Chapter 73 Cooking

"Have you finished peeling my potatoes? You all just keep slacking off. Do you really think this is a shelter? I called you here to work, so hurry up. Otherwise, I will replace you sooner or later." Lao Li kicked the door and came over shouting.

If he wasn't wearing a mask on his face, his saliva would have splattered everywhere.

Lao Li is the deputy chef of the cafeteria. Everyone else in the kitchen has become accustomed to Lao Li's temper and is not surprised as long as he doesn't scold them.

Only the chef, Lao Zhou, raised his head and knitted his thick black eyebrows. But he didn't say anything.

"Okay." Mo Fei stood up and carried a basket of peeled potatoes over.

A basket of potatoes was extremely heavy even after being peeled, but Mo Fei lifted it effortlessly and moved it all the way to Lao Li's chopping board.

Old Li was surprised at Mo Fei's strength, but he didn't say anything. He just picked up a potato from the basket and muttered, "It's peeled well."

The cuts on the potatoes that Mo Fei peeled were connected from end to end, without an extra piece of meat here and a piece of skin there. It was obvious that he was experienced, at least it showed that Mo Fei was someone who often went into the kitchen, so he could do this job with ease.

Mo Fei smiled and asked attentively: "Do you need anything else from me?"

"Go away, this is none of your business."

Old Li chased him away, as if he was afraid that Mo Fei would learn his vegetable-cutting skills.

Mo Fei couldn't ask for more.

She circled twice and finally came in front of the head chef.

Next to the chef hung a small blackboard with today's menu written in neat chalk handwriting.

Breakfast: vegetable porridge, mashed potatoes, dried tofu mixed with cucumber cubes, and pickled radish strips.

Lunch: Stir-fried pork with green pepper, stir-fried pork with cauliflower, braised tofu, stir-fried bean sprouts, and boiled winter melon.

Dinner: seaweed egg soup, minced meat noodles, celery and bean curd, fried meat with dried tofu, and garlic lettuce.

The chef is making vegetable porridge.

This porridge is not difficult to make. It is nothing more than boiling a pot of rice into porridge, adding seasonings, and then putting in fresh vegetables.

The chef glanced at Mo Fei and saw that she was just watching and not working. He didn't chase her away. She just stirred the pot with a large spoon that was longer than her arm.

He frowned and scooped up a spoonful of rice porridge from time to time and looked at it carefully.

"Chef, you can try adding some peanut butter. Not only will the porridge be thicker, but it will also taste more fragrant." Mo Fei said suddenly.

But it hit the nail on the head what the chef was thinking just now.

Maybe something went wrong in some step today, this pot of rice porridge is very thin and looks like it has been mixed with water.

The chef was thinking about whether to add some side dishes to make the porridge look better.

"Humph." The chef snorted, not agreeing with Murphy's words, "Why peanut butter?"

Mo Fei's eyes fell on the pot of steaming porridge. The corners of her mouth moved, and she said in a voice that only she and the chef could hear:

"The porridge you made is rich in aroma. It is already the best, but the peanut butter has a delicate taste. If you add peanut butter, the aroma will be more mellow. The porridge will taste more sweet with the peanuts, and it will be smoother and more fragrant. More importantly, it can also increase the viscosity of the porridge, and it will be a fairy product! And don't you have a jar of peanut butter on your shelf? It seems there is no harm in trying it."

"Haha. Little girl, you just say it, but you even have to praise me first. It's so easy for you to say it. What should I do if the porridge I put in doesn't taste right after adding peanut butter?"

The chef was skeptical, but he actually had a better impression of Mo Fei because of his outspokenness.

It is rare for a newcomer to dare to speak to the chef like this, neither humble nor arrogant, just after arriving.

The head chef had been working here since the base was first built. He had the highest status in the canteen. Except for Lao Li, everyone else in the canteen was basically submissive. As time went by, the head chef didn't even have anyone to talk to normally.

So he was very willing to listen to Mo Fei now.

But if she had no real ability and dared to show off and talk nonsense here, he would kick her out without any hesitation.

