Chef at the University Canteen-Chapter 361 - 244: Senior Brother Jiang: It’s Fine, I’ll Handle It

"Let me quietly tell you a secret, actually, the Chinese mustard greens in this mixed noodles were personally stir-fried by Senior Brother Jiang..."

"Whoa! Really? No wonder these mixed noodles are so fragrant and delicious, it turns out Senior Brother Jiang got involved!"

"Senior Brother Jiang said, no worries, I will step in anyway!"

"..."

Today’s breakfast at the Seventh Dining Hall was exceptionally lively, the students were almost bursting with joy. Previously, even if a new item was launched, it would be just one. But today, not only were there Peach Blossom Pastries made by Senior Brother Jiang himself, but also mixed noodles indirectly made by him!

How could everyone not be excited about this?

Everyone was speculating, since today is neither a holiday nor an occasion worth commemorating, why did the Seventh Dining Hall suddenly launch two new breakfast items at the same time?

"I think there must be something to celebrate, right? In our hometown, there’s a saying about celebration pastries, otherwise why would they suddenly make Peach Blossom Pastries?"

"A celebration? What kind of celebration? Could it be Senior Brother’s birthday today?"

"I don’t think it’s likely to be a birthday; if you say Senior Brother Jiang got a girlfriend, that’s a bit more plausible!"

"Yeah, Senior Brother Jiang is about to graduate and he was single all along, it’s really strange. How could someone as outstanding as Senior Brother Jiang not have a girlfriend?"

"..."

The students who were eating breakfast suddenly got interested. They were originally discussing why the Seventh Dining Hall suddenly launched two new breakfast items, but who knew the topic would suddenly shift to why Senior Brother Jiang never had a girlfriend...

So, everyone began discussing enthusiastically again. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Meanwhile, Jiang Yu was sitting in the first-floor kitchen of the Seventh Dining Hall, holding a big bowl of Jiangzhou mixed noodles, slurping while nodding in satisfaction. He smiled and said:

"Uncle Ma has some skills; the rice noodles are cooked just right, neither too soft nor too hard, chewy and bouncy in the mouth. The key is the seasoning, which is well done, fragrant and spicy, full of umami, truly delicious."

"It’s indeed quite good, but the Chinese mustard greens in this rice noodles were stir-fried by you, boss, and you also made the chopped chili. This deliciousness can’t all be credited to Uncle Ma."

Lu Shuwu was also holding a big bowl, slurping noodles as he laughed and said,

"In our Tanzhou, there are also many delicious rice noodles, but what we eat is not this kind of mixed noodles, but freshly sliced flat noodles, usually cooked by stir-frying, steaming, boiling, and stewing.

And just the toppings for rice noodles alone come in dozens of varieties. In Tanzhou, the most common toppings are shredded meat, sour and spicy, beef, sauce, and mixed meat sauce.

My favorite is the beef topping with broth, so fresh and fragrant, really delicious."

Jiang Yu asked, "The toppings you’re talking about should be called ’jiaotou’, right?"

"Yes, the topping is what we in Tanzhou call ’mazi’, but it’s actually ’jiaotou’, also known as ’sauzi’." Lu Shuwu nodded.

The two chatted for a bit, and then Jiang Yu’s cellphone suddenly rang in his pocket.

He was taken aback for a moment, then freed a hand to take out the phone from his pocket. Seeing that the call was from Xiong Bingsheng,

He thought for a moment, and while walking out of the kitchen, answered the call:

"Hello! Teacher Xiong?"

"Xiaojiang, sorry to bother you with a call so early, am I interrupting your work?"

"No worries at all, I’m already done with work, just having breakfast now. If you have anything, go ahead and say it, Teacher Xiong."

"Alright then, here’s the thing, the school might need to book a private room for lunch tomorrow. I’m just giving you a heads-up."

"Oh, Teacher Xiong, will you be in the office today? If you’re there, I’ll come by in a bit."

Jiang Yu thought for a moment and said with a smile,

"I just made some Peach Blossom Pastries, I’ll bring a few for you to taste. If there’s anything to discuss, let’s talk in person."