CH 16

Tong Jia said helplessly, “I only know how to eat, but I can help with washing vegetables and so on.”

Several other men also shook their heads.

Bao Xiangxiang raised her hand and said, “I can cook some home-cooked dishes.”

Before she transmigrated here, she was just an unpopular starlet. The money she earned was less than what she spent, so she could only cook for herself. Unexpectedly, she was able to use her skills here.

Su Qinglan didn’t expect to have to cook. Since she was a child, she had never had to fend for herself. “I don’t know how to cook either, so I’ll help pick and wash the vegetables,” she could only say helplessly,

In the end, only Luo Ning hadn’t said anything, so everyone looked at her.

Ji Xingheng knew that her cooking was very delicious, and he secretly hoped that she would only cook for him, but since he hadn’t eaten her cooking for a long time, he suddenly wanted to eat it. His feelings were complex and at odds. On the one hand, he didn’t want her to cook for everyone, but on the other, he did.

“I can cook,” Luo Ning said with a smile.

“Great, then Mentor Luo and Mentor Bao will cook, and the rest of us will help.”

Wei Yao was the oldest, so there was nothing wrong with him taking charge. None of the others objected.

“Okay!”

Everyone went into the kitchen together and found that there was a very old earthen stove, and there were no electrical appliances. Cooking and stir-frying required a fire. If there was no rice cooker, they had to use a pot instead. The cooking would have to be done in a large and deep iron pot. Everyone was confused.

Bao Xiangxiang was speechless when she saw this. She had wanted to show off in front of the live audience, as well as in front of Lu Xun and Ji Xingheng. But how was anyone supposed to cook with this? She had never cooked in a pot before, and it was difficult to control the heat in such a large iron pot and with firewood.

Thinking about it, she asked Luo Ning with a smile, “Mentor Luo, how should we divide the work and cook?”

She had heard from Yan Qiuping that Luo Ning often cooked for Ji Xingheng, which proved that her cooking skills weren’t too bad, but she didn’t believe that this woman would be able to use these things to cook and stir-fry. She took the initiative to ask Luo Ning, which seemed to be a kind of respect, but in reality, she was throwing the problem to the other party. If she didn’t end up doing a good job, the netizens would blame Luo Ning.

As if Luo Ning couldn’t tell what she was thinking. Her lips curled into a smile. “I’m fine with anything, you can choose first, and I will take care of the rest.”

She had traveled to ancient times and to the fifties and sixties before, so of course she could use such kitchen utensils.

The smile on Bao Xiangxiang’s face froze. She wanted to laugh at Luo Ning. Pretending to be so confident would only make it funnier when she had to deal with an embarrassing situation later. In that case, she wouldn’t hold back.

She looked at the ingredients in the kitchen. “I think the ingredients here can make about seven dishes. How about you cook the rice, make three more dishes, and I’ll make four?”

It seemed that no one was at a disadvantage, but if the water and heat were not well controlled when cooking in a pot, the food would definitely be burned.

Luo Ning nodded indifferently. “Sure.”

Seeing that the two of them had divided up the work, Wei Yao smiled and said, “Then we will trouble you two to cook. Mentor Su will help you pick the vegetables, and some of us men will chop firewood for the fire.

After everyone knew their roles, they went to work. Neither Lu Xun, the best actor, nor Ji Xingheng, the top star, had any objections.

The bullet comments also began to discuss it.

[Xiangxiang is indeed a little angel, so hardworking. I think the dishes she will cook will be delicious.]

[I really want to ask, does flower vase Luo really know how to cook and stir-fry?]

[At first glance, Luo Vase doesn’t seem like someone who knows how to do housework, especially using this primitive method to cook. If it burns after a while, everyone will have nothing to eat.]

[I’m not an anti-fan, but I still can’t help but say that I used to cook with these utensils in my hometown in the countryside. If the water and heat aren’t at the right levels, the food will turn mushy and won’t be edible. I wonder if Luo Ning is just being cocky.]

[I doubt that the food she cooks will be edible, and now I can’t help but sympathize with the other guests]

[If she can’t cook but took the initiative, that’s just a plain show-off.]

[Bao Xiangxiang says she wants to stir-fry vegetables, so her cooking would definitely be delicious. While Ning gem’s cooking would be mushy. Your double-standards are hilarious.]

