Chapter 294 - 135: The True Meaning of Gourmet Food! A Chance Encounter with the Weight-Loss Boot Camp

Chapter 294: Chapter 135: The True Meaning of Gourmet Food! A Chance Encounter with the Weight-Loss Boot Camp

"Huh?" The Delicious employees’ gossipy spirits were rekindled, and they all gathered around.

"That coach from before is ruthless. She put my wife on a meal plan, but my wife couldn’t handle it after just three days. I asked around and found out the coach herself has been eating like that for over a decade."

Zhang Li was very curious. "What kind of meal plan? Was it one of those vegetable salads?"

Fang Chang shook his head. "Not really, it was pretty normal food. But it just had no damn flavor. It was no fun to eat. Not like Stir-Fried Yellow Beef, anyway. Heh heh, Boss Su, give me another..."

Fang Chang voluntarily ended the topic. If he kept talking, he was afraid it would get embarrassing.

Jiang Yuan had spent ten thousand yuan on a membership, but because of her lack of self-discipline, the company would only refund seven thousand.

It was too embarrassing to talk about.

Su Chen lifted his gaze. "Got it. Scan the code and wait."

"You got it!" Fang Chang excitedly scanned and paid 58 yuan.

There was nothing he could do. The mild-spicy version was 10 yuan more expensive. That was Boss Su’s rule, and his only choices were to accept it or not.

After finishing the three staff meals, Su Chen started making Fang Chang’s order.

This time, with the pre-marinated beef, the process was much faster. He finished a mild-spicy Stir-Fried Yellow Beef in just three minutes.

Next up was Zhan Yang...

"I’m telling you, you two can really eat. I just saw you finish two dishes and four bowls of rice, didn’t I?"

Zhan Yang rubbed his belly, which had been growing a bit lately. "Heh heh, what can I say? Your food is just too good."

Then he added, "Fang Chang is the one who can really eat. I have a reason for eating so much!"

"Oh yeah?"

Zhan Yang immediately put on a pained expression. "Boss Su, you have no idea what my work environment is like."

Su Chen had some recollection of it. Zhan Yang seemed to work at a wind farm.

"Once I’m up on the mountain, all I have to eat is dry rations. That or instant noodles. Now that I finally get a chance to come back, how can I not treat myself? I’m going to eat my fill tonight, because tomorrow I’m back at work and will be starving for a whole day!"

Working on the mountain was indeed tough.

’But don’t you bring like a dozen steamed buns with you every damn time?’

Su Chen didn’t call him out. "Alright, go wait. It’ll be quick."

"You got it!"

While cooking, Su Chen wondered, ’Should I move my stall to a different spot tomorrow?’

Liu Shengnan’s idea was pretty good. In just a short time, he’d already sold about ten orders.

’Even if they’re all regulars, at least my task progress is visibly moving forward.’

’If I moved to a place with more people, a place where people specifically go out to eat, business might be even better.’

Three hundred thousand sounded like a huge number, but as long as his prices weren’t too low, and calculating at a rate of one dish every five minutes, reaching that goal wasn’t actually that difficult.

With a rough plan forming in his mind, Su Chen stopped overthinking it and focused on cooking.

「Elsewhere...」

Shen Ning had already led her team on one lap, completing half of their task.

According to the training plan, they were now resting at the main entrance of the Botanical Garden. After a ten-minute break, they would start their second lap.

For some reason, Shen Ning had a bad feeling.

"We’re changing the route for the second lap. Everyone, run to the entrance of the Pedestrian Street, stop, and then turn right back."

The round trip would still be 2.5 kilometers, which would be just enough to complete today’s goal.

After the team members all agreed, they continued to chat during their break.

"Did you guys see what dish that guy was making earlier? I feel like I can still smell it right under my nose."

"It smelled like Xiang Cuisine. It was either Stir-fried Pork with Chili or Stir-Fried Yellow Beef. I bet it’s definitely tastier than the food at the Xiang Cuisine restaurant I usually go to."

"Why don’t we... after we finish our run..."

"SHH!!! Be quiet! The coach will hear you! Let’s talk on our phones!"

A few of the wealthy women glanced furtively at Shen Ning, who was stretching, then pulled out their phones and started chatting in their group chat.

