Before she knew it, Ye Tian had been working for 5 days and had gotten used to the work pattern of working from 10 am to 10 pm, with only two or three hours of rest in the afternoon.

Despite the cold weather, this branch of Xiyuan Restaurant had been recently renovated, and all rooms were equipped with underfloor heating, making it much warmer overall. Ye Tian and her friends even had hot water in the kitchen to wash dishes. It was a truly excellent experience, a world apart from some smaller restaurants.

When washing dishes, she likes to apply hand cream first and then wear long rubber gloves. This way she doesn't have to worry about hurting her hands and it also acts as a hand mask in disguise.

But for delicate work like picking vegetables, gloves are not allowed, let alone hand cream. Otherwise, the fragrance will easily mix into the vegetables. Ye Tian would definitely not make such a principled mistake.

Deputy Chef Yu discovered that the young boss's classmate was actually cheerful every day, without a single complaint. She looked serious and did the chores well and skillfully, showing that she had experience in work and did not look like a rich second-generation.

He thought to himself, it seems she's really here to work, not just fooling around, and his previous opinion was biased. So, that girl's claim of 10 years of culinary training must be true. He had to give her a chance.

Daxiong now also looks at Ye Tian with new eyes, thinking that she can endure hardships. It turns out that only Chef Yu calls him "Little Bear", while everyone else calls him Big Bear, saying that his figure doesn't look like Little Bear at all.

After work on Tuesday night, Ye Tian was dismayed to discover she had her period. She decided to take Wednesday off. The restaurant had a rule that the weekly day off couldn't fall on the weekend.

Although she felt a little uncomfortable, her stomach didn't hurt much. She was really grateful to modern inventors. Sanitary napkins and night pants were much more convenient and comfortable than menstrual belts that had to be washed.

Since she was bored at home, she decided to invite Xiao Chizi to her house for dinner.

Chen Chi didn't know why, but Ye Tian was like a sister to him, a natural affinity. He saw the WeChat message and immediately replied, "Sorry, sister, my uncle and I are out of town inspecting stores and won't be back for a few days. What delicious food have you learned to make recently? I'd love to try it when I get back."

Chen Chi has been traveling all over the country with his uncle lately, and he's almost sick of it. He eats the same dishes every day, but each restaurant has slightly different dishes. He's almost sick of it! He'd rather eat Ye Tian's cooking, even though he doesn't know if she can cook.

Ye Tian replied: "Then when you come back, you can think about what you want to eat and order it."

Chen Chi looked at his phone and laughed, thinking that this sister had worked in her own restaurant for a week and she actually dared to let others order food.

Since she had nothing else to do, Ye Tian decided to work on her video account. She was so tired these days that she went to bed as soon as she got home and had no time to update.

"What should I film? Since I'm eating alone, I'll just have the easy-to-use hot pot. I'll also make some beef balls and film the process!" After thinking it over, she ordered groceries on her phone. The food delivery app was also very convenient; within half an hour, the groceries were delivered.

Ye Tian had just finished chopping the beef and was about to make beef balls when she heard the sound of raindrops hitting the window. The sound was completely different from the sound of raindrops hitting paper in ancient times. The sound of raindrops hitting the glass was much crisper.

She walked to the window, looked at the sparse raindrops outside, and listened to the gurgling sound of the bone soup simmering in the pot.

The room was filled with water vapor, and the steam evaporated onto the cold glass, forming a thin layer of mist.

Ye Tian stretched out her index finger and started drawing on the glass. A kitten appeared vividly on the glass, tilting its head as if looking at something.

She thought her drawing was good, so she took out her phone and took a picture of the kitten she had just drawn.

The rain gradually subsided, with a gentle drizzle, just like the fine rain in the south of the Yangtze River. Walking in the alley with an oil-paper umbrella was like a painting.

Her thoughts also stopped, but the corners of her mouth turned up unconsciously: On such a cold rainy day, it's so comfortable to eat hot pot at home without going to work. She even thought of a name for the video later: "Hot Pot on a Rainy Day".

The bone soup was ready. Ye Tian took out the lamb slices, crab sticks, tofu, etc. from the refrigerator, arranged them on a plate, and washed several kinds of vegetables and mushrooms separately, and put them together into a platter.

