Chapter 414: Let You Open a Gourmet Shop, But You Operate at 3 AM

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

As the true protagonist of the online dispute over high-priced dishes and this interview with Han Lu and the others.

Having finished a week of business, Lu Feng was currently lying on the sofa in the living room of the Yunding Huating Villa, getting a bit too engrossed in a game on his mobile phone.

Lu Feng's life nowadays was very simple.

When he stayed at the villa, he was either researching the System's recipes or occasionally playing a few rounds of games to relax.

Recently, not to mention browsing social platforms to read comments, he hadn't even looked at short video apps.

A while back, he was scrolling short videos and accidentally couldn't stop.

By the time he noticed the time, it was already past three in the morning.

Lu Feng felt that wasting time like this was a bit too decadent, so he simply uninstalled the short video app.

It was precisely because of this that he didn't know at all about those malicious reviews online calling his shop "overpriced" and him a "black-hearted boss ripping off customers."

However, most of the diners who frequently patronized his shop knew about the recent malicious content online.

Regarding this matter, after discussing it, they very tacitly did not tell Lu Feng himself.

Their thinking was very simple.

What if Lu Feng found out and it affected his mood, and he then posted a notice on the Gate saying he was closing the shop for a few days to adjust his state?

Then where would they, these diners who had gotten used to eating such delicious food, go to eat such tasty things in the future?

As for those haters attacking Lu Feng's shop online, this group of diners naturally wouldn't sit idly by either.

Lu Feng was the Idol in the hearts of these people.

Their Idol was being abused; how could they, this group of captives of gourmet food, sit by and do nothing?

Most of these diners were no ordinary people; facing those trolls online, they directly rolled up their sleeves and counterattacked.

Very quickly, led by Xiao Feilong and the other Food Anchors, diners flooded under the official account of "Late Night Food," countering those malicious reviews one after another.

When Xiao Feilong livestreamed in the evening, he directly rallied fans in the Live Stream Room.

"Jia Ren! All of you, come support Lu Boss with me! Can't let those haters slander Lu Boss online! Fans who've eaten Lu Boss's cooking, all go speak about your experience!"

Gu Manman compiled the close-up videos she had taken while dining at Lu Feng's recently; the videos were shot beautifully, and upon posting, she directly @'d the official "Late Night Food" account.

Li Wenyi was comparatively thick-skinned; during his livestream, he directly led his fans to charge into the official "Late Night Food" comment section, countering those malicious reviews one by one.

Their reply efficiency was high, formation very uniform: "Those who haven't eaten Lu Boss's cooking have no right to evaluate! Troublesome keyboard warriors, go eat at the shop once before you speak!"

The other diners also, whenever they had time, took out their phones to respond to the malicious reviews online; even these past few days while queuing for food, quite a few people held their phones, faces full of righteous indignation, typing rapidly.

Among these diners, Zhu Chang's reply was even more domineering: "Those unconvinced, come to Jiangcheng Food Street and taste! Eat then evaluate! Never even been to Lu Boss's shop but yapping nonsense online, what kind of skill is that? I go to Lu Boss's shop to eat every day, never felt it was expensive. Those who feel it's expensive, why don't you think about whether you're not working hard enough? Have you been working properly lately? Has your salary gone up?"

Over the two days of the weekend, the flame war between the two sides online continued, even making it onto the hot search list on short video platforms.

And all of this, Lu Feng was completely unaware of, as if he were an outsider.

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The weekend time seemed to have been put on fast-forward; in the blink of an eye, it was gone.

On Sunday evening, at 1:50 AM, the lights were still on in the living room of Yunding Huating No. 8 Courtyard.

Lu Feng sat on the sofa, occasionally glancing up at the wall clock, waiting for the System to release the latest Mission.

Ever since he bound with the System, waiting for the new Mission to unlock late every week had become his habit.

This week was the first time the System released a random Mission after the Upgrade.

Don't know if there would be new pits waiting for him.

Just past midnight, the System's familiar electronic chime promptly rang out in Lu Feng's mind.

【Ding! Mission One updated. Host, confirm acceptance of Mission?】

Lu Feng immediately sat up straight, took a deep breath to calm his mood, and said decisively: "System, accept Mission."

【Mission Content: Please have Host collect one hundred customers' heartfelt exclamations that the dishes are cheap during business hours. System automatically judges whether diners are expressing genuine intent; deliberate guidance or perfunctory responses will not count toward Mission progress.】

【Mission Reward: Cuisine Fragment Lottery once.】

【Mission Progress: 0/100】

【Mission Restrictions: None】

"Need to collect diners saying from the heart that it's cheap?"

【47】 Lu Feng's eyes widened sharply, his face full of disbelief.

【48】 He repeatedly confirmed the Mission content several times before finally confirming that this time the System wanted diners' evaluations saying "cheap."

Previously, the System's Missions were all about completing specified quantities of dishes.

For Lu Feng, that was fundamentally not difficult at all.

But now that the System Upgrade was complete, the Mission content had changed along with it.

Makes sense too; he had already successfully completed four weeks of Missions, so selling specified quantities of dishes was no longer difficult for him.

But the sudden switch to new Mission conditions still left him a bit unaccustomed.

Lu Feng looked at the Mission content, stroking his chin as he pondered.

If he were to evaluate his shop's current pricing himself, he would of course feel that every dish was worth far more than its price, all very cheap.

Not to mention the taste produced by the Full-Level Culinary Arts bestowed by the System, just the ingredients he used for cooking, purchased from the System Mall.

Many of those are top-tier goods that can't be bought on the market at all.

For example, the Algae Flower Fragrant Pigs from the Ecological Orchard that grew up listening to world-famous music, eating wild fruits and medicinal herbs, and the ducks that drink Shaocheng Yellow Wine.

Those many are all top-grade goods that can't even be bought on the market.

For example, the Algae Flower Fragrant Pigs in the Ecological Orchard that grew up listening to world-famous music and eating wild fruits and medicinal herbs, and the ducks that drink Shaocheng Yellow Wine.

These ingredients eat better every day than this Host does.

Even the flour used for making xiaolongbao and noodles is several grades higher than what's sold on the market.

Since Lu Feng opened the shop for this long, the number of times he's heard diners praise "delicious" is already too many to count.

Whether new diners or regulars who come every day, they all keep those two words on their lips.

But if we're talking about the evaluation "cheap"...

Lu Feng searched his memory for half a day, yet couldn't recall a single diner ever saying that to him.

"System, isn't this making things difficult for me?"

Lu Feng frowned, couldn't help but complain facing the air: "Besides, what exactly is the purpose of this mission of yours? This doesn't seem to have much to do with improving my cooking skill either, right?"

His words had just fallen when the System's electronic voice sounded in his mind once again.

This time the System actually broke precedent and patiently gave an explanation.