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"Hahaha... Feifei, you're killing me!"

As soon as the landlady called out, Qin Fang emerged from the back kitchen, followed by Xiao Muxue, who had just heard that remark. Thinking of her own recent encounter, Muxue couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle, embarrassing Tang Feifei even more.

Thump~~

Tang Feifei slammed the bowl of noodles onto the table, looking ready to blow her top.

Unfortunately for her, the young man's eyes were fixed not on the beauty before him but solely on the bowl of noodles. Taking the bowl in his hands, he took in a deep breath, immediately savoring the enticing aroma and couldn't help but praise, "So delicious!"

"Of course it's delicious, this is our store's specialty..."

Upon hearing this, Tang Feifei was about to revel in a little pride, but before she could finish her sentence, she saw the young man eagerly picking up his chopsticks and wolfing down the noodles, completely ignoring what she was saying.

This seriously aggravated Tang Feifei. Fortunately, at that moment, Qin Fang gave Xiao Muxue a look, and Muxue obediently came over and pulled Tang Feifei away, preventing her from driving away their first customer on opening day.

"Like a pig!"

Tang Feifei muttered under her breath about the young man's eating manners before catching Qin Fang grinning. She immediately turned and snapped, "You're the same! Pig!"

"Er... what does this have to do with me?"

Qin Fang was taken aback, then touched his nose while muttering with a wry smile.

"Boss, how much do I owe?"

Before long, the young man had polished off the bowl of ramen. Rubbing his belly and eyeing the now spotless bowl with a somewhat unfulfilled look, he hesitated but didn't ask for more. Instead, he directly called out to Qin Fang.

As he spoke, Qin Fang walked over from the counter. Meanwhile, the young man was retrieving from his large backpack an even smaller package. Unwrapping the newspaper that enclosed it, he revealed bundles of cash, some in neat stacks of one hundred yuan bills, with additional assorted ten, twenty, and fifty yuan bills.

Seeing this, Qin Fang realized the young man's family conditions were probably just like his own. He was slightly moved, but then he glimpsed something very familiar in the bundle.

"Brother, are you also a freshman at Ninghai University?"

The red admission notice was naturally from Ninghai University. He, Tang Feifei, and Xiao Muxue all had one. He didn't expect their first customer today to be a fellow student.

"Yeah, you too?"

The young man looked startled upon hearing this, then eyed Qin Fang guardedly, his voice betraying his skepticism.

"Yes, me too, and the two beauties behind me as well. My name is Qin Fang, a freshman in the Business Management Department."

After confirming this, Qin Fang introduced himself with a beaming smile.

"I'm Fang Dacheng, a freshman in the Architecture Department! Student Qin, you're amazing, starting a business before even starting university... not like me, who can only eat!"

Fang Dacheng also smiled, revealing a clean and clear-eyed grin.

"Fang Dacheng, neutral and friendly, LV3, a dark-skinned, good-looking kid with a simple, kind, docile, and honest nature."

This was the information Qin Fang's Scouting Skill provided. Just an ordinary person with nothing out of the ordinary. The only thing that surprised Qin Fang about Fang Dacheng was his Level 3 status, considerably higher than his own and that of Tang Feifei and others, on par with those two fugitives.

However, seeing the muscle that showed through Fang Dacheng's clothes, Qin Fang understood he must've done a lot of physical labor, which naturally explained the higher level.

"Don't say that, I'm just trying to earn some living expenses! Since today is the grand opening, as our first customer, this bowl of noodles is on the house. If you're still hungry, you can have another bowl, but you'd have to pay for that one..." Looking at Fang Dacheng's slightly dark skin, Qin Fang felt an immediate sense of kinship and generously offered.

In order not to make Fang Dacheng feel embarrassed, Qin Fang specifically added that last sentence.

"No need, I'm full, thank you!"

However, Fang Dacheng just smiled and declined, and even took out money to give to Qin Fang, which Qin Fang promptly refused, saying that the first customer was free and that he couldn't break the rules, so on and so forth. Only then did Fang Dacheng put the money away.

After this incident, even though Qin Fang still knew he hadn't eaten his fill, he couldn't help but feel a stronger fondness for Fang Dacheng.

Of course, Qin Fang's orientation was completely normal, with no intention of flirting with men.

"Feifei, Muxue, come over here, let me introduce a fellow alumnus to you…" Qin Fang called out to the kitchen behind him, then summoned Tang Feifei and Xiao Muxue over, and introduced them to Fang Dacheng.

"Uh… we are both bosses, not the boss's wife!!"

After a brief introduction, Tang Feifei clarified their relationship with Fang Dacheng in a huff.

"I'm sorry!"

Seeing Tang Feifei's fierce demeanor, Fang Dacheng could only touch his head and apologize sheepishly. However, he seemed to be unimpressed by the beauty of Tang and Xiao, his gaze constantly drifting towards the now-empty ramen bowl.

For the two beauties, besides being helpless, there really wasn't much they could say.

Luckily, at that moment, more customers entered the shop, so the two women hurried to attend to them while Qin Fang went back to the kitchen to start making ramen.

"Qin Fang, that Fang Dacheng is really a good guy. If it wasn't for his help just now, the few customers who came in would have been snatched up by the shop next door…"

Xiao Muxue quickly came in with the orders and didn't forget to tell Qin Fang about it.

"Oh, how did he help?"

Qin Fang asked while quickly pulling the noodles.

"Of course by telling those customers how delicious our ramen is. He's quite funny too—he almost made a bet with those customers!" Xiao Muxue giggled as she said this.

"What, you're interested?"

Qin Fang jested, although there was an inexplicable twinge of discomfort in his heart.

"Stop talking nonsense! Get on with the noodles…"

Xiao Muxue's face showed brief astonishment, then she poked Qin Fang on the forehead, rolled her eyes, and walked out. When she turned her back to Qin Fang, there was a fleeting glimpse of disappointment in her eyes.

Watching the suddenly departing Xiao Muxue, Qin Fang seemed to realize something and felt her silhouette was so lonely at that moment.

"Perhaps due to her life's circumstances, she always feels like she's alone," thought Qin Fang.

Soon, four bowls of ramen were successfully prepared, and with Qin Fang's secret sauce added, the flavor and aroma instantly evoked a heart-stirring sensation—utterly tempting.

After serving the ramen to the three customers, Qin Fang then brought a bowl to Fang Dacheng, "Thank you for helping me out. This is for you…"

"No need…"

Fang Dacheng was about to decline when Qin Fang had already stood up and returned to the kitchen. Perhaps because there were customers in the store, the previously quiet dining area started to fill up with people coming in, and Qin Fang got busy without spending too much time insisting with Fang Dacheng.

In the end, Fang Dacheng looked at that bowl on the table and finally picked it up, eating heartily, and just like with the first bowl, it didn't take many bites before he finished it off.

When he left, it was very quiet; Qin Fang, Tang Feifei, and Xiao Muxue were all busy. He didn't say much, merely placing money for both bowls of ramen underneath the bowl.

And that's how Qin Fang met the ironclad brother who would always stand by his side in the future.

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