Chapter 422: Chapter 334: The Disappearing Food Truck and the Returning Regulars

After completing the check-in procedure, the man’s expression became even more displeased.

These two brats didn’t even have luggage, they came empty-handed!

There’s no need to go upstairs to get anything, they can just turn around and leave.

They even asked him if he wanted to go back to the restaurant to dine, there was enough time, making him roll his eyes in anger.

When he re-entered the restaurant and found his daughter’s table under his wife’s guidance, he immediately decided to vent all his frustration on the food.

"By the way."

Helena didn’t want to linger around too long and seemed to remember something before she left, whispering a reminder.

"Chef Lin won’t be cooking in the restaurant during the day today. These dishes were made by a newly hired chef from Great Xia, while Chef drove his food truck to the farm to set up a stall."

"It seems like you haven’t been to the farm last time, right? Now that you have a room, after dinner you can take your daughter to the farm to play, pick some fruits, and have lunch there when you’re tired."

"Hmm? That’s a good idea!"

"In the afternoon, I’ll ask if Chef can take some time out to make something for Lisa for dinner or some desserts. If not, you’ll have to manage yourselves."

"Isn’t that inappropriate? Wouldn’t it affect your professional image?"

"No worries, Chef Lin is easygoing, and he always finishes cooking quickly. Plus, there’s another head chef in the team these days, and they’ve added two more chefs. They’re well-staffed; he’ll definitely like Lisa."

Speaking of which, she seemed to remember something and slapped her thigh.

"I just remembered, Chef Lin seems to already know Lisa?"

"Ah? How could that be, last time we came for the Kite Festival, we didn’t have a face-to-face chat."

"Remember that boy named Richard? That’s Lisa’s classmate."

"Of course I remember, my dear hasn’t bothered with him lately, saying he’s of no use anymore, hahaha."

"Don’t corrupt my precious!!"

Helena gave him an annoyed glare, speaking faster.

"Richard’s mother has been an old acquaintance of Chef Lin ever since he started setting up stalls, and Chef knows the little guy likes our Lisa. He found out last week that Lisa is my daughter and asked me to introduce them the next time."

"What a coincidence?? Seems like our daughter has some luck, we’re sure to get a bite of tonight’s dinner."

"It’s not because of you, if you could secure a dinner spot, there wouldn’t be any problems!"

"Uh... ahem, you better get busy, your colleagues are overwhelmed!"

While they quietly discussed dinner arrangements, Lisa was darting between the various dining areas with a porcelain plate like a butterfly, attracting the attention of many tourist couples.

No wonder, this little girl is just too pretty, she looks like an elf from a movie, her skin so fair it’s radiant, impossible not to notice.

Sitting by the window, Marian soon spotted her, tapping her finger on the table, making a clear sound.

"Richard, look over there, see who that is."

The young man had a big chunk of buttered bread stuffed in his mouth, with a bowl of savory tofu pudding in front of him, and was about to taste it when he turned his head in puzzlement.

His expression froze.

The corners of his mouth twitched a few times, withdrew his gaze, and continued to shove the tofu pudding into his mouth.

He originally thought this thing would have the texture of tender tofu, yet it slid down his throat without him tasting anything, just some soy sauce soup.

To be honest, this soy sauce soup with a faint soybean aroma, paired with buttered bread, really had a unique flavor.

Way better than with milk.

"What’s the matter, dear, giving up so soon?"

Marian of course knew about her precious son’s secret crush, and truth be told, thanks to her advice from behind the scenes, it lasted this long.

"Before you relied on external conditions to approach her and build relationships, now that you’re good friends, you no longer need those extra conditions. Just showcase your talents and strengths..."

Marian patiently enlightened him for a full five minutes, yet Richard remained like a half-dead man.

"Forget it, Marian, let the kids sort their things out themselves, Richard is already a mature adult, he’ll handle it."

George couldn’t stand it anymore and interrupted her endless persuasion.

As a man, he obviously understood better what Richard needed at the moment.

Patted his son’s shoulder.

"Come on, young man, when you’re feeling down, you should eat lots of meat! Only a strong physique is the foundation of everything!"

"Right, that’s spot on!"

Richard fiercely tore off a big chunk of bread and stuffed the remaining few pieces of fried ham and tender egg into his mouth, until his cheeks ballooned ready to burst.

"But I really want to eat Chef Lin’s dishes. I’ve tried these in the restaurant, shall we head to the farm directly later?"

"Good idea, that’s what I was thinking too!"

"Lisa and her dad must have found out about this news too, surely they’ll head to the farm. Then you can pick lots of fruits and vegetables, and if you can catch some..."

