Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 844 - 420: [Delicious Egg Tarts]

"His enthusiasm for work was incredibly high; every day, he arrived at the Yunzhong Restaurant around 7 a.m. and made pastries until 7 p.m. A couple of days ago, someone spread the rumor that Little Zheng liked durians, and soon, durians from the nearby premium fruit stores were almost sold out. That day, Little Zheng received over 60 durians and had no choice but to bake several batches of durian pastries."

"I have to say, Little Zheng is inexperienced. How could this stall handle making such pastries? The next day, he received more than 80 durians."

Qin Huai: ...

Poor Zheng Siyuan.

"Sister Hong, didn’t you remind Zheng Siyuan?" Qin Huai asked.

He was very familiar with Zheng Siyuan’s temperament and even more acquainted with how well the older folks at the Yunzhong Restaurant could coax people. Zheng Siyuan was indeed the type of snack master who could be coaxed into making pastries for 12 hours a day.

"I planned to let Little Zheng make durian pastries for a few more days and then remind him," Chen Huihong said. "The durian pastries he makes are quite delicious."

Qu Jing nodded in agreement.

Qin Huai: ... Alright, it seems that Chen Huihong and Qu Jing did not spare Zheng Siyuan either.

"By the way, Xiao Qin, what did you want from us today?" Chen Huihong asked.

After being speechless for a while, Luo Jun finally found an opportunity to cut in, saying with a tone neither warm nor cold, "Oh, so you do know that today’s video call was initiated by Qin Huai, Chen Huihong. I almost thought you initiated it to chat in the group."

Ever since Qin Huai had come to Zhiwei Restaurant, he had been listening to Master Zhou’s sarcastic remarks daily, so he was completely immune to Luo Jun’s direct and aggressively sarcastic comments. He even occasionally felt that Luo Jun should cultivate his sarcasm skills further and not be so straightforward.

"It’s like this, Old Shi just issued another side quest to me." Qin Huai turned the phone camera toward Shi Dadan, who was still eating his takeaway, to show that he was with Shi Dadan.

Then, Qin Huai explained everything that had happened lately at Zhiwei Restaurant, how he met Zhao Cheng’an, Zhao Cheng’an’s personality traits, and the specific content of the side quest.

This was indeed serious business; as Qin Huai spoke about the above content, Luo Jun maintained a serious expression, Chen Huihong didn’t interrupt, Qu Jing listened intently, and Shi Dadan slowed down his eating and focused on listening.

After speaking for about half an hour, Qin Huai finally finished and then raised his question.

"Mr. Luo, I think Zhao Cheng’an’s situation is somewhat different from Uncle Wang and the others. Moreover, he might have very little or no memory related to spirits at all, and I’m not quite sure if he is in his last life."

"Don’t you have a game panel? Wouldn’t it be obvious if you just checked it?" Luo Jun said.

Qin Huai showed a helpless expression, "That’s the strangest part."

"After reading the side quest, I went to the illustration section to look, but no new entry was unlocked, and Zhao Cheng’an wasn’t in the illustration section at all."

Luo Jun frowned, "What kind of lousy game system do you have that falls apart at crucial moments?"

Qin Huai felt that Luo Jun’s scolding was quite on point, so he remained silent.

"I just find it a bit too strange, and in my view, Zhao Cheng’an really doesn’t seem like a spirit. Today, I wanted to ask in the group whether he might be like Old Shi, a very special spirit, or if he’s in a particularly unique state."

Under normal circumstances, as long as a task is announced and the task includes relevant memories and dreams of the corresponding spirit, the illustration is bound to unlock.

However, in Qin Huai’s illustration section, one spirit was special.

Chen Huixi.

Chen Huixi was a dissipated Luan bird, and in a sense, this life’s Chen Huixi wasn’t a spirit but a true human. Qin Huai unlocked Chen Huixi’s illustration only after seeing all of Chen Huihong’s memories.

Therefore, Qin Huai somewhat suspected that Zhao Cheng’an might be in a similar situation, but he didn’t dare to say so directly.

Luo Jun frowned, "How would I know? I’m just a dying Bi fang, not an encyclopedia."

"There are so many spirits; I might not recognize some species. Quickly complete Shi Dadan’s task and make the egg tarts; then see the dreams, and you’ll know."

"Did you gather us together just for this matter? Qin Huai, do you think my life is too long, and I have a lot of time to waste? I just discovered this afternoon that there’s a TV series I haven’t finished watching, and tomorrow I have to go look at cemeteries with Chen Huihong." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"The cemeteries she picked for me before were really unsuitable; being buried there is worse than being buried in the greenbelt of our community. If I were to be buried in those places, I wouldn’t even be happy seeing that tombstone when I come to sweep my grave in my next life."

Qin Huai: ... What a strange yet reasonable comment.

"Well... um..." Qu Jing weakly raised her hand, "If Qin Huai’s matter is concluded, I actually have something to say related to An Youyou."

"I have been chatting with An Youyou for some time, and I feel she might be able to accelerate her awakening through some unconventional methods."