The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 590 [Wang Gensheng's感动]

Visiting the elderly is a very profound art.

An Youyou has a lot to say about this. She has plenty of experience in visiting her elderly brother with a fruit basket and a box of milk, and incidentally swindling him out of his meager retirement savings.

When Qin Huai expressed his confusion in the "We Are a Loving Family" group chat, asking everyone what he should bring when he went to Wang Gensheng's house the next day to check on Wang Gensheng's health, An Youyou was the first to answer.

An Youyou: A case of organic pure milk and a deluxe fruit basket!

An Youyou: Boss, I can buy it for you, just 15 yuan for the delivery fee!
Since Luo Jun passed away, An Youyou has had no stable source of fruit and has developed the 'bad habit' of eating fruit every day, making her life increasingly difficult. She has become more proactive at work and always takes the lead in jobs that can earn extra money.

Now, the orders for meals delivered to office buildings by Yunzhong Cafeteria every morning are almost impossible for the regular staff to get; An Youyou has taken them all by herself, and she delivers food incredibly fast.

After awakening, the spirits possess high physical abilities and can climb stairs quickly even without waiting for the elevator. If Chen Gong and An Youyou are both top-notch employees, then Chen Gong is the top-notch assistant dedicated to serving the boss, while An Youyou is the top-notch handyman specializing in all sorts of odd jobs.

In her first life, when An Youyou worked as an accountant in Jinling, she also had to do many odd jobs. According to An Youyou, because her employer was a woman, the employer trusted her a lot and let her do all sorts of work. These included running errands, delivering messages, splashing the rival's swill in the middle of the night, acting in double acts, accompanying someone on business trips as a bodyguard, and even returning to her old profession of begging after encountering robbers…

I'll do any job as long as you pay me.

Quite comprehensive.

The demanding boss, Qin Huai, felt that An Youyou's answer was not good enough. If bringing a box of milk and a deluxe fruit basket would suffice, Qin Huai wouldn't have hesitated for so long.

Qin Huai also considered whether to bring a bag of fermented rice buns and a bag of crab shell pastries, which Wang Gensheng loved the most. Ouyang would just bring two cups of hand-beaten lemon tea that people could drink and that wouldn't cause diarrhea and hospitalization for the elderly.

But later Qin Huai felt it was a bit too perfunctory and not sincere enough.

Grandpa Wang is a very sentimental person. Although he is reserved, he is essentially the same as Gong Liang. He is the kind of person who can accomplish any task as long as the emotions are right.

Qin Huai felt that this trait could also be moved to triggering quests.

We're just one step away from unlocking Wang Gensheng's side quest, but how we take that step is crucial. How to play the emotional card, what kind of emotions to appeal to, and how to execute those moves are all skills in themselves.

Qin Huai felt that although the snacks were practical, they were not flavorful enough.

Shi Dadan's analysis makes a lot of sense. Wang Gensheng is in this dilemma because he has thought of a dessert but doesn't want to share it. At the same time, his sense of responsibility compels him to come up with a new dessert as a substitute, but he just can't think of one.

This means that the snack in Wang Gensheng's heart right now is the one he most wants to eat, the most important snack to him, and the one that is most likely to trigger the side quest.

Given Wang Gensheng's personality, the fact that he thought of it but didn't say anything indicates that this thing is very important to him, so important that he doesn't want to talk about it. If Qin Huai doesn't play the emotional card and deeply move Grandpa Wang, Grandpa Wang probably won't bring himself to ask.

Visiting Wang Gensheng is the trigger for all of this. What you bring and what you say when you visit are key to unlocking the side quest.

Qin Huai sent a message in the group chat: Is there anyone more suitable for Grandpa Wang?

Qu Jing: Is Grandpa Wang sick? When visiting the elderly, people usually bring tonics, like bird's nest or cordyceps. Our hospital's health care department recently launched a nourishing supplement that seems to be quite effective. Qin Huai, would you like me to bring you some after get off work today?
Qin Huai: Thank you so much! How much is it? I'll transfer the money to you.

Qu Jing: 3999
Qu Jing: I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't accept this money, but I lost too much money playing mahjong recently and I don't have much savings right now.

A poor and destitute little bird.

When Chen Huihong saw the group chat message, she was probably overwhelmed with guilt and sent a message that shocked everyone.

Chen Huihong: I just went to the fruit shop to look at the fruit. This batch of premium fruit is of good quality. I bought a few boxes and put them at home. Everyone can come to my house to pick up fruit when you have time.

Gong Liang: ?
An Youyou: Wow, Sister Hong, you're so kind! How did you know I really wanted to eat durian!
Qu Jing: Thank you, Sister Hong!
Shi Dadan: Can I take it too?

