After all the dishes were placed on the long table, Ning He asked the cook to place empty plates and bowls, as well as clean chopsticks, on an empty table.

This way, soldiers and their families can use it whenever they want.

Not only that, in addition to food, there is also drink.

Ning He had already bought several boxes of Arctic Ocean orange soda from the department store.

She and Zhao Lan placed the sodas on the table one by one and placed three or five bottle openers on the table.

And write on a piece of paper: Only one bottle per person.

This is exactly the effect of a buffet. Except for the limited soda, everything else is unlimited.

Zhao Lan asked Ning He quietly, "Xiao Ning, I didn't hear you need to prepare soda? Did you buy all this soda?"

Seeing Ning He nod, Zhao Lan couldn't bear to watch and couldn't help but ask, "So many sodas must cost a lot of money, right? You paid for all of them out of your own pocket?"

Ning He didn't think much of it: "It's a rare holiday, as long as everyone is happy. Besides, fried chicken should be paired with soda to be enjoyable."

Zhao Lan really didn't know what to say to her. Who would work in a cafeteria and get paid for it?

Ning He saw Zhao Lan's puzzled expression, so she smiled and explained, "Sister Zhao Lan, just relax. How could I let myself suffer a loss? The leaders have seen all these things. If the meal today is good, they will naturally be happy to reimburse you later."

This is called acting first and reporting later.

Ning He had long realized that Jiang Yuanzhao disliked her. During the meeting yesterday, he was the first to oppose the meals she proposed. She was not so stupid as to keep running into obstacles with Jiang Yuanzhao.

They might as well go all out and do it without consulting their superiors later. They bought the food in advance, and then asked their superiors for reimbursement after the soldiers and their families had finished eating. The superiors would have to take responsibility.

Ning He is also confident that the buffet lunch today will definitely satisfy everyone!

The canteen will open soon.

A group of soldiers came with their families to have dinner.

The aroma wafting in the cafeteria also whetted their appetites.

"Wow, it smells so good, why did you put all the food outside today?"

They looked at the empty food serving area, confused.

Ning He explained with a smile: "For lunch today, we will adopt a self-service mode."

As he spoke, Ning He walked to the end of the long table, picked up an empty plate, walked back, reached out to pick up the serving chopsticks, picked up a fried chicken and put it on his plate.

"We use the serving chopsticks to pick up the food we like and put it on our own plates. Remember to put the serving chopsticks back to their original position after picking up the food. This way everyone has tools to pick up the food. Then we move back until the plate is full and we can find a seat to sit down and eat."

Everyone thought this eating style was very strange and listened attentively.

"This is the first time I've seen such a unique way of dining. It sounds quite interesting."

"This August 1st event was really fun. Not only were the programs interesting, but even the meals were fun!"

Especially the children, they can't wait to get the delicious food.

Ning He also reminded them, "Also, don't leave after you finish eating. We are going to blow out the candles and eat cake together to celebrate the festival. Each person is limited to one serving of cake and soda. Come get them from us."

After Ning He finished explaining all the precautions, he asked everyone to line up and pick up their plates for their meals.

Jiang Minke and Jiang Zhengyu also joined the queue. Jiang Zhengyu looked at the table full of delicious food and his mouth was watering.

"The meal in the cafeteria today is so sumptuous! I really wish I could have such a sumptuous lunch every day!" He swallowed hard, his eyes glued to the dishes.

Jiang Minke looked at Ning He who was speaking in the front, and her eyes were full of admiration for Ning He.

"With your Aunt Xiao Ning here, the cafeteria will have a rich variety of meals every day."

Jiang Zhengyu was very happy to hear this: "Great! I will go to the cafeteria to eat every day from now on!"

He Shaochuan, who was at the end of the line, naturally also heard what Ning He had just said.

Ning He, who was standing right in front of us, seemed to be emitting a light all over her body, making it hard for people not to notice her.

What's more, he even heard several soldiers and their families in the front of the team whispering about Ning He.

However, this time, the words spoken about Ning He were not disparaging, but praising.

"The one who spoke first must be Captain He's wife, right? She has only been in the compound for a few months, and she has changed so much?"

"Who said she wasn't? When she first came to the compound, she was so lazy and gluttonous that she didn't even care about her children. Now, not only can she cook some delicious food that we have never seen before, she also got a good job in the army cafeteria. Her family has the best life in the whole compound!"

When Qianlin heard the uncles and aunts in front of him praising his mother, he became happy too, and even excitedly spoke to He Shaochuan.

"Dad, everyone likes Mom now!" Qianlin looked up at He Shaochuan, his eyes sparkling as if filled with stars.

Qianlin always remembered the words that the adults in the compound used to curse his mother behind her back.

He was really happy, happy that they finally discovered the goodness of their mother.

"Well, no one will say bad things about your mother anymore."

Even if there is, he won't allow it!

Ning He saw He Shaochuan and his son at the end of the line. She waved at them and wanted to wait for them to get their turn and get something to eat together.

But seeing that the fried chicken was almost finished, the squad leader hurried to Ning He and said, "Sister-in-law, the fried chicken is finished. We need to prepare some more."

Ning He looked at the long queue and shook his head: "We can't finish cooking it. We can't finish cooking it at all!"

Even though she lamented, she still resigned herself to her fate and went to the kitchen to continue frying French fries and fried chicken.

Zhao Lan followed in: "Xiao Ning, I'll help too!"

After Jiang Minke and Jiang Zhengyu picked up their food, they found an empty seat and sat down to enjoy their lunch.

Xiaoyu couldn't wait to pick up a piece of fried chicken and put it into his mouth.

He took a bite of the golden and crispy skin, and the aroma immediately penetrated his nose. He licked the corner of his lips, still unsatisfied, and bit into the meat.

The fried chicken was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The juicy chicken was especially delicious. Jiang Zhengyu opened his eyes wide and couldn't help but praise it before he even swallowed the meat in his mouth.

"Delicious! The fried chicken is so delicious! I want more!"

Jiang Minke couldn't bear to see her son starving like a ghost, so she couldn't help but say, "Xiaoyu, eat more politely, don't be so exaggerated."

Xiaoyu mumbled, "It's delicious. I've never eaten such delicious chicken!"

After finishing his work, Jiang Yuanzhao came to the cafeteria and found his wife in the crowd at a glance.

He walked to Jiang Minke's side and saw his son wolfing down the food. He frowned and couldn't bear to watch.

"How many days have you been hungry?"

Jiang Minke turned around and saw Jiang Yuanzhao asking him in surprise: "Where is the man from Huai? Didn't he come with you?"