Su Yu felt helpless about the situation.
"Um, guys? If I say I didn't put the ginseng into the porridge, would you guys believe me?"
"Hohoho, do you think we would believe you?"
"You are alone in the kitchen. If it wasn't you, who else could it have been?"
"Okay, man, stop pretending. Just admit it. We already know you are a billionaire."
Su Yu felt like he had just been given the death sentence.
'Speaking of which, where the hell did this ginseng come from?'
While he was pondering the million-dollar question, he looked around and suddenly noticed Little White which was curled up beside the stove.
A bold thought appeared in his head. 'Could it have been…Little White?'
Su Yu looked at Little White which hissed at him. He asked, "Come clean, Little White. Was it you who put the ginseng inside?"
"OMG! Dude, you are going to put the blame on Little White?"
"Gosh! Dude's trying to shift all the blame to Little White!"
"Little White says: I'm innocent and I despise you for blaming me."
"Little White says: Are you kidding me? If I can do that, why would I stay here and live under your roof?"
"Bro, you are taking advantage of Little White because it can't speak. How and why would a snake put a ginseng into the porridge?"
"Yeah, it's bullsh*t!"
The viewers in the stream defended Little White. To their surprise, after Little White listened to what Su Yu said, it nodded.
Then, it wriggled around Su Yu and fled.
Su Yu said, "Wait, what?"
"Injustice! Little White got angry and left!"
"Little White: I'm not taking this BS!"
"Little White ain't taking this sh*t. You'd better run!"
However, after a while, Su Yu noticed that Little White came back. Its large head popped over the stove and it tossed something over.
Su Yu had a closer look and was shocked.
"What the F? Is this…ginseng?! So, Little White tossed the ginseng in?!"
"Whaaaat?! Am I seeing this right? Is that ginseng?"
"Did Little White just deliver ginseng?! It didn't actually run away but went home for the ginseng?!"
"But where did he find the ginseng? Did it dig them out by itself?"
"This is real wild ginseng! I envy you, bro. Your snake brought you wild ginseng from the mountains!"
"Keeping the snake as a pet seems damn profitable! You don't need to buy food for it, and it even brings back ginseng?!"
"Little White is so cute. It can help watch the fire and help cook porridge. Plus, it even brought ginseng to your table! It can do almost everything!"
"Compared to your amazing snake, when I look at my own cat who doesn't even piss or sh*t properly, I really want to kick it away!"
"Aaaargh! I'm jealous! Why can't I have such a good pet!?"
"Little White, where did you get the ginseng?" Su Yu probed as he started to worry that Little White might have stolen it from someone else. He should not allow his pet to steal or promote the act of theft.
Little White hissed.
Su Yu nodded. "You picked it up by yourself? Okay, as long as you didn't steal it."
Since he was able to understand Little White, he learned from the snake that the ginseng had been dug up from the mountains.
Because Little White had noticed that Su Yu did not put anything into his porridge, it had been worried about his health, so it added a little something for him.
Su Yu shook his head with a soft smile at Little White's act of kindness. It was a little too luxurious—wasteful, in fact. He reminded Little White not to do it again.
If he sold the wild ginseng, he would not have to eat plain porridge and salted vegetables anymore. At the thought of that, he kept the ginseng that Little White had brought back.
He then picked up his bowl and got ready to eat breakfast. A plain porridge with ginseng? It was luxurious, to say the least.
"Man, your breakfast is awesome. I don't even dare to think about it."
"How does it taste? Is the ginseng porridge tasty?"
"Bro, tell us how it tastes. I don't think any of us here has ever tried ginseng porridge."
"Don't just slurp your porridge. Tell us how it tastes."
Su Yu took a bite of the ginseng. "It doesn't really taste like anything. It's like eating carrots. Crunchy but tasteless."
"OMG! You are the man! How can you compare ginseng to carrots? It sounds like it's something you always have."
"Are all the people in rural villages this generous now? Does ginseng taste like carrots?"
"Damn! I can't bear it any longer. The longer I watch, the more I want to leave the city and return to my home town."
"Watching you eating ginseng is torture. It's like my heart is bleeding."
"A piece of root that costs a few hundred RMB per gram in the market is being eaten like a stick of carrot! Munching it whole would amount to a few thousand!"
"It's like he's eating gold!"
Truth be told, even Su Yu's heart was bleeding. He was not that rich, to begin with. If he could sell the ginseng instead of eating it like a carrot, he would earn a ton.
Now, he was forced to eat it because it was already cooked. Of course, his heart was bleeding. With every bite of the ginseng, guilt washed over him.
After breakfast, Su Yu washed the bowl and chopsticks. He then took several pieces of sausages out from his refrigerator for Little White.
Little White sniffed the sausages but eventually turned its head away, not appearing interested.
"Doesn't Little White like sausages?"
"Little White: I freaking gave you ginseng that costs a few thousand, and you patronize me by giving me a piece of damn sausage?"
"Dude, you are so stingy! I don't even like to eat this kind of starchy sausage."
"Little White doesn't seem to like chicken sausage. Why don't you change brands? Try Wang Zhong Wang sausage."
Su Yu said, "Oh, I have that brand as well."
He returned to his room for the sausages.
A while later, he came back with a newly opened pack of Wang Zhong Wang sausage. He waved it in front of Little White, but it looked away, showing no interest.
"Hahaha! Little White really doesn't like sausages!"
"Now, you've got a problem on your hands. What does Little White like?"
"I have a bold thought. Do you guys think Little White likes ginseng?"
"That's possible. There's a kind of herbal snake in Yunnan that eats herbs from birth. So, when it grows bigger, it selects certain herbs to eat. Other than herbs, it won't eat anything else. This kind of snake actually has high medicinal value and can be made into medicine. It's actually quite expensive, so common folks can't even afford it. Only the rich can afford to have them on the table."
Ginseng?
Su Yu almost passed out when he saw the comment. 'Gosh! How much would it cost!?'
For a moment there, he felt like he could not afford to keep Little White. Fortunately though, Little White did not ask him for the ginseng.
Nevertheless, Su Yu decided to give it a try. He took the wild ginseng he got from Little White and put one in front of it.
Little White sniffed it before opening its jaws wide, chomping it up in a few bites. Then, it hissed after eating one, as though it was not satisfied yet.
Su Yu gasped. "Holy…You really ate the ginseng?"
"OMG! I was right! Dude, I think you should be crying now! Ginseng everyday? How much would it cost?!"
"Here's a joke: I bet the snake has a better life than most of us here."
"Sobs! A snake having ginseng as breakfast? I haven't even tasted ginseng in my entire life!"
"It's a luxury that we can't afford. A beautiful, expensive ginseng was fed to a snake just like that?"
Su Yu looked at Little White. Not only did he feel like crying, but he also felt like his eyes were popping out.
"You really are the prodigal son."