Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 1021 - 498: Bi fang Has Already Burned Out

After returning to Yunzhong District from the airport, Qin Huai headed straight to Luo Jun's house.

The agreed time for the tea party was 3 PM, and it was already 1:57 PM. Qin Huai knew very well that, with Gong Liang's habits, he would definitely arrive early. Especially since Gong Liang lived just downstairs in Luo Jun's building, and he usually had nothing much to do, 2:30 PM would already be considered late for him.

Sure enough, it was Gong Liang who opened the door for Qin Huai.

Seeing Qin Huai arrive so early, Gong Liang was a bit surprised and greeted him with a smile, "Master Qin, you're here early today too!"

Qin Huai smiled, "When making snacks, one must come early to prepare."

Saying this, Qin Huai craned his neck to look inside and saw no one else in the living room, just Luo Jun sitting on the sofa watching TV. The TV was showing a drama that Luo Jun had been following recently. Zhang Shumei wasn't there, probably because Luo Jun had made up some excuse to send her away.

Cheng Gong hadn't arrived either, indicating that Luo Jun had been alone with Gong Liang before Qin Huai arrived.

"Has Zhao Cheng'an arrived?" Qin Huai asked knowingly.

Luo Jun glanced at Qin Huai when he heard this and replied in an exaggerated tone, "Not yet."

Qin Huai thought Luo Jun was acting strangely today, but he didn't have time to think about it because he hadn't finished his 'act.' He could only continue playing along, "I'm so sorry, Mr. Luo, I'll urge him. There are a lot of snacks to make today. Don't worry, we'll have all snacks on the table by 4 PM for sure."

After saying this, Qin Huai quickly walked into the kitchen, closed the door tightly, and messaged Zhao Cheng'an to urge him to stop slacking and come quickly, as Gong Liang had already arrived.

With the kitchen door closed, Qin Huai couldn't clearly hear the sounds outside, only catching bits of loud conversation between Gong Liang and Luo Jun. Luo Jun said that today was his first official attendance at the tea party and that he prepared more snacks to entertain Gong Liang, speaking in a tone that was overly polite and gentle.

Not at all like Luo Jun.

Only when Qin Huai was kneading dough did he belatedly realize where Luo Jun's strange speech came from. It wasn't so strange; Luo Jun was in the typical caring elder speaking gently to the younger generation mode.

This mode on Luo Jun...

Luo Jun = a loving elder?

The thought alone made Qin Huai shiver a little, not daring to dwell on how Luo Jun managed to extract information from Gong Liang the last time, only feeling that the Bi Fang really sacrificed too much for other spirits' tribulations.

The real acting master was not the Scammer, but the Bi Fang, who even performed as the Scammer.

At 2:07 PM, Zhao Cheng'an made a belated entrance. The first thing he did upon entering the kitchen was to take out a piece of frozen durian from the fridge and started gnawing on it, while pulling out pre-prepared ingredients from Yunzhong Restaurant from his bag, asking Qin Huai if he had helped with kneading the dough.

Qin Huai pointed to the row of dough pieces on the rack fermenting at controlled temperatures, "All ready, you're still making the chestnut puffs today. Did you bring the coconut shreds? Give them to me."

"Alright," Zhao Cheng'an handed the coconut shreds to Qin Huai and asked curiously in a whisper, "Why do I feel Mr. Luo is acting weirdly?"

Qin Huai also lowered his voice, "It's right to feel strange. No matter what happens, don't show any surprise. Remember, Mr. Luo has always been like this, kind and approachable, highly respected, empathetic, with a heart of gold beneath a seemingly unapproachable exterior, got it?"

Zhao Cheng'an: ?

Bewilderment was written all over Zhao Cheng'an's face.

"If you want to leave here alive today, then understand."

Zhao Cheng'an understood.

In the kitchen, Qin Huai and Zhao Cheng'an worked swiftly to make snacks, practically working at a pace as if there were six people. Snacks were coming out batch after batch, and Qin Huai adjusted the timing based on which ones tasted better cold, could tolerate sitting for a while, or were best served hot, showcasing the skill of an excellent Breakfast Shop master in scheduling.

The other spirits also arrived one after another.

Cheng Gong and Shi Dadan arrived together at 2:27 PM, empty-handed, with Shi Dadan heading straight to the kitchen to slice a plate of fruit.

Chen Huihong arrived at 2:32 PM, not empty-handed, carrying a bowl of vegetable salad she mixed herself. The salad clearly had too much dressing, and for some reason, the salad had mayonnaise, egg yolk sauce, and ketchup. Perhaps Chen Huihong had bought too much sauce while researching cooking recently and wanted to use them all up at once.

Wang Gen Sheng arrived punctually at 3 PM and, being his first visit to Luo Jun's home, politeness dictated he brought some fruit, only to realize too late that in front of the real fruit maestro, Luo Jun, offering fruit was like showing off his meager skills in front of an expert.

An Youyou was a little late, arriving at 3:09 PM. However, she wasn't really late because Yunzhong Restaurant only closed at 2:40 PM. An Youyou was the head of helpers, and she had to coordinate with Huang Xi on the next day's tasks after work. The fact that she made it at this time was because she ran over. She came in gasping heavily and headed straight to the kitchen to help Qin Huai and Zhao Cheng'an with their tasks.

The truly late one was Qu Jing.

Qu Jing was on the day shift today, which ended at 6 PM. To attend the tea party in the afternoon, Qu Jing specifically asked a colleague to cover her clinic hours and requested a few hours leave from the hospital to return early. However, there was a massive traffic jam caused by a series of rear-end collisions on her way back. Qu Jing was stuck on the road with no idea when she'd be able to arrive, so she could only explain the situation in the group chat.

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