She is the Side Character! — Watch Her Change her fate!-Chapter 172: Rich Kids’ Game? I’m Not Playing Anymore (Part 10)
"What’s that smell, it’s so fragrant!"
"It smells like mushroom soup, so fresh, what an aroma." Someone closed their eyes and took a deep breath, quickly searching around.
"Is it that mushroom hotpot place?" Someone looked around.
"No, look, it’s over there." Someone found Ah Chen’s stall and rushed over eagerly.
But they were still a bit far away, and it would take them about a dozen seconds to get there.
Next to Ah Chen, a small food cart had just stopped, and its owner was already walking over, not even pausing to attend to their cart.
"How much is this?" said a somewhat pleasant voice, sounding young. You could tell just from the voice that this person’s personality was a bit rebellious and defiant, even with a hint of carefree nonchalance about it.
Ah Chen, who was frying mushrooms, raised her eyes and saw a face that was excessively handsome. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
Earlier, Song Mo had his head lowered while frying mushrooms, so he hadn’t seen her face. He had only judged from her silhouette that she was a young girl, but he hadn’t expected her to be so good-looking.
Having mingled in that circle, he thought he’d seen various beauties, but none as stunning as the one before him. For the first time, he saw someone so beautiful that it made his thoughts wander, even making him want to hide her away.
Song Mo suddenly snapped back to reality, frowned slightly. Why was he thinking such nonsense? He always hated these vulgar thoughts the most. He irritably reached into his pocket for a cigarette and lighter, had just pulled one out and put it in his mouth, about to light it, when he suddenly felt a gaze. He looked up and met a pair of beautiful eyes.
His motion stopped.
He quietly put the lighter back in his pocket and returned the cigarette to the pack from his lips.
Glancing at the people gathered around, this time he noticed the prices written on the sign.
Fried Mushrooms: Small portion 5 yuan, Large portion 8 yuan
Mushroom Soup: Small portion 5 yuan, Large portion 8 yuan
He paused and lowered his voice, saying, "I’ll have a large portion of fried mushrooms and a large portion of mushroom soup."
With such a good aroma, and her being so beautiful, surely it must taste good.
He pulled out his phone to scan and pay.
Better buy a portion first and try it out. Looking at the people gathering around, if he didn’t hurry and buy a portion, he might miss out later.
He glanced at her bucket for the soup, estimating it held about 20 liters, enough for several dozen bowls. If the taste was as good as it smelled, it would sell out quickly. After all, the soup was so aromatic, people would definitely come looking for it.
He’d been setting up his stall here for a while and he hadn’t seen her before, so she must have just started coming. This spot wasn’t particularly good, but at least the stall rent was cheap.
Ah Chen smiled and said, "Okay."
"Do you want chili powder on the fried mushrooms?" she asked, looking up.
Song Mo replied, "Half with, half without."
Grown-ups need their chili.
Although his eyes seemed to wander, he was actually still watching her.
Really... so beautiful.
He stood there watching her, forgetting that he himself was quite good-looking too.
The people gathered around, seeing this scene, were stunned, finding it somewhat beautiful.
However, the aroma of the food was even more alluring to them.
They also saw the prices on the sign and realized it really was the mushroom soup emitting the aroma.
Unlike Song Mo, they decided to buy a small portion to try.
While frying mushrooms, Ah Chen had already handed Song Mo a large bowl of soup.
Song Mo took a sip with a spoon and also tasted the mushrooms inside, finding the soup exceptionally delicious and tasty.
Absolutely a perfect match with his bobo chicken!
A bite of bobo chicken, a sip of mushroom soup, it was simply the most wonderful thing in life.
Seeing that the fried mushrooms weren’t ready yet, he said to Ah Chen, "Call me when they’re done, I’ll go eat over there. It’s a bit crowded here."
Once Ah Chen agreed, he took a step towards his food cart, placing the soup beside him, and set up his own stall.
The people around who were buying mushroom soup from Ah Chen were momentarily stunned. Was that handsome young man also running a stall?
They assumed the young man was going to set up a stall, but instead, after taking out a batch of bobo chicken, he sat there eating, taking bites of chicken and sips of mushroom soup, with no intention of selling anything.
The crowd: Huh? You young man, you don’t seem to be a serious business person.
Who eats so much before even opening up for business?
If you eat that much at once, there’ll be one less customer today who can buy your food.
But seeing the young man eating so happily, they figured this mushroom soup must be quite good, and those waiting were all a bit eager.
Ah Chen glanced at the man eating so heartily and also thought he didn’t seem like a proper business person.
She handed the next customer their bowl of mushroom soup. The customer took a sip and commented, "Delicious, so fresh."
And then they said nothing more, focusing intently on eating.
Thinking about those fried mushrooms, the customer wanted to buy some to go along with the soup. Little did they know, a long line had already formed at the food stall, and it would probably take a while to get another turn. Moreover, the line was still growing, and the customer looked a bit hesitant.
Suddenly, they caught sight of the mostly empty bobo chicken stall nearby and walked over.
The young man was eating it himself, so regardless of the taste, the hygiene must be fine.
Mainly, they were a bit hungry, having just gotten off work and passed by here, drawn in by the aroma of the soup. After tasting it, they were even hungrier, wanting something to eat.
"Young man, I’ll have a serving of bobo chicken."
Song Mo looked up and said, "Sorry, it’s not opening time yet."
Thinking about having the soup, the bobo chicken, and later the fried mushrooms, if he opened up for sales now, he wouldn’t have a moment’s rest, so he couldn’t open just yet.
Ding Lifei was silent. What’s with this young man, not doing business even when a customer shows up?
Seeing Ding Lifei’s expression, Song Mo handed him two skewers of bobo chicken: "How about you have a taste first? I’ll be opening in twenty minutes, you can wait if you want."
"Well, don’t mind if I do, I am really hungry. You two stalls have really gotten my appetite going." Ding Lifei laughed, took a bite of the bobo chicken, and was taken aback by how delicious it was.
So he was a genuine craftsman, no wonder he seemed so proud.
"You two make an interesting couple, one selling mushroom soup and fried mushrooms, the other bobo chicken," Ding Lifei chuckled. "You two are quite a match, and talented too."
His voice wasn’t soft, and he hadn’t seen Song Mo pay for the food, so he assumed these two attractive young people were a couple. Anyone looking would think they made a good pair.
Others nodded in agreement, feeling these two young people did seem well matched.
Song Mo was stunned, nearly choking: "Dude, don’t say such things. I don’t know her, and saying that might upset her."
As he spoke, he stole a glance over at Ah Chen.
Ah Chen hadn’t cared what others were saying. When she sensed Song Mo’s gaze, she looked over and saw his nervous face.
And she wondered, do they really look that well matched?
"You really don’t know each other?"
"Yeah, not acquainted."
Song Mo felt a bit frustrated.
How come they just didn’t know each other?
Ding Lifei decided to wait for the young man to open for business. After all, he wanted to try the fried mushrooms too, but the queue just kept getting longer: "I’ll go queue up. I’ll come back when you open, they all say the fried mushrooms are really good."