"Alright Marian! Let’s get some more food, stop nagging!"

Wilson, sitting at a two-person table two meters away, silently put down his cutlery, picked up a wet wipe to clean his mouth, and got up to head outside, without lingering.

"Farm? I remember seeing the farm bus in the back parking lot..."

Wilson’s departing figure caught Su’s attention.

Ever since that day when they bumped into each other here, almost daily they would encounter each other here.

Although they haven’t really chatted much, it’s fair to say they’re both the most loyal foodies, not at all picky about trying new foods they’ve never had, instead full of curiosity and tolerance.

Friends like these at the table are certainly rare, even those few housewife friends are more or less picky, only choosing the foods they like to eat.

After she turned toward Nicole’s side, she successfully persuaded three housewives with her silver tongue and meticulous logic, making them feel that the trio was the most solid form of collaboration.

The housewives were relieved about her leaving.

No choice, she may be smart and come up with lots of great ideas that benefit them, but at the same time, she could also potentially cheat them at any moment.

Anyhow, this shared apartment plan is already very mature, so whether she’s here or not doesn’t really matter, and everyone can see each other every day at the restaurant, so they don’t worry about her secretly taking advantage.

"This guy doesn’t seem to be full, but why leave early?"

Although Sue has no real concept of Wilson’s appetite, she knows he’s ex-military, so his appetite surely exceeds ordinary people; at the very least, eating till closing time shouldn’t be an issue.

Then, if something’s attracted him besides something urgent, it must only be more delicious food!

That Great Xia food truck?!

Thinking about the disappearance of the food truck at the entrance today, her eyes spun two circles, and her female intuition told her Wilson’s departure is definitely related to this matter!

And when speaking of that head chef...

She poked Nicole next to her with her elbow: "Hey, do you know where Chef Lin went today?"

"How would I know?"

Nicole gloomily speared a slice of bacon, didn’t eat, just poked it several times until it was completely crushed without stopping.

She also had confidence in her appearance and figure, usually had many men hitting on her, but ended up failing with a Great Xia man.

After consecutive days of dining there, she hadn’t exchanged a few words, let alone made any progress in their relationship.

This situation inevitably made her discouraged, wondering if it’s a racial barrier, people simply don’t like white people?

"Didn’t you add his contact?"

"Hmm?!"

Nicole was stunned.

"Darn it, seems that’s true!"

Without Sue’s mention, she almost forgot she had Lin’s contact!

On the first night after adding him, she indeed tried chatting with him, but he only replied he was busy, and that was it.

Not giving up, she ran to the restaurant outside late at night, saw Lin Chen inside indeed busy, she was rendered speechless.

Same for the following days, Lin Chen was always busy late in the kitchen, leaving her no time to cozy up, nor was she thick-skinned enough to text asking when he’d be free to chat with her, as it’d make her seem idle.

As time went by, she directly forgot about this.

"But now it’s breakfast time, wouldn’t he have no time to pay attention to me?"

With a screwed face, Sue looked at her: "What’s your identity, and what’s his identity?"

"Me? I’m just the diner, and he’s the head chef."

"A diner wants to eat, can a chef not tell you the restaurant’s location?"

"...Seems reasonable?"

Nicole hurriedly took out her phone, opened Lin Chen’s chat window, suddenly hesitated again.

Sue couldn’t stand it, quickly tapped the phone icon.

"Beep——"

"Eh??"

Nicole was dumbfounded, her eyes filled with panic.

"I-I... what do I say if he picks up?"

"Say what you say, ask him where he’s set up the stall! Surely you don’t think you’ll confess?"

Nicole’s friend also couldn’t stand it, giving her head a small tap.

"Ouch!"

"If I have to say, Nicole, you weren’t like this before, doing this won’t get you anywhere with men."

"I-I am not..."

Before she finished speaking, the call was suddenly answered.

"Hello?"

Almost instantly, Nicole’s facial expression froze.

"Ha, ha, hello!"

"?"

Lin Chen was squeezing meatballs, his phone resting in a corner on the counter, it was Lucas who pressed the speaker.

It’s not that he wanted to pick up, but some people wanted a scoop.

Lucas squeezed half his head next to the phone, winking at him, along with Nagishiro Sho whose mouth corner curved into a strange smile.

Lin Chen rolled his eyes speechlessly, asked more firmly: "Is something wrong, I’m busy."

"Yes! May I ask where you’re setting up your stall now? Nicole said she wants to eat what you make, what’s in the restaurant doesn’t suit her taste!"