Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 400 - 390: Suddenly Smiling So Slyly!

Upon hearing a familiar phone ringtone, Ma Yong noticed Liu Qianqian acting as if she hadn’t heard it. He kindly reminded her, "Hey, Qianqian, is it your phone ringing?"

"Oh, right, it’s my phone..."

With Ma Yong’s reminder, Liu Qianqian realized belatedly that the ringtone was indeed coming from her handbag.

She opened her handbag while walking.

Took out her phone, looked closely...

It was a call from an old high school and university friend, Yang Luyi, who she hadn’t contacted in a long time.

"Huh? Why is she suddenly calling me?"

A big question mark popped up in her mind.

She wondered why the other side made this call, for what purpose?

She swiped the phone with curiosity, picked it up, and smiled as she asked, "Hey, Luyi! Why did you suddenly think of calling me?"

On the other end, Yang Luyi’s playful voice came through: "Of course, I missed you!"

Liu Qianqian, somewhat at a loss for words, questioned her back: "Counting the days, it’s almost been a year since you called me, hasn’t it? Is that how you miss me?"

"I was just afraid you, the busy bee, were too busy!"

Although the other side couldn’t see, Yang Luyi still showed a polite yet awkward smile, then retorted, "Besides, you haven’t called me at all during this time!"

Liu Qianqian: "..."

What an unassailable argument, leaving her defenceless.

Feeling as if she shot herself in the foot.

Liu Qianqian changed the topic: "Luyi, how’s everything recently? Are you still working in Hang City?"

"Qianqian, haven’t you been checking my social media? I’ve been out of Hang City for almost a month."

Yang Luyi laughed helplessly, thought for a moment, and said: "Yeah, right, you’re such a busy host, no time to browse social media. I returned to Wenling last month, and now I’m a reporter at the Wenling Morning News. From now on, we’ll have plenty of time to meet up."

The reason for this call to Liu Qianqian.

Was because the Spring Festival was approaching, and her editor-in-chief gave her an important assignment.

To produce a travel guide about Wenling.

From tourist spots to hotels, and then food and travel routes...

Not only must it be presented in written form in the newspaper, but also in video form, to be posted on official social media platforms and short videos.

For her, who just returned to Wenling, this was not an easy task!

Moreover, the editor-in-chief repeatedly emphasized that it must be done well, almost perfectly.

From the way the editor-in-chief spoke, it seemed like... this was a special column paid for by the tourism bureau.

So, she had to put in all her effort and make it her best work.

Given the situation!

She had to go out to collect material.

For tourist spots, for a native Wenling person like her, it was relatively easy, only needing to visit various well-known spots in the city and gather some materials.

Hotels, well, they’re also quite easy.

After all, Wenling City does have quite a few star-rated hotels.

Moreover, recommending them might even get some sponsorship from the hotels!

As for travel routes, those are even simpler.

A quick search online and it’s settled in minutes.

The food part, however, was a headache for her.

She was never really interested in food since childhood, with no particular cravings.

She didn’t even know where the famous food shops in Wenling open their doors, as she was never familiar with them.

Plus, having worked out of town for the past few years, her understanding of the recent popular food places here was even less.

So then...

She thought of Liu Qianqian.

Remembering that not long ago, Liu Qianqian posted some photos hosting the Wenling City Gourmet Festival, she should know which local foods are popular.

Originally, she planned to scroll through Liu Qianqian’s social media again to find some clues.

But to her dismay, Liu Qianqian had set her posts to be viewable for only three days!

Oh well, she made the call instead.

"Alright! Let’s get together often from now on."

Liu Qianqian responded happily, thinking that Luyi had been back for almost a month without contacting her, suddenly making this call, clearly for something important.

She then smiled and asked: "Luyi, you didn’t just call to catch up with me, did you? Spill it, what’s up?"

"Indeed, there’s something I need your help with."

Since she was seen through, Yang Luyi didn’t continue with small talk, instead briefly explaining the situation: "Here’s what’s happening..."

After listening, Liu Qianqian smiled and said: "Oh, so that’s it! That’s easy, I’ll write you a list and send it on WeChat. Then you just go try them one by one."

Hearing she had to taste each one, Yang Luyi panicked.

"Oh no, please no, I’m trying to lose weight! Besides, you know, I’ve never been that into food since I was little! To have me go from place to place to eat would be asking for my life!"

Liu Qianqian: "..."

Eating gourmet food, isn’t it supposed to be enjoyable?!

How come it seems like asking for her life with this girl...

Huh?

Didn’t she say she’s trying to lose weight?

Her eyes brightened: "Let me recommend you a place, it’ll definitely pique your interest in food, as for losing weight, hehehe..."

As long as you eat the food made by Huang Tao, trying to lose weight...

Will be hard!

Hearing the laughter, Yang Luyi only felt a chill up her back and couldn’t help but ask: "Qianqian, why are you suddenly laughing so sneakily?"

"Ah! It’s nothing!"

Liu Qianqian quickly composed herself, not letting herself chuckle anymore, and continued: "The place I want to recommend is called the Delicious Restaurant, it’s a place I often eat at, and the taste is incredibly good, I’ll send you the exact address and a location pin, you must go!"

"Alright, I got it, let’s leave it at that! We’ll make plans to meet up next time."

After saying that, Yang Luyi hung up, murmuring to herself: "Delicious Restaurant?"

That name sounds so familiar! Like she’s heard it somewhere before?

But couldn’t quite recall it at the moment.

A moment later, her WeChat notification sounded.

It was Liu Qianqian sending the restaurant’s address and location, along with some other food places’ names.

"No way, it’s actually on West City Old Street, that’s a bit far!"

Seeing the small restaurant’s address, Yang Luyi let out a long, bitter sigh.

With already plenty of work, having to run over to West City Old Street was simply torture!

Honestly, in her heart, this small restaurant, heavily recommended by Liu Qianqian, hadn’t caught her attention, instead feeling like a torture, even thinking of dismissing it.

Letting someone not really into food go a long way to check out a place and write a recommendation, she thought she must be out of her mind.

Feels not worth it!

She was originally planning to focus on popular food places within the city and hadn’t intended to look at those in other areas.

After looking at the information sent by Liu Qianqian, she found that except for this Delicious Restaurant, others were all in the city center.

She turned her gaze back to the name Delicious Restaurant, filled with curiosity and doubt.

In her mind, Liu Qianqian was the modern lazy person who would sit rather than stand, lie down rather than sit, definitely wouldn’t spend more than half an hour getting to another area just to satisfy a craving for food.

Yet, according to Liu Qianqian, she specifically went there, and often too.

And she claimed the taste was super good.

This doesn’t seem like Liu Qianqian’s style!

Curious, her inner scales tipped, muttering to herself: "Should I find time to check it out someday? See if it’s as good as she says?"

For someone not that interested in food, as long as it’s not disastrously bad, she can accept it.

As for so-called food that can bring happiness, she’s never had it, so naturally, she assumes it doesn’t exist!