Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 681 - 350: The Auspicious Beast’s Buff

Shi Dadan accompanied Qin Huai all the way to the boarding gate, and the two of them chatted about various trivial things along the way.

Perhaps because the amount of information from their conversation was too overwhelming, Qin Huai found it difficult to digest all at once. He originally had many questions he wanted to ask Shi Dadan, but after talking about Xu Nuo’s death, he couldn’t remember any of them.

Qin Huai had to temporarily suppress the questions he couldn’t recall and instead talk about things he could easily ask, like how Shi Dadan had been doing recently, and tell him that everyone in the group was close and that he could chat with them anytime he had something on his mind.

After boarding, Qin Huai unusually didn’t watch video tutorials on the plane but instead organized the information he heard that day.

First of all, Shi Dadan awakened because of Cao Guixiang.

The reason for his failure to transcend the tribulation in his first life was kindness, cowardice, as well as guilt and feeling foolish. He believed that although he wasn’t the main culprit, he was indeed the one who ran over Xu Nuo, and the Heart Demon arose in his mind, naturally leading to failure in transcending the tribulation.

After reincarnating in his second life, Shi Dadan was born into a coastal fishing family. Due to his mother’s poor health, he was a very rare only child among his peers.

As an only child, apart from not getting enough staple food, Shi Dadan didn’t suffer much hardship in his childhood. Because he reincarnated with memories, he was very assertive from a young age, and his parents thought he was precocious and smart, so they didn’t restrain him much. The good family atmosphere gave him confidence, making him feel he wasn’t that foolish.

At the age of 14, Shi Dadan went out of the village to do business with the villagers, and under the auspicious beast buff of Dang Kang, the business went smoothly. Even though Shi Dadan still wasn’t very good at manipulating people and was often taken advantage of by business partners and competitors, due to the stable auspicious beast buff, the business always earned a little and never lost, which is why he could afford to open a restaurant in Qiu County.

And then, the restaurant ran for many years, with Dang Kang winning all the way thanks to Cao Guixiang.

Shi Dadan felt he was fortunate to successfully awaken because even in this life, he still encountered many smart people he couldn’t outsmart, but all the ones who played important roles in his life were good people. Whether it was his parents, the fellow villagers who took him out of the village to do business, or Cao Guixiang and her husband, they were all good people like Mr. Xu and Xu Nuo.

In both this life and the first, he received help from many people.

Qin Huai asked Shi Dadan what was the turning point for his successful tribulation, as Qin Huai was really curious. Shi Dadan was the only spirit Qin Huai encountered who awakened completely on his own without external help.

Although he had the advantage of memory in his second life, it was still very impressive.

Even Cheng Gong didn’t awaken completely on his own; in a certain sense, Cheng Gong had the buffed Four Happiness glutinuous rice, unexpectedly receiving a push from the buff to awaken.

Shi Dadan said he wasn’t really sure either, maybe he wasn’t dumb now, but he still wasn’t considered smart.

When Cao Guixiang indicated she had earned enough money and was going to move to the City for a smooth retirement, Shi Dadan felt like the sky was falling.

At that time, Cao Guixiang and Zhang Chu were his two best friends, his capable employees, his SSR cards. With Cao Guixiang retiring, where would he eat?

Closing the restaurant was a small matter, but not having food to eat was a big deal.

Shi Dadan tried many ways to persuade Cao Guixiang not to retire, but all in vain. He had to resign himself as there was no business on the last day, and everyone gathered for a farewell meal.

Unexpectedly, that day, a couple from out of town inadvertently entered; the man wanted to propose to the woman, and Cao Guixiang made an exception to serve this last table of guests, even sharing the braised shark fin and stewed duck from their farewell meal.

Shi Dadan said that although the proposal that day was very moving, he was really saddened that the braised shark fin and stewed duck were shared out, and he almost shed tears into his meal while eating. Despite trying hard to control himself, he couldn’t help but cry sadly while eating, weeping for everyone’s farewell.

Ultimately, that day’s farewell meal ended dramatically, with Cao Guixiang’s whole family of four, including Zhang Chiyuan and Zhang Siyu who were still in school, consoling Shi Dadan.

Zhang Chiyuan was so anxious that he even said, "Uncle, don’t cry. Next time my mom makes a big meal, I’ll definitely let you know quietly, and I’ll share my portion of the shark fin with you."

And just like that, Shi Dadan was unexpectedly persuaded and succeeded in his tribulation.

Over the years, Shi Dadan also tried to calmly analyze how he succeeded, thinking maybe it was because when he wasn’t very smart, the smart people around him didn’t abandon him, and when he was cowardly, the brave people around him didn’t despise him. Even a child still in school was comforting him.

His failure in the tribulation began with kindness and guilt; his success in the tribulation also stemmed from kindness and acceptance.

It can only be said that Dang Kang is indeed a lucky auspicious beast. Compared to the spirits with extremely difficult trials like Qu Jing, his tribulation seemed relatively easy.

And after successfully overcoming the tribulation, Shi Dadan didn’t immediately log out of life. On one hand, he wanted to fulfill the promise he made the first time, and on the other hand, he was reluctant to leave the good friends who helped him succeed in his tribulation. Although he muddled through his success, he wanted to continue learning how to be human.

Over the years, Shi Dadan learned very well and has fully learned how to be human. Sometimes, he even forgot he was originally a spirit and just wanted to peacefully live out a human lifetime.

He brought his parents to the City with him, welcoming a wealthy and happy retirement life.