25 The Last Consolation (2/2)

”Jiang Feng, I have a favor to ask of you,” Li Mingjun said as he handed Jiang Feng a letter. ”My father… he has stage IV stomach cancer, and it has been affecting his appetite. I hope you can help cook his lunch and dinner for the next few days.”

The importance of the request scared Jiang Feng a little. As he was about to refuse, the system message rang in his head.

”Ding! Side Quest found. Please accept to proceed.”

It was another side quest.

Jiang Feng was shocked by it. At the moment, he already had two quests centered around Li Ming. He couldn't help but wonder why the game system placed such a high value on the old man.

Jiang Feng took the letter and said. ”I think you should look for my dad. His skill is so much better than mine.”

”My father specifically says he wants you to cook. It seems he likes you a lot,” Li Mingjun replied with a warm smile. ”It has been quite some time since I last saw my father this happy.”

Jiang Feng couldn't help but touch his own face.

I don't remember having a face that could make people happy…

Even though Jiang Feng thought that his looks were decent, it wasn't to the point of charming.

”I'll leave the task to you then,” Li Mingjun thanked.

”Leave it to me,” Jiang Feng replied. Being treated friendly by Li Mingjun, who was famous for being strict to his students, frightened Jiang Feng a little.

After Ji Yue transferred the food into the container, Li Mingjun's wife took the food and left with her husband. She did not forget to smile at Jiang Feng warmly before leaving.

”Looks like your professor likes you a lot,” Ji Yue said.

”What?”

”I thought he was quite a strict teacher when I saw him this afternoon, just like my English teacher during my freshman year,” Ji Yue said as she recalled the lecturer from the Philippines. ”That old woman! Always scolding me in English because I couldn't understand it.”

Looks like people were right. Women are scary when you offend them.

After Ji Yue left, Jiang Feng opened the letter. In it were a few banknotes and a note.

The note was written vigorously onto the paper. It was a recipe for a Healthy Congee.

It was almost the same as Jiang Jiankang's recipe, with a few minor changes and pork liver added into it.

And Jiang Jiankang's recipe was passed down to him by Jiang Weiguo.

Jiang Feng was awestruck. He wondered why his professor had the recipe for Jiang family cuisine's congee.

Jiang Feng quickly ran into the kitchen and asked Jiang Jiankang. ”Dad, the recipe for the Healthy Congee, grandpa gave it to you, right?”

”Of course. It was passed down from generation to generation in the Jiang family,” Jiang Jiankang nodded as he tossed ingredients into the wok.

Could it be… that Professor Li is actually a relative?

Jiang Feng couldn't help but make a wild assumption.

What if one of grandpa's brothers did not die? What if one of them lived and changed his last name to Li?

I should get Wang Hao to help me with the story. He should be able to make it more complete with his imagination.

Jiang Feng then went into the storeroom and opened the quest list.

[The Last Consolation]: Li Ming has lost his appetite due to his Stage IV stomach cancer and the painful chemotherapy that came with it. As a chef, you have the responsibility to console him with foods. This will be his last consolation. Make sure that Li Ming eats and drinks normally for the next 15 days. [Accept/Decline]

Jiang Feng touched on the [Accept] button.

[The Last Consolation]: Li Ming has lost his appetite due to his Stage IV stomach cancer and the painful chemotherapy that came with it. As a chef, you have the responsibility to console him with foods. This will be his last consolation. Make sure that Li Ming eats and drinks normally for the next 15 days. Progress (0/15)

Tips: Cook accordingly to the recipes provided by Li Mingjun to complete the quest.

Reward: A fragment of Li Ming's memory

Jiang Feng finally realized that the cancer was the reason Li Ming looked unhealthily skinny. He initially thought it was due to his old age.

Jiang Feng noticed it was the first time that the system has told him what the reward was. But it was a piece of the old man's memory.

Could the memory be related to Taifeng Restaurant?