Prodigal System in the Flourishing City

At this moment, the business street could no longer be called a business street, but had completely turned into a super luxurious giant bar.
The sky was filled with countless balloons and fireworks...
Lingering in the ears was the extremely intense heavy metal music...
Shouted from the mouths was a loud and rapid slogan of prodigal sons...
And what caught the eye was the hungry wolf team led by Lu Xiaobu.
Even though their ears could no longer hear other sounds, the action of the lighter constantly being lit and extinguished made them clearly hear the crisp sound of the lighter.
Actually, many people didn’t know why they were chanting Lu Xiaobu’s name; they even forgot what they were currently doing.
That kind of excitement and fervor, like an epidemic, made them involuntarily immerse themselves and reluctant to leave!
You should know that even Wu Qianmin and Zhou Jingyuan had let go of all their shyness and joined the revelry, who else could remain calm in such a situation?
The event that Lu Xiaobu spontaneously started had easily captured everyone’s hearts, letting them celebrate for Lu Xiaobu, thrilling for Lu Xiaobu!
"Uh..." Lu Xiaobu held the microphone.
Hearing that Lu Xiaobu was about to speak again, the noise on the streets gradually subsided.
Everyone’s eyes were filled with anticipation, wondering what Lu Xiaobu was going to do next.
After all, every time Lu Xiaobu spoke, they became even more frenetic.
And then...
"I’m hungry, let’s go eat."
Lu Xiaobu tossed the microphone aside and patted his belly.
He had had enough fun.
This is him, the willful him.
When he wanted to have fun, he didn’t care about anyone else’s gaze; likewise, when he wanted to end, he wouldn’t care about anyone else’s attitude either!
Because he calls the shots!
"Holy shit!"
Everyone fainted.
Wu Qianmin said in despair, "Only Lu Xiaobu could make thousands of people say ’holy shit’ at the same time."
Those classmates also tightly fastened their masks onto their heads—careful to avoid being hit, at least it could protect their faces.
"Let’s eat, let’s eat..." Lu Xiaobu led the crowd excitedly towards his family’s restaurant.
The people on the street watched Lu Xiaobu and their retreating figures, grinding their teeth in anger.
"Damn it, like watching a movie that gets to the most thrilling part, I’ve even taken off my pants, and then it buffers indefinitely, what’s the difference?"
"Exactly, I was just getting hyped up, and he tells me he’s gone soft? Outrageous!"
"No way, I’m going to follow him."
"Why are you following him?"
"I don’t know, but I feel like I can’t just hype up for nothing, there has to be some outcome!"
"Right, and there might even be some follow-up program."
"Let’s go, let’s go!"
"..."
Thousands of people just stared intensely at the backs of the hungry wolf team, following them forward.
Apart from Lu Xiaobu, who was still very happy, the other students felt the full malice of those gazes on their backs, giving them a chilling feeling; they were so scared that they even stopped the action of flicking their lighters!
Through this, the gap between them and Lu Xiaobu was clear!
...
Outside the Lu Family restaurant.
"What happened outside?"
Xu Yi, sweating profusely, came out of the kitchen.
He had already received the boss’s notification that there would be a major operation today, telling him to prepare enough boiled water and cabbage in advance.
"Holy crap, what’s going on?"
Xu Yi had just arrived at the entrance when he immediately sensed a powerful resentment hitting him right in the face.
Then.
"Xu Yi!"
Xiaobu saw Xu Yi and suddenly exclaimed—food is here!
"Eh?! Is it him?!"
The people full of resentment, upon hearing Xiaobu’s words, collectively fixed their gazes on Xu Yi from the restaurant.
As a chef who had slaughtered countless chickens, ducks, cows, and sheep, Xu Yi instantly felt a murderous aura assailing him, sending a chill from his feet straight to his crown.
His first reaction was—close the shop, shut down, hide!
No, Young Master Bu is still there, can’t hide!
Remembering Young Master Bu’s kindness towards him, Xu Yi suddenly mustered up the courage, swiftly grabbed two kitchen knives from the kitchen, and then charged out.
He wildly waved the two kitchen knives in the air, shouting at the crowd: "Who dares to touch my Young Master Bu! I’ll fight you with my life! Aah..."
Because he was preparing boiled cabbage today, he still had some chicken and duck blood on him, which, combined with the crazily swinging large kitchen knives, truly gave off a murderous butcher vibe.
The resentful crowd suddenly paused—what the heck is this?
"Uh... I didn’t say I wanted human meat buns," Xiaobu couldn’t help but laugh while looking at Xu Yi: "Stop showing off, Xu Yi, start cooking, I’m hungry, they’re all here to eat."
"Young Master Bu, don’t be afraid... Eh?! Here to eat?! Really?"
Xu Yi suddenly paused, his kitchen knives stopping mid-air, and asked incredulously.
"I seriously tell you, really," Xiaobu said earnestly.
"Ah...hahaha! Look at this mess..."
Xu Yi immediately turned a deep shade of red, caught in a dilemma whether to throw the kitchen knives or not, awkwardly stood there—a chef brandishing knives at customers, if this got out, wouldn’t he become a laughing stock?!
"Out of loyalty, reward, five thousand," Xiaobu burst into laughter, turned around, and shouted to the people behind: "See? My chef is awesome! Come and eat here, if anyone dares to bully you, just shut the door, release Xu Yi, call on my name Xie Xiaobu, slice, dice, braise, fry, all up to you!"
The crowd suddenly burst into laughter, the tense atmosphere loosening.
"Hahaha!"
"Interesting, interesting, if not for anything else, just for this badass chef, I’m eating here today."
"Chef Xu Yi, don’t put down the kitchen knives, let’s take a photo together."
"Yes yes, me too, I want a photo."
"..."
The embarrassment on Xu Yi’s face was washed away by everyone’s enthusiasm, he looked at Xiaobu with immense gratitude: "Thank you, Young Master Bu."
He knew this was Young Master Bu deliberately helping him out.
He somewhat understood why Lu Hongbin said that Young Master Bu’s men are utterly devoted. If he had such a boss, why wouldn’t he be utterly devoted too?
Yeah, definitely can’t let Lu Hongbin hear this!
"Alright, Xu Yi, I’m hungry, is the boiled cabbage still available?" Xiaobu rubbed his stomach and asked.
"Yes, yes, just a moment, Young Master."
Upon hearing Xiaobu’s order, Xu Yi immediately escaped the people wanting photos with him and dashed to the back kitchen.
Actually, by this time, people’s interest had mostly dissipated, many were getting ready to leave, after all, not everyone wanted to eat at this time.
But people were then captivated by the dish name mentioned by Xiaobu, one by one looking at Xiaobu puzzled.
"Boiled cabbage? What is that?"
"Yes, it sounds like a dish name, but isn’t this name too simple?"
"Exactly, I remember once at a big restaurant, even smashing a cucumber was called Thunderstruck Golden Dragon, scared the hell out of me! But now such a plain name?"
"Could it really just be boiled cabbage?"
"I don’t believe it, you’d have to kill me before I’d believe that a spendthrift would eat such a plain dish."
"Me neither, I must see what’s special about this dish."
"..."
Just like that, with doubts, confusion, and a thirst for knowledge, people awaited the appearance of this ’utterly plain’ dish!
However, they were destined to be disappointed, as the appearance of boiled cabbage was as low as its name suggests!