Lao Gan Ma and wontons
After Xueluo and Baimao had a leisurely breakfast, it was around ten o'clock in the morning. After sending out the orders that had piled up last night, she saw that the after-sales group was very lively. They were discussing the various rice sauces that had been newly launched yesterday afternoon.
Xueluo knew that most people in the alliance weren't used to spicy food, so when they launched their products yesterday, they limited the number of Lao Gan Ma, chili sauce, broad bean paste, and fermented tofu to 200. Unexpectedly, they were incredibly popular. Despite being a new product, Xueluo had already sold out within a minute of launching it, thanks to people who had received a reminder.
I arrived late, so all I saw were empty shelves, and the detailed descriptions of the rice sauces that Xue Luo had put up, along with drool-worthy pictures.
Many regular customers who arrived late couldn't help but leave comments in the comment section: "Ahhh! Boss Xue! I eat at the company, and the food there is not to my taste at all. Your bibimbap sauce is perfect for me! Please put it on the shelves! I just refreshed the page, and it's gone!"
"Ten thousand people signed a petition asking Mr. Xue to put bibimbap sauce on the shelves! It looks delicious."
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Right now, some people in the group are posting pictures and promoting it, including the lucky 200 people from yesterday.
In fact, it’s not that Xue Luo is unwilling to put the items on the shelves, but it’s just that her points are limited. Yesterday, more than 100,000 points were all tied up in other snacks in the online store, and she would not be able to settle the payment for the day before yesterday until 10 o’clock the next day on the shopping network.
So now, she can finally replenish everyone's stock, so she posted in the group: [500 bottles will be available soon, remember to come if you need them~]
Everyone who was originally just chatting in the group chat immediately became excited: [Love you so much, Boss Xue! I was just about to ask if you're still selling it today, I'm going to go stake it out now!]
[Ahhh, why are there only 500 bottles? I'm so worried I won't be able to get them all!]
[This bibimbap sauce is really delicious. I want to buy some more. Please don’t hit me! ]
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The group was very lively, and even Xue Luo couldn't help but smile when she saw everyone's messages.
"Meow~" the white cat called to her in a deep, sweet voice. Although they hadn't been together long, they had developed a rare tacit understanding. Yesterday, when she was free, the wind chime she had made and hung on the eaves of the supermarket began to chime melodiously.
Seeing Wu Xu walking in front, Xue T Luo raised her head from the light curtain and called out with a smile: "Uncle Wu, you seem to be late today!"
Of course, Xueluo also noticed the middle-aged man walking beside Wu Xu. He looked to be around forty, wearing a lavender diamond-patterned shirt and gray-black suit pants. His face was handsome, with a few smiley wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, which made him look like he had been sculpted by time, giving him a more charming look. As soon as he entered, his eyes, like all other customers, habitually scanned the shelves of the upper, middle, and lower shelves, displaying a dazzling array of novel and unfamiliar snacks.
Then his eyes fell on the young and pretty girl, Xue Luo, sitting in front of the cash register, and the white cat next to her.
"I brought a friend over." Wu Xu scratched his head, as if troubled by something. Or maybe Xueluo saw it wrongly. "Luoluo, this is my friend Jialan. He likes the snacks I sent him last time."
Xueluo was still wondering when Uncle Wu had such a friend, when the tall and humorous Mr. Jialan took the initiative to step forward and greeted Xueluo warmly: "Miss Xueluo, I've heard a lot about you. Haha... I'm Jialan, a friend of Uncle Wu. I wonder if I have the honor of trying your snacks?"
Although she felt that the other party was too enthusiastic and too polite, Xue Luo welcomed every customer who came to the store to consume, and naturally a bright smile appeared on her face at this moment.
"Of course you're welcome. Mr. Garland, please take a seat here."
After Garland and Wu Xu came to the counter and sat down, the white cat that was originally inside suddenly turned around, as if to avoid the opportunity to look at the two of them. The blue cat's eyes were drooping, and no one knew what it was thinking. It was half-crouching next to the potted plant. Even the tail that was raised up very lively when talking to Xue Luo just now was drooping, and it looked like it had no energy.
Garland just glanced at the white cat casually and inexplicably felt that he had a good impression of it. He even used this as an excuse to start a conversation: "The cat that Miss Xueluo has raised doesn't look ordinary. She's very lucky."
There is nothing more pleasing than praising a cat owner's cat.
Xueluo subconsciously smiled and said, "Thank you. But what would you like to eat, Mr. Garland?"
Seeing that Garland, who seemed so cool and easy-going, actually liked to eat snacks, it would be a lie for Xueluo to say that she was not surprised. Of course, everyone has their own preferences. Xueluo also hoped that everyone in the alliance would like Chinese snacks, so that she could upgrade to LV.6 as soon as possible and exchange it for a medicine that could cure the terminal genetic disease in her body.
"Miss Xueluo, are you surprised that someone like me would like the snacks in your store?" Garland easily makes people feel close to him. Even though it was their first meeting, every word he said did not make people feel awkward at all.
