Golden Egg Fried Rice, Every Grain Distinct

After harvesting his experience,

Liang Xin went back to his room.

Yesterday, he had specifically asked Sister Xiao Zhu to make extra rice.

So there was plenty left!

How could one meal of rice be enough?

He could eat it every meal and never get tired of it!

So what should he make to go with the rice today?

"Xiao Liang, you're up?"

The moment he heard that voice, Liang Xin felt a burst of delight before he even knew it!

My Big Thunder Sister!

No, my Sister Xiao Zhu!

No, that's not right either. She's my own big sister!

"Morning, Sister Xiao Zhu!"

"You haven't eaten yet, have you?"

"No, I haven't."

"Do you like fried rice?"

"Egg fried rice? I love it!"

"All right, then I'll fry some rice for you!"

The free-spirited Sister Xiao Zhu walked in as though it were her own home.

She rolled up her sleeves and got straight to making fried rice for Liang Xin.

"Sis, make extra. We can eat together."

"Your brother-in-law and I have already eaten. Once I've made your fried rice, I have to go to work."

"Huh, are there no eggs left?"

"There are! I put them in the cupboard!"

Once again, he thanked that old cupboard, which had been in use for who knew how many decades and was more than shabby enough.

How much trouble have you saved me!

Liang Xin pretended to rummage around, then bought another jin of eggs.

Sister Xiao Zhu had seen them eat a whole jin yesterday. Good grief, now he'd pulled out another jin?

Unable to contain her curiosity, she asked,

"Xiao Liang, didn't you say you only had ten jin of eggs? And you shared them all out with us, so how come you still have so many?"

Liang Xin scratched his head and said sheepishly,

"Sister Xiao Zhu, I'm pretty greedy, you know. Actually, there were more than ten jin. I kept some for myself."

There was nothing he could do. He couldn't possibly reveal the system.

So he could only lie to Sister Xiao Zhu, who was as close to him as his own sister!

"Haha, you actually dare to admit you're greedy? Most people would be too embarrassed to admit it."

In this era, everyone had convictions.

Naturally, being greedy for food wasn't something people liked to admit.

Otherwise, it was easy to be looked down on.

But Liang Xin wasn't from this era. He knew very well that sometimes, showing a little weakness had its benefits.

Besides, he wasn't afraid of being looked down on.

So what if they look down on me? It's not like I'll lose a chunk of flesh!

They can look down on me all they want.

As long as I get to enjoy the good life, that's enough!

Of course, showing a little weakness was fine.

But he couldn't just say, "Not only am I greedy, I'm lazy too. I've been dodging work these past two days."

Compared to being greedy, dodging work really would earn people's scorn.

He couldn't let his own sister grow distant from him because she looked down on him!

Otherwise, who would cook for him in the future? How would he go on enjoying the good life?

So he'd better not bring it up.

"Sis, isn't it still early for work? Have a little before you go!"

"No, I've really eaten. I'm stuffed!"

"Take your time eating, and remember to come over to my place for dinner tonight!"

"All right, Sister Xiao Zhu. Take care!"

Holding a big bowl of golden egg fried rice, every grain distinct, Liang Xin watched Sister Xiao Zhu leave.

She had put a full three eggs in this bowl of fried rice. He could see just how much egg there was!

He swallowed, then shovelled a huge mouthful in.

Delicious!

Sister Xiao Zhu, you really are my goddess!

My one and only goddess!

This fried rice is so good!

How are you so wonderful? You're making me want to compete with Brother Chen!

After eating, Liang Xin lay on his bed, enjoying that wonderful feeling of fullness.

Only when it was about time did he get up and go to work.

He didn't notice that, just like everyone else, he now wore an unconscious smile that seemed impossible to wipe away.

But as soon as he reached the company gate, his expression changed.

Happiness was one thing, but he still had to keep pretending to be sick!

If he got better, he'd have to go back to loading and unloading.

Then how could he go on being happy?

"Brother Li, you two brothers, come on, have a smoke."

When Liang Xin stuffed cigarettes into the men's pockets again, none of them resisted as much as they had yesterday.

It wasn't quite resistance; they'd just been embarrassed to accept.

Today, they readily accepted Liang Xin's material corruption.

They even began to worry without thinking.

What if Xiao Liang gets better?

I really hope he stays sick forever!

"Huh, Xiao Liang, what kind of cigarettes are these? How come I've never seen them before?"

"'Export'? Those two characters don't look like a brand name. Could these really be cigarettes exported to earn foreign exchange?"

Liang Xin couldn't help grumbling a little about the system.

If you can't come up with a name, then don't put any words on them at all.

What the hell kind of name is that? How am I supposed to explain it?

"Brother Li, a relative gave me these cigarettes. I don't know whether they're exported to earn foreign exchange either."

"I see."

Li Haiyang nodded, then tucked the whole pack of cigarettes Liang Xin had given him into his pocket.

He was already prepared for Liang Xin to offer him another cigarette!

Sure enough, Liang Xin considerately handed him another!

"Oh, these even have filters? These are high-end cigarettes!"

Then he hurriedly lit it and took a drag.

His eyes lit up at once.

"Xiao Liang, these are good cigarettes! Plenty of tobacco flavor, and they're not so harsh! That hits the spot!"

"Yeah, they're really smooth. Xiao Liang, that relative of yours must be somebody special. These feel even smoother than Lotus cigarettes!"

There was no telling whether he really meant it, or whether he was praising them for the filter's sake.