198: The little boss is here, and the sunny days are here!

The grocery store owner coughed a few times and said casually, “It’s nothing, I just saw that your store has been open for a few days. I was busy these past few days, but today I finally have some free time, so I thought I’d come over and see if there’s anything I can help with.”

Lu Chuan heard this and remembered that the other party had been avoiding his store just two days ago. How could he be like a different person today? He was even more puzzled, but still thanked him politely.

“Thank you, but everything in the store is fine. There’s nothing that needs tidying up.”

The grocery store owner heard this, his mouth opened, and he was about to continue looking for some excuse, but he saw that Lu Chuan had already continued to rush forward.

“Uh…”

After a moment of surprise, he quickly followed.

Lu Chuan heard the footsteps of the grocery store owner behind him, knowing that the other party was still following, and became even more confused, but he didn't delve deeper.

It wasn't until he twisted and turned, walked through one small alley after another, and finally saw a long line of lights in the darkness ahead, extending from his store entrance all the way into the distance, that he finally understood.

“This is… the Regular Customers coming to find me?”

Lu Chuan was so surprised that his mouth hung open for a long time.

He never expected that without even a greeting, he would travel thousands of kilometers to the Demon City, open a store for only two days, and then be found by the Regular Customers from Yinhua City.

No, are the Regular Customers of this generation all so resourceful?

Just then, the system's notification sounded.

【Please, Host, open for business as soon as possible. Only ten minutes remain until the designated opening time.】

Ten minutes?

Lu Chuan snapped back to reality. He didn't care about being shocked anymore and quickly called He Jingrui, then rushed towards the store entrance.

At the same time, he shouted loudly:

“Everyone, please move aside, move aside! Thank you, please move aside!”

At this moment, the Regular Customers in line heard this familiar shout, and immediately, one by one, they all became energized.

“It’s the Young Boss! The Young Boss is here!”

“People in the back, quickly move aside, don’t block the Young Boss!”

“The Young Boss is here, so the Clear Sky is here!”

“The Young Boss has arrived, wuhu, taking off~”

Excited shouts echoed and vibrated continuously in the alley.

Lu Chuan walked through the queue, feeling this all too familiar welcome ceremony, both embarrassed and relieved.

Fortunately, the buildings near his restaurant were uninhabited, otherwise, disturbing people so late at night would surely lead to being cursed at.

Meanwhile, the grocery store owner, who had followed Lu Chuan, was still incredibly shocked by the commotion, even though he had been mentally prepared.

Just that afternoon, many people had come to his store asking for directions, and they were all asking for the same place: the address of Lu Chuan's Midnight Diner.

At first, the grocery store owner thought Lu Chuan had advertised outside and was about to praise Lu Chuan for his business acumen.

However, more and more people arrived, all uniformly carrying suitcases.

Many even had their airplane luggage tags still attached, and their accents were all quite similar, making it hard not to assume they had flown in from the same place.

Finally, the curious grocery store owner couldn't help but ask a young man who looked like a streamer.

The answer he received left him dumbfounded.

It turned out that the young man who had rented a dilapidated house to open a restaurant was incredibly skilled at cooking.

After hearing a series of Lu Chuan's street vendor stories, he was stunned for a long time.

Seeing so many people already rushing to the restaurant to queue, the grocery store owner felt an unbearable itch, like a cat's claws scratching at his heart.

“Forget it, with so many people to embolden me, nothing should happen. Besides, he’s been open for two days, and I haven’t seen anything happen to him!”

“And I heard that streamer say he's likely only opening here for a week. If I don't get to eat this week, I probably won't get to eat it in the future.”

“If it’s really that delicious, taking a risk is worth it!”

With these thoughts, the grocery store owner could no longer sit still and quickly closed his store... At this moment, Ding Xinyang and his friends and colleagues were also in shock.

They had originally arrived just in time, but then they saw a long queue had already formed at the entrance, and before they could even be surprised, they noticed the line was still extending.

Frightened, they quickly joined the queue as well.

Ding Xinyang and the others were truly dying of curiosity.

Yesterday, the store entrance wasn't exactly deserted, but at least there were very few people.

But how, after just one day, had it become so crowded?

Curiosity, curiosity, curiosity... Their faces were filled with it.

The outgoing Ding Xinyang immediately started asking around, and like the grocery store owner, he was thoroughly shocked by the enthusiastic Regular Customers' explanations.

The others who were listening in were also so surprised that their mouths hung open for a long time.

And when Lu Chuan appeared, and was almost “lifted” to the store entrance by the Regular Customers, it once again gave their young hearts a huge shock.

“Turns out he’s so amazing… No, I misspoke, he’s always been amazing, but I never expected him to be amazing to this extent!”

Ding Xinyang, in the crowd, watched Lu Chuan's back as he opened for business, his face full of happiness for his friend.

Then, recalling the Regular Customers' words about Lu Chuan not aiming to make money, but rather setting up stalls everywhere just to let more people enjoy delicious food, he felt another surge of emotion.

If there were more people like Lu Chuan, with such noble sentiments and great love, this world would surely become even more beautiful!

Ding Xinyang thought so.

At this moment, Lu Chuan, whose every move was being watched by everyone, once again wore a stiff smile.

As he walked along, he had roughly pieced together what had happened from the snippets of conversation he overheard.

He couldn't help but glance at A Zhen, Xiaohu, and Baba Le out of the corner of his eye, and silently sighed, “What a coincidence.”

Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, he then faced everyone and said with a smile:

“Midnight Diner, welcome all old friends!”

At this moment, all the Regular Customers tacitly remained silent, waiting for Lu Chuan to continue.

As expected, after a pause, Lu Chuan continued:

“I believe everyone is aware that this week is different from before. You can order whatever you want, as long as the store has the ingredients.”

“Additionally, too many people have come this time, and the store doesn’t have many seats. Coupled with limited business hours, to ensure more people don’t make a wasted trip, we can only continue with purchase limits.”

“The old rule: each person can only order one dish. Thank you for your understanding!”

Lu Chuan clasped his hands in a gesture of apology for the inadequate hospitality.

Seeing that Lu Chuan had finished speaking, the Regular Customers, who had been holding back for a long time, immediately chuckled and spoke with great understanding.

“It’s fine, it’s fine, purchase limits! When has there ever been a large crowd without purchase limits? We’re already used to it. Besides, the Young Boss is also thinking of us!”

“Exactly, exactly, purchase limits are normal. If there weren’t limits, what if someone ordered seven or eight tables at once? Then others wouldn’t get to eat!”

“Young Boss, we all understand. Can we order now? I can’t wait any longer!”

Lu Chuan again bowed with a smile, then moved away from the door, gesturing for the Regular Customers to take their seats in an orderly fashion.

“Everyone, please!”