Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe-Chapter 122 - 110: Family-Style Hand-Caught Seafood Bucket (2)

"There's also fresh watermelon juice, believe it or not, it's hand-crushed. When running a business, you really have to look at the Great Xia people, they've got so many tricks."

The young couple holding their meal wore expressions full of anticipation, swiping their card to pay at Lucas's place, and happened to witness the watermelon juice being made right in front of them.

The watermelon juice wasn't anything special; usually, it just gets tossed into a blender and mixed a couple of times. Seeing it hand-crushed like this was a first.

The speed was quick too, as they threw the cut watermelon into a large shaker cup, crushed it a few times with force, squeezed out the juice, and then poured it into a plastic cup half-filled with ice.

You could clearly see the uneven pieces of watermelon pulp floating on the ice surface of the hand-crushed watermelon juice. If you take a sip, wouldn't you still be able to chew on the watermelon flesh?

This way of drinking was particularly novel for foreigners who had never tasted bubble tea before; even those who bought watermelon coconut yesterday had secretly decided to buy a large cup to take away later.

Being at the seaside, how could you not drink watermelon juice!

While coconuts are tropical fruits and don't grow here, although they're sold, they definitely can't match the sales of watermelon.

The woman was literally craving it, her left hand now gloved, urging her boyfriend to open the bag, wanting to taste the delicious seafood first.

No need to think, the first bite must be dedicated to the plump oyster; that's what they came for today.

The huge oyster flesh, cooked until bloated, seemed even bigger than the ones grilled yesterday, covered in garlic paste, dripping slightly red sauce down the oyster meat.

The woman licked her dry lips, impatiently opened her mouth wide and stuffed it in.

The enticing scene made the diners waiting in line two meters away widen their eyes, wishing it was their mouth.

As soon as she bit into it, there was a faint taste of beef butter, completely different from the flavor of regular butter, richer.

The woman who had never tasted beef butter before had her eyes wide open, pointing at her mouth in disbelief.

"What is this taste? So rich, like some kind of peculiar butter, very fragrant."

Chewing on it, feeling the garlic spread in her mouth, releasing its sweet aroma.

At some point, a slight spiciness rose up, very mild, completely acceptable.

Slowly, she felt her lips and tongue starting to tremble slightly, uncontrollably so.

"What a magical seasoning, what is this tingling sensation on my lips? It's not like chili, but makes you want to keep eating, so incredible!"

"That's the 'numbing' sensation, beautiful lady, it's a unique spice from Great Xia."

Lucas handed over two freshly made watermelon juices, casually pulling out a remote from his pocket, turning on the TV to play a promotional video, switching to a scene of Mapo Tofu.

Yesterday, the stall wasn't open, purely because they were new and diners weren't familiar with their style; playing it might make people mistake it for the menu.

Today was different, many are frequent visitors, and now everyone knows he's selling hand scooped seafood, he can reveal a little of his past, giving these diners a small shock of Great Xia cuisine.

The young couple looked at the two bags full of food, two bottles of cola, two ice cups, and two watermelon juices, realizing they couldn't carry them all, so they simply grabbed a plastic stool and sat on the beach, sorting their food while watching the promotional video.

"That red tofu looks really spicy, bubbling away, it seems so appetizing, I want to try it, but I'm afraid my rear end will suffer."

"I think I've got it, probably the same spicy sauce is used in the seafood? Honey, did you taste any spice just now? If it wasn't spicy, should I add more?"

"It's okay, a little bit spicy, not as spicy as chili peppers, I think a bit more would be fine, this spicy sauce gets more addictive the more you eat."

The man got up and asked for some spicy sauce, poured it into the two bags respectively, mixed it a bit, then grabbed a plump oyster and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Hmm?!"

"Delicious! Even better than yesterday's grilled oysters. This spicy sauce, ah... the feeling kicks in, slightly numbing, refreshing!"

Seeing the couple enjoying their food, with their mouths covered in oil, those waiting in line grew increasingly hungry and impatient.

"Boss, I want to add half a dozen oysters, two scallops, hold the sesame."

"Can I swap my oysters for clams? I can't handle oysters, is that okay? Great!"

"Hey, where are you? Hurry up, the place where we bought oysters yesterday, today they've got a hand grabbed seafood combo, packed with people!"

"Boss, add a serving of corn for me, I love sweet corn soaked in garlic sauce, super delicious. Can you make it a bit spicier? I want to taste the normal spice level from Great Xia."

Jiang Shuqi never expected this fellow to open the stall early today; she was still lying in bed checking her phone when she got the message.

After getting ready and rushing to the scene, there were already at least twenty plastic stools spread across the beach, all occupied by foreigners eating right there.

A neat line stood in front of the food truck, roughly estimated to have at least thirty people.

On her way, she noticed tourists constantly walking towards this place; presumably, these were some companions of people here.

"What's up with your business, is it really this good??"

It was noon now, the sun increasingly fierce, even with a sunhat and sunscreen clothing, she found it hard to handle.

If she queued for half an hour or an hour under the sun...

She couldn't imagine how intense that would feel.

She stood at the end of the line, pulled out her phone, made a few swipes, and dialed.

After a few rings, it connected, sounding like a service representative.

"How can I help you?"

"I need some large sunshade umbrellas, just follow the road along the beach and you'll see them near the food truck; there are quite a few dining tourists."

"Okay, large sunshade umbrellas, right, the rental price for singles is..."

"I don't care, just hurry, I don't want to get tanned, bring six."

"They'll be there in three minutes!"

The hotel wasn't far from here anyway; with a beach pickup, a quick drive would get them there.

"Whoa, what's going on?"

Whether they were lining up or already eating, both types of diners watched as a pickup obviously from the hotel raced over, securely stopping by the roadside.

Two strong staff members jumped off the truck, efficiently unloaded gigantic sunshade umbrellas from the trunk.

Two were placed at the edge of the beach to provide shade for those in line, while four were randomly set up in the dining area.

"Sunshade umbrellas??"

"Does the hotel offer this service?"

"No way, why didn't anyone manage this yesterday."

"I remember these sunshade umbrellas are rented out, and they're not cheap."

"Could it be the food truck owner ordered them?"

While diners were discussing, the two staff finished setting up and scanned the crowd in line.

"Which lady made the call just now, please come settle the bill."

"Here."

Jiang Shuqi raised her hand, instantly feeling the gazes of countless surprised eyes from all around.

"Asian?"

"By the accent, she sounds quite similar to the owner, probably from Great Xia."

"No wonder there's talk online that Great Xia people are rich, I've seen it for myself."

"Eating food from a food truck but renting large sunshade umbrellas as well, she even rented so many at once, so extravagant—is she acquainted with the owner?"

"Surely, she wouldn't spend money for strangers, right?"

"Thank you, beautiful lady!"

"It's a small gesture, feel free to enjoy your food comfortably in the cool shade!" 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Jiang Shuqi held a black-and-gold card between her fingers, surprisingly not reflective in the sunlight, casually handed it to the staff, not forgetting to wave to the cheering diners.

"Wow, is this the legendary true rich second-generation?"

Such a commotion left both Lucas and Lin Chen stunned.

Previously, they only knew this girl had money for travel, calling her a rich second-generation was enough; little did they know, she really was a rich second-generation, the kind that dripped with wealth.

As diners whispered among themselves, a bikini-clad woman at the front waved at her, calling out loudly.

"Come over here, you shouldn't miss out on enjoying the convenience you've provided, we've unanimously decided to let you buy first."