In the Qingshan Paradise in Area D, Duan and Chen Jiang came out of the screening room, lowered their heads, and didn't speak for a while.
When they reached the door of the cinema, Chen Jiang said, "I want to go to Area A to have a look. Are you going?"
Duan was thinking about the live broadcast he had just watched. Originally, he and Chen Jiang were going to watch an R-rated live broadcast, but after buying tickets, they went to the wrong screening room and saw Lu Yao's live broadcast.
Unlike the popular games nowadays, this NPC actually live broadcasts food. There were no challengers throughout the whole process, and there were no exciting scenes that would make people excited. She just simply showed the audience her store, watched her cook, and then sat by the window with her friends to enjoy the food.
It was the most ordinary worldly fireworks, but Duan couldn't move his eyes and kept swallowing his saliva.
Unfortunately, halfway through the live broadcast, something went wrong in the live broadcast room, and they didn't get to see the owner eat the bowl of wonton soup, which was a pity.
Chen Jiang's eyes lit up, and he encouraged, "Did you see those bullet screens? Some people say that the store really exists, and it's on the 99th floor of the amusement park in Area A."
Duan saw it, and he also saw someone in the bullet screen describing the food in that store, including spicy grilled wings, wine-brewed meatballs, and leek and egg pancakes, both salty and sweet, delicious and exciting. There were
naturally many people who mocked it, but there were more than one person who said that the food in that store was edible, and Duan saw several similar bullet screens floating by.
"I want to ask my brother if he wants to go, wait for me." Duan said.
Half an hour later, Duan went to the subway exit alone to meet up with his friends. He was in a low mood and said, "My brother doesn't want to go out."
Chen Jiang expressed his understanding and comforted him softly, "It's okay. We don't know if the store is there yet. Let's go try it first. If it's good, ask your brother to come along next time."
Duan nodded vigorously, "Yeah, you're right. I didn't think about this. We have to go and have a look first. If there is no store in Area A at all, it would be bad to take my brother there."
The two took the subway to Area A. Several people in the same carriage were discussing the same topic.
"I really want to eat a bowl of wonton soup. I hope the owner didn't fool me."
"The illusion outside the window is too real. The Ferris wheel is still turning."
"I have already arranged it. When I get to the store, I will directly order a bowl of wonton soup and sit in the same seat as the owner in the morning. It's so cool just thinking about it!"
"What if I get cheated? It's all the people in District A who are talking about it." "
...If you get cheated, just come back. I feel so uncomfortable if I don't go and take a look."
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On this day, the subway from Districts A, B, and D to the 99th floor station in District A was particularly crowded.
These people from other districts were undoubtedly making a "big bet". Common sense told them that even if there was a snack bar on the 99th floor, the food sold there would definitely be tasteless.
It's just that the owner of this store is a great illusionist, and may have used some secret techniques to make her food look more tempting and real than other stores.
But there was another voice in my head saying, maybe it's true?
An hour later, the first people who left from other districts got off the subway at the 99th floor, and there was already a long line in the elevator downstairs.
Duan and Chen Jiang finally squeezed into the elevator and went straight to the 99th floor.
After getting off the elevator, they saw two desperate long lines in front of them. The good news is that the live broadcast was indeed not a lie, and there really is a snack bar next to the 99th floor amusement park.
The entire ninety-ninth floor was filled with a mysterious aroma. Chen Jiang pulled Duan's arm, his eyes full of excitement: "Do you smell it? It smells so good. Is it really edible? This smell is so damn tempting."
Duan was also full of expectation, "I don't know, but there are so many people queuing, this store must be different."
Snack bars were once popular in this world for a while. Three meals a day can make life more real. People who have no place to go comfort themselves in this way.
Unfortunately, as time goes by, the food that can only be seen but not eaten reminds them more and more of the emptiness of reality.
Soon after, the amusement park appeared, replacing the snack bar and becoming the most popular entertainment lifestyle here.
There are very few shops here that are so popular except for the amusement park.
Duan and Chen Jiang hadn't bought any food from the snack bar yet, but they already felt that this trip was worthwhile.
The customer in front of them happened to be a frequent visitor to the park and the first person to know about "Luyao Snack Bar". He turned around and looked at the two of them with a bit of pride as a regular customer: "Which district are you from?"
"District D," Chen Jiang replied.
