Wang Fan never imagined that opening a store could be such a hassle.

His stall and shop were all taken care of by the system, but Li Wei and Feng Haoyu had to handle theirs on their own.

Just choosing a location had a ton of factors to consider.

After nearly a month of hard work, their small shop was finally complete, and the time had jumped from the Chinese New Year straight to almost Qingming Festival.

Their shops weren't too far from each other, probably around 4 kilometers apart.

Even though Zhuo Qianqian was reluctant to leave her beloved employee meals, she had to go back to school since it was the start of the new term, but she promised that if their shop opened during the Qingming Festival, she'd definitely return to show her support.

The barbecue stalls of Li Wei and Feng Haoyu weren't very large, just a hundred square meters or so with indoor tables and over 20 tables outside. The rent for a year was only about 30,000 yuan.

But their parents were somewhat worried about whether their stalls could make money.

Li Wei and Feng Haoyu were not worried at all; they were just excited about their small shops opening soon.

Li Wei was shaking all over due to the extreme adrenaline rush, so much so that he could hardly hit the keys on the phone to send a message.

After typing and deleting for quite a while, he finally sent a message to the group: "Dear friends, my Daily Fresh Barbecue will officially open on April 1st this year. Friends who have time are welcome to come and support. Friends in the group will enjoy a 20% discount, and the beer is on the house!"

Feng Haoyu's message was almost the same, and neither had a sense of competition. They both had the idea that if one failed, the other could help out with work.

Chu Feng was downstairs at the company having a smoke and slacking off. When he heard the notification sound, he looked at the messages and immediately laughed.

Finally waited for you two little devils for a month!

Without hesitation, he dug out a video he had sent earlier and posted it in the group: "Brothers and sisters, remember this smiling face. It was him who posted the picture of Boss Wang's steamed bun in the group a month ago. The scene is still fresh in my memory. Don't worry if you can't remember, I have screenshots."

He then sent the previous screenshots to the group.

"Oh damn! The memories are attacking me again!"

"It's been a month since there's been any news of Boss Wang, and I heard it's all because of these two, right?"

"That's right, Boss Wang went off to help them open their shop. I haven't eaten Boss Wang's delicacies for a whole month! Just as well, I've got nothing to do during Qingming, so I'll make an impromptu trip."

"Seriously, are you guys for real with this price list you've posted? Lamb skewers for 2 yuan apiece, all kinds of vegetables at 1 yuan a stick—are these prices for real? Are they the small skewers we have in the South?"

Li Wei sent a picture of the practice barbecue skewers to the group: "These are the sizes of the skewers. The prices in Zibo are relatively cheap; our main selling point is good quality at a low price."

"Oh excellent, I must come by for a visit. Wait for me, I'll be there for sure on April 1st."

...

It's also bustling on Weibo now.

The Lu Dong Cultural and Tourism Bureau is incredibly determined, fueled by the explosive success in Harbin, which gave them endless confidence.

You have your strengths in Harbin, and we have ours in Lu Dong!

Promote all of Lu Dong's specialties through promotional videos!

The promotion not only caught the eyes of friends from other places but also overwhelmed the locals in Lu Dong, just like it did to the people in Erbin earlier in the year.

In a university dormitory.

Lin Qing came back from playing basketball all afternoon and found two other people staring at him with aggrieved expressions, as if he had wronged all three of them.

"What are you looking at me like that for? Are you possessed?"

The boss of the dormitory, Zhang Mingyuan, sneered: "Old Lin, old Lin, I'm very curious about what you ate to grow up so tight-lipped. You've kept us in the dark!"

Lin Qing was puzzled: "What did I keep from you guys?"

Ding Yao sarcastically said: "Old Lin, you might as well confess, don't resist. Your Lu Dong Cultural and Tourism has already exposed it."

Lin Qing was bewildered: "Confess what exactly? What's going on?"

Zhang Mingyuan laughed: "Aren't you from Jining?"

Lin Qing nodded.

"Then it's clear; you have quite the tight lips. For two years, you've been telling us your hometown's specialty is bean curd, something you eat three times a day in summer until you puke. You're really good at making up stories!"

Lin Qing was even more confused: "Who made that up? That's the truth, those things can be strung up on racks in two days, you simply can't finish them."

Ding Yao opened his phone, clicked on Lu Dong Cultural and Tourism, and sneered repeatedly: "Keep pretending, keep pretending. Your hometown has laid it all out and you're still acting like you don't know. It's all about bean curd, is it? Jining's specialty is freaking durian! I spent over 30 yuan a kilo on it! Every time I eat it, I have to grit my teeth and stomp my feet for a long time. Do you guys eat it as a staple over there?"

"Durian? Isn't that imported? I also bought it for over 30 yuan a kilo."

Lin Qing scratched his head in confusion.

"Keep pretending, just have a look at the good stuff from your hometown: Weifang foie gras, Liaocheng ganoderma, Qingdao salmon, Zaozhuang saffron, and Linyi is even more outrageous, Linyi diamonds!

You never bring back a specialty like diamonds, saffron, ganoderma, or foie gras. Why not bring some of your hometown's durian? You always just bring Dezhou Roasted Chicken!"

Lin Qing was dumbfounded by Ding Yao's listing of nouns: "What the hell are you talking about?"

He grabbed the phone, opened the video, and indeed saw it was a promotional video released by his own Cultural and Tourism Bureau.

After watching the content of the video, he fell into deep self-doubt.

"So all this time I've been eating durian worth so much money, and it turns out we produce it?"

Lin Qing broke down, and despite his sweat-drenched state, began to rant in the comments: "Are the specialties deliberately kept secret from the locals? Erbin, I admit I was too loud before. I, a Jining native, actually didn't know that our own specialty is durian!"

Just as he sent it out, he noticed the comments section started scrolling non-stop.

"Ha, the photo cards of my idol I bought a while ago, I paid international shipping plus extra domestic shipping, and it turned out they're made in Dongying! I'm actually from Dongying! Isn't this just passing from left hand to right hand?!"

"The ways of the world come full circle, parents love who they love, I knew Zibo's meat was rich, but I never knew it also produced Wagyu beef!"

"I've eaten imported cherries for so long, and now you're telling me they are just big cherries from the neighboring city?"

"We Linyi natives have diamonds as our specialty, and I didn't even know this!"

"Honestly, as someone who's lived in Lu Dong for over 20 years, I didn't know a single thing mentioned in their promotional video T-T."

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