Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 950 - 465: The Charm of Side Dishes (3)

This was also the only banquet in Fen Garden's decades of business where no money was collected.

This is the absolute favoritism from Master Xia.

When Zhang Guanghang returned to the kitchen, he found Xia Mubing eating steamed buns, the brown sugar buns made by Zhao Cheng'an.

That was the first snack Zhao Cheng'an made this afternoon. As it was made in a hurried and perfunctory manner, the result was not great, and they hadn't made many, so both Qin Huai and Zhao Cheng'an just ignored it.

But Xia Mubing was eating it.

"Master, why aren't you eating the white steamed buns that Qin Huai made? Those buns are pretty good." Zhang Guanghang said, he had just had a few bites of buns and rice cake while working, and Zhang Guanghang approved of Qin Huai's skills.

"I don't like plain flour," Xia Mubing said, though it was a lie, "brown sugar has more flavor."

Zhang Guanghang: ...

Alright, Master has been acting strangely these past few days.

"Qin Huai and Zhao Cheng'an still want snacks. How about serving a plate with two each of the white steamed buns, rice cakes, Yam Cake, and brown sugar buns, Master?" Zhang Guanghang asked.

"No need for the brown sugar buns, just bring two each of the other three. Two of each is already a lot. If they can eat anything else after this plate of snacks, it would be baffling." Xia Mubing chewed the brown sugar bun, "No need to serve the remaining dishes, we'll eat them later. Xiao Hang, could you cut a fruit platter; serve it to them as the final course."

Zhang Guanghang: !

"Okay, Master."

Soon, Zhang Guanghang carried the snacks into the private room.

"Snack platter, please enjoy."

Zhao Cheng'an quickly reached out with his chopsticks and picked up a rice cake, taking a bite: "Qin Huai, you don't say, good dishes really go with these. Oh man, I ate too fast earlier, should've saved some sauce to dip the buns in."

Zhang Guanghang at the doorway: ...

Qin Huai didn't eat, just watched Zhao Cheng'an, noticing that Zhao Cheng'an had taken two bites of the rice cake, yet the game prompt sound didn't ring.

Qin Huai silently gave Zhao Cheng'an a bun: "Even without sauce, it tastes good. Have a bun."

Zhao Cheng'an, unsuspecting, took a bite of the bun.

Still, there was no game prompt sound.

Qin Huai: ?

Perplexed, Qin Huai picked up a piece of Yam Cake and directly put it into Zhao Cheng'an's hand: "How about we have some Yam Cake?"

Zhao Cheng'an: "Are you too full and trying to stuff snacks into me?"

"Don't worry about it, just eat."

Zhao Cheng'an had no choice but to take a bite of the Yam Cake, yet still, the game prompt sound did not ring. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Qin Huai: ?

Zhao Cheng'an, what's going on? Didn't you say yourself that just white steamed buns, rice cakes, and Yam Cakes would do? Now the snacks are made for you, and you're not completing the side quest.

Mayfly, what's going on?

Are you being unusually opinionative?

Today's you and yesterday's you are not even the same you.

This task seems like a side quest, but it's actually a time-limited task. Once this chance is gone, it won't come around again, buddy, you're almost full, and you're telling me these snacks aren't to your taste.

Qin Huai kind of wanted to throttle Zhao Cheng'an and make him spit out all the food in his stomach and start over.

Qin Huai quietly watched Zhao Cheng'an.

"Are you dissatisfied with the snacks I made today?"

Zhao Cheng'an: ??

"Huh?" Zhao Cheng'an was bewildered.

"Do you think the snacks I made today don't match the meal?"

"Huh??" Zhao Cheng'an was even more bewildered, thinking how Qin Huai could get sick when idle, and still got sick when full, buddy's illness is getting weirder and more variable, maybe I should introduce him to a psychiatrist to have a look.

Zhao Cheng'an quickly soothed the "patient": "How could that be, Qin Huai, the snacks you made are super tasty, of course, it matches Master Xia's cooking."

In the next second, the game prompt sound echoed in Qin Huai's mind.

"Ding, congratulations to the player for completing the side quest [Zhao Cheng'an's Desire], earning the quest reward [A Fragment of Zhao Cheng'an's Dream]."

Qin Huai smiled, "What a coincidence, I think so too."

"Take your time eating, don't choke."