Yao Shi gave so instructions and then left.
Although it was Fu Yu’s first ti helping out in the cafeteria kitchen, he was quite skilled with kitchen work.
Jiang Qingrong reluctantly took out the pork belly he had hoarded and cut it into pieces again for later use.
The previously cut fatty at was sliced and made into lard; the pork cracklings with the fat squeezed out were chopped up and used as stuffing for cabbage dumplings.
The work in the cafeteria wasn’t technically difficult. It was all about large-scale cooking without much precision; as long as the food tasted decent and looked okay, it was fine.
Fu Yu wasn’t familiar with the people in the cafeteria, so he also didn’t exchange any polite conversations.
Once he asked what needed to be done, he just buried himself in work.
The three people in the cafeteria had just been criticized by their boss and were quite honest, with a much more serious attitude towards cooking than usual.
The four of them worked together, managing to prepare all the food by the alti.
At the front counter, serving the als was usually handled by two assistants, giving the chef a chance to rest.
Fu Yu was mindful of his daily task.
Serving als ant plating, and plating counted as performing the task.
The place had over forty people coming to eat; if he worked fast, he might very well complete the entire task requirent!
He had to grab this job for the sake of 100 yuan.
As it turned out, when he ntioned wanting to serve the als, Jiang Qingrong readily agreed.
Serving als in the cafeteria wasn’t an easy job.
Since the als were free, proper distribution of the food’s quantity was crucial while serving.
It was important to avoid running out of the good stuff in a dish too quickly and also to handle the acquaintances who were picky when selecting dishes.
Fu Yu hadn’t worked in a cafeteria before and didn’t understand these nuances.
At the ti, he even thought Jiang Qingrong, apart from liking to take small advantages, was quite agreeable.
Fu Yu had been working at Qianlima for nearly a year, and since he spent every day working in the back kitchen, he mostly dealt with waitstaff and procurent people and seldom t with the store’s managent.
Dressed in his chef’s uniform, standing by the serving area, his tall, straight posture, along with his young, handso face, lit by the soft indoor light, made him look impeccable. Even with a transparent mask, his good looks were undiminished.
Several bosses who saw Fu Yu for the first ti couldn’t help but ask, after getting their al, "Since when did the cafeteria hire such a handso young chef?"
Soone who knew him explained, "He’s not from the cafeteria; he’s from the back kitchen, probably temporarily helping out today."
The boss, looking at the food on his plate, smiled and said, "No wonder, today’s dishes look more appetizing than usual. Look at this salad, and that braised pork, they look like pieces of art, well-presented, and the portions are generous."
Next to him, soone getting food from another assistant glanced at his own plate piled haphazardly with food.
In comparison, it looked like a bowl of pig food.
His appetite was instantly halved.
Every ti Fu Yu finished plating a al, a series of electronic prompt sounds would ring in his ears.
While working, he couldn’t help but mutter in his mind, five yuan, ten yuan...
What a great motivation to work!
The supervisor ca to get a al.
Fu Yu recognized her and greeted her with a smile, "Sister Gao!"
Gao Wenjing nodded and suddenly said, "I need two als, one for myself, just two at and two vegetable dishes, anything is fine."
After speaking, she added, "And the other one is for the accountant, Sister Xin, she’s feeling unwell and doesn’t have much of an appetite. Hmm, get her so scrambled eggs with tomatoes, oh, more eggs, um, braised pork, smaller pieces, crispy spicy cod, just the middle part, and a small stir-fry without peppers."
Fu Yu: "..."
[Ding! Task for NPC Supervisor Gao Wenjing: Serve Xin Li, the ailing accountant, a satisfactory lunch. Reward for task completion: 5 favorability from Gao Wenjing]
So it was a task, no wonder the requests were so peculiar!
Oh well, gaining the supervisor’s favor is also good.
It should make communication easier in future work situations.
Fu Yu prepared a al according to the requirents.
The plating was very beautiful.
After Gao Wenjing thanked him and left with the tray.
Fu Yu plated two more als, and Yao Shi ca over.
Yao Shi first checked the remaining food in the back kitchen, then ca to inspect the al serving in the front.
