"Three people taking turns booking a room?"

I have to say, Su’s suggestion genuinely intrigued the two of them.

Originally, they were worried about how to balance dining and room expenses, but now with Su’s proposal, the budget could be slashed to a third of what it was.

However, Nicole and her friend didn’t rush to agree; instead, they asked for Su’s contact information, saying they needed to discuss it further before making a decision.

After all, they were Sweden People, not locals.

Their home was in the north, their work was in the north, and all their family and friends were up north.

It felt unreasonable to stay here long-term just for the sake of eating and spend a large amount of money.

Moreover, Nicole had her own little thoughts that even her best friend didn’t know about.

[Ding! Challenge task completed!]

[A total of 116 dishes sold, 94 positive reviews received, final positive review rate 81%. Challenge failed, reward not obtained!]

"What?!"

At this moment, the anticipated settlement notification finally rang in Lin Chen’s mind.

But the content of the settlement was completely unexpected; it didn’t even reach a 90% positive review rate?

Doesn’t that mean today’s efforts were in vain?

[Detected that all dishes during the challenge were prepared solely by the host, granting an additional difficulty reward of 1000 Euros]

[Detected that all preparations were completed within the food truck, granting an additional difficulty reward of 1000 Euros]

[Detected that the selling duration did not exceed 60 minutes, granting an additional difficulty reward of 1000 Euros]

[Meeting all three difficulty challenges simultaneously, grants a special reward: one Food Truck Upgrade Card]

"........?"

"Is this even possible?"

The heart that had just been lifted instantly sank back into his chest, his forehead breaking out in a cold sweat.

"I didn’t expect that regular stall rewards and additional difficulty challenge rewards would be calculated separately. This is quite a pleasant surprise."

"I don’t need the regular reward anyway; it’s just a Recipe Exchange Coupon, the big prize is in the latter."

"Got it, next time I’ll focus on extra difficulties!"

Although he was puzzled by the low positive review rate, upon reflection, it made sense. After all, he was cooking dishes suited for the taste of Great Xia People, which are typically saltier. Foreigners, who prefer milder flavors, were bound to find it unpalatable.

Moreover, there were those who mixed small dishes with soy milk or used soy milk as porridge. Such people couldn’t possibly find it delicious, hence they wouldn’t give a positive review!

Though this challenge failed, it was still good news.

Because there was another challenge task on the list.

Return Challenge!

The lower the positive review rate upon the failure of a task, the higher the success rate the next time.

Each success adds another 1000 Euros to the reward. If done multiple times, a single challenge could yield rewards over ten thousand Euros.

That’s quite exciting!

The only downside is that the return task has a cooldown; it can only be challenged once every seven days. Theoretically, the sooner it’s triggered, the better, as the cooldown starts counting from the end of the stall session.

This means he needs to find time to do a return challenge soon.

"If I remember correctly, the spicy marinade failed before, as well as the Mapo Tofu, and now there’s this traditional breakfast, making a total of three choices."

While flipping starch sausages on the griddle, he pondered which return challenge to tackle first.

As the food truck outside was about to begin its second round of business, the restaurant inside also became bustling with activity.

Patrons moved back and forth in the central dining area, their plates filled with a variety of foods, smiles on their faces.

"Can you believe these dishes are available for just over ten euros? It’s so cool!!"

"Look at these exquisite little beauties, oh my god, I bet any one of them could easily sell for over 15 Euros outside!"

"No wonder it’s coming from a big hotel. I heard the chefs here are Michelin Level head chefs, and the prices are so cheap, it’s fantastic!"

"I don’t get why so many people would line up for such strange food outside; it looks like something for refugees, not appetizing at all."

"The rice isn’t like rice, the porridge isn’t like porridge; it’s as if they’re trying to save costs by mashing the rice into soup. There’s no comparison with the food inside the restaurant."

"Outside it’s priced at ten Euros, while inside the restaurant it’s only fifteen Euros. Only a fool would line up!"

Many diners uninterested in Chinese cuisine enjoyed the delicacies on their plates while snapping photos with the lush greenery around them. Occasionally, their eyes shifted to the long line outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, filled with confusion and puzzlement.

Most of them had seen the hotel’s online voting event, and the food images were indeed quite appealing.

If the food truck outside was selling what’s shown in the pictures, like yesterday’s lunchtime spicy hot pot, they’d be willing to try it, provided they didn’t have to wait in long lines.

But with breakfast food that looks unappetizing like today, they had no interest at all in lining up.

Some even suspected the lining-up crowd might have included hotel shills, creating a popular image for Great Xia chefs to attract more tourists to spend money.

