Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 1055 - 512: [Potato Dumplings]

Wang Gen Sheng was feeling a bit uneasy under Qin Huai's intense gaze, cautiously sipping his tea, then quietly asked Gong Liang, "Director Gong, has Master Qin... again..."

The next second, Qin Huai directly opened the game panel in the air, starting to review the side quest.

Wang Gen Sheng silently swallowed the last three words "fallen ill" that he hadn't finished saying.

Gong Liang looked at Qin Huai calmly and turned to explain to Wang Gen Sheng, who still couldn't accept how severe Master Qin's condition had become, "You'll get used to it. Master Qin is just tired after a day of making snacks, so having some strange behaviors is normal."

Wang Gen Sheng silently drank his tea, trying hard to digest this habit, thinking that since everyone else was so calm, he was probably overreacting.

Sigh, it seems that getting older makes it hard to accept new things. Even having spent enough time in the kitchen, he still couldn't accept the fact that Master Qin's condition had gotten this severe.

But does such a severe delusion really not need a trip to the hospital?

Wang Gen Sheng looked at Qin Huai with a bit of worry.

Of course, Qin Huai didn't notice Wang Gen Sheng's gaze; he was fully concentrated on reading the details of the newly triggered side quest.

The name of this new side quest was very simple and clear:

[Potato Dumplings]: Wang Gen Sheng, who has been honest and incorruptible all his life, has very low material demands and has always been content with whatever comes his way for food and clothing. He can accept eating leftover steamed buns from the day before, made by his wife, for breakfast, or even the two-yuan tasteless vegetable buns from the downstairs of his community. Of course, it would be best if he could have the exquisite breakfast made by Master Qin at Yunzhong Restaurant. Wang Gen Sheng doesn't have many particular cravings except for his love of Crab Shell Cake, until just now when he heard someone mention potato dumplings, a beautiful memory from his youth. Please make surprising potato dumplings for Wang Gen Sheng to fulfill his sudden yearning for his youth.

Quest reward: [A piece of Wang Gen Sheng's memory]

Qin Huai found it hard to assess this side quest for a moment.

How to put it... there's a bit too much nonsense, and linking potato dumplings with reliving youth is quite abrupt, but the requirements are clear enough.

The task is simply to make potato dumplings.

After reading the side quest, Qin Huai directly asked Wang Gen Sheng, "Uncle Wang, what filling did the potato dumplings you had in your youth have?"

Wang Gen Sheng: ?

Has Master Qin's condition worsened to this extent?

"Po... potato filling."

"I know it's potato filling. I want to know if it's just potato or if other ingredients, like diced meat or vegetables, were added to it, any particular taste, what flavor you prefer for the potato dumplings?"

"It just... seems like just potato, I'm not sure, just the taste of potato-filled dumplings." Wang Gen Sheng's reply lived up to his food critique skills.

Qin Huai didn't expect to get anything out of Wang Gen Sheng's mouth. The food critique he took three days to write turned out like this; now asking Uncle Wang to state his requirements for potato dumplings live is indeed a bit difficult for him.

Not to mention making Wang Gen Sheng possess Gong Liang's eloquence, just getting him to describe how snacks are made, their characteristics, like Shi Dadan does, would be enough to corner the verbally clumsy Uncle Wang.

After all, even Wang Gen Sheng can make such lively recollections of the past sound boring.

Qin Huai nodded, indicating he understood, "Got it, I'll have to trouble you, Uncle Wang, to eat less other snacks tomorrow afternoon and save some room to taste the potato dumplings."

Everyone: ?

What exactly did Qin Huai understand?

Zhao Cheng'an held in this question for over an hour, and it wasn't until after everyone had finished dinner and Zhao Cheng'an left Yunzhong Restaurant with Qin Huai after work that he couldn't help but ask, "Qin Huai, what did you understand this afternoon?"

"I didn't understand anything," Qin Huai said very calmly, "Uncle Wang is like that. He's tongue-tied and can't express what he wants. You have to make the thing for him first, and then he can slowly, little by little, express his demands."

