The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 349 The Great Reinvigoration Operation!
"dinner time!"

Qin Lang skillfully cooked the fried rice and took it out of the restaurant along with a plate of twice-cooked pork. He also took out three bowls and a pair of chopsticks.

After scooping three large bowls of fried rice with a spoon, he placed two of them in front of Danbao and Lala, then picked up a piece of twice-cooked pork with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth, letting out a satisfied sigh.

"As expected of my cooking skills."

As he spoke, he quickly ate two mouthfuls of rice and then picked up a piece of twice-cooked pork.

Danbao and Lala looked at the steaming, fragrant fried rice in their bowls and the incredibly tempting twice-cooked pork not far away, and then exchanged a silent glance.

Fried rice and twice-cooked pork were their original delicacies, which were absolutely attractive to the two food spirits, but at this moment they did not have much appetite. Instead, they looked at Qin Lang with worried expressions.

As food spirits, they could clearly sense a persistent and subtle depression beneath Qin Lang's seemingly ordinary demeanor.

Ever since that day when he visited Mr. Xu Chen, Qin Lang has been in this state. Even Danbao and Lala, who spend every day with Qin Lang and know him best, don't know where this depressed mood comes from.

Therefore, they are somewhat unable to offer comfort.

"What's wrong?" Qin Lang put down his chopsticks, looked at the two food spirits who were hesitant to start eating, and forced a smile. "Don't worry."

"I am okay."

Danbao and Lala exchanged another glance, sighed at the same time, and then silently showed off their food, suppressing their worries.

Soon, only empty plates and bowls remained on the table.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk-"

A dull knocking sound suddenly came from the door.

"Coming!" Qin Lang responded, got up, and walked outside.

Danbao and Lala exchanged a glance and quickly followed.

As the door opened, a hand suddenly grabbed Qin Lang's shoulder and pulled him out of the room. "Don't stay cooped up in the room!"

"Dongdong, what are you doing?" Qin Lang broke free from Cao Dongdong's clutches and looked at the other three people standing behind him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Why are you all here?"

"Let me take you out to have some fun!" Cao Dongdong said, hands on his hips. "You've been so listless for three days straight!"

"I don't…"

"No, you do!" Zhao Qian interjected before Qin Lang could explain, her eyes filled with certainty. "It's a woman's intuition!"

“Since leaving Mr. Xu Chen’s house, you’ve been staying in the hotel the whole time, and you don’t send us messages on your own initiative. You only respond passively when we contact you. This is not like you at all!”

"So, Qin Lang!" Zhao Qian jumped behind Qin Lang, raised both hands, and slapped him hard on the back. "Cheer up!"

“Exactly, exactly.” Zuo Ge crossed his arms and nodded in deep agreement. “Although it’s regrettable that we can’t collect all the jade pendants, it’s not a good thing to dwell on that regret!”

"I've studied legendary creatures and experienced far too many regrettable things, but haven't I managed to overcome them?"

"This is different... never mind." Qin Lang shook his head, both amused and exasperated. "So what's your purpose in coming to see me?"

Upon hearing this, the other three all turned their gazes toward Fatima.

“Based on my research on human brain hormones,” Fatima adjusted her glasses, “the amusement park experience can cause the brain to release large amounts of dopamine, which has a very good therapeutic effect on low mood.”

“That’s right!” Cao Dongdong clenched one fist and slammed it heavily into the palm of his other hand, then magically produced five tickets.

"The grand operation to rouse Qin Lang begins now!"

"What the heck... Hey, hey, hey!" Qin Lang felt a sudden weightlessness as he was lifted up by the other four people. "Tell me where we're going!"

"Needless to say, of course it is..."
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"...Leap Lake Amusement Park?!"

Staring dumbfounded at the seemingly endless water park before him, Qin Lang was somewhat astonished. "Yuehu City has a place like this?"

“Of course.” Cao Dongdong crossed his arms. “Unlike ordinary water parks, Yuehu Park is a water park built entirely on Yueyu Lake, which is rare in the entire Dongyun area.”

“Of course, there’s no need to worry about the lake being too deep.” Cao Dongdong pointed to the underwater barrier net that was barely visible. “There’s a specially made barrier net underwater, and the net is only one meter deep.”

"In short, this is the most interesting place we decided on after doing research for several days and asking a lot of locals!" Zhao Qian proudly shook the bag she was carrying. "I even bought a swimsuit!"

"But I didn't bring any..." Qin Lang was about to say something when Cao Dongdong silently took out a brand new pair of men's swim trunks.

"I was prepared," Cao Dongdong chuckled, magically producing a pile of men's swim trunks in various patterns. "If you don't like those, there are other patterns to choose from!"

"You rascal." Qin Lang chuckled, feeling a bit helpless but also suddenly very warm inside.

These guys must have been secretly planning how to get back on their feet these past few days, right?

There's also Egg Treasure and Spicy.

Qin Lang looked at his food spirit and sighed inwardly.

Indeed, we shouldn't let our caring partners keep worrying.

He glanced at the swimming trunks Cao Dongdong had prepared and picked out a pair with a simpler pattern. "I'll take this one."

The other four exchanged glances, their eyes crinkling with amusement.

"In that case, let's go change our clothes!"

"Okay." Qin Lang nodded, then looked at the fish tank he was holding. "By the way, what about Xiao Cai?"

Before anyone else could speak, Xiao Cai blew a bubble, flicked its tail, and jumped out of the fish tank, landing in Leaping Fish Lake.

With a "plop," it disappeared into the lake.

Seeing this, Cao Dongdong chuckled.

"Please, this is Leapfish Lake."

Qin Lang was speechless.

That's right. Xiao Cai has already gained her own complete power, so there's no need for him to worry about her.

"Let's go change into our swimsuits."
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Under a parasol by the lake at Yuehu Amusement Park, a petite girl wearing sunglasses that covered most of her face and a revealing swimsuit that would easily pass censorship lay lazily on a deck chair.

Looking at the boundless lake in front of her, she picked up a fizzy drink from the table next to her and took a sip through the crooked straw.

"Suck~"

"belch--"

Satisfied, Lomi put the drink back and sighed contentedly, "Paid leave feels so good!"

"you do not say!"

On another recliner next to her, Liu Chuang nodded in deep agreement, “With Leaping Fish around, we are no match for Qin Lang at all.”

"I'll take this opportunity to take a vacation."

(End of this chapter)