Chapter 98 (Part 2): The Culinary Tycoon

Boss Liu pulled him to the backyard, speaking anxiously, “We made Snail rice noodle soup in the shop this afternoon, and then all the customers ran away because of the smell.”

Yu Qingze: … No wonder there are hardly any customers in the shop.

He touched his nose and said, “This snail rice noodle soup, it does smell stinky, but it’s absolutely delicious when you eat it.”

Boss Liu nodded and said, “I know that. Our family made it at home before and tasted it. It does taste good. But the customers don’t know that. They run away just by smelling it. And the smell lingers for a long time. What should we do?”

Yu Qingze asked, “Don’t you want to promote it?”

Boss Liu frowned and said, “I do want to promote it. The taste is really good. Now I have to make a bowl for myself every day when I go home. If the customers try it, they will definitely like it.”

Yu Qingze thought for a moment and said, “How about promoting Guilin Rice Noodles first? Its flavor is milder compared to Snail rice noodle soup. Once the customers accept Guilin Rice Noodles, you can introduce Snail rice noodle soup later.”

“That’s one way to do it, but the flavor of Guilin Rice Noodles is also strong, and it contains pickled bamboo shoots. You see, if someone doesn’t like that kind of taste, they might not even enter the shop, and we would lose some of our existing customers. Moreover, if I only serve Guilin Rice Noodles and Snail rice noodle soup, it won’t work either.” Boss Liu said helplessly.

Yu Qingze suggested, “Then why don’t you open a separate shop specifically for Guilin Rice Noodles and Snail rice noodle soup? It doesn’t have to be a large space, just a smaller one with five or six tables. Let the eldest or second child take care of it exclusively.”

“Open another shop?” Boss Liu exclaimed, surprised by the suggestion. He hadn’t thought about that before.

Yu Qingze nodded and said, “The noodle shop is doing well now, and if you separate the businesses, you can cater to both sets of customers. You can open the other shop on South Street. The rent is not as expensive there, and there is still a decent flow of people. For specialty shops like this, once customers fall in love with the food, they will naturally seek it out.”

Boss Liu paced back and forth for a moment and then said, “This is a good idea! I’ll talk to them about it.”

Yu Qingze quickly grabbed his arm and said, “You don’t have to rush. Before opening another shop, I suggest you try setting up a small stall outside first. Let the customers get to know the food and accept the flavors. Once they are familiar with it, then you can open the shop. Otherwise, you’ll be paying several taels of silver in rent every month without any assurance.”

“You’re right! Where did you get that food cart? It looks very useful. I want to get one too,” Boss Liu said.

Yu Qingze replied, “It was made by the head of our village. If you want, I can ask him to make one for you following the same design.”

“Great! Make one for me with two stoves!” Boss Liu requested.

“Okay!” Yu Qingze nodded and said, “Do you still have enough soup for the snail noodles? After closing, I’ll bring my wife over to eat.”

“We still have some soup left, and we have the ingredients too. You can come and eat.”

“Alright, thank you, buddy.” “No need to be polite.”

After closing, everyone went home. Yu Qingze took Chang Le and headed to Liu’s place, saying he would treat him to something delicious.

Chang Le curiously asked, “What are we going to eat?”

Yu Qingze replied, “Snail noodles.”

Chang Le had known for a while that Yu Qingze had taught Boss Liu about this dish, but he had never tasted it himself. When he heard they were going to eat it, he became excited and really wanted to try it.

Yu Qingze gave him a word of caution, saying, “Brother Le, the flavor of the snail noodles is quite strong, but trust me, it tastes really good, really delicious!”

Chang Le looked at Yu Qingze with a smile, nodded, and gestured, “Okay, I won’t doubt you.”

When Chang Le arrived at Liu’s place, he stood at the door and hesitated, almost wanting to turn around and go back immediately!

It smelled so bad!

