The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 588 Recent Plans (Bonus chapter for the Alliance Leader who went to dig up graves in the middle of the night!)
Although the game system forcibly erased Zhou Hu's memory, Qin Huai still had the achievement "[Zhou Hu's Affirmation]". Having a reward is better than nothing. After calming himself down a bit, Qin Huai clicked on "Zhou Hu's Affirmation" to see what the effect was.

[Zhou Hu's Affirmation]: This affirmation comes from fortune teller Zhou Hu. With this affirmation, you will be more likely to receive various free talismans (which may not be useful) from Zhou Hu, as well as services such as on-site feng shui consultations, ancestral grave assessments, compatibility analysis, free funeral planning, free follow-up investigations, and free online chat to help you win back your ex.

Qin Huai: ?
Zhou Hu's business is so comprehensive?

As expected of a master, their professional skills are truly impressive; they even offer online chat services to help you win back your ex.

After reading [Zhou Hu's affirmation], Qin Huai glanced at the encyclopedia again and found that Luo Jun had not yet been reincarnated. He then checked the status of Wang Gensheng and Zhou Hu, which had not changed at all compared to before, before closing the game panel.

Of the spirits Qin Huai knows, only Zhou Hu and Wang Gensheng are still unconscious.

Based on his condition and the memories he'd seen, Qin Huai figured Wang Gensheng should be waking up soon. If nothing unexpected happened, Wang Gensheng would likely have at most two fragments of memory remaining. Shi Dadan might uncover a side quest, dropping memories related to promises. As for Zhou Hu…

This trash game doesn't remember anything.

Considering Zhou Hu's current situation and address, Qin Huai thought it would be more reliable to focus on increasing Wang Gensheng's favorability before the New Year and see if he could get other side quests out of Wang Gensheng.

After Luo Jun's funeral, Chen Gong and Zhao Cheng'an went back.

Chen Gong played mahjong with Chen Huihong and a few others at the funeral home for six days, playing all night and sleeping during the day. This seriously affected his ability to dedicate himself to General Han until his death. As soon as Luo Jun's funeral ended, Chen Gong booked the earliest flight back to City A.

Zhao Cheng'an didn't actually want to go back; he wanted to stay in Shanshi for a few more days, but circumstances wouldn't allow it. Master Zhou ordered him to return immediately, forbidding him from slacking off. He'd already had enough fun outside this year, and he'd finally regained some of his skills; he didn't want his mind to wander again.

Qin Huai felt that Zhao Cheng'an was just like a schoolchild. During the school year, he had teachers and schools to supervise him and his grades were acceptable, but once he was on vacation, he let himself go. If Zhao Cheng'an had an ordinary job, it would be fine, but the culinary industry is one where learning never ends, and if you don't keep up, you fall behind. It's just that it's amazing that Fuyou chose to become a pastry chef.

Five days after Luo Jun's funeral, Gong Liang left Shanshi and returned to Suzhou because his daughter's competition was over.

Sometimes Chen Huihong sighs, feeling as if the previous liveliness was just a dream. When Luo Jun was still alive, Chen Huihong could go to Luo Jun's house every day to pick up fruit, and they would occasionally get together for a tea party. Now that Luo Jun has gone to line up to be reincarnated, Chen Huihong has no fruit to pick up, and they no longer have tea parties.

Bored, Chen Huihong started urging Qin Huai to push through the side quests, get Zhou Hu and Wang Gensheng to wake up quickly, and add some new members to the "Loving Family" group chat so everyone would have something to talk about.

Chen Huihong used to love sharing all sorts of news and messages in the group chat. Before, whenever Chen Huihong shared random things, Luo Jun would scold her, and then Chen Huihong would have something to say in the group chat. Now that Luo Jun is gone, Chen Huihong feels that the group chat has become much more boring.

Qin Huai felt that Chen Huihong's words made sense.

According to the progression of a novel, either Wang Gensheng or Zhou Hu should wake up by now. Considering that the game system has erased Zhou Hu's memories, it will be slightly more difficult for Zhou Hu to wake up. Wang Gensheng will definitely be the first to wake up; he appeared early enough and has a significant role, so it's time for him to wake up too.

Zhou Hu had to go offline temporarily because he lived too far away, so Qin Huai could only focus all his energy on Wang Gensheng.

So now the question is, when Qin Huai wants to increase someone's favorability in order to get a mission, what methods does he usually use?

There is only one answer.

Feed.

Feeding them like crazy.

As a pastry chef, Qin Huai's method for winning someone's favor is very simple: make the pastries the other person likes. If she doesn't know what kind of pastries the other person likes, she makes the ones she's good at.

This method is almost always effective for normal people, and it is even more effective for Wang Gensheng.

Grandpa Wang is a man of high moral character. He firmly believes that one should not accept rewards without merit.

