Chef at the University Canteen-Chapter 514 - 283: Boss Xiao Jiang’s Outstanding Contribution
"This twice-cooked pork is just too delicious! It’s rich but not greasy, dry yet fragrant, spicy, salty, and fresh. The more you eat, the tastier it becomes, you just can’t stop!"
"This cold spinach and vermicelli salad is the best! It’s fresh and spicy, feels cool in your mouth, and seems to sweep away all the summer heat!"
"Can braised beef with yuba be anything but delicious? It’s aromatic and flavorful, the meat is tender, and the broth is fresh. One bite, and the freshness nearly melts your tongue!"
"..."
Apart from a few exceptions, most of these high school graduates were visiting the Seventh Dining Hall for the first time. Where else could they have tasted such delicious food? Even the high-end gourmet restaurants they’ve been to before can’t compare to this!
As a result, these seventeen or eighteen-year-old guys and girls couldn’t hold back while eating, each one beaming with joy and exclaiming loudly, eager to share this delightful "big discovery" with everyone they knew.
This Seventh Dining Hall truly lives up to its reputation!
Boss Xiao Jiang’s culinary skills are simply unparalleled, able to create such delightful heavenly dishes!
Watching this group of naïve youngsters, everyone in the dining hall, full of surprise on their faces, shouted aloud. Meanwhile, Jiang University students, also dining in the area, looked over with a sense of "humble bragging" in their eyes:
Where did this naïve group come from? They’ve never tasted food this good before, have they?
Oh! What a pity!
Unlike us, who eat at the Seventh Dining Hall three meals a day, we look down on food made elsewhere!
They themselves even forgot that when they first tasted the food from the Seventh Dining Hall, their reaction wasn’t even as good as these youngsters!
Yao Pinghua and Li Hao sat in a corner, eyes shining, full of surprise, their chopsticks moving like engines, shoveling food into their mouths, cheeks puffed out.
Li Hao chewed randomly a few times, swallowed the food down, took a deep breath, and blurted out:
"Wow! The food at the Seventh Dining Hall is really too delicious! Our high school cafeteria was already pretty good, but now comparing it to the Seventh Dining Hall, it’s just trash!
I’ve lived for eighteen years, what the hell have I been eating before?!"
"Yeah, yeah!"
Yao Pinghua didn’t even lift his head, shoveling more food into his mouth while mumbling,
"Haozi, you’re right! What we used to eat was just to fill our stomachs, but now what we’re eating is called gourmet!"
"Yes, yes, you’re absolutely right!"
Li Hao took a breath and continued eating, sighing as he said,
"Sigh! After this time, who knows when we will be able to eat at the Seventh Dining Hall again?
Too bad my college entrance exam scores are too high, my family definitely won’t agree to me applying to Jiang University. If I had known, I might as well have caught a bad cold before the exams!"
He looked up at Yao Pinghua and said darkly, "Hua Zi, I really envy you!"
"!!!"
Yao Pinghua abruptly raised his head, glaring at Li Hao with his eyes wide open, mouth still full of food, and a piece of green spinach dangling from the corner of his mouth.
But he couldn’t be bothered with that right now, only thinking that Li Hao was such a jerk!
Did you even hear yourself?! Is that something a human would say?!
I’ve been depressed for so long over my poor exam results, and you’re saying you envy me?
Why don’t you just go die?!
"Hey, Hua Zi, I’m not mocking you; I truly envy you!"
Seeing Yao Pinghua’s expression, Li Hao realized his previous words had struck a nerve.
On second thought, it made sense; poor guy caught a bad cold before the exams, resulting in a bad score, and here he was complaining about his own high scores, envying someone for being sick before exams. Were it anyone else, they might have beaten him half to death!
He quickly explained,
"You know me, I have no other hobby, just love eating. Today, tasting the food at the Seventh Dining Hall, I’m seriously reluctant to leave!
But like you said earlier, if I applied to Jiang University, my dad would break my leg for sure!
So, I just...
You’re not really mad at me, are you?"
Yao Pinghua knew Li Hao was speaking the truth, so he wasn’t really mad. But he still shot him a glare and muttered,
"I can’t be bothered with you!"
"Actually, Jiang University is quite good. Forget about the Seventh Dining Hall, just Jiang University’s major disciplines are very strong."
Seeing Yao Pinghua wasn’t angry, Li Hao discreetly breathed a sigh of relief and continued,
"Did you hear what the admissions officer from Jiang University said earlier? The School of Life Sciences’ biology program even brought in an internationally renowned expert professor!
I just looked it up online; this Professor Hans is really impressive. He was a tenured professor at one of the world’s top 100 universities, a prominent figure in the global field of biological sciences!
As soon as he joined Jiang University, he organized their first Biological Sciences Academic Exchange Symposium, with experts and professors from Shuimu, Jing University all rushing over. His influence is evident!
Biotechnology is one of the most important technologies of the 21st century, a popular major. Although Jiang University’s biology program isn’t currently highly ranked domestically, with Professor Hans onboard, it may not be long before it reaches the domestic forefront!
