Chapter 71: Let You Open a Food Shop, You Open for Business at Three in the Morning

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

Sun Qiming scratched the back of his head and smiled somewhat sheepishly: "I'm hungry, can't sleep, want to go out and buy something to eat."

"You could at least come up with a more reasonable excuse?" Security Guard Uncle was so angry he laughed: "At two in the morning, where outside sells food? Even if you said you were going out to surf the internet, that would work!"

"Uncle, I'm really not lying to you, do you still remember that shop selling soup dumplings from last week? It only opens at three in the morning this week, let me tell you, those fried noodles are incredibly delicious! Just smelling that aroma makes my mouth water enough to flood the floor! Once you eat it, you can't forget it!"

"Wait a moment!" Security Guard Uncle couldn't help but interrupt him, staring at him with sharp eyes as he asked: "From what you're saying, this isn't your first time, is it? Be honest, how many times have you climbed the wall?"

Sun Qiming felt a bit guilty under Security Guard Uncle's gaze, stammering: "Not many times... just since Tuesday... I don't really want to go out at this hour, it's just that those fried noodles are really too delicious, if I don't eat a portion every day I can't sleep at night."

Seeing Sun Qiming speak so convincingly, Security Guard Uncle felt half-believing and half-doubting in his heart.

After tasting the soup dumplings from that shop, he was indeed shocked, feeling he had never eaten anything so delicious in his life, and still remembered that exquisite taste to this day.

That shop now has fried noodles too?

It's just that this business hour is a bit too outrageous, right?

Seeing Security Guard Uncle say nothing and seemingly not intending to pursue it further, Sun Qiming secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but seeing Uncle's expression, he estimated there was still some doubt, so he put on a smiling face and continued to tempt him: "Uncle, the taste of those fried noodles is not at all inferior to the soup dumplings. If you don't believe me, come with me to try some?"

Hearing this, Security Guard Uncle immediately shook his head: "How can that work? I still have to patrol! Leaving my post without permission would get me punished."

Although Uncle's salary wasn't high, it was still a job; how could he lose it over a portion of fried noodles?

"How about this then." Sun Qiming immediately said upon hearing that: "Uncle, let me go out, I'll buy a portion back for you to try, how about that? I guarantee I'll come back immediately after buying it, absolutely won't run around!"

Looking at Sun Qiming's earnest expression, and thinking of the taste of those soup dumplings, Security Guard Uncle felt a bit itchy in his heart.

The things from that shop were indeed delicious, but with his monthly salary of three thousand, he really felt reluctant to spend it on eating there.

Students climbing the wall out at night, actually, if one were to say, it wasn't really a big deal.

When he patrolled before, he had caught quite a few students climbing the wall, but he wasn't a rigid person; those students admitted their mistakes, offered a cigarette and said some nice words, and he would let those students go back to the dormitory to sleep, without pursuing the matter.

Uncle had been young too; the outrageous things he had done back then were no fewer than these students.

Security Guard Uncle thought for a few minutes, finally opening his mouth to say: "Alright then, I'll give you one hour. If you don't come back tonight, tomorrow I'll go to the dormitory to find you!"

"Don't worry, Uncle! I guarantee I'll be back soon!"

Upon hearing these words, Sun Qiming felt as if granted a great pardon, almost jumping for joy.

Then he quickly walked to the edge of the wall, turned to look at Security Guard Uncle behind him, and smiled somewhat sheepishly: "Uncle, you've gone to trouble, please give me a hand to get up."

"What are you doing? Still climbing the wall? Do you think the school is your own backyard?" Security Guard Uncle had a speechless expression, pointing with his hand toward the direction of the gate: "Go out through the main gate, I'll open the door for you."

"What a blockhead I am!" Sun Qiming suddenly realized, hurriedly thanking him: "Thank you, Uncle!"

After leaving the school gate, Sun Qiming walking on the street couldn't help but sigh that his luck was pretty good today, just happening to meet this relatively easy-to-talk-to Security Guard Uncle.

If it were another security guard, he estimated he would already be staying in the Security Department office by now.

