The first link on the webpage was titled "A clip from Xu's Fast Food Restaurant in 'Visiting Fast Food Restaurants'." Upon seeing this title, Lin Mengjuan finally remembered that she had seen this fast food restaurant on TV not long ago and had even considered eating there. However, she later discovered that it would take half an hour by bus to get there, whether from her company or her rented apartment, so she eventually gave up on the idea.
It seems this time the recommendation is for another fast food restaurant that you can see but can't eat at. Lin Mengjuan sighed, put down the mouse, picked up her phone, and scrolled down the page.
"As you can see from the messages left in the comments section, many fans know about Xu's Fast Food and hope it can open branches soon. However, when I interviewed the owner, he said he doesn't have any plans to open branches at the moment. But I did hear something from him: although Xu's Fast Food doesn't plan to open branches, he does sell boxed lunches at street stalls!"
"Xu's Fast Food Restaurant has three seats: one is located at the entrance of a construction site near the Yinxing Office Building; the second is at the entrance of the Xiuli Jiayuan construction site; and the third is at the entrance of the Changchun Teng Academy construction site."
Holy crap! An Ivy League university construction site, right near my company!
Lin Mengjuan passed by this construction site every day on her way to and from work. There had indeed been a lot more vendors near the entrance lately, but she couldn't recall seeing a Xu's Fast Food stall. Suddenly, she slapped her forehead. Oh no! Xu's Fast Food closes at 2:30 PM, so she definitely wouldn't see it on her way home from work in the evening!
A sudden impulse rose within Lin Mengjuan. It was only 12:08; should she go check it out? But turning to look out the window, she saw the blindingly bright sunlight and the somewhat wilted leaves. The temperature outside seemed quite high; going out now would be like melting instantly.
Just as she was hesitating, a chat box popped up at the top of her phone. The message was from a member of the "Shanghai Takeout Ordering" group chat, who sent a photo of her lunch.
The first thing you see is a large black "Xu" character, which tells you that this takeout comes from Xu's Fast Food Restaurant; the second thing you see is a spicy braised chicken leg, stewed until tender and soft, soaking in a reddish-brown broth; then you see red and yellow scrambled eggs with tomatoes and a seemingly ordinary pickled radish; and today's soup is surprisingly yam and chicken soup!
I want to eat! Lin Mengjuan, who hadn't planned to eat lunch because she had no appetite, suddenly had a burst of appetite after seeing this photo. She suddenly felt very hungry, and her stomach was screaming wildly—I want to eat!
Don't just think about it, take action! When faced with a good appetite, all difficulties are just paper tigers!
Lin Mengjuan suddenly stood up from her seat and rushed downstairs in one breath. The outdoor temperature was even higher than she had imagined, but this temperature did not extinguish the fire in her heart; on the contrary, it made it burn even brighter.
I braved the scorching heat to go out! If it's not delicious, I'll give you a bad review in all the groups and comments!
When Lin Mengjuan finally reached the entrance of the construction site, she was suddenly dumbfounded. How could there be so many fast food restaurants! Looking around, she saw more than a dozen signs that read "Fast Food Restaurant," all uniformly blackboard white, surrounded by a ring of colorful little lights.
I thought it would take a long time to find Xu's Fast Food among so many fast food restaurants, but after only a glance, I saw a simple stall with a piece of beige linen tied between two green bamboo poles. A large character "Xu" was printed in the middle of the linen, and the words "Xu's Fast Food" were clearly visible below.
Found it!
It must be said that, compared to the surrounding group of flashy and cheap-looking restaurants, Xu's Fast Food Restaurant's signboard looks so fresh and unique, eye-catching and quite easy to recognize.
"Boss, I'd like a boxed lunch."
"Okay, eight yuan." Zhang Dezhen quickly took a boxed meal from the insulated box and handed it to Lin Mengjuan. Lin Mengjuan took the change, the meal, and left. But Zhang Dezhen looked at Lin Mengjuan's departing figure with some puzzlement.
What's going on today? Why are there so many unfamiliar faces buying boxed lunches? The boss has been so busy lately that he hasn't had time for advertising or promotion. After racking his brains, Zhang Dezhen still couldn't figure out what was happening. Just as he was about to take out his phone to ask Xu An about the situation, another person walked up to the stall wanting to buy a boxed lunch. Zhang Dezhen had no choice but to take his hand out of his pocket, retrieve a boxed lunch from the insulated box, and hand it to the customer.
Jinlong Fast Food Restaurant's boxed lunch stall was right next to Xu's Fast Food Restaurant. After several days of setting up a stall, this person had become quite friendly with Zhang Dezhen, and the two could chat for a while when there were no customers.
Normally, the sales speed of the various stalls is about the same, but today, starting around noon, Zhang Dezhen's stall has been almost non-stop, with customers coming and going, significantly higher than the surrounding stalls. While they've only sold about thirty meals, Zhang Dezhen has already sold out two and a half insulated boxes, totaling seventy-five meals.
"Old Zhang, what new promotion has your store launched? Sales are great today!"
"No, I've been too busy lately, the boss hasn't had time to organize any events." Zhang Dezhen himself didn't know the situation, so naturally he couldn't give the man the answer he wanted.
Zhang Dezhen's answer was honest, but to this man, it sounded like Xu's Fast Food Restaurant had a secret recipe but was unwilling to share it. Indeed, who would casually reveal their money-making methods? But he was still persistent, asking around in various roundabout ways for a long time, but still didn't get any information.
While the two were chatting, two more strangers walked up to Xu's Fast Food stall and each handed Zhang Dezhen a ten-yuan note.
Business was in the air. Zhang Dezhen stopped his conversation, turned around, and returned to his stall to begin another round of busy work. The more customers, the better; the sooner he sold out, the sooner he could go back to his shop and enjoy the cool breeze under the fan!
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