"Master Sun, if you have something to say, just tell me." Ye Tian almost got goosebumps when she heard Master Sun's humble voice.

"It's nothing big, actually. We just need to rearrange the cafeteria's weekly menu this semester. I'm afraid some of the dishes we order might be a bit strange, so please check it for me." Master Sun was not very confident in this aspect.

Ye Tian still respected him very much and quickly said, "How can you say we're checking things out? We're just helping out with some advice. As the saying goes, two heads are better than a wise leader. Brother Li, Aunt Liu, and I will take a look together."

"Don't be so formal, we are all family." Master Sun didn't care much about these details.

Ye Tian took the menu written by Master Sun and read it carefully.

The menu sets three meals a day from Monday to Sunday, and then cycles week by week, adding some seasonal varieties when the season changes.

Breakfast is generally comprised of staples like steamed buns, vegetarian dumplings, meat dumplings, and fried dough sticks, along with a variety of congee. Chef Sun's menu is quite extensive, with more than just rice congee, including millet congee, black rice congee, and preserved egg and lean meat congee.

The number of dishes at lunch increases to 8, while dinner still has 6 dishes. The dishes include both meat and vegetables, including chicken, fish, meat, and eggs, and the nutritional combination is very reasonable.

Ye Tian did notice two dishes that stood out as a striking contrast between the vibrant green. They were: Braised Pork Tenderloin with Oranges and Stir-fried Lean Pork with Apples. It seemed Chef Sun was trying to incorporate fruit into his dishes again.

Ye Tian pondered it again. Compared to previous dishes, the combination of these two dishes wasn't too exaggerated. Sweet and sour pork tenderloin also has a sweet and sour flavor, and the orange juice short ribs the cafeteria had previously made were also quite successful. Also, Cantonese cuisine has apple and lean pork soup, which is quite delicious. Maybe both of these dishes are worth trying.

Besides, she couldn't limit herself to her own fixed ideas. Many modern dishes didn't exist back then! She even tried scrambled eggs with tomatoes only here. It turns out that in that era, tomatoes were ornamental plants for the nobility.

That evening, Chef Sun tried a small portion of the dish and found that the meat in the two dishes tasted acceptable, but the stir-fried oranges and apples were just average.

Chef Sun felt that this was a waste of fruit, so he gave up and changed it to stir-fried pork with chili peppers and sweet and sour pork with pineapple, which also retained a dish with fruit.

Ye Tian took the opportunity to suggest that the third cafeteria add a pastry window so that they could use fruit to make Western desserts, such as orange cupcakes and apple pie. Subconsciously, this was also to encourage Chef Sun not to waste fruit.

But few people in their cafeteria know how to make desserts, and Chef Xiao Du is good at Chinese pastries, so this idea can only be discussed later.

The next day at noon, they met the new chef, Xiao Meng. Xiao Meng's name was Meng Xin, about 27 or 28 years old, neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, and he looked like a well-behaved person. He was quiet and somewhat introverted. Ye Tian suspected he might have a mild form of social anxiety.

Master Sun asked him what dishes he was good at making, but he stammered and said that he used to run a cake shop, but because he used real ingredients, the cost was too high and he could not continue the business, so he had to close the shop and go out to work.

This experience seems to be exactly the same as Xiao Du's. They are simply in the same boat. After hearing this, Xiao Du really wants to go up and hug his new teammate.

Others were wondering: Why are so many people closing down their businesses in the Third Canteen? If things continue like this, it seems the canteen is in danger!

Master Sun's smile wrinkled his face. "The school logistics department has finally done a good thing. Now we can put dessert making in our cafeteria on the agenda! I'll apply to buy a better oven right away."

Originally, Chef Sun had the idea of adding a small stir-fry restaurant to Canteens 1 and 2. However, considering the lack of staff in Canteen 3, he really couldn't spare any extra staff, and there was no separate room for a small restaurant except the main hall.

Besides, they run both a pastry shop window and a stir-fry restaurant. It might seem a bit radical at once, so let’s just take it one step at a time!

That same day, Chef Sun asked Ye Tian for a favor. He bought a new, antique-style wooden sign with the names of all the dishes written on it to hang in the cafeteria window. He knew Ye Tian had good handwriting, so he asked her to do it.

