Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe-Chapter 44: That Place Is Definitely Selling Pirated Goods!
Lin Chen stared at him for a moment, still smiling: "You’re just broke, but I’m in debt to the bank, sir. Small business, no credit allowed."
The man’s expression turned fierce upon seeing Lin Chen’s stubbornness. He clenched his fist and slammed it onto the vehicle, roaring, "I said give me beef! Hurry up!!"
"?!"
Blocked by the crowd, Lucas was at the back of the line, introducing the Great Xia culinary culture to the diners, unaware of the commotion happening here.
Hearing the loud bang on the truck, he realized something was wrong and quickly rushed to the food truck window.
The surrounding crowd backed away several meters, fearing being involved, and some customers even tried persuading Lin Chen.
"Boss, sometimes it’s better to avoid trouble. Just make him a portion."
"Safety first, don’t argue with a homeless person."
The homeless man’s eyes gleamed with triumph as he glanced at the diners, but when he turned back to speak, a chill ran down his neck.
He looked down.
A sharp rectangular kitchen knife was pressed against his throat, the extremely sharp blade gleaming in the sunlight.
Faced with the cold steel, his skin tingled with pain, as if a light scrape could cut open his throat.
"Gulp..."
The man’s imposing manner vanished instantly, his face turning deathly pale.
"Don’t, don’t use force. We can talk this out, buddy..."
"Get lost."
Lin Chen stared coldly at him without any expression, as if he were looking at a lamb ready for slaughter.
"Alright, I’m leaving, I’m leaving right now!"
The homeless man’s departure was a relief to the crowd of diners, and the women at the front of the line looked at Lin Chen with curiosity.
"I’ve heard people from Great Xia know martial arts, is it true?"
"I feel it is. This young boss didn’t panic at all from start to finish; it seemed like he was prepared."
"I’ve traveled to a dozen countries and witnessed robberies, where almost everyone gives up resisting. This is the first time I’ve seen someone stand their ground."
"As expected from the nation known for martial arts, impressive!"
Lin Chen put away the knife, thoroughly washing it with detergent under the faucet, wiping it down repeatedly.
Lucas reached the window, looking at him with some concern: "Hey mate, are you okay? Should we move to a different location? It’s not safe here anymore."
"It’s fine, just a mere homeless person."
Lin Chen shook his head, smiling as he waved to the diners.
"For those who ordered just now, your noodles are almost ready. Do you have any dietary preferences?"
The group of foreigners seemed unfazed by the incident, queuing up again following their previous order.
Across the street, Kimchi Lady, who had been watching the homeless man closely, stomped her feet in anger.
"Ah, why am I the only one having bad luck? Picking on an old lady like me!"
"Ma’am!"
A young woman’s voice called out from the side, "Is this the place selling those fruit jellies?"
Kimchi Lady immediately put on a smile: "Yes, that’s right. Limited sales each day, come late and you won’t get any."
"Great, I’m so lucky! I’ll take one."
"Sure~ It’s 12 euros each, how would you like to pay, cash or card?"
"Huh? Why is it more expensive now?"
"Because making these is really tiring, limited supplies are always pricey~"
"Well... alright then."
Needless to say, after two days of selling, the Kimchi food truck had gathered quite a clientele. Some shared photos on social media, attracting even more curious diners, resulting in a long line forming in no time.
George and Marian’s group parked their car and leisurely strolled over. Seeing many people at the Kimchi food truck holding counterfeit ice jelly and taking pictures, Marian frowned in distaste.
"Is this the place?"
George took a quick glance from afar, instantly recognizing it as the shameless Kimchi food truck his wife had told him about.
They didn’t say anything or try to explain or argue with anyone. They simply walked over to where Lin Chen was, waiting for their lunch.
The four children, usually quite rambunctious, immediately quieted down at the sight of Lin Chen’s food truck and sat obediently on a flowerbed bench, waiting for their meal.
With too many customers in line and regular customers waiting for takeout, Lin Chen realized he couldn’t handle it all by himself.
Since he didn’t have any tasks to complete, he called Lucas up.
"Help me make some ice jelly. It’s not complicated, you should have picked it up by now, right?"
"Easy, leave it to me!" 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
Lucas confidently patted his chest, washed his hands, put on gloves, and carried down the ice jelly tub and all the fruit ingredients, setting them on a portable stool. This way, he wouldn’t interrupt Lin Chen’s work, and the customers could clearly see the preparation process.
First, he scooped half a bowl of iced mint brown sugar water, then half a bowl of ice jelly, topping it with various fruits, dried fruits, and nuts as per the customer’s request.
He was considerate enough to notice Marian’s family had been waiting for over ten minutes, so he made a few bowls of ice jelly and brought them over.
"Huh?"
Some women taking pictures of their ice jelly looked through their camera screens, noticing the food truck across the street selling the same thing and curiously asked Kimchi Lady.
"Boss, are they selling the same thing as you?"
"What?!"
Kimchi Lady was startled and hurriedly looked up.
How come they’re selling again??
"They copied us. I’ve been selling for a long time, and they just started. They definitely copied me!"
"We’ve got ancient recipes over a thousand years old. Not just anyone can imitate them. That Great Xia Food Truck is surely using supermarket jelly powder!"
"Oh, is that so."
Unaware diners nodded, not taking it too seriously. After all, when it comes to food, copying is common, as long as it tastes good, who cares?
At this moment, two girls who bought ice jelly last night hurried over. Kimchi Lady recognized them at a glance and waved with a smile.
"You’re back? Two servings again today?"
These two girls had tall, slender figures, exquisite looks, and an elegant aura, like movie stars, hard to forget.
She remembered last night they mentioned a friend recommended them, which had made her very pleased.
In response to Kimchi Lady’s greeting, Dreya leaned and nodded politely but said nothing and led her friend past the food truck straight towards Lin Chen.
"???
Kimchi Lady’s expression froze.
What’s going on?
Didn’t they praise my food last night?
"Hey, doesn’t that woman look familiar?"
"Hahaha, you say that about every beautiful woman, cut it out."
"No, no, no, this time it’s real. I really feel like I’ve seen her somewhere before, she looks very familiar!"
Someone in the queue pondered for a while, suddenly clapping their hands and shouting.
"Dreya! Hey, that’s her! She’s that recently popular lingerie model!"
