Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle

Chapter 1236 592: Lu Ziye (Part 3)

On the other end of the phone, Zhao Cheng'an was silent for a long time and said, "Do you think there's a chance that it's actually not so complicated, because this is too outrageous."

"The truth is Uncle Wang might have a bad memory and confused the details. You don't need to care too much about the specifics he mentioned; just follow the general direction he gave. Then use your master-level lying skills to sweet-talk Uncle Wang, and maybe mention Xu Nuo's name. You never know, Uncle Wang might be touched and the task will be completed."

"Hey, isn't Zhou Hu on vacation? He's definitely at ease, ask him to come and help. Just say Xu Nuo appeared to him in a dream, wanting to know if Uncle Wang is satisfied with the red silk cake he ate recently, whether he likes it or not, and if not, try to make it satisfactory."

Qin Huai: ...

Qin Huai knew Zhao Cheng'an's ways were unconventional, but he didn't expect them to be this wild.

Coming up with such an outlandish method like dream visitation, you truly deserve to be called Mayfly.

"Is there a chance that, as two snack masters, we could think of a method a snack master should use?" Qin Huai said.

On the other end, Zhao Cheng'an was silent again.

After a long time, Zhao Cheng'an said, "You might not believe it, but I'm not very good with flaky pastries."

Qin Huai: "Get lost."

"I'm really not good at analyzing and discussing!" Zhao Cheng'an wailed, "I've been learning whatever my master taught me for years, and I haven't even finished learning everything he taught, even in my first life."

"I make snacks without thinking!"

"In my first life, everyone thought I was a fool. Why would I think?"

Qin Huai was rendered speechless.

He felt Zhao Cheng'an's logic had formed a closed loop.

"Besides, I'm not the only one good at flaky pastries; Zheng Siyuan is really good at them too! Even before I knew what Zheng Siyuan looked like or got familiar with him, I heard that his best pastry is fresh meat mooncake. Fresh meat mooncake is the most standard stuffed flaky pastry, why discuss with me? Discuss with him!"

Zhao Cheng'an's words awakened Qin Huai; he had always subconsciously thought Master Zhou was the most authoritative pastry chef in flaky pastries, so discussing the issue with Master Zhou's direct disciple Zhao Cheng'an naturally seemed more credible and reliable.

He overlooked the fact that perhaps Zheng Siyuan's skill isn't necessarily flaky pastries, but he's quite specialized; he has invested heavily in the skill point for the single item snack fresh meat mooncake.

It seems it's still necessary to trouble Zheng Siyuan.

Qin Huai decisively hung up the phone, thought for a moment, and sent Zheng Siyuan a message.

Qin Huai: Are you there? Are you off work? Is the pastry shop busy today? Do you have time and energy to discuss with me about the flower cake I've been making recently?

Zheng Siyuan replied in seconds: I have time

Qin Huai called him.

"Hello, can you hear me? I've been making flower cake recently, but I've encountered a big problem with the cake crust. Listen to me tell you about the requirements for the crust."

"..."

After listening, Zheng Siyuan calmly asked, "Where did you get such a strange recipe that doesn't explain anything clearly?"

"I didn't get a recipe; it's Uncle Wang who wants to eat it."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Siyuan immediately understood; Qin Huai is the kind of snack master who enjoys making special treats for those he's close to.

"I think you're falling into a misconception." Zheng Siyuan said, "Uncle Wang is eating flower cake that's been left out for a few days, and the status of flaky pastries fresh from the oven and after a few days is different."

"But since Uncle Wang clearly stated that the flower cake you made is different from the version he ate, it indicates that there is a problem with the production method. Besides, Uncle Wang ate flower cake in Gusu, where the most famous stuffed flaky pastry is fresh meat mooncake."

"And if fresh meat mooncakes are left out for a few days, the crust will become very dry."

"Is there a chance that the flower cake crust Uncle Wang ate was made with the same approach as fresh meat mooncake crust?"