Chapter 31: Waiting to Soar
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo
The overall technology level of the interstellar era was beyond Gu YuMian's expectation, but it often made him laugh and cry in some places, mainly in entertainment and life. Perhaps because the Oliver Empire fought with the Zerg for many years, until twenty years ago, while it was still a time of war, the main scientific and technological development force was focused on the heavy industry and military industry.
At this time, there was no soybean milk, and naturally, there was no soybean milk machine.
"This is a soaked soybean. I have been soaking it for seven hours ever since this morning," Gu YuMian said, picking up an oval shaped soybean from the clear water. "Now that it's soft, soak it for a while to improve the pulp yield."
Gu YuMian held the snow leopard's little paw to let him touch the soft soybean. The snow leopard lay on Gu YuMian's shoulder and moved his long tail around Gu YuMian's wrist.
Without a soymilk machine, Gu YuMian found a grinder that was originally used to grind peanut flour, and put the soaked soybeans into the grinder to break them. This process was very quick. After all the soybeans were broken, the slurry was poured into washed and sterilized white gauze.
[A Yellow Pear Flower: Oh, it turns out that soybean milk refers to the milk grinded from soybeans. One of my classmates in the history department seems to have said that there was a way of eating it in Ancient Earth called "bean sauce".]
[Light Bulb: My mother has tried to grind soybeans into juice. It's dark food. It's bitter and fishy. The taste is very astringent? Don't lie to me since I don't read much.]
"It's not bean sauce," Gu YuMian said with a smile when he heard the familiar title. "Mn. If it's raw soymilk, it's really bitter. Cook it a little more, and make sure it's cooked enough — otherwise you may get an upset stomach."
Gu YuMian forced the ground milk out of the white gauze, so that the raw soybean milk and the soybean dregs were separated. At this time, the raw soymilk smelled really astringent and a little fishy. He added some water to the raw soymilk, poured it into the small pot, and boiled it directly at a high temperature.
After a few minutes of boiling it, he turned it to a low temperature and sprinkled half a spoon of sugar into the pot. When the lid was opened this time, the keen audience found that the color and taste of soymilk had changed, but before they could observe it carefully, the lid was closed again.
In another few minutes.
"Okay," Gu YuMian took the eager snow leopard down to prevent him from burning himself from the steam, and then opened the cover of the small pot. "Now it's good."
—At the moment when the lid was opened, the smell of hot soymilk wafted out!
The astringency and fishiness that originally belonged to raw soymilk were no longer present, only the sweet taste of the soymilk which was fragrant and thick was left. The boiled soymilk presented a pure white colour, not as thick as milk, but with stronger liquidity, and a fresh and sweet taste.
[Fragrant Rose:! Surprised! It smells good. It's a new color! When can I drink it?]
"It's still hot, don't worry," Gu YuMian said. "Let's take the soymilk, yogurt and sweet potato puree to the sun room, eh?"
Gu YuMian skimmed the hot soymilk from the pot and put it into the container. He took a small tray to hold the soymilk, the drinking glasses, and the small porcelain plate with the sweet potato puree, and also brought the two cubs to the sun room.
The tray was placed directly on the wood floor of the sun room. Gu YuMian held the baby panda and the little snow leopard, stepped into the soft and warm mattress on the ground, and sat cross legged. The little snow leopard took the first place in Gu YuMian's arms. The baby panda could only hold Gu YuMian's hand.
The temperature of the soymilk was just right now. Gu YuMian poured a glass each for the baby snow leopard and panda, and then let them drink.
A moment later.
The baby panda paused, and after a while, his tone was happy. His round head rubbed against Gu YuMian's palm, and he even took the initiative to hold the glass and began to drink tons of soymilk. The little snow leopard also nodded with satisfaction.
[Fig Pigeon: Good to drink! And I'm not bored at all. I thought it was thick like milk! No matter in the morning or in the evening, I would feel comfortable having this in my stomach.]
[My Family Has a Fish Pond: SZD! 1 It's so good. This taste, this light sweet!]
[Tourist 04: Younger Brother, I came after seeing the forum. I originally thought that this kind of super slow live broadcast of farming would be boring, so why do I watch it with relish?! PS, this soymilk is too good to drink! QAQ]
[There's a Cloud: It's sweet and great, and the beans are delicious. It's really good to drink.]
The barrage quickly rolled over again and again, overlapping with various gift effects. Because there were so many speakers, most of the barrages couldn't be displayed completely.
—There was no other reason. This soymilk was really good to drink!
The hot soymilk had a delicate and smooth taste that flowed through the mouth. It was fragrant and thick, and not weird at all. A trace of sugar was boiled into it, which emphasized the light fragrance and mellow beauty of the beans. What's more, when they drank a few mouthfuls, it brought them a feeling of comfort, freshness and no burden. It kept the spleen and stomach warm and made all their nerves relax.
It was not unreasonable to have a family drink that had been popular on Ancient Earth for several years.
And that's not it. While the soymilk was good enough to drink, the taste of the yogurt and sweet potato puree that came next was even more surprising.
"Don't drink too much at once," Gu YuMian scratched the snow leopard's chin. "Let's try the yogurt and sweet potato puree. I think it's delicious, too, okay?"
Of course the audience said yes.
Milk-white transparent light yogurt in the warm sweet potato puree wrapped in a layer of strawberry and cheese, and placed next to the small night light, was a lovely and attractive sight. Gu YuMian took a small silver spoon and scooped out some yogurt and sweet potato puree from the edge. The orange soft sweet potato puree and white flowing yogurt was mixed together, and the sweet and sour smell was on the tip of his nose.
One spoon went into the mouth.
First the audience tasted the sour, sweet and mellow taste of yogurt, then bit down, only to find the delicate sweet taste of the sweet potato puree twined at the tip of the tongue!
The sweet potato, which was roasted and boiled to a soft and fine glutinous state, and then pressed into a puree, had a very good taste. It was a mixture of sweet and glutinous sweet potato and slightly sour and strong yogurt, which covered each other's shortcomings. One bite was enough to make people think this was unforgettable.
The finishing touch was the strawberry and cheese pieces wrapped in the sweet potato puree. The crisp strawberry and cheese could be occasionally tasted in the delicate puree, which was a pleasant surprise for people.
The little snow leopard narrowed his eyes slightly, and the speed of his tail wagging accelerated. The cute and calm little appearance suddenly sprouted to Gu YuMian.
—The key point of the yogurt sweet potato puree was the combination and taste. Because it was very simple, it seemed that they could make it themself. The audience didn't think this dessert would be delicious. The expectation was not high, but the final result was far beyond the expectation.
A moment later, the audience:
[Vivian: Ah ah ah ah! Sweet potato puree is great. It's great to eat it with yogurt, and sometimes you can eat strawberry bits.]
[Junior B: Brother! How did you do it?! How do you make what is delicious and what is comfortable? You are so amazing!]
[Alarm Clock Ticking: Since I entered the live room half an hour ago, I have eaten the fifth steamed bread. How can I really eat what the anchor makes?]
[Cute: I think it's a self-entertainment act to launch a barrage now. There are too many barrages. No one can watch anything now.]
At this time, the number of bullet screens and gifts exploded. The explosion was almost saturating the screen. For half a minute, in order not to affect the viewing experience, the system even automatically turned off the bullet screen temporarily.
—Because of the double support of natural recommendation and artificial recommendation, coupled with his own strength, the popularity of Gu YuMian's live room was soaring with the rising traffic in the evening. At this moment, the audience had reached as many as four million!
Four times more than the one million half an hour ago.
What Sugar Sugar and her backstage crew could see was that Gu YuMian's online audience was very active — most of them had interactions such as sending messages to the bullet screen and gifts. Although there were four million people, the total amount of gifts on that day had exceeded that of an anchor with many millions of viewers.
Of course, the rookie competition was to find the best rookie anchor from all over the world, and the average was not bad. There were millions of anchor audiences in other regions, but Gu YuMian's data was still very prominent.
"…"
After eating dessert with the baby panda and the little snow leopard, Gu YuMian could finally take a breath.
"Ah…" Gu YuMian held up the snow leopard under his ribs, and also held little Tangyuan. He lay back in the bed on the ground, "Rest first."
[Girl Star: Anchor has worked hard today. He has made so much delicious food, materials and props. Do you have to prepare them early?]
[There's a Family in the Mine: Mian Mian was really attentive. He is happy and I'm happy to watch the live broadcast. The more slow-paced this live broadcast is, the more it tests the anchor's preparation and various lessons. Fireworks for you!]
[1551: It's hard to accept that Mian Mian needs to rest early, I really want to continue watching! QAQ — it's OK to be live without doing anything, please. The atmosphere of this studio and the feeling from Mian Mian is too comfortable. Unzip the artifact.]
The sun room was decorated by Gu YuMian. It was not like the original simple style. Several beds of warm bedding were laid on the scrubbed wooden floor, and various kinds of cartoon cushions and throw pillows were stacked in disorder. Several small night lights were directly placed on the ground. The sun room was transparent on three sides, and the lights mixed with the moonlight fell all over the ground.
After drying the bed for a whole day, it gave off a warm feeling from the sun. As soon as he lay on it, he fell into the soft quilt. This familiar scent made Gu YuMian feel very comfortable.
Especially since, in his arms, he was holding his own fluffy and lovely children.
The little snow leopard's paw pad was pressed on Gu YuMian's shoulder, leaning against his shoulder socket with half-closed eyelids, and dozing off. His long tail swept across Gu YuMian's earlobes intimately. The baby panda leaned on Gu YuMian's arms, and the little paw was loosely holding Gu YuMian's right hand.
It took a while for Gu YuMian to think of the business: "By the way, let's wash our paws. TuanTuan, Yuanyuan who wants to go first?"
The little snow leopard was still dozing off lazily, and was stuck in Gu YuMian's arms. The baby panda first cheerfully answered. Gu YuMian asked the small robot at home to bring a small wooden bucket with hot water in it, and put the soft drying hot towel aside.
He folded the towel and put it into the water. Then he took it out and wrung it gently. He crossed his legs and let the baby panda sit in his arms against his knees. Then he held the baby panda's little paw in one hand and covered it with a warm wet towel with the other.
The baby panda's paw pad was soft and tender. It was stained with a little dust when bringing over the quilt. Gu YuMian held the towel and gently wiped his paw pads, then the fluffy part and the dust on the small claws. He was patient, light and slow, as if he was not bothered at all.
Through the holographic device, nearly ten million viewers now shared all the senses with the baby panda.
The sense of substitution was so strong.
The moonlight sprinkled through the transparent glass in the sun room, and the soft and warm mattress sent out a good smell. The water was soft and the white air was steaming. The young man's warm hand was holding his paw steadily. The other hand was holding a towel and gently wiping with his fingers and hands. The clean and gentle breath in his arms was wrapped up.
"Sleepy?" Gu YuMian touched the baby panda's ears. His voice was soft because it was lowered. He also held the little snow leopard in his arms and his hair fell down. The snow leopard rolled his head, and his ear was close to Gu YuMian's palm. Gu YuMian couldn't help bending his eyes and holding both babies in his arms.
"Sleep if you are sleepy, I'll wipe your paws after a while. I'll take you to the warm quilt. Or if you're not sleepy, I'll tell my family's Yuanyuan and TuanTuan a few more stories. The soymilk is still hot. Please let me know if you want to drink it, or if you want to eat something else."
The moon was gentle and the wind was gentle.
"…"
More than nine million people were shocked.
This atmosphere, this scene, this sentence, was like unlocking the last line of defense.
Taking off all the burdens and worries gently, and having a complete confirmation in their heart — someone who wanted to sleep would hold back in the bed for a while, someone who wanted to roll around, someone who wanted to drink soy milk for dessert, or who wanted to play coquettish, everything would be tolerated and unconditionally supported.
In the holographic mode, they could feel themselves being held, being taken care of, indulged, and even loved. This was the death of most of the social animals who were working alone and under great pressure.
It was 8 p.m. on Friday evening. The main group watching the live broadcast were the students and office workers who had been busy for a whole week. Being squeezed by someone, being crushed by pressure from family and life, unable to afford credit card bills and rent…
Who didn't want to be a baby and be taken care of?
Even if they couldn't, they wanted to have a harbor and a place to hide when they were most helpless. They wanted someone to accompany them to listen to their complaints, make a simple but delicious meal, pass them a cup of warm soymilk, serve them a bunch of small desserts, and take a hot towel to help them wipe their tired hands.
The whole scene was silent.
… Until a dozen seconds later.
Many emotions accumulated to a certain extent, the number of bullet screen comments and the number of spectators in the slow stagnation, once again began to soar in geometric multiples!
[Maiden: Who! Wait! Don't! Stop! I! I'll go to Little Xue Tuan's and TangYuan's house to steal the man! Ah ah ah ah, I'll get the man too!]
[Vivian: Na ha, another crazy one! I mean myself, I'm crazy! How could there be such a human? It's said that humans have been established as an endangered species recently. Can we adopt them? Give me Gu YuMian! I can adopt him!]
[Water Boat: I've been stuck for ten years. It's really amazing. It's amazing. I felt like I was at a crematorium again and again! Anchor's family is still short of cubs. I'm applying as a 57 year old golden retriever. I'm ready to work.]
[A Curtain of Dreams: Thank you, Anchor Gu. I've been watching your live broadcast recently. Insomnia, dreaminess and many psychological problems are common. This is a gift that my husband bought with his money. Here are five fireworks for you.]
[Cat's Meow: How miserable my aunt is! I also added five fireworks. I really like the live broadcast from Mian Mian!]
Countless gift effects exploded one by one.
In the blink of an eye, the number of viewers almost exceeded ten million, and the real-time popularity list of Gu YuMian's live studio in the living quarter rose to second place. This time, it directly went to the real-time popularity recommendation position on the homepage, and a large number of new viewers poured in.
—Ding Dong.
Before long, Gu YuMian's live studio was once again on the Capital Starry Sky platform, ranking in the Top 10 of the popularity list that day. The first time could have been passed off as luck, but in a short period of time, his live studio broke the popularity rolling of several top current anchors for the second time.
It caused a platform wide sensation.
Meanwhile, Starry Sky platform headquarters.
Sugar Sugar refreshed the backstage data again and again, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt like she was dreaming. "What's the competition for now? Just give the trophy to MianMian and everyone can go home to work. It's unnecessary. It's really unnecessary."
Each anchor in the rookie competition had certain strength and luck, and the average level was not low. But when they met Gu YuMian, all abilities far exceeded the targets, new types, new themes and new live content, they were lucky enough to keep all traffic and audience completely stable.
If a King entered a game for peons by mistake. How could the others play?
On the other hand, Takk's Starry Sky platform division.
Keri ordered a firework from the Internet, and the office leader took out the champagne from the cabinet. Everyone poured a glass, and everyone clinked their glasses.
"It's stable," Many people almost wanted to wipe their tears. "It's really stable this time."
The potential stocks bought at the lowest price not only took off like a rocket, but also met three or four limit plates.
Now, let's settle down and wait for him to fly.
In an hour.
Gu YuMian's house.
The live broadcast was coming to an end, and everyone was sleepy. Gu YuMian said thanks and good night to the audience, and then closed the live broadcast.
"I'm really tired today…" He breathed out as he lay in the bedding, holding the baby panda and the little snow leopard, and soon fell asleep. The baby panda soon rubbed against Gu YuMian's arms, touched his round head and fell asleep.
The only one who didn't sleep was the snow leopard.
His gray and blue eyes were open, and his little claws pressed on Gu YuMian's cheek, and looked down at his human, with a hint of calculation in his laziness.
The live barrage reminded him of one thing.
Half an hour later, a man in uniform, holding an optical computer, walked out of the sunroom and dialed a number in the corridor.
"Hello?" In a mansion hundreds of kilometers away, Fennick was sitting on standby. "Your Majesty, what can I do for you?"
There was a long silence.
It wasn't long before a low, lazy voice sounded, "Look into it. Can humans be adopted?"
Chapter 32: Players
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo
… Of course not.
The adoption measure for endangered species was introduced last year, but it was limited to endangered species that are 'not aware and had no independence'.
Many animals that once lived on Ancient Earth failed to adapt well to the changes of the interstellar era. At first, they were able to awaken their spiritual powers. Later, their offspring gradually degenerated into ordinary animals. This kind of degeneration would be manifested as 'albino species' or some other forms. These species that could not live independently could be adopted.
For example, the Tibetan antelope and alligator snapping turtles, 1 which were two endangered species, had completely degraded to ordinary animals, and some families in the Upper Urban City had adopted them.
How could an adult, self reliant human male be adopted? It was nonsense. Even if the other side was His Majesty…
No, maybe.
In ancient times, there were war dramas on Earth.
Fennick was a little afraid that His Majesty would change the law for this reason, and the cabinet group might die of anger. With a cold sweat on his head, he considered how to express his words to convey his meaning without offending His Majesty. "In theory, it is not possible. Mr. Gu does not meet the conditions for adoption."
Fortunately, the Emperor didn't seem to be very persistent about it.
Shuo Han casually said, "I don't know what I'm thinking."
The Emperor had been in a good mood recently. The frequency of anger and outrage had plummeted. The two words 'gloomy' and 'violent' had nothing to do with him now. This was the only time Fennick had seen it in the twenty years he had assisted him.
Shuo Han was very quiet.
With his eyes slightly closed, he could hear the cicadas in the evening. The moonlight shone on the wooden corridor, and the catnip planted by his man swayed its branches and leaves in the wind. When he stayed at home, he was reluctant to think too much.
Yes, he called it home.
It was not the vast and expensive Imperial Palace in the Upper Urban District, nor every place where he lived when he was a child. It's just here, beside Gu YuMian.
"It doesn't have to be an adoption," Shuo Han whispered.
He didn't want to be a father, son, relative or servant with his human. He wanted Gu YuMian to be Gu YuMian all the time, to do what Gu YuMian wanted to do, to be the person Gu YuMian wanted to be.
And at the same time, belong to him.
"…"
Fennick realized what His Majesty wanted to say, "Your Majesty, can you…"
Five minutes later.
Fennick then regretted it. It was a bad idea. If the cabinet knew, they would tear him up. But Shuo Han was very satisfied, and said lightly, "Not bad."
Then, the communication line ended.
Gu YuMian got up in the middle of the night and poured himself water to drink. He found that the snow leopard was not there. He yawned and put on his slippers to find the cub.
"TuanTuan? …Why are you here?"
The little snow leopard nestled lazily in the wooden corridor pressed his young child's optical computer under his claws and glanced at Gu YuMian for some unnatural reasons.
