Chapter 528: Chapter 528

Xiang Wenxin and Liu Zhizhong turned their heads at the sound, with vastly different reactions.

Seeing Xiang Wenhua wearing a beautiful top-of-the-line outdoor ice silk fishing suit, the kind with a blue base and white clouds pattern, of medium build, about one meter seventy in height, he stood with an ice-cold face at the doorway.

He was quite handsome, with a square face, chiseled features, and appeared rather thin overall.

His eyes lacked any shimmer, very cold and deep. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⟡𝕗𝗂𝗋𝖾⟡𝕟𝕖𝕥

This expression, it was akin to someone who had withdrawn from the secular world.

Liu Zhizhong was sizing him up, and he was sizing up Liu Zhizhong in return.

He hadn't expected him to return so quickly.

As soon as he returned, his sister and Liu Zhizhong had already met, talk about awkward, right?

Liu Zhizhong's lips moved, but he had no idea what to say now, yet he stood up out of courtesy, putting down his wine glass.

Xiang Wenxin, on the other hand, was the picture of enthusiasm, getting up, "Ah! Brother, you're back already, how come so fast? Took you just over an hour to drive here? Come on over, join us for dinner, we've barely started eating."

Xiang Wenhua replied coolly, "Have you forgotten your brother was a champion racer? Yueyue's sweetheart is here, how could I not drive fast?"

After saying that, he looked disdainfully at Liu Zhizhong and walked over.

Liu Zhizhong forced a smile and said, "That... Mr. Xiang, you have misunderstood; in fact, Miss Xiang was just joking with you. I am not..."

"You are! You very well could be! You're tall, handsome, eloquent, and you've been introduced to my sister—could it be impossible for you to be involved with Yueyue too?"

Xiang Wenhua cut him off and sat down across from him, right beside his sister.

Liu Zhizhong was caught between laughter and tears, a bitter expression on his face, with sweat starting to bead on his forehead. In front of the esteemed Iron Fist, no one had the upper hand—he really couldn't afford to provoke him!

"It's really not like that, Mr. Xiang, if you don't believe me, just ask Miss Xiang!"

He looked at Xiang Wenxin with a pleading face.

Xiang Wenxin did think he looked quite pitiful; in front of her brother, he really was a minor character, an insignificant ant, so she quickly explained the situation, dispelling Xiang Wenhua's irritation.

Only then did Xiang Wenhua take it in, nodding his head, "Alright, I'll trust Wenxin. You two enjoy your meal and drinks, I'm going to take a shower, then I'll fix my own food."

"Brother, we have so much food here! Why bother making your own meal?"

Xiang Wenhua glanced at the dishes on the table and shook his head, "Wenxin's cooking has improved, but can any of these dishes measure up to a bowl of my fried rice with egg? Sigh..."

Having said that, he shook his head and went straight upstairs.

His entire demeanor, so indifferent, his emotions so unfazed, made one feel he truly was a love-struck loser who had lost all desire for the earthly world.

That lean Shadow, his nonchalant steps, neither hasty nor dragging, indeed seemed detached from the mortal realm, alas!

Only after he went upstairs did Xiang Wenxin speak, "That scared you, didn't it?"

Liu Zhizhong wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Not too bad, I'm good, thank you, Master, for saving my skin!"

Saying so, he also raised his glass.

Xiang Wenxin somewhat basked in the moment, nodded, and said, "Just listen to Master, I won't treat my disciple poorly, heehee..."

She laughed happily, sipped some red wine, and then resumed eating with Liu Zhizhong.

Yet it wasn't long before Liu Zhizhong remembered something and said, "Hey, what did your brother mean by our entire table not matching up to a bowl of his fried rice with egg? Is he frying Golden Egg in Silver Rice?"

Xiang Wenxin couldn't help laughing and said, "Of course, my tableful of dishes won't compare. You see, my brother's fried rice with egg has to be..."

As she spoke, she really started to elaborate, dumbfounding Liu Zhizhong.

That was truly not just any simple bowl of fried rice!

Like the rice used for that fried dish, did you think it was the genuine Five Precious Rice guarded by the Five Wells?

It wasn't—it was Canadian wild rice!

Completely wild rice, long and sleek grains of the utmost quality, handpicked, harvested, and manually shelled using delicate tools to minimize the loss of nutrients.

This rice alone had a supplier's direct price of 50,000 yuan per 500 grams—per 500 grams, not kilograms.

The egg used in the fried rice came from blood chicken eggs from the African savannah. The kind of chicken egg raised by indigenous tribes, which must be first-laid. These blood chicken eggs were from original chickens, believed to be the oldest breed of chicken on Earth. When laying their first eggs, they would literally bleed from their behinds, leaving blood on the egg.

The claw meat from the finest sea dragon crabs from the waters of Sri Lanka with the best water quality must be added.

Or the claw of an Emperor Crab from within the Arctic Circle, that's a must too.

Deep-sea sea cucumbers from depths below the Antarctic Ice Cap, got to add a bit of that too. Sometimes, large prawn meat from New Zealand was used.

Sometimes, shark's fin flower was added too.

The oil for the fried rice had to be the very primeval olive oil produced with ancient Greek extraction techniques.

The soy sauce for the fried rice came from Japan; the salt for the fried rice came from ancient well salt from the cold lands of Finland. Just these two seasonings were enough to enhance the flavors.

Of course, the main stars were still the egg and the rice, which is why Mr. Xiang referred to it as fried rice with egg.

Xiang Wenxin said her brother's meal alone was worth thirty to fifty thousand yuan.

At this point, Liu Zhizhong was convinced!

Those top-of-the-line ingredients combined with his brother's cooking skills definitely earned admiration.

Liu Zhizhong was filled with awe, "I really don't understand the world of the wealthy! Isn't this just burning money?"

"If only burning money was the problem. My brother's biggest puzzle right now is how to spend all his money."

He was speechless, truly at a loss for words.

Throw his old mom a party...