Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 1042 - 505: Do You Even Know How to Be a Protagonist?

After listening to Gong Liang's long and heartfelt account, Qin Huai didn't know what to say for a moment.

Living by lies, accompanied by lies, while also fearing lies and living in the shadow of the scammer, the new opportunity was sincerity.

Qin Huai believed what Gong Liang said, no matter which life Gong Liang is in now, Master Jing is his lifeline.

Since Master Jing was mentioned, Qin Huai briefly talked about the situation he understood so far, told Gong Liang Master Jing's real name and the Jiang family matters, and also mentioned Taifeng Building.

After hearing this, Gong Liang immediately expressed: "What's Taifeng Building selling for now? Three hundred million? Five billion? Seven billion? Nine billion? I don't have that much cash on hand, don't know if selling assets would be enough, should've worked harder these years, mainly it's my son who's not competent, seems like I can't rely on him, have to rely on myself."

"Luo Jun, can you lend me a few billion first? I'll pay Qin Huai back directly after you die."

Qin Huai: ...Enough! I say enough, you damn rich people, Gong Liang, listen to yourself, are you even speaking human words?!

Luo Jun rolled his eyes at Gong Liang: "You're not a chef, spending all your fortune to buy a restaurant, are you crazy?"

"Just woke up and got brainwashed by Chen Huihong?"

Chen Huihong was immediately displeased upon being dissed by Luo Jun at this moment: "Luo Jun how can you say that? Where's the part where I brainwashed anyone? I haven't said a word since Gong Liang woke up, Zhao Cheng'an talked, maybe it's him who did the brainwashing."

Zhao Cheng'an: ?

Zhao Cheng'an munched on a banana with a questioning look, he did want to speak, but he didn't want to argue, he wanted to say something else: "Taifeng Building isn't a matter of a few billions, several billion and the Li Family won't sell."

"I asked Xia Mubing while chatting, he said Li Family members are all stubborn, saying something about Miss Hui Qin saying Taifeng Building was to be bought back for Master Jiang. Of course, Master Jiang is surely dead now, but isn't Master Jiang survived by 7 sons? Qin Huai Guang saw three in his memory, I remember Jiang Weiguo was quite young, living to now would be seventy or eighty years old, might still be alive."

"Li Family members just want to leave Taifeng Building for the Jiang family members, not about a few billion, even tens of billions won't sell. You think Xia Mubing hasn't offered tens of billions before?"

"I say instead of borrowing money from Luo Jun to buy Taifeng Building, you'd be better off adding some money to Luo Jun's private investigator, see if he can quickly find Jiang Weiming's whereabouts. Or have Qin Huai work hard to wake up An Youyou, An Youyou in his first life begged together with Jiang Weiguo, might know his current whereabouts."

Rarely with a clear and correct thought, Zhao Cheng'an spoke convincingly and logically.

Everyone instinctively looked at Qin Huai.

Qin Huai: "…It's not that I'm not working hard, mainly An Youyou's task difficulty is too high, it's a main quest. To make three A+ level snacks, I haven't maxed my skill level enough, can't make A+ level yet."

"Then why are you still chatting here, why not start earlier?" Luo Jun now seems to be in a state of wanting to criticize everyone he sees, "Skill level not enough, just work harder, do you think eating bananas can improve skill level?"

"You even have the nerve to introduce yourself as the protagonist, where are you a protagonist? Can you be a protagonist? If you can't, step aside, wait till I die and reincarnate, I'll be the protagonist."

Qin Huai knew saying anything at this time wouldn't work, so he might as well follow Qu Jing's repentance, knowing Bi Fang doesn't like tough approaches, immediately slid in: "It's my fault, feeling I've been slack recently, only making snacks 8~10 hours a day, been grinding for so long skill level still hasn't reached a master level with yeast. Although reaching a master level with yeast might not produce A+ level snacks, it could increase hope a little, it's my problem, I reflect, I'll start working hard on snacks from tomorrow!"

"Drag Zhao Cheng'an to work hard together."

Zhao Cheng'an: ???

Retaliation?

Luo Jun had a bellyful of words he wanted to say, suddenly felt blocked and couldn't speak anymore.

Seeing the situation turn like this, Gong Liang quickly and wittily changed the subject: "Mr. Luo, is your private detective reliable? Maybe the professional skills are not up to par? Should we hire more?"

