Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 676 - 347: The Awakened Spirit

"Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm!" With his mouth full of noodles, Zhang Chu couldn’t say a single word, just nodding wildly in affirmation.

Qin Huai: !

"Don’t worry, Master. I’ll definitely practice kneading dough hard when I go back, striving to make better handmade noodles next time to match your soup!"

Did you hear that? Fire control, filling, and knife skills, I need to practice kneading dough when I get back. Do you know how to add a bit?

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After finishing a luxurious yet simple breakfast, Qin Huai rested for half an hour, went to the kitchen to finish cutting the remaining yam.

Just cutting, not frying, doesn’t take long.

After cutting the yam, Qin Huai quickly tidied up the kitchen, and with Zhang Chu moved a stool to sit at the kitchen door for some serious people-watching, while finally getting some time to play on the phone.

It’s really been ages since playing on the phone.

Qin Huai first delayed a bit of concern over Wang Jun’s current emotional state, finding out the poor Sixth Senior Brother was again frustrated in love, returning to the lonely single life. He silently lit a candle for Wang Jun and asked Dong Shi to keep following up on the report, saying he will keep paying attention. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

After showing concern for Wang Jun, Qin Huai went through the recent news of [Loving Family] over the past few days and found it was quite lively. Chen Huihong initiated six video calls, shared four fast-paced novels, Luo Jun asked Chen Huihong seventeen times if she was sick. Qu Jing mentioned Yunzhong Restaurant hasn’t sold rice cake soup for a long time; she cooked a pot herself the night before last but accidentally burnt it. Upon hearing this, Chen Huihong specially went to Qu Jing’s home, held the burnt pot of rice cake soup, and shared it at Luo Jun’s house.

Cheng Gong asked if it tasted bad, and the matter didn’t develop further.

Luo Jun didn’t scold Chen Huihong in the group chat for being sick. He probably did it face to face.

After showing concern for the recent lives of the spirits, Qin Huai started browsing friends’ circles and approving submissions, liking what needed to be liked and commenting where necessary. After being busy with that, he felt like he hadn’t used his phone at all. A look at the time showed it was already close to 11.

Just as Qin Huai was about to open a video app to watch a variety show to relax, Zhang Chu’s phone rang.

"Hello, Old Shi, you’re here, right? And you brought something along? Oh, you could have just come, no need to bring anything."

"Got another batch of Luzon grouper? My Gui Xiang has been a bit tired from cooking lately and probably doesn’t have the energy to make shark fin dishes. The quality is nice, afraid there won’t be such good quality near the end of the year, so just send it over to me first. Yes, yes, I’ll go down to meet you."

"Brought two bottles of good wine? Oh, why be so courteous? Today, we’re just eating without drinking, just a casual meal."

"Also bought some fruit? Just bring fruit next time. Okay, I’ll come down to meet you now." After hanging up the phone, Zhang Chu was ready to head downstairs. Qin Huai hurriedly followed, saying he could help carry the stuff.

While leaving, Zhang Chu said to Qin Huai that it wasn’t necessary to go downstairs together; just so few things could be carried by two people.

Then Zhang Chu and Qin Huai saw five large boxes of fruit, two boxes of wine, and four gift boxes of Luzon grouper.

Qin Huai: ... Re-defining a bit of fruit and two bottles of wine.

Boss Shi was quite young, at least younger than Qin Huai imagined. Zhang Chu and Cao Guixiang’s exact ages were unclear to Qin Huai, but they were definitely of the age to be called grandpa and grandma, especially since Zhang Zhiyun was already in middle school.

Previously, both kept calling Boss Shi "Old Shi." Qin Huai thought Boss Shi was older than them. But upon meeting him, Qin Huai found Boss Shi looked at least 15 years younger than Zhang Chu.

Boss Shi looked only in his forties and was dressed casually. Shirt + shorts + flip-flops, chubby-looking with a particularly good-natured appearance. When he spoke, his smiling eyes squinted into slits, clearly indicating a life of affluence.

Apparently Zhang Chu had chatted with Boss Shi about Qin Huai in a phone call, so Boss Shi knew who Qin Huai was and greeted him warmly upon seeing him.

"Xiao Qin, right? Old Zhang and Master Cao often mention you to me. I’m called Shi Dadan, but everyone calls me Old Shi, you can call me that too."

"Master Cao said you run a community restaurant. If you have seafood supply needs, let me know anytime. I can deliver to Shan City with logistics from my end. Fair prices, guaranteed quality, we’re all family, I’ll definitely give you the best price. If you want good stuff, tell me, I’ve got the widest connections!"

Qin Huai always thought the name Old Shi referred to age, didn’t expect it was just a simple nickname.

"Calling you Old Shi feels inappropriate, right?" Qin Huai hesitated a bit.

"Nothing inappropriate about it. I was called Old Shi from my early twenties. Don’t look at me being chubby now; I looked very young when I was younger. At age 20, I looked like a teenage boy around fifteen or sixteen. Plus, I started early; when I was fourteen or fifteen, I was doing business with the villagers. When I opened a restaurant in Qiu County, I was only 18. When doing business outside, everyone thought I was a little naive and easy to bully, didn’t bother negotiating with kids like me, so I asked everyone to call me Old Shi, making the name older because I looked young." Shi Dadan said cheerfully.

Qin Huai nodded and awkwardly called him Old Shi, then started moving the fruits.

Transporting in batches, it was impossible for three people to carry all these things upstairs in one go.

When Qin Huai and Zhang Chu brought the first two boxes of fruit upstairs, Cao Guixiang was already cooking the final dish. Upon hearing the commotion, she glanced out and was shocked by the sight of Qin Huai carrying two large boxes of fruit.

"Is this what Old Shi calls a little fruit?!" Cao Guixiang’s voice broke a little.

"There’s still three more boxes." Qin Huai said quietly, and went down to carry more.

After all the things were moved, Qin Huai felt like he could eat a whole cow.