Back in the store, Lu Yao's heart was still beating a little fast. She always felt that the man she had just met was a little weird. She looked up and saw Bai Ming sitting by the windowsill. He probably heard the sound of the door opening and turned his head to look at her.
Lu Yao calmed down and asked, "Why are you here so early?"
Bai Ming had a glass of strawberry soda next to him. The glass was filled with a thick layer of jam and many fresh strawberries, which were some leftovers from the afternoon.
He calmly moved the cup to the side and blocked it with his body, "I was bored at home, so I came here first."
I always feel comfortable here.
Lu Yao pushed the cart straight into the kitchen, and Bai Ming followed in, his eyes full of curiosity: "What did you buy?"
Lu Yao didn't notice his choice of words for a moment, and unloaded the things on the cart. "Some seafood and side dishes, and some seasonings for dinner. I'm going to live broadcast making dinner. Do you mind being on camera? You don't have to show your face."
I received a lot of gifts during the live broadcast in the morning, and the accumulated popularity was enough to start a round of live broadcast in the evening.
Lu Yao hopes to unlock the thirteen areas as soon as possible and achieve the "Famous" achievement.
The store business has been getting better and better recently. The daily expenses are huge, but the income cannot be converted into cash. She can only hope to earn RMB in the next world.
Bai Ming said he didn't mind, so Lu Yao agreed with the system to start the live broadcast at 5:30 sharp.
It was a little past five and six, and there was still some time before the official live broadcast. Lu Yao found a set of pink tableware with peach blossom patterns, rinsed it in the sink, and prepared to use it in the evening.
The system carried out live previews in cinemas in areas A, B and D.
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After Duan and Chen Jiang left the snack bar, they took the subway back to Qingshan Paradise in District D.
On the way, the aroma of food wafted out of the box. Many people curiously asked what was in the box. Duan generously recommended Luyao Snack Shop to them.
Chen Jiang added that snack bars sometimes broadcast live, so you can pay attention to them at nearby cinemas and watch the live broadcast before deciding whether to eat at Amway.
Duan and Chen Jiang parted at the subway station and carefully carried two boxes of food home.
Back home, Duan knocked on his brother's door. After a few minutes, a sleepy voice came from inside: "What's up?"
Duan said excitedly, "Brother, Chen Jiang and I went to that snack bar. The food there is really delicious. I brought you some. The owner even specially cooked a bowl of wonton soup that is not available in the store. Can you get up and have some?"
Du Chen turned over in bed and replied listlessly, "Leave it there. I don't want to eat it."
Duan was a little anxious, "Brother, can you open the door and take a look? These foods are different from those made with magic. They are warm and fragrant, and taste just like the real thing. You will definitely like it."
People with amnesia will become less talkative, less willing to go out, and gradually lose interest in everything around them. Then one day, they disappear and can never be found again.
Du Chen's condition has become very serious. Originally a guard at Qingshan Paradise, he has a cheerful personality, is active at work, and often plays difficult games.
Duan remembered that there was a period of time when Du Chen went crazy and played restricted games continuously, which lasted for about half a year. Afterwards, Du Chen suddenly resigned from his position as the guard of the park, locked himself in the room, and refused to come out or communicate with anyone.
Duan realized that his brother's condition was very similar to the early symptoms of amnesia. He asked people he knew and thought of many ways, but Du Chen's condition was getting worse day by day.
Amnesia is a disease equivalent to a terminal illness in this world.
All conceivable methods have been tried countless times by our predecessors, but no effective measures have been found to overcome this disease.
Duan was anxious and at a loss. His good friend Chen Jiang was worried that he might also suffer from amnesia, so he asked him to go to the cinema to relax. By chance, they saw the live broadcast of the snack bar.
The door was still closed. Duan stood at the door for more than ten minutes, knocking from time to time, but there was no response. His brother didn't want to talk to him anymore.
Duan returned to the living room dejectedly and placed the two large boxes of food he brought back from Area A on the table.
