Chapter 167

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

At seven o'clock sharp, Lu Feng turned off the gas stove in the kitchen, and the gurgling sounds of the four soup pots on the stove gradually faded away.

This week's business hours finally came to an end.

Not long after business started today, Lu Feng received the system notification of mission completion in his mind, something he had been looking forward to for a long time.

After washing his hands clean, Lu Feng walked to the counter; the diners still queuing saw him walk out with a beaming face, and a sense of foreboding surged in their hearts.

"Everyone, sorry."

Lu Feng cleared his throat, his voice echoing through the hall.

"Boss, don't say it!" a diner's somewhat terrified voice came from the back of the line: "What I'm most afraid of hearing right now is you saying 'sorry'; the moment I hear those words, I feel like doomsday is coming..."

As soon as that person finished speaking, many people in the line nodded in agreement.

Lu Feng smiled wryly and shook his head, but still bit the bullet and continued to announce: "This week's business hours are over; we'll be closed for two days over the weekend, everyone come back next Monday."

The line instantly erupted into an uproar, and the diners immediately let out a chorus of wailing and howling.

"Boss Lu, how am I supposed to live without your delicious food for two days over the weekend!"

"Boss, look at the tears in my eyes—can you really bear to not open for business tomorrow?"

"Boss Lu, be a decent person! We corporate slaves only have one day off a week, how can you be so shameless as to take two days off?"

"Missing Boss Lu's last meal means tonight is destined to be a sleepless night..."

"Damn it, it's the first time I've ever dreaded the weekend; not being able to eat Boss Lu's food makes the day off feel utterly meaningless!"

For a while, the hall was filled with the diners' cacophony of complaints, and Lu Feng's head buzzed from listening.

Their cries of woe reached outside the door, and passersby couldn't help but curiously peek inside, thinking something had happened in the shop.

This scene was already old hat to Lu Feng; he stood behind the counter, smiling as he soothed these diners whose resentment was sky-high.

After complaining for a while, the diners turned and walked out of the shop, full of resentment.

As they left, a few diners still stuck out their necks and said with a tough face that they would never come again next week.

But everyone, including themselves, knew very well that they were just satisfying their cravings, and once Boss Lu's shop opened next week, these people would still come over as usual.

After all, looking at the entire Jiang City, there wasn't a single shop whose culinary skill could compare to Lu Feng's.

"Boss... Lu, it's me! Really can't make one more portion?"

An Liang, who was at the front of the line, was unwilling to leave just like that; he moved forward, pulled down his mask, and asked tentatively: "I came a bit late today, and I just got to my turn... can I pay extra?"

To avoid being seen by Assistant Xiao Yue secretly coming to Boss Lu's shop to eat, An Liang waited twenty minutes after she left before going out today; unexpectedly, the length of the line today was somewhat beyond his expectations.

It was almost seven o'clock before he finally reached the shop door; those few minutes were simply unbearable for An Liang, and he glanced at the time on his watch every few seconds.

After finally waiting for the diners ahead of him to finish ordering, he was just about to step forward when Lu Feng announced that today's business hours were over.

Lu Feng looked up, recognized An Liang, and saw that he was still fully covered up.

This foodie always wrapped himself up tightly whenever he came to the shop, like a thief.

But after thinking about it for a moment, he came up with a reasonable explanation.

That day after An Liang revealed his identity, when Lu Feng had nothing to do at night, he casually looked him up again and found that many of the food reviews he published were quite biting.

He probably dressed like this when going out because he was afraid of being recognized by those bosses on the street and getting beaten up, right?

Facing An Liang's expectant question with a face full of anticipation, Lu Feng spread his hands and could only express regret: "I'm really sorry, come back next week."

The light in An Liang's eyes dimmed, the anticipation on his face vanished instantly, the corners of his mouth turned down, and he sighed resentfully.

"Fine."

An Liang replied in a low, unhappy voice, slowly pulled his mask back up, turned around, and left the shop unhurriedly.

