Gourmet: Midnight Vending

Chapter 550 - 430: Pursuer Alliance, Established!

"If my deadbeat husband cooked with even half the grace that Boss Chen does, would I be drooling over my phone every day?"

"Just watching him cook is already a delight. Imagine if I could eat a bowl of noodles made by Boss Chen himself... Sigh!"

I have to admit, no matter the era, looks are always the ultimate power. Chen Mo was completely oblivious to the chatter around him, focusing solely on his ferocious noodle-pulling.

In Jingzhou, a skilled cook can whip up enough noodles for a dozen young lads in about ten minutes. Chen Mo now appeared to be a seasoned noodle-pulling master.

In just about ten minutes, the dough on the wooden board in his arm had become too thin to pull any further.

Chen Mo set the board down, stirred the pot with a black ladle a few times, then covered it to let the water continue boiling.

Next, he took out a second-hand loudspeaker and started speaking to the crowd still eagerly chasing the food truck behind him.

"Everyone, it’s time to take a break! Today’s snacks are sold out, only over a hundred portions of cart noodles left! If you can’t line up, take a rest!"

The loudspeaker’s voice traveled far, yet even those in the back of the line who heard it didn’t give up running.

No one knows why, but they just wanted to run with the crowd.

As the noodles cooked, Chen Mo added marinated meat, tea eggs, and broth.

Each bowl of cart noodles was placed on the cupboard top, and a customer would leave a business card, take the noodles, and depart from the line to find a spot on the roadside to eat.

Just fifty pounds of flour, and in about an hour with Chen Mo at full speed, it was announced that they were all sold out.

Looking at the long line behind him that showed no signs of shrinking, in fact, was still growing, Chen Mo sighed deeply.

He poked his head out and looked at Li Xinyu, who was still livestreaming, "You’ve been running for three or four hours already, aren’t you tired?"

Li Xinyu was covered in sweat, raising her phone high, "Not tired, not tired! My livestream has over ten thousand viewers now!"

Whoa.

Chen Mo was shocked. How did her numbers grow so fast?

Though Li Xinyu worked in the publicity department, she often had physical training at her unit, so her fitness was pretty good.

Plus, the food truck wasn’t moving fast at all. She kept her spot at the front, livestreaming, needing only to briskly walk and occasionally sprint a few steps to keep up. Although she said she wasn’t tired, she could still hold on a bit longer.

Chen Mo waved her over, letting Li Xinyu get a bit closer.

Then, facing the camera, he said, "Folks who haven’t taken action yet, skip it for today. All the snacks are sold out; I’m closing up. See you all tomorrow~"

Casually, Chen Mo also kindly added an ad, "Don’t forget to follow this streamer; I’ll let her announce tomorrow’s food truck location in advance through the livestream!"

Saying that, Chen Mo briefly communicated with the system in his mind, and the speed of the food truck suddenly surged, weaving through the crowded streets as smoothly as a skilled race car driver.

It was tough on the pancake uncle and the milk tea guy trailing behind.

Watching the yellow food truck gradually disappear, customers who didn’t manage to taste the snacks sped up, encircling the pink milk tea truck and the dirt-yellow pancake truck instead.

The uncle and the guy exchanged glances.

That expression clearly said, who would’ve thought too many customers could be a problem!

Back in the parking lot, Chen Mo checked the task progress.

The progress of three fusion snacks that had already started selling was decent; it should only take a few more days to complete the task.

However, the task required five fusion snacks.

The spectacle of people running in the street today made Chen Mo feel a bit guilty. If this kept up, what if everyone in Taiwan ended up running with him in a few days?

"Looks like I need to speed up the task progress."

Chen Mo returned to his room, took a shower to refresh himself, and prepared to stay up late thinking about new snacks, hoping to come up with two at once and start selling five simultaneously!

On the other side, after Chen Mo disappeared, the people on the street didn’t fade away.

Ah Xia finally arrived at the spot indicated by the livestream, gasping for breath as she looked at the bustling crowd, breathing heavily yet feeling a bit proud.

I finally reached my goal!

But where’s the food truck? Why can’t I see it?

She found a fellow perspiring road-goer and asked, "Miss, was there a mobile food truck here just now? Why can’t I see it now?"

The woman, in stylish running attire, clearly came prepared, and at the corner of her mouth were traces of sauce she hadn’t wiped clean, having evidently tasted that delicious-looking Nine-Turned Fish Roe Sausage.

"The food truck? It’s closed down. The boss just said all of today’s snacks are sold out, so he closed."

Ah Xia’s plump face was filled with confusion.

I just started running here, and you’re telling me you closed up?

The woman, seeing Ah Xia’s disappointment, patted her shoulder and said, "You can follow that streamer’s account. She’ll share the food truck’s location in advance tomorrow."

Feeling a bit numb, Ah Xia pulled out her phone to follow, then plopped down at the roadside, depleted.

For the sake of this food, she ran nearly five kilometers!

For this food, her legs felt too heavy to lift!

For this food, at one point, Ah Xia even felt that if she just kept coming to eat, she’d slim down to lightning speed!

And now, she’s told everything is sold out and packed away?

For a foodie, this is simply unacceptable!

Her phone kept buzzing, and when Ah Xia checked it, she noticed she’d been automatically added to the streamer’s fan group when she followed.

At this moment, the group surprisingly had five hundred members and was full.

And this streamer had gained over thirty thousand fans in just one night, with numbers noticeably rising with every refresh.

Ah Xia watched the group chat.

"What the heck, just because I ran a bit slower, the food truck closed right when I got here?"

"Are you kidding! It’s just ten o’clock, and I even skipped dinner for this. Should I hit the night market now?"

"Guys, I just tried that Nine-Turned Fish Roe Sausage. It’s really amazing! Apparently, it’s made in the Lu Cuisine style from the mainland. I’m already looking up travel guides to visit the mainland now."

"No way, this has me really riled up. I might be a bit chubby and slower, but I’ve been in the queue the whole time. Why should everyone else get to eat and not me?"

Seeing this message, Ah Xia found her kindred spirits and quickly chimed in, "Exactly! Do foodies like us chubby folks have no right to eat delicious food?"

"Well said! This Boss deliberately uses this mobile stall method to attract customers, and yet those older folks ran faster than anyone else. I just saw an old guy eating two bowls of noodles on the roadside! Outrageous!"

"We need to punish this boss! We’d best find him and lock him in a room so he can cook for us chubby folks every day!"

A stone’s throw stirred a thousand waves.

Ah Xia noticed that others shared her thoughts, so she tentatively suggested, "How about this, since we’re all hungry anyway, let’s keep searching for that food truck! If we find it, we won’t leave until the boss cooks for us! We can just stick with it, and when he opens tomorrow, we’ll be the first to eat!"

Ah Xia didn’t even realize how twisted her thoughts were at the moment.

After all, at this time, her mindset was no longer just about eating that large intestine.

It was now slightly spiteful, somewhat frustrated, even a bit vengeful.

This feeling, only someone falling asleep hungry at night could understand was so maddening.

It had to be chubby people understanding chubby people.

As soon as Ah Xia sent her message, someone responded instantly.

Unexpectedly, that very disgruntled guy just launched an account.

"I just set up a discussion group; everyone should join. We’ll form an alliance to catch Boss Chen Mo overnight!"

Ah Xia promptly copied and pasted the search, sure enough discovering a newly-created discussion group on her social app.

[Pursuer Alliance]