CHAPTER 42: CHAPTER 42: FROM NOW ON, YOU’RE THE BOSS

After discussing some specific execution details with Teacher Xiong in the Student Affairs Office, Jiang Yu took his leave.

Teacher Xiong didn’t hold him back, warmly escorting him to the stairway before hurrying back to his office. The military training was starting tomorrow, and he needed to get this task done quickly, so he still had a lot to do.

Leaving the administration building, Jiang Yu didn’t rush his way back. He walked slowly while pulling up the virtual panel from his mind.

Although Teacher Xiong said he would definitely help him find a larger stall space around the National Day holiday, there was still a month to go.

Moreover, even if he found a suitable shop, he couldn’t move in right away. At the very least, some remodeling would be necessary, which would take a considerable amount of time.

Therefore, the new dishes that needed to be added still had to be added.

Only, perhaps the original idea needed a bit of tweaking—he initially thought of choosing a staple food to alternate with the soup dumplings, but now, perhaps it was better to prepare for stir-fried dishes.

Of course, given the current state of the shop, stir-fried dishes weren’t suitable...

After opening the virtual panel, Jiang Yu glanced at it:

Wealth Value: 12680

Current Recipes: Chicken Broth Soup Dumplings, Appetizing Hot and Sour Soup

Culinary Skill Level: Beginner (21%)

Seeing the skyrocketing wealth value and rapidly progressing culinary skills, his heart remained calm. After a cursory glance, he directly opened the System Mall and started browsing.

He had already browsed through the mall multiple times before, and this time he was sure of what he wanted. He quickly found the new dish he had in mind and spent 3200 wealth points to exchange for the recipe.

After that, he took out his phone and called Boss Zhao from the fresh market delivery center, asking him to deliver some fresh ingredients.

After doing all that, Jiang Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief and headed quickly towards the second canteen.

He returned to the shop before 4 PM. Yan Tongtong had gone to class and hadn’t come back yet. Only Hu Zhihai was sitting by the vegetable washing sink, with Michael Jackson’s "Beat It" playing on his phone, nodding his head while washing vegetables.

Lu Shuwu, on the other hand, was hiding in the back kitchen, seriously making soup dumplings.

Jiang Yu thought for a moment, called Hu Zhihai and Lu Shuwu together, briefly explained the matter from the Student Affairs Office, then clapped his hands and said:

"In the next half month, the workload will be slightly larger than before, so it will be hard on everyone."

Lu Shuwu laughed and said, "Working harder is no problem; as long as you’re willing to make new dishes for us, it’s worth it even if it’s a bit exhausting!"

"Don’t worry. I said I’d make it for you tonight, so I’ll make it tonight. I’ve already asked Boss Zhao from the fresh delivery service to send the ingredients over."

Jiang Yu chuckled, then turned to look at Hu Zhihai, and continued,

"When Yan Tongtong gets back, ask her if she knows any students willing to do part-time work. Now that school has started, all of us have to go to class from time to time, and the shop definitely can’t lack people, so let’s just hire one or two more people."

Hu Zhihai said, "I think she mentioned before that she’s quite familiar with people in the student council. If we can get them to help contact students willing to do work-study programs, it shouldn’t be a problem."

"Alright, then I’ll leave you in charge of this matter."

Jiang Yu nodded and turned around to head back with Lu Shuwu to continue making dumplings.

...

In the girls’ dormitory.

"It’s already four o’clock and there’s still no movement here at school. I’m afraid it’s really not going to happen."

Linlin, after scrolling on her phone for a while, slumped lifelessly on the chair with an expression of utter desolation,

"Sili, although collective strength is great, this time it seems like there’s nothing we can do?"

"Yeah, there’s no sound from the Soup Dumpling Shop either, so it’s probably nothing will happen."

The Northeastern girl also sighed, even her voice became weak,

"Looks like we’ll really have to grit our teeth and endure for half a month."

"Half a month of not being able to eat soup dumplings and hot and sour soup sounds painful, 5555..."

The sweet-looking girl had an expression of grievance, biting her lip and fiercely said,

"Tonight, I’m going to buy a lot of soup dumplings and eat until I’m sick, so I won’t want them for the next few days!"

"Alright, stop being silly!"

Liu Sili turned her head and glanced at her, speaking calmly,

"This morning, a guy ate three baskets of dumplings and ended up upsetting his stomach. Do you see him throwing up?"

She paused and then said,

"This was just a try; no one could guarantee that it would achieve anything. You’re not kids; you understand this, right?"

"Of course we understand..."

Linlin raised her head to look at her and murmured softly,

"But no matter who it is, if their requests are ignored, they’ll feel a bit upset, right? Hope leads to disappointment!"

"Alright, alright, everyone cheer up!"

Liu Sili shook her head, not arguing further.

It was originally just a trial, holding onto hope; of course, you’re the one disappointed!

Still a bunch of immature kids!

She couldn’t help feeling like laughing, but eventually held it in, clapping her hands and saying,

"It’s almost time..."

Before she could finish, a shrill, piercing scream cut her off,

"There’s news! There’s news!"

Turning her head, she saw Linlin holding her phone, her face filled with excitement.

The other girls were startled, turning to look over:

"What’s happening?"

"What’s wrong, Linlin?"

"What news? What is it?"

Liu Sili, without thinking, took a few steps and grabbed Linlin’s phone. Looking at the screen, a bold red headline appeared right before her eyes:

"Notice on Commencing the 2018 Freshmen Military Training Selection for Excellence and Priority"

As she read further, Liu Sili’s eyes brightened with joy she couldn’t contain, and she burst into laughter.

It actually worked!

It was just a spur-of-the-moment idea, a try-without-expectation attempt, yet it surprisingly caught the school’s attention. They even initiated a military training selection for excellence and priority, and the prize turned out to be dining coupons for "Jiang’s Soup Dumpling Shop"!

"Sili, what exactly happened?"

"Ah, why is everyone laughing like fools, speak up already!"

"..."

The other two girls in the dormitory still didn’t know what happened, but seeing Liu Sili and Linlin as happy as if they’d found treasure made them extremely curious, urging them.

Linlin had already calmed down and quickly shared the news with them. In no time, the dormitory was filled with cheers and screams:

"Sili, you’re amazing!"

"From now on, you’re the boss of our dorm, we’ll all listen to you!"

"Right, right! Without Sili, we wouldn’t even have a chance!"

"..."