From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 14 Business is booming
  Anyone who buys Feng Zhengming's lunch boxes will be immediately attracted by the taste of the food as soon as they take a bite.

Many people find it incredible. They didn’t expect that boxed lunches can be so delicious?

And as Feng Zhengming said that after eating rice, you can add more rice for free, many people came to add rice after finishing a portion of rice.

As a result, more and more people gathered in front of Feng Zhengming's lunch stall.

Some passengers came to catch the train or just got off the train and left the station.

Seeing a group of people gathered in front of Feng Zhengming's lunch stall, they were naturally curious and approached to ask about the situation.

"What are you doing? Why are so many people crowded here?"

"Oh, I bought lunch boxes. The lunch boxes of the young man there are said to be delicious."

"Buy a lunch box?"

"Yes, buy lunch boxes, look over there, many people are buying them here."

Then those who had already eaten ate it voraciously while helping to promote it.

"It's really delicious. The young man inside is very good at cooking. The food he makes is delicious and goes very well with rice. And the young man also said that you can add rice for free."

After hearing such an introduction, some passengers who were not in a hurry to enter the station and some who had just left the station quickly joined the queue to buy box lunches.

As the queue got longer and longer, more and more people gathered, which naturally attracted the attention of people at the train station.

Not long after, two officers responsible for public order in front of the train station came over.

"What's going on? What are you all doing here?"

I saw two men in police uniforms approaching.

People queuing up to buy lunch boxes weren’t afraid either.

Someone immediately responded: "Why are you queuing up here to buy lunch boxes? It's not illegal to buy lunch boxes, right?"

Someone said this and was immediately echoed by the crowd.

"That's right, can't I just buy a box lunch?"

"Yes, I came here to catch the train at noon. I haven't eaten yet. Why can't I just buy a packed lunch?"

Seeing this situation, the two station policemen could only push aside the crowd and came to Feng Zhengming, who was surrounded by the crowd.

One of the young station policemen looked at Feng Zhengming and asked: "Who asked you to sell lunch boxes here?"

Feng Zhengming looked at the two station policemen, with a smile on his face, and replied neither humble nor overbearing: "No one asked me to come, I came here on my own. I work in the brewery canteen. I saw that there is nothing selling anything here at South Station. Now There are many people here to catch trains every day, so I want to bring some food from the canteen to provide some food for everyone catching trains."

Before the two station policemen could speak, Feng Zhengming continued: "Have you two eaten? Do you want to try some? These meals are all freshly prepared in the brewery canteen at noon, so they are guaranteed to be fresh."

This time, before the young policeman could speak, another middle-aged policeman looked at Feng Zhengming and spoke.

"Are you from the brewery cafeteria?"

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Yes, my senior brother works in the brewery canteen and is the contractor of the canteen. His name is Li Huidong."

The middle-aged station policeman asked again: "Do you know the Lin family?"

Feng Zhengming said: "We know each other. He is my senior brother-in-law, and he can also be regarded as my brother-in-law."

The middle-aged station policeman nodded: "You can sell here, but you can't crowd in so many people. You will affect other passengers entering and leaving the station, you know?"

Feng Zhengming quickly said: "Okay, I'll change places right away and go outside the station, okay?"

The middle-aged station policeman nodded: "Okay, you can go out a little bit and find a place that is less intrusive and won't block the way in and out of the station."

Feng Zhengming said, "Thank you, I'll move out right now."

After saying that, Feng Zhengming quickly packed up without any hesitation, loaded the two buckets of rice into the car, and pushed the tricycle outside the station. Of course, the people queuing up to buy lunches also followed him out.

The young policeman watched and couldn't help but said to the middle-aged policeman: "Brother Liu, are you going to let him sell it here?"

The middle-aged station policeman said: "He can be regarded as providing some convenience to passengers entering and exiting the station. Look at our South Station, where is there any place to eat? You don't know how expensive the price of lunch boxes at the train station is." The young station policeman said, "But will there be any problem with his hygiene?"

The middle-aged station policeman said: "No, he was brought here by the brewery canteen. The hygiene of the brewery canteen must be guaranteed."

Speaking of this, the middle-aged station policeman said with a smile: "Those dishes smell quite fragrant, better than the lunch boxes at our station. I also want to buy one to try."

The young station policeman was a little surprised when he heard this.

However, the middle-aged station policeman did not wait in line, but waited until the group of people in line dispersed.

Only then did he approach Feng Zhengming's tricycle again.

Feng Zhengming saw that the food was almost sold out, and all the rice was sold, with only half a bucket left.

He was about to clean up when he saw the middle-aged station policeman returning.

Feng Zhengming probably guessed that the other party wanted to buy a box lunch without the other party having to say anything.

"Hello, do you also want to buy a box lunch?"

The middle-aged station policeman said: "Give me one. I think your business is very good, so the food should taste good."

Feng Zhengming immediately agreed: "Okay, please wait a moment."

Taking out the lunch box from the tricycle, Feng Zhengming filled the middle-aged policeman with three kinds of dishes, and also filled the middle-aged policeman with a full box of rice.

Seeing Feng Zhengming serving him a full plate of food, the middle-aged policeman felt a little embarrassed.

"You gave me too much. I don't need to give you so much. It will be wasted if I can't eat it."

Feng Zhengming handed the lunch box to the other party and said: "This is how I serve everyone's meals. It's not easy for people who are rushing to catch the train when they are away from home. We still have to keep everyone fed."

The middle-aged station policeman nodded, then took out the money and asked, "How much is it?"

Feng Zhengming said: "No, no, I treat you to this today."

The middle-aged station policeman immediately said: "If you are like this, then I can't take it."

Feng Zhengming stared at the middle-aged policeman seriously, looking at him with a serious expression and no intention of reaching out to pick up the lunch box.

All he could say was: "Then give me one dollar."

The middle-aged station policeman frowned and asked, "Just one dollar?"

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Yes, one yuan. The rice here is fifty cents. These dishes are the remaining basics, so you can also give me fifty cents."

The middle-aged station policeman continued to ask: "What price did you sell it to others for?"

Feng Zhengming hesitated.

The middle-aged station policeman said: "If you don't tell me, I really don't want it anymore. And if you come over to sell lunch boxes in the future, don't blame me for being rude to you."

Feng Zhengming could only say: "What I sell is rice for 5 cents. After you finish eating, you can add rice for free. Vegetables only cost one yuan a portion. If you want to add meat dishes, it costs [-] cents more."

The middle-aged station policeman nodded, immediately took out two yuan and handed it to Feng Zhengming, and took the lunch box from Feng Zhengming's hand.

Seeing the other party like this, Feng Zhengming took the money and asked, "I wonder what your last name is?"

The middle-aged station policeman said: "My surname is Liu. Go back and help me bring Lin Jiacheng a good greeting. Just say hello to him by saying it's Old Liu from South Station."

Feng Zhengming immediately said: "Okay, I will definitely bring Brother Liu to say hello."

The middle-aged station policeman took the lunch box and turned around and left.

After the station policeman left, two more waves of people came, and the food Feng Zhengming brought was all sold out.

He cleaned up some nearby lunch boxes and chopsticks, threw them all into the garbage truck, and then left the train station on his tricycle to return.

　Sorry, I wrote too late last night and fell asleep, so I didn’t write the second update. I rushed to write this chapter this morning, which is considered the second update yesterday. There should be two more chapters updated in the afternoon and evening. Please read more and vote for it, thank you.

　　
  　
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