"I live in Area A, and I came here to eat when this restaurant first opened. Because there were so many people buying, they limited the quantity of their food. Since this is your first time here, I suggest you try everything, it's not expensive anyway."
Duan extracted an important message from this, "Uncle, are you saying that the food in this restaurant is really delicious?"
The customer said meaningfully, "You will know after you try it."
The crowd slowly moved forward, and it was almost Duan and Chen Jiang's turn. They heard the uncle in front of them skillfully ordered a full set.
After Duan and Chen Jiang understood what a full set was, they thought of the uncle's suggestion and ordered a full set.
They were lucky. When they came in, a table of customers just checked out, leaving a table next to the window vacant, and the two sat down immediately.
Chen Jiang twisted his head and looked around, his eyes full of surprise: "This place is exactly the same as in the live broadcast, not a single bit different."
The restaurant layout, interior decoration and color matching are the same as what they saw in the morning, and the most important thing is that you can see the scenery outside through the window.
Even if they know it is an illusion, it is enough to make them amazed and fascinated.
Duan looked at the boats crossing the river with obsession, and murmured: "If my brother saw these, he would definitely be happy."
The "full set" of the two was soon served. Chen Jiang looked around but didn't see the wontons, so he couldn't help but call the waiter: "Where are the wontons? Did you forget to put them on? I watched the live broadcast and came here specifically to eat wontons."
Lu Yao sent a new recruitment information, but no one came for the interview. At this time, the waiter was still Xingzi.
Xingzi explained politely, "I'm sorry, the wontons are made by the owner for breakfast for the staff this morning, and they haven't been put in the store yet."
Chen Jiang looked disappointed. He came here just for the bowl of wonton soup. Would it be considered a "fraud" if he didn't have it?
Xingzi seemed to know what he was thinking, "You are the 63rd customer who asked about the wonton soup today. The owner is also considering putting it in the new product. Maybe you will have it next time you come. In addition, the other dishes in our store are worth a try. Believe me, you won't be disappointed."
Chen Jiang's heart sank.
He recalled the whole process of running from Area D to Area A on a whim today. He was first confused by the live broadcast and ran over with his friend with great interest.
Then, he was recommended by a strange uncle at the door. The two of them blindly ordered a full set meal when they entered the door. As a result, the set meal did not include the soup wontons they saw in the morning.
The waiter told him that the soup wontons could only be eaten next time, and today the store only had these dishes that he was not interested in.
This is simply selling dog meat under the guise of sheep meat!
Facing a table of steaming food, they all exuded delicious smells, but Chen Jiang didn't want to eat it.
Duan was eating spicy grilled wings, and he was unwilling to stop even though he was crying. Seeing Chen Jiang didn't move, he urged him, "Why don't you eat? These spicy grilled wings are so delicious, and so is this chive pancake. It smells so good."
Duan bit into the chive pancake, and the aroma wrapped in the dough was like a "miniature bomb" that exploded between the two of them. With
the spicy grilled wings in his left hand and the chive pancake in his right hand, he took the time to bend down and sip a mouthful of sweet soup. One mouthful was spicy, one mouthful was salty, and one mouthful was sweet. Duan felt that he could keep repeating this cycle.
Chen Jiang was shocked by his friend's overly generous eating style, and his expression was a little stiff, "Is it really... that delicious?"
Duan nodded vigorously, "It's so delicious! It feels like I'm alive again."
Chen Jiang hesitantly picked up the chive and egg pancake and took a bite, and his body froze, as if petrified.
Duan pushed him, "Are you okay?"
Chen Jiang came back to his senses, lowered his head to hide his emotions, and lowered his voice very low: "This chive and egg pancake tastes very much like the one my mother made. I suddenly remembered that she made pancakes for me when I was a child."
He used to live with his mother, but later his mother suffered from amnesia and never recovered.
The time here was too long, and Chen Jiang suddenly realized that he hadn't thought about his mother for a long time, and his mood became even lower.
Duan was infected by him and thought of his brother at home. The excitement of tasting the food faded. "If my brother eats these, I wonder if it will be good?"
Chen Jiang whispered to comfort him: "Try it."
Duan's brother's condition is also very serious. It is better than doing nothing.
After the two finished their meal, Duan called Xingzi, hoping to pack a portion of the food in the store.
