Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life Chapter 1372 - 1361: Refusing to Be an Abused Female Lead

Looking at the empty plates, the elderly folks, all over fifty, felt a bit embarrassed. This plate was quite substantial, but they didn’t hesitate to finish it!

Aunt Li chuckled on the side, "Tasty, isn’t it? If it’s tasty, buy more."

Indeed, having eaten so many samples, why not buy more to support the business? This delicious marinated dish—buying as much as you want is worth it.

So, while some bought two pounds and others three, in a short time, more than half of the marinated dishes Ye Qiu and his team prepared were sold out, an unexpected delight.

"Thank you all for your support; I really appreciate it," Chen Ju sincerely expressed her gratitude. She had thought that coming to a new city, her daughter’s culinary skills would still face challenges. Unexpectedly, on the first day was such a grand opening with wonderful neighbors.

"No need to be so polite with us. We’re buying because your marinated dishes are good. Sister, we didn’t manage to buy marinated beef today, so please prepare more tomorrow."

"Sure, no problem."

"In Luocheng, on the first and fifteenth of the month, we like to eat duck; around those days, you could prepare more marinated duck."

"Thanks for the advice; we’ll definitely prepare plenty for those days."

At this moment, a couple who had just bought marinated dishes from Ye Qiu also arrived at the fried noodle stall. While the fried rice noodles weren’t ready yet, they opened the bag to have some marinated dishes, unexpectedly exclaiming aloud.

"This tastes so good! Is this really from that unassuming little stall?"

"I think it’s better than Liu Laosan’s."

"Yeah, I agree."

"That’s exaggerated. Liu Laosan is supposedly the best marinated dish maker. Who can beat him? Surely you’re exaggerating!" A nearby table heard this and snorted, then savored a piece of marinated dish from Liu Laosan’s.

"We’re exaggerating?" The couple got a bit upset. "Wanna compare?"

"Let’s compare then."

The couple, feeling a bit sorry for their few marinated dishes, decided to sacrifice for dignity and honor, thinking they could buy more after this test.

The couple refrained from their marinated dishes and pushed theirs forward for the other person to try.

Since the girl didn’t like meat, most of what they bought were vegetarian items. There were only a few slices of meat, so the person picked up a slice of lotus root, and just like those who’ve tasted Ye Qiu’s marinated dishes, their eyes widened.

Then, impatiently, amid the couple’s reluctance, they picked the remaining two pieces of meat, and after finishing, sighed in satisfaction, "You’re right, better than Liu Laosan’s. You don’t have much left; I still have a lot. How about we exchange?"

"No way." The couple swiftly protected their food, "Want some? Go buy it yourself."

"Where? What’s the stall name?"

"We forgot the name; it should be a new stall at the end of this street, next to a shop selling daily goods. You can go find it yourself."

"Thanks, buddy," the man expressed gratitude and genuinely prepared to go buy.

Others watched with curiosity. Though they didn’t immediately go to buy like that man, they remembered the stall’s location, thinking of checking it out someday.

Just like that, unbeknownst to many, Ye Qiu’s shop gained fame at this night market street through word of mouth and returning customers, even if tucked away as it was. As the saying goes, good food speaks for itself regardless of location; food enthusiasts are timeless.

Along with this, Sister Li’s shop next door received a boost in business. Watching Ye Qiu’s family, she liked them more, especially upon knowing Ye Qiu was their main chef and tried enthusiastically to play matchmaker for her, wanting to introduce someone to her. If her own son wasn’t already married, she’d have thought to bring him into her own household.

"Aunt Li, really, there’s no need. It’s because of my past relationship problems that our family had to leave home. Right now, I’m not thinking of dating anyone; just want to earn more money to send my brother to school and then buy a house here," Ye Qiu tactfully declined.

Hearing this, Sister Li temporarily set aside the matchmaking idea, asking more about Ye Guo’s school situation, "What’s the matter? Did he drop out previously?"

"No, it’s just we just arrived in Luocheng, and my child’s school registration hasn’t been sorted yet," Chen Ju explained.

"This school registration sure is a hassle. But are your child’s grades good?"

"They’re decent; used to be in the top ten of his grade every time," Chen Ju modestly spoke, though Ye Guo never ranked below the top three.

"Good grades make this much easier; I have a relative, a dean at First High School. I can talk to him for you, though he might need to take a test."

Chen Ju was overjoyed, "Of course, thank you, Sister Li; I’m incredibly grateful to you. Regardless of success, I’ll invite you and your relative to dinner, have Ye Qiu cook personally. Don’t dismiss homemade food; what she makes tastes better and is healthier than most places."

Sister Li didn’t decline, "I won’t be polite then. Wait for my notification; meanwhile, have your Ye Guo review his studies."

Actually, the relative Sister Li mentioned was nothing less than her own brother; if it were any distant relative, she wouldn’t have been comfortable bringing it up. Although it had been just a few days with Ye Family, Sister Li genuinely liked them, recognizing the hardships of the mother and daughter trio, sincerely wanting to help them.

Li’s brother, surnamed Chen, despite school being on summer break, was occupied at school, mainly coordinating teachers for exam paper preparation. Typically, after extended holidays, students tend to get carried away with leisure. So, First High School starts each term with exams to bring students back from play and instill a sense of urgency for prompt learning.

After agreeing with her brother, Sister Li personally took Ye Guo to the school to take a newly produced, challenging exam. She felt slightly worried but Ye Guo seemed calm, not at all like a fourteen-year-old boy.

"Don’t be nervous; even if the test doesn’t go well, it’s alright. My brother mentioned this test is quite difficult, and you’re from Ming City, so differing study progress is normal."

"It’s fine, Aunt Li; I’ve been reviewing these days." He wasn’t blindly confident; his previous school had him compete in math contests where he won first prize. If not for time constraints, his teachers would have wanted him to participate in physics, chemistry, and biology competitions.

He couldn’t tell if it was an illusion, but he recently felt his mind especially clear, learning swiftly. He’d already been previewing junior high third grade material and almost finished it.

If he knew that things like Spiritual Spring Water existed in the world, he probably wouldn’t be surprised—not just him but their mother, Chen Ju, had been physically improving too, all thanks to Ye Qiu secretly enhancing things.