Chapter 193 Isn’t This Just Making Clothes for Others?

In the office, Qin Hui almost dropped his teacup, staring at his assistant, feeling like this was some kind of joke. At the start of the event, the food festival was bustling with visitors, and the promotion had been successful, attracting many food lovers.

Given the current momentum, by the time the neon lights lit up in the evening, the Lianhua District night market would have been packed. Although it was only the first day, attracting over 10,000 people was a piece of cake.

Now, you’re telling me that with over 2,000 people at the beginning, there are only 300 to 400 people left?

Where did everyone go?

Did an earthquake scare them off?

The assistant hurriedly explained, “They, they all went to the next street!”

“The next street?”

“Yes, there’s a food stall called Lu Qin’s on the next street, and most of the visitors are lining up there!”

“Lu Qin’s food stall?”

Qin Hui was momentarily stunned, feeling that the name sounded familiar. He furrowed his brows and asked, “How many stalls are there on the next street?”

“Only one?”

“What?”

Qin Hui found it hard to believe.

“So many people are lining up at just one stall?”

How many people would that be?

The assistant answered, “I didn’t count them closely, but just looking quickly, it has to be at least 500 people. The line stretches from one end of the street to the other!”

Qin Hui’s mind was buzzing.

“What’s this stall selling? Dragon meat?”

Suddenly, Qin Hui remembered something. Lu Qin’s food stall had applied for a space at the food festival, and at the time, Qin Hui had dismissed it because the stall offered a variety of common dishes that didn’t seem special, so he passed on it. He didn’t expect it to end up on the next street.

“Let’s go, check it out.”

With a serious expression, Qin Hui left the office. The assistant hurriedly followed him. To be honest, Qin Hui didn’t believe a small food stall could take business from so many vendors at the food festival.

They first went to the food festival exhibition area. Initially, when Qin Hui had checked it out, it had been full of people, the atmosphere was lively. But now, it was a completely different scene.

There were only a few hundred people walking around, browsing the 150+ stalls. It felt like the peak season had suddenly turned into the off-season. Many stalls had no customers, and the owners stood there, dumbfounded, wondering where all the people had gone!

The food had already been prepared, but no one was buying. Qin Hui stood with his hands on his hips, looking around, beads of sweat beginning to form on his forehead. Just then, a group of customers entered through the entrance.

Qin Hui thought they were returning, but surprisingly, these customers had already bought food and were sitting in the public dining area. The umbrellas and tables were free for customers at the food festival, but now they were bringing food from elsewhere.

Was this just making clothes for others?

Qin Hui was frustrated and immediately ran to the next street to check it out. Turning the corner, Qin Hui and his assistant could see a food truck parked under a big tree. The line of people waiting extended all the way to the end of the street.

The line was so long, and the customers were patiently waiting. This was surprising, considering that many people today are impatient. If they have to wait too long for food, they would choose to leave and go to another stall. But at Lu Qin’s stall, this wasn’t the case.

The assistant gulped nervously.

“This food must be really good, people are lining up for so long!”

Qin Hui didn’t believe it and called out to a few people. After asking, everyone said the food was amazing, and the wait was worth it.

How good must it be?

“Can I buy the food you have in your hand? I’ll pay double the price!”

The assistant tried to buy the food from one of the customers, but honestly, they knew they wouldn’t get it easily.

“Are you kidding? Not selling.”

“Triple the price!”

“Not selling, I’ve been waiting for so long,” the customer impatiently walked off.

The assistant was speechless.

“Not selling, even for triple the price? Are you not making money?”

What he didn’t realize was that, in the eyes of food lovers, delicious food is priceless. The assistant didn’t give up and pulled out two red bills, trying to buy the food from a customer again. But he got a cold shoulder, and the customers looked at him as if he were a fool. The assistant was infuriated.

Qin Hui stood with his hands on his hips, observing Lu Qin’s food stall. To his surprise, the stall owner was a handsome young man, skillfully tossing food in the pan. In recent years, many young people have entered the food stall business. They were creative, selling all kinds of food, some making a profit, and some not.

But this young owner of Lu Qin’s food stall was the most impressive Qin Hui had ever seen. He sold simple, common foods—fried rice, twice-cooked pork, green bean soup… nothing special, yet he had drawn such a huge crowd. It had to be due to his excellent cooking skills!

“Xiao Jiang, come here!”

Qin Hui saw one of his employees, Xiao Jiang, who had also come to buy food from Lu Qin’s.

“President!”

Xiao Jiang had slipped away during work hours to buy food, and now he was caught in the act by his boss. He secretly cursed his luck. What was worse, he had gone to the next street instead of the food festival! Wasn’t this sabotaging his own event?

At first, Xiao Jiang thought he was going to get a lecture, but instead, Qin Hui asked, “What did you buy?”

“Fried rice, Ice Crystal Cake, mapo tofu, pickles, and milk tea!”

Xiao Jiang watched Qin Hui’s expression and saw he wasn’t angry, so he answered honestly.

“Is it good?”

“Definitely! I asked several people, and they all said it’s great!”

“Leave two portions for me to try,” Qin Hui looked at the fried rice and mapo tofu, secretly swallowing his saliva. He had already smelled the enticing aroma, and it was indeed mouth-watering!

“What? Two portions?”

Xiao Jiang immediately felt uncomfortable. “President, this is my dinner.”

“It’s just two portions! You’re so stingy. There are so many stalls at the food festival, go buy whatever you want. I’ll reimburse you,” Qin Hui generously said, then snatched one portion of fried rice and mapo tofu from Xiao Jiang.

Xiao Jiang immediately felt disheartened.

“How can the food from the other stalls compare to Lu Qin’s? It’s not even in the same league.”

Otherwise, why would everyone be flocking to Lu Qin’s?

But since Qin Hui was his boss, he didn’t dare complain. He could only endure.

“Well… Xiao Jiang, heh, do you have anything else? Can I…”

The assistant looked at the remaining food in Xiao Jiang’s hands, eyes shining like a wolf eyeing a chicken.

“No, absolutely not!”

Xiao Jiang hid the remaining food behind him and quickly ran away.

The assistant was stunned.

“It’s just a little food, so stingy.”

Back in the office, Qin Hui eagerly opened the plastic food containers, pulled out the disposable chopsticks, and gave them a quick rub before digging in.

“Mm… delicious!”

The fragrant fried rice immediately impressed Qin Hui. He thought to himself, no wonder so many people are lining up, the flavor of Lu Qin’s fried rice is truly different from others.

It’s much better!

Qin Hui finished most of the fried rice before stopping, sipping his tea, then looking at the box of mapo tofu.