novelraw Chapter 529 - 286: How Did This Guy Even Have the Nerve to Apply?
Chapter 529 - 286: How Did This Guy Even Have the Nerve to Apply?
"Okay."
He Chunsheng let out a big sigh of relief upon hearing this and nodded heavily.
He’s still young, and naturally, he didn’t want to come to the Seventh Dining Hall just to make buns. He still dreams of becoming a revered pastry chef in the culinary world.
With uncontrollable excitement, He Chunsheng turned and dashed into the prep room, where he joined Xiong Zhengtao and Niu Daqiang, two newly hired chefs, to busy themselves with the prep work.
It was already past eleven, and Jiang Yu and Lu Shuwu each stir-fried a few more dishes. Along with the dishes prepared by the seven other chefs, the canteen officially opened for business.
Meanwhile, the seven eliminated chefs sat in a private room, sipping the sour plum soup made by Jiang Yu and chatting in small groups:
"Hey, honestly, there’s not much difference in our skills. We were only eliminated because we were unlucky."
"Yeah, luck is part of the skill; we just weren’t meant to be with the Seventh Dining Hall. It’s such a pity."
"For me, it wasn’t just bad luck; I was just downright unlucky. When I tried dishes at other hotels before, I never got nervous. I don’t know why, but this time I got so nervous. Halfway through cooking, I realized the spatula was dirty..."
"Haha, that’s just the test from the canteen here. You can’t really blame yourself. If you were cooking at a hotel, it wouldn’t matter much if things got dirty. It’s not like it’s anything else, just a spatula that wasn’t washed after stir-frying another dish. But here, it’s a student canteen, so the standards are stricter."
"..."
The group sat around the table, sighing deeply, with an atmosphere of dejection hanging in the air.
Just then, someone knocked on the private room door, and shortly after, the door opened. A young girl carrying a large tray stepped in:
"Hello everyone, I’m here to serve the dishes."
Approaching the table, the young girl placed the dishes from her tray one by one on the table and then smiled as she asked,
"Oh, would any of you like some wine?"
"No, no need! The sour plum soup is great. We’ll just have this!"
The chefs exchanged glances, and one of them shook his head repeatedly, raising the cup in his hand and speaking.
"Of course, the sour plum soup is delicious; it’s personally brewed by our boss. Everyone at school loves it!"
The young girl slightly lifted her chin, showing a hint of pride on her face, and continued,
"Please enjoy, and there’s more to come later."
Previously, they hadn’t paid much attention to the sour plum soup. Hearing this, they couldn’t help but pause for a moment. After the young girl left, they returned to their senses, raised their cups, took a sip, and couldn’t help but sigh:
"So this sour plum soup is so delicious because it was brewed by Boss Xiao Jiang!"
"It really is tasty, tangy and sweet, chilled to the bone. A sip and it opens up the appetite!"
"I’ve brewed sour plum soup before too, but compared to Boss Xiao Jiang’s brew, mine is simply unpalatable!"
"..."
Praises erupted from the group, while their feelings of loss unknowingly deepened.
If only luck had been a bit more on their side this time, and if they’d put in a bit more effort, becoming a member of the Seventh Dining Hall kitchen team would have been so wonderful, wouldn’t it?
Whether or not they could learn culinary skills was another matter. Getting to eat Boss Xiao Jiang’s dishes every day would truly be a big win!
Those three chefs really hit the jackpot!
Thinking this, they felt even more sour inside, and wondered if it was from drinking so much sour plum soup...
"Hey everyone, look, these, these, these dishes, aren’t they the ones we made ourselves?"
Just then, a chef’s exclamation jolted everyone awake, and they all turned their heads to look, dumbstruck:
Spinach with vermicelli, garlic shoots with minced meat, shredded pork with bean sprouts, dry-fried green beans, onion beef stir-fry...
Damn!
Except for the smoked pork with cauliflower and tomato scrambled eggs, all the dishes the chefs made were here!
Boss Xiao Jiang said he was inviting everyone for lunch, yet the dishes served were the ones they made themselves?!
What’s going on here?!