Chef at the University Canteen-Chapter 376 - 248: Jiang Yu is Remarkable

"Of course, we still need to integrate the third-party payment system. Our previous box bookings were free, but after the ’fan benefits’ are successfully purchased, they have to be paid online."

"Hmm, I overlooked this point. It’s thoughtful of you to consider it, very good."

Holding a steaming cup of tea, Jiang Yu sat down on the sofa nearby and turned to Hua Xiaoling with a smile, teasingly saying,

"Xiaoling, you’re quite dedicated. When the year-end party comes around, I’ll give you a big red envelope!"

"Really? Boss, I love you so much!"

Upon hearing this, Hua Xiaoling’s eyes lit up instantly, and she said excitedly,

"But boss, I don’t want a big red envelope. Can I order a dish at the year-end party?"

"Sure, but you still have to take the red envelope. Otherwise, people might say I’m stingy."

Jiang Yu blew on the tea leaves in the cup, took a careful sip, and asked with a smile,

"What dish do you want to order that you’d be willing to exchange for a big red envelope?"

"It’s still a long way to the year-end, saying it now won’t get me any food..."

Hua Xiaoling laughed and quickly changed the subject, saying,

"By the way, Boss Duan said he wants a box in a couple of days, saying he’s entertaining an important guest. He asked me to let you know in advance."

"Alright, that’s not a big deal."

Jiang Yu nodded in agreement with a smile.

"Well, I’m wrapping things up on my end for now."

Hua Xiaoling packed her laptop into her backpack while saying playfully,

"Boss, have a good rest. I’ll head out first. I’ve already published the ’fan benefits’ notice online, so if you’re interested, you can take a look."

"Okay, be safe on your way back."

Jiang Yu acknowledged, and after seeing Hua Xiaoling out of the box, he took out his phone, glanced briefly at Douyin, then exited again and reopened the chess game app, eagerly battling the computer.

...

In the ancient city of Chang’an, in a spacious, bright, and tidy study room, Zhu Yaxue sat by the window, frowning slightly at her laptop.

On the tea table next to the laptop, there quietly sat a freshly brewed cup of coffee. The rising steam carried a rich coffee aroma, which jolted her somewhat weary spirit.

Zhu Yaxue, 24 years old today, joined a magazine publisher in Chang’an as an editor after graduating from a university there last year. Her primary job is to write articles about travel and food.

In fact, she’s also a well-known travel and food blogger online, with over one hundred thousand followers. Her travel and food articles often give people a sense of warmth and tranquility.

It’s like an old friend sitting across from you, speaking to you calmly and leisurely, sharing with you stories both intriguing and mundane.

But now, Zhu Yaxue didn’t know what to write about.

The ancient city of Chang’an indeed has many stories to offer.

Every brick and tree here might have an epic tale behind it.

But writing such stories occasionally is refreshing; always writing this kind of story, not to mention the readers, even Zhu Yaxue herself finds it a bit dull.

She craves freshness.

Fresh topics, fresh characters.

Ideally, fresh stories too.

Staring blankly at her laptop screen for a while, Zhu Yaxue finally got back to herself.

With a somewhat frustrated sigh, she picked up the now slightly cool coffee and took a big sip, then pressed her right index finger on the "Enter" key, deleting all the long paragraph she had written before.

Content that’s not exciting, no matter how hard it’s written, is superfluous.

After deleting the article, Zhu Yaxue closed her laptop, picked up her phone on the table, and started scrolling through Douyin.

Though some of the videos on Douyin are silly, there are indeed some with interesting souls. Although Zhu Yaxue doesn’t binge-watch like others, she occasionally checks them out.

Leaning back on her chair, Zhu Yaxue lowered her head, scrolling through Douyin videos for a while. Growing bored, she was about to turn off her phone and go for a walk when a video that just popped up caught her eye.

This wasn’t exactly a video, more like a collection of images, but the text on the page was intriguing:

"Important Notice: Jiang University Seventh Dining Hall has been supported and loved by many gourmets since its opening. However, due to limited capacity, most foodies haven’t had the chance to visit and taste our meals. We sincerely apologize for this.

In this season of blooming flowers, our Dining Hall boss, Jiang Yu, personally prepared delicious Peach Blossom Sauce from freshly picked wild peach blossoms, then used it with crushed peanuts as filling to hand-make Peach Blossom Mille-Feuille Pastries.

Peach Blossom Mille-Feuille Pastries are flaky, sweet, crunchy on the outside, and chewy inside. One bite fills your mouth with a faint peach blossom fragrance, so delicious that it’s hard to stop!

This time, Mr. Jiang Yu has decided to offer 100 boxes of Peach Blossom Mille-Feuille Pastries as ’fan benefits,’ with each box containing 6 pastries, priced at only 30 yuan.

The ’fan benefits’ will be available for purchase at exactly 8:00 PM the day after tomorrow (Wednesday, May 9) in the ’Jiang University Seventh Dining Hall’ app, first-come, first-served, while supplies last.