186: The young boss won’t be willing to abandon us old customers!

After entering the dog days of summer, the sun became even more scorching, especially at noon. In less than a minute, one could be roasted to a sweat.

Baba Le and Xiaohu, already dizzy from the heat, finally couldn't bear it and had to run to a nearby mall to cool off.

“Brothers, don’t worry, let the streamer rest for a while. Once he recovers, we’ll continue looking for the Little Boss, okay? Everyone can take a nap now, and we’ll meet again and set off in two hours!”

“Bye-bye~”

Baba Le wiped his sweat while bowing to the live stream camera.

After Xiaohu signaled to turn off the live stream, he collapsed onto a rest bench in the mall as if he were completely drained.

“Sigh, where on earth did the Little Boss go? Since yesterday, everyone in the group, all combined, has pretty much scoured half of Yinhua City.”

Xiaohu sipped his milk tea, then said with a troubled expression.

Baba Le was pressing the milk tea against his face, enjoying the refreshing sensation of his skin cooling down rapidly, while also letting out a yawn.

“Who knows? The Little Boss is elusive. His stall locations and times always surprise us Regular Customers. Let’s keep looking; it’s only been one day! Based on past experience, someone will find him within three days at most, as long as the Little Boss doesn’t run out of Yinhua City…”

As he spoke, Baba Le trailed off, then exchanged a bewildered look with Xiaohu.

“He wouldn’t really have run out of Yinhua City, would he?”

But the next moment, Baba Le slapped himself.

“Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! The Little Boss wouldn’t be willing to abandon us Regular Customers!”

Despite saying that, Baba Le’s brows were still furrowed in a knot.

If that were to come true, wouldn't it mean they would miss out on the Little Boss’s delicious food this week?

No, that’s not right. Thinking deeper, what if the Little Boss really went to another city and never came back? Not only this week, but they might not be able to eat his food ever again… The more Baba Le thought about it, the worse his face looked.

“No, no, no, I don’t want such a terrifying future at all!”

Xiaohu didn't know what Baba Le was thinking, but he could roughly guess it was related to the Little Boss.

Just then, he suddenly saw Baba Le’s expression change, and finally, as if he had been injected with adrenaline, he stood up straight and said impatiently:

“No, I can’t lie down any longer. We must, right now, immediately, go find the Little Boss!”

Under Xiaohu’s bewildered gaze, he clenched his fists, his eyes burning with what seemed like flames.

“I must confirm whether the Little Boss is still in Yinhua City in the shortest possible time!”

Xiaohu looked at the scorching sun outside the mall, swallowed, and said hesitantly:

“Ba Ge, it’s so hot. The Little Boss wouldn’t be so silly as to come out and set up a stall, would he?”

Baba Le, however, shook his head.

“You think so, and I think so too, but the Little Boss has always defied conventional wisdom. Maybe he thinks we Regular Customers wouldn't expect it, so he deliberately sets up his stall at this time?”

Hearing him say that, Xiaohu realized that the Little Boss indeed had such an unpredictable style of action and was left speechless.

After sitting for a while and catching his breath, Xiaohu was about to get up and leave.

The next moment, his phone suddenly vibrated.

He picked it up and saw it was a call from his close friend, A Zhen.

Xiaohu quickly answered.

“Moshi moshi?”

On the other end of the line, a rhythmic voice spoke.

“Yo, man! What’s up? What have you been doing lately?”

Xiaohu smiled.

“I’m with my Ba Ge doing live streams everywhere. How was your competition? Why do you have time to call me today?”

“Nah, the results were okay, just barely got first place.”

“Congratulations! Your hard work paid off!”

“Hahaha, do you have time to come to Magic City recently? A few new rappers I met are really good. We can all get together then!”

“Uh, I haven’t been into rap for a long time, and I probably won’t have much free time during this period.”

“Hah, are you looking for your so-called Little Boss again? Let me tell you, I found a really skilled teppanyaki chef today, and I even found out about his shop. I’ll treat you to a meal there then!”

“Unless it’s made by the Little Boss, no matter how delicious it is, it’s just so-so.”