The mere fact that he was eating in the kitchen already made Grandpa Wang feel extremely uneasy, especially after Chen Gong and Gong Liang went back, leaving only Ouyang and Shi Dadan to eat with him in the kitchen. Grandpa Wang felt even more unworthy of his position.

He often wondered in the middle of the night what he had done to deserve being able to eat in the kitchen and be the first to eat Chef Qin's freshest dishes—even though he couldn't eat much.

Compared to Ouyang and Shi Dadan's appetites, he was simply unworthy of the title of "tasting".

Admittedly, Wang Gensheng really wanted to challenge his appetite, but he was already this age and dared not do so easily, as doing so would likely land him in the hospital.

Wang Gensheng felt that Xu Tuqiang had the biggest appetite among people his age, but for some reason, Xu Tuqiang only stayed in the kitchen for a few days before leaving again. This made it difficult for Wang Gensheng to face Xu Tuqiang for a long time, and he didn't know how to explain how he was able to stay in the kitchen until today.

This anxiety intensified as Qin Huai became increasingly attentive in feeding him.

Finally, on the first day of December, Grandpa Wang couldn't hold back any longer.

Wang Gensheng asked Qin Huai directly, "Master Qin, does Huang Ji's account need someone to take stock?" Wang Gensheng felt that as a 40-year veteran accountant, the only thing he could do was take stock of the accounts.

During this time, Wang Gensheng even suspected that Qin Huai wanted him to help him falsify accounts, but this suspicion was only exposed for a second before he ruthlessly extinguished it and slapped himself twice to condemn himself for actually thinking so much about the kind-hearted Master Qin.

Huang's accounts were such a mess that even Master Qin asked him to take over. How could someone like that possibly falsify accounts? He simply wouldn't!
When Wang Gensheng asked that question, Qin Huai knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for had arrived.

Qin Huai had been waiting for Wang Gensheng to speak first.

Having spent so much time together, Qin Huai had come to understand Wang Gensheng's personality to some extent. Old Master Wang was the kind of person who needed to be pushed to move.

He can reap rewards as long as he takes action.

To put it simply, Grandpa Wang is a very sentimental person, just like Gong Liang. However, Gong Liang is outgoing, while Wang Gensheng is relatively introverted. Since Qin Huai couldn't find anything to evoke Wang Gensheng's emotions and trigger the side quest, he had to initiate it himself.

Now, the time has come.

Qin Huai gave a slightly troubled look.

Wang Gensheng immediately took the bait, anxiously asking, "Master Qin, please tell me if there's anything I can help with. Given our relationship, just ask, and I'll definitely help if I can!"

Ouyang looked up as he sat at a small table, munching on a steamed bun made with fermented rice wine, while also watching intently.

"It's like this, Uncle Wang. You know my personality. I'm the kind of person who finds it hard to make snacks on my own initiative unless someone asks me to."

Wang Gensheng: ?

Ouyang: ? Dude, are you even speaking human language? I can understand each word individually, but I can't understand them when they're put together.

"Luo Luo has been quite busy with her studies lately."

“Before, when I made new pastries, I would just make whatever Luo Luo wanted to eat. But as you can see, Uncle Wang, I haven’t made any new pastries lately because I don’t know what to make.”

"Uncle Wang, is there any particular snack you'd like to eat?"

"To put it another way, do you have a dessert that is particularly important to you, has special meaning, or leaves a deep impression on you? You used to eat it, but you can't eat it anymore, but you know what it is and can roughly describe to me what it tastes like so that I can make it."

"I really need a dessert like this."

"I haven't made any new desserts in a long time, and my game system hasn't given me any side quests for a long time either. I really need a new side quest to learn how to make new desserts."

Wang Gensheng was stunned.

Ouyang was stunned.

In Ouyang's view, his good brother Qin Huai had not had a relapse for some time, and he thought that Qin Huai's illness had been cured. He did not expect that his good brother had been holding back a big problem.

Ouyang could only ask Shi Dadan in a low voice, "Does Qin Huai really not need to see a doctor for this condition?"

Shi Dadan calmly ate his steamed bun and asked, "Illness? What illness? Has Master Qin been feeling unwell lately?"

Ouyang: ...

Wang Gensheng fell into a long silence. Qin Huai thought this wave would directly trigger a new side quest, but it didn't.

After thinking for about three minutes, Wang Gensheng slowly said, "Master Qin, give me a few days to think it over."

"I should be able to come up with a good dessert."

Qin Huai said considerately, "Uncle Wang, you don't need to take it too seriously. I was just saying it casually."

"Just tell me if you have it, and don't force me if you don't."

Wang Gensheng nodded firmly: "Don't worry, Master Qin. Although my memory isn't very good right now, I'm sure I'll remember!"

(End of this chapter)