"20,000? That's really a lot! Thank you, Chen Chi! And thank you for your father's trust in me." Ye Tian showed surprise on her face, but quickly smiled and returned to normal.

Without waiting for Chen Chi's response, she continued, "Although I'm in dire need of money right now, I'm making do, so I'd like to try something new. Huaiyang cuisine is something I'm relatively good at, but if I keep stuck in this area, I won't be able to explore more. I'm a bit too idealistic, and I'd like to go to different places and learn different cooking styles. I don't want to be limited to just one cuisine. Whether it's Cantonese, Sichuan, Hunan, or even a Western restaurant, I'd like to explore more if possible."

Chen Chi nodded silently. In his opinion, Ye Tian was the kind of person who would have such thoughts.

"Of course, if your restaurant needs me for anything, just tell me directly. I can't say how great I am, but I have some confidence in my cooking skills! Hahaha..." Ye Tian laughed heartily and confidently.

"Sister, you should not just be a little confident, you should be absolutely confident! Look at our Chef Xu, he is just good on the surface, the dishes he makes look good, but they taste just average, but you see how confident and arrogant he is! But it is really not easy to find a great chef nowadays. My dad even said that if you were not still in school, he really wants to invite you to be the chef." After saying this, Chen Chi started talking.

"Actually, I also guessed that you would not agree. Your future development will not be limited to this small place of Lakeside. Your stage must be very broad." Chen Chi said affirmatively.

Ye Tian said sincerely, "Thank you, Chen Chi! You've helped me a lot since we met, and I'll always remember it."

Chen Chi was overwhelmed by Ye Tian's sincere thanks. "Oh, we've finished the sea urchin. I'll order two more! We had Japanese barbecue today. When we have a chance, we can go for Korean barbecue. The price is much cheaper. Grill some pork belly, add two slices of garlic, and wrap it with lettuce or perilla leaves. It's so delicious."

"Then I'll treat you and Xiaotao. I can't always let you treat me to meals, hahaha... I have some savings now." Ye Tian teased him on purpose, but she was serious about treating him to a meal.

Chen Chi was a bit like a student caught in a premature love affair by his parents. He said awkwardly, "Well... okay then."

…

Ye Tian officially announced the spring outing in the class group. The special thing about this outing was that it didn't require any fees; everyone just had to bring one type of food, and then everyone would share the food for a picnic. The notice also encouraged students with kites to bring them along, as there would be activities.

The class fund covered the cost of the bus, picnic mats, and mineral water for the event. Furthermore, the class also bought some simple kites. To enhance the atmosphere, the class committee also discussed buying a large cake and cutting it on site.

However, for the students in the class, it was difficult to decide what food to bring. They usually only brought prepared food, such as bread and sushi. But the purpose of a picnic is to experience the beauty of spring. It's all about the atmosphere, not the food.

Ye Tian and the others were also preparing food for the spring outing. Li Yue brought a lot of fruits from home, so Lu Xinyi and Zhao Yu were lazy. They asked Ye Tian what she planned to make, and they would work together to make it and then share the cost.

Ye Tian found inspiration while watching a short video and decided to make some Bobo Chicken to bring back. Red oil Bobo Chicken is a cold pot skewer dish that's perfect for taking out on a warm spring day.

She didn't buy ready-made Bobo Chicken seasonings, but instead made her own soup base. The most important thing about Bobo Chicken is the soup base; once the soup base is ready, you can just put whatever you want in it and soak it.

The first step in making the soup base is to make a pot of chicken soup. After blanching the whole chicken, add onions, ginger, cooking wine, and red dates to the water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over medium-low heat for one hour. Then add an appropriate amount of salt and let it cool for later use.

While waiting for the chicken soup to be cooked, you can take the opportunity to boil red oil and make the basic soup base.

Put oil in the pot, add onion, ginger slices, star anise, cinnamon, etc., fry slowly over medium heat until golden brown, then remove all the seasonings and put them in a bowl.

Prepare a large bowl, put coarse and fine chili powder, cumin powder, pepper powder, and white sesame seeds in it, pour the hot oil slowly on it in batches, and you will smell the aroma with a sizzling sound. Stir it evenly and it will become red oil.

