The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 405 Qin Lang's Rescue

"Clap clap-"

Only when the applause completely subsided did Qin Lang reluctantly lower his hands, which were already red from clapping.

He had to give these two little ones a good compliment for performing so well on their first time on stage.

It's decided, I'm going to cook them a big meal tonight!
It's time to put these precious ingredients that we haven't used much lately to good use!

"I filmed all of Danbao and Lala's performance just now!" Zhao Qian smiled and waved her camera. "I'll copy them and send them to you when we get back to the hotel today."

"Thank you." Qin Lang nodded with a smile.

"Don't mention it." Zhao Qian waved her hand. "Let's go pick up Danbao and Lala."

"By the way, I wanted to ask Fang Mo if there's any performance that could get Bubu and Manao to perform."

After watching the performance, she was also eager to try it herself.

"Then let's bring Tuantuan along too," Cao Dongdong chuckled.

The three chatted and laughed as they quickly arrived backstage at the theater.

Egg and Spicy, who had been eagerly waiting, cheered in unison and rushed towards Qin Lang, excitedly asking him how he felt after watching their performance.

For a moment, Qin Lang felt as if he were taking a child to an arts performance.

"You two performed wonderfully," Qin Lang said with a smile. "I've already had Zhao Qian record your performance, and I'll show it to you when we get back so you can see your own performance."

The two food spirits became even more excited after hearing this.

"Qin Lang, you've arrived." Fang Mo strode over, followed by a serious-looking old man.

"Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Liu Cun, the head of our Bright Moon Troupe." Fang Mo paused, then pointed to Qin Lang. "This is Qin Lang. He is the spirit chef for the two food spirits who helped us today."

"Hello, Director Liu." Qin Lang greeted the other party with a smile. "Just call me Xiao Qin."

"Hmph, what nonsense." Liu Cun glared at Fang Mo, then walked up to Qin Lang, his serious expression softening a bit. "Little Qin, thank you so much for today."

"Our Mingyue Troupe has strict requirements for every performance and absolutely does not allow any mistakes to be made in front of the audience."

“If it weren’t for your help today, this rule would probably have been broken.” Liu Cun forced a smile as he said this. “But now, this new performance is even better than the previous one.”

"Xiao Qin, would you be willing to join our theater troupe?"

"Director Liu is too kind." Qin Lang shook his head, both amused and exasperated. "But what I'm most interested in is cooking; I'm not interested in performing."

"I was being presumptuous." Liu Cun nodded slightly, then looked at Fang Mo beside him, his expression turning cold again. "The person hasn't arrived yet?"

“This…” Fang Mo scratched his head, “I’ll contact them again.”

As he spoke, he quickly dialed Fei Nan's number.

The next moment, a rapid ringing sound rang out from not far away, and the sound grew louder and louder.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man of about thirty years old running towards them, his face full of anxiety.

"Brother Fang, Director..." He stopped, panting, "I'm sorry, I'm late."

How did the performance go?

"The performance is over!" Fang Mo snorted. "You're usually very punctual, why are you so late this time?"

"Tell me! Where have you been?!"

As he spoke, Fang Mo secretly gave Fei Nan a wink.

The principal is currently furious and might actually kick Fei Nan out of their Bright Moon Theater Troupe because of this.

He spoke first, at least giving Fernan a chance to explain.

Fei Nan instantly understood, glanced gratefully at Fang Mo, and then quickly said, "I really didn't mean to be late. I don't know what happened, I had nightmares all night. I didn't even hear my alarm this morning."

As he spoke, he wiped the makeup he had hastily applied from his face. After the foundation was removed, a clear dark circle was immediately revealed under his eyelids.

"It wasn't until recently that I came to my senses and realized I was late. I didn't dare to delay for even a moment, so I immediately came this way."

As Fernan finished speaking, the arena suddenly fell silent.

Fang Mo looked at Fei Nan with a strange expression and gave him a pitying look.

The next moment, Liu Cunhong's angry voice rang out.

"You said... you had nightmares?"

"If this were anywhere else, I might have been able to believe such an excuse, but where is this?"

As he spoke, he angrily slammed his cane into the ground.

"This is Lanqiu City!"

"At this very moment, every corner of Lanqiu City is blooming with calming night-blooming jasmine!"

“Director, I really…” Fei Nan couldn’t help but start speaking, but before he could finish, Liu Cun waved his hand to interrupt him.

"No need to say anything more!" Liu Cun said in a low voice, his eyes filled with deep disappointment as he looked at Fei Nan. "It's not a big deal for young people to like to play, but to miss the performance because of playing, and even lie..."

"I think you're no longer suitable to stay with the Bright Moon Troupe!"

“No…that’s not how it is.” Fernan’s face turned pale. “Captain, I really didn’t lie. I wasn’t playing around.”

"I was needed for the first performance today, so I made sure to go to bed very early last night. I really didn't..."

"Even now, you're still lying!" Liu Cun sighed heavily and turned to leave.

"Commander Liu, please wait." Qin Lang, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up. "I think Fei Nan may not be lying."

Liu Cun stopped and looked at Qin Lang.

Qin Lang glanced at Fang Mo beside him. "Fang Mo, you definitely know Fei Nan better. Do you think he's a liar and a playful person?"

“This…” Fang Mo paused for a moment, then sighed, “Fei Nan is not usually this kind of person.”

"He loves performing and is very hardworking. He often works with his food spirits to develop new special effects, which earns praise from other special effects artists."

"Knowing that he would be performing today, he was excited for a long time yesterday and kept talking about it to me."

At this point, Fang Mo glanced at Fei Nan, who seemed somewhat dejected, gritted his teeth, and said, "Principal, let's give him another chance."

“Yes, Director Liu,” Qin Lang said earnestly, “the performance wasn’t ruined, was it?”

"I think we should give him another chance."

“This…” A hint of hesitation appeared in Liu Cun’s eyes.

He looked at Fei Nan, and after a moment he let out a soft hum.

"This will never happen again!"

After saying that, Liu Cun turned and left.

"Thank you... thank you, Director! Thank you, Brother Fang!"

The unexpected turn of events brought Fei Nan to tears of joy. He looked at Qin Lang and the other two, saying, "Thank you for speaking up for me."

"You're welcome." Qin Lang shook his head, subtly touching the Azure Silver Pearl that had been slightly warm since Fei Nan appeared.

"Feinan, I have some questions I'd like to ask you."