Gourmet: Midnight Vending-Chapter 401 - 361: Return Journey, Jiang Fei’s Banquet
He Chunming was still a bit reluctant to leave Beidamen Street, "I never thought people in the south would be more into foot massages than us northerners. This week’s income equals what I used to make in a month in Jingzhou!"
It was no exaggeration.
After the cultural festival became popular, He Chunming sneakily raised the prices a bit.
Of course, it wasn’t a direct price hike but rather by shortening the service time of the technicians to achieve the price increase.
Even so, there were still many locals and tourists coming to experience it.
The service where you can enjoy a meal while getting a foot massage was unbeatable!
Even with the promotion by the culture and tourism side, this routine of getting a foot massage and enjoying food on the street has vaguely become a local custom unique to Yangzhou.
And now, hearing that Fang Zhizhong was leaving, Gao Hong immediately contacted someone to continue this street foot massage service.
LuLu was also a bit reluctant, "In this week, I gained a hundred thousand followers... It seems I’m becoming another big streamer."
Dunzi joked, "As long as you keep up with Boss Xiaochen, having a million followers is just a matter of time!"
No one noticed the corner.
Old Zhao had long taken a seat on the bus with Guo Aiping. Unlike when they came, at this moment, Old Zhao leaned back on the seat with his eyes closed, as Guo Aiping peeled a banana, "Honey, eat a banana~"
Old Zhao didn’t move, only slightly opened his eyes, "How many times have I told you, I don’t like bananas. How come you just can’t remember?"
Guo Aiping shrank her neck, "Then I’ll peel you an orange."
Only then did Old Zhao let out a hum, looking like a landlord.
In his heart, he was feeling smug.
Boss Xiaochen’s black drink is indeed awesome, much more effective than that so-called medicine. No wonder Yu Hongtao can show off in front of his wife.
Hehe, I, Old Zhao, have finally stood up!
Meanwhile, in an unnoticed parking lot, Chen Mo found himself in a dilemma.
"No, no, you have a car, why won’t you let me ride? I just want to sit in your car and go back!"
Mu Mu held Chen Mo’s hand, swinging it back and forth. How could a rough man from the northwest cope with a coquettish girl from Guangdong?
"How about I buy you a plane ticket? I’ll take you to the airport and get you on the plane, isn’t that fine?"
"No, no~"
Chen Mo took a deep breath.
It looked like getting rid of Mu Mu wasn’t going to be easy.
After all, these past few days she has been acting as the proprietress helping with collections, and even as a helper tidying things up, she worked quite hard. If he couldn’t even meet this small request, it would indeed be a bit too much.
But the problem is...
If he were alone, Chen Mo could just find a time when no one was around and teleport back to Jingzhou instantly.
If Mu Mu was in the car, this function couldn’t be used at all.
Additionally...
After a week of hard work, the food truck finally filled up with Experience Value again.
Due to Mu Mu hanging around in the car every day, Chen Mo didn’t even have time to level up.
"Alright, so you want to sit in the front or at the back?"
In visitor mode, the RV is in its normal state: the front is the driving cab, and the back is the motorhome.
"Of course, the front~" Mu Mu suddenly leapt into the passenger seat, "I want to accompany you while driving."
Chen Mo shook his head and changed into a white outfit.
This set of clothes could ensure he stayed energized; with Mu Mu, this little troublemaker around, there was no way he could use the teleport function on this trip.
Before heading to the driver’s seat, a few people wearing white short-sleeved shirts came striding over.
"Boss Chen, Boss Chen!"
Gao Hong led a group of people, including Gao Hao and Director Liu Xu, and the rest were people Chen Mo had seen before but didn’t know by name.
"Boss Chen, are you really leaving?" Gao Hong came forward, holding Chen Mo’s right hand with both of his, "If Director Liu hadn’t told me you were preparing to leave, I wouldn’t have known."
"It’s time to go. I see the traffic here in the Ecological Garden is stable now. Recently, the tourists coming are not just coming specifically for me."
It must be said, Yangzhou Culture and Tourism has done an excellent job in this area.
