The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 83 Comfort Zone (Additional chapter for the leader of the Moon-holding Flying Star Alliance!)
It was just past one in the afternoon when Qin Huai returned to Yunzhong Community.

As soon as the car parked in the parking space in the underground parking lot, Luo Jun got out without looking back. He didn't even call Zhang Shumei to pick him up, nor did he ask Qin Huai for the car keys.

He just left without looking back, as if he had made some kind of decision.

"Keys, Mr. Luo, keys!" Qin Huai hurriedly got out of the car.

"You take it yourself." Luo Jun said impatiently, "Next time you need a car, just drive it yourself and don't bother me."

"So what would you like to eat? It's still early, so I plan to go to the cafeteria to cook some soup and snacks. I didn't prepare the ingredients for rice cakes in advance, so I can't make them in such a short time. But I can still make steamed buns with fermented glutinous rice, crab shell yellow with regular meat filling, sweet crab shell yellow, and pea yellow. What would you like to eat?"

Luo Jun stopped.

"Crab shell yellow." Luo Jun said, "I want to eat two kilograms, and eat it tonight while I stay up late watching TV!"

"Okay, then I'll make both sweet and savory dishes. I'll give you a pound of each. When they're almost out of the oven, I'll send you a message and you can ask Aunt Zhang to come get them."

"You are the only one who talks too much nonsense. You don't let Xiao Zhang take it, and you want me to go over and wait for it?" Luo Jun's tone became much better, and his back didn't look so angry anymore. He walked slowly towards the elevator.

Qin Huai breathed a sigh of relief and coaxed her into submission.

Bifang has a really hot temper.

Qin Huai called Zhao Rong again and learned that Qin Congwen's physical examination had not yet ended. He told Zhao Rong that he had sent Luo Jun back and walked towards the cafeteria.

Although theoretically I should rest today, since things have been settled in advance, I still have to practice the hanging soup.

Qin Huai discovered that as more and more tasks were triggered, he no longer needed to look at the recipes in dreams. His current level was not enough to complete the tasks.

Longevity noodles require the best broth, locust flower steamed buns require all the skills to be mastered, and Qu Jing's side quest requires high-quality Suzhou-style pastries that suit her taste.

The tasks are becoming more and more difficult, and if he keeps stagnating he will soon be stuck on the tasks.

Although it seems that it is not a big deal if I fail to complete the task, and there is no punishment for myself, but...

Qin Huai curled his lips. He couldn't just watch these monsters he knew fail to survive the tribulation and disappear one by one.

What if he really is the straw that camel’s back, and the straw itself is of poor quality and breaks at any time? How embarrassing that would be.

At 1:39 pm, Qin Huai walked into the Yunzhong Canteen from the inner door.

At this time of year, there were no more customers eating in the cafeteria. There were only a few residents who came late and did not have to go to work, and the elderly people, led by Xu Tuqiang and Uncle Qian, who loved to run in the morning, wait for snacks, and sit in the cafeteria to chat while enjoying the air conditioning.

But Xu Tuqiang was not here today, and Uncle Qian was sitting at the window chatting.

Seeing Qin Huai actually coming, Uncle Qian asked excitedly: "Master Qin, aren't you taking a day off today? How come you have time to come to the cafeteria?"

"I'm done with my work and have nothing to do, so I thought I'd come to the cafeteria to practice making some snacks. Today's soup isn't even cooked yet."

Uncle Qian:!

He knows that waiting will pay off, and that the old man who loves to use the air conditioning and chat will definitely have good luck.

"Then... Master Qin, what kind of snacks are you going to make to practice?" Uncle Qian almost jumped up with excitement.

"Crab shell yellow." Qin Huai said, went to the locker room to change clothes and went into the kitchen.

The old man next to Uncle Qian was so excited that he wanted to send a WeChat message to tell his friends the good news, but Uncle Qian stopped him.

"You are stupid. Crab shell roe is the most delicious when it's fresh out of the pot. Master Qin only bakes that much each time. If you tell them now, what will we eat when they get here?" Uncle Qian said in a low voice.

