Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle
Chapter 132 - 113: Unexpectedly Triggered Task

Chapter 132: Chapter 113: Unexpectedly Triggered Task

Qin Huai’s flower shaped steamed bun is very popular.

Although his flower molds are not very fancy, just some simple and basic designs with single colors, and sometimes they don’t even look as good from a distance compared to mass-produced animal buns, Qin Huai’s skills are undeniable.

The flower shaped steamed bun is actually a bun.

Qin Huai is a professional at making buns.

All the random diners who have joined in Qin Huai’s Buckwheat Bun practice sessions know that as long as Master Qin makes buns, no matter what he adds to the dough, they turn out delicious!

Ouyang agrees wholeheartedly with this, saying, yes, that’s right, even if Master Qin adds elm tree bark juice, it would still be top-notch delicious.

Let’s not even mention that when Zheng Siyuan was teaching Qin Huai to make flower shaped steamed buns, he subtly added some personal flavors, also taught how to color and season the dough.

Now Qin Huai makes breakfast every morning, flower shaped steamed buns in the morning, simmers soup and pinches a couple of dumplings in the afternoon, and all the snacks in the shop are left to Zheng Siyuan and Chen An to make.

Everyone is extremely happy with this change of responsibilities.

Although Master Qin is very skilled, Master Xiao Zheng’s skills are even better.

Flaky pastry with fresh meat, fresh meat mooncake, lard rice cake, and crispy cookies are all limited products. It’s not easy to replicate them, so they sell like hotcakes.

Qu Jing is the most outrageous. Whenever she works the night shift, she spends every day from 8 AM to 12 PM in the canteen, buying whatever she can.

And while she is not good at making friends with peers because she is a bit reclusive, she is very good at communicating with the elderly.

After hanging around the canteen for a few days, Qu Jing directly became familiar with Uncle Wang, who lives the farthest.

Uncle Wang has been humorously called senile by his friends for years because of his poor memory, often forgetting things and being scolded by his wife. Everyone knows he doesn’t purposely forget just to avoid work.

After all, once you know Uncle Wang, you’ll hear him talk about his glorious days every now and then, emphasizing his accounting integrity with 40 years of honest bookkeeping. For this integrity, he certainly forgets things for real, not on purpose.

Upon learning that Qu Jing is a neurologist specializing in Alzheimer’s Disease, Uncle Wang nervously consulted her, and Qu Jing comforted him by saying not to scare himself, that 80% of illnesses are caused by fear.

Uncle Wang’s habit of forgetting garlic when asked to buy onions, ginger, and garlic, and always forgetting to wipe the stove after washing dishes cannot be considered forgetfulness, at most he just didn’t care enough to remember.

Of course, if Uncle Wang is really worried, he can visit the clinic in their hospital for a detailed checkup; Qu Jing doesn’t mind boosting her own performance metrics a bit.

That day, Dr. Qu’s diagnosis was relayed back to Uncle Wang’s home. After a family "war," Uncle Wang never forgot to wipe the stove after washing dishes again.

Everyone who heard about it marveled, calling her a miracle doctor!

Now, the miracle doctor has blended in with the old men and secured the Feng Shui favorable seat at table number 9.

"Xiao Qu, your ultraviolet sensitivity is so serious you shouldn’t ignore it. I know a particularly good dermatologist, let me push their WeChat to you, go see them when you have time, it will surely heal!" Grandpa Qian was enthusiastically recommending a doctor while peeking to see when the sticky rice cake Zheng Siyuan was wrapping would be for sale.

"Thank you, Mr. Qian, our hospital has a dermatology department, I’m already receiving treatment." Qu Jing replied with a smile and glanced at Zheng Siyuan, "The sticky rice cake seems to be wrapped up already."

As soon as Qu Jing finished speaking, several old men rushed out, those who sat far away noticed table number 9 made the first move and quickly followed suit, and Qu Jing leisurely queued up last.

She knew very well that Qin Huai would surely leave some for her.

Although Qu Jing wasn’t sure how her relationship with Qin Huai suddenly got so good, she seems to have become one of the Yunzhong Restaurant insiders, like Chen Huihong, Luo Jun, and Ouyang.