When Mo Fei heard what the chef said, an idea came to her mind: "Then I'll go ahead and buy you a bowl of porridge first?" She took out a C-level crystal core from her pocket: "I know all the rules. I haven't charged my meal card yet, so this is my meal money."

Mo Fei handed the crystal core to the chef.

"That's too much." The chef said as he took a small bowl from the cupboard, scooped a spoonful of hot porridge into it, and took out the peanut butter.

"The chef's porridge is worth the price." Mo Fei acted like a good boy. He lowered his head and scooped a little peanut butter into the porridge according to the proportion, slowly stirring it evenly. He also took advantage of the thick fog to secretly put some spatial river water in. "Just consider it as a gift from me, chef, please taste it."

The chef glanced at Mo Fei, then picked up the bowl of porridge and scooped a mouthful into his mouth.

Mo Fei was shocked by the speed of the movement.

Just now, she accidentally burned her hand with the bowl, and she knew how hot the porridge was. But the chef was like a ruthless person, and he gulped down the porridge.

"Would you like some water?" Mo Fei asked tentatively, his eyes already starting to glance around to see where the ice water was.

"Why are you meddling in other people's business?" The chef was a fickle one. After he lectured Mo Fei, he finished the bowl of porridge in no time.

He even felt unsatisfied and looked at the empty bowl eagerly. He wanted to scrape the bowl with a spoon, but he didn't do it for the sake of face.

"Come here. You make this porridge."

The chef took two steps to the side and gave his original position to Mo Fei.

Many people in the kitchen were watching what was happening here.

Except for Lao Li, who had some background, no one dared to speak loudly to the chef, not for any other reason, but because they heard that the chef had killed someone.

Killing people. After the natural disaster, they had only killed zombies, but they still felt disgusted and traumatized by killing their own kind.

But the chef had killed an entire family with his own daggers before the natural disaster.

I heard that the chef went out to sea with the fleet to earn money to treat his child who was born with heart disease. He worked abroad for many years and sent back every month without leaving a single cent.

It turned out that the child had died of illness the year he was away, and his wife found another man without telling him and gave birth to another child.

The family of three lived happily in the house paid for by the chef.

The chef got angry and went to the kitchen and picked up a knife.

None of the three members of the family escaped.

With such cruel behavior and the method of leaving no one alive, it would be unfair for him not to appear on a legal program.

However, some people say that the chef actually intended to kill himself after silencing others, but killing others and killing yourself are two completely different experiences.

The knife didn't hit his vital parts after all. In the end, the chef turned himself in.

The chef was lucky in fact. He was sentenced to life imprisonment because of his good attitude towards admitting his guilt.

He thought he would spend the rest of his life in prison, but he encountered a wave of zombies on the way to another prison, and all the people guarding him died.

The chef not only took the opportunity to escape, but also awakened his special powers and ran all the way to the air-raid shelter to hide. Unexpectedly, he ran to the right place and ran directly to the newly built base of the Bai family. He also rose all the way to become the chef of the cafeteria.

Everyone in the kitchen wanted to see what kind of magic Mo Fei, a new vegetable washer, had that allowed him to get close to the head chef on the first day and even get the head chef's permission to cook.

Although Mo Fei could feel the resentful and inquiring gazes from the people around him, he was too lazy to care.

The most important thing now is to please the chef.

While adding the peanut butter, she also put the spatial water into the big pot in front of her.

According to her experience, no matter what kind of food, as long as space water is added, the flavor and taste will be improved to a higher level. More importantly, the space water is rich in supernatural power, which is of great benefit to supernatural people.

Coupled with her excellent cooking skills, people with or without special powers would go crazy for such delicious food.

As expected, the chef looked at the pot of porridge with such affectionate eyes, as if he was looking at his first love.

As the aroma of the vegetable porridge spread, others in the kitchen couldn't help but take a sniff.

Didn't Mo Fei just add a little peanut butter to the pot and the porridge became so fragrant? Could it be that this newcomer is really good at cooking? ?

