Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 703 - 358: Who Got Him Riled Up? (3)

"But it’s still a bit weird. Shouldn’t the bun’s dough be softer?"

"And the filling, did you make this filling or did Zheng Siyuan?"

When it comes to tasting snacks, Tan Wei’an is quite skilled, capable of leaving Ouyang behind by 50 blocks at least.

"This is the last batch made by Zheng Siyuan. I’ll start making the filling for the next batch," Qin Huai explained.

Tan Wei’an nodded, looked over at where Ouyang had been sitting, and found that Ouyang was no longer there: "Ouyang’s full, right? Can I taste the next batch of buns?"

"Can you?" Qin Huai asked.

"Sure, though I can’t eat as much as Ouyang. I already had lunch, so I guess three is my limit."

"That’s enough. You eat three batches, I eat three batches, and Zheng Siyuan and Zang Liang eat three batches each. That should be enough for this afternoon," Qin Huai clearly arranged the tastings, then noticed Tan Wei’an was still absorbed in making osmanthus cake, so he couldn’t help but ask, "Why are you suddenly making so much osmanthus cake today?"

Qin Huai considered himself rather familiar with Tan Wei’an’s character, and this behavior wasn’t typical of him.

As Zhiwei Restaurant’s well-known lazybones, Tan Wei’an usually avoided work when he completed his tasks for the day.

Tan Wei’an’s work had already been completed for today, and the afternoon was for researching the Double Crab Bun. Normally, Tan Wei’an should have been mainly involved in taste testing and observing this afternoon, serving as a backup for kneading dough if needed.

Since today was the first official research day, everyone was still in the division of labor phase, so Tan Wei’an really didn’t have much to do. But given his usual nature, he should have been guiding Guli rather than quietly making snacks on his own.

Such a hardworking and diligent image didn’t quite resemble Tan Wei’an.

Tan Wei’an silently gritted his teeth.

"I don’t understand," Tan Wei’an’s face was full of unease, "I don’t understand what you’re talking about. Isn’t this something quite normal? Didn’t everyone not understand at first?"

Qin Huai: ?

"Why does everyone understand now, except for me?!"

"Even Pei Xing understands, he’s realized it, and I’m the only one who doesn’t know what you’re talking about. Does that make sense?" 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Qin Huai: ...

"Well..." Qin Huai didn’t know how to comfort Tan Wei’an, especially since Tan Wei’an’s skill level wasn’t actually bad, and he definitely wasn’t lacking guidance from top chefs.

Considering Master Tan’s reputation, whenever Tan Wei’an at Zhiwei Restaurant didn’t understand something, he could casually ask any master chef, and they would tell him.

Qin Huai had never thought of guiding Tan Wei’an; their communication was usually about exchanging ideas and discussions. And although Tan Wei’an’s skill level was lower than Qin Huai and Zheng Siyuan’s, he had a broad perspective, knew a lot, and possessed extensive theoretical knowledge.

Qin Huai never expected Tan Wei’an to care about this.

He had always been the one with a "Treasure Bag" after all, yet he cared so much about feelings.

"Then you..."

"I’ll try to get a feel for it myself for a while. Call me if you need anything."

"Alright." Qin Huai chose not to disturb Tan Wei’an and went back to the culinary station to think about how to make the filling.

Just then, Zheng Siyuan’s dough was also ready. Zheng Siyuan called Qin Huai over to check if the current dough consistency was appropriate. He thought it was fine, but he wasn’t sure if Qin Huai had any other opinions.

Qin Huai thought it was quite good.

"How could Tan Wei’an be provoked by Pei Xing?" Qin Huai couldn’t help but ask.

Zheng Siyuan silently looked at Qin Huai, his expression clearly conveying, "Do you really not understand, or are you pretending not to understand?" "Why do you think he was provoked by Pei Xing?"

"Isn’t he? As soon as Pei Xing made rapid progress this morning, he started intensely practicing making osmanthus cake, and he just mentioned it himself."

"He was provoked by you."

"You went to Guangdong Province for a few days, mastered thickening, broke through knife skills and fire control, and after talking to Zang Liang for a couple of sentences, Zang Liang understood thickening."

"After speaking with Pei Xing for a couple of sentences, Pei Xing made rapid progress."

"Among all of us, Tan Wei’an talks the most. He usually stands on the side and talks lazily during practice. He speaks with you the most, yet he hasn’t made any progress."

"Who do you think he was provoked by?"

Qin Huai: ...

Seriously, Ah sir, you’re counting it like that.

Qin Huai scratched his head.

"But I think his osmanthus cake is already at the upper limit of his current skill level, and practicing osmanthus cake won’t really help much."

"How about I give him my Green Bean Cake recipe to practice making them for improvement?"