I work as a chef in the university cafeteria

Chapter 206 Need to be picky, but they can't do it

Jiang Daqi canteen, a small box on the first floor.

Xiong Tiansheng picked up the hot teacup and blew on it, took a sip of hot tea, then sighed and said:

"Xiao Jiang, I came to you this time because I really need something."

"Mr. Xiong, we are already so familiar, so why don't you say such polite words?"

Jiang Yu had expected it a long time ago, so naturally he would not show a surprised expression. He picked up the hot water bottle and filled Xiong Tiansheng's cup, and said with a smile,

"Speak up if you have something to do, don't ask for anything.

If this gets out, no one else will say it. I am a student who is so arrogant, and the teacher asks you to do something, so I have to beg you...

Wouldn't my little reputation be ruined? "

Xiong Tiansheng didn't know that Jiang Yu deliberately said something so playful, but he didn't want to make the atmosphere so dignified, so he didn't keep his face sullen.

In fact, think about it, I have no skills, but the students have the skills to help you solve the problem. In this case, even if you pull your face and beg, so what?
Who made you useless?
If you have the ability yourself, it should be someone else who begs you!

After all, people, you still have to strengthen yourself.

If you want to rely on others, you have to lose something, either your body or your dignity.

After thinking about this, Xiong Tiansheng was more or less calm. He was not as tense as when he first came in. He shook his head with a smile and said:

"You Xiaojiang, when you spoke in the past, you were always serious. I thought that was your temperament. I didn't expect that you can also joke.

You have more than a little reputation, your reputation is not much worse than Liu Xining now! "

"Mr. Xiong was joking, joking, senior sister Liu is a big star, how can I compare?"

When Jiang Yu heard this, he waved his hands again and again, then paused, as if he had remembered something, he asked with a smile,

"Speaking of which, our school will celebrate its centennial this year, will Senior Sister Liu and the others be invited back then?"

"Liu Xining is a well-known alumnus of ours, so we definitely want to invite her. As for whether she will come back in time, that's another matter."

Having said this, Xiong Tiansheng's heart suddenly moved, and he said,
"There are still a lot of well-known alumni in our school. If they all come back, the eight boxes of yours may not be enough!"

Jiang University has a long history. Although it has undergone several changes, it still stands tall. It has been 100 years now. This is a very meaningful event for a university.

Therefore, as early as last year, Jiang University had already decided to hold its centennial celebration in October in the second half of this year, and it has already entered into the preparations early.

"Shouldn't receiving alumni be a matter of the Taoyuan Hall? It has nothing to do with me as a student cafeteria, right?"

After Jiang Yu heard this, he didn't care. He took a sip of tea from the teacup on the coffee table, smacked his lips, and changed the subject.
"By the way, Mr. Xiong, you haven't said what you want me to do!"

"Uh, well, although it's not easy to talk about it, since everyone is here, I can only talk to you with a thick skin."

Xiong Tiansheng was still too thin-skinned, thinking about talking about other things first, and then finding a suitable opportunity to tell his own things. In this way, even if Jiang Yu was in trouble, he could take it back, so as not to Embarrassing for both.

Who knew that Jiang Yu's temper was so impatient, and he brought it up before the topic broke.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Xiong Tinsheng could only sigh secretly, and continued to speak,
"That's what happened. Vice President He planned to get in touch with the heads of several departments of the school, so he wanted to hold a party.

Because the dining room No. [-] in your place is more suitable in our school, so he asked me to ask, see if you can have a room here..."

"That's it?"

Jiang Yu couldn't help being taken aback, and turned to look at Xiong Tiansheng.

"That's it."

Seeing that Jiang Yu reacted so strongly, Xiong Tengsheng's heart tightened, and he said quickly,

"If it's really difficult, forget it.

I also know that the boxes in dining room No. [-] are very tight, and no one else can grab them, so I want you to share a box, it's true..."

"No, Mr. Xiong, you have misunderstood. I mean, it's just such a small matter, it's worth your coming over in person? Why don't you just call me?"

