Chapter 242 - Al Dente (2/2)

Wang Ming's memory could be regarded as a cheat, but since it's not a foreign interference, no one could catch Wang Ming in cheating.

”Congratulations Wang Ming for 10 questions. Maybe he isn't the dark horse of the competition but the forerunner of this competition? He has showed everybody here and at home that he has expert knowledge. It doesn't look like anyone can keep up with him.”

After praising Wang Ming, Angela kept asking questions. Wang Ming easily answered everyone. He didn't know if he was just lucky or that the quiz was easy, but Wang Ming had an answer for every question. The other participants got impatient, none of them had answered a question yet. They all looked stupid compared to Wang Ming.

After the 25th question right in a row, Wang Ming stopped answering, leaving room for everyone else to answer. The favorites then rapidly came up on top. Soon Cheng Kecheng had 15 questions right trailed right behind was Tan Ai with 12 and Mao Qingling with 7.

Seeing Wang Ming standing there without pressing his button made the people supporting him at home annoyed. They all wanted him to win and slam dunk everyone there. Though the ones who felt it, the most are the ones that betted on him.

They were all cheering and feeling elated that Wang Ming was doing so well, but seeing him suddenly shutdown like that made them feel scared. Even though most of them hadn't bet a lot of money, many of them could win a lot of money as just with 100 yuan you could win 12300.

The one who was most happy of them all was Mao Qingling. Seeing Wang Ming not being able to answer a single more question made her feel elated. She wanted to jump around in joy. She had to at least get in a better position than Wang Ming.

This situation kept ongoing until Cheng Kecheng had 27 questions correct, Tan Ai with 24 and Mao Qingling with 23. Not only that, most of the other chefs had gotten around 10 questions each. After the first person failed an answer, the other chefs became less afraid of making a mistake.

The ones supporting Wang Ming got more and more worried, by each question he skipped after skipping close to two hundred questions most of them lost their hope for Wang Ming. They didn't know what to think anymore. Had Wang Ming only been depending on luck?

Some questions that got asked were easy ones, questions they at home could answer. What irked them the most is that Wang Ming still had a smile on his face, like he didn't care about the situation and the competition. They could only consider themselves unlucky for betting on Wang Ming.

Cheng Kecheng had a big, c.o.c.ky smile on his face. It seems like either Zhang Hou's cheating method couldn't help Wang Ming anymore or he had just been lucky. But it didn't matter to him. The most important thing is that he's the one winning this round. Even though his pride was hit earlier, he couldn't do anything as his hands just couldn't react as fast as Wang Ming's, even when he tried to predict when he could press the button.

Beating Wang Ming would almost be the same as beating Zhang Hou. Even though it isn't exactly the same, it still felt amazing defeating his representative. He would with no doubt rub it in Zhang Hou's face whenever he meets him after this.

Lang Lin, Fu Ya and Zhang Hou didn't know what was happening. They felt so proud of Wang Ming earlier, yet now it seemed like he knew nothing. They still all believed in him, but it was hard to bear the nasty comments Mao Qingling and her friends would throw out.

Mao Qingling would disconnect her microphone for just a few seconds every time she got one question right and throw a nasty comment towards Wang Ming. She had even put up her 'friends' to sit beside Lang Lin and to throw remarks at them.

To support Wang Ming, Lang Lin and Fu Ya, asked the production crew for a white cardboard and for two markers, one black and red. Writing on Wang Ming's name with big letters they also drew a lot of hearts on it colored by Ming Ming. To counteract all the hate, they all waved the cardboards to support Wang Ming, even Zhang Hou who's a dignified elder joined in on their antics.

”Next question, while cooking vegetables and especially pasta, what does the phrase 'Al dente' mean?”

(1) Jiaozi is a type of dumpling but the dough is very thin

(2) The heel of the knife is where the knife and hilt connect, or the bottom part of the metal.

(3) It's called Egg Dumpling as Jiaozi is a type of dumpling.