Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 644 - 335: Qu Jing Has Been Quietly Working Hard
"Have you done any serious work today? Did you complete any tasks? Did you trigger any tasks? Have you contacted Gong Liang? Gotten closer with Wang Gen Sheng? Increased your favorability with An Youyou?"
"Aren’t these three just as irrelevant in their last life? You think there are that many spirits like Qu Jing, clueless from their first life, foolishly getting themselves into situations like this."
"You, a system novel male lead, don’t even have a partner but still want to be the protagonist?"
Qin Huai: ...
You did have a partner before, but your partner...
Forget it, but who upset Luo Jun recently?
Qin Huai expressed that Luo Jun never used to target him, but now even he is being criticized.
Qin Huai could only change the subject: "Speaking of which, I haven’t contacted Mr. Gong in a while. This situation is tough to handle actually, as my absence in Gusu naturally lessens contact with Mr. Gong, making it difficult to trigger tasks."
"An Youyou clearly doesn’t have any side quests; all her memories come from the main task, and you know the main task’s requirements and difficulty—it’s impossible to complete in a short time."
"So now I have to either strive to complete Uncle Wang’s quest or improve my skills panel. I’ve been doing both recently, but both tasks are quite difficult and can’t be completed quickly."
Qu Jing asked curiously, "Have you chatted with Youyou recently?"
"I added her on WeChat last time, and I’ve been chatting with her quite a lot lately."
The three: !
What! Qu Jing has been secretly working on improving her favorability with An Youyou.
Even in the office, with her headphones on, though it seemed she was the only one there at this hour, she spoke cautiously in a very low voice.
"Jingjing, what have you been chatting about with An Youyou?" Chen Huihong asked curiously, "Xiao Qin has been getting An Youyou to send green bean cakes and radish cakes to our neighborhood committee lately. I see her every day but hardly say a word."
"That girl is always so busy, bringing over the green bean cake and radish cake and then running off. I want to invite her in for a rest and a drink, but she’s not willing."
"How do you manage to talk to her?"
Qu Jing replied, "Just chatting on WeChat."
"Youyou’s busy with work during the day, but she told me Qin Huai had talked to her recently about promoting her next month. She said she’ll work hard this month, stay late, and make no mistakes. She even spent a few dozen bucks on pirate copies of books online, stuff like ’How to Be a Good Employee,’ ’Workplace Survival Handbook,’ and ’20 Tips for Communicating with Your Boss.’ Clearly, she treasures this chance to get a raise and promotion and wants to make more money through hard work."
Qu Jing’s words left Luo Jun silent, no longer playing the critic. For a moment, he even showed a blank expression and exclaimed in disbelief, "The Three-legged Golden Toad really wants to earn money through hard work."
"Is she really the Three-legged Golden Toad?"
Qu Jing could only chuckle and continued, "I got close with Youyou because last time Qin Huai asked me to take Youyou to our hospital for a checkup."
"Youyou had never had a checkup before, so I accompanied her the whole time, even took her to our cafeteria for a meal, and told her the meal was part of the checkup package and wouldn’t cost anything."
"Then we got to know each other better, maybe because during the meal I told Youyou my house was rented too, and she asked me about the rent."
"She also wants to rent a place in Yunzhong District, but the rent is too expensive, and her salary can’t cover it. She’s quite interesting; she likes digital gadgets, pretty clothes, jewelry, traveling, dining out, and visiting amusement parks, but she can’t do these things due to lack of money."
"She likes going to work too because the salary lets her do what she enjoys."
"Honestly, if it weren’t for Qin Huai telling me Youyou was the Three-legged Golden Toad, I wouldn’t think of her as a spirit at all, let alone the Three-legged Golden Toad. Among us spirits, she’s the most human-like."
"I think she’s pretty happy every day with no worries; the only concerns are lack of money and not having enough money to spend, which is very human-like."
"I understand that the Three-legged Golden Toad’s obsession is typically related to money, but her obsession... I don’t see much of an obsession." Qu Jing showed a bird’s curiosity.
