Ye Tian took Xiao Ou's first-semester fourth-grade elementary school textbooks, primarily math, Chinese, and English, and planned to give him a systematic review of the previous semester's lessons.
After taking the textbook back, Ye Tian regretted it! Chinese was fine; she had a solid foundation. After a semester of English, she could tutor elementary school students. She knew the basic words and sentences. But when it came to math, she was stunned!
Why is elementary math so difficult, with so many convoluted questions? But she'd already said it, and then she refused to give her tutoring, claiming she didn't know the elementary knowledge. Aunt Wang wouldn't believe it, surely assuming she didn't want to help. Besides, she couldn't afford to lose face! After all, she was a university student, almost as accomplished as a juren in ancient times!
With nothing to do in the afternoon, Ye Tian forcibly began studying elementary school math. Luckily, she could understand it, and thankfully, it wasn't the elementary Olympiad math problems. She'd seen some Olympiad math problems others had shared, and those were even more frustrating! One pipe was letting water in while another was draining water at the same time—what fool would do that? It was a waste of the country's water resources, and all those years of promoting water conservation were in vain!
That evening, she decided to start tutoring Xiao Ou in Chinese. Xiao Ou was quite good at Chinese, and Ye Tian was also quite good at it. She read him some poems and short stories about idioms, sparking Xiao Ou's interest in Chinese. As for math and English, which Xiao Ou wasn't so good at, they would have to work on them gradually after school started.
During the last few days at Xiyuan Restaurant, Ye Tian remained very down-to-earth and did her job well, but she still felt a little embarrassed when she saw Master Jin.
Who would have thought that just one day later, Master Jin actually ran to Ye Tian with a pineapple and a carving knife, and humbly asked: "Xiao Ye, how do you cut this? I've tried and tried but I can't get it right."
Ye Tian was not one to keep her skills to herself. She had come to the modern era and there were no secrets between sects. So she told Master Jin all the techniques she had mastered and demonstrated them herself. Master Jin was very moved and learned very seriously.
Ye Tian’s carving techniques were not entirely taught by her former master. Some of them were developed on her own after she learned painting and calligraphy. After all, all art forms are interconnected.
Seeing this, the other chefs came to Ye Tian to discuss cooking techniques. They often communicated with each other, but they were all confined to the same kitchen. As an outsider, Ye Tian had different ideas and perspectives. Ye Tian also asked about some modern new methods. Learning from each other is the key to continuous improvement.
On the last night before she left, everyone held a small farewell party for Ye Tian. They also got together to have a good staff meal, and Ye Tian was not asked to cook.
Deputy Chef Yu even personally prepared stir-fried crab with rice cakes and braised spring bamboo shoots for Ye Tian's farewell. Daxiong was also very reluctant to let her go. He was now considered a master chef and could be responsible for several dishes independently in the future.
Even Master Zhang, who had a lot of grievances with her before, had a drink with her. After all, they were no longer in competition, so Master Zhang wouldn't be hostile to her. This was what society meant to her!
Chen Chi didn't come for dinner because he had something to do at home, but they could see each other at any time at school, so it couldn't be considered a separation.
The one who was most reluctant to leave Ye Tian was Xiaojuan. She was also the first friend Ye Tian made outside of school. Although she was three or four years older than Ye Tian and had been working for a few years after graduating from vocational high school, she was still a simple girl with a simple personality.
Ye Tian suggested that she go to college to improve her education, as she couldn't just stay a waitress forever. After she agreed, she joked with Ye Tian: "If you open a restaurant in the future, please hire me as the manager!"
Ye Tian naturally agreed, but her restaurant was still a castle in the air, illusory and she didn't know when it would open!
But at least after six months of hard work, she no longer has any pressure in her life. She worked during the Spring Festival holiday, so she received a salary of more than 6,000 yuan. Adding her previous savings and the income from the electric hot pot promotion, it is enough for her tuition and living expenses. During the Spring Festival, she even gave Ye Fei a big red envelope...