Seizing the moment of the traffic surge, releasing numerous official fan-pet videos, plus Huaiyang Cuisine already has a big reputation. Nowadays, many tourists just want to join in the fun and taste Huaiyang Cuisine. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
Of course, Chen Mo leaving will sure affect this wave of traffic, but it won’t cool down immediately.
Gao Hong understood this principle well, and his gaze towards Chen Mo was full of admiration.
Not to mention anything else, with such huge traffic right in front of him, if Chen Mo stayed in Yangzhou, he could easily turn into a big online celebrity just by starting a live stream!
Yet, even so, this young man in front of him didn’t start any live streams, didn’t chase the hype, and kept a fixed schedule of opening and closing the stall, extremely steady.
Young people like this are rare nowadays!
Gao Hong didn’t say much more, but first handed Chen Mo a business card, "Boss Xiao Chen, in the future, if you need my help for anything, make sure to contact me."
Chen Mo politely took the business card with both hands and put it away.
Gao Hong then took an envelope from one of his entourage, "This is what I promised you initially. The No. 8 booth on Beidamen Street of the Ecological Garden will permanently belong to you!"
"Permanently?" Chen Mo couldn’t help but find it odd.
It was initially said to be ten or fifteen years.
Gao Hong nodded forcefully, "Yes, not only the No. 8 booth. Learning you were leaving today, I had someone work overnight to make a model car exactly the same as yours, and it’s placed where you originally set up your stall."
Mentioning this, Gao Hong rubbed his hands together a bit awkwardly, "This shouldn’t involve any copyright issues, right?"
Chen Mo hastily shook his head, "Of course not."
Still, it felt bizarre to make a model car identical to his food truck and place it there? How strange!
But the envelope Gao Hong brought was exactly what Chen Mo needed, and extending the usage period to permanent showed sufficient sincerity.
"So, Boss Xiao Chen, you would come back to Yangzhou, right?"
Chen Mo nodded, "I will."
They exchanged a few more pleasantries.
The four free laborers stood at the back, looking at one another.
Finally, Xue Ping bravely took a step forward, "Boss, are you really leaving?"
Seeing his bitter expression, Chen Mo joked, "What, got a craving for free labor?"
Xue Ping scratched the back of his head, "Not craving, just feeling a bit reluctant."
"A grown man saying such things." Chen Mo patted Xue Ping on the shoulder, "Do well. Next time when I come to Yangzhou, try not to be alone."
"Okay."
Yang Wenhua, Huang Bo, and Xue An also bid farewell to Chen Mo one by one.
Among them, the Xue Brothers chose to continue setting up their stall at Beidamen, as the lion’s heads they made were nearly identical to those made by Chen Mo himself.
They were the best sellers in Beidamen.
Huang Bo, on the other hand, pestered Qin Zhenhai persistently and confirmed his next step to join Elder Qin’s restaurant.
As for Yang Wenhua...
He would continue to set up his stall at Beidamen for a while, strongly demanded by the owner of Shuyue Pavilion, as Yang Wenhua’s Three-Piece Buns were the only dish capable of challenging the Xue Brothers’ lion’s head now.
Once the popularity completely waned, Yang Wenhua would consider returning to Shuyue Pavilion.
The trip to Yangzhou lingered for quite some time. Chen Mo waved again to the crowd, "Alright, I’m off."
He got into the driver’s seat, started the engine, and set off!
Mu Mu had connected her phone to the car’s Bluetooth long ago, and now Wang Xinlin’s "The First Loved One" was playing.
Chen Mo secretly turned on autopilot and put on his sunglasses.
He appeared to be driving, but was actually pretending to nap.
His mind kept spinning thoughts.
"This time back to Jingzhou, mainly to help Boss Jiang with his son’s Full Moon Banquet."
"Back then, Boss Jiang went all out for me, helping me gain a lot of benefits from the company, so not only do I need to help him, but I need to do a great job."
Chen Mo started mentally searching for all the related information about local grand banquets in Jingzhou.
How many hot dishes, how many cold dishes, and how many main courses, and what soups are there?
The first time hosting a grand banquet.
Feeling a bit nervous!
