Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle

Chapter 1331 1331: Xia Mubing Extra: Part 1

My name is Xia Mubing, and I am a chef.

I've been working as a chef for most of my life. Although I don't have many friends, I've made a name for myself in the industry and saved up some money. My life was quite ordinary until one day, two young guests arrived at Fen Garden.

One young man had the same name as my former colleague and looked very much like him. The other young man had an unfamiliar name, but his personality reminded me of my junior who had died over half a century ago.

At the time, I thought it was a coincidence, until they came for the second time, and I realized it was destined. From that moment, my life was filled with many surprises. Now, I will tell you about those surprises.

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During the New Year, the villagers of Qin Family Village felt like they were dining in an otherworldly realm.

Every man, woman, and child in the village, upon waking each morning, would immediately grab a bowl and head to Qin Huai's house to pay their New Year greetings. Whether to bring fruit, milk, and other gifts wasn't the point; the point was to bring their own bowls and chopsticks so as not to burden the Qin family with extra dish-washing. While bringing your own utensils, don't forget to grab two red envelopes. Once you step into Qin Huai's courtyard and hand the envelopes to Qin Luo, you can joyfully line up at the kitchen door to wait for snacks.

Sometimes the villagers of Qin Family Village felt like they were not giving red envelopes, but tickets. Once you've handed over the ticket, you can enjoy an unlimited feast of snacks, with buns and steamed bread as the staples and daily surprise specials.

From Four Happiness glutinous rice balls to Red Silk Cake, from Three Meat Buns to Dream Come True Sesame Bun, the villagers of Qin Family Village were utterly captivated by the food. If this was a dream that could only be fulfilled during the New Year, everyone wished to remain lost in this dream forever, celebrating 363 days of the year.

How blessed it is to live in Qin Family Village and become one of its members!

The villagers sighed in this way.

Unfortunately, this dream didn't last 363 days, or even 15 days.

Master Qin ran away early.

Of course, Qin Huai didn't run away because he felt the work was too much pressure, nor did he need to brush up basic figures. Qin Huai sincerely wanted to give back to the villagers, but Zhao Cheng'an's holiday was really not enough.

In Qin Family Village, it wasn't just ordinary villagers who were mesmerized by the snacks, but also Zhao Cheng'an.

Zhao Cheng'an lived a hard life for several lifetimes.

In the first life, he was a helper at Taifeng Building, not a direct disciple of Master Chen, but everyone tacitly acknowledged he was a disciple's disciple. Although Zhao Cheng'an didn't have much money then, his monthly wages were used to buy medicine for Chen Ping'an, but he didn't lack good food.

The dining standards at Taifeng Building were very good.

Master Chen was very open to giving his disciples special meals; Zhao Cheng'an could casually eat homemade dishes back then and daily eat special dishes after entering Li Mansion. Occasionally before going to Li Mansion, he could also taste Jiang Chengde's special meals, and the diet was excellent.

In the following lifetimes, Zhao Cheng'an's meals were no longer as good.

This lifetime, Zhao Cheng'an ate fairly well. Master Zhou, being the former number one in pastry (since Qin Huai woke up, Master Zhou was no longer), Zhao Cheng'an had been eating his master's special meals since childhood. Master Zhou's specialty snack, boat-shaped pastry, Zhao Cheng'an often ate, so in theory, Zhao Cheng'an's food this lifetime was good.

Until Qin Huai woke up.

Master Zhou, no matter how skillful or talented, was just a middle-aged man who hadn't retired and hadn't lived until 80, how could he compare to a non-human like Qin Huai, who was 20 years old with 80 years of work experience?

Zhao Cheng'an didn't understand at first.

They had both successfully crossed tribulations, both merged with memories of previous lifetimes, both were helpers at Taifeng Building. Why was it that when Qin Huai woke up, it was like he was on cheat mode, making snacks that were all Level S, while his potato dumplings were only Level A?

And when he woke up and integrated memories of his previous lifetimes, they were all bugs. He didn't even dare hope to be in cheat mode, he just wanted those bugs to be quickly fixed.

It's unfair, very unfair!

Everyone was a special spirit, why was Feifei so remarkable? Wasn't Feifei just a cat? We mayflies were still... mayflies!

Zhao Cheng'an issued a stern protest, feeling sorrowful within, he ate two extra pieces of snacks.

Then he couldn't stop eating.

It was too delicious, simply too delicious!

Steamed, boiled, roasted, fried, sweet, salty, sour, tasteless, all were delicious. How could there be such an all-round pastry master that everything they make is delicious!

Most pastry masters are proficient in just one or two types, Qin Huai is only not proficient in one or two.

Upon realizing he might be the first among so many spirits to go back to work, Zhao Cheng'an became even more sorrowful.

Although Gong Liang came late, he could define his own holidays.

Although Cheng Gong and An Youyou also had to return to work, the former could rest as long as he wanted, President Han would grant a leave. The latter just acquired 52% shares in Yunzhong Restaurant, and with the boss being Qin Huai, theoretically staying by the boss's side was like staying at work.

Only I have to be the first to go back.

Not wanting to return to work, Zhao Cheng'an started crying, making a scene, and threatening to hang himself, first complaining to Master Zhou, then to Xia Mubing, and finally to Qin Huai. With the assistance from Qin Huai and Xia Mubing, he successfully secured an extended holiday until after the Lantern Festival, and also persuaded Qin Huai to go to Beiping together for the Lantern Festival and pay New Year's visits to Xia Mubing.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Zhao Cheng'an took the physical breadwinners of Qin Family Village, Master Qin, to Beiping.

Regarding this, the villagers of Qin Family Village and a group of spirits expressed: Zhao Cheng'an, you **********!

During the New Year holiday, going to Beiping was not originally part of Qin Huai's plan. Before Qin Huai had awakened, Xia Mubing was just a stranger he had occasionally encountered in his memories, a highly esteemed senior in the culinary circle, still from the neighboring meat cooking circle, and was Zhao Cheng'an's senior brother, having no relation to himself.