"What’s the plan? Are we really going to eat after the run? Won’t it ruin all our progress?"

"Oh, come on! What’s the big deal about eating out once in a while? It’s not like we’ll do it every day. Besides, that chef was so handsome, don’t you guys want to go get a closer look? Who knows... hehe!"

"Jiaojiao, stop being so thirsty! What I mean is, what if the coach catches us? I really don’t want to see her yell at someone!"

"Don’t worry, it won’t happen. The coach always goes straight home after training. Besides, Coach Shen is so self-disciplined, she wouldn’t even look twice at that kind of stir-fried food!"

The wealthy women came to an instant agreement.

They decided right then and there to head back to the Pedestrian Street after their run. The aroma of the stir-fry was just too fragrant, even after all this time.

They felt like they could still smell it from time to time.

But the students weren’t the only ones feeling this way.

While stretching, Shen Ning pinched her nose.

’Damn it, what was that dish? I’m kilometers away, how can I still smell it?’

Of course, Shen Ning knew she wasn’t actually smelling it.

It was just that the aroma had been so extraordinary that it had left a very deep impression on her mind.

’It was probably Stir-fried Pork with Chili, right? I think I smelled chili peppers earlier.’

Shen Ning didn’t even realize that her mind was now completely filled with that scent.

’Maybe it wasn’t Stir-fried Pork with Chili. I think I smelled Cilantro too!’

’Anyway, it’s all junk food! I’m not going to eat it. Hmph... even if it’s delicious, I will absolutely not eat it!’

To outsiders, Shen Ning was a person so self-disciplined she bordered on neurotic.

Even at company dinners, for something like hot pot, she would just order a clear broth and not use any dipping sauces.

She would only add a tiny bit of salt to the pot and then put on a show for everyone by swishing some beef and lettuce.

Whether it was her choice of food or her control over portion sizes, Shen Ning was extremely strict and restrained.

But in reality, only Shen Ning herself knew.

What she had been going through all these years!

’I really want to eat spicy hot pot... and barbecue, especially pork belly!’

She wanted to eat it too, but to maintain her perfect figure, Shen Ning had been frantically suppressing her desires.

Sometimes, when she really couldn’t hold back and secretly ate some forbidden food, Shen Ning would immediately increase her workout intensity to burn off those damn calories!

After leading the team to complete the day’s training volume, Shen Ning had the students dismiss on the spot.

That was the good thing about an open training camp. As long as everyone reported to the camp on time each day and completed the training volume planned by the coach, they were free to go.

Su Xian’s principle was that losing weight isn’t something that happens overnight, but requires persistent effort!

The moment training ended.

The few wealthy women who had just made plans in the group chat immediately gathered together.

"What do we do? What do we do?"

"What else can we do? We’re all sweaty and gross! Let’s go shower first, change our clothes, and then come back!"

There was a sauna right next to the Botanical Garden; it was a place they frequented.

"We won’t run into Coach Shen, will we?" a younger woman asked, a little worried.

"No way! Have you ever seen Coach Shen eat that kind of food? Let’s go, hurry!"

The women glanced furtively in Shen Ning’s direction. Seeing that she wasn’t paying attention to them, they got into their respective cars with relief and sped off toward the sauna.

「Meanwhile...」

Shen Ning was stretching with her foot propped up on a piece of park fitness equipment, watching her students all disperse.

’Another day is over...’

Shen Ning pulled back her long leg, stretched her neck, and, as was her usual habit, she would run ten kilometers straight back to the company!

She put on her headphones and strapped her music player to her upper arm.

As the music started, Shen Ning began her real training for the day!

One song later, she had just reached the entrance of the Pedestrian Street.

Her pace suddenly slowed.

’No, no! Why am I stopping?’

Just as she was about to take off running again, Shen Ning pressed her headphones to switch the song.

’He knew we were training here and still deliberately made such delicious food? This boss is so despicable!’

Shen Ning didn’t realize that she was now walking into the Pedestrian Street.

’Fine, I’m not going to eat. I’m just going to go give him a piece of my mind. It would be best if I don’t see him here tomorrow!’

At this thought, she felt a little better.

’Right, I’m going to go give that boss a piece of my mind!’