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The System's Golden Standard

Lee Minho, a bright but impoverished college student, stumbles upon a mysterious system. The system offers him unlimited wealth by drawing, but with a peculiar condition: he must constantly flaunt his newfound riches. Initially hesitant, Minho accepts the offer out of desperation, hoping to secure a better future for himself. As Minho's life transforms into a whirlwind of luxury, he grapples with the moral implications of his newfound wealth. He must navigate the challenges of maintaining his lavish lifestyle while trying to remain grounded and true to himself. Along the way, he encounters both envy and admiration, forming complex relationships with his peers and family. The system's demands push Minho to the brink, forcing him to question the true meaning of happiness and success. As he becomes increasingly entangled in the system's web, Minho must decide whether the pursuit of wealth is worth sacrificing his integrity and the relationships he holds dear.

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Chapter 30: Brotherly Talk (2)

After Lee Minho went upstairs, he was in no hurry to change clothes.

Instead, he turned on his phone and placed an order on the fresh food delivery platform.

All fresh products produced will be delivered within an hour.

In Lee Minho's account, there was only less than nine hundred. It is not enough to pay for the things he bought on the fresh food platform.

So when he placed the order, he used a credit card.

After the adoptive parents passed away, Lee Minho worked a lot of part-time job.

He also holds two credit cards in his hand, just in case.

Lee Minho went downstairs after changing his clothes, just in time to see Kang Dongwon and the other three walking around in the living room.

Seeing them like that he then chose to ignored them. He walked into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and took out a large bag of instant noodles from inside.

He boiled the water first, then put the instant

noodles, and then beat the eggs.

After a while, a big pot of egg noodles was ready.

Lee Minho put the egg noodles on the dining table, and then put the dishes and chopsticks away.

Only then did he walk out of the living room, and said to the three people who were gathering in front of the wine cabinet.

"What are you looking at, let's have something to eat first."

Kang Dongwon reluctantly put the red wine in his hand back on the wine cabinet, and then walked into the dining with Kim Jaehwan.

Seeing a big pot of noodles, Kang Dongwon immediately shouted. "No way, didn't we agree on a big meal? Minho, you are too stingy, so why you're treating us to instant noodles?"

Kim Jaehwan also echoed. "That's right, don't think that you can get rid of me with instant noodles."

Park Bogum pushed the black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose then said.

"No, the point is not that this pot of noodles

İs not enough for the three of us?"

A big pack of instant noodles, in fact, a total of five small packs.

For the appetite of grown men like them, at least two packs are barely enough for a person.

"No, no, no," Lee Minho corrected Park Bogum. "This pot of noodles is not for the three of you, but for the four of us."

"No way, Minho, you stingy, you just want to send us away with instant noodles?"

Kang Dongwon wailed, "What kind of bad friends do I have?"

Lee Minho's face was full of black lines. "Okay, the show is over. Hurry up, eat something, and put your belly on it first. I will cook a big meal for you later."

"Okay, for the sake of your sincerity." Kang Dongwon raised his chin arrogantly.

But when he looked at the side, Kim Jaehwan and Park Bogum had already filled their bowls with noodles. Not much left.

Immediately screamed. "Jaehwan!, Bogum! you bastards, save some for me!!"

After finally putting all the noodles into his own bowl, Kang Dongwon asked Lee Minho while eating.

Minho", you bought the wine in your wine cabinet? I remember you don't like red wine?"

Lee Minho bit off half of the poached egg in one gulp, without raising his head, he said. "No, someone else gave it to me."

The red wine should have been left by the previous owner of the villa. Lee Minho found it in the wine cellar when he moved in.

Because the empty wine cabinet didn't look good, Lee Minho took out some red wine from the wine cellar and put it on the wine cabinet.

"Given by someone else?" Kang Dongwon envied immediately. "Why didn't anyone give me red wine? We just saw that those red wines are not cheap, and the cheapest ones cost three to four thousand a bottle."

Lee Minho raised his head and said. "If you like it, you can take it back. You also know that I don't like drinking red wine,"

"Okay, then I won't be polite." Kang Dongwon had just looked at the red wine, and his mouth was about to flow out.

"Okay, if you like it, you can take it all away." Lee Minho doesn't drink, and it's just for decoration.

After eating the noodles, Lee Minho was washing the dishes.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Lee Minho shouted in the kitchen. "Jaehwan, go out and open the door, the things I ordered should have arrived."

"Let's go together." Kim Jaehwan pulled Kang Dongwon and Park Bogum up, and the three walked out together.

Soon, the three of them walked to the gate.

A security guard was holding a large foam box in his hand.

Seeing the three people coming out, he immediately gave the foam box to them.

"Hello, this is Mr. Lee's fresh takeaway."

The villa area does not allow takeaway personnel to enter. If the residents in the villa area have takeaway or express delivery, the security personnel need to be responsible for helping to deliver it to the door.

If the resident is not at home, they can also temporarily store it in the guard house, and then send it over when the resident returns.

Kim Jaehwan took the box carefully and said to the security personnel. "Hey, the property service here is good. When the residents come in, not only the special car will pick them up, but even the takeaway will be delivered to the door."

Kang Dongwon rolled his eyes. "If you pay a property fee of 200,000 a year, they will also give you a special car to pick you up and deliver food to your door."

Long before coming here, Kang Dongwon had checked some information about Azure Retreat.

For townhouses, the property fee over there is slightly cheaper, a few 100,000 will do.

But a detached villa where Lee Minho lived in basically cost around 200,000.

"What? The property fee of 200,000 a year?" Kim Jaehwan clicked his tongue,"My annual salary is not even 200,000, the property fee here is surely expensive."

