Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 765 - 388: Sugarcoated Bullets

After dinner, Qin Huai slipped into the kitchen for a look and found Zheng Da still making Double Crab Buns.

Qin Huai thought his dear Master Zheng must have gone mad.

Huang An Yao was sitting at the kitchen door, stopwatch still running, the time had gone from 6 hours 39 minutes 41 seconds to 7 hours 39 minutes 11 seconds, just less than 11 minutes away from the legendary 8-hour workday.

Although Qin Huai had been shocked more than once today, he felt it was still worth being a little more shocked.

"Has Master Zheng not stopped at all? Didn’t even eat?" Qin Huai asked Huang An Yao quietly.

Huang An Yao nodded: "No stop, but he ate dinner, had two buns."

"What on earth has stimulated Master Zheng? Does he love making Double Crab Buns that much? Could it be that after making too many Double Crab Buns and injuring his hands four years ago, he hadn’t made them until today, realizing his favorite snack is still Double Crab Buns, so once he started, he couldn’t stop?" Qin Huai couldn’t help but voice his guess.

Huang An Yao looked as if he had just realized, "So that’s the reason? Why didn’t I think of that."

Seeing Zheng Da’s love for making Double Crab Buns, Qin Huai hesitated whether to step forward and ask him when he could teach him to make Four Happiness Rolls.

It’s rare to see Master Zheng so enthusiastic about a snack, and if Qin Huai disrupts it, he would be a sinner through the ages.

Qin Huai knew well that igniting Zheng Da’s lazy passion for snacks wasn’t easy, so after hesitating for two minutes, he decided not to interrupt and quietly went home after work.

Qin Huai had things to do when he got back; he needed to call Su Qian and discuss the future plans for the people at Zhiwei Restaurant.

For the short term, Qin Huai would certainly not be returning to Yunzhong Restaurant. Having clearly obtained the version answer for Four Happiness Rolls, unlike the situation where he knew the recipe for Double Crab Buns but couldn’t get it right.

Currently, the only one who could teach Qin Huai to make Four Happiness Rolls was Zheng Da; Shi Dadan could only eat and his ability to describe ingredients was extreme — asking him to fully explain the making of Four Happiness Rolls would be too difficult.

And even if Shi Dadan could explain, Qin Huai might not understand; the same pastry-making process appears entirely different to insiders and outsiders. Qin Huai truly could only learn Four Happiness Rolls from Zheng Da; it’s not something that can be found elsewhere.

Learning just Four Happiness Rolls would take Qin Huai at least a month, not to mention he recently discovered an A-level lotus root powder ball recipe.

Of course, lotus root powder balls have video tutorials, which makes learning much easier. But self-learning and having a famous teacher are different — though Zheng Da is a tongue-tied famous teacher, he and Qin Huai might be the ones in this world who understand each other’s chatter the best.

"Huang An Yao, does Huang Ji have good lotus root powder? It needs to be pure lotus root powder." Qin Huai asked.

"Lotus root powder?" Huang An Yao thought for a moment, uncertain, "I think we have lotus root powder. I remember selling lotus root powder desserts last year, but I don’t know if any is left in the warehouse."

"So, you want lotus root powder, Qin Huai?"

"Yes," Qin Huai confirmed, nodding, "The best quality pure lotus root powder, it must be pure."

"I’ll contact the supplier later and have them deliver it by tomorrow morning, send several varieties and say I’m selecting goods."

Qin Huai looked at Huang An Yao appreciatively, feeling the Young Master was showing some growth.

Qin Huai glanced at Zheng Siyuan, still making snacks, and Zang Liang, happily working, and frying dishes madly, and asked: "Where’s Tan Wei’an?"

"Went home after work, left half an hour ago."

"Then I’ll head home too, I have things to do later. If Zheng Siyuan and Zang Liang ask, just tell them I went home; they can find me directly if there’s anything."

"Oh, and one more thing. Didn’t you hand all last year’s up to last month’s accounts to Uncle Wang today? He said your family’s Huang Ji accounting method is too chaotic, easily causing problems, and asked if you’d like him to redo the accounts. It might take over a week if redone."

Huang An Yao didn’t expect this unexpected joy.

"Can he help do it all over again? Isn’t that too exhausting? Can he really manage it? Can it all be done within a week?"

"Yes."

"That’s really thankful to Uncle Wang then, what’s his favorite fruit? I’ll buy him some tomorrow!"

"Don’t worry about buying fruit; later, just have your dad cook a great meal for Uncle Wang to reward him," Qin Huai said. "Oh, and tomorrow, better prepare some materials for Gastrodia stewed pigeon; I want to make Gastrodia stewed pigeon."

Qin Huai’s Gastrodia stewed pigeon has a vision-enhancing buff; he worried Wang Gen Sheng would blind himself staring at computer screens for days.

Huang An Yao said he noted all Qin Huai had mentioned, and Qin Huai left reassured, only to find Mr. Gong surprisingly waiting at the door as he exited Huang Ji, Qin Huai hurriedly approached with a smile.

"Mr. Gong, why are you waiting at the door, is there anything?"

Mr. Gong frowned; he was clearly pondering something, which was a rare expression for him as he was a person who rarely shows emotions.

"Master Xiao Qin, I know pursuing this question may seem rude, but where did you hear I like lotus root powder balls?" Mr. Gong asked somewhat conflicted.

At this time, the sky outside was completely dark, and the dim streetlights cast light on Mr. Gong’s face, making his expression flicker — Qin Huai couldn’t quite see his expression.

Qin Huai didn’t expect Mr. Gong to be concerned about this.

Hearing Mr. Gong liked lotus root powder balls was merely a lie Qin Huai casually concocted to complete Mr. Gong’s side quest. Mr. Gong’s side quest didn’t specify any particular snack, but it was clear that it had to be a snack specially learned for him, with "special" being acutely important.