If I ask you to set up a stall, why do you always run to deserted places?

"What's that smell? It smells so good!"

Among the crowd walking uphill, a boy wearing a blue windbreaker suddenly sniffed.

He was still holding up his phone, trying to find the right angle.

Upon smelling the fragrance, I almost dropped my phone.

"It tastes like beef, doesn't it?"

"Are you hallucinating from hunger?" His companion rolled his eyes at him.

"No, it really smells!" The man in the blue windbreaker sniffed hard again.

He wasn't quite sure. Everyone was exhausted, and even if they sprinkled some cumin on a rock, they'd probably still take a couple of bites. So what did beef flavor mean?

The wind blowing from the mountaintop came from the platform, carrying a rich aroma of oil.

It contains not only beef, but also the aroma of toasted bread and the sweet fragrance of onions.

Several smells mixed together, wafting straight into people's noses, and soon, his companions next to him could also smell it.

"Holy crap! It really smells good!"

"It really does taste like beef patties!"

"Who the hell brought the meat patties up to the top of the mountain?"

"Yeah, isn't this just making us jealous?"

"Huh? Why does it taste just like it's fresh out of the oven?"

They all couldn't help but turn around, and then they saw a truly outrageous scene.

The man who had been dressed all in black, bundled up like a ruthless bandit, was now standing in front of a frying pan. A row of neatly arranged, golden-brown, steaming pancakes had already been baked in front of him.

With a gentle flip of the spatula in Su Yun's hand, the thin layer of flaky pastry on the surface trembled, and an even more domineering aroma instantly wafted over.

"???"

"Am I fucking seeing things? He actually started cooking?"

"I thought he was just setting things up to film a video!"

"I also thought it was staged. Are food bloggers this evasive these days?"

"To film a video, you carried a pot up Mount Tai?"

"Is it possible that he wasn't there to film a video?"

"Then what else could they be here for?"

The person asking the question was stunned for a moment, and the next second, an even more outrageous idea popped into his mind.

"Could he be here to set up a stall?"

As soon as he said this, the surroundings fell silent, and then everyone's expressions became strange.

Who would be so kind as to abandon business with so many tourists down the mountain and carry hundreds of kilograms of goods to set up a stall on the mountaintop?

Isn't this pure cerebral palsy?

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" The man in the blue windbreaker waved his hand and said decisively, "They're definitely still filming a video, just filming it more carefully."

"Don't all those online celebrities like to create a contrast these days? I've already come up with a headline for him."

"Shocking! Man carries 300 pounds of weight up Mount Tai just to cook breakfast for his girlfriend at sunrise!"

"Look, the traffic is coming in, isn't it?"

Several people nearby glanced at him in shock.

Goodness, with your imagination, it's a waste not to write novels!

But that makes sense. Compared to setting up a stall on the top of Mount Tai, climbing the mountain with a heavy load to film videos seems much more reasonable.

Su Yun, who was standing next to him, twitched at the corner of her mouth upon hearing this.

girlfriend?

He himself didn't even know where his girlfriend was!

"Forget it, let them think what they want," Su Yun muttered to himself. The most important thing now was to open for business as soon as possible.

The first batch of pancakes is ready.

He used tongs to pick up the pastries one by one and placed them neatly into the insulated tray. He also casually stood up a small folding blackboard next to him.

[Genting Juicy Beef Pastry: 12 yuan each.]

[Taishan Sanmei Mountain Mushroom Pastry: 8 yuan each.]

Osmanthus-flavored jujube and millet pudding: 6 yuan a bowl.

【...】

Made to order, be careful as it might burst with juice!

Su Yun has only listed three dishes for now. He will introduce other new flavors later when business improves, so that it won't be too outrageous.

Everyone's eyes fell on the small blackboard at the same time, and then they all widened their eyes in unison.

"Holy crap! What is this?"

"Price list?"

"Is this for filming a video?"

"Do you also display a QR code for payment when recording videos?"

"No way, did this guy really set up a stall on the top of Mount Tai?"

The man in the blue windbreaker's expression gradually stiffened. He never expected that this guy wasn't there to film a video, but rather to set up a stall!