Gu YuMian was in a daze. He didn't think about anything. He picked him up, kissed his ears, and headed back to sleep.
While Gu YuMian was sleeping with his children, the search frequency of 'Gu YuMian' on Star Network's micro-blogs was soaring. Although several previous live broadcasts, including the initial spontaneous promotion of 'There's a Cloud', accumulated some popularity for Gu YuMian, it was a drop in the ocean in the population of Capital Star.
It was not until the three points of official publicity, advertising broadcast, and rookie competition were gathered together that the first small peak of popularity was officially ushered in the media for the first time.
There were two distinct categories of comments. One was from the people who hadn't seen the live broadcast, who were curious or had a wait-and-see attitude because of the 'human.' The other were all fans who had finished watching the live broadcast and were blowing rainbow farts on their micro-blogs.
… The number of the latter was even more than that of the former.
[Rose War: Go to see it. If it doesn't look good, I will wear green when I go out tomorrow! Head of the grassland! Former boyfriends are all promoted and paid to marry!]
[Anna: Rose War Sister is so fierce [hugging]. But really look at it! Ah ah ah ah! Immortal, absolutely immortal, for three hours of the live broadcast, I seriously saw from the first second that the last second and was not tired, and I was very disappointed when he ended the broadcast.]
[Soft: I'm curious whether you're a water army or a villain. It's a bit too much to boast about.]
[Winnie: I could die happy. It's really beautiful. One can't describe it, you have to see it for yourself!]
It was enough to attract people's attention if the new anchor had such adverse data, plus the label of 'human' and a large number of rainbow farts with the same caliber — no one who went to see it didn't say anything wrong.
At two o'clock in the morning, who didn't know who Gu YuMian was? The tag even briefly reached the top ten of the hot search.
"…"
Li Yun was a sophomore at Capital University of Science and Technology. Because her home was close to the school, she would go home every weekend. It was Friday. After dinner at six o'clock, she turned on her cell phone and started surfing the Internet as usual. Recently, Starry Sky's live broadcast of the rookie competition has been very popular. She occasionally watched the live broadcasts on Starry Sky, so she decided to watch as usual.
Eh, human anchor? Why was the popularity so high? Was it fake?
In an hour.
"Ah ah ah ah! Gods!" Li Yun rolled on the bed with her optical computer, revealing a pair of Shiba Inu ears 2, "I'm going to steal that human!"
Click.
When the light in the bedroom was turned on, Mother Li came in with a fruit tray. Seeing the mess in the bedroom, she could not help frowning and scolding her daughter. "What's the hell? Seriously? If you do the same in your dormitory, how can your roommate tolerate you?"
Although Mother Li lived in the middle of the city, she and her husband worked in the Academy of Sciences in the upper part of the city. Their family were all intellectuals. The Li parents were even more rigid. Mother Li glanced at the screen of Li Yun's personal optical computer floating in the air and scolded habitually, "What are you looking at? A live broadcast? Are you looking at these useless things every day? You should read more books when you have time. Write your final paper. Haven't you started it yet?"
The questions hit directly home.
Li Yun suddenly wilted, "…Mom, I'm hungry." She touched her stomach. Although she had just had dinner, she was hungry after watching the live broadcast. "This anchor really gives me a very good and gentle feeling, and his food is good and fresh. I haven't heard of Dongpo meat before."
At this time, the live broadcast was going to the tasting stage of Dongpo meat. The bright red Dongpo meat was placed on the white porcelain and thick sauce was poured on it. They could see that the rock sugar liquor was boiled to the taste and the texture of the pork belly was crisp, mellow and tender.
Mother Li was shocked, "Dongpo meat? —Oh, he's human?"
Their project team was currently engaged in the research and restoration of Ancient Earth knowledge, because many things from the end of the world had been lost. They had recently just taken up a study on the aspect of diets. Dongpo pork was a famous dish in ancient China, but they found only a few references.
In theory, it should be lost.
But she didn't think about crossing time and space. Even in the most cutting-edge area of science and technology, she didn't know that Gu YuMian could cross time and space.
A little more thought would make them understand. After all, humans were not extinct. This anchor was human, and obviously Asian. Maybe there had been some secret inheritance in the family.
"Where can I see this?" This Dongpo meat aroused Mother Li's curiosity, "Let me see what is more attractive than your final paper."
Li Yun, "…" Help me. Can you forget about the paper?
"On Starry Sky live, just search for 'Gu YuMian.' Mom, when you look at it later, remember to put on the holographic device. "
Mother Li, "Okay."
Another hour later.
Li Yun was watching the live broadcast with relish. Now it was time to drink the soymilk. One after another, the special effects of fireworks popped up. Suddenly, her eyes flashed, and she caught a sentence in the vast wave of gifts.
[Wang Lizhen 3425: Good drink. Sending fireworks.]
Wang Lizhen was her mom's name.
Li Yun: ? Yesterday, I said I wanted to buy a new skirt. Mom said she had no money. Now she has money to give gifts? WTF?!
Wang Lizhen soon recommended the studio to her circle of friends. Her Red Sunset Sister group and many descendants of the Academy of Sciences all came over.
Even the next day, Wang Lizhen quietly pulled her daughter over and asked, "Do you know how to contact him? I would like to invite that little Gu to our Academy of Sciences to cook for our group of children."
The recent project of the Academy of Sciences had come to a critical juncture. In order to train new people and their old researchers, they didn't manage much, but the young people worked hard. In particular, their newly appointed youngest chief had already lost several pounds to the naked eye.
Li Yun: "…?"
During the rookie competition, a lot of anchors chose to fight for a long time. The first round of competition had no rules, except for unfair competition — because the total ranking was to calculate the total popularity. In theory, if they had money, they could even pay to attract an audience, or stay live 24 hours a day.
But of course, Gu YuMian didn't. First, he wanted to ensure the quality of the live broadcast and didn't want to inject water. Second, even if he could, his children couldn't stand it. So at 10 o'clock last night, though his popularity ranked second in all four districts, it was almost overtaken the next morning. As soon as he went online, he received a private letter from Sugar Sugar.
[Sugar Sugar: The second anchor is too cunning. He draws a prize every 20 minutes. The prize is a limited number of sneakers, red wine, performance tickets and so on worth more than 20,000 star coins! And there are still a lot of them.]
People love money, and the live content was not too bad, so the second anchor had a lot of total popularity.
Gu YuMian, "…"
Money players.
Gu YuMian comforted her, "Don't worry, I don't have money. I won't do that."
Sugar Sugar, ? What is the point of comforting me?
It was Saturday.
The baby snow leopard and the baby panda were not awake. Gu YuMian got up and washed first. Gu YuMian's winning and losing heart was not heavy. At this time, he was also very calm. His fixed live time was at night. At the end of the week, he'd better prepare for the day and play with the children. Besides, there were other things, such as little Tangyuan's family.
"The only way to think about it now is to contact that agent," Gu YuMian said to himself, "but that agent looks like a sharp, smooth person."
He didn't know the personality of the agent yet. He was sure he couldn't tell the other party about little Tangyuan. But Gu YuMian seldom dealt with people. He was not sure that he could hide well and get the information he wanted.
In addition, contacting the agent was also a problem.
"…Ai."
The cubs were all able to sleep. When the baby snow leopard and panda woke up, it was almost noon.
The baby panda sat on the quilt and rubbed his eyes. Looking up, he saw Gu YuMian, and he was very happy, making two sounds. The snow leopard strolled lazily and asked Gu YuMian to pick it up with his chin raised.
"Let's have a change of taste today," Gu YuMian scratched the chin of the snow leopard and touched the head of Tangyuan. "Let's go outside and try the skills of a Capital Star chef."
He was also tired of eating the food he made every day. After all, he was not a chef.
Gu YuMian wanted to take his family's cubs out for a stroll. In recent days, he had been worried about the insecurity outside. He had only allowed the snow leopard and Tangyuan to move around at home, which was probably boring. As for the trait that would make the baby panda tired when they went out, Gu YuMian found a private room type restaurant. The dining space was completely private and independent, so there should be no problem.
Neither of the two children had a problem.
At 11:30 p.m., Gu YuMian, with the snow leopard and baby panda, arrived at Elbet Restaurant, the most famous restaurant in area A of the Upper Urban District. As the most famous restaurant in the whole downtown area, the environment of Elbet Restaurant would cause speechlessness. For Gu YuMian, a native of Ancient Earth, there was one word — shock.
The whole restaurant was a big circle, with small round private rooms floating in the air, transparent and dark. The dark private room was for privacy, and the transparent private room was convenient for customers to admire the scenery. The background was like two peas in the background of Starry Sky. The small private room seemed to float in the vast universe, and after a few minutes it would seem like it was floating in a deep sea. The mermaid, who was a fake projection, waved and kissed the customers.
"It makes sense to be so expensive," Gu YuMian said. "It's beautiful."
Tangyuan, who became a human baby due to stepping out of the house, fell asleep and blew a snot bubble in Gu YuMian's arm. The little snow leopard sat on Gu YuMian's shoulder, his grey blue eyes glanced at him lazily and yawned.
He liked it here? Then he'd buy it.
The private coffer of the Emperor had been useless for so many years. It could be wasted at will; decided at will. It was very like the old generation's war drama.
At this moment, Gu YuMian didn't know that because he praised the high-end chain restaurant, it would soon be purchased by the Royal Family and would become his property in the near future.
For the sake of little Tangyuan, he chose the light shielded private room, and the facilities inside the private room were also very warm, a little like a Japanese tatami room. 3 After ordering, Gu YuMian took the snow leopard and Tangyuan, who had been transformed into a panda again, and—
A long wait began.
Ten minutes, twenty minutes, forty minutes… an hour.
The little snow leopard fell asleep, and the baby panda licked his paws out of hunger. Gu YuMian painfully took out a bottle of milk and fed him again, but the food still didn't come up.
At half-past eleven, Gu YuMian couldn't help but call the robot attendant, "Hello, why hasn't our dish come up yet? We have been waiting for an hour."
"I'm very sorry," said the robot. "An hour ago, all fourteen of our chefs were poisoned and rushed to the hospital. The apprentice chefs are working hard to cook."
Gu YuMian, "…Then, how long will it take?"
The robot stopped and said, "It's expected to be finished in three hours."
The chef apprentices have only studied for a month at the longest time. Now they were pondering how to heat the pot and how to thaw the meat.
Gu YuMian, "…"
The focus of the development of science and technology in the interstellar era was in heavy industry and military industry. While the kitchen systems for auxiliary cooking were developed not long ago, and automatic cooking was even more boundless, all of it simply depended on the cooks.
Gu YuMian didn't expect that such a big restaurant would be so unreliable. How could all chefs get food poisoning? What's the matter with this restaurant? There's no crisis plan or compensation measures?
Since it was the end of the week, he had taken his children out to the restaurant happily. Even if Gu YuMian had a good temper, he was a little helpless.
"Can I have my money refunded, then?" Gu YuMian said, "I'm not going to eat any more."
Robot, "Sorry, it's in the cooking process, no refund."
"What process?"
Robot, "Thawing."
The baby panda had been drinking milk several times, but he was looking forward to the meal for a while, holding Gu YuMian's hand and making two sounds. Although the little snow leopard was almost asleep, Gu YuMian guessed that he was also hungry. Now if he changed the restaurant or went home to cook, he didn't know how long it would take for them to be able to eat.
"Fine," Gu YuMian said, "Can I borrow your kitchen and deal with the ingredients myself?"
Twenty minutes later.
Gu YuMian ordered shrimp scampi with white sauce and some other dishes. Some dishes were very special. He was not a professional chef, and Gu YuMian didn't know how to deal with them. But having food was enough. Gu YuMian didn't dare to leave the snow leopard and Tangyuan in the private room alone. He asked if the kitchen ventilation was good and if there was a rest area, and brought them together.
When he walked in, the several chef apprentices were anxiously surrounding each other to discuss how to cut and how much oil to add. They looked at him with the same eyes as though they were looking at a savior, expecting to steal him as a teacher later.
One of them whispered, "Ah, isn't this that anchor? He really has good looks."
Gu YuMian, "…"
At present, the ingredients at his disposal were eggs, shrimp, chicken and various side dishes. Gu YuMian thought for a moment and soon had an idea.
The main course would be crystal shrimp dumplings, 4 kung pao chicken, 5 and a sauteed vegetable dish.
He could drink the bubbly water here and add some minced pulp.
Anyway, if he had to cook, Gu YuMian decided he could broadcast it live, and even started it — because the chefs were in the hospital, there was no problem of disclosing the recipe technology.
Noon.
Gu YuMian opened his live studio, and countless viewers rushed in at once, much faster than ever before!
"Hello everyone, I'm anchor Gu YuMian," Gu YuMian said, bending his eyes as he watched the rising audience. "Let's make a quick lunch and have a taste."
Chapter 33: Crystal Shrimp Dimsum and Kung Pao Chicken
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo
[There's a Family in the Mine: The anchor suddenly appears, I like it! Fortunately, I didn't take a nap.]
[Girl Star: The background is not at home today. Is MianMian out for fun?]
[Small Cloud Clip: Here we come! Bring out my dry bread and white rice. Please have lunch today.]
[User 15289: I was recommended by my colleague to see if it's really as magical and mind blowing.]
[Vivian: Looking forward to sending fireworks.]
Even though the broadcast didn't have a notice in advance, the number of people quickly climbed to 200,000 within three minutes — a number that surprised Gu YuMian a little. In the past, when he was on Takk, the most populous summit, was only 500,000 viewers.
How many fans did he have last night?
Little Tangyuan, who became a human baby, lay in the cradle and slept hidden away. This live broadcast was from the perspective of the little snow leopard.
"When we went out to eat in a restaurant, there was something that happened. The live broadcast should not last long. You just have to look," Gu YuMian said. "Besides, don't just eat dry bread and white rice. It's better to have a balanced diet. Today, we are making crystal shrimp dimsums and kung pao chicken. Let's start without much talk."
The chef apprentice grabbed a new apron and handed it to him. Gu YuMian thanked him and then gathered around to start the preparation work. The big kitchen was also divided into a dozen translucent kitchens, one of which Gu YuMian borrowed.
The chef apprentices couldn't do anything at all. The prawns were still frozen with shells on. The synthetic prawns were airlifted from another planet, so the freezing was normal.
An apprentice came over and asked him, "Mr. Gu, can you microwave this shrimp or thaw it in hot water?"
Cooking in this era was very precious and they could only learn from teachers. They hadn't talked about it yet. Although there were gourmet anchors that would do it online, many of them actually hid a part of it and so they couldn't learn anything.
The snow leopard lay on Gu YuMian's shoulder. He was awake now. He glanced at the man lazily and yawned. Gu YuMian scratched the leopard's chin.
"…" He smiled helplessly, "No, if you put it in hot water, it will cook halfway and become elastic, and the microwave oven can't easily control the temperature."
Apprentice, "Oh!"
Gu YuMian rinsed the prawns with cold water, first defrosted them, then put them in cold water immersed in some white wine. Then he put the whole thing into the refrigerator's fresh-keeping layer for thawing.
"Mn, while we wait for the prawns to thaw, we will make the kung pao chicken first."
He was born in the south of the Yangtze River, studied in Sichuan, and ate mostly sweet and light dishes at home. However, Sichuan cuisine was more or less involved in his cooking. Gong Bao chicken was one of them. At first, he went out for a snack in the evening when he was a student. Later, he got to know his boss and learned this skill.
For him, kung pao chicken was also a dish full of memories. Every time he tasted it, he could think of all kinds of ideas that he and his friends used to travel around the world, as well as the taste of iced beer in summer.
"This synthetic chicken breast needs to be patted dry first, cut into small pieces, and then it will taste better," Gu YuMian explained. "Then we can mix in the marinade."
Gu YuMian held the handle of a knife, tapped the chicken breast meat with the back of the knife, and then turned the knife to dice it. The seasoning was mainly cooking wine, vinegar, white pepper, a trace salt and raw egg, and then it was tossed with a little starch to add a crunch. Gu YuMian also added a small spoon of sesame oil, and mixed them together in a porcelain bowl.
He pulled up his sleeves and poured in the diced chicken into the bowl to marinate.
"It takes about ten minutes to marinate. In this period, we will first fry the peanuts. TuanTuan?"
The chef apprentice occasionally passed by the outside of Gu YuMian's small kitchen. His intention was to steal the teacher, but he didn't expect that he would be completely attracted to Gu YuMian. He knew it was not polite, but…
—The man laughed and looked over.
—He looked very gentle like he was wearing the apron at home.
—His fingers were long and his palms were warm. What would the feeling be if he let him comb his hair or roll in his arms?
One of the apprentices couldn't help it. When he passed by the third time, his fluffy tail came out from behind him.
"…"
The little snow leopard that fell asleep on Gu YuMian's shoulder instinctively felt the threat, and sat up. Gu YuMian's apron was tied with a knot at the back, and the little snow leopard narrowed his eyes slightly and swiped at the knot with his displeased claws.
Gu YuMian, "?"
He thought for a moment, and lifted up the little snow leopard under his ribs and let it step on the edge of the cooking table. Gu YuMian simply untied the apron, and, using the detachable cloth of the apron tie, he tied a bow around the neck of the snow leopard.
The material of this small cloth strip was special. Gu YuMian had touched him, and he felt more comfortable. The snow leopard looked like a gentleman with a small bow tie.
Gu YuMian looked at him for a moment, bent his eyes and smiled, "Lovely."
Gu YuMian summed up the principle of getting along with the snow leopard — TuanTuan always had a hundred reasons to be angry. In any case, he could only coax him.
"My family's TuanTuan is lovely." Gu YuMian first lowered the transparency of the translucent kitchen wall so that one could not see the inside from the outside, picked up the snow leopard and kissed his ears. "Don't be unhappy, I'll make you delicious food, okay?"
There were some inexplicable soft and waxy timbres in the clear and sweet words, which were more gentle when his voice was lowered. He looked good when he smiled. His eyelashes were shining. The whole person was warm.
… He felt like he had been hit in the stomach.
"…"
After a moment of rigidity, the little snow leopard could not bear to look away, jumped on Gu YuMian's shoulder and lay down lazily.
His ears were flat against his head and a little hot.
At the same time, the bullet curtain slipped over a large area.
[Cat's Meow: Aaaaaaah! MianMian praised me for being cute! He really has wine in his little dimples. It's sweet and tantalizing. Wuwuwuwuwuwu!]
[Vivian: Is little Xue Tuan jealous? Hahaha! Anchor looks really good in an apron. If it was my home, I'd rather show him to others!]