He opened the lids of the sweet soup and spicy grilled wings, restrainedly took a breath of the tempting aroma, and felt the depression in his heart dissipate slightly. He got up and went back to his room, thinking about how to get his brother to try the food in the snack bar.
In the living room, the food that had been forgotten to be covered was steaming, and the unique aroma of cooked food began to spread throughout the room.
Du Chen lay weakly on the bed, feeling depressed and unwilling to move.
His brows were furrowed, but his breathing was light. A strange yet pleasant smell was moving at the tip of his nose, as if it was there and not there.
Du Chen thought he was hallucinating because he actually smelled the aroma of food.
The smell became stronger and stronger, and seemed to be just outside the room.
They have a keen sense of smell, and the guards' five senses are more acute than those of ordinary people.
Du Chen was sure that he smelled something that looked like food. He was not quite conscious just now, and Duan seemed to have come back and knocked on his door.
What did he say
Du Chen couldn't remember anything. He just felt that the fragrance coming from outside the door was constantly tempting him, but he didn't want to get up.
After about five minutes of dawdling, the smell of food began to fade. Du Chen couldn't stand it anymore and struggled to get up from the bed.
It was the first time he walked out of the room in two months.
There was no one in the living room, and there was a box with a pleasant smell on the table.
Du Chen vaguely remembered that Duan said he went to a snack bar in Area A and brought him a portion.
The two open lidded meals were no longer hot. Du Chen picked up the spicy chicken wings and took a casual bite. His cloudy eyes gradually became clear, and he sat down and began to eat with big mouthfuls.
A pair of spicy grilled wings was not enough to fill his stomach. He finished it in a few bites and picked up the glutinous rice wine meatballs.
He leaned over and sniffed it, his eyes narrowing unconsciously.
Sweet!
Du Chen likes sweets, and he can't help swallowing his saliva just by smelling the nostalgic sweet rice wine.
Even though it was cold, he didn't dislike it at all. He savored it carefully, spoonful by spoonful, eating it with extra care.
After eating the fermented glutinous rice balls, Du Chen found that the unopened box felt warm to the touch, and he guessed that it contained good stuff.
He picked up the largest box and opened it with great anticipation. The special spicy smell of white pepper mixed with the fragrance of chopped green onions wafted into his nose, making him excited. It turned out to be wontons.
It also comes with a portion of chili oil dipping sauce. The chili peppers seem to have been roasted with a thin layer of oil and then crushed, and they smell particularly fragrant.
After eating this hot bowl of food, won’t you feel like you’re in heaven
Du Chen picked up the bowl and took a sip of the hot soup. White pepper and salt added a base flavor to the soup. It was not bland, but just the right amount of spicy and salty. Du Chen could clearly feel the hot soup pouring down his throat, sliding through his abdomen, and warming his stomach, steaming him so that he felt light and warm.
There was a sudden knock on the door. Du Chen paused for a moment, without any intention of getting up, and picked up the chopsticks to start picking up the wontons.
The wontons were not soaked in the hot soup and remained in the same state as when they were just out of the pot. Each one was plump and round, with tender red meat filling under the slightly transparent dough.
The white dough is covered with a layer of bright red chili oil, which is very appetizing.
Du Chen opened his mouth and swallowed it in one gulp. The skin was just the right thickness, not too thin but not too tough to affect the taste. The meat filling was chewy and smooth, and it was so delicious that you wanted to stamp your feet.
The knocks on the door continued. After a while, Chen Jiang's voice came: "Duan, Duan, are you home?"
Duan fell asleep in the room. He got up immediately after hearing the noise. The first thing he noticed was Du Chen sitting at the table. His eyes were filled with surprise. "Brother, you're up!"
"Um."
Du Chen slurped his wontons and only gave his attention to his younger brother for a second. He casually opened the box of leek and egg pie and roasted pig's trotter. The pleasant aroma rushed into his nose, and he completely entered a frantic eating mode.
Duan didn't care. He happily ran to open the door and shared the news with his friends immediately: "Chen Jiang, Chen Jiang, look, my brother is up."
Chen Jiang was pulled into the store, and was surprised to see Du Chen eating. He thought that this snack bar was really amazing, and even people with amnesia could not resist its temptation.
