Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe-Chapter 114 - 106: Business Booming, Baffled Regulars (Part 2)

"Meow~"

The plastic stool's space was limited, with two boxes of oysters already filling it up. Luckily, Xiao Hei was young and didn't take up much space, its four little paws tangled in the gaps, unable to move; a slight movement would cause it to fall.

Additionally, the freshly baked oysters were extremely hot, and even Xiao Hei could feel the heat being so close. It stood there, motionless, its big dark eyes fixed on Jiang Shuqi's approaching hand, softly mewing.

"Xiao Hei, be good, don't move around, it won't be fun if you get burned."

Maybe sensing no malice from the girl, Xiao Hei remained calmly still, allowing the soft, boneless hand to gently stroke its back.

After a few strokes, Jiang Shuqi still wasn't satisfied, but Xiao Hei had enough, stretching out its little paw to rest on her arm.

"Meow~"

"Alright, alright, I'll feed you, you little snob."

Jiang Shuqi picked up a spoon, chose a slightly smaller oyster, scraped off the garlic on top, thoughtfully blew it cool, then pinched it and handed it to Xiao Hei.

Xiao Hei's eyes were fixed on her movements the entire time, eagerly extending its paw to grab the plump oyster meat, holding it in its mouth, and leaping back into the pickup truck's trunk.

Being so young, the oyster meat was almost the size of half its face.

After a couple of bites, the little fellow's face showed a human-like expression of surprise, its pupils shrinking suddenly, its whole head retracted for a moment.

With a few more bites, it kept making 'miamiamia' sounds in satisfaction, enjoying the taste more and more.

"Wow, it actually really likes this, eh?"

Jiang Shuqi already had her phone out recording, "I've seen online, when cats make this sound while eating, it usually means they've never tasted something this good before, or they haven't had a full meal in a long time."

"...Don't look at me, I just fed this guy a box of salmon belly this afternoon, and he had two cans last night. Our home treats him well!"

Lucas pouted discontentedly, handed over a freshly made watermelon coconut drink, "Apart from me, you're the first person who can touch him, not even Lin Chen has managed that."

"Of course, animals never refuse my touch, I'm naturally good with animals since I was little~"

Jiang Shuqi proudly raised her chin, full of pride. Seeing Xiao Hei enjoying the food, she picked another juicy oyster, scraped off the excess garlic and oil from the surface, and held it in the air with her fingers.

"Watch here, Xiao Hei, delicious grilled oyster~"

"Meow~!!"

This time, even more outrageous, Jiang Shuqi managed to touch its little head, and it made a contented purring sound.

By the time Lin Chen finished grilling another batch of oysters, came down from the food truck to catch his breath, and brought Jiang Shuqi the remaining dozen oysters, Xiao Hei was already lying on her white thighs, enjoying a royal massage service with its legs in the air.

"?"

Looking at Lucas, whose face was turning purple nearby, Lin Chen removed the empty oyster shells from the stool, placed down the fresh oysters, patted his shoulder, and consoled him.

"Condolences."

"From the perspective of choosing a master, clearly the life of a white rich and beautiful girl is more comfortable."

"...Get lost."

After spending more than an hour finishing grilling the remaining oysters, it was already past nine at night.

The road by the beach lit up with rows of streetlights, looking quite romantic from afar.

There were still quite a few tourists enjoying the night waves on the beach, this area belonged to the hotel surroundings, security was relatively better, there were patrolling guards at night, allowing tourists to play without worry.

The hot dog stand and ice cream stall owners had left at some point, Lin Chen packed up and was also preparing to call it a day.

He took out his phone, wow, more than a hundred unread group messages.

He suddenly slapped his forehead, "Damn, forgot about that!"

He found a random excuse to fudge over it, saying he was dining with friends who traveled from afar, and hadn't checked his phone.

Luckily Dais and Elsa didn't pay much attention either. Originally, today was meant to be relaxing, and after having dinner, they couldn't reach him and had gone shopping instead.

