Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 1153 - 555: Sugar Cake
When Qin Huai left the memory, he was still a bit stunned.
How to put it... An Youyou's memory actually fits all the conditions of a tragedy. Regardless of the era, identity, economic situation, or cognition, she was the worst among them, even worse than Zhao Cheng'an in some sense.
Zhao Cheng'an, although famously known as a fool, had a stable job and skills. He even worked as a snack master in the prominent Li Family at the time. He was well-liked by the old lady of the Li Family for his unique sugar application techniques.
In that special era, Zhao Cheng'an's status and position were decent.
But An Youyou was different. Even if she had 13 followers and had surpassed 99.99% of beggars by living in a blue stone-brick house, enjoying a happy life with millet porridge every morning and a pig's knuckle to chew during the New Year, she was still a beggar.
Her work and the times predestined her to be in danger.
Qin Huai was prepared to see An Youyou's tragic death in the memory. He had thought of many ways she could die—blown up by a bomb, shot by gangsters, dying in a fight, getting revenge from a big household, or getting blackmails while exchanging British Pounds... All high-end ways to die. More common ways would be dying of dehydration from eating spoiled food or starving from failing to beg.
Yet, none of these happened to An Youyou.
Qin Huai's intuition told him that the memory he just saw was indeed the last of An Youyou's because he had roughly figured out the reason for her failed crossing tribulation, and it was a bit absurd.
An Youyou's faith collapsed.
As a Three-legged Golden Toad, An Youyou firmly believed that begging was the best job in the world and most suitable for crossing tribulation. Begging, gathering followers, becoming a bandit leader, and being a local tyrant happily was the mission and necessary process for every Three-legged Golden Toad. It was the capital for boasting to followers after successfully crossing tribulation.
But An Youyou failed this process.
She was indeed successful at begging and had even recruited 13 followers, but they didn't last long, frequently needing replacements. As times changed, fists couldn't withstand bullets, and the process of becoming a local tyrant couldn't proceed. Daily begging didn't provide any capital for boasting.
After all the efforts, her few loyal followers betrayed the oath of begging and secretly sought jobs themselves. In the end, the Three-legged Golden Toad bowed to reality and gave up begging to find a proper job in Jinling.
Cruel life forced the Three-legged Golden Toad, who only wished to bask in the sun and enjoy life without working, into a working persona. An Youyou's failed crossing tribulation was just as expected.
It's just that Qin Huai couldn't quite guess her specific obsession.
Uncertain whether it was achieving a career to recruit more followers and continue being the boss or finding the best job in the world, it felt like a bit of both but was very difficult.
Though, a Three-legged Golden Toad really had ambition and a sense of career.
Moreover…
Qin Huai inexplicably felt that the scene he last saw was very warm.
Although only a few of An Youyou's 13 followers survived due to the times and their personal abilities, every follower who stayed with her until the end was loyal, vocally promising, "Boss, even if we're working, we will send our salaries to you, so you can continue being the boss."
Jiang Weiguo often claimed his savings had another purpose, yet he contributed all his earnings from many years to the begging gang for An Youyou's benefit. Even if he thought the boss was delusional, he still cared for the boss, persuading her to work properly, and even helped buy her a boat ticket.
An Youyou, however, had the unique indifference of a spirit failing in their crossing tribulation. She was indifferent to the things around her, indifferent to the loss of lives, even if they were her followers. To her, it was just about replacing the lost ones, as long as she could still be the boss.
But amid this indifference, she was always learning to be human. She took good care of the living followers, made them watch over Sister in law Chen's meals, helped Sister in law Chen receive wages, and during the New Year feast, if there was a pig's knuckle for her, there would be a plate for the followers to lick.
Qin Huai believed that if not for An Youyou's worldview collapsing and life pressing hard, she might have smoothly succeeded in her crossing tribulation and boasted about her unique but special experience.
Qin Huai combed through the plot in his mind for a long time. After sorting it out, he looked up to find everyone staring at him. Embarrassed, he smiled at everyone, reached out to open the game panel, intending to see what recipes he had gained before sharing his insights.
An Youyou's icon suddenly transformed.
Surname: An Youyou
Species: Three-legged Golden Toad
Memory: 3/3
Dish: Meat Buns, Potato Buns, Sugar Cake (click for details)
Gift: None
Looking at the three dishes in An Youyou's icon, Qin Huai remained silent.
What a miserable Three-legged Golden Toad, hasn't had any good meals, and what kind of recipes does it have? Buns, buns, and sugar cake—truly simple and unpretentious. Although Qin Huai hadn't seen the level of the sugar cake, based on its appearance in his memory, he estimated it's not of high level.
Pitiable indeed.
Though Chen Huihong also started as a beggar, she thrived in Beiping City for several years. In a sense, Qin Huai also didn't have to worry about food and had even tasted Level B sticky rice cake.
Only An Youyou...
Tragic.
Even a spirit's crossing tribulation needs economic considerations.
Qin Huai clicked on the sugar cake to view the recipe details.
[Sugar Cake Level D]
