Food Wars!: Delicious Food of the Heavens

Now that things have come to this, Lin Yu didn't want to spoil everyone's fun. Besides, for a chef, it's not something to ignore when someone is saying they're hungry in front of him.

Lin Yu clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention to himself.

"In that case, so as not to leave anyone disappointed, I'll treat everyone to midnight snacks tonight. Weren't you all saying you were hungry just now?"

Lin Yu smiled. "As a chef, I can't just ignore someone complaining about being hungry right in front of me!"

Everyone was taken aback. They had thought their late-night snack was ruined, but now things had taken a turn for the better, and they were overjoyed.

"Great! Lin Yujun is personally taking charge! This is something to look forward to!"

"I'm so hungry. It's really uncomfortable to be hungry after drinking. I need a midnight snack."

"I'm going to eat for two later!"

Lin Yu was amused by everyone's excitement. "Alright, what do you want to eat?"

"In terms of taste, would you prefer a lighter late-night snack, or something more stimulating and flavorful?"

"We've been drinking all day, and since we're having so much fun, we definitely need to eat something with a strong flavor!" Everyone unanimously voted to have some late-night snacks with a bit of a strong flavor.

This coincided with Lin Yu's thoughts.

"Would you like to order some food?" Lin Yu asked again.

"Late at night, the best late-night snack to pair with alcohol is definitely something with lots of oil and carbohydrates!"

Yoshino Yuuki, who was just a little drunk, is now jumping around high, her face completely free of the dazed look she had just had from being drunk.

"I want fried noodles!"

"My stomach is empty after drinking, and I'm cold and hungry. If I could have a steaming bowl of fried noodles right now, I wouldn't trade it for anything!"

"Everyone, imagine noodles being stir-fried over high heat in a wok, releasing their smoky aroma, coated in sauce. One bite, and the crispy noodles and vegetables mingle together in your mouth... just thinking about it is amazing!"

"Wow, this is making my stomach rumble!"

"Yuuki, stop describing it so vividly! It's making my mouth water."

"Yeah, now that you mention it, I suddenly really want to eat fried noodles too!"

Yoshino Yuuki's words received unanimous praise from everyone.

"Stir-fried noodles? That's a good choice."

Lin Yu nodded, agreeing with Yoshino Yuuki's suggestion.

"But is there any noodles left in the refrigerator?" Lin Yu asked.

"If there are no noodles in the dormitory, then even I am helpless."

"After all, it's already so late. It's not very realistic to go out and buy noodles or make noodles yourself at the last minute."

"Don't worry, Lin Yujun."

Yoshino Yuuki patted her chest, a smug look on her face.

"Since I dared to say that, I must have been prepared. Don't worry, there are noodles in the refrigerator."

Yoshino Yuuki grabbed Lin Yu's hand, pushed open the door, and ran downstairs to the kitchen.

"I bought that yesterday, intending to eat it for breakfast this morning, but I overslept and didn't have time to eat it. It should still be there..."

Yoshino Yuuki opened the refrigerator while talking.

But when she saw the empty refrigerator, she froze on the spot, and her whole demeanor turned black and white.

"No, where are my noodles?"

"I have such a big bag of noodles!"

Yoshino Yuuki looked bewildered, seemingly still in disbelief. She mechanically rummaged through the refrigerator, muttering to herself, "Wait a minute, where's my big bag of noodles? It was definitely here, definitely here..."

After several fruitless searches, Yoshino Yuuki finally gave up.

"Wow! My noodles are gone! My midnight snack is ruined!"

As Yoshino Yuuki said this, she was sobbing uncontrollably, almost crying from sadness.

Footsteps sounded upstairs, and everyone followed them to the kitchen, where they saw Yoshino Yuuki looking extremely grief-stricken.

"Yuuki, what's wrong?"

Megumi Tadokoro rushed forward and hugged Yuuki Yoshino. "Are you alright?"

"Xiao Hui!"

Yoshino Yuuki hugged Tadokoro Megumi tightly, exclaiming, "The noodles I put in the fridge this morning are gone!"

"The noodles are gone?"

Hearing this, Tadokoro Megumi breathed a sigh of relief. She had just seen Yoshino Yuuki looking like she was about to cry and thought something serious had happened.

"It's okay, we can just buy some more tomorrow." Tadokoro Megumi patted Yoshino Yuuki's head and comforted her gently.

Yoshino Yuuki wiped her nose, her eyes red, "But my stomach is empty right now, I really want to eat yakisoba!"

"that......"

At the back of the crowd, Soma Yukihira pushed his way through the crowd and stood in front of Yuuki Yoshino, looking embarrassed and scratching his face somewhat awkwardly.

"Um, excuse me, Yoshino-kun."

