At 4 a.m. the next morning, Qin Huai arrived at the cafeteria for work precisely on time.
For Qin Huai, showing up to work on time was a rare occurrence, because he usually set his alarm for 4 a.m., got dressed and washed up quickly, and headed to the cafeteria, typically arriving 15 minutes late.
After all, he was the boss, and nobody could dock his attendance bonus.
Today, Qin Huai was on time for work.
This meant he had something important to do.
That's right, the sticky rice cakes couldn't wait any longer.
Yesterday afternoon, around three or four o'clock, Qin Huai steamed the rice cakes one last time and covered them with a damp cloth. By 4 a.m. today, it had been just over 12 hours.
From his years of experience making sticky rice cakes, Qin Huai knew that covering a basin of sticky rice cakes for around 12 hours was optimal; any longer and they would start to harden.
