"Don't rush, one at a time, you can swipe your campus card or pay in cash!"
Hu Zhihai stood inside the window, shouting loudly, his strong voice slightly hoarse.
Even though his family runs a company, Hu Zhihai had never handled anything serious by himself before. So, even opening a small steamed bun shop was enough to excite him.
It was definitely a bit tiring, but the mental excitement made him overlook the physical fatigue. After all, opening the shop was his idea, and business was so good on the very first day. Future business surely wouldn't be bad.
His good brother could make money and also solve future employment issues, which made him happier than making money himself.
Of course, the most important thing was that he could enjoy good food in the future. If Jiang Yu developed some new delicacy, would he miss out on a bite?
Thinking of this, Hu Zhihai felt even happier. He put on gloves, took the steaming hot steamer from the pot, and called out loudly,
"We're open! We're open!
The soup dumplings are fifteen yuan per steamer, eight in a steamer!
Don't buy too many at once; there's still a long line behind!
Also, if the soup dumplings get cold, they lose their flavor. If you haven't had enough, you can buy more!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, the people at the front of the line started shouting eagerly:
"I'm first, I'm first, give me two steamers!"
"And me, I'll take one steamer!"
"Mobile payment is fine, right? Give me two steamers, thanks!"
"..."
The long line began to slowly move forward.
The people at the front wore smiles on their faces, holding their soup dumplings, and eagerly walked to their seats.
Their anxious faces seemed as if they couldn't wait to swallow the whole steamer along with the soup dumplings in one bite!
After finding a seat in the cafeteria, these people didn't stand on ceremony and started eating the dumplings quickly.
In an instant, exclamations and praises kept coming:
"Wow! How is there so much soup in these dumplings? It splattered all over me! Ouch, it's so hot!"
"Hey, you fool! Without soup, how can they be called soup dumplings? Stop howling, people will laugh at your lack of knowledge!"
"Hmm, these soup dumplings are so delicious, right? The soup is fresh, and the meat is tasty. With just one bite, it feels like you're going to fly!"
"55555, that's it, after eating these soup dumplings, how can I eat other dumplings again?"
"..."
At long last, it was finally Tongtong's and her friend's turn.
While waiting, the rich aroma filled their noses, their eyes watched others biting into the soup dumplings with grease dripping, and their ears heard the exclamations and praises...
Tongtong almost swallowed her own saliva dry.
God knows why someone like her, who never liked eating pastries, was drooling over the soup dumplings from this shop!
If even she was like this, maybe Xiaoqi would be interested in these soup dumplings too?
"Are you really not eating?"
Tongtong turned to look at Xiaoqi, and seeing Xiaoqi still shaking her head, the hope that had just risen in her heart was dashed again. She didn't feel disappointed, after all, it wasn't the first time being rejected. She turned back to Hu Zhihai and said,
"I'll take a steamer of dumplings, please!"
She took out her campus card, paid at the machine, picked up the steamer, and walked to a corner.
"Are you sure you don't want to eat?"
After finding an empty table to sit at, Tongtong took out a napkin, carefully wiped her chopsticks, and then picked up a still steaming soup dumpling.
This soup dumpling was crystal clear, the skin thin like paper, and it was filled to the brim with soup. When placed in the steamer, the full soup sank to the bottom of the dumpling, lying there limp. Coupled with the fine pleats, it looked like a blooming chrysanthemum.
After picking it up, the soup sank to the bottom, turning the whole soup dumpling into the shape of a lantern. Through the light, you could see the pink meat filling and green onion pieces inside, whetting your appetite immediately.
Tongtong deliberately shook the soup dumpling lightly in front of Xiaoqi, giggling as she said,
"If you really don't eat, then I won't hold back!"
"Stop shaking it, the skin of this soup dumpling is very thin. If the soup spills on you, let's see how you cry!"
Xiaoqi looked speechless, replied in a huff,
"I'm really not eating, hurry up and eat yours!"
"Alright then!"
Tongtong pouted, placed the soup dumpling into an empty dish, bit a small opening, and gently sucked. The delicious savory soup instantly filled her entire mouth, making her eyes widen.
After a while, she snapped back, having forgotten to even dip it in sauce, she quickly finished the dumpling, then raised her head to look at Xiaoqi, her face filled with excitement, saying,
"Xiaoqi, this soup dumpling is really delicious. I'm sure you've never had such a good soup dumpling in your life! If you don't believe me, try one. If I'm lying, I'll... I'll... I'll stay single forever!"
"I trust you won't lie to me, so I'll try one."
Xiaoqi quietly looked at Tongtong, her heart filled with gratitude.
She was worried about my health and went this far to make sure I eat a little more. How could I reject such goodwill?
Even if I don't have an appetite or can't eat more, I must at least take a few bites.
That's the only way to be worthy of my good sister!
Yes, that's it, it's not because the aroma of the soup dumplings made me suddenly feel like eating...
"Really? That's great!"
Hearing Xiaoqi's answer, Tongtong was first stunned, then overjoyed.
She quickly fetched an empty dish and a pair of chopsticks, personally putting a soup dumpling into the dish and handed it to Xiaoqi, not forgetting to say:
"Try it first. If you want more, help yourself, we can always buy more if it's not enough."
"Okay."
Xiaoqi responded, took the dish, and immediately poked through the skin with her chopsticks.
The glossy rich soup, filled with a tantalizing aroma, slowly flowed out from the tear.
Along with the aromatic soup, a random "gurgle" sound also popped out of nowhere.
Tongtong: "???"
Xiaoqi: "..."
The scene turned a bit awkward.
"Ahem, Xiaoqi, you go ahead and eat, I'll get us two cups of juice and another steamer of soup dumplings!"
Tongtong pretended as if nothing happened, cleared her throat twice, stood up from her seat,
"These soup dumplings are so good, even someone like me who doesn't like pastries fell in love with them. One steamer definitely isn't enough, I need more."
"Okay."
Xiaoqi blushed all the way to the roots of her ears, looked down pretending to eat her dumpling, not daring to lift her head to look.
So embarrassing!
I kept saying I had no appetite, couldn't eat, but now my stomach growled even before starting to eat the soup dumplings.
"Tongtong will probably laugh about this for a long time..."
With this thought, Xiaoqi's cheeks burned even more, but she also felt curious; she really didn't have an appetite before, so why did she suddenly feel like eating upon smelling the aroma of the soup dumplings?
Could these soup dumplings really be that good?
With some confusion, Xiaoqi picked up the soup-drenched dumpling and put it in her mouth.
Then, her chopsticks never stopped again...