Chapter 373 - 154: Prepare for a New Food Storm

Chapter 373: Chapter 154: Prepare for a New Food Storm

"Dad!" Shen Ning’s tone was reproachful. "How can you keep all this delicious food to yourself? Watch out, or Mom’s going to give you an earful later!"

"Your mom?" Shen Guofu glanced at Uncle Zhang beside him. "Tell me off? Heh, she’d be lucky if I didn’t scold *her*."

Shen Ning rolled her eyes.

’Such a tough guy, my old man... That’s not what you were saying last night when Mom was chasing you with the feather duster.’

"Well, I’m going to get a takeout order for Mom."

Shen Ning watched the line in front of the food cart grow longer and longer. She knew if she didn’t place her order soon, everything would be sold out.

Besides, that streamer had also sent her a private message. The other party had been very clear: if she could provide a clue to Boss Su’s location, they would immediately arrange an Apple Family Bucket for her!

’Hmm... I’ll wait a bit. I’ll give her the tip when Boss Su is about to close up for the day.’

Before long, the aromatic braised pork and the wobbly Cthulhu soup dumplings were ready.

Shen Ning packed the two dishes with great care. "Dad, I’m heading back now."

"Go on, go on."

Even as Shen Ning walked back into the residential complex, her dad still hadn’t said a word to her about dinner.

"That’s strange. Am I just overthinking things?"

Once inside the elevator, Shen Ning looked down at the delicious food in her hands. "Hehe, whatever."

Shen Guofu shot the breeze with the other old folks at the complex entrance for a while longer, then noticed it was getting late.

"You all carry on eating. I’m heading back to watch the evening news."

"Alright, off you go! Are you coming to the square for dancing later?"

"You bet!"

Shen Guofu hummed a little tune, bobbing his head as he walked home. Once in the elevator, a sly grin spread across his face as he looked at a photo he had sneakily taken.

The photo was of the sign hanging by the food cart.

The sign clearly listed the address for the Meiweilai Company and a WeChat QR code.

’Heh, as if this old man doesn’t know how to use a smartphone... Hehe... Tomorrow, I’m going to find a matchmaker!’

The elevator doors opened. The moment Shen Guofu opened his apartment door and stepped inside, a chill ran down his spine.

’Crap, I was supposed to go buy groceries!’

’Son of a...’

Then he suddenly remembered something else and breathed a sigh of relief. ’Thank goodness! Luckily, Ningning brought back some braised pork and dumplings.’

"Ningning!" Shen Guofu shouted. "Where’s the takeout? I’ll go heat it up. Your mom will be home any minute."

His daughter didn’t answer. Shen Guofu scratched his head and walked into the kitchen.

"What’s this..."

Inside the kitchen trash can, two paper boxes lay silently.

One box was stained with the sauce from the braised pork.

The other held the faint, yellowish remnants of broth.

"Ningning... ate already?"

Shen Guofu’s head snapped toward his daughter’s bedroom. "She actually ate food cooked by someone else?"

The old man’s gaze grew even more resolute.

"A marriage proposal! I’m going to propose tomorrow!"

As for Shen Ning, she was currently sitting cross-legged on her windowsill, groaning in discomfort. From this angle, she had a perfect view of Su Chen’s stall at the complex entrance.

’It should be about time, right?’

She had noticed that when a few residents went to buy food just now, Su Chen had turned them away. That must mean Boss Su was running low on ingredients.

Shen Ning took out her phone and quickly sent a private message to the streamer.

"If you can get to the south gate of Houde Garden in the suburbs within ten minutes, you’ll be able to see Boss Su."

The moment she sent the message, the streamer started roaring in her live broadcast room.

"Fam! I just got a tip from a fan! I think I’ve found Boss Su’s location!"

"Without further ado, let’s go hunt down Boss Su! If we really find him, I’ll immediately hook this fan up with that Apple Family Bucket, how about that?"

At the streamer’s command, the live broadcast chat erupted.

You had to understand, with the way things were, countless streamers big and small had flocked to Jingzhou to get in on the action.

The news that one streamer claimed to have found Boss Su would be instantly relayed by fans to all the other streamers’ broadcasts.

In just a few moments, other streamers had already pinpointed her location, and a massive crowd immediately started to follow.

「Just past seven in the evening.」

Zhang Yi, a member of the "Food Scout Squad," was finally done with overtime for the day.

He let out a huge stretch as he stepped out of his office building.

’Life is so miserable when I can’t eat Boss Su’s stir-fried chicken.’

After spending his entire living allowance last month, Zhang Yi had forced himself to skip breakfast for a whole month straight.

He checked his watch. "Phew... one more week until my wife gives me my allowance. Then I can finally go to Delicious and eat stir-fried chicken."

It was the only comfort that kept Zhang Yi going at his soul-crushing job.

Standing at the bus stop, Zhang Yi waited for a bus. When one arrived, he saw it was completely packed, with no standing room left at all.

Shaking his head, he pulled out his phone to read a novel and wait for the next bus.

He’d recently gotten hooked on a novel from Qidian—a food-themed one, of course. Even though he couldn’t eat Boss Su’s cooking, reading about food was a decent way to scratch the itch.

Before long, another bus arrived.

’How is it still full?’

Zhang Yi put his phone away, starting to feel that something wasn’t right.

His office was only the second stop on this bus route. Normally, he’d be guaranteed a seat.

When the third bus arrived, Zhang Yi didn’t care if it was full. He used all his strength to finally squeeze aboard, sighing in relief only when he felt the doors scrape against his backside as they closed.