Ye Tian only has one mobile phone, so she can only shoot one angle when cooking. She didn't have time to shoot the details in between, so the video is not very complete. Fortunately, she did not forget to take a few photos of the finished dishes after plating. After editing them together, it is enough to post a short video.

She registered an account on the short video app "Meet" and gave herself a simple and straightforward name: "Canteen Little Chef Tiantian." Then, under the guidance of Lv Xinyi, she posted her first short video as a food blogger.

Lu Xinyi also sent a special message to recommend it to her. This way, the two of them formed a team. Although one is in beauty and the other is in food, they have nothing in common at the moment, but they can form a matrix effect in the future and promote each other, even if the matrix is a bit small.

However, the number of views of Ye Tian’s video is not high yet, but she plans to keep it up for a few weeks. How can there be so many people who become famous overnight?

Lu Xinyi felt that Ye Tian's equipment was too poor: "Your phone is too old, the pixels are too low, and the video quality is not good. Why don't you buy a new phone? Even if you buy one that costs more than 1,000 yuan, it will be much better than your current one!"

Ye Tian calculated the money she had. Xinyi had given her another 600 yuan in the past few days, and the canteen was about to pay her October salary. Furthermore, Chef Yun said that since she was now a cook, even if she couldn't be paid a regular salary, he would at least try to get her 50 yuan an hour. He joked that this was the typical hourly wage.

In this case, Ye Tian felt that it was indeed time to buy a new phone. Besides, there were discounts during the Double 11 shopping festival.

"Then I'll buy a mobile phone. Xinyi, please help me choose one. I don't have much money, so one that costs a little over 1,000 yuan will be fine." Ye Tian moved closer to Lu Xinyi.

"Don't your parents buy it for you?" Lu Xinyi asked curiously.

Ye Tian smiled and said, "I don't have any parents."

Lu Xinyi was so embarrassed that she stuttered: "Tiantian, I'm sorry...I really..."

"It's okay, they've been dead for many years," Ye Tian said nonchalantly. She had never met her parents in this life; her parents in her previous life had simply sold her out, albeit out of sheer poverty. She later opened a shop with the Sixth Prince's financial support, and he also helped support her family. But it was unlikely that she would harbor no resentment at all.

Lu Xinyi hugged Ye Tian, and then carefully helped her choose a cost-effective mobile phone.

At this time, Ye Tian received a new message on WeChat. She opened it and saw that it was from her uncle's cousin Ye Fei.

Dafei: Sis, how are you doing in college? You didn't reply to my previous message. I recently saved 200 yuan. Keep it for yourself. Eat well and buy some clothes when it gets cold.

The following is a transfer of 200 yuan.

Her cousin Ye Fei had always been very kind to her, often secretly giving her snacks when they were little. Now that he was in high school, he would save his pocket money and round it up for her.

Ye Tian knew that her aunt was frugal and that the living expenses she gave her brother were not much, just enough for him to spend. She did not accept it at all, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, but tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.

…

After Chen Chi returned to the dormitory, he felt more and more guilty. He had bumped into Ye Tian before, and now he had exchanged her lunch for takeout. How could he make it up to her? "How about treating her to a meal?"

"Also, if I can build a good relationship with her, can I find out who the cafeteria's chef is? When does he cook? That way I can always enjoy the food. Also, the rice in Ye Tian's lunch box today was soaked in potato and beef brisket soup. It looked delicious too. I really want to eat it!!!"

Chen Chi took action as soon as he thought of it and sent a message to Ye Tian inviting her to dinner together tomorrow night.

Ye Tian was immersed in the excitement of knowing that her family cared about her even though she was alone. She was quite puzzled when she saw Chen Chi asking her out for dinner, so she told Lu Xinyi about how she met Chen Chi.

"Is he going to pursue you? There's quite a story between you two." Lu Xinyi teased Ye Tian to ease her mood.

"I'm sure he doesn't like me." Ye Tian recalled. "He probably likes eating more."

Ye Tian’s answer surprised Lu Xinyi.

But Ye Tian didn't agree to go out for dinner because she had a late shift the next day and had to show off her cooking skills in the cafeteria. She felt that Chen Chi loved her cooking just like the little Chi Zi before, and unconsciously treated him as her younger brother. So she replied, "I'm at work tomorrow night, and there will be delicious food in the third cafeteria. I think you'd like it. Why don't we eat in the cafeteria together?"