Park Bogum on the side was also very surprised. "It is very expensive, but this is the Kyoto after all. The villas in Azure Retreat are one the most expensive."

The three of them quickly returned to the villa while talking. "Minho, your things have arrived. What did you buy? It's quite heavy."

Kim Jaehwan carried the foam box onto the kitchen table.

Lee Minho had already washed the dishes, and took a fruit knife to cut the sealing tape of the foam box, and then opened the box.

On the top are ten big flower crabs that are tied up. And three of big flower snails in a bag, and twenty large oysters.

Placed below are two clear plastic boxes filled with water. In the box, there were three of black tiger prawns and four large lobsters.

"Hey, these seafood are still fresh, Minho, you're really wealthy."

As soon as Kim Jaehwan a look, he immediately reached out and took out all the things in the box.

Kang Dongwon and Park Bogum also squeezed into the kitchen, nodding in satisfaction when they saw the fresh ingredients on the table.

It was indeed not cheap, Lee Minho felt a pain in his heart, and it cost him almost 5,000 just for this box.

Luckily he have a credit card.

If he hadn't won the rebate card last night, Lee Minho wouldn't dare to make such a big deal.

In the past four years, Lee Minho has had many part-time jobs, including working as a chef in a restaurant.

Lee Minho was quite talented in cooking. At that time, when he was working part-time in the back kitchen of a restaurant, he was spotted by the head chef of that restaurant and wanted to accept him as an apprentice.

But he declined the offer because he had to go to school at that time.

Most importantly, Lee Minho never thought about becoming a chef in the future.

After a while, while Kim Jaehwan and the three of them consciously entered the kitchen to help.

After working and cooking the seafood for about two hours, they finally finished all the dishes.

Steamed lobsters, spicy crab, braised prawns, stir-frie snails, and oysters.

Although there are only five dishes, but the portion is full. Enough to feed the four of them.

"Pop! Pop! Pop!" The sound of the bottle caps coming off, followed by the hiss of the escaping air.

Kim Jaehwan picked up the beer, stood up and said, "Come on, brothers, let's try the cooking of our chef Minho!"

Kang Dongwon and Park Bogum also stood up with their beers.

"Clink! Clink! Clink!" The sound of the glasses being raised in a toast.

Lee Minho also toast them with a beer

After taking a sip of cold beer, the atmosphere around suddenly became energetic.

"Come on, hurry up and try our Chef Minho's cooking skills, you may not be able to eat it in the future."

Kim Jaehwan picked up the chopsticks, and immediately moved towards the pretty big lobster.

Kang Dongwon and Park Bogum also moved swiftly and picked their chopsticks.

"It's so delicious, Minho, it's a waste of your culinary skills if you don't want to be a chef." Kim Jaehwan gives Lee Minho a thumbs up while eating.

"Being a chef? He is Young Master Lee a super rich second generation, and he always waits for the chef to cook for him." Kang Dongwon said while he ate a big oyster with his mouth full of oil.

Park Bogum didn't talk much, but he was the one who ate the fastest.

He also agrees with Kim Jaehwan's words, it's really a pity that the culinary skills of Lee Minho is impressive but not interested in being a chef.

At the very least, what Lee Minho made tasted better than what they ate outside.

After the four of them ate and drank enough, they divided the work to wash the dishes and tidy up the kitchen at the same time, and then lay down on the sofa without moving.

"Minho, are there any activities in the afternoon? It's rare to have a rest today. I didn't go to accompany my girlfriend, so I came to accompany you." Kang Dongwon asked while lying on the sofa with his eyes closed.

"Accompanying me? You're just doing it for food." Lee Minho narrowed his eyes.

He really didn't think about what he was going to do in the afternoon.

Lee Minho remembered that he was busy. He needs to continue his studies in space system.

Learning both academic subjects and etiquettes are taxing.

Lee Minho bounced off the sofa and went straight to the study on the second floor.

Kang Dongwon and the others were baffled by Lee Minho's actions.

Seeing Lee Minho running up the stairs, Kang Dongwon shouted. "Minho!, what

are you doing?"

Lee Minho stopped in his tracks, feeling that it was not good for him to leave the three of themn like this, so he made a reason.

"Well, I suddenly remembered that there is a very important matter to deal with, which will take about an hour."

He then added on. "If you are hungry there is something to eat in the refrigerator just suit yourselves."

After finishing speaking, Lee Minho hurriedly rushed up to the second floor.

"This guy, why is it so urgent?" Kang Dongwon wondered.

"Seeing that he is in such a hurry, it must be very important." Kim Jaehwan took out his mobile phone and said to the two.

"He is busy with his work, how about we play two rounds?"

"Okay, two days ago I met a weak teammate, and I fell three levels all at once, and I was so mad."

Kang Dongwon took out his phone and started working immediately. However, when he saw the phone, Park Bogum's game level surprised them.

"Bogum, are you cheating? Two days ago, you were still at level 18. Why did you suddenly become level 25?"

Park Bogum calmly took out his mobile phone. "The day before yesterday, I just met a great master who carried me there."

"Great master? You're so lucky. Can you recommend me as a friend?" Kang Dongwon fantasized that he could also be carried by the great master.

Park Bogum shrugged. "I can't push it, he didn't add me asa friend. The matching was done automatically by the system at that time.

The game played by the three of them was the most poplar mobile game in the past half a year.

In recent years, the game industry has boomed.

Many new games of very good quality have been released.

However, the most popular among them is the game that the three of them are playing at this time. "The Throne."

"The Throne" has been the game champion for the past eight months.

At this moment, Lee Minho didn't care about the three of them.