"But there are so few of us that we can't buy all of them." Another old man argued weakly.

"I didn't say not to tell them. You can tell them later, when they can only wait three to five minutes after the oven comes out."

Several uncles suddenly realized that Uncle Qian was indeed resourceful. Qin Huai changed his clothes and went into the kitchen. After preparing the ingredients for making crab shell yellow and beef soup, he sent a message to Huang Shengli. After confirming that Huang Shengli was free, he sent a video call invitation.

The video was connected, but the person on the other end was not Huang Shengli, but Huang Shengli's last disciple Dong Shi.

As a chatterbox who loves sharing gossip, Dong Shi asked before Qin Huai opened his mouth.

"Qin Huai, aren't you taking a break today? Why are you taking a break and hanging soup?"

"I thought about practicing after I finished my work." Qin Huai explained simply, "Where's Master Huang?"

"The master went to do a massage. He gave me his phone and asked me to watch it for him. You do it." Dong Shi started to eat melon seeds.

Qin Huai nodded, put the phone on the stand, and started working.

Qin Huai is now very skilled in cooking beef soup. He processes the beef, cuts it into pieces, and soaks it in water to remove the blood. His movements make him look like a chef in a professional beef soup restaurant.

"Qin Huai, have you discovered that you actually have a pretty good talent for cooking?" Dong Shi cracked melon seeds. "You're just a little bit worse than me. Look how long you've been cooking soup, and you only cut some beef and pork every day. Your knife skills have improved a lot."

It was obvious that Dong Shi had learned his master's method of praising people in education.

"Oh, how much progress has been made?" Qin Huai asked.

"Well... I started learning cooking when I was 7 years old. Your knife skills are probably at the same level as mine when I was less than 8 years old."

Qin Huai:......

I learned the educational method of praising people, but not much.

"That's not what I meant. Our knife skills are very important. They are all skills we have been practicing since childhood. Your knife skills for white cases are not that important. It's enough to be about right. No, I mean you can just practice casually, no... I mean your knife skills..." Dong Shi tried to make excuses, but the more he tried, the worse it got.

"There's a wedding banquet tonight. You go prepare the ingredients and I'll watch." Dong Shi's brother Dong Li appears in the camera forcefully.

Dong Li is also Huang Shengli's apprentice. The two brothers were Huang Shengli's apprentices at the same time, but Dong Shi was younger so he was Huang Shengli's last disciple.

Compared to Dong Shi’s chatterbox nature, Dong Li hardly speaks and leaves the daily speaking quota to his younger brother.

Dong Li sat in front of his phone and watched Qin Huai cook beef soup quietly.

After Qin Huai put the beef into the pot with cold water, adjusted the heat and covered the pot, Dong Li began to comment: "Not bad, the amount of rice wine added this time is just right."

Qin Huai knew that Dong Li didn't like to chat, so he just nodded and started making crab shell roe.

There are two kinds of fillings, one is lard and sugar, and the other is pure meat filling. During the process of making crab shell yellow, Qin Huai went over to check the heat several times and made some adjustments. Dong Li watched the whole process without saying a word. Dong Li only spoke when Qin Huai was about to put the crab shell yellow on a plate and put it into the oven.

"I remember that crab shell roe was first baked on the stove," said Dong Li.

Qin Huai didn't expect Dong Li to be interested in crab shell yellow. He was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Yes, but that's a very old-fashioned way of doing it. Now, in order to increase the quantity, we basically use the oven."

"Have you ever thought about trying it?" Dong Li asked.

"what?"

"You are a white pastry chef, and white pastry is your comfort zone. When you cook soup, many factors other than the heat will affect the taste of the soup. Compared to half a month ago, I think your heat has improved a lot, but you may not realize it."

"Don't pay attention to the nonsense my brother said about knife skills. Your knife skills are still very poor."

"Since white cases are your comfort zone, I suggest you try your control over the heat in your comfort zone."

"Crab shell yellow is very good."

"You can try."

(End of this chapter)