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Xie Songlin laughed heartily and enthusiastically invited Tao Bihua to taste the new delicacies: "Mr. Tao, these are the new fried foods we have in our store. We have fried chicken legs, fried sweet potato fries, and fried Yuanxiao. You came at the perfect time. There are samples for you to try."

"Don't bother with the food tasting thing. Don't I trust you?" Tao Bihua waved her hand and prepared to go upstairs. "I'll go upstairs and wait. Please give me one portion of your new food and two cups of milk tea."

Tao Bihua's tone was relaxed and casual, full of trust in Xie Songlin. He walked briskly upstairs to wait. Xie Songlin smiled and shook his head when he heard that, and immediately ordered the kitchen to prepare Tao Bihua's meal. A pot of food was just out of the oven, so he picked up two big chicken legs for him, and had someone bring them up, as well as a large portion of sweet potato fries and fried dumplings.

The food served was golden in color and had a crispy skin. Tao Bihua's appetite was completely seduced. He reached out and picked up a chicken leg, took a big bite, and the crispy skin burst in his mouth. The tender and juicy chicken meat instantly filled his mouth. The rich aroma spread on the tip of his tongue, intoxicating him.

Tao Bihua was a little amazed: "So delicious? This is chicken."

He finished the two chicken legs quickly, and he ordered two more because he felt it was not enough, because sweet potato fries can actually be considered a staple food, and the glutinous rice dumplings in the milk tea are also quite filling. He took a sip of milk tea, a bite of chicken leg, and stuffed some sweet potato fries and dumplings. He was so happy that he ate a little too much, and the servant had to help him go downstairs.

"Master Tao, even if it tastes good, you can't eat so much." Xie Songlin was a little amused, "My stomach will feel uncomfortable if I eat too much."

Tao Bihua was also feeling a little uncomfortable at the moment. He said with a bitter face, "It's true that I ate too much and feel a little uncomfortable, but this thing is really delicious. I'll buy more when I feel better."

"Okay, okay, come again." Xie Songlin asked the kitchen to bring him a bamboo pot of hawthorn tea for Tao Bihua to take away. "Take this and drink it. It will make you feel better."

Tao Bihua took the bamboo jar gratefully: "Uncle Xie, you are so thoughtful."

On the first day that the tasting coupons were sent out, business was even more booming than Xie Songlin had imagined. This was also thanks to the fact that he had stockpiled ingredients in his space for a long time, so the chicken was still in stock.

However, he still asked Xie Gui to purchase some chicken to cover it up, otherwise it would be difficult to explain, but it was impossible to explain it anyway.

Xie Gui went to the market to buy a batch, and then, following Xie Songlin's instructions, went to Xiejia Village to purchase another batch. Life had indeed been tough this year, with the shadow of famine looming, and people worried about their livelihoods. In such a difficult situation, no one wanted to keep chickens. After all, when people were starving, how could they afford to feed the chickens?

So, when Xie Gui came to Xiejia Village to buy chickens, many people happily sold their chickens to Xie Songlin.

Xie Songlin was extremely busy this Lantern Festival. He underestimated everyone's enthusiasm for fried food. After all, everyone has to fry food during the Chinese New Year, and the newly released fried chicken legs were widely praised.

The fried glutinous rice balls are also quite novel, a revelation for even those used to boiled glutinous rice balls. The originally round and soft glutinous rice balls are coated in breadcrumbs and deep-fried, becoming golden and crispy with a unique texture. Once you bite through the crispy outer layer, the sweet and delicious filling remains.

The diners who came to buy praised Xie Songlin's creativity and raved about the novel fried dumplings. Xie Songlin's milk tea took advantage of this trend and became a hit again.

Holding a cup of hot milk tea in winter, it warms your hands and you can drink it at the same time. It is so comfortable.

All the major academies officially opened after the Lantern Festival, and students came back to register one after another. Shen Yuxi stayed at Xie Songlin's house for a few more days after repeated requests from him, but she hurriedly packed up and returned to the academy the day before classes started. Xie Heng and Xie Lin finally ended the hard days of writing big characters and memorizing lessons every day.

The school day passed by, but Lu Zhou still didn't come to the store. Xie Wanxing thought he just came back late. However, when the class officially started, Xie Wanxing still didn't see him come back to school. She couldn't help but feel confused. She didn't know what had happened to Lu Zhou and why he hadn't returned yet.

On the first day of the class, she caught Tao Bihua eating chicken legs on the second floor of the store. Tao Bihua was addicted to fried chicken legs. He felt uncomfortable if he didn't eat two chicken legs every day.

Xie Wanxing brought a chicken leg and sat across from Tao Bihua, smiling at him: "Brother Tao, have the chicken leg."

"Axing, you are being too attentive for no reason." Tao Bihua raised his eyebrows slightly with a teasing smile on his lips. His eyes moved back and forth between Xie Wanxing and the chicken leg, as if he was guessing her intentions.

"Hey, how could that be, Brother Tao?" Xie Wanxing scratched his head embarrassedly. "I just wanted to ask you, have you seen Brother Qinghe? Why hasn't he come back since school started?"

Tao Bihua said, "I haven't seen him either, so I don't know what happened to him. Maybe he was delayed by something and will be back in a few days. But don't worry, I'll go to the academy to ask what's going on for you."

"Thank you, Brother Tao."

Tao Bihua smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lu Zhou will be fine. Come, let's eat chicken legs and stop thinking too much."

But when Tao Bihua actually went to the academy to ask the person who was handling the registration procedures, he found that things were not as optimistic as he had imagined. He had originally thought that Lu Zhou was just delayed by some trivial matters and would be back soon. However, the reality made him feel heavy in an instant.

Not only did Lu Zhou not come back, he didn't even ask for leave. Tao Bihua decided to ask around to see if he could find some information. He asked classmates and teachers everywhere, hoping to get some news about Lu Zhou.

However, no one knew where Lu Zhou had gone. Tao Bihua sighed helplessly. He felt that this matter might be much more complicated than he had imagined.

Tao Bihua told Xie Wanxing the news.

Xie Wanxing was a little surprised when he heard the news: "Where did he go?"

"I don't know either, but I have sent people to the capital to look for him. We should have news in a few days. Don't worry." Although Tao Bihua comforted Xie Wanxing, she was also worried. Even his favorite chicken legs didn't taste good anymore.

After all, this is his best friend, and Lu Zhou has always been a calm and thoughtful person. If he wants to come to the academy later, it is impossible for him not to inform him in advance.

If he didn't even explain it in advance, then something must have happened to him. This thought made their worries even stronger. They couldn't guess what Lu Zhou had encountered that didn't even give him the chance to tell them.