150: Hehe~It smells so good!

The Regular Customers said with a serious expression, “This stall of the young boss is truly a bit eerie. Before you, there was a master who created the 'Eighteen Styles of Ring Toss,' and he threw until he doubted life itself, declaring on the spot that he would never play ring toss again.”

He paused, then continued, “So, relying on skill is useless. Seeing as you have twenty rings left, why not throw them all at once? Maybe your chances will be better then.”

Zheng Hanyang, his face full of dejection, instinctively felt a bit unconvinced upon hearing this.

But then he thought, he had only thrown twenty rings and almost had a mental breakdown; if he continued, he might really end up like that person, losing all love for ring toss.

Forget it, forget it, this stall is cursed.

He's not playing anymore, he's leaving.

He sighed, threw all the remaining rings in his hand, then turned and walked away without looking.

However, after only a few steps, his elbow was grabbed by Energetic Young Man.

Then an excited shout rang in his ear.

“You got it, you got it, buddy, you got it!”

Upon hearing this, Zheng Hanyang looked at the scene in disbelief.

Sure enough, a ring was perfectly placed on a mud ball in the very center.

“WTF!”

Zheng Hanyang immediately exclaimed in shock.

Energetic Young Man looked at him with envy and said, “Buddy, your ring toss skills aren't great, but your luck is truly something else!”

Hearing this, Zheng Hanyang immediately snapped back to reality and angrily began to curse.

“Your skills aren't good, your whole family's skills aren't…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Lu Chuan had already delivered the ring-tossed mud ball to him.

“Congratulations!”

“Hahaha, thank you!”

Zheng Hanyang's expression instantly changed; he took it with a beaming smile.

As the mud ball landed in his hand, he felt its heavy weight, and a cool, pleasant scent wafted to his nose.

Recalling the captivating, soul-stirring aroma he had smelled in the square, his saliva began to flow profusely.

At this point, he was no longer debating the difference between skill and luck; his mind was now entirely focused on finding a place to feast.

The chief designer once said, it doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice.

So, who cares!

Hehe ~ So fragrant!

...Neng Tong was very open to advice, mainly because she had no ring toss skills whatsoever.

So she bought two hundred rings at once and then 'luckily' managed to get one.

It was just tough on He Jingrui, who was frantically picking up the rings... After getting the mud ball, she found a nearby spot and began to unwrap it.

During this process, she would occasionally exclaim loudly.

“How can this mud be so fragrant? Where on earth is it from?”

“This lotus leaf, it's truly fresh and green, it's incredible!”

“Oh, my goodness! The condition of this beggar's chicken is simply perfect!”

The people next to her had long been drooling with hunger.

“Little girl, could you please…”

An auntie shamelessly tried to get some food.

However, Neng Tong instantly transformed into a little lioness protecting her food, baring her fangs and claws, scaring the auntie, who changed color and dared not linger, fleeing far away.

“Hmph!”

She snorted, then took photos of the beggar's chicken from various angles, and then opened the large family group chat, “A Family of Love and Affection.”

As a family of chefs, all family members are engaged in chef-related industries.

Only Neng Tong was a bit 'unconventional,' choosing to work as a UP host, but it could still vaguely be related to chefs.

At this time, the family group was as lively as ever, but everyone was chatting about their own things.

The elders were discussing their children's marriage and education, or stock investments and financial management.

The younger generation was chatting about games, travel, motorcycles, and other interesting things.

Not a single person was discussing anything related to the culinary industry.

Neng Tong twitched her lips and sent the photos she had taken into the group.

[Neng Tong: Encountered an ultimate, invincible, explosively delicious beggar's chicken on the road, please enjoy everyone!]

When the 'ding-ding-ding' sound of the photos being successfully sent rang out, the originally lively group suddenly fell silent.

Until three seconds later, the group suddenly exploded.

[Third Uncle: Fifth girl, quickly retract it, don't let your grandpa see it!]

["Third Uncle" retracted a message]

[Dad: You damn girl, do you want to get your old man beaten by your grandpa?]

["Dad" retracted a message]

[Cousin Neng Jinglei: Fifth sister, you are truly brave! 666!]

["Cousin Neng Jinglei" retracted a message]

[Cousin Neng Nailiang: Fifth sister, well done, you should resist tyranny! I'm cheering you on!]

