Chef at the University Canteen-Chapter 452 - 267: If the Boss Went on a Blind Date, the Girls Would Line Up to Downtown (Part 3)
"He said he’d back out, so just let him back out, but this old guy even winked at me and mysteriously said:
’Xiaojiang, good luck!’
Before Jiang Yu could react, his head retracted, and he closed the door again.
When Jiang Yu turned back, he saw Editor Zhu’s face was flushed with a shy expression, that’s when he realized what Lao Jia meant.
This old guy, he thought I was hitting on someone!
After I finished telling Zhu the story of myself and the Seventh Dining Hall and just sent her off, back on the first-floor kitchen, everyone eagerly started teasing me.
Jiang Yu couldn’t help but sigh, a bit helplessly he said,
’I’ve explained to you all, that woman just now is a magazine editor who specifically came to interview me, don’t talk nonsense!’
These people, why won’t they listen to explanations?
’Xiaojiang, you’re wrong about that.’
Jia Dequan somehow found a rocking chair, swaying back and forth, he earnestly spouted nonsense,
’Even if she’s a female editor interviewing you, so what? Her interviewing you means you two know each other, right?
Sometimes, fate between people comes just like that, as long as you have the intention, the connection will deepen!
Overall, I have high hopes for this girl, nothing else to say, she looks quite good!’
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu felt his head swell, he waved his hand repeatedly and said:
’Stop, stop! That’s enough of this talk, don’t trouble yourselves with my issues.’
Turning his head, Jiang Yu saw Lu Shuwu with an excited face and glowing eyes, his mouth opened as if he wanted to say more, Jiang Yu glared at him and said irritably,
’You shut up!
You’re almost thirty and still a single dog, and you dare talk about my affairs, solve your own problem first!’
’...’
Lu Shuwu’s smile froze instantly.
I didn’t even say much, why am I being dragged into this single dog remark?
(๑•́₃•̀๑)!
’Ahem!’ Seeing the atmosphere in the kitchen become slightly awkward, Ma Guoqiang quickly coughed twice, instantly changing the topic, and asked with a smile,
’Boss, the weather is getting hotter now, and as the temperature rises, our sales of cold stir noodles have gone up, I expect business to get even better in a while.
To avoid running short, do you think we should increase the order for rice noodles, boss?’
Jiang Yu thought for a moment and asked, ’Selling so many portions of stir noodles every day, can you handle it alone?’
’It’s okay, not too tiring.’
Ma Guoqiang smiled and said,
’If the boss thinks it’s too tiring for me alone to handle this, then let Xiaofeng help me.
He can blanch the noodles, I can adjust the seasoning, this way I can also get a stool, then there will definitely be no problem.’
This Xiaofeng, is naturally Feng Leqing from Xiao Xiang, Jian Ning. Previously when Ma Guoqiang was making sugar cakes, Feng Leqing assisted, practically becoming half of his apprentice.
Now he needs manpower for making Jiangzhou stir noodles, of course, he thought of Feng Leqing first.
Jiang Yu didn’t object, nodded and agreed:
’Okay, with two people, it’s quicker, and it saves students from waiting too long in line.’
After saying this, he suddenly thought of something and turned to Lu Shuwu,
’Right, now the weather’s hot, let’s cook some mung bean congee in the morning, replace it with one of the porridges that sell relatively poorly.’
’Good, I was actually planning to talk to you about this.’
Lu Shuwu nodded and continued, ’There’s another thing, should we switch the hot brine for cold brine since it’s summer?’
’No need to switch, hot is more fragrant and better for the stomach.’
Jiang Yu shook his head with a smile, ’It’s not that we should solely eat cold food just because it’s hot, it’s okay to eat cold food occasionally but hot food is mainstream.’
After a pause, he continued,
’Don’t we have empty stainless steel barrels for cool tea in the kitchen?
In the evening I will make some sour plum soup, chill it overnight, then add some ice cubes and move it to the dining hall for students to drink for free.
This sour plum soup will be the ’benefit’ the dining hall offers students this summer.’
’Chilled sour plum soup? This stuff is great, it cools heat, relieves summer heat, stimulates appetite, promotes digestion, it’s the best summer drink!’
Upon hearing this, Jia Dequan nodded repeatedly, he turned to look at Jiang Yu, curious,
’With so many flavors on the market, each different, what’s your sour plum soup’s recipe?’
Jiang Yu smiled mysteriously and said two words: ’Family recipe.’
Jia Dequan was stunned, then pursed his lips and lay back down, muttering softly:
’Everything’s family recipe, the treasures handed down in your family probably rival those in the Forbidden City...’
Though he spoke quietly, Jiang Yu still heard him, but he didn’t mind, grinned and went to the prep room. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
Sour plum soup is Huaxia’s traditional summer drink, mainly made from ingredients like dark plums, hawthorn, dried orange peel, osmanthus, licorice, and rock sugar.
The "Lu Mei Water" mentioned in the Southern Song’s "Old Wulin Tales" is a similar cooling drink to sour plum soup.
It was improved by the Imperial Kitchen in the Qing Dynasty to become a palace drink, known as "Shi Gong Mei Jian".
Due to its effects of reducing heat and soothing pain, eliminating phlegm and quenching cough, fighting epidemics, generating fluid and quenching thirst, it’s hailed as the "Imperial Favorite Qinggong-crafted Dark Plum Soup".
