Transmigrated as the Mother of the Abused Male Lead in a Tragic Novel

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Chapter 22
Ding Sha glanced over and saw a male student in his early 20s, wearing glasses and holding a selfie stick and phone. When he noticed her looking over, he smiled shyly.

"Young man, would you like to order some peppery beef tripe?" Gong Sister-in-law came over smiling warmly, asking very kindly.

The young man thought for a moment. "Sister, could I see a menu?"

Gong Sister-in-law handed him a slip of paper.

Feeling the thin paper, the young man was surprised. This was the menu? It was just a piece of paper!

The young man hesitated, wondering if he had made the right choice wandering in just following the smells.

Gong Sister-in-law noticed his confusion and explained with a smile, "Our little shop's menu changes every day, depending on what ingredients the boss sends in the morning."

"The boss's wife handwrites the menu each day."

The young man suddenly understood, scratching his head. It sounded like fun.

He looked over the menu and said, "Okay... I'll have an order of peppery beef tripe, crispy fried chicken, and a cola."

Gong Sister-in-law quickly memorized the order. "Coming right up! Have a seat, it'll be ready in no time."

She headed to the back kitchen.

The young man adjusted his phone to a good angle and said to the screen, "Alright, now we just wait for the food."

Ding Sha glanced over and saw words flying by densely on the screen. He must be livestreaming.

The young man was Zhou Fei, a moderately popular food livestreamer. Today he had intended to check in at a wildly popular Western restaurant that was trending online, but he was drawn in by the delicious smells when he got to the door.

The streaming comments were filled with laughter.

"Fei, what happened to the fancy Western place you talked about? Hahaha!"

"This shop looks really unique and interesting! I want to know the address."

"Fei, be honest, isn't this a staged scene and you're actually promoting this shop?"

Zhou Fei quickly explained, "No promos, I really just wandered in following the smells!"

He showed his other phone with the reservation page for the Western restaurant to prove it to the audience. "I swear if I was doing a promo I'd never get a reservation at Coastline again!"

Coastline was Zhou Fei's favorite restaurant that he livestreamed from almost weekly. Seeing him swear on Coastline made the audience even more curious.

Just how delicious was this little shop?

Just as they wondered, they saw Zhou Fei sniff the air exaggeratedly. "Friends, it's starting to smell amazing."

Right after he said that, Gong Sister-in-law came out with a plate of peppery beef tripe. "Want me to bring you a bowl of rice?"

Zhou Fei waved his hand. "No need, this is fine."

He eagerly grabbed a bite with his chopsticks right away.

Sure enough, just the smell told him this dish would be delicious.

The audience watched his blissful expression hungrily.

"Well, how is it?"

"What does it taste like, Fei?"

Zhou Fei carefully savored it before replying. "The peppers are very aromatic, spicy and tingling. The tripe itself has a braised flavor, even more rich when stir-fried. The texture is both tender and chewy. Delicious!"