I Love FarmingCh3 - The Instincts Of A Ruler

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Despite receiving Uncle Cui’s promise, Cui QiChao must still do some work on his own, such as registering his company, applying for a business license and other certificates, and preparing the canteen bidding documents, his development plans, and other documents. wMrI2h

As for the staff, Uncle Cui has already reminded him that the former canteen employees signed contracts with the job dispatch company. If Cui QiChao wants to join in the bidding, he will assist in contacting them and personally employing the workers that were originally hired here. This will save a lot of time.

Cui QiChao did not know much about it, so he naturally agreed.

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He was relying on the initial capital he had, as well as the genre of this virtual plane and the settings the company had set for him. There are sufficient funds in the account to ensure that his company could begin operations as soon as possible. When the canteen is put into operation, there will be profits.

All CU’s canteens are not permitted to operate outside of the school, and they are strictly forbidden to accept cash. Teachers and students have to pay for their meals by swiping their campus cards and settle their accounts with the school finance department at the end of each month. H7dqTU

Of course, these are not the crucial points for Cui QiChao. He was carefully looking at the first canteen floor plan that he was preparing to bid for.

The first canteen was adjacent to the dormitories on both sides. One of its ends was also adjacent to the road, and the other faced the low hill in the school.  A small park was built above for students to visit and relax.

The canteen building has five floors, including the basement floor, which comprises the kitchen, cold storage, numerous processing rooms, and so on. The first, second, and fourth floors are cafeterias with restaurants, offices, meeting rooms, and other amenities. The building area is several thousand square meters.

Cui QiChao was barely satisfied with this. Instead, he was putting his sight more on the whole of CU’s campus.

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Where he lives, it is difficult for people to have such a large space for activities. Therefore, the virtual plane technology has always been known as the human being’s future direction. Perhaps, when the technology becomes more advanced, it can enter the homes of millions of ordinary people.

Cui QiChao continued to focus at the school, feeling an almost irrepressible urge in his body. He inherited the ancient emperor’s bloodline. His ruler’s instincts spread as it awoke. He wanted to cultivate something here.

LJJ company is indeed serious about Cui QiChao. On the surface, the company did not want to arrange a script for Cui QiChao. Underneath the cover, the company secretly scheduled Cui QiChao’s teleportation to occur during the enrollment era. Then it arranged for Uncle Cui to serve as an aide.

——Regardless, it would be more fashionable for him to blot in out of nowhere. cLpEo1

Who knows what plug-ins Cui QiChao used, but he won the contract for the canteen. Just knowing this fact could cause Lin Lin to vomit eight more liangs of blood.

With the support of Uncle Cui, Cui QiChao won the bid and became the project manager of the first canteen of CU. The owner who lost the bidding sold him the original equipment and ingredients of the first canteen.

When the canteen workers saw Cui QiChao carrying a potted millet pepper that had already borne fruit, they all had a puzzled look on their faces.

“Cui” is a sensitive surname. He and the principal shared the same surname. They had learned that this Cui had just returned from studying abroad. Now that they had seen this humble person, who had a handsome look, dressed in a tailored suit that would show his long legs and slim waist, even more, a spontaneous question arose: Why would such a person choose to operate the canteen? nE PAG

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Not only that, but Mr. Cui also discussed with the labor dispatch company to revise the contract and increase their salary. Now, they felt that everything happening was unrealistic.

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He wasn’t familiar with the staff system, hadn’t taste the food, didn’t understand the business situation here, and this was the first time he gave an order, “Now, I’ll have to trouble everybody to root out these potted plants and strip the turf outside the canteen area.”

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Li TingMei, the chef who was stationed at the window on the first floor, blurted out what everyone was thinking, “Why should we do it, President Cui? What are you planning to do.”

Cui QiChao glanced at her and said, “It’s time to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. I’ve seen the ingredients in the freezer. I am hoping to change this location so that I can grow peppers.”

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The staff in the cafeteria are all concerned. Although what he was doing was not unusual, the Chinese would prefer not to cultivate their onions, garlic, and peppers. It’s just that it seemed incongruent for that phrase to be uttered by President Cui. And President Cui seemed to be more sophisticated than others. Yet, he wanted them to swap the potted plants for the peppers…

In fact, the potted flowers inside and outside the canteen are placed uniformly by the school. Occasionally, people from the gardening company plant fresh flowers to replace the old flowers. hcIbWd

This included the sod, which was also part of the greening project. Based on common sense, this should not be dealt with by them.