"Very good." A smile finally appeared on the chef's serious face.

He took the crystal core that Mo Fei had handed over and put it in his pocket, which was considered as recognition of Mo Fei. "Breakfast is almost done. Starting from lunch today, you can help me and don't have to wash the vegetables anymore."

"Yes! Thank you, Chef." Mo Fei said happily.

"We finally got a new recruit, Old Zhou, are you just going to leave me like this?" Old Li's voice sounded sarcastically, "You are old now, you don't want to eat young grass, do you? Be careful that you can't digest the young grass."

The chef did not let Lao Li go this time. He looked at Lao Li coldly and said with a gurgling sound: "When did I ever say that you can stop calling me chef?"

Old Li had heard the rumors about the head chef at first and was cautious for a while, but later he found that the head chef would not say anything if he let him do whatever he wanted in the kitchen.

As time went by, he really forgot that he was the deputy and Lao Zhou was the principal.

In the base controlled by the Bai family, the hierarchy is strict. The difference between deputy positions and full-time positions is not just a difference of two words, but a natural chasm.

Because the canteen is completely under the jurisdiction of the head chef, the head chef can decide the appointment and dismissal of everyone in the kitchen.

Old Li opened his mouth but said nothing in the end. He just silently moved the steamed mashed potatoes to the plate.

People who usually disliked him lowered their heads and smiled with glee.

Chen Bingqing watched the whole thing that just happened through the curtain.

When she saw Mo Fei cooking for the chef, she grabbed the curtain with her hands and almost tore it apart.

"Xiao Chen, everyone has a destiny. Things change over time. Don't feel too stressed. Maybe one day the chef will ask you to help." Sister Wei advised.

"Yes. You are right. Things will change over time. She won't be so proud for too long." Chen Bingqing smiled, but this smile, coupled with her protruding cheekbones and pale face, was as eerie as it could be.

Sister Wei's heart skipped a beat when she saw this, but she still patted Chen Bingqing on the shoulder to comfort her.

After all, she and Chen Bingqing had worked together for a longer time, and she hoped that Chen Bingqing could be more open-minded. After all, a day is a day, and a day is a day. If you can live happily, why bother yourself? You might die in the next second.

Sister Wei was very open-minded, so she shared her theory with Chen Bingqing.

Chen Bingqing looked at her as if she was crazy, and immediately asked, "Are you sick? I know you well? You are incompetent and you are satisfied with such a small benefit. I am different from you."

In the past, when it was just her and Sister Wei washing vegetables here, she would say a few words to Sister Wei gently.

But since Mo Fei appeared, Chen Bingqing's emotions were completely out of control.

She couldn't stand the fact that a person who had been scolded by her mother as a negative example for so many years and had a high school education could live so well now.

. Moreover, she was even fairer, more beautiful, and more proud than when she was twenty years old. Her face was slightly pink, and there was no wound on her body. She was wearing brand new clothes, and she looked as if she had never encountered a natural disaster.

Obviously, she has been the pride of the family since she was a child, and she is the better one.

The more Chen Bingqing thought about it, the angrier she became. She used her special abilities to mobilize all the dirty water on the ground and splash it onto the surrounding walls.

The people in the kitchen gradually put the dishes onto plates near the windowsill.

The breakfast dishes are not complicated and are quick to prepare, so we can serve them right away.

Sure enough, not long after, eight bells rang.

Mo Fei glanced towards the window and saw that the line for food was already very long. Lin Jiyuan and Bai Qi were both standing in the line.

When they saw Mo Fei looking out, they all thought she was looking at them. Lin Jiyuan gave him a look that showed he hadn't found his target yet, while Bai Qi raised the corner of his mouth to reveal a sunny smile.

The canteen at the base adopts the traditional meal serving model.

Because there were more than a thousand people dining every time, four windows were opened simultaneously.

Originally, the task of serving meals was handled by four fixed people including Xiao Qin.

But Mo Fei volunteered to try the job of serving meals.

