In front of the Delicious Restaurant booth, quite a few new customers who had heard of it were already lining up.

Upon arrival, someone asked, "Excuse me, when do you start operating?"

"We'll start soon, once we finish setting up..."

Both Ding Suqin and the others, who had moved everything Xu Hao delivered into the booth, quickly replied upon hearing the customer's inquiry.

Then they busied themselves with putting various braised dishes into stainless steel plates.

Many of the customers waiting in line behind kept looking forward. Upon hearing "It's almost ready, we'll start selling soon," they were reassured.

While continuing to line up, they quickly typed a message on their phones to report the situation.

When Huang Tao and Xuanxuan returned, they saw that a long line had already formed in front of their booth.

Many old customers were also arriving one after another.

Joining the ranks of the queue.

Which directly blocked his way into the booth.

Holding Xuanxuan, he stepped forward and politely smiled, "Excuse me, everyone, could you please let me pass?"

"Why? Let me tell you, no cutting in line!"

This declaration against cutting in line drew the attention of surrounding customers, who looked up from their phones and nodded in agreement.

Throughout history, there has always been the principle of queuing.

Haha~

There's no way you're cutting in line!

Besides!

In front of delicious food, there's even less reason to let someone cut!

Before Huang Tao could explain, Old Qian, the Taste Memory chef, walked over. Other customers thought he came to mediate the commotion and possibly to reason things out.

The next moment!

They heard Old Qian warmly greeting the father and daughter with a smile, "Boss Huang, you're back!"

"Yes, I'm back," Huang Tao nodded.

The queuing customers overheard Old Qian from Taste Memory speak and looked puzzled: ???

Boss Huang?

Is it the Boss Huang they heard about?

Before the customers could react!

Old Qian looked at them, shook his head incredulously, and said, "What are your eyes seeing? This is Boss Huang from the Delicious Restaurant, also the chef of this booth. You blocked him outside; do you still want to eat?"

Queuing customers: "..."

We just didn't recognize him...

Huang Tao kindly said to them, "Ladies and gentlemen, sorry for the misunderstanding. The afternoon delivery was quite large, so everyone who is queuing will definitely be able to buy something, no need to worry!"

"Ah! It's you, Boss Huang!" said a female customer who quickly recognized Huang Tao, smiling in surprise, "You changed your clothes, I didn't recognize you at first."

Huang Tao: "..."

Old Qian from Taste Memory: "..."

Boss Huang just took off his chef's uniform!

Does it make that much of a difference?

Other queuing customers: "..."

That's quite an imagination there...

But right now, it's not the time to linger on this!

The man who had stopped Huang Tao realized his mistake, quickly stepped aside, and said with a laugh, "Oh, Boss Huang, I didn't recognize you, I'm really sorry! Please, go ahead, go ahead..."

After speaking, he didn't forget to gesture invitingly.

Other customers eagerly watched Huang Tao, making way for him while expressing, "Ah! So it's Boss Huang! Definitely, you don't need to queue. If you queue, we might not get the Fish Ball Soup; please go in. I've been craving your Fish Ball Soup since noon."

"Sorry! I didn't recognize a great person, please don't hold it against me~"

"Boss Huang, you're too kind. As long as we get a bowl of Fish Ball Soup, waiting in line is worth it, it's not hard at all!"

"Boss Huang, from what you said, there's plenty of supplies this afternoon, so can I humbly ask if there will still be Fish Ball Soup available in the evening? I have a friend currently on a business trip; she won't be back until after 8:00 PM!"

The other queuing customers all looked slightly embarrassed upon hearing this.

Wow~

Who has such perseverance?

Even on a business trip out of town, they're still thinking about this Fish Ball Soup?

Many old customers who knew Huang Tao closed his booth early couldn't help but secretly perk up their ears, hoping for Boss Huang's answer.

If it's still available in the evening, then coming back for Fish Ball Soup and braised dishes as a midnight snack would be amazing!

Unfortunately!

Huang Tao smiled apologetically, "Sorry! Around 7:00 PM, this booth will close up, please understand."

New customers looked surprised and confused: "Ah! You're closing that early? But this is a food festival! There are still many people who want to come in the evening for a snack. Why not continue until after 10:00 PM?"

Old customers, though disappointed, were understanding: "It's okay, it's okay, boss, you go ahead and do what you need..."

He smiled a little, "Thank you all for understanding; the food festival continues tomorrow, so if you have the time you can come by tomorrow, if not, you can always visit the West City Old Street Delicious Shop in the future."

Both new and old customers silently noted this down.

