Chapter 125: That Shop Isn’t in the City, It’s in the Wilds
After resting for a while, Chu Yiwei, Lin Xin, and the other teachers had to head back to school.
Lin Xiao, of course, left with them, riding on Chu Yiwei’s electric scooter.
Chu Yiwei’s electric scooter was rather small, so the suitcase couldn’t be tied to the back rack.
But that was no problem.
After Lin Xiao got on, she just held the suitcase in her hands.
It was only a five-kilometer trip, so it wasn’t an issue.
As for the two portions of spicy crayfish, Lin Xiao had packed them in a bag and stuffed them into her schoolbag.
Li You had told Lin Xiao not to worry about the sauce leaking.
The takeout containers provided by the System were very well-sealed.
Lin Xiao trusted Li You.
Zhao Yu, Deng Luping, and the other bosses, along with Zhang Qinghe, Cai Peng, and the other male teachers, had also finished eating.
After paying, they took their leave.
As they left, they of course thanked Li You once again.
Even though they had deliberately tried to eat a little less of the crayfish today, they still found it incredibly satisfying.
At the same time, the System’s voice rang out in Li You’s mind.
"Congratulations, Host, on officially selling your first serving of Agastache-Scented Crucian Carp.
A new main quest has been triggered: Receive 200 customers in a single day.
Note: Within the same day, each customer is counted only once.
Time limit: None.
Quest Reward: One recipe, two lottery chances."
Li You’s eyes lit up. He had finally triggered another main quest.
Besides, this quest wasn’t too difficult.
Judging by the current situation, getting 200 customers in one day wouldn’t be very hard.
He should be able to complete it in a short amount of time.
Something to look forward to!
"Boss, when was the last time you checked the fish traps? Do you want us to go check them for you?" Ye Shengge asked.
Li You smiled. "That would be great! The last time I checked them was yesterday morning. There should be another catch by now."
Ye Shengge was delighted and said, "Then we’ll go right now."
Xia Xiaoyue, Mu Qingye, Yu Wei, and the other girls were just as happy.
They were just as eager to go.
"Take a bucket with you. You’ll need it to carry things back."
"Okay."
There was a small bucket next to the vegetable patch by the shop’s entrance.
Ye Shengge picked up the small bucket and headed toward the gorge with Xia Xiaoyue, Mu Qingye, Yu Wei, and the other girls.
The restaurant grew quiet.
Da Bai and Xiaohai were clearing the dishes and cleaning up.
Li You relaxed in his rocking chair.
He’d also eaten quite a bit of crayfish just now and felt like he didn’t even need lunch.
A little while later, more customers from the town came to eat.
They were pleasantly surprised to see two new dishes launched today: Agastache-Scented Crucian Carp and Spicy Crayfish.
Some ordered the Agastache-Scented Crucian Carp, while others ordered the Spicy Crayfish.
The free tasting period for the spicy crayfish was now over.
So, naturally, they had to pay.
At 35 yuan per jin, the price wasn’t expensive, and many customers were willing to pay.
As long as they weren’t eating it every day for every meal, it was still affordable.
Li You went into the kitchen and started cooking.
As the dishes were served one by one, both the Agastache-Scented Crucian Carp and the Spicy Crayfish left the customers thrilled.
’No matter what dish the boss makes, it’s always an exquisite delicacy that far surpasses anything ordinary.’
’This is pure bliss!’
The customers were enjoying their meal, and Li You was very happy as well.
He loved seeing the customers enjoy the food in his restaurant.
By the time the last group of customers left, completely satisfied, it was already three in the afternoon.
Just then, Ye Shengge, Xia Xiaoyue, Mu Qingye, and the other girls returned.
"Boss, we brought back the catch from the fish traps. There’s a lot! Look."
Ye Shengge put the bucket she was carrying on the ground, gesturing for Li You to look.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Li You looked into the bucket. The catch was indeed plentiful.
There were about twenty stream-barbs, four crucian carp, and some mountain crabs.
"There were also some smaller fish and crabs, but we released them right away and didn’t bring them back," Ye Shengge added.
Li You nodded. "That’s right, no need to bring back the small fish and crabs."
’Even though I’d just toss them all into the Spatial Fish Pond now, I can’t exactly tell them that.’
Afterward, the group of girls ran off into the mountains to look for wild fruit.
Li You went back to relaxing in his rocking chair.
He decided to play a game for a bit.
There was a once-popular game called *Plants vs. Zombies*.
Li You had suddenly felt the urge to play it again these past few days.
He started a round.
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By 5:30 PM, Lin Xiao was back at school.
In her dorm room, her roommates had all returned as well.
They were all discussing their plans, getting ready to go to the school cafeteria for dinner.
After a moment of hesitation, Lin Xiao decided to share the spicy crayfish she had brought back with her roommates.
’Even though I’m a bit reluctant to part with it, it’d feel too awkward to eat it all by myself.’
’Better to share.’
"I brought back some spicy crayfish for you guys," Lin Xiao said.
"Really? That’s awesome, Lin Xiao! Thank you!"
"We’ve got something good to eat!"
"Lin Xiao, you’re the best!"
"..."
Her roommates were all overjoyed.
Crayfish were indeed incredibly popular. An enormous number of people loved to eat them.
Seeing her roommates so happy made Lin Xiao happy too.
’Deciding to share the crayfish with everyone was definitely the right choice.’
She opened her schoolbag and took out the two portions of spicy crayfish.
The moment she lifted the lids off the takeout containers, all of her roommates cried out, "WOW!" in pleasant surprise.
"It smells amazing!"
"It looks so delicious!"
"It looks so appetizing! I’m already drooling."
"..."
Seeing her roommates so surprised and delighted, Lin Xiao suddenly felt a strange sense of pride and said, "Go on, eat. It’s really delicious."
"Then we won’t hold back!"
The roommates eagerly picked up a crayfish each and started eating.
The takeout containers provided by the System had an insulating effect.
So, the crayfish were still warm.
After the first bite, the roommates were more surprised and excited than ever before.
Because it was even more delicious than they had imagined.
Even the sauce was incredible.
They all wanted to just keep dipping a crayfish in the sauce and eating it forever.
"Lin Xiao, where did you buy this? Where is the shop?" her roommates asked one after another.
Lin Xiao said, "The shop isn’t in the city. It’s near my hometown. And it’s not just the spicy crayfish; everything at that shop is delicious."
Huh?
Hearing this, her roommates were very surprised.
’Isn’t Lin Xiao’s home in Wenxian Town?’
’That’s a remote little town!’
’How could a small town like that possibly have such delicious spicy crayfish?’
’Unbelievable!’
"No. The shop isn’t even in the town," Lin Xiao said. "It’s still several kilometers from the town itself."
Huh?
All the roommates were confused.
’Several kilometers away from even the town? What kind of place is that?’
’The countryside?’
Lin Xiao smiled faintly and added, "You could say it’s in the countryside. But to be more precise, it’s out in the mountains. Have you guys heard of Jiulong Gorge? The one in our Wenxian Town."
"We’ve heard of it, but we’ve never been," the roommates all said.
"Just hearing of it is enough." Lin Xiao nodded and continued, "The shop is right at the entrance to Jiulong Gorge. And the owner is very young, only six or seven years older than us at most. Oh, right, and he’s also really handsome."
After hearing this, the roommates found it even more unbelievable.
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