Later, Ye Tian heard from Chen Chi that his father, Mr. Chen, and his second uncle, after discussing matters, decided that Chef Xu wasn't suitable for managing both restaurants. Although Sous Chef Yu's abilities were still limited, he was the most suitable candidate for the head chef position, so they officially promoted him to head chef at the branch. Chef Zhang and the others didn't return to the main restaurant to join Chef Xu, as they might not have found suitable positions there, so they decided to continue working at the branch.
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School has started! My roommates have returned from all over the place, and everyone has brought a variety of local specialties. Ah Miao and Xiao Tao have come over to share with them, and the dormitory has become a local specialties fair.
“Try our hazelnuts and pine nuts.”
"I brought some sour jujube cakes!"
"I have pineapple cakes and nougat."
"My rice crust is delicious!"
Li Yue was in the city and didn't bring any local specialties, so she quietly took out two boxes of Godiva chocolate. Ye Tian didn't have any local specialties to share, but Ye Fei sent her a large box of salted duck eggs from his hometown, so she could only share this strange specialty with tears in her eyes.
But her salted duck eggs immediately came into play. The takeaway they ordered at noon could be eaten with the salted duck eggs.
Ye Tian also felt that salted duck eggs were delicious. The duck egg yolks were particularly large and oily. When they were broken open, the oil inside immediately dripped down. Moreover, the taste was not very salty. Even without any other dishes, a salted duck egg was enough to finish a bowl of rice.
Ye Tian didn't know that the final exam results had already been available on the school website. She only logged in to check when everyone was talking about the results and scholarships.
To her delight, she scored 68 points in English, which was a passing score. She also scored above 80 in other subjects, with several reaching 90. The highest score was 95 in Marxist philosophy.
"Tiantian, you did well in the exam. I scored over 70 points, and the highest was only 80. Only my English score was slightly higher than yours." Lu Xinyi came over to look at Ye Tian's results together.
Zhao Yu also said: "Tiantian's grades are generally good, but her English is a little low. She can be ranked in the top 10 in the class, but she may not be able to get the scholarship."
In the dormitory, Zhao Yu and Li Yue both had excellent grades. Zhao Yu even ranked first in the class. Li Yue had the highest English score and was in the top five overall. Both of them received scholarships from the school. Li Yue didn't care about the money, but it was a recognition of her academic performance.
"I'm very satisfied with my results!" Ye Tian was very excited. She really felt that she had done very well in the exam. Perhaps the teacher saw her beautiful handwriting and neat paper when grading and gave her a higher score!
Lu Xinyi's overall grades were below average in her class, but she was very satisfied: "My goal was to graduate successfully without failing any courses. I was really smart to get such a good score after studying so hard at the last minute!"
She put most of her energy and time into her beauty blogging career. During the winter break, she also posted a lot of pictures and short videos at home and did a lot of homework. She secretly told Ye Tian that she earned more than 10,000 yuan during the winter break and didn't even ask her parents for living expenses when school started.
University provides students with a bigger stage where they can display their talents in the areas they are good at. Professional studies are of course important, but many people may not work in their majors after graduation.
Let’s talk about the four of them. Li Yue wants to study abroad for a master’s degree, Zhao Yu wants to apply for a master’s degree at P University, Lu Xinyi wants to work in new media or the beauty industry, and Ye Tian, of course, wants to open a restaurant the most.
On the first day of school, the third cafeteria was open. Ye Tian didn’t have a class in the evening, but she still went there early because she really missed everyone!
At the beginning of this semester, Chef Sun and Sun Hou took over Chef Yun's management position, responsible for food procurement, menu planning, and other daily administrative tasks. Including Ye Tian and the later handyman Wu Ge, there were only seven of them, so the school logistics department hired a chef for them, who was said to be reporting in tomorrow.
"Master Tiantian, how come you haven't gained any weight even though you work at such a prestigious place like Xiyuan Restaurant?" Xiao Li came over immediately upon seeing Ye Tian. "By the way, didn't you say you'd introduce me to a girlfriend? When will you do that?"
Master Sun came over and patted Xiao Li on the head: "Get back to work! Stop teasing Xiao Ye again."
As Xiao Li left, Master Sun looked embarrassed and a little awkward, saying, "Xiao Ye, can you do me a favor?"
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