"Wow, Xiaoye is so young, but he's actually a chef!"
"I ate shredded radish, shredded carrot, cilantro, and this crunchy thing. What is it?"
"It's over, it's over... I'm going to get fat again!"
The girls at the waiter's table were talking so much that the men couldn't get a word in.
"The crispy ones are vermicelli that have been fried in advance." Ye Tian also picked up a meatball for herself.
The vegetarian meatballs are golden in appearance and very crispy when eaten. They leave a refreshing fragrance in your mouth and are not inferior to meatballs.
"It feels like Chinese New Year. My family likes to eat fried meatballs during Chinese New Year too," a waitress sighed.
"The New Year is coming soon, and there are less than 10 days left!" a male waiter continued.
There is a shortage of waiters during the Spring Festival. The human resources manager has talked to them all, but one-third of them still insist on going home for the New Year.
Every festive season brings us closer to our loved ones. As a traditional festival, the Spring Festival is considered a day for family reunion, so it’s no wonder that everyone wants to go home.
Ye Tian hadn't expected that frying a simple vegetarian meatball would actually trigger everyone's homesickness. To be honest, she hadn't thought about her parents or relatives from her previous life at all.
Maybe lonely people prefer to live a lonely life!
Deputy Chef Yu could certainly see that Ye Tian's cooking skills were extraordinary, but he was nominally in charge of the branch's kitchen after all, and it was impossible for him to arrange for a newly arrived intern to cook for the guests. If anything went wrong, no one could afford it, so it was best to let her cook the employee meals.
However, he began to prepare more ingredients within his power every day, which gave Daxiong and Ye Tian more opportunities to practice. He also wanted to observe Ye Tian's routine again, which he felt would give him new inspiration.
The other chefs in the restaurant also started looking at Ye Tian differently, especially people like Daxiong, who admired people with ability the most. When the two of them were preparing the staff meal, they also discussed and worked together to make the staff meal look good and delicious within the limited conditions.
The next day, Ye Tian received the electric hot pot and tried it out. It was a rectangular pot, and the sample the promoter had given her was a tender, creamy yellow. Ye Tian immediately fell in love with it. She tried boiling water, and it was quite fast. The temperature settings were well-defined, and the temperature could be adjusted by simply turning the dial left or right, making it very convenient to use.
But to shoot a complete video of eating hot pot, she still has to wait until she has a break. At work, she goes out early and comes back late every day, so she has no time to eat hot pot.
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Life goes on day by day, and every day is calm. In a blink of an eye, three or four days have passed.
On this day, the employees had just started to eat lunch, and Vice President Chen brought Chen Chi directly to the store without even saying hello in advance.
"Mr. Chen, young boss, have you eaten yet? Would you like to eat something together?" Deputy Chef Yu stood up and pretended to be polite. He felt that the boss would definitely not eat with them.
"Okay! I'm starving. I've been stuck in traffic and haven't had lunch yet!" Chen Chi spoke.
"Huh?" Old Yu was stuck. "Why doesn't this young boss play by the rules?"
Many chefs and service staff don’t know Chen Chi yet. After all, he doesn’t come here often and usually doesn’t have direct contact with everyone.
But when everyone saw that this rich second-generation boss was still a teenager of 18 or 19, they thought that they just needed to give him a good reception.
"I'll sit next to my classmate!" Chen Chi looked around, then pulled a chair and sat next to Ye Tian.
Vice President Chen, also known as Chen Chi's second uncle, saw that his nephew had already sat down, so he had no choice but to say, "We really haven't eaten yet, so we won't be polite and will eat something with you."
Of course, no one minded the boss having fun with the people, but the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
"How about I go and cook two more dishes?" This time, Deputy Chef Yu was serious. He stood up and prepared to go to the kitchen.
Vice President Chen quickly pulled him back: "No need, just eat what's ready. You can all eat it, I don't have anything special."
Ye Tian also went to help Chen Chi get the bowl and chopsticks and served a bowl of rice.
Under the curious gazes of everyone at the table, Chen Chi was not embarrassed at all. He picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
"Huh!?" When he took a bite of the boiled pork slices, his expression became serious: "This dish, this taste? Why does it feel so familiar..."
"Who cooked the dishes today?" he couldn't help asking.
Before Ye Tian could say anything, Xiao Juan rushed in and said, "Xiao Ye next to you! Does the boss think it's delicious too? We all love it too."
It turned out that the dishes he had always loved were all made by Ye Tian! He was so stupid! He had never thought that every time he went to the third canteen to eat, it was during Ye Tian's part-time job. He was so stupid!
This was tantamount to shattering all the boy's fantasies and yearnings for a chef. He had always thought that the chef in the third canteen was a man in his 50s, who looked low-key and unrecognizable on the street.
Only Chen Chi could understand him, like Boya and Ziqi. But why did it have to be this tenacious, persistent, and kind sister? He really couldn't believe it!
This world is so fantastic! He must be dreaming. It must be because Ye Tian asked him to have a meal that he had such a dream! It must be!
Chen Chi forgot for a moment that he was eating.
"Try this braised duck with dried bamboo shoots, which is also made by Xiaoye." Sister Xiaojuan saw the young boss in a daze and thought he didn't like it, so she couldn't help but say.
"Okay!" Chen Chi came back to his senses, or perhaps it was his appetite that pulled him back. With all the delicious food in front of him, eating was the most important thing.
"The squirrel fish was made by Senior Brother Xiong. It's very good. You should try it." Ye Tian introduced.
