Chapter 25: Let You Open a Gourmet Shop, You Open for Business at Three in the Morning

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

"Old man?"

Lu Feng stopped the movement in his hand, pretended to think for a moment, then smiled and said:

"There were too many customers tonight, and quite a few old men and old women came to buy xiaolongbao; I don't know which one you're looking for?"

"Hmm... slightly shorter than me, he's wearing a white shirt today, and there's a scar on his right forehead."

The girl quickly listed the characteristics of that old man just now.

Lu Feng naturally knew that the old man hiding in the kitchen right now was exactly the person the girl was looking for.

But he had already promised the old man's request just now; he certainly couldn't turn around and hand the person over.

Besides, he didn't know what relationship this girl had with the old man.

If they were family, it would be fine; what if they were criminals who specialized in scamming elderly people's pensions?

Lu Feng simply stopped paying attention to the girl and continued serving customers.

Seeing Lu Feng not answer, the girl frowned, not knowing what she was thinking about.

"Boss, this is my business card; please call me if you see that old man."

The girl seemed to feel she had delayed someone's business, took out a business card from the bag she was carrying and placed it on the counter, then quickly walked out the door.

Lu Feng glanced at the business card, his eyebrows slightly raised.

He didn't expect that this girl named Qin Feiyu, who looked about the same age as him, was actually a police officer.

Could that old man hiding in the kitchen be a bad person?

But looking at that old man's righteous appearance, he really didn't seem like one!

Lu Feng believed he wouldn't misjudge people; otherwise, he wouldn't easily let a strange old man hide here.

Anyway, that girl had already left by now; he might as well call the person out and ask first.

"Grandpa, the person has left, you can come out." Lu Feng shouted toward the kitchen door.

The old man first poked his head out uneasily and looked around, confirming that the girl was indeed not here, then he breathed a sigh of relief and walked out smiling.

Seeing the old man walk out of the kitchen safe and sound, the few diners who had originally been on guard also breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, this old man wasn't here to extort Boss Lu.

The old man looked at Lu Feng happily, smacking his lips and said: "Young man, your kitchen is really fragrant! I've only been inside for a short while, and I've drooled quite a bit!"

Lu Feng smiled, then asked with a puzzled look: "Grandpa, that girl just now was..."

"She's my granddaughter, young man, you don't need to mind her." The old man shook his head indifferently

"That's good." Lu Feng felt much more relieved, then asked: "Grandpa, just now I saw your granddaughter looking for you quite anxiously; there won't be any problem, right?"

"It's fine; she wants to manage everything about me now; even when I eat a late-night snack, she has to manage it!"

"Alright, then Grandpa, wait a moment; I'll give you the fresh meat ones first when they come out of the pot."

"Just pack them for me directly later; I won't eat here today, to avoid running into my granddaughter if she comes back later."

"Okay, no problem."

A few minutes later.

The old man carried the packed fresh meat xiaolongbao, with a satisfied smile, humming a tune as he walked out of Lu Feng's shop door.

Nine fifty in the evening.

Ma Wenliang carried the xiaolongbao and walked into the company gate uneasily.

Because he was in a hurry to return for overtime, he didn't even have time to eat the xiaolongbao on the way.

Just as he sat down at his workstation, Xiao Wang next to him came over and asked in a low voice:

"Where did you go, kid? Just now Manager Wang was talking to the project team members one by one; when it was your turn, I told him you went to take a big dump; don't slip up later."

"Thank you!" Ma Wenliang breathed a sigh of relief and thanked Xiao Wang sincerely.

"Hey, it's a small matter..." Xiao Wang laughed heartily, then sniffed his nose and asked doubtfully: "What smells so fragrant? What did you buy?"

"Xiaolongbao from the Food Street downstairs; let me tell you, they're incredibly delicious! It's because of them that I came back late." Ma Wenliang shook the xiaolongbao in his hand in front of Xiao Wang.

Although the xiaolongbao weren't as hot after being brought back, that tempting fragrance still didn't diminish at all, still fragrant enough to captivate the heart.

Xiao Wang smelled the fragrance and felt his stomach growling; the bucket of instant noodles he had just eaten seemed to have vanished instantly.

This fragrance is incredible... He had never smelled such a rich fragrance before.

It smells so fragrant just smelling it; if he took a bite...

"Brother Liang, can I taste one of your xiaolongbao?"

Xiao Wang could hardly hold back anymore, staring fixedly at the xiaolongbao in Ma Wenliang's hand, with only one thought in his mind: want to eat!

Ma Wenliang hugged the xiaolongbao into his arms in one go, afraid he would reach out and grab it: "No way! There are only a few; I'm not even enough for myself!"

"I'll trade you my Turkey Noodles! Two packs for one of yours, okay?"

"No trade, no trade; how can Turkey Noodles compare to my xiaolongbao in deliciousness."

Facing Xiao Wang's conditions, Ma Wenliang was completely unmoved.

Joking, how could Turkey Noodles be compared with Boss Lu's xiaolongbao!

The office area wasn't big to begin with; the two's voices quickly attracted the attention of surrounding colleagues, and they also smelled the fragrance of the xiaolongbao.

"Brother Liang! How much did you buy your xiaolongbao for? I'll give you money, give me one!"

"Liangzi, are we brothers? If so, let me taste a xiaolongbao, and I'll treat you to Huang Braised Chicken tomorrow at noon!"

"Give me a xiaolongbao, and I'll do your work for you tonight, deal, Brother Liang?"

"Wenliang, didn't you want my sister's WeChat? You give me the xiaolongbao, and when I get back tonight I'll have her add you!"

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Colleagues came close one after another, surrounding Ma Wenliang and chattering away.

The usually dull office area instantly became as lively as a vegetable market.

Ma Wenliang, at the eye of the storm, clutched the xiaolongbao tight; no matter what conditions his colleagues threw out, he remained unmoved.

In the office.

Project Manager Wang Zhiqiang wore a worried look; the higher-ups were pressing hard on progress, and this month of high-intensity overtime had left him rather restless and irritable.

Fortunately those programmers were fairly obedient, working overtime until midnight every day without a single complaint.

Although this project manager didn't have to write code, as the department's eldest brother, to supervise their work he also had to stay very late every day, for which his wife complained quite a bit about him.

Just now she had called and quarreled with him, saying he didn't care about the family at all, just knew busy busy busy all day.

Wang Zhiqiang could also understand his wife's feelings, but he also had no way.

Now the economic situation is bad; for someone his age, if he doesn't achieve some results at work, he might well be laid off before long.

Right in the middle of feeling restless and irritable, he suddenly heard some racket outside in the office area, and his anger flared up at once.

Wang Zhiqiang stood up, pulled open the office door, and shouted loudly outside: "What are you doing? Have you all finished the work in hand?"

Those few programmers surrounding Ma Wenliang saw the eldest brother lose his temper, and one after another shrank their necks and returned to their workstations to obediently tap keyboards.

Wang Zhiqiang was just about to go back and continue working when suddenly a fragrance drilled into his nasal cavity, and his hand that was preparing to close the door abruptly stopped.

What a fragrant smell, where did it come from?