She had already chopped the beef into minced meat and added seasonings. Now it was just the right shape for meatballs and was put into the pot to cook in advance.

Ye Tian introduced the hot pot while eating, feeling that she had become a food blogger today. She pointed the camera at the table and filmed the process of eating hot pot, but the real person did not appear in the picture, only her hands and chopsticks were captured.

"I bought some bones and made the soup base myself. Look, the broth has turned white. These beef balls are delicious, hmm... a little hot! I really took a long time to chop the beef. As you all saw earlier, it's really chewy and delicious, very firm..."

"I'll add some shrimp paste. It cooks very quickly and I made it myself. I'll just scoop it out and dip it in some condiments. It's absolutely delicious!"

"It's a pity that this is just an electric frying pan. The pot is not very good. I should buy an electric hot pot."

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Ye Tian ate and talked to herself, as if she was talking to a friend across the table. After the video was made, the effect was also quite good. Although I couldn't see her in person, I could feel that she was enjoying herself and looked quite friendly.

She had already learned how to edit videos, so she quickly made a three-minute video, added some cuts, added some music, and sent it out. Then, she began to take a nice nap.

In the evening, Ye Tian threw the leftover meat and vegetables into the pot and cooked them, adding some noodles, and it was another hot meal. She felt that the day had been like a salted fish. Apart from eating, she just lay down, slept, and wasted time. Wasting time was also a kind of enjoyment!

When Lu Xinyi saw the video she posted at noon, she immediately liked, collected it, and left a comment.

"I miss you so much, you're amazing! I'm so hungry just looking at you, I really want to eat hotpot with you..."

After seeing this, Ye Tian replied, "I miss you too. I'll make it for you guys when school starts!"

"Hey, the girl with the first comment is a beauty blogger. Do you know this blogger? What kind of dream collaboration is this? Are we going to put on beautiful makeup and eat hot pot together?"

"The soup base looks really good. I've been having a sore throat lately and can't eat spicy food. I'm going to try making a bone soup base using the blogger's method."

"The blogger is really amazing. He made beef balls and shrimp balls himself. They are definitely better than the ones you buy."

"Beautiful lady, are you still in need of a sister to eat hot pot with?"

"With just a few strokes, the kitten is painted so vividly. It seems that these hands can not only cook, but also draw very well."

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The traffic of this video is surprisingly very good, and it can be considered a small hit.

The next day on her way to work, Ye Tian saw a private message from a business trying to promote an electric hot pot. The business asked for Ye Tian's address and planned to send it to her for her to try out first.

Ye Tian happily sent the address. She, a small blogger with more than 2,000 followers, finally received promotion.

"Xiao Ye, Deputy Chef Yu asked you to go find him." As soon as she entered the restaurant, Da Xiong told her to go find Deputy Chef Yu.

The chefs only had one office, with two head chefs each having a desk. Old Yu was studying the menu when Ye Tian came in.

"Xiao Ye, please sit down first," he said.

"I've been here for almost a week. How do you feel?" Deputy Chef Yu tried to make his expression more friendly.

Ye Tian thought: What's wrong with Sous Chef Yu today? Doesn't he want me to do this anymore? Why does he look so fake?

She reported to her boss as if she was reporting on her work: "Thank you, Sous Chef Yu. I'm doing fine and adapting well."

"Ahem... I've been busy these days and haven't had time to take care of you. What cuisine did you study before?" Seeing that Ye Tian was not in a mood to express herself, Deputy Chef Yu had to continue speaking himself.

Ye Tian felt that Chef Yu seemed to want to say something to her, although the atmosphere of the conversation was a bit awkward.

She thought about what she had learned. What kind of cuisine could she be considered? "I've learned a lot of different things. I'm more proficient in dishes from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and I can cook a little Cantonese. I haven't studied Hunan or Sichuan cuisine systematically, but I have researched it myself." She chose her words carefully, feeling that her answer was quite modest.

Old Yu's expression was a little off. This girl had been so quiet at first, but now she was bragging! She even "studied" Sichuan and Hunan cuisine. Can you just study and make it? What does it mean to be good at Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine? Oh, and she can even cook Cantonese cuisine! She's amazing!

Then I thought: Forget it, no matter whether she thinks too highly of herself or not, I should give her a chance. It will be easier to explain to the boss later.