Chen Chi followed suit and took a piece. It tasted good, but still not as good as Ye Tian's. So, he still focused on eating Ye Tian's dishes. He lowered his head and said nothing until he had finished the full bowl of rice.
The waiters thought that this young boss was really down to earth. He enjoyed the meal so much and was very sincere with them. So they were no longer afraid of him and started chatting with him.
"Boss, you should be in college, right?" someone asked.
"Yes, Xiao Ye and I are alumni. We are both freshmen at Lakeside University, but we are studying different majors." Chen Chi answered every question.
Xiaojuan turned her head and looked at Ye Tian curiously: "So you are a college student, then why are you working here?"
Now it was Ye Tian's turn to explain. "I had to earn my own tuition and living expenses. Luckily, I met Chen Chi, our small boss. He recognized me when I came looking for a job, and that's why Mr. Chen hired me."
Everyone had a look of "I see." Some felt that it was not easy for her, as she had to work to earn money. Of course, some envied her because she could go to college, unlike them who dropped out early to work as waitresses.
At this time, Ye Tian didn't have time to take care of everyone's emotions, but was thinking about whether to explain to Chen Chi.
Thinking about it carefully, she did not deliberately cover up her identity, nor did she hide the fact that she could cook. It was Chen Chi himself who had always ignored it.
The atmosphere at Uncle Chen's table was a little tense. He didn't pay attention to what the young people were saying. Of course, he was also shocked: It turns out that the employee meals in our restaurant are so delicious, and our company's benefits are so good!
He remembered that he often ate here when he entertained guests or occasionally when it was time for dinner. He was tired of the restaurant's food and didn't think it was so delicious. Could it be that the chef secretly made it himself?
No, no, what did he hear just now? The table next to him seemed to say that the dish was made by that girl from Xiaochizi?
He couldn't help but speak. As the boss, of course he started by offering praise: "Old Yu, you arranged the staff meal very well. Everyone has worked hard, so they deserve to eat better. If you have more time, you can make two more dishes for each meal in the future!"
Old Yu couldn't quite grasp his boss's intentions. Did he think the staff meal ingredients were too good? They tried to use scraps and leftovers, and today, they used three less lively fish in the squirrel mandarin fish. Could the boss be upset?
"We're cooking more meat dishes today. Usually we have two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes. We bought more fish today, so..."
"Old Yu! What are you talking about? Don't misunderstand me. That's not what I meant. How much can a meal cost? Am I that picky? I simply think the food is delicious today. Look, everyone at the table is embarrassed to eat. I think four dishes is still too few. Everyone eats a lot of rice, which means there aren't enough dishes." Uncle Chen is most afraid of being misinterpreted. "Since you all come to work in our restaurant, we must make sure you eat well at every meal so that you can be more motivated to work."
Old Yu led the applause. Everyone cheered happily: "Long live the boss, can you give us a bigger New Year's bonus?"
Uncle Chen: emmmmmm
Of course, although wages may not necessarily increase, year-end bonuses will be paid, and there will also be triple overtime pay during the Spring Festival. After all, the Chen family is a well-known conscientious enterprise in the industry.
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Chen Chi found that although he was a little hesitant, he still happily accepted the fact that Ye Tian was the cooking god in his mind. He had to admit that this was a good thing. From now on, he could often eat at the family restaurant, of course, eating the staff meal!
Moreover, Sister Ye also invited him to her home for hotpot.
Ye Tian's main purpose was to take pictures of her electric hot pot, but she could only eat a limited amount by herself, so if she invited someone to eat together, she could prepare more varieties and the shooting effect would be better.
As for Chen Chi, he is still very happy and doesn't realize his status as a tool.
This time, Ye Tian did not use a simple pot base, she made a complicated pork belly and chicken stew.
She used the traditional Cantonese method, washing the pig's stomach in advance, cleaning the local chicken and stuffing red dates, angelica and other seasonings into the stomach, then slowly putting the whole chicken into the pig's stomach, sealing the mouth with toothpicks, putting it in the pot, bringing it to a boil over high heat, and then simmering over low heat.
Turn off the heat after an hour and a half, take out the cooked plump pig's stomach, let it cool down a little, then cut the pig's stomach into strips, cut the chicken into pieces, put them all into the electric hot pot, and then pour in the soup that was just used to cook the pig's stomach. The perfect pot bottom is ready, and the soup inside can be drunk directly.
When Chen Chi arrived at Ye Tian's house, she had already prepared the food, so he didn't see the chicken being stuffed into the pig's stomach. But when he saw the soup base, he immediately and unceremoniously asked for a bowl first.
The stewed chicken with pork belly can be eaten directly, and the soup is very delicious. Especially in winter, add a little white pepper to the soup, and one bowl will warm you up.
"It's so delicious!" Seeing that there were still a few drops at the bottom of the bowl, Chen Chi picked up the bowl and drank it all.
Afterwards, they started to serve the dishes that Ye Tian had prepared. After getting Chen Chi's consent, Ye Tian filmed a few videos of herself eating hot pot.
After the video was sent out, Ye Tian was a little amused and confused. It was somewhat different from the publicity effect she had originally wanted.
“Congratulations to the blogger for accepting the advertisement!”
“The electric hot pot is really good, but I want hands that can stuff a whole chicken into a pig’s stomach!”
“The electric hot pot is really good, but I want the pig stomach chicken!”
"The electric hot pot is really good. Can I get a free pig stomach and chicken base when I buy a pot?"
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