Chapter 198 There were no customers, could it be that we’re setting up a shady stall?

Food Festival Exhibition Area. It had just opened, but a sea of people had already poured in. At first glance, it seemed like a hot scene. There were more people than yesterday.

This was mainly because Lu Qin Snacks had set up a stall, attracting a large crowd of customers. But after about ten minutes, the other stall owners started to feel something was off.

Damn it!

Why were all the customers flocking to Lu Qin Snacks?

Not even a single one came to us!

Lu Qin’s stall had swept up everyone!

“Hey handsome, come have some skewers, the line at Lu Qin is so long, you’ll be waiting for ages!”

“What did you call me?”

“Handsome…?”

“Say it again.”

“Handsome…”

“Ah, that feels good~! I won’t have the skewers, I’ll save room for Lu Qin’s fried rice noodles and thousand-layer oil cake, I’m craving it!”

The skewers stall owner couldn’t help but swear, their business was down, and they even had to hear “handsome” a few more times, it was just too shameless!

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“Young man, our spicy hotpot is really good, come try it!”

“No, I want to eat Lu Qin’s crystal shrimp dumplings.”

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“Pretty lady, our crayfish is very cheap, buy three pounds and get one free!”

“I won’t eat it! It definitely can’t compare to Lu Qin’s!”

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“Boss, come try…”

“No thanks!”

“I haven’t even finished talking!!”

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It was really strange!

Had these people been charmed by Lu Qin’s boss?

Why were they all lining up there?

The other stall owners were glaring, turning red with envy and frustration.

“Grandma! There are customers, but none come over to us! This is just weird!”

The crayfish stall owner slammed down their spoon and grabbed a spicy crayfish, biting into it with a loud crunch, not even spitting out the shell, clearly furious. The roasted pig’s trotters stall owner waved their fan, hoping the fragrant oil could attract some customers, just one would do.

But Lu Qin’s stall was busy frying twice-cooked pork, with thin slices of ham being cooked into lamp-shade shapes, glistening with oil and an incredibly rich aroma, practically tempting the customers’ noses.

Even though the roasted pig’s trotters owner was waving a banana leaf fan, it was useless. The title of the king of Sichuan cuisine wasn’t for nothing, and the twice-cooked pork under Lu Qin’s boss was just beautiful! It instantly heightened everyone’s appetite!

The spicy hotpot stall owner had yelled themselves hoarse, but not a single customer came. Out of the over a hundred food stalls, the best business was from the fruit and drink stalls. For snacks, everyone went straight to Lu Qin.

They monopolized it all!

This was pure devilry!

Not to mention not covering the stall fees, if they didn’t sell the ingredients today, they would have to throw them away. They were losing money like crazy!

If this was the case, it would have been better if Lu Qin’s stall hadn’t even set up here! Let them eat meat on the next street, and we could at least have some soup here.

What kind of food festival was this? It was just unlucky!

One by one, the stalls started to get quieter, with stall owners grumbling, hoping to chase the flies over to Lu Qin’s side. It was strange again, someone observed carefully, and there wasn’t even a single fly at Lu Qin’s stall, it was spotless. This made customers even more eager to go to Lu Qin!

Suddenly, a few delivery guys in yellow outfits came in, drawing quite a bit of attention.

“Lu Qin’s snack stall? Where is it?”

“The place with the longest line?”

In the whole food festival, you didn’t need to look anywhere else because there was only one stall with customers, and the line was terrifyingly long!

The three delivery guys hurriedly grabbed their boxes and ran over. Everyone was curious, who still orders delivery?

“Excuse me, is 【Handsome to the point of being chopped】 the boss here? Your delivery has arrived!”

“【Lu Qin’s leg accessory】, is that you? Your delivery is here!”

“I’m here!”

“Over here!”

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Everyone saw, the one with the rather vulgar name of 【Handsome to the point of being chopped】 took the items.

Some were curious about what this person who chose such a name looked like, was he really that handsome?

After seeing him, all the onlookers fell silent. They believed this person used to be handsome, but now he seemed like he’d been chopped up beyond recognition.

To sum it up in two words—abstract!

【Handsome to the point of being chopped】 and a few others ordered deliveries, but it wasn’t food. Instead, they had small folding chairs and power banks from the supermarket. Everyone quickly understood—they were planning for a long haul!

Even if they had to wait one or two hours, they were determined to buy Lu Qin’s snacks.

As for the other stalls, they weren’t even a consideration. Wu Yiyi and her two staff members also felt that something was off. With so many stalls at the food festival, it seemed as though they were just a backdrop, and there hadn’t been a single sale. It was too strange!

Even the official live-stream crew came to queue for Lu Qin’s snacks!

Why was this happening?

Could it really be that Lu Qin’s snacks were that delicious?

The answer was clear.

Unprecedentedly delicious!

The other stall owners gritted their teeth, some even flipping their chairs in frustration, ready to close up!

In the office, the assistant rushed back in a panic.

“President!”

Qin Hui, who was sipping tea and reading the newspaper, frowned when he saw the assistant rushing in empty-handed.

“I sent you to buy Lu Qin’s snacks, why are you empty-handed?”

The assistant didn’t care about Qin Hui’s reprimand, blurting out the important matter.

“What? Not a single customer at the other stalls? How is that possible?”

Qin Hui jumped to his feet!

Earlier, someone reported that within the first two hours of the festival, the total number of visitors had already exceeded three thousand, so it should have been bustling by now.

“President, you’ll see for yourself if you go!”

The assistant couldn’t believe it either, but that was the reality. Qin Hui left the office and went downstairs. Three minutes later, when he arrived on-site, he was dumbfounded.

Not a single customer at the other stalls, and some had already packed up. But in the hot zone, there was a long line, stretching in an exaggerated S-shape, slowly narrowing.

A queue of three to four hundred people!

If they stood in a straight line instead of this crooked formation, it would probably extend beyond the festival’s area!

It was outrageous!

A monopoly!

Qin Hui frowned and asked, “Didn’t we have two to three thousand people? Why are there only a few hundred now?”

The assistant replied, “There were that many people before, but after they bought from Lu Qin, they all left.”

Qin Hui asked, “With so many snack stalls, didn’t they buy from anyone else?”

The assistant explained, “Lu Qin has main dishes, snacks, desserts, and drinks. Once customers buy from Lu Qin, they lose interest in the other stalls because their stomachs can only hold so much!”

“Damn! That’s insane!”

Qin Hui cursed under his breath, not expecting this situation to unfold. Some snack stall owners who recognized Qin Hui ran over to complain.

“President Qin, what’s going on here? I’ve been to many food festivals, and it’s usually all about variety, but why is your Lotus Zone like this, with one stall dominating everything?”

“Leader, we’ve been operating for over two hours, and not a single sale. Why did we even come here?”

“This is crazy! Not a single customer! Are we running a shady stall?”

Qin Hui was also troubled, not knowing how to respond. He couldn’t just say their food wasn’t good, that the stall owners’ skills weren’t up to par, and their food couldn’t compare.

If it was just one or two stalls, it wouldn’t be a big deal, but over a hundred stalls with no business—could all of them be bad at cooking?

Qin Hui dared not say anything rash. If he did, he’d either be beaten or drowned in spit. There were plenty of well-known snack stalls in this festival!

It could only mean that Lu Qin was too formidable!

This was a dimension reduction strike!

“Why don’t you just wait until Lu Qin’s stuff runs out?”

“When they run out of food, won’t customers start coming to your stalls?”