87: Crowds of diners

Time passed in study.

When the 'Glorious Aquatic Products' delivery master arrived, Lu Chuan had just finished his workout for the day.

"150 River Catfish, full weight, please check them."

Lu Chuan handed over a cold drink, signed the order, and then politely saw the delivery master out the door.

Afterward, he looked at the fish filling the entire yard, feeling a bit of a headache.

Those few tanks could only hold a maximum of 70 live fish.

This meant that he had to process the remaining 80 fish into semi-finished products today.

Time was a bit tight.

Lu Chuan didn't know if he could make it.

Just then, he looked at He Jingrui, who was about to shrink back into the house, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Isn't this a free helper?

"He Jingrui~"

He Jingrui's body trembled, then he looked over with a bitter expression.

"A Chuan, can you not make me gut fish?"

Lu Chuan was stunned.

"Why? Isn't gutting fish easier than killing Strange Beast (alien beasts)?"

"No, it's different."

He Jingrui shook his head repeatedly.

"How is it different?"

Lu Chuan immediately asked curiously.

He Jingrui touched his two index fingers together, saying with difficulty:

"When I was little, I helped my family gut fish, and I almost got bitten... there, so now I'm a bit scared of gutting fish..."

Lu Chuan never expected it to be this reason, his cheeks immediately puffed out, almost bursting into laughter.

He quickly covered his mouth with both hands.

After a while, He Jingrui, who was being forcibly pressed by Lu Chuan to gut fish, was filled with despair.

Lu Chuan gutted fish while PUAing... no, while encouraging him.

"Is it that bad? A grown man afraid of gutting fish, how embarrassing would that be to tell people?"

"What will others say about you, 'Oh, a dignified special forces soldier, actually afraid of gutting fish?'"

"Or if you're in a melee with an enemy, and the enemy suddenly swaps their sword for a fish to fight you, what will you do then?"

"Now imagine these fish are that fish from your childhood, how about it, don't you feel a sense of revenge?"

"Come on, the sooner these fish are gutted, the sooner you'll taste them."

"Think about delicious grilled fish, if it's not cleaned properly, the deliciousness will be greatly reduced, you know~"

PUA... no, encouragement was still effective.

He Jingrui, relying on shame and an endless craving for delicious food, worked with Lu Chuan to gut and clean all 80 River Catfish.

"Wuwuwu..."

Lu Chuan stepped over the tearful He Jingrui, who was prostrate on the ground, and went to marinate and grill the fish.

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"Mom and Dad, are you ready? Let's go!"

Qi Yuan anxiously called out to Qi's Father and Qi's Mother.

Qi's Mother was still doing her makeup, while Qi's Father was lazily watching TV with his legs propped up.

"This child, what's the rush?"

"It's only six o'clock, we'll have to wait three hours if we go now!"

Qi Yuan looked at the group chat and became even more anxious.

He quickly stepped forward, bagged the cosmetics and mirror that Qi's Mother hadn't used yet, and then pulled Qi's Mother and Qi's Father out the door.

"Hey, hey, hey, you child!"

"Slow down, slow down."

Qi Yuan quickly walked into the elevator, saying anxiously:

"There's no time to slow down. You don't know, yesterday many Regular Customers didn't even know about the Young Boss setting up a stall, but today they definitely know, and they'll definitely go early to claim a spot."

Qi's Father and Qi's Mother were a bit skeptical.

"Even so, it's impossible to go three hours early, it's not like we're rushing to buy those so-called electronic financial products?"

Qi Yuan gave a wry smile.

"Three hours? Some people might have gone to claim a spot at midnight! You've all eaten the grilled fish from last night, how can you not realize how amazing the Young Boss's food is?"

Hearing this, Qi's Father and Qi's Mother looked at each other... The moment the quitting time bell rang, Ji Xiangxiang was about to rush out.

However, she found that her boss, Li Jingang, rushed past her, actually running faster than her.

Their gazes met for a moment, then they confirmed their understanding: both were foodies about to rush to the Young Boss's battlefield.

"Boss, wait for me!"

Ji Xiangxiang immediately became anxious and shouted out loud.

Fortunately, she noticed her colleagues' strange looks and had some quick wit, quickly grabbing an expense report from her desk and shouting while chasing:

"Boss, we haven't reconciled the accounts yet? Boss!"

The sound of their hurried footsteps faded away.

The colleagues who had initially suspected something between the two, their gossipy light fading, shook their heads disinterestedly and bent down to continue working overtime... Xia Xingyu drove, Baba Le and Xiao Hu live-streamed from the back, and the three of them rushed towards the Nameless Lake.

"Families, I've finally gotten news of the Young Boss setting up a stall again!"

"You don't know, in these two days of not eating the Young Boss's food, I've lost twenty pounds!"

"Given how pitiful this streamer is, can you please click the free follow button, and can you throw some free small gifts?"

For Baba Le's cute and mischievous antics, the old fans in the live stream were long used to it.

[ojbk: Streamer, you're confused, you've just lost a lot of dirty thoughts! This is a good thing!]

[Qi Qi Wuqi Qi: Hehehe, cute and adorable Young Boss, I can see the Young Boss again, slurp~]

[I Love Touching Tiger's Butt: I've already booked my ticket. I didn't get to eat last week, but I must eat this week. I swear, if I don't get to eat, may the streamer be struck by lightning!]

[A Straw Cloak in the Rain, Let Life Be: Why doesn't the Young Boss come to Mountain City to set up a stall! I really want to eat the food the Young Boss makes!!!]

[I Love Lele's Dad: I'm also on my way! Hehehe, I'll buy it all then, so none of you can eat it, hehehe~]

[Youth Without Regrets, Years: What, there's news of the Young Boss setting up a stall! Oh my god, it's like New Year's again! Hahaha, I'm leaving now!!!]

[...]

Baba Le looked at the constantly growing number of followers and gifts in the live stream, feeling a lot of emotion.

He had worked so hard for so long, his lips were chapped, but the viewers mostly ignored him.

But as soon as he mentioned going to find the Young Boss, the viewers who had gone to other live streams to watch pretty girls all came back.

It was simply... amazing!

Baba Le seemed to have found the key to wealth.

He finally made up his mind.

No more ghost-hunting streamer.

From now on, the live stream theme would be "Finding the Young Boss"!

...Different times, different routes, but the same destination.

All the half-old, half-new customers were rushing towards the Nameless Lake.

This long-silent lake seemed to be this lively for the first time.

When Qi Yuan's family arrived, they found that many people were already queuing.

Frightened, he quickly took Qi's Father and Qi's Mother to the end of the line, then kept peering ahead, counting the number of people.

Only after realizing there were only 47 people in front of him did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Phew, that was close, we made it just in time!"

Qi's Father and Qi's Mother looked at their son, who had started chatting and laughing, their expressions momentarily complex and hard to describe.

The grilled fish was indeed incredibly delicious, enough to make people linger.

But they realized that, equally captivating, was the seemingly harmless Young Boss?

He could make so many customers willingly endure mosquito bites and queue for several hours in the wild.

So, what kind of person was this Young Boss, after all?

Qi's Father and Qi's Mother were suddenly filled with intense curiosity about the Young Boss.