Put the fried onions, ginger and spices into another pot, add half a pot of water, then add Pixian bean paste, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, and appropriate amounts of salt, sugar and white pepper powder. Bring them together to a boil to make the basic soup. Set it aside to cool.

After that, add appropriate amount of chicken soup and chili oil to the basic soup base and stir well. This is the invincible fragrant Bobo chicken soup base.

They bought nearly 200 yuan worth of various meat and vegetable ingredients. The night before, they skewered them together in Ye Tian's rented apartment until after 10 p.m. They even soaked some to try. After soaking, not only were the chicken feet and wings delicious, but the bamboo shoots, potato slices, and tofu skin were also incredibly flavorful. The flavor was spicy, fresh, and fragrant, with a hint of sweetness. It was truly delicious.

The group couldn't stop eating. Zhao Yu even considered cooking another pot of vegetables to dip into the soup, but she gave up when she realized she wouldn't have enough to take out tomorrow. They didn't dare cook it in the dormitory, fearing the food would be too tempting and their classmates would snatch it up before they could even take it on the spring outing.

Ye Tian gave some of the soup base to the landlady. The next day, while Xiao Ou was at school, she secretly made some pickled vegetables at home for lunch and ate them all by herself. She didn't do it on purpose, but because Xiao Ou was still young, she didn't want him to eat so much spicy food.

The next morning, Ye Tian cooked all the skewers, separating the meat and vegetables, and packed them into large food bags. She also packed the soup base into a large sealed food container borrowed from the cafeteria. When she got to the park, she soaked the skewers directly in the container. After no more than half an hour, they were ready to enjoy.

"My classmates will definitely be moved by our performance. Tiantian, you are so capable. We didn't spend much money, but the effect is really great!" Zhao Yu said excitedly as he looked at the results.

"I also feel that I have become more powerful. I wore at least 100 strings yesterday. Yeah!" Lu Xinyi made a V sign with her fingers.

Li Yue stood quietly by, carrying the washed fruit. Although she had prepared the fruit, she had also helped to string the fruit together yesterday. Seeing Ye Tian chop the food into small pieces and the others stringing them together, all neatly arranged, was quite a sense of accomplishment.

When the monitor and other students saw several people in their dormitory carrying large boxes and bags, and then looked at the bread and sushi in their hands, they suddenly felt that they were not delicious anymore.

"What did you bring? I seem to smell something spicy, it smells so good!" The squad leader came over and asked curiously.

"Guess!" Zhao Yu pretended to be mysterious.

"There are strings of vegetables in the bag. Are you making skewers? But there is no pot!" The squad leader turned around and studied it for a long time.

"I guessed it almost right, but there's no need to cook it in a pot. It's Bobo Chicken, just soak it directly. We cooked the dish in the morning." Zhao Yu showed off.

"Wow! Wow! Wow..."

"You are too strong!"

"Ah! It's just a picnic. Your hostel is so arrogant. How embarrassing for us to bring biscuits, bread, and chips!"

"Why fly a kite? It's so delicious to just eat skewers!

…

The students in the car started to make a fuss, but they were all happy and expectant. They remembered Ye Tian’s cooking skills during the last barbecue, and they usually went to the third canteen for meals, so they all thought that this pot of skewers would definitely be delicious.

There is a large lawn in the forest park. In spring, many people like to come here to sit and fly kites.

It is a rare blessing from the weather. Today the sun is shining brightly but not scorchingly hot. The air is fresh and the breeze is cool but not cold on the face.

As soon as the large group of dozens of people got off the bus, they found a good place with shade, put out two large picnic blankets next to each other, and laid out the various foods, fruits and drinks they brought.

We took some photos first and then prepared to start eating.

The class monitor and several other boys were keeping an eye on Ye Tian's large box of soup stock, eager to help open it. Ye Tian also planned to soak the vegetables first so that they could eat them directly after everyone had a little fun.

Although the two large bags of skewers looked like a lot, there were more of them, so each person only got 7 or 8 small skewers, which was not enough to make them half full, so they still had to eat staple foods.

“We haven’t had enough!”

"I haven't eaten enough, I want more!"

After eating the skewers, the students started shouting...