It’s not easy to be an interstellar chef

Chapter 261

Minister Jiang was still smiling. His smile had never disappeared from the beginning, but his words were a rejection: "This is the first canteen. Let's forget it. Be cautious."

It was right to be cautious, and Su Chaoqi understood it. After all, this was something that had never been done before. But she still had to say something: "It is impossible to establish only one community canteen in the future. The chefs of each canteen must be selected from the farm. How many people are left on the farm?"

There are only more than a hundred people on the farm now. Although we are planning to increase the number of staff, it will not be possible in a short time. The new people need to learn and hone their skills before they can take charge of the farm. Farming is not an easy task, so there are definitely not enough people now.

Minister Jiang said vaguely: "We'll talk about the future later, let's not consider attracting investment now."

"Yes, let's do it first," Mrs. Zhuge said with a smile, trying to smooth things over. "Besides, this matter is not yours to handle. If necessary, I will definitely contact Manager Qin."

Su Chaoqi understood what Mrs. Zhuge meant, so he smiled and stopped talking.

Originally, cooperation was not something that could be negotiated just by mentioning it casually. Even if she had to negotiate it eight or ten times, it would have to be negotiated three or four times. She just wanted to leave an impression on Minister Jiang and let him know about the Blue Star Snacks brand.

Although Blue Star Snacks is considered an internet celebrity among students and young people, it is obvious that someone in Minister Jiang's position does not have much time to surf the Internet, so the possibility that he knows Blue Star Snacks is very small.

When she mentioned Blue Star Snacks just now, Minister Jiang didn't have any special reaction, proving that he really didn't know.

Mrs. Zhuge's words just now seemed to end the topic, but in fact they were also a promise to her, so Su Chaoqi didn't say anything more.

Madam Zhuge turned to Minister Jiang and said, "She has shares in Blue Star Snacks. She invested in the company with her technology. Even the cafeteria relies on the information she provided."

This is the reason why Su Chaoqi said these words when explaining to Minister Jiang.

Minister Jiang nodded after listening to this: "You are so amazing, you are worthy of being a student of the First Military Academy."

I heard that Minister Jiang probably also graduated from the First Military Academy.

Su Chaoqi didn't find it surprising at all. Factions are something that would disappear in the interstellar space.

Alumni are naturally related and are most likely to develop into the same faction.

After sending Minister Jiang away, who came to learn from her, Mrs. Zhuge looked at Su Chaoqi unhappily and poked her forehead: "You are so brave. You dare to say anything."

You have to know that Minister Jiang's rank is not low. He has been in charge of the finances of a certain army. In terms of spending, that army spends the least because of his good management.

"Aren't you here?" Su Chaoqi smiled. "If I say something wrong, won't you cover it for me?"

If Madam Zhuge had not been present, even if she had mentioned it, she would have used a more tactful approach instead of being so straightforward.

Madam Zhuge sighed, "Contracting has its advantages, but as the first one, as a pilot project, we definitely cannot contract it out to others. We are worried."

"It's not like they're going to contract out everything," Su Chaoqi said, "just leave a window."

"One window?" Mrs. Zhuge felt it was troublesome. "Why not take over the entire cafeteria?"

It would be much easier to contract the entire canteen, and we wouldn't have to steal people from her.

"It's impossible to contract it," Su Chaoqi shook his head. "People at the snack stands can only make the snacks they are responsible for. The canteen should still focus on making big pot dishes."

But these are just their ideas, and they cannot tell the military what to do.

Madam Zhuge sighed and changed the subject: "Xiao Qiao said you are researching something new recently?"

"Well, let's take a look at genetics," Su Chaoqi nodded. "My idea is fine in the general direction, but I haven't found a way to implement it specifically."

"Genetics is not a simple field," Mrs. Zhuge frowned, "If you want to study in depth, I'm afraid you can only go the academic route."

According to her understanding of Su Chaoqi, Su Chaoqi was not very enthusiastic about academics before.

"Yes," Su Chaoqi nodded, "I've been having a hard time reading genetics books these days. If I don't have someone to teach and guide me, I'm afraid my progress will be very slow."

As for whether to pursue a career in academia, Su Chaoqi did not have much objection. To her, academia was also a means to achieve a goal. If necessary, she could pursue a career in academia for a while and then leave. What she did not like about the academic path was that there were too many restrictions, unlike now when she could do whatever she wanted.

Seeing that she knew what was going on, Mrs. Zhuge felt relieved.

In fact, even if Su Chaoqi does nothing now, judging from the dividends she gets from various industries, she and Su Chaoliu can still live a worry-free life. However, she obviously has no intention of stopping and is moving towards more difficult fields.

Su Chaoqi, who was moving towards a more difficult field, went back to study.