So that they wouldn't be left craving once the food festival ended, not knowing where to buy it.

Huang Tao smiled and said to Old Qian, "Old Qian, I'll get busy now, let's chat when there's time."

"Alright, Boss Huang, you get busy."

Earlier this noon, because Huang Tao paused operations, Old Qian, being nearby, benefitted quite a lot.

So he's all smiles and trying to get closer now.

Now that Huang Tao resumed operations, his Taste Memory will be free again!

The thought is shared by more than just him!

The nearby stalls all had the same idea.

But there's nothing they can do~

They could only watch as Huang Tao's stall thrived!

They could only hope that evening would come sooner, so that Huang Tao's side would close early, giving them a slim chance to make a bit of profit.

Huang Tao naturally didn't know their thoughts.

He had already entered the stall, with Xuanxuan in his arms, who smiled sweetly, "Daddy, you go ahead and work! I'll go play with grandpa and grandma."

After she said that, she wanted to get down.

He smiled and said softly, "Xuanxuan, did you forget something?"

"Hmm?"

Seeing her dad point at his cheek, she blinked and understood immediately.

Puckering her little mouth, she leaned over and gave her dad a peck on the cheek.

"Daddy, is that good?"

"That's good, go on!"

Huang Tao put her down, put on his chef's uniform, washed his hands, and started bustling around, cooking up delicious food for the customers who had ordered.

As time went by.

More and more customers came to purchase.

Many high school students took advantage of the return to school and arranged to come together.

After all, once back at school, they could only eat the cafeteria food, and at most, beg their parents on Wednesdays to get a takeaway from Delicious Restaurant to send over.

Or come to Delicious Restaurant on the weekend to eat a meal to satisfy their craving.

Now that Delicious Restaurant was at the food festival, if they wanted to eat, they could only come to the food festival.

Ding Jiayi along with dozens of girls from the class hurried towards Huang Tao's stall.

Many classmates reminisced while walking about the marinated dishes their parents had brought back for them yesterday.

The taste was just so delicious!

Arriving at Huang Tao's stall.

They found that the business was incredibly good!

Much busier than the store!

Hearing about the new fish ball soup, they all felt lucky to have come just in time for Boss Huang's new product.

They quickly lined up!

Just by smelling that rich aroma, they knew that this fish ball soup must be delicious.

When it was their turn, and they bought it and tasted it...

They all let out excited and satisfied exclamations.

"The fish ball soup is really delicious!"

"The fish balls are crispy, tender, and bursting with flavor, wonderfully chewy and tasty! The soup is also so fresh and delicious! It's chicken soup! Mom will no longer worry about me not eating well!"

"Having such a bowl of fresh, bouncy fish ball soup upon returning to school is truly blissful."

The high school students all had the same reaction.

Which was that this fish ball soup was definitely the best they had ever tasted!

After a day of practice tests at home, enjoying such a warm and delicious bowl of fish ball soup made them immensely happy!

The pain of being tortured by homework was instantly healed.

With the fish ball soup in their stomachs, they all felt warmly satisfied.

What a comfort!

The girls, who were originally a bit down, now had the youthful smiles of their age once they drank this bowl of fish ball soup.

They also became full of energy!

Everyone's high school experience is unique.

But the playful sounds on the playground, the resounding reading in the classroom, the teacher's stern scoldings, the math teacher's extended classes making them do practice problems, and the food festival snacks, these will all become common memories for them.

Perhaps years from now.

Every time they think back to today.

On an ordinary back-to-school day, they made plans with their close classmates to buy an incredibly delicious bowl of fish ball soup at the food festival!

This fish ball soup, bouncy and smooth, freshly flavorful, almost made them swallow their tongues.

This culinary delight, with its unique taste, left a unique memory for these high school students.

Years later.

They might not remember all the practice problems they did, or even the fear of being held back by teachers!

However.

They will definitely reminisce about the taste of this fish ball soup!

The taste of the fish ball soup will surely stay in their hearts, lingering for a long time.

Every time they recall it, they won't help but let their mouths curl up and up, up and up...

This perhaps... is the meaning of food!

...

"Buzz~"

"Buzz~"

Right then, the reminder sound on Huang Tao's phone went off.

Ding Suqin, who was next to him, heard it and thought he hadn't, so she smiled and said, "Boss, your phone is ringing, could it be Haozi calling?"

He chuckled, "Oh, that's not a ringtone, it's an alarm I set."

Seeing the time, Ding Suqin immediately understood why Huang Tao set the alarm at this time.

It was almost time for the 'live cooking demonstration'!

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