Xiao Qin subconsciously glanced at the chef. After seeing the chef's acquiescence, Xiao Qin patiently taught Mo Fei how to organize the people in line to swipe their meal cards, as well as some techniques for serving meals.

For example, if you see a high-level psychic, you must feed him enough. As for low-level or even ordinary people, you can shake the rice spoon to ensure that they are full but not full enough.

Mo Fei was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect that even if it was a natural disaster, hand shaking was still popular in the cafeteria.

But think about it, the Bai family has to provide food for more than 2,000 people, so they may end up spending more than they earn. So they should save as much as possible.

"Whoa!" The chef blew the whistle.

Four windows for serving food opened at the same time.

The noisy voices also reached Mo Fei's ears.

"Wow. There's a new person in the cafeteria, and it's a girl!"

"Sister, what's your age? You call a 50-year-old aunt a sister, and a 15-year-old sister a sister."

"Where is it? Let me see too."

"Did they change the chef today? Why does this porridge smell so good?"

"Don't say that. Really, I didn't feel it when the window was not open just now. Now that the window is open, I can't wait to jump into the bowl of porridge."

"Stop talking. I didn't have dinner yesterday. If you keep talking, I won't be able to wait until my turn to get food. I can drown in my saliva."

There was a lot of chatter in the queue, as lively as a vegetable market.

The first person who came to Mo Fei to get food was a level 2 mutant.

He had a bird's nest hair, peach blossom eyes, and looked to be in his twenties. He flicked out a meal card and swiped it on the transparent chip on the windowsill. A light suddenly lit up on the chip, and a voice prompt was heard: Level 2 Psychic, meal time.

"Miss, I'm almost starving, can you give me some more? You're so cute, you won't refuse me, right?" Bird's Nest Head held the plate pitifully.

"Go away. Why do you use this trick on men, women, young and old? We have said that everyone has the same amount! It's useless even if you call us a fairy." Xiao Qin shouted beside him.

Mo Fei was beside him, laughing and crying. It seemed that this bird-nest-head was an old hand at crying weakly. She scooped a spoonful of vegetable porridge into the bowl on the plate, and then scooped a spoonful of mashed potatoes, a spoonful of dried tofu mixed with cucumber cubes, and a spoonful of pickled radish strips.

"Although I can't give you more, I hope you'll be in a good mood today." Mo Fei said with a smile.

What she said was the absolute truth. How could someone who ate food made with space river water not be in a good mood?

"Okay. Just for what you said, I'll take care of your window from now on. I'll come and fight you!" Niaowotou said this as if he was giving Mo Fei a great benefit, and then left with satisfaction.

The team slowly moved forward.

Many people who had already gotten their meals couldn't help but take a sip of the porridge first.

Praises came one after another: "Oh my god! Is this porridge made by Lao Zhou? Did he go to New Western for further studies?!" "Hot hot hot hot! It tastes damn good even if it's hot." "Is it too late for me to queue up and get another portion now?"

Mo Fei's hands moved quickly, and his eyes kept glancing at the people in line.

She had been looking for someone with a similar aura to Lin Jiyuan, but there was none. This meant that there were no other Level 4 Psychics in the restaurant at the moment, and it was even more impossible for there to be a Level 4 Healing Psychic.

Mo Fei couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Soon Lin Jiyuan came to the line in front of Mo Fei. He was not interested in the dishes in front of him. He just thought they smelled bad, so he just pointed at the bowl of vegetable porridge and said, "I want this."

Xiao Qin said impatiently: "Swipe the card."

Lin Jiyuan quickly pulled out a metal plate with a large "肆" character and lightning patterns engraved on it: "Is this what you want?"

"A level 444 superpower! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! You are so magnanimous." Xiao Qin's tone suddenly changed. He lowered his head nervously, not even daring to look at Lin Jiyuan.

There are only a handful of Level 4 Psychics in the base, about 80 in total. When did another one appear? Was it a new evolution?

It’s over. His tone was so bad just now. Would this person in front of him just drive him away because he doesn’t like him?

In just a dozen seconds, Xiao Qin had already unfolded his tragic life in his mind.

