Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle
Chapter 315 - 197: Luxurious Lineup_2

Chapter 315: Chapter 197: Luxurious Lineup_2

Better research who Tong De Yan and Zang Mu are when I get back.

These two are colleagues with birthdays in March, crucial to Cheng Gong completing his side task and whether his boss, Han Guishan, can shine at the birthday party.

Since Cheng Gong is putting so much effort into this, Qin Huai felt he should also up his game.

"Assistant Chen, can you still eat?" Qin Huai asked.

Cheng Gong: ?

"Actually, there’s still a snack you didn’t have at lunch."

Twenty seconds later, Qin Huai called Dong Shi, asking him to steam two remaining guo’ers in the kitchen and have a waiter send them to private room 777.

Dong Shi didn’t immediately realize who was in private room 777, thought it was for the interview, and blurted out whether Xu Cheng eating this much was going to lead to a hospital stomach pump.

Apparently, not only Qin Huai noticed that Xu Cheng overate today.

Five minutes later, the guo’er were delivered.

Cheng Gong took just one bite before hurriedly leaving to make a phone call. Qin Huai quietly listened in on a few words; Cheng Gong was likely reporting the situation to Han Guishan, speaking quite passionately, assuring that Han Guishan must try the snacks personally, they’re very delicious, well worth the trip, and President Han will surely like them.

Ah, a loyal and diligent assistant.

Meanwhile, Ouyang was eating the guo’er while burping. Noticing his lack of composure, Qin Huai patted his hand to signal him to stop eating.

Otherwise, it won’t be Xu Cheng going to the hospital for a stomach pump; it’ll be you, Ouyang.

"Why did you come to Gusu for fun? When are you going back? Isn’t the neighborhood committee busy lately?" After a whole busy morning, Qin Huai finally had time to ask Ouyang the three questions he most wanted to ask.

Ouyang stubbornly took the last bite of guo’er, packed the rest into a box together with the apple dough ball, and said, "I quit."

Qin Huai: "Do your parents know? Are you sure your parents won’t kill you when you go back this time?"

"My parents agreed to it. Initially, they had me working at Sister Hong’s place to prevent me from becoming a wastrel, but am I that kind of person? After years of... honing, my parents have seen my golden, sincere heart and believe I no longer need to work at the grassroots. I can start a new venture and reclaim everything I’ve lost!" Ouyang declared passionately.

"Keep your voice down, there’s an interview next door."

"Oh." Ouyang resumed sipping the dried tangerine peel tea.

"You’re going to start a new business?" Qin Huai quickly caught the key point, "How do you plan to venture this time? You’re not thinking of going back into the restaurant business, are you?"

If Ouyang nodded yes, Qin Huai felt he should advise him against it.

As someone professionally selling breakfasts, Qin Huai thought Ouyang was entirely unsuited for the restaurant business.

Admittedly, a trendy hot pot restaurant like his would definitely go under without proper marketing. But for Ouyang to lose 6.6 million, it can’t all be blamed on the hot pot restaurant.

Ouyang has a very peculiar taste.

He possesses a basic sense of aesthetics but also has his unique preferences. He can appreciate both A-level snacks and duck soup in a duck pen.

He loves Fermented Rice with Steamed Buns, but he loves Elm Bark Steamed Buns even more.

With such unusual tastes in the restaurant industry, it’s really hard not to lose money.

Qin Huai considered that Luoluo running a restaurant had a higher chance of making money than Ouyang because at least Luoluo’s tastes are normal, mainly just loving meat. At worst, she could focus on meat dishes as her main offerings.

"Of course! Where you fall is where you must rise again. I lost money in the restaurant business, so naturally, I have to earn it back from there!"

"I think you should be cautious..."

"My dad already bought the store for me, right next to the convenience store across from Yunzhong Restaurant!"

"Consider... next to the convenience store? I remember that store being quite small, no room for a dine-in setup, right?"

"Who said anything about dine-in? I’m opening a cold tea shop—mainly selling hand-squeezed lemon tea!"

Qin Huai: ...

Cold tea, I’m sorry to you, I’ll never sell hand-squeezed lemon tea with other cold teas again.

Qin Huai swallowed his criticisms and surprisingly found this entrepreneurial route not bad because Ouyang’s skill at making hand-squeezed lemon tea is widely recognized.

His lemon tea tastes better than Qin Luo’s.

He’s strong.

Also, a tea shop is a small venture. With a shop near Yunzhong Restaurant, it’s inherently a surefire investment, so maybe this time Ouyang might not lose money starting afresh.

"When do you plan to open your col... hand-squeezed lemon tea shop?"

"On the first day of the Lunar New Year!"

Qin Huai: ...Selling the summer’s best-sold hand-squeezed lemon tea in the dead of winter, you’re set for a loss!

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After Cheng Gong finished his phone call with his boss and finished reporting, he returned to the private room to tell Qin Huai that his boss Han Guishan planned to come to taste the snacks in half a month’s time.

The specific salary might have to be determined after their boss has tasted them personally. Fifty percent of the deposit would be paid the day the contract is signed, and the remaining 50% after the birthday party is completed.

Qin Huai didn’t find anything wrong with that.

Noticing that Qin Huai and Ouyang clearly had more to discuss privately, Cheng Gong decided not to linger in the private room to bother them, mentioning he had work to attend to and bid farewell, leaving with a takeout box.

Qin Huai continued to ask Ouyang why he came to Gusu this time.

Ouyang’s response was earnest and straightforward; he tricked some money out of his parents, using the excuse of surveying hand-squeezed lemon tea shops in Gusu, but really planned to indulge and have fun here until the end of the year.

For eating, drinking, and entertainment specifically, Ouyang currently planned to eat at Huang Ji for more than half a month and then ask his parents for money again.

The dishes at Huang Ji are really outrageously expensive.

Seeing that Ouyang seemed set on becoming a VIP at Huang Ji within a month, Qin Huai considered that his own rented apartment was a two-bedroom, and since Qin Luo won’t be on holiday until January 19th, he suggested Ouyang stay with him for the time being.

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