Rental Apartment, Kitchen.
Gao Yan was cooking a second bowl of noodles.
This bowl was for Lin Moer.
"Why don't you wait in the living room?"
Gao Yan turned to Lin Moer, who was standing in the kitchen watching him eagerly. He was now certain she was a foodie; the first time she was drawn over by the aroma of his hot pot.
This time, it was the scent of his noodles that lured her in.
"No need, I want to see why your noodles smell so good!"
Lin Moer said curiously.
Her family was well-off, and she loved gourmet food. Whenever she had the chance, her mother would take her out to eat.
She had tasted many delicacies, but none compared to Gao Yan's hot pot, and now, perhaps, his noodles too.
Soon enough.
The noodles were ready. He scooped them into a bowl, added the super seasoning, and mixed it well, releasing a rich aroma.
Lin Moer couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
Meanwhile.
Lin Xiumin returned home.
Today, her company had an important client discussing a big order.
She needed to accompany them personally.
Fortunately, they successfully secured the deal.
After changing her shoes, she instinctively glanced at her daughter's room, only to find the door open and her daughter nowhere in sight.
"Sweetheart?"
Panic rose in Lin Xiumin's heart as she hurried into the room to look for her daughter.
No one!
She searched the entire apartment, but still no sign of her.
"Where could she be at this hour?"
Lin Xiumin quickly picked up her phone to call her daughter's number, hearing the ringtone coming from her daughter's room.
"Could something have happened?"
The phone was there, but her daughter wasn't. Lin Xiumin's face turned pale, and she instinctively thought of calling the police.
Suddenly.
She remembered the college student renting next door and decided to ask if he had seen her daughter.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
Hearing the knock, Gao Yan showed a helpless expression. Why was someone knocking again? Couldn't they wait until he finished his noodles?
He put down his chopsticks and went to open the door.
As soon as he opened it, he heard a panicked voice, "Little Gao, have you seen my daughter? She's missing!"
"Sister Lin, don't worry, your daughter is here with me."
Gao Yan stepped aside, and Lin Xiumin saw Lin Moer sitting at the table eating noodles.
Seeing her daughter, Lin Xiumin breathed a sigh of relief.
But then came suspicion. Why was her daughter at Gao Yan's place eating noodles?
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For a moment, she looked at Gao Yan with suspicion and caution.
Sensing Lin Xiumin's gaze, Gao Yan felt unjustly accused and quickly explained, "Sister Lin, don't misunderstand. I was hungry and cooked a bowl of noodles. Your daughter smelled it and asked me to make her a bowl too!"
"Moer, is that true?"
Lin Xiumin asked her daughter.
"Mom, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. It's just that Brother Gao Yan's noodles smelled so good, I couldn't resist!" She had heard her mother's panicked voice earlier, knowing she must have been worried when she couldn't find her.
In Lin Xiumin's heart, her daughter was obedient and sensible, and she was inclined to believe her. But could Gao Yan's noodles really be so delicious that they attracted her daughter from next door?
Being mother and daughter for so long, Lin Moer could tell from her mother's expression that she still had doubts.
So she brought the bowl of noodles over and handed it to Lin Xiumin, "Mom, why don't you try it? It's really good!"
Initially, Lin Xiumin wanted to refuse.
But the aroma from the bowl made her stomach growl. She had only nibbled on some dishes while drinking with clients tonight, so she nodded, "I'll give it a try!"
Out of restraint.
Lin Xiumin picked just one noodle and put it in her mouth.
Instantly, an indescribable flavor conquered her taste buds.
Instinctively, she picked up more noodles and ate them.
And once she started, she couldn't stop.
These noodles were just too delicious!
"Mom, can you save some for me?"
Seeing her mother continuously eating without stopping, Lin Moer said pitifully.
"Ah!"
Hearing her daughter's voice, Lin Xiumin blushed deeply. Now she understood why her daughter was drawn to Gao Yan's noodles.
"Sister Lin, how about I make you a bowl too?"
At this moment, Gao Yan chimed in.
Lin Xiumin instinctively wanted to refuse, but the words caught in her throat, "Then I'll trouble you, Little Gao!"
"You're welcome!"
Gao Yan smiled, quickly finished the remaining noodles in his bowl, and headed to the kitchen.
Before long.
A steaming, aromatic bowl of noodles was ready again.
"Sister Lin, your noodles are ready!"
"Thank you!"
Lin Xiumin thanked him again, reaching out to take the bowl.
Soon, she finished the entire bowl of soup noodles, even letting out a satisfied burp. Embarrassed, she praised, "Little Gao, your cooking skills are amazing. If you opened a noodle shop, it would definitely be a hit!"
"Thanks for the kind words, Sister Lin!"
Gao Yan laughed. He hadn't even opened his milk tea shop yet, let alone a noodle shop.
However, once the milk tea shop was stable, he planned to open a Chinese fast-food restaurant.
With the super seasoning, he wasn't worried about business.
"No problem, I'll see you out!"
"Goodbye, Brother Gao Yan!" Lin Moer waved at Gao Yan.
"Goodbye!"
Closing the door, Gao Yan took the noodle bowls to the kitchen to wash them, then took a shower and lay down on the bed.
He picked up his phone and saw that Bai Wei had sent him a WeChat message again.
The message was from twenty minutes ago.
At that time, he was entertaining Lin Xiumin and her daughter.
After thinking it over, Gao Yan decided to ignore it and let that woman bother Zhou Yuchao instead.
Besides.
Zhang Feifei had also sent him a WeChat message.
Gao Yan didn't have a good impression of Zhang Feifei either.
After all, when buying a phone, she had been somewhat pushy.
But considering they were classmates, he chatted with her briefly before ending the conversation, citing sleep as an excuse.
"Right, I still have a lottery draw!"
Once he drew a milk tea recipe, another time he got the super seasoning.
He figured this draw would likely yield another recipe or something similar.
So, Gao Yan decided to save it for later when he might need it.
Time quickly passed to the next day.
Today, the milk tea shop was set to begin renovations.
So, he went over to the milk tea shop to handle some handovers.
After that, he received calls from Zhang Qin and Liu Ran.
Gao Yan told them to come to his rental apartment.
Then, Gao Yan sent the location of the rental apartment to Chen Youwei and Chen Lingling.
Zhang Qin and Liu Ran arrived first.
Chen Lingling and Chen Youwei arrived at 9:10.
At first.
Chen Lingling thought Gao Yan was making a fuss by having them sign a confidentiality agreement.
But after tasting the milk tea Gao Yan made, she changed her mind.
Because the milk tea Gao Yan made was so delicious, even the shy Chen Youwei drank quite a bit.
"Senior, can we drink milk tea for free when we work here?"
Chen Lingling asked.
"If you don't want a salary, drink as much as you like!"
Gao Yan replied with a smile. After tasting the milk tea he made using the system's recipe, he felt confident.
He was sure that once his milk tea shop reopened, it would be an instant hit.