Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 1174 - 563: Xu Cheng’s Shock

As Lin Juan was still in a daze, Qin Huai didn't say more and went directly into the kitchen to make snacks.

The Lin family's members were simple, and when Qin Huai messaged Lin Juan yesterday to have her prepare the ingredients, he specifically included quantities for the entire Lin family, even accounting for Lin Juan's niece and nephew's family. Xu Cheng's sudden meal intrusion didn't affect Qin Huai's snack preparation; moving two snacks from each household to Xu Cheng was enough to keep him full until the day after tomorrow.

Xu Cheng's appetite was truly lacking.

Yesterday, Qin Huai said he wanted to make a few specialty snacks for Lin Juan, and he truly intended to make his best snacks.

Qin Huai planned to make the highest-rated ones, with buffs.

The top choice was naturally Level S- Fermented Rice with Steamed Buns, followed by crab roe pork buns and Three Meat Buns. It was crab season, and the crab roe was particularly delicious; having a crab roe pork bun this time of year was an absolute indulgence.

Qin Huai could make Level A+ Full Family Dumplings, but he didn't plan to make dumplings. If he were purely pursuing the A+ rating, many of Qin Huai's snack flavors could achieve it. However, those snacks didn't have recipes and couldn't display ratings.

Qin Huai wanted to make Four Happiness glutinous rice, but unfortunately, sesame peanut brittle filling and red bean filling needed to be prepared in advance, and there was no stock at Yunzhong Restaurant to expedite shipping, so he had to switch to a rice cake, which Qin Huai also favored and was simple to make.

At the same time, Qin Huai inquired about the Lin family's taste preferences via WeChat; Lin Juan liked osmanthus cake and pan-fried buns, and her husband Jiang Yong rarely ate snacks but had a sweet tooth, occasionally binge-eating sweets.

Originally, given Jiang Yong's sweet tooth, Sugar Triangle was the most suitable snack for him, but the filling also needed to be prepared in advance, so Qin Huai had to switch to fried dough stick.

At Qin Huai's side, snacks he frequently made were never rated low.

Time was tight and tasks were heavy; soon Xu Cheng would arrive. Although Qin Huai had no interest in the Taste magazine and even had a psychological shadow from it, he still respected Xu Cheng, the world-renowned food critic.

Xu Cheng not only wrote food reviews in his position but also in his social circle. If today's snacks weren't done well and Xu Cheng secretly dissed Qin Huai on social media, he'd be disgraced worldwide in the chef circle.

Master Qin diligently worked on snacks in the kitchen.

Lin Juan stood at the kitchen door, holding three gold bars with teeth marks, her expression complex, unsure of what to say. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Earlier, Lin Juan foolishly bit each gold bar. Though unsure what real gold should taste like, she felt it must be genuine.

Lin Juan found it absurd.

Her grandpa wasn't newly senile nor a first-timer at odd deeds. But burying gold bars in the backyard and having others dig them up... Lin Juan was just a typical housewife who enjoyed listening to books and dramatic novels on her phone while doing chores.

This reality was more outrageous than anything in the stories.

"Qin… Master Qin," Lin Juan hesitantly looked at Qin Huai, "These… these gold bars, why don't you and Xiao An take them? After all, it was given to Xiao An by my grandfather, and without you, we wouldn't even know there were gold bars buried in the backyard."

Qin Huai didn't expect Lin Juan's first reaction after being conflicted for over ten minutes was not to want the gold bars.

Keep in mind, three yellow fish, no matter the era, would be a fortune. If not for having over 20 million in his bank account and soon inheriting Luo Jun's massive estate, even Qin Huai would be tempted by those three gold bars.

If Lin Juan swallowed all three gold bars without informing her brother, aunt, and father, even in a family ethics drama, it would be considered ordinary behavior.

While kneading dough, Qin Huai glanced at Lin Juan but said nothing.

"I was raised by my grandpa and grandma as a child," Lin Juan said, "My grandpa couldn't take care of kids; he just told me stories."

"He said he was a beggar since childhood, initially following an old beggar to beg, and later, the old beggar froze to death in winter; he almost froze too, but before dying, he was picked up by a beggar called Old Boss and taken in as a little brother."

"Old Boss raised him for many years. He wasn't good at begging, and what he got each day couldn't even sustain him. Old Boss didn't allow them to steal or rob, deceive or swindle, but provided them accommodation in green brick houses with quilts and even taught them literacy."

"My grandpa said he aspired since childhood to grow up quickly, work at the docks to carry packages, and use the earnings to support Old Boss so he wouldn't have to endure the hardship of begging daily."

"But he struggled to support himself with his earnings, and even money saved from dock work wasn't enough for postage."

"My grandpa often said that among all the little brothers Old Boss raised, everyone succeeded but him. Living depended on Old Boss, marrying depended on Old Boss; even his son's marriage depended on Old Boss. He didn't want to remain useless; he also wanted to save a great fortune for Old Boss."

"Later, Old Boss died of illness, and he inherited 6 silver coins. With the money, my grandpa, an outsider, was able to build a house in the village and settle down, marry my grandma. However, my grandpa later said Old Boss hadn't died and there was a communication error, and my stubborn grandpa sent letters to Hankou for over a decade; my dad even went to Hankou to help locate him after starting work."

"These things are known in my family. Especially after my grandpa got sick in recent years, he's forgotten many recent events and constantly reminisces these past stories."