Chef at the University Canteen-Chapter 399 - 254: The Legendary Culinary Magic (Part 2)
A male colleague reached out for a Peach Blossom Pastry while jokingly saying:
"Xiaoxue, it’s just a pastry. You don’t expect us to write a review after eating it, do you?"
Yueyue and a few other girls heard this and burst into laughter, bending over in giggles.
"If a talented writer like you wants to write, then that would be the best!"
Zhu Yaxue gave the man a sidelong glance and said with a chuckle,
"I’m actually racking my brain about what to write for the next food column."
"Wow! This... this Peach Blossom Pastry is really so crisp and crunchy!"
As everyone was chatting and laughing, an exclamation suddenly rang out, startling Zhu Yaxue, Yueyue, and the others.
Everyone turned in the direction of the voice and saw a female colleague with a bulging mouth, seemingly eating something, with a look of astonishment on her face. She was holding a Peach Blossom Pastry in her right hand, and her left hand was open, lightly resting under her chin.
Everyone clearly saw golden pastry crumbs scattered across her open left hand.
Seeing everyone staring at her, the female colleague paused and urged,
"Why are you all staring at me? Hurry up and eat, these pastries are delicious! If you don’t like them, just leave them for me!"
Saying this, she carefully took another bite of the pastry in her hand, as if unwilling to waste even the crumbs that had fallen onto her left hand, licking them into her mouth bit by bit.
As Zhu Yaxue watched the female colleague’s expression, which seemed as if she had tasted a divine fruit, she didn’t pay much attention.
This female colleague was known for being easily startled. She could praise a pack of instant noodles as if it were a rare delicacy, drinking every last drop of the soup...
With her demeanor, Zhu Yaxue even doubted if anything in the world seemed unappetizing to this colleague.
Although the female colleague’s reviews were unreliable, in her heart, Zhu Yaxue still envied her a bit.
If everything you eat is a delicacy, how blissful her life must be.
Shaking her head, Zhu Yaxue cleared away the jumbled thoughts from her mind, picked up a Peach Blossom Pastry from a plastic tray, and took a small bite.
Just a gentle bite, and the pastry’s crust seemed to crumble under immense pressure, "crackling" layer by layer.
A rich aroma wafted from the pastry, rushing straight to the nostrils. This fragrance carried a faint peach blossom aroma, as if one were standing in a grove of peach blossoms, surrounded by clusters of fresh pink blooms...
Zhu Yaxue instinctively held her breath.
It seemed only by doing this could she prolong the presence of this delightful fragrance.
And it seemed only by doing this could her mind linger longer in that dreamlike grove of peach blossoms.
After a brief daze, Zhu Yaxue couldn’t resist taking another bite of the pastry.
With its crispy, sweet, and glutinous texture, without the greasiness common in other pastries, the peach blossom’s fresh fragrance made it feel like spring, refreshing every pore in her body, leaving her feeling much clearer.
Zhu Yaxue couldn’t help but close her eyes, her long eyelashes gently trembling, as she nibbled on the pastry in her hand, experiencing this rare "journey of consciousness"...
She had no idea how much time had passed when she opened her mouth to take another bite of the pastry, only to feel a sudden pain in her finger!
Zhu Yaxue’s eyes flew open, and she suddenly realized that, unknowingly, she had already finished the pastry in her hand.
The pain in her finger was because she had accidentally put her finger in her mouth instead of the pastry!
"Turns out, I also have moments of foolishness."
Zhu Yaxue couldn’t help but laugh silently, recalling reading a science news article about snakes, which mentioned that during feeding, if their body was tainted with the food’s scent, they might even swallow part of their own body.
At the time, she found it amusing, thinking how silly snakes were to swallow their own tails as if they were food.
Unexpectedly, she ended up just like a snake, nearly biting her own finger.
As she laughed, a great sense of loss abruptly bubbled up from within Zhu Yaxue’s heart:
The delicious Peach Blossom Pastries, how unfortunate they’re gone.
At the same time, regret filled her heart as she wondered what was she thinking when she wrote the magazine’s address as the shipping address?
If she had written her home address, she could have savored these Peach Blossom Pastries slowly herself!
Why did she need to consider the group’s opinion?
In the comment section of Jiang University Seventh Dining Hall’s Douyin account, so many netizens constantly praised the Peach Blossom Pastries. Could they be mistaken?
Why didn’t she believe it?
She had managed to snatch up a box of Peach Blossom Pastries with difficulty, and now they were easily distributed...
At this moment, Zhu Yaxue was so full of regret she almost wanted to hit her head against the wall!
She wasn’t the least bit concerned about how Yueyue and other colleagues rated the Peach Blossom Pastries.
When she nearly bit off her own finger, was there really any need to doubt the deliciousness of these Peach Blossom Pastries?
These Peach Blossom Pastries were already this delicious, so how amazing must Jiang Yu’s specialty dishes be?
Zhu Yaxue’s little head just couldn’t imagine it.
But it didn’t matter, she had made up her mind to make a trip to Jiangzhou University soon!
This trip wasn’t just to write about Jiang Yu and his Seventh Dining Hall story; she also intended to fully indulge in Jiang Yu’s cooking.