He then said, "Well, that's good. How about this: our team will be responsible for preparing the staff meals this month. I want to give you and Xiao Xiong some training. Master Lu and Master Xiao were doing it before, so I'll let you two take charge for the remaining half month!"

"Huh?" Ye Tian was startled, then reacted: "Okay, thank you, Deputy Chef Yu, I will do my best."

After expressing her joy, she went to find Big Bear.

Deputy Chef Yu was a little confused about Ye Tian and kept scratching his head in hesitation. Fortunately, he had thick hair, unlike Chef Xu, who had a Mediterranean look.

"Why isn't she nervous at all? Xiao Xiong was so excited before that he was incoherent. Is Xiao Ye so confident in herself? Can she cook?" Old Yu still couldn't figure it out.

Ye Tian had no idea that Deputy Chef Yu was still hesitating. "Brother Xiong, Deputy Chef Yu asked me to help you prepare the staff meal. What are we going to make for lunch?" She walked over to Big Bear.

"He told me this this morning. I looked at the vegetables we purchased today. Ordinary vegetables can be used at will, but for the more expensive ones, we'll have to see what can be left over. I've made a menu. What do you think of it? Don't be nervous. Just cooperate with me when the time comes. Besides, the requirements for employee meals are not too high." Daxiong attached great importance to this task. He told Ye Tian not to be nervous, but in fact, he was more nervous when he saw it.

Ye Tian took Da Xiong's notebook. It was an ordinary diary, and Da Xiong had already used up most of it. The edges of the cover were a little frayed. When he shook the notebook, he could see the recipes and his thoughts written on the front.

Daxiong's handwriting is ordinary, but his records are neat and tidy. He has listed seven dishes, all of which are common dishes suitable for making large portions. It seems that he has really thought about them carefully.

After one o'clock in the afternoon, the number of customers coming to eat gradually decreased, and Daxiong and Ye Tian began to prepare their employee meals.

"We can't touch the expensive ingredients. Let's use the fish heads and tails left over from the filleting for lunch. Feel free to use the tofu, potatoes, and picked vegetables." Big Bear checked the ingredients in the kitchen. "I'll braise the fish heads and tails, make minced meat tofu, and stir-fry some meat."

"Brother Xiong, look at all the pork skin. Let's make some pork rind jelly and have it tonight." Ye Tian also looked at the ingredients. "And these two chickens for the soup, we can tear them up and make some cold dishes."

"Okay, that's enough for four dishes. I'll get started quickly. Help me prepare the dishes and tear the two chickens." Big Bear looked a little nervous.

Ye Tian brought the dishes and saw that Da Xiong's forehead had begun to sweat, so she took the initiative to say, "Brother Xiong, how about I cook one or two dishes? It's too rushed for you to cook alone."

Daxiong thought Ye Tian couldn't cook, so he took the initiative to take on all the cooking. Besides, making only four dishes wasn't too much, and he had seen how his fellow students cooked.

"Can you do it? How about you make a cold dish of the chicken first?" Big Bear asked tentatively, thinking that even if the cold dish was not well seasoned, he could make up for it later.

"Okay." Ye Tian hummed a song and happily washed the chicken for the soup, soaked it in cold water, and then mixed the various seasonings to make the sauce. She happened to have some green peppercorns, so she made pepper chicken.

She carefully tore the soaked chicken apart, taking up most of the stainless steel basin, then added the prepared green onions, ginger, chili peppers, green peppercorns, cooked sesame seeds, etc., poured hot oil to activate the aroma, and then poured in the prepared sauce and mixed it while putting on disposable gloves.

With the disposable gloves still on her hands, she picked up a piece of chicken and put it into her mouth. Then she took a spoon and scooped two spoonfuls of broth, poured it into the bowl, and mixed it again. That should be enough!

Although the chicken used in the soup was cooked for too long and lacked toughness, it tasted okay after being soaked in cold water. It was much richer in flavor than just tearing it apart and dipping it in the sauce.

Over there, Daxiong was frying minced meat and hurriedly cutting tofu at the same time. Ye Tian took off her disposable gloves, went over and took the kitchen knife from him, and told him to concentrate on frying the minced meat, which was about to burn.

Seeing that Ye Tian had already mixed the peppery chicken and cut the tofu neatly, Daxiong was finally not so anxious anymore!