Chapter 304 Mung Bean Cake

Qin Huai clicked on the recipe to see the details.

【Mung Bean Cake Grade A+】

Producer:?

Dish details: After being fired for the third time by his boss who could share hardships but not happiness, Chen Gong, feeling disheartened, ate this delicious dim sum at the newly opened Qinji Pastry Shop in Shanghai. This was not the most delicious dim sum Chen Gong had eaten since his tribulation, but it was the warmest dim sum he had eaten since his tribulation. The delicious dim sum and the words of comfort from the dim sum chef and boss rekindled Chen Gong’s confidence after his failed tribulation. After consuming this dish, you can increase your confidence within 12 hours, bringing you one step closer to success.

Number of times that can be made in one day (0/666) (each portion does not exceed 250g)

Qin Huai:?
This? The one he knew?

Does the game system refer to all the spirits that have not appeared? Or is this? It is a specific reference to a certain person.

Qin Huai closed the game panel and looked at Chen Gong with an inquiring look. He believed that Chen Gong chose this A+ grade mung bean cake not only because it was delicious, but also because of other deeper meanings.

Chen Gong’s first boss became a shipping tycoon with the help of Chen Gong’s luck. The managers under the shipping tycoons of that era must have eaten a lot of delicacies from land and sea.

Chen Gong knew what Qin Huai wanted to ask by the look in his eyes, and he had already prepared the answer.

“This afternoon, I not only chatted with everyone in the group, but also added everyone’s WeChat friends and chatted with each of them privately for a while.” Chen Gong said.

“Mr. Luo Jun is still struggling in his first life. I think his chances of successfully overcoming the tribulation are not high.”

Qin Huai agreed: “Yes, we all think so.”

“Mr. Luo is a very enthusiastic Bifang,” Chen Gong said, “as enthusiastic as the creator of the recipe I gave you.”

“I believe you should be able to guess, and the recipe should also show that the maker of this recipe is the same monster as the maker of the glutinous rice cake recipe you got.”

“I just had a brief chat with you at noon, and didn’t go into detail. When I was going through the tribulation in my first life, my first boss fired me for not doing my job well. No matter how I explained or argued, he wouldn’t listen. In the end, he had me kicked out of the shop. My tribulation had already failed.”

“At that time, I was very unwilling to accept it. I felt that even if the boss didn’t know that his luck came from me, I was grateful for his kindness. He should have seen that I had worked diligently and conscientiously all those years, and had never been corrupt or embezzled or kept anything for myself. I shouldn’t have ended up like this.”

“According to the normal process of a spirit’s tribulation, I should have committed suicide directly.”

Qin Huai:……

Your normal tribulation process is really extreme.

“But I didn’t, because I was unwilling to accept it. I don’t think this is my problem. If I have a problem, it’s because I had poor vision and followed the wrong boss.”

“We, the Manta Ray, are a little different from the Bifang, Baihe and Yu. My ability is not only reflected in the fact that I can cure diseases when eaten by people. I am a lucky beast. Even if I fail to survive the calamity and lose my divine power, my lucky beast buff will still be with me, but it will be reduced.”

Qin Huai nodded to indicate that he had guessed it, because both Chen Huihong and Qu Jing had mentioned to him before that some spirits were special. The abilities of those spirits would not make themselves powerful, but might affect other people. The difficulty of these spirits’ tribulation would vary due to their different abilities. Some very powerful abilities would make it very difficult for them to tribulation.

“So I was unwilling to accept it. I thought if I was still myself but had a different boss, would the outcome be different?”

“So I stayed in the world even though I knew I had failed, and I chose the second boss.”

“I met him when we were still in humble beginnings. I watched his business grow and he made friends with more and more powerful people. He was also very nice to me at the beginning and appreciated me very much. He often told me that I was his lucky star. I thought I had chosen the right person.”

“But I was wrong.”

“After the second boss kicked me out, I still didn’t want to give up. I carefully looked for a third boss who I thought was a good person in all aspects. I continued to follow him and started from scratch with him.”

“Now that I think about it, I was really just a monster back then. I didn’t understand that people can change.”

“The third boss didn’t fire me. He suspected that I had betrayed him. Of course, it’s possible that this was just an excuse, but at that time I didn’t have the energy to think about it anymore.”

“I became a notorious traitor in the industry, and my money was stolen by a thief who happened to break into my house. I only had some cash on me.”