The customer who was about to leave heard it and couldn't help saying: "Brother, this is not good. Everyone knows that the food here is sold in limited quantities, one portion per person. If you want to take it away, who knows if you really have a brother, or if you want to take it home and eat it yourself?"
Someone next to him echoed: "Yes, if there is a real brother, let him come over. For take-out, who knows if you want to eat an extra portion yourself?"
Chen Jiang went to the door to pay first, and when other customers came out, they squeezed him out of the door. The door was blocked and could not get in.
The customers in the store were talking to each other. Duan tried to explain but no one listened to him. He just stood there anxiously. Lu
Yao was busy for a long time. He came out of the kitchen to get some fresh air. He saw the quarrel here and pushed through the crowd to walk over. Everyone was still blaming Duan. He couldn't help but said, "Stop quarreling. If you continue to quarrel, you will be sent to the small dark room."
The quarrel became more and more heated. Someone even pushed Duan.
Lu Yao frowned: "..."
Strange, Bai Ming's method was very effective that day.
There was a dull "bang" and everyone froze. It was as if the pause button was pressed and the quarrel stopped.
The door was still closing, making a creaking sound that made people's scalps numb. Bai Ming retracted his long legs and walked out of the kitchen. His voice was cold and penetrating, "Manager, what's wrong?"
The crowd automatically made way for a small path. Except for Lu Yao, everyone else was silent, as if they were afraid of something.
Lu Yao watched Bai Ming coming over, and he didn't feel embarrassed. He pointed at Duan and said, "I was just about to ask."
Xingzi stood up and explained the cause of the matter.
Lu Yao heard that it was just such a small matter. She looked at Duan, who was about to cry, and said softly, "Don't worry, I'll pack it for you right away. Your brother can't come because he's busy with work, right?"
She believed that this young man did have a brother, and she asked this question mainly to explain to other customers around.
If it wasn't work reasons, there must be other reasons.
Duan shook his head and whispered, "Thank you, owner. My brother has amnesia and doesn't like to go out. I want him to try the food in the store, maybe he will get better." When
the others heard the word "amnesia", their faces changed and their attitudes changed drastically: "So that's the case, brother, you should have said it earlier. I'm sorry."
Others also apologized one after another, and even Xingzi secretly said to Lu Yao, "Owner, can you cook an extra bowl of wonton soup for this customer? He said he came here specially after seeing the live broadcast this morning, maybe it will help his brother."
Amnesia can be a very serious disease. After this customer said that his brother had amnesia, the noisy customers changed their attitudes.
Lu Yao nodded, "Okay, I'll cook him a bowl."
Duan thanked him repeatedly.
Twenty minutes later, he left with two large bags of food with satisfaction.
After all the customers in the store left, Lu Yao secretly asked Bai Ming: "What is amnesia?"
She felt that Xingzi was too smart, so she didn't dare to ask too much.
Relatively speaking, Bai Ming is a little stupid, but he can't be said to be stupid.
According to observation, Lu Yao felt that Bai Ming's personality was independent and cold, and he never thought too much about things that he was not interested in, so she dared to ask some common sense questions.
Bai Ming glanced at her and said lightly: "Amnesia is the only disease that can kill us. For nine hundred years, no cure has been found."
Lu Yao wanted to ask something else, but Xingzi came in and interrupted her thoughts.
Xingzi said, "Shopkeeper, the customers have all left."
Bai Ming continued, "Just in time, the ingredients are sold out." Lu
Yao nodded and deliberately asked, "I want to make a big meal tonight. Will you two stay for dinner?"
Bai Ming's red eyes flashed, "Of course. But shopkeeper, what are you going to make?"
Xingzi was also very curious and asked, "What to eat? Can I drink the wine in the cabinet?"
Lu Yao kept it a secret, "Of course it's a super big meal. I'll go prepare the ingredients. You go home and rest first. I'll think about it. Come back at 5:30."
After the two left, Lu Yao pushed the cart out. It took a long time to select the ingredients, but fortunately, he returned with a full load.
On the way back, he met a man who asked for directions. The man was wearing a custom-made suit that looked expensive and looked a little panicked. He stopped Lu Yao on the road, took out a wad of money from his pocket, and wanted Lu Yao to take him to the nearest bus stop.
Lu Yao felt a little suspicious, so he showed the man the way without asking for money. He pushed the cart back to the store quickly, and Bai Ming was already waiting in the kitchen.
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