The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 641 Extra: Luo Jun's Story (Part 1)

My name is Luo Jun, and I am a Bifang that failed to transcend its tribulation.

I used to think that failing the tribulation was just that—failing. It was what I deserved. What was so scary about failing? I was a Bifang! But when I actually failed the tribulation and was reincarnated in my second life, I realized that sometimes failure is truly terrifying.
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Under normal circumstances, even if Luo Jun were reincarnated, Qin Huai and the others would not need to immediately hire private investigators to collect information on newborns nationwide and screen out which child was Luo Jun. It would be completely unnecessary.

Luo Jun remembers everyone's phone numbers. In a few years, when Luo Jun can speak fluently and touch his parents' phones, he will naturally call Qin Huai and ask him to return the inheritance to him.

However, no one in the "We Are a Loving Family" group chat objected to Chen Huihong hiring a private investigator.

First of all, there is only one person in this group.

Secondly, those people are not human and their minds are not normal; there is no normal situation in this group.

Chen Huihong was extremely enthusiastic about finding Luo Jun. With a stroke of her pen, she directly spent a huge sum of money to hire a private investigator to find Luo Jun, which was truly touching.

The group chat was buzzing with discussion, with everyone speculating where Luo Jun might be reincarnated. What kind of family would he be born into? Poor or rich? Happy or quarrelsome? Would he be an only child or have siblings? How would Bi Fang, with his memories of his past life, face his parents in this life? Would Bi Fang get into fights with his kindergarten friends? Would Luo Jun choose to be unconventional and showcase his genius, or would he be cautious and act like a normal child?

Even Chen Gong, who was in a meeting, couldn't resist taking a couple of minutes to join the heated discussion.

Qin Huai, engrossed in the group chat, typed away on his phone, not even having time to reply to Zheng Siyuan's messages immediately. He completely forgot it was long past his workday, time to rush home, relax on the sofa, enjoy cheese sticks, and watch TV; instead, he was glued to his phone in the kitchen.

Since the boss didn't leave work, Pei Xing and Li Hua, the two employees, didn't dare to leave either.

Of course, Pei Xing and Li Hua themselves didn't want to leave work. When Qin Huai was unconscious, although his cooking skills were superb, he was really bad at speaking when teaching. Listening to his teaching was like listening to gibberish. Those with slightly lower comprehension simply couldn't understand it. Only those who reached a state of oneness with heaven and earth and had a soul resonance with Qin Huai could understand it.

Things are different now. Qin Huai is awake now. Although he's still not good with words, his skills are much better.

Faced with absolute skill, even the most tongue-tied person could pinpoint Pei Xing and Li Hua's culinary shortcomings. Now, Pei Xing and Li Hua had truly rediscovered some of the feeling they had when they were apprentices at Zhiweiju. Every day at work, what they looked forward to most was Chef Qin coming to their side, watching them make pastries. After watching for a few minutes, he would quietly offer a few pointers, and they would immediately benefit greatly, feeling as if they had suddenly seen the light, wishing they could spend another 10 hours making pastries in the kitchen.

Now, Pei Xing is no longer lazy, no longer rushes to work, and no longer grits his teeth to save money on dental treatment. He goes to work happily every day and leaves exhausted. After get off work, when he gets home and lies on the sofa, he feels a sense of pride when he sees posts from his former classmates (friends from Zhiweiju) on his WeChat Moments.

You guys were more capable than me back then, so what good would staying at Zhiweiju do? Do you know how awesome my current company is?

Do you know how awesome Master Qin is?

What? You guys know? That's great! Even if you know, you still can't come. Recently, the Cloud Canteen isn't accepting chefs for exchange programs, not even Tan Weian.

In this atmosphere, Qin Huai forgot to leave work and became engrossed in group chats. Pei Xing and Li Hua, of course, couldn't bear to leave either, so they had to make another batch of pastries. Since the pastry chefs were working overtime, the helpers naturally couldn't leave either. Although this was a bit of a cutthroat competition, the overtime pay at Yunzhong Canteen was decent, so most of the helpers were happy to work overtime.

An Youyou was especially happy to agree.

