Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 687 - 353: Planning Ahead for the Funeral

By the time Qin Huai finished making all the Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Balls at Luo Jun’s house, it was already 7 PM.

Everyone was chatting and got hungry, so they just cooked up a pot to eat. Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Balls paired with Dried Tangerine Peel Tea is Yunzhong Restaurant’s luxurious combo.

As for the stuff Qu Jing cooked...

Everyone tacitly chose to forget it.

After two bowls of Dried Tangerine Peel Tea, Luo Jun’s temper improved a lot, his eyes no longer fumed with anger, and his mouth wasn’t spewing venomous words anymore. At least, if he licked himself now, he wouldn’t be poisoned to death.

When the tea was first brewed, Luo Jun had already had a bowl. Before eating the Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Balls, he had another bowl. After two bowls, he was a bit too full to have the rice balls, and just looked at them silently without even picking up a spoon.

Qin Huai keenly noticed that Luo Jun’s appetite seemed smaller.

Lately, Qin Huai hadn’t paid attention to how Luo Jun was eating. From what Qin Huai remembered of Luo Jun’s appetite, it far exceeded that of an average 90-year-old. Zhang Shumei’s daily morning routine was to go to Yunzhong Restaurant and buy one of every breakfast item to bring back. Of course, Luo Jun’s appetite wasn’t that exaggerated; he was merely extravagantly indulgent.

He usually picked a few items he wanted to eat, and for the rest, he would break off a piece of each to taste. If there was a particularly delicious snack, he’d save it to munch on while watching TV.

If there was nothing he liked, the leftover snacks would be handed over to Zhang Shumei to deal with.

According to insiders, Zhang Shumei’s daughter would come to the entrance of Luo Jun’s building every morning to pick up the snacks. The Zhang Family’s morning tea was so lavish that it made many Yunzhong Restaurant residents envious—

Luo Jun had a picky palate, and what snack he liked on any particular day depended on his mood. Besides Dried Tangerine Peel Tea, which he always liked, if he was in a bad mood, even snacks like Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Balls, premium three filling buns, Five Fillings Bun, Fermented Rice with Steamed Buns, and even A-level guo’er’s raw dough would be off-putting to him.

Thus, although Qin Huai wasn’t always clear on Luo Jun’s exact food intake, he knew that Luo Jun wasn’t one to eat lightly.

He definitely wouldn’t be full after just two bowls of Dried Tangerine Peel Tea.

Even if the Dried Tangerine Peel Tea were actually dried tangerine peel, white fungus, and lotus seed soup, it wouldn’t be filling.

"Mr. Luo, is it that you’re dissatisfied with today’s Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Balls or did you eat something this afternoon?" Qin Huai asked with concern.

"Hmph." Luo Jun snorted coldly, "I’m full from you lot barging into my home and insisting on using my kitchen to do this and that," he said.

Qu Jing & Qin Huai: ...

Chen Huihong loudly said, "Oh come on, Luo Jun, don’t be stingy. Among all of us, only your kitchen is in constant use, and your kitchenware and spice racks are the most complete. My kitchen hasn’t really been used much, Qu Jing doesn’t usually cook, and Xiao Qin, forget it, even if he wants to cook, he doesn’t do it at home."

"Besides, your place is the biggest, with the most spacious kitchen to move around in. Huihui’s school is going to have a parent-child cooking day soon, and I was planning to ask you at some point to lend me your kitchen so I could practice there."

Luo Jun: "?"

Luo Jun’s eyes flared up again as he squeezed out three clean words through his teeth: "Not lending, leave."

While Qin Huai spoke, Qu Jing was taking small sips of the bland soup dumpling broth and put down the bowl silently after listening to Qin Huai. After Luo Jun finished berating them, she looked at Luo Jun with concern: "Mr. Luo, are you feeling unwell lately?"

"You haven’t come to our hospital for rehabilitation therapy in quite some time, or for any check-ups. Perhaps you should make some time to come in for an examination."

"Your appetite seems to have decreased a lot."

Luo Jun could easily retort to Chen Huihong, but it was hard to be snarky in response to Qu Jing’s genuine concern, so he toned down his expression: "Not going."

"I know my condition. Rest assured, I’m not going to die anytime soon. If I were dying, I’d definitely let you all know."

As he said this, Luo Jun glanced at Qin Huai: "Don’t worry, I’ve made my will. When I die, everything goes to you, and I’ll call you first before I go."

Qin Huai sat up straight, saying, "That sounds very tempting indeed."

"Rest assured, I’ll definitely be there first, and I would never poison you to get the inheritance early, much less poison the Dried Tangerine Peel Tea."

Luo Jun: ...

Luo Jun took a sip of the tasteless soup dumpling broth, feeling even more speechless because the soup had hardly any flavor—just the strange taste of water that had boiled glutinous rice skin (Luo Jun thought this was an odd taste). 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Standing up, Luo Jun waved them off: "Alright, leave, leave, leave. Especially you, Chen Huihong, take your bowl and leave, return it tomorrow."

Seeing that Luo Jun was starting to shoo them away, Chen Huihong didn’t hesitate, grabbed her bowl and left, not forgetting to take a handful of the unfinished sunflower seeds.

With a bang, all three of them were ushered out, each with a bowl in hand, by Luo Jun. Qin Huai didn’t even get a chance to take the Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Balls he had just finished making.

From inside, Luo Jun shouted, "I’ll have Zhang Shumei bring your Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Balls to Yunzhong Restaurant tomorrow morning, don’t linger by the door, I’ve got surveillance, just seeing you is irritating!"

The three of them could only hold their bowls and take the elevator down.

Qu Jing was a bit confused: "We didn’t say anything, did we? Did my words upset Mr. Luo? But his appetite really has decreased a lot. His current condition is no different from a regular human being; if something’s wrong, modern medicine could treat him."

"Luo Jun doesn’t need treatment. When he dies, it’s not a permanent death, he’ll just reincarnate and start anew as a baby," Chen Huihong whispered, biting a Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Ball, chewing and swallowing, "Besides, if he really wanted to die, he would’ve long ago. If he’s willing to give up treatment and just die, it might actually be a good thing, meaning he’s come to terms a little, maybe he’ll achieve success in his second life just like Dang Kang."