Perhaps his assurances worked, for the group, drawn by the aroma, were eager to try it.

"Then give me a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes."

Me too.

"......"

And so, three more copies were sold.

At this moment, at the entrance of the construction site, Yu Jie, who had been waiting for half an hour, still kept his eyes fixed on the highway, hoping that the figure from yesterday would appear.

"Xiao Yu, let's just forget about it and grab something to eat over there. Didn't you say yesterday that the owner said we don't need to wait for her if she doesn't come after 12:30?"

"It's been almost forty minutes."

"Master, I want to wait a little longer. Yesterday's food was so delicious, I want to eat more." Yu Jie was unwilling to give up. His master had already stood up, but he continued to sit by the roadside.

Last night after get off work, he heated the food in the microwave, and it smelled incredibly delicious.

His colleagues invited him to go out for barbecue, but he didn't go; he just ate those two boxed lunches instead.

He rushed out as soon as he got off work at noon today, but unfortunately, he didn't see the familiar stall.

So they waited by the roadside. At first, there were a few other people who had eaten boxed lunches the day before waiting with him, but as time went by, everyone got hungry and went to eat next door.

Now, only he and his master are left waiting here. His master is also a little too tired to hold on any longer, so he stands up and walks over.

He was left all alone.

Yu Jie thought to himself, "I'll wait a little longer, until one o'clock, then I won't wait anymore."

Afterwards, many people finished eating and went home, and there were fewer people at the restaurant next door. The proprietress there started cleaning up the tables.

Zhao Chunpu glanced at Yu Jie every now and then, his tone disdainful, "Wait, wait, let's see when you'll get to eat!"

"I didn't expect her to be so sensible as not to come."

Aunt Zhao sighed, "Let them wait if they want to, why are you making such a fuss?"

"Get out of here, you good-for-nothing! Clean up those tables and chairs, we'll leave later. I don't believe he won't come and eat!"

Aunt Zhao gave him a quick, discreet look, said nothing, and continued packing her things.

Uncle Zhao moved a chair to a shady spot, leisurely fanning himself and humming a tune.

He just waited there, glancing over every now and then.

Yu Jie, who was bored, took out his phone to browse short videos. He accidentally clicked on the local page and was about to exit when he suddenly remembered something.

The boxed lunch is so delicious, maybe someone in the same city will eat it and post a video?

Thinking this, he started to get excited and scrolled through more than a dozen local videos.

Just as he was about to give up, his sharp eyes spotted a familiar lunchbox, exactly the same as yesterday's. Although most metal lunchboxes look pretty much the same, he was certain that it must be the boss's lunchbox.

There's still some tomato juice left on it!

Without thinking twice, he sent a private message to that person.

I received a reply not long after.

It turns out the small business owner went to the city center to sell boxed lunches; no wonder I didn't see him today.

That makes sense, since we didn't sell many servings here yesterday, it's reasonable for us to go elsewhere. But he really wanted to eat it.

Unfortunately, it's too far from the city center, and by the time he gets there, there won't be enough time.

"Forget it, let's go back and eat instant noodles."

Yu Jie stood up, patted his backside, and prepared to leave.

"Hey young man, I've seen you sitting there for quite a while. Haven't eaten yet? I happen to have some left over. Would you like some?"

"Your work is so tiring, you must eat well every day."

Zhao Chunpu tried to call Yu Jie over, using words of concern and care.

Yu Jie stopped, turned around, and shook his head. "No, boss, I don't have much of an appetite. I'm not eating."