Meteor Garden 2018 Episode 13 Recap
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At night, Dong Shancai followed Sister Zhuang to learn cooking during the day. When she was tired at night, she slept at Daoming Si's house. Daoming Si foolishly looked at her sleeping face, feeling extremely satisfied in his heart. The next day, Dong Shancai successfully made several dishes and gave them nice names, citing classical literature. Daoming Si was the first to taste them, and he felt every dish was delicious.
But Sister Zhuang forced him to give many suggestions; cooking is all about striving for perfection. In short, Dong Shancai improved quickly, but she still needed to continue working hard. Dong Shancai made a dish of sesame balls and brought them to school for Chen Qinghe and Li Zhen to taste. Sister Zhuang's trained "lady-like demeanor" startled the two of them.
Tian Ye found Dong Shancai and told her that in this Chinese culinary competition, she would have a very strong opponent named Zhou Caina. That person is the marriage partner his father chose for him. She is also the daughter of a wealthy family. Both her ability and background are very strong, so the champion this time will definitely be her. Tian Ye advised Dong Shancai not to participate in the competition.
Dong Shancai was indeed a little shaken and even wanted to back out. Carrying her luggage, she planned to quietly leave Daoming Si's house. Unexpectedly, Daoming Si was standing at the door. He could tell at a glance that Dong Shancai wanted to run away and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart. The Dong Shancai he knew wasn't like this.
Dong Shancai felt a little wronged, but Daoming Si changed his attitude and took her to rest exceptionally gently, because he knew Dong Shancai was so scared purely because the pressure was too great, and it would ease if she just rested well and relaxed. Daoming Si took Dong Shancai into his room. Dong Shancai was a little nervous. In this state of mind, her previous pressure was swept away. Daoming Si led her to play bridge.
Dong Shancai became happier the more she played. Finally, she lost to Daoming Si. As she was willing to accept the loss, Daoming Si drew a little pig on her face. Dong Shancai was unconvinced that Daoming Si always won. So Daoming Si asked, "You won't admit defeat when playing games, why are you afraid of the culinary competition?" Actually, Dong Shancai was no longer afraid now. Daoming Si still encouraged her, saying he believed she would definitely win.
The two of them continued playing games until late at night. When they were tired, they unconsciously fell asleep together. Soon after, Daoming Si woke up first. Seeing Dong Shancai's face covered in various patterns he had drawn because she lost the game, he couldn't help but smile. He secretly took many photos, developed them, and pasted them on the wall. The more he looked, the cuter she seemed. The competition was about to begin.
Sister Zhuang was a little worried for Dong Shancai. After all, Chinese cuisine is vast and profound, and cannot be mastered through quick methods. But since Dong Shancai was encouraged by Daoming Si last time, she became more motivated, and her culinary skills also improved a lot. She used her own method to improve a roasted chicken dish. Sister Zhuang ate it and praised it highly. Tian Ye suddenly asked Dong Shancai out again to apologize to her.
He felt he shouldn't have advised her to withdraw from the competition without reason. He still couldn't bear to give up on Dong Shancai. Unfortunately, Daoming Si was already by her side. Therefore, he could only bless her as a friend, hoping she would always be happy. Dong Shancai went home and told her parents that she was going to participate in the culinary competition. Her parents were very supportive of her.
With her parents' encouragement, Dong Shancai gained a few more points of confidence. The Chinese Culinary Skills Competition began. Dong Shancai made her way through the rounds and advanced to the finals. The judges in the finals were all professional gourmets, and the atmosphere at the venue was even more tense. Dong Shancai met the legendary Miss Zhou Caina. She was indeed very beautiful and looked full of confidence.
F4 waited in the audience to cheer for Dong Shancai, especially Daoming Si. He was constantly thinking about Dong Shancai and had mysterious confidence in her. The first dish was a slow-cooked dish. Dong Shancai chose Braised Lion's Head. The second dish was a quick dish. Dong Shancai made Crystal Shrimp. After the first round ended, the contestants presented their dishes to the judges one by one, waiting for their evaluation. Finally, Dong Shancai successfully advanced.
The second round was the dim sum segment. The rule for this round was to choose a type of flower to incorporate into the dim sum making. The dim sum had to be perfect in color, aroma, and taste. Zhou Caina made Lotus Flower Pastry, which received unanimous praise from the judges. While Dong Shancai made the obscure "Dong Tang". The appearance of this dish was not great, but the taste was very good.
In the judges' Q&A session, Dong Shancai had a flash of inspiration and cited classical literature to give the dish a nice new name, and told the story behind this dim sum, successfully moving the judges.
