Just thinking about it feels wonderful!

But this kind of thing can only be left in the heart as a fantasy.

Not to mention that she's not familiar with Jiang Yu, even if they were really familiar, she couldn't bring it up.

This time, Liu Xining was going to accompany Pan Jingchen to Jiang University to find Jiang Yu, trying to "reawaken" Pan Jingchen's interest in food with the dishes made by Jiang Yu. When Xie Siqi heard the news, she immediately asked her company for leave and volunteered to accompany Liu Xining.

Her intentions were as obvious as the sun to passersby.

Xie Siqi wasn't familiar with Pan Jingchen, so she obviously wasn't going to Jiangzhou just to escort her. Thus, there was only one answer—

Of course, it was for the food!

On the way, although Xie Siqi was inwardly elated, so happy she wanted to jump up and down, she ultimately buried that joy deep in her heart.

Pan Jingchen was ill, and Liu Xining was worried sick because of this. If she acted all carefree and jubilant, wouldn't that seem a bit much?

Therefore, after getting into the car, Xie Siqi didn't talk much with Liu Xining about how to arrange things once they got to Jiangzhou, afraid she'd let slip a laugh.

It's really not her fault; who asked Jiang Yu's cooking to be so irresistible?!

...

The first floor of the Seventh Dining Hall.

After finishing the call with Liu Xining, Jiang Yu didn't think too much, went straight to the kitchen, boiled a pot of water, and prepared to rest in a private room for a while.

No matter how busy things get, he had to make some time to relax. Balancing work and rest would help prevent fatigue and greatly improve work efficiency.

Just as he walked out of the kitchen with the kettle, he met Jia Dequan coming in from outside the canteen, looking puzzled.

"Lao Jia, come over for a cup of tea!"

Seeing him, Jiang Yu stopped at the door of the private room, raised his hand, and greeted him with a smile,

"Did you just have lunch and take a walk to aid digestion?"

"It's all my greed's fault, I had an extra Qingming Fruit in the morning, and I still feel full now."

Jia Dequan touched his belly with one hand, shook his head helplessly, and said,

"Come on, come on, give me a cup of tea too. This tea is great stuff, not only clearing heat and detoxifying but also sobering up and aiding digestion!"

The two of them entered the private room, Jia Dequan plopped onto the sofa, exhaling comfortably, while Jiang Yu took two clean cups and brewed tea for both of them.

Watching Jiang Yu bustling around, Jia Dequan couldn't help but ask, "Xiaojiang, while I was wandering around the campus earlier, guess whom I saw?"

"Who did you see?"

Jiang Yu placed the brewed tea on the coffee table in front of Jia Dequan and gave him a curious look.

"A few old fellows from the Huaxia Cooking Master Committee!"

Jia Dequan took a sip of tea after blowing on it, exhaled deeply, and said with a smile,

"Though the fame of the Seventh Dining Hall is already quite big, I didn't expect it to attract that crowd."

"The Huaxia Cooking Master Committee?"

Jiang Yu raised his eyebrows, feeling a bit surprised.

While making the palace dish Blessed Pork earlier at noon, he sensed something odd since this dish is not something commonly known, let alone tasted.

Though he didn't say much at the time, he had his suspicions that the guests in the "Mei" private room were not ordinary people.

However, he hadn't expected them to be from the Huaxia Cooking Master Committee, and from the looks of it, Lao Jia seemed to know them too.

After pausing, as if recalling something, he suddenly said with a smile, "By the way, I almost forgot, Lao Jia, aren't you also a member of the Huaxia Cooking Master Committee?"

"Me? Haha, I just hold a nominal position; I've never cared much for such titles."

Hearing Jiang Yu's words, Jia Dequan showed a modest smile, waved his hand slightly, and with a mysterious look asked,

"Xiaojiang, guess why those folks came here?"

Jiang Yu teased with a smile, "They booked a room, so aren't they here to eat?"

"Of course they're here to eat, after all, most famous chefs are gourmets themselves, much pickier than ordinary people."

Jia Dequan took another sip of water and laughed,

"After encountering them on the road, I intentionally went over to chat. They weren't here just to dine at the Seventh Dining Hall.

The Huaxia Cooking Association sent this expert group to Jiangzhou, mainly to conduct on-site confirmation for the Zhangjiang Provincial Cooking Association's application for Huaxia Culinary Master titles.

Of course, they came to the Seventh Dining Hall partly because of our recent fame; it made these people curious enough to test your culinary skills, to see if the food you make is as great as what's being said."

"Oh, and then?"

"And then? Then they were just as stunned as I was when I first tasted the food at the Seventh Dining Hall!"

At this point, Jia Dequan couldn't help but burst into laughter, saying,

"After finding out I'm hanging out here at the Seventh Dining Hall, they were as curious as three-year-old kids, bombarding me with questions.

They were so intrigued, baffled at how a native Southerner like you could make Beijing dishes taste so authentic."

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