"That's not the case." Xueluo said, "You're the first guest Uncle Wu has brought here. I'm just a little curious."
"Hahahaha." Garland glanced at his old friend beside him: "Old Wu comes to your shop every day, Miss Xueluo... As you can imagine, these snacks of Miss Xueluo are of course unique..."
There was a blatant hint in his words, but unfortunately Garland didn't have the chance to finish his words because he was interrupted by Wu Xu's fierce look.
Xueluo hadn't noticed Wu Xu at all, still waiting for Garland's next words. Garland, on the other hand, suddenly changed the subject, smiling broadly, "I hope Miss Xueluo doesn't think I'm exaggerating. I really like the Coke in the store, and... the steamed buns with leek and egg fillings, and the instant noodles are also very good. It's my first time to eat these special and interesting foods, so I'm a little excited."
Xueluo felt a little embarrassed. "Of course not. It's my honor to have a fan like you in our supermarket. But, Uncle Wu, Mr. Garland, what would you like to eat?"
Wu Xu said, "I haven't had breakfast yet. Please introduce them to me."
Garland's eyes followed and he said with a smile, "Me too! Of course, Miss Xueluo can also arrange some other snacks."
It just so happened that the system store was upgraded these two days, and a lot of new snacks, drinks and other foods provided in each stage were also introduced.
"...Hmm." Xueluo thought for a moment and came up with an idea. "Okay, Uncle Wu and Mr. Garland, you guys sit here and wait. I'll get it for you."
The young girl had a confident smile on her face, and in the sunshine, it was pleasing to the eye just by looking at it.
"Then I'll trouble you, Miss Xueluo."
When Xue Luo turned around to get something, the two middle-aged men sitting in front of the counter looked at each other, and sparks flew.
Wu Xu warned Garland to be careful with his words, but Garland just smiled and didn't take it seriously at all. Or maybe it was just that Wu Xu said so and he did what he wanted to do, completely casually.
Only the white cat who had been secretly observing them in the corner knew what was going on.
Of course, it still treats itself as if it does not exist.
Anyway, we know that these two old friends will not hurt Xueluo, but it seems that her "secrets" cannot be hidden for too long.
Xue Luo also thought about it. She first took a bag of three-fresh wontons and cooked them in a food processor. Then she took a 250ml bag of sugar-free soy milk, a bag of pickled radish, two boxes of tofu pudding, and a box of osmanthus and poria cake.
Garland never took his eyes off the food when he took it from her.
"How about these? If you want something spicier, try some Lao Gan Ma." The wontons were already cooked, separated by a food processor into two portable bowls. Xueluo pulled out the bottle of chili sauce from the counter that she had opened for the guests last time. "This one has diced beef in it."
The small wontons are already fragrant enough, and the Lao Gan Ma that Xue Luo opened is no less fragrant. It has an enticing and fragrant spicy beef flavor and looks bright red and beautiful.
"I want a spoonful." said Wu Xu.
Garland then said, "Miss Xueluo, I want a spoonful too."
Xueluo added Lao Ganma chili sauce to all of them. As soon as the clear soup wontons were added with Lao Ganma chili sauce, the soup base suddenly became bright with red oil, and the original tempting fragrance was even more spicy and mouth-watering.
"It looks delicious!" Garland praised it generously. He scooped up a piece with a spoon and subconsciously used his mental power to control the temperature to the right level. This was a piece of cake for those with 3A-level mental power. Besides, he didn't expect much from this familiar person, a healer.
As a result, Wu Xu glared at him again.
Garland was puzzled, but he was also a smart man, so he stopped.
They both subconsciously looked at Xueluo. Xueluo was just like nothing had happened, dealing with a problem with a customer in the Guangmu online store. Seeing them all looking at her, she asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing! Miss Xueluo, you continue with your work." Garland smiled proudly at Wu Xu.
Wu Xu felt a little strange at this moment, but he couldn't tell what was strange.
Garland used his mental power to whisper to Wu Xu, "I think Miss Xueluo has long seen that we are not ordinary people. After all, she is a healer. Even if it is like you said, she doesn't want others to know about this. But it is obvious that she would rather everyone see it but not say it out loud. Wu Xu, this little girl is much more insightful than you think. No wonder she has become a healer at such a young age!"
Garland enjoyed a sip of the wonton soup. Before coming here, he had tried Wu Xu's braised beef flavored instant noodles. He was full of praise for the instant noodle soup and was also used to soups that were a bit spicy. Now he was drinking the wonton soup with Lao Gan Ma chili sauce. It was a bit spicy, but compared to the delicious taste of the soup, it was completely negligible.
"Delicious!" Garland couldn't help but eat the wontons. In fact, even Wu Xu found them a bit fresh. They were obviously very similar to the pasta called "dumplings" last time. This one just had soup added, but the taste was completely different. The skin was thin and the filling was delicious. He could eat three or four with one spoon.
