"Hello, Grandpa Ge, Grandma Wang... Hello, uncles and aunties!"
Lu Xiyao had a sweet mouth and wasn't shy around strangers, waving her little hand as she greeted everyone.
"Is that Yao Yao? School's out?"
"Oh my! Yao Yao is such a good girl, and she talks so sweetly!"
"Little Lu is so lucky. I want a daughter as adorable as this too."
Seeing that some of the neighborhood residents had brought their children along, Lu Xiyao shared the snacks and toys in her arms with them.
She didn't need so many things all by herself anyway.
That gesture earned another round of nods and praise from everyone.
For such a sensible little girl to be born, how many good deeds must she have done in her previous life?
Lu Qin drove the three-wheeler food cart into the small courtyard, then carried the groceries inside to make dinner.
"Papa, do you need help?"
"You're not going to watch cartoons? Balala the Fairies is on today."
"I can watch it later. Right now, I want to make dinner with Papa more."
"All right, then. Wash the tomatoes and celery."
"Okay."
"Remember to remove the tomato stems. We don't need the celery leaves."
"I know, Papa. I've washed them before, so stop nagging. I'm not a three-year-old anymore."
Lu Qin smiled and lightly scraped the little girl's nose.
He began preparing the chicken.
First, he chopped half an old hen into pieces, blanched them, then put them into the pot to simmer.
He used the simplest method. He neither braised nor stir-fried the chicken, only stewed it.
While it simmered, he added red dates, shredded ginger, scallion segments, and other seasonings. The chicken made this way was tender and juicy rather than dry, while retaining its original flavor.
The other dishes were stir-fried celery with dried tofu and tomato egg soup.
Lu Qin controlled the portions perfectly—not too much, not too little. Once the father and daughter finished eating, they were both just full.
That way, they wouldn't have to eat leftovers the next day, and nothing would go to waste.
While washing the dishes, Lu Qin checked the system.
He had set up his stall on Food Street that afternoon. There had been a heavy flow of customers, and both the fried rice noodles and mung bean paste had sold out.
He had sold nearly 270 portions of fried rice noodles and 500 cups of mung bean paste, earning more than 3,900 yuan in profit. Together with the more than 1,500 yuan he had made that morning, his income was quite considerable.
System points: 834.
With a thought, Lu Qin directly drew the lottery eight times.
Iced Crystal Cake Making Skill! Master Liu Lost It!
Lu Qin directly drew the lottery eight times.
Points consumed: 100. Drawing... Obtained: Mastered Iced Crystal Cake Making Skill Points consumed: 100. Drawing... Obtained: 10 mint candies Points consumed: 100. Drawing... Obtained: one 750ml bottle of powerful dish soap Points consumed: 100. Drawing... Obtained: one powerful cleaning cloth ...
The eight draws were complete, and every single one had yielded a reward.
However, he only obtained one food-related skill: the Mastered Iced Crystal Cake Making Skill.
Ice Crystal Cake was a southern dessert, delicious and refreshing, with a long history and tradition.
The details and tricks for making Ice Crystal Cake flashed through Lu Qin's mind like slides, and he absorbed them all completely.
Like mung bean paste, Ice Crystal Cake could be made at home, packed into boxes, and sold from a stall.
Lu Qin checked the other rewards. The mint candies were no ordinary mint candies—their breath-freshening effect was ten times stronger than regular ones.
Everything produced by the system was extraordinary.
The powerful dish soap could effortlessly remove any grease or grime without wasting time or effort.
The powerful cleaning cloth could easily wipe away any grease or grime. Used together with the powerful dish soap, its cleaning ability was top-notch, and it rinsed clean with just a splash of water.
With another thought from Lu Qin, all those items appeared inside the cabinet.
That night.
Lu Qin wanted to stay home and watch TV with Lu Xiyao, but the little girl didn't want to. She wanted to go set up the stall at the night market with him.
Lu Qin thought about it and decided that going out to run the stall was fine too.
As long as they didn't stay out too late and disrupt the little girl's schedule, there was no problem.
Lu Qin began preparing the ingredients.
Before dinner, Lu Qin had already called and ordered 100 jin of rice noodles.
When the rice noodles were delivered, the owner was quite surprised. Was the fried rice noodle stall's business really that good?
Lu Qin also had the owner bring 80 jin of mung beans.
There was still enough of the other ingredients, so there was no need to buy more.
There definitely wasn't enough time to make Ice Crystal Cake tonight. He could only wait until tomorrow morning to buy the ingredients.
Lu Qin was quite looking forward to making Ice Crystal Cake.
Mainly because he had just acquired the skill, and his hands were itching to try it.
At a quarter past one, everything was ready.
"Yao Yao, get in."
"Okay~!"
Lu Xiyao wore a casual tracksuit, her hair tied into two little horn braids. Holding a cup of freshly made mung bean paste, she happily slurped up a mouthful before climbing onto the three-wheeler food cart.
The night market at Changlin Road University Town.
Neon lights decorated the streets and alleyways as bustling crowds moved between the stalls.
Students continuously streamed out from the side gates of several nearby universities.
Among them was a group of more than ten students gathered together, apparently classmates from the same class.
"Dorm leader, which fried rice noodle stall is it? Hurry up and take us there!"
"Is it really as delicious as you all say? I even skipped the luosifen I've been craving for ages just to come try that fried rice noodle stall with you."
"Relax! It's so good you'll practically fly to heaven! I had two bites yesterday and craved it all day! I couldn't even focus in class!"
"I think you're exaggerating too much. Isn't it just fried rice noodles? I've been eating it since I was little, and I'm sick of it by now!"
"The fried rice noodles you've eaten and the handsome owner's fried rice noodles are completely different things. You'll understand in a moment."
Besides the students near the school gates, other people also gradually gathered at the entrance to the alley by Hot Girl Hotpot.
The waiter outside Hot Girl Hotpot thought they had come as a group to eat hotpot. There were twenty or thirty people, so he hurriedly went to call the owner.
The hotpot restaurant owner was about to greet them with a smile when he learned that they weren't there for hotpot at all. Their target was fried rice noodles.
"Fried rice noodles?" The hotpot restaurant owner looked astonished. Could fried rice noodles possibly taste better than hotpot?
Master Liu, who was not far away, burst into laughter at the sight.
He stepped out from behind his stall, laughed heartily, and shouted over, "How could Old Liu's fried rice noodles be worse than hotpot? They're damn delicious!"
"Delicious my ass! They're greasy and heavy! I wouldn't eat them even if you gave them to me for free," the hotpot restaurant owner said bitterly.
"Haha, jealous—naked jealousy! Customers, come on over and line up! I'll fry them one portion at a time. It'll be quick."
Master Liu and the hotpot restaurant owner were clearly old acquaintances. Their bickering was harmless, and ordinarily, hotpot and fried rice noodles were not really competitors.
But today was a little strange. Why were there so many people here for fried rice noodles?
Master Liu had no idea where all these customers had come from. Maybe his fried rice noodles were simply that popular.
Thinking that, Master Liu winked smugly at the hotpot restaurant owner and said with a proud grin:
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