Gourmet: Midnight Vending

Chapter 458 - 388: Skinless Tea Eggs!

Chen Mo had never lost a bet. Back in Yangzhou, he even managed to secure four free laborers through betting.

Fortunately, the popularity in Yangzhou was only temporary. After Chen Mo left, the Yangzhou Food Festival maintained its heat for a while, but things concerning Chen Mo gradually faded away, so now he wasn’t worried about being recognized when going out.

The clever idea that flashed in Chen Mo’s mind was quite simple.

You sell eggs, then I’ll sell eggs too.

You sell eggs boiled in boys’ urine, then I’ll sell eggs that only girls can work hard to win.

By then, won’t some parents who prefer boys over girls slightly change their mindset when they see girls being more capable than boys?

"Jianhong, actually I do support your brother’s idea. You have no problem running a stall, but the thing you’re selling is problematic."

Seeing Sun Jianhong’s face turn red and ready to argue, Chen Mo raised his hand to calm him, "I know you’re not convinced, so I said I’d fund your stall. But at the same time, I’ll set up a stall too. You sell eggs, I’ll sell eggs, just in a different way."

"Let’s do it for seven days straight. If your revenue is higher than mine, consider the 3,000 yuan as my sponsorship for your entrepreneurship. But if your business isn’t as good as mine, you’ll have to return the 3,000. How about it, dare to take the bet?"

Sun Jianhong listened and thought the bet seemed to have no obvious "pitfalls."

After all, the 3,000 yuan was given by Chen Mo, so he should return the money regardless of the outcome of the bet.

But now, if his business does well, he wouldn’t need to return the money. However, there was a little trouble for Sun Jianhong.

"It’s nothing much, but... Brother Mo, you surely don’t know why I chose to sell these urine eggs instead of something else."

"Why?"

To be honest, Chen Mo was indeed a bit curious.

There are thousands of delicacies under the sky. Randomly choose a few snacks on Night Market Street, and doing it well is enough to make a living. Why bother with such bizarre stuff?

In a mysterious manner, Sun Jianhong whispered, "This boy’s urine is hard to collect! Some disgusting vendors can’t collect enough boy’s urine, so they secretly add other stuff."

Chen Mo thought, no need to bother with what others add, this boy’s urine thing is really disgusting.

"I’m different, I’d definitely use the best raw materials! The problem now is..." Sun Jianhong awkwardly pointed at the drink container he was carrying, "This amount is hardly enough."

Oh, I see.

Chen Mo pondered for a moment, then said, "That’s an easy fix, I can help you."

"Really?"

"Yeah, just collecting some boy’s urine, how simple is that."

If it weren’t for task three, or rather, if he hadn’t seen Xiaoying being spoken to by her grandmother just now, Chen Mo would have no interest in dealing with Sun Jianhong’s issue.

Chen Mo turned to look at Xiao Pang who was standing in front of the van munching loudly on a shredded potato cake, "Hey, Brother Fatty."

"Hmm?" Xiao Pang’s mouth was full of sauce. The salty, savory, and sweet sauce combined with the crispy, burnt, and soft shredded potato cake was an experience he had never had before.

"Is my potato cake delicious?"

Xiao Pang nodded vigorously, "Delicious, really good, much better than our school lunch!"

Chen Mo crossed his arms over his chest, "Do you want more?"

Before Xiao Pang could even respond, his grandpa chimed in anxiously, "Do you want more, grandson? I’ll buy you three more to take home and eat slowly."

"Yes, yes!" Xiao Pang made sounds in his throat, afraid that speaking would interrupt his eating.

To be fair, it truly was delicious!

Even Chen Mo found himself swallowing saliva, not to mention so many internet bloggers who can become popular just by filming kids eating.

Kids eating is much more attractive than adults eating, and it’s appetizing as well.

"Sir, you don’t need to pay. How about this, let your grandson go over there to eat, and I’ll give him one for free after he’s done, okay?"

The old man followed Chen Mo’s pointing finger, which was directed at the school gate.

School just let out, and little kids were gathered, some waiting in line for the urine sellers, some playing because their parents hadn’t arrived, and a few little girls were huddled together, lying on a big rock doing homework.

The grandpa hadn’t even agreed when Xiao Pang ran off, running to the school gate and standing there with his arms wrapped around the hot potato cake, munching away.

Sun Jianhong watched, perplexed, wondering what this had to do with boy’s urine.

Just as Chen Mo predicted, as soon as Xiao Pang ran to the school gate to eat, a large group of children gathered around him, at least twenty or so!

The little students curiously surrounded him, and after a few seconds, someone couldn’t help but swallow.

"Liu Zeyu, what are you eating?"

Xiao Pang proudly raised his eyebrows, "Shredded potato cake!"

"What does it taste like, Liu Zeyu!"

"Sweet!"

"Is it good, is it better than spicy strips?"

Xiao Pang stuffed the last piece of potato cake into his mouth and then tore open the package to lick the sauce clean, "It’s so good, even better than spicy strips! You guys play, I need to eat potato cakes."

Mission accomplished, Xiao Pang ran back, extending his hand as if asking for a reward, "Potato cake!"

Chen Mo wrapped one up for him, and the kid didn’t even mind that it was hot, holding it and eating without blowing on it.

The children who had been watching Xiao Pang eat earlier all came running over, gathering around Xiao Pang again, not saying anything, just watching.