"Hey! Old lady, why are you cutting in line!"
"Young man, I didn't cut in line to get something for free. Like that old man, I paid for it!"
"Haha, young man, move back a bit more, I want to buy one too!"
"Me too, make way for me, I'm here to buy something too."
The elderly people who had been queuing to receive free steamed buns promptly returned to their original positions after tasting them. This time, they weren't there to collect the free ones; they were there to buy them, so they confidently cut in line.
Those passersby who received the freebies couldn't say anything, they could only grit their teeth and move to the back of the line.
After all, the boss isn't running a charity; he can't expect those who get freebies to give way to those who pay for them. They'd better be sensible and wait in line, otherwise, if things get out of hand, they won't be able to get the freebies anymore.
"Why are more and more people cutting in?"
"Didn't we not receive these for free? We don't even know if they taste good or not, so why are we paying for them?"
"It seems like they're afraid of selling out and not being able to get theirs, so they're letting people just jump in and pay to buy it."
"At this rate, we definitely won't get it!"
Is it really that delicious?
"Those who have tried it will buy 20 or 30 at a time, as if it really is very delicious!"
"They're all shills! They're just trying to trick us into thinking we can't get a free meal, so we pay to buy it, since paying means we can get it faster!"
"I also think those people were shills. That old man was really overreacting; he actually cried!"
"That old man bought about 50, right? Can he finish them all?"
“How could he possibly finish it? I think he bought it here and then returned it to us from behind.”
"That's possible!"
"Those people who buy 30 to 50 are definitely shills. They might buy them and then return them the moment they're done! As long as we stay here and queue up patiently, we'll always get some for free, since none of them have actually been sold!"
"Yes, let them go buy it, we'll just line up behind them. We'll eventually get some for free. Don't be impulsive and squeeze in to buy it with them, or you'll get scammed!"
"Are you sure? What if they're not shills? What if they really are all people buying steamed buns? We've gone through all that trouble queuing, and it might all be for nothing, a complete waste of our time!"
"I'm pretty sure they're all shills. Didn't you see they're all old men and women who have nothing better to do? They must have just gotten a carton of eggs and started acting as shills!"
"We'll line up here. Trust me, we'll definitely get free ones. They won't sell out; they're all fakes!"
"Yes, it's all a show for us. We're queuing up right here!"
As more and more people went back to buy the free items, those at the back of the line could never move forward. They were anxious, but they stubbornly believed that these were all shills who would eventually be exposed.
Finally, after a long hour, they heard from the boss: "Everyone, I'm sorry, we're sold out of steamed buns today. Please come early tomorrow."
The breakfast cart receded into the distance, leaving those standing in the wind bewildered.
"Didn't you say those people were all shills?"
"Didn't you say that those people were just faking it and would return the steamed buns soon, and that there would be a continuous stream of steamed buns?"
"Didn't you say we were guaranteed to get free steamed buns?"
Everyone was pointing fingers at each other.
The old man, who had bought 50 steamed buns and put them away at home, returned to the park. This time, he came to exercise. When he saw the passersby still at the park entrance, he chuckled and joked, "What? Didn't manage to buy any?"
"Let me tell you, the boss's business is booming, so you'd better get there early from now on!"
"Hey, old man, wait a minute!"
"Old man, wait a minute!"
"What's wrong?"
"Aren't you a shill?"
"You bought so much, isn't it just for show?"
"You took the boss's money to buy it first, and then returned it to him?"
"What shill stuff? I'm too old for that, I wouldn't do something so unethical! The steamed buns are genuinely delicious, and I bought them with real money! I'm not chatting with you guys anymore, I need to go practice Tai Chi!"
They only came to their senses after the old man entered the park and walked away.
"He's not a shill?"
"So he really cried from eating?"
"So delicious you'll cry? That must be incredibly delicious!" The speaker swallowed hard.
"Are those old men and women really buying? Buying thirty or fifty at a time?"
"The old man and woman are usually so stingy, so what does it mean that they're being so generous?"
"Of course it means the steamed buns are delicious!"
"If I had known this would happen, I should have squeezed in and bought one to try!"
"I regret it now, it was only three yuan!"
"Damn it, I'm going to be late for work!"
"I'll take this road again tomorrow, and I'll pay for it tomorrow!"
"I'll come early tomorrow too!"
"I absolutely have to try that steamed bun that made the old man cry, it looks so delicious!"
The next day, office workers took a detour, only to find that the steamed buns and twisted rolls were sold out again!