"Okay," Gu YuMian smiled and everyone was in the warm atmosphere. "Let's fry peanuts. This needs boiling for a while."
Gu YuMian put the peanuts into boiling water, peeled off the shell after a period of time, and directly fried them in a hot pot. When the peanuts were fried and their crisp surface was a light golden yellow, he turned off the fire and controlled the oil temperature.
In ancient China, fried peanuts were often used as appetizers. The smell was unspeakable, and many audience members smelled it.
[Cluck: Ah! These peanuts are delicious. Is it fried as a snack?]
"No, it's part of the dish," Gu YuMian shook his head. "Mn, as before, the onion, ginger and garlic will be cut into pieces for use."
There were no dried peppers here. Gu YuMian had to replace the several dried peppers with fresh ones. After frying the peanuts, he heated the pot again, added olive oil, drained the fresh little peppers, and stir fried the pepper until they turned a brownish red.
Sichuan cuisine was characterized by their many side dishes, spicy taste and bright color. Because it was for children to eat and he was afraid of gastroenteritis, Gu YuMian added only a small amount of the peppers. Just enough to leave a small taste and color.
Then he added the cut onion and a small amount of garlic to stir fry. He added the ginger to the high heat to enhance the flavor. When the hot oil made a 'zizi' sound and the scent of various vegetables were soaked together, did he then directly stir fry the chicken.
The diced chicken was quickly fried until it was golden brown on the surface, and the color and taste of pepper and vegetables were added. The hot oil bubbles directly popped. The spicy, salty and fresh taste was accompanied by the tender chicken and the final taste of the stir fried ginger and garlic. It spread quickly and wantonly!
The little snow leopard moved his nose and opened his eyes to look at the pot. Even the little Tangyuan, in his sleep, moved and sucked his fingers.
Audience: "!"
It was different from most of Gu YuMian's dishes so far. The food used to be sweet, light and delicious, but this time it was completely spicy. They couldn't help but secrete saliva!
[Gugugugu: Aaaah! I want to eat! It's so fragrant, it's not scientific!]
Not only the audience couldn't stand it, but the fragrance spread out from the crack of the door, and the chef apprentice outside couldn't help it.
They had been helping in the kitchen for so long and smelled such a delicious dish for the first time!
"What we pay attention to is to be fast and accurate," Gu YuMian said with a smile in his eyes. "It's a dish with a strong flavor. If you take out the chicken too soon, it'll get cold."
There was only one last step left. When he was about to take the chicken from the pot, he stir fried the peanuts and mixed them well. When the color and degree were just right, Gu YuMian poured in the mixed sauce and sesame oil, and his wrists moved quickly and turned it evenly. Then, he turned off the heat and got it out of the pan.
The color of the whole dish was tan and agate, which was placed on a white porcelain plate.
—The golden diced chicken was slightly crispy. Under the kitchen light, the surface was shining with hot oil and soy sauce. They could smell the hot, salty and delicious scent with a little sour and sweet taste. The fried peanuts were dotted among the diced chicken. The visual and olfactory smell was double attractive. At a glance, they felt hungry!
One after another, the bullet screen rolled by at full speed. Most of them were 'ah, ah', and 'hurry and eat it'. Their enthusiasm was unprecedented. The little snow leopard sat on Gu YuMian's shoulder and held out his claws to press against his cheek, saying that he wanted a taste.
"Hold on, it's still a little hot," Gu YuMian couldn't resist the demands of the cubs. He took a small piece and blew it cool before carefully feeding it to the snow leopard. "Eat a small piece first and then you can eat more later."
The little snow leopard's eyes narrowed slightly after eating the chicken from the chopsticks, and his long tail swayed gently around Gu YuMian's wrist. It was a very satisfactory performance.
After the chicken was eaten, the first feeling was a very suitable spicy flavor. The diced chicken wrapped with starch and fried till it was golden yellow and slightly scorched, tasted tender and incomparable. The meat quality had a kind of unspeakable smoothness. There was a little bit of sour and sweet in the strong and spicy taste, but there was no spicy feeling. Even people who didn't like spicy food at ordinary times could accept and love it.
The finishing touch was the crispy fried peanuts, just a little bit mixed in with the diced chicken, and the delicate and crispy taste perfectly matched each other.
The audience went crazy.
[Throwing Cosmetics: ! Ah ah ah! How can it be so fragrant? Aaaah!]
[South China Tiger Will Never Blind Date: Good smell, good look, and although it's delicious and spicy, there's also a lot of oil and sauce, but it doesn't feel greasy at all? I just think it's refreshing and delicious!]
[There's a Cloud: It's fragrant, spicy, strong but not greasy, full of color, fragrance and flavor. Giving five fireworks and anchor fuel.]
[25 Baker Street: I can't help it. I'd like to eat white rice first! MianMian, hurry up!]
Maybe it was because the dish itself was spicy and hot, and the cooking process seemed very crisp and fast-paced. Today's performance was very exciting from beginning to end.
With the accumulation of the whole day yesterday and the excellent quality, Gu YuMian's popularity was also growing rapidly today. It had only been half an hour and he wasn't in any recommended positions. However, the number of people had passed one million, and there started to be an increase in the gap with the second place money broadcaster again!
"Mn, there is only one dish left. Today, TuanTuan and Yuanyuan are hungry. I'll make crystal shrimp dumplings. I'll tell you more next time."
Gu YuMian said he'd do it quickly, but he didn't expect it to be really fast.
The thawed prawns were rinsed, peeled and dried. The prawns were marinated with ginger powder, cooking wine and a little salt. The rest were all chopped into a fine mince. The mushrooms and fat meat were also chopped into a mince. All of them were added to the marinated prawns. He cut the bamboo shoots and added them to the mix for seasoning.
"Then there's the preparation of the crystal dough, which needs to be thin."
He mixed the wheat starch and glutinous rice flour ten to one, added boiling water and flour, kneaded them well, and covered them for a short period of time. Gu YuMian quickly and flexibly mixed the starch and olive oil into it several times, and then divided the dough into small pieces to make them flat, and began to make dumplings.
Gu YuMian made twelve half-moon shaped dimsums with fast and accurate movements. The tiny one in his palm was another dumpling, which made people dizzy. Then, he waited for the water in the steamer to boil, padded the steamer drawer with several layers of gauze, applied a layer of oil, put in the wrapped shrimp dumplings, and would take them out of the pot in a few minutes.
When he could no longer explain it carefully, Gu YuMian cooked very fast, and the whole process was amazing!
[There's a Family in the Mine: With cooking and marinating time, he had only used, from making to cooking, ten minutes?! It looks so cool. How come I feel like I'm watching a super professional?]
The shrimp dumplings were half moon shaped and the crystal skin was as white as snow and thin as paper. It was even translucent. The steamed red shrimp, minced meat and bamboo shoots in the stuffing were indistinct. One by one, it looked like a work of art in the bamboo steamer.
Gu YuMian gave the little snow leopard a taste as usual.
Different from kung pao chicken, this dish was like the usual dishes Gu YuMian mostly made, fresh and light, but it was still very delicious. When the thin skin was broken, there was a burst of immediate fresh flavor. The taste of frozen shrimp with white wine was crisp and smooth. It was very tender and delicious when mixed with minced meat and bamboo shoots!
The little snow leopard nodded.
[Red in the snow: Ah! This dish was so beautiful. It's translucent and fragrant. It's different from the chicken just now! It tastes delicious!]
[Junior B: I almost swallowed my tongue again, gah.]
[Rabbit Can't Be: Delicious! Really delicious!]
When the crystal shrimp dimsums came out of the pot, the live broadcast was less than an hour in, and it had climbed to the top three of the real-time popularity in the living area, and the number of viewers had soared to two million unprecedented viewers!
"Okay," Gu YuMian smiled, took the snow leopard in his arms, pushed the baby panda's cradle with one hand, opened the kitchen door and said to the chef apprentice and waiter outside, "Please help me with the dishes… "
He met a dozen pairs of bright eyes.
Gu YuMian, "…"
"Of course!"
"I'll take it!"
"Is it your turn? I'm the oldest chef apprentice. I'll do it!"
There was a device to deliver the dishes directly to the private room, but it needed the chef's AI certification. The chef wasn't there, so he had to serve it himself. The apprentices and the waiters were arguing to help, almost fighting.
Moreover, unlike cooking at home, Gu YuMian had attracted unprecedented attention from the kitchen to his private room. Some of the private rooms floating in the air were transparent. These transparent private rooms had small windows, and they could scent the wind. The original intention was to feel the feeling of nature with the change of virtual environment — until a ray of fresh fragrance flowed into the nose.
The chefs were in the hospital together. The customers were all waiting for food and they were very hungry. How could they stand it?
"Customer service, why do they have food? It's more delicious than I've ever smelled before!"
"What kind of food are they eating? Is it a new style? How much is it? I want it."
"That's very nice. The red dish with hot pepper is very delicious. Did you change the chef secretly?! Why give them a small stove?"
[Vivian: Is this the Elbet Restaurant? Hahahaha! I can fully understand the feelings of the other customers!]
[There's a family in the mine: It's not as good as one tenth of MianMian's, but it's the best restaurant for cooking in the whole downtown area. It's miserable.]
Twenty minutes later.
The baby panda woke up. Gu YuMian wanted his family to have a quiet meal. After cooking for an hour, he waved goodbye, "Mn, that's the end of the live broadcast. Happy weekend, everyone. See you in the evening."
[I haven't eaten enough!]
[See you at night! It's only five hours to see MianMian again, happy!]
[Thanks for the hospitality Mian Mian!]
Under the special gift effects and farewell speech, Gu YuMian ended the live broadcast.
The baby panda cradled vaguely into Gu YuMian's arms and held his milk bottle. Gu YuMian fed him a small crystal shrimp dimsum — this was sized specially for Tangyuan, shaped very small and easy to digest. After eating the shrimp dimsum, little Tangyuan's eyes were slightly open and round, and he was happy enough to make two noises.
Snow Leopard, "…"
He pushed away the round head of the baby panda again.
Although there were small conflicts between the children, the overall atmosphere was very harmonious, and Gu YuMian was very satisfied.
The other side.
The big boss of Elbet Restaurant listened to the whole event and searched the previous videos of Gu YuMian on the Internet. The more he watched, the more excited he became. "Can you hire Mr. Gu to be the chef? It's all right. "
Secretary, "In theory, it's okay."
Boss, "In theory? What do you mean?"
The secretary typed a document on the screen and said, "But it seems that our restaurant is going to be purchased, and then the ownership will belong to the Royal Family, and the buyer of the Royal Family seems to have decided to transfer the ownership to Mr. Gu unconditionally."
"What do you mean?"
"It means that Mr. Gu, whom you just planned to hire," the secretary points to the screen, "may become our boss."
Boss, "…"
Chapter 34: His Majesty's Private Badge.
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo was screaming throughout this entire chapter
Gu YuMian felt happy at this time.
This was the way to spend the weekend. The family going out to the restaurant, and then going for a walk. However, the beauty was that the meal was coming to an end. Gu YuMian was wondering where to take the baby snow leopard and panda to play. Suddenly, the optical computer sent a message.
[Shuo Han: Do me a favor.]
Gu YuMian, "?"
Last time, Gu YuMian saved Mr. Shuo's Star Network communication account because he sent the little snow leopard to the Starry Sky building, but this was the first time he had contacted him.
Little Tangyuan was nibbling on a crystal shrimp dumpling in his two claws. He gawked at Gu YuMian. The little snow leopard lay lazily on his shoulder and dozed off.
Since the other side sent text messages, he thought it was not convenient to call or video call. Gu YuMian thought about it and replied, [Gu YuMian: Excuse me, what is it? Hm?]
Although he was confused about why Shuo Han chose to ask for help, he didn't seem to know the other very well. But Shuo Han had helped him twice before. Because of his love and reason, Gu YuMian wanted to help him when he had something to do.
After about a minute and a half, there was a reply, [Area C, under the South Cross, urgent.]
Gu YuMian, "…"
Well, it seemed that it was a matter of words.
But area A was too far away since he lived in area D. He was now eating in area A. Area D and area A were closest to each other, and they were separated from area C by area B, which were almost across half of the Lower Urban District.
Besides, he had another problem.
[Gu YuMian: Is it dangerous?]
He would decide whether he would take the children or not.
He didn't want to leave the baby snow leopard and baby panda at home alone for too long. Although there was a security system, Gu YuMian was not sure about doing it. If it was just like repairing a tire and borrowing some money, it was okay to take them with him but it was going to area C.
But the other side's reply was different from Gu YuMian's expectation.
[Shuo Han: Dangerous.]
Gu YuMian's brain was full of scenes of several young people fighting in matador society. He tried hard to remove the image that was too inconsistent with Shuo Han's temperament from his brain. Since it was dangerous, it was better to send the children home and try to make a quick decision.
In an hour and a half.
Gu YuMian first sent the snow leopard and baby panda home, set up the security system, and then took the suspension device to area C. It was also the first time that he met a traffic jam in the interstellar era — the peak of weekend travel, and area C was the most prosperous area in the Lower Urban District, with limited public suspension devices.
He was supposed to arrive in twenty minutes. It took an hour. But it was fine to sit on the suspension device. Gu YuMian opened the news software and started to watch the news. This was a way for him to absorb the information of this era.
[Is the famous star seriously ill in bed, why?]
…It was about Ershisi Guo. Gu YuMian knew about it. The title here was quite the style of the UC news department.
[The price of natural food will rise.]
[From the announcement of the chief secretary, His Majesty will stay in the Upper Urban District for three months to watch over the development for the next decade.]
His Majesty? Upper Urban District?
Gu YuMian remembered that although he had lived in this constitutional monarchy for so long, he knew little about its superstructure. Gu YuMian opened up the Star Network search.
Unexpectedly, no photos of the Emperor could be found on the Internet, and there were only a few official materials, even his surname had not been mentioned.
—Hall IV, awakened at the age of twenty, graduated from the first military academy in the capital at the age of eighteen. Psychic rating SSS (highest known).
"Wakened at twenty and graduated at eighteen?" Gu YuMian wondered, "He didn't awaken before graduation?"
The average age of awakening of the star dwellers was fifteen years old, and twenty years old was the latest age of awakening. If they didn't awaken before they were eighteen years old, they would be judged as 'very difficult to awaken.'
Gu YuMian looked up some other materials and found that none of the first thirty years of His Majesty's life was better than that of the countless people who respected and feared the Emperor.
When he was a child, he suffered a lot in his youth, and took on numerous repugnant 'patricide' successors. For seven years, he fought on the front lines. After winning the victory, he was confronted with various forces that coveted Capital Star.
The only photo that could be found online was an image of his back.
The tall and straight Emperor had his back turned to the camera, was surrounded by the people cheering and holding bouquets warmly and the ministers were bowing. He was followed by the officialdom and the church people far behind, and everyone seemed happy.
Only the man in the middle of the picture was completely split from the surrounding atmosphere.
All people were colorful, and he was the only one who was completely gray.
This man, in his strong military uniform and royal cape, stood arrogantly and alone, until, step by step, he walked to the highest throne.
"…"
Gu YuMian checked the photo information. This photo was taken in the year 232 of the new Ephemeris. The hundred year war with the Zerg had been ended by the young monarch. He returned to Capital Star from the border. This was a welcoming ceremony. No wonder the people seemed so happy. The era of peace had arrived.
Looking at this picture, Gu YuMian felt shocked. After the shock, he had some inexplicable and unexplained bitterness.
Maybe it was the loneliness in the picture that resonated in his heart.
Gu YuMian wanted to check further, but the sound of the suspension device arriving at the station rang out, so he had to put up the optical computer and lower the suspension device. South Cross was a sculpture on the square of the largest business district in District C.
Capital Star was really prosperous, at least he had never seen such a scene on Takk's streets. Online holography technology was so developed, according to Gu YuMian's guess, the streets should be deserted, but they weren't.
Gu YuMian was afraid that he wouldn't find him at first, but this was a worry because Shuo Han was a real eyesore in the crowd. He didn't wear a uniform today. He wore a street style pullover and overalls. Shuo Han had long legs and wore a pair of Doc Martin boots. He was waiting for him with a lollipop in his pockets.
His face alone was enough to be eye-catching. What's more, he was lazy but arrogant. There were so many people around him but there were no creatures passing through within a three meter radius of him. From time to time, some people were surprised and there were many girls attracted to his appearance, but no one dared to approach him.
Gu YuMian had just walked into the square, Shuo Han suddenly raised his eyes and looked at him from across the crowd and the large distance. His gray and blue eyes lazily had a layer of anger and haziness. The second he raised his eyelids and saw him, the haze disappeared.
Gu YuMian was stunned.
—The other side was looking forward to seeing him. Gu YuMian was filled with this idea.
Shuo Han watched Gu YuMian approach carefully.
"Mr. Shuo." Gu YuMian came to him and coughed softly, "Are you okay? What's the urgency?"
The man lowered his eyelids and stared at him for a long time. Suddenly, he stretched out his right hand with fingers slightly open and palm upward.
Gu YuMian, "?"
He thought it was a handshake. Was it? Gu YuMian hesitated to reach out his hand because of his social politeness. When he was about to meet the man's palm, Shuo Han first grasped it, involuntarily clasped Gu YuMian's fingers, and exerted his strength to pull Gu YuMian in his direction.
Gu YuMian finally found that Shuo Han's face was a little too pale and his eyebrows were slightly furrowed, "It hurts." His voice was a little imperceptible in a low voice, which sounded in Gu YuMian's ear, "…Pick me up."
Gu YuMian didn't know what the situation was. The next second, the man's tall and powerful body fell down. The cedar scent mingled with a light tobacco smell, and there was a strong alcohol smell drilling into his nose. Gu YuMian was frightened.
Shuo Han was taller than Gu YuMian and had a larger build. Gu YuMian had a hard time supporting him. From a distance, it was like Shuo Han was holding Gu YuMian in his arms and whispering something in his ear. They were like a couple of lovers who couldn't help themselves.
The eyes of passers-by's became ambiguous.
…This embarrassed Gu YuMian.
Gu YuMian, "…Mr. Shuo? Mr. Shuo? Shuo Han?"
He didn't answer him. It was just a good thing that Shuo Han was standing there waiting for him.
In an hour.
A private hospital in area C.
After hearing what the doctor said, Gu YuMian finally figured out the whole story. The doctor said Shuo Han fainted due to intoxication caused by excessive alcohol intake, including sudden stiffness, unconsciousness and so on.