“At that time, I was extremely unwilling and resentful. Although I was only a middle-aged man at that time, and I looked well-maintained at that time, I no longer had the energy to look for a fourth boss.”

“I was planning to do what everyone else who didn’t want to live did. I planned to use the last bit of money I had to have a good meal and then jump into the Huangpu River.”

Qin Huai listened quietly, and he noticed that when Chen Gong said this, there was a slight fluctuation in his emotions in his eyes.

“I originally wanted to go to a restaurant for a meal, but the cost of living in Shanghai was too high and I didn’t have much cash on me, so I couldn’t afford a big meal. On the way to the Huangpu River, I happened to see a newly opened dim sum shop called Qin’s Pastry Shop, and I walked in for some reason.”

“The owner of that snack shop is a spirit, a spirit from his second life. You have seen him in Qu Jing’s memory.”

“I guess he opened snack shops all over the country to get rid of his obsession. He recognized me as a spirit and saw that I had failed in my tribulation. He was very enthusiastic and gave me a chair, a cup of tea, a plate of mung bean cakes, and listened to my story of failing in my tribulation for an entire afternoon.”

“He told me that it wasn’t my fault. If I was wrong, I should pay the price for it. But I shouldn’t dwell on it and put myself in a deeper cycle of obsession. If I do that, it will be difficult for me to succeed in overcoming the tribulation.”

“He said there are good people in this world. He has seen them, and he believes I will meet them too. He told me not to reincarnate with resentment, but to calm down and think about it, and reincarnate with peace of mind.”

Qin Huai asked curiously, “Can I ask why he failed in his calamity-transcending obsession?”

According to the timeline of Qu Jing and Chen Gong’s encounter with this monster, if this monster has not yet successfully overcome the tribulation, Qin Huai feels that there is a high probability that his buddy will appear in his illustration column.

There is a greater probability that he will become an important supporting character in this book, so you need to know about him in advance.

“I’m not sure about that.” Chen Gong said with some embarrassment, “They were mainly talking about me that day. I only know that he opened snack shops everywhere to find people.”

“After talking to him that day, I gave up my plan to jump into the Huangpu River that day. I went home and calmed down for a few days. After thinking about it carefully, I felt that what he said made sense. Only after the obsession and resentment in my heart were not so deep did I jump into the Huangpu River.”

Qin Huai:……

Although this behavior is normal for you monsters, but why does this sound so… so… so…

forget it. I’m done here.

You monsters really have something.

Whether it is fish, birds or plant spirits, they all like to make some violent remarks.

Qin Huai had completely heard the story of Chen Gong.

Although Qin Huai is not very familiar with Chen Gong, he can get along well with all the spirits. Because among all the non-spirit creatures in the world who can communicate with spirits so openly, he is probably the only male protagonist in the system novel.

Qin Huai thought about it seriously, and then asked very cautiously: “So what are your plans now…”

“Continue to live, or jump directly into the Huangpu River?”

According to the basic law of spirits and monsters overcoming the tribulation, the safest way to survive the tribulation is actually to commit suicide directly. Staying in the human world will be unstable, and although these spirits and monsters say they won’t do it, no one can guarantee what they can actually do.

Qu Jing, who seemed the most stable and least likely to cause trouble, made a fortune during the Chinese New Year. Chen Gong also seemed mature and stable, very reliable, and a very qualified worker, but he also did not give up after failing to overcome the tribulation in his first life and found two more bosses.

Of course, for details of the most tragic consequences, please see the story of a certain elementary school student who is currently studying.

“Of course I will continue to live.” Chen Gong said without hesitation, “I know what you are worried about, Master Qin. I also know that this is risky, but I don’t regret it.”

“Just like what the spirit I met at the end of my first life said to me, he had met truly good people in the human world, and he believed that I would too.”

“I have been a human for so many lifetimes. I know very well that human nature is complex. I also know very well that people will not remain unchanged forever, but I am willing to take the risk. I am willing to take the risk that my vision is better now than it was in my first lifetime. I am willing to take the risk that I understand people better now than I did in my first lifetime.”

“I’m willing to take another gamble for President Han.”

“I am also willing to accept any price and result.”

Qin Huai knew that this was Chen Gong’s decision, and he also guessed this decision.

How to say it, if these monsters were extremely rational, not impulsive, had no problems, and were perfect, they would not have failed in their tribulation in the first place.

