"Finally found the treasure stall, this fried rice noodle place must be delicious!"
"My home is in the north of the city, I'll take a taxi over to eat tomorrow!"
"I'm coming to Jiang City in a couple of days to visit friends, the first thing I'll do is have them take me to eat the fried rice noodles here!"
"I like that Ice Crystal Cake, it looks so good, it must be delicious!"
"Changlin Road University Town Night Market is full of narrow alleys, definitely saving the address!"
The streamer had only been in line for a minute when Lu Qin called out from the front.
"Sorry, the last eight customers, please come back tomorrow, we've sold out of fried rice noodles."
"Other customers can only order one portion each."
As the bad news spread, customers at the end of the line let out sighs and complaints.
"Came with full expectations, and still didn't get any, what the heck!"
"Damn! I came at this time yesterday too, why isn't it my turn?"
"You idiot, today's popularity is way more than yesterday, you need to come even earlier tomorrow!"
"Smelling the aroma for so long, the feeling of not being able to eat it is too unbearable, it's torture!"
"Boss Lu's business is too good, it's really hard to buy at night!"
"I heard he also has a morning stall near Sunshine Elementary School, I'll go buy it there tomorrow morning!"
The streamer stood there stunned, muttering to himself:
"Huh? It's only 8:30, and the fried rice noodles are already sold out?"
The viewers in the livestream chat were gloating.
"Serves the streamer right for not getting any, not even knowing about such a popular fried rice noodle stall!"
"Gotta go, gotta go, I'll come eat it myself tomorrow!"
"Sold out at 8:30, I'll be there at 5 tomorrow."
"I went to the University Town Night Market in March, there were so few things to eat, I didn't expect there to be such a fried rice noodle stall now, I'll come try it tomorrow too."
Netizens in the livestream, who is a local of Jiang City, help me queue up and buy a portion for me. I'm taking the high-speed train and arriving at 9:20 PM, so I won't make it in time, sob sob sob!
Lu Qin handed the last portion of fried rice noodles to a customer.
"Thank you for visiting, please enjoy."
"Thanks, Boss Lu, I'm so lucky, I managed to get the last portion!"
The few people behind who didn't get a portion lingered, unwilling to leave without eating the fried rice noodles.
A man suddenly had an idea and said excitedly:
"Boss, how about this, I'll go buy two portions of rice noodles from other stalls, and you can stir-fry them for me, you can charge the original price."
"Holy crap! Buddy, you're amazing! You're a real clever one!"
"Boss, I'll go buy some rice noodles too, you stir-fry them for me!"
"This move is seriously 666! I'm going to buy some too!"
Lu Qin gave a wry smile, seeing that these five or six customers were determined not to leave until they ate the fried rice noodles.
After thinking for a moment, he nodded in agreement.
"The rice noodles I use are authentic Anyang rice noodles, other fried rice noodle stalls might be different."
"With different raw materials, the fried rice noodles will have a difference in taste and texture."
"Can you accept this?"
The few customers were stunned, hesitated for a moment, and then gritted their teeth:
"Never mind, we're starving, I trust the boss's cooking skills, the taste won't be that different!"
"Right, right! Boss, you're a professional! The taste difference won't be that big!"
Lu Qin added, "Today is considered an exception, I'll only stir-fry one portion for each of you, don't buy too many, please come early to queue tomorrow."
"Thank you, boss, one portion is enough."
"Sorry to trouble you, Boss Lu, we'll definitely come earlier tomorrow!"
"Boss, you're working hard, please wait two minutes."
Afterward, the few customers hurriedly ran out of the alley.
Old Liu's fried rice noodle stall no longer set up at the alley entrance, because with Lu Qin's appearance, if he continued to set up there, he would surely be left with nothing.
Today, he set up at the side entrance of the school, far away from Lu Qin's fried rice noodle stall.
After changing locations, his fried rice noodle sales, while not comparable to before, were still acceptable.
"Master Liu, your fried rice noodle skills are excellent. You sold quite a lot tonight!" the owner of the small put chai cake stall next door said enviously.
Master Liu said proudly, "I've been stir-frying for eleven years. My skills, Old Liu's skills, are truly perfected..."
Just then.
Five or six customers ran over, panting.
"Boss, one order of rice noodles!"
"I'll have one too!"
"Me too!"
Master Liu pretended to sigh, "Look, business is booming again, it's unstoppable."
"My customers, take your time, there's no rush. If you want to eat my Old Liu's fried rice noodles, you don't need to be this hurried."
"Do you want egg fried or meat fried?"
"No need to fry, we want them raw."
"What?"
"Raw rice noodles, how much are they?"
Master Liu was stunned. It was the first time he'd seen someone buy raw rice noodles. This is a fried rice noodle stall, if you want raw rice noodles, go to the wet market.
One of the men said, "Boss, just sell us the raw rice noodles at the fried rice noodle price."
"We want to take them to Boss Lu to stir-fry!"
"Wh-what?!"
Master Liu was so angry his nose almost crooked. This was too insulting! He didn't want to sell them. But thinking about doing business here long-term, he hesitated for a few dozen seconds before finally selling them.
The group took the raw rice noodles and hurried away again.
The owner of the small put chai cake stall next door had a strange expression and stopped chatting with the displeased Master Liu.
In the alley.
Lu Qin stir-fried noodles for the last few customers.
After the fried rice noodles were served, everyone tasted them. The flavor was still excellent, just slightly lacking something. It must be the rice noodles.
"No wonder Boss Lu's fried rice noodles are so delicious. It's not just your superb cooking skills, the selection of raw ingredients is also very important!"
"Then I'm closing up. See you tomorrow."
"Boss Lu, we'll help you."
The customers enthusiastically helped Lu Qin pack up.
Lu Qin rode his three-wheeled food cart and disappeared into the night.
Just as Lu Qin left, Fang Ya appeared in the night market street. She had browsed the night market street for a long time but couldn't find the super delicious fried rice noodles she had seen on Douyin.
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