Chapter 420: Let You Open a Food Shop, You Open for Business at 3 AM

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

"Is it really that amazing?"

Xi Xi frowned, the doubt in her heart growing heavier.

She glanced at the comments on her phone; quite a few fans were spamming "These two are definitely shills."

Xi Xi suppressed the doubts churning in her heart and followed the line into the restaurant.

After all, before coming, the online reviews of this restaurant were polarized.

Some said the food here tasted super delicious, praised to the skies, while others cursed this place as a sky-high-priced black shop that ripped off customers.

But what the actual situation was would soon be clear.

Xi Xi followed the line into the restaurant; just as she crossed the threshold, the aroma in the air instantly became richer, making her subconsciously swallow her saliva.

The restaurant's hall was livelier than she had imagined, with diners seated at every table.

Some diners lowered their heads and ate heartily, oblivious to others, eating with such abandon, while others ate and chatted, and exclamations could often be heard from their mouths.

Xi Xi's gaze swept over the diners in the hall, then turned to the price list on the wall.

As she turned, the lens of the action camera on her chest clearly transmitted the contents of the price list to the live stream room.

This was also her core purpose for coming today.

At this moment, the originally fairly calm comments in the live stream room instantly exploded, and the comments below the live stream room rolled rapidly.

"I'm going! Are steamed buns really 50 per steamer? Lion's Head Red Braised Pork 168 per portion? These prices rival the private cuisine restaurants near my home!"

"This shop doesn't look particularly special, does it? Isn't it just a very ordinary street-side small restaurant? Others' food isn't nearly as expensive as his! Who gave the boss such courage to price like this? Liang Jingru?"

"Goodness! Tea eggs are really 88 per portion; this price is truly outrageous, would anyone really spend 88 on two tea eggs?"

"I suddenly feel like I'm living so miserably! I can't even afford tea eggs!"

"It seems the online claims that this shop rips off customers at high prices are true! An ordinary small restaurant on a snack street, what right does it have to sell so expensive?"

"You guys settle down! Let Xi Xi taste the dishes made by Lu Boss before you speak, okay? You get what you pay for; the things at Lu Boss's place are expensive for a reason, right?"

"The ones upstairs are shills, right? They lost their cool so fast? How much did the boss pay you to help him whitewash?"

"Exactly! No matter how delicious the steamed buns are, selling them at 50 per steamer is too expensive! This shop is obviously a black shop!"

The fans in the live stream room were arguing heatedly, but Xi Xi didn't rush to speak.

Her gaze swept over the price list twice, then she looked at the eating manners of the diners in the hall.

Those diners were men and women, old and young, dressed variously, and held all kinds of professions.

If all these people were shills, then this boss was really willing to spend money.

And their eating manners looked quite natural, not like something shills would put on.

Xi Xi spoke into the microphone of the action camera, softly saying her opinion: "Everyone, don't rush to conclusions; before I came, I looked up information on this shop. This shop has indeed been very popular recently, with many people saying the food here is especially delicious. Looking at the number of people queuing today and the diners' reactions, it does seem so. However, as a customer, objectively evaluating it, my first impression of this shop, compared to ordinary small restaurants, is that the prices are indeed a bit exaggerated."

As soon as her voice fell, fans in the live stream room immediately typed, their words full of righteous indignation.

"Xi Xi, now you've seen it with your own eyes, right? We didn't wrong this shop! Where is there home cooking sold so expensive? If this isn't high-price gouging, what is? Hurry and film more useful evidence, expose this black shop, don't let it keep scamming people!"

"That's right! But Xi Xi, you also be careful! So many people queuing, maybe more than half are shills hired by the boss! This boss can find so many shills, he must have some background! Maybe there are even thugs hired by the boss inside; Xi Xi, you need to pay attention to safety!"

"Right! I see the menu is all home cooking; even if it tastes good, it shouldn't be so expensive! And this shop can even get on TV, and the Market Supervision Bureau doesn't care; this boss definitely has backing!"

Xi Xi moved slowly toward the counter with the queuing diners while paying attention to every move of the diners around her.

She continued to speak softly into the microphone: "Thank you for your concern; I will pay attention to safety! So far, I haven't discovered anyone doing anything suspicious; everyone, don't worry too much."

At this moment, the voice of Assistant Xiaoxia came from the Bluetooth headphones in Xi Xi's ears.

"Xi Xi, I'm in the fast food restaurant right across from this shop, watching the live stream room and the situation in the restaurant at all times. I've already started recording the screen. If anything goes wrong later, run to me, and I'll immediately call Uncle Hat!"

After hearing this, Xi Xi immediately felt reassured and softly responded into the headset: "Okay, I know. The line will reach me soon; I don't have time to reply to everyone's comments. You keep an eye on the replies in the live stream room for me first."

While speaking, the line moved forward two more steps, and it was Xi Xi's turn to order next.

Xi Xi quickly composed herself, pretending to be an ordinary diner coming to the shop to eat, waiting to order.

The diner in front left impatiently carrying their ordered food, and now it was Xi Xi's turn.

"Hello, what would you like to eat?"

Behind the counter, Hu Xiaoyun saw Xi Xi walk up and immediately put on a friendly smile as she spoke.

Xi Xi deliberately lowered her voice, making her voice sound cold and distant: "May I ask what is the cheapest dish in your shop?"

"The cheapest thing here is Honey Tremella Soup, only one yuan per portion."

Hu Xiaoyun smiled and raised her hand to point at the price list on the wall, her fingertip landing on the last line of the menu as she spoke.

"Tremella soup for one yuan per portion?"

Xi Xi felt a bit surprised and looked in the direction Hu Xiaoyun's finger pointed.

On the very last line of the price list, it indeed read "Honey Tremella Soup — 1 yuan/portion."

When she had just entered, Xi Xi's gaze had been entirely attracted by the prices above that were dozens or even hundreds.

Plus, while queuing, because some diners eating blocked the view, she hadn't seen this dish at the very bottom of the price list.

A wave of speculation couldn't help but arise in Xi Xi's heart.

It seemed the price list circulating online was from before; it didn't have this Honey Tremella Soup at all.

I didn't expect that in this sky-high-priced small shop, there would be such cheap things?

After hearing the price of Honey Tremella Soup, the fans in the live stream room instantly seemed to have discovered a new continent, and the comments in the live stream room suddenly became lively.