Chapter 22: Let You Open a Gourmet Shop, You Open for Business at 3 AM

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

Hearing that the filming had been very successful, Liang Bin's face was immediately filled with excitement.

If you round it up, does this count as me being on the news?

Mom and Dad, your son is going to be famous from now on!

From now on, no one can say I'm lazy and gluttonous all day, right?

Xiao Feilong saved the footage he had shot and couldn't help but watch it again on his phone.

I can't take it, the more I watch, the hungrier I get.

He had a feeling that once this video was made, it would definitely go viral!

Xiao Feilong hurriedly left the shop; he had to rush home to edit the video.

During the time they were filming, Lu Feng had already sold out the first batch of Shrimp Xiaolongbao fresh out of the pot.

Beside them, more than a dozen customers were still queuing, waiting for the Fresh Meat Xiaolongbao to come out of the pot.

Checking the time, there were still three or four minutes before the Fresh Meat Xiaolongbao were fully cooked.

"Everyone, please wait a moment, the Fresh Meat Xiaolongbao will be ready soon; I'll go prepare the next portion first."

The diners nodded one after another, and thoughtfully passed the news down the line one by one.

Lu Feng quickly walked into the Kitchen, kneading dough, rolling skins, wrapping fillings; he wanted to finish wrapping the next pot to be steamed before the Fresh Meat Xiaolongbao came out of the pot.

When the news reached the back of the queue, most people expressed understanding.

After all, Lu Feng's Xiaolongbao were so delicious that waiting a few more minutes was no big deal.

But some people expressed concern.

"Brother Jiang, one pot of Xiaolongbao is already sold out, why isn't this line moving at all?"

Jiang Chao stood on tiptoe, craning his neck to look toward the shop door, his plump body swaying left and right.

"Don't rush, it's still early!"

Li Jiang comforted him with his mouth, but actually had no confidence in his heart, mainly because there were too many people in front of them.

They were still a long way from Lu Feng's Gate.

Li Jiang regretted it a bit; if he had known, he would have listened to Lu Feng earlier and let him take them inside.

"Brother Jiang, we probably won't get to eat today, right?" Jiang Chao said weakly.

"Go away! Jinx! Can't you say something nice?" Li Jiang replied in a bad mood.

Li Jiang glanced behind him and suddenly noticed Xu Tao's complexion looked bad, giving him a fright: "Taozi, what's wrong with you, why does your face look like it's been painted white?"

"I'm... a bit low on blood sugar from hunger." Xu Tao spoke with little strength.

"Why don't we just stop waiting? Let's find a place nearby to eat something first; for the sake of some Xiaolongbao, we shouldn't risk our lives, we're not that desperate!"

Li Jiang was a bit panicked; he knew Xu Tao had this problem since school.

The others also looked at Xu Tao with worried faces and nodded repeatedly.

This was no joke; if things went wrong, something could happen.

"No! I can still persist!"

Xu Tao's reaction was beyond their expectations.

"Can you really do it?" Li Jiang asked again uneasily, while not forgetting to tell Jiang Chao to hurry to the nearby Convenience Store to buy Cola.

Xu Tao forced a smile and made an OK hand gesture.

After a while, Jiang Chao ran back, panting, holding a Cola.

Li Jiang quickly unscrewed the bottle cap, watching Xu Tao drink more than half the bottle in one gulp; his complexion finally recovered a bit, and only then did he put his heart at ease.

"By the way, you've never eaten Lu Feng's Xiaolongbao, why are you so persistent?"

Li Jiang recalled Xu Tao's determined expression of insisting on queuing just now and asked with some confusion.

"I think I just heard my great-grandmother speaking in my ear, saying that if I don't eat Xiaolongbao today, I'll regret it for a lifetime."

Xu Tao belched and said slowly.

"Damn! You're so hungry you're hallucinating!" Li Jiang was speechless.

Forget it, as long as he's fine.

"Getting back to the point..."

Li Jiang, full of resentment, turned to look at Jiang Chao: "You went to the Convenience Store and only bought one bottle of Cola? Didn't you think to buy one for everyone?"

