Chapter 40 Tasting the Ice Jelly Cake, I Was Wrapped in Happiness!
Fang Ya inserted the straw and took a sip of the chilled mung bean soup. Instantly, her eyes squinted into little crescents. This mung bean soup—It was too delicious! Incredible!
Fang Ya had never tasted such delicious mung bean soup! Lu Xiyao, watching Fang Ya’s expression, couldn’t help but feel proud and said, “Hehe~! How is it, Auntie Fang Ya? Isn’t the mung bean soup my dad made amazing?”
“It’s so delicious!” Fang Ya nodded vigorously.
Lu Xiyao then opened the ice jelly cake, and the two of them started eating together. The little girl had just had dinner not too long ago, so even though she was craving it, she couldn’t eat two pieces.
Fang Ya, finally tasting the ice jelly cake she had been dreaming about, was enveloped in happiness. Ice jelly cake paired with mung bean soup—it was perfect!
As Fang Ya ate, she also observed the business at Lu Qin’s stall. The line of customers had already stretched out onto the street, and new customers kept arriving. The bustling scene was simply unprecedented.
Meanwhile… In her office, while handling documents, Shen Muyan’s phone suddenly buzzed twice. She stopped what she was doing and picked it up to take a look. It was a message from Fang Ya.
For some reason, Fang Ya had sent a random message about a ‘female blind monk’. Shen Muyan didn’t play games, so she had no idea what that meant. Then, she received a photo of the little girl, which successfully caught Shen Muyan’s attention.
Rarely putting aside her work, Shen Muyan asked where the photo was taken and how Fang Ya had managed to get it. But… there was no response. It was as if the message sank into the ocean. Fang Ya didn’t reply, and when Shen Muyan called her, she didn’t pick up. Shen Muyan furrowed her brows in curiosity.
“Why isn’t Fang Ya answering the phone?”
However, Fang Ya’s phone was on silent, so she didn’t hear it. She was busy playing a ‘Spot the Difference’ game on a tablet with Lu Xiyao, sipping chilled mung bean soup and showing off her ice jelly cake. Life was too good! As for Shen Muyan, she had long been forgotten.
“Daddy~! Auntie Fang Ya hasn’t tried the stir-fried noodles and twice-cooked pork yet~!”
Fang Ya had been sitting with the little girl for an hour. Even though she had already consumed two cups of mung bean soup and two boxes of ice jelly cake, for some reason, she was getting hungrier.
Lu Xiyao was hungry too. The main reason was that Lu Qin, cooking stir-fried noodles and twice-cooked pork nearby, was making everything smell so good that it awakened the cravings inside them. Fang Ya felt a little embarrassed and waved her hand, saying, “Lu Qin, don’t worry about me. Your business is more important.”
The customers were all eyeing him like tigers watching their prey. Even though Lu Qin was already working fast without compromising the taste, the number of customers was overwhelming. He didn’t even have time for a sip of water.
“Boss Lu, maybe you should take a break. You’ve been cooking for two hours straight—no one pushes their animals this hard!”
“Yeah, Boss Lu, if you wear yourself out, we won’t be able to eat your food anymore!”
Quite a few customers, feeling sympathetic towards Lu Qin’s high-intensity work, urged him to rest a bit before continuing. However, Lu Qin didn’t feel tired at all, thanks to the system’s fatigue elimination aura. Occupational diseases? Not something he had to worry about at all.
Lu Qin managed to find time to cook a portion of stir-fried noodles and twice-cooked pork for Fang Ya. The other customers didn’t mind, understanding that Fang Ya was Lu Qin’s friend and that enjoying some special treatment was perfectly normal. Being a friend of Lu Qin was, after all, quite a lucky thing.
The little girl excitedly brought the stir-fried noodles and twice-cooked pork over.
“Auntie Fang Ya, try the stir-fried noodles and twice-cooked pork~! They’re both super delicious~!”
As Lu Xiyao held the plate and spoke, she couldn’t stop drooling. Fang Ya quickly took the plate from her. Looking at the steaming stir-fried noodles and twice-cooked pork, she couldn’t help but drool too.
The stir-fried noodles smelled amazing, and the twice-cooked pork smelled even better. What kind of heavenly dish was this stir-fried noodles and twice-cooked pork? The aroma was too tempting!
As a food blogger, Fang Ya had eaten countless delicacies, but never had anything made her crave .
“Yao Yao, sweetheart, did you bring the chopsticks?”
“I did, and I brought two pairs, hehe~!” Lu Xiyao opened her small hand and handed over a pair of chopsticks.
“I can’t wait anymore. Auntie Fang Ya is too hungry. Let me taste the stir-fried noodles and twice-cooked pork your daddy made first.”
Saying this, Fang Ya broke the chopsticks apart and took a bite of the stir-fried noodles.
Even though she had already prepared herself mentally, knowing that Lu Qin’s cooking wasn’t ordinary after drinking the mung bean soup and eating the ice jelly cake, Fang Ya was still amazed the moment the stir-fried noodles entered her mouth.
The taste of the rice flour’s natural fragrance combined with the flavor of stir-frying and pan-searing, rich but not greasy, smooth but not choking. Fang Ya never imagined that simple stir-fried noodles could taste this good.
After two bites of stir-fried noodles, her gaze shifted to the twice-cooked pork on the side. Its golden color made it even more tempting.
Fang Ya picked up a piece and put it in her mouth. In an instant, her tongue and taste buds were conquered. Fang Ya was done for. It was so delicious, she felt like calling the police.
The little one also picked up her chopsticks and started eating the stir-fried noodles and twice-cooked pork. She was so happy that her little white face was filled with joy as she nodded her head rhythmically with delight.
Another half an hour passed. The containers holding the ingredients were gradually emptying. Lu Qin estimated the remaining portions and then shouted loudly.
“To the 16 customers still in line, I’m sorry, please come back tomorrow.”
When the bad news came, the faces of the 16 people in line showed disappointment.
“Boss Lu, hearing that is too hurtful, like announcing a death sentence.”
“Every time I hear Boss Lu say the food is sold out, it feels like failing the college entrance exam.”
There were always a few sad people who had to go home alone every day, with some even posting on social media.
The customers gradually left, and the alley returned to its usual emptiness and tranquility.
Lu Qin began to pack up the stall.
The little one quickly got up and ran over to help.
“Daddy, I’ll help you~!”
“I’ll help too,” Fang Ya, having enjoyed all the food, felt obliged to lend a hand.
Normally, Miss Fang was very lazy—she wouldn’t even bother to pick up a bottle of soy sauce if it fell. The dishes in her sink would pile up until they started to mold before she’d call the housekeeper to clean them up.
But Lu Qin was very efficient, and in less than ten minutes, everything was packed up. Lu Xiyao and Fang Ya had only helped with folding chairs and stacking food baskets—there wasn’t much work to do.
Today, Fang Ya had experienced Lu Qin’s food stall and gained a new understanding of the term street vendor.
“Lu Qin, I never expected your stall to be this popular!”
“Having booming business isn’t always a good thing. With so many customers, every time I set up the stall, I just want to finish and close up as soon as possible,” Lu Qin replied with a faint smile.
“You must have made quite a bit tonight, huh?”
Before Lu Qin could answer, the little one proudly chimed in.
“Of course! Auntie Fang Ya, we make a lot of money from our food stall~!”