["Cousin Neng Nailiang" retracted a message]

[...]

Looking at the series of retracted messages, black lines appeared on Neng Tong's forehead.

In the entire family, not a single person wasn't afraid of the old man.

╭(╯^╰)╮ Hmph, that's wrong.

It should be that besides her, no one wasn't afraid of the old man.

“You all are afraid, but I'm not afraid at all, Grandpa loves me the most!”

As the only girl in the younger generation of the family, Neng Tong confidently snorted.

[Neng Tong: @Dad, old man, don't panic! One person's actions are their own responsibility, I believe the wise and mighty Grandpa won't trouble you!]

[Dad: Not familiar, don't cue!]

[Neng Tong: ...]

[Neng Tong: @Grandpa, Grandpa, are you there? Your granddaughter has something serious to talk to you about!]

Fifty seconds later.

[Grandpa: Good granddaughter, you're making things difficult for me! Grandpa is really going to get angry now, you know!]

[Neng Tong: (Sticking out tongue) Grandpa, don't be angry! Your granddaughter knows the rules Grandpa set, work is work, and life is life!]

[Grandpa: Good granddaughter, first tell me, what serious matter do you have?]

Neng Tong sent those few photos into the group again, to prevent the old man from having to scroll up to see the messages again.

[Neng Tong: (Cute smiling face) Grandpa, look at this beggar's chicken! What do you think of this beggar's chicken?]

Twenty seconds later.

[Grandpa: That's strange, has a master chef specializing in beggar's chicken recently moved into Yinhua City?]

[Grandpa: No, as far as I know, even Iron Crutch Li, who is most famous for making beggar's chicken, can't make a beggar's chicken of this quality.]

[Grandpa: Good granddaughter, tell me, what is the name of the master who made this beggar's chicken?]

A series of messages came almost non-stop.

But before Neng Tong could reply, a call came through.

Neng Tong saw it was Grandpa calling and quickly answered.

“Cough cough, good granddaughter, why aren't you replying to my messages?”

..."

Neng Tong was speechless, had he ever given her a chance to reply to his messages?

But even though she was favored, she knew her limits, so she immediately smiled sweetly and let out a bell-like laugh.

“Hehehe, Grandpa, I was just thinking about how to reply to you!”

“Good granddaughter, then quickly tell me, what is the name of this master chef who makes beggar's chicken, and where is his shop?”

“Grandpa, I don't know his name yet! But his shop, oh no, his stall is set up in the flowerbed in the northeast corner of Citizen Center Square.”

As soon as she said this, Neng Tong clearly heard a violent cough from the other end of the phone, as if he had choked on his saliva.

“Grandpa, are you alright?”

Neng Tong immediately asked anxiously.

A few seconds later.

“Cough cough cough, good granddaughter, Grandpa is an old man, please don't play such jokes with Grandpa, cough cough cough.”

“Grandpa, don't talk yet, just take it easy!”

“It's alright, it's alright, tell me, where is his shop located? It's rare for such a powerful newcomer to come to Yinhua City, as the Association Chairman of the Yinhua City Culinary Association, I should meet this master chef.”

Neng Tong blinked, so even you, old man, can be this anxious?

She naturally knew the reason why her grandfather was so concerned.

Recently, culinary associations from various major cities were about to jointly host the National Chef Competition, and the contestants recommended by the Yinhua City Culinary Association had always ranked at the bottom in previous competitions.

To outsiders, this was proof that the Yinhua City Culinary Association was not good, and by extension, led to the conclusion that the entire culinary world of Yinhua City was not good.

Concerned about honor, her grandfather had been so worried recently that his eyebrows were furrowed together.

This was also why she was so excited when she saw this beggar's chicken.

Since Grandpa doted on her so much, she naturally wanted to help him relieve his worries.

If she could persuade the stall owner who made this beggar's chicken to participate in the competition, it would be nothing short of a killing move, and perhaps then they could wash away the shame of repeatedly finishing last in previous competitions.

What? You're asking what's the difference between this and inviting foreign aid?

It's as if the culinary associations of other cities haven't invited foreign aid.

Moreover, this isn't even foreign aid; the stall owner is a native-born local of Yinhua City!

Neng Tong had asked the stall owner herself!

It's absolutely true!