Chapter 220 Mr. He, are you sure you want to reduce the price by 200,000?! (Two chapters combined)
Abao was among the first internet users in China and is also a heavy internet surfer.
He gets off work at 5:30, has dinner at 6:00, and gets home at 6:20. He then collapses on the sofa and starts scrolling through his phone.
If I had to pinpoint a turning point, it would be 6:30.
Before 6:30, the content I saw on Dayan was varied and had no repetition, but after 6:30, a blog post titled "[Shocking! 9999 yuan braised food! I'll try it first!]" appeared.
The short title used three exclamation marks, clearly indicating it was a video designed to grab attention. Without hesitation, Abao skipped the post and moved on to the next one.
But before I could even flip down two pages, I saw the same blog post again, this time reposted by a food blogger. I'll skip it again.
Scrolling down a page, this blog post appeared in Abao's view for the third time...
This is never going to end!
Ah Bao swiped his finger upwards, and the content on the page flashed by rapidly. Among them, the blog post with the word 'shocking' in its title appeared three times!
Hey! This is really not over yet! I'm getting angry. I'm going to see if your so-called 9999 yuan braised food is made of gold!
After seeing this blog post repeatedly in different bloggers' updates, A Bao's short temper flared up, and he clicked on the video link in the post, entering the video playback page.
"Friends, look what I found! Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine yuan per pound of braised food! And three rich idiots actually placed orders for it at that price!"
The blogger held the phone up to the camera to show everyone the prices on Taobao's product page. Seemingly worried that viewers wouldn't see them clearly, the blogger thoughtfully circled the prices in large red circles, making the four Arabic numerals "9999" appear prominently in Abao's eyes.
Is it really 9999 yuan?
Abao paused the video and looked at the product display area above the price. Here, a beautifully packaged braised food was displayed, with a large, gold-stamped "Xu" character printed on the deep red bag. In front of the bag was a plate, on which various braised dishes were neatly arranged.
Golden-yellow, glossy, and delicious braised potatoes; plump duck feet, dark brown with reddish tinges, even the bones slightly yellow from the braising; deep green, glossy, and plump wakame seaweed... Amber-colored braising sauce flows down the undulating surface of these braised dishes...
Thud————
Just looking at the pictures made Abao involuntarily swallow, and a desire to eat arose within him.
But the thought of the 9999 yuan price tag instantly extinguished that desire. With that 10,000 yuan, wouldn't it be better to go and eat abalone, sea cucumber, and shark fin? Is the king crab not fragrant enough, or the baby lobster not delicious enough? Why bother with this braised dish?
However, this braised food successfully piqued A Bao's curiosity. Since the title contains the words "try it first," it proves that this blogger ordered this braised food, and there will be a tasting session later!
Even if I can't eat it, it's still nice to see others eat it!
Abao pressed the play button, and the video continued.
The blogger swiped his finger on his phone to switch to the next picture, which showed "Order Successful," confirming A Bao's guess that the tasting session would definitely involve trying this 10,000 yuan braised food.
Sure enough, the blogger pulled out a bag of products from behind the camera the next second, with packaging exactly the same as the one on the product page.
"Ta-da! This is the braised food worth 10,000 yuan! I specially selected the most popular 'Hellish' braised food to let my friends from out of province try it out and see if this 'Hellish' braised food is as insane as the rumors say. Although I'm a native of Haishi, I can still handle spicy food quite well. For example, I can eat medium-spicy hot pot from Sichuan..."
While rambling on, the blogger unpacked the braised food and took out the rather simple vacuum-packed braised food inside.
All that glitters is not gold! The outer packaging is so exquisite, but the inner packaging is so shabby. At 999 yuan, this braised food is a complete overkill...
A Bao was inwardly nitpicking, but his complaints didn't affect the blogger's actions. Soon, the inner packaging was also torn open, and with a 'hiss', the bag that was tightly attached to the braised food swelled up. The braised food inside was no longer as compact as before, and it was loosely gathered in the corner of the bag.
Cough cough—cough cough cough—Ah Qiu—Ah Qiu Qiu—
The blogger was about to speak when a series of coughs and spitting sounds came out. The blogger's nose and ears turned red at a visible speed, and his eyes welled up with tears.
"Holy crap! This spiciness is stinging my eyes! This is the most pungent spiciness I've ever smelled, bar none!"
As she spoke, she tore off a tissue, crumpled it into two small balls, and stuffed them into her nostrils. After stuffing her nose tightly, her bright red nose and ears calmed down a little.
"This smell is giving me the creeps..."
Despite saying that, the blogger's chopsticks still honestly reached for the plate of braised dishes that were still very tempting after being vacuum-packed and transported by express, and picked up a thinly sliced piece of beef and put it into his blood-red mouth.
"Smack...smack...smack, hmm, this hellish braised food is indeed quite spicy, but not as spicy as I imagined. It's a bit stimulating but acceptable...hehe...the taste is still pretty good, very unique...friends from other provinces who can handle spicy food should give it a try, it should suit your taste..."
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