What kind of operation is this?

While other vendors try every means to avoid the city management officers when setting up their stalls, this guy seems to be avoiding humans altogether, right?

No, you can't say that! After all…

There really are people on the top of Mount Tai!

But is that right?

"The price isn't expensive." A bespectacled boy next to him glanced at the menu. "Even a bottle of water is expensive on the mountaintop, but this beef patty is only 12 yuan."

"It's cheap, but whether it's edible or not is another matter." The man in the blue windbreaker quickly calmed down.

"The meat and dough have been cooked for hours on a small stove. Just because it smells good doesn't mean it tastes good."

"Yeah, the name sounds impressive, something like 'Genting Juicy Beef Pastry.' It's probably just a regular meat pie. Why give it such a grand name? Aren't they afraid of attracting bad karma?"

The group of people were incredibly picky with their words, but their actions spoke louder than words.

As they spoke, they had already moved little by little towards the stall, following the aroma.

Of course! It's a stall set up on the top of Mount Tai, you have to try it no matter what.

Especially the four college students who had just climbed up.

They were sitting on the steps, about to eat instant noodles, but as soon as they opened the lid halfway, all four of them turned their heads toward Su Yun's stall, and the instant noodles in their hands suddenly lost their appeal.

"Old Xu, shall we go over and take a look?" A chubby boy swallowed hard.

"What are you looking at?" Xu Yang said firmly, but his eyes never left the pot.

"We brought our own instant noodles, so there's no need to waste money on that. Besides, it's obviously a street vendor run by an online celebrity. We don't even know if these stalls are hygienic. We can't afford to be a fool."

"You're right."

The chubby boy nodded, then pointed to the thermos in Xu Yang's hand, "Then why don't you make some? What are you standing there for?"

Xu Yang glanced down and saw that he had been unscrewing the lid of his thermos for a long time, but hadn't poured a single drop of water into the instant noodles.

"Can't I wait for the water to cool down a bit?" Xu Yang blushed and stubbornly explained.

The food they ate last night had long been digested, and now, smelling the aroma, it felt like a hand was frantically scratching inside their stomachs.

Xu Yang glanced at the stall not far away again.

"It smells so good! How can it smell so good?"

He subconsciously took out his phone, snapped a picture of Su Yun, and then sent it to his friends Duan Ming and the others.

Where are you?

"Stop dawdling, hurry up and climb!"

"There are people making fresh shortbread on the top of Mount Tai, it smells amazing, really amazing, I'm not kidding!"

"If we don't come up soon, they might sell out!"

They also have a group of friends who are probably still at the bottom of the mountain because they've been dawdling, so he wanted to use this method to provoke them.

Clearly, less than 10 seconds after the message was sent, the other party replied with three question marks, followed by another message.

"Do you think you're being funny? Did you get oxygen deprivation from climbing the mountain?"

Xu Yang stared at his phone, his lips twitching.

"Seriously, I'd be a dog to lie to you. I've sent you the pictures, see for yourself!"

"The beef patties are only 12 yuan each, are you sure you don't want to hurry up and climb up to try them?"

"If you're not coming to eat, I'll eat it for you."

After sending the message, Xu Yang realized that he hadn't even decided to buy it yet, so how did he end up trying it for them?

Meanwhile, at the foot of Mount Tai, Duan Ming was standing near the entrance of the scenic area with a backpack on his back, and three other people were standing next to him.

They had originally planned to climb Mount Tai at night with Xu Yang, but just before setting off, Zhang Yue, who was in charge of filming, discovered that the spare battery had been left at the guesthouse.

The group had to drive back to get it, and by then they were completely out of luck to catch the sunrise.

Xu Yang and the others have already reached the summit, while they have only just reached the foot of the mountain.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yue asked curiously after putting on his action camera.

"Xu Yang said there are people selling pastries on the mountaintop, and he told us to hurry up and go up there." Duan Ming handed over his phone.

After reading it, Zhang Yue almost burst out laughing.

"Are they selling shortbread on the top of Mount Tai?"

"Was this guy drunk last night?"