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In the hall, when Lin Yuan and Xia Zheng arrived, the young girls and boys all quietly turned their heads away, watching their noses, noses watching hearts, as if the person who had just staged a "Live Sex" wasn’t any of them at all.

Xia Zheng felt a moment of discomfort and lightly coughed before he sat down on the side.

However, it was Lin Yuan who, having seen the world in her past life, regained her composure the instant she entered the hall.

Her clear eyes swept over everyone’s faces, and if it weren’t for the faint pink tint on her earlobes, Xia Zheng might even have doubted that the charming and lovely Lin Yuan had been switched out.

After a month and a half of training, the young girls and boys in front of him could almost be described as completely transformed, especially the young girls. Just standing there, their whole demeanor and spirit appeared different.

Since there were more aspects to assess with the girls, and some were not suitable for the boys to witness, Lin Yuan started by examining the young men.

She had Dong Qing close the doors of Dong Tian and even seal the windows, which suddenly gave the room a mysterious feel.

The boys were responsible for serving dishes, so the strength and movement they used to carry the plates were most crucial.

Lin Yuan had prepared in advance a serving tray used for dishes, on which sat seven small plates, each filled not with food but with soil and rocks that were hastily collected from outside the door.

Pointing at the tray, Lin Yuan smiled and said, "The test is simple. Just balance it on one hand and walk around the hall. If the soil and rocks don’t spill out, you pass."

It sounded so simple!

The young men all breathed a sigh of relief, eager to give it a try.

However, when they actually began walking around with the tray, they quickly realized that things were not as easy as they had thought.

First, the tray was not nearly as light as they had expected, and although the hall seemed small, walking a circle around it was nonetheless a distance to cover.

Adding to the challenge, Lin Yuan had previously arranged chairs and tables to create a designated path, so there was no chance of taking shortcuts.

Secondly, Lin Yuan had required that the soil and rocks not spill from the plates, but it became apparent when they started walking that the real issue wasn’t the soil and rocks but the plates themselves.

Seven plates, each offset from the next, would misalign at the slightest carelessness, setting the others off, and rapidly leading to failure.

Another crucial detail was the time limit. To ensure stability one must walk slowly, but too slow of a pace would also lead to elimination.

After this first round, several young men dropped their plates, but the number that succeeded was not small, mostly meeting Lin Yuan’s expectations.

For those who failed, Lin Yuan did not dismiss them outright but gave them another chance.

This time, however, the challenge was more tricky.

On the day Lin Yuan assessed the chefs’ cooking skills, these young men had also secretly watched the dishes from the second floor, so her test today was on their recognition and understanding of the dishes.

"Let’s not talk about the others, just take the simplest one, ’Plum Blossom Whisper,’" she said. "If a guest asks about this dish when ordering, how should you describe it in your words to satisfy them and make them decide to have it served?"

Pointing to Xia Zheng, who was leisurely seated nearby, Lin Yuan unapologetically picked him as the guest performance for today, "Just treat Second Young Master Xia as the guest."

Xia Zheng lifted his eyelids with a look of grievance. Why was it always him who ended up being the guinea pig?

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow, pretending not to see someone’s mournful expression.

Since these young men had already been eliminated once, they were a bit nervous at this point. But as nervous as they were, they could not afford to be tight-lipped.

Dong Qing was on the side, both encouraging and motivating them. Over these days, he had been training these young men and had come to see them as his own brothers.

After some preparation time, Lin Yuan had the young men take turns to speak. To ensure fairness, she had previously taken them to different rooms in the back yard to wait. Because of the distance, they would not hear what was said in the hall.