Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 359 - 213: Major Crisis in Yunzhong District_2

"Can you handle it? If not, I can help you scan the code."

"I can." Wang Gen Sheng nodded blankly; he was completely shocked by the number of people waiting for a number.

Wang Gen Sheng stood aside waiting for Chen Juan. During this time, another seven or eight people came to get a number. When Chen Juan arrived, the waiter issued a number and took a look.

587.

Wang Gen Sheng: !!!

Having worked as a professional accountant for decades, Wang Gen Sheng remarked that back when he was calculating wages for people at the factory, he only handled this many people’s wages in a month.

"Weren’t there just 7 or 8 people earlier?" Wang Gen Sheng was astonished.

"Many are taking numbers online, but don’t worry, sir, we reorder the numbers if they miss their slot, and many online numbers are just trying their luck; they might not show up." the waiter reassured.

Wang Gen Sheng felt completely unconsoled.

Just as Wang Gen Sheng and Chen Juan were deeply shocked by the number and speed of the queue, another young woman stepped forward to take a number.

"Hi, I took a number online, can you tell me approximately when number 376 will be called?"

"Around 11:45 am, you’ll receive a message online when it’s time."

Wang Gen Sheng thought the woman’s voice sounded familiar, and when he turned his head to look,

Qu Jing! freeweɓnovel~cѳm

"Dr. Qu." Wang Gen Sheng was astonished again.

What had he just heard? Qu Jing was actually queuing and only got number 376.

Qu Jing is Qin Huai’s friend and always received priority treatment.

At Yunzhong Restaurant, Qu Jing never had to wait in line; she always got priority service. Even when she came to the cafeteria after work in the afternoon, she could still enjoy a full set of snacks.

Before Qu Jing came along, Xu Tuqiang loved eating sticky rice cake so much, Qin Huai might not make it even once a week. After Qu Jing arrived, Yunzhong Restaurant sold sticky rice cake every day, often more than the Crab Shell Cake.

Now in Gusu, Qu Jing actually has to queue for snacks.

Wang Gen Sheng felt like the sky had fallen.

He had just been thinking that if he couldn’t buy any, he would message Qin Huai and shamelessly ask him to give him priority treatment, ideally finding a way to get two cups of Dried Tangerine Peel Tea.

Now, what priority treatment, Qu Jing had to queue.

"Uncle Wang." Qu Jing was somewhat surprised and instinctively wanted to put on a hat and mask.

Qu Jing took a day off today and came secretly to Huang Ji to queue for snacks, thinking she wouldn’t run into anyone she knew, so she only wore gloves and a scarf, without a hat or mask.

She wore the scarf because it was cold.

Ever since she started secretly sunbathing, Qu Jing felt it was nice to go out without covering up, exposing the bare skin to the air, even breathing felt free.

"Are you here visiting Gusu?" Qu Jing smiled and greeted warmly.

For Qu Jing, Wang Gen Sheng was considered half a patient, familiar in a way.

Wang Gen Sheng had consulted Qu Jing about Alzheimer’s disease before.

"Dr. Qu, your UV allergy has improved a lot; you don’t even need a mask outside." Chen Juan sighed.

Qu Jing was taken aback, then smiled and nodded happily, "Yes, much better after treatment, sometimes I can even sunbathe."

"There’s a pedestrian street nearby; would you like me to show you around?" Qu Jing offered proactively.

Ever since Xu Cheng posted on Weibo, making Huang Ji’s business booming, Qu Jing stopped asking Qin Huai for priority treatment.

Every time she thought about how people waited for hours outside Huang Ji to get snacks and she had no urgent need for them but still got priority treatment, Qu Jing felt an inexplicable guilt.

As long as Qin Huai didn’t bring it up, Qu Jing wouldn’t proactively request priority treatment.

Now, no departments at the hospital would have gatherings at Huang Ji, even if they came, they wouldn’t score any, only cycling as pure exercise. Qu Jing’s colleagues wouldn’t be so blind to ask Qu Jing to pull strings to get snacks unless it was for a child’s birthday at home, knowing you don’t use relationships like that.