The elderly people get up early and have great purchasing power. They buy enough food for their whole family at once, and also buy a lot to give to relatives and friends. As a result, Han Fei and Old Man Xu sold out all 300 meat buns and 300 steamed buns in less than 30 minutes after setting up their stall.
A young man shamelessly asked an old man for a high price to buy a steamed bun. Holding the steamed bun he had been longing for and finally got his hands on, the young man was actually a little unsure how to take a bite.
"You should try it, is it really that delicious?"
"Xiao Zhang, if you don't eat, I'm going to eat it!"
Seeing the shameless person next to him lean in to bite him, the young man dodged and glared at the other person fiercely.
Under the watchful eyes of the office workers, the young man, the only one to receive a steamed bun from the elderly couple, finally took his first bite.
He started with small, tentative bites, then wolfed it down, and by the last bite, he was almost reluctant to eat it.
"Delicious, so delicious!"
The young man reluctantly ate the last bite, his eyes filled with tears: "This soy sauce pork tastes just like the one my grandma used to make!"
"Oh my god, another one is crying?"
"Is this person really not a shill?"
“He’s my colleague, and I can vouch for him. He’s not a shill.”
"Oh my god, I'm so hungry! I have to buy it tomorrow!"
"Even if I have to stay up all night, I'm going to buy it!"
At dawn, the park entrance was already crowded with people.
When Han Fei and Old Man Xu drove over, they were startled by the large, dark-skinned group of people, all of them young people!
Upon seeing them, the office workers excitedly shouted, "They're here! They've finally arrived!"
"No older team is competing with us today, so we're sure to get to eat big meat buns and scallion and pork rolls!"
"Boss, give me a big meat bun!"
"Are you crazy? You finally managed to get ahead of the older team, and you're only buying one? Boss, I'm not as stupid as him, I want two!"
"Haha, you two will definitely regret this! Boss, I want 50 scallion and pork steamed buns!" The speaker was Xiao Zhang, who had eaten the steamed buns yesterday.
"You've tasted it, so you dare to buy more. We haven't tried it, so how would we know if it's good or not, or if it suits our taste?"
"That's right, we didn't get to eat any, so of course we wouldn't dare buy more." The person speaking held a meat bun and a steamed bun that they had just received, and started eating the meat bun first. After taking a big bite, their face was full of satisfaction!
After he finished eating a meat bun, before he could even eat a scallion and pork roll, he heard Xiao Yu, who had bought a bun earlier, rush out and shout at the shopkeeper, "Boss, give me 50 meat buns!"
"Buying so many?" The man wasn't in a hurry. He slowly savored the steamed buns. After finishing one, he rushed over to buy more, but then he heard the owner standing by the car window, smiling and saying to everyone, "Everyone, I'm sorry, the meat buns and steamed buns are sold out. Please come early tomorrow."
The man was filled with regret, beating his chest and stamping his feet. He wished he had learned from Xiao Yu and gone to buy more meat buns after finishing his own!
Xiao Yu, who bought 50 meat buns, was surrounded by people. Most of the office workers here work in a high-tech park, and many of them know each other.
"Xiao Yu, you bought 50?"
"Xiao Yu, we're pretty close, aren't we?"
"Can you give me one?"
"Xiao Yu, I'm your supervisor, can you sell me a few?"
"Xiao Yu, let's make a deal. I'll pay double the price and transfer ten of them to me?"
Xiao Yu clutched a bag of large meat buns and turned to run: "Don't even dream about it! Even if it's the supervisor, he won't give you that kind of face! I'm taking these back for my sweet daughter! She loves meat buns the most!"
"Well! They got away!" one person sighed.
"It's alright, there's still Xiao Zhang. He bought 50 steamed buns."
"Hehe, yes, and Xiao Zhang too."
The young man realized the situation was bad and tried to run away, but it was too late; he was already surrounded by his colleagues.
"Xiao Zhang, be smart and hand over the steamed buns!"
"Xiao Zhang, wouldn't it be better to make double the money by reselling it?"
"Xiao Zhang, I'll pay three times the price; I'll buy all 50 of these steamed buns!"
"Xiao Zhang, I'll think about the promotion. How about I promote you?"
Xiao Zhang gritted his teeth and handed all 50 steamed buns in his hand to his boss: "Manager, I'm counting on you for my promotion!"
"No problem, no problem!"
A few days later, Xiao Zhang received a promotion notice and was so happy that he danced on the spot.
He never imagined that the steamed buns from the old man's house would have such great benefits!
What to give as a gift? Is that even a question? Of course, it's the giant meat buns and scallion and pork rolls from "Grandpa's Bun Cart"!
One delivery and you're guaranteed a promotion and a raise!
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