Chapter 353: Let You Open a Gourmet Shop, You Open for Business at Three in the Morning

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

Lu Feng closed his eyes, mentally rehearsing every step of making Roast Duck from start to finish.

After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes.

"So authentic Secret Roast Duck is this intricate; it actually looks quite interesting."

Lu Feng nodded, muttering to himself.

He had seen some Roast Duck recipes online as well.

But the method provided by the System differed somewhat from what he had seen, making Lu Feng unable to help but look forward to it.

Afterwards he pulled up the System Mall in his mind, wanting to see what the newly unlocked Roast Duck ingredients looked like.

Before his eyes soon appeared a list of ingredients and tools.

From the ducks used for roasting, to Special Grade Mixed Charcoal, then to various raw materials for making Crispy Skin Water, along with the matching Air Needle, Long Pole, Special Roasting Oven... everything was available.

Lu Feng looked at the ducks for sale in the Mall, seeing the small text behind them reading "Daily Limit Two Portions."

Instantly, the smile on his face froze, and he felt terrible.

"No way? Only two portions a day?"

Lu Feng sat up straight, his tone full of astonishment.

Roast Duck, this kind of signature dish, once launched tomorrow, those foodies in his shop—wouldn't they go crazy fighting over it?

But with only two portions a day, how could that be enough for them to share?

"System, can't your ingredient supply be less capricious?"

Lu Feng couldn't help but complain to the System: "Can't you give a few more portions? Not even ten, even five would do!"

But the System was like the aloof female lead in a novel.

Apart from the prompt sound just now for unlocking the recipe, there was not the slightest response this time.

Lu Feng sighed helplessly.

No wonder this week's System Task only required selling 100 portions of the designated dish.

The task volume being so small this time was indeed because there was a limit on the daily purchase quantity of ingredients.

He wasn't worried that he wouldn't complete this week's task.

The Spicy Hot Pot unlocked on Monday sold very well; in these two days alone, over sixty portions of Hot Pot had been sold.

At this rate, relying solely on this Spicy Hot Pot, this week's task could be easily completed.

But the problem now was.

A tempting recipe like Roast Duck, only two ducks could be made per day—this was really too few.

Lu Feng recalled the scene when Red Braised Pork was just launched last week.

Because Red Braised Pork was limited to twenty portions per day, he had been complained about plenty by those foodies.

Now this Roast Duck was even harsher, with only two portions per day, it was inevitable they would complain to him again.

More and more diners came to the shop every day; these two Roast Ducks definitely wouldn't be enough to share, and they might even fight over who should eat them.

It seemed he had to think of a fair method.

Give priority to those old customers who often came to the shop?

This method probably wouldn't work; there weren't few old customers in the shop either.

Even if sold to them first, they would fight over who bought first.

Lu Feng sat on the bed frowning and pondered for a while, the more he thought, the more he felt a headache coming on.

After all, it was still because this Dog System was too stingy.

Unlocking the recipe was fine, but why put a purchase limit on ingredients in the Mall?

It was simply deliberately giving himself a difficult problem.

Lu Feng glanced at the clock on the wall; it was already half past twelve.

"Forget it, sleep first, think of a way tomorrow after waking up."

Lu Feng set aside his worries, threw his Mobile Phone to one side, flopped onto the bed, turned off the light, and went to sleep.

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The next day at noon, Lu Feng had just come out of the Parking Lot when he saw from afar that many diners had already gathered at the entrance of his own Shop.

Lu Feng picked up a square metal box and slowly walked toward the Shop.

"Boss Lu is here!"

Over there, a sharp-eyed diner soon spotted Lu Feng's arrival; no one knew who shouted.

After hearing this, the diners put down what they were eating one by one and gathered around him.

"Boss Lu, what's in this box of yours? From the sound, it doesn't seem like ingredients inside?"

Zhu Chang looked at the metal box Lu Feng was holding and curiously came over to ask.

Lu Feng didn't know what was inside the box in his arms; with his steps, a clattering sound came from inside.

The diners around all heard this sound and began discussing it in a clamor of voices.

Some guessed it contained spices, some thought it was tools for making ingredients.

Others joked that it contained Lu Feng's private money, causing a burst of laughter from the crowd.

Lu Feng didn't explain much; after smiling and greeting a few Regular Customers, he carried the box into the Shop.

He placed the box in his hands on the counter, then walked straight into the kitchen.

Upon arriving at the kitchen, he first took out the roast duck ingredients and tools he had bought from the System Mall from the Storage Room.

He then walked to the sink and carefully washed his hands.

Usually he washed his hands for about a minute, but today he washed for a full five minutes.

Today's roast duck method was relatively complex; every step could not tolerate the slightest carelessness, and Lu Feng attached great importance to this.

He carefully scrubbed his fingertips, finger crevices, and wrists, not even sparing his nail crevices.

This was just like those martial arts high hands in novels who are about to participate in a decisive battle.

Before battle one must sharpen one's weapon until it gleams and make sufficient preparations, only then can one display one's best ability.

After everything was ready, Lu Feng walked to the counter, preparing to open the box containing the duck.

He had just touched the food ingredient box's latch when he suddenly thought of something, and the movement of his hand stopped.

"Wait, System."

Lu Feng swallowed his saliva and asked carefully: "The duck bought from the Mall, won't it need me to slaughter and process it myself later?"

In his mind emerged those river shrimp and hairy crabs and such things he had bought from the Mall before.

Every time he processed them, Lu Feng's heart would always have some sense of guilt.

Those shrimp and crabs, he could still process them in a relatively humane way.

But a duck...

If it were a live duck, if he were made to slaughter it with his own hands, Lu Feng really could not bring himself to do it.

【Ding! Host please be relieved, the duck embryo sold by the Mall has been pre-slaughtered, defeathered, and cleaned of innards, and can be used directly for production.】

The System's considerate prompt sounded in his mind, dispelling the conflict in Lu Feng's heart.

Just as he was conflicted, the System's voice sounded very considerately in his mind.

"Phew... that's good then."

Lu Feng let out a long breath, his suspended heart finally settling.

Fortunately this duck didn't need him to do it himself, otherwise this roast duck would have encountered a difficulty right at the start.

He opened the food ingredient box before him; the instant the lid was lifted, a gust of cool air rushed at his face.

There were clearly no ice cubes in the food ingredient box, nor any cooling device visible, yet the temperature inside was about the same as a refrigerator's fresh-keeping compartment.

Looks like it's the System's black technology again; Lu Feng had long since become used to it and was no longer surprised.