After placing the order, Ye Ning began to look forward to tomorrow's lunch.
In order to have lunch earlier, he specifically chose Xu's Fast Food's earliest delivery time—11:30.
Starting at 11:25, Ye Ning became restless, her ears perked up, not missing a single sound coming from outside the door.
The person in charge of delivering this order was Lao Han. Ye Ning's address happened to be only a hundred meters away from one of the companies he delivered to, so they delivered to the same place together.
As Lao Han walked along the address provided by the customer, he realized something was wrong. It looked like a residential building!
As he got closer, he saw groups of elderly men and women chatting in twos and threes in front of the residential building, under the big banyan tree. Old Han was certain that this address was indeed a residential building.
The residents in the apartment building all know each other. They know exactly how many people are in each household, and even who their friends are.
Upon seeing Old Han, a complete stranger, enter the residential area, the elderly folks straightened up as they chatted, their eyes fixed intently on him.
He looks like a pretty upright young man. What's that box on the back of his bicycle? Is it a toolbox?
An old man took two steps closer and saw the contents of the box: Xu's Fast Food.
Xu's Fast Food? Is this a newly opened restaurant? I've never seen it before!
Old Han was bewildered as he looked at the three identical buildings in front of him. They all looked the same and there were no signs indicating which building was where his client lived!
Turning his head, he saw an old man standing to the side, looking him up and down. Old Han quickly went over to him.
"Grandpa, do you know which building this family lives in?" Old Han handed the old man a piece of paper with the address written on it.
The old man took the note, stretched out his arm, and squinted at it for a while.
"Oh, Ye Ning, that kid. It's the first building, the sixth floor, the one on the left is his house." After saying that, the old man handed the note back to Lao Han, pointed to the four characters "Xu's Fast Food" on the takeout box and asked, "Is this a newly opened restaurant? Where is it located? I don't think I've seen this restaurant before."
"Yes, it just opened not long ago, it's on Zijing Road." As he spoke, Lao Han took a flyer out of the delivery box and handed it to the old man: "This is our shop's flyer, you can take a look."
The old man took the flyer and stood there reading it, while the other elderly men and women curiously gathered around.
“Zijing Road South is about four or five kilometers away from here, how come they can deliver it from such a far distance?”
"Wow, these dishes look really good."
"These meatballs look delicious. I wonder how they're made. It would be great if there was a recipe."
“No food from outside shops is as clean as home-cooked food. I need to have a serious talk with Ye Ning and make sure he doesn’t eat anything that will harm his health.”
That's true.
......
Amidst the chatter of the elderly folks, Old Han, carrying a lunchbox, arrived at Ye Ning's door and rang the doorbell.
The moment the doorbell rang, the minute hand of the clock was pointing to the 6, exactly 11:30 a.m.
Ye Ning leaped up from the ground, opened the door, paid, took the takeout, and closed the door—all in less than five seconds.
I cleared away all the devices on the table, including the keyboard and tablet, and placed the lunchbox in a clean spot.
The night-blooming cereus and soybean soup was alright. Ye Ning wasn't particularly fond of it, but she wasn't a big fan either; she could eat it, but she didn't like it.
What's in the next lunchbox? Spicy diced chicken!
Each piece of chicken was fried until golden and crispy, mixed with equally fried, salty and crunchy peanuts, and garnished with bright red dried chilies, bright green scallions, and white sesame seeds. Ye Ning could only say one word about it—amazing!
The second lunchbox contained stir-fried green beans with eggs and stir-fried bok choy with minced meat. It didn't look as good as spicy chicken, but it was decent and didn't make any mistakes.
Then, the last lunchbox was taken out, and sure enough, it was a full box of rice.
Ye Ning picked up disposable chopsticks, ready to eat, but looking at the sumptuous meal in front of him, he put down his chopsticks, picked up his phone, and snapped a picture of the food.
Without any enhancements, the photo was sent directly to a chat group called '1024'.
'Let's eat!'
After sending the message, Ye Ning put down her phone and picked up her chopsticks.
I was a little reserved with the first bite, but starting with the second bite, my chopsticks moved faster and faster, and my chewing speed kept increasing.
If there were a plugin to improve his chewing speed, Ye Ning would definitely install one without hesitation.
Ye Ning finished off a three-pound boxed lunch in no time, but he wasn't satisfied yet. His gaze involuntarily drifted to the boxed lunch he had saved for dinner.
However, in the battle between appetite and capacity, capacity usually wins. He still wants to eat, but his stomach is already full and he really can't eat anymore.
Let's shift our focus. Ye Ning picked up her phone, opened QQ, and found that the group chat '1024' had already received 99+ messages.
Wow, Ye Shen finally went out for dinner! How many times has he left the neighborhood this year?
'If I remember correctly, it was the third time.'
"Look closely, you two. This table, these lunchboxes, these chopsticks—it's obviously at home!"
'Hmm, it really does seem to be.'
'This lunchbox packaging is quite professional, Ye Shen. Has "Let's Eat" been promoted on your end?'
"No, I checked. Haishi isn't included in the promotion yet."
'……'
The rest of the discussion was mostly about the future prospects of "Let's Eat". After flipping through a few more pages, I saw someone asking which company provided their boxed lunch.
Ye Ning picked up the flyer she had found yesterday, took a picture of it, and sent it to the group chat.
The group chat, which had just calmed down, suddenly became lively again.
"This restaurant has great food, so why do they only deliver to such a small area? It's two kilometers away from me, and they don't deliver there! I'm so annoyed!"
"It looks like a budget version of 'Let's Eat' (a popular Chinese fast food restaurant). My company happens to be within the catchment area, so I'll give it a try tomorrow."
'I envy the person upstairs; I'm also outside the delivery area.'
'……'
Qianhai Town.
'pia'
Lin Xuyang killed a mosquito that was sucking blood from his calf, leaving a bloodstain on his leg.
With a hint of disdain, he picked up a leaf from the ground, wiped it haphazardly, and quickly returned his attention to the front of Anxin Pet Food Processing Company.
Their department has been staking out the site for almost half a month. During this time, Anxin Pet Food Processing Company has been receiving, producing, and shipping cat and dog food normally every day, without any abnormalities whatsoever.
'pia'
After swatting another mosquito that was trying to suck blood, Lin Xuyang couldn't help but mutter to himself, "This boss is too patient. He hasn't made a move for a whole two weeks."
Just as Lin Xuyang was inwardly complaining, Zhang Daoyi finally appeared in his sight.
Zhang Daoyi was still dressed in a formal suit, with a briefcase tucked under his arm and a large bunch of jingling keys hanging from his waist. He strode into a car, started the engine, and drove out of town.
Lin Xuyang quickly called his colleagues back to the car and followed Zhang Daoyi's car at a distance.
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