Chef at the University Canteen

Chapter 186: A Surge of Fresh Scalpers


The appearance of this Douyin video gave many netizens, who hadn't experienced Jiang Yu's culinary skills, a direct impression for the first time.

The table was full of dishes, each one beautifully presented. Although they weren't as flamboyant as those in some high-end restaurants, for most diners who came for the taste, this was more than enough.

As for the taste of these dishes...

Just look at those girls who are crazily fighting for food.

If they were willing to scramble for it, even as dieting was constantly on their minds, could it not be delicious?

At the end of the video, the tableful of girls had stuffed themselves, slumping in their chairs to rest.

They no longer cared about their image at all.

Meanwhile, the bullet comments on the video scrolled by like a torrent breaking through a dam:

"Oh my! The food in the Seventh Dining Hall looks delicious! Look at these girls, their bellies are all full!"

"I can't believe it, just watching this video made me hungry. No way, I need to make a couple of instant noodles to calm down!"

"It's making my mouth water. If I don't go try it, I'd be embarrassed to call myself a foodie!"

"..."

Among these comments, aside from the amazement and praise, there were naturally some skeptical ones. After all, it's the internet; how could it lack trolls?

"This is too fake, isn't it? Such a big table of dishes, thirteen courses including soup, and only ten girls; can they really eat that much? It's obviously hyped!"

"A cafeteria chef, without any training, can plate dishes so beautifully? How does this make the hardworking chefs feel who have practiced for years?"

"I don't know about the other dishes, but the layered century egg tofu's ingredients haven't changed, just a new presentation. Can it really be so good that everyone is scrambling for it? Believe it or not, I certainly don't!"

"..."

Who knows what mindset these people have; they just need to oppose whatever others approve of. As for verification...

As long as they can rant, why bother about the truth?!

Fortunately, these trolls' comments vanished like smoke in the innumerable praises and exclamations.

After all, there were too few of them.

If they had succeeded, those deceived would be the clueless netizens, wouldn't they?

So, when encountering trolls, just ignore them!

This netizen's video was reposted by many marketing accounts on Douyin, and for a time, countless netizens became "victims" all over the internet.

Because they could only watch through their phone screens as those delicious dishes went into others' mouths, without tasting anything themselves.

Who wouldn't feel tormented?

Some impatient netizens expressed their intentions to book a private room in the Seventh Dining Hall from tomorrow. If they didn't go eat there once, they'd feel they'd live in vain!

Some even directly "called friends" online, planning to book together. Whoever managed to reserve a private room would share it, and everyone would split the bill!

This proposal was somewhat similar to Zhu Youfeng's previous idea of "sharing a private room."

Additionally, some wealthy but unwilling to book directly posted "rewards" on Douyin:

If anyone has reserved a private room but doesn't want to go, they can transfer it, and the transfer fee can be negotiated!

This message instantly brightened the eyes of netizens who had time but lacked money.

Ah, isn't this a brilliant way to make money?

If they really reserved a private room, even if they didn't want to go, they could transfer it!

That netizen offering the "reward" hadn't expected that what started as a sudden idea would lead to the emergence of a fresh group of "scalpers!"

This instantly made the already hard-to-book private room in the Seventh Dining Hall even harder to secure because of these "scalpers."

At Jiangzhou University, the Seventh Dining Hall quietly went about its business, and the teachers and students remained calm.

Recently, the school strengthened gate control, limiting the entry of external vehicles and personnel, making the campus much quieter.

Most importantly, there were fewer people fighting for food in the Seventh Dining Hall; students could get meals whether they came early or late.

This made everyone quite content.

As for the Seventh Dining Hall...

It's said to be a private room restaurant opened by Senior Brother Jiang, and the dishes are, of course, delicious.

But as students, especially with no income and relying on parents for expenses, spending money lavishly...

It's not about what others think; they can't get past their own conscience.

Spend what needs to be spent, but don't waste money on unnecessary things.

The food in the Seventh Dining Hall is already very good; other university dining halls can't even match half its standard. What more could one want?

So, besides some students from well-off families with plenty of pocket money, most students had no interest.

After all, as students, their families sent them here to learn and grow, not just for a good meal.

Zhu Youfeng was one of those students from a well-off family who always had plenty of pocket money, so at this moment, he was still savoring the dishes he had at the Seventh Dining Hall for lunch.

They were really too delicious!

Whether it was the mildly spicy fermented bean curd braised pork, the onion-flavored baked sea bass, or the tongue-numbing ginger spicy ribs and sharp pepper chicken, they were all delicacies he had never tasted before.

