She looked at Chen Xiaofen and Ma Jiajia, who were enjoying the dish she had made for the first time. Judging from their satisfied expressions, they must be very satisfied with the dish. Seeing this, Xu Yingying was very pleased. She decided to strike while the iron was hot and try Chen Xiaofen's ginger and scallion chicken.

Sure enough, this ginger and scallion chicken did not disappoint Xu Yingying.

Everyone seemed to have a tacit understanding, choosing only the Ginger and Scallion Chicken and Moonlight over the Lotus Pond. After a few chopsticks, the differences between the three dishes became apparent. The Shrimp and Egg dish remained untouched.

Seeing that Ma Jiajia hadn't tried the black fried shrimp and eggs yet, Xu Yingying thought it would be better to wait for Ma Jiajia to test the poison first. Xu Yingying felt that the color was a little unsettling.

But Ma Jiajia just kept skipping the shrimp scrambled eggs and picking up the other two dishes. After taking a few bites, Ma Jiajia noticed Xu Yingying looking at her and then spoke: "What's wrong? Is my cooking not delicious?"

Xu Yingying and Chen Xiaofen both shook their heads to indicate that it was delicious, but their eyes were fixed on the scrambled eggs with shrimp.

Seeing this, Ma Jiajia smiled awkwardly and said, "You guys should also try this shrimp fried eggs, it should be delicious too."

After saying that, Ma Jiajia picked up a piece of fried shrimp and eggs that she had made herself and put it into her mouth, with a satisfied expression on her face.

The two men looked at her expression, picked up their chopsticks curiously, picked up the scrambled eggs with shrimp and took a bite.

Instantly, their eyes widened, and Chen Xiaofen directly complained, "What's that smell?"

Ma Jiajia said with a smirk, "This is the taste I made according to the steps Yingying taught me!"

Xu Yingying was speechless. Had she asked Ma Jiajia to make this dish so bizarre? Puzzled and puzzled, Xu Yingying picked up another dark egg with her chopsticks and carefully placed it in her mouth to chew. As the unique flavor spread across her tongue, she frowned, wondering, "Why does this taste so strange?" After savoring it carefully, Xu Yingying suddenly realized—Ma Jiajia had mistakenly used dark soy sauce instead of light! This small mistake had altered the color and flavor of the entire dish.

Just then, Xiaowu wondered how bad this black dish tasted. Why did the host and Chen Xiaofen look so strange, but Ma Jiajia said it was delicious? So he asked the host.

"Host, is this black fried shrimp and eggs delicious or not?" Xiao Wu's foodie nature appeared again.

"Xiao Wu, what do you think?" Xu Yingying rolled her eyes, too lazy to talk to Xiao Wu. How could this dish be so delicious after it turned this color?

"But Ma Jiajia said she did it according to what you said!" Xiao Wu looked at Ma Jiajia aggrievedly, then turned to look at Xu Yingying, trying to defend Ma Jiajia.

"She...she confused dark soy sauce with light soy sauce." Xu Yingying explained to Xiaowu with a helpless look on her face.

"Ah? No wonder the color is so dark, it turns out I got the wrong seasoning." Xiao Wu suddenly realized and finally understood the truth of the matter.

"Jia Jia, what did you put in there?" Chen Xiaofen hadn't tasted what had caused the dish to turn black. Besides a faint burnt smell, there seemed to be a strange taste in Chen Xiaofen's mouth. But she couldn't tell what it was.

"It's just salt, oil, chicken essence, light soy sauce and other seasonings. Nothing else." Ma Jiajia recalled the cooking steps and said seriously, "I felt strange just now too. I clearly put those in when I fried Moonlight on the Lotus Pond before. But after I put them in this time, the scrambled eggs with shrimps became darker and darker." After saying that, Ma Jiajia shook her head in confusion, saying that she really couldn't understand the reason.

Xu Yingying, who was standing by, heard the conversation between the two and was speechless. Xu Yingying really couldn't understand why Ma Jiajia still hadn't realized what was wrong with the dish she made? However, after calming down, Xu Yingying began to reflect on whether she was too demanding of Ma Jiajia. After all, she had never been in the kitchen and knew nothing about cooking. In comparison, Qin Shu's performance last week was much better. Although Qin Shu's cooking skills were not yet sophisticated, at least she was able to understand and meet Xu Yingying's requirements. This made Xu Yingying realize that she might have subconsciously regarded Ma Jiajia as someone with certain kitchen experience, while ignoring Ma Jiajia's actual situation.

For Ma Jiajia, achieving such a result on her first try in the kitchen was quite impressive. Although she mistakenly used dark soy sauce instead of light, the dish's flavor was fortunately not unacceptable. Perhaps this experience will be a good start for her culinary studies, inspiring her to continue exploring and improving.

In life, we often inadvertently use our own standards to judge the behavior of others, forgetting that everyone has different starting points and backgrounds.

Only by putting yourself in the other person's shoes can you better understand their situation and provide appropriate help and support.

Just as Xu Yingying's attitude towards Ma Jiajia has changed at this moment, we should learn to be tolerant and inclusive, and guide others to grow with patience and encouragement.

Thinking of this, Xu Yingying felt that she couldn't let Ma Jiajia have a bad memory of cooking and stop cooking in the future. Although Xu Yingying did not agree with the idea that women must cook at home, she felt that cooking and having women cook at home were two different concepts.

Xu Yingying believes that cooking is a joy in life. When she suddenly wants to eat a certain dish, she can make it herself, which is also a kind of happiness.

So, Xu Yingying picked up another piece of black plate of scrambled eggs with shrimps with chopsticks.

Xu Yingying tasted it again carefully. It was actually not bad, but a little bland and lacking in flavor. However, she remembered that this dish was cooked by Ma Jiajia herself after following her instructions. Xu Yingying felt like she should say a few words of encouragement, "Sister Jiajia, your black version of scrambled eggs with shrimps is actually quite good." After thinking for a long time, she decided to put aside the incident with the light and dark soy sauces. Because for today's meal, Ma Jiajia and Chen Xiaofen had actually done a great job. After all, no one can become fat in one bite. At least all the dishes were cooked thoroughly for the first time and they were not bad. If Xu Yingying still asked for it to be delicious, she would really be nitpicking.

When Chen Xiaofen heard what Xu Yingying said, she was shocked at first. Then she saw Xu Yingying picked up the black shrimp scrambled eggs several times. She was a little confused. Could it be that there was something wrong with her taste buds?

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