Seeing that Xiong Tiansheng was quite nervous, Jiang Yu quickly waved his hand to interrupt him, and said with some reproach,

"It's just a box. If someone asks me for it, I might have to think about whether to give it to me. You can do it anytime you want!"

There are a total of eight boxes in dining room No. [-], why only four of them are reserved for each meal?

In addition to the lack of manpower and being too busy, another consideration is to leave a few empty boxes to cope with the current situation.

After all, Jiang Yu opened a restaurant on the campus of Jiang University, so there is no guarantee that some unexpected things will not happen.

For example, like now, if Jiang Yu really couldn't get a box, Xiong Tiansheng would naturally be fine, but the relationship between the two may gradually fade.

For a private room, chilling people's hearts and weakening relationships, this is naturally not what Jiang Yu wants to see.

Therefore, even if there are enough people in dining room No. [-] in the future, he will definitely have one or two boxes vacant for each meal.

The money earned by booking one more box would not make Jiang Yu a rich man, but leaving an empty box would give Jiang Yu room to move in and out.

When there is an accident, this box can be taken out for emergency at any time; if there is no accident, then he does not have much loss, it is nothing more than earning less money.

Jiang Yu, who has already paid off his foreign debts, still cares about this little money?
Of course it doesn't matter!
Look, isn't Xiong Tengsheng's current situation unexpected?
"Xiao Jiang, you..."

After hearing Jiang Yu's words, Xiong Tiansheng was so excited that he was at a loss for what to do. He said incoherently,
"I really, really don't know what to say, thank you, thank you Xiaojiang!"

Originally, it was a very embarrassing thing for him, but it was just a trivial thing in Jiang Yu's eyes!

Especially the words that Jiang Yu said later, "I have to consider whether to give a box when someone else comes to ask for it. If you want it, you can do it anytime." These words moved Xiong Tiansheng very much.

He really didn't expect that he still had such a heavy weight in Jiang Yu's heart!
You know, for such a private room, you can’t even make a reservation now, and the transfer fee for the private room alone costs thousands of dollars. Those with a dark heart dare to call out a high price of 1 yuan.

But even when the box was so tense, Jiang Yu could still say "You can do whatever you want", how could this not move him?

"Mr. Xiong, it's really no trouble."

Jiang Yu picked up the cup of hot tea in front of Xiong Tiansheng and handed it to him, without hiding anything, he said with a smile,

"I dare not lie to you, in fact, I only reserved four of these eight boxes for each meal.

One is that there are not enough people on the second floor at present, and I am the only cook, so I can't handle so many diners.

The other one is that I have been in school for so many years, and I have some teachers, classmates and friends. What if they need to come to me and ask for a box someday?So, I have to keep a few for emergencies anyway.

However, Mr. Xiong, let it be fine if you have heard about it, but don't tell it outside, otherwise, if more people come to me to ask for a box, I won't be able to handle it! "

"No, no, Xiao Jiang, don't worry, I will forget about this when I go out, and I will definitely not tell the second person."

Xiong Tiansheng nodded again and again, and was shocked in his heart.

No wonder Niu Wenlin kept saying on the phone before, why didn't he even ask Jiang Yu, why did he feel that this box was not available?Jiang Yu is much smarter than you!
When he heard this before, he still didn't take it seriously, thinking that Niu Wenlin was too self-righteous, and the box outside was robbed like crazy, where else could Jiang Yu get out of the box?

Now when he heard Jiang Yu say that only four of the eight private rooms had been reserved, and most of the remaining four were for emergencies, he immediately understood what Niu Wenlin meant.

It turns out that the clown has always been himself!
In fact, Niu Wenlin had already thought about it. Even if Jiang Yu had enough people, he would not take out all the boxes to book, at least he would reserve a few for himself to deal with teachers, classmates, or relatives and friends.

As long as a person lives in the world, he will not be alone. There will always be various simple or complex social relationships around him.

