Chapter 73:
"Why are you crying? Is it that bad?" Bing Bing grabbed a judge whose emotions had mostly calmed down and asked.
The judge raised an eyebrow and gave Bing Bing a white-eyed look. He wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes and said with a choked voice:
"This egg fried rice… is just too delicious."
Bing Bing frowned. "What makes it so delicious?"
The judge thought for a moment, then said heavily: "It's familiar!"
Familiar?
Bing Bing looked confused.
At that moment, another judge chimed in: "Yes, you're right. It's the familiarity."
"The taste of this egg fried rice is just too familiar."
"Exactly! It's the taste from childhood — the taste of Mom's fried rice."
Mom's fried rice?
Hearing this, the confusion on Bing Bing's face gradually faded.
But a new question quickly formed in her mind.
The judges' mothers were all different people. How did Xiangling manage to make every single one of them feel this familiar?
Could it be that every mother's fried rice tastes the same?
In the live broadcast room, the viewers were also completely baffled.
They subconsciously assumed the judges were acting.
This 2D beautiful girl must have been intentionally promoted by CCTV.
It's just one bowl of egg fried rice?
Seriously?
And "Mom's taste"? So all your moms cook the same way?
{Dying of laughter! The judges are acting so well! "Mom's taste" my ass!} {But to be fair, Xiangling's egg fried rice does look quite fragrant.} {They're acting too disgustingly though, hahaha! I suddenly don't like Xiangling anymore.} {How do you know they're acting? What if it's real?} {Impossible. It's just egg fried rice — how good can it possibly be!} {Even if it's delicious, saying it tastes like Mom's is a bit too much.} {......}
At the same time.
At the venue, besides Lao Hei (the previous Chef God), the other chefs were also full of doubt.
How could egg fried rice made by a 2D girl possibly be that good?
After all, the label attached to the cosplay circle was deeply rooted in people's minds: playful, uneducated, chaotic private life.
Can cook? That was simply unimaginable.
"Is it really that delicious? Must be fake, right?" "I think it looks average too! Just a bit more fragrant, nothing special." "If eating her egg fried rice can make you taste your mom's cooking, then eating mine should make you taste your dad's!" "Hahaha! Exactly! Mine even tastes like grandpa's! Why aren't you crying?"
Some hot-tempered chefs couldn't stand the judges' comments anymore and started mocking them openly.
The judges immediately got angry.
They pointed at the speaking chefs and shouted: "What do you know? Hers really is that good!" "Exactly! Your rice is edible, but it has no soul." "Anyway, your egg fried rice is just egg fried rice. But little sister Xiangling's egg fried rice — it has a soul."
"Soul? Dying of laughter! It's just egg fried rice! What soul?" "You're acting like it's real. Is this how you judge?"
Neither side was willing to back down, and they started arguing on the spot.
In the family seating area, the chefs' family members also stood up and shouted.
"Exactly! There must be something fishy here! The judges probably think the 2D girl is cute and deliberately gave her high scores!" "So disgusting! This is a live broadcast on CCTV's Food Channel. Is this really appropriate?"
Tang Yu, Hu Tao, and Silver Wolf, who were also sitting in the family section, heard these comments.
They got angry!
Tang Yu stood up, stared at them with a fierce glint in his eyes, and said coldly: "What the hell are you barking about?"
"If you doubt the fairness of the show, then don't participate!"
Hu Tao added: "That's right. If you keep arguing, I'll bury you all alive!"
Hu Tao's tone was extremely serious. As she spoke, a devilish smile appeared on her face.
The people around her inexplicably felt a chill run down their spines.
Silver Wolf chuckled and pointed at one of the women in the family section. This woman had been shouting the loudest earlier.
Silver Wolf said calmly: "Madam, your lover is calling you for a secret meeting. Why aren't you going yet?"
The woman's face changed instantly.
She had indeed just received a message from her affair partner!
How did this girl know?
Before the woman could answer, Silver Wolf looked at another lady and said: "Madam, you dislike your husband for being ugly. The child in your belly actually belongs to your husband's younger cousin who is still in university, right?"
"Ah?"
That woman's mouth fell open!
She never expected her secret to be exposed by the 2D girl in front of her.
Impossible!
A flash of panic crossed her face.
This secret was only known to her and her husband's cousin.
Silver Wolf had dropped a bomb right from the start!
The entire family section fell silent.
They were all terrified that Silver Wolf's next sentence would be about them.
Seeing this, Tang Yu and Hu Tao finally calmed down.
Hu Tao leaned close to Silver Wolf's ear and asked curiously: "Silver Wolf, how did you know all that?"
Silver Wolf smiled and said: "I just hacked into their phones. Accidentally saw a lot of things I shouldn't have."
In the center of the competition area.
Bing Bing saw that the chefs and judges were about to start fighting.
She hurriedly stepped in to mediate: "Everyone, you have the right to question."
"Actually, I also have doubts. It's just egg fried rice — can it really be that delicious?"
"But whether it's good or not, we have to try it ourselves to know."
"How about this? I'll taste it personally and see if it really tastes like Mom's cooking."
"What do you all think?"
Bing Bing's suggestion instantly quieted both the judges and the chefs.
The chefs still trusted Bing Bing.
She was a popular CCTV host. She wouldn't risk her career for a joke.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Bing Bing picked up a spoon, scooped a spoonful of Xiangling's egg fried rice, and put it in her mouth.
In an instant, an extremely rich aroma exploded on her tongue.
When she gently chewed, the rice grains even made a sizzling sound.
When she was little, her mother would wake up early to make fragrant breakfast for the children and stir-fry overnight rice.
She didn't have many fancy techniques.
But the egg fried rice she made was always delicious!
It had that special sizzling feeling.
It really was Mom's taste.
"Wuwuwu! Mom!" Bing Bing swallowed the mouthful of egg fried rice.
She suddenly remembered her mother's face from when she was young.
Back then, her mother was still very young.
But now, her mother's hair had turned white.
And because of work, she barely had any time to spend with her!
For some reason, a wave of sadness washed over her.
Her beautiful eyes immediately filled with tears.
Seeing this, the viewers were dumbfounded!
The chefs were also dumbfounded!
What was going on?
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