Xu Xin: "Oh, what happened to upset you? Tell your big sister all about it and make her day!"
Xue Xi was speechless at Xu Xin's true colors and told her about what she'd seen in the village.
Xu Xin: "(Shocked) What? You actually took in some girl of unknown origins as your apprentice? That's way too rash!"
Xue Xi: "That's not important. No one can learn my special effects. The main thing is, this food competition of yours is such a rip-off. If food like this can win a prize, then that's just too—"
Xu Xin: "Oh, that. Food competitions below the city level are pretty much all like this. It's about taking part. But the higher-level competitions are worth watching. At the world level, there are even quite a few talented people who can perfectly recreate the dishes from Huaxia Restaurant."
Xue Xi's eyes lit up. So that was how it was. But a perfect recreation? A look of anticipation appeared in her eyes. She was just about to ask more when Tang Xiaoyou appeared beside her, clutching her round belly with grease all over her mouth.
Xue Xi: "Sister Xin, I'll have to go. My silly apprentice just logged on. We can talk again when you have time. I'm off to teach her."
Xu Xin, who was building a Huaxia Restaurant on the Virtual Universe mainland in the Guyue Universe Kingdom, closed the communication panel with interest. The next World Culinary Competition looked like it would be worth watching. On a whim, she messaged the person in charge of the game's operations team and asked for a spot on the judging panel.
Meanwhile, Tang Xiaoyou immediately started complaining to Xue Xi, telling her how hard the roasted beast meat cooked by the clan's chefs was to stomach.