"..." I feel like something's wrong.
Chapter 102 Attracting Customers
Upon returning to their lodgings, Xu Chun discovered that the others hadn't returned yet, so he decided to go to the kitchen to cook dinner for everyone, naturally making his specialty: scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
"Perfect timing to practice a bit more before the official sale tomorrow." Xu Chun finished washing the tomatoes and then prepared to turn on the heat and add oil.
"So we've become guinea pigs." Xie Jianyuan leaned against the doorframe, lazily taking a bite of an apple.
Xu Chun squatted down and tried to light the fire a few times, but without success. She retorted, "My mom praised me for having a talent for cooking."
Although he had boasted about it, Xu Chun barely managed to finish a dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes half an hour later. During that time, Xie Jianyuan had already cooked two dishes and also made corn and pork rib soup.
When Lin Li and the others returned, it was just in time for dinner. Under Xu Chun's expectant gaze, Fu He tasted a bite of tomato and egg, then his expression became slightly strange as he glanced at Xu Chun, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.
"Actually, it's not bad, not as bad as I imagined, it's just a little bland."
Seeing this, the others dared to pick up food, then looked at each other, swallowed their food with difficulty, and all agreed with Fu He's point of view.
There was one exception after that.
That was Xie Jianyuan. After tasting it, he praised Xu Chun without changing his expression, saying, "I think it's not bad."
Fu He: "..." Because your filter is too thick.
Taking everyone's advice into account, Xu Chun practiced in the kitchen after dinner using the extra ingredients until almost midnight before returning to her room.
Because of the limited number of rooms, apart from the only girl, the other boys slept in pairs, and Xie Jianyuan naturally had to sleep with Xu Chun.
The double bed was wide, so there was no need to worry about too much physical contact in front of the camera. Xu Chun had just gotten into bed and played on her phone for a while when Xie Jianyuan came out of the bathroom.
"What are you looking at?" Xie Jianyuan didn't care about the camera and naturally put a pillow next to him and half-lay down.
Xu Chun didn't answer because he was reading a review of his own movie, which was still being recorded. He was too embarrassed to speak in front of the camera, so he just turned his body slightly so that Xie Jianyuan could clearly see the words on the screen.
"Xie Jianyuan's acting skills are amazing! It's like night and day compared to when she first debuted. I'm so happy!"
"Although Brother Yuan plays a scumbag in the drama, please be kind and don't associate the character with the real person."
"I feel so sorry for Chen Mu, I really want to hug my little brother."
"This movie was so frustrating to watch. The ending left me feeling unsettled, but I knew it was irreversible. So far, the plot and acting are both solid. I initially disliked it because of the young, popular actors, but now I really like it."
"Any movie with Brother Chun is guaranteed to be good; he basically never makes a bad film."
Xie Jianyuan only glanced at it briefly, but suddenly his gaze fell on something, and he couldn't help but freeze slightly.
"I'm so envious of this divine connection! These guys are always filming together. I don't believe there's anything going on with all these coincidences (just kidding)."
Xie Jianyuan curled his lips into a smile. Before Xu Chun could react, he reached out and liked the comment on Xu Chun's phone.
Xu Chun was completely unprepared for his action and was so frightened that she quickly tried to unlike the post.
"I don't even know who you are." Xie Jianyuan chuckled softly. "No need to be nervous."
Since no one else knew Xu Chun's film review website account, they naturally couldn't know that the person who liked the post was him. Xu Chun just didn't realize it at first and instinctively felt a little guilty.
However, Xie Jianyuan's actions now are practically teetering on the edge of making their relationship public.
Going public with a relationship is no easy thing, and Xu Chun was mentally prepared to face it. As for his family's attitude, he was actually a little worried, but then he thought that even if his parents were shocked, they would never ask Xu Chun to break up with the person he loved.
The temperature was a bit cool at night. Xu Chun, half asleep and half awake, found that she had an extra thin blanket covering her. She turned over and fell into a deep sleep again.
The next day, the group took a car to the filming location in the city center. It was a famous pedestrian street adjacent to the coast, with beautiful scenery and retro European-style buildings on both sides of the road.
A red and white building stands in the center of the square. Although the restaurant is temporary, it is fully equipped and the environment is elegant and quiet.
Everyone exclaimed in amazement after entering the kitchen. Because they were in front of the camera, their reactions were somewhat exaggerated. Only Xie Jianyuan looked down at the menu, then glanced at Xu Chun with a smile.
He laughed because he saw the words "tomato and egg" on the menu; the other dishes looked much more upscale, making his laughter seem out of place.
"Let's get started. You go open the door and attract customers," Lin Li said to Wen Ni while she was busy working.
Wen Ni was somewhat displeased with his commanding tone, and frowned slightly, but she remained silent in front of the camera.
Xu Chun was washing the dishes, but after a while Xie Jianyuan took over and asked him to go out and order food for the guests.
"I want to go too." Fu He's personality was like a child's; seeing everyone going out, he couldn't wait to go out and meet the guests, since the cooking hadn't officially started yet.
Lin Li cruelly rejected his question, "Is there anyone to take your place?"
Fu He immediately deflated and continued to resignedly wash the bowls in his hands.
Before Xu Chun, the person involved in the incident, could even express his opinion, he was assigned a task. However, he knew that Xie Jianyuan was taking care of him, even though to him, there was really no difference between the two jobs.
If I had to say, the most fun part is attracting customers and taking their orders, because you'll meet all sorts of different people.
There were only a few scattered people sitting at the tables outside, indicating that business was slow. Wen Ni was trying to communicate with the locals in broken English, since she didn't speak the local language and the only thing she knew was English.