Li Bing also had a look of just understanding: "I heard that the school cafeteria is going to be reformed..."

"Reform? How to reform?" Ye Tian asked.

"It's service outsourcing. All the canteens in the school are outsourced to professional companies. Our canteen staff can choose to stay or leave voluntarily." Master Sun said.

"Why do you do this?" This is the question everyone has.

"Then Ye Tian and I can no longer work part-time to pay for our studies, right?" Zuo You also asked.

Master Sun, the person in charge of the third canteen, was called to a meeting after school started and only then learned that the canteen was going to be outsourced.

Everyone was very surprised. Everything was fine before, why did it suddenly have to be reformed?

The reason is simple. Schools manage their own cafeterias, which involve both financial and material costs, and face annual audits, which creates significant pressure. However, outsourcing the entire process reduces audit risks and eliminates potential corruption risks.

Since the school had already decided that the chefs were only contract workers, they naturally had no right to object. Whether they stayed to work for the canteen company or found their own jobs was up to them.

At the same time, not only in three cafeterias, but in every cafeteria in the school, there was a depressing atmosphere.

"I don't know whether all the canteens should be outsourced together, or each canteen can be contracted separately. If we can contract one, we can also register a company and contract all three canteens." Li Bing is quick-witted and was the first to express his ideas.

"I just don't want to bother with this anymore. I'm going to find a restaurant outside," Sun Hou said, feeling somewhat down. After all, he had worked in the school cafeteria the longest and had the most affection for it. The sudden announcement of outsourcing was a bit overwhelming for him. But he had never considered starting his own business, and he couldn't bear the risk of running it himself.

Li Bing, being young and more flexible in his thinking when faced with change, immediately considered contracting. Meanwhile, Zuo Zuo, a sophomore at the start of the semester, was still considering part-time work.

Ye Tian watched without saying anything, but she also thought that Li Bing's idea was good. She also calculated her own savings in her mind to see how much money she could contribute if they were to share the contract.

Regardless, the work must continue. After all, outsourcing the canteen will take some time, and until then, it must be run by existing staff. The formal outsourcing and handover will take at least a month or two.

On the first day of school, the cafeteria chefs were preoccupied with their own affairs and had no time to prepare meals. The students, having already enjoyed various delicious meals at home, complained that the cafeteria food was terrible.

There are only three canteens, but Ye Tianxin is focused and still enjoys the joy of cooking. The students who come to eat all exclaim that the food is delicious.

After a summer of silence, everyone at the forum was very active in speaking.

There's a post titled "The food in the cafeteria is so disgusting!" that has the most replies.

"That's because you didn't go to the third cafeteria!"

"I was at home during the summer vacation and wanted to eat the braised pork from the Third Canteen. I finally got to eat it, and it was just as delicious as always!"

"There are new dishes in the third cafeteria. Today's fish is dry-fried. What about northern dishes? Is there a new chef in the cafeteria?"

"The Third Canteen is the eternal god in my heart!"

"My dad was worried that I wasn't eating well at school, so he came home early every day during the summer vacation to cook for me. I didn't have the heart to tell him that the food in our cafeteria was much better than his!"

"My mom sent me to school today. I ordered food from the cafeteria. She said she knew why I gained 5 kilograms in the past semester..."

"I'm much fatter than you. I've gained 8 kilograms, wuwuwu..."

"But I still couldn't help it. I ordered three more dishes for lunch today. Not only did I finish them all, I also ate two taels of rice: ("

The student who posted the message was shocked by the large number of replies that appeared instantly, and immediately decided to go to the third canteen for dinner that night.

…

During the afternoon break, Li Bing found Ye Tian. The two found a chair on the campus boulevard and talked about contracting the canteen.

"From what you said, it seems that registering a company is not difficult. Then if you want to contract three canteens, do you have enough savings?" Ye Tian did not treat Li Bing as an outsider and asked the key question directly.

"I only have about 50,000 yuan in savings, but my family can support me a little bit. It should be no problem within 200,000 yuan. I just don't know how much money it will cost to contract it." Li Bing has obviously thought about this carefully.

"If possible, I would also like to participate, but I can only invest a maximum of 20,000 yuan, and that's while I still have to apply for a loan for tuition," Ye Tian admitted.

Li Bing immediately said, "Master, you don't need to invest money. You are the pillar of my heart. Just invest your technology."

"We'll talk about the funding later. We still need to understand the specific contracting form first." Ye Tian continued.

"How about this, I will go directly to the school logistics department to ask tomorrow, and I can't figure it out on my own. Since you, Master, are also interested in contracting the canteen, I feel more confident. If it succeeds, I can also ask Xiaojuan to come and help." Li Bing said simply.

"Okay, I'll go back and think about it too!" Ye Tian nodded.

She really wanted to contract the canteen with Li Bing. Firstly, after a year of working there, she was familiar with everything and would be able to save time and effort later on. Secondly, she felt the canteen could make money, which would allow her to accumulate some initial savings. Of course, more importantly, she had a sentimental factor: she wanted ordinary students like her to have a cheap and delicious place to eat.

