Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle

Chapter 1206 577: Chen Huihong, Are You Sick or Something? (2)

Luo Jun dislikes when others pity him and treat him differently.

After planning everything, Qin Huai created a new WeChat group named [Hospice Care] and explained his plan in it.

Most people supported it, except for Chen Huihong. Chen Huihong thought her time in the spotlight was too short. She had known Luo Jun for many years and had the best relationship with him; she went to Luo Jun's house the most, picked the most fruit, and now, at an important moment of hospice care, she wasn't allowed to make a cameo.

Absurd, the first to disagree was the Plant Spirits!

Then she was overruled by everyone else.

Even Qu Jing, who usually listened to Chen Huihong, advised her to make fewer appearances, and when she did show up, to bring someone who could mediate.

As expected, Qu Jing couldn't get her leave approved, only managing to secure three days off.

On this day, those scheduled to provide hospice care were Zhou Hu and An Youyou.

These two were almost always on duty. As An Youyou's boss, Qin Huai generously decided that An Youyou didn't need to work during this time and should focus on working at Luo Jun's house. If well done, she'd get a bonus of 2000 yuan.

An Youyou was so excited that early in the morning, she went to Luo Jun's house for hospice care, clutching her Three-legged Golden Toad.

Qin Huai also changed his work schedule, starting at 6 AM to inconvenience the morning joggers and finishing at 3 PM to inconvenience the local retirees.

Ouyang was curious about Qin Huai's laziness, asking if he finally wanted to relax now that he had made so much money. Why work so hard making breakfast every day—it was time to enjoy life as a carefree boss. He decided to hand over the work at Yunzhong Restaurant to others, and enjoy eating, drinking, and lying around himself.

Qin Huai told Ouyang not to fool himself. The only person with such thoughts was this prodigal second-generation rich kid. Qin Huai also advised Ouyang to eat and drink less.

Ouyang eats and drinks daily, gaining weight. To lose weight, he indulges during the day and lifts weights at the gym at night. Qin Huai didn't know if Ouyang's weight had dropped, but his width was increasing.

Sometimes when Ouyang stood next to Qin Huai, Qin Huai wondered if this was the bodyguard he hired at a high salary.

Purely robust.

But this could be good; when Ouyang is broke again and his parents stop giving him money, he could use his skills and become a gym instructor.

Let's not discuss these digressions for now.

Qin Huai absentmindedly spent a day making snacks at Yunzhong Restaurant.

The combination of An Youyou and Zhou Hu was theoretically reliable. Both were afraid of Luo Jun and would certainly avoid making him angry. Yet, Qin Huai felt a bit uneasy.

This unease led Qin Huai to frequently check his phone while making snacks to see if anyone was talking in the [Hospice Care] group.

Nothing.

The group was quiet.

Quiet with a hint of eeriness.

Due to the hospice care, Qin Huai didn't have the heart to make dumplings either. He informed Zhou Hu in advance that the remaining dumpling gift boxes might have to wait until after the funeral to be delivered. Zhou Hu naturally was not in a hurry and understood.

At exactly 3 PM, Qin Huai clocked off, carrying his carefully selected snacks to Luo Jun's house.

Shi Dadan wanted to tag along, but Qin Huai thought it was the first day and he was unsure of the situation. He told Shi Dadan to stay at Yunzhong Restaurant, eat, and go home when full.

Tomorrow, he'd assess whether to bring Shi Dadan with him.

At 3:11 PM, Qin Huai arrived at Luo Jun's doorstep and cautiously pressed the doorbell.

Feeling a bit tense, Qin Huai clutched his snacks and took a deep breath to calm himself.

It was An Youyou who opened the door.

An Youyou was still holding an unfinished apple. She seemed genuinely happy when she saw Qin Huai, excitedly saying, "Boss, you're here! Today, Zhou Hu and I kept Mr. Luo company watching TV all day; the drama was really good."

"I also peeled a ton of fruit for Mr. Luo, but he doesn't seem to love eating fruit. Boss, would you like some? There's a fruit platter I cut before, though my knife skills aren't great, so it doesn't look very nice."

"I didn't know what to say to Mr. Luo, so most of the day, it was Zhou Hu talking to him. The stories Zhou Hu told were quite interesting, though Mr. Luo seemed unimpressed... but I think he might be quite happy."

Qin Huai: ...

From your description, it's hard to tell Luo Jun is happy.

Qin Huai glanced in the direction An Youyou pointed, and saw 11 fruit platters on the dining table.

All peeled and sliced—dragon fruit, apple, pear, peach, mandarin, orange, apricot, cantaloupe, muskmelon, even banana and cherries, and durian were peeled and sliced.

Bananas should never be sliced! You should peel them and eat them whole!

Qin Huai was furious.

The fruit platters showed signs of age; some apples already oxidized, and the pears didn't look so fresh. If sold in a fruit shop, they'd be used in fruit salads and masked with a lot of yogurt to hide the color issues.

Qin Huai understood An Youyou wanted to do something.

An Youyou had worked three generations of jobs; waking up, she recalled many labor experiences, raising her resilience to a higher level, wanting to do more to be noticed by the boss and customers, which was understandable.

"Did you consider that Mr. Luo couldn't eat so much fruit?" Qin Huai asked quietly.

"I did, at first I only cut one fruit platter, and Mr. Luo took two bites and stopped, saying he didn't love fruit. I thought maybe I didn't choose the right fruit Mr. Luo liked, so I cut another, but he still didn't love it. When cutting the third platter, I asked for Mr. Luo's opinion; he said cut whatever, that Old Shi would come around and finish them, so I just kept cutting."