Food: My food truck can be upgraded indefinitely.

Chapter 54 A Strange Phenomenon

Lingyun was awakened by a loud knocking on the door.

He frowned, his eyelids twitched, and he opened his eyes.

By the dim light coming through the car window, he found himself lying on a folding bed in the dining car, with the white chef's jacket folded into a square draped over him.

"Is the boss there? Are you still open for business?"

A soft questioning sound rang out, completely waking Ling Yun.

He got up and opened the door, and a gust of cold wind, carrying raindrops, rushed in, hitting his face with a chilling sensation.

The person knocking on the door was clearly a young student from the neighborhood.

Lingyun poked his head out.

There were only a dozen or so students standing sparsely outside.

A gust of wind had begun to blow, and raindrops were falling at an angle.

They were essentially standing in the strong wind.

Some people were pressing their hats down on their heads with one hand and clutching their collars with the other; others were curled up like shrimp, tightly pulling their clothes together.

Li Wen was among them, his neck tucked into his collar, his shoulders slightly hunched.

Everyone turned their hopeful gaze toward Lingyun.

"Can I order food?"

The student who knocked on the door leaned forward, his voice tinged with a mixture of uncertainty and anticipation, and spoke again.

"Oh, okay!"

Ling Yun glanced at the five o'clock mark on his phone, then looked up at the strong wind and rain outside. After a moment's thought, he looked past the students and toward the shop on the street.

The small shop that He Yu took over was originally a clothing store with glass doors, so you could see inside at a glance.

Ling Yun squinted and scanned the area.

Tiger started bringing people inside to renovate in the afternoon. Although there was a lot of construction waste piled up on both sides of the ground, several tables, lamps and other items were already in place.

The wallpaper hasn't been put up yet, so it looks a bit messy.

But it's still better than eating in the wind and rain!

Ling Yun turned around, retrieved the shop key from the food cart, placed it in the student's hand, and pointed towards the shop in the distance:

"Here's the key. You guys go wait over there; it's quite cold outside."

The students cheered immediately, like a flock of sparrows that had finally found shelter from the rain.

The person who knocked on the door took the key as if they had received some treasure, held it high and ran towards the shop, followed by a series of footsteps splashing through the water.

Lingyun started the food truck.

It slowly drove towards the small shop in the distance.

The shop was located right by the roadside, but due to the heavy rain, all the shops on either side were closed. Lingyun drove the car directly up the steps and parked it steadily in front of the shop.

Looking through the windshield at this moment.

The sky darkened rapidly.

Like a piece of gray cotton cloth soaked in ink, it gets lower and lower as it's pressed down.

Ling Yun reached out and pressed the switch, turning on the signboard.

The lights at Chef's Steakhouse cast an orange glow that travels far into the dark night, like a warm lighthouse.

It was the same familiar process of lighting the fire and heating the pan.

The iron plate hummed and began to heat up, and the water stains on the surface evaporated rapidly in the hot air, turning into a wisp of white smoke and dissipating.

Not many people came.

The first batch of thirteen steaks cooked by Lingyun have already been enjoyed by 80% of the students here.

Li Wen, however, was an exception.

He gave his share to his roommate and prepared to wait for the next one, watching the busy Lingyun, pondering to himself.

Chef's Steak? That's quite an boast.

He was somewhat disappointed that the food truck did not sell braised duck products.

He originally planned to buy more and keep some at home, so that he could eat a little bit of the food from the cafeteria every day and it would last for several days. That way, he could come every few days.

As for the steak.

It wasn't his favorite dish; it was the kind of food he could eat or not eat.

He wanted to leave when he saw the rain was getting heavier, but his friend's words, "Since you're already here," made him decide to stay.

sizzle.

The sound of the hot plate gradually approached, followed by a rich, smoky aroma that filled the nostrils.

Li Wen's three classmates sat down with their steaks.

Lingyun only had one person on her side, who grilled, served, and plated the food, so the diners had to do it themselves.

Fortunately, the college students didn't care about these things.

The key is.

On their short walk back with the plates in hand, their noses were already completely overwhelmed by the irresistible aroma.

"Sure, Li Wen."

My roommate on the left plopped down, his eyes fixed on the sizzling steak on his plate, his voice filled with surprise.

"The steak at this restaurant smells amazing!"

The roommate in the middle sniffed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.

"You can tell the food tastes good just by looking at it, and the fact that so many people came even on a rainy day is amazing. This is definitely a hidden gem!"

The roommate on the right dragged the plate closer to himself, turned to look at Li Wen, and said with a hint of teasing, "You've been hiding this well."

"You always said you ate at the cafeteria, but you were hiding something like this?"

Universities also have their own circles.

There are those who like to frequently visit confession walls, and there are those who haven't logged in much in four years.

Li Wen's dormitory room belongs to the latter category:

One of them likes studying, and the other three like playing basketball. They rarely pay attention to the confession wall, so they have no impression of the Chef Steak that has been so popular these past two days.

Of course, this is also because it has only been popular for a couple of days.

Just keep spreading it.

The whole school will definitely know.

Li Wen was somewhat bewildered by his friends' teasing.

Is it delicious?

He scratched his head inwardly, forcefully suppressing the thought that it was also my first time here.

that's it.

His three roommates started eating right in front of him.

"Um."

The person on the left froze after taking the first bite, licking their lips in disbelief as if trying to confirm whether the taste was just an illusion.

Holy crap!

The man in the middle couldn't hold back and growled, then quickly thrust the fork down again.

Li Wen turned his head to look to the right.

The person on the right has already entered a state of complete absorption, frantically showing off their food. Their cheeks are bulging like a hamster's, and with each rise and fall of their knife and fork, one piece of steak after another disappears.

Until he ate half of the steak on the plate in one go.

He reluctantly put down his knife and fork and let out a long breath.

"It's so delicious!"

He said something, and his expression visibly became excited, his voice rising several octaves:

"I declare this steak to be one of the best in the entire night market, no, in the entire Hai City!"

He turned to look at the other two, and all three nodded heavily like three chickens pecking at rice, indicating that their thoughts were surprisingly in agreement.

"Li Wen!"

He reached out and gripped Li Wen's neck tightly, his arm like an iron clamp, his tone a mixture of love and hate:

"You're such a sneaky little devil! This is so delicious, and you only told me about it after all this time!"

Just as Li Wen was about to struggle, he realized that his friend had already withdrawn his hand and continued to eat seriously.

Li Wen was completely shocked by their performance.

He slowly straightened up and glanced around.

soon.

Li Wen discovered a strange phenomenon.