Old Zhao was fine until he looked, and then he was dumbfounded.
His brother-in-law, his own parents, and his sister-in-law, these people were supposed to come with Guo Aiping to confront him, and what happened?
"Wow, this fried rice is pretty delicious when made like this. I've learned something new! I'll make it like this when I get home!"
"Yeah, who knew onions and squid would taste like this when fried together? This is the first time I've had it, and it's really quite nice."
The mixed fried rice completely overturned these people's understanding of fried rice. The rice grains mixed with squid bits and ham bits, along with some crushed onions.
Diverse ingredients entering the mouth simultaneously offered an experience previously unknown to them.
Bite after bite, what amazed the brother-in-law the most was the presence of the ham chunks and squid bits!
The starch sausage was different from regular ham; it had almost no meaty texture. It was tender to bite, and because it was fried before stir-frying, it was full of flavor!
The squid chunks were even more incredible. The firm texture brought a very chewy sensation. After multiple bites, they still provided a satisfying toughness to the mouth. Best of all, the more you chew, the better the taste - full of that ocean flavor!
Old Zhao walked over and saw his four family members burying their heads in the meal, eating it up without even looking at him, leaving him a bit bewildered.
"Wait... you guys... hey, I say..."
Guo Aiping, already feeling disheartened, saw that even the family she brought wasn't defending her, instead focusing solely on eating, which made her feel even more upset.
Is this meal more important than my happiness?
Guo Aiqin sighed, her heart sinking, and turned to leave.
She wanted to leave this place, leave this place of trouble, not wanting to see Old Zhao or her own family again.
"Sis, where are you going?" Her brother, cheeks puffed with food, scooped rice into his mouth from the bowl, holding an empty lunchbox in hand, "Sis, you're not eating? If you don't eat it, I'll finish it!"
Guo Aiping: ???
This younger brother, ten years her junior, had grown up getting beaten by her, but since he turned adult, she hadn't laid a hand on him.
She didn't know why.
Now, she really wanted to hit someone.
Holding back the urge to flip the table, her last shred of patience kept her from losing composure. "Eat? Why wouldn't I eat?"
Guo Aiping snatched the lunchbox from her brother's hand. If not for seeing someone recording with their phone, she really would have smashed the lunchbox on his head and told him fiercely: "Eat your mom!"
But she couldn't.
Guo Aiping had seen many videos of women catching mistresses and felt that if those were posted online, it would damage her image.
LuLu, who had followed from the massage parlor, was also feeling her head buzzing.
Old Liu also couldn't understand, he jogged over and asked LuLu, "What's going on? Weren't they about to fight, and now..."
LuLu pursed her lips, frowned, and squeezed two pretty dimples into her round face, "At first, it was this customer's wife who caught him in our shop, accusing that he spent 288 yuan on an improper massage. Then the customer explained it was for eating, so they came here, and this customer wanted to prove that the food was truly delicious, and then..."
LuLu said "and then" several times, "Now I'm a bit confused too."
Old Liu took a swig of wine, strange, it was all too strange.
Guo Aiping, angry and frustrated, grabbed the bowl of rice before she could eat, and saw her brother running to the food cart, "Little boss, can I get another one?"
Chen Mo nodded and said, "Just one? I can prepare five servings at once."
LuLu raised her hand and yelled at the boss, "Me too, me too! I want to try a serving as well."
Chen Mo remembered this girl and chuckled, "I remember you've already eaten, haven't you?"
At that time, while others were busy taking the food back, LuLu was the last in line but ate twenty dumplings, a bowl of pork innards porridge, and a portion of spicy diced chicken.
Of course, what Chen Mo didn't know was that LuLu ate so much again when she got back to the massage parlor.
The girl, embarrassed, twisted her hair around her finger, "Hehe, I'm a college student, I can eat."
College students sure can eat.
With LuLu raising her hand, other technicians who came to watch also raised their hands.
"Over here, little boss~"
"I'll have one too, I haven't had enough today."
"Fried rice, huh, it's cheap and filling. Hey, is this fried rice 20 yuan?"
"20 yuan it is, we have to eat, or else, what's the point of working so hard every day?"
These technicians were hungry to begin with, and only ate five egg dumplings while lining up earlier. Those five were on He Chunming's dime, eating any more would come out of their own pockets.
The girls in this line of work, really hold onto their purse strings tightly.
But today was a special case.
Let's not talk about others; let's talk about Xiao Na.
Although Xiao Na earned decently, she also had a child just starting elementary school and was a single mom, usually stretching every penny to its limit, but today was truly special.
Just before, while massaging Old Zhao's feet, Xiao Na smelled the aroma of the food they were eating, and her stomach growled in response.
For forty-five minutes, she thought up ways to mooch some food, initially trying to stimulate Old Zhao's kidney reflexes with some success, but later Old Zhao got smart, and no matter what Xiao Na said, he wouldn't give her any dumplings.
This left Xiao Na craving badly.
At this moment, seeing the family not about to catch anyone unfaithful, nor uphold any justice, but happily eating instead, Xiao Na's hunger surged again.
"I'll take one too." Xiao Na raised her hand, greeting them.
With five portions secured, Chen Mo fired up the stove!
Old Liu and Brother Squid, who had been watching the show, quickly returned to their stalls to get busy again.
Brother Squid felt both happy and sad.
Happy because he seemed to have sold quite a bit today, but sad because somehow, despite being his own boss, it felt like he was working for Chen Mo.
On the other hand, Guo Aiping angrily snatched her brother's lunchbox and sat down.
Snap!
She forcefully snapped open the disposable chopsticks, glaring fiercely around at her unreliable siblings and parents-in-law.
You all are just... ugh, never mind.
When in doubt, eat first!
As for Old Zhao, he squatted like a loyal dog beside Guo Aiping's leg, "Honey, trust me, this food is amazing. Just one bite, and you'll understand why I went to the massage parlor to eat!"
Guo Aiping rolled her eyes at him.
When she was in a rage, she felt like she couldn't last another minute in this life, but this group of goofs had dissipated her anger a bit. However, if Old Zhao really had sought improper massages, she absolutely wouldn't forgive him.
Fuming silently, Guo Aiping deftly picked up some fried rice with her chopsticks, eyeing Old Zhao coldly, "Ha, I'll have to see what kind of delicacy this is that made you go to a massage parlor!"
The grains, distinct, mixed with squid bits and ham chunks, plus some translucent onions.
It went into her mouth.