Chen Huihong: Xiao Qin, when you visit Lao Wang tomorrow, bring some extra fruit from my house. It's very common for fruit delivery at our Yunzhong Canteen.

Qin Huai: Thank you, Sister Hong.

After a brief period of information gathering, Qin Huai received the following suggestions:

A case of organic pure milk + a deluxe fruit basket (An Youyou's suggestion)

Health supplements produced by hospitals (suggested by Qu Jing)
A mixed fruit platter + an air purifier (suggested by Chen Huihong)

Fresh seafood + raw steamed buns (Suggested by Shi Dadan)

Cordyceps + medicinal wine (suggested by Gong Liang)
Tea + fine wine (Chen Gong's suggestion)
Slightly cheaper tea leaves and teaware (Zhao Cheng'an suggested)

A bag of fermented rice wine steamed buns + a bag of crab shell pastries (according to Qin Huai)
In the end, Qin Huai did not adopt any one person's suggestion, but instead adopted everyone's suggestion.

Sometimes when visiting someone, if you want them to feel your sincerity, quantity is important.

When you don't know what the other party really wants, quantity becomes especially important. After all, exhaustive search is a good way to explore the results.

The next morning, Qin Huai and Ouyang met in the underground parking garage, something they had agreed upon the day before. Wang Gensheng's apartment complex was about 2 or 3 kilometers from Yunzhong Canteen, making it convenient to drive there, especially since they had brought some food with them.

Ouyang made 8 cups of hand-whipped lemon tea.

One cup was for him, one cup for Qinhuai, and the remaining six cups were for Wang Gensheng.

Considering it would be impolite to only bring six cups of hand-squeezed lemon tea to visit the elderly, Ouyang also bought a fruit basket and rummaged through his drawers at home to find a bag of red dates and a bag of longan. Because of the extra things he brought, Ouyang was a little nervous before arriving at the underground parking garage, worried that he might have secretly taken too much and offended his brother, Beici Qinhuai.

Then Ouyang saw the pile of things Qin Huai had brought.

To put it simply, there's no room left in the trunk for Ouyang's things; his red dates, longans, and handmade lemon tea will have to be placed in the back seat.

Ouyang: ?
Brother, I only gave you a small backstab, and you stabbed me in the back with such a big sword?
Where's the bag of steamed buns and the bag of crab shell pastries you promised? What's in your trunk?

Was Grandpa Wang diagnosed with some serious illness last night?
Ouyang's expression turned serious. He hesitated for a long time before handing the hand-served lemon tea to Qin Huai. After Qin Huai took two sips and casually put the tea down, he finally spoke: "Is Grandpa Wang... not doing so well?"

"Should we go to his house or the hospital today?"

Qin Huai: ...?
"What are you saying? Grandpa Wang is in perfect condition. Of course we should go to his house. Why would Grandpa Wang, who is perfectly healthy, go to the hospital?"

"We've already said that the previous reports of Alzheimer's disease were misinformation; Mr. Wang doesn't have this condition."

"Then why did you bring so much stuff!" Ouyang raised his voice.

Qin Huai lowered his head slightly with some guilt, and then explained, "These things are not only mine, but also the tokens of appreciation from Sister Hong, Lao Shi, and Zhao Cheng'an. I just brought them along."

"Everyone is very concerned about Grandpa Wang's condition, fearing that he might really be feeling unwell."

Ouyang believed it on the spot and was moved: "Everyone is so concerned about Grandpa Wang." "I'm so sorry, I've been thinking these past few days that Grandpa Wang just can't think of any snacks and can't face you, so he keeps asking for leave. It's just like when I was in school and I didn't finish my summer homework, so I didn't want to go to school and begged my parents to let me take leave."

"How is Grandpa Wang's health?"

Qin Huai: "...Actually, I think Grandpa Wang is in good health. He's probably just trying to escape."

"Alright, we can talk about these things secretly in the car. Don't mention them when we get to Grandpa Wang's house. Just watch my signals."

Ouyang instantly understood. He knew he couldn't read Qin Huai's expressions at all, and when he didn't know what to say, he should just keep quiet.

Qin Huai drove to Wang Gensheng's house.

Incidentally, the housing prices in Wang Gensheng's neighborhood are not cheap either; in fact, there are no cheap housing prices in the vicinity.

Because Chen Juan had informed the property management in advance and registered Qin Huai's license plate, Qin Huai's car was able to drive smoothly into the underground garage and park at the elevator entrance of the unit where Wang Gensheng lived.

The large and small bags were difficult to move, and Qin Huai and Ouyang had to go up and down the elevator twice to carry everything up.

Wang Gensheng's home is on the 3rd floor.

Before ringing the doorbell, Qin Huai even sorted out the gifts he had brought so that the scene Wang Gensheng would see when he opened the door would be more harmonious and less cluttered.