Fu Yu was serving a al for a cleaner in the front hall.
The cleaner was a middle-aged man of about forty, not very tall and quite lean.
Before getting the al, he looked around at the dishes and then hesitantly asked Fu Yu, "Could I get a little more rice? I can eat a lot."
Fu Yu nodded, "Sure."
He served four dishes as the cleaner requested.
The cleaner looked at the tray and couldn’t help but say, "This, this tray can hold more, can you add so more?"
Fu Yu was taken aback, he had already served extra portions, piling the food high like a small mountain.
"Can you really eat all of this?"
The cleaner sheepishly said, "Yes, I can eat it all."
Jiang Qingrong, following behind Yao Shi, saw this scene and hurriedly stepped forward, "Wang Jiping! The store has rules, only one al per person. You always want a double portion, that’s not allowed! If everyone did that, how are we supposed to serve als in the future?"
The cleaner defended, "You know my situation, right? Also, the store says each person can have two portions of at and two of vegetables. I picked all vegetables, I’m not trying to take advantage of the store."
Yao Shi asked, "What’s going on?"
Jiang Qingrong quickly introduced, "Chef Yao, he’s a cleaner in the front hall, Wang Jiping. "
After speaking, he said to Wang Jiping, "This is our manager."
Once Wang Jiping heard it was a manager, he beca nervous and quickly explained, "I have a kid at ho, studying at Sixth Primary School, no one to look after him during the day, so he cos to eat with at noon and in the evening. I work here, and don’t have ti to cook, so I take a little more to share with him."
Yao Shi frowned, "There’s no cafeteria at the school?"
Wang Jiping said sheepishly, "The school’s al fee is 1200 a month! I only earn 2000 a month; I really can’t afford it."
A server in line behind them chid in, "Chef Yao, Master Wang’s family is really struggling. He’s raising a child alone, it’s not easy."
Yao Shi nodded and instructed Fu Yu, "Serve him another al, didn’t you just serve four vegetable dishes? For this one, give him four at dishes."
Wang Jiping widened his eyes, wanting to refuse, but in the current situation, he couldn’t say anything, so he had to accept it reluctantly.
Employees in the store typically get their als using al tickets.
The finance departnt issues al tickets for three als a day, and the quantity is limited for each person.
This month he’ll be short one al ticket, but he’ll deal with it when the ti cos!
Thinking about it, Wang Jiping felt so regret.
If he’d known a manager would be inspecting the cafeteria today, he wouldn’t have asked for more.
Actually, the food wasn’t too little, it’s just that his son is growing and can finish an entire al by himself.
He had worked a lot in the morning and was a bit hungry, so he thought to ask for a little more to fill himself up half full.
But what luck...
Fu Yu took another tray and asked Wang Jiping, "Which dishes?"
Concerned about the al ticket, Wang Jiping reluctantly decided to indulge for once, picking chicken legs and braised pork, things his son always wanted but he couldn’t bring himself to buy, taking four at dishes.
When Fu Yu served the food, the green line indicating plating accuracy turned completely red as he deliberately piled on at dishes.
He paid no mind, focusing only on stacking the food high before handing it to Wang Jiping.
Wang Jiping paid his al ticket and left with two heavy trays.
As he turned out of the cafeteria, he happened to run into the cashier from the finance office coming to eat.
The cashier saw Wang Jiping, paused, and instructed, "Wang Jiping, co to the finance office after your al."
Wang Jiping was startled, "Oh? Is there, is there sothing?"
The cashier nodded, "Yes, Chef Yao called earlier saying that from now on his al ticket will be given to you, he hasn’t collected his for this month yet, so co pick it up."
Wang Jiping was surprised, "Given to ?"
The cashier replied, "Yes, that’s what Chef Yao said."
Wang Jiping quickly said, "But if it’s given to , what will he eat?"
The cashier smiled, "The people in the back kitchen never worry about not having als to eat, just take it. Anyway, Chef Yao never collects his al tickets."
Wang Jiping watched the cashier walk into the cafeteria, his heart in turmoil.
Thinking back to when Chef Yao kindly instructed him to serve four at dishes, he finally understood the aning behind it.
What a kindhearted person Chef Yao is!
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