The packed food looked like a lot, but it was actually not enough for them.
Du Chen felt that he had finished all the food in a short while. He touched his stomach with a bit of disappointment and looked up at his brother sitting opposite him, "Where did you buy these?"
"The snack bar next to the amusement park on the 99th floor of Area A." Duan was overwhelmed with joy when he saw the light in his brother's eyes again.
Du Chen stood up and prepared to go out. "I'm not full yet, I want to go over there, do you want to go?"
He hadn’t eaten enough at all. He would need to eat for at least three days and three nights before he felt comfortable.
Chen Jiang interrupted, "It's closed. You won't be able to eat anything if you go there today."
Du Chen was puzzled: "So early?"
Duan: "Her business is so popular that they are sold in limited quantities and always sell out quickly."
Chen Jiang remembered the reason why he was looking for Duan, and immediately said, "But I just saw that kind of small advertisement in the cinema, which is the scrolling note under the screen. The owner of the snack bar will start a live broadcast at 5:30, and this time it seems to be making dinner."
Duan explained the snack bar live broadcast to Du Chen, and told him that he was attracted to Area A by the live broadcast. Then he asked expectantly: "Brother, can we watch the live broadcast together?"
Even if you can't eat the food, watching the owner cook is a pleasure.
Du Chen had just eaten, and his mind was full of delicious food. There was nothing he could do if he couldn't eat it for the time being, but he could go and see what this live broadcast was all about.
As far as he knows, each cinema corresponds to a theme park and can only broadcast live the games being played in the adjacent theme parks.
He had never seen a live broadcast from Area A being played in a movie theater in Area D, not to mention that the store was not affiliated with the park.
Perhaps interesting events are happening in this world.
Du Chen felt that the energy he had lost in the past few months had returned to his body, and his mind and body, which had been occupied by emptiness, had found a new goal.
He nodded and said, "Then go and have a look."
Duan turned and looked at Chen Jiang, both of them had disbelief in their eyes.
Originally just wanting to give it a try, Du Chen's condition actually improved and he was even willing to go out.
This was truly a blessing from heaven. Duan kept thanking Lu Yao and the snack bar in his heart. He immediately stood up and prepared to go out, fearing that Du Chen would change his mind the next second.
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At 5:30 in the afternoon, Lu Yao started the live broadcast on time and changed the name of the live broadcast room - Late Night Diner.
As soon as she entered the live broadcast room, she found that there were more than 300 viewers watching online.
Compared with the current big internet celebrities, this number is nothing, but compared with myself in the morning, it is a big step forward.
With the experience of live broadcasting, Lu Yao was more relaxed than before. He greeted the audience as soon as he came in: "Hello everyone, this is the late night canteen of Lu Yao Snack Shop. Today is Brother Bai Ming's first day at work. To celebrate, the owner, Brother Bai Ming, and Sister Xingzi are going to prepare a sumptuous dinner together."
Bai Ming, who was cutting a fish by the pond, raised his head, his ruby-red eyes flashing, "To celebrate for me?"
Lu Yao was washing vegetables nearby and nodded gently: "Yes, did I forget to say that?"
Bai Ming skillfully cut open the fish belly and removed the internal organs. He was already in a good mood, and when he learned that dinner was specially prepared for him, his mood became even more high-spirited: "Boss, if there is anything else you need, just tell me."
Xingzi was peeling shrimps and heard the conversation between the two. She turned to Lu Yao with envy and asked, "Shopkeeper, do I get a share of the pay when I join the company?"
Lu Yao nodded, "Of course, when Xingzi officially joins the company, we will have another big meal."
Xingzi was also happy and peeled a plate of shrimps in a few strokes.
Lu Yao handed the other ingredients that needed to be processed to the two of them, and walked to the grill with the freshly processed fish.
"Let me prepare the grilled fish first."
There were more than five hundred viewers online, and countless comments were floating around.
"They actually prepared a dinner to celebrate the employees joining the store. I just want to ask if the store is still hiring?"
"The store owner is so nice. I envy the guy who started working today."