"Besides, I seem to have figured out Uncle Wang's taste a bit."

"What taste?"

"The same taste as Ouyang."

Zhao Cheng'an: ?

"Wait until tomorrow when I've made all those snacks, you'll understand. It's a unique taste, and anyone who loves potato dumplings is no ordinary person."

Zhao Cheng'an first nodded in agreement, then, seeing Qin Huai continuing to walk forward without waiting for him, quickly caught up and then reacted and shouted dissatisfied, "Qin Huai, what do you mean by that? What's with saying anyone who loves potato dumplings isn't ordinary? Those potato dumplings are my recipe!"

"C-Level potato dumplings."

"That was because of the times; we didn't have anything good back then."

"Master Chen's Yam Cake is A+ Level."

"... That's different! Potato dumplings are delicious too, okay? Many people want to eat them but can't!"

"Then eat more tomorrow."

"I don't want to; tomorrow, I want to eat Four Happiness Dumplings; you haven't made Four Happiness Dumplings in days. And the Four Happiness Dumplings, don't you think you make them particularly well too? Make some Four Happiness Dumplings tomorrow; I heard from Gong Liang during lunch today that last year you made a lot of Crab Dumplings at Huang Ji. Crabs will soon be in season; when they are, can you make me some Crab Dumplings? I also want to eat Crab Dumplings. We had a Master Liang at Zhiwei Restaurant who made fantastic Crab Dumplings; unfortunately, he retired three years ago."

"His apprentice is the one with a mole at the corner of his mouth, surnamed Wang. Master Wang's Crab Dumplings aren't as good as Master Liang's by far; I haven't had delicious Crab Dumplings in years."

"Do you have the recipe for Crab Dumplings? If not, can you create one?"

Qin Huai: ?

"I have." Qin Huai paused for emphasis, "The buff would suit you well, except the recipe requires an S-level skill, which I can't make."

The buff for Crab Dumplings can boost morale. Qin Huai felt Zhao Cheng'an needed some Crab Dumplings to boost his morale and focus on work. He's been slacking off quite a bit at Yunzhong Restaurant lately; except for the occasional pressure from the kids after school, he has been pretty much doing his own thing.

Qin Huai still remembered Master Zhou's advice.

He was told to keep an eye on Zhao Cheng'an to prevent him from slacking off too much.

As they say, only a teacher truly knows a student.

Qin Huai decided that when he made snacks for Ouyang and Wang Gen Sheng the next day, he'd make something for Zhao Cheng'an too. If he doesn't eat, he'll just shove it in his mouth to let him know what happens if he continues slacking off.

The last time Qin Huai made potato dumplings, he wanted to shove them into Zhao Cheng'an's mouth, but Zhao Cheng'an volunteered to eat them, leaving Qin Huai a bit disappointed.

This small disappointment was almost forgotten by Qin Huai, until during a tea party at Luo Jun's house. Luo Jun successfully stuffed a coconut-flavored mooncake into Gong Liang's mouth; that quick and decisive move rekindled the regret in Qin Huai's heart.

If, in their lifetime, he never gets to stuff a snack into the mouth of a quirky spirit, it would indeed be quite the regret.

Qin Huai looked at Zhao Cheng'an.

Zhao Cheng'an was a bit uneasy under Qin Huai's gaze and asked warily, "What do you want to do?"

"I've said many times, I really can't get up in the morning. Your Yunzhong Restaurant's work hours are totally unreasonable. I genuinely can't make it by 7 o'clock; the best I can do is arrive at 7:30, have breakfast first, and start work by 8."

"I'm not asking you to get up early," Qin Huai smiled slightly, "I'm just thinking about which snacks to make for you tomorrow."

Zhao Cheng'an was delighted, "Qin Huai, you're so kind."

"Can Gong Liang arrange a fixed small stool for me? Sometimes making snacks is really tiring; I'd also like to have a seat and enjoy a cup of tea."