SailorStar9: Well, I've uploaded Chapter 5, and here's Chapter 6. So, read and review. Come on guys and girls, is it so hard for you to leave a review other than put this on your favorited list and story alerts?

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Chapter 6: Dumpling Brothers

Ya Xue frowned briefly as she pondered on what to write to Sanche in Shanghai. Smiling slightly, she took p the brush and started penning her letter.

How are you, Sanche? It's New Year in Canton right now and it's also the busiest time of the year. Did you know that the most entertaining event is the Dumpling Tournament, where restaurants that make the best five dumplings are selected from over five thousand restaurants? And that they all compete for the title of Best Dumpling in Canton? I wonder what dumplings Chouyu-sama is going to make. I'd better go before Mao-sama gets up to one of his antics again. Until next time, stay healthy.

"He put some green powder on the dough." Mao noticed Chouyu upturn a bowl of powder into the dumpling dough he prepared. "It's as if the dumpling skins are flying through the air." he gaped, seeing Chouyu stack the prepared skins. "He's so quick. What fast hands!" he gushed, as Chouyu started wrapping the dumplings.

"It's very pleasing to the eye; green dumplings with a red sauce." one of the older cook remarked, seeing Chouyu presented the cooked dumplings in the shape of a phoenix.

"I've never seen anything like it." Mao gasped.

"It's as if a green phoenix was spreading its wings, preparing to soar into the sky." another cook added.

"I present... Jade Phoenix Dumpling." Chouyu declared.

"This red sauce..." Ya Xue blinked.

"That's right." Chouyu confirmed. "I got the idea from the dumplings in your hometown. 'Dumplings in Chili Oil'. Try it."

"Yes." Mao nodded and took a bite. "The sauce is sweet yet sour. It has a very rich taste. This is different from the dumplings back home. It's very full-bodied. What's in this dumpling... I got it! It was boiled spinach powder that he placed in the dough. The spinach's sweetness brings out the spices in the sauce."

"Hey, everyone!" one of the cooks hurried in. "Have you heard? There's a really popular dumpling stall in town. The fried dumplings in this place are said to be terribly delicious. Everyone in town is saying that they have this tournament locked up."

"Fried dumplings..." Mao trailed.

"Where is this place?" Mei Li asked.

"Toutou House's dumplings are also good." Mao praised, returning to Yousen Shuka later that night.

"Mao, how can you eat so much?" Mei Li sighed. "I'm stuffed."

"Did you hear that?" Ya Xue's sensitive ears picked up a crashing sound in a nearby alley and the three teens saw Al of the famed Dumplings Brothers run out of the alley.

"Are you okay?" Mao asked, the trio hurrying over to the victim.

"Chouyu-sama!" Ya Xue gaped.

"Father?" Mei LI exclaimed.

"It's bad." Ya Xue remarked, seeing Chouyu rest a hand on his injured right arm. "He fractured his arm."

"With his injury, we can no longer compete in the tournament." Mei Li informed the other chefs the next day, Chouyu's arm was in a cloth sling. "And we worked so hard to win this year, too."

"This is definitely sabotage to keep Chouyu-sensei from winning the dumpling tournament." one of the chefs surmised.

"Damn it!" Mao was riled up. "I definitely won't forgive them! I'm going to find who did this, and pay them back!"

"Idiots!" Chouyu roared. "We're cooks. If you're going to fight, fight with cooking."

"But you can't cook." Mei Li pointed out. "How are we going to do that?"

"Someone will take my place." Chouyu decided. "Taking my place will be... Mao. You will make the dumplings."

"Me?" Mao blinked.

"Mei Li, I've decided on tomorrow's dumplings." Mao hissed, glaring at the smug Dumplings Brothers who had made a mess in the Canton Dumpling House. "Chouyu-san told us to fight with cooking. So that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to fight fried dumplings with fried dumplings. It's on, Dumpling Brothers!"

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