At seven in the morning, Tsukima Taihei finished washing up and walked past the imposing main gate of the general affairs office, punctually and on time. A beautiful day began with a delicious meal of shaomai.
Before he had tasted summer’s shaomai, Tsukima Taihei had been very confident in his own culinary skills, but once he had tried it, there was no going back.
Now, while making breakfast in the morning, his cute little sister ate with gusto, while he himself found it bland and tasteless.
He even almost regretted telling his sister about the shaomai,
What if she ate the boss's shaomai and never wanted to eat her brother's cooking again? What would he do?
“Hey, I hope Yuma won't do that,”
He sighed and was already at the school gate,
but the space was empty,
there was no stall, no queue of people.
Confused, Tsukima Taihei approached Milk Dude to inquire.
“Boss, where’s the guy selling shaomai? Didn't he come today?”
“The boss should be here in the afternoon, during the school’s dismissal time, but whether or not he will be selling shaomai I don't know,”
Milk Dude pulled out a food coupon, saying that it was the one Summer gave him. The old man guessed that Summer was going to have a new product tasting in the afternoon, and the food coupon was for free tasting.
“Is that so? Thanks, boss.”
Tsukima Taihei was startled. He also got a food coupon, but since he had to go to work at that time, he gave it to his sister.
At the same time,
The students of the General Affairs High were all in high spirits today, whether they had received a food coupon or not.
Everyone was talking about the same topic: what kind of surprise Summer Boss would come up with this afternoon.
“I bet it’s bamboo shoot shaomai. Summer Boss is from Xia, and like the pandas he loves to eat bamboo, it must be bamboo shoot shaomai.”
“That’s just a stereotype, there are so many Xia dishes. I bet it’s stinky tofu shaomai.”
“.....”
“That’s edible?”
“Why not? I’ve tasted Huaguo’s stinky tofu, it's delicious!”
Noon
Inside the Service Club,
After their first meeting here, the eating trio had decided to eat lunch here.
“Everyone is guessing that Summer-kun will be having a new product tasting. I think so too, it's probably still shaomai.”
“It’s not necessarily shaomai, Xia Boss’s noodles are also amazing.” Hiratsuka Shizuka looked forward to it. She also got a food coupon from Xiao Beichangtan.
“How do you know, Teacher?” Totsuka looked at the teacher in confusion.
“I had dinner at his place last night...”
Totsuka’s jaw dropped in disbelief: “What? Things are moving so fast? Teacher, you’re so cunning.”
Hiratsuka Shizuka gave her a knock on the head: “Are all girls’ minds so dirty these days? Last night, Xiao Beichangtan went to the hospital, and I took them home...”
“Is that so? Right, Yukinoshita-san, I remember you didn’t get a food coupon, where did you get yours? Did some guy...?”
“Money can do anything!” Yukinoshita replied calmly, blocking Totsuka’s speculation.
“......”
Totsuka felt the disparity of life in a moment.
Most of the students in the whole school were excitedly discussing it, and the closer it got to the end of school, the more impatient they became.
They kept checking the time, causing several unsuspecting teachers to question their lives. Was their teaching that bad that the students were already itching to get out of class?
Finally, the 3:30 dismissal bell rang on time.
Everyone rushed out of the school gate, and under the spotlight,
the conspicuous tricycle slowly rolled in.
#@#
On the tricycle, Summer was shocked. What was going on, why were all the students in the school here? There were even a few students from other schools, judging by their uniforms.
“Look, what's that on the truck.”
“Such a big steamer!”
As they got closer, everyone was stunned by the huge steamer on the truck.
The two-meter-diameter giant steamer was placed firmly on the tricycle. There was only the steamer and the steamer on the whole cargo bed, and the shaomai sign had been taken down.
The steamer's width even extended 20 centimeters beyond the cargo bed.
Xiao Beichangtan stood proudly on the side, looking tiny compared to the steamer.
Totsuka gaped in astonishment: "That’s too big!!”
“Such a big steamer, it can steam 500 shaomai at a time, right?”
“Xia people are really amazing, everything is big.”
“....”
I suspect this classmate is being a little suggestive.
At this time,
Summer stood beside them and smiled, "Totsuka... guess what's in the steamer.”
“Summer-kun, I guess it’s shaomai, I can already smell it.”
“Haha, you got it right, but you definitely can’t guess how many shaomai are inside.”
“Don't blink, here comes the moment of witnessing a miracle, everyone... the invincible, cosmically large shaomai is out!”
Summer leaned forward and grabbed the steamer, lifting it slightly.
‘Whoosh’
In a moment, it was as if a blinding light flashed, and a cloud of mist burst forth from the opening.
‘Whoosh!’
Along with the strong aroma, the gigantic shaomai appeared before everyone.
The school gate seemed to be under a spell. Everyone was silent.
The scene was simply too shocking.
Even Xiao Beichangtan, who was part of it all, was stunned.
“Brother, it's so big, so big, bigger than the one I dreamed of.”
The little girl exaggeratedly gestured with both hands,
“You don't need to dream, Tan-tan can eat the invincible, cosmically large shaomai too, the first bite is for you.”
“Summer-kun, you're going to break the heavens, such a big, big shaomai, how did you make it?!!” Totsuka looked up in disbelief.
After regaining their senses, everyone was shaking their heads and sighing.
“This shaomai is too big!! We can't finish it, we can't finish it at all.”
“I'm more concerned about how this shaomai is sold, 50,000 dan for one?”
Hearing this, many people suddenly realized and took out their food coupons in disbelief.
“Boss, do you need a ticket to buy this shaomai? How much is one serving?”
They couldn’t even imagine buying the whole thing, let alone getting it for free. They were drooling at the smell already, such delicious food, how could it possibly be free?
“I’ve been selling at the stall for a week, thanks to your patronage. The invincible, cosmically large shaomai is free with a ticket. Students with tickets, please line up to claim yours.”
“Long live the boss!”
The students who got the tickets were ecstatic.
In her excitement, Totsuka even hugged Summer, "Summer-kun, really? This is too good!”
That day’s shaomai was forever etched in the minds of the students of General Affairs High. Even years later, whenever they recalled this scene, a slight smile would always appear on their lips.
.....
“Mom, what did that big shaomai taste like?”
“Delicious, truly delicious.”
“If you want to eat, go ask your dad to make it.”