"Ding dong."

Qin Huai rang the doorbell of Wang Gensheng's house.

"Coming, coming." Wang Gensheng's voice came from inside the house, followed by the sound of the door opening.

"Juan, why didn't you bring anything today..." Wang Gensheng opened the door wearing a very casual old-fashioned vest and shorts. The reason he could wear such clothes in December was entirely because Wang Gensheng's house had underfloor heating.

Wang Gensheng was stunned.

He hadn't expected that the people at the door were Qin Huai and Ouyang, along with a whole bunch of... things that were hard to describe in words.

Qin Huai had a big smile on his face, a smile somewhat like Zhou Hu's when facing clients, but without the obsequiousness.

“Uncle Wang, you’ve been taking leave for five or six days. Ouyang and I were worried that you might be sick and didn’t want us to worry, so you lied to us and said that you couldn’t think of any snacks to come.”

“Yesterday I discussed it with Ouyang, and today I specially brought some things to see you.”

Upon hearing Qin Huai's words, Wang Gensheng's face instantly turned red. However, he reacted quickly, immediately pushing the door open, turning to the side to signal Qin Huai and Ouyang to come in quickly, as it was so cold outside and they shouldn't stand outside for too long. Then, wearing only a vest and shorts, he came out to move things.

The moment Wang Gensheng stepped out of the room, he involuntarily shuddered.

"Uncle Wang, we'll take care of it."

Qin Huai and Ouyang quickly moved all the things into Wang Gensheng's house. Ouyang also made sure to place the six cups of hand-whipped lemon tea he had made himself on the dining table.

Wang Gensheng watched the two busy figures with a sense of helplessness. He could only silently pour two cups of hot tea for Qin Huai and the other man, and then stand aside and watch.

"I...I'm in good health, I really am..." Wang Gensheng began to stammer incoherently.

"We're relieved to see that you're alright," Qin Huai said with a smile.

Wang Gensheng pointed to the things scattered on the ground: "Xiao Qin, you and Xiao Ou should take these things back. I'm fine. Even when visiting a patient... who... who brings so much stuff?"

"Drink tea, drink tea."

Qin Huai took the tea from Wang Gensheng and explained with a smile, "These things are not just for me and Ouyang. Sister Hong and the others heard that you haven't been to Yunzhong Canteen for five or six days and they were worried about your health. Many of these things were brought here by them on their behalf."

"Look, this box of tea still has..."

"..."

Qin Huai began to explain which items came from which people. Although Qin Huai had bought all of these things with his own money the day before, he wasn't really short of money. To be precise, Luo Jun had bought all of these things with his own money.

Well, actually, these gifts are just Luo Jun's way of showing his appreciation.

After Qin Huai said that, Wang Gensheng became even more embarrassed. His weathered face turned bright red, and he said in a low voice, "This...this is too much trouble. I'm not sick. This just makes me look bad..."

"It's better that you're not sick. We were worried you might be sick, so we came to check on you." Qin Huai said, giving Ouyang a knowing look.

Ouyang quickly replied, "Yes, yes, we've all been so worried about you these past few days!"

"I...I am..."

“I know, it was probably too much trouble for you last time when I asked you to help me think of a dessert,” Qin Huai chimed in, not giving Wang Gensheng a chance to speak. “Actually, you don’t need to be so troubled. I’ve made similar requests to many people. I’ve mentioned it to Ouyang, to Lao Shi, and even to Sister Hong and Dr. Qu. They’ve all tried to think of something, but no one has been able to come up with anything. Right, Ouyang?”

"Yes, yes, I couldn't figure it out." Ouyang nodded frantically.

Wang Gensheng felt even more guilty.

"So it's normal that you can't think of anything, it's okay. When Luo Luo finishes this semester and goes home for winter vacation, she'll definitely have some snacks she really wants to eat. It'll be good for me to make new snacks then."

"Actually..."

"So, Uncle Wang, please don't feel guilty. I heard you haven't even been going for your morning run these past few days. If this matter of mine interferes with your usual exercise, it will make me feel even more guilty."

"Just pretend I didn't tell you about this. Eat and drink as usual, go for your morning run as usual, and come to the Cloud Cafeteria for snacks at around 6 o'clock sharp. We can do the same thing as before."

“I actually have an idea!” Wang Gensheng said loudly. “I actually have an idea for a dessert. Although I don’t know how it is made, I remember the taste very clearly.”

"I am...I am..."

As Wang Gensheng spoke, a game notification sounded in Qin Huai's mind.

"Ding! Congratulations on discovering a new side quest, [Wang Gensheng's Touching Moment]. Please check it in the quest panel."

Qin Huai said softly, "Uncle Wang, please don't rush. Let's sit down and talk slowly."

(End of this chapter)