I'm a web novelist, and you want me to work in the entertainment industry?

Without dwelling on the tripe, Cheng Che walked to his stove and prepared to start processing the ingredients.

He poured the bag of green beans into the sink, turned on the tap, and let the water submerge the beans.

He began to trim the ends off the green beans one by one, and then removed the strings as he went.

Beside her, Tian Xiwei was washing tomatoes and potatoes—because she had received potatoes from Cheng Che for free without giving anything in return, she volunteered to help Cheng Che wash the potatoes.

"What are you two planning to do?" Xia Ziyi's voice carried a hint of familiar curiosity.

She moved closer with light steps, first peeking into the sink in front of Tian Xiwei—tomatoes, potatoes, and beef brisket.

Is Oda planning to make braised beef brisket with tomatoes and potatoes?

As she thought about it, her gaze shifted to Cheng Che and looked into his sink.

The basin was full of bright green beans, with glistening water droplets on them.

Xia Ziyi felt her brain processor freeze for a moment.

She blinked, looked up, and across the open kitchen space, looked at Yan Lei, who was still busy cleaning tripe behind her.

Then I turned back to look at the green beans.

Now let's look at Yan Lei.

Then I looked at the green beans.

Now let's look at Yan Lei.

After repeating this three times, Xia Ziyi reached out and silently gave Cheng Che a thumbs up, her "admiration" for Cheng Che growing even stronger.

[Hahaha, who would have thought that when Sister Xia turned around, she would be completely dumbfounded.]

[Sister Xia: Although I don't speak, I understand everything.]

[Remaining silent shows respect for Teacher Yan, while giving a thumbs-up demonstrates admiration for Cheng Che.]

"What's wrong?"

Xu Anan noticed the commotion and came over.

Xia Ziyi didn't speak, but simply pointed to the water tank in front of Cheng Che.

Xu Anan looked in the direction she pointed.

Bright green beans.

Covered in water droplets.

Xu Anan's usually gentle and composed face showed a very brief pause in expression.

Then she looked up, her gaze flickering back and forth between Cheng Che's face and the green beans in his sink.

She pursed her lips slightly, as if she was holding back something she wanted to say.

Then, she glanced back at Yan Lei and, finding that he wasn't paying attention, secretly gave him a thumbs up.

[Hahaha, a second time! Exactly the same reaction as Sister Xia!]

[Like by Bai Yueguang. 】

[I envy Doujiao; she got likes from Xia Jie and Nan Nan.]

Just then—

Footsteps and the rustling sound of plastic bags came from outside the kitchen.

Shen Han walked into the open-air kitchen carrying several bulging shopping bags, his forehead beaded with sweat, and a gentle smile on his face.

His smile paused slightly as he looked up at the kitchen.

Teacher Yan was washing vegetables in the kitchen with her head down.

As for the three girls, they all gathered around Cheng Che's half of the kitchen.

Shen Han's smile didn't disappear, but the fingers holding the bag tightened slightly.

"I've bought the groceries." He said as he walked into the kitchen. "Ziyi's pork belly, An'nan's bitter melon, and the chili peppers that Teacher Yan wanted are all here."

"Thank you, Teacher Shen." Xia Ziyi was the first to run over and take the pork belly—the ingredient she drew was eggplant, and she planned to make stir-fried eggplant with pork.

Xu Anan followed over, whispered her thanks, and took the bitter melon she wanted—the ingredient she drew was eggs, and she planned to make bitter melon stir-fried with eggs.

"Of course," Shen Han nodded with a smile. "I cook a little at home myself sometimes, so feel free to ask me anything you don't understand."

His gaze then shifted to Cheng Che and Tian Xiwei, sweeping over the green beans, tomatoes, and potatoes in the sink.

"Green beans are quite troublesome to prepare. You have to remember to remove the strings on both sides, otherwise there might be residual toxins." He said sincerely, "Teacher Cheng Che, you can also contact me if you need anything."

"?" Cheng Che glanced at him.

As an online novelist who needs to constantly interact with readers, Cheng Che has a strong ability to distinguish between hermaphrodites and transvestites.

Although Shen Han's tone was very sincere, his words were somewhat like "guiding" him.

Cheng Che decided to hold back for now and see how things went.

"Okay, okay, you're too kind," he replied perfunctorily.

Shen Han seemed completely oblivious to Cheng Che's perfunctory attitude, and smiled as he looked at Tian Xiwei: "If Xiao Tian needs anything, she can contact me anytime."

Tian Xiwei was placing the washed tomatoes on the cutting board when she heard this. She looked up and smiled politely, "Thank you, Teacher Shen. I can manage for now."

Shen Han didn't say anything more, turned around and walked towards Yan Lei's stove, and delivered the chili peppers that Yan Lei had asked for.

To be fair, putting everything else aside, Shen Han's behavior since the show started has really lived up to the description of a "warm-hearted man."

【What do you mean "quite fitting"? My Hanhan is a true sweetheart!】

Didn't anyone notice what Shen Han said to Cheng Che? Would a truly warm-hearted man say something like an "expert" instructing a "layman"?

[What's wrong with Hanhan kindly offering a couple of helpful suggestions on cooking? Can some people please stop overinterpreting things?]

……

The little incident passed quickly, and all six people returned to their respective stoves to begin preparing seriously for tonight's competition.

Cheng Che took the washed green beans out of the water and drained them. Then he put the washed pork belly on the cutting board and sliced ​​it.

Afterwards, he arranged the sliced ​​meat into a bowl for later use, and prepared to take the potatoes from Tian Xiwei to cut them.

As soon as I turned my head, I saw Tian Xiwei holding a knife, facing off against the piece of beef brisket.

She unconsciously bit her lower lip, the blade slicing back and forth on the beef brisket, finally managing to cut off a thick, crooked piece with great effort.

She exhaled, as if fighting against some invincible enemy, and struck again from a different angle, continuing to slash the blade back and forth with great difficulty.

Cheng Che thought for a moment and interrupted her: "Xiao Tian."

"Huh?" Tian Xiwei looked up. "What's wrong?"

"Let's switch," Cheng Che said.

"Change what?" Tian Xiwei blinked blankly.

"You cut the potatoes for me, and I'll cut this for you," Cheng Che said, pointing to the weathered beef brisket on the cutting board.

"This isn't really appropriate..." Tian Xiwei looked down at the piece of beef brisket that she had cut into a mess, and hesitated.

"It's alright, it's settled then." Cheng Che noticed her hesitation and made the decision directly. "I'll cut the beef into chunks for you, and you cut the potatoes into strips about the thickness of your little finger."

"Yes, and there's no need to worry about the production team causing trouble or disagreeing later," he added.

Hey?

Tian Xiwei looked at him.

"What we're doing is helping each other, and the country has taught us to help each other since we were little," Cheng Che said seriously. "So I believe the production team would never go against the country."

"You agree, right?" He looked at the photographer who was taking close-up shots.

Photographer: ...?

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the cameraman began shaking the camera up and down frantically.

My heart is also screaming—

No, this guest named Cheng Che, please calm down!

I assure you, Director Wang absolutely, positively, 100% won't mind such a small matter!

Please, please stop saying it!

Don't make me lose my job in the future!