Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 1144 - 551: The Taste of Memories (Part 2)

Qin Huai briefly explained his guesses, winning everyone's approval. Taking advantage of the moment, Shi Dadan finished off the plate of Level A+ dumplings. After hearing Qin Huai's nonsense, Luo Jun felt that it should end for the night. Just as he was about to try an A+ dumpling, he found the plate empty and immediately glared at Shi Dadan with anger.

Shi Dadan: ...

Feeling guilty, Shi Dadan handed Luo Jun a banana and asked if he wanted one.

Qin Huai sensed that things were not quite right and, fearing the conflict might soon extend to him, promptly stood up, indicating it was getting late, and that Master Qin needed to rest for work tomorrow.

If anyone wants to eat the Level A+ Family Fortune Dumplings tomorrow, they can reserve in advance. There are only 99 sets of Family Fortune Dumplings with a buff available each day, so you must pre-order to enjoy the buff dumplings.

Just as Qin Huai was about to make his exit, Luo Jun tapped his chopsticks on the plate, looking at Qin Huai, coldly saying, "Qin Huai, aren't you going to taste the dumplings you made?"

Forcing a flattering smile, Qin Huai said, "Mr. Luo, I've already had dinner, and it's quite late for a main meal..."

"Eat."

Qin Huai: QAQ

Ultimately, Qin Huai ended up eating 5 leftover Family Fortune Dumplings.

As for the taste of these dumplings, well...

Xu Nuo might be a very creative snack master, coming up with the idea of using leftovers to make dumplings, a masterpiece neither seen in the past nor likely to be seen in the future—an affront to ancestors and a self-disappointment. It's a great creation, please don't create it again.

It was really quite awful.

Even though the dumpling was rated Level C, Qin Huai felt it was at least Level D in terms of unpleasant taste.

Because its bad flavor brought with it a desecration of dumplings for diners. Compared to guo'er, this is a true violation of ancestral culinary principles.

The next morning, Qin Huai went to work at Yunzhong Restaurant as usual, making dumplings.

Normal Family Fortune Dumplings.

All sorts of fillings one could ask for: chive and egg, pork with green onions, lamb with green onions, beef with green onions, pork with sauerkraut, corn dumplings, shepherd's purse dumplings, celery dumplings, mackerel dumplings, three delicacies dumplings, shrimp dumplings...

Yunzhong Restaurant underwent an explosive transformation to a dumpling house.

While cooking dumplings, the fillings were disregarded entirely; whatever they fished out, they ate, discovering the dumplings felt like opening a blind box.

Shi Dadan, Gong Liang, and Cheng Gong knew last night that they would be having Family Fortune Dumplings this morning, so they arrived early, eager to eat dumplings.

Shi Dadan even set a record by eating 27 bowls of dumplings consecutively, his appetite unsurpassed, prompting others to wonder if Old Shi was not watching his figure at all, or if he was perhaps training for a competitive eating contest.

Shi Dadan got up early to eat dumplings, while Cheng Gong and Gong Liang got up early to extract information from Xu Tuqiang.

Wang Gen Sheng was known for his clumsy tongue and poor memory. Often, Uncle Wang unintentionally deceived people simply because he couldn't remember or articulate clearly. Qin Huai figured that Gong Liang and Cheng Gong must have conferred privately after going home last night, deciding that rather than directly questioning Wang Gen Sheng, they'd first try to get some information from Xu Tuqiang, piecing together what they could, before directly approaching Wang Gen Sheng with more focused questions to gather more intel.

Qin Huai didn't participate in the conversation extraction process; he merely observed silently by the culinary station, watching the lively discussion at the small table, with Wang Gen Sheng frequently reminiscing with a face full of nostalgia.

That afternoon, Qin Huai left work early but didn't visit the hospital to deliver food to Zhao Cheng'an and Zhou Hu; the task of feeding these two was handed over to Ouyang.

Early-leaving Qin Huai carried two big bags of dumplings home to Luo Jun's house to host a tea party, attempting to use the two big bags of Level A+ normal Family Fortune Dumplings to soothe the stomach pain Bi Fang suffered the previous night.

When Qin Huai entered, Luo Jun gave him a cold look, treating him with the same indifference as Chen Huihong.

Qin Huai didn't see it as a big deal, and went to the kitchen to cook dumplings. While cooking, he left the kitchen door open, facilitating his ability to listen in on the information Gong Liang and Cheng Gong had gathered.

Gong Liang and Cheng Gong had made a significant breakthrough today. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

No one had previously attempted to delve into Wang Gen Sheng's past because everyone thought they already knew plenty about Uncle Wang. Uncle Wang was perceived as a very honest, fair, upright, and corruption-free accountant, who hadn't committed any false or incorrect ledger entries in 40 years.

His family background was simple and clean, with uncomplicated family relationships and good family ties. Even though he was monetarily well-off, Wang Gen Sheng's wealth came from a property demolishment compensation, and he along with his immediate family maintained the pre-compensation spending habits, appearing thoroughly normal and fortunate.

This was Qin Huai's prior impression of Wang Gen Sheng.

Through the inquires from Xu Tuqiang and Cheng Gong, Qin Huai realized he had underestimated Uncle Wang. Seeming straightforward and ordinary, Uncle Wang was actually a hidden protagonist of a historical saga tale, fit for a 4-million-word novel.

Wang Gen Sheng was a native of Shan City. After graduating from college, he worked at Gusu Textile Factory for over 20 years. Once the textile factory closed down, he was reassigned back to Shan City. His and his relatives' basic conditions were well-known among the morning joggers.

Back in the day, Wang Gen Sheng was recommended to college for his courageous good deeds, later moving to work in Gusu. However, his single salary couldn't support his struggling family. His mother had asthma and couldn't do heavy physical work, his father was a forge worker at a machinery factory but was severely malnourished due to the poverty at home. His elder brother was a porter doing physical labor as well, and his sister-in-law was a temporary worker at the national cotton factory.

Because he had to continuously support the family, Wang Gen Sheng married late, not getting married until he was in his 30s, considered an older bachelor by the standards of that era.