The NO.1 Food Stall in the Wasteland novel Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Chapter 12: The Great Villain Also Has a Fortune-Bringing Attribute?

Getting the cold shoulder left Shen Lu feeling a little awkward.

’So cold.’

But she soon found out the reason why.

It turned out that today’s garbage truck was from a pharmaceutical company. Besides discarded metal scrap, it also carried some expired nutrient liquid.

They hadn’t been expired for long—less than a month—and they still tasted pretty good. Instead of the usual hard-to-swallow earthy flavor, these were fruit-flavored.

Upper-class citizens wouldn’t give this stuff a second glance, but for lower-class citizens, it was a real treasure. You could either consume it yourself or sell it.

Just now, Wang Daguo and Zeng Xiaodao had both spotted several packs of strawberry-flavored nutrient liquid. Zeng Xiaodao was faster and snatched them up, even yanking away the ones Wang Daguo had already grabbed.

"Zeng Xiaodao was born but clearly never raised right. He spends all day doing irritating things like this. Sooner or later, someone’s going to beat him to death."

"Exactly! Then Granny Zeng will have to bury her own grandson."

"That’s not a given. Granny Zeng..." The person trailed off and sighed. "Maybe if Granny Zeng passed away, Zeng Xiaodao wouldn’t cause so much trouble."

The group exchanged a look and said no more.

Having heard the gossip, Shen Lu stealthily picked up a few metal parts they had discarded. She found a deserted spot, broke them into tiny pieces, and dug out a few specks of gold.

"Pharmaceutical companies sure are loaded, tossing out parts with gold in them just like that," Shen Lu muttered to herself, handing the gold over to the system.

Her haul today was incredible. She got so many ingredients in exchange that she couldn’t even use them all today.

Shen Lu asked the system if she could store some of it in her temporary backpack. She didn’t want to exchange it all at once.

[Of course, Host! However, the temporary backpack only stores items for 24 hours. For just 20 popularity value, you can rent a warehouse with state-of-the-art preservation technology! Items will stay as fresh as the moment you put them in, even after ten or fifteen days!]

Shen Lu politely declined.

’Twenty-four hours is long enough. Popularity value is so hard to earn; I can’t bear to spend it on renting a warehouse.’

Back at her rental house, Shen Lu started preparing the mint water and the egg waffle batter. Just as she finished and was about to take a break, the system’s notification chimed.

[DING-DONG~ New task issued: Please sell 20 cups of mint water and 10 egg waffles.]

Before leaving, Shen Lu drank a cup of mint water and fed a cup to Fu Cheng. Then, she grabbed her things, carefully locked the door, and headed to Gold Street.

Shen Lu set up her stall in the same old spot. It was noon again, and just like yesterday, Gold Street was depressingly empty.

Shen Lu hid in the shade, fanning herself with her hand.

It was the same start as yesterday. She waited for half an hour, but not a single person came to buy anything.

She even made an egg waffle on purpose, its rich aroma filling the air in a ten-meter radius, but still, no one came to buy.

’Strange.’

’I’ve been setting up my stall for three days in a row. Logically, I should have a few repeat customers by now. How can there be not a single one?’

[Host, I wonder if you’ve noticed something.]

The system’s tone was hesitant.

[It seems that whenever you set up the stall by yourself, business isn’t very good.]

Shen Lu pouted. "It does seem that way, doesn’t it?"

[But if Fu Cheng is here, business slowly starts to pick up.]

Shen Lu was skeptical. "For real?"

[I’m not sure either. Host, you could run an experiment.]

Shen Lu put a hand to her forehead. "He’s really heavy and difficult to move."

Every time, she had to use every ounce of her strength just to move him. If it wasn’t necessary, she preferred not to.

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