Chapter 247: You're Told to Open a Food Shop, But You Operate at 3 AM

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

This shout was utterly sincere, the voice loud and crisp.

It drew the curiosity of some nearby diners, who couldn't help but glance over this way.

Zhou Yang beamed at being called "Yifu," and shouted toward Lu Feng in the back kitchen: "Master, one large portion of Shrimp Fried Noodles, please!"

Lu Feng nodded, turned, and walked to the stove to fire it up.

After another series of fluid movements, a large portion of fragrant Shrimp Fried Noodles came out of the wok.

Zhou Yang took the plate Lu Feng handed him and didn't go back on his word.

Luo Yong had been waiting on the side holding an empty plate.

Zhou Yang picked a few chopsticks of noodles into his plate and gave him a good number of shrimp: "Since your mouth is sweet, I'll give you extra shrimp!"

"Many thanks, Yifu!"

Luo Yong held the plate with shining eyes, growing more accustomed to the title with each shout.

After dividing the noodles, the two carried their plates back to their seats one after the other.

Their table still held the seafood Zhou Yang had just brought back, yet the two acted as if they hadn't seen it.

They had barely sat down when they eagerly picked up their chopsticks and started wolfing down the fried noodles in big mouthfuls.

"Holy cow! This fried noodle flavor is absolutely amazing!"

Zhou Yang's mouth was stuffed with noodles, his words muffled: "Had I known this thing was this delicious, I would've eaten the fried noodles first! You kid finally did something right, actually finding such tasty fried noodles!"

"I could eat this fried noodles until I puked! Just a pity it's only one portion; unlimited would be perfect."

Luo Yong chewed the noodles in his mouth, speaking with a hint of regret.

"Right, didn't that Boss say just now that if we want to eat, we should go to Food Street in the evening? Want to go check it out?"

Zhou Yang recalled what Lu Feng had said earlier, looked up at Luo Yong, and said.

"Absolutely!"

Luo Yong's eyes lit up, and he happily made the decision.

At this moment, a man in a light gray shirt walked over from the dining area carrying a tray.

His step was light, eyes fixed on the King Crab in the seafood section not far off; clearly he intended to grab some crab legs.

The man had just reached the middle of the hall when his gaze unintentionally swept over Zhou Yang and Luo Yong's table.

He saw a plate of seafood on their table, while the two buried their heads eating with relish.

The man didn't pay it mind at first, but after two steps he suddenly reacted.

These two seem to be eating fried noodles?

Good grief, and eating it with such relish?

Looking like they've never had fried noodles before, eating so intently?

He couldn't help walking back over, standing a short distance away staring at the plate of seafood before the two that had barely been touched.

Then looking at the two who had already licked their plates clean and were still licking the bottoms.

These two grown men are eating way too exaggeratedly, right?

Isn't this a Seafood Buffet Restaurant?

The man couldn't resist stepping forward and asking curiously: "Brothers, how come you two came to a buffet to eat fried noodles?"

He pointed at the seafood on their table, tone full of puzzlement: "Is the seafood not tasty?"

Luo Yong was holding his plate licking wildly; hearing the question he jerked his head up and said enthusiastically: "Big Bro, you don't know, this fried noodles is incredibly delicious! Better than the seafood! Really, I strongly recommend you get a portion and taste it too!"

Zhou Yang also put down his plate and nodded repeatedly: "Big Bro, it's really true! Those King Crabs, Australian Lobsters, whatever — compared to this fried noodles, they're simply blown away!"

The man listened with a completely baffled expression.

It was the first time he'd ever heard someone say fried noodles beats King Crab.

This is way too weird, right?

The man lowered his head to look at the two's plates licked spotless, recalled how they'd looked eating the fried noodles just now, and curiosity stirred in him.

"Really that good? Then I'll go get a portion to try."

The man muttered softly, turned, and left.

Arriving at the empty Main Food Area, the man still had some doubts.

If the fried noodles were really good, why hadn't he seen anyone else come order?

Could it be those two teamed up to fool me?

"Master, one portion of fried noodles, please."

The man figured since he was here he might as well taste it.

But he immediately added: "Right, Master, make the noodle portion a bit smaller, I still need to save stomach room for seafood!"

"Okay, just a moment."

Lu Feng answered, picked up the spatula, and started bustling again.

In under two minutes, the fried noodles came out of the wok.

The man took the plate and lowered his head for a glance.

In the white porcelain plate the fried noodles steamed, each strand distinct and coated in glossy oil, tender white shrimp tucked inside the noodles, topped with a sprinkle of emerald green scallion.

He nodded in satisfaction: "This fried noodles does look pretty good, portion seems just right too."

The man picked up his plate and left, thoroughly satisfied.

As he passed Zhou Yang and Luo Yong's table, they were still savoring the taste of the fried noodles they'd just had, and the seafood on the table remained completely untouched.

Zhou Yang looked up, glanced at the fried noodles on the man's plate, and frowned slightly.

He and Luo Yong exchanged a glance and shook their heads in unison.

Only ordered a small portion?

What a pity!

"I bet a hundred bucks this person will definitely regret it in a bit."

Luo Yong pointed at the man's departing back and said to Zhou Yang, "Believe it or not, in less than five minutes, he'll definitely go back and ask for another portion!"

"I bet he'll regret it too."

Zhou Yang turned back to look, saying with a very certain tone.

Hearing this, both of them couldn't help but laugh.

They bet on the same thing, so what was there to compare?

Might as well keep eating.

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On this side, the man carried the fried noodles back to the dining table, where a woman was sitting opposite him; obviously, they were a couple.

The woman was peeling a lobster, and a small pile of shells had already accumulated on the plate in front of her.

She had just put the lobster meat into her mouth when she looked up and saw the man return.

But her gaze fell on the plate in the man's hand, and she was stunned for a moment.

"Didn't you go to get oysters? Why did you bring back a portion of fried noodles?"

The man held the plate and scratched his head sheepishly: "I was just about to go get oysters when I saw two people eating very deliciously, and they said this fried noodles were even tastier than King Crab. I couldn't help myself for a moment, so I ordered a small portion to taste."

"Are you stupid?"

The woman furrowed her brows and looked at the man with a completely bewildered expression: "This is a seafood buffet that costs 498 per person! There's so much expensive seafood here, you leave it and go eat fried noodles? If you want to eat fried noodles, can't I just make it for you at home? Isn't eating that here a loss?"

"Hey, what loss? Look, there's not much fried noodles; the two of us will finish it with two chopsticks each."

The man pushed the fried noodles toward the woman, smiling broadly as he spoke.

The woman still looked unwilling, pushing the plate back: "You eat it yourself if you want to; my appetite isn't big to begin with, and if I eat this fried noodles, where will I have room in my stomach for seafood!"

"Fine, fine, fine, I'll eat it myself."

The man didn't insist, and as he spoke, he picked up his chopsticks, took some fried noodles, and put them into his mouth.