He thought there was something wrong with his taste buds, so he took another big bite of the starchy sausage, chewing as he cast a puzzled look at the buddy beside him.

"Interesting, this sausage has quite a unique texture. Give me three more, can you mix two flavors?"

The person not only tore into the sausage on the bamboo stick with big bites but also raised three fingers at Lin Chen to passionately place an order.

Turns out there’s something wrong with my sense of taste!

The man scratched his head, even considering if he should consult a family doctor about how to treat a loss of taste.

But before that, he needed to fill his stomach.

Putting aside the fact that it didn’t have the real meat texture, the taste of this sausage was indeed pretty good, both crispy and tender, unlike anything he’d ever eaten before.

"Please give me four more as well, two of each flavor, thank you!"

The few customers at the front of the line almost all ordered five or six sausages each, holding them like a bunch of blooming roses as they walked out, leaving the diners who had been queuing forever with nothing staring in astonishment.

"Weren’t they selling sausages? What are those things??"

"What the hell, Great Xia’s sausages look like this?!"

"The sausages are actually blooming???"

Su and Nicole, who were in line, were also drawn in by the magical design of the Great Xia Sausage, their initially low expectations instantly maxed out.

The people of Great Xia can even make sausages bloom, this is too exaggerated!!

In the hotel room, the two housewives waiting painstakingly for news were biting their nails while staring at their phone screens, frequently looking out the window.

"It’s already seven-thirty, why aren’t they back yet? That’s not right; didn’t Su go to line up at six-thirty?"

"Yeah, we clearly saw her near the front of the line when we went up. Even if they started serving at seven, there shouldn’t be no news at all for half an hour, right?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

The two of them exchanged a glance, feeling a slight hint of uneasiness.

After waiting quietly in the room for more than half a minute, unable to sit still any longer, they got up and went to the balcony to look below.

From afar, they could see a dense, crowded line in front of the big red food truck at the restaurant entrance.

"They really are queuing up, seems like no one’s dining in the beach area either. Could it be that dining has been delayed today?"

From such a distance, the two couldn’t see the specific situation below, only vague small black dots distributed near the line.

"How about... going down to take a look?"

The two were truly unsettled, though they hadn’t reached their turn for room service, meaning they enjoyed the hotel’s dining privileges without spending a penny yet, they knew they’d have to pay in the coming days!

Not having paid left them feeling a bit guilty, afraid Su would suddenly change her mind about bringing them food.

Originally, they agreed to take turns getting service one day each, but now she had gone twice in a row, so feeling a bit resentful was normal too.

Thinking this way, how could they still sit still? They hurriedly got up and headed downstairs.

Just entering the elevator, the two were suddenly in a dilemma as they looked at the numerous floor buttons.

"Shouldn’t we avoid the main entrance? What if Su sees us and we can’t explain?"

"That’s true, let’s go to the third floor instead. There’s a platform on the third floor connecting to the ground, we can observe from the side. If we see Su coming back, we’ll immediately run upstairs and take the elevator!"

"Let’s do that!"

While waiting for the elevator to descend, to avoid perfectly missing Su, they intentionally sent a message.

"Hmm?"

Hearing her phone ring, Su was confused. Then, seeing the text, her expression froze.

Oops, got too caught up chatting with Nicole and forgot to explain to them!

While she was organizing her words, the two housewives had already reached the third-floor platform, heading towards the stairway.

After a few steps, they saw a man and a woman sitting at a table under a parasol, a few takeout boxes in front of them as they enjoyed breakfast.

Walking past, they sneaked a few glances and found that it was surprisingly food they had never seen before.

"Ding"

The phone rang.

It was a photo from Su, along with a brief text.

[Today’s situation is special, breakfast is limited to only a hundred servings, one per person, and it’s not suitable for take-out. So I could only eat it myself. But to make up for those who couldn’t buy it, the chef is now conducting a second wave of stalls, selling Great Xia Sausage, I’m queuing up and will bring it back to you soon!]

The two opened the photo to find it was the exact food the couple at the nearby table was eating!

"Not suitable for take-out? Then how did they pack it?"

"Not sure, maybe it affects the taste when packed? But since it’s limited, there’s not much we can do about it. At least there’s sausage to eat."

The two puzzledly glanced again at the food on the side table, feeling the weighty stone in their hearts finally drop.

"Is it really limited?"

A housewife still had her doubts in her heart, thought for a moment, and simply walked towards the couple.

"Sorry to disturb your meal, I’d like to ask if the food you have there was bought from that food cart over there?"

"Yes, it is. Why?" Wang Ziqin didn’t expect anyone to come up and chat, so he nodded instinctively.

