Chef at the University Canteen

This group of chefs from various big hotels in Jiangxia gathered diligently into the Seventh Dining Hall. They originally planned to "pick apart" the dishes made by Jiang Yu, then post the video online to pressure Jiang Yu into competing with them in cooking, with the aim of stepping on Jiang Yu to elevate themselves.

Unfortunately, the plan was indeed quite detailed and meticulous, but before they could put it into action, an internal conflict broke out among themselves. If it weren't for the others staying calm and trying hard to stop it, they might have ended up having a full-on brawl right in the dining room suite.

This uproar quickly caused the already loose-knit group to fall apart.

As for picking apart Jiang Yu's dishes...

They were almost at each other's throats, who had the headspace to "pick apart" anything?

But they couldn't waste the dishes they ordered, there were over a dozen dishes, and the cost was in the thousands. It was out of the question to cancel the order at that point, so what could they do?

Of course, they stayed to fill their stomachs first!

And so, this chefs' group action to "pick apart" Jiang Yu's cooking ended anticlimactically, but when the chefs who came from afar left the dining room, everyone had satisfied and impressed smiles on their faces, except for He Dazhuang who still wore a sullen look.

The Seventh Dining Hall really lived up to its reputation, no wonder so many people online were praising it!

The tableful of dishes Jiang Yu made was truly incredibly delicious. Next time, if there's a chance, I'll have to bring my wife and kids to give it a try!

...

Jiang Yu was clearly unaware of the farce that happened in the "Chrysanthemum" suite.

He didn't get an idea of it until a few days later when Jia Dequan came to him for tea after a meal.

"Although I didn't think much of those guys from the start, I really didn't expect that they would start a ruckus among themselves before they even began to 'pick apart' your dishes."

Jia Dequan took a sip of goji berry red date water from his thermos, smacked his lips, and with a somewhat indignant look, shook his head and sighed,

"These guys really are a bunch of good-for-nothings, just hopeless!"

He had been planning to enjoy a good show, but it turned out unexpectedly that Jiang Yu managed to unsettle them without even engaging, just with a few dishes and a head of chopped pepper fish.

The most crucial part was, Jiang Yu never even knew that such a group of people had come!

Can you believe it, is that not embarrassing?

It's absolutely disgraceful, an embarrassment brought all the way to the family's doorstep!

As a Hubei cuisine veteran, Jia Dequan naturally didn't feel good about this. Truth be told, even though he had retired and was living at Jiang University's Seventh Dining Hall to "eat and drink," he was, after all, from Jiangxia, having lived there most of his life!

Having chefs from the same background being disgraced here, how could he be happy?

"You can't blame me for this, I didn't even meet them."

Jiang Yu didn't mind it, since originally he wasn't afraid of people causing trouble for him. Besides, there were plenty who wanted to challenge him, but first, they needed the ability to do so.

Not to mention that Jiang Yu's Gourmet System made him fearless of any challenge, and his own cooking skills had already reached the level of a technician. As for people like He Dazhuang, he truly didn't see them as a match.

He picked up the hot water kettle, added some hot water to Jia Dequan's thermos, then sat down again, smiling and said,

"Lao Jia, don't be so angry, you're a retired man, why get involved in such troubles? Eat, drink, and live happily!

Would the chef circle in Jing Chu stop turning without you?"

"That's true, but thinking about this matter still leaves a bad taste."

Jia Dequan said this, suddenly waved his hand to change the unpleasant topic and said,

"Don't be too happy just yet, this bunch of chefs from Jiangxia were merely the first wave probing the waters. As your reputation grows, more people will want to step on you to elevate themselves.

You just wait, it's going to be bothersome for you in the future!"

"Whatever, as long as they aren't trying to eat or drink for free at my place, let them do what they want."

Jiang Yu took a sip of tea and said, "I already have a mound of things to keep me busy every day, who has the time to bother with them?"

...

Time flew by like a white steed flitting past.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed, and the temporary pause on suite reservations at the Seventh Dining Hall had ended. Hua Xiaoling, who was in charge of managing and operating the Douyin account for Jiang University Seventh Dining Hall, sent out the news about resuming suite reservations early on.

Shortly after this notification was sent, online users who had been closely following the updates from Jiang University Seventh Dining Hall quickly swarmed in. Once they saw the notification, they were overjoyed and elated.

"Did you see the notification? Suite reservations at the Seventh Dining Hall will be open again starting tomorrow!"

"Who could miss such big news? I've already prepared, I'll be getting up at 6 AM to call. This time, I have to get a reservation no matter what!"

"Haha, I've got my dad's, mom's, uncle's, aunt's, and cousins' phones ready. Once the reservation time starts tomorrow, I'm going to dial the reservation number with all these phones. I just don't believe it—out of so many phones, there won't be at least one that can get through!"