Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle
Chapter 326 - 201: Rare to be a Good Mentor_2

Chapter 326: Chapter 201: Rare to be a Good Mentor_2

Yesterday noon, Director Liu anxiously found Qu Jing and told her that today was her daughter’s birthday. She had originally promised to take her daughter to Huang Ji for lunch, but with the current situation, it was certain they wouldn’t be able to eat there.

The most they could do was stand at the entrance of Huang Ji and smell the aroma.

Director Liu knew that Qu Jing knew Qin Huai and wanted to ask her to use her connections to buy some snacks. Not much, just two Three Meat Buns and two Fermented Rice with Steamed Buns would do, as the child couldn’t eat more than that.

The child just wanted to eat some buns and steamed buns for her birthday, such a simple yet challenging wish. As a mother, Director Liu surely had to try her best to fulfill it.

Qu Jing thought Director Liu was a nice person, and had taken good care of her recently, except for the occasional annoyance of trying to arrange cycling outings on her days off in the countryside. Otherwise, everything was fine, so she agreed to help ask around.

Hence, this scene today.

Qu Jing had never seen such a scene when she was having a private meal at Yunzhong Restaurant. During the days when there was a long queue for the Three Meat Buns at Yunzhong Restaurant, Qu Jing had already gone to Gusu. Hearing a hundred stories about the booming business of Huang Ji these days was not as shocking as seeing it with her own eyes.

Qu Jing was deeply shocked.

She felt a bit embarrassed to get a private meal.

Qu Jing glanced at the third tree from the right by the trash can at the entrance of Huang Ji, where a man in a baseball cap was standing, holding a big black plastic bag.

This was the agreed transaction location between her and Qin Huai.

Qu Jing hesitated a bit.

While locking her bike, she vaguely overheard the crowd lining up executing justice, seemingly because someone attempted to buy 20 Three Meat Buns.

As Qu Jing hesitated, the man in the baseball cap tiptoed towards her, lowered the brim of his cap, and asked quietly, "Dr. Qu?"

"Mr. Huang?" Qu Jing responded.

"Yes, I am Huang An Yao, and this is the snack from Qin Huai for you. You only wanted two Fermented Rice with Steamed Buns and two Three Meat Buns, which is a bit little, so he got you a bit more since we made more back in the kitchen today," Huang An Yao said as he stuffed the bag into Qu Jing’s hands and lowered his cap brim again. "Qin Huai wants to know when you’re free so he can make sticky rice cakes in a few days, and you can come by to get some."

"I have the day off the day after tomorrow," Qu Jing said, "Mr. Huang, no need to trouble yourself with passing messages. I can chat with Qin Huai on WeChat for things like this."

"I know, I just needed an excuse to change the subject because I have something I want to consult with you next," Huang An Yao said.

Qu Jing: ?

"I’ve heard your hospital’s rehabilitation department, although expensive, has excellent results. Is that true? Especially for lumbar rehabilitation and therapy, I heard you recently hired an expert from another province last month. Is that true?" Huang An Yao asked.

Qu Jing subconsciously glanced at Huang An Yao’s waist and said, "The rehabilitation department at our hospital indeed has good results. As for the expert... I came from Shan City for learning and exchange, so I’m not quite sure about the situation at the Gusu branch here, but I can go back and help you inquire about it."

"That’s great!" Huang An Yao took out his phone, "Please, Dr. Qu, if you find out anything specific, tell Qin Huai so he can inform me. Thank you."

Qu Jing had already switched to the mode of a doctor dealing with a patient’s family member, took out her phone, and opened WeChat, "No need to complicate things. Let’s just add each other on WeChat."

"May I ask the patient’s age? What’s the specific situation? Is it a waist injury or strain? How many years of medical history? Has there been any previous surgery or related treatment? I have a relevant form, and once I find it, I’ll send it to you so you can fill it out based on the contents. As for the expert’s specifics, I’ll help you inquire through our Director. It would be best if you could..."

Huang An Yao was completely shocked. He felt that the next second, Qu Jing would write him a prescription, send him to the payment counter, and then have him undergo tests according to the items on the list.

Watching Qu Jing pedal away on her bike, Huang An Yao turned his head and saw someone completely unexpected.

"Uncle Gong?! Weren’t you posting on your Moments this morning that you were having fried dough in Beiping?!"

Meanwhile, in Huang’s Kitchen, which should have already been in a final sprint—racing against time to prepare fillings, kneading dough for the second fermentation of Fermented Rice with Steamed Buns, mixing fillings, and occasionally attempting to manage the Three Meat Buns’ fire control—Qin Huai had become mostly idle.

There was nothing he could do; the hired help was just too professional.

Qin Huai had started drinking tea, taking a break like Huang Shengli, overseeing everyone’s work.

Everything seemed fine until he turned to look...

Qin Huai discovered that Guli’s skills were indeed lacking.

Even though Guli wasn’t one of Qin Huai’s helpers, Guli’s cooking station was too close to Qin Huai’s, and he couldn’t help but notice Guli’s actions. And upon seeing them, he noticed countless problems.

But none were problems of principle.

Firstly, Qin Huai had to acknowledge that Guli’s fundamentals were very solid.

Secondly, he seemed to have only the fundamentals.

Whether it’s meat cooking or pastry, solid fundamentals are a necessary foundation. Just like when Qin Huai learned to make Crab Dumplings, the first thing he had to learn was not the filling, but the understanding of ingredients. Without solid fundamentals, like a high-rise without a well-built foundation, any slight mishap would lead to collapse.

But having only a foundation isn’t enough.

When Qin Huai saw Guli assisting Zheng Siyuan, he especially wanted to ask, aren’t you Master Tan’s closed-door disciple? Why do you only focus on fundamentals and not learn anything else?

This dough he’s kneading, no skill involved, just all fundamentals.