Chapter 51

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

2:50 AM.

Longyuan Garden, a high-end villa district in the suburbs of Jiang City.

Qin Feiyu reluctantly drove the car out of the garage and parked it at the villa entrance.

Grandpa Qin and Guard Xiao Li were standing at the villa entrance.

Once the car came to a stop, Xiao Li stepped forward to open the door, and Grandpa Qin and he got into the car one after the other.

"Grandpa, Driver Zhao is already in his fifties, yet you still had him come over at 2:30 AM. Never mind that you don't care about your own health, you don't even show any consideration for him?"

As soon as she got in the car, Qin Feiyu couldn't help but start complaining.

"Didn't I still let him rest the whole day tomorrow!" Grandpa Qin said with a stiff neck, somewhat unconvinced: "The result is you insisted on driving yourself. Didn't you see the resentment in Old Zhao's eyes toward you when he left?"

"I didn't see it!" Qin Feiyu's pretty face was taut, and she hmphed through her nose: "Having Uncle Zhao drive in the middle of the night, I wasn't at ease!"

"Alright, you hurry up and drive." Grandpa Qin waved his hand dismissively.

While fastening her seatbelt, Qin Feiyu still muttered complaints: "Not sleeping in the middle of the night, insisting on going to eat xiaolongbao. Wouldn't buying them back for you to eat in the morning work just as well?"

"Your grandma never fed me leftover steamed buns." Grandpa Qin pursed his lips: "Steamed buns cooled down and reheated, you just can't taste your grandma's flavor anymore."

"If my dad comes back, you absolutely cannot tell him I brought you out in the middle of the night, or I'll be scolded to death by him."

Qin Feiyu shook her head helplessly and sighed.

"Grandpa's secret-keeping skills, Xiao Yu, don't you know? Back then there was a group of people who wanted to extract intelligence from my mouth..." Grandpa Qin's face carried a touch of pride, wanting to tell Qin Feiyu about his experiences when he was young.

"Yes yes yes, they tortured you severely for three days and three nights, you didn't utter a single word, and when you returned the organization even commended you. I've heard you tell it who knows how many times since childhood." Qin Feiyu cut off Grandpa Qin's narration, started the car, and slowly drove toward the villa district's main gate.

When the car passed the entrance, it was stopped by the guard on duty. Seeing Grandpa Qin sitting inside the car, the guard immediately straightened up and saluted: "Chief, good evening!"

Quite a few retired big shots lived inside Longyuan Community. The guards at the entrance were all proper, fully armed military personnel, and the security was extremely strict.

"Open the gate, I'm going out for a trip." Grandpa Qin rolled down the car window and ordered the guard.

"Chief, where are you going so late?" The guard at the entrance dutifully asked.

"Garden Road Food Street, going out to eat xiaolongbao." Qin Feiyu poked her head out and said with a sigh.

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The guard's face was full of astonishment; he thought he had misheard and hurriedly confirmed once more.

Only then, with a head full of question marks, did he open the villa district's main gate.

The car slowly started up and gradually disappeared into the night.

Sitting in the car, Grandpa Qin thought about how he would soon be able to eat delicious food, and an expectant smile hung on his face.

Usually at this hour he would have long since entered dreamland, but today he felt full of energy.

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On Lu Feng's side, as people began to enter from outside one after another, his busy night also began.

Some of the diners who came were from Feiyu Internet Cafe last night.

These people shouted for fried noodles as soon as they walked in.

Another portion were regular customers who saw the notice during the day, though only a small portion at that.

After all, not everyone has the energy to rush over at 3 AM.

These regular customers who came now lived relatively close to Food Street, so it was more convenient.

After these people entered and saw Lu Feng, they couldn't help but complain that this week's business hours were too much of a rip-off.

As the number of diners increased, a queue began to form in the hall again.

Whether new customers or regulars, as long as there were many people, queuing was something that didn't need Lu Feng to remind them about; they were all quite self-aware about it.

Lu Feng wrapped the xiaolongbao and put them in the steamer, then started making fried noodles for the customers.

The fried noodles kept tumbling in the wok, and the customers queuing outside smelled the fragrance, each revealing an impatient expression.

