The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 103 First Day of Business!
"Huh? That's strange..."

A somewhat handsome young man paced back and forth at the food stall, looking around, his expression gradually becoming puzzled.

"What's so strange?" The girl next to her leaned closer, holding a snack she had just bought from a stall. "Ah Zhu, this food street you recommended is really good. There are lots of local snacks here."

"Choosing you, a local, as our guide was definitely the right choice!"

"No, no, no." Hearing this, Xu Zhu shook her head repeatedly. "Xiao Yu, what you're tasting now isn't the ace of this snack street."

"Ace?" Song Xiaoyu tilted her head.

“This food street is the largest in Bailushan City. Nearly 10% of the stalls are run by Spirit Chefs.” Xu Zhu paused slightly. “The food they sell is the real star here.”

"Snacks made by the Imperial Spirit Chef?" Song Xiaoyu's eyes lit up suddenly. "They sound amazing! Where are they?"

"I don't know either." Xu Zhu shook his head helplessly. "As I walked along, all the stall owners of the Imperial Spirit Chef stalls that I remembered were gone."

The food stalls in the food street are all fixed, so the stalls of the Imperial Chefs generally don't change much.

Moreover, at this moment, these stalls of the spirit chefs were not replaced by other stalls, but were left empty.

No wonder you said it was strange.

Song Xiaoyu immediately understood what Xu Zhu had just said. Her eyes darted around as she looked at the surrounding vendors. "Why don't we ask the other vendors?"

"They might know something."

“That makes sense!” Xu Zhu’s eyes lit up, and he pulled Song Xiaoyu to one of the stalls.

He didn't just choose a stall randomly; he specifically chose one that was right next to the stall owner of the Yu Ling Chef stall.

"Hello, excuse me, is the stall owner next to you not setting up shop today?" Xu Zhu asked with a polite smile.

Upon hearing Xu Zhu's question, the stall owner's face showed a hint of envy. "He's just lucky!"

He overheard Qin Lang's conversation with the other party yesterday.

What a precious thing it must be to have a recipe that can enhance the flavor of a Spirit Chef's dishes?

If that boy could give him some pointers, he might become a spirit chef too, and his business would be even better than before.

Unfortunately, they wanted a spirit chef.

Thinking of this, the stall owner shook his head, "I will definitely set up a stall, but not here."

"For the next week, Lao Liu will be setting up a stall at the 'Happy Party' amusement park."

"It's not just him; most of the food stall owners on the food street are like this, with only one or two still remaining here."

At this point, a smug smile appeared on the stall owner's face.

It's said they didn't want to leave here to set up their stall elsewhere, so yesterday's good thing had nothing to do with them.

After learning the truth, the two were filled with remorse, and one of them even broke his guard and stopped setting up his stall today.

Xu Zhu had no time to care about the stall owner's thoughts; after hearing what the stall owner said, he felt like the sky had fallen.

"Are you kidding me?" Xu Zhu asked with a mournful face. "You're giving up your food stall business to set up a stall at an amusement park?"

"Isn't this a scam?"

You need an entrance ticket to enter the amusement park!

"It's okay!" Song Xiaoyu, standing to the side, was quite nonchalant. "We're already planning to go to the amusement park anyway, so why don't we go now?" "The food at most amusement parks is pretty average. Now I'm actually more looking forward to our trip!"

"No, no, no." Xu Zhu shook his head. "Xiao Yu, you don't know, this 'Happy Party' amusement park doesn't get much traffic."

“A few years ago it was the most popular amusement park in Bailushan City, but two years ago a bigger amusement park opened, and it’s even more fun there.”

"So there are far fewer people coming here."

"And I heard that this amusement park had an accident, and afterwards all the large rides were closed." Xu Zhu shook his head. "So, 'Happy Party' is not fun at all."

"We're just buying one amusement park ticket to eat snacks inside. Do you think that's a good deal?"

Hearing Xu Zhu, a local, say this, Song Xiaoyu was also a little conflicted, but her desire to taste the food ultimately prevailed.

"How about we go take a look first?"
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"The 'Happy Party' amusement park is just ahead."

Xu Zhu pointed to the amusement park gate in front of him.

"This amusement park looks pretty good." Song Xiaoyu stood on tiptoe to look inside. "It's not small."

"But it is indeed very deserted."

They arrived at what should have been peak time for park admission, but only a handful of people passed by the entrance of "Happy Party" amusement park, and no one went in at all, which was quite desolate.

"I knew it," Xu Zhu shrugged. "There's nothing here at all..."

"Hey! Look over there!" Song Xiaoyu suddenly pointed in a certain direction.

Xu Zhu looked in the direction of the sound and immediately saw a red banner hanging on one of the ticket gates, which read "Free Entry".

Free access?

Amusement parks can be free?
Xu Zhu's expression turned surprised.

"Let's go take a look." Song Xiaoyu tugged at Xu Zhu's arm, then quickly walked towards the free entrance.

An old man sat at the free entrance with a stern face, but he wore a cartoon headdress that looked like a deer antler, creating a striking contrast.

"Grandpa, what's the deal with this free entry?" Song Xiaoyu asked impatiently.

"There's a special food route inside the amusement park," Ye Zhen said slowly, glancing at the two of them. "Entering through this entrance allows you to sample all the food in the park, but you can't use the rides."

Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance.

Their target was originally those food stall owners who sold spirit food.

As for not being able to ride the amusement park rides, that's really not a problem.

"Let's go in then." Xu Zhu couldn't wait to walk into the free entrance and enter a corridor with railings on both sides. There were signs on the railings that read, "Under surveillance, do not climb over, violators will be fined."

Climbing over the railing is equivalent to sneaking into the amusement park without paying and enjoying the rides for free, which is understandable.

Looking down the corridor, Xu Zhu quickly spotted familiar stalls and could even faintly smell the aroma of food wafting from them. His expression softened. "They're quite conscientious."

He had thought that he would need to buy a ticket worth several hundred yuan to enter and enjoy the food, and he thought that "Happy Party" amusement park was a real rip-off.

Now, it seems he misunderstood.

Apart from the slightly odd location of the stall, everything else is fine.

(End of this chapter)