Snatching the Scumbag Alphas’ White Moonlight in a Dating Variety Show [Transmigration] - Chapter 33

Xia Jinuo personally distributed the roasted meat to all the guests. After sitting down, she smiled gently at everyone looking at her, “Everyone, try it. I think this roasted meat is very good.”

A dish that even the chef themselves thought was good must be incredibly delicious. This was a realization they had after eating the handmade noodles Xia Jinuo prepared that morning.

After Xia Jinuo spoke, she saw that no one had moved. Before she could wonder why, Wang Yixi impatiently urged, “You eat first! You’re the chef! We can only comfortably start eating after you take the first bite.”

Originally, among the Alphas, Xu Chuyue was the leader. No matter what the Alphas did, they would instinctively look to Xu Chuyue for approval. Even Xia Jinuo had thought that with Xu Chuyue present, the scumbag Alphas would be difficult to handle. She hadn’t expected that by simply cooking a few meals, she had easily shaken Xu Chuyue’s position, which was a pleasant surprise.

Xia Jinuo smiled upon hearing this, “You’re all too considerate. In that case, I won’t decline.”

There were both knives and forks and chopsticks on the table. The roasted meat was a large piece. Xia Jinuo picked up a knife and fork, cut off a piece, dipped it in sauce, and put it in her mouth. The rich aroma of the meat and the fresh taste of the sauce perfectly blended, satisfying without feeling greasy. Taking another bite of the accompanying side dish, it was simply perfect.

“Delicious!” Wang Yixi, seeing Xia Jinuo start eating, immediately picked up his knife and fork, the roasted meat on his fork even reaching his mouth a step faster than Xia Jinuo’s.

The others, after eating, also praised it, “Truly good,” “The standard is as always,” “I love it!”, “I really want to eat this every day,” “So happy.”

Because roasted meat had to be eaten hot, no one wanted to waste time and chose short, concise phrases.

The audience watching the live stream were drooling. Even without the guests speaking, just by looking at their expressions, it was clear that the roasted meat was incredibly delicious.

[My colleague asked me why I was drooling while eating instant noodles and specifically came to see what kind of delicious instant noodles I bought.]

[I’m stuffed to death right now, but also dying of craving. Who understands this feeling?!]

[Chef, my Zihan is hungry too. Why isn’t there roasted meat for my Zihan?]

[Your Zihan can wait! Chef Ji, can you please give us a chance to taste your delicious food (screams loudly)]

After finishing the roasted meat on their plates, everyone immediately moved on to the other dishes. With every bite, their faces showed more happiness. Even the cold-faced President, Xu Chuyue, showed satisfaction by the end of the meal.

Since there would be a physical competition in the afternoon, everyone dared not eat too much. They stopped eating when they were about 80% full, except for Xie Mu and Fang Ling.

The two of them were judges, so they could just sit and digest while others competed.

Wang Yixi said sourly, “Eat less. The audience will think you two are gluttons.”

The bracelet on Fang Ling’s wrist shimmered under the lights. She looked up, beaming, “Then I have to thank the audience for the compliment. I’m proud to be a glutton. My stomach is simply a hero’s stomach, holding so much delicious food for me!”

Wang Yixi almost choked, “Just wait until you get fat!”

Xie Mu said unhurriedly, “Fang Ling looks better a little fatter. Thank you for your blessing.”

Having successfully repelled Wang Yixi, Xie Mu and Fang Ling exchanged glances and continued to enjoy their meal.

Fang Ling thought of Wang Yixi’s expression just now and wanted to laugh. It turned out that as long as she cared more about herself, even the Alphas who used to look down on her would speak up for her.

Thinking this, Fang Ling gratefully looked at Jiang Li, who had actively participated in the pheromone-shielding necklace experiment, and the chef Xia Jinuo beside her.

Huh? Xia Jinuo is actually sitting next to Jiang Li? Why didn’t I notice that just now?

Although the two were sitting together, there was almost no interaction throughout. Even if Fang Ling noticed, she didn’t see anything wrong and quickly lowered her head to continue eating.

Li Qin, the head of the production team, also came to the hotel. He initially thought he would miss out on the delicious food, but then he learned from the hotel manager that the roasted meat praised by the guests was made by the hotel’s head chef. Li Qin immediately ordered this dish for all the staff who came to the hotel.

Although they didn’t have the chance to taste Xia Jinuo’s handmade dishes for now, they were already very satisfied to eat dishes that were comparable to her cooking.

