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

After a while, the six guests finished their dishes one after another.

Apart from Xia Ziyi accidentally getting splashed with a drop of oil, the whole process went quite smoothly.

A rectangular dining table was placed in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows on the first floor of the villa, with six people seated on both sides.

From left to right: Cheng Che, Yan Lei, Shen Han; from right to left: Tian Xiwei, Xia Ziyi, Xu Anan.

The table was reasonably well-stocked.

Shen Han made spicy chicken, with dried chilies and fried chicken piled up alternately, and it looked pretty good.

Xu Anan's stir-fried bitter melon with eggs has a nice yellow and green color, and looks quite refreshing.

Xia Ziyi's eggplant stir-fry with pork... well, the eggplant was a little burnt when she made it, but at least it was cooked through.

Tian Xiwei's tomato and potato stewed beef brisket was also successfully served at the last minute, with a bright red and thick broth, and chunks of beef and potatoes interspersed throughout.

Before taking it out of the pot, she also took Cheng Che's suggestion and sprinkled a small handful of bright green scallions to increase her appetite.

Yan Lei's two dishes were placed in the very center—a plate of stir-fried tripe that looked perfectly fine, glistening with oil and savory sauce.

There was also a plate of tripe sashimi, served cold with cilantro.

However, at this moment, this raw tripe salad is not the most eye-catching dish on the table...

As for the real protagonist—

Yan Lei glanced at the braised noodles with potatoes and green beans on the plate, looked up, and asked, "Did Xiao Cheng make this dish?"

"You've got some nerve, kid, daring to act like a green bean in front of me." He looked at Cheng Che with a half-smile.

"No, no, I wouldn't dare." Cheng Che waved his hand with a look of "fear." "I just don't know how to cook enough dishes, so I had no other choice. Please forgive me, Teacher Yan."

[Hahaha, we've finally waited for this moment!]

[Teacher Yan didn't seem angry? Her reaction was much calmer than I expected.]

Is it possible that Teacher Yan is actually a pretty good person most of the time? Of course, not getting angry could also be because she's run out of options.

[You know what, even though Cheng Che deliberately bought green beans, his other behavior was still quite polite.]

"Don't be nervous, I won't make things difficult for you." Yan Lei was quite satisfied with Cheng Che's reaction. He waved his hand and said, "Since the food is on the table, let's eat."

"I have to try this braised noodles with green beans first," he said, picking up the serving chopsticks and putting a small bowl of braised noodles in his own bowl.

He then picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of braised noodles and a green bean, and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly.

The eyes of everyone at the table turned to him simultaneously.

"Hmm, not bad." Yan Lei swallowed and nodded. "Xiao Cheng's noodles are very well made; the noodles are chewy and the taste is good too."

"However," he changed the subject, "I have two small suggestions."

"Next time you can simmer it a little longer, and the green beans will be softer and more tender. Also, you can add less soy sauce, as the color looks a bit too dark," Yan Lei commented.

Cheng Che did not refute what he heard, but instead made a "learned" expression.

"Teacher Yan is right, I will definitely pay attention next time."

[This color is so dark! It looks so appetizing!]

[That's how Teacher Yan is; how can she show off her superb culinary skills if she doesn't offer some feedback?]

[That devil Cheng Che, is he taking advantage of the fact that Teacher Yan doesn't know the meaning of "next time for sure"?]

How did Che-ge manage to hold back his laughter? His acting skills seem better than the guy next door's.

[666 Little Blackie is back again.]

Yan Lei nodded in satisfaction after hearing Cheng Che's words.

"Alright, everyone stop looking at me and start eating," he said.

Seeing that Yan Lei had spoken, the other five people did not hesitate any longer and started eating.

Perhaps it was because the food tasted really good, or perhaps because everyone was hungry after a busy afternoon, the only staple food on the table—braised noodles with potatoes and green beans—became the fastest to be consumed.

Besides Tian Xiwei, Xia Ziyi and Xu Anan also gave high praise, and even Yan Lei ate two small bowls.

Shen Han also took a few bites, but didn't say anything. He just gave Cheng Che a meaningful look.

