Manhan Building, which was originally ranked second, and Shenghuayuan, which was originally ranked first, have switched positions.
Manhan Building finally surpassed Shenghuayuan and became the first place!
And this is clearly just the beginning.
The growth rate of Manhanlou's votes has not slowed down, and the votes are still increasing... (~^~)