Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 15 - 14: Is Chen Huihong Not Human?! (Requesting Monthly Tickets!)

After studying the recipe, Qin Huai poked at it hard and unexpectedly got an extra warm reminder.

[Most tree barks are poisonous and inedible. It is recommended to choose elm bark. Please choose carefully.]

How thoughtful.

If only they could provide a slightly more normal recipe, it would be even more thoughtful.

Qin Huai exited the game panel and fell into contemplation.

There was a lot of information; he needed to sort it out.

First, Chen Huihong is not human.

Secondly...

Forget it, what else is there secondly, Chen Huihong isn't human!

No! Is! Human!

Of course, not completely non-human, because the species shows it's pending unlock—what if it unlocks to be human?

Putting aside the facts, is there not a one in ten thousand chance that Chen Huihong could be human?

As for the remaining nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine out of ten thousand...

Qin Huai held his phone, his fingers rubbing the WeChat chat interface, wanting to send a probing message but unsure what to say.

Ever since understanding what the system was, Qin Huai had many guesses about the script in his hand.

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Urban tycoon, business ups and downs, academic prodigy comeback, interdimensional travel, doctor's compassionate heart, strongest chef king.

Never considered alien invasion or spiritual energy revival.

These kinds of plots were a bit over the top for an ordinary college student whose family runs a breakfast shop.

Qin Huai didn't usually read these kinds of novels and had no experience.

Also... the illustrated handbook.

Qin Huai reopened the game panel, looking at the several categories in the illustrated handbook, his gaze lingering on the dream section, staring at the 1/3 in the dream column.

What he had just seen, was it really just a dream?

Qin Huai began to recall Chen Huihong's various reactions in the dream.

It was a bit strange.

Not to the point of being inhuman, just a bit like players of the fourth great disaster arriving in a completely unfamiliar world, finding everything new. No different from modern people in wasteland, future people in ancient times.

The fourth great disaster...

Qin Huai supported his chin with his right hand and gasped.

Oh no, could he really have become an NPC?

What's the next step? Main god descends, game descends, global cataclysm, player invasion?

No, it might not be the fourth great disaster.

If this is a story fitting traditional Chinese aesthetics and thinking, Chen Huihong might be a cultivator who has perfected their cultivation and entered the world to undergo a tribulation.

No, immortal cultivation is a bit too outrageous—could it still be a monster?

What if "Liao Zhai" written by Pu Songling is documentary literature?

Just as he was lost in thought, a message from Chen Huihong arrived.

Chen Huihong: Xiao Qin, this is today's preliminary recruitment list. Please take a look. There's a very good young person I think is quite suitable for the shopkeeper position. See if you need it.

Qin Huai replied immediately: Okay, Sister Hong, thank you, Sister Hong, for your hard work!

Received the document.

Things like main god, game, cataclysm, player, cultivator, monster—none of it mattered. Even if Chen Huihong is a monster who attained spirits before the founding of the country, she is a good monster with a heart for good, helping others and recruiting people.

In modern society, everything should be viewed with a heart of tolerance and understanding.

So it's just not a human?

Small problem, don't make a fuss, Qin Huai indicates he also has a system.

Qin Huai thought about it and replied: Sister Hong, do you have any research on tree bark? I've been pondering spices lately and think elm bark is a great spice for salad dressing. Would you be interested in helping me taste it?

The chat box with Chen Huihong showed a long "is typing" lasting three minutes, but no message appeared in the silent scene.

Finally, three minutes later, Chen Huihong sent a message like a warrior with a broken wrist.

Chen Huihong: Very creative [thumb up] — must try it if given a chance!

Seeing this message, Qin Huai's eyes were moist, tears of emotion almost fell.

No matter if Chen Huihong is human or not, with such high likability and the spirit of supporting everything, she must be a positive character!

Ending the chat and fruitless imaginings, Qin Huai began to study the list sent by Chen Huihong.

Yunzhong Restaurant plans to hire 2 chefs, 5-6 waitstaff, and 1-2 general workers. The list prepared by Chen Huihong had a total of 15 people, giving Qin Huai plenty of leeway to choose people.

The shopkeeper candidate was placed first, Huang Xi, female, 34, married with children, with a bachelor's degree, and 11 years of experience in the culinary industry, once serving as a chain restaurant branch manager for 6 years, an impressive resume.

The reason for leaving the last company was also simple: due to poor company performance, there was a large-scale store closure, and Huang Xi's workplace was closed, forcing her overnight from management to the bottom level, with a drastic salary reduction causing her to resign.

A real talent, Qin Huai considered it a treasure.

The salary negotiated by HR was not considered high; the shopkeeper's salary was a base salary plus commission, and how much you earn in the end mainly depends on the shop's performance. With a professional shopkeeper like Huang Xi joining, Qin Huai's grassroots team could become more formal, becoming a grassroots team with rules and management talent.

As for the remaining employees, they were relatively ordinary.

As a new boss unfamiliar with recruitment, Qin Huai only looked at work experience and salary requirements. He selected 2 experienced chefs from the resumes, 5 waitstaff with neat features and dining industry experience, and 1 general worker with relevant expertise, the lowest salary request, and the highest cost-effectiveness, sending the selected list to Chen Huihong, thereby ending the boss's review.

Less than half an hour after sending the list, Huang Xi proactively contacted Qin Huai to add him on WeChat to discuss specific matters about new employees' trial work and tasting.

The largest enterprise Qin Huai had run was his family's breakfast shop, valued at over 80,000 yuan (including the store), covering 15 square meters, without any business concept knowledge. The accounts were managed by Zhao Rong and Qin Congwen; he was clueless about these things. Seeing Huang Xi so professional, he simply entrusted everything to her, only responsible for the snacks on the first floor.

For Qin Huai's hands-off approach, Huang Xi, having been a worker for so many years, took it in stride.

These days, a boss who doesn't meddle can be considered a good boss. What's annoying are the bosses who know nothing but always want to interfere. Asking for dazzling black one moment, glowing white the next, and after you present both design plans, they think for a moment and slap their head, saying to combine the two, asking for a dazzling yet glowing black-and-white combo. That's when workers feel like they could take wax and wax every strand of hair off the boss's head.

With Huang Xi's tight and efficient preparations, Yunzhong Restaurant's new employees quickly finished trial tastings and signed contracts to become full-timers.

For the next few days, Qin Huai rarely went out, staying home to study the snack menu for the grand opening, finally settling it on the last day.

Now everything was ready, just waiting for Yunzhong Restaurant to officially open on July 1st.