Gourmet: Midnight Vending-Chapter 294 - 278: Absurd Quest Rewards

The people on the bus were specifically coming to enjoy the affordable yet incredibly delicious skewers. After all, [Chen Mo’s Food Truck] had gained some fame on Construction Road over the past few days.

Seeing the customers in front of the food truck inhaling like addicts, the people on the bus were initially stunned, finding it unbelievable. Then, someone realized what was happening and, taking advantage of others’ dazed state, jumped off the bus to join the smoke-inhaling crowd.

Li Chao was busy grilling skewers. The customers at the end of the line would often get bored waiting and come to him to grab some skewers to eat while they waited.

"Boss Xiao Chen’s business is really amazing. I feel like we shouldn’t bother finding a stall location anymore. Wherever Boss Xiao Chen goes, we should just follow, because even the business he misses is better than ours on a regular day."

The new cold noodle guy enviously looked at the yellow food truck, "If we had this kind of business, would we even need to install a purifier? All the smoke would be absorbed by customers."

Street vending in the city has regulations. Vendors with smoke-intensive stalls like theirs must install purifiers. Otherwise, residents nearby would open their windows to a strong kabab smell, which would be unbearable!

But Chen Mo’s stall didn’t have this issue, as the smoke was indeed absorbed by the customers.

The iron barrel contained a special sauce Chen Mo concocted according to a system recipe, somewhat similar to the sauce used for grilling gluten on the streets, mainly consisting of chili oil and seasonings that enhance the savory flavor.

After high-temperature grilling, the sauce seeping into the corn kernels intensified in aroma, fusing completely with the corn inside. Since the surface of the corn kernels had chili oil, the grilling time for the spicy-flavored corn was shorter compared to cheese-grilled corn.

As the smoke gradually vanished, the flavor became richer, and Chen Mo grabbed handfuls of chili powder, using his thumb to sprinkle it evenly over the corn kernels on the grill.

"Spicy grilled corn!"

The customers waiting at the grill for a long time started to move upon hearing this.

"Follow the rules, folks. We agreed that everyone can only buy a hundred skewers, no one takes more!"

Some old customers, having just finished cheese-grilled corn and now at the end of the line, saw the customers ahead grabbing a hefty bunch and immediately reminded them, fearing they wouldn’t get any.

Finishing this batch of corn kernels, Chen Mo felt secretly delighted.

This is the stuff!

One grill, directly a thousand skewers, and in what short time had he sold two thousand skewers.

"Looks like the side quest can be completed tonight, which is good, won’t delay Xiao Jiao’s summer camp activities."

Chen Mo went all out, the inside rack grilling cheese-flavored corn kernels, while the outer rack grilled spicy-flavored corn kernels.

Once Hu Jian Country dropped off the tourists from the bus, he joined the queue.

He’s feeling great now. Just a few days into his job, a competitor got into a fight with a customer while driving and was immediately out. So, he naturally got promoted.

Standing in the crowd, Hu Jian Country thought he should thank Boss Chen properly when it’s his turn. If it weren’t for his barbecue, those two leaders might not have helped him that day.

A few days ago, he bumped into Zhang Zhenhua while packing up, and Director Zhang had asked Old Hu if he could find out when Boss Xiao Chen would grill pig eyes again.

Old Hu also asked.

Chen Mo told him that some skewers, once missed, never come again. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

In front of the Jia Mei Gym.

Cao Tianrui sat on the steps, looking at the empty challenge project, deep in thought.

"It was going well at first, so why isn’t anyone coming to challenge now?"

Ma Juntao thought for a moment and comfortingly said, "Maybe it’s because now we can’t even buy barbecue skewers. Those challengers were all coming for the barbecue, sigh."

Seeing the boss still unhappy, Ma Juntao patted Cao Tianrui’s shoulder, "Boss, think of it this way. Although our business isn’t great, the Original Power across from us isn’t doing any better. They aren’t even as good as us. Their female members aren’t working out; they’re just eating barbecue every day now!"

Cao Tianrui looked at the colorful yoga pants in the crowd, feeling indeed better.

Not only did the members all come for the barbecue, but even the boss followed along.

"Chen Mo’s barbecue is not only cheap but also delicious, it’s so captivating."

Ma Juntao took a deep breath, "Ever since Boss Chen Mo came here, the snack prices in this area were driven down. I heard from a friend yesterday that the prices at several nearby night markets have also gone down. Boss Chen Mo is truly a good person."

Indeed, Cao Tianrui nodded, thinking he might as well switch to opening a barbecue place himself!

The variety of grilled corn kernels quickly sparked a craze on Construction Road. With customers voluntarily limiting their purchases, most of those who came to buy tasted at least one flavor.

When the last ten skewers of grilled corn were sold, Chen Mo almost lost his balance with a stagger.

"Damn, after nearly half a month, did I finally complete the task?"

In his mind, the task of [Seeking Skill·Four] showed as completed.

"Although I’ve indeed improved my grilling skills while doing the task, can next time not make it so hard..."