Chapter 403: The Mysterious Grandpa Squad
"Grandpa, don’t worry, we’re filming a show, there’s absolutely no hidden or excessive charges."
Shen Ling was momentarily taken aback by his question, then smiled and explained.
Can’t I handle a rural old man like you?
"Have a taste, by the way, you sure do talk a lot."
Mr. Shen glared at him, "I’ve already said it’s free tasting, there are so many of us, what are we afraid of."
[Hahaha, this old man is really cute.]
[Exactly, he’s so amusing!]
[Are they sent by the Monkey King to amuse us?!]
[The person above, you’ve exposed your age!]
"Grandpa, you’re joking. We’re really offering free tasting. Today is our farm’s first opening day, and we’re having a grand opening event!"
"No wonder! Everyone, have a taste."
Mr. Song gave an order, and people behind him crowded forward.
This many people?
Just now, she thought that the few in front were together and the ones behind were another group. She planned to invite them, but it turned out they were all together!
We’re making a profit!
[I bet Sister Ling is overjoyed! They’re making a huge profit!]
[Hahaha, it wasn’t easy, everyone was arranged just like this by the show crew!]
[But indeed, there weren’t many people near the farm in the first place, and now suddenly there are so many old men, they’re definitely pushing hard to sell!]
...
"How do you all find the taste? If you think it’s good, you can head straight to our Farm No.2, where you can enjoy a free farmhouse meal!"
Shen Ling looked at them expectantly.
Those who had eaten before confirmed it tasted great, and she was confident in her cooking skills!
However...
"Not what I expected, this Osmanthus cake is too sweet."
"Yeah, feels like there’s syrup in it, and this flavor is a bit too strong, not suitable for us elderly folks."
"No way, this glutinous rice is so sticky it’s all over my teeth; my expectations were too high, now I’m a bit disappointed!"
...
Shen Ling: ...
What on earth!
[Aren’t these old folks being a bit too much!]
[It was free to begin with, yet somehow they developed a sense of superiority!]
[I’m speechless, did they think this was a five-star hotel? Country folks barely have any money, and yet they boast so much!]
[We’d better not let them go to Farm No.2, they’ll ruin our reputation!]
"Young lady, sorry, don’t mind them, they all have picky tastes, used to good stuff, so these things don’t suit them."
"No... no problem..."
Damn!
She really wanted to curse!
The previous apology was acceptable, but what was that at the end?
Isn’t that just deliberately saying her food wasn’t good?
Each one of them, rural folks, claiming to have picky tastes?
Used to good stuff?
I!!!
[That’s a bit excessive!]
[I thought he was apologizing, but that last line was a real stab to the heart!]
[That was well said, don’t say more in the future!]
[Sister Ling has a really good temper, if it were me, I’d flip the table!]
[Each acting like they’re some kind of big shot!]
"If you grandpas don’t mind, you’re welcome to visit our farm, my cooking might not be great, but there’s a chef on our farm who can cook!"
Shen Ling steadied herself, still smiling and promoting.
"No need, young lady, thank you for your kindness, we’re not hungry. By the way, do you know where we can see tigers?"
"Is it down this road? We were fishing at the manor next door and heard there are tigers to see here!"
Tigers?
Shen Ling swallowed, cursing again in her heart.
She really didn’t want to tell them, but with the cameras rolling, she had no choice.
She had to keep smiling, "You’re talking about Farm No.1, it’s ours too, I saw them advertising this morning saying there’s a tiger... but I can’t guarantee it’s true."
Thinking about it, she added another sentence.
Hopefully, this is okay!
She’s just kindly reminding them!
"Thank you, young lady, we’ll head over right away!"
"I heard it’s Youzi’s tiger! Are you talking about the Youzi I’ve always bought from?"
"Seems like it, my grandson just messaged me, saying a tiger arrived! You can even pet it for free! Told me to go quickly!"
"Hurry, hurry, see, why waste time eating!"
...
Shen Ling: ...
Could you all speak a little quieter!
I can hear you all!
[I... I feel like they were planted by the opposition!]
[I’m speechless too, what’s with these old folks!]
[Letting them eat for free, nobody forced them, yet now they’re blaming us!]
[No, are there really tigers?]
[Who cares! What’s wrong if there are tigers, if you want to see them, go to the zoo!]
[Country old men really lack manners!]
[Wait, they mentioned the neighboring manor, as far as I know, the only manor nearby is Shimen Longhu Manor!]
[So what?]
[Fishing over there isn’t something simple country old men can do!]
[What do you mean? Please explain!]
[Day’s minimum spend is several thousand at the manor, do you think a country old man can get in? It’s member-only! Without a membership, you can’t enter!]
[What! Is that true!]
[Must be true, I saw one old man carrying a bag, it had Shimen Longhu Manor written on it!]
[Damn! Who exactly are these old men!]
...
Shen Ling naturally didn’t know about the netizens’ discussion, she was still over there cursing in her heart!
These damn old country men are really over the top!
It’s truly embarrassing!
Farm No.2.
"Wow, are we running out of time?"
Nan Zhi looked at the people in the farm, sighing.
"Cousin, you might be secretly happy~"
Fang Yifei was preparing ingredients, "But we can ask Sister Xiao Ling to come back soon, it should be about time."
She glanced at the time, it’s getting late.
"Okay, I’ll call her, you handle the guests here."
"Eh? Sister Xiao Ling, you’re back!"
Fang Yifei was about to nod when she saw Shen Ling hurrying in, "I’m so thirsty."
"How was it?"
"Except for a little mishap in the middle, everything else went smoothly!"
Shen Ling came back immediately after delivering all the snacks at the stand, and briefly explained what happened just now.
Those old men were really too bad!
"No problem, friendship first, competition second!"
"It’s all my poor cooking skills."
Shen Ling sighed helplessly, "But I just took a glance, we’re definitely leading."
"Yeah, actually seeing so many people, I feel like we’ve already succeeded. The farm owner grandpa came to thank us earlier, I was really touched."
Fang Yifei poured her another glass of water, "Let’s hang in there a bit longer!"
"Yeah! We can definitely do it!"
[Feifei said it so well!]
[Hope those old men go to Farm No.1 and leave very upset too!]
[Looks like those old men aren’t simple, they must be tough to please!]
[Let’s go, check out the fun!]