"What does grilled fish smell like?"
Lu Yao clamped the fish with a special metal mesh plate and put it on the grill, turning it from time to time. He took the time to look at the comments and replied, "The store is hiring recently. We need chefs and waiters. Interested friends can come for an interview. I'm going to grill the fish with pickled pepper flavor, and I'm going to fry potato chips and rice cakes later."
"!!! Rice cakes and potato chips? Ahhh, I want to eat them so much!"
"I also like grilled fish with pickled peppers. French fries are the best. I can't help drooling just thinking about it!"
"My saliva is already flowing to my feet!"
Lu Yao was quick and skillful. He grilled the fish until the skin was slightly charred, then removed it from the heat and stir-fried the side dishes in another pan.
The other ingredients have been cleaned and the ingredients that need to be grilled are placed on the grill.
About twenty minutes later, dinner was ready.
Lu Yao prepared two small charcoal boxes on the table, one for heating the grilled fish, and the oysters, grilled shrimp skewers, meat skewers and some grilled vegetables were all served on a plate and placed on the other charcoal box to keep warm.
Xingzi brought two bottles of wine and Lu Yao took a bottle of drink.
The bright moon was hanging high outside the window, and the stars were falling like gems under the sky. The three of them sat by the window, chatting and eating.
As soon as the grilled fish was served, it attracted everyone's attention.
Bai Ming and Xingzi's eyes sparkled, but they did not move first and looked at Lu Yao with restraint.
Lu Yao raised his chopsticks and said, "Let's eat!"
Bai Ming and Xingzi reached out their chopsticks precisely towards the fragrant grilled fish.
Lu Yao was craving for oysters, so he first took a big steamed oyster, took out the meat and dipped it in some mustard soy sauce.
The oysters are soft, tender and plump. Eating them with mustard is so spicy that it makes you cry, but you can't stop eating them.
Bai Ming took a bite of the grilled fish and noticed Lu Yao's behavior. He imitated her and ate oysters, dipping them in a thick layer of mustard. The spiciness made him blink his eyes, and tears condensed in his red pupils like stars.
He shook his head and felt refreshed again.
Xingzi drank a little wine and ate grilled fish, which was accompanied by grilled garlic oysters, scallops and beef. Soon her face turned red from eating so much.
The audience outside the screen were almost going crazy when they saw this.
"Aaaah, I really want to eat that oyster! Is it dipped in wasabi? I miss that taste!"
"Shop owner devil, why should I watch this at night!!!"
"The grilled fish looks so delicious. Let the child have a bite, just one bite!"
Qingshan Paradise Cinema.
Duan and Chen Jiang stared at the screen eagerly, their saliva soaking their collars before they came to their senses. The grilled fish, oysters, prawns, garlic vermicelli scallops, and enoki mushrooms and grilled tofu on the screen looked so delicious.
Next to them, Du Chen stared deeply at Lu Yao on the screen and the real night outside the window.
It was really interesting to see a challenger who accidentally came here, and a type he had never seen before.
That night, the late-night restaurant was extremely popular in areas A, B, and D, but Lu Yao drank too much and was so sleepy after eating and drinking so much that he fell asleep without waiting for the table to be cleared.
In the middle of the night, she suddenly heard a hurried knock on the door. Just as she was feeling annoyed, the sound disappeared.
The next morning, Lu Yao woke up in the store, wrapped in a thick blanket. The store had already been cleaned up, probably by Bai Ming and Xingzi when they left.
Her two shop assistants are really nice.
Lu Yao simply washed up in the store, made sure that he had prepared today's ingredients yesterday, opened the store door, and suddenly took a step back in shock, as there was something blocking the door.
After a while, the door was pushed open from the outside, and a man in a high-end suit stood at the door.
Lu Yao glanced outside the door, and was clearly still in another world. The man in front of her looked very familiar. She held her forehead and thought for a while, and it seemed to be the man in a suit who stopped her yesterday afternoon to ask for directions.
But yesterday, the place where they met was another world.
The man seemed to have just woken up and didn't know what happened: "Why am I here?"