Qu Jing loved soft and glutinous snacks, which were abundant in Gusu. Normally, Qu Jing would just buy from ordinary pastry shops; on days off, she’d quietly come to Huang Ji to queue.

After coming a few times, she became familiar with the surroundings.

With a new environment, Qu Jing didn’t need to explain to colleagues how severe and exaggerated her "UV allergy" was, and colleagues just saw her as introverted rather than aloof.

Having more interactions and communication, Qu Jing became more talkative, able to talk about anything while leading Wang Gen Sheng and Chen Juan on a stroll nearby.

She spoke about how booming Huang Ji’s business was, how prestigious "Taste" was, how hard it was to buy snacks, how severe the traffic was, and how hard it was to get shared bikes.

The two were amazed.

Wang Gen Sheng couldn’t help but express, "Isn’t this just like when we were young, racing bikes to snatch buns and dumplings, fearing not to get any if we were too slow."

"Sundays off were all about bike racing, fearing if our skills lagged, we’d fall behind."

"Uncle Wang, how many days are you planning to stay in Gusu?" Qu Jing asked.

"We initially planned to return the day after tomorrow, my wife and I also have to return to take care of our granddaughter. Now we’re a bit reluctant, especially when biking earlier, it felt like being young again, back when I was an accountant at the factory, that..." Wang Gen Sheng began reminiscing.

Chen Juan covered her face with a hand.

"We’ll probably stay a bit longer," Chen Juan ignored Wang Gen Sheng and smiled at Qu Jing, "It’s just an extra half month in a hotel, but the hotel we’re in now is a bit far, need to switch to a closer one."

"There don’t seem to be any hotels nearby, mainly old residential areas. I’ve heard from Qin Huai there are many vacant houses around, you might consider renting one for a month, cheaper than a hotel."

"Right, Uncle Wang was messaging for a while, was anything up?" Qu Jing asked.

Chen Juan glanced at Wang Gen Sheng who was still lost in reminiscence and said unconcernedly, "He’s probably bragging to his jogging buddies, don’t mind him. Dr. Qu, can you tell me more about this ’Taste’? Why did snacks become harder to buy after Master Qin got featured on ’Taste’ today?"

Meanwhile, Yunzhong Restaurant was packed with district residents.

Both those who jogged and those who didn’t were there.

Mostly retired uncles and aunts.

The atmosphere was very heavy.

More intense and serious than in Huang’s Kitchen.

Leading the group, Grandpa Qian spoke solemnly, "Everyone’s seen the messages Wang Laogen posted in our homeowner group."

"The situation is quite serious now."

"Master Qin is so popular at Huang Ji and got featured in that ’Taste’, the article was read by everyone, it only mentioned Huang Ji, not a single word about our Yunzhong Restaurant."

"Exactly, what’s up with that Xu Cheng who wrote it, those who don’t know might think Master Qin is from Huang Ji." an aunt grumbled.

"That’s not important, what’s crucial is, according to Wang Laogen’s intel, Master Qin is more popular at Huang Ji, the snacks are more expensive, more famous."

"People bike every day, queue for hours to eat."

"We can’t sit idly by anymore, last time someone investigated, Huang Ji’s boss plans to marry off his daughter to Master Qin, I think this isn’t without basis."

"We also need to take action."

An old man weakly said, "But I heard Huang Ji’s boss only has a son..."

"Not important." Grandpa Qian interrupted sternly, "Right now what’s crucial is we need to go to Gusu."

"I know many of you have booked tickets."

Xu Tuqiang: ???

What tickets? I didn’t know about any tickets?

"Everyone, put aside taking care of grandkids temporarily if necessary bring the kids to Gusu during a vacation, it’s the same."

"Old Sun, your son runs a travel agency, book hotels, let’s all go to Gusu to see what’s going on."

"What if Master Qin decides to stay in Gusu, what will we do?"

"Wait, I have a say." Xu Tuqiang finally found a chance to interject, "Mr. Qian, you live in the neighboring district, it was one thing to be in our homeowner chat, why is Wang Gen Sheng also in it?"

"Moreover, I’m the real Yunzhong District homeowner, why was I just added to the group now?!"

Everyone: ...

New novel 𝓬hapters are published on (f)re𝒆web(n)ovel.com