Meanwhile, Yang Heng and Shen Chengyue were caught laughing at home by their mutual friend.
"Hahahaha, bro, you're a true friend, aren't you? You guys finally managed to get on the trending topics, so I even paid for you to get on the trending list."
A man patted Yang Heng on the shoulder, laughing so hard he bent over.
His current profile picture is a photo of Yang Heng covering his face with his collar, but his belly is exposed.
It's so funny that it can't be covered up above or below.
Yang Heng stood in Shen Chengyue's living room with a blank expression, looking at Shen Chengyue.
The look in someone's eyes when they want to kill them is impossible to hide.
Compared to Yang Heng, Shen Chengyue has completely given up.
As the saying goes, as long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed.
He looked at his friends who were watching the spectacle and gave them a mysterious smile.
"I remember you guys really enjoy Western food. The steaks and wines sold at this roadside stall are quite good, better quality than most Western restaurants, and they even have live music... "
Before Shen Chengyue could finish speaking, another friend covered his mouth from behind.
"Okay, let's shut up and not say anything."
"Let's continue our conversation."
"We're all thinking the same thing. I also bought trending status for the videos I saw, which cost me a thousand yuan, hahaha."
Upon hearing this, the three or five friends burst into laughter again.
Yang Heng's expression became even more utterly hopeless.
"Keep your laughter down, you're disturbing my peace."
Hahahaha...
His words made the group laugh even louder.
"You guys don't understand anything, that steak was really delicious!"
Yang Heng blushed and retorted.
"You bunch of mutts, others laugh at me for being crazy, but I laugh at them for being blind. You've probably never eaten anything this delicious before, and you're still grinning like idiots."
"Master-level ingredients, culinary skills, and live music—and it costs three thousand yuan? What more could you ask for!"
A group of friends, seeing his embarrassed and angry expression, laughed and echoed, "Yes, yes, you're right."
"Shen Chengyue!"
Completely losing his composure, Yang Heng let out a frantic shout, startling Shen Chengyue.
Seeing that the other party was about to rush up and start a fight, Shen Chengyue calmly said, "I'm just asking you, is the steak good? Is the music good?"
"Was it my treat to treat you to such a delicious steak?"
Yang Heng's anger visibly subsided.
That's something that can't be refuted.
His friends found his shortness of breath quite amusing.
Yang Heng's explosive temper actually had a day when he calmed down.
"Is that steak really that delicious?" someone asked.
A friend who enjoys using Douyin (TikTok) and had the whole story read by heart gave me a knowing look and then proceeded to explain it to everyone.
"I know that. I also saw the comments under those videos, and they all said that the stall owner's skills are superb and he is very famous in Jiangdong City. He once persuaded a person who wanted to become a monk to give up because his braised meat rolls were so delicious. Those foods made my mouth water. They look really good."
"I saw a lot of comments discussing the street vendor. They said that selling steaks on the roadside is fine, but this vendor used to climb to the top of the mountain to sell porridge and sell wontons at a cemetery in the middle of the night. That's really interesting."
"Now that you mention it, I'm actually a little curious about what this steak will taste like."
Friends who initially thought it was just funny and had no intention of eating there became interested after learning that this steak stand had a prestigious background.
"Brother Yue, Brother Yang, you've already been there, why don't you go buy a few more tomorrow and pack a few for us?"
These people have a good idea.
Knowing that the steak might taste good, but not wanting to experience the "social death" meal, they turned their attention to Shen Chengyue and Yang Heng, who had already become a trending topic for their "social death".
Since I have so much debt, why bother having more victims?
"No wonder this steak is so delicious. It turns out the owner is someone important. Some people are just too lucky to have it. Yang Heng, do you remember the taste of that steak? It was really good, crispy and tender. You've never had it before, have you?"
"The chef's control over the heat is superb. The cut surface of the steak is a translucent pink, juicy, without any blood or fishy smell. It has a natural salty and savory flavor that is simply amazing!"
Shen Chengyue exclaimed with a look of lingering satisfaction.
"Indeed, the ingredients were fine, but the chef's control of the heat was really good. Both sides were fried until crispy and had an irresistible caramelized aroma, but without any burnt taste. Moreover, the inside was cooked just right and tasted very fragrant. It's a real pity you didn't get to try it."
The two of them sang in unison, making all their friends drool.
They just won't engage.
The friends watching were furious. They've been friends for so many years, everyone knows who they are!
"Tell me, what would it take for you to bring us one?"
"No, we'll eat together if you want." Shen Chengyue said with a smile, his tone resolute.
They're dreaming! They made us embarrass ourselves with videos that trended on social media, and now they want us to buy those videos for them? They must be half asleep in broad daylight.
Friends: ......
"Well, I don't really want to eat this steak. We're all Chinese, isn't Chinese food delicious? Why eat Western food?"
"That's right, that's right."
......
The next day, Lin Zhou mustered up his courage and set up his stall again.
Da Dong came to deliver the ingredients. He looked at Lin Zhou, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back. Clearly, he had also seen the trending video.
"Um, boss, Mr. Huang asked me to ask if you need help controlling the comments and suppressing the trending topics."
Lin Zhou's face stiffened.
It's better not to mention it, because once it's brought up, those damned memories come flooding back.
Lin Zhou: ......
"No need for that, I've been setting up a stall in Times Square all week."
The implication is that the hype won't die down, and people will continue to shoot videos and post them online.
If the location for his stall is in a busy area next week, he won't accept any more assignments after this week ends. He'll lay low for a while and wait for the hype to die down before going out again.
Otherwise, he was afraid of being recognized and being called "Suona Brother" as soon as he opened his mouth.
The thought of him scrolling through videos online and seeing how diners had gone from calling him Boss Lin, Master Lin, to Suona Bro made him feel ashamed to go out.
But he'd already accepted the mission; if he gave it up now, he wouldn't get the reward, and wouldn't he have died for nothing?
After waking up from a nap, Lin Zhou mustered up his courage and continued to set up his stall.
He also replied to messages from Pan Yuan, Uncle Zhang, and Zhang Mingyuan.
Zhang Mingyuan also said that he would be in Kou City on a business trip in the next couple of days and would come to see him then.
Lin Zhou really wanted to reply that it was unnecessary, but they hadn't seen each other for a long time, so he tearfully agreed and invited him to have steak.
Zhang Mingyuan replied with a string of ellipses, without saying whether he would come or not.
He also invited Pan Yuan to have steak.
But Pan Yuan did not reply.
Thinking of this, Lin Zhou sighed softly.
"Okay, then have fun setting up your stall, boss!"
Da Dong smiled innocently at Lin Zhou, oblivious to the bitterness in Lin Zhou's smile. Instead, he thought that the boss really liked setting up a stall.
Look at this roadside stall selling steak while playing the suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument). It's quite a spectacle, and I don't understand why so many people find it embarrassing.
Da Dong found the video very interesting.
......
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