“I also believe that Assistant Chen, your judgment of people this time is correct. I believe that Mr. Han is a very good boss, and he is also a very good client.” Qin Huai said with a smile.

“So, can I ask you to do me one more thing?”

“What’s the matter?” Chen Gong asked.

“Please help me change tomorrow’s flight to depart in the evening. Please help me find a place to make snacks in the morning. And also help me prepare some ingredients for making mung bean cakes.”

“I’ll send you the list of ingredients later. I haven’t watched the video tutorial for the recipe I just received, but it should be similar to the method I know how to make mung bean cakes now.”

“We are not in the same city. You probably don’t have many opportunities to go on business trips to Shan City, let alone eat at Yunzhong Canteen on a daily basis. This is unrealistic.”

“Normally, the spirits woke up because they ate the food I dug out from their memories. This is the case for both Qu Jing and Sister Hong.”

“You are the only one who is special. You have to wake up first before I give you the recipe.”

“But for the recipes you memorized, I think we should still follow the old tradition of you being the first to eat it.”

“I can’t make an A+ grade mung bean cake, but I believe I can make a B grade one. I have the confidence in that.”

“Assistant Chen, what do you think?”

Chen Gong smiled and said, “It’s my honor.”

After Chen Gong left, Qin Huai took two sips of his drink, opened his phone, read the chat history of the afternoon in the group chat of the loving family from beginning to end, and then clicked on the game panel to check the production process of the mung bean cake.

The video begins with a pair of very slender hands.

A pair of slender, beautiful, well-maintained hands, with calluses where they should be and clean where they should be, which is a standard pastry chef’s hands.

This? The cooking skills of this monster are better than Qin Huai imagined.

The mung bean cake was grade A+. It could be seen that he did not lie when he met Qu Jing in the provincial capital. That batch of glutinous rice cakes was indeed bad and only grade A.

Being able to make A+ grade dim sum, this level is definitely at the master chef level even among Zhiweiju.

The video tutorial starts with rubbing the mung beans.

Friends who often make mung bean cakes know that mung bean cakes require the mung beans to be peeled, washed and soaked for more than 6 hours, so that they are easier to steam.

When Qin Huai made mung bean cakes in the past, Qin Luo was usually responsible for peeling the skin. Anyone else except Qin Luo might not be careful enough to peel the mung beans, but Qin Luo would not. She would make sure that every mung bean was peeled cleanly.

Because she wants to eat and loves to eat.

The peeling segment at the beginning of the video tutorial is very short. It just simply shows that the peeled mung beans are clean enough and the quality of the mung beans, and then comes the process of steaming them.

After steaming, use a spatula to crush the mung beans into fine paste, add butter to the pot and cook over low heat.

Yes, it was butter, which was quite novel, at least in that era.

Then comes the very normal method of making mung bean cake.

Seasoning, that is, add sugar and stir-fry, then dry and shape.

At first glance, the whole process seems unremarkable, and is almost exactly the same as the steps Qin Huai uses to make mung bean cakes on a daily basis, with no tricks or stunts.

The whole process was normal and peaceful. The producer was neither hurried nor slow, and every step was in order. He even had a little obsessive-compulsive disorder.

All bowls, dishes and seasonings must be placed neatly, and if they move a little during the preparation process, they must be moved back.

Qin Huai finished reading the tutorial.

I understood it, but didn’t have any insights.

This video tutorial gives you the feeling that you can do it if you follow it, but it will definitely fail because your level is not up to par.

This feeling is different from Jiang Chengde’s feeling of not understanding it at all, different from Jiang Weiming’s feeling of understanding it very well, and completely different from Jiang Weijin’s feeling of not understanding it a little but being able to learn a lot of little tricks.

Qin Huai knew very well that if he didn’t understand something the first time, he should read it again.

Then he watched it over and over again.

The video tutorial for making mung bean cake is neither long nor short, but if you watch it 15 times, you must have been staying up late.

It made Qin Huai realize that it was already the middle of the night when he stayed up late.

Qin Huai sent a message to Qin Luo before going to bed.

Qin Huai: Luoluo, are you free this weekend? I want to make mung bean cakes, please prepare some.

Qin Luo was caught by his brother playing with his phone in the middle of the night: 〣(Δ)〣

I swear to God, she has been secretly playing with her phone since the beginning of the school year. How did her brother know about it?

Qin Luo was so scared that he quickly stuffed his phone under his pillow and went to sleep.

(End of this chapter)