Others are coming to your door. As a restaurant owner, if you don't even come to a box, are you looking down on others, or yourself?
Therefore, Niu Wenlin concluded that Jiang Yu must have a box in his hand, and as long as Xiong Tiansheng came to the door and opened his mouth, there was no possibility of him returning empty-handed.

"Oh, Lao Niu is right again, Jiang Yu is indeed much smarter than me."

Xiong Tiansheng couldn't help but sighed secretly in his heart, why couldn't he figure out things that both Lao Niu and Jiang Yu could figure out?

I didn't even think about the social relationship between people, so it's no wonder that I wasted so many years in the position of deputy director...

This is not a question of ability at all, but a question of emotional intelligence!

Although he wanted to go to the box, Xiong Tiansheng felt more uncomfortable than if he didn't go to the box. This is probably because he saw clearly his sense of gap in the future.

Alas, the gap is too big!
"By the way, Mr. Xiong, I think it might as well be like this."

Jiang Yu didn't know what he said, which made Xiong Tiansheng's heart twitch. He picked up the teacup on the coffee table and took another sip of tea, and continued,
"Didn't the reservations for boxes on the second floor stop during this time? When the reservations reopen in a few days, I may put a few more boxes out for each meal, so that there won't be many vacant boxes.

But on the school side, isn't there a centennial celebration this year?Although there are still a few months until the school celebration, there is no guarantee that someone will come in the middle. It happens that Mr. Xiong and you are responsible for the work of contacting and receiving alumni.

Then just do it like this, I can reserve a box for the school alone, and if there is a need for reception, Mr. Xiong can call me at any time. "

"Ah this..."

Jiang Yu's proposal made Xiong Tiansheng's heart tremble, and the teacup he was holding shook and almost fell to the ground.

This Jiang Yu is trying to "gift" himself political achievements in different ways!

I heard that the school also planned to arrange the reception of alumni in dining room No. [-], but before discussing this matter with Jiang Yu, Jiang Yu had already introduced the private room reservation system.

And now the No. [-] dining room is so popular in the outside world, countless people are watching every move, and the school is also worried about the impact, so it has to put this matter down for the time being.

A few days ago, the Director of the Academic Affairs Office was complaining to himself that this matter was not easy to handle. Unexpectedly, Jiang Yu would take the initiative to hand over the box to him...

As long as I go back and talk about it, who can deny my "credit"?
Xiong Tiansheng hurriedly held the teacup steady, nodded again and again, and said gratefully,
"Xiao Jiang, this, this is really great. I've been worrying about this all the time. Before the school celebration, there will definitely be many alumni who need to come back early. After all, some arrangements during the school celebration require both parties to communicate in advance to avoid Got something went wrong.

I was still worrying, if those alumni came back, it would be more appropriate to arrange where to eat. With your words, a big stone in my heart finally fell to the ground. "

"Mr. Xiong, if you keep thanking me so much, I dare not sit with you and drink tea."

Jiang Yu turned his head and looked at Xiong Tiansheng helplessly, shook his head and said,

"If this is heard by people who don't know, I'm afraid I won't be able to take off the hat of 'deceiving the master and destroying the ancestors' on my head!

Who has ever seen a teacher say a few words to his students and keep thanking them?This is not deceiving the master and destroying the ancestors, what is it? "

……

When Jiang Yu and Xiong Tiansheng were sitting on the sofa in a small box, drinking tea and chatting, in a large restaurant called "Xiangchu Flavor Restaurant" on the bustling road section of Jiangxia City, Jingchu Province, The two chefs, one fat and one thin, were also talking.

Moreover, what they said was actually related to Jiang Yu, who was hundreds of kilometers away!

"Senior Brother Qian, I heard people say that Jiang Yu from the Seventh Canteen of Jiangzhou University seemed to say that he would not accept the challenge..."

One of them was a tall, thin man who looked to be in his early 30s, wearing a white chef's uniform and a white chef's hat on his head. While sharpening a kitchen knife by the sink, he asked with a smile,

"If this is the case, wouldn't your previous plan be cancelled?"

