Chapter 20: Let You Open a Food Shop, You Open for Business at Three in the Morning

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

"Boss, didn't I just say? I'll help promote your shop."

Xiao Feilong thought Lu Feng hadn't heard what he just said, so he repeated it once more.

"Sure, thanks." Lu Feng replied with a smile.

"Then can you sell me twenty portions of xiaolongbao?"

"No, one portion per person."

"……"

Xiao Feilong was speechless; apparently the boss meant promoting the shop was fine, but buying twenty portions was out of the question.

"Boss, one portion of xiaolongbao can't be filmed, the promotional effect won't be achieved."

Xiao Feilong said with a bitter face.

"Then let's not promote it for now."

Lu Feng thought for a moment and said.

Originally he had thought to give the small shop a round of promotion, to let more people know about his place.

But then he changed his mind; what if the promotion went viral and even more customers came, wouldn't he be busy as a dog again then?

Looking at it now, he apparently didn't need promotion; there were already enough people coming.

Originally his purpose was also to complete the mission given by the system, after all the mission reward was the main point.

"Then... Boss, one portion each of Shrimp Xiaolongbao and Fresh Meat Xiaolongbao would be fine, right?"

Xiao Feilong helplessly chose to compromise.

"No, you can only buy one portion, either Fresh Meat Filling or Shrimp Filling."

Lu Feng shook his head, and refused him once again.

"Boss, don't you think you're being a bit cruel?"

Xiao Feilong looked conflicted, gazing at Lu Feng with resentful eyes.

He had tasted the Fresh Meat Xiaolongbao yesterday, it was incredibly delicious, and once eaten, it could never be forgotten.

But today's new Shrimp flavor, judging from the aroma wafting from the steamer basket right before his eyes, the taste was absolutely no worse than the Fresh Meat Filling.

Both flavors were absolutely delicious, now making him choose one out of two?

Xiao Feilong felt that he had done countless multiple-choice questions in his life, and this one right before his eyes was the hardest.

"Brother, are you buying or not? The people behind can hardly wait, why don't let me buy first?"

The customer standing behind Xiao Feilong patted his shoulder, with some impatience in his tone.

"I'm buying! Boss! Give me a portion of Shrimp Filling!"

Xiao Feilong finally made up his mind, took a deep breath, as if making some momentous decision.

At the same time his heart cried out in pain: Sorry! Fresh Meat Buns, it's not that you're not excellent, Brother just wants to try a new flavor, you rest assured, tomorrow Brother will definitely come back to enjoy you!

"Okay, your Shrimp Xiaolongbao, careful it's hot."

The customers behind had long since couldn't wait; the aroma of Shrimp Xiaolongbao permeating the air had hooked everyone's gluttony.

"Boss! One portion of Shrimp Xiaolongbao!"

"I want one too!"

"I want Fresh Meat Buns! Money's already paid!"

"Boss, please one portion of Shrimp Xiaolongbao for takeaway!"

"Don't rush, one by one, everyone gets one!"

Lu Feng handed xiaolongbao to customers with one hand while loudly soothing the impatient customers behind with the other.

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On this side Xiao Feilong got the Shrimp Xiaolongbao and immediately found a seat nearby to sit down.

The lid was lifted, and six white and round xiaolongbao appeared before him.

Leaving aside the taste, just from the appearance, these xiaolongbao made people unable to resist picking one up to satisfy their craving.

As the first customer to buy xiaolongbao today, Xiao Feilong's movements naturally attracted the gazes of those customers still waiting in line.

Those people's eyes stared fixedly at the few Shrimp Xiaolongbao on Xiao Feilong's table, looking at them they felt saliva about to flow from their mouths.

Amidst many envious, jealous, and hateful gazes, Xiao Feilong extended his chopsticks and carefully picked up a xiaolongbao.

Unexpectedly, the skin of this xiaolongbao looked thin, but when picked up with chopsticks it didn't break at all, full of toughness.

Through the translucent skin, one could vaguely see the brown soup inside the bun slowly flowing.

Xiao Feilong slowly moved the hand holding the chopsticks backward; the closer it got to his mouth, the stronger the aroma emitted by the xiaolongbao became.

When the xiaolongbao reached his mouth, he opened his mouth and sent the xiaolongbao into his mouth.

The onlookers also couldn't help but open their mouths in unison, saliva immediately flowing down from the corners of their mouths.

"Mm..."

With one bite, the xiaolongbao burst with deliciousness in his mouth, and Xiao Feilong couldn't help but hum with enjoyment.

One bite down, the rich fragrance of fresh meat and the fresh sweetness of shrimp instantly filled the oral cavity, the soup wrapped around every corner of the mouth, every taste bud on the tongue was screaming wildly.

The pork was extremely tender and fresh, the fine meat particles emitted a rich meat fragrance under the chewing of the teeth, and various seasonings perfectly combined, making the pork have not a hint of fishiness.

The white and tender shrimp had a slight sweetness when eaten, the shrimp meat was refreshing and fragrant, and biting it was squeaky, Q-bouncy and smooth; the rich texture made people unable to extricate themselves.

The flavors of the pork and shrimp were each fully preserved, blending together yet remaining distinct, with the seasoning not masking their own most unique tastes in the slightest.

The fragrances of various ingredients were completely released in the mouth, every bite making one want to swallow one's own tongue.

Oh my god! This is so fragrant! So delicious!

Xiao Feilong was so impacted by the deliciousness of the Shrimp Xiaolongbao that his breathing became somewhat hurried, the hand holding the chopsticks trembling slightly.

Eat! Eat quickly!

His brain urged him to issue commands, Xiao Feilong eating one bite after another as if by instinct, completely unable to stop.

The helplessness and dissatisfaction experienced when buying the xiaolongbao just now vanished into thin air at this moment, the entire world leaving only the deliciousness in his mouth.

The clamor in the Hall seemed to disappear, he seemed to have immersed himself in a world of only food.

The chopsticks in his hand suddenly clamped onto emptiness, in an instant, all beauty came to an abrupt halt.

Xiao Feilong only then came back to his senses; in the Steamer Basket before him, six xiaolongbao had been wiped clean by him.

Xiao Feilong could hardly believe it, closing his eyes and opening them again, the Steamer Basket still empty as before.

Gone? How could it be gone!

Such delicious xiaolongbao, I've only just begun to enjoy them, how could they be gone?

At this moment Xiao Feilong felt both love and hate toward Lu Feng.

Loving that he had brought himself an unparalleled gourmet enjoyment.

Hating that such delicious xiaolongbao was limited to one portion!

In these years of being a Food Blogger, he had eaten countless gourmet dishes.

But after tasting Lu Feng's xiaolongbao, he felt that all those so-called gourmet dishes from before were not worth mentioning.

This was the ultimate gourmet food he had always pursued!

Xiao Feilong secretly decided that he must convey this invincible deliciousness to more people through his short videos.

He could already imagine that after the video was filmed, it would absolutely go viral.

Xiao Feilong opened his mobile phone with an excited expression, suddenly realizing a problem, and froze on the spot.

The xiaolongbao had been eaten by himself; what to use to film the short video?

Damn it! I'm really a pig brain!

Xiao Feilong's expression was pained, and he clutched his hair in extreme regret.

How did I forget to turn on the mobile phone recording just now?