"Shan City doesn't have suitable private detectives, I can look elsewhere. I know you won't leave Shan City due to personal reasons, but I can travel anywhere in the country."

Luo Jun turned back to look at Gong Liang, his face showing if you keep talking like this next time I'll shove mooncakes into your mouth: "The private detective I hired is very competent, very expensive, no problem at all, if you have guts, go hire one."

With Gong Liang interrupting like this, Qin Huai also remembered the question he wanted to ask earlier, steering the conversation back to the main subject: "Mr. Gong, why do you want to buy Taifeng Building?"

Qin Huai could understand Xia Mubing wanting to buy Taifeng Building, to Xia Mubing, Taifeng Building was his only spiritual solace before reconnecting with Zhao Cheng'an, the total carrier of his youthful good memories.

"I didn't know why Master Jing never mentioned the past, nor did he say exactly where he was from." Gong Liang said, "Now I know, and I know why back then Master Jing understood me so much and comforted me."

"He was just like me, he had things he feared."

"Master Jing never mentioned Beiping, nor returned there, not because of a tragic past, but because he was afraid, he feared, he felt inferior."

"He had an undefined fear of Beiping, not knowing what would happen upon returning. He hoped to reunite with relatives on return, but subconsciously believed relatives were long gone. Especially with Master Jing's leg crippled and face scarred, he subconsciously avoided Beiping, so never mentioned it to us or spoke of past events."

"But from what you said earlier, I feel Master Jing hopes Taifeng Building will reopen."

"If Taifeng Building could reopen, I believe he'd be pleased spiritually."

Hearing Gong Liang say this, Qin Huai understood it but also offered an opposing opinion: "Your intention to buy Taifeng Building is good, but Master Xia wants to buy Taifeng Building and also has the ability to reopen it. Although he's old now, he's undeniably the current top Chinese cuisine chef; reopening wouldn't mean losing Taifeng's reputation."

"If you buy and reopen it, who will be the chef?"

Gong Liang looked at Qin Huai.

Qin Huai: ?

"Me? I'm just a snack master, Taifeng Building was a meat cooking restaurant."

"Taifeng Building did sell snacks before." Having had a few meals at Taifeng Building, Chen Huihong felt it was her time to speak, "Though Xiao Qin, your skills are indeed quite different from Taifeng Building's past snacks, Luo Jun wasn't wrong when saying you were slack, you need to push harder."

Hearing Chen Huihong say this, Luo Jun gave Chen Huihong a new look, showing a face that said he didn't know Chen Huihong could speak human words.

With everyone saying this, Shi Dadan couldn't help but speak for Qin Huai: "I don't know how good Taifeng Building's snacks are, but Qin Huai's snacks are pretty good too. Also, Qin Huai has been improving continuously, I've been eating his snacks, I can taste the progress."

Qin Huai was moved to the point that his eyes almost got wet.

"But Qin Huai's skills indeed fall short compared to Xu Nuo, if Qin Huai's skills were as good as Xu Nuo's, it'd be great."

Qin Huai's eyes, that were about to go wet, dried up again.

Qin Huai felt it was time to skip over the topic about his skills, that as Master Qin, wherever he went, he wasn't praised as a young genius with excellent skills, yet ran into this group who either ate, worked, or dealt with spirits at Taifeng Building, it's quite unspeakable.

Qin Huai kind of understood Zhao Cheng'an now.

"Mr. Gong." Qin Huai forcefully changed the topic, "Do you know Xu Nuo?"

Hearing Qin Huai's question, Shi Dadan instantly stopped eating fruit, suddenly lifted his head to look at Gong Liang.

From the start of hearing Qin Huai speak about Shi Dadan's situation, Gong Liang already anticipated Qin Huai would ask about Xu Nuo, he was prepared.

"I know of such a person, Xu Nuo was hugely famous in our area when alive, who didn't know the youngest son of Factory Manager Xu? Jumped around, squandered, and suddenly mysteriously died, many in our Silk Factory might not know who the vice-manager of the cotton textile factory was, but definitely know Xu Nuo."

"Speaking of encounters, actually met a few times, all at the State owned Restaurant. Xu Nuo worked there as a laborer for a while, but didn't really work, just hung around."

"But I wasn't familiar with him."

Hearing Gong Liang say this, Shi Dadan showed a disappointed expression.

"But I know things after he died."

"Might be helpful for Xiao Qin's side quest."