Afterwards, everyone found their own way out. The others who didn't want to continue working started looking for jobs outside. The only ones who really wanted to stay were Ye Tian, Li Bing and Master Meng who made desserts. Everyone else decided to go out and find a job. Aunt Liu said she just wanted to change to a job closer to home.

We have been working together for so long, and last semester we worked together to participate in the College Student Food Festival. It has only been a few months, but we are soon going our separate ways. It is inevitable to feel sad.

Sadness aside, life must always move forward, and we must stay grounded and do what we can. Ye Tian went to the cafeteria almost every day, not just for meals before it was outsourced. Even though Master Sun was leaving, he had already found a job outside and was still working his last shift.

…

That evening, a new episode of "Master Chef Competition" was exclusively updated on the video website.

"A new issue, I've been looking forward to it for a long time!"

"This time it's the head chef from the Jing Hua Hotel. He's said to be very good!"

"Of course, my Chinese cuisine is definitely number one!"

Even before the show started, there were already a lot of comments and comments. As the show officially started, the comments became more and more.

"Look, the Chinese assistant is a beauty. Is she 18? She looks so young!"

"There's also a handsome guy from abroad."

“So cool!”

"Hahaha, they are so awesome! They actually gave the foreign party some fat intestines. Xswl..."

“Haha ...

"Chef Luo looks smiling, but he looks a bit sinister, hahaha!"

“Haha ...

"Why is the beautiful chef always cutting cabbage?"

"I think she introduced herself as Ye Tian."

"Miss Xiaoye is still cutting cabbages. She's got 20 cabbages, right? Are you going to give each judge a cabbage?"

"Are they planning to make Sichuan cuisine's signature dish, boiled cabbage?"

"It's probably just boiled cabbage!"

"Girls have good aesthetics and are suitable for the shape of cabbage."

"Wow, this beautiful Xiaoye can also carve patterns, her hands are so skillful!"

…

Seeing this, the audience also thought that Ye Tian, the assistant, was mainly responsible for some styling work. But she also started to prepare the main course and finally served the dishes. The previous episode ended, and the next episode will be broadcast in a week, which is also very suspenseful.

In this episode, Ye Tian was quietly cutting cabbage and carving, almost always with her head down. Except at the beginning of the interview, there were not many shots of her face showing.

In the first episode, the most captivating characters are the handsome foreign chef and the Chinese chef, Chef Luo. The other is handsome, while Chef Luo is funny and mischievous. After adding the ingredients to the pot, he keeps watching the chicken soup and giving instructions, appearing quite calm and composed, unlike the other chef, Thomas, who seems to be in a state of panic.

Ye Tian was too embarrassed to tell her roommates and friends that she was on the show. After all, it was her first time, and she was quite embarrassed. She decided to draw the curtains behind her bed, watch the show secretly with headphones on, and see how it went.

Unexpectedly, Li Bing and Zhao Yu, who were also following the show, saw it first.

Zhao Yu immediately shouted, "Tiantian! You're on the show!"

"You bastard, you didn't even tell us!"

Li Yue and Lu Xinyi, who were both in the dormitory, were startled at the same time. Knowing that Ye Tian was on "God of Cooking", they quickly opened their mobile phones and pads, and then everyone in the dormitory watched the show together.

Ye Tian wanted to bury her head in the sand like an ostrich. Fortunately, she didn't have many shots, and she just had to quietly do her own thing. She didn't need to perform like in a movie. Gradually, she felt nothing to be embarrassed about.

"Tiantian, do you have the contact information of Leo? He's so handsome!" Lu Xinyi asked in a crazy way.

"No!" Ye Tian answered simply.

"Ahhh! What a shame, handsome guy!"

Zhao Yu then said, "Xinyi, you're a flower maniac. Look, Tiantian doesn't even look at that foreigner!"

Ye Tian was too embarrassed to say that when she first met Leo, she was also impressed by his handsomeness. As for when he later asked her for his contact information, she interrupted him.

Li Yue was watching the show intently and was disappointed to see the episode was over. "How could it end? Tiantian, you guys won in the end, right? You're such a great cook, why didn't you go cook? I was just waiting for you to make a move, how come this episode is over? Huh? The next episode is still a week away?"

"Yes, did you win in the end?" Lu Xinyi and Zhao Yu asked Ye Tian in unison.

Li Bing also asked the same question on WeChat. He also asked Ye Tian what main dish they made and how they processed the pig intestines?

But no one asked Ye Tian why she was able to participate in this competition. They all seemed to think that she was supposed to be so good.

Ye Tian had no choice but to say, "We won, we won. I can't reveal any more details. You can find out the details yourself next week!"

Lu Xinyi is good at spotting opportunities. After watching the show, she immediately thought of Ye Tian's video account promotion, so she said, "Tiantian, have you ever thought about revealing your true identity on your video account? I think by using the broadcast of "MasterChef Competition" to attract some traffic, you can definitely become a small internet celebrity."

Ye Tian originally didn't want to make it public, but when she thought about the canteen reform and the huge amount of money it would cost to contract, she hesitated. "I'll think about it and wait until the next episode is over!"

They didn't expect that after the next episode was broadcast, Ye Tian didn't need to make it public herself. Someone found her video account first, and Ye Tian's vest disappeared immediately!