"I was a little hungry when I got back to the dorm at noon today. I had to rush to watch Lin Yu's food battle, so I didn't have much time to cook lunch. I saw a bag of noodles in the refrigerator, so I just grabbed it and cooked it."

"I didn't expect it to be yours, I'm so sorry!"

Soma Yukihira scratched the back of his head somewhat embarrassedly, a rare moment of awkwardness on his usually cheerful face. "I was thinking of buying another bag of noodles to put back in the fridge when I went grocery shopping tomorrow."

Soma Yukihira's voice trailed off, "Who knew... it would turn out like this..."

"I really didn't mean it!"

"If I had known you wanted fried noodles tonight, I definitely wouldn't have touched that bag of noodles."

"I swear!"

Soma Yukihira raised his palm, pointed to the sky, and made a solemn vow.

"Anyway, I'm sorry!"

After making the vow, Soma Yukihira immediately bowed to Yuuki Yoshino to apologize, and it was a very serious 90-degree bow, which at least showed a very good attitude.

Yoshino Yuuki felt a little embarrassed by Yukihira Soma's earnest apology and quickly went to help him up.

"Alright, Yukihira-kun, there's no need to be so formal."

"In the end, it's just a bag of noodles. You can eat it if you want, I don't care."

Soma Yukihira was taken aback, and said blankly, "But you seemed really sad just now?"

Yoshino Yuuki was immediately embarrassed by Yukihira Soma's blunt words, and even her face turned red.

"I was just... I was a little drunk, that's why I reacted so strongly!" Yoshino Yuuki quickly tried to explain, her tone very hurried.

"Is that so...?" Soma Yukihira asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Of course!" Yoshino Yuuki shouted.

Soma Yukihira sensed something was wrong, but being straightforward by nature, he was never good at guessing what girls were thinking.

"alright!"

Seeing that the two of them were almost killing the conversation, Lin Yu quickly stepped in to defuse the awkward situation and prevent it from becoming even more embarrassing.

"Yuuki, didn't you just say you were hungry and really wanted some yakisoba?"

Lin Yu looked at Yoshino Yuuki, "If you want to eat it, I'll make it for you."

Yoshino Yuuki was a little embarrassed, but also somewhat puzzled, "Isn't there no noodles in the fridge? How are you going to make stir-fried noodles?"

"Lin Yu, are you going out to buy it now?"

Yoshino Yuuki was startled by her own thoughts and waved her hands repeatedly.

"No! No! No! Lin Yujun, this is too much trouble for you, absolutely not!"

"What are you thinking about?" Lin Yu rolled her eyes at Yoshino Yuuki. "Of course not."

Yoshino Yuuki was even more puzzled. "You can't possibly knead the dough and make noodles on the spot, can you? Wouldn't that be even more troublesome?"

Lin Yu smiled and said, "I think I bought some when I went shopping at the supermarket last time. I remember putting them in the cupboard."

As he spoke, Lin Yu opened the cupboard and began rummaging through it.

"Huh? Didn't you put it in the refrigerator?"

Everyone found it strange that Lin Yu was rummaging through the cupboard.

"Won't it break?"

"Found it!"

Lin Yu reached out from the cupboard and took out a rather large, tied plastic bag.

"Lin Yujun, did you put the noodles in here?"

"Of course, come and take a look."

Lin Yu smiled and opened the bag. Everyone crowded around to take a look and saw a pile of colorful packaging bags that looked very familiar.

"Instant noodles!"

A gasp of surprise rippled through the crowd.

Can instant noodles be used to make stir-fried noodles?

Don't look down on instant noodles.

Lin Yu stood up and placed the instant noodles on the table.

"Instant noodles can also be used to make stir-fried noodles. Although the texture and taste are different from fresh noodles, it can still be delicious if made well."

"Really?"

"We've only ever eaten instant noodles that's been soaked or boiled before; we've never tried making stir-fried noodles with instant noodles before."

"Trust me, it's delicious! Don't you have any faith in my cooking skills?"

Lin Yu picked up the instant noodles, looked at everyone, and said enticingly, "How about it? Want to try some?"

"I want!"

Yoshino Yuuki was the first to raise her hand.

"Since Lin Yujun went to the trouble of making us a late-night snack, of course we should give it a try!"

Everyone happily echoed in agreement.

"Even so, with Lin Yujun's cooking skills, everything she makes tastes delicious, so this stir-fried instant noodles must be pretty good too!"

"I've never had stir-fried instant noodles before, so today is the perfect opportunity to try it out."

Seeing the expectant looks in everyone's eyes in Polaris Dormitory, Lin Yu felt a bit more motivated. He rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands.

"Okay! I'm going to start cooking!"