I Awakened to a Farming TALENT

**Chapter 84: One Cabbage, What's the Big Deal**

When the other two roommates came back from the cafeteria with their fried rice, they found Chen Jialiang and Ermao sitting at the table, cooking cabbage in a little pot.

"What's going on? Is this the end of the world? You guys are eating vegetables?"

"Oh no. Have I played too many games and started hallucinating?"

Ermao sighed. "If all cabbages tasted this good, I wouldn't hate vegetables."

At that, the other two roommates got curious right away.

"What, is this the cabbage Liangzi won yesterday? Is it really that good? Let us try some!"

They weren't actually expecting it to be that amazing — mostly just messing around.

Food from someone else's pot was usually pretty decent.

But when they actually put it in their mouths, they realized — this cabbage really was incredibly good.

Even though it had only been cooked in curry beef instant noodle broth, not even properly chopped, with zero culinary skill involved —

The cabbage was crisp and fragrant, light and refreshing, with an indescribably clean flavor that made you want more.

Tossed into the noodle broth like that, it somehow elevated the whole seasoning packet.

"Holy crap — it's *actually* super delicious. I feel like I just ate a whole week's worth of vegetables in one go."

"If all cabbages tasted like this, my mom would never yell at me for not eating greens again."

The four roommates, like they were possessed, ate piece after piece. Before long, they'd finished the entire big cabbage.

After it was all gone, Chen Jialiang realized — he hadn't even taken a single photo.

"Crap!! I ate the whole cabbage and didn't take a picture. I promised the blogger I'd post a review. Crap, crap."

Ermao, still wanting more, poured another seasoning packet into the pot.

"Who says it's all gone? There's still this." He walked over to the trash can, picked out the wilted outer leaves they'd discarded, washed them off, and threw them into the pot.

"......"

That seemed a bit much.

But at least now he had something to photograph.

Chen Jialiang didn't bother with lighting or composition. He just took a few raw photos of cabbage leaves floating in instant noodle broth, edited them quickly, and posted on Weibo.

**Liangzi's Random Thoughts:** Hey everyone, I've received the cabbage from @Fubai Eats Everything. The taste is amazing — seriously amazing! Even just boiled in instant noodle broth, it's super fragrant. Here to vouch for Fubai, and also to apologize to cabbage for my ignorance. Turns out there really *is* such delicious cabbage in the world. Just a tiny bit less good than meat! [photo][photo]

Because he'd tagged Fubai and included keywords, comments started pouring in quickly.

**??? For real? Cabbage is that good?**

**Shill for Fubai?**

**I suspect this account is Fubai's alt. @Fubai Eats Everything come out and say something!**

**Wait, you're praising the cabbage, but your photos aren't convincing me... What is that mess in the pot? Is this a post for the "Kitchen Disaster" forum?**

**Dude, what did you even cook? You're telling me that tastes good?**

**Bro, tell me quietly — how much did Fubai pay you? Let me in on the money too!**

**You guys have it all wrong. This blogger is taking one for the team!**

Chen Jialiang stared at the comments, completely speechless.

What was happening? Were his photos really that ugly? Why didn't anyone believe the cabbage was actually delicious?

Now he finally understood how Fubai had felt the other day — trying to explain something that no one believed.

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On the other side of his phone, Zeng Fubai soon received a bunch of notifications.

"Huh? What's this? Did someone already get the cabbage?" He clicked on the post eagerly.

But the moment he opened the thumbnail, his face darkened.

*What the hell did they cook?! What a waste!*

Then he scrolled to the comments — and his jaw dropped.

Damn it. He shouldn't have sent out the cabbage. He'd thought it would work out great — once people ate the cabbage, they'd post photos and vouch for him. But he never expected this guy to post glowing praise alongside a terrible photo. It made the compliments sound like sarcasm. Totally backfired.

*What a waste!* He might as well have just eaten the cabbage himself.

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Yancheng, Tongsheng Restaurant.

The front desk manager was busy.

"Hey, sign for a package," the delivery guy said, carrying a big box through the door.

The manager's face showed a flicker of annoyance. "Who's this for? Why'd they send it to the restaurant? We're swamped. Call them and tell them to pick it up themselves."

The delivery guy checked the label.

"Lin Zhusheng's. He works here, right?"

The manager paused. Oh — it was for Manager Lin. Never mind.

"Heh heh — just leave it here. I'll give it to him later."

Lin Zhusheng was the manager of Tongsheng Restaurant. After work, he scrolled through Weibo and followed a few food bloggers to keep up with the latest food trends.

A couple of days ago, a food blogger he followed had seemingly lost his mind and was giving away cabbages in a lottery — claiming they were super-duper amazing premium cabbages.

Lin Zhusheng had casually reposted for fun. Who knew — he actually won.

Ah, what a shame. If only this luck had gone toward winning the real lottery.

As the manager of a long-established, highly respected restaurant in Yancheng, he'd tasted countless ingredients and had done significant research on premium vegetables from various sources.

Take cabbage — a very common ingredient. His restaurant got its supply directly from an organic farm. It was noticeably cleaner, fresher, and tasted much better than what you got at the market.

He seriously doubted this lottery cabbage would be better than what his own restaurant served.

But when he picked up the package from the front desk and opened the box — even he was a little surprised.

"This cabbage — it's huge. And it really looks good."

The shape was textbook perfect, like something out of a painting.

The taste, though — that was the real question.

He tore open the packaging, ripped off a leaf, and sniffed it. A very clean, refreshing smell. The cabbage aroma seemed stronger than usual.

Lin Zhusheng wasn't picky. He brought the leaf to his mouth and took a bite. It was crisp.

"Ooh — crunchy."

This cabbage had something going for it. Even raw, it was sweet and refreshing, with no off flavors. He wondered what it would taste like cooked. He took the cabbage and headed to the back kitchen.