The response of different species to alcohol was different. Theoretically, everything was possible.
Shuo Han's ID card said that he was under the age of twenty-five. Those only thirty and above could be guilty of drinking too much, and young people regarded drinking as a shameful thing — no wonder Shuo Han waited for him instead of asking other friends, subordinates and even police inspectors.
"Sorry." Shuo Han slightly pursed his lips and rubbed his eyebrows with one hand. He seemed to be annoyed at his mistake just now.
Gu YuMian shook his head. Looking at such a man with his long legs curled up in a small hospital bed, his heart was tired, but he was a little helpless and felt like laughing.
At the age of twenty-five, in the age of StarCraft, he was considered a young adult. The first time he met Shuo Han, he felt that he was very powerful, but after coming in contact with him a couple of times, he didn't think that it was the same thing.
Maybe he was a rich second generation who was in a rebellious period and behaved a little bit out of the ordinary. Capital Star had many powerful families, so his attitude last time made sense.
"It's okay. You should pay attention to yourself in the future. Don't take anything too dangerous, and be careful about making friends." Many young people went astray just because they made bad friends. Gu YuMian thought for a moment and said, "By the way, I'll buy you something to eat. Wait first —"
Shuo Han suddenly held his wrist, his skin was very cold. When he touched his hand, it was like a piece of ice. His broad and long hand encircled Gu YuMian's whole wrist in his palm.
He looked up at Gu YuMian and asked, "How do you make friends?"
Gu YuMian, "…"
Gu YuMian thought about it before answering, "When you choose friends, you should pay more attention, choose the right ones, and…"
Shuo Han looked at him carefully.
It was near the evening, the golden red light came into the ward and landed on the man's pupil. He looked at Gu YuMian as if he was listening attentively, his eyebrows slightly raised, and his eyes indulging.
Towards the end of Gu YuMian's speech, Shuo Han, who had been silent, finally spoke, "Can you be my friend?"
Gu YuMian didn't respond for a second, "What?"
Shuo Han looked at him with his eyelids slightly drooping, and repeated it carefully and word by word, "Can you be mine?"
The evening wind swept up the white screen, and the bouquet at the head of the bed swayed slightly in the wind.
Gu YuMian was stunned. "…"
The question was, can I be his friend? Why did he omit the word 'friend?' It sounds so strange.
"Of course I can be your friend." Gu YuMian smiled. "Okay, I'll buy you something to eat."
Shuo Han didn't seem very satisfied. He looked at Gu YuMian for a while, slightly pursed his lips and nodded.
Gu YuMian walked out of the ward, but he had doubts in his heart. He opened the monitoring system at home to see what little snow leopard and little Tangyuan were doing.
—The little snow leopard was curled up on Gu YuMian's regular pillow to sleep, while the baby panda was playing with the little robot at home with a bottle in his arms, looking at the door from time to time uneasily.
Gu YuMian's heart settled down.
Thanks to the advanced interplanetary medical treatment, the serious symptoms were gone after one or two hours' sleep in the treatment cabin. Gu YuMian finally came home before six o'clock. At the same time, he had one more thing in his hand, which was given by Shuo Han. He said that he would like to thank him for coming to help today.
Gu YuMian looked at it and felt it was not too valuable, so he took it.
At six o'clock sharp, Gu YuMian arrived home.
"Mn," said Gu YuMian, standing in the bathroom, holding the thing from Shuo Han and gesturing in the mirror, "TuanTuan, what do you think this is?"
The little snow leopard was lying on his shoulder, yawning sleepily, lifting his eyelids to look at the mirror. The baby panda slowly moved in, reached out and hugged Gu YuMian's calf, making a small whirring sound to hold him.
Gu YuMian quickly picked up the chubby baby panda and touched his head, put him in the baby cradle prepared in every room, and continued to look in the mirror.
"It looks like a tattoo sticker." Gu YuMian murmured, "It's a bit out of the mainstream."
What Shuo Han gave him was a piece of transparent and hard material with a pattern printed on it. Gu YuMian thought about the past. What was this rebellious process of making friends with a boy?
The pattern was very beautiful. The shape was a rose and sword, and it gave him a feeling of complexity, nobleness, and arrogance. 1
Snow Leopard, "…"
Tattoo sticker?! 2
The baby panda held Gu YuMian's hand and looked at the film strangely. The little snow leopard was about to fall asleep. At this time, he opened his eyes, sat down on the shoulder of Gu YuMian very seriously, and put out his paws and pushed his head to express his dissatisfaction.
Every Emperor had his own personal badge, which was never given to others, but when he did, it was only once in his life. That's what Fennick reminded him of last time.
Gu YuMian said it was a tattoo? How absurd.
The more Gu YuMian looked, the more he felt like it was a tattoo sticker. He couldn't think of any other possibility. An internet search also did not find relevant information.
"Since it's a tattoo sticker, I'll just stick it anywhere," Gu YuMian said. "It shouldn't be too obvious. I'm so old. Where do you think I should stick it?"
His index finger scratched over the pattern. In the next second, there was a light fluorescent blue light on the pattern, which floated out from the transparent film!
Gu YuMian and the baby panda, "!"
Was this a high-level phantom projection? Why was a tattoo sticker so complex?
One man and one panda stared at the 'tattoo sticker' in the same daze. The snow leopard looked at Gu YuMian and stretched out his claws to press the pattern in the air. Gu YuMian was afraid that he would fall down and hugged him.
He never thought that the little snow leopard would really push the pattern, but the little claw suddenly turned sideways. The pattern settled on Gu YuMian's clavicle. 3
Snow Leopard: "…"
Gu YuMian, "…"
The rose and sword with complicated patterns turned a dark red. Gu YuMian's skin was white, with faint blue blood vessels. The clavicle was clear and beautiful, so there was a kind of inexplicable color, air and beauty.
Gu YuMian felt that his clavicle was a little hot for a while, like something subtle was injected into the blood vessels and spread to the brain, but it was not strong, so he didn't think much of it.
The little snow leopard looked at it and suddenly lowered his eyelids. The tip of his ears were a little hot.
Gu YuMian looked at the leopard for a long time and nodded reluctantly, "It's okay."
It was a little effeminate.
He pulled up the collar of his shirt, covered the pattern, hugged the little snow leopard who seemed to feel bad, and the baby panda who was happy, and walked out of the bathroom.
It was seven that night.
Gu YuMian received a text message just before the live broadcast.
[Hello, the account with the number of 4365 has chosen to transfer the ownership right of 'Elbet Restaurant' to you unconditionally. Would you please accept the transfer?]
Gu YuMian closed it before he even finished reading it. Was it a fraud message?! Who would send him a restaurant with a market value of more than 100 million for no reason? He was in a hurry to start the live broadcast and cook, so he didn't think about it.
"How long before the first round of the rookie competition is over?" Gu YuMian thought about the four week process. "It's too long."
He was ready for the live broadcast at night. He held the baby at home and took a look at his computer in the background before the broadcast. He didn't expect to receive a text message from the official as soon as he went online.
[Starry Sky Platform Rookie Team V: Mr. Gu YuMian, how do you do? Due to your excellent performance in the first round of the rookie competition, if you can enter the top 10 of the platform wide popularity list again today, you will get the opportunity to be directly promoted to the next round.]
Due to the presence of Gu YuMian, it had seriously affected the balance of the competition. Although the second place tried to improve their popularity and draw prizes in various ways, the gap widened again after Gu YuMian suddenly had a live broadcast at noon. This was also a blow to the enthusiasm of other anchors. Seeing that the second anchor was going crazy, the others started to slack off.
After a discussion, they came up with a way to promote him directly.
Gu YuMian, "…" Okay, okay. However, the conditions for direct promotion were not so easy to achieve. Gu YuMian felt that his first two broadcasts were based on luck.
He took a look at his comprehensive popularity today, and was also shocked. Today, he only had a live broadcast for less than an hour at noon. At that time, he didn't see much data… Why was it so high? The average online population was five million, which meant that by the end of the day, the number should soar to □ □ million. 4
For every ten million-plus viewers, it was a problem for an anchor.
At the end of yesterday's live broadcast, Gu YuMian crossed tens of millions of hurdles and entered the top ten of the day, but that was three or four hours after the start of his broadcast. It was not nearly as dramatic as the first hour.
Gu YuMian was not surprised, thanks to the terrible traffic of Capital Star.
At 7:00 p.m., Gu YuMian was ready to start the live broadcast again, "Hello, I'm anchor Gu YuMian."
Chapter 35: Korean BBQ
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo wants to hug the little cutie Baby Panda
As soon as the broadcast began, a large number of barrages arrived. Since the live broadcast at noon only lasted for one hour, many people were still in the mood, and they began to crouch for the broadcast by 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
[Yesterday and the Clear Sky: Today's kung pao chicken and crystal shrimp dumplings really surprised me at a glance. I tasted a little bit, and strongly ask you to do it again later!]
[There's a Family in the Mine: I'm so happy to watch it twice a day! If only Mian Mian could broadcast twice a day every day.]
This time, as usual, they were watching from the baby panda's perspective and Gu YuMian set up privacy protection settings.
Gu YuMian looked at the rapidly rising number of people and many bullet screens and was very grateful. His lips were curved, "I went out this afternoon. I came back late. In order not to starve the children, we can cook something tonight and eat it soon. This is called Korean barbecue. In addition, we will make a dessert for TuanTuan and YuanYuan."
Gu YuMian had just fed YuanYuan some milk. At this time, the chubby baby panda was lying on Gu YuMian's knee, touching his snow-white belly, licking the milk stains on the corner of his mouth from time to time, and making a satisfied grunt.
The little snow leopard pushed the head of little Tangyuan away and lazily raised his chin before helping Gu YuMian push the container of food materials. In his eyes, this showed he was the head of the family.
Gu YuMian rubbed the heads of two children one by one, and his heart melted.
"Let's not talk. Let's start." Gu YuMian moved the barbecue plates, portable oven and small table to the sunroom so that they could sit on the wood floor with soft cushions.
The audience could see that there were many kinds of raw materials on the ground:
There were fat and thin synthetic pork belly, synthetic Kobe beef, a small bowl of shrimp, vegetable mushroom, Flammulina mushroom, onion, ginger, garlic, and cucumber, as well as a plate of bread slices and a pile of white, soft-looking glutinous things.
At first glance, it was a beautiful sight.
[South China Tiger will Never Blind Date: Eh, was this barbecue what you made in Takk before? After that time, I eat it all the time, but I never really liked it. I'm looking forward to it!]
[Vivian: What, it was done on Takk before? I'm jealous. I can't find videos of the anchor before he came to Capital Star.]
"Barbecue and Korean barbecue are different in taste and procedure," Gu YuMian nodded. "But they are a bit similar. They are very convenient. You can try them at home."
The little snow leopard pushed a small bamboo basket over with his claws. There was fresh lettuce in the basket. He sat proudly in place, with his head up waiting for his human's praise.
The baby panda sucked his pacifier and looked at the basket curiously.
Gu YuMian rubbed his head and bent his eyes, "TuanTuan is great."
The little snow leopard's long tail moved, squinting his eyes lazily, showing a somewhat satisfied look.
The baby panda, "Chitter."
Gu YuMian filled a bowl of water and he also kissed his head, "YuanYuan is also great, and he has been very good at home."
The little snow leopard's face gradually darkened, "…"
Audience from baby panda's perspective: "!"
[Lin Shen Sees Deer: Fuck, Mian Mian praise me, kiss my forehead, I'm dead!]
[White Pear Blossom, Lili: I'm new, what's so exciting? I opened the screen and was hit with a critical hit decreasing my HP, aaaaah!]
[Schrodinger's dog: When the anchor looks at me with a smile, all the stars in my sky want to be picked for him!]
Gu YuMian started broadcasting a little late this evening. There was no doubt that the overall popularity within the two days made him place first in the rookie's competition, but it was not so today. However, half an hour after the broadcast, the distance between him and the first place of the day had been narrowing. So far, the online audience had reached three million, about to surpass the first place.
One hour at noon and half an hour at night could let him surpass the second-placed RMB broadcaster who drew prizes to accumulate the popularity for most of the day.
Let alone the rookie competition, he was above the normal top anchor. Even if he used the high traffic from a Saturday, it was a good result.
"Okay," Gu YuMian said after putting the ingredients in different categories. "There's basically nothing to deal with. Let's cut and marinate the pork belly and Kobe beef." 1
He cut the pork belly into slices. The slices cut by Gu YuMian were slightly thicker than normal, so they would be tender and chewy when barbecued. As for the high-grade Kobe beef, it was first cut to remove the arteries and other inedible fats, cut into thin finger wide slices against the grain, and then gently patted with the back of his knife to make the meat softer.
As usual, the shrimp were peeled and their veins cut out. The other vegetables were washed and cleaned with water.
"Mix the dip and the marinade."
The little snow leopard and the baby panda didn't see Gu YuMian for most of the afternoon. Now they were very sticky — the performance of little Tangyuan was more direct and intimate, while the little snow leopard inadvertently circled his own place of belonging with his tail.
Gu YuMian was afraid that they would run around and touch the ingredients or sauce and smear it around with their claws. He simply picked up the baby panda and put him between his knees. Then he fished up the little snow leopard and stuffed him into the collar of his sweater. He put his chin against the little head of the little snow leopard to keep him in place.
"The main taste of the marinated meat in the soy sauce and the dipping sauce is salty, spicy, and smooth." 2 Gu YuMian found a chili sauce that had a light taste, on the market. At this time, he mixed the chili sauce with cooking wine and soy sauce. Then he added a small spoon of sugar, mixed it with a certain amount of sesame oil, and then put the Kobe beef cut into thin slices into it. He then put it into a special vacuum high-pressure device which could shorten the marinating time, and cook the meat directly once it was done.
The dipping sauce was ketchup with chili paste and soy sauce. Gu YuMian sauteed the minced ginger and garlic for a while before adding them to the dipping sauce with sesame oil and finally adding three spoonfuls of sugar to taste. 3
In this way, the color of the dipping sauce was rich and bright, and the audience could smell the sweet scent of the carbonated water, and the fragrant stir-fried ginger and hot sauce.
[Throwing Cosmetics: Wow, this dip looks good and smells good.]
[User 187874: I'm new here. Why does the anchor spend so much time on a dipping sauce? Can't you start earlier?]
Gu YuMian just smiled and didn't answer the question.
The soul of Korean barbecue was the dipping sauce, which was far more simple than having a good appearance or smell, but these words were not clear. In the few minutes of waiting for the meat to cook, Gu YuMian was not idle either. He lit the stove under the table and started to put oil in the hot pot, spread some mesh he had found to replace the barbecue grate, and then sprinkled another layer of olive oil on the surface.
Maybe his movement was a little big when he lit the stove. Gu YuMian's neckline was a little crooked, revealing a dark red rose on his upper clavicle. He pulled up the collar soon after.
[There's a family in the mine: ? What did I just see?! Does MianMian have a tattoo?]
[Throwing Cosmetics: I saw it too. It's still a little red. It's new! It's like a rose. It's a strange match with MianMian!]
It matched perfectly.
The little snow leopard raised his chin with great satisfaction.
Just when the meat was marinated and the pot was hot enough, and before more people found out about his tattoo, Gu YuMian coughed twice and attracted everyone's attention, "Well, we can start cooking."
Gu YuMian picked up his chopsticks and spread pieces of beef on the barbecue grate. The red and white Kobe beef with evenly distributed fat formed a marbled pattern and was marinated until it was just right. Gu YuMian spread the beef and brushed it with oil and sauce, then turned it over and brushed it again. 4
The pan was slightly tilted and had holes to allow the oil on the meat to slide down, so as not to make it too oily and too greasy. The beef was roasted very fast, taking almost less than a minute. The two sides of the roasted Kobe beef were slightly burnt golden, making a sound of crackling oil in the tray. The sauce was beautiful in color and had a very attractive luster on the surface.
An appetizing smell spread quickly!
The audience just couldn't stop swallowing, watching Gu YuMian put the roasted beef onto the plate one by one, and the number of bullet screens and audience members soared rapidly. The little snow leopard's tail swept around Gu YuMian's wrist, quietly expressing his urgency and expectation, while the baby panda's eyes were bright and could not help making a whimper.
Gu YuMian originally wanted to make a complete set of authentic food. When he roasted the shitake mushroom, he wrapped them in lettuce together with the hot pepper ring and roast beef. At this time, he couldn't stand against the children's urging. First, he picked up two pieces to cool them. Then he dipped them in the sauce and fed each little piece to the snow leopard and the baby panda. 5
The air was still for nearly ten seconds.
Gu YuMian was starting to feel a little uneasy. Wasn't it delicious? He used to eat it like this regularly. Maybe people here were not used to the flavor?
After a long time.
After a long time of stupidity, the baby panda arched in Gu YuMian's arms with great force, making a surprised sound, while the little snow leopard pressed one claw on Gu YuMian's wrist, even unconsciously slanted his head against Gu YuMian's palm and rubbed his head, urging him to give him another bite.
—At the beginning, they tasted the sweet and spicy flavor of the sauce, wrapped with sweet and delicious Kobe beef, which was roasted to the outside and tender on the outside. It was full-bodied and delicious after one bite, and it was crisp and easy to chew unlike in other ways.
The finishing touch was to dip in the ingredients, which was not strong in taste or noisy. The sweet soda water brought out the taste that sugar did not have, and the tiny bubbles still leaped on the tip of the tongue and impacted the taste buds, further improving the taste and flavor of the tender beef with slight oil on the surface and a strong roasted flavor.
This roasted meat had a very distinct sense of hierarchy. It took one a long time to savor it. No wonder everyone froze.
It was only then that the barrage began to flow out crazily!
[Junior B: Aaaaaaah! Japanese! 6 Yummy, I've just died! This roasted meat and that sauce match absolutely, the steps are so simple!]
[There's a Family in the Mine: It's a bit sweet and spicy at first. It's weird. Two seconds later, it's okay. The third second: WTF! Aaaaah! Immortal cooking! Hurry up, I have to eat more! I almost called my neighbors to curse them! Five fireworks for my favorite MianMian!]
[There's a Cloud: It's sweet, spicy, and appetizing, with an endless aftertaste. The roasted beef was also very delicious and excellent! Send some fireworks!]
[White Pear Blossom, Lili: I almost swallowed my tongue. It's delicious. Aaaaaaaah!]
Countless gift effects exploded on the screen, too many fireworks triggered several platform-wide sweepstakes. He had only been broadcasting forty minutes, and the number of viewers had reached an incredible five million, not only surpassing the first place in the popularity of the original rookie competition but also leaving the other side far behind!