Because he couldn't find another job after leaving the cafeteria, he eventually starved to death in the base. The play ends.

“……”Lin Jiyuan took the tray and left without even looking at Xiao Qin.

Mo Fei helped Xiao Qin up: "What's wrong with you? Why are you so afraid of him?"

Xiao Qin whispered in Mo Fei's ear behind his back: "You don't know. Level 4 psychics have very bad tempers. Those who offend them will be expelled from the cafeteria at best, or kicked out of the base at worst. They are the local tyrants in the base except for the Bai family."

"That's pretty cool." Mo Fei nodded, but thought in his heart, if the level 4 psychic is really as awesome as Xiao Qin said, then it would be difficult to deal with.

"A Fei." Bai Qi handed the food tray to the window and called out the nickname he had thought of for Mo Fei with a smile.

Then he swiped the meal card, and the chip prompted: Level 3 Psychic is having a meal.

"Why do you call me that?" Mo Fei's ears turned a little red.

This nickname is really strange. Some people call her Mo Fei, some call her Sister Mo, some call her Big Brother, and some call her Fei Fei. But no one has ever called her A Fei. A Fei, I always feel that it is a very intimate and slightly ancient name.

"I'm sorry. If you don't like it, I won't scream."

Bai Qi's smile suddenly faded a little, his eyes drooped, and he looked like he felt he had made a mistake.

Mo Fei quickly shook his head: "No. You can call me whatever you want."

As she said this, she was about to serve food to Bai Qi.

"I don't want those. Can you give me more porridge? I can smell that it was made by you. Also, everything you gave me this morning was delicious. I just saw you working here and wanted to come and see you." Bai Qi's voice came slowly like a clear spring in the mountains.

He openly expressed his gratitude and appreciation for Mo Fei, even his love and longing for him.

Xiao Qin was watching on the side, stunned.

Where did Mo Fei, a newcomer, come from? The level 4 boss just now seemed to know her. Now this level 3 boss also knew her? And he seemed to be interested in her unilaterally.

Could it be that his new colleague's background was actually stronger than diamond? Xiao Qin fell into deep thought.

The people queuing behind Bai Qi patted him impatiently: "Hey, buddy, we're queuing for food, can we stop trying to pick up girls?"

Bai Qi didn't say anything, just looked back.

The person behind him immediately became obedient, lowered his head like a quail, and left the line for food in a daze, walking out of the cafeteria.

"Why doesn't he eat anymore?" Mo Fei asked, looking at the man's back.

"He said his stomach hurts and he doesn't want to eat anymore." Bai Qi replied, then walked away with a plate full of porridge.

He sat opposite Lin Jiyuan.

"Brother Lin, long time no see." Bai Qi said with a smile.

Lin Jiyuan hummed, scooped up a mouthful of porridge and put it into his mouth. It seemed that he didn't want to talk more with Bai Qi.

Bai Qi didn't care about Lin Jiyuan's cold attitude at all.

After taking a mouthful of hot porridge, he felt that the coldness that always surrounded his body had finally dissipated a little.

Bai Qi was sitting so that he could see Mo Fei getting food at the window. He looked at Mo Fei busy getting food and said with a smile, "I met Ah Fei last night. She said she and her friends came to the base for something. I guessed it was you at the time. I didn't expect that we were so destined to live in the same building and even on the same floor. I wonder if I can help you with what you are doing? After all, I came a few days earlier than you and am more familiar with the situation. I wanted to ask Ah Fei directly if she needed my help. But I think if I ask directly, she will definitely feel that she owes me a favor. It's better to ask Brother Lin to solve her doubts. As long as I can help her, it's fine."

The word "A Fei" was particularly harsh in Lin Jiyuan's ears.

He felt like there was a breath stuck in his heart that he couldn't let go.

But Bai Qi was right. People should always distinguish between the important and the urgent.

After a slight hesitation, Lin Jiyuan said, "She came here purely to help me. I came here for two reasons. One is to find someone, and the other is also to find someone."

