Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle

Chapter 1239 593: Wang Gen Sheng's Guilt (3)

Shi Dadan gave a look like he was going out to eat, then understood in a second and dragged Ouyang to eat together.

Wang Gen Sheng whispered, "Master Qin, I actually lied to you."

Qin Huai: ? Even you Law Beasts know how to lie, evolved?

"Actually... I just took a bite of that Red Silk Cake."

Qin Huai: ???

"Huh?" Qin Huai wasn't actually thinking Wang Gen Sheng had lied to him, he didn't think this counted as lying.

As a Master Level lie-teller, Qin Huai often felt his lying skills weren't enough. He thought that the premise of lying is to lie, nine parts truth and one part falsehood, and you still need that one part of falsehood. What Wang Gen Sheng did at most was concealment, and over time Qin Huai had somewhat guessed that Wang Gen Sheng never actually saved the Red Silk Cake to eat at the New Year.

Because if the Red Silk Cake was made this way and could still be preserved for a few months, then this snack would be very contradictory.

First of all, the Red Silk Cake is a flaky pastry with filling, and having filling means it's difficult to preserve for a long time.

And to preserve for a long time, you must heavily oil, salt, and sugar it—in plain terms, load it with ingredients, using seasonings as preservatives.

But this method would inevitably make Red Silk Cake taste bad.

With Xu Nuo's skills, he certainly wouldn't deliberately make such an unpalatable snack for a friend, the Red Silk Cake's level should be around Level B.

Unless Xu Nuo had a secret recipe that made food delicious without adding preservatives yet could be preserved for a long time.

And Qin Huai believed Zheng Siyuan wouldn't lie to him.

Zheng Siyuan thought that snacks with filling, like fresh meat mooncakes, couldn't be preserved for a few months; it must be true.

Given Xu Nuo didn't have this secret recipe, and Wang Gen Sheng hadn't lied, there's only one truth.

Wang Gen Sheng didn't lie, but he concealed part of the truth. He must have secretly eaten the Red Silk Cake three days after it was made, but he never said he ate Red Silk Cake during the New Year; the taste he described was always from when he had the cake on the third day.

The Red Silk Cake possibly wouldn't last until the New Year, or in other words, Wang Gen Sheng only ate the Red Silk Cake that one time; even if it did last until the New Year, he didn't eat it.

Qin Huai's response made Wang Gen Sheng feel even more guilty.

"I know I should speak up, but... there are some things I don't want to say, so... I..."

"I only took that one bite of the Red Silk Cake, and from then on, I never touched it again; I even never opened the oil paper that wrapped it."

"I know I shouldn't have hidden it, and actually... I shouldn't have told Master Qin about this. When you came to my house that day, I really didn't want to say, but... I really wanted to taste the Red Silk Cake, I wanted to know what it actually tasted like."

"So I ended up saying it that day."

"But then I lied to you, Master Qin, which is why you couldn't make Red Silk Cake, because I actually didn't know what it tasted like freshly out of the oven."

"Yet I held onto a sliver of hope, thinking you might be able to make it, Master Qin. When I taste that flavor, I'll know what it is."

"I didn't expect it would cause so much trouble for you, Master Qin, making floral cakes first, then fresh meat mooncakes... I'm really... really sorry."

"I don't even have the face to eat in the kitchen anymore, so from tomorrow... forget it, I'll have my wife come over to buy snacks in the future." Wang Gen Sheng felt so guilty he almost wanted to write a 5,000-word self-critique on the spot.

Considering his writing and expression ability, this self-critique might take 2-3 years to complete.

Qin Huai smiled: "Of course, I know that Uncle Wang, you actually don't know what Red Silk Cake tastes like."

Wang Gen Sheng raised his head in astonishment.

"But I know what kind of person you are. You absolutely wouldn't lie, but you might choose not to speak."

"Choosing not to speak shows it's really hard to say out loud, so I don't need to ask."

"I started with floral cakes before making fresh meat mooncakes because I knew Uncle Wang, you really don't know what Red Silk Cake tastes like, so I'm using my method to make the Red Silk Cake."

"You need not feel guilty, I know you've already done your best to convey it, and I also know you truly want to taste it, so I genuinely want to make it too."

"We both did our best, you didn't deceive me either."

"And I haven't actually started on the Red Silk Cake yet. If you stop coming to Yunzhong Restaurant, who will I serve the Red Silk Cake to once it's made?"

"Huh?" Now it was Wang Gen Sheng's turn to be bewildered.

"I need a couple more days to practice the fresh meat mooncakes, and once they're done, I can begin with the Red Silk Cake. That'll be the time you need to work hard on tasting, so don't overthink or feel guilty. What you should focus on now is increasing your appetite so you can eat a few more bites every day when the time comes."

"Huh?"