An Youyou doesn't even use her phone, doesn't participate in group chats, and just buries herself in working overtime to earn overtime pay. Even though Qin Huai has transferred 52% of the shares of Yunzhong Canteen to her and gives her a share of the money every three months, An Youyou still loves working overtime and earning overtime pay. She hopes to become the manager of Yunzhong Canteen based on her own abilities and with the support of everyone.

As for the profit sharing from the Cloud Cafeteria...

To be fair, although Qin Huai has now inherited Luo Jun's entire estate and become a truly super-rich man, in Qin Huai's view, the turnover of Yunzhong Canteen is not low. As a community canteen, Yunzhong Canteen has enough volume, and the price of the snacks is not low, while the operating costs are low. Its turnover and profits are not inferior to Huangji Restaurant. The dividends that An Youyou receives every quarter are definitely a huge sum compared to her salary.

But An Youyou remained a pauper, living a life of unsustainable poverty.

The moment she received her first dividend, she bought a sandalwood altar, placed a pure gold three-legged toad on it, and replaced the apples and pears that she usually kept on the altar with cherries.

Qin Huai doesn't really understand what makes cherries have a unique fruity aroma. If you really want to smell the fruity aroma, you might as well use peaches instead of cherries.

Perhaps the three-legged toad really doesn't like living a good life.

In short, the three-legged toad still loves working overtime, still wants to become the store manager after becoming the largest shareholder, is still poor and destitute, and still makes people wonder where her money goes.

Let's turn our attention back to the Qinhuai River.

Qin Huai sat in the kitchen playing on his phone, oblivious to the passage of time. The diners were delighted, thinking that Chef Qin had decided to work an extra two hours today, and they all camped out at the Cloud Canteen, hoping to buy some of Chef Qin's pastries.

No one disturbed Qin Huai.

Ouyang was lifting weights at the gym (Ouyang had gained weight again after Qin Huai's cooking skills improved by leaps and bounds), Qin Luo was still in school, and Pei Xing and Li Hua were glancing at Qin Huai from time to time with expectant eyes, hoping that the little chef Qin would come to their side.

Qin Huai remained unmoved, focused on playing on his phone, enthusiastically discussing what kind of family Luo Jun would be reborn into and what kind of sparks would fly between him and his biological parents.

That's something to look forward to!
As they were chatting, Zhang Shumei walked into the Yunzhong Canteen with a smile, carrying a vegetable basket.

As a well-known top-rated nanny in Yunzhong Community, Zhang Shumei lived a comfortable life after Luo Jun's death. Yunzhong Community was a school district, and Luo Jun had given Zhang Shumei a large 4-bedroom, 2-living-room apartment with a total area of ​​about 300 square meters. After the property was transferred, Zhang Shumei's son and daughter-in-law moved in together. Zhang Shumei worked as a nanny at her new employer's house during the day and went home to sleep at night. She often came to the Yunzhong canteen to buy snacks and would occasionally chat with Qin Huai. Huang Xi was in the lobby and greeted Zhang Shumei with a smile: "Sister Zhang is here! Chef Pei and Chef Li haven't finished get off work yet, and we just have some freshly made snacks."

Zhang Shumei was also all smiles, or rather, she was grinning from ear to ear. She reached into her shopping basket, took out a red egg, and handed it to Huang Xi: "I'm not buying any snacks today. My daughter-in-law just gave birth in the hospital. It's a big, healthy baby boy weighing 8 pounds and 4 ounces. I'm here to give everyone red eggs."

As she spoke, Zhang Shumei, with the speed and dexterity of a top-notch nanny, quickly distributed red eggs to the employees of the Yunzhong Canteen.

Everyone offered their congratulations, and a round-faced, chubby waiter asked Zhang Shumei with some curiosity, "Aunt Zhang, have you named your grandson yet?"

"Yes, the names have been chosen long ago. The boy will be named Chen Jun, and the girl will be named Chen Shu. Both are good names. The boy's name was chosen based on Mr. Luo's name. My son and daughter-in-law both think that Mr. Luo's name is auspicious."

