Food: Senior year internship, you take over the university cafeteria

Chapter 38 Grilled Cold Noodles

Boss Qian's expression changed. A restaurant review blogger? And with fans? If they were photographed doing something—he couldn't afford to be investigated!

He immediately put on a smiling face: "Oh, it's Blogger Su! My apologies! I was just joking, just kidding! Boss Wang, please don't mind! You guys are busy, you guys are busy!" After saying that, he turned around and left in a hurry.

"Tch, bullies who prey on the weak." Su Hang curled his lip, turned to Wang Sheng and smiled, "Boss Wang, from now on, just confront these kinds of people directly, don't hold back."

Wang Sheng smiled and nodded, "Thanks." But he knew in his heart that Boss Qian wouldn't give up easily. If open tactics didn't work, he might resort to underhanded ones. It seemed that while focusing on his business, he also needed to be a little wary of these unscrupulous people.

However, when soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it.

His current confidence is no longer that of the senior college student who only had the system's newbie gift pack and nervously took over the window.

They have skills, a system, a reputation, friends, and constantly improving personal strength.

He can handle any challenge!

The most important thing right now is to continue to steadily advance the "Trial of the King of Porridge" and firmly secure the five-star perfect skill and generous rewards!

For three consecutive days.

In the early morning air at window number 07, the warm and lingering aroma of porridge has become the fourth pole, on par with the domineering aroma of noodles, the fresh and sweet aroma of steamed buns, and the oily aroma of rice noodles.

"One bowl of boat congee! And one mochi!"

"Boss, the usual, noodles with congee!"

"I got up early especially today, just for this hot porridge!"

As orders were placed, "Boat Congee" appeared more and more frequently.

The students used real gold and silver and empty bowls to prove that this Cantonese congee was made with substantial ingredients and was delicious and comforting.

Wang Sheng stood in front of the small stove, turning on the fire in several individual clay pots in turn, his movements fluid and graceful.

Thanks to the effects of the [Stamina Enhancement Card], the muscle burden from continuous high-intensity work is minimal, and mental concentration remains at a high level.

His control over the heat and the timing of adding ingredients became increasingly exquisite, and the quality of every bowl of porridge he produced was unbelievably consistent.

[Ding! Received a genuinely positive review (boat congee)!]

[Trial of the Congee King] Progress: Current cumulative sales: 156/200

The system notification tone continued to ring steadily.

On the first day, we sold 89 bowls. On the second day, thanks to increased stock and positive word-of-mouth, we sold 103 bowls. Today is the third day, and judging by the momentum, breaking 100 bowls is still not difficult.

This means that for three consecutive days, the daily sales of boat congee have steadily exceeded 50 bowls!

Just as Wang Sheng was handing another bowl of piping hot porridge to the customer—

【Ding! 】

[New product "Boat Congee" detected; sales exceed 50 servings for three consecutive days!]

[Hidden Achievement Completed: The Aroma of Congee Fills the Air!]

[Achievement Description: Upon its initial launch, the new congee quickly won over a large number of diners with its exceptional quality and generous ingredients, its aroma and reputation permeating the campus!]

[Achievement Reward: Special Cooking Utensil - Slow Cooking Clay Pot (Quality +20%) x1!]

[Item Description: A rustic-looking, thick-walled purple clay porridge pot with built-in constant-temperature runes (visible only to the host). When using this pot to cook porridge, it automatically adjusts to the optimal low heat, resulting in more thoroughly melted rice grains, a smoother porridge, a 20% increase in aroma, and less scorching.]

nice one!

Wang Sheng was overjoyed.

This clay pot arrived just in time! Although the porridge base he makes with a regular clay pot is already excellent enough, with this "professional equipment," the stability and potential of his porridge can be raised to another level!

Completing the "Trial of the King of Congee" and obtaining a perfect five-star skill is undoubtedly like adding wings to a tiger!

He immediately instructed Zhao Gang to replace the large earthenware pot he was using with this seemingly ordinary but actually ingenious purple clay porridge pot, and then clean and put it on the shelf.

Follow the original procedure: add rice, add water, and boil.

A miraculous change occurred.

The boiling in the pot seemed to become more gentle and even, with tiny, dense bubbles rising to the surface.

The fusion of rice and water seemed to accelerate, and a richer, softer grain aroma quietly emerged, slightly different from the previous porridge aroma, and more profound and mellow.

"Huh? Senior, the porridge cooked in this new pot... it smells a little different? Even... even more tempting?"