"Hehe, this guy surnamed Jiang is also clever. Seeing that the situation is not going well, he quickly avoids the limelight by not accepting the challenge. But in my opinion, his approach is really naive."

The chubby, bald chef next to him was called Qian Yunfan. He was holding a carrot in his hand, and while peeling the skin quickly, he said with a sneer,

"After all, I'm only in my twenties, and being praised so much by others makes me both proud and apprehensive, for fear of being exposed.

Did he think it would be useful if he didn't accept the challenge?Not to mention other places, just here in Jiangxia, there are many chefs from big restaurants who want to meet him and have a good competition with him! "

"Tsk tsk, these people are really smart!"

The slender chef's name is Li Wenlong. Like Qian Yunfan, he is the chef of this Xiangchu restaurant, but compared to Qian Yunfan, his cooking skills are much worse.

After hearing what Qian Yunfan said, Li Wenlong straightened up and tried the freshly sharpened kitchen knife with his thumb, shook his head with a smile and said,

"Finally, a well-known Internet celebrity chef appeared, but everyone wanted to take this opportunity to step him down in front of everyone. In this way, the reputation accumulated by this Internet celebrity chef before, Isn't it all cheap for yourself?
No wonder so many people couldn't wait to go to Jiangzhou as soon as they heard about this, for fear of being preempted by other chefs! "

"Can you blame others for stepping on him? If you want to blame, you can only blame him for not knowing!"

Qian Yunfan peeled the carrot in his hand, put it under the faucet, rinsed it with water, then shook off the water, picked it up, put it in his mouth, bit off a piece with a "click", and began to chew happily. , he waved the peeled carrot and continued with a look of disdain,

"A table is worth 10 yuan, and he dares to accept it with such a meager level? In the entire culinary world, few people dare to sell such a high price! Who does he think he is?
Since he is so high-profile, don't blame others for using him as a stepping stone to step on him. This is a disaster he caused himself. "

"Speaking of which, he is really miserable."

Li Wenlong sighed regretfully, but there was a playful expression on his face,

"It's really not easy for one person to make everyone in the circle scream and beat.

But I'm curious, since he made it clear that he doesn't accept the challenge, what are you going to do, Senior Brother Qian? "

"It's not easy?"

Qian Yunfan turned his head and glanced at Li Wenlong, and said with a smile,

"Didn't Jiang Yu's No. [-] dining room make a reservation for a private room before? He Dazhuang, the chef of 'Fengyun Restaurant', did not know what to do. In short, he just got a private room, and the time is tomorrow afternoon.

At that time, several well-known restaurants and restaurants in Jiangxia will gather a dozen or so people to go to Jiangzhou together, and then order a table of dishes, comment on them while shooting videos, criticize the dishes he made from head to toe, and then share them with others. The video is posted online.

Once this video is released, it will definitely cause a sensation. At that time, Jiang Yu will be on the verge of riding a tiger. Even if it is just to protect his reputation, he will have to come out to deal with it. When the time comes, we will propose a competition with him. He will not agree. no.

With ten of our chefs working together to do this, it's hard not to cause a sensation. "

"High, this trick is really high!"

Li Wenlong gave Qian Yunfan a thumbs up in admiration, and then said regretfully,
"It's a pity, I can't go to such an interesting event, otherwise, I have to take a good look at how wonderful the expression on Jiang Yu's face is."

Qian Yunfan took another bite of the carrot, threw the remaining roots into the trash can not far away, clapped his hands and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, I will send you a copy of the video when the time comes, isn't it easy to watch a movie?"

……

Jiang Yu, who is far away in Jiangzhou, naturally doesn't know what happened in Jiangxia.

After drinking two cups of tea with Xiong Tiansheng in the small box, and chatting for a while, Xiong Tiansheng, who was already a little restless, said goodbye and left.

Having obtained the right to use the box, he was in a turbulent mood at the moment, and he just wanted to go back early and talk to Niu Wenlin about this matter, and share his joy.