"Ah?" Jiang Chao scratched the back of his head: "You didn't say..."

"I'm truly speechless at you..."

I don't know how long passed, but Li Jiang and the others finally followed the queue, stepped into Lu Feng's shop door, and came to the Hall.

Seeing Lu Feng busy at the Front Desk, Li Jiang felt for the first time that his face was so nostalgic.

Lu Feng also saw Li Jiang and the others in the queue and smiled, nodding at them.

"Thank goodness, we've finally made it to the front of the line!"

Li Jiang was high-spirited at this moment and said very generously to the others: "Eat to your heart's content later! I'll pay for everything today!"

"Brother Jiang, we really suffered for this one bite today; I hope the Xiaolongbao really are as delicious as you said."

Jiang Chao stared at the customers in the Hall eating heartily, slobbering as he spoke.

"Rest assured, in a moment I'll let you know what true deliciousness is!"

Li Jiang slapped his chest until it thumped, his face full of confidence.

The rich fragrance in the Hall made everyone's mouths water long ago; just thinking about being able to eat the fragrant little steamed buns soon, they were all excited with red faces.

Finally, Li Jiang and the others came before Lu Feng, and Lu Feng smiled as he said to them, "You've waited long, what flavor do you want? There are Fresh Meat Filling and Shrimp Filling."

"Six of us, three portions each to start, half Fresh Meat Filling and half Shrimp Filling, if it's not enough we'll order more later!" Li Jiang said as he prepared to scan and pay.

"Sorry, there are too many people today so there's a Limited Purchase, each person can only order one portion of little steamed buns." Lu Feng smiled bitterly as he explained.

"What?"

Li Jiang's hand, which had been preparing to make Payment, froze in midair, his face full of surprise: "One portion per person? How is that enough to eat!"

"The people in front were all Limited Purchase to one portion, otherwise you probably wouldn't even get to eat today." Lu Feng pointed at the customers eating in the Hall as he said.

"That's them, but I'm bringing friends to take care of your business, what's our relationship, just make an exception!"

Li Jiang blinked his eyes acting pitiful.

Having learned his lesson yesterday, he hadn't eaten Dinner today, just so he could eat several more baskets today.

He felt one person could polish off five portions in a row, let alone there were six of them now.

"There are many people now, during Business Hours you should still be Limited Purchase to one portion first."

Lu Feng thought for a moment, hinting as he said.

But this guy Li Jiang seemed not to have caught on.

"Fengzi, Brother Feng! Can I call you brother? We specially came without eating today, oh right, this brother of mine almost starved to death at your Shop/Store Door just now, you know?"

Li Jiang, not giving up, continued speaking, and even pulled out Xu Tao from Behind Him.

"Brother, are you okay now? Do you want to go to the Hospital?"

Hearing Li Jiang say this, Lu Feng was also startled.

"Boss don't listen to his nonsense, I'm just a bit too hungry, not as exaggerated as he said."

Xu Tao felt his face getting a bit hot; he was originally a person with a bit of social anxiety, and now felt he was being roasted over a fire, so he hurriedly denied it outright.

"You just saw your great-grandmother..."

"Shut up!"

"Fine, so many people in front only bought one portion, making an exception for you really isn't justifiable... like this, after Business Hours ends, I'll make some more for you separately, you can eat to your heart's content, okay?"

Lu Feng had already hinted just now, but Li Jiang's intelligence was lacking and he simply didn't catch on, so he just spelled it out clearly.

"Brother! You're generous! I'll remember this!"

Li Jiang was overjoyed, knowing Lu Feng never made empty promises, and gave Lu Feng a thumbs up.

"Brother Jiang! If you don't come over now, we'll eat your portion too!"

Li Jiang's several friends had already been Serving little steamed buns and found seats in the Hall; when Xu Tao shouted this to Li Jiang, his expression was very serious.

"I'm going! You dare! Whoever dares touch my little steamed buns, I'll fight them to the death!"