Chapter 172 - Braised Octopus (1/2)
With how much Shen Hui valued winning and losing, if she wasn’t seriously injured, she would definitely force herself to go on stage. Xu Le immediately realized this.
Xu Zhexian understood the concern in his eyes and said, “Don’t worry, she just spilled some soup. It’s not serious. It’s just that she can’t bend her fingers for a while, so she can’t go on stage and help you.”
The most crucial thing at that moment was that they were missing one assistant. Just as Xu Le was about to ask the program team for more people, the host noticed the situation here and said anxiously, “Oh? Is there an assistant missing on your side? Then for the sake of the fairness of the program, let’s have the other side remove an assistant too…”
The assistants from the Master Chef’s side had never been of use. He could often handle all the procedures alone, but if Xu Le lacked one more assistant, it would really be troublesome.
“I’ll do it, I’ll do it!”
One VIP member sitting in the front row of the audience suddenly raised his hands. Xu Le looked down and saw that the person had lifted the baseball cap on his head. He smiled and said, “Let me help!”
Behind the scenes, Chen Zui was shocked to see Alex. “Where did he come from?”
Chen Yeqi rolled his eyes and said into the walkie-talkie, “Don’t let him go on stage. He’s the director of KI and might have fans in the country. This is unfair to us.”
The host stumbled and reached out to find a reason to stop Alex. Fortunately, when he turned around, he saw another girl joining Xu Le’s team.
Lu Yuxi nimbly tied her long hair with a bamboo chopstick and smiled at Alex. Her expression seemed to say, “I’ll make up for the spot.”
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Alex did not mind and said to Xu Le, “Good luck.” Then, he sat back in his seat.
As soon as Lu Yuxi appeared, a few seconds later, there was an explosion of applause from below the stage. If there was a reason, it could only be that she was too beautiful! She was not stunning at a glance, but her eyebrows were gentle, her nose bridge was extremely high, and she was good-looking and elegant.
Xu Le looked at her in confusion. He had been with Lu Yuxi for a long time and was used to her face, so he was never concerned about her beauty.
He only said, “Thank you.”
“It’s fine. I hope I can be of help later.”
Lu Yuxi tilted her head with a nervous expression. She often watched Xu Le cook, but if she really had to cook, the things she made would definitely not meet the competition standards.
Fortunately, Xu Le had no intention of letting her cook at all. He would definitely have a lot of work to do that day. Lu Yuxi could just be his assistant.
The host had no choice but to cancel the idea. Soon, the staff pushed the huge cart onstage to display the ingredients. There was live seafood, jade green vegetables…
The ingredients on both sides were the same. There was no fixed cuisine for this round and participants could freely choose. There was a dazzling array of ingredients that was fresh and comprehensive. They were neatly placed on the table.
Octopus, potatoes, eggplant, conch meat, river prawns, pork belly, tenderloin…
Xu Le picked the octopus that had sticky tentacles and said, “I’ll make a braised octopus, lion’s head meatballs, and… a light conch.”
When Li Qing heard that, he asked in surprise, “Huh?”
“The difficulty of these dishes isn’t high, and the method is relatively simple. Isn’t it a little inappropriate in such a competition?”
After Zhang Tong tactfully expressed his opinion, Xu Le smiled and did not change his mind. His previous achievements were well-known, so they only hesitated for a moment and did not refute.
“Li Qing, clean up the octopus. Dad, you and Lu Yuxiin each take a piece of pork hind leg meat. It has to be completely lean and hit it with the hammer.”
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