Chapter 86: Let You Open a Gourmet Shop, You Open for Business at Three in the Morning

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

Ma Wenliang raised his head with a puzzled expression.

He was pulling an all-nighter at the company as usual, and Zhang Dahai was still out on deliveries, saying he'd come over later, so he planned to eat at Lu Feng's shop tonight before heading back.

He had just bought the Crab Roe Fried Noodles and was about to dig in when he looked up and saw a chubby middle-aged man coming to buy his portion of Crab Roe Fried Noodles.

Ma Wenliang was also one of Lu Feng's regular customers, so he naturally knew very well how hard it was to get this Crab Roe Fried Noodles.

He had only managed to buy one portion today thanks to good luck, and he hadn't even tasted what it was like yet—did you want to buy it right out of his hands?

What did two hundred yuan matter?

Ma Wenliang didn't even think before deciding to refuse.

But before he could speak, another middle-aged man sat down beside him and said loudly, "Brother, sell me your fried noodles—I'll pay five hundred!"

The speaker was Zhao Zhenhui, who had already come several times this week; he and his wife had arrived a bit late today and were standing in the middle of the queue.

When the shop opened for business tonight, he and his wife had decided they would eat Crab Roe Fried Noodles tonight.

Unexpectedly, just now while in the queue, he heard the news passed back from the diners ahead that tonight's Crab Roe Fried Noodles would sell out soon, and Zhao Zhenhui immediately panicked.

His wife Zhou Yaqin looked at him expectantly, asking him to think of a way.

Zhao Zhenhui considered for a few seconds, then made a swift decision: if he couldn't buy one by queuing, he'd buy one at a high price from a customer who already had one.

After entering the shop, he immediately set his eyes on Ma Wenliang, who had just gotten his fried noodles.

Ma Wenliang heard Zhao Zhenhui open with five hundred, and a flicker of hesitation crossed his face.

To be honest, he was a bit tempted.

His current salary wasn't high—only five thousand yuan a month.

A hundred-yuan Crab Roe Fried Noodles, resold, could net him four hundred, which was equivalent to half a month's food expenses; he didn't want to miss such a good deal.

Seeing someone bidding against him, the scalper uncle suddenly felt anxious.

But he could also tell Ma Wenliang was wavering; there was still a chance to buy it from this young man.

The scalper uncle looked at Zhao Zhenhui with dissatisfaction and said, "Big brother, I was here first—cutting in line like this isn't quite proper, is it?"

"This isn't queuing, so why should first come first served apply? It should go to the highest bidder!" Zhao Zhenhui smiled carelessly, with no intention of backing down.

"You sure you want to fight me for it? Young man, I'll add another hundred—six hundred!" The scalper uncle refused to show weakness, gritting his teeth as he raised the bid.

Zhao Zhenhui, on the other hand, looked completely relaxed. He was a general manager of a company—could he really lose to an ordinary middle-aged uncle?

But he did enjoy this feeling of bidding against someone; it was a bit like competing with rivals for resources in the past.

"Seven hundred!" Zhao Zhenhui said composedly as he raised the bid again.

The scalper uncle clenched his fists, staring fixedly at Zhao Zhenhui as if looking at an enemy. After hesitating for a while, he went all in: "Eight hundred... no! I'll pay one thousand!"

This one thousand yuan was money he'd earned these past few days by queuing for others. To snatch Ma Wenliang's Crab Roe Fried Noodles from the man before his eyes, he went all out.

He did this partly because he wanted to eat Crab Roe Fried Noodles, and partly because he didn't want to lose to Zhao Zhenhui, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

But it was obvious he had underestimated Zhao Zhenhui's strength.

"Two thousand."

Zhao Zhenhui smiled faintly and said the number with a relaxed expression.

Two thousand yuan was a drop in the bucket for him; taking his wife and son to a high-end restaurant for a meal cost more than two thousand.

But after eating at Lu Feng's shop, he felt deep down that even the dishes made by the top chefs of a five-star hotel couldn't compare to the delicious food here.

Just now while queuing, he had also learned from an old regular customer how rare this Crab Roe Fried Noodles was.

Plus, just now his wife had quietly told him in his ear that if he could buy Crab Roe Fried Noodles, she would reward him well tonight.

Ma Wenliang's portion of Crab Roe Fried Noodles—he was determined to get it!

Let alone two thousand yuan; even at a higher price, he felt it was worth it!

The scalper uncle was shocked by Zhao Zhenhui's offer; this price far exceeded his ability to pay and also exceeded his understanding.

He never expected that someone would be willing to spend two thousand yuan just to buy a portion of Crab Roe Fried Noodles.

"You're ruthless!"

The scalper big brother stood up with an unwilling expression, threw down a sentence, then turned and left.

Zhao Zhenhui looked at Ma Wenliang with an expectant expression and said, "Brother, show me your payment code—I'll transfer you the money right now."

Ma Wenliang was now completely dumbfounded.

Originally, four hundred yuan had already tempted him a bit, but he never expected that in less than a minute, the bid had already shot up to two thousand!

Two thousand yuan—that was almost half a month's salary for him!

How could he refuse?

Although he also really wanted to eat the Crab Roe Fried Noodles made by Boss Lu, he wanted the money more.

So Ma Wenliang opened his mobile phone without the slightest hesitation; the two of them exchanged money for goods, and both were happy.

After the scalper uncle left, he really wanted to slap himself.

If only he had known earlier, while queuing, he should have agreed to the person who wanted to sell him fried noodles for five hundred yuan.

It was too late to regret now.

Just now, he had personally witnessed that person wiping his mouth and leaving the shop with a satisfied expression.

The scalper uncle, not giving up, asked several other diners, but those people absolutely refused to sell, saying they wanted to eat it themselves.

It seemed tonight was destined to have no connection with Crab Roe Fried Noodles.

He blamed himself for being blinded by profit at the start; for a hundred yuan, he missed the chance to buy Crab Roe Fried Noodles.

Scalper Uncle sighed in endless regret and left the Shop dejectedly.

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The eastern sky gradually turned fish-belly white; the time had come to six in the morning.

Perhaps because the shop had been closed for two days over the weekend, even until closing time there were still many diners lined up outside Lu Feng's shop.

When Lu Feng announced that business for the day was over, the diners who had not yet bought Fried Noodles let out a chorus of mournful wails.

Lu Feng apologetically comforted them for a while, and only then did they reluctantly leave the shop.

After the last customer left the shop, Lu Feng impatiently closed the shop's Gate at once.

Not bothering to prepare the breakfast he would eat, he suppressed his excitement and directly submitted this week's Weekly Mission.

A spacious, bright big house, I'm coming!

The system's familiar electronic voice rang out in his mind.

【Ding!】

【Weekly Mission Completed】

【Mission Reward: One high-end property in Jiang City.】

【Drawing Reward……】