Gu YuMian's live studio also took this opportunity to squeeze into the top three real-time popularity in the living quarter, and then it was almost on the platform's general list. After it was on the general list, the popularity would usher in another round of people.
"Let's grill the pork belly and vegetables," Gu YuMian pinched the face of the snow leopard, "and try the traditional Korean way of eating."
Gu YuMian chose fat and thin pieces of pork belly, which has an even amount of fat and the compactness of lean meat. Gu YuMian changed the barbecue plate he had used to roast the beef into a new one, put the sliced pork belly onto the barbecue plate one by one, and then placed a circle of St. George's and enoki mushrooms beside the pork belly.
It was fun to roast the pork belly. 7 The baby panda clumsily tried to use his small paws to hold the chopsticks. The little snow leopard didn't care about the hot surface. Gu YuMian wanted him to try it himself so he also gave him a pair of chopsticks.
Gu YuMian didn't add a lot of extra oil this time. The audience was wondering why. Soon, the pork belly was roasted to a golden color, releasing a snapping sound. What's more surprising was that the pork belly roasted in the oil it created itself and flowed into the nearby St. George's mushrooms.
The white St. George's mushrooms stuck to the pork belly and gradually turned yellow and fragrant. Gu YuMian picked up a small one with the spoon, blew it cool and fed one to the snow leopard, and one to Tangyuan.
The audience opened their eyes.
The St. George's mushroom had been roasted in the delicious oil, the surface was slightly crisp and soft inside. They bit down and on the tip of the tongue was the feeling of fresh hot soup, which was very surprising. But that was not all.
After the pork was roasted, Gu YuMian took two pieces of lettuce leaves, put some St. George's mushrooms and enoki mushrooms on them, put a very small amount of stir-fried garlic to improve the taste, then sandwiched the golden pork into it. He brushed a layer of dipping sauce and made a taste tester for each of the two children.
The taste of lettuce was crisp and refreshing, and then when one bit into it, there was the burst of flavor from the fragrant roasted pork belly and the unique St. George's mushroom and enoki mushroom. The taste of the pork belly was really fresh, smooth, tight, and chewy. It was unique with the sweet and spicy dip sauce.
So many ingredients were combined together, but the taste was not messy at all. On the contrary, the combination of each phase made it successful. The whole taste was fragrant and strong, and delicious, which made people feel numb.
Gu YuMian and the children were roasting food and eating. He poured himself a glass of beer and gave little Xue Tuan and little Tangyuan fruit-flavored bubbly water.
[Vivian: I was killed. The beef is delicious, and the pork is delicious. How can a piece of lettuce and mushrooms be so delicious? Wuwuwuwu!]
[Pink Letter: I can never make what the anchor does at home. I understand. I'm not short of brain and hands. I'm short of an anchor! Anchor, consider coming to my house as a human, I will steal a battery car to support you!]
[Cat's Meow: 2333 Another crazy one, please go to the back to get a number.]
[Junior B: This is also delicious! Aaah! I'm not bored at all. I'm dead, and I'm going to pay my respects to the anchor!]
Less than an hour after the broadcast, the number of viewers had skyrocketed to over eight million!
Gu YuMian's control over the rhythm was very relaxed. After the hot cooking and barbecue process, the rhythm and mood gradually eased down for a relaxing dinner. The stove and the low table were on the wooden floor, and Gu YuMian put soft cushions down for the snow leopard and baby panda.
The family sat around the table, chatting, eating barbecue, drinking beer, and bubbly water. In the late evening, the transparent dome let soft rays of light into the sunroom which were sprinkled on the wooden floor. The temperature of the sunroom was adjusted, and the heat was very comfortable.
It was a beautiful evening.
"Why don't we wait for dessert?" Gu YuMian sat cross-legged, helping the baby panda sit upright, and the back of his hand went along the fur behind the little snow leopard's ear. "I want to see a movie, does TuanTuan and YuanYuan want to see it too?"
After eating the barbecue and watching a relaxed comedic movie, holding the dessert and drink, anyone watching felt like they could fall asleep in the quiet and happy atmosphere. The little snow leopard lay lazily in Gu YuMian's arms, and the baby panda held onto Gu YuMian's palm.
This was a question for the children, but the audience had painted a large piece of "good good" on the bullet screen.
[Whatever you do, we will listen to you.]
[Good! Happiness, aaah!]
[Wuwuwuwuwu.]
At this moment, the live broadcast had been going on for an hour.
Since half an hour ago on the 'latest live broadcast' and 'real-time popularity in living quarters', the number of viewers had increased by more than one million every ten minutes, which was now close to ten million.
It was eight o'clock in the evening. Gu YuMian's live studio audience officially exceeded ten million, ranking first in the real-time popularity list in the living quarter, and successfully made the real-time popularity list on the home page.
On Saturday night, the flow of natural recommendations placed on the home page, like the tide, began to continuously lead more audience members to his live room!
The other side.
At the headquarters of Elbet Restaurant, the boss opened the light screen seriously and showed it to the senior managers. They hadn't gotten the news yet. After a while, they were all speechless.
"Is this the new chef? It seems that he is very popular as an anchor. With so many gifts and audience members, boss, you've tricked him, haven't you?"
"My wife and daughter are watching him live, too."
"It looks delicious! Hurry up and recruit him as the first chef. I can go and persuade our shareholders to invest five million more star coins."
The boss was silent for a moment and took off his hat.
He said, "No, this is your next boss. I just want to show you his face."
Everyone: "…"
The atmosphere of silence spread.
Academy of Sciences in the Upper Urban District.
The legal time to leave work was 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, but there were no holidays for research dogs. Because many people were curious to see the live broadcast of Gu YuMian, when the senior of the Academy of Sciences forwarded it in the circle of friends before, they watched it without any suspense.
"…"
For the first time in history, the silent, serious, and representatives of the most cutting-edge science institute of all-star technology, were constantly dripping saliva.
Chapter 36: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo wants to adopt the Baby Panda PLEASE
Full of food and wine, twilight had settled in. Gu YuMian was satisfied with his own food. He sat cross-legged on the mat, and the little snow leopard nestled in his arms. He dozed off without moving his tail.
The baby panda was at a very active age lately. He probed under the wooden table and came out with a bowl that he had accidentally dropped. He put the empty glass bowl on his head and looked up curiously. Through the pattern of the glass bowl and the transparent dome of the sunroom, he saw stars all over the sky in the midsummer night.
The baby panda was dazed with his round eyes widening a little bit.
There were stars in the bowl!
He watched for another half-minute to confirm that the stars were still in there, and then offered his treasured empty bowl to Gu YuMian, and tried to put his chubby self and bowl into Gu YuMian's arms, whining twice.
Gu YuMian, after all, was a person who had raised the two wok babies from Big Wok. He soon understood the meaning little Tangyuan wanted to say: This bowl is very good-looking. It is a good thing for you.
He couldn't help but touch the baby panda's head, put the ordinary glass bowl he bought from Star Network into a box, and put it in the valuables cabinet at home. The things in the cupboard may not be very expensive, but they were all important to Gu YuMian. They were only for the three of them.
For example, his small half-bag of tea, the hairball made of the silver-white hair that the snow leopard dropped when Gu YuMian first combed his hair, the optical computer that the baby panda brought when he came, and so on. Now there was another item in it.
The baby panda was very happy. He liked to give all his valuables to Gu YuMian.
The little snow leopard was very dissatisfied. But he couldn't figure out what he could do to make Gu YuMian feel happy. Gu YuMian only seemed to get happier at the stupider things he did. He was very depressed and bit his tail and lay down.
After a while, he reacted and went stiff. He quietly loosened his tail and curled up to hide.
Gu YuMian, "…" He came back to the sunroom just in time to see it.
Help! The two babies in the family were lovely. Gu YuMian felt that he was also critically hit and needed a blood transfusion.
[Little Game Enthusiast: Is this an albino species of leopard? Just lovely! Hahaha!]
[A Piece of Breeze Coos: Anchor's attitude towards children is so equal and respectful. It's because they're children that many don't take them seriously. It's too much for me.]
[There's a Family in the Mine: I love the atmosphere of the MianMian's family so much! Wuwu! I feel very free and happy every day. I don't want to live in the mine. How many mines does the Mianmian family need to buy me?]
"Well…" Gu YuMian coughed, "Let's finish the barbecue with a rice cake."
This was Gu YuMian's favorite way of eating and it was not authentic or anything. He didn't like most of the popular rice cakes on the market. He went out once in a while to have a barbecue and baked two rice cakes at the end. He was shocked by their delicious taste. And when it was hot, it was delicious. When it was cold, it was not bad. It could be a snack made at any time.
"I made a little rice cake yesterday, and I will make another one today. It's very simple, so I'll do it just to show you the process."
After Gu YuMian washed and disinfected his hands, he first mixed sticky rice flour and glutinous rice flour evenly, poured in water and the proper amount of edible oil, stirred evenly to form bubbles, and then kneaded the dough directly.
"The amount of glutinous rice flour and sticky rice flour is one-to-one. Knead the dough and directly steam it until the dough becomes… Like this."
The only convenience of cooking in the interstellar age was shortened time. Some things developed for military use in the past could be transformed into civilian use, which could greatly shorten the time for cooking, freezing, curing, etc., the basic principle was related to molecular diffusion.
It used to take more than twenty minutes to steam, but now, in a flash, the rice flour in the small pot on the stove became translucent. Gu YuMian took out the dough and put it on the oiled board. He took a small rolling pin and beat it while covering it with the oil.
"This is called a rice cake." 1
Gu YuMian gave the rolling pin to the baby panda and the little snow leopard. The little snow leopard didn't do anything, but the baby panda held the rolling pin and played with the rice cake innocently, which was very enjoyable.
"It's fun, isn't it novel?" Gu YuMian rubbed his head.
[Cat's Meow: This rice cake is fun, but it's more fun for MianMian to touch my head! Crazy hint!]
Now the audience didn't understand what Gu YuMian was doing, but instinctively followed his rhythm. After a big meal, it was not boring to watch Gu YuMian do such trivial things, but it was a very leisurely life, light and tasty. Many viewers couldn't help collapsing into the sofa in the most comfortable position and watching the live broadcast with relish, even if it was just the simplest content.
The numbers continued to rise.
After the rice cake was finished, Gu YuMian formed the rice cake into a smooth and elastic disc shape, and put it into the device to cool it. This time, they could be taken out and cut into pieces very soon. It was a good new year's cake.
"I like to eat sweet baked rice cakes," Gu YuMian said, "with osmanthus honey."
Gu YuMian changed a piece of barbecue paper, spread some oil on the bottom of the baking tray, and put the small New Year cakes in the tray. In order to prevent the New Year cake from scorching and sticking to the pot, Gu YuMian would turn it over from time to time, wait for small golden bubbles to appear, turn it over, and brush a thin layer of osmanthus honey on it at the same time.
The osmanthus honey was made a few days ago. He saw the sale of osmanthus petals on Star Network, and thought of this idea for a while. Many pandas loved honey very much, and the right amount of honey could moisten the intestines, and was good for cardiovascular health.
It was not good to eat too much sugar, so Gu YuMian didn't add extra white sugar, and used very little oil.
In a short time, the rice cakes on the baking tray were cooked. Gu YuMian took his chopsticks and put the rice cake into the white porcelain plate one by one, poured a thin layer of osmanthus honey on the surface, decorated them with the small and clean osmanthus petals. It looked delicate and attractive.
Fragrant!
At this moment, the surface of each golden and lovely crisp rice cake had a layer of transparent and lustrous osmanthus honey, and the color of honey was fried into the inside. The sweet honey and the fragrance of osmanthus mixed with the hot steam and spread wantonly.
The baby panda stayed still for two seconds, slowly climbed to Gu YuMian's knee, stretched out his claws to touch YuanYuan's rice cake on the baking tray. Fortunately, Gu YuMian took his claws back.
Many of the paralyzed audience members sat upright.
After eight o'clock in the evening, most people had supper, but now they had no resistance to such a baked dessert. Looking at and smelling the fragrance would not help the tongue stop salivating.
"Be careful of scalding yourself," Gu YuMian cooled the rice cake and fanned it, then carefully fed each of the two children a small piece. "How about the taste? If it's a little light, let's pour a little more honey on them."
Three seconds later.
Innumerable barrages burst out.
[User 37649: ! I'm fried out. This is… aaaaah! Aaaaah! I screamed and my mother ran into my room!]
[There's a Cloud: It's flexible but chewy. It's delicious. Send some fireworks]
[Vivian: Isn't this honey too delicious? Ah, I'm dead. It's sweet but not oily at all. It's delicious to eat! This rice cake.]
[Junior B: I just thought, I'm so full, I really don't want to eat any more… Now that there are three things I can eat, I will!]
—The outer skin of the cake was fried to golden yellow, till it was spongy and slightly crispy. It was crispy and refreshing upon first bite and had a soft texture inside, which was extremely spongy. It was immersed in sweet and fragrant osmanthus honey. After eating, it was sweet but not oily, with an eloquence that generated a delicious flavor. After eating, they wished to continue eating more.
The thin slice of rice cake would hardly burden the stomach after dinner. Although it was fried, Gu YuMian's technique was well controlled and it didn't become greasy. It was suitable to eat at this moment.
The little snow leopard's tail swept over Gu YuMian's neck, expressing his satisfaction aloofly. The baby panda hugged Gu YuMian's elbow and asked him to have another bite.
"It's called osmanthus honey, and it's good to soak in water or make desserts. It's very simple," said Gu YuMian, shaking with the small transparent glass jar full of honey. "In order to thank you for your support today, I will take twenty viewers and send a small jar of osmanthus honey."
Audience, "!"
The atmosphere, which was extremely warm and calm, was pushed to another peak.
[I want this to be the first lottery winner from MianMian in Capital Star.]
[Super want! Aaah!]
[Wish I had it! Even if it's ten out of twenty million people, I want it to be made into a lottery!]
[I want to eat it. Do you want to sell it or not? Wuwu.]
One by one, gift effects burst on the screen in turn, and the top ten traffic in the real-time popularity list of the home page flowed into Gu YuMian's live studio on a large scale at this time! The exposure from being recommended on the homepage was incredible.
This kind of exposure was for Gu YuMian, which caused his numbers to skyrocket again.
If it was an ordinary and excellent anchor on the home page recommendation list, maybe by the end of the day, the number of viewers could double or triple, and the top-ranking anchors on Starry Sky could increase their viewers by tens of millions in four hours.
But Gu YuMian had only been in the top ten of 'real-time popularity' recommendation for less than ten minutes, but his audience showed a rise of about ten million to twenty million.
In the background statistics, the curve representing the increase of popularity in Gu YuMian's live broadcast room was a thousand, leaving all the anchors far behind in the same period. The coincidence rate of 'real-time popularity list' and 'current popularity list' was very high most of the time, and they were controlled by the top anchor. At this moment, Gu YuMian was suddenly bombarded. Starry Sky headquarters was focusing on his data and the agents couldn't sit down before their anchors.
An agent sent a communication to their own anchor, the hottest in the singing and dancing area, [Sister, why don't you start the live broadcast on Saturday night when the traffic is good? Now the real-time popularity list should be very good. I think there's a newcomer on it. Your total data today will be compared to newcomer's.]
[Gentle Rabbit: No, I'm watching it live.]
[Gentle Rabbit: By the way, the anchor, room 1567 (Gu YuMian), is he a new guy? I think his live content is great. I have an idea.]
[Gentle Rabbit: I want to praise him!]
The agent looked at the series of exclamation marks and was silent for a while.
Should he tell the truth or not?
If she wanted to praise the human anchor, she would not get views although she was the first sister of Starry Sky in the singing and dancing area. After all, the Chief CEO of Starry Sky, Fang Lena, was still in line, holding the number plate since she wanted to hold on to Gu YuMian's thighs.
Besides, does the anchor need to be praised? Isn't he the biggest plug-in? 2
At the end of the barbecue, the rice cake gave Gu YuMian a feeling of a 'complete ending'.
He left the unfinished rice cakes, the small ovens and other things, as well as the kitchen waste, to the small robots of the home system.
"I haven't combed YuanYuan's hair for a long time," Gu YuMian picked up the chubby baby panda from the ground and pondered for a while. "Is YuanYuan heavier?"
Although on the live broadcast, his children were eating all kinds of delicious food every day, Gu YuMian paid attention to giving them an even nutrition, and would play with the little snow leopard and baby panda when he was not on the live broadcast. What's more, little Tangyuan mainly drank milk and ate some tender bamboo shoots. Gu YuMian only let him try foods with restraint. His body length hadn't changed… He was really fat, but not growing up.
Why did you suddenly get fat? It was so sudden.
[Pink Envelope: Hahahaha! YuanYuan has gained weight! I'm sorry, if I were YuanYuan, I would be fat if I had good food and sleep at the anchor's house every day.]
[South China Tiger Will Never Blind Date: Combing! I want!]
The little snow leopard lay on Gu YuMian's shoulder and looked at the baby panda with a sneer. Little Tangyuan was very confused. Gu YuMian came to hold him and so he happily arched into the human's arms and sucked his claws unconsciously.
Being fat was also very good. How lovely… Anyway, there was no fat that would affect his health. A good appetite was a blessing. Gu YuMian, the unprincipled parent, was conquered in a second.
The snow leopard, "…" He pushed the baby panda's fat head away with his claws, and then looked into Gu YuMian's eyes.
"YuanYuan's nails are going to be cut too. Wait a moment, I will comb him first." Gu YuMian also rubbed the head of the snow leopard, "Can TuanTuan help me? Push that bucket over here."
The little snow leopard reluctantly pushed the bucket over.
The baby panda's physiological age was not yet two-years old, and he was not at the age to start losing his baby fluff. Afraid that he wouldn't be able to adapt, Gu YuMian hadn't combed him very much, just bathed and occasionally brushed off the dust. He now needed to think about it.
As for nails, wild animals living in the wild or in conservation institutions could grind their own claws, and had claws to facilitate tree climbing and various actions. But the baby panda couldn't grind his claws and now his claws were very sharp. He chewed on his claws every day. Sometimes he even had small cuts caused by his claws.
[Vivian: MianMian, can you not brush hair and cut claws? It sounds so painful.]
[White Pear Blossom, Lili: + 1, do I need to remove the holographic device first?]
[Cat's Meow: I am an old powder. Don't worry, it doesn't hurt at all! And it's addictive!]
Gu YuMian nodded, "Ah, I'll say before I start combing, the frightened audience can take off the holographic device."
