Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle
Chapter 331 - 203: The Unfaithful Melon

Chapter 331: Chapter 203: The Unfaithful Melon

After the meal, Gong Baozhu and Guo Mingzhu almost turned into Haidilao staff, pouring water like crazy for Qin Huai. Qin Huai hardly ate any dishes, and filled his stomach with the free tea from Huang Ji.

Qin Huai started to suspect if this was a scheme by the mother and daughter to make him eat less.

Huang Shengli prepared no less than eight dishes, each of a considerable portion, and the six people at Qin Huai’s table naturally couldn’t finish them all.

Adhering to the principle of not wasting anything, the Gong family members enthusiastically packed everything up, even taking the vegetable soup. Gong Baozhu and Guo Mingzhu almost turned against each other fighting over the rights to the boiled dry bean curd.

After the meal, Gong Liang went to the kitchen entrance to discuss detailed plans for tomorrow’s Three Heads Banquet with Huang Shengli. Xiao Liu tried to mediate and unfortunately got caught up in the Boss’s family dish division drama. Gong Baozhu and Guo Mingzhu asked Xiao Liu to fairly divide the boiled dry bean curd. In panic, Xiao Liu looked for the Young Master for help, only to find that Gong Liye had already slipped away to settle the bill and escape, leaving Xiao Liu to grit his teeth and divide the dishes.

As for Qin Huai.

After watching this grand drama unfold, he quietly left, planning to return to the kitchen to chat about gossip before starting his Fire Control practice.

But halfway there, Gong Liye suddenly intercepted him.

"Qin... Master Qin." Gong Liye awkwardly slipped a small canister of tea leaves to Qin Huai and said, "I just heard my dad say you’ve started drinking tea recently. These are some good tea leaves I picked up a while ago. If you like them, I’ll send more over to you in some time."

Qin Huai accepted the tea leaves, waiting for Gong Liye to say what was on his mind.

Qin Huai and Gong Liye had hardly interacted and had only met twice. Gift-giving was Gong Liang’s job, but now that Gong Liye was taking over his father’s role, he surely had something to say.

"I have a rather presumptuous request."

"Can you make sugar cake? When I was younger, I often had sugar cakes sold by an old lady at a stall in front of my school, but I haven’t tasted that flavor again since growing up. I know you have great skills, so I wanted to ask you..."

No game notification sounds played.

This indicates that Gong Liye is most likely completely human.

"Ah, sugar cake, I can make that. Add me on WeChat, and let me know when you have some time to come over, I’ll prepare it in advance." Qin Huai readily agreed.

Gong Liye didn’t mention it, but Qin Huai had almost forgotten he could make such a simple everyday dessert.

Qin Luo loved eating sugar cakes when he was very young, but as he grew older and became engrossed in palace dramas, sugar cakes were exiled. Qin Huai hadn’t made them in years.

It’s a good opportunity to practice.

If they’re delicious, he can make them for Xu Cheng tomorrow.

Recently, Qin Huai had been making imperial snacks for Xu Cheng that Qin Luo used to love, with fancy names but simple appearances. It’s about time to make some simple snacks with plain names and plain appearances for Xu Cheng.

When Qin Huai returned to the kitchen, he was surprised to find the six people from Zhiwei Restaurant still working.

Voluntarily working.

Seeing Qin Huai return, an assistant who had been helping Qin Huai all morning instinctively poured tea, then returned to the cooking station to continue kneading dough.

"What’s going on?" Qin Huai asked Dong Shi, who was standing outside the storeroom eavesdropping on Gong Liang and Huang Shengli.

"Mr. Gong wants a bigger pork face," Dong Shi replied.

"I’m not asking about that, I’m asking about that." Qin Huai pointed with his right hand, holding a teacup in his left, to the people working overtime.

"Oh, you mean Guli and the others, Zhiwei Restaurant is like this." Dong Shi glanced at the pastry section, thought of something, and lowered his voice, "I have some gossip about Zhiwei Restaurant, but I’m not sure how true it is. Want to hear?"

"Yes!" Qin Huai said, indicating that the truthfulness didn’t matter, he’d judge for himself.

"Guli and the others are here because they’re being ostracized," Dong Shi said. "Master Tan had five direct disciples in total. Tan Wei’an is the third senior brother, and Guli is the youngest junior brother."

"In the three or four years leading up to Master Tan’s death, he could hardly cook, and in the last year, he was essentially bedridden in the hospital. After Master Tan passed away, his first and second disciples left Zhiwei Restaurant to work at other restaurants the following year, and last year, even the fourth disciple left. Now only Tan Wei’an and Guli are left."

"This rumor has always existed, and this incident directly confirms it. Look at the six who came this time, apart from Guli and Tan Wei’an, the others are all ordinary apprentices, without even a master. Isn’t that clearly ostracization?"

"But couldn’t it be that Tan Wei’an, considering the good relationship between Master Zheng and Master Tan, wanted to extend a helping hand, so he volunteered to come over with his little junior brother?" Qin Huai asked.

This question from Qin Huai stumped Dong Shi, who thought it over and agreed it was quite reasonable, nodding his head.

"I think that’s more likely. With so many chefs coming in and out of Zhiwei Restaurant every year, it’s normal for Master Tan’s disciples to move on now that he’s gone."

"Ostracizing Guli is one thing, but Tan Wei’an is Master Tan’s own grandson. It’s impossible they’d ostracize him too. This gossip must be false. I’ll go inform the gossip group later," Dong Shi said, reaching for his phone.

"Why is it okay to ostracize Guli? Does Guli often get ostracized? Actually, I found it strange this morning. Logically, Tan Wei’an, being the best cook and holding the highest seniority among the six and being Master Tan’s own grandson, should be the most notable. But it feels like many people’s focus is on Guli; they look at Guli first."

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