The NO.1 Food Stall in the Wasteland novel Chapter 248

Chapter 248: Chapter 248: That Little Bastard Really Deserves to Die

Everyone knew about Shen Lu and Fu Cheng’s relationship. They were engaged, after all, and Shen Lu had mentioned it more than once.

But they had rarely seen how the two of them actually interacted.

After all, Fu Cheng’s health had been poor before, so he mostly stayed in his room and didn’t come out.

Recently, Fu Cheng’s condition had improved greatly. After getting a wheelchair, he even started eating with everyone every day.

The man was noble and aloof, the young woman was focused on her food. There were never any affectionate gestures between them. But today, the two of them had shared food so naturally.

No matter how you looked at it, those were noodles that Fu Cheng had already started eating. If their relationship was just ordinary, they would never have done something like that.

Surprised as they were, no one was tactless enough to start teasing them on the spot. They exchanged knowing glances and silently went back to their meals.

After the meal, the usual bustle resumed. Shen Lu made a point to keep an eye on Song Zhigao.

His mood was a bit down today, but that was all. The heart above his head was still pink, not gray.

Most of the dishes were ready, leaving only the last two pots of braised pork belly and steamed fish head with diced chili, which still needed some time.

[Ding! New mission issued: Sell 790 Braised Pork Belly sets, 690 Kung Pao Chicken sets, and 350 Steamed Fish Head with Diced Chili sets. Achieve a total revenue of 175,000 and maintain a customer satisfaction rating of three stars or higher. Time limit: eight hours.]

Hearing the mission announcement, Shen Lu went to the front desk. It was time to edit and post her videos.

She hadn’t been sitting for long when a small head peeked over.

"Xiao Lang?" Shen Lu ruffled his hair. "Just finished your workout? Your hair is all wet. Hurry up and take a shower, or you’ll get sick."

"I won’t! I’m super healthy now, I never get sick!" Xiao Lang said, puffing out his little chest.

"You still have to go wash up." He smelled of sweat. Shen Lu poked his forehead. "If you don’t take a shower, I’m taking away your afternoon cookies."

"Okay, fine."

Xiao Lang scurried back to the staff dormitory to take a shower. Even though he was only five, he could already bathe himself.

About twenty minutes later, Shen Lu’s video finished uploading. She took out some prizes and arranged them on the table. These were the ones most likely to be won, so if someone won, she could give them out directly, saving a trip back and forth.

A freshly bathed Xiao Lang reappeared. He wasn’t there to cause trouble, but to help Shen Lu with her work.

He had successfully awakened and become a rare Superpower User.

Although he was only five, he felt he was already a grown-up who could do many, many things to help his mom and Sister Shen.

So, he gave himself a mission: to stand at the front desk with Shen Lu every afternoon and help run errands and such.

He wasn’t much help, of course, but he didn’t get in the way either, so Shen Lu tacitly approved of his behavior.

’It’s good for a child to help with things within his ability,’ Shen Lu thought. ’Spoiling him too much would only do him harm.’

Shen Lu glanced at the time. It was less than five minutes until 11:30, and a crowd of customers had already gathered outside.

She decided to go to the fast-food section to check on the day’s dishes, and Xiao Lang followed, skipping along behind her.

The floor was polished to a mirror shine, the tables were neatly arranged, the serving window was spotless, and the dishes in the large metal trays exuded an enticing aroma.

’Good, everything is normal, nothing out of the ordinary.’

"Sister Shen." Xiao Lang tugged on her hand.

"Hm?" Shen Lu looked down at him. "What’s wrong?"

Xiao Lang frowned like a little old man. "This dish’s smell and that dish’s smell are different."

Xiao Lang was pointing at the two large trays of Kung Pao Chicken.

With so many customers nowadays, they usually prepared two large batches first and would then cook more as needed based on sales.

Shen Lu didn’t dismiss his words as childish nonsense just because he was a boy. She had someone bring two clean small bowls and took a small sample from each tray of Kung Pao Chicken.

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