Shooting several videos in a row at the market, one thing Lin Chen found most comfortable was that regardless of which stall he sourced his ingredients from, after they had tasted the delicious final dish—no matter how amazing it was—no one ever ran back over with more ingredients to ask him to cook again.
He could only get more scraps if he went and asked for them himself; otherwise, the vendors would usually just throw them away.
He had discussed this with Erica before.
Erica's conclusion was that everyone here had been running their shops for years. They knew how to get along and make things comfortable for themselves, which also extended to their neighbors in the service industry.
Besides, there wasn't much competition in a small, remote town like this. The neighbors all got along, and they were all just regular people trying to make a living. No one would bother someone else just to get a little something for free.
