Chapter 417: Clients from the Imperial Capital

The Imperial Capital.

Wanhe Garden.

A courier from Fengfeng Express had just ridden his tricycle into the residential complex with a flourish when he was intercepted downstairs by two grown men:

"Hey, hey, hey, aren't you that... that, that... that guy from the elevator?"

The courier:...??? What?

He parked his vehicle and asked hesitantly, "Are you here to pick up a package? What's the name?"

Instead, he saw the other party suddenly reveal a certain expression: "That's right! It's you! You were the one in the elevator last time who took out a jar of green chili beef sauce, right?"

The courier:...

Although that was true... it had been so long, surely they didn't still want to file a complaint against him, right? Opening a jar of sauce in an elevator wasn't against the law.

He felt a bit numb: "Yeah—wait, no, how did you know I was holding green chili beef sauce?"

Sigh, that sauce was truly delicious!

Don't look at the fact that it was only half a jar; the spiciness was more than enough. A single small spoonful had him and his wife slurping and gulping down half a bottle of water. Even so, they couldn't resist having another spoonful—

It was really too delicious!

With half a jar of sauce, the couple each had three bowls of rice and polished off the entire meal. Their stomachs were full, but their mouths were watering and tears were welling up; they were both greedy and disappointed, and regretted why they were such big eaters.

In the end, his wife even seriously suspected whether poppy shells had been added to it. Otherwise, how could it make people so addicted?

But, even if there were poppy shells, the effect would take ten days or half a month to manifest, unlike them, who started drooling again the moment the meal ended.

Was it... that the food was too delicious, or were they just too greedy?

Over the next few days, his wife became obsessed with livestreams, supermarkets, and various local specialty shops, just wanting to find the same green chili beef sauce.

The courier, meanwhile, was busy covering half a district for someone else, so busy his feet barely touched the ground; he only had time to drool in the middle of the night.

And so, after the couple had come up empty-handed for days, today he simply couldn't hold back anymore. Even without a package for that Mr. Lu, he couldn't resist riding over to ask.

Actually, it was shameful to admit, but Mr. Lu had seemed to send him a link to that shop before. However, his phone had broken and he'd replaced it, so the record wasn't saved... he only knew it was very expensive, so he had exited after one glance.

But now...

Sigh, it wasn't like they had to eat it every day; couldn't they have a bite occasionally?

The courier was reminded of the green chili beef sauce by the two men's words. He looked at them curiously—he had only unscrewed the lid and sniffed it before closing it again, and that was many days ago. How could these two not only remember it but also accurately name the sauce?

Speaking of this, the two grown men opposite also blushed strangely.

"Well... cough... at the time, I only smelled the scent of chili... but thinking back, I remembered it."

It wasn't "thinking back"; they had clearly been racking their brains and savoring the memory—they had even gone to the supermarket several times to buy similar-looking versions.

None of them tasted right.

And so, having finally waited for the courier today, they had to get a clear answer no matter what.

Speaking of this, the courier truly felt a sense of shared misery: "I understand, I understand."

But...

He also sighed: "A client shared half a jar with me, and I only ate it that one time—it was really delicious! But I don't know where it's sold. I'll call and ask now; if you're not in a hurry, why don't you wait together?"

They had already endured so many days; they had to wait!

And over here, the call was made.

When the call connected, Lu Chuan was watering flowers on the balcony.

The weather was too hot, and moisture evaporated rapidly; his potted plants needed watering every morning and evening. He had just put the hose back when the phone rang. Seeing it was the courier, his heart skipped a beat; he couldn't help but fantasize about what was being delivered this time.

It was shameful to admit, but saving someone back then really wasn't a heroic act; he just felt it was within his power, so he went up to help. Now, the other party had sent so many packages in succession. He had nothing to send back, and instead felt increasingly guilty.

He had no choice but to have his "friend" step forward every few days to purchase some things to make up for it.

And these purchases were basically all sent to his mother's place.

He answered the phone: "Hello, I'm at home now. If there's a package, please bring it over."

However, the voice on the other end wasn't a crisp "You got it!" Instead, it was hesitant:

"That... that Mr. Lu, that sauce you gave me last time, do you still have that link? It was really too delicious, I want to buy some too."

Lu Chuan instantly felt happy.

His "friend" often bought things from Song Tan's house, and clearly spent quite a bit of money, but that feeling was completely different from someone calling specifically to ask today.

He readily agreed: "I do! There's a Taobao shop; I'll send you the link."

After hanging up, the courier looked at the two people staring at him expectantly and couldn't help but smile: "He said he'll send me the link in a moment."

"Good, good, good!"

The two men opposite were actually just neighbors. Having met by accident downstairs and both remembering the beef sauce from that day, they were now enthusiastically calling each other brothers and adding each other as friends, then looking at the courier expectantly:

"That sauce... is it delicious?"

"Delicious!"

The courier didn't hesitate: "It's no exaggeration; my wife was so greedy she cried in the middle of the night! It's just that I asked before, and it doesn't seem cheap."

Sigh, why are all good things so expensive?

Sighing while opening the link—

【Tian Yuan Ji Shi】

【Green Chili Beef Sauce】: 100 yuan/500g.

In that instant, the courier's eyes welled up with tears—so it really was this expensive!

And in Ningcheng.

Huo Xueying opened the empty jar in front of her, then quickly poured half a jar of warm water into it. While the boss wasn't looking, she gripped it with both hands and shook it vigorously, *swish, swish*.

That posture—she hadn't even worked this hard shaking anti-gravity essence for her mother!

But miraculously, the office crowd didn't find it strange; instead, they looked envious: "Xueying, your honey only finished today?"

"Yeah." Huo Xueying looked melancholy, carefully unscrewing the jar: "It finished yesterday, and I rinsed the jar and drank it this morning... just in case there was any left, can't waste it."

This was personally sent over by Song Tan; oh my, why was it so not long-lasting!

While feeling melancholy, she tilted her head and gulped the warm water into her stomach.

Just as she wiped her mouth, she saw Wang the Skinflint enter from outside. He sniffed as soon as he walked in:

"Why is there a sweet smell again? Who bought honey? Work is for working; you can't always take the opportunity to eat this or drink that... who bought this? It smells quite good."

When this was said, everyone's expressions became strange.

Huo Xueying, relying on the fact that it was easy for a local to find a job, laughed out loud:

"Boss, this is honey sold by Song Tan's family; it's a thousand yuan a bottle! If you aren't sincerely wanting to buy it, I won't give you the link." ===== CHAPTER 418 =====