The same day
Real world time AM 08:45
Q City, a half-finished building, Unit 1, 313
He Lei, who had not yet realized that he had already been specially recruited by a dream-like unattainable institution, was washing dishes. This was because his parents had left for work early, and since the recent conclusion of his college entrance examinations, He Lei had been cooking for himself.
He Lei's cooking skills were quite simple, much like himself, so simple as to be a bit unsophisticated. Although his cooking couldn't be called unpalatable, it always gave one the impression that he somehow wasted some of the ingredients, just like his rather delicate appearance and exceptionally strong exam scores seemed somewhat wasted on a person like him.