[Exactly, you guys haven’t seen my Ning gem cook, how do you know she can’t?]

[Just keep talking your idol up, Ning fans. I don’t believe that flower vase Luo can cook well, especially with such primitive utensils.]

In fact, not only anti-fans and Xing fans were against Luo Ning’s cooking, non-fans and other fans also thought that she didn’t look like she could cook.

Soon, everyone’s attention shifted to Lu Xun and Ji Xingheng.

Lu Xun had the appearance of an elegant and handsome young man, but he did not hesitate at all when chopping firewood.

Even Ji Xingheng, who looked rebellious and stubborn, chopped the wood decently.

Their fans were all screaming.

Tong Jia looked rather clumsy, and his fans were also very happy watching.

After they had cut some firewood, Wei Yao and Chai Jing carried the firewood into the kitchen to light the fire.

However, Chai Jing couldn’t light it no matter what he tried. Then Wei Yao went to find some dry straw, and they finally managed to start a fire. But the two of them didn’t know how to use this kind of clay stove, so they not only extinguished the fire quickly, but also created a lot of smoke in the kitchen. Upon seeing this, the two of them were close to a meltdown.

[Haha, Mentor Wei’s blank look is so funny.]

[Mentor Chai’s face is completely black.]

[At this rate, I don’t think they’ll be able to eat lunch, the production team is too evil.]

Bao Xiangxiang couldn’t stand the choking smoke, and ran out holding her nose, but Luo Ning knelt down and said, “Let me try.”

The two men were also choking uncomfortable from the smoke and gave up their seats to her. Then they watched as Luo Ning easily lit the fire. She kept adding more firewood, and soon it was burning normally, and the smoke in the kitchen slowly dispersed.

“Mentor Luo, you’re amazing!” the two men said from the bottom of their hearts after having personally experienced failure.

Luo Ning stood up and smiled. “Thank you for your compliments.”

Then she began to wash the rice and cook it. Her movements were full of skill and grace, which was very pleasing to the eye.

[I like Luo Ning’s looks. She’s so beautiful even when she’s cooking.]

[Ning Gem is great. She even knows this kind of thing.]

[Did Luo Ning do that on purpose? If she could light the fire, why did she let the other two mentors embarrass themselves?]

Then many people started posting similar comments to try to lead the conversation, saying that Luo Ning deliberately made the two mentors look bad, and she came to steal the spotlight.

[I think the above people are sick in the head. Ning gem had no idea that they couldn’t light a fire to begin with. If she had taken the initiative to say that she was going to make the fire, not only would it steal the limelight of the two mentors, but it would also appear very rude, okay?]

[Right. Where’s the fun in that? The two mentors trying to light the fire just now was comedy. We were laughing as we watched, and we didn’t think they looked bad!]

[As a non-fan, I’m on Luo Ning’s side this time. I think she has been very polite from the beginning.]

[Just now the two mentors caused the kitchen to fill up with smoke. Bao Xiangxiang ran away holding her nose, but Luo Ning’s face was unchanged. She offered to help the two mentors light the fire. I also think Luo Ning’s performance is very good.]

[Thank you, Luo Ning, for helping our Mentor Wei light the fire.]

[Thank you, Luo Ning, for helping our Chaichai light the fire.]

Fans of Wei Yao and Chai Jing didn’t feel that Luo Ning did anything wrong just now, they could see that she was kind enough to help. If at the beginning, Luo Ning had asked to do it herself before the two mentors had lit the fire, that would really be stealing the spotlight and not pleasing to the eye.

[I have changed my mind about Luo Ning, and I suddenly look forward to her cooking.]

This was a live broadcast, so fans of other celebrities and non-fans had their own opinions. They might be misled by the ghostwriters at first, but seeing was believing, and they would make judgments based on what they saw.

Moreover, the anti-fans and Xing fans were roasting Luo Ning wildly in the bullet comments, so everyone’s attention to Luo Ning would subconsciously increase after seeing this. The non-fans would also feel that it was too much after seeing the endless criticism.

Therefore, after seeing Luo Ning’s polite performance, everyone would feel that she wasn’t as bad as what the bullet comments said. Their impressions of her would change, and they would continue to watch her with more curiosity.

Therefore, Luo Ning didn’t care about those spitting trolls. Controversy brought extra attention, which would allow for a better reversal.