Chapter 421

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

"Holy shit? One yuan per portion? Is that real?"

"I guess the boss was scolded too harshly by someone, so he temporarily added this dish?"

"Possible! I bet the boss couldn't withstand public pressure and didn't want to lower prices, so he came up with this one-yuan soup?"

"Who knows what one-yuan-per-portion honey tremella soup looks like; surely it's not as thin as plain boiled water?"

"Blind guess: this is very likely something the boss deliberately wrote to draw traffic, maybe the shop doesn't even have this dish!"

"I guess so too. Customers come in, see it's so cheap, want to order, and then they're told it's sold out. I've seen this trick many times!"

"If I can really buy this one-yuan tremella soup in this shop, I'll livestream myself eating shit upside down!"

The comments in the live stream room, Xi Xi had not seen.

She still kept a cold face, and said very calmly: "Then please give me a portion of this honey tremella soup."

Hu Xiaoyun's smile was still very gentle, and she shook her head with a hint of apology: "Sorry, miss, we don't have honey tremella soup today; this dish is only served once a week."

"None?"

Xi Xi's brows furrowed instantly, her tone carrying a hint of doubt: "Since you wrote it on the menu, but say there's none when customers order, isn't this low-price traffic-drawing deception of customers?"

When she spoke, she deliberately emphasized the four words "low-price traffic drawing."

Hu Xiaoyun had long expected her to have such a reaction; she had explained it to the diners in the shop more than once.

"Sorry, miss, it's because of ingredient supply issues. The boss said this dish depends on the bees' mood."

"???"

Three huge question marks instantly appeared on Xi Xi's forehead, and she was completely dumbfounded.

"Depends on the bees' mood?"

She subconsciously repeated it once, doubting whether she had misheard.

Could it be that the supply of honey also depends on whether the bees are in a good mood?

But isn't honey something very common in supermarkets?

Could it be that the honey in this shop is produced by bees raised by the boss himself?

This reason sounds too absurd, doesn't it?

Clearly, the boss just doesn't want to sell this one-yuan-per-portion tremella soup and made up an excuse!

It seems this tremella soup is indeed used for traffic drawing, confirmed!

As long as customers order this, the boss says there's none, and customers are too embarrassed to turn around and leave, so they can only order other sky-high-priced dishes?

This boss really has some methods!

Seeing Xi Xi's doubtful expression, Hu Xiaoyun also knew that the reason Lu Feng mentioned indeed sounded a bit strange, so she could only smile and continue.

"Miss, the other dishes in our shop are also very delicious. You can order some others to try first; they definitely won't disappoint you."

Xi Xi took a deep breath, suppressed the dissatisfaction rising in her heart, and said coldly: "Then give me a portion of steamed buns, with shrimp filling."

Steamed buns were the cheapest option in the shop besides tremella soup.

She came this time to expose the shop's sky-high-priced dishes and didn't want to spend too much money unfairly here.

Moreover, these fifty-yuan-per-basket steamed buns could just show whether this shop was worth the price.

"Okay, one portion of steamed buns. Anything else?"

Hu Xiaoyun nodded, tapped quickly on the computer with her fingertips, and asked with a smile.

Xi Xi hesitated for a moment; she originally wanted to ask if there were other recommended dishes.

But then she remembered that her purpose for coming this time was not to eat, and ordering one more portion meant spending one more portion of unfair money.

Most importantly, she didn't want to encourage the boss's behavior of ripping off customers with sky-high-priced dishes.

"No need, just one portion of steamed buns will do."

Xi Xi shook her head and said, then paid with her mobile phone.

"Okay, please wait a moment on the side; I'll serve it to you right away."

Hu Xiaoyun said with a smile, then took the printed order and quickly walked into the kitchen.

Not long after, she came out carrying a tray.

The green bamboo woven steamer basket on the tray emitted a warm luster, and wisps of white steam rose from the steamer basket.

Hu Xiaoyun gently placed the tray on the counter and said to Xi Xi with a smile: "Miss, your steamed buns are ready. Enjoy your meal."

"Okay, thank you."

Xi Xi took the tray and habitually said thank you.

The fragrance of the bamboo woven steamer basket, mixed with the fresh aroma of the steamed buns, drifted into her nose.

Xi Xi subconsciously leaned closer, smelled a faint wheat fragrance in her nose, and the unique clear sweetness of shrimp, and a trace of expectation inexplicably rose in her heart.

The aroma of these steamed buns... seems a bit different from what I've eaten before?

Xi Xi was about to pick up the tray and leave, but suddenly remembered something, and turned back to ask: "Hello, do these steamed buns not come with a vinegar dish?"

When she usually ate steamed buns, she loved dipping them in vinegar.

That sour taste could very well cut through the grease and make the texture of the steamed buns richer.

She felt that steamed buns without vinegar always seemed to be missing something essential.

Hu Xiaoyun was stunned for a moment, then shook her head: "Yes, there isn't."

She then explained, "Our xiaolongbao are different from other shops'; the Boss has already perfected the flavor. If you dip them in vinegar, it would instead ruin the texture, so we've never prepared vinegar dishes."

"Then do you have free pickled radish strips?"

Xi Xi asked again, unwilling to give up.

"Sorry, we don't have those either."

Hu Xiaoyun shook her head again and said, "Our Boss says..."

"Okay okay, so there's just nothing at all, right? I got it."

Xi Xi was a bit speechless; she cut off Hu Xiaoyun's words, picked up the tray, and walked into the Hall.

As she walked, she couldn't help muttering in her heart.

These xiaolongbao are 50 yuan a steamer basket, and they don't even give vinegar or pickled radish strips — this is too stingy!

The "rip-off black shop" label Xi Xi had for Lu Family Restaurant grew another layer in her heart.

She carried the tray and scanned a circle in the Hall, then walked to an inconspicuous corner and sat down.

After sitting down, she first glanced at the bullet screen in the Live Stream Room, simply answered a few fans' questions on the public screen, then reached out and lifted the steamer basket's lid.

White steam instantly rose out, carrying the xiaolongbao's fragrance rushing into her face.

Xi Xi couldn't help narrowing her eyes; waiting until the steam slowly dispersed, six small, exquisite xiaolongbao met her sight, making her unable to help being a bit stunned.

Are these xiaolongbao? They look too exquisite, simply like works of art!

Every xiaolongbao in the steamer basket was round and plump, the surface showing a faint luster, the pleats on top even and neat.

After observing carefully for a while, Xi Xi discovered a very surprising thing.

These six xiaolongbao, no matter from which angle you look, are simply like they were copied and pasted!

Xi Xi couldn't help being a bit tongue-tied with amazement.

This Boss's culinary skill, it seems, really has a bit of substance.