However, what surprised them both was that when they finished eating, the text that appeared in front of them was slightly different from before:
[Item: Lao Gan Ma Chili Sauce
Additional status: Appetite and spleen strengthening +10]
[Item: Three Fresh Wontons
Additional status: Improves the sensitivity to control one's own abilities and restores physical strength within 10 minutes.
[Combination additional status: Lasts for 30 minutes, replenishes mental energy]
It was this combined additional state that caught the attention of Garland, the director of the Military Research Center.
Garland whispered to Wu Xu: "Wow, this healing ability is perfect for our military athletes! If we had it, we could add another hour to our training time."
Wu Xu: “…”
Wu Xu ignored him, and Jia Lan had his own ideas in mind. He spoke to Xue Luo enthusiastically: "Ms. Xue Luo, can you ship these wontons in large quantities?"
This is a test for Xueluo.
But even Xueluo was confused by his question, "This..."
She was about to reply when the wind chimes outside suddenly rang again. This time, it was no ordinary visitor. A tall, slender woman, a graceful figure, walked in, a small, vintage black lace umbrella supported by one arm.
"Xue Luo." she called out.
At this moment, she was slowly closing her umbrella, looking very elegant.
She raised her eyebrows, looking flamboyant, gorgeous and imposing, like a red rose blooming in flames. After glancing at the snow on the cash register, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, but the next second she saw Wu Xu on the side and the strange man beside him, and she frowned slightly.
"Auntie...!" Xue Luo was a little excited when she saw her. She turned off the light screen and walked out from the cashier counter to welcome her.
Even the white cat nestled beside the plants heard the noise, and its drooping tail twitched a bit, and its blue eyes followed Xue Luo's whereabouts.
Garland was very curious when he heard Xueluo calling him "Auntie". When he looked over and saw the lively and beautiful woman walking towards him, he felt pleasing to the eye.
As for Wu Xu, Wu Xu just wanted to be quiet and didn't want to talk.
"Your shop is quite lively." Xue Manyun's eyes fell on the scattered snacks on the counter and the wontons that two men were eating. Her tone was a little ominous: "Xue Luo, do you also provide hot meal service here? You have to do this kind of thing too?"
Xue Luo: "Well, this frozen food of mine is special! It's my first time, so everyone should try it from me! And Uncle Wu and the others are all acquaintances!"
Xue Manyun didn't really listen to her explanation. Instead, she was worried that her niece would have to work as a nanny for free. Her eyebrows raised, "That would be best."
She glanced at Wu Xu and snorted.
Wu Xu thought about what happened in the past and was a little troubled by the appearance of this old lady. It just so happened that his old friend was having another episode of infatuation, and it was the kind of infatuation he had. "What's your name, ma'am? I'm Garland."
Garland is elegant and behaves well, but unfortunately Xue Manyun doesn't buy it at all. Looking at his clothes and the tone of his voice, she directly stereotypes him as a playboy and is worried about her own innocent niece.
"Xue Manyun."
"So it's Miss Xue. My apologies." Garland glanced at the snacks on the counter and said, "Miss Xue, would you like to try these snacks? They were all picked by Miss Xueluo. I haven't eaten them yet, but they look delicious."
Garland could tell at a glance that although Xue Manyun had some spiritual power, she was probably just an ordinary person. However, her demeanor alone wouldn't make anyone think she was just an ordinary person.
"Mr. Garland, have you finished your meal? Don't worry about me. My niece should be able to arrange it for me." Xue Manyun didn't buy it at all.
Garland felt a little embarrassed. It was the first time that his kindness was rejected.
But he didn't feel angry. After all, she was a great beauty, and the aunt of Xue Luo, a remarkable healer. He could only respect her, but his feelings towards her were not very positive.
Instead, he took a sip of soy milk to relieve the awkwardness, then said to Xueluo, who was giving Xue Manyun tofu pudding, "Ms. Xueluo, do you remember what I just said? How many of these wontons can you provide?"
Xue Luo knew that her aunt liked sweet food, so she added red beans and raisins and placed it next to Xue Manyun.
Hearing Garland's words, he was stunned for a moment: "Mr. Garland, are you looking for a large quantity? How many do you need? As for me, the maximum I can provide at a time is 500 bags."
This was the amount that Xueluo could squeeze out after calculating the system points. Of course, she thought this amount was enough.
Xueluo was really very obedient and gave the number directly. However, Wu Xu and Garland looked a little strange when they heard this number, and Garland even suppressed his shock.
Xue Manyun had no idea about the details, she just thought that this man named Garland was weird. Who would want so much at once? Not to mention whether he could finish it, even if he could, he would get tired of it.
Could it be that he wanted to deceive Xueluo...
When Xue Manyun thought about it, she already had a bad first impression of Garland. Now, as she scooped up the snow-white tofu pudding with her fingers, her eyes looking at Garland were even colder.
Garland: "..." Did he do something wrong?
But didn't he just want to buy some to take back for research and provide something to the military? Why did Miss Xueluo's aunt dislike him?
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