Especially the sharp pepper chicken, mixed with rice, it was truly delightful to eat.

He, a Northerner who usually didn't eat much rice, ended up eating an entire large bowl, leaving himself full and burping!

How could eating such delicious dishes just once be enough?

Of course, he had to find a way to continue eating!

So when he sat on a roadside bench not far from the Seventh Dining Hall and heard two senior students talking about "carpooling," it immediately occurred to him to try "package sharing." Then, he returned to his dormitory right away.

As soon as he entered, Zhu Youfeng hurriedly turned on his computer, went onto the school's campus forum, registered a new account as "Snackie," and posted a thread:

"Want to know how to taste the refined dishes by Senior Brother Jiang at the Seventh Dining Hall? Come, I'll tell you!"

In the post, he rambled on a lot and left a QQ group number created with his QQ alt account at the end.

Then he closed the campus forum and logged into his QQ alt account, quietly waiting for someone to "come knocking."

...

The past few days have actually been quite a torment for Luo Xiaoyu.

If his taste wasn't so sensitive, he might have felt happy like other students, eating the delicious food at the Seventh Dining Hall every day.

But unfortunately, his taste was so acute that he could tell the current food at the Seventh Dining Hall wasn't made by Senior Brother Jiang, which was really frustrating.

It's not that the food at the Seventh Dining Hall was bad without Senior Brother Jiang's cooking, it's just that the difference in texture and flavor might be completely undetectable to the average person, but he could tell with one bite.

Ever since last year, up until the past few days, he'd been eating the food made by Senior Brother Jiang. Now it suddenly changed to food that's noticeably different in taste and texture, how could he accept this?

He couldn't accept it, nor could he make Senior Brother Jiang come back to cook, so he had to find a way to change things on his own.

For instance, he thought about eating on the first floor for a period of time, then going to the Seventh Dining Hall on the second floor for a hearty meal of Senior Brother Jiang's cooking to satisfy his cravings.

It's a pity that among his classmates, there were hardly any who shared this idea with him.

Because although the food at the Seventh Dining Hall was delicious, it wasn't cheap; this place mainly served people from outside the school.

As for students, Senior Brother Jiang probably never intended to make money off them!

That's why the food at the Seventh Dining Hall was so much tastier and more abundant than in other dining halls, yet the price remained the same.

Unable to find anyone to share the cost with him to go to the Seventh Dining Hall, Luo Xiaoyu himself could actually afford it.

But after all, this was his parents' money, spending lavishly at school would somewhat make him feel guilty.

If there was a way to go to the Seventh Dining Hall occasionally and have a sumptuous meal without spending too much money, that would be great!

While he was sitting in his dorm room, pondering these thoughts deep in concentration, a classmate online suddenly turned and called out to him:

"Hey, Xiaoyu, haven't you been wanting to try the food at the Seventh Dining Hall these days?

Look, there's a related post on the campus forum!"

"Really? What's in it?"

Luo Xiaoyu snapped out of his thoughts and quickly walked over, bursting into laughter.

On the campus forum, a post with a very "clickbait" style title had been pinned by the moderator, and several pages of comments made it a hot thread.

"Can you really tell me how to eat the food that Senior Brother Jiang cooked at the Seventh Dining Hall?

I hope you're not just bragging!"

Muttering to himself, Luo Xiaoyu clicked on the post to read it, and instantly felt his heart ignite with excitement.

In the post, this user "Snackie" stated at the very beginning that they had lunch at the Seventh Dining Hall, which was a room booked by other friends, and they were just there to mooch.

"Mooching might be one way, but first, you have to have someone who has booked a room and remembers you as a friend; otherwise, you should forget about this kind of luck.

What I want to talk about is another method: sharing the room!

That's right, taxis can be shared, so why can't dining rooms?

As for how exactly to share, I won't get into details here; interested students can join the QQ group to chat more.

Note: this group is only for students of our school. People outside, why join the buzz? You're working already, do you really need to share rooms to eat?"

Seeing this, Luo Xiaoyu almost laughed out loud; wasn't this exactly the idea he had before?

It's just that he didn't use the term "sharing the room"!

But anyway, this poster "Snackie" was indeed the person he'd been looking for!

Since that's the case, what's there to say?

Of course, he would choose to join!

Without another word, Luo Xiaoyu directly opened QQ on his phone, applied to join the QQ group, then let out a long sigh of relief:

Now, what he should look forward to, is when he could book a room, right?

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