There were indeed many news reports online saying the Great Xia People ate everything, from dog meat to cat meat, including animal brains, blood, and organs, and even baby flesh!

Although many European countries have organ dishes, they tend to focus on just a few parts and the methods are quite similar.

Therefore, in the eyes of many foreign tourists, the cuisine of Great Xia, and even Asia as a whole, seems somewhat dark.

Unless it’s meat that can be clearly identified as normal parts at a glance, or dishes that look fairly conventional, other types of food hardly pique their interest.

Jonathan found himself a bit surprised today.

Usually, the restaurant’s morning business is just average; having a seating rate of seventy to eighty percent is already good, and he can handle breakfast while prepping for lunch.

But today, barely a few minutes after opening, the intercom announced that all seats were taken, prompting him to start preparing the next batch of food.

"What’s going on, why are there so many customers today? Did Lin close up early over there?"

His mind was filled with questions, but lacking the spare time to go and take a look, he had to immediately restock, putting what needs roasting into the oven, stir-frying what’s meant to be fried, working like three people.

"Damn, if it’s going to be like this every time, there’s no way I can keep up!"

"Lin has hired people already, seems like I also need to get some apprentices in to help out."

The thought of hogging the profits alone was replaced by practicality.

Let whoever wants to earn this money earn it, anyway he can’t manage it himself; whatever the wage is, it’s fine, he won’t take a penny more!

Meanwhile, at the food truck.

The starch sausages soaked in canola oil on the iron grill had unknowingly bloomed, becoming incredibly enticing.

Especially the petal parts, fried to a crispy golden brown, though they lack the initial tender pink color, the dark brown shade indicates a delicious taste.

Lin Chen casually flipped the starch sausages in the center of the grill, ensuring they were cooked enough, and then grabbed a metal basin, a bag full of bamboo skewers, and two stacks of paper bags.

He picked up a blooming sausage, poked the bamboo skewer through the bottom, tossed it into the basin, with the skewer’s end naturally resting at the basin’s edge.

After skewering over twenty sausages, he pushed the starch sausages on the grill to the edges, and placed a bunch of raw starch sausages onto the empty space in the center.

Having done all this, he finally looked up at the customers in front of the truck window.

"What flavor would you like, sir? We have spicy and cumin."

"Could I try one of each first? If it’s good, I’ll buy more right away."

"Sure."

Lin Chen wasn’t at all surprised by the customer’s reaction.

Starch sausages, after all, are a type of snack; whether you’ve eaten already or not, you’d grab one when you pass by.

Especially since they haven’t had a meal yet, waiting here with an empty stomach, buying four, five, six sausages at once seemed normal to him.

Buying fewer would be odd!

He picked up chili powder and cumin powder, sprinkling them generously over two skewered blooming sausages, and handed them over.

"Here, sir, your starch sausages. And what about the customers behind?"

As he attended to the customers, his hands didn’t stop, constantly skewering sausages fried to perfection from the grill and tossing them into the basin.

Seeing the abundance of sausages, the customers at the front of the line weren’t in a rush, raising their hands.

"I’d also like to try one of each first."

"Is it the same seasoning powder as last weekend’s chicken fillets? Then give me two of each, please!"

"I want three cumin ones and one spicy, but lay on the chili lightly."

"Alright, everyone gets some, no rush, one by one."

Lin Chen nodded with a smile, able to easily tell who was a regular and who was new from the orders.

The man who just received two steaming blooming sausages held them close to his nose to sniff, a flash of doubt in his eyes.

How come there’s no meaty aroma?

Not convinced, he sniffed again.

Indeed, none!

There’s only the full-bodied aroma of the spices and the unique scent of that magical canola oil.

"Hey, I won’t believe it, are Great Xia’s sausages really this unique?"

The man didn’t think much else, ignoring the scent, his mouth open wide and taking a bite.

A sausage, surely safe to eat, nothing to worry about.

"Crunch crunch"

Teeth met the petal part of the blooming sausage, distinctly hearing the sound of the crunchy shell being scraped.

With a crisp crack, a large part of the sausage head broke off, wisps of steam white smoke visibly rising from the cut.

The chili powder sprinkled on the sausage exterior looked vibrant red, but in fact, the taste wasn’t that spicy, rather fresh and fragrant.

The crispy fried petals of the sausage brought a strong burnt aroma, like eating meat-flavored chips.

Then, upon chewing on the soft central portion of the sausage, that peculiar texture only raised his puzzled gaze even more.

The sausage actually tastes quite good, but why does it feel... like there’s no meat?