"You understand me so well, hahaha!"

"I will definitely go and queue up early tomorrow!"

"Thank you, sister!"

Chen Chi was so excited that he replied to several messages at once and even called his sister directly.

After being interrupted by Chen Chi, Ye Tian stopped being sad and started to reply to her cousin's message. She told Ye Fei that she had a part-time job at the school and had a student loan to help with her tuition. She had enough living expenses now, so he should not save money and transfer it to her.

It was the first time Ye Fei had heard his sister reply so much. Before, Ye Tian would just say "hmm" or "ah" and not say much. It seemed that after leaving home for college, his sister had really changed a lot. She was much more confident, sunny and cheerful.

He knew his mother wasn't good to Ye Tian, but if he showed too much kindness towards his cousin, his mother would find fault. He had just started high school and didn't dare to rebel against his mother. All along, he could only secretly save some pocket money for Ye Tian. Hearing that she seemed to be doing well in college, he and his father were relieved.

…

The next night, there were a lot of people eating in the third canteen. Chef Yun had anticipated this, so he purchased more ingredients than usual.

Chef Sun was also on the night shift. He'd only ever seen Ye Tian make scallion oil noodles before, but seeing her suddenly take charge of a large dish was a real surprise. "What's going on here? Is Old Yun just lazy, so he pushed the little girl out? Anyway, they don't have much of a preference for quality in the three canteens anymore, so is this just a complete letdown?"

Ye Tian's dishes included cumin lamb, hot and sour potato shreds, and spicy hot pot. The simple ingredients and dishes each had its own unique flavor. The hot and sour potato shreds were especially crispy and refreshing. The shredded potatoes were thin and evenly sliced, not shredded by a grater, but cut with Ye Tian's own knife.

Li Bing watched intently and exaggeratedly wanted to take Ye Tian as his master to practice knife skills and cooking skills.

Chef Sun saw this and felt a change of heart. He didn't try his usual creative approach, instead conscientiously preparing shredded pork with green peppers and braised fish. His cooking wasn't bad, he just loved to innovate. It was unclear why he loved to use fruit in his dishes, and why he always managed to create surprising combinations.

Chen Chi arrived at the cafeteria early and rushed in as soon as the door opened. He observed the dishes for tonight and thought they all looked good, so he went all in again. He even bought two portions, the other one of course being for Ye Tian.

Ye Tian and Master Yun took a break and found Chen Chi in the corner.

"Please sit down, I have prepared the dishes and am waiting for you!" Chen Chi was staring at the dish, but when he saw Ye Tian coming, he stood up hurriedly.

"Thank you, the food is almost cold! Sorry." Ye Tian sat down politely.

"It's okay. Thank you for telling me that there will be a chef cooking today. Let's eat!" Chen Chi said and picked up the chopsticks.

Ye Tian was surprised, but didn't ask: "Is he talking about me as the God of Cooking? I don't deserve that."

"The shredded potatoes are super delicious, crispy and refreshing. And the knife skills are amazing! Your cafeteria chef is amazing!"

"The cumin lamb is delicious too. Although it's a little cold, it doesn't feel greasy. You don't know, while I was waiting for you just now, I couldn't help but take a bite of the lamb first, hahahaha!"

"The spicy hot pot is amazing. It has a special aroma that makes you feel happy. The shredded pork with green peppers and the braised fish are a little less tasty, but they're still better than usual."

Chen Chi commented on the dishes while eating, and Ye Tian was too embarrassed to say that all the dishes he liked were made by himself.

Ye Tian certainly knew that the dishes she cooked were good. In fact, the dishes made by Chef Sun today were also okay, but they were too artificial. They tasted like common dishes, as if any chef in any restaurant would make the same dishes, without any unique characteristics.

"I'm really curious why a chef of such culinary prowess would work in our school's small cafeteria. He's so underappreciated. Next time he's cooking, could you tell me in advance?"

Chen Chi was commenting on the dishes and asking about the chef the whole time, completely unaware that the girl sitting opposite him was the "God of Cooking" himself.