As he walked out of the shop, he thought resentfully: It's all Xiao Yue's fault! Dawdling when going out; if she had left earlier, he wouldn't have come so late today!

An Liang looked back at Boss Lu's shop once, feeling a bit regretful in his heart.

He was supposed to return to Jingcheng tomorrow, where several restaurants were waiting for him to return and taste their dishes.

Before leaving, he hadn't been able to taste Boss Lu's culinary skill, and he always felt that this trip to Jiangcheng wasn't quite perfect.

No way! When he got back, he had to tell Xiao Yue to contact more restaurants in Jiangcheng for tasting dishes in the future!

An Liang hurried back while secretly making a determination in his heart.

After all the diners left, the shop finally quieted down.

"Xiao Yun, stop being busy, come eat."

Lu Feng carried two bowls of steaming Tomato Beef Brisket Noodles out of the kitchen and called to Hu Xiaoyun, who was still busy clearing tables in the hall.

Hu Xiaoyun responded, put down the rag in her hand, washed her hands clean, and walked toward Lu Feng.

"Boss, these noodles are too delicious!"

She slurped two mouthfuls of noodles, narrowed her eyes to enjoy the taste in her mouth, and praised sincerely.

Lu Feng smiled, picked up his chopsticks, and ate the noodles in the bowl mouthful by mouthful.

He ate very quickly, and his mind had already flown to the mission reward that was about to be obtained.

He didn't know what kind of luxury car the system would reward him with.

Ferrari? Porsche? Lamborghini didn't seem bad either; cruising on the road would definitely be very flashy...

It was really hard to choose!

Fortunately, the system reward was random; otherwise, he really wouldn't know which one to choose.

Hu Xiaoyun had noodles in her mouth, suddenly thought of something, looked up at Lu Feng opposite her and said: "By the way, Boss, I start summer vacation next Thursday; for the next two months, I can come to the shop to help anytime."

"Summer break is coming up?"

Lu Feng snapped back to attention, looked up at her, and said with a smile, "That's great. Keep Hu Daye company at home more often. I'll come visit you guys when I have time."

"Mm! Boss, if you come, let me know in advance, and I'll go pick you up then!" Hu Xiaoyun lifted her head and said cheerfully.

"No need to pick me up, I have a car."

Lu Feng finished the soup in his bowl and said with a smile.

"Boss, our place is far from the city. Your car... probably can't make it. You might even have to push it halfway."

Hu Xiaoyun said this, her gaze landing on the Xiao Dian Lu at the store entrance.

Lu Feng smiled and didn't explain, pulling five hundred yuan from his pocket and handing it over: "This is your salary for this week."

Hu Xiaoyun swallowed the noodles in her mouth, glanced at the money on the table, and hurriedly waved her hand: "Boss, I only worked four days this week. The agreement was a hundred per hour, four hundred is enough."

As she spoke, she pushed the top bill toward Lu Feng.

"Keep it, that one hundred is a bonus."

Lu Feng pushed the money back, pointing at the tables in the hall wiped clean and saying: "You worked hard this week, and even helped clean up. This is a reward for you."

Hu Xiaoyun looked at the five hundred yuan on the table, her eyes turning a bit hot.

Before, when she worked part-time at the supermarket, the Manager always found various reasons to deduct her already meager wages.

But here with Lu Feng, not only were the wages high, the Boss even gave bonuses on his own initiative — simply too lucky!

"Then thank you, Boss!"

Hu Xiaoyun carefully put the money into her pocket, looking at Lu Feng with a face full of gratitude.

After Hu Xiaoyun finished eating, she actively cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, then said goodbye to Lu Feng.

When she reached the store entrance, she turned back and reluctantly scanned the quiet hall once more, then turned and walked toward the school.

After Hu Xiaoyun left, Lu Feng immediately impatiently closed the shop door, sat in the hall, and called out to the system.

"System, stop playing dead, where's my Weekly Task Reward?"

As his thought rose, a familiar electronic sound appeared in his mind.

【Ding!】

【Congratulations to the Host for completing the Weekly Mission!】

【Mission reward drawing in progress, please wait...】