After passionately ranting about Luo Jun, Chen Huihong asked Qin Huai: "Xiao Qin, you haven’t said it yet, what recipe did you get this time?"
Only then did Qin Huai realize that after chatting for so long, he hadn’t told the two what recipe he had obtained. He opened the game panel and read aloud the details of the dish, causing Chen Huihong to be dazzled.
"This dish is great, it brightens the eyes and calms the mind, perfect for my little Huihui. You have no idea how much homework elementary school kids have these days, staring at books and writing all day, how can their eyes handle it? Sometimes they even have to look at tablets. More than half the children in her class are nearsighted, and I’ve worried about Huihui’s eyes for a long time."
"Why wait for another day, Xiao Qin, you’re going back to Gusu tomorrow, let’s use the time we have now to stew two pots. I’ll have a taste, and bring the other one back for Huihui."
Chen Huihong was already pulling out her phone to order two sets of ingredients for Gastrodia stewed pigeon on a grocery app.
Qin Huai turned his gaze to Luo Jun, clearly wanting to ask him if he’d like a share.
Luo Jun hesitated for a moment, then took out his phone and called Zhang Shumei.
"Hello, Xiao Zhang, don’t buy the spider plants, go to the market and buy three pigeons and some Gastrodia. Yes, for the Gastrodia stewed pigeon, buy whatever else you think is needed, you don’t have to stew it, yes, Master Qin is stewing."
"Zhang Shumei will be back in 15 minutes," Luo Jun said.
Fifteen minutes later, Zhang Shumei came back carrying three live pigeons.
Qin Huai was stunned, he didn’t have that level of skill. Truth be told, he hadn’t even seen a dead pigeon, let alone a live one. He was just an ordinary pastry chef, with basic Knife Skills, and basic is the game’s lower limit, not his own.
He usually didn’t even chop meat filling, and he’d never killed a chicken.
How do you kill a pigeon? How do you pluck the feathers? Is it too late to call Huang Jia now?
In his panic, the expert housekeeper Zhang Shumei immediately saw Qin Huai’s predicament and realized she had made a mistake, not anticipating that Master Qin wouldn’t know how to handle pigeons. So she volunteered, took the three pigeons into the kitchen, and swiftly did the deed.
The three plump pigeons only managed to coo twice before meeting their end.
Soon, Zhang Shumei efficiently processed the pigeons and, thoughtfully, prepared three sets of auxiliary ingredients, then left the kitchen.
Qin Huai squatted in the kitchen and started watching video tutorials.
The video tutorials weren’t very helpful, as they held no learning value.
Liu Tao’s culinary skills were indeed lacking, as evidenced by the grade of the Gastrodia stewed pigeon.
No wonder the only edible part of the dish was the soup.
Qin Huai’s Knife Skills were slightly better, but the rough handling, poor bloodletting, abundant choice of ingredients, Dried Tangerine Peel Tea-level stewing, and appalling Fire Control, resulted in an E-grade product.
You could see there was a lot of room for improvement.
After watching the video tutorials, Qin Huai quickly forgot them, and in his mind, he searched for the characteristics of each ingredient introduced by Huang Shengli during his online lessons and how to handle them. After a bit of mental fusion, he referred to an electronic document Huang Shengli had sent him, and slightly reprocessed the pigeons Zhang Shumei had already handled, and began stewing.
He didn’t waste the subsequent time either, continuing to knead dough and make snacks.
Although it felt like a long time had passed in his mind, in reality, time hadn’t moved much, it was still midday.
He could spend a few more hours making snacks, stocking up more for Chen Huihong and Luo Jun, especially for Luo Jun.
He had already seen everything that needed to be seen and talked about everything that needed to be talked about. Qin Huai knew that Luo Jun’s failure in his first tribulation was a foregone conclusion, as even Luo Jun himself didn’t want to succeed.
From Qin Huai’s understanding of Luo Jun, he certainly wouldn’t leave Shan City.
Qin Huai would return to work at Huang Ji tomorrow, and continue until the Chinese New Year when he would go back to his hometown in Qiu County, returning to Yunzhong Restaurant after the New Year. During these few months, Chen Huihong might visit Gusu for a couple of meals, but Luo Jun was unlikely to have such luck.
As the primary heir to Luo Jun’s inheritance, Qin Huai had to hurry and make him some good food.
Eat whatever can be eaten now.
Two hours later, the Gastrodia stewed pigeon was ready.
[Gastrodia Stewed Pigeon D+ Grade]
Qin Huai felt that his Fire Control had indeed improved. He had never worked with pigeon as an ingredient before. This was his first time making a dish involving pigeon, and it was a meat dish, yet he managed to make it D+.
A few months ago, he wouldn’t have dared to imagine it.
A D+ grade Gastrodia stewed pigeon means the pigeon meat is certainly edible.
Chen Huihong happily finished an entire serving, then let out a burp, unable to eat anything else.
Luo Jun quietly drank the pigeon soup, while Qin Huai sneakily opened the game panel to check, but nothing happened.
As expected, he was destined to inherit all of Luo Jun’s assets within a few years.