As Lin Chen was preparing to pack up and return to the hotel.

Amiens, the familiar central street cinema exit.

Lunard shook his head at the sparse figures sitting around on the flower bed, looking around.

"Did this kid not tell the diners about his business trip?"

Neo: "Boss, how many customers' contacts did you add?"

"Uh, not many, just about a dozen."

"Then there you go, you've been doing it for years and only added about a dozen, it's quite reasonable he didn't add any either. Besides, who knows which customers will come back?"

"Seems to make some sense?"

Lunard nodded, took out his phone, and gave Lin Chen a call, then helplessly stepped down from the car.

"Everyone, are you here waiting for Lin's stall? If not, apologies for the interruption. If yes, also apologies, Lin asked me to inform you that due to work reasons, he's currently in another city and won't be setting up his stall here for a while."

"What?!"

"Lin's not coming???

"No way!! I specially brought my girlfriend to try his delicious food, been hungry for over two hours, and now you say he's not coming? I might get beaten!"

"Oh god, this might be the worst news I've heard all year!"

Lunard gestured to calm them: "Don't worry everyone, if you're hungry, I have the Asian three-country flavored tacos and wraps designed with Lin's help, launching today for the first time. Feel free to try them."

At this hour, only the sushi food truck and Brasil food truck were open, if you wanted hot food, this was the only choice left.

Most diners didn't hesitate, stood up, and headed over.

Though they couldn't savor the delicacies made by Lin Chen himself, all regulars knew Lunard would always be by Lin Chen's side learning the craft, absolutely trusting the situation's authenticity.

After all, it was Lin who helped develop the recipes, the taste should be quite good, right?

Lunard himself had been doing it for a long time, was quite renowned, most people in town have tried his wraps or tacos at least once, his flavors were consistently excellent.

"Since it's a menu designed with Lin's help, I'll have the Great Xia-flavored smoked duck breast wrap, extra cheese."

"What does this taste like? Sweet and spicy, right? Sounds good, I'll have a large portion."

These diners unanimously chose the smoked duck breast wrap simply because it had Great Xia flavor in front of it.

No choice, in the hearts of regulars, Great Xia had already become synonymous with deliciousness.

Much like kimchi or cherry blossom foods, they almost have their representative flavors internationally accepted, teriyaki and kimchi, nearly universally recognized.

But Great Xia is different, no one can really say what Great Xia cuisine actually tastes like, as there is no fixed flavor.

Coupled with Lin Chen's habit of preparing mystery box meals, it stirred the curiosity of many regulars, who were keen to find out what this Great Xia flavor really was.

According to Lin's personality, there's a high chance it's a taste never seen before!

Lunard was also dumbfounded by the overwhelming orders of uniform smoked duck breast wraps, momentarily couldn't remember how many were ordered, had to pull out his notebook.

"Don't rush, don't rush, one at a time, you want the normal with extra cheese, you want the large portion, you want… what was it again?"

Beside, Neo was already silently grilling meat, metal spatulas flying up and down, flipping the slices of fatty duck breast with the skin, avoiding overheating that would cause moisture loss.

Under the grill's high temperature, the thick duck skin slowly seeped out fats, exuding rich oily aroma.

No need to add additional oil, the natural oil from the duck skin was more than enough.

The smoked duck breast wrap-making process was super simple, just heat the finished smoked duck breast slices, cook both sides slightly crisp, then grill the wrap until both sides are slightly crisp yellow, ready to be laid on top.

Spread a layer of secret sweet paste on the wrap, then based on customer preferences, add Lao Gan Ma, one layer of scallion shreds, one layer of duck slices, one layer of cucumber strips, one layer of lettuce shreds, topped with tomato salsa and avocado puree, lastly drizzle some sweet paste, roll it up and it's done. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

If cheese is needed, place it between the wrap and the duck slice, using their heat to naturally melt it.