vrcanaries Chapter 63 The First Taste
Chapter 63 The First Taste
The moment the bun skin cracked open, a stream of soup flowed out.
Then, a steamed bun filled with fresh meat appeared before my eyes.
Chen Hui didn't rush to put it in his mouth, but took a careful sniff. In addition to the wheat aroma of the bun itself and the fresh aroma of the meat, just as Grandpa Xu had said, there was also a hint of bamboo fragrance.
"It looks pretty good. Did they add some flavoring?"
He handed half of the steamed bun to Zhao Dan.
The couple put the buns into their mouths almost at the same time.
The moment the steamed bun entered their mouths, Chen Hui and Zhao Dan were so shocked that they were almost speechless. They looked at each other in disbelief for a long time before slowly speaking.
Zhao Dan asked, "Old man, is this really a steamed bun?"
Chen Hui also fell silent.
He now finally understands why, despite his massive spending and numerous half-price promotions, his sales have remained sluggish.
Compared to those steamed buns, mine are utter garbage!
It's true what they say: comparisons are odious!
Chen Hui didn't speak, but silently broke open the steamed bun filled with chives and eggs.
Inside the snow-white, soft skin are bright green chives and golden eggs. It's a feast for the eyes, let alone the taste.
The steamed bun went into my mouth.
The unique spiciness of chives, combined with the oily and eggy aroma of eggs, makes for an absolutely irresistible flavor combination.
Even after swallowing, the faint aroma lingers on the tip of the tongue.
It's so delicious that you'd want to swallow your tongue.
Chen Hui gritted his teeth and said, "I refuse to believe it!"
After finishing the custard bun, his expression became even more gloomy, and at the same time, a hint of frustration appeared.
"Click-clack".
The fried dough stick was bitten through with teeth, making a crisp sound.
At the same time, the crispness of the fried dough stick and the chewy texture inside appear in your mouth simultaneously.
It has a rich flavor profile and is savory and delicious.
After finishing these dishes, Zhao Dan and Chen Hui fell silent.
Chen Hui, in particular, collapsed completely.
Zhao Dan glanced at him, and her husband said somewhat guiltily.
"Old man, I think we should think of another way. Judging from the taste alone, we can't beat them. Lowering the price would be pointless."
Chen Hui sighed and plopped down on a stool nearby.
"What you said makes some sense, but we can't just sit here and wait to die, can we? Even with a 50% discount, our customer base is still shrinking every day. If we don't lower the price, things will only get worse, won't they?"
"Old man, you can't think like that. Half price now is like not hurting the enemy at all, while we're losing eight hundred of our own. Isn't that a losing proposition?"
Chen Hui's eyes darted around, and suddenly he stood up from the stool with a "whoosh".
"I've got it! Let's adjust the price back tomorrow."
Zhao Dan, her face beaming with joy, quickly pressed for an answer: "And then?"
"Then?"
Chen Hui sneered, then said decisively.
"Learn from them!"
"Starting tomorrow, we'll take turns stealing their techniques!"
Chen Yuan was walking home after dropping his daughter off at kindergarten.
"Achoo!"
"Why am I suddenly sneezing? I have a bad feeling about this."
Chen Yuan rubbed the tip of his nose, and then he heard the system's voice.
[Congratulations, host: You have sold 300 bowls of wontons for the first time.]
[Reward: Upgraded wonton pot (precise time control ensures wontons always maintain perfect texture and consistency before being scooped out)]
[Reward: A collection of 100 vegetable recipes for kids (god-level)]
[Reward: Five-Red Soybean Milk (Divine Level), Buff: Replenishes blood and qi, increases skin rosy complexion, giving skin a fair and radiant glow. Duration: 24 hours, limited to 100 cups per day.]
Chen Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief.
Immediately afterwards, the recipes for five red bean milk and 100 vegetable dishes came to mind.
Great, finally there's a new drink!
"The quantity is too small."
"System, could you give me another 100 cups? Including the beauty soy milk, we only have 300 cups in total, which isn't enough to sell in a day."
[Answer to host: No.]
"That's really stingy."
Chen Yuan felt helpless and could only advise himself not to be greedy.
the next day.
The person who helped write the signboard has changed to an auntie who often comes to eat.
This lady's surname is Yang. She looks to be in her forties or fifties, but she is actually almost 70 years old. She takes very good care of herself and looks very young.
Although she is old now, it is clear that Aunt Yang must have been a beauty in her youth and definitely received higher education.
Chen Yuan said, "Thank you so much, Auntie, for helping me write the sign."
Aunt Yang smiled gently, her face full of kindness.
"It's alright, I'm just sitting around doing nothing anyway, so writing some signs for you is a way of putting my remaining energy to good use."
soon.
Next to Lin Zikang's name, a row of neat handwriting appeared.
[Five-Red Soy Milk, 3 yuan a cup, limited to 100 servings]
Aunt Yang couldn't help but smile when she saw the witty words Lin Zikang had written next to the wontons. After thinking for a moment, she added a slightly smaller line of text next to the Five Red Soy Milk.
[Beautifies the skin, nourishes blood and qi, leaving skin rosy and radiant]
After finishing writing, Aunt Yang hung the sign back in its original place. Chen Yuan was busy putting the fried dough sticks into the pan, but he took a moment to take a look.
"Aunt Yang, your handwriting is really good."
"Oh dear, it's incomparable. My handwriting was better when I was younger."
"You're too modest."
Aunt Yang accepted the cup of five-red soy milk, the cup of beauty soy milk, a few steamed buns, and two fried dough sticks that Chen Yuan handed her. She thanked him and then left very gracefully.
Just as Chen Yuan saw Aunt Yang off, he heard two familiar voices from a great distance.
Grandpa Xu and Grandpa Zhang are considered regular NPCs at the breakfast shop.
As usual, Grandpa Xu bought a large quantity of things.
As familiar customers entered the store one by one.
The breakfast shops are becoming increasingly lively and bustling.
Wang Xiaoya left 5 minutes earlier than usual.
She had hoped to enjoy the fragrant, hot steamed buns with fresh meat soon, but when she arrived near the breakfast shop, the line was much longer than she had imagined.
The worst part was that she saw a lot of familiar faces.
"Hey? What brings you here? Don't you live here?"
Wang Xiaoya blinked hard, looking at the two female colleagues in front of her in line.
The two female colleagues greeted Wang Xiaoya and then started chatting.
One of them, wearing black-rimmed glasses, said, "I didn't expect there to be such a good thing hidden in your neighborhood."
"I don't usually eat breakfast, but I've been dreaming about the meat buns I ate when we got the perks the other day, and they've been making me crave them so much that I can't fall back asleep, so I came here right away."
Another woman with a high ponytail said, "Me too. I woke up at 4 a.m. this morning and found my pillow covered in drool."
Then, the girl with the high ponytail spoke again.
"Oh, right, Xiaoya."
"I heard some of the ladies in front of us say that this store has new products. Why didn't you tell us?"