After Liu Lan left, Ma Hua continued with her work while her mind wandered to the various seasonings she had seen by the stove. She decided which two dishes to cook for Director Wang that evening: hot and sour shredded potatoes and stir-fried cabbage with vinegar.
It wasn't that they couldn't make other things, it was that they lacked the raw materials. In Beijing's winters, the diet consisted mainly of cabbage, potatoes, and radishes; the leafy greens that people get tired of eating in later generations were completely unavailable. Even a skilled cook can't cook without ingredients, let alone someone like Ma Hua who had absolutely nothing. Besides, these two dishes used readily available ingredients, so even if the leader wanted to eat them every day, he could.
As Ma Hua was wiping the stove, he suddenly realized, "Wait a minute, where's my newbie gift pack?" He immediately questioned in his mind, "System, come out here! Where's my newbie gift pack?"
"Ding, please wait a moment, host. The newbie gift pack is being reissued..."
"Ahem, what will be in my newbie gift pack? A spatial ring, portable farmland, god-level cooking skills, divine medical skills, a house, a car, gold, and preferably sword control skills or something."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! Ma Hua imagined himself standing on a sword, soaring through the air, and then embracing his fairy-like sister. How wonderful that would be! Hahaha, it would be best to have all of those things for myself!
{Ding! Congratulations, host, you have received a newbie gift pack. Open it now?}
"yes,"
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained a portable farmhouse courtyard and a spatial ring (10m x 10m x 10m)."
"That's all?" Ma Hua was immediately disappointed. This was far too little.
"Ding, the system has detected that the host is somewhat dissatisfied with the gift pack. Would you like to delete it?"
"If I delete it, can I send another copy?" Ma Hua asked, somewhat pleased.
"Ding, the system detected a bug and is urgently fixing it... Fixing complete... You're dreaming, just delete it and it's gone."
"Then I choose no, no," Ma Hua said somewhat anxiously. Honestly, everyone else's system is invincible, how come this one is so weak?
Just as Ma Hua was about to carefully examine the functions of the courtyard, Liu Lan slapped him on the shoulder: "Hey, Ma Hua, it's time to get off work, what are you still standing here for?"
"Oh, it's Sister Lan. Are you off work yet?" Ma Hua asked with some surprise. Has time passed so quickly?
"Yeah, the bell rang a long time ago, and Sha Zhu left a long time ago. Don't bother packing up, hurry up and get ready to leave," Liu Lan said, then turned and left with her bag on her back.
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