CHAPTER 501: CHAPTER 277: IRON STOMACH

Dong Shi was the last to reply to Qin Huai’s message.

As a cutting chef at Huang Ji, Dong Shi can’t use his phone during work hours, so he quickly shared gossip as soon as he finished work.

His first message to Qin Huai wasn’t even about how amazing the meat filling was, it was about Junior Master Zheng slacking off again and booking tickets to play in Sanya.

Dong Shi doesn’t pay much attention to the meat filling. The shock Qin Huai gave him in the few months at Huang Ji was already plenty, a mere photo of meat filling wouldn’t surprise him. Not even if Qin Huai topped the Chef Record selection next time...

Alright, it would definitely drop his jaw.

When Dong Shi shared gossip with Qin Huai, Qin Huai had already finished wrapping the remaining Four Happiness glutinuous rice in the kitchen and was sitting in the living room watching TV with the family.

Watching Mr. Qin’s favorite Anti-Japanese war drama.

This warm atmosphere of the whole family sitting together, watching TV while eating snacks and fruits, appeared for the first time in the Qin Family since the New Year.

Previously, Qin Huai was almost living in the kitchen, barely sitting in front of the TV.

"Bro, eat some cherries!" Qin Luo handed the cherries over to Qin Huai, glanced at the fruit plate on the coffee table, and stuffed the cut kiwi, mango, lychee, and longan into Qin Huai’s arms, almost making it difficult for him to hold them all.

Qin Huai wasn’t really interested in the fruits Qin Luo gave him, he casually grabbed a couple of cherries, returned the rest of the fruit plate to the coffee table, then picked up a banana, watching Qin Luo very calmly.

Nobody does you a favor without ulterior motives.

Qin Luo showed a pleasing smile.

"Bro, tomorrow’s the Lantern Festival. He Cheng has already started school, and in a few days I will too. What are we eating for tomorrow?"

The private school Qin Luo attends opens late reportedly because many students go abroad with their parents for vacation during the New Year. If school starts too early, they can’t return on time, allowing Qin Luo to enjoy the holiday until after Lantern Festival.

He Cheng couldn’t do this, he shouldered his bag and went back to school on the twelfth.

"Tomorrow’s Lantern Festival, of course, we’ll eat Tangyuan." Qin Huai stated, "There’s plenty of Four Happiness glutinuous rice in the kitchen, enough to fill us up."

Qin Luo’s face turned green.

It’s not that Four Happiness glutinuous rice isn’t tasty. During this whole Spring Festival holiday, almost every day villagers from Qin Family Village get to eat Four Happiness glutinuous rice. No cheeky child would complain about eating big Tangyuan daily being too greasy.

If one doesn’t want to eat it, there are plenty more people who do.

But Qin Luo has eaten far more than anyone else.

Qin Luo deep down still loves meat. The Four Happiness glutinuous rice only has 1/4 meat filling. Qin Luo would rather eat pure meat Tangyuan every day than the well-balanced Four Happiness glutinuous rice.

Of course, if pure meat Tangyuan could be matched with Three Meat Buns, Five Fillings Bun, Crab Shell Cake, Dream Come True Sesame Bun, beef pie, lamb pie, pork pie, donkey meat wrap, chicken soup noodles, guo’er, that would be even better.

What’s that, you’re saying Qin Huai can’t make donkey meat wrap?

Qin Luo said it’s no problem, it’s available in town. When she went to visit her best friend’s house during New Year’s Eve, her best friend was the first to tell her about a new donkey meat wrap shop opening in town. Qin Luo went to town to try it on New Year’s Day.

Those days when Qin Luo was sanctioned by Granny Qin to only eat Four Happiness glutinuous rice and normal meals, she often slipped away to town to buy donkey meat wrap and donkey offal soup, spending all her New Year cash gifts at the donkey meat wrap shop.

"Bro, it’s a big festival, can’t we eat something else?" Qin Luo’s voice carried a plea.

"Don’t want to cook." Qin Huai said very honestly.

It’s a big festival, and one should eat something good. But Qin Huai expressed that he was worn out from making snacks lately and needed to take a break, soak up some sun in the yard, play on his phone, and listen to gossip.

Making snacks...

Leave it to the future self.

Qin Luo: ...

"Luoluo, don’t bother your brother. You know how hard your brother’s been practicing making Four Happiness glutinuous rice lately, you’re not unaware. Yet you need me to keep an eye on you to finish a single test paper daily. How many hours does your brother work in the kitchen each day?" Zhao Rong turned into a strict mother, instantly making Qin Luo shut her mouth, fearing her mom would make her write another paper tomorrow.

"Huaihuai, take a good rest. Mom and Granny will handle tomorrow’s meal. Old Qin, go to town tomorrow and buy a roast goose, a roast duck, and a plain cut chicken!"

Granny Qin agreed, echoing, "Your mom’s right, our Huaihuai worked hard for over ten days, he should rest tomorrow."

"Son, tomorrow go to your Uncle Fushun’s and order a plate of coral trout, your Uncle Guazi’s to order shrimp, and your Aunt Hongping’s for abalone with garlic vermicelli. Her scallops are great too, order a platter of scallops."

"I’ll take care of the rest... and order."

Qin Huai listened on the side, inwardly sighing this is what a real patchwork meal is.

Patching a dish from this house and another from that, without even heating the home kitchen, the Lantern Festival meal was complete.

Qin Huai remained silent because in previous years it was about the same, though they used to trade snacks for dishes. This year, every household ate plenty of snacks, allowing Granny Qin to order openly.

Qin Huai looked at Qin Luo: "Luoluo, did you finish the test papers the teachers assigned?"

Qin Huai hadn’t cared about his sister’s study situation for several days.

"Finished." Qin Luo said loudly, locking eyes with Qin Huai, full of determination, "Really, I completed them all earnestly, sent them to the teachers for checking, and they’ve discussed everything!"

"Then on the sixteenth of the first lunar month, you come with me to the City." Qin Huai decisively said, "Didn’t you always want to eat at the seafood restaurant outside the aquarium in the City? We’ll first visit Master Cao’s home for lunch, then I’ll discuss some mold issues with Master Zhang, after that we’ll head to the aquarium, finish the tour, and dine at the seafood restaurant."