Universe Infinite Canteen

Chapter 402 Trending Searches

"Do you think these are Chinese cabbages, with each weighing a hundred jin? All the Poria Cervi I have here don't even add up to a hundred jin!"

Old Manager, annoyed, snatched the list from Ma Lu's hands.

Chu Qianyuan, standing by, coughed twice and added, "Well... Young Master Ma, the amount you're asking for is indeed too much; it's enough for a hundred years of training."

Ma Lu thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll reduce it by half."

"Even half is too much," the Old Manager said coldly, his gaze then turning toward Chu Qianyuan, this time with the smile gone from his face.

"Protector Chu, this is the second time this month you've come to take the secret medicine. Last time it was for those kids on Ma Xing Street to practice martial arts. Those kids might belong to our sect, but this time you are directly distributing the secret medicine to outsiders."

Chu Qianyuan scratched his head, "Young Master Ma isn't exactly an outsider... Uncle Xu, please make an exception, next time I'll bring you some fine liquor."

Usually, a reprimand from Uncle Xu along with handing over the medicine would follow his remarks, but this time Uncle Xu's expression remained stern.

Seeing that Chu Qianyuan still didn't understand, he sighed and decided to make things clear.

"Protector Chu, times have changed. Gang Leader Deng is no more, and a new leader has yet to be elected. In times like these, it's best for us to keep a low profile to avoid giving others leverage. Taking so much rare secret medicine at once—if the new Gang Leader investigates, even with your status as a protector, it might still be hard to explain." Enjoy new tales from My Virtual Library Empire

Chu Qianyuan furrowed his brow and wanted to argue, but Ma Lu voluntarily said, "Let it go, Hero Chu. What this elder is saying makes sense. Let's wait until Helmsman Yuan becomes the Gang Leader and then come back."

However, Chu Qianyuan was stubborn. Hearing this, he became agitated, "How can we let this go? It's not a big deal. No matter who becomes the Gang Leader, I can explain it myself. Since I promised to supply you with the secret medicine, I'll make sure I do it!"

"What if we do this instead..." Ma Lu thought of a compromise and turned to Uncle Xu again.

"Taking away so much rare secret medicine at once is indeed too conspicuous, but if it's ordinary secret medicine and we don't spread the word, the impact shouldn't be too big, right?"

"What secret medicine do you want?" Uncle Xu glanced at Ma Lu.

"Qingyun Dried Lotus Leaves," Ma Lu said.

"Hmm, that medicine is common and not too valuable," Uncle Xu nodded slightly, his wrinkles relaxing a bit, "How much do you want?"

"Seven hundred jin."

But seeds for the secret medicine were not cheap, and he was not very cash-rich right now. If it weren't for a cheap-rate senior brother coming his way this time, he suspected he would only have gathered three hundred pounds of ingredients and was still unsure about the location of the next secret medicine.

It seemed that Ma Lu really needed to team up with Gu Qingyi to retrieve the Beggars' Sect's Lotus Bowl.

This was not only helping his cheap-rate senior brother and second senior brother but could also significantly improve his own financial status.

But that was a concern for later, Ma Lu took the collected ingredients to Old Wang.

"I've figured out what to make this week."

"What?"

"Besides the Qingyun Dried Lotus Leaves, I've also got a good amount of tsaoko and magnolia bark this time. Just a few days ago, the news reported that we are at the peak of flu season, so this time I'll make the Disease-Clearing Soup Noodles.

"Disease-Clearing Soup Noodles, that's a good choice."

Old Wang glanced inside the Collection Bag, "All four needed herbs are here, I'll start the preparations now."

With renewed vigor, Ma Lu decided on the other three dishes as well, initially wanting to rest a bit and catch up on some sleep, but just then Ma Youyou came running downstairs, shouting as she entered.

"Boss, boss, it's bad, have you seen the trending search on Weibo?"

"What Weibo trending search?"

"Someone on Bsite posted a long video 'solid proof' of Sister An Qi lip-syncing at her concert, and now it's blowing up, with everyone tearing into it."

"Oh, is it true?" Ma Lu raised an eyebrow.

"What do you mean, is it true?"

"The lip-syncing."

"Of course not, the concert they're hammering Sister An Qi for lip-syncing was the one we attended last week. Didn't you give her a Diva Sandwich right before she went on stage?"

"Oh, oh, oh, I remember that."