In the evening, Feng Haidong prepared everything and went to the night market alone, pushing his cart.
The wife and son stayed at home. The wife wanted to help the son finish his homework first, which was also the son's own request.
Feng Qifan knew that his parents were going to celebrate with him tonight, so he wanted to finish his homework first so he could spend more time with his father at the night market.
At his son's request, Feng Haidong agreed.
When Feng Haidong arrived at the intersection where the night market was located, he could see it from afar even before crossing the road.
At the intersection of the night market, a considerable number of people had already gathered next to Sun Yongxing's food stall.
These people are Feng Haidong's customers, who gather at the night market every day waiting for him to set up his stall.
These people are the reputation and loyal customers that Feng Haidong has built up over half a month at the night market.
When someone saw Feng Haidong across the street and his very distinctive pushcart, a cheer erupted, and customers almost wanted to run across the street to greet him.
As soon as Feng Haidong pushed his cart across the road, the customers who had been waiting immediately surrounded him.
"Oh, boss, you've finally arrived! We've been waiting for you for ages."
"Yeah, I brought my friends here specifically to eat today, but we've been waiting for so long that my friends are ready to leave."
"Boss, can't you come earlier tomorrow?"
"That's right, you don't set up your stall until it gets dark, and it's past dinner time already."
"Yes, come earlier tomorrow."
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Faced with the enthusiasm of the customers, Feng Haidong slowly pushed his cart closer to Sun Yongxing's food stall while being surrounded by them, and also explained things to everyone.
"I'm sorry, I actually arrived early today, but my wife has to go to work and my son has to go to school. I have to wait for my wife to get off work and my son to get out of school before I can push my cart out to set up my stall. Please bear with me."
After hearing Feng Haidong's explanation, the customers surrounding him didn't seem to mind much.
"It's okay, boss, hurry up and set up your stall. I can't wait to eat crayfish."
"Yes, yes, I really want to eat it too."
"Ever since I ate your spicy crayfish, I feel like the ones I make at home just don't taste right."
"That's true. A new one has recently opened near my home, but their food is really not good at all. Not only are the shrimp very small, but the taste is not as good as yours, boss."
Feng Haidong was not at all surprised that some people were following his lead and selling crayfish.
In this day and age, any business that shows signs of becoming popular will immediately be copied by others.
Feng Haidong is not afraid of others following suit.
Firstly, other families can't possibly have the same abundant supply of crayfish as Feng Haidong.
Secondly, the taste of other people's cooking can never compare to your own.
After all, other people are still figuring out how to make crayfish, while Feng Haidong's crayfish-making skills have been tested and refined over many years in his previous life.
Moreover, when it comes to taste, there's a preconceived notion.
Feng Haidong learned about this from some declassified documents in later generations.
The so-called "old flavors" that people often miss are not necessarily the most authentic flavors. They may simply be the ones that were the first to be tasted, which is why they believe that flavor is the most authentic "old flavor."
So now, Feng Haidong was the first to make spicy crayfish, and he used a flavor that had been tested for many years in his previous life and was accepted by most people. Naturally, his spicy crayfish is considered to be the most authentic flavor.
Surrounded by people, Feng Haidong pushed his cart to Sun Yongxing's food stall.
Sun Yongxing's son, Sun Hongyu, immediately pushed through the crowd to help.
"Please make way, everyone. I'll help my uncle park the car first, and then you can all get ready to buy. If you're going to eat here, you can find a seat now."
After being instructed by Feng Haidong, Sun Hongyu has been coming over every day this week to help his parents with their business.
She would proactively help her mother set up the table and chairs, and would also diligently help serve the dishes. She would clean the table promptly after the guests left.
His transformation delighted Sun Yongxing and Zhao Hongxia.
Therefore, the couple were very grateful to Feng Haidong.
Sun Hongyu's change was also within Feng Haidong's expectations.
Based on Sun Yongxing and Zhao Hongxia's accounts, as well as Sun Hongyu's behavior that night, Feng Haidong had already formed a judgment in his mind.
Sun Hongyu may be somewhat rebellious, but he is not a bad kid by nature.
So Feng Haidong made him work at the food stall, watching his parents work all night, hoping that he would see with his own eyes how hard his parents worked to run the business and understand how much they had endured for him.
Sure enough, the effect was very obvious after watching it all night.
The next day, Sun Hongyu started working at the food stall with his parents.
Over the course of a few days, Sun Hongyu gradually became familiar with the place and learned how to greet guests.
With Sun Hongyu's help, Feng Haidong arranged the cart and said to him with a smile, "Thank you for your help, Hongyu."
Upon hearing the thank you, Sun Hongyu was taken aback at first, then quickly replied, "Uncle Feng, you're welcome."
Feng Haidong lifted the cover off the cart and then smiled at the onlookers, saying, "Alright, if you want to buy, please line up first. We're officially starting to sell now. The prices are the same as before. The shrimp are bigger today, so hurry up if you want to buy."
The customers gathered around the stall naturally lined up quickly.
Some customers who come in groups of three or five will have one person queue up to buy crayfish while the others find a table to sit down and order a few dishes from Sun Yongxing's food stall.
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