Ye Tian carried a large bag of wooden signs back to the dormitory and wrote for over an hour before she finished. This time, she wrote in the official script, which has a rounded and simple shape. The sloppy cursive script is not suitable for menu signs.

The next day, after the new menu was hung in the window, the third canteen immediately looked much more upscale, and the dishes seemed to be full of ancient style and charm.

On that day, another part-time boy came to the cafeteria.

Master Sun arranged for him to take over Ye Tian's previous duties of doing odd jobs and serving meals. This way, Ye Tian could focus on cooking. Ye Tian also added an extra day to his lunch shift, so he had to come to work almost every day at noon.

Surprisingly, the new chef, Meng, can not only make desserts, but also burgers, fries, and sushi. Everyone suggested that once the pastry counter opens, they could sell bottled yogurt and fresh milk for breakfast. This way, students tired of steamed buns and porridge could buy a loaf of bread with a bottle of milk or yogurt, giving them another option. Furthermore, their cafeteria food is not only cheaper than outside food, but also more hygienic and safe, which is a welcome relief for the young students.

Mr. Meng was initially quite nervous about starting work because he couldn't cook, so the school recruiter asked him to make breakfast pastries. Unexpectedly, the third cafeteria now had a dedicated pastry counter, seemingly tailor-made for him. He was flattered.

Zuo You, a freshman who came to work and study, was having trouble adapting.

His family was ordinary, but not poor. He had never done much work except attending school. When he arrived, he thought he'd just get free lunch and earn some money by getting food from the cafeteria window. But he didn't expect to be responsible for washing vegetables, dishes, and other odd jobs.

Xiao Li moved two large basins of greens to the ground and called Zuo You over to pick them. "Do I have to do this too?" Zuo You looked incredulous.

"Of course, I brought it to you. Didn't you see Tiantian was also working?" Xiao Li was a little unhappy. He felt that Zuo You was tactless and couldn't do anything. Unlike Ye Tian, who rushed to do everything and did it very well.

"Okay then! Does the sweet girl have to do odd jobs before this?" Zuo You asked in a low voice.

"What sweet girl? You guys are just calling her that! That's Master Xiao Ye, my master. You have to respect him like I do!" Li Bing was very dissatisfied. He hated those boys' random shouting. Ye Tian was a real chef, how could he let these little brats blaspheme him?

In fact, Zuo You saw Ye Tian as soon as he came in. She was cutting meat on the chopping board. She turned around and smiled as a greeting.

Seeing how skillfully she cut, Zuo You, who was the same age as her, was already a little nervous: "The female classmates are all cutting meat, but I can't do anything! I really thought it was just serving food."

He thought to himself, "It would be too embarrassing to back down now. Wouldn't that make me worse than a girl like Ye Tian? She's been doing this for a semester and seems to know everything. No, if she can do it, I'm sure I can do it too!"

But when Zuo You finally finished picking the vegetables, he saw Ye Tian start the stove and start cooking in a big iron wok. Everyone else turned a blind eye, as if they had known about it for a long time.

Zuo You immediately started to back out again:

"It's over, this place is too scary!"

"Or I'd better go back!"

"The requirements for this part-time job are too high. I really can't learn to cook!"

"Alas, it seems that free meals are not so easy to eat!"

He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't notice that the water in the sink was starting to bubble out.

Ye Tian rushed over and turned on the faucet.

"I'll wash the vegetables, you go and help me take the fried dishes outside!" Ye Tian said the first sentence to Zuo You.

"Okay... okay." Zuo You stuttered a little, walked to the operating table, picked up the large stainless steel plate, walked out, and then placed it on the table in the window.

There were green garlic shoots and golden shredded pork on the plate. Zuo You looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he secretly took a spatula and scooped up a few pieces of shredded pork and garlic shoots, picked them up with his hands and put them into his mouth.

"It's so delicious. Ye Tian not only knows how to cook, but also cooks so deliciously. I can't do this part-time job anymore, woooo!" He was full of inner drama.

"What are you doing!"

A voice came, and Zuo You was so scared that he dropped the spatula into the stainless steel dish, and there was a "ding bang" sound...