Yu Qingze looked at him holding his nose and chuckled, “Is it really that stinky?” Boss Liu was probably making the snail noodles right now, and the smell was much stronger than when Yu Qingze had last visited.

Chang Le vigorously nodded.

It was really stinky, extremely stinky, unbelievably foul! It was an unbearable stench!

Yu Qingze reached out to him and coaxed, “It may smell bad, but it tastes really delicious, I promise. Come on, let’s go inside.”

Chang Le planted his feet firmly, shaking his head and refusing to budge. How could he possibly put something that smelled so bad into his mouth?

Yu Qingze, feeling helpless, walked up to Chang Le, crouched down slightly, and then, in a princess carry, lifted Chang Le up and carried him into the house. After all, there were no customers in the shop at the moment.

Chang Le lost his balance and quickly clung tightly to his husband’s neck. But then, a tragedy occurred—his hand left his nose, and the smell directly invaded his nasal cavity, already sucked in.

He was suffocating! Chang Le quickly freed one hand to cover his mouth and nose:…

Yu Qingze placed Chang Le on a chair by a table, but Chang Le’s hand hadn’t been removed from his face yet.

When Boss Liu brought out two bowls of snail noodles and saw Chang Le in this state, he chuckled and said, “Yes, it does smell a bit, but it tastes great! If you don’t believe me, you should believe your husband. When has he ever made something that doesn’t taste delicious? Am I right?”

On this point, Chang Le used to be very certain, but now he had serious doubts. This wasn’t called a delicacy; it should be called a foul dish.

“You hold your nose, and I’ll feed you a bite?” Yu Qingze took the chopsticks and smiled, “Since we’re already here, let’s give it a try. Be good, take a bite. If you don’t like it, we can go back home and cook.”

With that, he took a spoon, picked up a noodle and a piece of sour bamboo shoots, and fed it to Chang Le’s mouth, coaxing, “Just for the sake of face, take a bite, hmm?”

Seeing him like this, Chang Le couldn’t bear to refuse him anymore. He pinched his nose, opened his mouth, and ate the noodle and bamboo shoot from the chopsticks.

As soon as he tasted it, Chang Le’s eyes widened in surprise.

Was this flavor really the same as the thing that smelled so bad?

The taste was sour, spicy, and the crunchiness of the bamboo shoot with its sourness was delicious. It was especially appetizing, comparable to their hot and sour noodles.

“How is it?” Yu Qingze asked.

Chang Le nodded with his nose pinched and gave a thumbs-up, indicating that it was delicious. However, he still didn’t put down his hand that was pinching his nose. The taste was good, but the odor was undeniably foul!

“That’s right, I told you it’s delicious. Here, take another bite and try the wood ear fungus and tofu puffs,” Yu Qingze said, feeding him another bite.

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Chang Le took another bite and then refused to let him feed him anymore. He directly took the chopsticks from Yu Qingze’s hand, pinching his nose with his left hand and using the chopsticks with his right hand to eat.

However, he couldn’t keep pinching his nose the whole time while eating the noodles, or else he wouldn’t be able to breathe. After a few bites, he had to let go.

Then, after he finished eating, when he smelled the aroma again, it didn’t seem as unpleasant as before.

By the time he finished the bowl of snail noodles, having spent a long time in that aroma, Chang Le had almost gotten used to the smell.

However, when they left Liu’s Noodle House and returned to their snack shop, he still felt like he could smell the fragrance. He sniffed his own sleeve, then his hair, and even pulled Yu Qingze’s clothes over to take a whiff.

Sure enough! His whole body was filled with the scent of snail noodles!

He quickly went to the kitchen and turned on the hot water before heading to the shower room to take a bath and wash his hair.

Yu Qingze: … He was enjoying the meal just a moment ago, and now he’s already being picky again.

Sigh, my dear wife…

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Thandar: Now I’m really curious how it tastes like. Ughhhh these foods killing meeee