Gourmet: Midnight Vending-Chapter 251 - 249: Midnight Snacks at the Gym—Why Does This Feel So Wrong?

Chapter 251: Chapter 249: Midnight Snacks at the Gym—Why Does This Feel So Wrong?

Song Ya ordered the Chen Mo T-bone steak. As the noodles and steak were being packed, Boss Xiao Chen specifically said to her, "You’d better eat it quickly. It’s really best when hot."

When the temperature is just right, the noodles and the minced beef coating are soft. Once they cool, both will harden and the texture won’t be quite the same.

The packaging box was also carefully chosen, as Chen Mo uses a flat square box, similar to a pizza box.

The main purpose is to allow the steak to be cut and rearranged while trying to maintain the T-bone’s integrity.

Song Ya carried the box into the gym, "Oh, Boss Cao! You didn’t go out for a late-night snack?"

"Ah! Uh, I’ve already eaten."

Cao Tianrui glanced at the box in Song Ya’s hand. "Even though eating a bit of steak and noodles isn’t a big deal, you shouldn’t eat too much!"

"Don’t worry, I was busy all day and haven’t really eaten. According to Coach Ma’s calorie method, I’m definitely not overdoing it."

Cao Tianrui nodded with a smile, "There’s a table over there. Go eat, training is about to start."

There are two sessions at the gym. Pan Siyu is in charge of the day shift, while Ma Juntao handles the night shift.

The work atmosphere is quite intense nowadays, so white-collar workers like Song Ya, who have to work during the day, usually can only go to the gym after ten at night.

After training for over an hour, they go home to sleep and start work at around nine or ten the next day, which doesn’t delay anything.

Song Ya sat at the table with the box, and as soon as she opened it, a wave of heat hit her face, making her instinctively swallow.

Seeing this beef noodle up close felt completely different from when Boss Xiao Chen was packing it up.

A huge steak had a T-shaped bone in the middle, dividing the steak into two parts.

One side appeared to have some fat, while the other was pure lean meat. The surface of the steak was grilled to a charred brown, and the aroma of the meat was carried with the heat, bringing a hint of black pepper.

The boss thoughtfully cut the steak on both sides into strips, so there’s no need for a knife and fork, just chopsticks are enough to easily enjoy the meal.

Casually, Song Ya selected a side that appeared to be all lean meat, picked up a piece, and put it in her mouth. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"Mmm... Not bad, not bad, it tastes great~"

With each bite, the grilled exterior was slightly crisp, followed by the extremely tender texture of the beef, with juices flowing out—a pure sensation.

Simply enjoying the pleasure and satisfaction brought by the meat~

Then, Song Ya went for a strip of beef from the other side of the T-bone.

It initially had the same crispy texture, but as she chewed, Song Ya found that this piece was more chewy than the last, with a beef flavor that became richer with each bite.

Different textures, different flavors, but the same satisfaction!

It has to be said, eating meat fills you up faster. After two strips of beef, she felt a bit full, so Song Ya turned her gaze towards the noodles next to the steak.

"Hey?" She picked up a strand for a closer look, "There’s something special about these noodles."

The slightly yellowish noodles were coated with a layer of fat, likely beef fat, making them shine slightly. This fatty coating was sprinkled here and there with minced beef.

On closer inspection, she could smell the rich aromas of beef and tomato.

Song Ya deftly picked up a big bite with her chopsticks.

For a working person, what could be more satisfying after a busy day than a late-night meal with both meat and noodles?

A big mouthful of noodles went into her mouth.

"Hiss..."

Instantly!

The smoothness of the noodles and the texture of the minced beef appeared simultaneously in her mouth, and with each chew!

Song Ya was amazed to find that the tomato beef carried a slightly sour tomato flavor, yet her tongue couldn’t quite detect the sourness, "How’s that even possible?"

It was as if it smelled sour, but didn’t taste sour at all!

The slightly sweet and sour tomato flavor was almost entirely integrated into the beef sauce, with the occasional onion flavor mixed in.

That trace of sourness seemed to have a magical stimulating effect on her taste buds. She felt like the fullness from two strips of steak had vanished, and she became hungrier with every bite!

One bite of noodles, and Song Ya didn’t have time to ponder anything else.

"Slurp! Nom nom~"

A mouthful of noodles, followed by a mouthful of beef, devoured in delight, with oil all over her mouth, her body feeling increasingly comfortable, and her very soul almost leaving her body from the pleasure.

Watching Song Ya eat so voraciously, Cao Tianrui couldn’t help but swallow as well.

"What’s up with this girl, acting like she hasn’t eaten, is losing weight that serious?"

"At this rate, losing weight’s going to be hard..."

But the customer is king, so Cao Tianrui couldn’t comment and continued to monitor the situation outside via his earphones.

"Ah? Xiaozhou, you’re here? You haven’t eaten? No worries, order something to eat when you get back, we’re heading back soon."

"Oh, Xiao Fang is here, hungry? Eat a bit before practice, it’s no big deal."

"..."

Before long.

Cao Tianrui sat at the bar by the door, gazing at the long table in the gym’s rest area, deep in thought.

The night shift consisted of six training camp participants.

At that very long table, all six participants sat.

"I mean... by this time, shouldn’t you all be warming up?"

Cao Tianrui murmured to himself, "What’s going on now?"

The six participants clustered around, eating excitedly, not to mention occasionally chatting.

The problem is, their conversations weren’t even about training!

"So delicious, I think this tomahawk steak is the best! Here, everyone, try some!"

"My T-bone’s awesome too, one side’s chewy, the other super tender, everyone try some!"

"It’s still all about these noodles, gosh, how does Boss Xiao Chen manage to coat every noodle with minced beef? When the noodles are done, there’s nothing left in the bowl, truly incredible."

"Geez, we’re eating this much so late, how can we lose weight?"

Song Ya wiped her mouth awkwardly, "Losing weight isn’t a one-day thing. You can’t starve yourself over losing weight, right?"

The others heard her words, nodded in agreement, and then buried their heads back in their food!

Strange.

This scene was really strange.

Eating a late-night snack in the gym, it felt so out of place...

He glanced at the time, just past eleven; it was time to start training!

Cao Tianrui was about to call Ma Juntao back.

Meanwhile, on the street, a young man holding a phone showed up at Chen Mo’s stall.

"Ha! Boss Xiao Chen, I finally found you! What’s up, isn’t my sister-in-law here today?"

He Ziheng pointed his phone at Chen Mo, "Folks, what did I say? I was sure I could find Boss Xiao Chen!"

There weren’t many viewers in the live stream, about six or seven, and they were all... long-time fans from the intelligence group.

Chen Mo glanced up, "What do you want to eat?"

He Ziheng first looked at the signs at the stall, "A charity stall, really nice!"

"But no charity meals for you."

He Ziheng waved it off nonchalantly, "Of course, give me... oh, it’s full here."

But when his gaze passed the few burly guys and landed on the large glass behind them, he suddenly brightened up.

"I knew it! My sister-in-law’s yoga studio hosted a charity stall, and this gym is doing charity activities too, haha! Perfect, give me a regular beef noodle."

Cao Tianrui frowned as he listened to the voice in his earphones.

What’s all this about?

When did we ever host a charity event?