Sending Xiong Tiansheng out of the cafeteria gate, Jiang Yu couldn't help shaking his head and laughing when he saw the unconcealable joy in the corners of his eyes and the hurriedly leaving as soon as he left the door. Teacher Xiong really couldn't hide what was on his mind!

After feeling emotional for a while, Jiang Yu turned around, ready to go back to the small box and rest for a while before going upstairs. There are still four diners in the box at night, so he still has to go up earlier to prepare.

As soon as he came to the door of the small box, he saw Jia Dequan walking out of the kitchen slowly with a thermos in his arms.

After seeing him, Jia Dequan grinned and said, "I was just about to go up to find you, but I didn't expect you to come down by yourself."

Jiang Yu opened the door of the small box, let Jia Dequan go in first, and then followed him in.

After sitting down on the sofa, Jiang Yu looked up at Jia Dequan and asked curiously:
"I didn't see you coming up for lunch, why are you thinking about going up now? What, you have something to do with me?"

"Hey, it's not a big deal."

Jia Dequan unscrewed the thermos cup, blew on it, took a sip of water, then smacked his lips and continued,
"Do you remember what I told you the day I came back?"

Jiang Yu frowned, thought about it carefully, and asked tentatively, "Could it be that you want to tell me that a chef is coming to challenge me?"

"It's not one or two chefs, it's a group!"

Jia Dequan seemed very happy to see this kind of thing, he said with a smile,
"My apprentice knew I was here, so he called me specifically to tell me.

He said that there is a chef in Jiangxia who did not know where to get a box on our second floor, and chefs from a dozen major restaurants and restaurants are gearing up and preparing to come to Jiangzhou in the next two days! "

"Come on, come on, we don't have a gate in Dajiang Prefecture, so is it possible to lock them out?"

Jiang Yu also took a sip of water, and said indifferently,

"As long as they have booked a box, I will receive them. Otherwise, they will go back and forth wherever they come from. I can't just eat and drink for free here."

A group of chefs from Jiangxia booked a box in dining room No. [-] for dinner?
Then come chant!

As long as you don't intend to eat "overlord meal", you can do whatever you want!
"Hehehe, I knew you would react like this."

Jia Dequan couldn't help laughing, he raised his finger and pointed at Jiang Yu, reminding,
"However, you also have to have some snacks. These chefs have come prepared. They plan to be diners for a while, to criticize your dishes, and then they want to recruit you to try their cooking skills! "

Jiang Yu said: "Oh, let's go then, I wish they could pick out the thorns, so that there is room for improvement in my cooking."

Since you dare to be a chef, don't be afraid that your dishes will be picked on and found fault with.

Because sometimes, the tongue of the diners is the only criterion for whether the dish is well done. Only when the diners criticize, can the chef continue to explore and improve in practice, and the cooking skills will become more and more exquisite.

Therefore, Jiang Yu wasn't worried at all, but rather happy.

First of all, you have to be able to pick out the thorns!
If you can't even pick out the thorns, what's the use of jumping hard?

Moreover, if you can really pick out the thorns, that's great, because only in this way can Jiang Yu keep improving the dishes, can he keep making progress, right?
No one is a god, even if you are a state banquet chef, the dishes you cook cannot be perfect. If you really want to be picky, you will always be able to pick out, it depends on whether you have the ability.

What's more, what about Jiang Yu, whose culinary skills have not yet reached the top level?

"It's quite surprising that you think so. You know, even some well-known chefs only like to be praised by others, and they don't like others to find fault with them."

After hearing Jiang Yu's words, Jia Dequan was also taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and said with a smile,
"But to be honest, with the level of the group of chefs from Jiang Xia, if they really eat your dishes, they will all be stupid by then, so why would they bother to find fault with you?

If you want to criticize, they can't do it! "

　In the future, why not combine the two chapters into one?It looks like this, it's more refreshing, and the plot will not be interrupted.

　　Then it will be updated every day at [-] o'clock in the morning, try not to delay.

　　Thank you for your support!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)