However, considering the relationship between President Cui and Principal Cui, this piece of land also falls under the scope of the canteen. Maybe it’s alright to pull the plants out?

To prove themselves in front of the new boss, everyone could only harbor a little doubt in their hearts before they immediately took action. Some people are peeling seeds, others are drying the seeds, and some are transplanting the potted plants.

Cui QiChao stood to the left, offering guidance, his heart overwhelmed with satisfaction.He seems to have an innate sensitivity to the whole process of planting. He would have an idea of the time elapsed and taken for each stage of the planting, and even have requirements for the planting technique. nkbLCU

The canteen had also dried some chili seeds previously, and now, they can use them immediately. Cui QiChao stopped them when they wanted to plant them.

“The soil humidity is insufficient. Water it first, and ensure that the relative water content is at least 70%. After turning the soil over 50 cm deep, ridge and plant it. Fix the first row, and the subsequent row spacing should be 37.5 cm.”

The canteen staff was stunned.

Some of them grew up in the countryside, and they also have land in their homes. They thought that judging from President Cui’s style, although he could command them to do work, they thought he shouldn’t have too much knowledge in farming. They didn’t expect that once he spoke…he could instruct them in such detail that he could even say 37.5cm! qLHFK5

They didn’t know whether the number was correct or not. But it seems to be so. The pepper plant likes wet soil.

At Cui QiChao’s request, everyone almost measured the row spacing with a ruler.

“Ah…this, that, what are you doing? Is there anything to eat?”

Cui QiChao heard the sound and saw that the person who spoke was a student wearing glasses, holding onto a campus card in his hand, with an empty expression. In fact, it’s ten minutes past the opening hours. During the holiday, there were few teachers and students, and in the whole canteen, there was only this student there, looking at the busy employees. wplPjO

“Hello, student.” Cui QiChao was wholeheartedly utilizing the canteen to farm, but somehow he still remembered that the main task of the canteen was actually to provide food for the CU’s teachers and students. He eyed the student and said, “It’s past business hours.”

“Ah, right…” Meng Chang said awkwardly, “Teacher, that, I was busy studying so I was late, so I wanted to see if there are any leftovers.”

Cui QiChao glanced at him strangely, “I’m not a teacher.”

Meng Chang was even more embarrassed. With Cui QiChao’s suit and shoes, he appeared intimidating. Adding to the fact that he had stayed on campus for a long time, his first impression was that Cui QiChao seemed like a teacher. If he doesn’t look young, Meng Chang would have called him professor, “I’m sorry, I thought you were a teacher in our school.” Nda9iz

“I’m from the first canteen.” Cui QiChao murmured.

“…” Meng Chang thought, the first canteen? What was he implying? In order to compete with the fourth canteen to attract students, has the first canteen used the tactic of looking for models to work here?

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Since the canteen’s staff was occupied at the time, Cui QiChao said, “Wait a moment here, I’ll see if there’s something to eat, then I’ll mix it up and heat it for you.”

Meng Chang showed a smile as if he was about to cry, “That’s fine.” cWxFnm

Up to now, he has been extremely sure that this handsome brother is a staff of the canteen—only a talent from the first canteen would possess the trait of frying all the leftover ingredients together!

Cui QiChao, out of curiosity, occasionally would not use the kitchen’s cooking machine and cooks his dishes. However, he doesn’t know to recognize every ingredient here.  Nevertheless, because he cooked these few days, he became acquainted with the kitchen utensils.

At this time, the leftovers have been disposed of. There are still a few fried chicken legs and a little vegetarian fried water bamboo.

Cui QiChao looked at the leftovers for a while, thinking. Since the awakening of his bloodline, his sensitivity to food has also increased. That kind of accurate calculation was not only reflected in the planting realm, but he also has a grasp on the taste of the food. EFtzpc

Throughout the generations, other than improving farming techniques, taste is also a very important aspect.

He tasted the fried chicken leg and vegetarian fried water bamboo. After he had gotten more confident, he peeled the fried skin of chicken leg and cut it into small pieces. It turned out that the vegetarian fried water bamboo was a bit raw. It was only cooked up to 70% using a big fire, and there was a lot of oil on it. In Cui QiChao’s eyes, these were all defects.