Just yesterday morning, Grandpa Qian had discreetly approached Qu Jing, asking if she could help buy a bag of Fermented Rice with Steamed Buns, as his in-laws were coming over for dinner and he urgently needed a bag to make an impression.

As Qu Jing expected, even though she lined up last, she was still able to get two big pieces of sticky rice cake coated in sugar, and Qin Huai even handed her an apple dough ball on the side.

"This was specially reserved for you by Luoluo, made yesterday afternoon, it might not taste as good as when it was freshly made, but make do with it," Qin Huai said.

Grandpa Qian, who heard Qin Huai’s words, had already pulled out his phone to check Qin Luo’s social media moments, searching for any he might have missed liking.

"Specially reserved for me?" Qu Jing was a bit surprised, hesitatingly pondering for a few seconds, likely contemplating if her relationship with Qin Luo was that close.

"I don’t think I’ve really met Luoluo."

Qu Jing hadn’t actually crossed paths with Qin Luo much.

When Qu Jing came for breakfast in the morning, Qin Luo had already started his first class. Even if it wasn’t a night shift, whenever Qu Jing was off from her day job and came to the canteen, her hospital’s off-duty time was usually shortly after 5 PM.

Qin Luo’s school wasn’t dismissed late, but with the rush hour traffic and riding the bus home, he usually wouldn’t make it to the canteen until after 6:30 PM.

In Qin Huai’s memory, apart from introducing Qin Luo to Qu Jing the first time she came to the canteen, the two seemed to have only met once on a particular Sunday.

"You two added each other on WeChat," Qin Huai said, "I remember Luoluo liked every post of yours."

Qu Jing thought for a moment: "Is it the one with the name ’What to Eat Today’?"

Qin Huai nodded.

"That was Luoluo’s WeChat?" Qu Jing suddenly realized, "I thought that was the canteen’s official account since it posts about cafeteria snacks every day."

Qin Huai: ...

"So... why would Luoluo specifically leave this dumpling for me?" Qu Jing asked.

Although she didn’t interact much with Qin Luo, she knew he had a big appetite.

"It seems that last night when Luoluo returned from school to eat snacks, she heard Sister Xi and An Youyou discussing. They said you’ve been doing the night shift recently and only come to the canteen in the morning to grab some snacks and buy flower shaped steamed buns, missing out on the afternoon dumplings."

"Coincidentally, Ouyang was sent to the suburbs to deliver materials yesterday and was grabbed by his parents to eat at home in the evening, so he didn’t come to the canteen to eat his portion of dumplings, leaving Luoluo with four."

"She thought you were really unlucky, spending money every day but not getting the best. Since she had extras, she kept one for me to give to you," Qin Huai explained, "It’s understandable if you don’t get it, Luoluo’s thoughts... well, high school students at that age have weird ideas."

Qu Jing looked at the now completely cold dumpling in her hand.

"Is Luoluo... always so kind?" Qu Jing asked.

"Pretty much," Qin Huai said, "When she was a child, she watched TV and wanted to be a heroine, stealing our home-made buns to feed stray dogs, feeding them so much that they lay on the ground with their bellies up."

"Later, when she got a bit older and had some money, she took my cousin out to eat buffet meals after hearing him complain that his mother was making him diet and not letting him eat enough, and ended up sending him to the hospital from overeating."

"If that counts as being kind... our Luoluo has been a kind kid since childhood."

Qu Jing laughed, "Then I guess the stray dogs and your cousin both really liked her."

Qin Huai: ?

Qu Jing spoke and took off her mask, taking a bite from the dumpling.

Qin Huai noticed that in just one day, Qu Jing’s lip color had turned pale again from normal.

"Help me tell Luoluo that it tastes really good."

"Ding, congratulations to the player for discovering the side quest [Taste of Memories 2], please check the task panel for details."

Qin Huai: ?!

Luoluo, quick, reserve a dumpling for Grandpa Luo Jun, Aunt Chen Huihong, and Sister Chen Huixi!

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