Unable to figure it out, everyone stopped dwelling on it. The shadow clone worked quickly, making over a dozen dishes in thirty minutes, all in generous portions.
The aroma they had not smelled in so long whetted their appetites and made them swallow, as though they could no longer wait.
The other nine shadow clones knew how to win people over. Seeing how hard everyone was finding it to hold back, they smiled and said:
"Go ahead and eat if you want. He can't eat any of it anyway."
Just then, another shadow clone roared from the kitchen:
"You animals have no decency! I worked my butt off cooking, and you get all the benefits!"
Everyone at the table burst out laughing at that, then shouted toward the kitchen:
"Thank you for your hard work, chef! We'll remember you."
Only then did a satisfied voice come from the kitchen:
"That's more like it. Dig in. It tastes better while it's hot."
With the kitchen's shadow clone giving his approval, everyone else said in unison:
"Let's eat."
Then the scramble for food began.
This was the first time Matsumoto Tiannai and her companion had seen Ye Feng cook. The aroma from the table was truly enticing. Even the various premium ingredients they had seen at the manor seemed less appealing than the food before them.
But watching the children fight over the dishes, the two women felt their reaction was a little exaggerated.
Once the two women tasted the dishes before them, however, they no longer thought so. These delicious dishes were simply the best food they had ever eaten.
They could not resist trying the other dishes too. Every one was delicious, the intense flavors stimulating their taste buds and leaving them unable to stop.
As they watched the food