The first people to notice the changes in the cafeterias were, of course, the university students. With the change to outsiders, the menu has expanded significantly, even offering ramen, sliced noodles, and stir-fried cold noodles. However, the least noticeable change was in the third cafeteria.

The third canteen still has the familiar rice, steamed buns, dumplings, Chinese stir-fried dishes and bread, and the familiar faces are still there.

After such a major change, students were quite surprised for a while. Today they'd go to Canteen 1 for shouzhufan (a type of pancake), tomorrow to Canteen 2 for grilled cold noodles, and the day after tomorrow to Canteen 4 for stir-fries. They'd wander around the canteens, finding a vastly expanded selection. The variety in each canteen was now almost as extensive as at the food courts outside, saving everyone the trouble of ordering takeout and allowing them to simply grab a portion on the way back to the dorm after class.

But after eating them for a week or two, many students found that it was okay to eat these foods once or twice a week, but what they really wanted to eat every day were meals, and rice and stir-fried dishes tasted the most delicious.

Li Bing was a little worried at first. He thought that the number of people visiting the third canteen had decreased instead of increased after they took over.

Ye Tian remained calm, telling him not to worry. But he couldn't sit still anymore, so he and Xiaojuan went to several other cafeterias to check out the situation, tasting and studying the various varieties of their competitors. After returning, he felt more confident.

"I think the food in their cafeteria is just for novelty. The taste is far worse than ours, and it can't be compared with the dishes made by the chef." Li Bing told Da what he knew.

Ye Tian was confident, but keeping the Third Canteen unchanged wasn't the best strategy. They were using this time to adjust the menu and add new dishes. She also planned to add two simple, convenient noodles. After discussion, they decided on potato noodles and hot and sour noodles.

In order to facilitate the operation, Ye Tian prepared the main sauce needed for the two kinds of noodles in advance. In this way, she only needs to cook the noodles, add the sauce, and then add peanuts, vinegar, chili peppers, coriander, etc., which can also ensure the uniformity of taste.

The sauce for hot and sour noodles is made from mixed sauce, fried with minced meat. In addition to its spicy and sour taste, it is also more fresh and delicious.

Moreover, they purchased authentic potato flour and sweet potato flour. The sweet potato flour is smooth and chewy, while the potato flour is white, tender and smooth. Both are very delicious and refreshing. Several cafeteria employees praised them after trying them.

To make the potato noodle casserole, the third canteen also purchased a row of small stoves and a number of small casseroles. The potato noodle needs to be made on site, and students can choose their favorite vegetables and meat products to add to the potato noodle casserole. They put them into the small casserole along with the potato noodle and cook it in a short time. The steaming hot effect is very appetizing.

Cook all the sweet potato noodles and blanch them in water. When someone orders them, just grab a handful and blanch them in a boiling pot, then put them into a bowl and add various ingredients.

Originally, these two types of noodles were easy to make and didn't require any cooking skills, so I tried to let Xiaojuan sell them. However, on the first day, too many people ordered them, and she wasn't very experienced, so she was too busy to handle it. Li Bing was also busy serving food, so Ye Tian had to come with Xiaojuan, and they managed everything in no time.

There is a sophomore male student who loves the third cafeteria the most. However, he hasn’t been there for a few days and has tried other cafeterias. When he came in today, he was pleasantly surprised!

The third canteen not only had new dishes, but also had his favorite hot and sour noodles. He had tried the hot and sour noodles in the second canteen before, and the taste was very average. He trusted the products of the third canteen.

So today he passed on the newly added, delicious-looking crispy crucian carp and sweet and sour pork with pineapple, and resolutely ordered the hot and sour noodles. But hairy crab was also his favorite, so he had to get one, thus creating the strange combination of hairy crab and hot and sour noodles.

There are also many students who like casserole potato noodles. The sales of this one are also very good, and the amount prepared on the same day is not enough to sell.

Another person looked at the small stove added behind the window of the third canteen and asked, "You have a clay pot and you make potato noodles, why don't you make clay pot rice?"

"Thank you for the suggestion, classmate. We will consider it!" Li Bing was really tempted and did not directly say that he was too busy to do it.

During a break, everyone started discussing whether to make clay pot rice. Chef Meng, who mainly handles pastries, had no objection. Li Bing wanted to add more varieties, but Xiaojuan disagreed.