The baby panda scratched his belly in Gu YuMian's arms, "What do you say?"
The little snow leopard pushed the bucket over unhappily. Gu YuMian picked him up and kissed his ear, "Brother TuanTuan is wonderful. He has worked hard."
The voice was calming and no matter the little snow leopard or the audience, they felt relieved.
The little snow leopard's ears were stiff and a little soft. He wriggled down onto Gu YuMian's shoulders and closed his eyes.
"Aaaaah! Awsl" was filling the barrage along with "I can't bear to brush my hair again", "I can do it again."
"Let me show you what's in this bucket."
There were small fluffy brushes, wide teeth combs and small round pieces specially used to polish nails, and bath gels — each of which was a set for the snow leopard and the baby panda, which were put in a transparent box with labels.
There were also several bottles and jars.
One was the super comfortable skin care baby shampoo, known as a cream that protected hair and made hair soft, smooth and fluffy. It was absolutely suitable for all races, especially those in the cat family. This was purchased with all the money that Gu YuMian had made and these products were very popular on the Internet. Gu YuMian smelled a pungent alcohol scent after opening them. After trying it on his own self, he had an allergic reaction immediately. How could he dare to use them on the snow leopard and the baby panda? He forgot to throw it away after the trial, and just left it there.
When the audience saw the popular brands, they just thought Gu YuMian had received them to use them as an advertisement for the brand. Until they listened to him casually say, "These are not good products, so it is not recommended to buy them."
[Gentle Rabbit: Ai, this little anchor is a real man.]
[User 1866: Are you not afraid of offending the brand and then failing to receive a promotion? Hahaha, but these are really difficult to use. All related products are very difficult to use, and most were chosen by the general public from the shortlist.]
"I'll give little Tangyuan a wipe down first, and then I'll start… Huh? It's raining." Gu YuMian looked out of the window and didn't know when it had started raining. The rain beat on the ground, and the soil and grass stalks came up clean and moist. This was the weather of summer. The stars would twinkle at one moment, and a rainstorm might pour in the next.
Gu YuMian liked rainy days very much. Especially sitting at home with a few warm yellow lights, listening to the rain take away all the noise of the whole world, and turning pages of a book until he became sleepy.
"It's the first rain since we came to Capital Star."
The little snow leopard rubbed his head against Gu YuMian's cheek and yawned lazily. Gu YuMian curled his eyes, rubbing his homemade conditioner in his hand, picked up the warm towel and opened his arms to let the round panda sit on his lap.
The first rain was very gentle.
The upper right corner of the live room light screen that showed the number of viewers Gu YuMian had was still growing rapidly.
…So far, it was at thirty million.
Chapter 37: Direct Promotion
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo wants to touch Baby Panda's soft fur
The sound of rain rang out in the night.
There were only a few night lights in the room — the light was not bright, just enough for Gu YuMian to see the fur on the baby panda and his various tools. Gu YuMian picked up two combs and brushed the baby panda, cleaned and dried him. This kind of light gave people a sense of security, and Gu YuMian's voice was soft.
"If you don't love to shower, you'd better comb your hair regularly." Gu YuMian explained as he rubbed his homemade conditioner in the palm of his hand. "It can remove dirt and parasites on the hair, and also promote blood circulation, which is good for your health."
For example, Gu YuMian combed the fur of the little snow leopard at least once a day. Even if he removed the falling fur to prevent it from being eaten by mistake, Gu YuMian didn't often show this on the live broadcast — because it took a long time.
The smell of the conditioner was like an autumn wind, full of leaves and pine trees, and had a slight bitterness and fresh fragrance. It was light but inexplicably impressive. The baby panda sniffed Gu YuMian's hand, his round eyes were big, and his head was askew in the soft palm.
He liked the fragrance.
Gu YuMian's five fingers gently rubbed over the baby panda's head, and the baby panda's soft fur ran through the long fingers. The familiar touch made him bend his eyes, "Does YuanYuan like the smell of leaves, too?"
Almost none of the pandas he raised didn't dislike them. Big Wok especially liked to collect dead leaves for him in autumn. 1
The word 'like' attracted the attention of the little snow leopard, who nodded slightly and squinted.
No one in the barrage realized the details.
[I like the scent, too!]
[I prefer Mian Mian's touching. Wuwu.]
[Sending fireworks, crazy sending fireworks, I feel so happy now.]
Even in this slower paced time, because there were more than thirty million people online, there were also a lot of bullet screens. This was the amount that many anchors couldn't even reach for several years, and this number was still being updated.
—However, Gu YuMian's ranking on the real-time popularity list actually rose two places, and his popularity ranking on that day was also rapidly approaching the top ten.
"I'm going to help YuanYuan brush his hair. First, I'll wipe him with a hot towel, then brush his hair and dry it," Gu YuMian said, touching baby panda's ears. "YuanYuan, you must tell me if it feels wrong, okay?"
The baby panda gave a positive sound to show that he understood. The hair of the adult giant panda was actually coarse, while that of the young giant panda was much softer. Gu YuMian had the baby panda in his arms with the little snow leopard dozing off on his shoulder. It was hard to tell whose fur was softer.
It was a sweet trouble.
—From the start, as soon as Gu YuMian said that he wanted to groom, many new audience members on Capital Star immediately began to hesitate to pick up their holographic device.
They were a little afraid of suffering from being brushed, but were also reluctant to leave this atmosphere that let them feel nostalgic and relaxed.
[A Piece of Cool Breeze: I've been on the edge of exiting the holographic mode again and again. But I couldn't leave as soon as the anchor touched me. I loved it very much! QAQ]
[White Pear Blossom, Lili: Sorry, I risked turning on the holographic device. orz. I can also watch the flourishing beauty of MianMian on the light screen, because I'm really afraid of the pain, Wuwu, and I'll smash a firework first.]
[Vivian: I can't bear to risk it up. I'll fight for MianMian!]
Old fans: "…" Risking it? What were they risking?
It was fine, just have fun.
In order not to let the little snow leopard feel cold, Gu YuMian also took a small hot towel for the little snow leopard to play with. The little snow leopard was still jealous, but he could barely control it. Gu YuMian couldn't help but smile and fold the towel that he twisted after soaking it in hot water. He held the baby panda loosely in his arms. The hot towel was used to wipe Tangyuan's forehead to his back along his hair, accompanied by a gentle touch and massage.
A few days ago, Gu YuMian used some materials and bought some online in order to mix several bottles of conditioner and shampoo. Gu YuMian had tried the mixes again and again, and he was not allergic to it nor was it harmful to the body.
Today's hot towels were soaked in warm water with bath additives.
He used the hot towel to wipe off the dirt on the surface of the body first. After soaking in the bath mix, the hair became soft and moist. The mix would detangle the hair when combing and help get rid of any pain. More importantly, it helped make the baby panda relax.
"This towel is quite soft," Gu YuMian said softly to the children as he rubbed the paws of the baby panda. "I'll rub TuanTuan's feet in a moment, and then you can sleep comfortably."
"Mn… Tomorrow is Sunday. You can sleep in." Gu YuMian whispered.
In the holographic mode, the baby panda's feelings were faithfully reflected to the audience.
His whisper made people feel soft in their hearts. The psychological hints for tomorrow and the future, as well as the comfortable touch of the hot towel, relieved the original tense mood.
Then, with the touch of the young slender fingers, the steam and heat gently wrapped around them. Every inch of the skin that was a little tight or cold was smoothed and awakened one by one. The warm and comfortable feeling permeated every pore. It was like stepping into a hot spring at the beginning of winter. It was not too exciting, but it made people feel stunned, and then all their nerves relaxed.
The audience, who were still hesitant to turn off the holographic device, were stunned.
[User 1793: This feeling… It's a little comfortable.]
[Fang Yi Meow: it's really comfortable! I'm not going to take off the holographic device. Let's see what's going on.]
"Mn, let's wipe around your eyes and ears." After wiping the panda's body, Gu YuMian asked the baby panda to turn around and face him. He held baby panda's cheek in one hand, and wiped the corner of his eyes, mouth, neck and ears with a warm, wet cotton swab in the other hand to get the small areas.
This part was easy to ignore.
Gu YuMian stroked the baby panda's forehead with his thumb, "Close your eyes, darling."
The baby panda obeyed and closed his eyes.
Gu YuMian's movements were steady, serious and gentle. Although his eyes were closed, the baby panda could feel his attentive and gentle hands that fell on his face at a very close distance. The palm on the cheek was clean, delicate and warm, with a pleasant smell of pine trees and autumn leaves.
The little cotton swab was very small and soft. It fell gently on his face, like a small soft feather sliding from the eye to the nose and corner of the mouth. It felt a little itchy, wonderful and made his whole heart relax.
Audience: "….!"
[Vivian: Oh my God?!]
Some of the last skeptics, by this time, were completely relaxed — or, in other words, they had no time to think about anything else. There were nearly forty million viewers. Almost all of them were watching the live broadcast carefully and only a few of them had time to deliver a message to the bullet curtain.
"Do you smell pine trees and pine cones? Autumn is coming." With Gu YuMian's words, the tip of the nose could really smell the pine trees. The scent was astringent with a slight cool tang, but it smelled good. It was like a gentle night wind in early autumn, which made people want to smell the pine and see the moonlight.
It was a feeling that was hard to describe.
Little Tangyuan sat in Gu YuMian's arms, closed his eyes and shook his short legs. He made small, comfortable noises. The little snow leopard gently pressed his paw on the nape of Gu YuMian's neck, and he slightly lowered his eyelashes to cover his gray-blue pupils.
—Whether it was the audience or the baby panda, all the feelings and emotions were ready at the right time.
Gu YuMian put down the towel and picked up the first comb. Because the hot towel had roughly gotten rid of the possible dirt and fleas, Gu YuMian directly took the wide comb with the tooth end, which he had grinded into a smooth, round and blunt shape. He bowed his head and kissed the baby panda's forehead peacefully. The comb fell gently.
The baby panda's hair was still too long and needed to be combed in layers. The first comb went through his fur, from the back of his ear to the side of his neck. Gu YuMian combed very slowly. If he met knotted hair in the middle, he would comb it gently from the inside to outside, hardly pulling at the skin. On the contrary, it was a very comfortable feeling. He could feel that the messy hair had been patiently smoothed out.
If the knot was serious, he would take a pair of small scissors with a blunt head to cut it off, trim around it and make it blend in so others couldn't see where it had been cut at all.
Gu YuMian held the baby panda in his arms. The way he combed his hair was similar to a massage. First, he combed the back of his head to his neck, then down to his shoulders and back, then turned to comb his chest and belly. The other hand was carefully placed on the baby panda's nape and gently held him.
The special feeling of the blunt head comb was very comfortable, with a little light wood fragrance. There was no discomfort.
There was not only no discomfort, but also a feeling of relaxation. The sound of rain came from afar, the gentle breath of the youth and the sound of rain mingled. The brush on his body was comfortable and left a little itchy feeling, and the warm water from the towel relaxed his side.
Until near the end of the day, there was still much to be desired. After Gu YuMian finished and replaced the dense comb for further combing, the bullet curtain gradually grew from a few comments to more, and then it exploded crazily!
[A Piece of Breeze: Aaaaaaaaaaah! I'm dead!]
[Vivian: It must be a fake comb. Why doesn't it hurt and doesn't pull? It's very comfortable and addictive?! When is the next grooming? I will live in this studio until then.]
[Maine with white feet: I'm lying on the bed with the whole cat in salted fish position, belly up]
[White Pear Blossom, Lili: ? It's very comfortable? What did I miss?! Do I have time to wear a holographic device now]
Gift effects exploded on the screen in turn, and the number of viewers increased many times faster than before, making it into the top five of real-time popularity.
And it was not over yet.
"Let me brush YuanYuan." Gu YuMian pulled out the little brush to brush his hair. "YuanYuan, your fingernails, are you fine if we polish them?"
Gu YuMian put the small round disc in the palm of the baby panda's hand. His instinct was to grind his claws. Actually, it was better for him to do it by himself than let others do it. Little Tangyuan curiously held the small disc. Gu YuMian showed him how to use his claws on it and the baby panda found it was okay and played happily.
"Do you want to play too, TuanTuan?"
The snow leopard yawned lazily and swung his tail to circle Gu YuMian's wrist, which was a silent urging. Gu YuMian knew that the little snow leopard was not satisfied with the lack of attention. So he took the little snow leopard off his shoulder and put him into his sweater, letting the little brat stick his head out from the neckline, and bowed his head and kissed him.
"After combing and brushing, we can finish and go to bed with some hot milk, okay?"
The bristles of small brushes were soft, medium and hard. It didn't hurt and brushed away all the hair that had just fallen off from the body, so it wouldn't itch. Gu YuMian held the baby panda in one hand and brushed a little along the direction of his fur with the other hand.
It felt softer than the comb.
The heavy rain on the midsummer night accompanied by the wind encircled the surroundings, forming a warm and isolated space indoors, with clean and moist soil, and the smell of grass drilling into the tip of the nose.
This kind of time was most suitable for staying with close family members, listening to the rain and accompanying each other.
Gu YuMian sat cross legged on the soft mat, and the little snow leopard had his head sticking out from the young man's collar. He buried his head in the young man's shoulder, and lazily closed his eyes. The baby panda sat on Gu YuMian's arms, ground his claws, yawned and slowly hugged Gu YuMian's palm.
All the tiredness was released and he wanted to spend time idly and sleep until dawn.
"…"
After a while, the barrage exploded again!
[Junior B: ! Shit, what is this? Why am I very satisfied and very relaxed? It's a very safe feeling, but isn't it just combing hair?!]
[One Ride for a Thousand: Fuck, I just want to sleep now! Aaaah! I have been sleepless for ten years. Why am I sleepy?! And comb and brush more! Aaaaaah!]
[Golden Retriever is Not Very Soft: I bought a twenty thousand star coin hairdressing and bathing service in the middle of the city yesterday. As a result, I cried and I wasn't combed completely. When I got back home, I realized I lost too much hair! The shopkeeper also lied to me that the whole world is like this. Just bear it?! How can the anchor's combing be super comfortable! Aaah!]
[Throwing Cosmetics: I'm going to sleep. It's really comfortable.]
[There's a Cloud: The anchor's ability to create the atmosphere and control the rhythm is still as strong as ever. I feel very happy and am sending more than ten fireworks.]
Gu YuMian could hold the rhythm of the whole studio firmly, neither rushing nor slowing down. He would never start something abruptly, or end anything abruptly at the highest point. Every time, he started from a dull mood and brought it to the top, and then ended with gentle satisfaction.
It was a wonderful feeling for the audience.
Barrages were pouring in one after another, and the gift effects were even more crazy than last time. The number of spectators almost rushed over forty million in a blink of an eye, then soared to fifty million. Just two hours after the start of his broadcast, Gu YuMian's live studio once again made the top ten list for the popularity of the day, and it came with a fierce momentum. As soon as he was on the list, he once again surpassed the two most popular anchors!
There was no doubt that the first round of the rookie competition would be won by him.
Starry Sky Headquarters, Rookie Project team.
One of the responsible people sent a message to each team member: [Anchor Gu YuMian doesn't have to participate in the popularity calculation for the next five days during the first round of the rookie competition. He's been directly promoted to the next round.]
Now that Gu YuMian had run over everyone, the other players could peck at each other.
The group leader helplessly rubbed his forehead, [In addition, in order not to let the rookie competition lack visibility, we will have him do a hidden task in advance.]
Upper Urban District, Academy of Sciences.
Even the researchers who had to work overtime on weekends and evenings were completely relaxed. After watching the live broadcast, they chatted with each other and went out to eat with a take out box.
"I'd like to invite the anchor to visit the Academy of Sciences," Wang Lizhen chatted with the younger generation of their group. "It's just that we've been asked to follow the people-friendly line recently. We need to let the people know what we're doing and publicize more… By the way, it would be better if he could help make a meal."
The younger generation wanted to say something and suddenly looked at Wang Lizhen in horror.
Wang Lizhen's heart leaped and turned to see the youngest and most serious chief of the Academy of Sciences. He seemed to hate to confuse scientific research with entertainment and news. He was adamant that scientific researchers should keep their ears off the window.
Would he object?
The boy's thin body was dressed in a white coat, stood quietly for a while, and his voice flatly uttered, "Invite him."
He turned to his seat, thought about it and then turned around, adding, "You'd better hurry, please."
Wang Lizhen and the younger generation, "?"
It was time. Although the audience were reluctant to part with him, Gu YuMian said goodbye and ended the live broadcast at the usual time. It was a good habit to go to bed on time, go to bed early and get up early. Gu YuMian didn't want the audience to stay up late to watch his live broadcast, let alone a large part of his audience were students and office workers.
"Come, TuanTuan, let me wide you down and then we will go to sleep," Gu YuMian yawned and held the snow leopard in his arms. "Is YuanYuan sleepy? Sleep if you're sleepy."
The baby panda looked sleepy, whimpered twice, lay on Gu YuMian's knee, and soon breathed evenly. The little snow leopard curled up in Gu YuMian's arms, squinted lazily, enjoying the gentle touch from the human holding the warm towel.
He was still thinking about something. Gu YuMian didn't hide much in front of him and many things were not hard to guess. For example, his human was not from this era, or….
The hot towel that fell suddenly stopped.
The little snow leopard glanced up lightly. Gu YuMian held him in his lap, his eyelids drooping a little bit. He struggled to stay awake for a while and then fell asleep.
"…" The snow leopard stretched.
When he opened his eyes again, the little snow leopard disappeared and was replaced by a tall man. He threw the fat baby panda to the foot of the bed and let him sleep with the pillar in his arms. Then he leaned over and picked up his human.
His gaze swept over the cabinet, which was filled with a pile of fragmentary iems. A small half bag of tea, a silver fur ball, and the optical computer that the stupid thing brought with him and now the bowl.
Would Gu YuMian be happy if he gave him his most precious thing?
The man's lips slightly pursed, his gray-blue eyes squinted for a while, a moment later he became unhappy and down.
He couldn't give Gu YuMian, Gu YuMian.
"…"
Shuo Han took Gu YuMian to bed, and a light screen was suspended in the air to show a shopping list.
He asked his human, "What do you like?"
Gu YuMian was asleep, of course, there was no answer.
So someone pressed all the items, purchasing everything without any burden.
Same evening.
The largest express company of Star Network worked all night, since some customer bought tens of billions of luxury goods on the major shopping platforms of Star Network in the middle of the night, including several sets of real estate and a new suspension device, which was the most luxurious one that ordinary people couldn't imagine having in their life.
