Chapter 308: You're Told to Open a Food Shop, But You Operate at 3 AM

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

The sudden sound from behind made the bespectacled man jump.

He knew that Lu Feng was very popular on this Food Street.

The vast majority of bosses and diners on Food Street were his fans.

He had just badmouthed Lu Feng behind his back; if those fans of his heard it, the consequences would be unthinkable.

But he immediately reacted — the meaning of that voice seemed to be that the speaker also had a bit of a beef with Lu Feng.

The bespectacled man turned his head and saw that the lady boss of the braised food shop to the right of Lu Feng's shop was now standing behind him.

That lady boss was looking at him with bright, shining eyes.

"Hey, young man, what was that thing about picking up free money you were just saying to Boss Lu?"

The lady boss leaned in closer, clearly very interested in what the bespectacled man had just said: "You tell me properly? If it really can earn more money, I'll definitely cooperate fully!"

The bespectacled man's eyes lit up; he suddenly found a new breakthrough.

He hurriedly handed over the promotional page in his hand, his tone returning to the enthusiasm he had just had when discussing cooperation with Lu Feng: "Lady boss, look! What I'm talking about is this vending machine; I'll handle stocking and daily maintenance for you."

"Drinks I'll sell to you at cost; you set the selling price yourself; later we split profits seven for you, three for me."

"Think about it — with this many customers queuing here every day, there'll definitely be plenty buying drinks; isn't that just like picking up free money?"

The bespectacled man said all this in one breath, his eyes full of excitement.

When he made the promise to Lu Feng just now, he had offered to pay electricity and rent.

Now talking to this lady boss, he didn't even mention those.

And he even wanted a thirty percent cut of the sales profit.

The bespectacled man knew that if the vending machine couldn't be placed inside Lu Feng's shop, the drinks sold would definitely decrease by a portion.

This loss, naturally, had to be made up from elsewhere.

The braised food shop lady boss took the promotional page and examined it for a while, then said with some hesitation: "This thing takes up quite a bit of space, right? My shop is only this big; there's no place to put it inside!"

"No space inside? Just put it at the shop entrance."

The bespectacled man pointed at the spot next to Lu Feng's entrance: "Lady boss, look — at that time we'll just place it at this spot; this is a public area; later I'll get the Street Office to issue a permit and that'll do!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Lu Feng's shop, secretly scheming in his heart.

Although Lu Feng disagreed to let him put the vending machine inside his shop, this braised food shop was right next to his — simply a "golden location."

Lu Feng's shop has such long queues at the entrance every day; customers standing outside waiting — wouldn't they want a drink to quench their thirst?

Even if only a small portion of people come buy drinks, the sales volume would still be more than ten times stronger than in other shops.

The most perfect part is.

Put this machine at the entrance, and it stands right next to Lu Feng's shop.

Lu Feng entering and exiting his shop in the future will see the vending machine next to the entrance at a glance.

And it can also disgust him a bit.

Who told him to be so rude just now, refusing so bluntly, not even leaving room for negotiation?

This street is a public area; it doesn't belong to Lu Feng's territory.

This way, even if the vending machine can't get into Lu Feng's shop, it can still make money right under his nose.

This both makes money and incidentally disgusts Lu Feng.

Counts as venting the anger he suffered at Lu Feng's place today.

The braised food shop lady boss looked at the promotional page a bit more, then agreed readily: "Alright! Then you see when to bring the machine over to try; if it sells well, I'll order more drinks from you later."

"Deal!"

The bespectacled man nodded vigorously, delighted inside: "Monday when the Street Office starts work, I'll go handle the paperwork in the morning; as soon as the paperwork's done I'll have someone deliver the machine to you right away; lady boss, just wait to make money!"

He looked at Lu Feng's tightly shut main gate, the corner of his mouth involuntarily curling up.

Looks like this trip today wasn't for nothing.

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At 11:50 PM, in the bedroom of the villa at Yunding Huating No. 8 Courtyard, a warm yellow night light was still on.

Lu Feng lay half-reclined on the soft, comfortable large bed, comfortably scrolling short videos.

Drowsiness gradually welled up; his eyelids began to droop, and his consciousness gradually blurred.

Just as he was about to turn off the light and sleep, a system prompt suddenly rang out in his mind.

【Ding! Next week's mission refreshed!】

"Holy shit!"

Lu Feng sprang up from the bed; the drowsiness vanished without a trace in an instant.

He subconsciously picked up his phone and glanced at the time; it was just past midnight.

But it's past midnight — today isn't Sunday?

Lu Feng couldn't help but check the calendar on his phone again.

Right, today is indeed Sunday.

According to the previous pattern of system refreshes, missions usually only refresh after midnight on Sunday night.

How come this time it refreshed a day early?

His mind instantly recalled the second week's mission.

That time, the System Task also refreshed a day early.

As a result, the Business Hours were set directly at three in the morning, and he stayed up all night for a whole week straight.

Who knows, the hair loss he suffered later might have been related to staying up late continuously during the second week.

For next week's Business Hours, the system wouldn't mess with him and set it at the crack of dawn again, would it?

Lu Feng grew a bit uneasy; he took a deep breath and carefully examined the task details for next week.

【Next Week's Task: Starting next Monday, within one week, sell no less than 200 portions of Task Dishes.】

【Business Hours: Daily 13:00 to 15:00】

【Task Dishes refresh once each on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, for a total of three refreshes.】

【Task Progress: 0/200】

【Task Reward: Random Lottery.】

【Prize Pool contains: Cash Reward, Chef Skill, Lost Recipe, etc.】

【Special Note: After next week's task is completed, this system will automatically Upgrade; after upgrading, the Host may freely decide each week's Business Hours. Please, Host, make an Effort to complete the task.】

Lu Feng's gaze fixed on the Business Hours column, lingering for a good several seconds.

Only after he confirmed every single number was read correctly did he slowly let out a breath of Relief.

This system glitching and releasing the task a day early had made him think next week would be another midnight operation.

Fortunately, next week's Business Hours are one in the afternoon to three in the afternoon.

He doesn't have to run to Food Street in the dead of night, fighting off drowsiness to Cook in the Shop anymore.

Lu Feng couldn't help but Touch the hair on his head.

Ever since he completed last week's Task Reward and ate the Hair Growth Pill the system gave.

From now on, he never has to Worry about staying up late and losing hair again.

But that doesn't mean Lu Feng is Willing to go to the Shop for Business at dawn.

After all, staying up late to work, the taste of Day and Night Reversed is still A Bit Uncomfortable.

The Big Stone in Lu Feng's heart settled, and a Composed Smile appeared on his face.

Afterward, he turned his gaze to the other contents of next week's task.