Chapter 166: He has never even eaten takoyaki!

The children shouted at the top of their lungs, successfully drawing in a large crowd of customers.

Taking advantage of the moment, Shen Chutang offered free samples, promising payment only if they liked it. Many people took a single bite and immediately decided to buy.

Within two hours, dozens of catties of vegetables Shen Chutang had bought from the elderly vendors at the morning market were completely sold out in the form of cold tossed dishes. Some people even chased after them, asking what time they would set up their stall tomorrow.

Shen Chutang casually remarked that she only came out once a week, inadvertently creating a wave of hunger marketing. Word quickly spread that there was a vendor here selling exceptionally delicious cold dishes that could only be tasted once a week.

Since the kids had been a huge help and had originally come out for a late-night snack, they must have been starving by now. Shen Chutang decided to treat them to the night market.

Lu Wentong rubbed his belly. "I've been starving for ages. The dressing on those cold dishes earlier was just too fragrant."

With a mysterious smile, Shen Chutang pulled a box of cold tossed dishes from behind her back and said, "I already prepared some for you in advance."

Finding a round table, the group ordered a variety of snacks. Since growing teenagers always have big appetites, Shen Chutang generously ordered everything available: barbecue, spicy hot pot, rice noodle rolls, iron-griddle tofu, wavy potatoes, takoyaki, bobo chicken, and more, filling the entire table to the brim.

These were all treats the children loved, and they dug in without ever lifting their heads.

Shen Chutang handed a piece of takoyaki to Lu Beiqin. "This is really good."

Lu Beiqin had never eaten anything from a night market stall before, viewing such items as food fit only for children.

Yet, seeing Shen Chutang hand it to him, he opened his mouth and ate it anyway.

"Is it good?"

Although Lu Beiqin couldn't quite tell why it was good, he nodded out of habit. "This is clearly just a flour ball. Why is it called takoyaki?"

Shen Chutang explained, "Do you think calling it a flour ball sounds more appealing, or takoyaki?"

"Either is fine."

Shen Chutang looked surprised. "Wait, you don't mean to tell me you've never eaten this before?"

Lu Beiqin nodded. "Mmm."

Staring at Lu Beiqin, Shen Chutang was momentarily at a loss for words.

Back in the mountains, Shen Chutang was the youngest, and no matter what her senior martial brothers ate, they always thought of her. Even when they went down the mountain, they would bring treats back for her.

She never expected that Lu Beiqin, grown up as he was, had never even tasted takoyaki!

It was easy to imagine that Lu Beiqin's childhood had been rather austere, with only their grandfather to look after the two brothers. As the older brother, Lu Beiqin undoubtedly had to shoulder the responsibilities of the household much earlier than his peers.

Suddenly, Shen Chutang reached out and grabbed Lu Beiqin's hand. "From now on, whatever you want to eat, you'll eat."

With that, she pushed the entire box of takoyaki toward him. "Eat them. They're all yours."

Lu Beiqin was momentarily stunned, then shook his head. "You eat them. I'm not hungry."

With barbecue in one hand and spicy hot pot in the other, Lu Wentong looked up at her words. "Boss, Teacher's Husband definitely doesn't want takoyaki. What kind of meat is even in that thing? If you want to eat, you eat grilled meat!"

Shen Chutang handed over a skewer of grilled meat. "Eat this."

Before Lu Beiqin could refuse, a large mutton skewer was already in his hand.

Having finished his spicy hot pot and started on a multi-grain pancake, Luo Shencheng finally found a moment to speak. "Boss, aren't you trying to be an unemployed vagrant? Why are you still setting up a stall on a Saturday?"

Lu Beiqin looked at Shen Chutang, only to hear her say, "Naturally, to make money."

Shen Chutang spoke candidly, seeing no shame whatsoever in setting up a stall to earn money.

Luo Shencheng immediately pulled a card out of his schoolbag. "Boss, if you're short on cash, just take this and use it."

The others also hurriedly fished bank cards from their schoolbags and slapped them onto the table with a rustling sound. "Boss, we have them too."

Shen Chutang laughed and cried at the same time. "Put your cards away, all of you. I make money because I like making money, not because I'm short on cash, understand?"

Luo Shencheng and the others exchanged glances. "We don't get it."

Lu Beiqin, sitting beside her, finally spoke up. "We aren't short of money, and we won't take yours."

Since Lu Beiqin naturally carried an air of stern authority, the kids dared not say another word and quickly put their cards away.

After finishing the late-night snack, Shen Chutang said, "It's so late, let us drive you back."

Luo Shencheng shook his head. "No need. Lu Wentong, Xu Gaoyuan, and I live close to each other. The three of us can share a cab back."

Guan Zhenzhen chimed in, "My family is here to pick me up right at the entrance of the snack street, and I can drop Lanlan off on the way."

Shen Chutang had almost forgotten that these kids all came from wealthy families where taking taxis home was an everyday occurrence.

Watching them leave, Shen Chutang finally got into the car with Lu Beiqin.

Lu Beiqin started the engine. "Those two troublemakers from earlier, they..."

"Why did their whole bodies itch uncontrollably, right?"

Shen Chutang blinked mischievously. "That was just the itching powder I gave you earlier!"