The couple stood in the crowd, carrying their daughter on their backs, whispering to each other as if afraid of being discovered.
"Is this braised pork trotter rice really as delicious as you say?"
"Didn't I tell you it was Boss Lin who made it? Don't you know Boss Lin?"
The mother wore a mask and, not wanting to be recognized by her daughter, spoke very softly.
Dad had to get close to hear him.
"I know, but I've never eaten here before. Where's our daughter? Has she noticed us?"
Mr. Lin, who was doing this for the first time, was very uncomfortable and felt nervous about being discovered by his daughter.
Having learned from yesterday's experience, Mom wasn't as nervous today.
She felt that her daughter had no interest in anything else; her mind was completely focused on the braised pork knuckle rice, so she wouldn't pay attention to the passersby queuing up.
"You're overthinking it. Your daughter only cares about food."
Looking back now, the fact that my daughter went straight to this alley after getting off the plane probably means she already knew about Mr. Lin's stall.
Returning to school is just a pretense; the real purpose is to eat braised pork knuckle rice.
"You're just imagining things. How could our daughter be in a relationship?"
After confirming that his daughter hadn't been seduced by another man, Mr. Lin changed his tune.
Mom just rolled her eyes at her.
"You're not the same person you were yesterday, are you? Who wouldn't want to stop their daughter from going back to school as soon as she got home?"
Mr. Lin gave an awkward smile.
This is indeed a bit awkward.
"Line up, line up!"
Mr. Lin fell silent and pretended to be very busy while waiting in line.
I took a deep breath, inhaling the fragrance in the air.
...
In front of the stall.
Because today you can only choose one serving of meat.
Everyone was quite conflicted before ordering.
Looking at the pork knuckle, pig's trotters, and the meat from each of the four different parts, choosing any one of them feels like letting others down; it's truly a difficult decision.
"Let's go with braised pork trotters rice! Just add some chili, mix it all together, and it's convenient and delicious!"
Many people choose pork trotter rice, and they just grab a spoon and slurp it down, eating it mouthful by mouthful. The taste is simply wonderful.
If you choose pig's trotters, you have to gnaw on them, which isn't that convenient.
But if you sit down to eat, it's also nice to hold the food in your gloves and gnaw on it.
Unfortunately, you can only choose one item, not multiple options.
After a agonizing decision, everyone's eyes fell on Lin Mengmei.
It was this woman who bewitched Boss Lin, causing him to even limit the purchase of meat.
It breaks my heart just thinking about it.
All the resentment over not getting double portions of meat was directed at Lin Mengmei.
Lin Mengmei said this in a moment of impulse because she didn't get to eat the pig's trotters yesterday.
But she arrived early today, so she'll definitely get a turn.
I started to regret my impulsive decision yesterday.
Faced with the stares from his classmates, he could only pretend to be dead.
I really didn't think too much at the time; I just wanted to eat pig's feet.
I never even considered how I would face this difficult choice if I were among the first to arrive in the next two days.
Lin Zhou watched as the diners all started eating their braised pork trotters with rice.
I'm starting to think about the mission again.
The task is already more than halfway complete. If he doesn't put in the effort and ignores the reward, he'll feel guilty!
I just can't accept it.
Lin Zhou thought for a moment, then decided that the mission still needed to be completed.
So when serving a customer who was trying braised pork knuckle rice for the first time, he casually asked, "Could you please give me a brief review of the taste of the braised pork knuckle rice?"
This question is quite straightforward.
The diners were taken aback at first.
Immediately, they were thrilled that Boss Lin had spoken to them.
Is this a review or feedback after eating it?
It wasn't a difficult thing, and the diners nodded faster than anyone else.
Then he was immersed in the joy of talking to Boss Lin and wanting his evaluation.
He opened his lunchbox and started eating in front of Lin Zhou.
Then I started to think about how to evaluate it.
To be honest, he felt unworthy to comment on such delicious braised pork trotter rice.
But Boss Lin is still waiting for him.
Look at the expectant look in Boss Lin's eyes.
He didn't want to disappoint Boss Lin.
So we still have to praise it, and we have to let Boss Lin know how much he likes this braised pork trotter rice!
Relying on such a strategy.
Lin Zhou finished the task in about two hours.
Instead of beating around the bush, it's better to just ask the diners for feedback.
He has full confidence in his skills.
The feedback you receive will almost certainly be positive.
Although doing this will definitely lead the students who have been coming for several days to discover something, the task will certainly be completed.
Watching the familiar college students buy their braised pork trotter rice, and listening to some diners racking their brains to praise him, Lin Zhou continued making the pork trotter rice without changing his expression.
Just pretend it never happened.
Then he heard these college students huddled together and whispering after they bought their braised pork knuckle rice.
"Don't you guys think that Mr. Lin seems a bit different from what's said online?"
"I feel that way too."
"Well... how should I put it, he's not as aloof as the internet makes him out to be. On the contrary, he's very approachable, and he also really enjoys being praised!"
Lin Zhouyi, who was cutting a pork knuckle, overheard this and paused.
I knew he'd say that. When a bunch of people praise him, some outrageous rumors will definitely spread.
Since it wasn't said to his face, Lin Zhou pretended not to hear it.
At the end of the day, the task was just a few more praises away from completion.
He wasn't in a hurry at all.
Unexpectedly, when they came to set up their stall the next day, these college students thought they knew Lin Zhou's hobbies, and each of them would give a heartfelt compliment after buying the pork trotter rice.
Some people even wrote drafts overnight and read them aloud directly in front of Lin Zhou.
Lin Zhou was so embarrassed that his eyes started twitching.
But the universities don't see it that way.
Not only do people queue up for coupons, but they also compete for favor with Boss Lin.
It's so curled up it's unrecognizable.
They even divided the papers into camps, afraid of being outdone by others.
The advantage of his approach was that although Lin Zhou's reputation was damaged, the mission was successfully completed.
I'll just pretend I didn't see it.
Anyway, we'll be moving to a different place next week.
Since no regular customers have come this week, we know they haven't revealed his location, so there's nothing to worry about.
After calming myself down.
Lin Zhou was now able to calmly nod and agree with every college student's praise.
"Thank you for the compliment."
"Thank you for the compliment."
"Thanks……"
Aside from the awkwardness, he could see everyone's sincerity.
It's quite touching.
However, such activities are somewhat difficult for diners who are not college students to participate in.
When it was their turn to buy food, they were so embarrassed that their faces turned red, and all they could do was praise the braised pork trotter rice.
Lin Zhou, both amused and exasperated, explained that there was no requirement to praise him when buying pork trotter rice.
There's no need to rack your brains to praise him.
Hearing his words, Lin Mengmei's parents secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing the people in front of me buying braised pork trotters and then praising how delicious they were, I realized that they were doing so well.
They all pulled out their phones and started searching for conversation starters.
It seems unnecessary now.
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