"Greetings, Master!" Nie Lixin's form of address had changed.
Wen Feiran: "..."
"I already said, I really didn't..." Wen Feiran couldn't bring herself to say those two words, and could only vaguely say, "It was just a pure coincidence?"
Nie Lixin gave him a knowing look, then turned to the door and asked, "When are the new guests arriving?"
Wen Feiran looked helpless.
The production team may have already invited a new guest, but Nie Lixin's confident words yesterday probably made the new guest afraid to come. After all, he hasn't even shown up yet, and he's already being labeled as someone whose reputation is about to collapse.
Wen Feiran couldn't say it outright in front of the camera, so she could only change the subject. "Could you help me see why Yuxing hasn't arrived yet?"
Nie Lixin nodded, turned around and went upstairs to call Zou Yuxing. Wen Feiran took this opportunity to bring out a basin of unidentified objects from the kitchen.
"What? Feiran sent you to call me for dinner?"
Yes, he's waiting for you.
"I'm so touched. I never expected Feiran to care about me so much."
As soon as Zou Yuxing finished speaking, he heard a loud bang and looked up in a daze.
"I called you over to eat this..." Wen Feiran couldn't find the right words, but smiled gently, "Since you insisted on stewing pig's trotters with bananas, to avoid waste, it'll be just the two of you eating it. Remember to finish it all!"
Zou Yuxing: "..."
Nie Lixin: "..."
Both of them became uneasy.
Wen Feiran tried to stop them at first, but the two clever boys still thought it was a great idea and boldly created their own dish, eventually stewing a pot of...
The color is darker than feces, and the texture is sticky like nasal mucus, resembling an unidentified object with its own mosaic effect.
Zou Yuxing and Nie Lixin dared not taste it, and could only look at Wen Feiran with ingratiating eyes.
"Feiran, I truly know I was wrong. I'll never waste ingredients again. Please forgive me this time."
"Me too, I suspect that eating this stuff will require a trip to the hospital."
Wen Feiran snorted coldly, "It's too late to realize you're wrong now!"
Normally, he would have tolerated it, but now that they had limited funds and were trying to stretch every penny, the two of them were still wasting money like this.
He was just about to take the opportunity to teach her a lesson when he suddenly heard chewing sounds behind him.
Wen Feiran's nerves tightened, and she turned her head in disbelief to see Su Shangting holding a spoon, taking a big bite under the shocked gazes of the others, and showing a satisfied expression.
"Feiran, I never expected you to be such a good cook." Su Shangting said sincerely, "This is a meal served individually, and it's the first time I've ever had such a rich and varied flavor. It's amazing, almost addictive."
Wen Feiran: "..."
Zou Yuxing: "..."
Nie Lixin: "..."
They didn't dare say how the pot was made, and remained silent for a full half minute.
Zou Yuxing's expression was very strange; his mouth seemed glued shut, and he couldn't open it no matter how hard he tried. Wen Feiran was afraid that he would tell the truth and make the situation worse, so she was about to stop him, but it was too late.
I never expected that you would be the one who understands me the most.
Su Shangting retorted habitually, "Who cares if they understand you?"
He said that, but his actions spoke louder than words. He took another big bite of the banana stewed pig's trotters and a satisfied look appeared on his face.
The viewers in the live stream were stunned.
[Previously, Su Shangting personally prepared a table full of culinary disasters to entertain everyone, and he even enjoyed it. I thought he was just showing off, but I never expected his taste to be so discerning!]
[Banana stewed with pig's trotters, good heavens, if these two ingredients were sentient, they'd probably be calling the police by now!]
[Oh my god, Su Shangting is enjoying his food so much! Just looking at his expression, if this were a mukbang (eating broadcast) video, I'd definitely give him a tip!]
[Case solved! Su Shangting definitely has pica.]
[Haha, Nie Lixin finally got his wish! Who said there was no juicy gossip? Here it is!]
Chapter 65 I'm Not Single
It's been almost a week since the store opened, and Wen Feiran has gradually adapted to the intensity of the work. Unlike at the beginning, when she didn't have the energy to walk back to her room after meals and would just sit in her chair and doze off.
As night deepened, only one guest remained. At this hour, only Zou Yuxing was still enthusiastic and full of energy. He was in charge of entertaining the guest, while the others prepared their own dinners upstairs.
The bowls and chopsticks had just been set out when Zou Yuxing rushed over, his expression serious. "I have something very important to tell you!"
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked up at Zou Yuxing.
Zou Yuxing had everyone in suspense when, just before Su Shangting erupted, he said in a deliberately profound tone, "The last customer just told me that no one will be coming to eat tomorrow, and that we shouldn't open for business!"
After these words were spoken, the living room fell silent, and everyone's expression turned somber.
Wen Feiran was the first to find her voice, "Why? Is it because our food and taste aren't good enough, or because we didn't treat you well? Did you ask for the details?"
Su Shangting turned his anger towards Zou Yuxing, "It must have been your banana and pig's trotter dish that scared them away!"
Zou Yuxing scoffed, "Didn't you really like it and eat a whole bowl of it? How dare you say that to me?"
"That's because my tastes are different from normal people's," Su Shangting said loudly.
Wen Feiran: "..." I didn't expect you to know that.
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Wen Feiran habitually stood between them. "Alright, settle your matter privately. Let's get back to business. What's the matter?"
Zou Yuxing let out a sigh of relief, his eyes crinkling with laughter before he spoke. "They said tomorrow is the most important local festival, everyone will be out celebrating, all the shops will be closed, and we'll be no exception."
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.