Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 1133 - 546: The Value of a Rush Order

Using the pretext of discussing the matter of dumplings in detail with Zhou Hu, Qin Huai took over the task of delivering dinner to the two from Ouyang after work on the sixth day and went to the hospital.

That evening, dinner for Zhou Hu and Zhao Cheng'an consisted of potato dumplings and potato buns.

When Zhao Cheng'an saw these two snacks, his face turned green. Although the snacks Qin Huai had been making lately were very ordinary homemade little snacks, they were quite good. Zhao Cheng'an had nothing to do in the hospital every day; besides eating snacks, he just chatted or did fortune-telling. He wanted to harass people online, but there weren't many people he could harass.

Luo Jun was very idle, but Zhao Cheng'an didn't dare to harass Luo Jun. Tan Wei'an loved gossiping and slacking off, but Tan Wei'an had to work, and during work hours, he didn't dare to openly play on his phone.

On the first day, Zhao Cheng'an chatted with Xia Mubing until 3 AM and was warned by Zhang Guanghang. On the second and third days, he changed to chatting with Xia Mubing during the day, which resulted in Xia Mubing having no time to cook, and Fen Garden only had five tables of guests in those two days. Zhang Guanghang couldn't take it anymore and directly called Zhao Cheng'an, stating that he had already secured a flight from Beiping to Shan City and planned to visit the hospitalized Zhao Cheng'an sometime.

Zhao Cheng'an evaluated the height difference between the two of them and felt sure he couldn't win against Zhang Guanghang, so he gave up harassing Xia Mubing and could only spend his days in the hospital room watching TV with Zhou Hu.

Zhao Cheng'an didn't like watching TV.

He was someone who couldn't stay idle, and if it were slacking off at work while watching TV, he'd be quite willing. Rather than watching TV, he would prefer to go out and play, even if it meant having a picnic in the park or going to the zoo to see lions and tigers.

In these boring days, Zhao Cheng'an looked forward to the meals that Ouyang delivered, wondering what delicious food he might get to eat today.

In conclusion, when Zhao Cheng'an saw the potato dumplings and potato buns in the food box, he felt his life was hopeless. Although potato dumplings were his recipe, he would stubbornly say to Qin Huai that potato dumplings were indeed delicious, that there was nothing wrong with the recipe, and that snacks shouldn't be constrained by levels, potato dumplings have their unique charm.

But if Zhao Cheng'an had a choice, he'd definitely choose to eat soy sauce noodles, Three Meat Buns, Five Fillings Bun, Four Happiness glutinous rice balls, fresh meat wontons, and soup-filled buns...

Potato dumplings were something from a previous life, unknown to him now.

Qin Huai, who brought the meals, directly ignored Zhao Cheng'an's sorrowful expression and sat beside Zhou Hu's bed to discuss the dumplings matter.

Zhou Hu listened to Qin Huai's pricing while eating dumplings. He bit into one, found the filling to be potato, and was a little surprised, exclaiming, "Wow, the dumplings are filled with potato."

Qin Huai nodded, "It's a newly developed product recently, not very successful. If you don't like it, give the potato dumplings to Zhao Cheng'an. The potato buns are slightly better; potato filling is more suitable for buns."

Zhao Cheng'an: ?

Zhou Hu indicated there was no need, continuing to eat the dumplings while nodding repeatedly to show acceptance of Qin Huai's pricing.

The two only spent five or six minutes finalizing the dumpling gift box deal. Qin Huai didn't guarantee the quantity or quality control, only guaranteeing the lowest price. Just like the gift box sold to Chen Yingjun, the gift box sold to Zhou Hu would also contain four types of dumplings: apple dumplings, orange dumplings, kiwi dumplings, and banana dumplings.

With apple dumplings as the backup, even if the other three dumplings failed, Zhou Hu wouldn't suffer a loss from buying the gift box.

Zhou Hu had the connections to customize the gift box, while Qin Huai just needed to inform Zhou Hu of the quantity each day, and Zhou Hu would arrange for express delivery to his old customers. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Since Qin Huai couldn't ensure the daily supply quantity, the payment was settled daily.

It was clear Zhou Hu wanted to give back to his old customers for a long time; he basically nodded to whatever Qin Huai said as long as the price was low enough, and Zhou Hu had no objections.

In the end, Qin Huai brought up Xu Tuqiang.

"I had Mr. Xu eat in the kitchen today, making an excuse for him to help me taste-test the potato dumplings. Mr. Xu seemed quite happy."

However, Wang Gen Sheng wasn't too pleased.

Xu Tuqiang eating in the kitchen caused Wang Gen Sheng great anxiety, not because he thought there was a competitor, but mainly because the highly responsible Uncle Wang began questioning whether it was due to his inept business skills, forcing Qin Huai to invite another taster into the kitchen.

Wang Gen Sheng felt guilty for Qin Huai's extra meals these days and berated himself heavily today, feeling he shouldn't be obsessed with Crab Shell Cake, soy sauce noodles, locust flower buns, fresh meat wontons, and crab roe buns.

Indeed, those snacks were all better than potato dumplings.

But potato dumplings were his responsibility.

According to Shi Dadan, today, while eating, Wang Gen Sheng began muttering to himself, saying things like, "Wang Gen Sheng, oh Wang Gen Sheng, are you worthy of Master Qin?" "Wang Gen Sheng, from today on you can only eat potato dumplings, nothing else, not even if locust flower buns are delicious."

Even Xu Tuqiang secretly asked Shi Dadan if Wang Gen Sheng's Alzheimer's was acting up again, suspecting it was previously misdiagnosed.

Qin Huai thought this might be a good thing.

Although Zhou Hu was the urgent order, Wang Gen Sheng's task was not urgent, but the progress on potato dumplings was... non-existent.

Previously, it was stuck in progress; with potato dumplings, there was no clue where the progress was. Qin Huai didn't know the direction, nor could he confirm the recipe, and Wang Gen Sheng couldn't provide any insights, as his food reviews weren't that great, and his memory wasn't that good either.