The faint medicinal fragrance permeated the entire room.
Xie Fan lay on the bed and slowly opened his eyes.
Lin Yueyi was confused and crawled beside the bed, her face stained with tears.
Xie Fan reached out and held the other person's hand, which was soft and delicate.
Lin Yue woke up immediately, "Are you awake? What do you want to eat?"
Xie Fan shook his head and opened his dry lips, "I want to drink water."
With his body wrapped tightly, Xie Fan struggled to sit up and looked at Lin Yue's busy look, "Yue'er, how many days have I slept?"
"Two days!" Lin Yue shouted towards the door, "The young master is awake!"
After a while, the room was filled with people.
Xie Fan felt very warm. These deep and shallow ties are the meaning of life.
"What happened these days?"
Mrs. Hu said softly, "It's okay, everything is fine! Yue'er arranged it well and there was no trouble!"
Xie Fan called Wen Hua over, "Today, there is a cooking competition! Go and organize it, it will start soon!"
Lin Yue's face was dark, "It's already like this, why compete?"
Xie Fan got out of bed, swayed a few times, and finally stood firm, "I'm sick, and you're okay!"
Mrs. Hu stopped aside, "Then don't get up, let's just go!"
"Er Niang, I have to handle this matter!" Xie Fan looked around and said, "Xie Chen, help me find my uncle!"
Under everyone's surprised gazes, Xie Chen helped Xie Fan and left.
"Dad, brother is awake, someone is here!" Xie Chen reported outside the door with a loud voice.
Xie Ziming hurriedly opened the door with a complicated expression on his face, "Fan'er, you're awake."
"Uncle, won't you invite me in?"
Xie Ziming looked around the room and invited the other party to come in.
Xie Fan saw Bai Shi and knew that she was very angry, "Uncle, Fan'er is asking you to come forward and help me this time."
Bai made the bed without even looking at Xie Fan, "How can I help?"
"Uncle, there was something wrong with Fan'er about what happened earlier. I'll admit your mistake!" Xie Fan said, insisting on kneeling down, but was stopped by Xie Ziming.
Bai cleared her throat, "Stop kneeling, you were just injured, and I don't want to be blamed!"
"Thank you, aunt!" Xie Fan stood up and spoke slowly, "I have known since I was a child that my aunt likes to taste delicious food. As long as I can tell you, there is nothing you haven't seen!"
"Tell me, what's going on!" Bai sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Xie Fan from a distance.
"I organized a cooking competition in the yard! I want to ask my aunt to come out and be the chief judge!"
"What is the chief judge?"
"That's right, there are many judges, but your opinion is the most important!"
Xie Chen nodded, "Mom, you are really indispensable for this competition!"
Xie Ziming understood Xie Fan's intention and hurriedly helped, "Just go, Fan'er has come to invite you, what else can't you wipe away?"
Bai patted his sleeves and said, "Am I the ignorant person? Fan'er, I'll clean up and go right away!"
Xie Fan held on to the door frame with one hand, "A few days ago, Yue'er prepared some jewelry for my aunt. Xie Chen, go get it!"
After Xie Chen left, Xie Fan said in a deep voice, "Uncle and aunt, the Xie family is in a difficult situation. You are the elders, so please be considerate! In a few days, I will build a big yard so that everyone can live more spaciously!"
Xie Ziming took Xie Fan's hand, "Fan'er, I understand, I know you are the most affectionate person!"
Bai wanted to say something, but didn't speak.
"When good things happen, I will never forget my uncle and aunt. In the future, I will trust you with important things! You are all the most important people in the Xie family!"
Bai stood up and walked forward, "Fan'er, I've been looking for some medicinal herbs in the mountains these past few days. I'll make some nourishing medicine for you later."
"I almost forgot, my aunt is also proficient in pharmacology!"
Xie Fan left and found Hui'er waiting outside the door.
"Master, the young lady asked me to take you back!"
"Huier, go to the yard first!"
Hui'er was not happy, but still helped Xie Fan downstairs.
After a while, the long table was set and everything was ready.
Xie Fan asked everyone to be quiet, "Today, the Xie Family Taiyin Mountain's first cooking competition officially begins!"
Everyone applauded!
"Let me introduce our judges!" Xie Fan said as he pushed Hui'er to his seat, "The chief judge, Aunt Bai, has a total of 20 points. The resident judges are Er Niang Hu and Young Mistress Lin Yue. , Miss Xie Yao, Mrs. Dong, maid Hui'er, and head chef Master Wang, each of them has 10 points!"
"Master, why are there so many judges?"
"Everyone has different tastes, so we invited so many for the sake of fairness! So there are 80 points in total. After everyone tastes, they will give a score, and the scores are added up to get the final score!"
After Xie Fan finished explaining the rules, he looked at Bai, "Aunt, do you have anything to add?"
"let's start!"
The cooking competition started with great fanfare.
The courtyard was very lively. Xie Fan sat in the corner and observed weakly.
Wen Hua walked around and announced, "Old man, sesame cake, got 45 points. Give the judges some water!"
Mrs. Hu took a sip of water, tilted her head and asked, "Sister, this sesame cake is crispy and delicious. Why did you only give it 8 points?"
Bai put down the cup, "Sister, the sesame cakes are indeed good, but the heat is a bit off. Moreover, there is a missing ingredient in this noodle!"
"Really? You can taste this?"
Lin Yue stretched out her head and agreed, "Auntie is right! Although it is only a little bit different, the taste is much different! Auntie, you must have eaten authentic sesame cakes, right?"
Bai Shi beamed and said with a smile, "Yue'er is just kidding, I'll make it real for you another day!"
Xie Fan was surprised that a temporarily arranged cooking competition had such benefits.
A few hours passed and the competition was coming to an end.
There is no need to cook today, almost everyone is full.
The highest score in the competition is 65, the lowest score is 30, and most other scores are around 40.
Wen Hua handed out some reward money and asked, "Master, what should I do with this lowest score?"
Xie Fan had fallen asleep long ago, nestled in the corner, as quiet as a kitten.
Lin Yue stood up, "Don't wake him up. Let our chief judge decide this matter!"
Everyone nodded.
Bai stood up, looked at Xie Fan in the distance, and whispered, "Does Fan'er have any plans before?"
Wen Hua replied in a low voice, "The young master said that he will be punished by not being able to eat meat for a month!"
Bai is now in a happy mood, has gained some limelight, and has been recognized by everyone. She looked at Mrs. Hu and picked up the water glass on the table, "Let's do this. As a punishment, I'll drink ten glasses of water in a row!"
Everyone was making noises, but they all kept their voices down without saying anything.
The loser had a red face, drank ten glasses of water, and his stomach was as bulging as a rubber ball.
At the end of the competition, Xie Ziming personally sent Xie Fan back to the house.
Mrs. Bai also specifically told Mrs. Hu, "Sister, Fan'er is already sick, don't tire Yue'er out!"
