In the mentors’ office of the Comprehensive University.
"Lan Yu! To think that one day you’d actually bring warmth to a student. Shouldn’t you be catching them and using that voice of yours to verbally maim the disobedient ones? You actually have such kind moments!" After speaking, Liang Cong crossed his arms, raised his eyebrows, and gave Ye Lanyu a meaningful look.
"I say, Liang Cong, you sure have a lot of nerve, daring to tease Counselor Ye. Are you tired of living?" Liu Changyi said, looking at Ye Lanyu with an expression of anticipating a good show.
"However, that short student from just now is the brave one who hugged Big Counselor Ye’s thigh and cried her eyes out, right? Ranked first in theoretical knowledge but dead last in practical operations—the clumsy student named Gan Lan!" Liang Cong tapped his chin with his finger, deep in thought.
"I invited you two here because I need you to spare some time to guide Gan Lan. Just consider it your good deed for the day," Ye Lanyu said calmly, ignoring their teasing.
"It’s not impossible to guide her, but we need to see just how terrible her practical skills really are. It’s not like there haven’t been students like this before, and in the end, they all faded into mediocrity." Thinking of this, Liang Cong sighed.
Liu Changyi raised his chin, signaling the other two to look at the barbecue Gan Lan had just left on the table.
He opened the temperature-controlled box and handed them each a skewer. "Aren’t these ready-made? Let’s try them and see exactly where the problem lies."
"The color and aroma are both excellent. It makes your mouth water," Liang Cong said. "It has both color and fragrance, but I just wonder how it tastes."
The three of them took a bite in perfect unison.
Liang Cong’s eyes widened. "Holy crap! It’s delicious!"
Liu Changyi took another bite, his eyes bulging in shock.
Ye Lanyu was stunned. "This taste..." She immediately took another bite.
The three of them looked at each other in stunned silence. Without a word, they reached out, picked up skewer after skewer of barbecue, and continued eating.
Ye Lanyu wiped her mouth elegantly. "It seems my student doesn’t need your guidance after all. In fact, she would only be restricted by your rigid rules. In that case, I won’t see you out!"
Ye Lanyu felt somewhat gratified. To be able to make barbecue of this caliber meant that she only needed to slowly accumulate experience with other dishes. She would definitely become even more outstanding, and becoming a master wasn’t out of the question.
She tapped her fingers against the tabletop, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly. This student was very good!
Liang Cong crossed his hands, tapping his right index finger in a contemplative manner.
To be honest, it was Liang Cong’s first time eating such stunning barbecue. Yes, stunning! So much so that he was still savoring the aftertaste.
Before coming, he had already read Gan Lan’s file. The glaring rank of dead last in practical operations formed a stark contrast with her first-place rank in theoretical knowledge across the entire grade.
After seeing her file, Liang Cong had felt a slight surge of interest and came to the meeting. As a result... he had met the student, but it seemed he had nothing to teach her. He couldn’t even make this himself! The heat control, spices, and seasonings were grasped with absolute precision! Rather, he was the one who wanted to seek out this student for an exchange of pointers.
Liu Changyi patted his large belly. Right now, he only had two thoughts: first, he hadn’t eaten enough. Why did this student only give them so little? Too stingy! The other was to find time to have a good exchange with this student!
Liang Cong was a lecturer for the junior year in the Culinary Department, primarily teaching ingredient proportions and cooking techniques. He had been teaching for thirty years, and the classes he taught had produced many outstanding culinary talents.
As for Liu Changyi, he mainly taught the proportions of seasonings and spices. He was also a famous Taster!
Ye Lanyu had primarily wanted to invite these two to take some time to guide Gan Lan. To her surprise, in just half a month, Gan Lan had transformed from someone completely inept at practical skills to someone who could produce a dish with perfect color, aroma, and taste. It was a delightful surprise!
...