As portions of fried noodles came out of the wok one after another, the hall gradually filled with diners lowering their heads and eating noodles in big mouthfuls.

Watching the hall nearly fill up in no time, Zhao Zhenhui and Zhou Yaqin, the couple, couldn't help but be somewhat surprised.

They had really broadened their horizons tonight.

Operating at 3 AM, business could actually be this good?

However, what surprised them even more was still to come.

Among the three people who had just walked in from outside the shop, one was actually a white-haired old grandpa!

This old grandpa greeted several of the queuing diners cheerfully as soon as he entered; at a glance he was clearly a regular who often came here to eat.

"This old grandpa's age, he looks even older than my dad." Zhao Zhenhui couldn't help but whisper to Zhou Yaqin.

Zhou Yaqin nodded, feeling she had gained a new understanding of Lu Feng's culinary skill.

To make someone of such advanced age run over in the middle of the night — no high-end restaurant could pull that off, right?

"This fried noodles is really too delicious. When the xiaolongbao are ready later, let's take a portion back with us when we leave."

Zhao Zhenhui said to his wife while continuing to eat the fried noodles in big mouthfuls.

Zhou Yaqin lifted her head and looked at him in surprise: "What, you're still not full?"

Lu Feng's fried noodles portions weren't small; a normal person eating two portions would be about full.

"These fried noodles can only be eaten at night, it's too much of a pity. Pack a portion to take back, eat it tomorrow at noon."

Zhou Yaqin rolled her eyes at him: "Pack one for me too!"

Seeing so many people in the shop, Qin Ye began to worry about the quantity of xiaolongbao.

"Young man! Are there still xiaolongbao? I'm telling you, if Eldest Brother here can't eat any tonight, I won't leave your shop!"

The diners in the hall heard Qin Ye's voice and couldn't help but laugh, finding this old master quite amusing.

Feeling his shout wasn't enough, Qin Ye turned to the diners queuing ahead and shouted: "Young men ahead, show some restraint later and save a portion of xiaolongbao for Eldest Brother, Eldest Brother thanks you all!"

Qin Feiyu, standing behind Qin Ye, couldn't help but turn her head aside, really wanting to pretend she didn't know Qin Ye.

Xiao Li stared intently at his toes, forcing himself not to show a hint of a smile on his face; he hadn't expected that the usually stern old chief would become like a child over a portion of xiaolongbao.

Hearing Qin Ye's shout, Lu Feng poked his head out and glanced at him, smiling as he said: "Rest assured, Eldest Brother, you came early today, there will definitely be xiaolongbao for you!"

Qin Ye was overjoyed, nodding repeatedly and saying good, good, good.

"Grandpa, why are you shouting so loudly? With so many people watching, it's embarrassing!" Qin Feiyu couldn't help but complain.

Qin Ye, on the other hand, looked completely indifferent: "Embarrassing whom? I just asked a question, besides, those xiaolongbao are so delicious, even if it's embarrassing, it's worth it!"

Qin Feiyu helplessly held her forehead, somewhat regretting coming along.

The xiaolongbao in the kitchen were soon steamed, and Lu Feng carried the steamer basket to the counter.

When it was Qin Ye's turn, he smiled at Lu Feng and said: "Young man, is it still limited to one portion of xiaolongbao per person?"

"Yes, this week we plan to mainly sell fried noodles, and not many xiaolongbao are prepared," Lu Feng said with a smile.

"In that case, one portion of fresh meat xiaolongbao for each of us three; as for fried noodles... Eldest Brother here has a bad stomach, so I won't eat any late at night." Qin Ye turned his head to ask Qin Feiyu behind him: "Xiao Yu, do you eat fried noodles?"

Qin Feiyu shook her head; she had originally only planned to taste the flavor of the xiaolongbao her grandfather mentioned, and fried noodles weren't in her consideration at all.

"Then one portion of fried noodles is enough, let Xiao Li eat it." Eldest Brother quickly made a decision.

After all, Xiao Li's portion of xiaolongbao would definitely belong to him later; taking someone out late at night and not letting them eat anything was a bit unreasonable.

"Alright, eat the xiaolongbao first, Eldest Brother, find a place to sit, the fried noodles will be ready soon," Lu Feng said as he handed over the xiaolongbao.