Xie Baomin was also somewhat surprised.
However, seeing his junior brother bustling around enthusiastically and occasionally flashing a confident smile, he said to Shen Jiayue, "Perhaps Junior Brother is preparing a new dish. Don't worry, Jiayue. With his talent, he won't give in."
"Yes, I'm not worried. No matter what rank he gets, he's still the culinary king in my eyes!"
Over at the consultant group, a group of elderly gentlemen were also stunned.
"Old Gao, what on earth is your disciple doing?"
How would Old Gao know? But seeing Lin Xu not giving up or feeling sorry for himself made him very happy.
"No matter what he's doing, it's better than doing nothing, right? After all, he has just as many ingredients as anyone else. Though he has no salt, others don't have sugar either."
Each person had five types of ingredients—no more, no less, perfectly fair.