Chapter 802 - 578: Heaven’s Wheel of Karma—Destiny Spares No One, All Is Fate, Not a Single Thing Is Up to Us_3

Chapter 802: Chapter 578: Heaven’s Wheel of Karma—Destiny Spares No One, All Is Fate, Not a Single Thing Is Up to Us_3

"Hoo..."

The two of them stood at the door, still out of breath. Their gazes swept casually over the line of applicants for the back kitchen when a familiar figure suddenly leaped into Lin Jiayi’s field of vision—that was actually Chef Zheng!

His sudden appearance shocked Lin Jiayi so much she almost cried out, her heart giving a violent thump.

Teachers and childcare workers coming here to apply for teaching and childcare positions had surprised Lin Jiayi, but she could still understand it.

But Chef Zheng...

This chef who had always been proud, confident, and exceptionally skilled in the kitchen actually showed up here as well...

This completely overturned her understanding of the world!

You had to know, the positions Dorami Kindergarten was recruiting for in the back kitchen this time were just basic jobs like assistant cook, washing vegetables, and cleaning. There wasn’t even a head chef position at all.

In other words, Chef Zheng had come to apply this time intending to lower himself and start from a basic assistant cook position?

So, here’s the question!

What on earth is he after?

It can’t possibly be because he’s craving the hard labor of an assistant cook, right?

Or could it be that...

He’s just like them, drawn by the food at Dorami Kindergarten?

The moment this thought popped up, Lin Jiayi immediately denied it herself.

After all, with Chef Zheng’s status and skills, he could totally enjoy better pay and more respect in higher-end restaurants. Why would he lower himself to come here?

Wait a second...

It might actually be possible!

A scene suddenly flashed through Lin Jiayi’s mind. Back when she worked at Hu Jin, she’d heard that after the autumn outing, when Chef Zheng had the good fortune to taste the pig brain congee and roast suckling pig that Huang Jun made, he’d been deeply convinced by his skills and had admired Huang Jun ever since.

Could it be that Chef Zheng came to apply this time just so he’d have a chance to taste Huang Jun’s cooking again in the future, or that he wanted to learn his cooking techniques up close?

Absolutely!

She couldn’t come up with a more reasonable explanation than this.

With a "I’ve uncovered the truth" expression, she picked up her phone, her fingertips gliding lightly over the screen as she quickly opened the Moments edit page.

Words danced beneath her fingers as she carefully weighed every phrase, wanting to perfectly convey her shock and speculation: "Guess who just showed up among the mighty ranks of applicants for the back kitchen at Dorami Kindergarten? That’s right, it’s that famously proud and confident, super-skilled Chef Zheng! What’s his purpose in coming here? To relive the taste of Huang Jun’s cooking, or to get up close and learn his secret culinary techniques? The truth is like a lighthouse in the fog—let’s all look forward to its grand reveal together!"

She tapped send.

In no time at all...

Likes and comments poured in like a tide. Friends were all asking about Chef Zheng’s appearance and were also curious why she seemed to know so much about the whole thing.

She replied uniformly, "Because I just happened to be at Dorami Kindergarten today applying for a teaching position too. And it’s not just me—lots of my colleagues came as well. Luckily, I’ve already passed the interview. Sharing this joy with everyone, and congrats to me too..."

Looking at the comments on her phone, the smile on her face didn’t stop—until a message from Li Huizhen appeared, and her smile instantly froze in midair.

"Oh my god, I actually forgot to block Director Li!"

Her heart gave a jolt, and in her mind she immediately saw the furious look on Li Huizhen’s face after seeing that post—her face shrouded in dark clouds, gloomy and terrifying.

To be honest, when Li Huizhen saw her Moments and realized that the teachers and childcare workers from her kindergarten—plus even that chef she’d never been very satisfied with, Chef Zheng—had all run off to apply at Dorami Kindergarten, she really was stunned, and her heart was full of displeasure and anger.

At first, when these staff members came to her one after another to resign, she was a bit surprised but didn’t think too much of it. Staff turnover is very common in the workplace; worst case, you just recruit new people.

Especially with Chef Zheng—she’d already been planning to replace him, so when he handed in his resignation she practically approved it without a second thought.

But what she never expected was...

They had actually all defected en masse to their competitor, Dorami Kindergarten...

This made her feel utterly humiliated, as if someone had slapped her across the face in public. She was both furious and helpless.

She was worried that once this got out, she’d become a joke among her peers, fodder for their tea-time gossip and endless pointing fingers behind her back.

But reality was right there in front of her, and she could only accept it helplessly.

Likewise, Deng Manli from Hu Jin Kindergarten felt pretty much the same way.

But what else could they do?

They could only grit their teeth and endure it in silence!

...

As time went by, the day’s teaching and childcare interviews came to a successful close, drawing a perfect period to this carefully planned series of interview sessions.

At the end of the interviews, with their sharp and unique eye for talent, Liang Yinqiu and the other leaders successfully picked out a group of outstanding candidates from the many applicants—people who were both professionally solid and full of enthusiasm.

This achievement undoubtedly owed a lot to the "support" of Hu Jin Kindergarten and Government Kindergarten, those two excellent educational institutions that had effectively supplied Dorami Kindergarten with high-quality teachers and childcare staff.

Of course, the interview work wasn’t over yet; Liang Yinqiu and the others still had more to do.

Next up, interviews for the back kitchen staff would be carried out in quick succession.

Compared to recruiting teachers and childcare workers, the requirements for recruiting back kitchen helpers were relatively relaxed.

As long as candidates had a valid health certificate and a steady, hardworking attitude, they could meet the basic requirements.

Because of that, this part of the recruitment went very smoothly; in no time, all the spots were filled, to the point that the later applicants didn’t even get a chance to interview, and this stage wrapped up ahead of schedule.

As for the selection of assistant cooks, Huang Jun had already shortlisted a few candidates: they were Chef Zheng, Zhao Weiguang, Yu Daqing, and the energetic young man, Meng Hongzhe.

Of course.

Whether they could successfully join the back kitchen team would still depend on the upcoming test-dish segment; only after that would the dust settle, with Huang Jun and the others making their final hiring decisions based on their actual performance.