With these noble sons and daughters as living advertisements, along with the eye-catching slogans, pedestrians around immediately swarmed towards Mu Yunfan's stall and formed lines. Mu Yunfan and Phyllis immediately became busy.

Phyllis skillfully took orders and served the customers, while Mu Yunfan cooked fresh plates of pineapple and shrimp fried rice in his wok.

At first, customers only ordered small portions to try. However, as time went on, the later customers saw the ones who ordered small portions finishing their meals and immediately coming back in line to order larger portions. This prompted some people to decide to order large portions directly instead of small ones.

Business at the stall became prospering, and Raiola and the noble gentlemen had secretly left at some point. They had objections to being used for promotion, but the fact that they were seen devouring the food earlier made them too embarrassed to stay. Therefore, they left dejectedly.

Although these noble gentlemen had left, the popularity of the stall continued to rise gradually over time. Because the customers who were eating the pineapple and shrimp fried rice in delight became the best form of advertisement.

Word-of-mouth reputation, along with creative advertising slogans and stories circulating among customers about the noble sons and daughters, made more and more customers want to taste this legendary pineapple and shrimp fried rice from the Elven clan.

Everything was just as Mu Yunfan had said. They only lacked an opportunity to explode in popularity.

***

At another location in the gourmet festival, Mu Yunfan's landlord, Old Jack, and his granddaughter, Celia, were strolling around.

Old Jack looked at the bustling shops around them and proudly said to Celia, "When you come back after graduating from the Royal Culinary Academy, open a stall here that will be even more popular than theirs!"

Celia blushed and said, "Grandpa, don't tease me."

Old Jack chuckled and said, "These people look down on you just because you're a girl. When you return after completing your studies, just like that...that Catherine girl..."

Celia interjected, "Miss Catherine."

"Yes, just like Miss Catherine, shock their jaws!" Old Jack said.

Celia anxiously asked, "Grandpa, how could I compare to Miss Catherine?"

"Hmph, let me tell you, the most important thing in life is confidence. You must never underestimate yourself, understand?" Old Jack said.

Celia could only nod helplessly.

The two continued walking and noticed that the crowd ahead was becoming dense. People were gathering in front of a spacious booth, forming long queues. A large sign above the booth read "Louis Grande Hotel."

Inside the booth, a girl in a pure white chef uniform with dazzling golden hair was directing a dozen chefs.

This girl was none other than Catherine, whom Mu Yunfan had met earlier.

Celia and Old Jack stood not far from the front of the booth, and Celia stared at Catherine with admiration in her eyes.

Catherine was Celia's idol.

Despite being a woman, she became an outstanding chef and earned the respect of any man who dared to look down on her.

In Celia's eyes, Catherine was shining brightly.

Because of Catherine, Celia had the courage to chase her own dreams.

Someday, I will definitely become someone like Miss Catherine.

Celia looked at Catherine and clenched her fist in determination.

All of Celia's actions were observed by Old Jack, who looked at his beloved granddaughter with love in his eyes. He silently made up his mind to gather Celia's tuition fees by any means necessary.

"It's about time. Let's go to Yunfan's stall. Hmm, I just hope they can have one-tenth of the business here," Old Jack said.

Celia knew that Old Jack was referring to the fact that Mu Yunfan needed to gather one hundred thousand berries. Her expression became conflicted and she said, "Grandpa, what if they can't gather one hundred thousand berries..."

Old Jack's eyes widened, and he interrupted, "What nonsense are you talking about? The only thing you need to focus on right now is passing your final exam! Don't forget, if you can't pass, your father will force you into marriage, and I won't be able to stop it! You should worry about yourself first before worrying about Yunfan!"Selah remained silent, and the two of them walked towards the outskirts of the venue, looking for Mu Yunfan's stall. As they walked, they saw a crowd of people surrounding a stall at a crossroads up ahead, so many that they were blocking the intersection. Jack was surprised, "Which store is this? It's as popular as the Louis Grand Hotel."