Arriving at Food Street and coming to the door of Lu Family Restaurant, Sun Qiming saw those few roommates at a glance; at this moment they were laughing and chatting while skewering meat at a barbecue stall, the joy of surviving a disaster instantly disappeared, and anger surged up all at once.

"You few shameless ones! When there's trouble, you all run faster than rabbits! You left me alone there and didn't care, right?"

Sun Qiming went up and gave each of those guys a bang-bang punch.

Wang Hao wiped the oil stains around his mouth, looking somewhat surprised at Sun Qiming: "Brother Sun, how did you get out? We few were just discussing how to go back and save you!"

"Cut it out! Do you look like you were discussing? Do you know how dangerous my situation was just now? You're still in the mood to eat barbecue here?"

Sun Qiming pointed at the skewers in their hands, furious beyond measure.

"Brother Sun, calm down, calm down, come eat a grilled kidney!" Wang Hao smiled and patted Sun Qiming's back, handing over the grilled kidney he had half-chewed.

The other few roommates, seeing this, also felt that leaving him behind to escape just now was somewhat unkind, and hurriedly handed the skewers in their hands to Sun Qiming one after another.

"You still have some conscience!"

Sun Qiming wasn't actually really angry, just complaining a few words.

Facing the skewers handed over by his roommates, he wasn't polite, took the skewer and started eating, while telling the others about what had just happened.

Those few roommates listened with their eyes wide open, and all flattered Sun Qiming, saying he knew how to deal with people, and could even handle the relationship with the gatekeeper so well.

But the thought they didn't say out loud was, with Security Guard Uncle covering for them, in the future if they wanted to leave the school gate at night, they wouldn't have to huff and puff climbing the wall anymore.

"Brother Sun, Boss said one person can only buy one portion of fried noodles; your portion is for Security Guard Uncle, so you won't eat?" Wang Hao looked at Sun Qiming and asked somewhat curiously.

"Of course I'll eat!" Sun Qiming took a bite of the grilled kidney in his hand, righteously pointing at the few people: "A moment later, the fried noodles for you few, each person will share a few bites with me; who let you be unrighteous!"

The few people looked at each other; although they felt some heartache over the fried noodles being shared out, they still nodded in agreement.

However, thanks to Sun Qiming, after eating the fried noodles and returning to school, they wouldn't need to climb the wall; they could go out through the main gate.

At three in the morning, when Lu Feng announced the start of business, the diners outside had long been waiting impatiently.

"Lu Boss, is there a new flavor again today? I just smelled it through the door! So fragrant!"

A customer at the front of the line asked curiously and loudly.

Lu Feng showed a smile on his face, but this smile looked a bit scheming: "Today we indeed added a new flavor, Explosive Spicy Shredded Meat Fried Noodles. Those who can't eat spicy can choose the Mildly Spicy flavor; the Explosive Spicy is afraid you can't handle it."

Hearing these words, several diners in the line immediately shouted in dissatisfaction:

"Lu Boss, it's not me boasting to you, I'm a person who can't be happy without spice; even when eating rice I have to pour a spoonful of chili oil, otherwise I can't eat it!"

"Don't say anything else, Lu Boss, give me the Explosive Spicy later, it must be Explosive Spicy!"

"Last time I went to Mountain City for travel, I tried their Red Oil Hot Pot there; I thought it was something special, but after eating it, it was just so-so! Lu Boss, I hope your Explosive Spicy Fried Noodles won't disappoint me!"

"Lu Boss, you really understand me! I've wanted to tell you for a long time to come up with something exciting! I'm a senior spicy food enthusiast!"

"Challenge: eat a portion of Explosive Spicy Fried Noodles with a blank expression; if the challenge fails, I'll eat shit while standing on my head!"

Listening to these grand words of the diners, Lu Feng couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, and couldn't help but think in his heart, after eating the fried noodles later, I hope you can still be as unbridled as you are now.

Still, to be safe, he emphasized: "Let me state this upfront—I just tasted the Explosive Spicy Flavor Fried Noodles, and they are indeed spicy. If you can't eat spicy food, don't force yourself, and don't burden your body just to save face."

Once everything that needed to be said was said, today's business officially began.