Chapter 192: Chapter 192: Life Is Full of Surprises

The “Spring” box room reserved by Brother No. 1 is a bit small, but the dishes ordered are really delicious.

He initially thought that Hua Xiaoling, being a girl, wouldn’t have such a large appetite. Plus, he himself, having reached middle age, didn’t have much of an appetite either. Just the two of them, three dishes and a soup should have been more than enough.

Maybe in the end, he would have to pack up the leftovers.

Who would have thought, after the generously portioned dishes and soup were brought in, the two of them devoured the food as if they’d been starving for half a month.

In a flurry of gobbling and gulping, the plates on the table were as if they’d been washed, left clean with not even a drop of soup remaining.

Brother No. 1 was somewhat embarrassed. He invited her out for a meal, yet the food disappeared, and he ended up eating more than half.

How could Hua Xiaoling, a girl, compete with him?

She barely got to taste the food, and Brother No. 1 had swept everything clean.

Looking at Hua Xiaoling’s aggrieved face, he awkwardly laughed and said:

“Well, I didn’t expect my appetite to be so good today. Don’t worry; I’ll immediately get the waiter to add more dishes. I guarantee you’ll have your fill today!”

Saying this, he didn’t wait for Hua Xiaoling to react and stood up heading towards the door.

Watching Brother No. 1’s hasty departure, Hua Xiaoling also sighed to herself:

The scene of them both hungrily devouring food and competing over it was such a rare live streaming material!

Unfortunately, she was too focused on eating and completely forgot about it then…

It might be hard to come across such an opportunity again.

Soon enough, Brother No. 1 came back with more dishes, and this time, worried it still wouldn’t be enough, he intentionally ordered several more.

After all, the two of them could only eat so much, even if the food was delicious, and in the end, there was still a lot left.

However, Brother No. 1 was quite happy, packing all the leftovers to take home.

He even happily said that for the next two or three days, he wouldn’t have to worry about what to eat.

It was evident that his plan to order so much food was premeditated.

After lunch, Brother No. 1 initially planned to take Hua Xiaoling back, but she politely declined.

She explained with a smile, “I haven’t completed my live streaming task of the day. Next, I plan to stay around the Seventh Dining Hall for a broadcast.”

“Oh, I completely forgot about that.”

Brother No. 1 raised a hand to pat his head, suddenly remembering and asked,

“Didn’t you say earlier you wanted to stream in the box room? Why didn’t you do it later?”

“Oh, those dishes were so good. As soon as they were served, we were just focused on grabbing food. Who had the thought to stream?”

Hua Xiaoling lied without changing her expression.

How could she tell Brother No. 1 that the box room he reserved was too small, and the dishes too few, making her embarrassed to stream?

It would be inconsiderate to say such a thing.

And besides, she was telling the truth, everyone was busy grabbing food, and indeed, there was no time for streaming.

“Oh, those dishes were indeed delicious!”

Brother No. 1 nodded, and said thoughtfully,

“Next time, when I can reserve a larger box room, we’ll bring more people, order a table full of dishes, and then you can do your streaming properly.”

“Mm-hmm, sure, I’ll be waiting!”

Hearing his words, Hua Xiaoling also blushed slightly.

Who said Brother No. 1 doesn’t understand? He understands more than anyone!

After all, hardly a wealthy person is simplistic.

If you really take him for a fool, it’s you who’s the fool!

…

In the kitchen of Room No. 7, with the help of Pei Guofu, a food preparation worker, and the two apprentices, Deng Zehang and Ma Wendong, Jiang Yu felt a lot more relaxed.

For instance, some of the preparation work that Ma Guoqiang, He Chunxiao, and others had left undone previously originally needed Jiang Yu to complete himself.

Since he couldn’t send these bits and pieces of chores back, it was too time-consuming.

But now, with Pei Guofu and the others, Jiang Yu didn’t have to worry about these things, the three of them could handle it all.

In the kitchen, Jiang Yu just needed to take the prepared ingredients, cook them, and hand them to the waiter to serve.

He was responsible for the final step in cooking.

Only four box rooms were reserved for this noon; if Jiang Yu did it all alone, it might have been tough, but with the tasks shared, he was obviously much lighter.

Dishes started serving from eleven-thirty in the morning, and the three worked non-stop until one in the afternoon to complete all the dishes for the four box rooms.

Pei Guofu and the other two entered Jiang Yu’s kitchen for the first time, also witnessing Jiang Yu’s cooking for the first time. The whole noon, they were immersed in the tempting aroma, almost losing themselves in it.

They had never smelled such mouth-watering flavors in this lifetime, enticing scents dancing alive through their nostrils!

