Chapter 153 Sold Nationwide?

Li Dayong, with his sharp eyes, immediately sat up straight as soon as he saw Lin Fan emerge. His fleshy face was filled with a rough yet sincere smile as he waved repeatedly.

"Come, come, Master, please sit here and rest for a while!" she said, and was about to make Lin Fan a cup of tea.

"No need for that, I'll just have water."

Lin Fan walked over with his water glass, pulled up a chair at the next table, and sat down casually.

"How was the crab?" Lin Fan asked casually.

"Smooth to the ear? It's absolutely smooth to the ear!"

Li Dayong slapped his thigh, his face trembling with excitement.

"Master Lin, I, Old Li, am a rough man and don't know any fancy words."

"For most of my life, I've traveled all over the country with construction teams, and later contracted mines and made investments. From south to north, I've been to almost every corner of the country, from roadside stalls to Michelin-starred restaurants and state banquets at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. I've eaten at almost everything!"

Li Dayong sighed, tossed the toothpick in his hand onto the table, and his tone became somewhat wistful:

"I used to think that all the delicious food in the world was the same, and in the end, they all tasted the same. But ever since I had that tomato and egg stir-fry at your place, and then this hairy crab today..."

He touched his bald head, his eyes filled with deep awe:

"I'm completely convinced. Eating your cooking makes me feel at ease, and even this old body, worn down by tobacco and alcohol, feels much lighter."

Chairman Chen, standing nearby, nodded in agreement, elegantly wiping his hands with a hot towel, and chimed in:

"Old Li is right. Master Lin, your dishes have a calming power. In our fast-paced world, that's more precious than gold."

Hearing their praise, Lin Fan simply smiled faintly, took a sip of water, and didn't respond.

Having grown accustomed to praise in the restaurant business, he has become more at peace with himself and values ​​the most genuine physiological feedback from diners after they finish eating.

Seeing Lin Fan's calm and composed demeanor, Li Dayong felt even more admiration for him. But then, his smile vanished, and he let out a heavy sigh, his features almost contorting in pain.

"Oh, what a pity! I won't be able to eat such good food tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, Chairman Chen paused, glaring at him with annoyance.

"Pah! Old Li, you can't say anything nice! What do you mean you won't be able to eat it tomorrow? The way you're talking makes it sound like you're about to die, it's really bad luck!"

"Get lost! You're the one who needs to confess!"

Li Dayong rolled his eyes and explained in a gruff voice, "I'm going on a business trip to the next province tomorrow! There's a merger and acquisition deal for a large mining area that was finalized several months ago. The top official there is personally involved, and I can't back out. I have to go and oversee it for a few days."

At this point, Li Dayong looked heartbroken, staring at the empty crab shells on the table with a pain in his eyes that seemed to indicate he had lost a contract worth millions.

"The thought of having to eat that pig feed outside for the next few days makes my stomach cramp."

"Master Lin, you don't know, if it weren't for the fact that it's so far from Jiangcheng, taking five or six hours to drive there, I would gladly rush back before dawn every day just to queue up for a hot meal from you!"

Li Dayong felt increasingly regretful as he spoke. He smacked his lips and looked at Lin Fan with longing in his eyes:

"Oh, Master Lin, if only your 'Lin Family Shop' could open all over the country! Or maybe offer some kind of delivery service, even if you don't deliver noodles or buns, just being able to have a sip of your chilled plum juice every day... I, Old Li, would pay any price for that!"

Chairman Chen chuckled as he listened, shaking his head and jokingly saying:

"Old Li, you're really dreaming. Even if Master Lin wanted to open branches all over the country, could he manage it all by himself with just his two hands?"

"These top-quality ingredients, combined with Master Lin's personal culinary skills, that's the true soul of this dish. Do you think it's like those fast-food chains that make pre-made meals?"

Chairman Chen adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, his tone remarkably confident:

"So, you should just go on your business trip and fast for a few days to cleanse your system. When you get back, you can get up early and queue up again."

Listening to Chairman Chen's rational analysis, Li Dayong, though unwilling, could only sigh helplessly and hang his head like a defeated rooster.

"Sigh, that's true. Good things can't be mass-produced. It was just that I, Old Li, was greedy."

The two chatted back and forth, treating it as casual conversation after dinner.

But Lin Fan, who was sitting to the side, paused slightly in the hand holding the water glass.

A barely perceptible glint flashed in his eyes.

"Sell nationwide?"

"Would you even be willing to just have a sip of soup?"

Li Dayong's unintentional remark instantly stirred up ripples in Lin Fan's mind.

He had previously been limited by the availability of ingredients and his own personal energy, feeling that he could not expand the scale.

But it's different now.

The [Heavenly Craft Workshop] in the farm space has been unlocked. It can not only process ingredients automatically and without damage, but also accumulate at an alarming rate with the boost of ten times the flow rate.

For example, those two large baskets of "Jade Plum Drink" made with century-old dried plums and Tian Shan snow lotus honey.

This dish doesn't require you to constantly monitor the heat like you would when cooking fried rice or noodles. Simply put the spiritual spring water and top-quality ingredients into a specially made purple-gold soup pot according to the correct proportions, simmer it, and then refrigerate and seal it. Not only will its flavor not be lost, but it will also become even richer and more mellow at low temperatures.

If we limit ourselves to this small shop of just over 100 square meters, even if we sell a thousand cups a day, it will be far from enough to consume the farm's production. Moreover, the long queues will make the barrier to entry too high and the experience less enjoyable.

Since these billionaires, even when traveling for work, still crave this taste.

Why doesn't he expand this business in a different way?

A way to extend the influence of "Lin Family Shop" to the entire Jiangcheng and even the top circles of the country without him having to open branches all over the country.

Lin Fan gently rubbed the rim of the water glass with his fingers, his eyes gradually becoming clear and sharp.

He didn't respond to Li Dayong and Chairman Chen's conversation, but instead changed the subject very naturally:

"How many days will Mr. Li be gone on his trip to the neighboring province?"

Seeing that Lin Fan had taken the initiative to talk to him, Li Dayong scratched his head and said, "It will take at least a week. The exploration procedures in the mining area over there are quite complicated, a lot of trouble."

"A week is indeed not a short time."

Lin Fan nodded and stood up.

"Please have a seat, I'll go to the kitchen."