Chapter 50: Chapter 50: The Golden Rice Bowl Surprise

Liang Shanbo thought that Wu Ya would treat her to something tasty, and she expected at most rice or noodles…

But it turned out to be pork rib soup!

Indeed, it was pork rib soup!

Liang Shanbo was so moved she was about to cry; now, how could she ever fully repay Wu Ya's kindness?

She had only helped Wu Ya with a tiny task; how could that merit this bowl of pork rib soup?

Thinking it over, Liang Shanbo carefully lifted the porcelain bowl; the scorching heat passed through the bowl wall to her palm, and she couldn't help but lean closer, taking a deep breath…

The rich meat aroma, mingled with the sharp scent of scallion and ginger, shot straight into her nostrils, making her throat involuntarily churn.

She ignored the heat, lowered her head to the bowl's rim, Qing Qing took a sip.

The scalding broth slid into her mouth, and the rich marrow enveloped her tongue like silk; the fresh flavor exploded on her palate, with a faint peppery spiciness, warming from her throat down to her stomach.

Liang Shanbo couldn't help but "woo"—she wiped away the tears that welled up with her other hand; it was just too delicious…

It was truly unbelievably tasty!

Who on earth is this deity that could create such a flavor?

Wu Ya!

In that moment, in Liang Shanbo's heart, Wu Ya was a godlike presence.

Cheng Shuili didn't know what Liang Shanbo was thinking, because she too was marveling at how delicious the pork rib soup was; every time she ate, she wanted to offer her knee to Wan Yi.

But she is a big shot…

At least her image is that of a big shot!

Cheng Shuili cleared her throat lightly, opened the private chat window, and sent a line she thought sounded aloof.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: Very good.

Wan Yi giggled as she read those three words, and politely replied in a pleasant mood.

【Wan Yi】: As long as you like to eat, that's fine.

As a chef, this is the thing that makes Wan Yi happiest.

Cheng Shuili was completely immersed in the food's flavor, and as she bit another piece of meat off the rib, the system popped up a so‑called "surprise".

【Trigger Rich Man's Daily Necessities Specific Surprise! The God of Luck will favor every person who eats well! Physical Fitness +1】

Cheng Shuili silently read the popup text, and when she reached the last few words, her eyes involuntarily widened.

Wait, you didn't say the surprise was this big, did you?

So the Physical Fitness just increased by one like that?

Cheng Shuili opened the panel and glanced at it.

【Player: Cheng Shuili

ID: AAAJCCJ8888

Username: Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji

Vehicle: Level 3 Electric Shopping Cart (Current Power 325%)

Health: 80 (Title bonus active, a very healthy value, keep it up.)

Strength: 38 (Like holding a lute half‑hidden, a single punch can pierce a cruiser. What do you humans call this? Hyperbole? Still pretty smooth.)

Physical Fitness: 37 (Congratulations! Your Physical Fitness finally increased! Though it's just average now, keep working hard!)

Agility: 42 (A good number, but there's still plenty of room to improve. Maybe you could race a cheetah; of course, the system takes no responsibility for any mishaps.)

Overall Combat Power: 53 (You, constantly getting stronger, are the most dazzling!)

Game Coin: 12

Special Items: Store Employee Badge x1, Vehicle Upgrade Core x1, Vehicle Repair Card x1, Vehicle Cleaning Card x1 (9 uses left), Universal Key x1, Shou Ren Xiao Zhen Underground Storage Room Card x1, Abyssal Ring x1, Rich Man's Daily Necessities x1.

Monster Drops: Oil-Stained Monster Core x1, Silver Bone of Snow‑Burial Corpse Ghost x1, Fresh Slime Gel x7.

Blueprint: Primary Condensed Water Device Blueprint.

Common Supplies: (omitted).】

Several items were added.

Cheng Shuili examined it carefully; the system is quite user‑friendly, everything laid out clearly, and it conveys a lot of information.

The cart's power can last another day, the refrigerator has never been turned off, and now the battery drains much faster than before.

But those are trivial; she isn't short of batteries.

This is probably the composure of Number One.

Cheng Shuili closed the panel, ate heartily, sipping the pork rib soup mouthful by mouth; the hot broth in her gut, combined with the howling cold wind outside and drifting snowflakes, made her whole body instantly feel warm.

She squinted contentedly and got up to wash the dishes.

Having dealt with those chores, Cheng Shuili's gaze fell on the workbench.

She looked out the window; as long as the idea isn't especially unlucky, the highway merging won't instantly spawn a person onto her face—her current crafting is absolutely safe.

Cheng Shuili sat at the workbench, selected the Primary Condensed Water Device blueprint, and prepared the required materials.

Four pieces of plastic, two pieces of rubber, two iron blocks.

Cheng Shuili clicked "Craft", and her body instantly began processing those materials uncontrollably.

The workbench was cluttered with tools, and Cheng Shuili watched, eyes wide, as "herself" picked up a tool utterly unfamiliar to her and began using it with extreme proficiency.

One by one, the tools processed the materials, and finally all the parts were assembled together.

Cheng Shuili only heard a "ding", and a completion popup instantly appeared before her eyes!

It took three minutes; the speed was quite fast.

【Obtained Primary Condensed Water Device x1】

【Description: After placement, it can produce one liter of pure water daily! This item only generates water, it does not collect water! It's recommended to place it next to a water kettle! Also, we are not responsible if your vehicle gets flooded.】

This thing produces pure water.

The kind that can be drunk directly?

It's equivalent to producing two bottles of mineral water per day.

It's unfortunately one liter of water; if it were 500 milliliters, a mineral water bottle would just hold it.

All the drinking water provided by the system is 500-milliliter specification, which means Cheng Shuili needs to buy a separate container to hold water.

The trading channel remains extraordinarily lively.

【Big Strong Brother】: Rubber for heat-insulating material, one set for one set, no insincere traders!

【Little Sis】: Who has rice, who has rice, who has rice!!! I'm starving, please give me a bite.

【Nightfall Deep】: Proper trade, water for food! Proper mineral water, anything edible works, even compressed biscuits!

【New User】: I opened a big water bottle this afternoon; does anyone want it? I need two rubbers.

……

Cheng Shuili's eyes lit up, and she opened a private chat with the new user.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: Trade.

【New User】:!!! Boss

【New User】: You want it? I'll give you a discount, a box of self-heating rice, I'll directly initiate the trade.

Cheng Shuili: '?'

Adding a temporary price hike so justified?

And still give her a discount?

Is she some kind of big sucker?

Cheng Shuili laughed in anger.

She directly closed the private chat page with him, deleted and blocked him in one go.

She reopened the trading channel and proactively sent a message.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: Exchange for a kettle, a large kettle, the kind that can hold it. Directly initiate the trade; if suitable, I'll agree.

【Shen Yan】: Wow, I actually got to see a real big shot!

【Yi Shan Guan Lan】: Big shot, why do you need a kettle? Do you have too much water with nowhere to put it?

Someone had a brainwave and sent a message following suit.

【Xin Xue Chuji】: Collecting water bottles; if the big shot doesn't want them, you can come find me to trade.