It can be said that Luo Jun used a house and 200 million yuan to buy the naming rights of Zhang Shumei's grandson.

After Zhang Shumei distributed red eggs to everyone in the lobby, including familiar guests, she asked Huang tide to tell the kitchen staff to come out and get the red eggs.

According to the traditions of Zhang Shumei's hometown, giving out red eggs when a new member is born into the family is a sign of good fortune, and the red eggs must be handed out personally. Zhang Shumei also knew the rules of the Yunzhong Canteen; outsiders like her were not allowed to enter the kitchen.

Huang tide hurriedly went into the kitchen and spoke to Qin Huai.

Qin Huai was in a group chat, imagining Luo Jun's thoughts when he'd be in kindergarten, when Huang tide mentioned that Zhang Shumei's grandson had been born and Zhang Shumei was handing out red eggs. His first reaction was:
No way, it can't be such a coincidence, can it?

Qin Huai walked out somewhat bewildered, and Zhang Shumei handed him a red egg with a smile.

Qin Huai tentatively asked, "Aunt Zhang, when was your grandson born?"

"Six hours ago, my water broke last night, and my son and I rushed Yanyan to the hospital. I prepared these red eggs a long time ago and distributed them at the hospital. I came back here specifically to distribute them to everyone. In my hometown, it is a tradition to distribute all the red eggs on the day the child is born."

“I still have two baskets at home. I have to go back to the hospital after I give them all out. Mr. Qin, would you like to take a couple more? To share in the good fortune,” Zhang Shumei said with a smile.

"Have you chosen a name for your grandson yet?" Qin Huai asked again.

"It's been chosen. It's named after Mr. Luo; it's called Mr. Chen."

Although Qin Huai has not yet seen Chen Jun, who was only 6 hours old, his intuition tells him that the child is most likely Luo Jun.

Luo Jun was reincarnated as Zhang Shumei's grandson.

Qin Huai couldn't wait to go to the hospital.

But Qin Huai knew it wasn't the right time yet. He was in the hospital when Qin Luo was born and had seen what she looked like right after birth.

Although the novels Qin Luo loved often featured stories of rebirth, where the protagonist is reborn back into their mother's womb and vows to reclaim everything they lost, the reality was that newborn babies couldn't do anything, some couldn't even open their eyes. Qin Luo, for instance, didn't open her eyes until 18 hours after giving birth.

Even if Luo Jun is exceptionally gifted and can open his eyes right after birth, he still cannot speak, and there is a very high probability that he cannot hear what Qin Huai and the others are saying.

Newborn babies often have poor hearing due to residual amniotic fluid in their ears, and it takes about three days for their hearing to return to normal. In addition to poor hearing, their vision is also impaired, with a field of vision only one-thirtieth that of an adult.

Even if Qin Huai and the others wanted to confirm whether Zhang Shumei's grandson was Luo Jun, they couldn't confirm it now; they would have to wait a few days to confirm.

"Aunt Zhang, when will your daughter-in-law be discharged from the hospital? When is it convenient for us to visit your home to see the child? Sister Hong is short of articles this month, so we'll bring some materials to your home and ask you to provide some material to help Sister Hong and her team complete their task."

Although Zhang Shumei didn't understand how she could help Chen Huihong complete her task when she had no elderly people living alone or left-behind children in her own family, she still nodded and said she would definitely cooperate with the work.

After finalizing the date for Qin Huai's visit with Zhang Shumei, he didn't delay Zhang Shumei from sending out red eggs and excitedly sent a message to the group chat.

Qin Huai: I think I know which family Luo Jun was reincarnated into!

Chen Huihong: ?

Chen Huihong: ?
Chen Huihong: ? ? ?

Chen Huihong: Qin Huai, which private investigator did you hire? The investigation is going so fast, and I haven't even paid you yet!

Seeing Chen Huihong's almost instantaneous four replies, Qin Huai couldn't help but marvel at the speed of her hands, which was clearly different from others'. Before anyone else could even type the first question mark, Chen Huihong had already typed six question marks and a line of text.

As expected, the plant spirits were the ones who cared most about Bifang.

(End of this chapter)