Food Stall: Customers Chase Me across the Country

Chapter 122: This Smoke Smells Amazing


"I, Wang Jingze, would rather starve to death, die outside, and jump from here, than eat a single thing here!"

Hearing this, Chu Yun got so angry her head started throbbing. This kid was truly spoiled and unruly from a young age.

"Fine, then you can stay down here and eat snow today! Mom and Dad, let's go, don't bother with him."

The old man, feeling sorry for his precious grandson, quickly went over to pull Wang Jingze up and said, "Good grandson, since we're already here, let's just go up and have a look. I promise you, if you go up today, I'll take you to eat at Ju Fengde tomorrow, and we can order that Nine Turn Pork Intestines and Braised Sea Cucumber we had last time, how about it?"

Hearing about these two dishes, Wang Jingze perked up, "Are you serious?"

The old man smiled and said, "When has grandpa ever lied to his precious eldest grandson? Let's go, let's go, if the kebabs upstairs aren't good, I'll scold your dad for you."

Wang Jingze, reassured by his grandfather, reluctantly followed him towards the cable car.

Chu Yun, feeling exasperated, couldn't help but complain to her mother-in-law, "Mom, look at Dad, spoiling the child like this? It's going to cause problems in the future."

Wang's mother sighed helplessly, "What can I do? In this house, who listens to us? Let's go, let's go, the in-laws are getting impatient."

Wang Fan saw a family getting off the cable car and knew the main group had arrived. However, he wasn't in a hurry. The kebabs would only take about 2 minutes to grill 100 skewers, so he figured it wouldn't be too late to start when everyone was seated.

Wang Fan's shop wasn't big, clearly unable to accommodate so many people. However, Wang Zhi's pancake shop was spacious, so they decided to eat there, as they were all family and no one minded.

He was hosting his parents and in-laws, so he couldn't just serve them kebabs. He had already laid out some cold dishes and stir-fries on the table, and once the kebabs were ready, they could start eating.

Once the family was seated, Wang Zhi told Wang Fan to start grilling.

Wang Zhi's eldest daughter, Wang Jiayue, lit up when she saw Wang Fan and nudged her sister, Wang Jiaxin, whispered, "Sis, look at the handsome guy!"

"Where?!"

Wang Jiaxin, who was about to pull out her phone to play a game, immediately perked up and asked.

Wang Jiayue gestured towards Wang Fan with her chin, "That boss is handsome, let's go check out his shop."

She then stood up and said to Wang Zhi, "Dad, my sister and I are going out to play for a bit."

Wang Zhi nodded, "Go, but don't go too far, we're about to eat, take your brother and sister with you."

Wang Jiayue and her three sisters were the first to get up and leave. Wang Jingze wasn't willing to move until he got a fierce glare from Wang Jiayue, and only then did he reluctantly go out.

Once inside the shop and seeing Wang Fan, the three sisters all lit up.

Lu Dong certainly had handsome guys, but Lu Dong and the Northeast had a big difference in appearances.

People from Lu Dong typically had wider faces, square cheeks, and mostly single eyelids, whereas Wang Fan had the typical Northeastern look.

His face, eyes, and nose were all long and slender, his features looked grand yet refined and three-dimensional, and his slightly tousled hair gave off a clean yet slightly lazy vibe, making him the kind of look girls like.

Seeing someone coming in, Wang Fan smiled and asked, "Any specific flavor you prefer?"

The three sisters were flustered, made shy by his smile, and couldn't find the words.

No matter how he looked at Wang Fan, Wang Jingze didn't like it, so hearing his question, he said, "No specific requests, just think that your kebabs won't taste good anyway, I won't eat them."

Immediately, Wang Jiayue got mad and smacked his head, "How can you talk like that? Where are your manners?"

After scolding her brother, she quickly turned to Wang Fan and said, "Sorry, my brother just has a sharp tongue, he doesn't mean any harm. He'll probably end up eating the most anyway."

Despite getting smacked, Wang Jingze stubbornly said, "I won't eat any of it! I'm not eating."

Wang Fan chuckled, "It's okay, why don't you wait outside? Once the kebabs start cooking, it might get a bit smoky."

The shop had a range hood and exhaust fan, but they could only alleviate the smoke to a point.

The electric grill was firing steadily, and once Wang Fan felt the temperature was right, he placed the skewers on it.

Before long, the rich aroma of meat wafted through.

Even the smoke from a well-grilled skewer was fragrant, and Wang Fan didn't use coal or charcoal, so the smoke that came out was white.

The rich aroma of the meat made the girls at the door swallow involuntarily, and even the nonchalant-looking Wang Jingze couldn't help but steal a glance.

Once Wang Fan sprinkled cumin onto the meat, the four siblings found it hard to control their drooling.

A scent so flavorful it felt almost unfair.

"Sniff… Ha… Sniff… Ha…"

The four of them shifted a few steps, moving towards the direction of the meat smoke, the already rich aroma in the smoke became even more potent, and they couldn't help but take deep breaths of that meaty fragrance.

Wang Zhi instructed that everyone in the family could eat spicy, just that the older folks should have it lessened. So half would be medium spicy and half mild, and Wang Fan divided the grilled skewers into two batches, sprinkling different chilies on 50 skewers each, focused on his task, unaware of where the siblings had moved.

When heated, the chili would emit a pungent smell, and standing in the smoke path, one can imagine the consequence for the siblings.

"Cough, cough, cough…"

"Cough cough…"

The smoke made them run to the side, breathing in fresh air until they recovered.

By this time, Wang Fan had already finished grilling the skewers.

He was ready to serve them when the four siblings volunteered, "Just give them to us, we'll take them back."

Wang Fan nodded and handed the tray of skewers to Wang Jiayue. There were two trays with 50 each, with one clearly having more chili, making it easy to tell which was spicier.

Holding the tray, Wang Jiayue walked out, while Wang Jingze and the others kept a keen eye on it. The enticing aroma and beautiful presentation made it hard for them to look away; the more they stared, the more they drooled.

"Big sis… Can I have one first?"

Wang Jingze asked eagerly, reaching for the tray as he spoke.

Wang Jiayue shot him a glare, "I wonder who just said 'I, Wang Jingze, would rather starve to death, die outside, jump from here, than eat a single thing here!' and now you change your tune?"

Wang Jingze scratched his head, embarrassed, "I didn't expect these kebabs to smell so good. Big sis, you're the best. Can I have a few?"

Wang Jiayue huffed, "This first tray is definitely for the elders; how can we eat it?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Jingze's eyes lit up, "Grandpa, Grandma, and the others dote on me the most. If I eat it, they won't say anything."

Wang Jiayue said, "But if only you eat and us three sisters watch, won't that be bad? If Grandpa asks…"

Wang Jingze patted his chest and said, "I'll tell them I ate it, I ate it all!"

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