Bai Shuwen was taken aback.
Then she realized that in this world and era, people had never eaten Chinese food, especially stir-fries and hot pot.
"What do you usually eat?" Bai Shuwen asked curiously.
"We eat bread, cheese, and sweet potatoes."
"Also preserved meat, various desserts, and stewed or boiled vegetables."
"And we can roast meat too."
Bai Shuwen looked at them with slight sympathy.
No various stir-fries to eat, no hot pot, no spicy soup...
But then again, given the different time period, perhaps they wouldn't even be able to handle the foods she was used to eating.
"These dishes are probably things you've never tried before, so feel free to give them a taste. However, once sold, there are no refunds or exchanges. If you don't want to take the risk, we also sell bread and similar foods."
Hearing this, everyone hesitated.
Currently, they didn't have many points.
Since they had no Blood Element Pearls, they could only exchange what little gold and silver jewelry they had for points.
Vampires were too difficult to kill, and they didn't have much jewelry on them...
After all, who would wear lots of gold and silver jewelry while fleeing? Most would only wear small pieces.
So, they had to be careful with how they spent their points.
Just then, Gu Wanyin walked in.
"Wanyin, where did you just go?" Bai Shuwen asked.
"I went to plant garlic," Gu Wanyin said with a smile.
"Garlic!"
These two words immediately caught everyone's attention, and they all looked at her eagerly.
"Boss, you can actually grow garlic here? Will it survive?"
"I remember trying to grow garlic before, but it died right after sprouting!"
"Don't worry, it will definitely survive," Gu Wanyin said with a smile. "Once the garlic matures, I'll sell it."
She had already discussed this with the system.
The garlic she planted could be sold to hotel guests once it grew.
Additionally, she could rent out the land to guests so they could grow their own.
Of course, both seeds and land would cost points.
Shovels, however, would be provided free of charge.
In this world, vampires were afraid of garlic. If people had garlic on hand, their chances of winning against vampires would increase.
This way, they would obtain more Blood Element Pearls to exchange for points.
And that meant she could earn many more points too!
"We have garlic! That's great, now we won't have to fear vampires!"
"You're dreaming, even with garlic, you might not be able to defeat vampires."
"But at least it's some protection!"
People were discussing enthusiastically until Janet's stomach growled loudly, reminding them that they were still hungry.
After the vampires appeared, social production had come to a standstill, and they hadn't had a proper meal in a long time.
"What should we do? Should we try those strange foods?"
"I don't know if they taste good, I think I'll just buy bread..."
Hearing their conversation, Gu Wanyin understood the situation.
"Ding! New task unlocked: Sell ten portions of Chinese food at the restaurant. Task reward: Three plots of super fertile land, one pair of invisible wings."
"Invisible wings?" Gu Wanyin asked internally, "That's..."
"I know, I've always had invisible wings~" the system started singing.
"System, when your creator made you, did they forget to give you musical talent?"
"Host, you're so mean!"
"Okay, okay, System, you're the best singer. So what exactly are these invisible wings?"
"It's exactly what it sounds like... After installing the wings, Host, you'll be able to fly, and nobody will be able to see your wings. Then you can fly up to the sky, stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun, and change the world..."
"System, please stop singing, we're on the same side here."
After bantering with the system, Gu Wanyin started thinking about how to convince these people to try Chinese food.
After some thought, she said to Bai Shuwen, "Speaking of which, we should eat too."
"Yes, I'm hungry as well," Bai Shuwen said.
"What would you like to eat?" Gu Wanyin walked to one of the machines.
"Anything is fine with me."
"How about boiled sliced pork in chili oil, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and corn and pork rib soup?"
"Sounds good."
So, Gu Wanyin selected one portion of boiled sliced pork in chili oil, one portion of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and one soup.
Soon, these dishes appeared at the dispensing slot below.
The aroma immediately filled the air.
The others looked at the dishes in amazement, nearly drooling.
It smelled so good!
What was that amazing smell?
How were these dishes made?
Why had they never seen such dishes before?
Bai Shuwen carried the dishes to a table, and then Gu Wanyin selected two portions of rice.
After the rice was served, Gu Wanyin and Bai Shuwen started eating.
The others stared intently.
Those who had planned to buy bread were now hesitating.
"Brother, it smells so good, I want to try it too," Joshua pulled on Bruno's sleeve.
Bruno swallowed and said, "Me too. Should we buy one portion to share?"
"Which one..."
"I think that red and yellow dish with the white stuff looks delicious."
Hearing this description, Gu Wanyin smiled and said, "You're talking about the scrambled eggs with tomatoes and rice. You can go buy a portion to try. By the way, we have set meals too, which are more economical."
This time, Gu Wanyin had the system add various set meal options.
There were different combinations available: one meat dish with one vegetable dish, one meat with two vegetables, two meats with one vegetable, and so on.
Set meals with soup were also available.
Of course, each set meal was priced differently.
And naturally, the portion sizes in set meals were smaller than individually ordered dishes.
A set meal with one meat and one vegetable cost twelve points, one meat with two vegetables cost fourteen points, and two meats with one vegetable cost eighteen points.
Dishes in the set meals could be chosen freely.
Adding soup to any set meal cost an additional two points.
However, the soup portion in set meals was smaller.
Hearing this, everyone gathered around the machines to make their selections.
Although they weren't familiar with the machines, they could understand the text and prices displayed.
Janet, the duke's daughter, had exchanged a ruby for three hundred points earlier, and after deducting one day's accommodation fee, she still had two hundred and ninety points left, making her the one with the most points.
She made up her mind and selected a set meal with two meat dishes, one vegetable dish, and soup, spending twenty points.
She chose braised chicken chunks, stir-fried pork with green onions, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and dried shrimp seaweed soup.
Others watched her carry her tray away, feeling even more tempted.
However, another problem arose.
Janet didn't know how to use chopsticks, and neither did anyone else.
But Gu Wanyin had anticipated this and had the system prepare knives, forks, and spoons.
These utensils would work just fine for eating.
Janet started by taking a small taste, but soon forgot about maintaining her image and began wolfing down the food.
The others couldn't resist the temptation any longer and started making their selections.
Bruno and his sister, along with the married couple, each ordered a set meal with one meat dish, one vegetable dish, and soup to share between two people.
They were too busy enjoying their food to even speak.
