Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle

Chapter 1344: Luo Jun Side Story (2)

Luo Jun’s reincarnation has touched everyone’s hearts.

Although no one went to the hospital to confirm whether Zhang Shumei’s grandson is Luo Jun in his second life, everyone is convinced without a doubt. Regardless of whether it’s true or not, it’s worth believing that Luo Jun was reincarnated as Zhang Shumei’s grandson.

Besides, it’s very promising for Luo Jun.

Zhang Shumei, known as the gold standard nanny in Yunzhong District, not only has mastered skills in taking care of elderly people who live alone but also has a knack for cooking. Of course, her culinary skills aren’t like those of a restaurant chef, but as a live-in nanny, Zhang Shumei adjusts her home-style cooking to suit her employers’ tastes and preferences. Over the years of honing, Zhang Shumei has become intimately familiar with Luo Jun’s tastes.

Luo Jun is actually quite finicky.

If he reincarnated into another family, Luo Jun would probably have been beaten by his parents for being overly choosy with food, making faces, speaking harshly, and being impolite.

But reincarnating in Zhang Shumei’s family.

As Zhang Shumei’s grandson, how could he not eat grandma’s cooking?

Thinking this way, Luo Jun seems quite adept at choosing his reincarnations.

Thus, even without formal confirmation, everyone has already decided in their hearts that Zhang Shumei’s grandson must be Luo Jun. Even Gong Liang and Cheng Gong cleared their schedules to come to Shan City, prepared to join others to visit Zhang Shumei’s house and see Luo Jun, who hasn’t even started babbling.

Since Qin Huai concocted a reason for the community committee’s task requiring a visit, and everyone was there to see the newborn, they naturally had to buy something.

Qu Jing thoughtfully prepared baby bottles and a highchair. The chair was white, and according to Qu Jing, if Luo Jun had to sit in a highchair for meals, he would likely prefer a white one.

Both Gong Liang and Shi Dadan had experience raising children. The former prepared a stroller, and the latter brought toys. The toys Shi Dadan prepared were of very old styles, and upon Qin Huai’s inquiry, Shi Dadan explained that those toys were ones Qin Huai enjoyed playing with as a child, from which Shi Dadan guessed Luo Jun might like them too.

To this, Qin Huai responded: ...

Qin Huai thought that when Luo Jun starts speaking, his first words are likely not "Chen Huihong, are you sick?" but rather "Dang Kang, are you looking for trouble?"

Chen Huihong prepared two boxes of diapers. According to her, she had stockpiled these during a group purchase, and it’s fortunate that she remembered them since they would expire in 10 months.

No one questioned why Chen Huihong had two boxes of diapers from a group purchase; it’s always possible with Chen Huihong’s shopping habits.

Zhao Cheng’an wanted to join in on the fun, but he couldn’t get time off due to frequent leaves, and moreover, he was the only spirit among them genuinely fearful of Luo Jun. Worried that seeing the infant phase of Bi Fang might lead to his obliteration years later, Zhao Cheng’an regretfully couldn’t attend and asked Qin Huai to bring a box of baby formula on his behalf to show his good intentions.

Wang Gen Sheng, being practical, bought a blue stroller.

An Youyou, unusually generous this time, spent a fortune on a set of branded baby bowls and a box of Ejiao, and hopes that when Luo Jun grows up, he can again enjoy free premium fruits.

As for Qin Huai, naturally, he prepared a lot of snacks that Luo Jun couldn’t eat but were perfect for the mother and her family.

Qin Huai and others visited on the 10th day after Luo Jun’s birth.

Zhang Shumei’s daughter-in-law, Wang Yan, had a cesarean section and stayed in the hospital for 5 days.

With the grandson born, Zhang Shumei originally planned to resign for a year to stay at home to care for him full time. Upon hearing that their prized nanny was about to resign because of her grandson, her employer immediately mobilized contacts to find a gold standard maternity nurse and a top-notch childcare nanny for Zhang Shumei’s family, swapping one for two to keep Zhang Shumei.

Ultimately, Zhang Shumei took a 15-day leave, shuttling between the hospital and home for a few days before welcoming the visiting party on the 10th day after her grandson was born.

As Luo Jun’s illustrious aunt, Zhang Shumei was well-acquainted with the community committee members.

When Luo Jun was alive, he was a renowned elderly resident of Yunzhong District. Community workers treated him like a challenging spirit to tackle, ensuring to visit him during festivals and finding excuses to visit him for news coverage, often led by the then-uncertain Chen Huihong, conducting various visits to Luo Jun and writing popular news articles.

Zhang Shumei observed all these events.

Zhang Shumei thought she was quite familiar with the process.

Seeing Qin Huai and others bring everything from strollers, diapers, baby bowls to formula, except for a camera, made Zhang Shumei realize she might not actually understand the current visiting customs.

"Aunt Zhang, these gifts are tokens of our affection." Qin Huai stood cheerfully at Zhang Shumei’s doorstep, holding snacks in both hands and with Zhao Cheng’an’s box of formula at his feet, attempting to use a Grandmaster Level lie to convince Zhang Shumei this was just a routine community visit, "These were leftover raffle gifts from Sister Hong’s brother’s company, and Sister Hong asked us to pack them all up and bring them over."

Zhang Shumei was bewildered, opened her mouth, wanting to ask whether Chen Huihong’s brother had recently backed out of the infant product industry due to failure, thus leaving so much unsold inventory, but upon seeing the quality of items brought by everyone, and noticing they were all good brands yet different, she chose to stay silent.

Her years of working alongside Luo Jun trained Zhang Shumei not to question or think too deeply. If she were to think critically, the fact that Zhang Shumei always returned with an empty basket after trips, and the garden never gaining a single pot of plants at home even until Luo Jun’s passing, would be hard to explain.