Universe Infinite Canteen

The most excited at that moment were still those college students, as they had almost come to blows with the man in the black down jacket over cutting in line.

The latter had been stubborn, claiming that those people were all his friends, but now the truth had finally come to light, and everyone was criticizing the man in the black down jacket for his scalping behavior.

They finally got a chance to hold their heads high and were about to join in the condemnation, but unexpectedly when they tried to speak, they ended up singing instead, albeit in a more soothing R&B style compared to the man in the black down jacket.

"Your lies are so clumsy~\\ The harder you try to perform, the sillier you look\\ We've noticed it all along~"

"Well, now even the chorus is here."

The onlookers hadn't expected to get a free show of freestyle rap when they just came out to eat, especially one of a surprisingly good standard.

After listening to the chorus, they turned their gaze back toward the man in the black down jacket, expecting some more brilliant performances, but unexpectedly, he had already covered his mouth.

No matter how much the others egged him on, he refused to speak and instead dashed into the night, running far along the road.

The bystanders felt a sense of regret, seldom seeing such high-quality and uninhibited rap ending so abruptly, disappearing after just two verses.

Ma Lu then clapped his hands, "Alright, everyone, line up, it's time to eat."

Seeing there was no more excitement to watch, others reluctantly returned to the queue at this time.

At this point, the more than twenty people brought by the man in the black down jacket looked somewhat embarrassed; some couldn't bear the shame and turned to leave, some honestly went to the back of the line, while others still tried to stand in their original spots.

But they were soon discovered by the people behind them and, amid collective criticism, had to leave dejectedly.

However, the last two women were a bit reluctant. Seeing Ma Lu preparing to return to the restaurant, they spoke up.

"We paid people to stand in line for us, why doesn't that count as queuing? Can't we spend our money to save time?"

"Sure," Ma Lu stopped, "whoever you paid, go find them. I didn't take your money, nor do I have an obligation to keep spots for you."

"Hmph, do you even know how to do business? You're not even interested in making money, let's go." One woman huffed and took her friend's hand.

But the latter didn't move, still eyeing the pudding Ma Lu held, which was missing a corner, and swallowed.

"This one is for us, it should belong to us," she claimed.

"No, this one was for your scalper, but he didn't want it and has already left."

"He sold it to us for 600 bucks."

"Then go find him for it," Ma Lu said, and without paying any more attention to the two women, he turned and went back into the restaurant.

A commotion was thus diffused quietly with two plates of pudding.

However, He Xiaoqian hardly had time to breathe a sigh of relief when she soon faced new trouble.

As soon as she opened the door to start the business, the first thing people did when they entered was to specifically ask for pudding.

"I want to eat that small pudding from outside too!"

"Exactly, even the scalper praised it, willing to blow his cover for it, it must be delicious!"

"That's right, I want one too," the patrons chirped incessantly, seeming unconcerned about their own relationships.

He Xiaoqian was quick to explain, "I'm sorry, but that pudding is a special edition that the boss said would not be for sale, everyone can take a look at today's menu, it's also very delicious."

The female waitress pointed at the blackboard, but still, many people were calling out for the pudding.

"Not another scarcity marketing scheme, right? It was already too much not being able to buy Cat Urine Beer, and now they won't even let us have pudding!"

"Yeah, a special edition, just hearing it makes it sound delicious, it must be even better than the regular ones."

Listening to these comments, Ma Lu was speechless.

Singer's Solanum Berry was only a 2-star ingredient, and even with Old Wang's blessing, the Solanum Berry Creme Caramel Pudding barely made it to three stars. How could it possibly compete with today's signature dish?

These folks purely had a rebellious mindset, the more unattainable something was, the more they wanted it.

Fortunately, the scent of meat soon wafted out of the kitchen, drawing their attention away once again.

"Wow, what is that, it smells amazing!" someone inhaled deeply, almost drooling.

Others could not help but sniff the air too, and upon smelling that aroma, they were instantly captivated.
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At that moment, Ma Lu also timely spoke up, "Our restaurant's Extreme Flavor Tempestuous Dongpo Pork, this week's signature dish, 346 per bowl, 200 servings today, 300 servings daily for a limited week, hurry up if you want some, they'll be gone quickly if you're late."

"Damn, after waiting for so long, Boss, you finally decided to serve such a tough dish, letting everyone satiate their cravings."

The diners, upon hearing this, were overjoyed and instantly forgot about the pudding they had just been talking about, and began to place orders for the Extreme Flavor Tempestuous Dongpo Pork.

Some initially found the name a bit of a mouthful, especially the 'tempestuous' part which seemed nonsensical.

But once the dish was served, they immediately understood what 'tempestuous' meant.

Because everyone began eating in storm mode; in the packed restaurant, hardly anyone was talking, all that could be heard was the sound of swallowing.

The tender Earth Dragon Meat, so soft that a chopstick poke would go right through it, with a gentle tug, the top layer of skin would peel away, revealing the juicy fat below, mixed with the aromatic meat juices, it was an absolute rice killer!

With one bite, the flavor flew sky-high!!!

No matter the age or gender, a mysterious smile involuntarily appeared on everyone's face.

It was the body's primal craving for fat!

Not that the signature dishes from the previous weeks weren't delicious, even if it was just ordinary sweet potatoes (which were actually not ordinary), the Universe Infinite Canteen made them many times tastier than anywhere else.

And there were also meat dishes like Spinach Cheese Chicken Roll and Tomato Stewed Scorpion Meat in the past, which were novel but somehow felt a bit lacking.

It was only with today's Extreme Flavor Tempestuous Dongpo Pork that, with one bite, the mind was left with only one word: exhilarating, with virtually everyone starting with at least two bowls of rice.

Some even asked He Xiaoqian at the end to scrape out every bit of the sauce from the pot, saying that just warming this sauce and pouring it over white rice was delicious, even without the meat.

Because the taste was so enticing, it even lured people walking their dogs in nearby neighborhoods.

Theoretically, these dogs ate quite well at home too, with plenty of dog food and bones, and frequently consumed meat, but they couldn't resist the lure of the Extreme Flavor Tempestuous Dongpo Pork.

Just the smell pulled their owners to the restaurant; afterward, they circled outside, laying down and refusing to move, no matter how much they were pulled; their eyes pleading, furiously scratching at their owner's pant legs, almost as if they were about to pull out Alipay themselves to rush in and pay.

Ultimately, there was no choice but for the dog owners to obediently join the queue.