Yin Hongbin forced a smile:
"You've exposed all our pastry chefs' commercial secrets, but you can't reveal any of this when you go review restaurants. Otherwise, if they give you a beating later, I won't be responsible."
"I definitely won't say anything. Even if I do, the netizens won't believe it. Last time I went to review a Huaiyang restaurant, I mentioned that the meatballs were not relaxed enough, and should be refrigerated for about an hour to let the meat soften a bit. Then, in the bullet comments, people mocked me for not having watched 'Taste of China', as it didn't mention the need for relaxation."
This time it was Qiu Zhenhua's turn to complain:
"Why do you blurt everything out? The biggest secret to making meatballs is exactly the relaxation part."
Dai Jianli, who was nearby, said:
"People like me and old Xie are honest folks. We bare our hearts to netizens, telling everything we know. I never thought you guys would keep things hidden."