"You can tell me. A Fei is my friend, and Brother Lin is naturally my friend as well." Bai Qi remained calm and composed.

"First, a friend of mine has encountered some bad things and needs to find a fourth-level healing psychic to cure him. Another thing is that I have a friend who has been lost for a long time. He once promised to come to Bai City to find me, but we never met. His name is Yin Dian. I wonder if Brother Bai has heard of him."

"It was only after I came to the base that I learned that psychics are divided into levels and can evolve. I also learned that level 4 healing psychics are the most precious among all psychics. I heard that only the Bai family has them, and they are their exclusive healers. Unfortunately, although my last name is Bai, I have nothing to do with the noble Bai family." Bai Qi said with some regret, "As for your other friend. His name is quite interesting, and it can't help but remind people of India. Brother Lin, don't be discouraged. When the exchange opens at nine o'clock, we will go there together. Not only can you trade things there, but you can also post tasks. Maybe the two people you want can be found there."

Mo Fei completed the task of serving food perfectly, but he was so tired that he could hardly lift his arms.

While pretending to go to the toilet, she quietly entered the space and drank a few gulps of space water before replenishing her strength.

After coming out, Mo Fei asked for leave from the chef, saying that she had just reported to the base last night, and now that the breakfast issue was settled, she wanted to go to the stock exchange with her friends and redeem her meal card.

The chef waved his hand and said, "Go ahead. You have two hours. You must be back at eleven to prepare lunch together."

"Yes!" Mo Fei assured quickly, then happily took off his gloves, mask, and apron, and ran towards Lin Jiyuan.

"Bai Qi, you are here too." Mo Fei walked to Lin Jiyuan's side and saw Bai Qi sitting beside him.

Perhaps because she had said before that Bai Qi was controlling her mentally, she had always felt that Lin Jiyuan disliked Bai Qi. Fortunately, after hearing Bai Qi's explanation last night, she clarified the matter to Lin Jiyuan in time.

Look, Lin Jiyuan and Bai Qi are now eating at the same table. They must be having a great conversation.

"Yes. We are all waiting for you. Let's go to the exchange together."

Bai Qi stood up.

The three of them walked outside together. Mo Fei, who was only 1.67 meters tall, looked petite and delicate standing between two people who were 1.81 meters or 1.9 meters tall.

Other people in the cafeteria came out one after another to clean up the tables, chairs and benches.

They all heard from Xiao Qin that this Mo Fei was not an ordinary person and the two high-level psychics were her friends.

Now it seems that we are not just friends, but almost boyfriends.

"It would be great if there were two high-level psychics willing to fight for my favor!"

Sister Wei looked at the backs of these three handsome men and beautiful women and said with emotion.

"Sister Wei, it would be better for you to go back and get some sleep now, covering yourself with a blanket."

"Go away!" Sister Wei threw a rag over.

The man called Wang Yang snorted, "Don't tell me, Mo Fei is not only good-looking, but also has a good personality. He just served meals to three or four hundred people without complaining about the hardship or tiredness. After serving, he even took the plates over to wash them. He even called me Brother Wang. If I were those two psychics, I would also love a girl like her as if she were my treasure."

"That's right. Xiao Mo is really good. Do you think the head chef will choose her as his successor? I heard that the head chef has always wanted to recruit an apprentice." Xiao Qin gossiped.

"That's impossible. How can a woman be a chef? Being a chef is so tiring. I don't think she can do it." A man named Xiao Zhang shook his head.

"Why don't you learn good things but learn bad things. You follow Lao Li and belittle women every day?" Sister Wei glared at Xiao Zhang.

"Hehe. Birds of a feather flock together." Xiao Zhang smiled embarrassedly.

When a few people get together, they become a gossip group.

But Chen Bingqing beside him remained silent. Her eyes were fixed on Bai Qi's back.

She knew this man, she knew him very well.

It was this person who brought her into heaven and sent her into hell with just one sentence.

But now this person smiled gently, stood carefully beside Mo Fei, and even tolerated the presence of another person beside her.