The hotel manager did not leave after taking Li Qin’s order. He smiled and said, “Director Li, all of your production team’s expenses at Langs Hotel today will be covered by Langs Hotel, as long as you can agree to one small request from me, really, just a very simple small request!”

The production team’s funds were limited, and the hotel manager’s proposal was very tempting. However, Li Qin maintained his usual expression and said, “Manager Xu, please tell me what the request is.”

Seeing an opportunity, the hotel manager quickly said, “It’s like this, Director Li. Our hotel’s original head chef is old and doesn’t want to work anymore, so we hired a new, incredibly skilled head chef with a high salary. But…”

The hotel manager smiled bitterly, “During the previous live broadcast, President Xu said in front of so many viewers that our new head chef only randomly experiments and his dishes aren’t tasty. This has had too great an impact on our hotel. Could you find a guest to help our chef explain that his food is actually very delicious? Today’s roasted meat was just newly developed by him this morning!”

Li Qin listened and immediately felt awkward. Their dating variety show almost ruined the reputation of someone else’s hotel chef. Ultimately, it was Xu Chuyue’s fault for being arrogant and speaking carelessly. If she had shown a little consideration for others, such an embarrassing situation wouldn’t have arisen.

Li Qin said, “Of course, no problem. I’ll have Jiang Li help you prove it, and Ji Jinuo too!”

The hotel manager’s eyes lit up, “Thank you, Director Li. If the two of them could help speak up, that would be even better.”

Jiang Li was already very popular, and Xia Jinuo was like a culinary god in the audience’s eyes. With both of them endorsing the hotel chef’s skills, plus the guests’ reactions to the roasted meat just now, their hotel would not only avoid negative impact but would also become famous.

The hotel manager thought about getting such excellent publicity for less than a hundred thousand yuan. It was an operation that could be recorded in history. He suddenly felt that he was not far from getting promoted, getting a raise, and reaching the pinnacle of his life.

However, the hotel manager knew that in this publicity operation, the most crucial person was actually Xia Jinuo. Without Xia Jinuo proactively tasting the chef’s new dish, helping to adjust the sauce, then inviting the chef to help make roasted meat for the guests, and finally personally bringing it into the private room, all subsequent operations would have no foundation.

Li Qin immediately instructed the PD to tell Xia Jinuo and Jiang Li about this, asking them to find an opportunity to help clarify for the hotel chef.

Finally, after Xie Mu and Fang Ling finished eating, Jiang Li suddenly said, “Today’s roasted meat is very good, but the cooking style doesn’t quite seem like Ji Jinuo’s.”

Seeing everyone’s attention drawn to Jiang Li, Xia Jinuo sighed inwardly at Jiang Li’s significant influence, while feigning surprise, “You noticed that? Alright, I have to honestly tell everyone, I did take a shortcut. That roasted meat wasn’t actually made by me.”

Lu Chen: “…Then who made it?” Whose cooking skills could be comparable to Xia Jinuo’s?

Lu Chen asked the question they all wanted to know. Everyone’s gaze shifted to Xia Jinuo.

Xia Jinuo smiled, “Actually, when I first arrived in the hotel kitchen, I happened to encounter the head chef who had just developed a new dish. After tasting it, I thought it was very good, so I asked him to help make this dish for everyone. How about that? Isn’t the production team reliable? I think even if I hadn’t cooked today, everyone would still have eaten very satisfactorily.”

Wang Yixi, being thoughtless, said, “It’s not like President Xu said the new chef wasn’t good. If we had known earlier, we wouldn’t have bothered you today.”

Xu Chuyue frowned, secretly cursing Wang Yixi, that idiot.

Xia Jinuo curiously asked, “President Xu, where did you hear that the chef’s cooking was not good?”

Xu Chuyue paused, then immediately understood the meaning of Xia Jinuo’s question. She said, “It was the head chef of a restaurant I frequently patronize. We have a good relationship, but he seems to have a bad relationship with Langs Hotel’s new head chef and spoke of him with great disdain.”

“So it was President Xu’s friend who said it. No wonder President Xu believed it,” Du Qiuxin quickly interjected, being observant.

With this, both the wrongly accused new hotel chef and Xu Chuyue, who had mistakenly believed her friend, were successfully cleared.

Wang Yixi seized on the key point: “So that means this hotel chef’s cooking is as good as Ji Jinuo’s? And after the dating variety show filming ends, can we come here to eat?”

[I was just saying how regrettable it would be to never taste Ji Jinuo’s cooking in this life, and then, just like that, the turning point arrives! I’m calling Langs Hotel to make a reservation right now!]