The next day, Gu YuMian yawned as he opened the door.
Then he was flooded by all kinds of express packages like a little mountain.
Gu YuMian, "?"
Chapter 38: Sweet and Sour Cheese Prawns
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo
Gu YuMian's yawn stopped midway.
The express packages were stacked like hills, one on top of the other. Each package was very delicate. Before the door was opened, it maintained a precarious balance. As soon as the door was opened, the mountain fell towards Gu YuMian like a tsunami. He picked up the one on top that had 'SKY' written on it. Even Gu YuMian, who was not familiar with it, knew that it was a brand of suspension devices for royalty and a few rich businessmen.
In his hand was a limited number of ultra-micro suspension device authority cards.
Next, there was the newest optical computer, luxury brand suits, neckties and watches, an Upper Urban District Fukong Island single family villa authority card, among which the Elbet Restaurant transfer agreement folder almost seemed unimportant.
Gu YuMian first suspected that it was a mistake, but each item had his name written on it and the sender was blank.
He didn't know what was going on. All these luxury brands were like a promotion exhibition in front of Gu YuMian's house. If they cost 10 yuan for one piece, 20 yuan for three pieces, and 30 for three, maybe it was a buy one get one free deal?
"Why aren't I waking up? Am I dreaming?" Gu YuMian had such a doubt in his heart.
The baby panda was still sleeping in the bedroom. At this time, Gu YuMian was only accompanied by the sticky little snow leopard.
The snow leopard lay lazily on Gu YuMian's shoulder, and his fluffy ears rubbed against Gu YuMian's ears. His eyelids were half-drooping, inadvertently observing his human's subtle expression, to judge if he liked or disliked all of the gifts.
—He liked the optical computer. The suit and tie were meh. He didn't feel any reaction from the suspension device or the villa authority card. The restaurant agreement received a frown? He didn't like it?
The snow leopard soon put the bankruptcy of the restaurant on the agenda.
"…"
Of course, Gu YuMian was not frowning due to the restaurant transfer agreement. It was just that the name signed on the transfer agreement finally let him know who the sender of these things was.
A person who was expected and unexpected.
In half an hour.
Gu YuMian sat cross legged in the living room and sent Shuo Han a voice communication, "Shuo Han, I'm sorry. What are you sending me these for?"
The baby panda lay on Gu YuMian's knee and was drinking his milk.
The little snow leopard was languidly nestled in Gu YuMian's arms. The light screen of the baby's optical computer was open, and the content was only visible to himself and his guardian. Recently, he would occasionally play some children's educational games on the optical computer. The screen was full of cats and dogs running across a river, and so on.
Gu YuMian glanced at it casually, without much thought.
There was a quick reply.
[Shuo Han: It's a thank you.]
Gu YuMian, "…"
It was ten times what he guessed. He really didn't know Shuo Han's background and there were no results when he searched the surname 'Shuo' on the Internet. It had to be no ordinary family, and had to be aristocratic to be able to buy anything with billions of dollars. Was he a rich businessman? Or from the royal house?
The royal family was very strict, it should not be possible.
"If you wanted to thank me, that tattoo — cough, that card was enough, or you could even give me two." Gu YuMian, "These are too expensive for me. You are only twenty-years old. You should still be studying. What about your family?"
[Shuo Han: There is only one badge.]
Family? That sounded like a good choice. The little snow leopard listened to these four words that sounded very pleasant, and slightly nodded to express satisfaction.
[Shuo Han: I do have family, but I'm not going to listen to him.]
Gu YuMian's mood was like facing a rebellious child. He didn't listen to any persuasion.
Shuo Han talked with him for a while, and then simply didn't reply to the communication.
At this time, the little snow leopard turned over and sat up, one paw was pressed on Gu YuMian's cheek, and Gu YuMian held and kissed his small paw pad absently.
Oh, naughty boy.
If only he was as good as little Tangyuan.
In the next second, Gu YuMian moved his eyes and saw that the baby panda was burping as he drank milk from his bottle. Just when he didn't pay attention, little Tangyuan drank more than he weighed, which caused him to have a little fat body that was leaning towards a spherical shape.
The baby panda rubbed his head blankly against Gu YuMian's palm, "Chii?"
Gu YuMian decided to take back that sentence.
He had to worry about both of them.
The compromise Gu YuMian finally came up with was to store all these things in the bank safe under Shuo Han's name, which became an unconditional gift that could be permanently saved until the day when Shuo Han was willing to take it back.
This was no problem in terms of process.
The only problem was the ownership of Elbet's Restaurant, which couldn't be put aside.
Gu YuMian called the bank, where he was sent to a manager to communicate with.
"If you sign, the ownership will immediately belong to you. Otherwise, it will be considered as a failed donation. If Mr. Shuo does not accept the donation, the restaurant may declare bankruptcy directly, because the listed share price has fallen to a very low level."
The bank's words were partly true and partly false. But they were still in line with some materials Gu YuMian found, which made him unable to judge if it was true or false.
He did find out on the Internet that the price of Elbet's head office and branches fell to a new low in recent days and even were acquired unexpectedly because of the storm of food poisoning, poor service attitude, shareholder divestment, broken capital chain and other problems caused by the chef's collective research and development of new dishes.
Of course, Gu YuMian didn't know that when Elbet Restaurant was acquired, it was still an Internet celebrity restaurant with a market value of more than 10 billion yuan, but all kinds of things came up in one night and the times were bad.
If he didn't accept it, Shuo Han probably wouldn't take over. Was this hot Internet celebrity restaurant going to go bankrupt? It was too bad, wasn't it?
But he also couldn't manage the restaurant, and he couldn't invest and find sponsorship. It was a total conundrum.
"But…"
If there was such a restaurant, some of his ideas would have a chance to be realized.
Gu YuMian was really a bit moved.
In this era, everything was very good, but it may be because of years of war and lack of information, which reflected the backwardness in life, diet and all aspects. Of course, Gu YuMian knew that given enough time, the social and living standards would definitely improve to a higher level than before.
But not yet.
As soon as he transmigrated, he thought about whether he could use his knowledge to do something for the animals here. Unfortunately, at that time, he could barely buy his own food and clothing.
Now, the time seemed ripe. Why couldn't he try it?
Of course, his focus would still be his live broadcast. Elbet also had a dedicated management, and there was not much he would need to do.
Gu YuMian had the little snow leopard in his lap, and his fingers combed through his fur, which made the little snow leopard yawn. After drinking the milk, the baby panda fell asleep holding Gu YuMian's other hand.
"Let's try it first," Gu YuMian made a final decision. "If we can't do something, we'll think about it."
That afternoon, Elbet Restaurant.
In the morning, the manager of Elbet Restaurant contacted Gu YuMian. After careful consideration, Gu YuMian decided to come. Because he didn't know how long it would take to talk this time, Gu YuMian took his two children with him. As soon as he stepped out, little Tangyuan had gone to sleep again.
Gu YuMian walked into the dining room with the sleeping snow leopard in his arms and the baby carriage holding little Tangyuan in his other hand.
The restaurant, visible to the naked eye, had become dark and dreary. The small private rooms floating in the air were more than half-empty. There were several guests in the transparent private rooms who were hesitant to order or leave.
It was no surprise.
Gu YuMian met with this kind of situation when he first came to dinner. The customer experience was very poor. He didn't want to come for the second time. Gu YuMian's search on the Internet also revealed a basket of bad reviews. Not long ago, this good high-end restaurant began to decline.
However, it couldn't be regarded as something that happened overnight. In fact, two or three months ago, the reputation of Elbet Restaurant had slowly begun to decline, so there must be problems in all aspects of their operation.
Gu YuMian was thinking, when he heard a bright and tidy, "Hello, Mr. Gu!"
The former boss had a beer belly and the chefs, senior managers and employees were lined up on both sides of the corridor, and bowed in a very serious manner the moment when Gu YuMian stepped in.
Half an hour ago, they were repeatedly told two sentences. First, don't show your ears and tail, and don't be too intimate with the new boss; second, respect the new boss, and don't treat him as a special human.
Before Gu YuMian came, everyone thought that the second one was difficult. Until now… The first one was several times more difficult than the second one.
Several employees tried to hide their ears and tails and bowed 90 degrees.
Gu YuMian, "…" What's going on? Is he a mafia boss?
"Thank you. Don't be so high-profile," Gu YuMian coughed. "Everyone get up and do your own thing. I'll talk to Mr. Jill."
Jill was the original boss. The boss wiped his sweat, came up and accompanied Gu YuMian to the inside. The others scattered to do their duties.
"Do all the dishes in our restaurant need to be made by the chef himself? In addition, if there was an accident where the food cannot be served in time, what are the compensation measures for customers? There should be snacks and small dishes at least."
These were all the problems that Gu YuMian was puzzled over when he last came as a customer.
"Of course." Jill explained, "Cooking is a very precious skill, because it comes from human inheritance, and now no human will again… " Most families were limited to the extent that they could only cook the food, and even some families only drank nutritious liquid together. Jill remembered in the middle of the conversation that there was a human beside him, "Well, anyway, there are very few chefs. Our restaurant is equipped with fourteen chefs, which is the top level in the industry."
So if all the chefs had an accident together, it would result in a disaster.
"Is that so?" Gu YuMian was stunned, holding the little snow leopard in his arms and unconsciously petting him while thinking, "I don't have much experience in management, but I will continue to ask you about this later. In terms of cooking and service, I hope you can carry it out according to my ideas in the future."
In the middle of the conversation, they had come to the back kitchen.
Jill asked, "Do you have an example for this?"
Gu YuMian let the snow leopard lie on his shoulder and sleep, then took the brand-new apron off the wall at the kitchen door, and nodded, "You'll see."
He stood at the door of the kitchen and looked around. Then he took the knife from an apprentice who was scratching his ears and did not know how to deal with the synthetic prawns. The knife flipped beneath his fingertips. He peeled off the shell and opened the back to remove the veins. Then he flipped the kitchen knife and chopped shrimp into a small mince. He flicked the tails and heads of the prawns away with the back of the knife.
"Any cheese?"
Several apprentices around, including Jill, watched Gu YuMian's series of actions and were already stunned. One apprentice hurriedly went to the ingredients cabinet to get cheese. Gu YuMian sniffed and thought that the smell was not right, so he first cut the cheese into small pieces and mixed them with the shrimp.
He sprinkled half a small spoon of salt into it, and asked the apprentice to take the white wine from the wine cabinet, directly took a small half cup and poured it into it. Then, he simply mixed them all together, put on a disposable glove and squeezed them into small and delicate shrimp balls.
All these movements were smooth and neat without any pause.
All the chefs and apprentices in the whole kitchen stopped, and their eyes were attracted by Gu YuMian's movements involuntarily. His way of doing things was not fancy or skillful, but with the proper strength, giving it an orderly and flexible feeling, which made them feel comfortable.
Everyone gathered around and whispered.
"What is the new boss doing? I saw him live on the Internet and the food he made was really delicious. Eh, this seems to be quite simple and crude."
"Cheese, shrimp… What about the white wine?! Will he make a pot of stew?"
"Shhh, Old Yu, save face for the new boss."
The oldest chef among the fourteen chefs, who was also a certified senior chef, was called Old Yu. He had no problem with Gu YuMian when he became the boss, but he was a young man who wanted to change their cooking skills, so he had a lot of problems.
Cooking needed years of training. What did this little boy know?
The snow leopard lay on Gu YuMian's shoulder and glanced casually at the crowd.
Gu YuMian didn't care what others had to say, and his movements continued.
He handled the shrimp balls, beat an egg white in one direction with chopsticks until it bubbled, added some glutinous rice flour to make a paste, and dipped each shrimp ball in the paste until it was completely coated.
"This is called a frying batter (i.e. tempura). You can prepare more of this fried batter in larger batches and use it at any time."
Then, Gu YuMian went directly to heat a pot of oil. When the hot oil was seventy-percent hot and made a sizzling sound, he directly lowered the shrimp balls into the pot and started frying. The surface of the shrimp ball was evenly wrapped with fried batter. In the hot oil and hot pot, the shrimp ball was gently rolled over and stir fried in a circle, and soon presented a golden full color and an abnormal crisp texture. 1
However, through the golden surface, they could still see the transparent and slightly milky color of the shrimp meat inside. The strong taste of cheese was pressed by the mellow white wine, and mixed with the flavor of the fried shrimp ball!
Everyone, including Old Yu and several chefs who didn't trust Gu YuMian, swallowed.
… It was really… fragrant.
The little snow leopard woke up at this time. The tip of his nose moved, and his long tail caught Gu YuMian's wrist.
After all the shrimp balls were fried, and the oil drained off of them, they were put on a dish. Gu YuMian put four shrimp balls into a small plate and set six other similar plates. Gu YuMian then added crystal sugar, salt, vinegar, tomato paste, glutinous rice flour into the leftover oil and then boiled it. He squeezed in a little lemon, and soon the crystal sugar mix turned into a brick red color. The liquid originally flowing at the bottom of the pot gradually became a thick red orange sauce. 2
"This is sweet and sour sauce, which can also be prepared in a large batch. Just heat it up before use."
The sour and sweet sauce was poured out of the pot, evenly sprinkled on the surface of the golden crispy shrimp ball, and a plate of sour and sweet cheese shrimp balls was finished. Under the natural light, the sweet and sour sauce on the surface was lustrous, colorful and lovely. Just the fragrant scent made those in the room salivate.
People were already in a daze, and even some of their stomachs made uncontrollable growls.
The little snow leopard's paw grabbed Gu YuMian's wrist and urged him to feed him. Gu YuMian, of course, left a portion for his baby since the baby panda was still sleeping. Gu YuMian separated one of the plates and picked up a small piece for the little snow leopard to taste.
After a while, the little snow leopard squinted with satisfaction, and his fluffy ears rubbed against Gu YuMian's chin.
Everyone: "…"
Dozens of envious eyes turned to the cub on Gu YuMian's shoulder. Not only because he could eat the shrimp balls, but also because he could be so close to Gu YuMian, they were jealous of a cub.
Old Yu really didn't want to believe it. The tiger went up and asked Gu YuMian if he could taste it. After getting a positive reply, he also took a plate back and gave it to a few chefs who were equally dubious. Everyone had a taste of it.
A moment later.
Chefs: "!"
The crisp skin was not greasy at all, covered with the sour and sweet sauce. However, even though the outer surface was fried to golden yellow, the inside of the shrimp ball was still delicious, tender and juicy. If they bit it, the hot juice would flow out.
The cheese soaked in the white wine purified the milky aroma and also blended with the sweet wine, creating a seamless integration with the fresh shrimp. The taste of the shrimp was tender and refreshing. The taste of the sour and sweet sauce was very appetizing. It not only filled their hunger a little, but also paved the way for the next plate.
"Delicious." Old Yu murmured.
"It tastes good. It's not bad at all."
"Is this really cheese? It's totally different. It's mellow."
—What's more, the whole process was carried out under everyone's eyes. Gu YuMian didn't hide it at all, and everyone had seen the process clearly. The technique was simple, the production time was short, the final effect was amazing.
Moreover, if the 'fried batter' and 'sweet and sour sauce' Gu YuMian showed them were prepared in advance in the future, along with the shrimp balls, it would take only a few minutes to finish the whole dish!
The chefs were knowledgeable and quickly figured out the benefits. Even Old Yu, who was a bit stubborn and rigid, couldn't help admiring Gu YuMian.
The likes and dislikes of craftsmen were pure.
"Okay," Gu YuMian smiled, "will you listen to me now?"
They answered in a unified voice, "Yes!"
After dealing with the restaurant for most of the day, Gu YuMian finally returned home with the children in the evening. He was lying on the sofa with a sore back. The baby panda also woke up and plopped into Gu YuMian's arms. The little snow leopard slept for most of the day, and was not sleepy at all at this moment. His little paws stepped on Gu YuMian's stomach and shoulders.
Gu YuMian thought to himself, was this kneading for milk? But it was very comfortable. It was like a massage, just like it. Exhausted, he boarded the Starry Sky live platform backstage, and soon received good news and bad news.
[Starry Sky Platform Rookie Team V: Mr. Gu, congratulations on your promotion to the second round of the rookie competition.]
This was good news, which meant that his live broadcast could be a little bit relaxed until the next week.
[Starry Sky Platform Rookie Team V: In addition, due to your outstanding performance, you have opened a hidden task. You can choose whether to participate or not. There will be a lot of rewards and discounts, and you can directly advance to the top 20 of the rookie competition.]
In fact, what the project team discussed before was whether to directly make him advance to the championship — because the top ten must include Gu YuMian. There was no suspense, but this competition would become meaningless if he participated.
Gu YuMian, "Hidden task? What is it?"
[Starry Sky Platform Rookie Team V: You must visit a randomly selected place for a live broadcast, and your popularity must enter the top 10 of this week. Of course, it's not a dangerous or illegal place. These places are all partners of Starry Sky, with some indoor and outdoor safe places.]
Gu YuMian, "Can I draw lots first and then decide whether to go or not?"
Project team member: "…"
[Yes.]
Gu YuMian casually pressed the small program sent by the other party, and after a few seconds, the line above was fixed—
"Upper Urban District, Academy of Sciences."
Gu YuMian repeated the words.
He didn't feel that much himself, but was surprised by the 'Upper Urban District.'
Instead, the baby panda in his arms moved his ears, and the little snow leopard stopped, his eyes narrowING slightly.
The Academy of Science was not the only thing in the Upper Urban District.
There was also the old house of the Guo family, and…
The Royal Palace.
Chapter 39: Arctic Fox
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo wants to visit Elbet Restaurant
It took Gu YuMian nearly six hours to close the place and carry out radical rectification on all parts of Elbet Restaurant. Of course, because of the rush of time, there were always details that couldn't be taken into account, but the emergency response was enough.
It was not a matter of one day and one night to adjust the dishes. Gu YuMian had only added two new dishes with a simple but delicious cooking process. Other old dishes were adjusted using what raw materials he could find at hand. He directly removed a number of employees on the spot, and the rest of them improved their ability to act promptly, and the things he ordered were always completed quickly.
Six hours later, Gu YuMian took the children home to have a rest. He could think about the next thing later.
—And just as Gu YuMian came home, at 6 p.m., Elbet Restaurant.
It was dinner time on the rest day, and was especially busy at the restaurant. A certain Internet celebrity ignored everything.
When Guan Nini stood at the door waiting for her friend to come to the appointment, she couldn't help sighing. Elbet Restaurant was her favorite restaurant when she and her best friend were students. She came to eat every evening after class. At that time, it had just opened. There was only one such restaurant in the whole star.