Selah said, "I remember Fuke Restaurant is located here, could it be Fuke Restaurant?" However, they soon realized that these people weren't there for Fuke Restaurant, but for a stall next to it. The stall was packed with customers, and because there was no signboard, they couldn't see what was being sold inside. Selah overheard the surrounding crowd discussing, "I heard the Elf Fried Rice here is so delicious that even the nobles would give up everything to eat it." "Yes, I have friends who have tried it, and the taste is heavenly." "Is it better than the food at Louis Grand Hotel?" "I don't know, but my friend said to order a large portion directly, otherwise you'll have to wait in line again." Selah was stunned. Elf Fried Rice? Then she noticed a few signs hanging around the stall through the gaps in the crowd. Astonished! The noble sons and daughters were abandoning their dignity for this delicious Elf Fried Rice! Astonished! The noble sons and daughters were behaving in such a way for this delicious Elf Fried Rice!? Selah was dumbfounded. What kind of chaotic advertisement was this? But despite the chaotic advertisement, why couldn't she control her curiosity for this Elf Fried Rice? Selah felt that this advertisement was truly bewitching. "Elf... Fried Rice..." Selah muttered under her breath, suddenly remembering something. Jack asked, "What's wrong?" "Grandpa, this stall might be run by Yunfan." Jack couldn't believe it. "How is that possible? This is the inner circle, Yunfan and his friends can't set up shop here. And how could their business be this good? If their business is so good, they wouldn't need to open a small shop in my booth." "Let's go in and take a look." So Selah and Jack squeezed their way in. When they saw the two busy people at the stall, they were stunned. Wasn't it Mu Yunfan and Phyllis? Jack couldn't say a word. Mu Yunfan, who had a quiet business just over half a month ago, now had such a flourishing business! When Mu Yunfan saw Selah and Jack approaching, he smiled and said, "Jack, Selah, you're here. I'm sorry, it's really busy now, I can't entertain you." Mu Yunfan continued to fry rice while talking. While Mu Yunfan was busy and sweating, his face was full of smiles, just like Phyllis not far away. Jack couldn't believe it. "How can your business here be so good?" Mu Yunfan chuckled. "Because the fried rice I make is super delicious. I'm sorry, I'm too busy now, but I'll make it for you when I have time." Selah suddenly remembered that Mu Yunfan seemed to have quit his expensive fried rice about two weeks ago, but both she and Jack had been busy during this time and hadn't had a chance to try it. Selah spoke, "Yunfan, do you need any help?" Mu Yunfan was startled. "Selah, you want to help?" Selah smiled and nodded. "Tell me what I can do." Mu Yunfan was immediately overjoyed. The popularity of the stall had exceeded his expectations, and he felt like he needed more hands. The customers were getting impatient, and Selah's help was like a godsend. "Thank you so much, Selah. Please help me prepare the ingredients, peel and devein the shrimp, and peel and cut the pineapples into small pieces." Selah nodded. "Grandpa, I'm going to help Yunfan."Mr. Jack had no objections either. Although he had previously reclaimed the stall and used Phyllis's gemstones to pay for tuition, it was all for Sela. Mr. Jack was fundamentally a good person, and it was he who had originally agreed to rent the stall cheaply to Mu Yunfan.

Mr. Jack nodded. "Hmm, go ahead, don't tire yourself out. I'll leave first."

Mr. Jack turned and left, and Sela immediately started to help.

Sela was already a skilled cook herself, and she handled ingredients quickly and proficiently. With Sela's help, Mu Yunfan didn't need to handle the ingredients, and the speed of frying rice increased significantly.

Not far from the stall, Rosa and Martin, who were patrolling as members of the security team, walked over.

Both of them were shocked by the bustling scene at Mu Yunfan's stall. They knew how delicious Mu Yunfan's pineapple shrimp fried rice was, but they didn't expect it to be this popular!

The stall was crowded, with every available seat taken. Many customers even sat at other stalls with their fried rice. The owners of those stalls looked unhappy, but they didn't dare to say anything.

Because there were too many people, the scene was inevitably chaotic.

Martin was so astonished by the scene that he couldn't find words to express himself, and at the same time, he felt disappointed because he had planned to have a meal of pineapple shrimp fried rice for lunch today.

Rosa was the first to react and said to Martin, "There are too many customers here, and there aren't enough tables. Go get more chairs from the management, and I'll maintain order."

"Okay, got it."

Martin turned and ran to get chairs, while Rosa shouted loudly, "Please line up in order and keep the queue here. Don't block the road!"

The customers around Mu Yunfan's stall were in chaos, with many unwilling to wait in line and cutting in line. There were even arguments and fights. Mu Yunfan and Phyllis couldn't spare any hands to manage the situation. However, with Rosa's command, the queue quickly became orderly.

Mu Yunfan saw Rosa and gratefully said to her, "Thank you, you really helped a lot."

Rosa smirked. "Then give me an extra free serving of fried rice."

Mu Yunfan smiled and said, "You can have both!"

With the help of Rosa, Martin, and Sela, the customers at the stall became more orderly, the lack of seats was relieved, and the speed of frying rice increased.

However, Mu Yunfan only had one wok, so the speed of frying rice was still far behind the increase in customers.

The waiting customers became impatient, but seeing how popular the fried rice was and the satisfied expressions of those who had tasted it, they didn't want to leave. Complaints from the customers started to be heard.

Phyllis quickly stepped forward to calm them down. Phyllis's role as a super beautiful girl had an immediate effect, and the complaints quickly subsided.

However, as time passed, the complaints from the customers grew louder, and even Phyllis found it difficult to calm them down.