Genetics was too profound, and Su Chaoqi was having a hard time learning it. She wrote down the questions that arose during her study. Qiao Zhiyan thought she was a little obsessed with her studies, so he simply pulled her out of the room.

"I'm fine," Su Chaoqi said helplessly, "I do morning exercises every morning and eat three meals in the cafeteria. My schedule is normal, don't worry about me."

"Don't worry?" Qiao Zhiyan said unhappily, "Who was it that was daydreaming while eating today and broke the bowl?"

Su Chaoqi did feel a little guilty for breaking the bowl, but she was thinking about something at the time, so she was in a daze and didn't pay attention to her surroundings.

She raised her hands in surrender: "Alright, alright, I get it, stop nagging me."

Qiao Zhiyan looked at her and sighed: "I really can't understand you. You can live comfortably in your comfort zone, but you insist on stepping out of it."

Yue Ming has been continuously looking for edible plants for her. Once she finds any, she can look for partners. Then she can provide information and get a steady stream of income, which is commonly known as making money while lying down.

"What's the point of staying in a comfort zone?" Su Chaoqi chuckled. "I want to do something challenging."

Promoting food in the interstellar space is very challenging. After all, it is a completely blank area, with only a small piece occupied by the Chefs Association. However, this matter has become less interesting after it has become standardized.

What she found boring was not so simple for Qiao Zhiyan.

"Did you see that?" Qiao Zhiyan pointed to the pond in front of him. "According to your request, the eggs laid by the ducks I raised have all been made into preserved eggs and salted eggs. They are almost ready to eat. You can take some with you when you leave."

Su Chaoqi didn't know why Qiao Zhiyan said this to her, so she just nodded in agreement.

Qiao Zhiyan sneered at her and said, "If I remember correctly, you also want to raise pigs, cattle and sheep. Why are you throwing all these things to me?"

Su Chaoqi shrank her neck. These were indeed what she had said to Qiao Zhiyan at the beginning. After all, pork, beef and mutton were also commonly used meats. She hadn't eaten them for a long time. It would be best if she could raise them herself. Besides, she also missed the derivative products of cattle, milk. With milk, she could make milk tea, which had huge profits.

There are also other dairy products. Although she is good at it and mostly makes Chinese food, she can also make Western desserts. If she doesn’t know how to make them, she can learn from the materials.

But she couldn't let go of genetics either.

Su Chaoqi looked at Qiao Zhiyan: "How about a few years later?"

"I don't have any objection," Qiao Zhiyan shrugged. "I'm not like you who can make a fuss. I'm satisfied with the farm maintaining its current state, but I have reserved space on the ground for the pigs, cattle and sheep you want to raise. If you don't want to do it, then I won't keep them."

Su Chaoqi thought for a moment and said, "Don't keep them. Pigs, cattle and sheep are too lethal. Although the people on the farm are all retired soldiers, there is still a big gap between ordinary soldiers and supernatural warriors."

"How can there be so many superpower warriors?" Qiao Zhiyan thought she was daydreaming. "If superpower warriors don't join the army, the military will be angry with you first."

Superpower warriors are a scarce resource, and good steel should be used on the blade. However, Su Chaoqi wants the superpower warriors to raise pigs for her. Who would be willing to do that?

"What about the retired ones?" Su Chaoqi asked, "Like Uncle Zhao, isn't he a retired superpower warrior?"

Qiao Zhiyan was helpless: "They have already retired from the army, can't you just let them go?"

"No," Su Chaoqi rolled his eyes and said, "I'm creating re-employment opportunities for them, understand?"

"All I see is you exploiting their labor."

After joking around for a while, Su Chaoqi really felt that something in his mind loosened a little, and he was not holding himself so tightly.

I have been too obsessed with studying these days. Once I am addicted, I will want to figure out what I don’t know, and then I will study desperately, and then the problems will accumulate.

Now her mind was finally pulled away from studying and she began to think about what Qiao Zhiyan said.

"The number of superpower warriors is indeed far from enough now," she said, "but the number will definitely increase in the future. The problem now is that we always have concerns when doing things."

Just like the "Take advantage of a loophole" sign at the entrance of the B&B's buffet restaurant, just like they are still afraid to use eggs, and just like they only dare to consider selling vegetarian food.

The monopoly and rules of the Chefs Association are incorrect, but they have to be followed.

Does Su Chaoqi accept it? Of course not. She came from Blue Star, and these rules are shit in her eyes.

She wanted to overturn the rules set by the Chefs Association. If she wanted to do things without any scruples, she had to directly break the rules of the Chefs Association.

Before that, she needs to accumulate more foundation, and academic studies may be able to buy her some protection.

Qiao Zhiyan looked at Su Chaoqi in amazement. Either he saw that Su Chaoqi was studying too hard, so he pulled her out to change her mood. How could she come to such a conclusion so quickly?