Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 678 - 348: Dang Kang
Qin Huai almost finished his lunch in a whirlwind.
At first, he ate rather absent-mindedly, shocked that Shi Dadan was actually a spirit who successfully passed the tribulation. Among all the spirits he’d encountered, there were those who insisted on reincarnating (Luo Jun), those who woke up before completing their tasks (Cheng Gong), those who woke up according to a set script (Chen Huihong, Qu Jing), and those who had already dissipated and couldn’t wake up (Chen Huixi).
Qin Huai considered himself to have seen all kinds of spirits.
Then Shi Dadan rushed over and slapped Qin Huai on the back, laughing heartily as he said: "Young man, you didn’t expect this, did you? I’m the kind who doesn’t follow the script at all, directly passes the tribulation and doesn’t even give you a task, hehe."
While eating Wanfu Meat, Qin Huai’s mind was full of: According to the typical thought process and development of a novel, he should be the protagonist.
Even if he couldn’t be the main character of a feel-good novel, at least he should be the protagonist of a system novel. Doesn’t the protagonist of a system novel have the system issue tasks, completing which makes them the protagonist? What’s with this Shi Dadan?
It’s not that Qin Huai hoped Shi Dadan wouldn’t succeed. Of course, he hoped that all the spirits would succeed in their tribulations. But Shi Dadan being so successful made him, the protagonist, feel quite insignificant, even a bit redundant.
How can there be a spirit that has already passed the tribulation successfully? This author is too lazy, aren’t they willing to think of a single bit of plot?
Various thoughts surged in his mind, causing Qin Huai to eat the Wanfu Meat particularly slowly. By the time he finished one piece and looked up to take another, he found the plate of Wanfu Meat already empty, with only the broth left.
There was still half a plate of shark fin with three shredded meats.
The abalone and pigeon eggs were barely touched because Shi Dadan next to Qin Huai was scarfing down rice covered in shark fin with three shredded meats in a whirlwind.
At that moment, Qin Huai finally understood why Cao Guixiang told him to eat faster. The speed Shi Dadan was eating earlier was actually restrained, probably because he just met Qin Huai and was too shy to eat that fast.
After joining the group and distributing red envelopes, Shi Dadan felt Qin Huai was one of them and stopped pretending, sweeping away hunger and being himself again.
It was then that Qin Huai realized he couldn’t keep daydreaming, and time was running out for him. If he didn’t hurry, forget about abalone, pigeon eggs, and shark fin; even the rice in the rice cooker wouldn’t be enough.
Qin Huai also started scarfing down food, picking up the bowl, and burying his head in eating. Inspired by Shi Dadan, Qin Huai surpassed himself, eating three large bowls of rice, and shared the last bit of Wanfu Meat broth with Shi Dadan, mixing it with rice.
Mixing rice with the broth, delicious!
"Burp."
After finishing the meal, Qin Huai, feeling 120% full and with food almost up to his throat, slumped in the chair and let out an ungraceful burp.
"Burp."
Shi Dadan followed with one of his own.
Zhang Chu washed dishes in the kitchen, while Cao Guixiang shook his head helplessly at the two, who were obviously too full to walk properly.
Although Shi Dadan used to be Cao Guixiang’s boss, from Cao Guixiang’s tone while talking to him, it was apparent he still saw Shi Dadan as a junior, after all, Shi Dadan truly was much younger.
"Xiao Qin, what time is your flight this afternoon?" Cao Guixiang asked.
"3:25," Qin Huai replied, "I’ve packed my luggage and checked the taxi time, leaving around 1:30 should be fine."
Cao Guixiang nodded, just about to say something when Shi Dadan spoke up: "No need to go through the trouble of calling a cab, I’ll drive you."
After speaking, Shi Dadan confidently puffed out his chest: "I am a veteran driver with 30 years of experience, I started driving at 16! Back then, the people in our village wouldn’t have taken me out for business if I wasn’t a good driver."
Cao Guixiang chimed in: "True that, Old Shi can drive a truck, and his driving skills are good. Leaving at 1:30 is too late, if there’s traffic, you might miss the flight."
"Old Shi, take a rest and then directly take Xiao Qin to the airport. After dropping him off, come back and get the Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Balls, Three Meat Buns, and Fermented Rice with Steamed Buns, and store them in the freezer."
"The Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Balls are made of glutinous rice, so don’t cook too much at once, just one package. You’re at this age, don’t get yourself stuffed with glutinous rice and end up in the hospital."
Shi Dadan laughed cheerfully and nodded: "Master Cao, I know. I’m aware of my appetite, it’s not like when I was young and ate 8 large bowls the first time I had your big feast and ended up eating so much that I threw up."
Qin Huai: ...6
Comparing with Shi Dadan, Ouyang still lost miserably.
What a worrisome boss indeed.
"Oh right, how much was the Yellow Fish last time? I’ll have Old Zhang reimburse you," Cao Guixiang asked.
Shi Dadan waved his hands: "It wasn’t much, really wasn’t much, I got it through connections very cheaply, wild ones don’t cost much more than farmed ones."
Cao Guixiang stared at Shi Dadan, eyes full of disbelief: "Old Shi, you’ve been in the seafood business for so many years, do you believe what you just said? Wild ones and farmed ones don’t cost much different, you say this to my Yunyun, and even she may not believe you."
"How much, quick tell."
"There’s really not much difference!" Shi Dadan was stubborn, with a face full of trust me, really, "I really have connections!"
"Speak."
"Ah, Master Cao, why don’t you believe me? Alright, if you really think those two Yellow Fish were expensive, just make me a good meal and call it even, okay?" Shi Dadan finally gave in.
Cao Guixiang: ...
Zhang Chu, washing dishes in the kitchen, silently gave Shi Dadan a thumbs up.