Zhao Gang, who was in charge of watching the fire, had a keen sense of smell and was the first to notice it.

"It's a new pot, maybe the material is different," Wang Sheng said vaguely, but he was very satisfied with the result.

A 20% improvement in quality, based on top-quality ingredients and craftsmanship, even if it's just a minor optimization, is enough to set us apart from imitators.

The breakfast rush was gradually coming to an end, but some figures who looked slightly different from the young students appeared in the queue.

Several well-dressed, composed middle-aged men and women, and even two elderly people with gray hair, were also in the queue, patiently waiting.

"Professor Zhou? You're here for breakfast too?" A sharp-eyed student recognized one of them as Zhou Wenbin, the macroeconomics professor who had previously given rice noodle rolls a very high rating.

"Yes, my colleague told me that the boat congee here is excellent, so I came to try it."

Professor Zhou smiled broadly, without any airs of a teacher, but rather like a gourmand eagerly anticipating a delicious meal.

"Director Li? You too—"

"Secretary Wang?"

The students were surprised to find that there were several faculty and staff members in the group whom they usually only saw in the office building or classroom.

Clearly, the reputation of "Sheng Kee" and especially its newly launched boat congee, which is suitable for nourishing the stomach and warming the body, has broken through the student group and quietly attracted a group of faculty and staff who value quality of life.

Professor Zhou, carrying his congee and steamed buns, found a seat and sat down.

He took a sip of the porridge, his eyes immediately narrowing. After savoring it carefully, he exclaimed, "Smooth, fragrant, and mellow; fresh without any fishy smell; generous ingredients and perfectly cooked—better than many teahouses!"

He immediately took out his phone and sent a message in the teachers' group chat: "Window 07 in the first canteen, boat congee, personally tested and top-notch, recommended for all colleagues to try for breakfast."

This recommendation, from a renowned professor and a discerning Cantonese, carries significant weight among the faculty and staff.

Soon, several more teachers arrived after hearing the news and joined the queue.

[Popularity: 51240!]

[Note: Due to the successful attraction and spontaneous recommendations from faculty and staff (including influential individuals such as Professor Zhou), the popularity score has achieved a new breakthrough! The system store unlock progress is more than halfway complete!]

Wang Sheng was thrilled to see the notification that his popularity had surpassed 50,000.

We've already achieved more than half of our goal of unlocking the shop with 100,000 popularity points!

The speed far exceeded expectations!

Morning break.

Wang Sheng called Zhao Gang over.

These past few days, besides doing manual labor, Zhao Gang has developed a strong interest in tending the fire and cooking porridge, and he's been learning diligently.

Under Wang Sheng's guidance, he was able to independently complete the entire process from soaking rice to cooking a pot of basic white porridge, and his control over the heat was quite good.

"Zhao Gang, I've noticed that your porridge base is getting more and more stable these past few days."

Wang Sheng patted him on the shoulder, "From now on, you'll be primarily responsible for making the porridge base in the morning, and for any additional batches during the day. You'll get an extra thirty yuan per day as a porridge specialist's allowance. Do a good job."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Gang was first taken aback, then his dark face lit up with ecstatic joy: "Really? Thank you, senior! No, thank you, Boss Wang! I'll definitely make the porridge base fragrant and delicious, and I won't make any mistakes!"

A daily wage increase of 30 yuan adds up to nearly 1,000 yuan a month!

His enthusiasm exploded instantly.

In the evening, in the small open space behind the cafeteria on the other side.

A slightly awkward but hearty shout rang out: "Northeast-style grilled cold noodles! Authentic Northeast flavor! Have a taste!"

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There, Liu set up a simple iron plate stall, marking the opening of his "Northeast Grilled Cold Noodles" stall.

On the hot plate, the cold noodles sizzled as he frantically cracked eggs, spread sauce, and sprinkled onions and cilantro.

Several students, attracted by the aroma, gathered around and bought some to try.

"Boss, this noodle is a bit salty." A student took a bite and frowned slightly.

"Did you put on too much sauce? It's making me anxious," another person complained.

"The dough is a bit hard too."

Brother Liu's smile froze, and he awkwardly rubbed his hands: "I'm so sorry, it's my first time setting up a stall, I'm not very skilled, the sauce might not be mixed well—"

He watched the students barely finish their food and leave, then looked at the cold noodles left on his teppanyaki grill, and the excitement he had felt when he opened the store instantly cooled down.