Lan Jin skipped class again the following day, arriving at Long Yan's shop early in the morning. She busied herself for half the day and managed to simmer a large pot of beef sauce. The aroma was so rich, it overshadowed the scent from the opposing skewer shop, and just a whiff of it was enough to make one's mouth water.
"My god, what's that smell? It's too fragrant!"
The crowd that had been queuing for skewers, upon catching a whiff of that scent, began to sniff around, their noses wrinkling in curiosity. At first, they thought it was coming from Lotus Spring Garden, but soon realized it wasn't.
At that moment, someone pointed across the street and exclaimed, "It seems the fragrance is drifting over from there! That place looks like a restaurant too, why don't we go check it out?"
Confronted with such an enticing aroma, the skewers suddenly didn't seem as appealing, and many lost interest in purchasing them. A group of people surged directly across the street.
