8: Boss, I want another one!

That dry heave made Lu Chuan, who was anxiously watching from behind the cart, freeze.

Then came a wave of embarrassment; Lu Chuan felt his toes curling so hard they could dig out a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment from the ground.

Qi Yuan was also incredibly embarrassed, but there was no time to explain anything more to the owner.

He closed his eyes and took a big bite.

“Hiss!”

The stinky tofu, fresh out of the pot, was still steaming, and the piping hot broth locked within the tender tofu burst open in Qi Yuan’s mouth.

The heat instantly twisted Qi Yuan’s facial expression, and he almost instinctively wanted to spit it out.

But as the scalding broth touched his tongue, an incredibly strong and rich flavor exploded in his mouth.

This made Qi Yuan pause, and he instinctively covered his mouth with one hand.

His teeth and tongue began to work together, constantly biting, chewing, and slurping the food in his mouth.

The crisp and refreshing diced radish and shredded preserved vegetables,

The trembling, tender tofu cubes,

And the slightly fibrous cilantro leaves,

Constantly collided and rubbed in his mouth, releasing an ineffable, wonderful taste.

Such a complex texture and flavor was like a taste bud bomb,

Exploding fiercely in Qi Yuan’s mouth, making him shiver all over.

“...Chew chew chew...”

“...So delicious...”

“...Chew chew chew...”

“...How...how...can it be...so delicious...”

Muffled words continuously came from Qi Yuan’s mouth.

The chopsticks in his hand almost ceaselessly picked up stinky tofu and stuffed it into his mouth, his face a complex expression of hunger and satisfaction intertwined.

A large bowl of stinky tofu was devoured by Qi Yuan in less than a few minutes.

In the end, he still held the plastic bowl, not yet satisfied, and drank the remaining broth in one gulp, leaving it completely empty.

He even stuck out his tongue and licked clean the residue around his mouth.

Only then did he let out a satisfied burp, still wanting more.

Lu Chuan watched Qi Yuan’s performance, and his hanging heart finally settled down.

Lu Chuan was indeed very satisfied with the stinky tofu he made, but he was still inevitably nervous about whether it would be approved by the diners.

Now, with Qi Yuan, he had received a definitive answer.

However, there was still one important thing left to do.

Lu Chuan maintained a stiff smile and asked Qi Yuan, who was rubbing his stomach with a reminiscent expression:

“Hello, are you satisfied with this stinky tofu?”

Qi Yuan still had his eyes closed, continuously making slurping sounds with his mouth, as if still immersed in that ineffable taste.

Hearing Lu Chuan’s question, Qi Yuan reluctantly opened his eyes and looked at Lu Chuan with an expression of admiration.

Then he grinned, gave a big thumbs up, and gave a strong nod of approval.

“Absolutely amazing, boss! Your tofu is really delicious, the best I’ve ever had! No, not one of the best, *the* best!”

Perhaps feeling that this evaluation was not impactful enough to express his excitement,

Qi Yuan added another sentence.

“I even think this should be the best stinky tofu in the world!!!”

As soon as he finished speaking, a system light screen popped up in front of Lu Chuan.

【Received diner feedback, congratulations Host for obtaining appetite coins: 1】

Seeing this, Lu Chuan mentally gave a cheer.

At this moment, Qi Yuan suddenly scratched his head sheepishly and re-produced thirty yuan in paper money, handing it to Lu Chuan.

“Boss, your stinky tofu is too delicious, I want another portion, still the large one.”

Lu Chuan was stunned, then quickly nodded, bent down, opened the sealed box on the ground, and counted out 18 pieces of stinky tofu.

Seeing this, Qi Yuan also curiously leaned over to look.

Suddenly, he felt his eyes seemed to fog up, and then an overwhelming stench began to flood his nose.

Almost instinctively, Qi Yuan, with a pale face, stumbled back several steps, looking at Lu Chuan, who had started frying the stinky tofu, still shaken.

The next moment, as he quickly retreated to a distant corner, he shouted to Lu Chuan from afar:

“Boss, take your time frying, I’ll wait for you over there.”

Lu Chuan could only nod helplessly.

He had been setting up his stall for so long and only met one diner like this, what could he do?

That he didn't run away and was willing to order another portion was already a blessing.

Thinking of this, Lu Chuan looked up at the public restroom and the surroundings, finding them already empty, and fell silent again.

“System, I checked online before, it seems like setting up a stall next to a public restroom isn't allowed, right? Will someone come to drive me away later?”

【Please rest assured, Host, the System will ensure the legitimacy of the Host's stall operation.】

The system light screen flashed past.

Seeing these words, Lu Chuan nodded in despair.

This darn system really didn't allow for any loopholes.

He had previously thought that if someone drove him away, wouldn't he be able to discuss with the system about changing the stall location? But in the end... Lu Chuan, speechless and choking back emotions, could only bury his head in frying tofu.

Qi Yuan, who had retreated to a distance, could still smell that strong stench, but having tasted it, he felt it was now an acceptable level.

Of course, the main reason was that he was afraid of retreating too far; what if someone came to drive the stall owner away, and the owner ran off with his portion of stinky tofu? What then?

So, only by keeping a close eye on him from afar could he feel at ease.

“But such delicious stinky tofu, and no one actively goes to try it, they really don't know a good thing when they see it!”

Qi Yuan looked at the lonely cart next to the public restroom, feeling a strange sense of injustice for Lu Chuan.

“Although good wine needs no bush, it seems now that there are many people in the world who don't know a good thing, and I am the only one who does, hmph hmph hmph.”

After admiring himself for a while, Qi Yuan's eyes darted around.

“When you have something good, you naturally have to share it with your adopted sons, hehehe~”

Thinking of this, Qi Yuan quickly pulled out his phone from his pocket and sent a message to the group chat “Daddy's Shu Road (3).”

【Qi Yuan: Found a super, incredibly, explosively delicious stinky tofu, the taste is absolutely amazing, location sent, come quickly~】

Then, he immediately closed the group chat, listening to his phone constantly making “ding ding ding” notification sounds, smiling very lewdly.

After a while, he saw Lu Chuan waving to him, and immediately, with a happy expression, he pinched his nose and ran to the stall.

After nodding to Lu Chuan, he wasn't in a hurry to eat this time. Instead, he took out his phone and snapped multiple photos of the incredibly good-looking stinky tofu.

Then he sent them all to the group chat.

【Qi Yuan: (Picture) (Picture) (Picture) (Picture) (Picture)】

【Qi Yuan: Too many people are lining up, come quickly, otherwise there won't be any left to eat~】

After sending the messages, Qi Yuan happily sat on a wooden bench not far away, holding his stinky tofu.

He kept giggling while reading the messages from his adopted sons and eating his stinky tofu.

【Li Qihong: Holy crap, amazing! This presentation, I’m coming now!!!】

【Zeng Yucheng: Adopted Father!!!! Your child is coming now!!!! Please help your child line up and buy a portion first!!!!】