Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 908 - 448: Taifeng Building (Part 2)
"I don't know." Zhao Cheng'an was evidently clueless, his eyes solely filled with the desire to take a trip to Beiping and enjoy the food at Fen Garden, and showed no interest in the exchange event, "Maybe you just tour around the kitchen at Babaozhai? I'm not sure how their meat cooking exchange works, but if it's our Zhiwei Restaurant's exchange event, you just take a tour around the kitchen, and each chef directly makes some snacks, then everyone tastes each other's snacks."
Qin Huai: That sounds very Zhiwei Restaurant-like.
Even the pastry chefs attending the exchange event have to enter the kitchen to make a couple of snacks before they can leave.
Not being able to find out anything about the exchange event, and Qin Huai himself not being very interested in it. Compared to the exchange with Babaozhai, Qin Huai was more interested in going to Beiping with Zhao Cheng'an.
"I looked up where Taifeng Building is." Qin Huai said abruptly, "Our flight lands in the afternoon at 4, so we have plenty of time. By then we can first go take a look and take photos at Taifeng Building, then go eat."
Zhao Cheng'an continued to eat snacks in big bites, agreeing with a nod as Qin Huai spoke, then only realized after another mouthful.
What is Taifeng Building?
Oh right, it was the restaurant Qin Huai mentioned was closed.
What's the point of taking photos at a closed restaurant, it's not even a tourist spot.
Forget it, I don't get it, it's not important. Qin Huai can go wherever he wants. Perhaps it's another task from his silly game system, he's got a screw loose, wanting to go everywhere can be understood.
Zhao Cheng'an thought he was truly a thoughtful and good colleague.
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Zhao Cheng'an spent the entire flight eating and drinking, sampling every drink on the beverage menu, even managing to complain to Qin Huai that the stewardess on this flight made terrible tea, saying that even An Youyou, who just started learning to make tea, made better green tea and black tea.
The price of indulging was that even before the plane landed, Zhao Cheng'an was already stuffed.
People who knew him would know he came to take a flight, those who didn't might think he came for an all-you-can-eat buffet in the sky.
"Burp." Zhao Cheng'an let out the first burp upon landing in Beiping, as he searched the map, "Hey, Qin Huai, the Taifeng Building you want to visit is pretty close to both Babaozhai and the hotel we're staying at, all within the Second Ring."
"Really." Qin Huai nodded, "Then let's first drop off our luggage at the hotel, and head directly to Taifeng Building. I just messaged Master Zhou to tell him we've landed safely, did you send a message?" 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
Zhao Cheng'an: ... We have to report safety? Damn, I'm one step behind again.
Upon reaching the hotel, Qin Huai got a new understanding of Babaozhai, which Zhao Cheng'an mentioned as having deep pockets.
The executive suite in the high-end hotel within the Second Ring, even though Qin Huai had never visited Beiping, he could guess the general room rate, making him realize that the new boss of Babaozhai, Ling Guangzhao, was truly fond of spending money.
The wealth of top-level meat cooking made Qin Huai, a pastry chef, grit his teeth in envy.
Zhao Cheng'an was also slightly shocked: "Wow, how much money does Babaozhai actually earn in a year? This is extremely rich and extravagant, making our Zhiwei Restaurant look like country bumpkins begging for food."
"Don't say it like that." Qin Huai comforted him, "Only you are from Zhiwei Restaurant, I'm not."
Zhao Cheng'an: ?
The distance from the hotel to Taifeng Building was only 2.4 kilometers. Stuffed from the plane ride, Zhao Cheng'an needed to digest, checked the temperature, found 30°C manageable, and boldly proposed, "Why don't we just walk there?"
Qin Huai: ?
Is this how you mayflies experience life's vicissitudes?
Qin Huai didn't understand but respected it and nodded agreement.
So they bravely set off from the hotel to walk to Taifeng Building. Along the way, Qin Huai felt that theoretically, he should've walked these roads in Zhao Cheng'an and Chen Huihong's memories because the crazy lady had walked through nearly every corner of the inner city back in the day.
The 2-kilometer vicinity of Taifeng Building must have been within her frequent activity range.
A century of time transformed Beiping City's inner city completely, highrise buildings replaced low houses, asphalt roads covered old dirt paths, street vendors turned into prime retail storefronts. Although the sky wasn't as blue as it had been and the poor air quality made it appear a bit gray, Qin Huai found it much brighter than in his memories.
Traffic was everywhere, with car tails stretching endlessly due to the congestion, no more street-side beggars could be seen. Pedestrians, whether in new or old clothes, weren't wearing tattered clothes full of patches or rough clothes. Those sitting in the corners were not seriously ill and dying poor folks but young people avoiding the sun playing on their phones.
The inner city was still bustling and lively, but not with the same kind of bustle and liveliness.
In his memory, Qin Huai had seen Beiping many times, in winter, autumn, and summer, but this Beiping was one he'd never seen before.
"I was just joking, Qin Huai, why do you look like it's your first time entering the city?" Zhao Cheng'an joked when he saw Qin Huai constantly looking around.
"It is indeed my first time in Beiping." Qin Huai smiled, "It's true to the rumors, the traffic is terrible."
Zhao Cheng'an shared the sentiment: "Good thing we took the subway and didn't get a car, otherwise we'd still be stuck in traffic now. Navigation says turn left in 100 meters and we'll be at Taifeng Building. Isn't it strange that even though this restaurant has been closed for decades, it's still searchable on maps?"
"No, actually, it's about how in such a prime location, there's a restaurant that could remain closed for decades. Imagine how much rent it would fetch in a year if it were rented out."
