"What time is it?"
"2 o'clock."
"And now?"
"...2:05... Can we get some sleep?"
"I can't sleep at all! The moment I close my eyes, there's a pork knuckle in my left eye and a big bone in my right eye. How am I supposed to sleep like this!" Ke Peiyao sighed and then said grumpily, "Just a little bit more, just a little bit more! Such a big pork knuckle, such a big bone flew right in front of me! They should fly into my mouth!"
Ke Peiyao, like an angry little cat, tossed and turned on the bed, regretting not having the braised pork she had been craving all day.
"The skin of that knuckle is so tender, bouncing in front of my eyes, duang duang duang!"
"It's so annoying that I didn't get to eat it!"
"Ahhhhh!"
Lou Xinyu quickly consoled her, "Don't be upset. Didn't Boss Wang say there'd be more tomorrow? Both in the morning and afternoon, you'll definitely get to eat. Plus, Boss Wang said he'd save a portion for us tomorrow. Be good, go to sleep, and we'll go eat as soon as we wake up."
That night, Ke Peiyao wasn't the only one who couldn't sleep.
Many people, while sleeping, would suddenly open their eyes to check the time.
Even when their eyelids couldn't stay open and tears were streaming down, they just couldn't fall asleep.
Everyone was waiting for dawn to rush to the snack street and devour a pound of everything!
After all, it seems like this young Boss Wang changes the dish depending on the place. The rice noodle rolls and the steamed buns are already out of stock!
It's said that each steamed bun had 24 pleats, with skin as soft as marshmallow, and a broth inside as vast as the ocean, ready to spill out with one careless bite, drenching anyone opposite you!
This pork knuckle was certified tasty by Di Renjie, and after tomorrow, it would also be out of stock, with no special circumstances allowing you to taste it again!
There's no time to sleep, let the game begin, and start the all-night mode!
Wang Fan and Second Uncle weren't sleeping either.
With today's situation, he knew there would definitely be more people tomorrow. Since they came all the way here, they couldn't be left disappointed.
Initially, he planned to handle it himself, but Second Uncle felt his skills weren't quite polished, and with the tourism bureau's event starting in a few days, he had to hone his skills to avoid embarrassing Wang's Braised Pork.
Given that many people didn't get to eat today, Wang Fan didn't prepare different meats and stuck with pork knuckles, big bones, and spare ribs, while the vegetables included lotus root slices, white radish, eggplant, and edamame.
After busying himself for half the day, Second Uncle was already dozing off but still trying to keep his eyes open to watch the color changes of the braised pork in the pot.
Wang Fan advised, "Second Uncle, you should go to sleep. You're already dozing off, not remembering anything. It's better to rest well because tomorrow will be busy for sure."
Second Uncle sighed, "Alright, alright, I'm old and low on energy. Back in the day, I could stay up for three days and nights without a problem."
Wang Fan chuckled, "Of course, you're the ace investigator. Hurry and wash up and sleep. Leave this to me, the descendant of the ace investigator."
"You brat."
Jokingly cursing, Second Uncle then got up, went to the bathroom, washed up quickly, and fell asleep in a couple of minutes.
Wang Fan stretched, embraced the idle mode, and let most of his mind rest, only taking control of his body when it was time to add ingredients.
Until dawn broke, that's when the ingredients were finally turned into braised pork and vegetables.
After another big stretch, he went to wash his face in the bathroom, preparing to lie down for a bit when he heard voices from outside the RV.
"Honey, isn't it a bit too early to come now? It's not even open..."
Then a woman's voice, "What if we get here late and everything's snatched up again? You saw how popular the braised pork was yesterday!"
"But do we have to come this early? Ugh... it's freezing..."
"I told you to use a warmer pack, but you refused. Now you're cold? I knew you couldn't handle it; here, stick it on yourself."
"You're the best, honey."
Wang Fan shook his head helplessly. After being busy all night, here he was, early morning, fed a bunch of couple's sweet talk. Do you folks have any idea of public decency?
To prevent further torments by the couple, Wang Fan slightly opened the window, "What can I get for you two?"
"Oh my gosh..."
"Good heavens!"
Two exclamations followed, and then two white figures clung tightly together, staring in fear at the suddenly appearing Wang Fan.
Seeing their startled expressions like scared quails, Wang Fan's resentment from being fed sweet talk eased substantially.
"Don't worry, it's me. Why are you two here so early in this cold? Didn't I say I'd save a portion for you?"
By the ambient light from the RV, Wang Fan recognized the two people in front of him as the young couple from the South who didn't get any braised pork yesterday. It seemed they had previously come with Lin Mu, but didn't see him this time.
Ke Peiyao and Lou Xinyu sighed in relief hearing Wang Fan's voice and seeing the light from the window.
"You scared me to death! You're so bad, scaring people like that is horrifying! I'm really angry, and there's no easy way to make it up to me! Unless you sell me a pound of braised pork!"
Ke Peiyao rapidly rattled off, but her soft and gentle voice was not at all annoying. In fact, she seemed quite cute.
Lou Xinyu pulled her aside and said, "We're really sorry if we disturbed your rest. We just couldn't stop craving your braised pork from yesterday, and we couldn't sleep this morning, so we thought we'd come early to have a bite. We're really sorry for disturbing you."
Wang Fan shook his head, "It's okay, I hadn't slept yet. The braised pork is ready; I'll get you some so you don't freeze outside. It's not worth getting sick while you're out to have fun."
Lou Xinyu and Ke Peiyao were elated, "Really? That's awesome! What do you have now?"
"Pork knuckle, pork spare ribs, big bones, lotus root slices, edamame, eggplant, white radish."
"Slurp..."
Just reciting the ingredients, Wang Fan triggered Ke Peiyao and Lou Xinyu's mental replay of yesterday's scenes.
They couldn't help but swallow.
"One knuckle, two big bones, a pound of spare ribs, and half a pound of each of the others!"
Wang Fan looked at them in surprise, "Your way of ordering is quite similar to us Northerners. Do you want it spicy?"
Ke Peiyao pointed to the bowl of chili oil inside the RV, waved her little hand, and said, "Fill it up for me! I'm from Xijiang and love spicy food!"
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