7: New information before the stall opens - special customer "Tang Guoer"

Mo Li's rented house was located in a peri-urban area of Binhai City.

The poor environment, complex demographics, and incomplete living facilities in peri-urban areas were all old, familiar problems.

But Mo Li believed there was one thing here that no other place in Binhai City could compare to.

The vibrant, down-to-earth atmosphere of daily life here was truly flavorful.

Mo Li locked the main gate of his small courtyard, went out for a stroll, and 'begged' from his neighbors for a wooden board perfectly sized for a sign, as well as half a bucket of paint and a brush.

After returning to the courtyard with these items, Mo Li began to consider a name for his breakfast stall.

"My breakfast stall is destined to grow big and strong, to create glory, so it's best not to get too fancy."

"Let's just call it Mo's. For now, the main product is tea eggs, so it'll be Mos Tea Egg."

Saying this, Mo Li picked up the brush and awkwardly wrote the five characters "Mos Tea Egg" on the wooden board, then looked at the sign with a troubled expression.

"Isn't it a bit too ugly... Forget it, I'll make do with it for a few days. Once I actually start making money, I'll pay someone to make a new one."

Evening.

The moment Qi Manman pushed open the main gate, her eyes immediately fell upon the breakfast cart parked in the courtyard and the "Mos Tea Egg" sign placed beside it.

Then she saw the eggs, neatly arranged in a stainless steel basin, ready to be braised.

Qi Manman instinctively suspected she had entered the wrong door and immediately looked back at the courtyard gate.

"I didn't take a wrong turn... What's going on?"

After muttering to herself, Qi Manman walked into the living room, still puzzled, and found Mo Li lying on the sofa, looking at his phone.

"Mo Li, what's going on outside? You're not going to tell me you're switching careers to sell breakfast, are you?"

"Congratulations, you're already good at answering quickly!"

"You're not joking, are you?"

Mo Li got up from the sofa and pointed to the breakfast cart in the small courtyard.

"Everything's out in the courtyard... Does it look like a joke?"

Qi Manman bit her lip, quickly recalled the scene of Mo Li making tea eggs yesterday, and soon had a guess.

"You made tea eggs yesterday to prepare for selling breakfast?"

"Something like that..."

"You tried making tea eggs yesterday, and today you've already brought back the breakfast cart. Your execution is too strong..."

Mo Li looked at Qi Manman and smiled.

Rent is due soon. If you, like me, haven't even gathered enough money for rent, your execution would definitely be strong too!

"With the boss having run off, I always need to find another way to make a living, don't I..."

Qi Manman nodded in strong agreement, then looked a little worried.

"My parents are in the breakfast business. Everything about the breakfast business is good, except that it's extremely tiring. You'd best be mentally prepared."

Mo Li had heard a little about her family situation from Qi Manman before, so he knew she was telling the truth and was indeed worried about him.

"Don't worry, I am mentally prepared for that..."

Qi Manman and Mo Li had been renting together for such a long time, and they got along very well, so they understood each other to some extent.

She knew Mo Li was an orphan, raised in an orphanage, and after becoming an adult, every step he took was on his own.

The hardship of running a breakfast stall truly wasn't much for Mo Li.

Qi Manman suddenly realized she was overly concerned, and her face flushed slightly. She immediately changed the subject.

"I see your sign is written crookedly; it's too ugly. Let me rewrite it for you."

"That would be great! I've spent so much time on my phone, I've almost forgotten how to hold a pen and write."

Mo Li responded, ran a few steps to the small courtyard, took out the remaining paint and brush, and painted over the crooked "Mos Tea Egg."

Qi Manman walked over to Mo Li. After Mo Li painted over the original writing, she took the brush from his hand and, in one fluid motion, rewrote the five characters "Mos Tea Egg" on the wooden board.

The newly written five large characters weren't particularly outstanding or artistic.

But at least they were neat and tidy, and the overall visual impression was many times better than what Mo Li had written before, looking more like a proper sign.

Mo Li looked at the sign with great satisfaction.

"As expected of an art major. Professional matters should indeed be handled by professionals."

Qi Manman glared at Mo Li.

"Are you complimenting me or insulting me..."

"What are you thinking? You've helped me so much, of course I'm complimenting you... Alright, go do your thing. I need to prepare to cook the tea eggs."

... The next day, 3 AM.

Since it was the first day of running the breakfast stall, Mo Li wasn't sure about the exact time needed for each process, so he could only follow the legendary 3 AM wake-up time.

After waking up, Mo Li immediately scanned today's intelligence.

【Today's Intelligence has been updated】

【Ingredient Bulletin (Normal): "The City East Wholesale Market will be selling chicken legs at a low price today at 11:00 AM, with a minimum purchase of one whole basket, 50 kilograms."}】

【Special Customer (Rare): Tang Guoer, a Binhai University student and a newly popular internet celebrity food blogger, will appear around 8:30 AM in the Fallen Street Back Alley of the University Town."}】

"Two pieces of intelligence? What a pity, the ingredient bulletin is valuable, but it's not useful to me for now..."

"But this special customer looks interesting... Won't my secret recipe tea eggs make this food blogger overjoyed and ecstatic?"

"If I handle this well, it's free publicity!"

Mo Li quickly analyzed the situation, immediately took out his phone, opened Douyin short video, and searched for "Tang Guoer."

A young girl around twenty years old, looking sweet and charming, with a hint of allure, appeared on Mo Li's phone screen.

Mo Li clicked on Tang Guoer's homepage and saw that she had 2 million followers.

This number on Douyin short video is neither too much nor too little; it shouldn't be a problem to promote Mo Li's small breakfast stall.

The most crucial thing is that if the opportunity is seized well, this promotion will be free!

Mo Li randomly clicked on a video on Tang Guoer's homepage.

"Friends, today I'm taking you to eat Binhai City's most famous steamed perch..."

Tang Guoer's very friendly and infectious voice came from Mo Li's phone.

After watching one video, Mo Li randomly clicked on a few more, and quickly gained a preliminary understanding of Tang Guoer.

Tang Guoer was different from typical food bloggers.

Most food bloggers almost always focus on praise, but Tang Guoer branded herself as purely subjective, non-professional food blogging.

If she encountered something delicious, she would praise it enthusiastically; if it wasn't good, she would directly criticize it, emphasizing her genuine personality.

After discovering this, Mo Li gained more confidence in 'encountering' Tang Guoer.

He silently memorized Tang Guoer's appearance, ensuring he could recognize her the moment she appeared. Only then did he take out semi-finished buns and steamed buns to steam them.

Afterward, he strictly followed the time on the secret recipe to cook the tea eggs a second time.

Once everything was ready, Mo Li checked the time.

5:30.

"The buns and steamed buns are still semi-finished, only needing direct steaming. If I had to start from kneading the dough myself, I probably wouldn't get any sleep tonight..."

"Most of these breakfast stalls are husband-and-wife businesses, with two people working. I'm doing the work of two people alone, so spending more time is reasonable."

"All in all, Mos Tea Egg, time to set up shop!"

...