"Hello, what kind of filling for the Stead Bun would you like?"
Wang Fan asked, preparing to grab a Stead Bun with the tongs in his hand.
But instead of answering, he received an excited voice.
"Hello, do you rember ? The other day when there was a traffic jam on the Fifth Ring Road, you gave a bag of Stead Buns and saved my life."
Sun Yunpeng asked Wang Fan with a genuine smile on his face.
Wang Fan was stunned for a mont by his words and looked up carefully at Sun Yunpeng.
Fifth Ring Road? Gave away Stead Buns? Did that really happen?
Wang Fan shook his head and said, "Sorry, I don’t really rember, my mory isn’t always great."
"Uh..."
Sun Yunpeng’s smile froze instantly on his face.
At this mont, Old Guo stepped forward and said with a cupped-hand salute, "It’s understandable for a distinguished person to forget things, but to , you gave life-saving kindness to my disciple with just a simple gesture."
Wang Fan scratched his head and took a closer look at the two of them, but indeed, he had no mory of it.
Maybe he could have rembered in ordinary tis, but while driving, his skills were terrible, and he had to concentrate fully; his brain was just not enough.
"It’s no big deal, don’t worry about it. Even if it wasn’t , others would have stopped to help anyway."
Wang Fan spoke his mind directly.
After all, it was just a bag of Stead Buns, how could he consider himself soone’s life-saving benefactor?
"Are you two here to buy Stead Buns? If not, could you please step aside for the custors behind?"
It wasn’t that he feared these two blocking the way would affect business; there weren’t many Stead Buns left, and they would sell out soon. He just didn’t want the custors behind to wait in vain.
Old Guo, feeling a bit embarrassed, cupped his hands again, "Then we’ll step aside and wait; we’ll chat when you’re not busy."
Wang Fan shook his head, "It’s really nothing; if you two don’t have anything else, no need to wait for , I’m quite busy here."
Wang Fan was soone who hated trouble, especially socializing. He’d rather make 1000 Stead Buns than spend 5 minutes doing these things with people.
Old Guo cupped his hands again and moved aside, with Sun Yunpeng following him, indicating that they were ready to wait until Wang Fan was done working.
"I want 10 of each of the three fillings, boss, please make sure the plastic bag is tied tightly so the Stead Bun’s aroma doesn’t escape."
Officer Zhong, who was standing behind Sun Yunpeng, instructed.
Wang Fan was taken aback, "What’s this for? If you tie the bag too tightly, it will affect the Stead Buns’ texture."
The Stead Buns were freshly stead, and if the bag is tied tightly, the steam will condense on the buns, making the dough wet and affecting the texture.
Officer Zhong shrugged helplessly, "I know, but I’m planning to invite others to taste these. If you don’t tie it tightly, I might finish them all before returning to the office."
He made such a reasonable point that I was left speechless.
Wang Fan shrugged and could only pack the Stead Buns tightly, not forgetting to remind Officer Zhong, "If the taste is affected when you return, and your friends say it’s not good, don’t say you bought them from ."
Officer Zhong laughed heartily, "No worries, if they say it doesn’t taste good, I’ll bring them over tonight to eat here."
He then praised Wang Fan, "Honestly, boss, your Stead Buns are really amazing, not just the flavor, but the texture makes people want to savor every bite."
"Thanks for the complint, here are your Stead Buns."
Wang Fan smiled and handed the packed Stead Buns to Officer Zhong, who paid and left briskly, as if afraid he would eat all the Stead Buns if he lingered.
After selling for about half an hour more, Wang Fan’s Stead Buns sold out again, and the filling in three large pots was all gone.
Diners who didn’t get any Stead Buns left reluctantly, while Wang Fan stretched lazily, just wanting to go ho and have a good sleep.
At this mont, Old Guo and Sun Yunpeng ca over again.
"Brother, you’ve been busy all day. How about we grab a al together?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Fan’s head started to ache, and he quickly waved it off, "No need, no need. I really don’t rember what you ntioned, maybe you’ve got the wrong person. Please, you both can leave now."
Honestly, Wang Fan didn’t have a bad impression of these two; rather, he quite liked them. But he really didn’t like such social occasions; even his previous company team-building activities made him uncomfortable, let alone dining with strangers.
Wang Fan was determined not to acknowledge that incident and certainly wouldn’t dine with them. He quickly packed his things, got in his car, and left swiftly.
Old Guo and Sun Yunpeng, out of respect, didn’t insist, just stood there watching Wang Fan drive off.
Sun Yunpeng asked, a bit dumbfounded, "Master, what do we do now?"
Old Guo pondered for a mont and said, "Let’s head back. Tonight, put so extra effort into writing a piece. You can include this person’s address, and if he doesn’t want to accept the favor, we’ll draw custors for him."
Wang Fan drove straight to the market.
After a tiring day, he planned to go ho and catch up on sleep after buying groceries at the market.
Thinking that tomorrow, the last day, he would complete his task, Wang Fan felt a bit excited.
The seafood store owner greeted Wang Fan as soon as he saw him, "Co in, take a look. I’ve got so good stuff today."
Curious, Wang Fan walked into the seafood shop, where the owner pointed to the tanks and said, "We’re clearing out today and heading ho for the New Year tomorrow. Check out the special offer on hairy crabs, female ones weighing 2.5 ounces each are 20 each, 3 ounces per female are 25 each, and male ones at 3.5 ounces are 15 each. Other crabs are 35 per pound, and everything else is 20% off. Is there anything you’d like?"
Wang Fan looked up at the crabs waving their claws at him, feeling tempted.
Tomorrow is his final showdown, and ending this week-long task with crab roe buns seems like a great choice?
Now Beijing is in the dead of winter, not the peak crab roe season of August or September. Plus, the owner is having a clearance sale for the New Year, which has significantly lowered the crabs’ prices. They’re almost slashed compared to August and September prices.
The cost for crab roe buns is a bit high; it’s uncertain if custors would accept a price hike for the Stead Buns?
After an internal battle, Wang Fan decided to buy them. If they don’t sell, he could always freeze the buns and eat crab roe buns every day, achieving crab roe bun freedom!
After all, they’re crab roe buns!
Previously, when he went to Su City and found a small shop selling them, a stear was 160 for only 6 small buns. Back then, he gritted his teeth and hesitated for long but couldn’t bring himself to buy a portion to eat.
This ti, he’s determined to try them.
"I’ll take all the hairy crabs."
Wang Fan waved his hand grandiosely, enjoying the thrill of splurging like a tycoon.
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