"I’m starting to think Mr. Luo’s suggestion might have an issue; even if Youyou has an obsession with money, she seems more eager to earn money through her efforts rather than gaining it effortlessly from the sky. Sure, a windfall would make her happy, but it might not necessarily aid in her awakening."
Qin Huai understood that while he was painting a picture for An Youyou, Qu Jing had already quietly become best friends with her during her serious work phase.
Their friendship had grown close enough to delve into An Youyou’s inner world.
Since they started discussing serious matters, Luo Jun stopped being a critic. He listened to Qu Jing’s words with a frown and after some thought, reluctantly nodded in agreement.
"Alright, it was my fault last time."
This statement shocked Qin Huai and the others.
Luo Jun actually admitted he was wrong.
Qin Huai believed that Luo Jun was the kind of Bi fang who would never admit he was wrong, even if he jumped off the building and reincarnated immediately. Stubborn like a duck, refusing to admit mistakes were his trademark, and even when facing memories related to Liu Tao, he’d only show emotional swings, never admitting faults out loud.
"I was wrong" coming out of Luo Jun’s mouth was practically science fiction.
"Mr. Luo, you..." Qin Huai didn’t know what to say for a moment, thought for two seconds, and decisively opened the game panel to check Luo Jun’s current status.
It was still impending memory loss.
Alright, the status hasn’t changed.
"What are you looking at? Am I the kind of person who never admits they’re wrong when faced with problems?" Luo Jun said grumpily, "Do you think I don’t know how to apologize?"
Chen Huihong said softly, "You’re not even human."
"Chen Huihong, you should chat less with that Cheng Gong, have you been chatting a lot with him lately? I feel like you’re speaking more harshly now."
Chen Huihong replied, "Not really, Xiao Chen has been especially busy for some reason lately, often with no time to chat with me."
"I must say, chatting with Xiao Chen is quite interesting. He’s been an assistant for so many years and visits many places, recommending several spots for vacation with Huihui during summer and winter breaks."
"Jingjing, if you have some time, join us for a trip. Your hospital should have annual leave too."
Qu Jing nodded: "Sure, Sister Hong. If I can take annual leave, I’ll join you guys."
Speaking of Cheng Gong, Qu Jing also had something to say: "Actually, it was Assistant Chen who suggested I chat with Youyou over WeChat. Assistant Chen said that as a regular worker, Youyou probably has no energy for socializing during work hours and likely wouldn’t want to go out after returning home from work. Plus, given her financial difficulties, she’s probably staying at home during her off time."
"Face-to-face interaction can be tough, but online is a great starting point. I tried what Assistant Chen suggested, and sure enough, Youyou was very willing to chat with me on WeChat."
"But Assistant Chen seems pretty busy lately, not having much time to chat with me. Sometimes when I was unsure how to handle something during chat with Youyou, he couldn’t respond immediately."
Qin Huai said, "Probably because Assistant Chen has been really busy with work lately. He’s President Han’s assistant, so if President Han is busy, Assistant Chen is even busier."
"See, we’ve been on this video call for so long, and Assistant Chen hasn’t joined. Last time during a video call, he was listening while working on spreadsheets."
Qu Jing nodded: "True, his job is busier than us doctors."
The group chatted a little more before ending the call.
At Luo Jun’s house, as he ended the call, he glanced at the tablet on the coffee table, showing a video call interface between Luo Jun’s WeChat account and Cheng Gong.
Cheng Gong was facing the computer writing a report.
"Mr. Luo, you really should consider my advice." Cheng Gong said while focusing on the computer, fingers tapping the keyboard, "Everyone is concerned about your health, including Master Qin."
"I know you haven’t won any arguments against me lately, so your temper isn’t great, but you also need to learn to control it."
"Even if you’re a Bi fang, having too big a temper can harm your health."
"Just now, your temper flared up even at Master Qin; from the sound of his voice, he seemed quite surprised."
"Hmph." Luo Jun snorted coldly and hung up the call.
