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

Chapter 87 White Old Age

Chapter 87 White Old Age

[We have successfully developed and launched the innovative dessert "Mint Lychee Bursting Pearl Ice Jelly," perfectly balancing extreme spiciness with refreshing sweetness, greatly enhancing the overall late-night snack experience and increasing the average order value!]

[Total sales increased by 32% during the late-night snack period!]

[Achievement: Master of Flavor Balance!]

[Effect: Permanently enhances the host's perception of complex flavor profiles (especially extreme contrasts between hot and cold, spicy and sweet) and their ability to create innovative tastes! Enables a more acute capture and creation of balanced flavors that will amaze the taste buds, pushing the boundaries of conventional taste perception!]

A sense of more subtle and creative control over the layers of taste surged into Wang Sheng's consciousness.

He felt that his mouth seemed to have become more sensitive.

I immediately tasted the flavor of a tiny vegetable leaf stuck between my teeth.

And it has precise positioning.

This award laid the foundation for him to become an artist, enabling him to develop more amazing contrasting dishes in the future (such as hot and spicy with sweet and icy, crispy and creamy).

The next morning, before Wang Sheng even entered the cafeteria, his screen was flooded with mentions on the forum.

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[Title: Window 07's Signature Lucky Cat Yuanbao Emoji Pack - Full Set Available! Cute is Justice!]

The poster, whose ID is "Paintbrush Saves the World," claims to be a third-year art student and posted over a dozen meticulously drawn chibi-style emojis of the chubby orange cat Yuanbao. Some are lazily dozing by the cafeteria window ("Boss, is lunch served yet?"), others staring wide-eyed at the steamer ("Save me a basket!"), still others turning their heads arrogantly ("Where are the dried fish?"), still others tugging at Wang Sheng's trouser leg with their paws ("Two-legged creature, offer your tribute!"), and one even shows Yuanbao squatting beside a cash register full of money, its head gleaming with gold ("May wealth and treasures come your way!"). Each emoji is incredibly cute, capturing Yuanbao's gluttony, arrogance, laziness, and interactions with Wang Sheng and Su Weiwei vividly. The backgrounds cleverly incorporate xiaolongbao (soup dumplings).

Elements such as rabbit head and ice jelly.

The comments section erupted in excitement: "Ahhh! Yuanbao is so cute! I'm saving this!"

"A new top emoji has emerged! Use 'Leave a basket for me' to wake my roommate up!"

"A perfect recreation! Especially the one where he's pulling up the pants! I saw Yuanbao pulling at Boss Wang's pants yesterday!"

"Boss Wang! Make some merchandise! I want to buy a Yuanbao plush toy to put on my bedside table!"

"+1! Sell merchandise! Crowdfunding! I want keychains, charms, and cushions!"

"Hey Mr. Wang from Shengji Canteen, look! Your lucky cat figurine is going viral!"

Wang Sheng looked at the orange cat on the screen, drawn with an endearing yet powerful aura, then looked at the real cat, who was currently curled up on the windowsill not far away, leisurely licking its paws in the morning light—

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Lord Yuanbao seemed to sense the gaze, lazily glancing at him and meowing as if to say, "Two-legged beast, do you see my grandeur?"

"The painting is truly lifelike." Wang Sheng smiled and handed his phone to Su Weiwei, who had come closer.

"Of course!" Su Weiwei proudly raised her chin, as if Yuanbao were her own son. "Senior, everyone's been asking for this so much, how about—we actually make some merchandise? Print some keychains, small pendants, or something? We can donate the money to the school's 'Paw Alliance' (animal protection club) to buy food and deworming medicine for the stray cats and dogs on campus?"

This suggestion immediately struck a chord with Wang Sheng.

It satisfies students' preferences, does something truly good, and enhances Shengji's approachability and brand image—a win-win-win situation.

"Great idea!" Wang Sheng's eyes lit up, but a mischievous smile quickly crossed his face. "But just selling merchandise isn't enough—"

His gaze swept over the snow-white dough and sweet red bean paste on the worktable, echoing, "We need to make some special offerings for our Lord Yuanbao."

That night, the "Sheng Ji" food stall not only had an enticing aroma of food, but also a unique charm and warmth.

"Today's special limited-edition cat paw red bean buns! A tribute to Master Yuanbao! For every bun sold, one yuan will be donated to the 'Claw Alliance'!"

Lin Xiaowen smiled as she drank, and pointed to a small poster standing next to her, which featured a cartoon version of Yuanbao's face and instructions on how to donate.

The students in front of the window craned their necks.

As the steamer was lifted, the steam dissipated, revealing plump, white buns shaped like adorable cat paws!

The rounded "paw pads" are plump and cute, and the pink little "paws" are adorned on them, making them just like enlarged and adorable versions of Yuanbao's paw prints!

"Wow!!!"

"Oh my god! So cute!"

"So cute! Who could bear to eat this?!"

"Boss Wang is too clever! Give me four! I want to collect all the paw prints!"

"For Yuanbao! For the stray cats! Charge!"

The cat paw red bean buns instantly sparked a buying frenzy, even overshadowing the rabbit head and ice jelly.

Students not only buy them to take photos and post on social media, but also to give as gifts to their roommates and partners.

The combination of sweet red bean paste filling and soft dough makes it taste great on its own. Add to that its irresistibly cute design and charitable aspect, and it's sure to win everyone's heart.

The topic of "cat paw bag" quickly became the hottest topic on the forum, and "Cheers to Yuanbao" and "Support the Paw Alliance" became new memes.

"Senior, the pre-order links for our merchandise are now available on the forum and mini-program! Keychains and acrylic charms are reasonably priced, and pre-orders exceeded 300 within ten minutes of going live!"

Su Weiwei excitedly reported, still holding a cat paw bag in her hands, clearly delighted with it.

The president of the "Paw Alliance" said that this means they can finally get new food and vaccines for the cats for a while! They want to award Yuanbao the title of "Honorary Director"!

Wang Sheng watched as Yuanbao slowly strolled to the window, its large amber eyes curiously observing the crowd outside who were going crazy for its "surroundings" and "offerings," before it lazily yawned.

Just then—

【Ding! 】

[Successfully responding to customers' emotional needs, we launched creative food items, including cat paw red bean buns, and charity merchandise centered around our mascot, Yuanbao, spreading warmth!]

[Gained passive skill: Pet Affinity!]

[Effect: The host has a natural affinity and attraction to small animals (especially felines), making it easier to gain their trust and affection. This effect is passive and requires no cost.]

"Oh?" Wang Sheng immediately became interested.

I wonder if this will be effective for the elderly on the shelf.

But the skill has just been unlocked.

"Meow—!"

A sharp, piercing meow came from the green belt beside the cafeteria! This was followed by gasps from several girls!

"Ouch! Watch out!"

"Get out of the way!"

A dirty little white stray cat, startled by something, darted out of the green belt like an arrow and rushed towards the bustling crowd at the entrance of the cafeteria!

It was clearly terrified; its fur stood on end, and its eyes were filled with fear.

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