Chapter 83

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

Outside the shop, Zhang Xianyang was currently lowering his head, caught in a dilemma: Crab Roe Fried Noodles or Explosive Spicy Fried Noodles, which one would be better to choose?

Hiss!

So hard to choose!

While Zhang Xianyang was struggling over whether to eat Crab Roe Fried Noodles or Explosive Spicy Fried Noodles, that scalper uncle behind him patted his shoulder. Zhang Xianyang snapped back to his senses, turned his head to look at the scalper uncle: "What is it?"

"That..." The scalper uncle had an embarrassed expression on his face, smiled awkwardly, pulled out one hundred fifty yuan from his pocket and handed it over.

"Uncle, what do you mean by this?" Zhang Xianyang did not take the money the uncle handed over, asking with puzzlement on his face.

Although he didn't understand what this scalper uncle wanted to do, judging by the expression on his face right now, it probably wasn't anything good.

"Doctor, can you do me a favor? Give this money back to that young man just now on my behalf, I... don't want to buy for that young man anymore." The uncle said with a face full of embarrassment.

Zhang Xianyang frowned, looking at the scalper uncle and said seriously: "Uncle, that's a bit unscrupulous of you. When that young man was here just now, you agreed perfectly fine, how can you go back on your word now? Even if you're a scalper, you should have professional ethics, right?"

Scalpers still need professional ethics?

The uncle couldn't help but silently complain in his heart.

"Doctor, do a good deed. I also want to eat this Crab Roe Fried Noodles tonight, can you help me out?"

The uncle right now no longer had the high spirits he had when collecting the money just now. Right now he was the one asking a favor, the initiative was in the other party's hands, he could only make his request in a lowly, subservient manner.

Zhang Xianyang still shook his head, saying earnestly to the uncle: "Uncle, a person must keep their word. Since you took their money, you should do well what you promised them."

"Moreover, he snuck out tonight just to eat this shop's fried noodles. I barely managed to persuade him to go back. If you don't buy it for him, and he sneaks out again later, and something happens on the road, will you be responsible then?"

The uncle still didn't want to give up, gritted his teeth and said: "Doctor, how about this? You return one hundred yuan to him, I'll give you another fifty as a labor fee, how about that?"

Zhang Xianyang was a bit speechless, thinking: Do I lack your fifty yuan?

"Uncle, don't say anymore. If you want to return the money to that young man, you go tell her yourself. I don't want to be the bad guy." Zhang Xianyang was completely unmoved, still insisting.

He originally already had some aversion to this scalper uncle, this kind of profit-driven person. This uncle even went back on his word, making him feel even more that this person was unreasonable.

However, this uncle inadvertently helped him a favor. Just now hearing the uncle be so persistent about this Crab Roe Noodles, Zhang Xianyang also decided to try the taste of Crab Roe Fried Noodles tonight.

"Right, Uncle. Later when you buy for that young man, also buy Crab Roe Fried Noodles. The missing fifty, I'll pay for him." Zhang Xianyang took out fifty yuan from his pocket, stuffed it into the uncle's hand, then stopped speaking.

Seeing Zhang Xianyang was determined not to help, the scalper uncle could only put the money back in his pocket, sighing helplessly.

This uncle had been coming here to queue for people for several days already. The money earned these few days was quite a bit more than what he earned previously helping people register at the hospital.

He felt he seemed to have found a new path to getting rich.

Although the money earned was more, these few days staying up late continuously to queue for people, he felt his body couldn't take it a bit.

Originally thinking to only take one order tonight, earn a bit more and go back to rest early. Didn't expect there would be Crab Roe Fried Noodles tonight.

This is good stuff. Just hearing the name makes one unable to help drooling.

The scalper uncle also wanted to eat.

And from the reactions of those old regular customers, it could be seen that this Crab Roe Fried Noodles isn't available every day.

Also don't know if there will be a chance to eat it in the future.

His intestines were practically turning green with regret right now. If it were still like the previous few days, just helping people queue, how nice would that be.

For a moment's gain, although he earned one hundred, he actually lost out!

The uncle was regretting there, when a customer behind him patted his shoulder, leaned over with a grin and said: "Uncle, looks like you also want to eat tonight's Crab Roe Fried Noodles. How about I sell you my portion later?"

"Really?" The uncle's eyes instantly lit up upon hearing this, looking at the other party with a face full of delight.

That person smiled, held out five fingers: "Five hundred."

How much?

Five hundred??

So after all this fuss, I still have to pay four hundred out of my own pocket?

Wait, could this guy be the same as me, also a scalper?

"Brother, same trade?" The scalper uncle couldn't help but look around, asking in a low voice.

That person shook his head: "I have a proper job, don't do that unscrupulous stuff."

Hearing this, the scalper uncle's face looked a bit ugly.

What's wrong with being a scalper?

Where's the lack of ethics?

I help someone buy one portion and only charge one hundred. You open your mouth and it's five hundred.

You're the unscrupulous one, your whole family is unscrupulous!

"How about it, five hundred, you buying or not?" That person didn't notice the expression on the scalper uncle's face, continued asking.

"Why don't you go rob a bank?" The uncle rolled his eyes, said angrily: "It's just Crab Roe Fried Noodles. Five hundred yuan, I could buy dozens of portions elsewhere!"

"Dozens of portions?" That person seemed amused by the scalper uncle's words, couldn't help but pat his shoulder and say: "Uncle, you haven't eaten Lu Boss's Crab Roe Xiaolongbao, right? That uses genuine top-grade Hairy Crabs. Do you know how much a Hairy Crab costs per crab?"

"Last week's Crab Roe Xiaolongbao only sold for two days. Each day only sold twenty-odd portions. Those who didn't get to buy, were scrambling to buy at one hundred each!"

"One hundred each?" The scalper uncle found it somewhat hard to believe, then asked: "You bought it before?"

"... No." That person's face stiffened, expression becoming a bit unnatural.

Last week's Crab Roe Xiaolongbao was really too sought after. He hadn't managed to buy a single one.

He had only smelled the Crab Roe Xiaolongbao's aroma.

"You haven't bought it but you're talking nonsense!" The scalper uncle sneered, in his heart confirming this person was deliberately exaggerating.

I've always been the one fooling others; the person who could fool me hasn't been born yet!

"Although I haven't bought it before, I've seen others buy it! If you don't want to buy it, forget it." That person curled his lip, speaking with a face full of disdain.

"Stop saying so much; the most I'll give you is an extra fifty, one hundred fifty — sell or not?"

"Forget it, forget it, I'll just eat it myself, not selling anymore!" That person impatiently waved his hand, then said to Scalper Uncle: "You wait, don't regret it later. Just now Boss also said, ingredient quantity is limited. Once this Crab Roe Fried Noodles sells out later, there will definitely be plenty of people willing to pay extra to buy. At that time you'll see — don't just say five hundred, even seven or eight hundred will have people scrambling to buy."

"Keep blowing!" Uncle curled his lip with a face of disbelief: "Seven or eight hundred yuan is enough to eat a whole big table at a Big Restaurant. I just don't believe there's really some fool who would spend so much money just to buy one portion of Fried Noodles!"

That person also couldn't be bothered to explain, merely shook his head, and no longer paid any attention to Scalper Uncle.