Two days before New Year's Day, when Ye Tian was going to work, Master Yun called her aside and said, "Xiao Ye, I want to tell you something."
"I will resign after this semester and go back to help my master. I...actually I want to thank you. I'm already at this age and have been cooking for 20 years, but my level is still the same. I feel ashamed to face my master's teachings, so I came to the school cafeteria to retire and live a muddled life. I didn't expect that after you came to our cafeteria, you brought a new look to the cafeteria, rekindled my hope, and even made me feel like I had broken through the bottleneck. After considering it, I decided not to escape anymore and it's time to go back. Before I leave, I must say this to you in person - thank you!" Master Yun rarely speaks so much, and the last thank you was said very solemnly.
"You are so talented. Actually, I really want to ask you if you want to meet my master. But you are a college student from such a good school. You are just here to do a part-time job temporarily. After graduation, you can be a white-collar worker in the office, and you may not work in the catering industry. Or maybe you also have your own sect and you will go back in the future. But no matter what, if you have the chance, I still hope that you can come to the capital to find me when you are free." Master Yun wanted to pat Ye Tian on the head, but remembered that she was a beautiful girl, so he put his hand down halfway.
Ye Tian listened quietly to Master Yun and replied sincerely, "Thank you, Master Yun. I haven't thought too far ahead yet. For now, I'm focusing on finishing college first, and I'll consider other things after graduation! I still really love the restaurant industry. Maybe I'll open my own restaurant in the future, or become a food blogger. As for working for a company, that's probably not the case."
"I guessed that you might leave, but I didn't expect it to be so soon. I wish you further success! If I go to the capital to develop in the future, I will definitely come to find you." Ye Tian continued.
Seeing Ye Tian's serious expression, Master Yun knew she was a determined child, so he felt relieved. He added, "After I leave, Old Sun will be in charge of the Third Canteen. He has a good foundation, but he tends to stray easily. You'll have to give him more guidance in the future. Little Li has also made great progress after learning from you."
Master Yun had deep feelings for the cafeteria and its staff. He then thought it was strange to entrust several adults to a freshman, but Ye Tian simply gave off a trustworthy vibe. He suddenly remembered that Ye Tian was just a handyman, and kindly reminded her, "Also, you don't have a chef's license. If you want to work in this field in the future, you still need to prepare for the exam."
"Thank you, Master Yun. I will take the exam." Ye Tian nodded seriously.
Chef Yun arranged the canteen dishes very well, with a balanced combination of meat and vegetables and balanced nutrition, as if he was standing his last shift.
When Ye Tian was resting, Xiao Li could already cook some simple dishes, and Master Sun could mostly cook regular dishes, and occasionally he would show off his skills.
A few days ago, he also made a sweet and sour apple tenderloin. He cut the apple into strips, coated it with flour and fried it together. It looked a bit like tenderloin, but when you put it in your mouth, you found that the taste was a bit strange. How should I put it? It felt like eating a sweet and sour cooked apple!
Chef Sun also said: "If you eat too much sweet and sour pork tenderloin, you may feel sick of it. Eating an apple at this time is very special, and the aroma of apple is added to this dish. It smells very fragrant, isn't it?"
The other people in the cafeteria were silent, no one responded to him, and everyone just watched him talk nonsense seriously.
At noon on the day before New Year's Day, Ye Tian was still at work. They prepared many dishes, including braised yellow croaker, stuffed tofu, steamed pork ribs with rice flour, cumin lamb, fish-flavored eggplant, prawns in tomato sauce, etc., so that the students could eat well on the last day of the year and make up for the hard work and efforts of the year.
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Ye Tian and her roommates set off at around 4 p.m. To save money, they took the bus and then the subway, and when they returned late after the countdown, they would take a taxi.
When they arrived in the city center, they found that every restaurant was crowded, so they simply had a KFC set meal, which was quick and easy.
Ye Tian had eaten hamburgers and French fries once before, but she didn’t like them very much. It was okay to eat them occasionally, but if she ate them every day, she would probably collapse.
But she absolutely loved ice cream cones. The first time she ate one, she was stunned. How could it be so sweet and smooth? How is ice cream made? In ancient times, people only chilled fruits and mung bean soup in the summer. If her restaurant could sell ice cream, those nobles would definitely flock to it. How would her business be booming?
"Hey, why are you still thinking about a restaurant? It hasn't belonged to me for a long time. I should work hard to open my own private restaurant after graduation!" Ye Tian laughed at herself.
After dinner, they used the movie tickets they'd purchased in advance to watch a commercial blockbuster. While the film wasn't profound and easily forgotten, it was certainly lively and exciting. For two hours, they enjoyed popcorn and drinks, feeling happy and relaxed.
This was Ye Tian's first time watching a movie. She found the visuals and sound effects incredibly stunning, especially the 3D effect, which made it feel as if the characters were actually standing right in front of her. Sometimes, flying fragments of fighting scenes would scare Ye Tian so much that she'd duck, feeling as if they were about to hit her.
Moreover, the popcorn in the cinema seemed to be particularly sweet, fragrant and crispy. They finished two large buckets without realizing it, and they no longer shouted about losing weight.
It was already past 10 o'clock in the evening when they finished watching the movie. There was still some time before the countdown, so they wandered around the lake nearby and saw a wonderful drone show, which was the fans' support for a certain traffic star.
Lu Xinyi and Ah Miao were also fans, taking photos and shouting excitedly. Ye Tian didn't understand any of this and smiled like an auntie. Xiao Tao came over to Ye Tian and took her arm, just like she had done a thousand years ago.
Ye Tian knew it was just an illusion. Although she once had a little servant named Xiao Tao who loved to eat and was not talkative, she looked nothing like the current Xiao Tao. Although it was just a name, it made Ye Tian feel dazed.
The central square was packed with people, and a few girls huddled together, cheering with the crowd...
Ye Tian thought that although she had died in her old world, she had arrived in this beautiful new world. Here, children were not sold, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Although there was a gap between the rich and the poor, as long as they worked hard, they could support themselves, without fear of the dangers of losing their future. Even if they couldn't get rich quickly, they could at least live a simple life.
When she saw netizens commemorating the great man online, she said, "This prosperous era is what you wish for."
At that moment, amid the surging crowd in the central square and the uniform countdown, Ye Tian knew: she had fallen in love with the prosperity of this life!
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