The first owner was a shika deer. She was a very kind grandmother and her cooking skill was unique. Elbet was the name of the owner's grandson.
This restaurant represented Guan Nini and her best friend's youth.
However, later, the old shopkeeper retired and gave the shop to the younger generation to take care of it. Then — those people who were greedy for profits took a stake of the restaurant. Under the pressure of their capital, the scale of the shop grew larger and larger, and there were more and more branches, but the most critical aspect of cooking and service became less and less popular.
That was a big part of why she hated humans.
Guan Nini looked at the familiar sign and left slightly disgusted.
Now, Elbet was nothing but the shell of past feelings. The food was average, the service was poor, and the price was high… Maybe this would be the last time she and her best friend would come here. The Elbet Restaurant would probably close down soon.
"Nini," said her best friend, "what do you want? Let's go in."
"Okay." She nodded.
"By the way, do you know why the family sold Elbet?" As they walked in, her best friend chatted with Guan Nini, "I heard it's because it's hard to protect and it's going bankrupt."
Guan Nini didn't know this, "Oh?"
The main shareholder of Elbet was the man who now lived in the middle of the city.
The last owner left his only son by himself when he died six years ago. The boy who should have inherited the family, didn't, and was driven to a fringe satellite alone. After that, the family style of running the restaurant changed.
In the past, it was for the sake of good fortune, but after changing to the new power, it was for the sake of money. Since the Gu family was rich, most people thought of the Gu family when they mentioned him, and the Gu family had accumulated a lot of bad reputation because of him.
"Yes, I don't know who he offended… It's said that the Royal Family did it directly? In any case, many scandals have been exposed, and they will lose their vitality if they go bankrupt."
"Although it's a good thing that they went bankrupt, Elbet can't survive without its major shareholders."
Elbet's original service quality had declined, and there were more and more bad reviews. Coupled with the withdrawal of major shareholders, it was really bad luck.
Guan Nini shook her head, too.
As they were chatting, they quickly walked through the corridor, and the door of the restaurant opened slowly in front of them.
It was different from the image of the broken west mountain.
—The background was a starry sky. Many private rooms were suspended in mid-air, like little sky lanterns floating in the vast and gentle night sky. In the middle, there was a piano on the open-air platform where the billboard was originally placed. There was a handsome man in a dress sitting there and playing soothing piano music.
In the past, no matter how many people or how few people came, they would always have to wait in line and had nothing for a long time. This time, however, they hardly even had to wait. There was a dedicated customer service robot to pick them up and lead them to the private room.
"Eh, has the service robot been reset?" Guan Nini looked at the little penguin-like robot curiously. It came over with his short legs to serve the tableware for the two girls. "The little robot is so cute, thank you."
The pupils of the little robot flickered. After a while, it even replied, "No thanks needed. Your fingernails are beautiful, like bright candy. Can you shake hands with me?"
Guan Nini and her best friend, "Wow!"
She reached for it in surprise. After holding it, the little robot praised her friend's eye makeup for its beauty. He shook with his other hand and then said, "The customer information collection, and the membership authentication of our store is successful. Welcome. You can now order directly."
It turned out that the 'handshake' just happened to be used to collect customer information through fingerprint identification.
The two girls were flattered by the small details and praise just now. They opened the light screen to order and discovered that the original high price was almost sixty-percent lower than normal, which was explained as 'old customer price.' They were pleasantly surprised again.
However, there were some hidden concerns. The original price of the dish was high because the food was delicious. Would the price drop lead to the reduction of the cost of food materials and make it more difficult to eat?
Most of the menu was the same as before, with two new dishes.
Guan Nini and her best friend ordered the dishes according to their previous habits. After hesitation, they also decided to try the new 'Dongpo meat.' Then began to wait for their meal. According to the restaurant's procrastination practice, it was normal to wait more than half an hour to even an hour after ordering.
However, the little robot came back soon after leaving, holding a small tray with two rolls of hot white towels on it. It said, "Ladies' towels."
The towels smelled of lavender and looked very clean.
Guan Nini and her friend looked at each other in surprise. They took a towel each and wiped their hands. The soft towel's warm and slightly wet touch warmed the palm with a light fragrance, which made them feel better.
It was a great detail.
After putting down the towel, the robot took out another thing, "This is a photo printer. You can print photos of yourself for free. Please use it as you wish."
The girls hadn't heard of this strange thing, and print?
Guan Nini and her best friend blinked, two heads came together to study it, took two selfies, and they were soon printed out. Don't mention the film, the young people in the interstellar age hadn't seen physical books. It was very interesting to hold the photos in their hands.
They took pictures of each other and were very happy for a while. They thought that not much time had passed when the little robot brought in a dish!
The hot towel had also been replaced with a new one.
"This dish doesn't seem to be what we ordered," said Guan Nini, looking at the small and exquisite pile of fried shrimp balls. "Is it wrong?"
She could not help but move her nose. The air was filled with a sour, sweet and strong smell of fried shrimp, and a touch of milk mixed with mellow wine.
"It's a complimentary gift." The little robot answered.
Guan Nini and her best friend exchanged a surprised look. They couldn't help but pick up a fork and have a taste.
Soon, Guan Nini and her best friend: "!"
"My God, it's so good!"
"Have you changed the chef? This shrimp ball is fried really well. It's soft!"
The small dish was just enough in quantity, not too much and not too little. It was sour and sweet, and appetizing, but it was not enough. Guan Nini just put down her fork, because it tasted so good that she couldn't help licking her lips, when the main dish was served!
"Isn't it too fast today? Such high efficiency. Why?"
They looked at the time, only to find that it had been more than half an hour, and was in fact, the same as before. But this time there were hot towels, photo printing, complimentary dishes and other things so, unknowingly, time had quickly passed.
The little robot handed them an apron to prevent anything from splashing on their skirts, and once they put it on, they couldn't wait to eat.
The overall taste was the same as before, but it gave a completely different feeling.
The bamboo shoots were even more delicious, the meat was more compact and tender, the cooking length was not too long, the temperature and saltiness were good — these sporadic details were integrated to improve the taste of each dish, and the overall effect was amazing.
And what impressed them was the new dish, [Dongpo meat.]
The half-fat and half-thin pork belly steamed into the sauce, which was fresh and mellow, but not greasy. They could bite down on it without force, the taste was sweet and was amazing! When the robot brought it up, it was still very hot, but Guan Nini and her girlfriend could not help but grin and still eat while it was hot, eating one piece after another.
—They didn't know that this dish, which was perfect in their eyes, was, in fact, only two-thirds the level of Gu YuMian's dishes. Dongpo meat was relatively easy to make, so Gu YuMian first matched the marinated ingredients and various other things. How boring were these chefs? They rushed to put the dish out. After all, it was still too soon. If he did it himself, the effect would be several times more amazing.
When Guan Nini and her best friend were thirsty after eating, the little robot timely brought a complimentary drink, which was a refreshing bubbly strawberry wine.
There were so many surprises that the girl's couldn't hold them in their hearts.
The meal was very pleasant, delicious and inexpensive, with little surprises in details. Not to mention the wonderful atmosphere—
The soft piano sound flew in the surroundings, the night sky was quiet and gentle, they smelled the rippling lavender fragrance, the warm paper lamps lit the private room and it was like they had returned to girlhood.
After a meal, they lay on the cushion lazily, and were reluctant to leave.
At eight o'clock, Guan Nini and her best friend came out of the private room. But unexpectedly, the small robot gave them a gift.
"Congratulations, miss. I've got one hand sanitizer for each person." It handed two small beautiful glass bottles to the two people.
Guan Nini opened it and brought it up to her nose, she instantly smelled leaves. Unlike any hand sanitizer on the market, it was not cheap or pungent but very fresh and smelled good.
There was a signature and message board at the entrance, and many customers had left messages.
[Elbet, we'll support again!]
[Great progress! The Dongpo meat was delicious! It was just like the Dongpo meat the anchor I like made! Hope you keep it on the menu!]
[I'm happy I had a date and choose the right place!]
Some people drew cute simple strokes and posted small photos. Imagine coming back to see what you wrote in the future. It would be very fun and memorable.
Guan Nini and her best friend also left a message. They agreed to come back next month.
The two people reluctantly walked out of the door, and this moment of happy relaxation and satisfaction would haunt their minds.
"The improvement of Elbet Restaurant is really great. I heard it has a new boss… When I go back, I must recommend it to my circle of friends," said Guan Nini, with an idea emerging. "Why don't I do this in my next interview? I wonder if I can get in touch with the boss."
Guan Nini had graduated more than ten years ago, and now she was the editor-in-chief of a mainstream media in the Lower Urban District, with great influence.
But she was still hesitating. In the next interview, would she either have an interview with Elbet's new boss, or an interview with anchor Gu YuMian, the famous newcomer of Starry Sky Live?
Same evening.
"Upper Urban District… Do you want to go?" Gu YuMian lay on the bed, pinched the baby panda's face, as the little snow leopard slept on his shoulder.
It was a bit far away. He and the children would have to work hard to get there.
If he didn't go, it would be a pity from the perspective of his live broadcasting. Secondly, he would think he missed out on something. From his personal point of view, he was very interested in the opportunity to visit the Academy of Sciences.
"Ershisi Guo's relatives live in the Upper Urban District," Gu YuMian said. The panda's ears were blank and he was subconsciously listening, "If only I could meet him."
In this way, Ershisi Guo could be contacted without having to go through the agent.
The baby panda couldn't understand it, but suddenly he was very happy. He held Gu YuMian's palm and rubbed his head against it to express his approval.
If only I could meet him.
The snow leopard woke up and gave the panda a cold glance, slowly squeezing the baby panda away.
"If we go, will we meet the Royal Family? I'd love to see the Royal palace." Gu YuMian had almost decided to go at this time, and began to daydream.
The little snow leopard's tail was slightly stiff, and his ears stood up without a trace. After waiting for a long time, Gu YuMian didn't look at him. He continued to daydream and the little snow leopard pressed his paw on Gu YuMian's cheek, a little displeased.
He wanted to hear Gu YuMian's comment on 'him.'
"Hm? His Majesty?" Gu YuMian judged the meaning of the snow leopard. Maybe it was because he had a sharp heart. He thought about it while holding the little snow leopard's small paw pad and commented, "He should be very handsome."
Although a photo of how the Emperor actually looked like in appearance was not found on the Internet, Gu YuMian thought about the photo with just the Emperor's back and somehow thought of Shuo Han's face. There was no sense of dissonance. Shuo Han was the best looking man he had ever seen.
Snow Leopard: "…"
"Well, let's go to wash up and go to bed early. We've decided to go to the Upper Urban District. Maybe we'll leave in two days, and maybe we'll stay for a week."
Gu YuMian clapped his hands, took the two children and wiped them with a hot towel before going to bed.
Gu YuMian's only concern was the school for the snow leopard. After going to the Upper Urban District, there would be no classes there, which would affect the child. Then, the old Dean told him that Capital Star's Upper Urban District was where their headquarters was located. After the formalities were completed, it would be the same to send him there for classes in the daytime.
That's good.
While washing, Gu YuMian inadvertently glanced at his tattoo, the dark rose and sword tattoo wound along his clavicle, a little towards the middle. But…
He couldn't help but reach out his index finger and touch it. He thought it felt a little hot. Why was it hot?
That night, Gu YuMian had a dream. He dreamed of the scene of the photos found on the Star Network. The lonely and arrogant Emperor made his way to the throne step by step, but his perspective was from the front, and he was looking down at the man.
Then, the Emperor came up, stood in front of him and lowered his eyes, leaned down slightly, and kissed the rose on his clavicle.
He met beautiful grey-blue eyes.
The next day, Gu YuMian woke up, "…."
Was his sexual orientation in jeopardy? Come on, dreams were usually the opposite.
The other side.
Gu YuMian promised Sugar Sugar he would go to the Academy of Sciences one second ago. Next, the official announcement on the Starry Sky Platform was sent out.
" Starry Sky Live Platform V: Dingding ~ your treasure angel is about to fall. Please check Academy of Sciences V. [link] Hidden task of rookie? Anchor Gu YuMian, No.1 in popularity, will visit the Academy of Sciences and broadcast live."
Before it had time to create a bomb, the Academy of Sciences quickly forwarded it.
" Academy of Sciences V: Looking forward to MianMian's arrival [love]. We bring you a picture of the chief 'Ding Ding'…"
In the picture, an arctic fox, wearing a small white coat, lay on an experimental report and was forced to make a 'kissing' sound. The tail of the little arctic fox was fluffy and snow-white, with a little silver ash on the tip of the tail. The small face was serious, and the operation key of an instrument was under his claws. 1
Everybody: WTF?
[Tiger: A punishment? I blinked and you were kidnapped. Aren't you too cold of a person to do this? Your design is broken! What's the advantage of inviting a man to make trouble with you?]
[The latest test tube results of Tgix have been published: Aaaaah! Chief looks good but he's so lovely. Although it is an old picture, I still love it! [picture] In addition, I've heard about the human anchor. He's very good and knows the right thing. Don't worry!]
[Vivian: Aaaaaah! It's the anchor that I found not long ago! Besides, I didn't expect that the chief of the Academy of Sciences is so cute. Is this the chief? Or the chief's cub? The Arctic fox is killing me!]
[Junior B: ! Brother Gu YuMian V, you're so good and can go to the Academy of Sciences? Ah! I'm looking forward to the live broadcast in the Academy of Sciences!]
[There's a Cloud: Huh? Anchor is going to the Academy of Sciences? Congratulations. I wish you a better career. Forwarding your microblog.]
The Academy of Sciences had always been a cold academic place, so they didn't communicate with the public very much. The latest scientific and technological achievements were all seen on the news. To some extent, this had resulted in the time difference between technology research and development, and popularization and the Academy of Sciences also had to take part of the responsibility of publicity and science popularization.
However, for the first time, it was because of a human anchor?
The two microblog posts had not been out for a long time, and praise and comments had already exceeded 100,000. Because of the popularity of the Academy of Sciences, they went on the hot search directly with the name "Gu YuMian" — about half an hour in, they followed his microblog.
Gu YuMian didn't post many times on his micro blog account and only added his account for the live broadcast platform. In one night, the attention on his broadcast went up again.
Two days later.
On the same planet, the next city was at the end of it's summer, while the Upper Urban District was close to the end of winter. But the cold resistance of the interstellar residents was very strong. Everyone was still walking on the streets in thin clothes. Only Gu YuMian's nose was red with cold, and he added one more piece of clothing after another. Fortunately, the snow leopard warmed his neck.
Gu YuMian, with the baby panda and little snow leopard, landed in the Upper Urban District and got stuck when passing through customs.
From the Lower Urban District to the Upper Urban District, one needed to go through a strict examination. In addition, whether he was an animal race or a human, it was an important examination.
It may take two or three hours for the staff to take them aside to rest.
Gu YuMian hesitated for a moment and thought that at this rate, the next live broadcast might not be available today. Why not start it now? After all, as an anchor, the most important thing was to have a stable live broadcast, and not do things at the drop of the hat.
He thought about the content for a while. Fortunately, he had also thought about it before, so he didn't want to be a temporary martyr. After preparing for a while, Gu YuMian opened the live broadcast and waved, "Hello, this is your anchor, Gu YuMian. I just arrived in the Upper Urban District."
As soon as the broadcast began, countless barrages immediately swarmed in.
Chapter 40: Kelp Rib Soup
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo anticipates the Arctic Fox's appearance!
Capital Star's Upper Urban District was not as densely populated as the Lower and Middle Urban Districts, but its technology and economy were far more developed than them. Even the waiting room after the gate was a private space isolated from the outside world; it was said that after the people in the waiting room left, the space would be reshaped automatically.
This space was not big. Outside the windowsill was the snowy view of the Upper Urban District. There was a clean and soft small bed with just the right temperature in the room. It even had a simple small kitchen. Gu YuMian asked the children to rest, arranged and prepared for the live broadcast.
—With the previous popularity accumulation and the publicity from the Academy of Sciences, his popularity hit a new high.
In a few minutes, the number of viewers was over one million.
[White Pear Blossom, Lili: WTF, Upper Urban District! After living for so many years, I haven't been to the Upper Urban District once. I can't imagine it. Are there really many nobles and rich people? What about the Royal Family? Is there a palace?]
[Vivian: Aaaaah! MianMian is finally on air! PS: I've been to the Upper Urban District on business before. The atmosphere there is really serious and dignified. Maybe it's because His Majesty has a bad temper? Isn't it near His Majesty's birthday?]
[Soda Robot One: The sisters up there are crazy. It's not like it's a new planet? It's okay to mention it directly to His Majesty.]
[afhvuix: Wishing the anchor a smooth journey in the Upper Urban District.]
[There's a family in the mine: What are we eating today? I would rather you comb hair! I want to do it all of the time! I can't forget the feeling of being brushed by Mian Mian recently.]
Gu YuMian could only catch a few words from the numerous barrages rolling by.
Gu YuMian was able to come to the Upper Urban District this time and get the visitor pass because it was specially approved by the Academy of Sciences. He could only stay for one week, which was very rare. Before he came, he did his homework… His Majesty was still in the Lower Urban District now. He didn't think that he would come back any time soon.
He also didn't hear about his birthday.
On the other side, the little snow leopard stared at the screen.
Who's the fool that's making the rumor?
…Who has a bad temper?
"Why is TuanTuan angry again?" Gu YuMian glanced at the little brat and quickly took the snow leopard down to brush his hair and head. The little snow leopard was not happy at first, but soon his tail softened and he lay lazily in Gu YuMian's arms, dozing off with his chin raised.
In a few seconds, he was able to coax the 'someone' who was said to have a bad temper.
One paw of the baby panda was pressing against his bottle, and one paw was placed in Gu YuMian's palm, whining two times.
"Sorry, today's live broadcast may be short," Gu YuMian pinched the soft paw pad of little Tangyuan, looked at the rapidly growing audience, and couldn't help bending his eyes, "Because the journey was made in a hurry, I'm now waiting for the formalities to be through with. I'll make TuanTuan and YuanYuan some food and rest… I won't talk much, let's start."
Gu YuMian decided to make a soup out of kelp and spareribs, 1 half for drinking and half to be used for small wontons. 2
There were not many masters of cooking in the interstellar era, but the Upper Urban District was full of rich and powerful merchants. It was normal to take a few servants and cooks when traveling. Therefore, there were kitchens and limited ingredients in the temporary waiting rooms mainly for these people. