"Okay, keep working. Cook whatever dishes come to mind. In short, just make sure the customers are full. We value doing things as we please. Swing your spatulas freely!"
"Okay!"
Hearing Hoshino Sora's words, the girls in the shop all raised their hands, their expressions excited.
While waiting for customers, Tadokoro Megumi and Hisako Arato quickly arranged the purchased tables and chairs outside the restaurant, so that customers would have a place to eat.
In addition, they also set up frames and hung colorful lights around, creating a full atmosphere. At this time, the sun was just setting, and in half an hour, the sky would be completely dark.
At that time, these bright lights in front of Xingye Restaurant would become his most powerful tool to attract customers.
Soon, the setup was complete.
In the distance, Shoyo Hinata, halfway there, couldn't suppress his inner desire and opened the bento box. A rich aroma, accompanied by faint golden light, surged out. It was a braised pork belly rice bowl.
"Gulp."
The rich aroma rushed straight into his nostrils. Shoyo Hinata swallowed several times, and finally didn't cover it. Instead, he took out disposable chopsticks and began to eat heartily.
The fatty but not greasy braised pork belly lingered in his mouth. With a slight press of his tongue and palate, it melted directly! Crispy outside and tender inside, fatty but not greasy—all sorts of words flashed through his mind.
Until finally, they converged into one word: mellow.
"There's still some distance to get close to the crowd. Let's walk a bit further. We promised the boss we'd help him attract customers, and that's the premise for us getting the food for free."
Looking at the volleyball club members who were somewhat tempted by Shoyo Hinata eating heartily, Kiyoko Shimizu frowned, then raised her hand and pointed ahead. A large crowd of customers waiting for fried noodles was gathered there.
Although Yukihira Diner had been serving customers continuously, they had limited staff after all, and it was impossible to serve all customers in a short time, which caused many people to wait in place.
Patience was gradually wearing thin.
At the same time, another pleasant aroma wafted into their noses, making them temporarily forget the smell of fried noodles, and they all looked over.
What is this? It's giving off such a strong aroma.
As this thought surfaced, everyone around Shimizu Kiyoko had gathered beside her without her noticing. She had just opened the bento box containing the dish.
First to catch the eye were rows of char siu, then a soft-boiled egg cut in half, and two pieces of green vegetables. The dish was called'Sorrowful Rice', made by Hoshino Sora.
This wasn't a dish with an overwhelmingly strong scent, at least not as strong as fried rice, but it was definitely a delicious dish! Just smelling the aroma was enough to make a lasting impression.
Simply put, it didn't spread widely, but its impact was immense.
At the same time, Kageyama Tobio, Sawamura Daichi, Sugawara Koushi, and others in the crowd also opened the bento boxes in front of them. Each person's dish was different, but the only common characteristics were their rich aroma and incredibly delicious taste!
"Mine is lobster fried rice, and it looks super delicious! The rice is golden. Ah! I can't take it anymore, I'm digging in!"
"The taste of mine is amazing too! It's premium Wagyu beef, with a faint, refreshing mushroom fragrance. How was this made? Did they boil the beef in mushroom soup first!?
But even so, the mushroom flavor couldn't possibly penetrate the beef so thoroughly. What method was used to perfectly blend the mushrooms with the beef!"
"My unagi don is also very good. Being able to eat this level of dish for free, it's a huge profit!"
As they spoke, the volleyball club members who had joined the crowd took their first bite of the dishes, then froze in place. The deliciousness of the food truly bloomed in their mouths, causing them to involuntarily roll their eyes.
If it weren't for their strong willpower, with their toes gripping the ground tightly, they might have actually fainted. Such an impact, it's truly hard to imagine that this was just an ordinary set meal!
"Where did you buy these dishes? They smell so good. Are these all the types available?"
"I want to ask too, they look so delicious."
"It's those shops over there. They've launched a new 'blind box' dish. One portion only costs 2000 Japanese Yen, it's absolutely great value for money. Look at mine, this large piece of Wagyu beef, one bite is truly super satisfying!"
While speaking, he displayed the dish in his hand. It must be said that Hoshino Sora truly gave them a generous amount for promotional purposes. A single bento box contained at least half a portion of mushroom and Wagyu beef. Just the scent alone was driving people crazy.
That's right, he used ingredients from the Gourmet Manor.
Because there were simply too many ingredients in the Manor, it would be a waste not to use them, and using them for practice was also a good thing. High-grade ingredients like mushroom beef and dragon snake were all treated as hidden benefits, concealed within the bento boxes, though their proportion was controlled at one-twentieth.
Buying such high-grade ingredients for 2000 Japanese Yen, if he were one of these diners, he would truly wake up laughing from his dreams.
Furthermore, these high-grade ingredients also had the effect of strengthening the body. Eating them could make one's body stronger, move like a blur, jump higher, and run further.
"These customers are yours. Just stand here and sell them the bento boxes. You don't need to do anything else."
Looking at the customers running towards them in the distance, Hoshino Sora couldn't help but smile. Then he placed dozens of bento boxes next to Tadokoro Megumi, letting her sell them.
After finishing, he returned to the kitchen. With six woks working simultaneously, Hoshino Sora alone could stir-fry eight dishes at once. The others could more or less stir-fry two to three dishes simultaneously. With the combined efforts of four people, they could stir-fry about ten dishes in three minutes.
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