Wu Mingyu sent all one hundred extra-spicy skewers to [Sky Blue] at the neighboring First Military Academy. The moment he thought of this, he smiled sinisterly. "Hehe, serves him right! Daring to make Young Master Wu send him things? Even a top student can’t do that!"
This fan would definitely like the surprise he sent. Wu Mingyu nodded smugly and couldn’t help but cover his mouth, chuckling aloud again.
With wicked intentions, Wu Mingyu started a live stream, letting the Live Streamer film the remaining fifty lamb skewers from every angle. After choosing the most perfect angle, he planned to stream himself eating the roasted lamb skewers to make those damn fans die of cravings!
[My Life Is So Hard]: Ming, enough already!! My thousand-meter broadsword is coming for you! Prepare to die!! Aaaah!
[Crystal Clear]: This aroma! This color! The taste in the mouth! I’m even hungrier after eating it! SOB SOB!
[The Wind Is So Strong Here!]: After eating the virtual data, I feel even emptier inside. I really want to jump the wall and go to the Culinary Department next door to eat the real barbecue! I’ve lost interest in everything else. I’m going to die. Ming, give me your address! I’m going to smash your dorm door down!!
[Sky Blue]: I just received Ming’s package. I was in a makeup class at the time, but I skipped the mentor’s lecture for the barbecue! Now I’m squatting in a corner of the garden, crying while eating. The passing students are looking at me so weirdly! So spicy, so spicy, it’s killing me!! But I still can’t stop! Ming must have done something to my barbecue! I’m panicking a little!! I... BOOHOO, it’s so good, BOOHOO! Passersby are looking at me even more strangely!
"PFFT." Wu Mingyu couldn’t help but laugh out loud. "I asked the barbecue junior to brush an extra layer of spice on top of the already extra-spicy base. How about it? Do you feel Master Ming’s deep love for you?" After speaking, he burst into loud laughter again.
[Immortal Barbecue]: I tried an extra-spicy skewer yesterday and was already crying from the spice. But then I saw Sky Blue! I realized he’s the real ruthless one! Hahahaha! Thumbs up for you!
...
First Military Academy on Mingyang Star.
Gao Haiyang crouched in the school garden, clutching the spatial temperature-controlled box. He wiped his tears while eating the extra-spicy lamb skewers, his eyes glued to his Light Brain, looking extremely busy.
Passing students recognized him as Gao Haiyang, the little genius of the Mechanical Manufacturing department. Astonished, they snapped pictures of this amusing scene and quickly posted them on the school forum.
Title: [Shocking! Why is Gao Haiyang, the little genius of sophomore Mechanical Manufacturing, crying and wiping tears while eating non-stop? The Culinary Department next door are true demons!] Pictures included for proof!!
Enticed by such a title, the military cadets’ intense curiosity led them to click in one after another.
Sure enough, there were pictures to prove it. The ultra-high-definition GIF showed Gao Haiyang’s endlessly falling tears and his non-stop chewing. The golden, rosy hue of the barbecue skewers could also be clearly seen!
1st Floor: [Although he looks a bit pathetic, why is it so hilarious to watch? Hahahaha!]
2nd Floor: [I don’t know why, but seeing him crying while eating reminds me of the fear of being dominated by the Culinary Department next door! I’m scared! But I still can’t help but swallow my saliva!]
3rd Floor: [Agreed! The Culinary Department next door is too terrifying; they are simply demons! As for the dark cuisine they make, there is nothing you can’t buy, only things you can’t imagine!]
4th Floor: [Thinking of the Culinary Department next door makes me shudder. Every time I go to Food Street, I secretly swear that this time, I absolutely won’t be attracted by those cute, beautiful, appetizing dishes with their intoxicating aromas! The result... I always come back throwing up! BOOHOO, they really are demons, even scarier than our instructors!]
5th Floor: [Same! The demonic Culinary Department... but I don’t know why watching this actually made me hungry! BOOHOO, the terrifying neighboring Culinary Department!]