Cui Qi heated the oil, stir-fry the onion and ginger so that its scent was emitted out. The chicken and water bamboo are poured back into the pan, and after chopping a few potted millet pepper, he sprinkled it in.

Based on Cui QiChao’s sensitive perception and control of the ingredients, after cooking the food again, this plate of diced chicken and water bamboo was placed on the plate. There was a little oil at the bottom, close to the edge of the ingredients, and the outer circumference of the plate was still white. The yellow fried and diced chicken, the white water bamboo that had a tinge of yellow, the red spicy millet, the green onion, and the turmeric made this simple home-cooked dish look bright in color and fresh without the greasiness a dish had when it was fried. WpRf4s

This freshness was derived from the delicate control in cooking. The oil, ingredients, and heat of this dish are all grasped at the right time. This kind of control was different from that of a normally experienced chef. Cui QiChao relied on his understanding, calculation, and taste of food materials. For this kind of ordinary canteen dish, Cui QiChao’s monotonous cooking skills are enough, and even very suitable.

Cui QiChao cooked another bowl of rice—at the same time, he looked at the bowl of rice with deep disdain. He put it on the tray and gave it to the student.

Due to his sitting posture, before Meng Chang saw the dish, he first smelled a burst of tempting fragrance. Just with this smell, one will know that this dish would be very tasty.

Generally speaking, the dishes in a canteen are either too plain or too eccentric. Occasionally, there would be normal dishes. This kind of “attractive” scent made Meng Chang doubt that he has a problem with his sense of smell. f9mXeH

Cui QiChao put the food down, “Can you take spice? I added some pepper to improve the taste.”

It’s no surprise that this scent is enticing. Meng Chang secretes a substantial amount of saliva while unconsciously nodding and picking up a few chicken legs with chopsticks.

The chicken leg, which was originally fried with too much oil and too little salt, was colored slightly burnt yellow by the soy sauce after it was placed back into the pan. The flavoring of the ingredients, together with the spicy pepper flavor that was just right, clinched the crucial point.

After a chopstick of food entered his mouth, Meng Chang’s hunger and appetite burst out altogether. 0w5XSW

He took another piece of water bamboo shoots, which was cut into small pieces and stir-fried twice. It was very tasty and had the freshness and sweetness of vegetables. The combination had simply neutralized the greasy feeling.

“Hiss…” After chewing a few mouthfuls, the spicy flavor of peppers broke out. Although not much was placed in the dish, and the peppers were thrown into the dish more to add the smell and the spicy flavour to the dish, but it was enough for Meng Chang, a southern Chinese.

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The fiery flavor of the peppers was unlike anything he had ever tasted before. It had a stronger aroma than regular peppers. It was difficult to say, but in terms that high school students would understand, it was a spicy flavor with soul!

However, the spicier it was, the more he wanted to eat. The spiciness stimulated Meng Chang to secrete a lot of saliva in his mouth. His cheeks were flushed, his forehead was sweating, and he exhaled a few puffs of breath. However, he didn’t give up this taste. He could only take big mouthfuls of the rice which didn’t taste very good. PeVy03

When Meng Chang ate half a bowl and looked up again, he found that he didn’t know where the handsome man had gone. He probably went to flip the soil with the other people. After all, he said he was someone from the first canteen…wait.

At this time Meng Chang suddenly woke up, someone from the first canteen? Oh right, this dish belongs to the first canteen!

With a dazed expression, Meng Chang took a picture of the rest of the dish that remained and sent it to the class’s chat group, “Classmates, I am now at the first canteen. There is a very handsome man that fried a plate of leftovers for me. It’s super delicious.”

After a mere moment, there were several more replies that stack in line. TjZULM

“Hehe.”

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Translator's Note

Blot in out of nowhere: it should be descended from the heavens, but this sentence is referring to the MC being a transfer student or a transfer teacher. This trope is very romanticized in today’s culture…so the author described it as fashionable.

Translator's Note

Liang: a Chinese unit. One Liang = 50g.

Translator's Note

stir-fried diced chicken cubes and white bamboo shoots:

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  1. This chapter has me ready to order Chinese food instead of cook the pizza dough I’ve got out 😑