Number One Dungeon Supplier

Chapter 116 - 120

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"Good morning Jin." Si Fang, the owner of Lele Cafe, greeted Jin at his doorstep. "Boss Si Fang, what is the matter?"

"I was opening my store for the morning and coincidentally saw you talking with one of your customers. I became inclined to pay you a visit." Si Fang tried to be polite but Jin knew what he was here for.

"Ah, the coupon booklet? I was about to give it to you in the afternoon since I did not know what time you are available. Give me a moment." Jin took the coupon booklet out of his storage watch and passed it to Si Fang.

"Thanks, Jin! And here I was thinking that you had totally forgotten about it so I was about to remind you." Si Fang received the coupon booklet and started to browse it. He was pleasantly surprised to see that despite it being a prototype, it was all printed neatly in an appealing format. Si Fang had originally thought that he would need to send it to the print stores again.

"This is amazing! The new cover page of the coupon booklet is so eye catching and flashy! Your coupons seem more than reasonable...in fact, the deals practically make it like a freebie. Are you sure you will not end up in debt by the end of this month?"

"I have my ways to recover my losses. If this month coupon booklet can help the Tiangong shopping district, then it will have served its purpose well." Jin replied.

"This is better than anything we have ever made! I will show it to the rest of the committee members but in my opinion, I feel that your version will get the approval quite quickly. Initially, I was expecting snippets or draft coupons and we would have to discuss how to format and design the booklet. I guess I worried for nothing." Si Fang gave a thumbs up and continued to praise Jin.

"It is nothing much, I just happened to know someone who is capable of making beautiful designs. However, I do not think I will be able to participate in other monthly coupon booklets. In fact, this will most likely be my first and last time." Jin broke the news to Si Fang early.

"Why? Are you moving out or something?" Si Fang assumed the worst since he knew this shopping district was not exactly the best place to attract customers despite it being near to a business district as well as the Huawee Tech campuses.

"No, I anticipate I will be busy with certain matters that require my personal attention in the future..." Jin portrayed it vaguely but Si Fang got the idea. Besides, Jin was not exactly a part of the Tiangong shopping district in the first place, so he was not obligated to be a part of the coupon booklet.

Si Fang wanted Jin's store in the booklet because he saw potential Jin could bring. Perhaps Si Fang thought that if he could help Jin scratch his back, Jin would likewise do the same for him in the future.

"I understand, but if you wish to join in the future, just tell us. I should be able to pull some strings." Si Fang thanked Jin and told him that he would visit again to announce the results of the approval process.

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After tens of minutes of taking stock of the ingredients required for her Black Pepper Pork Bun recipe, Zhen Qing laid all the ingredients she needed on a wide kitchen counter. She was already shocked by the quality of meat the moment she took the pork belly out of the freezer. Zhen Qing did not even need to taste it. Just from the rich colour of the pork meat, the odour and the meat texture, she was easily able to tell that what Jin procured for her was no ordinary pork belly meat.

She tried asking the kitchen AI and to her surprise, the AI answered that the slabs of pork belly meat came from the British Berkshire Pig, which was prized for their juiciness, flavour and tenderness. The pork's high fat content made it ideal for high temperature cooking. Even with her limited and out-dated cooking knowledge, she knew that this pig was considered rare and hard to breed.