The Buggiest System

27 - Showdown (1)

"Huh?" Zhou Lei got confused at his father's words.

'Egg? Too delicious?'

"What egg? Where did you get it?" Zhou Lei inquired.

"I got it from the ground outside. The one you threw away." Zhou Jiahao said without any reservations.

"What the heck?! Why'd you eat that?!" Zhou Lei threw away all the formalities and asked his father directly.

"Right back at you. Why'd you throw it away in the first place?" Zhou Jiahao was genuinely confused why his son would throw away such a delicious egg.

"That's because it fell under the kitchen sink!" Zhou Lei answered bluntly.

"Huh?" Zhou Jiahao was puzzled. 'If it fell under the kitchen sink, why did it taste so good? Wait, does that mean...'

A revelation suddenly struck him. "Then you need to cook one now!"

"Huh, what?!" Zhou Lei was getting even more confused. Why was his father so adamant in making his son cook him an egg? "If you want an egg that badly, cook one yourself!"

After that, Zhou Lei covered himself with his blanket and lied down. This blanket quickly disappeared from Zhou Lei's grasp. The blanket was in Zhou Jiahao's hands now.

Zhou Lei felt the coldness of the surroundings. It was especially cold, now that it was January. The heater in the Zhou house was located in the living room. Thus, it didn't have much effect in Zhou Lei's bedroom.

Covering his arms with his warm palms, Zhou Lei shivered. He looked at his father angrily, then stood up.

.....

Soon after, the two arrived at the kitchen. Zhou Zhenya and Zhou Xiang were already asleep, so only the two of them were awake in the house.

Zhou Lei, once again, grabbed an egg from the refrigerator. He grabbed the previously washed pan and put some oil on it, before he cracked the egg and put it in the pan, throwing the shell away.

After this, the erratic movements came.

Zing! Zang! Zong!

'Damn!' Zhou Jiahao couldn't help but be in awe of his son's fast hand motions.

Eventually, Zhou Lei finished cooking the egg and served it on a plate, before immediately walking back to his room, grabbing his blanket back from his father's hand in the process.

He shut the door to his room intensely.

Boom!

Zhou Jiahao couldn't hold back his eye shutting when he heard the violent sound.

'Geez, Louise...'

As he thought of how to reprimand his son tomorrow, he grabbed some rice and put it on the plate. Soon enough, Zhou Jiahao started eating.

"The f**k, this tastes so good!"

Zhou Jiahao had already forgotten his son's disrespectful tone and instead immersed himself in the egg his son cooked for him.

The egg tasted better than before, as the previous one was infested with dirt, soil, and other things, while this one was straight from the pan!

Without the dirt hindering the egg, it coils finally exhibit its full taste! In the hands of Zhou Lei, the egg was a masterpiece. An art form.

Zhou Jiahao's face flushed red as he chewed and savored the taste of the egg in his mouth.

"Mm, mm!"

.....

Boom!

The door to Zhou Lei's room was shut.

The loud sound woke both Zhou Zhenya and Zhou Xiang up from their slumber.

'The heck?'

Both of the two opened the doors to their respective rooms simultaneously. They first looked at Zhou Lei's room, where the sound came from.

'Hmm?'

They then turned their heads towards the dining room, where the lights were open. Inside, Zhou Jiahao was sitting on a chair with a fried egg on his plate. There was also a small bit of rice on the plate.

They saw Zhou Jiahao's mouth moving subtly. It looked like he was grumbling about something. Soon after, he picked up a spoon from the side and put the egg and some rice inside his mouth. At this moment, his expression changed drastically.

The face that once wore an expression of anger was now wearing the exact opposite of that - it was a face full of delight.

As the two women watched on, they eventually heard their stomachs grumbling. Hungry, they walked towards where Zhou Jiahao was, sneaking up on him.

"Mm, mm! So good, damn!"

Zhou Jiahao was completely immersed in eating. He didn't notice at all that his wife and his daughter were right behind him. As he prepared to eat a part of the egg once more, he quickly discovered that... it was gone.

On the plate was the rice that was put on it, and some traces of the previously present egg.

"Did I... unknowingly eat it all already?"

Despite the fact that he had already eaten much, he was still craving for more. That Sunny-Side Up was too damn tasty.

He stood up and turned around, planning to walk towards his son's room. As he did, what greeted him was the sight of his wife and his daughter feasting on an egg.

"That... that's my egg!"

He quickly stretched out his hand to grab the stolen egg out of his daughter's little hands. However, some other hand stopped his midway, causing his hand to lose its momentum.

"Xiang Xiang!"

The couple stared at each other intensely. They both turned their heads towards their daughter... or at least in the direction where she once was.

She wasn't there anymore!

"Damn!"

"Hehehe..." Zhou Zhenya actually ran away, betraying her mother in the process. The egg's taste is too good, why would I share it with you? Are you crazy?!

Suddenly, there appeared in front of her a silhouette. The lights were off so she couldn't see clearly, but the silhouette was definitely getting closer!

Her subconscious reaction was to take a step back, but then, she felt a hand touch her back. She... she was cornered!

The silhouette and the person behind Zhou Zhenya nodded at each other. The person behind Zhou Zhenya suddenly wrapped her hands around her, causing Zhou Zhenya to become immobile! The egg on her hand was barely being held on, extremely close to falling on the floor.

The silhouette walked closer, until the light revealed who he really was - it was Zhou Jiahao! With his daughter rendered immobile, he could easily grab the egg out of her hands.

Suddenly, as Zhou Jiahao's hand approached the egg, the person behind Zhou Zhenya grabbed Zhou Zhenya's hand and raised it up.

"How do I know you're not planning on backstabbing me? Huh?"

This voice was recognized by Zhou Zhenya - it was her mother, Zhou Xiang! Now she knew, it was her parents that scheme against her. But who else could it have been?

As her two parents were negotiating, Zhou Zhenya thought of a plan... That's it! Not only was this plan ingenious, she could also execute it right now!

With a bold move, she let go of the egg.