Originally, he planned to pack it up and take it to the room for his wife to eat, but Chu Yueyue said the room felt a bit stuffy, and she wanted to get out and walk a bit. He thought of the seating available on the third-floor terrace for guests to relax and chat, and figured having breakfast outdoors here would be quite comfortable.

"I heard from a friend in line that it’s limited purchase and that it’s now sold out. I wanted to ask if it’s true."

"It is limited, only a hundred portions."

Speaking about this, Wang Ziqin was a bit speechless.

It’s just plain porridge with small dishes and soy milk with fried dough sticks, and yet Lin has made it a limited supply; it’s absurd. Someone who didn’t know would think it’s some fancy high-class dish!

Although he’s the big boss of the hotel and doesn’t need to follow the rules, he still has to maintain his image in front of so many tourists and can’t lead by example in causing trouble.

What if the employees with some rank under him all follow suit?

"It’s really limited?!"

The two housewives were finally reassured, and didn’t bother to monitor Su anymore, preparing to head back.

"Oh, by the way! My friend said they are now doing a second round, selling Great Xia Sausage. Are you Great Xia People? Do you know if the sausage is delicious?"

"Oh~ you mean that? It’s indeed delicious; all young people in Great Xia love it. It’s just that we’ve eaten it since we were kids, and are kind of tired of it, so we didn’t queue up."

He’s well aware of Lin Chen’s second round of selling starch sausages and feels quite gratified that this guy is introducing the domestic street snacks abroad with such promotion.

Regardless of whether it’s healthy or how much meat is in it, those who’ve tried it say it’s good!

Tired of it is definitely not true. If his wife weren’t pregnant, and the doctor hadn’t advised against foods with too many additives, he would have loved to buy a bunch and indulge.

But if his wife can’t eat, it means he can’t either, or it would be deliberately tempting her, which is a crime!

For the sake of a happy life in the future, he can only sullenly endure it and pretend he doesn’t mind on the surface.

"Wonderful!"

Hearing the word "delicious" from the mouth of the Great Xia People, the two almost instantly heightened their expectations for the Great Xia Sausage.

Especially since this sausage is eaten by every young person from Great Xia since childhood - everyone has had it, so it must be a national dish, surely it tastes good!

With this preconceived notion, compared to the plain food on that table, their slight dissatisfaction with Su for eating solo instantly vanished.

Mainly because the food on the table indeed doesn’t look very appetizing, at most it’s that half a piece that looks like fried bread that’s decent.

As more customers bought the starch sausages, everyone became increasingly curious about this magical Great Xia Sausage.

Mainly because its texture is really peculiar, much more tender than a hotdog sausage and with a meat aroma, but without any sensation of meat.

It’s like eating a molecular gastronomy version of a hotdog sausage!

"Who knew sausages would taste so good when deep-fried? Why have none of the carts selling hotdogs and fries on the street thought of deep-frying sausages?"

"I don’t think it’s about the frying, the key should be this unique way of cutting; only after cutting it this way does it taste so good when fried."

"This oil must be a secret formula! It’s like butter, with a special aroma; clearly, food fried in regular oil wouldn’t have this fragrance!"

"Every time I eat this spicy seasoning powder, it tastes so good; where can I buy it? It seems like it would pair perfectly with any meat or fried food!"

"Yes, yes, I think so too! If the chef mixes it himself, I even want to buy a big bag to take home!"

"This cumin powder tastes a bit different from when I ate it with fried chicken fillet last time, there’s an additional aroma, but I can’t figure out what it is."

Unlike the previous breakfast round, Lin Chen’s fried starch sausages this time received unanimous praise from diners.

Almost everyone would order four or more, and holding a bunch to munch on was really satisfying.

Not that this starch sausage is much tastier than the hotdog sausage they’re familiar with, mainly it’s the novelty that draws them in.

Additionally, this Great Xia Sausage’s size is indeed quite small, to the point where three together might not even contain as much meat as a single hotdog sausage.

Buying four is just the basic action, otherwise, it wouldn’t be enough.

Some with bigger appetites even directly bought eight or ten to avoid wasting time requeueing if they weren’t full later.

As sales shot up, the serving speed began to lag.

Lin Chen was no longer as composed as he was at the beginning, sweat appeared on his forehead again as he continuously flipped the sausages on the iron plate, checking the doneness on each side.

Once he picked out sausages cooked to perfection, he immediately picked them out and skewered them on bamboo sticks while moving the ones about to be done to the side to avoid charring by staying too close to the center heat source. Meanwhile, he constantly filled the vacant spots with new starch sausages, saving every second possible.

When watching online livestreams before, he never saw anyone work so hard selling starch sausages, with customers just buying one, two, or three.

How come when it reached him, the number doubled??