With a time bomb temporarily defused, Qin Yi seized the opportunity to sleep and practice "The Complete Guide to Barbecue".
The stall opens on Tuesday this week.
Qin Yi drove her rainbow-colored van around Zicheng looking for a place to set up a stall.
This time, the system van has been upgraded with a map navigation feature for street vendors.
Areas where street vending is prohibited and where vendors will be evicted by urban management officers are highlighted in red on the map.
Some of these unmarked areas are officially designated stall areas.
Some are places where itinerant vendors occasionally stop by.
Qin Yi had decided that she would only set up shop in each location for one day.
This barbecue produces quite a lot of smoke, and most of the grills this time are outdoors.
To avoid complaints from residents, she decided to move on to a different location after each incident.
The winds of closure have finally reached Shumei Fitness! Refunds are in order!
Qin Yi drove slowly on the road.
I happened to pass by a large gym and saw someone had put up a banner there.
Then several hundred people gathered at the door, discussing the matter.
She glanced at the map; this was a good spot to set up a stall!
After looking around, I found a relatively spacious spot that was close to the gym.
After parking the car, I took out a large rainbow round turntable and placed it in front of the car, next to which was a poster explaining how to play with blind boxes.
Next, a long oven was unloaded from the vehicle, and various seasonings were arranged.
The ingredients for this barbecue stall, like the blind box meals, were provided by the system.
Once a diner draws a product, the high-tech refrigerator will immediately display the food selected in the blind box, already sorted and strung together in a foil package.
Qin Yi only needs to be baked, or marinated before baking.
First, light the charcoal fire.
Pieces of charcoal glowed red-hot in the oven, their flames dancing and leaping gently.
While the stove was still heating up, Qin Yi grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, stuffed them into her pocket, and ran into the crowd of people protesting to eat some.
"Sigh! I should have realized it when there was no hot water after I finished working out the other day. This is a sign that the gym is about to close down."
"I just bought fifty lessons last week, and it seemed like a great deal. But after just one lesson, the company went out of business. It's a huge loss!"
“Well, I’m a little better off than you. I got my annual membership in March, so I’ve at least had more than a month to practice.”
"No, are we going to get involved in this too? We're all victims, let's not hurt each other!"
"But this note says the store is undergoing a complete upgrade and will reopen next month. How can you be so sure it's run away? Maybe the owner really did go to buy new equipment. Should we wait a little longer?"
"Your kid is obviously new to the workforce and too naive. My last two gyms both closed down after renovations or plumbing repairs. Sigh..."
"Hey buddy, you seem really experienced. Can you tell us the warning signs of a gym closing down so we can avoid getting scammed in the future?"
"Yes! Tell me about it! I want to hear it too."
Wu Gaojie was instantly surrounded by the crowd of people protesting for their rights. Everyone stared at him with eager eyes. He felt that he had a heavy responsibility to educate the public about the gyms that had run away with his money. So he cleared his throat and began to speak in a serious tone.
"First, the equipment is broken, but the boss doesn't care, doesn't ask, and doesn't repair it. He just leaves it as is, and he doesn't bother with cleaning either."
"Yes, yes, yes! The gym feels noticeably dirtier this month, and the cleaning lady who usually does the cleaning is gone! It's just the receptionist who sweeps it up casually before leaving get off work every day."
"Secondly, the card is extremely cheap to get. You can buy several years' worth of cards for the price of one year's worth, or you can buy an annual card for the price of one quarter's worth of cards."
"Oh right, right! I bought a yearly pass for the same price as the quarterly pass last month!"
"You're much luckier than me. I bought it during the Chinese New Year, a three-year card for 1999 yuan! Damn it, it's all a scam!"
Wu Gaojie patted his two brothers on the shoulders and continued.
"Thirdly, private lessons are also super cheap, sold in packages, which will tell you that this is unprecedented, and even lifetime private lessons are offered."
"Haha, even though I was fooled by the cheap fifty private lessons, I still find the idea of lifetime private lessons hilarious! Are there really people that stupid?"
"Hey girl, I'm the one who got ripped off at the beginning of the year by buying a five-year membership with a free lifetime of personal training sessions. The five-year membership got me a 10% discount and the free personal training sessions, so it cost me around nine thousand. What about you?"
"Waaaaah, I also spent 8,000 yuan on personal training sessions. The gym said the original price was 20,000 yuan."
"Hey, you're just the pot calling the kettle black."
Wu Gaojie comforted everyone, saying, "Let's not laugh at each other. The merchants' tricks are too sophisticated. They use low prices to attract members, and it's hard to guard against them. You can easily get tricked if you're not careful."
"The final step is what happened in the last two days: the water supply to the showers was cut off, the personal trainer resigned, and the shop closed down under the pretense of upgrading."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah! It's a long story, but dude, with all your experience, how did you still get scammed?"
Ugoj clutched his chest and said, "Because this is the third gym I've switched to."
"The predecessor of this Shumei Gym was called Jinhui Gym, and the predecessor of Jinhui Gym was called Liyu Gym."
"I was initially a member of Liyu Gym. When I had 30 personal training sessions left, it went out of business and transferred me to a second gym, Jinhui Gym. Jinhui Gym required me to buy some new sessions, otherwise they wouldn't let me take the original sessions. So I bought another 30 sessions with Jinhui. After taking just 20 sessions, it went out of business again and transferred me to a third gym, Shumei Gym. They also said that if I didn't buy more sessions, they wouldn't let me take the original sessions. So I bought another 15 sessions. Then I made up my mind that I had to finish all my personal training sessions within four months."
"And now?"
"There are still five classes left to go. I've been diligently recording my class participation and created a notepad on my phone called 'Breaking Free from the Pig Butchering Scam.' I almost succeeded..."
"You're a true role model! No wonder you're so experienced!"
Wu Gaojie blushed and said, "Don't exaggerate. I feel like I'm some kind of jinx in the industry. I keep running into gyms that are going out of business. But I've also gained something. Because I've been actively going to the gym and taking classes these past few months, I've lost 25 pounds!"
"Clap clap clap clap clap!"
Qin Yi couldn't help but clap her hands, and the surrounding crowd followed suit, clapping enthusiastically.
Wu Gaojie looked at Qin Yi, then at the crowd around him, and cupped his hands in apology: "We are all victims. Let's work together to protect our rights. I hope you won't fall for my tricks every time, and each time it's a different story."
Qin Yi had finished eating the melon seeds and had her fill of melon. She turned around and saw that the charcoal in her oven was already glowing with a fiery red light.
She quickly returned to her post and plugged in the blind box spinning wheel.
A burst of colorful light flashed, and a pleasant advertising voice rang out.
"The Colorful Blind Box BBQ Stall: Not 999, only 99! Not only does it have a hidden gift pack, but collecting all seven colored cards will also get you the ultimate prize: a roast suckling pig!"
Qin Yi spun the wheel herself first, and the pointer stopped on the red Heart of the Barbecue panel.
She took the ingredients from the refrigerator in the car, opened the foil, and took a look.
Eight large skewers of red willow mutton, paired with a naan bread even bigger than Qin Yi's face.
The ingredients are top-notch; the lamb is not only fresh, but it also uses a standard combination of three red and two white pieces of meat.
Moreover, the wooden skewer is quite particular.
Red willow trees mostly grow in plateaus and deserts, and naturally possess a unique fragrance.
The mutton is roasted over peeled fresh red willow wood.
During the roasting and heating process, the red willow wood will secrete red willow sap.
The aroma from these juices will permeate the lamb.
It can effectively break down the mutton's gamey smell, enrich the texture of the mutton, and create a unique flavor of red willow roasted meat.
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