Lu Qin explained with a smile:
"Ice Crystal Cake takes more effort and time to make, so it's a little more expensive. But it tastes great."
The customers had no doubts about the "tastes great" part.
Both the fried rice noodles and mung bean paste were top-tier.
This Ice Crystal Cake was surely just as delicious.
"Then I'll get a box to try."
The customer had Lu Qin fry the rice noodles while he bent down to pick one up himself.
The exquisite, beautiful Ice Crystal Cakes lay in transparent plastic boxes. The customer couldn't help praising them when he saw them.
"Ice Crystal Cake, right?"
"I've never had it before. It looks pretty good. Let me try it."
The customer carefully picked up a piece of Ice Crystal Cake. It was so delicate and lovely that he was almost reluctant to bite into it.
He brought it to his nose and sniffed. A floral fragrance mixed with the scent of rice drifted into his nostrils and straight to his heart.
"It smells so good!"
The customer finally took a bite. Its soft, chewy, lightly sweet texture immediately made his eyes light up.
"Delicious!"
"Sweet and fragrant!"
The customer was thrilled. The Ice Crystal Cake's unique texture and wonderful flavor left an endless aftertaste.
He had never eaten such delicious pastries before.
"This Ice Crystal Cake wasn't even refrigerated, yet it still feels cool when you eat it. That's amazing!"
"Give me two more boxes, Boss."
"Sorry, Ice Crystal Cake is limited to two boxes per person."
"Damn, limited purchase! Fine, then I'll take one more box."
The customer was a little disappointed as he scanned the code to pay.
99.5 yuan received in the WeChat wallet.
The customer hurried away with his food, eager to get home and share the delicacies with his family.
Not long after the first customer left, more customers began gathering one after another.
They were all people who had eaten the fried rice noodles yesterday.
Lu Qin's wonderfully flavored fried rice noodles had been on their minds ever since.
"Morning, Boss. Two portions of fried rice noodles, fully loaded."
"My beloved fried rice noodles—one portion, and a cup of mung bean paste too."
"Boss, you finally showed up. I came downstairs at eight, but you weren't here. I thought you weren't coming today. Hurry up and make three portions of fried rice noodles, fully loaded with chili."
"Huh? Boss, you've got Ice Crystal Cake written here. What kind of Ice Crystal Cake is that? Is it good?"
Lu Qin packaged the freshly cooked fried rice noodles and handed them to a customer.
Then he brought out more than a dozen boxes of Ice Crystal Cake and stacked them on the counter.
"This is Ice Crystal Cake. It tastes extremely good, and each person is limited to two boxes."
The customers who tasted the Ice Crystal Cake had their eyes light up!
The customers waiting in line all turned to look at the Ice Crystal Cakes on the counter.
The crystal-clear Ice Crystal Cakes looked like works of crystal art and were extremely appealing.
"So this is Ice Crystal Cake? It's so delicate and pretty!"
"It does look good. Twenty-five yuan a box, and each person can only buy two?"
"I've had Osmanthus Cake and Mung Bean Cake before. They were pretty tasty too. I wonder whether Boss Lu's Ice Crystal Cake is any good!"
"There's no label or date on the box. Isn't this a three-no product?"
"Are you stupid? Boss Lu made these himself. He didn't buy them elsewhere to resell."
At that moment, Lu Qin raised his head and explained.
"These Ice Crystal Cakes were freshly made this morning. The main ingredient is glutinous rice. They're entirely handmade and contain no food additives, so everyone can rest assured."
"I absolutely trust Boss Lu on that front. Look at how clean and sanitary his food cart is. All the ingredients are covered with gauze, and there isn't even a trace of grease on the counter!"
"That's right. I never used to eat at roadside stalls. I only tried the fried rice noodles because this place was so clean and hygienic. Who knew I'd be hooked after that?"
"Enough talk, Boss Lu. I want two boxes of Ice Crystal Cake."
"First come, first served. I want two boxes too."
"If you're too slow, there won't be any left. I'll take two boxes as well."
All ten or so customers bought Ice Crystal Cake, then scanned the code to pay one after another.
The payment notification sounds from Zhi Fu Bao and WeChat Wallet rang out nonstop.
Lu Qin fried rice noodles while listening to the payment alerts. No one tried to dine and dash.
Some customers had barely received their Ice Crystal Cake before eagerly opening the box, taking out a piece, and biting into it.
The Ice Crystal Cake was soft in texture, and its dense, delicate chew gave them a deeply pleasant sensation.
A customer was instantly astonished. "Bouncy, soft, chewy, sweet, and delicious—I want to jump to the beat!"
Goosebumps rose all over the customer's skin.
The other customers could not hold back either. They opened their boxes and sampled the Ice Crystal Cake.
Everyone took a bite, and their reactions after chewing were exactly the same.
Amazement!
Delight!
Then goosebumps!
"Damn! This Ice Crystal Cake is insanely, universe-exploding delicious!"
"What Osmanthus Cake, Mung Bean Cake, or Crystal Cake? They're all inferior in front of this Ice Crystal Cake!"
"I used to only eat Western desserts—Tiramisu, cheesecake—but this Ice Crystal Cake... Sigh, I won't say anything else. I was such a damn worshipper of foreign things. Dragon Country's Ice Crystal Cake is the real god!"
"This Ice Crystal Cake is incredible! The goddess I'm pursuing will definitely love it. Boss, don't limit purchases! Two boxes aren't enough. Can I get one more? Please!"
"Yeah, Boss, the purchase limit is torture!"
"Exactly! This Ice Crystal Cake is so delicious. I need two boxes for my parents, and then my wife, my second uncle, my eldest aunt, my younger uncle, my cousin..."
"Boss Lu, money isn't the issue. I can pay extra. Can you cancel the purchase limit?"
"Yeah, I'll pay double!"
Lu Qin thought about it, but still shook his head apologetically.
"Sorry, everyone. I'm afraid that if one person buys too many, the other customers won't get any."
"If you want some, you can come by every day."
Seeing Lu Qin put it that way, they had no choice.
What Lu Qin said was true. If there were no purchase limit and someone bought more than a dozen boxes at once, the customers who came later would get nothing.
Who could guarantee that tomorrow, you would not be one of those late-arriving customers?
"Boss Lu, there's no limit on fried rice noodles, right? I want ten—"
One customer had been about to make an outrageous demand, but then backed down and said quietly,
"Cough... I'll just have one portion of fried rice noodles. They won't taste good cold if I buy too much."
"Hahaha."
The other customers burst out laughing.
The lively noise in front of the fried rice noodle stall shattered the quiet of the weekend morning.
Residents of the nearby apartment complexes all had owners' group chats.
Some of them could not resist sharing the news.
"The new fried rice noodle stall downstairs tastes amazing, and it's super clean and hygienic too. If you haven't tried it, hurry over. You'll regret missing it!"
"The young man's cooking skills are incredible. He also has Ice Crystal Cake today, and each person can only buy two boxes. It's limited purchase!"
"Really? Fried rice noodles are kind of oily. It's not good to eat something that oily in the morning."
"You don't know good food. Boss Lu's fried rice noodles are oily without being greasy, and they taste really refreshing!"
"I wouldn't even bother typing to recommend ordinary fried rice noodles. They really are that delicious!"
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