Gourmet: Midnight Vending-Chapter 368 - 342: A Leisurely Night of Leveling Up

Chapter 368: Chapter 342: A Leisurely Night of Leveling Up

It’s just like a classroom during school, normally very noisy, but suddenly quiets down, only to quickly get noisy again.

There were so many people at the North Gate, staring blankly at Huang Bo with his hands clasped, and after a few seconds of silence, the crowd suddenly erupted.

"What, he admitted defeat just like that?"

"Gosh, Great Yangzhou lost another dish! And it’s the intangible heritage fried rice!"

"What’s this about ’your’ Great Yangzhou? You weren’t even supporting Chef Huang just now. I saw you were just enjoying eating."

"But why did he suddenly admit defeat? Isn’t it just the first day of the contest? There are still two more days!"

"Well, Boss Xiao Chen can sell in one day what Chef Huang sells in three, so what’s the point of competing? It’s just a waste of time to continue."

The diners actually all understood this reasoning, but it just felt too abrupt an ending, especially since yesterday Huang Bo initiated the challenge with such confidence, yet today admits defeat so decisively.

No matter how you look at it, it feels off.

Gao Hao’s live broadcast room was even more chaotic; fans supporting Huang Bo felt betrayed and started turning into detractors. Meanwhile, Chen Mo’s supporters were feeling vindicated and were arrogantly vocal in the chat.

Chen Mo was also quite surprised.

But now wasn’t the time to bond with the other party, "Alright then, leave a number and we’ll get in touch tomorrow."

Huang Bo took Chen Mo’s phone, entered his number, and was about to exchange some pleasantries when he saw Chen Mo run back to the food truck.

From somewhere, he pulled out a slightly worn-out loudspeaker, "Everyone, please stop lining up, we’re closing for the day! If anyone still wants to eat, please come back tomorrow!"

Saying that, Chen Mo didn’t mind the customers’ complaints and quickly jumped off the food truck, "Xue Ping, pack up your stall’s things completely, wait for my call in the morning!"

Then he hopped into the RV, started it up in one smooth motion, and drove away from the North Gate, leisurely heading towards the South Gate parking lot.

"What’s going on, why doesn’t this boss want to make money?"

"It’s a bit ridiculous, if he persisted a bit more, he could easily make a few thousand today. It’s only eleven, what’s the rush?"

"Forget it, it’s still early, I won’t sleep even if I go back. Hey, there’s no entrance fee at the Ecological Garden, right? Let’s take a walk and enjoy some fresh air."

A hundred or so people marched into the Ecological Garden.

In fact, the Ecological Garden is a very nice place for a post-meal walk, especially during the sweltering summer. It’s like a self-contained ecosystem, not only cool but also filled with the scent of vegetation, very pleasant.

Of course, it would be even better if there were fewer mosquitoes.

Liu Xu saw the usually deserted botanical garden suddenly bustling and immediately called all personnel in the park back to their posts!

As long as there are people around, not to mention converting foot traffic into income, just the traffic itself could justify applying for funds from higher-ups!

Back in the parking lot, Chen Mo looked at the full experience bar on the system panel and let out a sigh of relief.

"This upgrade took so long. Yangzhou’s dishes are pricy, but it’s not a bad place to grind experience points. If the experience points for the next level aren’t much, I might consider staying a few more days."

Jumping off the cockpit, looking at the vehicle that had been with him for so long, "By the way, what time does the upgrade start today?"

[After you fall asleep.]

"Come on, what’s the harm in letting me watch once?"

[...]

[If you watch, I really can’t upgrade.]

"Oh, forget it." Chen Mo returned to the RV, activating his daily two-hour transformation feature.

Emerging from the RV again, the front of the vehicle had already turned into an ice cream truck.

Adjusting the temperature of his suit slightly higher for a bit of warmth, he hopped onto the ice cream truck, "What ice cream to have..."

"Ah, right!"

"Give me a Hawaiian popsicle!" After saying that, Chen Mo immediately changed his mind, "Make it three, let’s indulge."

Bang bang bang! The storage compartment of the ice cream machine made three sounds as ice cubes hit the steel plate, and Chen Mo reached in to grab them.

Three ice creams with old-fashioned packaging appeared in his hand.

Nowadays, an ice cream in the supermarket can sell for tens of Yuan, but Chen Mo never found them tasty.

This Hawaiian popsicle was Chen Mo’s favorite as a child, sold for fifty cents, with an orange ice layer on the outside that tasted like pineapple.

The inside was filled with cream, which wasn’t really cream, but had a milky flavor, sweet and sour, like frozen yogurt.

Taking the ice creams, Chen Mo adjusted the temperature in his suit pocket to minus five degrees, pocketed two ice creams, and then pulled a camping chair out of the cabinet in the food truck, climbing the ladder on the back to sit on top the of truck.

"Tsk, the sky over Yangzhou is really nice."

The night sky was dotted with stars, and Chen Mo half-lay on the camping chair tearing open the ice cream bag.

He licked the outside ice layer, and it was still the taste of childhood!

Unfortunately, this ice cream has been discontinued, and although it’s still available in the market, it no longer tastes the same.

He then gobbled up the first one in a few bites, holding on to the popsicle stick.

He opened the second one.

This time, Chen Mo used the popsicle stick to scoop out the inside cream and eat it first, leaving an empty ice circle to crunch on afterwards.

Finally, he opened the third one!

This time he wasn’t in a hurry, savoring it, licking it, first finishing the outer ice layer, leaving the milky popicle on the stick before biting it all off in one go.

"Phew..."

The brain freeze was intense but satisfying, evoking a sense of childhood nostalgia. To be able to eat three Hawaiian popsicles in one sitting then was an impressive feat worth bragging about for a whole year.

After finishing the ice creams, Chen Mo didn’t rush to rest, as the transformation time for the ice cream truck wasn’t up yet.

He just sat there, looking at the sky, humming a tune. Unknowingly, Chen Mo closed his eyes, feeling as though he had returned to his childhood.

...

"Oh my god!"

When Chen Mo tried to turn over, the sudden sense of weightlessness shocked him awake, instinctively grabbing onto something out of reflex.

Regaining his senses, Chen Mo’s heart raced wildly, "Damn, how did my car get so big?"

The RV, originally about five meters long, had overnight become seven meters!

And the height was even more outrageous, at least three meters high!

Looking down, Chen Mo noticed that even while holding onto the roof railing, his feet were at least a meter off the ground.

"Bang!"

Chen Mo jumped down steadily, curiously walking around to the back of the RV, "Tsk, the food truck’s bigger too."

Similarly, the once five-meter food truck had also grown to about seven meters.

With every upgrade, it felt like gaining a brand new asset, Chen Mo was in a great mood as he entered the food truck.

Let me see what new features have been upgraded!