“Oi, you haven’t even tasted it and you dare to speak such big words. You truly are the wildest among us old-timers back then! But let me tell you, that teppanyaki chef is also very young. In my opinion, his talent in cooking is absolutely no worse than your Little Boss!”

“Heh heh, no comment! Once I’m done with this busy period, I’ll definitely come to Magic City to find you!”

“Alright, man! Take care! Let’s get hyped up then! Word! Peace out!”

“Peace!”

The call ended, and Xiaohu was in a daze for a while. Judging by his expression, he seemed to be reminiscing about a bygone era.

Baba Le looked at him curiously.

“What are you thinking about? You look so pathetic, like you’ve been dumped. The person who called you wasn’t your ex-girlfriend, was it?”

Xiaohu snapped out of it and awkwardly scratched the back of his head.

“Nothing, it was a good friend from before, calling to invite me to Magic City.”

As soon as Xiaohu said that, Baba Le immediately became nervous.

“You can’t just leave like that! You are my capable assistant. Without you, the long march to find the Little Boss would collapse midway!”

Xiaohu didn't expect Baba Le to value him so much, and his heart warmed. He was about to say something about following him to the death.

But then he heard Baba Le continue:

“After all, I won’t be able to find another assistant who is so obedient, has a low salary, and works harder than an ox or a horse!”

Xiaohu was instantly furious.

“Ba Ge, you!!!”

Baba Le burst out laughing and turned to leave.

Xiaohu quickly chased after him, shouting that he would go on strike if he didn't get a raise... Night gradually deepened.

Lu Chuan and He Jingrui managed to drag themselves back to the shop at the very last second.

When they opened the door and saw the messy scene inside, Lu Chuan’s face turned extremely dark.

“Hurry up and clean up, customers will be here soon.”

Time waited for no one. While the two were scrambling to clean up, Ding Xinyang’s loud shout already came from outside the shop.

“Little Boss, we’re here!”

His voice arrived before he did.

Lu Chuan understood that Ding Xinyang was giving him a heads-up.

Fortunately, the shop had mostly returned to its original state and could operate normally.

“These damn things, don’t let me get a chance!”

Lu Chuan cursed angrily, then signaled He Jingrui to hide upstairs. He quickly adjusted his state and walked out of the kitchen.

He saw that three of the ten round tables in the front hall were already occupied. Calculating eight people per table, that was twenty-four people.

Lu Chuan hadn't expected Ding Xinyang to be so effective, truly bringing him so much business.

He watched Ding Xinyang bustling about, helping him attend to the customers, and his heart warmed.

At this moment, Ding Xinyang saw Lu Chuan come out, immediately perked up, and quickly shouted loudly to his colleagues and friends who had arrived:

“Everyone, this is the incredibly skilled chef I told you about! You can write down what dishes you want on the paper I gave you. If the shop happens to not have the ingredients, I’ll help convey that to you!”

A colleague who had a good relationship with Ding Xinyang heard this, couldn't help but look at Lu Chuan a few more times, then joked to Ding Xinyang:

“Yangzi, I didn’t expect the chef you mentioned to be so young, it really surprised me! I originally thought it was some master chef who, after retiring, couldn’t stand the loneliness and re-emerged!”

Ding Xinyang had been in sales for some time. While he couldn't be called worldly-wise yet, he could still understand the nuances of good and bad words.

He understood his colleague’s subtext and knew that the other party probably distrusted Lu Chuan’s cooking skills because of his young age.

So he immediately patted his chest and guaranteed:

“Brother Li, I understand what you mean. Although chefs are judged by their seniority, every industry has its rare geniuses. For them, seniority and age are a joke! After all, with a simple move, they achieve what others might struggle a lifetime for, and the Little Boss is just such a genius!”

Seeing that Ding Xinyang had said so much, that colleague quickly smiled, raised his teacup, and chuckled:

“I was just joking, okay, okay, no more of that. Come, come, come, I also want to thank you for bringing us to such a good place. I still have to drive to deliver goods later, so I’ll use tea instead of wine to toast you!”