Qin Yi originally wanted to refuse, as she wasn't very interested in activities with large crowds.
But suddenly, Cheng Yingtao came to mind.
If Cherry Girl wants to open a shop near the school,
This is an excellent opportunity.
With tens of thousands of students gathered together, delicious food can quickly make them memorable.
Then, let these students add each other on WeChat so they can take online food delivery orders and earn some money before even setting up their stall.
But now there's a problem.
The principal invited her because he liked the taste of her instant noodles.
Then, a must-have item for going to the food street is healthy instant noodles.
The system is scheduled to complete this level's mission today, so we need to request an extension.
[Ding! The system approves the host to add a new task for this day on Saturday. There are no restrictions on the cooking method, time, or number of dishes; as long as it's instant noodles, it's acceptable.]
[I hope the host will proactively request extended working hours more often in the future. Little Blind really likes it!]
After selling my labor for the system for so long, I only learned today that it's called Little Blind.
It is indeed a blind box system, just as its name suggests.
Qin Yi still needs to communicate with the principal.
"Principal He, I would like to attend your school's food festival on Saturday, but could you please add a few more food items? I can cook quite a lot, and selling only one kind is a bit monotonous."
"Oh?" He Hongbo looked at Qin Yi with some surprise and said, "Haha! No problem. The food culture festival is all about food. As long as it's delicious and healthy, our school definitely hopes for as many varieties as possible."
He Hongbo handed her an invitation card: "Since you've agreed, keep this card safe. The event starts at nine o'clock on Saturday morning. Also, I need to discuss the pricing of the food with you."
"Please speak, Principal."
"As you know, the original intention of the food festival was to showcase and exchange different food cultures, and another point was to allow students of our school to eat a good meal without spending too much money. So, regarding the price... each vendor can only charge 50% of the usual price."
Principal He pushed up his glasses: "The price is very low, but after the event, the school will subsidize each merchant with 30% of their sales revenue, which is equivalent to a 65% discount on the products."
Qin Yi had anticipated the price; if they could invite merchants in and sell products to tens of thousands of people behind closed doors, the prices couldn't be too high.
But she had another concern: "Won't the students think that our products will always be priced this way?"
He Hongbo smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Qin. The food culture festival has been held several times already. The students all know that the food is sold at a huge discount on the day of the event. You can't usually buy the same food outside at this price. Everyone is very experienced."
Qin Yi was relieved: "Then I'll drive this van to school on Saturday."
Principal He nodded in agreement: "This car has a novel design, and the students should like it when it drives into the campus. There will be road signs to guide you to where to park your vehicle."
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When Qin Yi got home, she told Cheng Yingtao the news.
Cherry Girl laughed heartily after hearing this: "Sister! What a coincidence! Shida University is my alma mater! President He is such a nice person. When I was a student, there was already a food culture festival. For college students, it was like the New Year. It was the day we looked forward to the most all year round!"
Qin Yi joked, "Of course! Who doesn't love food at half price? It's like buy one get one free for students. Besides, I think your old principal is very responsible. I've seen him drinking milk tea and inspecting the food street every day recently. I reasonably suspect that he is also a seasoned foodie himself."
Cherry Girl said, "I heard from my classmates that the principal wanted to go to an agricultural university back then. It's said that the food in the cafeteria there is the best among all universities. He even secretly cried when he finally came to work at our school."
How did you know such private gossip?
"I heard it from the cleaning lady. She saw Principal He eating our school cafeteria food in a corner while shedding tears. She said it was too awful and she couldn't eat it. My students are suffering so much."
Qin Yi asked, "Then he should reform the school cafeteria and change the restaurant's contracting team."
Cheng Yingtao: "I heard that the restaurant's contractor is a relative of the former principal. He signed an eight-year contract, and the penalty for breach of contract was too high. That's why Principal He organized this food culture festival to compensate us students. In addition, every year at the event, students will vote to select the two most popular food stalls."
Qin Yi asked, "Why are there two groups?"
Cheng Yingtao: "Because there is a group of stalls that are all set up by chefs from within the school, and another group of food stalls that are set up outside the school, we vote separately for each group. Each student takes two different colored tickets and votes separately. At the beginning of the event, each vendor will be given a box to collect the tickets. That is the students' recognition."
"What's the prize for winning first place?"
"Oh! It's just two banners, but they represent everyone's appreciation, so the business owners and the school's chefs value them quite a bit."
"Sigh, this is so unrealistic. I thought we'd get a cell phone or something as a reward, or some oil or rice to make it more down-to-earth."
"Haha, sister, are you out of rice? Do you want me to bring you two bags?"
"No need for that. Just remember to have the goods ready by Friday, and I'll pick you up on Saturday morning."
Cheng Yingtao: "OK, I'll wait for you to go to school together."
Wednesday afternoon at 5 p.m.
Qin Yi opened the rice bucket, intending to soak some rice to make herself a bowl of sausage claypot rice, only to find that there wasn't enough rice in the bucket to cook just one bowl.
It's all my fault for being too busy lately. As soon as I get home, I make flatbread. These past few days, I've been eating either rice noodles or regular noodles. I even forgot to buy rice after we ran out.
Although the system store offers convenient delivery, it takes two hours for the goods to arrive, by which time she'll be starving.
I'll just go to the convenience store at the entrance of the community and carry some rice back myself.
She went to the Wanle convenience store and bought two bags of rice, totaling 15 kilograms.
One bag contains Wuchang rice, and the other contains Silky Rice; different types of rice are used to make different foods.
For example, the claypot rice I'm making today tastes better with jasmine rice, but she usually prefers the texture of Wuchang rice when cooking.
Qin Yi was carrying a bag of rice home when she heard a familiar voice scolding a child. She had just passed through a moon gate in the neighborhood.
"You two, always running around at mealtimes! How did I give birth to two such gluttons? This is really giving me a headache! Stand under this tree until you're hungry, then come home with me for dinner!"
Qin Yi took a closer look and realized it was Mrs. Li. Judging from the atmosphere, things didn't seem too harmonious, so she hugged the wall and walked around behind them.
"Rabbit Rice Sister!"
"Blind boxes! Blind boxes!"
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