It felt like not taking a bite would be doing a disservice to the stomach!

Unfortunately, as mere kitchen staff, no matter how tempted, they had to hold back, with saliva constantly swallowing down.

At this moment, they were full of anticipation, wondering if after serving the box room guests, the boss would let them taste a few dishes.

If they could eat such meals regularly in the future, even without a salary, many people would still rush to do it!

They initially thought it was a mediocre job, but who would have thought it would turn out to be a coveted one…

Life is full of surprises!

Jiang Yu obviously didn’t expect that in just a few hours, Pei Guofu and the others would undergo a transformation of the mind.

However, whether this transformation is good or bad can only be seen from future developments.

At this moment, after finishing the work in a few private rooms, he felt a bit tired himself and was a little reluctant to cook.

He took out his phone to check the time; it was just past one in the afternoon, and the kitchen on the first floor had just started serving lunch.

“Let’s have lunch in the kitchen on the first floor; we won’t cook for ourselves.”

Jiang Yu stood up from the chair and said to Pei Guofu and the others,

“Xiaodeng, go inform those servers and let them come down too.”

“Oh, okay.”

Deng Zehang responded and went on his way.

Pei Guofu and Ma Wendong exchanged a glance and saw a hint of disappointment in each other’s eyes.

They had thought they’d be eating upstairs, but alas, they wouldn’t get to taste those delicious dishes.

But they were just wishful thinking; after all, it’s normal not to eat such delicious dishes.

Those are for the rich and powerful; how could they afford to eat them?

Jiang Yu glanced at them unintentionally and understood what they were thinking, shook his head, and said:

“Forget it, Xiaoma, go call them over; we’ll make it ourselves.

As it happens, Lao Jia on the first floor is back today, and he said he wants to come up for lunch, so no need to bother the first floor.

Lao Pei, can you be troubled to go once more to bring Lao Jia up?”

He paused and added,

“Right, others are not allowed to come with me. I don’t want to cook that many dishes.”

Upon hearing this, Ma Wendong’s earlier slight unhappiness vanished instantly. His face lit up, and he nodded repeatedly:

“Oh, okay! I’ll go right away!”

Saying this, he dashed off to find Deng Zehang and the others.

Pei Guofu also responded and walked a few steps out, then stopped, turned back to Jiang Yu, and said seriously:

“Boss, thank you!”

“Thank me for what, it’s just a meal.”

Jiang Yu waved his hand at him and went back to work.

After all, being middle-aged, he thought a lot more than those young ones like Ma Wendong and the others.

After the meal, the originally slightly reserved Pei Guofu and the other two opened up quite a bit, talking, laughing, and even becoming closer.

Pei Guofu was relatively better; being middle-aged, he was used to being more reserved.

Even when tasting Jiang Yu’s dishes for the first time, he only exclaimed they were “delicious” and then didn’t say much.

But his expression of enjoyment and the occasional amazement in his eyes showed his inner turmoil.

However, Deng Zehang and Ma Wendong were much more open.

During the meal, exclamations and praises came from them frequently, as if they were using up a lifetime’s worth of amazement in this one afternoon.

After that meal, the three new employees undoubtedly felt a sense of belonging to the Seventh Dining Hall.

After all, not many would be foolish enough to pass up such good food and a good boss—it’s a rare find.

Only a fool would think of leaving here!

After lunch, Jia Dequan sat there, furrowing his brow, lost in thought, about who knows what.

Jiang Yu saw him sitting there without any movement for a long time, couldn’t help but pat his arm and playfully asked:

“What’s up? Something on your mind?”

“After the New Year, I’ve realized your cooking skills have improved.”

“Isn’t it normal for my cooking skills to improve?”

Jiang Yu responded calmly, saying,

“I was quite busy this past year, either cooking in the kitchen or on my way to cook.

Making so many dishes, if there’s not even a bit of improvement, that would be hard to justify.”

“Improvement is good; if you hadn’t improved, I would actually be a bit worried.”

“What are you worried about?”

“Haha, I heard that not long ago, you prepared a banquet that sold for 100,000 yuan.”

“Hiss! Where did you hear that from? Brother Xiao Wu?”

Jiang Yu, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but be shocked.

This happened so long ago that he almost forgot about it, yet it came out from Lao Jia’s mouth.

Thinking it over, it seemed like only Lu Shuwu could have told him.

“Don’t guess blindly; it wasn’t Xiaowu who said it. This news has spread all over the chef circle.”

Lao Jia smiled at Jiang Yu, somewhat gloating,

“Just wait, soon enough, someone who is not convinced will come to challenge you.”

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