"I don't think making clay pot rice is appropriate. The dishes need to be prepared in advance, and there must be someone watching on the scene to make each serving according to the order. Clay pot rice cooks slowly, and it takes about 20 minutes to cook one serving. I can't make many servings in one day, and it requires an extra worker. I don't think it's appropriate." Xiaojuan explained why she disagreed.

They currently have seven people, and Ye Tian is still a part-time worker, so she can't get to the cafeteria on time when she has classes. Adding two new noodle dishes is already a stretch, and if they follow the trend of other cafeterias and add clay pot rice, they'll be overwhelmed.

Ye Tian thought about it and said, "I think Xiaojuan is right. We don't need to follow the trend. We just need to do well with what we have. No one can make all the money. If we add clay pot rice, should we also add Korean bibimbap, beef ramen, and Yunnan rice noodles next? In fact, we can't be professional in these. I learned the secret recipe of hot and sour noodles from a Sichuan chef in the capital, and I made the potato noodle sauce myself, and the taste still needs to be improved. We have just started our own business, so we can't expect to achieve success overnight. It's better to operate it for a month to see how it goes, and then slowly adjust it."

Li Bing, Xiao Juan, and Master Meng all nodded, feeling that Ye Tian's words made sense. They hadn't expected that Ye Tian, the youngest and a student, could actually be so knowledgeable about business. Little did they know, Ye Tian had been a restaurant owner for many years.

"Then let's not make clay pot rice. It's really not suitable. By the way, Zuo You hasn't found a suitable part-time job yet. I see it's not easy for him. I was thinking of letting him come back to our part-time job. Can we still pay him by the hour like in school?" Li Bing asked for the opinions of the other two partners.

"No problem." Master Meng agreed.

Ye Tian agreed, of course. After all, they had worked together for so long, so they had a bond. "Then let him make potato noodles and hot and sour noodles. He's pretty quick with his hands."

"That's great. I was so nervous today. I would rather wash dishes than cook noodles." Xiaojuan breathed a sigh of relief. She was not very good at cooking.

After everyone discussed and worked it out, they soon finalized some matters concerning the cafeteria. After a few days of adaptation, they were gradually getting things sorted out.

Now they had to wait for the end of the month to review whether they had made a profit or a loss during this period. After all, in addition to the contracting fees, they also contributed money as working capital to purchase the rice, flour, meat, vegetables and seasonings needed every day, which was also a considerable expense.

Moreover, vegetables and meat are consumed on the same day, while dry goods, rice, flour and oil cannot be consumed all at once. It is definitely unrealistic to take inventory every day. Generally speaking, it is more reasonable to take inventory once in a while. In short, they feel that they will definitely not lose money.

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The "Third Canteen Food Collection" thread on the campus forum is still up, with hundreds of pages of comments. Someone even took photos of the new dishes, along with the hot and sour noodles and potato noodles, and posted them.

Someone in the comments said something really funny: "San Canteen is your uncle, and will always be your uncle!"

Another one: "You can always trust San Canteen!"

This sentence sounds very much like what a fan girl said.

I wonder if everyone will also say when the Third Canteen encounters difficulties: "The Third Canteen is the best Third Canteen, and we are the only Third Canteen!"

Ye Tian smiled and thought, because Lu Xinyi has been chasing stars recently and would talk about some related topics in the dormitory, so Ye Tian also knew something about it, but she didn't have any idea of chasing stars for the time being.

Speaking of handsome guys, she remembered the man she met when she worked at Chen Chi's restaurant, the man who looked like the Sixth Prince.

He couldn't simply be described as handsome; he possessed a certain aura, not the cold, aloof, or stern qualities often described in novels, but rather a gentle yet distant quality, as if separated from the rest of humanity by a mist-like barrier. While others were mere mortals, he possessed an air of immortality that made no one dare to desecrate him.

Ye Tian couldn't help but smile and shook her head: Why did he think of his enemy? In his original world, he might have been under house arrest and had no freedom. Even if he rebelled, the emperor should not have killed his son.

Speaking of idol-chasing, Ye Tian thinks it's good to follow a positive artist. Perhaps it can also be an encouragement for young girls to emulate their idols and become better versions of themselves.

But she didn't expect that she would soon become a little idol and the national sister in the eyes of many fans.