Besides braised noodles, the most popular dishes are stir-fried tripe and Tian Xiwei's tomato and potato stewed beef brisket. Both of these dishes can be said to have easily exceeded the passing grade.

Of the remaining dishes, the spicy chicken was slightly overcooked by Shen Han, Xu Anan's bitter melon stir-fried with eggs was a bit bland, and Xia Ziyi's eggplant stir-fried with pork was a bit salty.

Although each of these three dishes had minor flaws, they were all minor in nature, and the portion sizes were gradually decreasing.

Only Yan Lei's raw tripe dish looked almost unchanged after fifteen minutes.

Shen Han took the initiative to pick up a piece with his chopsticks, and after finishing it, he smiled and praised the taste, inviting everyone to try it.

Then for the next fifteen minutes, he didn't touch that dish again.

[Is there even a need to vote? The outcome is already decided! Braised noodles with green beans is the MVP! Cheng Che is a total winner!]

[Some fans praise their idols to the skies, but in the end, their cooking is worse than that of a kitchen novice like Xiaotian.]

[Didn't Shen Han say that tripe sashimi tasted good? Then why didn't you keep eating it?]

Seeing that his tripe and sashimi had only suffered minor "external damage" so far, Yan Lei was getting restless.

He's a renowned culinary master, yet no one eats the dishes he makes in half a day. Where does that leave his pride?

"Little Shen." Yan Lei then looked at Shen Han with a "kind" smile on his face.

"Didn't you just say my tripe was delicious? Why didn't you take more? Don't be shy."

As he spoke, he placed a "huge" amount of tripe into Shen Han's bowl, causing the plate of raw tripe to instantly shrink by half.

“!!!!!!”

Don't come any closer!

Caught off guard, Shen Han's pupils suddenly dilated.

Fortunately, having been a celebrity for many years, he had developed a knack for managing his facial expressions, which prevented him from losing his composure on the spot.

He turned his head with difficulty, looking at Yan Lei beside him with a "benevolent" expression, feeling as if a thousand cows were howling inside him.

However, given what he had just said, he couldn't refuse, so he could only grit his teeth and force a smile: "Thank you so much for your concern, Teacher Yan."

[Hahahaha, this is what they call lifting a rock only to drop it on your own foot!]

What's with that fatso Yan Lei? Is he deliberately targeting my Hanhan? Sisters, get him!

[Teacher Yan is so innocent! Didn't your Hanhan say it was delicious himself, and that's why Teacher Yan put it on his plate?]

Shen Han took a deep breath and, with a death-defying attitude, put the tripe into his mouth and began to chew it with difficulty.

As Cheng Che watched this scene, a feeling of admiration welled up within him—he could never have done something like that.

Shen Han chewed for an unknown amount of time before finally swallowing the tripe that was as hard as a plunger and had a slightly strange smell.

When he noticed that Yan Lei was still looking at him, and seemed inclined to serve him food, he immediately responded—

Shen Han stood up before Yan Lei and, imitating Yan Lei's earlier actions, also put a "huge" amount of tripe on his chopsticks.

Half of the raw tripe in the dish was gone in no time.

"Teacher Yan, please try some too. After all, it's a dish you worked so hard to make, I can't eat it all by myself." Shen Han also showed a kind smile.

[Hahahaha, this episode was amazing!]

[Is there a second level to 666?]

Have you truly understood "The Wandering Diary"? A top-tier intellectual battle that everyone should read at least once in their lifetime!

I declare this episode surpasses that one where someone faked their death.

Yan Lei looked at the tripe in his bowl and felt even more upset than if he had eaten braised pork intestines.

How could he not know what the food he cooked tasted like?

If it's really delicious, why would he serve it to Shen Han?

"Okay, okay." Yan Lei gritted his teeth and forced a smile. "Little Shen is so thoughtful."

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, he gritted his teeth and put all the tripe in the bowl into his mouth.

He chewed with clenched teeth, nodding repeatedly as he did so.

"Hmm, it's pretty much what I expected; the taste is quite good..."