Another Taste of Happiness

"What kind of sunflower seeds are these? Why are they so big?"

"Hmm, Xinjiang giant sunflower seeds?"

Liang Xin remembered that in his previous life, he had occasionally enjoyed eating sunflower seeds, especially freshly roasted ones, even while they were still warm.

They tasted especially fragrant.

He had seen big sunflower seeds like these, and they all seemed to be labeled Xinjiang giant sunflower seeds or something.

So he just made it up on the spot.

"Xinjiang sunflower seeds? Are they this big? I've never had them before. I've got to try some."

Brother Chen spoke with a smile and, without standing on ceremony, grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds.

He and Sister Xiao Zhu really were husband and wife; both were a little easygoing about such things.

Too bad he was married.

Oh, never mind. He was a man.

Still, even if he was a man, Liang Xin actually wouldn't mind sharing a life with him if he was an especially good cook.

Hmm, that came out wrong.

Sharing meals was fine, but not sharing a life.

Around the time Liang Xin was in college, the first thing he looked at in a girl was her face.

Who didn't like pretty girls?

But after dating a few pretty girlfriends, he noticed a pattern.

It seemed the prettier a girl was, the more problems she had.

Dating them for excitement was fine, but if he really had to spend his whole life with one, it was hard to make up his mind.

Though that wasn't always the case.

But girls who were both pretty and beautiful on the inside were still far too rare.

He was just an ordinary man. How could he dare hope for such heaven-defying luck?

So the girlfriend he had dated before his rebirth wasn't that pretty.

Because she wasn't that pretty, she was still gentle and considerate toward him, even though she held a high position and earned more than he did.

She accommodated him in every way.

Hmm, she was his company's CFO...

The top woman in the company's finance department.

He had already been through the phase of judging people by their looks.

That was why he now secretly muttered to himself every day that finding someone who could cook well and share meals with him would be enough.

Looks didn't matter.

Having been through it, he felt that a feast for the mouth was more important than a feast for the eyes!

Of course, if he didn't have to choose between the two and could feast both his mouth and his eyes, that would be perfect!

"Delicious! So delicious!"

"Sister Xiao Zhu, your cooking is beyond praise. First-rate!"

"I think you could be the head chef at a big state-run restaurant!"

"It's so good!"

Sister Xiao Zhu beamed at Liang Xin's praise.

After all, someone had recognized her skills.

Liang Xin realized he was getting better and better at talking a mile a minute.

He had never even eaten at a big state-run restaurant, yet he dared say something like that.

But he couldn't help it. He was happy.

So it was understandable that he was talking nonsense.

The red-and-white stir-fried tomatoes and eggs, with some of their juices, were ladled over the snow-white rice.

He gave it a gentle stir and put a mouthful in his mouth.

The enchanting aroma immediately filled his entire mouth.

Liang Xin nearly swallowed his tongue!

In an instant, a whole bowl of rice disappeared into his stomach.

Only then did he find time to give Sister Xiao Zhu a huge smile and even stick up a thumb in approval!

Then he hurriedly served himself a second bowl.

Making drained rice was rather troublesome.

But in an age without rice cookers, anyone who wanted to eat plain rice instead of porridge had to go to a little extra trouble.

It had to be cooked in plenty of water, like porridge, until the rice was half done.

It couldn't be cooked too long. If the grains burst open, it would turn into porridge.

Once it was half done, it had to be scooped out and steamed in a pot.

It took two steps, so it took longer and was a little more troublesome.

But rice made this way really was fragrant!

On top of that, Sister Xiao Zhu really was a good cook.

And Liang Xin had spent the past few days eating his own not-so-tasty cooking.

This meal gave Liang Xin another taste of happiness.

He nearly cried.

He wondered what would happen if he mentioned it to Brother Chen and asked whether he could let Liang Xin have Sister Xiao Zhu.

Would he get beaten up?

At that moment, Sister Xiao Zhu was the most perfect goddess in Liang Xin's eyes!

Liang Xin wasn't the only one pleased with the meal. Sister Xiao Zhu and her husband enjoyed it just as much.

It was even the best meal they had eaten since the New Year began.

There was only one dish, but Liang Xin had insisted she put in a whole jin of eggs-eleven of them!

He had told her to add plenty of sugar, too.

She hadn't been stingy with the salt, either.

He had told her to use plenty of oil as well!

With all that, never mind stir-fried tomatoes and eggs-whatever you cooked, how could it not taste good?

The ingredients for this one meal had cost almost one yuan.

A grade-one worker's daily wage.

If you ate a meal like this at a state-run restaurant, wouldn't they charge you two or three yuan?

How could it not taste good?

Never mind the three adults-even the little baby, who couldn't crawl yet, smelled it and strained his little head toward the table!

Since there was plenty of food, all three of them ate until their bellies were round and full.

They were all stuffed!

After the meal, Sister Xiao Zhu volunteered to take care of the cleanup and began clearing things away.

Only after she had washed everything clean did she speak.

"Xiao Liang, come to my place for dinner tomorrow night! I'll make you something delicious!"

Having eaten such a feast at his place, she had to return the favor and make Liang Xin a meal!

"No problem, Sister Xiao Zhu. I'll definitely be there on time tomorrow night!"

"Even if our department head personally asks me to work overtime, I won't stay!"

Liang Xin's eyes lit up the moment he heard Sister Xiao Zhu's invitation.

He agreed without hesitation!

Haha, there was a deal this good?

Of course he had to say yes!