noffsinger Chapter 109 Your Hands Are So Small
Chapter 109 Your Hands Are So Small
"Patterned fish? Angelica dahurica."
Li Mingxia had never heard of these two things. No wonder they were said to be rare ingredients. Even he himself had never seen or heard of them, so they were rare ingredients, right?
"Then it seems that I really have to try hard to win." Li Mingxia's face showed a bit of ambition to win, which made Yi Shuishui a little stunned.
"Sister Shuishui, why do you always look at my elder sister?" Li Mingdong asked with his head tilted.
Big sister made so many delicious dishes, and every one of them tasted good, but why did Sister Shuishui still have time to stare at Big sister? And Lord He, although he didn't put down his chopsticks, he didn't eat much either. Did they think that Big sister's dishes were not delicious?
After seeing Li Mingdong's puzzled look, He Changan tried to cover it up by picking up dishes several times, lowered his head and began to concentrate on eating, but his ears were still perked up to listen to what Li Mingxia and the others were saying.
On the contrary, Yi Shuishui laughed even more happily after hearing what Li Mingdong said, "Of course it's because your sister is pretty and speaks well. I like to watch and listen to her, so it's like this. Otherwise, why don't I watch and listen when Lord He speaks."
Li Mingdong looked at Yi Shuishui, then looked at Li Mingxia who couldn't help laughing, and He Changan who was innocently implicated, and nodded in agreement, reaching a consensus with Yi Shuishui's opinion.
"You seem very confident, but I have something to tell you. Those judges are not from the city. Although the dishes you cooked today tasted very good, Xi Shan gave you eight points. You should know that in his opinion, there are still some shortcomings."
Li Mingxia nodded, indicating that he understood.
"There is one more thing." Yi Shuishui paused, "The Xingchen you saw today is actually only the No. 2 contestant of Zhaixing Tower. The No. 1 contestant was personally selected by the prefect of the prefectural city. As the host of this competition, he has the power to let the No. 1 contestant he selected directly participate in the final round of the competition. That means that while you seem to be the top four, there will be five people in the competition."
He Changan and Li Mingxia knew nothing about this news. It seemed that only people of very important status were qualified to know it, otherwise County Magistrate Zhu would not have failed to remind Li Mingxia and Xiao Tianyue.
"It seems that this person's strength must be very outstanding, otherwise it would be difficult to convince others even if he was admitted to the final round." Li Mingxia said.
Yi Shuishui nodded, showing a rare look of appreciation on her face, "This man is called Xingyue, he is indeed a capable person. Xi Shan's several ten points were given to him. When he first won the championship five years ago, he was only fourteen years old. Now five years have passed, and I don't know how much his cooking skills have improved. Mingxia, this man should not be underestimated."
Even if Yi Shuishui didn't mention this, Li Mingxia wouldn't dare to underestimate Xingyue in the slightest. She was not so arrogant as to think that she had no rivals.
After dinner, Li Mingxia couldn't persuade Yi Shuishui, so he stayed in Yi Shuishui's house with his children.
"We are all women here, so it is naturally inconvenient for Lord He to stay. I won't force you. Qingmeng, please show him out." After Yi Shuishui finished speaking, she took Li Mingxia's hand and went back to her bedroom without looking back.
He Changan naturally knew that this was Yi Shuishui's excuse. Such a large house, with countless rooms, and divided into inner and outer houses. Although he was a man, there were countless servants and guards in this house. How could he not have a place to live? It was nothing more than Yi Shuishui wanted to chat with Li Mingxia alone, so she said this.
However, even if He Changan saw it, there was nothing he could do. Once under someone's roof, he could only leave.
"Mingxia, your hands are so small." Yi Shuishui held Li Mingxia's hand and looked at it over and over again.
This line?
Li Mingxia instinctively sat up straight. Why did it sound so similar to the video clip he saw in his previous life: "What a boyfriend would say when his girlfriend goes to his house for the first time."
Yi Shuishui did not notice Li Mingxia's reaction and continued to gently touch Li Mingxia's fingertips. She took out a bracelet from somewhere and put it on her wrist before Li Mingxia could react.
"Mingxia, this bracelet is for you and for me. Take a look at it and see if you like it or not. Don't say no to me!" Yi Shuishui knew what Li Mingxia wanted to say as soon as she saw her expression and interrupted her immediately.
"It's just a bracelet. If you really consider me a friend, you are not allowed to say anything that would disappoint or hurt me. Do you hear me? Otherwise, I will cry."
A woman acts coquettishly, a beautiful woman acts coquettishly, an extremely beautiful woman acts coquettishly, and this woman is someone you like very much and regard as a friend, who can resist this?
Li Mingxia touched the cool jade bracelet on her wrist. The soft green color was like a veil hanging on her wrist, so beautiful.
"You don't like the gift I gave you?"
Li Mingxia pointed to the peach blossom hairpin she had been wearing in her hair. Yi Shuishui's eyes sparkled under the candlelight.
The next day, Li Mingxia rested in the courtyard for the whole day. For dinner, Yi Shuishui took someone to Zhaixing Tower and ordered a few food boxes. More than 20 dishes were placed on the table. Li Mingxia tasted each one. Although the taste was good, there was nothing special about it.
"These three dishes are about 80% similar to those made by Xingchen. They should not be the work of Xingyue. However, I think that Xingyue and Xingchen are from the same master. There is a difference in their cooking skills, but there must be similarities in some aspects. Anyway, there is no harm in trying them." Yi Shuishui pointed at several dishes on the table and analyzed them with Li Mingxia.
"That makes sense." Li Mingxia nodded and tasted the three dishes carefully.
After several days of competition, the top four have been selected.
Li Mingxia, Xingchen, Xiao Tianyue, the fourth place was a bit unexpected for Li Mingxia.
"The fourth place is Niu Yipan from your county? Not bad. I remember he didn't even make the top eight last year?" County Magistrate Zhu and County Magistrate Meng were talking in a low voice. Because they knew each other well, they spoke more directly.
County Magistrate Meng nodded, his eyes full of relief, but still a little regretful, he said: "That's all, I hope we can make further progress next year."
County Magistrate Meng was very self-aware and at the same time very satisfied. The fourth place would also bring fame to the area under his jurisdiction.
"This Li Mingxia really lived up to your expectations. He even suppressed the stars." County Magistrate Meng had a look of envy when he said this.