53: A successful reunion with old diners!

“I’m sorry, I’ve disappointed you all!”

As soon as the video started, an apologetic voice rang out.

Then, two men with slicked-back hair were seen bowing in apology simultaneously.

“Huh?”

Everyone who scrolled to this video was stunned.

What did it mean, someone bowing to them the moment they opened the video?

But as the two men in the video apologized and explained the reason, they finally understood, and then felt a bit speechless.

“Just for this?”

Those not concerned watched for a while, then boredly swiped the video away.

As for those who had originally planned to go to the amusement park, they were also disappointed and canceled their trip.

The amusement park owner had personally recorded a video to apologize; since there would be nothing to play there, and they probably wouldn’t even get to eat the snacks sold at the stalls, why bother going to join the fun?

Many people had this thought, and suddenly the original comments section, filled with people calling out friends like “@xxx, xxx, meet at xx at x o’clock tonight,” turned into “@xxx, xxx, tonight’s plan is canceled.”

Even Baba Le’s live stream viewership plummeted significantly.

“It’s all my fault for dragging you down, I’m sorry!”

Xia Xingyu looked at Baba Le’s dejected expression and couldn’t help but pat his shoulder, apologizing.

“Brother Yu, why are you saying such things? Before I met the Little Boss, my viewership was only a pathetic dozen or so! But these past two days, it has steadily reached one or two thousand, I am already very, very, very satisfied!”

Baba Le quickly waved his hand, saying with a cheerful smile.

A warm current immediately flowed through Xia Xingyu’s heart.

When he was down, he felt the whole world was against him.

But that night, he met the Little Boss, and under the healing power of the Little Boss’s delicious food, he emerged from his own world.

He then realized that the way he treated the world was exactly how the world would treat him.

“Thank you, and thank you, Little Boss.”

Baba Le was momentarily stunned, the smile on his face becoming even more pronounced, and he quickly added a line.

“Why thank me? But for the Little Boss, we really should be grateful~”

...Many people canceled their plans, but this certainly did not include the stinky tofu Regular Customers.

On the contrary, seeing so many people cancel their plans, their mouths were almost splitting into grins.

Not going? Good, good!

That way, no one would compete with them for the Little Boss!

What good news.

Many Regular Customers were already rubbing their fists, planning what posture they would use to enjoy the Little Boss’s... delicacies tonight.

This included the earliest Regular Customers, Qi Yuan and his group.

[stinky tofu Regular Customers Group (8)]

In the group chat, the Regular Customers were chatting enthusiastically.

“Qi Yuan: Although the Little Boss no longer sells stinky tofu, from the entranced expressions of the diners in the video, we know that the deliciousness of these cold drinks and sweet soups will definitely not be much inferior to stinky tofu!”

“Qi Yuan: There are certainly many people who share this thought, which means we will have many competitors tonight!”

“Qi Yuan: To prevent any mishaps, we must arrive an hour early tonight to secure a spot!”

“Li Qihong: Received!”

“Zeng Yucheng: Received!”

“Worker Meng: Student Qi is right, then let’s meet at the entrance of the Haunted House at five o’clock! Everyone remember to bring your small stools!”

“Old Li: Received!”

“Old Chen: Received!”

“Old Zhang: Received!”

“Leng Hui: Received!”

As they were chatting animatedly, Li An, who hadn’t popped up for days, also appeared.

“Li An: Received!”

“Qi Yuan, Li Qihong, Zeng Yucheng, Worker Meng, Old Chen, Old Li, Old Zhang, Leng Hui: ...”

(Qi Yuan, Li Qihong, Yucheng, Worker Meng, Old Chen, Old Li, Old Zhang, Leng Hui: Holy cow, how did we forget to kick this fatty out of the group!)

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Six in the evening.

Lu Chuan arrived at the stall location in front of the Haunted House on time.

Then he silently looked at the long queue that had already formed in front of the stall.

He had anticipated many people coming tonight, but he hadn't expected so many!

This looked like at least three hundred people, right?

And in the distance, newly arrived people were constantly joining the queue.

At this rate, wouldn't they break five hundred tonight?

Frightened, he quickly began to shout:

“Only two hundred portions of each snack have been prepared, and each person is limited to two portions!”

As soon as Lu Chuan said this, the first few diners in the queue immediately asked:

“Little Boss, is it a limit of two portions of each item? Or can we only buy two items, with a limit of one portion per item?”

Lu Chuan looked at these Regular Customers who called him “Little Boss” with great familiarity, and seemed to understand something.

He looked around and found that the front and middle of the long queue were all Regular Customers who had previously bought stinky tofu.

He even saw Qi Yuan and his few “veterans.”

Was it really the video that attracted these people?

So, his “lofty ideals” and “humanitarian brilliance” were all known by the Regular Customers?

Lu Chuan hadn’t checked short videos all day, precisely because he was afraid of suddenly seeing that video.

Now it seemed he was right not to check short videos; otherwise, just thinking about the current scene, he probably wouldn’t have the heart to work.

Lu Chuan, embarrassed beyond words, pinched his thigh hard and glared at Xia Xingyu and Baba Le in the distance, who were organizing the queue.

“Yes, you can only choose two out of the four snacks, with a limit of one portion per item.”

His voice trembled slightly due to the overwhelming shame.

The Regular Customers, upon hearing the “bad news,” didn’t notice the change in Lu Chuan’s voice; instead, they began to act childish and pitiful, attempting to persuade Lu Chuan to lift the purchase limit, at least to change from choosing two items to one portion of each item.

However, Lu Chuan was no longer the soft-hearted youth he once was.

He understood that once he opened the floodgates, some people would certainly monopolize the items.

Then the Regular Customers who couldn’t buy anything later would definitely vent their resentment on him.

That would be too terrifying!!!

Facing the Little Boss, whose heart was as hard as iron, the Regular Customers could only sigh deeply and painfully accept the reality of the “purchase limit.”

“Then, Little Boss, give me an ice cream and a double-skin milk.”

“I want lemon tea and ice cream!”

“ice cream, mung bean paste!”

“ice cream, double-skin milk!”

“...”

Except for the lemon tea, which needed to be made on the spot, the other three snacks could be served immediately, so the queue moved very quickly.

About ten minutes later, Qi Yuan and his group, who were a bit further forward in the middle of the queue, finally successfully met up with Lu Chuan.

This joyous occasion was truly moving.

Diners who had lost their Little Boss were like children who had lost their protective father, left to stumble alone on the path of life.

And the diners who had found their Little Boss again also regained confidence, courage, and love, finally able to freely frolic and roll under their father’s wing once more.

Clap, clap, clap!

Applause!

Li An, who suddenly darted from behind Leng Hui to in front of Qi Yuan, passionately narrated while clapping vigorously, the look of flattery on his face exceptionally obvious.

“Get lost!”

Qi Yuan was startled, and then disgusted by Li An’s undisguised flattery, which gave him goosebumps, and he couldn’t help but shout out.

As for Lu Chuan, the smile on his face froze instantly, and he instinctively wanted to duck under the table.

Fortunately, his last bit of rationality prevented him from doing such an embarrassing thing in public.

But in his heart, he was already lamenting bitterly.

It’s over, how could I forget about this jinx?