Despite suffering heavy losses on both sides, Lin Xiaoxiao persevered until filming wrapped thanks to her strong resentment. She endured these days by imagining that the real estate development Lin Ruizhe was in charge of was surrounded by culinary disasters.
When Lin Xiaoxiao and the crew finished filming, everyone couldn't help but shed tears. They hurried back to the island and used fresh, delicious, and normal food to soothe the physical and emotional damage they had suffered during this period.
When Lin Xiaoxiao ate the food on the island again, she couldn't help but cry. Waaah~ This period of time has been so hard.
How could she not only mess with others but also drag herself into the mess? I'm never filming culinary disasters again; it's just too torturous, a double torment, both physically and mentally!
Lin Xiaoxiao simply gave the recipes to the various chain stores, removing some dishes that were prohibited by the new food safety regulations, and keeping everything else.
The hardships she endured should be experienced by others.
He immediately invited Lin Ruizhe and Li Chuan, the person in charge of Y platform, to dine at the Dark Cuisine Restaurant.
Lin Ruizhe and Li Chuan met in the mall parking lot. Just as they were about to shake hands and introduce themselves, an unpleasant odor suddenly wafted into the air.
The two frowned involuntarily, wanting to continue their pleasantries, but the smell was so overpowering that it rushed straight into their mouths and nasal cavities as soon as they opened their mouths.
Helpless, the two shut their mouths and tried to breathe as little as possible. But the smell didn't lessen as they reduced their breathing; on the contrary, the further they went into the mall, the more aggressive the smell became, as if it were hitting them on the head with a hammer and yelling, "Inhale!"
Lin Ruizhe and Li Chuan gradually lost control of their expressions, asking their assistant to buy masks and pinching their noses while waiting in place.
I put on a mask, but while it can filter out germs, it can't filter out this pungent, overpowering smell.
Both of them walked toward the shop where Lin Xiaoxiao had arranged to meet them with dark faces. The closer they got, the stronger the smell became. At this moment, they also saw the shop's lights—dark cuisine.
Lin Ruizhe's expression immediately cracked. What was Lin Xiaoxiao up to?! Such a smelly restaurant? Opening it in the mall he was in charge of, what was she thinking!
Although Li Chuan had heard about Lin Xiaoxiao's plan to make "dark cuisine" on her variety show, he didn't expect the smell to be so strong. However, the investment had already been made, and the project was about to end.
Li Chuan could only force himself to comfort himself, thinking that maybe what smells bad tastes good.
Lin Xiaoxiao wasn't wearing a mask. She saw the two people from afar at the store entrance and waved to them with a smile.
Both of them looked a little stiff. Couldn't Lin Xiaoxiao smell the stench? Could she have some kind of olfactory defect?! But no matter what they thought, they couldn't believe that Lin Xiaoxiao was playing a trick on them.
After all, what kind of operation would inflict a thousand damages on the enemy while simultaneously suffering two thousand damages on oneself?
Lin Xiaoxiao herself was also heartbroken. She never imagined it would be so potent and indiscriminate in its effects. Now, after filming all twelve episodes of the variety show, even the herb Zhe Er Gen (a type of herb) seemed like a younger brother to her, and naturally, she had developed a resistance to those smells.
What are you doing?
Lin Ruizhe stood at the store entrance and asked the question first. He felt that every cell in his body was enveloped by the unpleasant smell. He even felt that he could smell something that should not be in a restaurant, but in a restroom.
Lin Xiaoxiao looked completely innocent. "I'm in the restaurant business."
Lin Ruizhe felt that Lin Xiaoxiao might not have a problem with her nose, but rather with her brain.
"You're telling me this smells like you're in the food service industry?! The whole mall smells like this!"
Lin Xiaoxiao thought to herself, "This is nothing. The information you gave me was all about the nooks and crannies of the mall. The whole mall has only been marinating for a few days. How could it be so quick to absorb the flavor?"
Although she thought that way, Lin Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Oh dear, you guys don't understand. These smell bad but taste delicious (and taste even worse). Come on in, I specially asked the staff to prepare them early this morning."
The two men's expressions improved slightly, and Li Chuan took the first step. After all, these stores all had half of the investment from the Y platform. Although he hadn't participated, he still needed to come and inspect them before they opened.
Lin Ruizhe really wanted to leave, but he did want to have more contact with the Li Group behind the Y platform. Seeing Li Chuan go in first, he could only reluctantly hold his nose and follow him in.
"Come on, come on, try this cow dung hotpot."
Lin Xiaoxiao, harboring a mischievous intent, cooked a bowl of broth for each of them, then stared at them with bright, sparkling eyes.
Li Chuan's expression had gone numb. He had originally intended to come and check it out before the opening, but now that he was actually here, he only thought about looking at it. Now he actually wanted to eat there.
Li Chuan felt a chill run down his spine; he had a feeling that the project had already lost everything before it even hit the market.
"Mr. Li, have a taste. It smells bad, but it tastes different."
Li Chuan thought to himself, "Forget it, the money's already spent. Whether it works or not, I'll have to cut back on food from now on." Despite this, he still held a faint glimmer of hope: maybe this stuff really is delicious, maybe it really will be like Lin Xiaoxiao said, with customers flocking in.
Li Chuan took the first bite with a death-defying attitude, but the pungent smell made him feel nauseous even before he swallowed.
Lin Xiaoxiao chuckled, secretly hiding her smug smile. "How about it? Not bad, right?"
Not bad?! How could it be not bad? Li Chuan was a little confused. Didn't he just throw up?
"Mr. Li, you'll get used to it. If you think about it carefully, it doesn't smell as bad as it used to."
Li Chuan had no choice but to recall the taste in his mouth. It was indeed the taste of ordinary ingredients, and compared to its aroma, it was actually quite good.
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