Congratulations, Advanced Cooking Skill proficiency +1, current proficiency: Advanced Cooking Skill 248/10000.
As the familiar external prompt appeared, Wang Hao let out a long sigh of relief; he had finally finished today's last portion of fried noodles and could go home to rest.
Each time he leveled up Advanced Cooking Skill, the proficiency gained was still the same as before, one point of proficiency, but leveling up intermediate Erh-hu only gave a mere 0.1 proficiency.
This left Wang Hao very confused, unable to understand the key reason behind it. However, he quickly let it go, no longer racking his brain over the problem.
Looking at the thoroughly cleaned counter and his arms, slightly trembling from long hours of work, an indescribable sense of satisfaction welled up in his heart.
This feeling of satisfaction, achieved through his own hard work and success, was beyond words.
What made him even happier was that in just one afternoon, he had earned over a thousand, which was more than he used to make in three days of hard work.
As the saying goes, among the 360 trades, every one has its master. If he managed his street stall business well, his future would be limitless!
At this moment, Wang Hao was in an exceptionally joyful mood, a smile involuntarily appearing at the corner of his mouth. He pondered to himself while packing up his stall.
After all, this was his first time closing his stall so early and going home, so he was naturally overjoyed!
Li Ge, who sold fried chicken next door, saw Wang Hao closing his stall so quickly and felt a surge of envy, but also great pity.
He thought, "Such a good opportunity to make money, why not seize it properly? What a shame!"
Li Ge originally wanted to go over and say a few words of persuasion, but ultimately held back.
They used to set up their stalls next to each other and occasionally chatted, but recently, Wang Hao always closed his stall early, which made Li Ge, who was gradually getting used to him, feel a bit unaccustomed.
They had clearly agreed to persevere until the end, but Wang Hao had turned in his 'exam paper' early!
However, Wang Hao was oblivious to Li Ge's thoughts.
He walked directly to Li Ge's fried chicken stall, pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, offered one to Li Ge, and said, "Here, have a cigarette and rest for a bit."
Actually, there were simply too many people queuing for fried noodles just now; for a while, the line even extended to Li Ge's fried chicken stall, but Li Ge had no complaints and even helped maintain order.
This camaraderie filled Wang Hao with gratitude.
Although Wang Hao had no interest in tobacco, he always kept a pack of cigarettes in his pocket.
For him, whether a person smoked or not was just a choice, but whether they possessed cigarettes was an entirely different matter. There was no contradiction between the two.
After a brief chat with Li Ge, Wang Hao turned back to continue organizing his items.
Wang Hao's movements were skillful and swift; everything was under his control.
Every item was placed in perfect order, showcasing his serious and responsible attitude and meticulous personality.
Wang Hao and his sister packed up smoothly and quickly, ready to go home.
At this moment, Cheng Yufei, who had long finished her meal, did not leave to search for her next culinary destination as per her original live stream plan.
Instead, she stayed put, interacting enthusiastically with her viewers, quietly waiting for Wang Hao to finish his busy work.
Just then, seeing that the two had everything packed and were ready to leave, Cheng Yufei immediately stepped forward and spoke:
"Hello, Boss! My name is Cheng Yufei, you can also just call me Feifei!" Cheng Yufei greeted Wang Hao with a confident and poised demeanor.
Faced with such an enthusiastic and outgoing female customer proactively approaching him, Wang Hao, who was inherently introverted and not good with words, appeared somewhat flustered.
At this moment, what he was thinking about was not other matters, but rather worrying whether this unconventional woman was dissatisfied with her meal.
After all, from her appearance, she was not only young and beautiful but also worked as a streamer, presumably with a considerable fan base.
If she were to become displeased for some reason, wouldn't he suffer online attacks from her fans?
Although he rarely went online, even if he were subjected to online attacks, it would be harmless to him, but such negative influence was ultimately not good.
However, just then, Cheng Yufei exclaimed with joy, "Oh, Boss, I have to say, your fried noodles are simply too delicious! I ordered two portions just now and almost ate the one for the cameraman too!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a bright smile spread across her face, and she gave clear positive feedback.
Cheng Yufei was not being insincerely polite; what she said was true—just as Wang Hao was busy stir-frying the noodles, Cheng Yufei had already started her live stream, savoring the fried noodles with great relish, bite after bite, unable to stop eating; in the blink of an eye, one portion of fried noodles was completely devoured.
Faced with such tempting delicious food, "Dawei Feifei," with her excellent appetite, naturally felt that one portion was far from enough to fill her stomach!
So, her gaze involuntarily drifted towards the portion originally prepared for the cameraman.
Unexpectedly, the cameraman seemed to have already anticipated Cheng Yufei's thoughts and quickly handed her the filming equipment.
Then, without hesitation, he grabbed his own portion of fried noodles and devoured it like a whirlwind.
It should be known that this cameraman had followed Cheng Yufei throughout the filming, also enduring the "torment" of the fried noodle aroma.
Now that it was finally his turn to enjoy this delicious meal, there was no way he would let the fried noodles about to reach his mouth fly away!
After hearing Cheng Yufei's unreserved praise, the stone hanging in Wang Hao's heart finally dropped—as long as the other party wasn't an unreasonable customer, it was great!
"I noticed the commotion caused by the people in line just now. If I may ask, why are you closing your stall so early?"
Cheng Yufei voiced the common question shared by herself and many viewers.
After all, for a street stall business, stall owners generally have poor economic conditions. At this moment, Wang Hao giving up the opportunity to continue operating and earning money to choose to close his stall caused confusion and bewilderment among everyone.
Hearing Cheng Yufei's question, the live stream chat had already exploded, with barrages flying and endless debates.
Facing Cheng Yufei's question, Wang Hao appeared exceptionally calm. He responded in a gentle tone, "What's the big deal? The reason is actually very simple: today's planned quantity was all sold out, so of course, I closed the stall."
Hearing this, Cheng Yufei seemed not to have received a satisfactory answer. She immediately pressed on, "Then why not replenish more ingredients? Wouldn't that allow you to earn even more?"
However, Wang Hao still had a faint smile on his face. He replied unhurriedly, "You're right, but what exactly are we working hard to earn money for?
What we've earned today is already enough, and besides, we can close early and go home. That's already very good. Living a relaxed life is always better than a life of exhaustion, right!"
Cheng Yufei listened to Wang Hao's words and looked at his somewhat enigmatic smile. She felt that his words made sense, but this kind of behavior appearing in an ordinary person felt very strange.
People often say that those who are content are always happy, but how many people can truly achieve that?
Desire, as a primal human drive, constantly influences a person.
If you're not careful, you'll be led astray, to compete, to overwork, to gamble on a future. Such things are commonplace and frequently seen!
Cheng Yufei prided herself on having a superior family background since childhood and never neglecting her education. Even so, she couldn't achieve this state of contentment, and she couldn't help but look at Wang Hao with new eyes!