This looks so delicious @dlmmqb! Now I'm craving noodles LOL
I see you want your noodles to be kinda soft no? I don't usually let them simmer for more than 3mins so it's cooked just right - not too hard, not too soft.
I don't really know who started the "no boys allowed in the kitchen" thing but I think in some other countries, it's also been that way, at least in old times. It's just that people have adapted to the modern times, so now it's acceptable for men to be cooks.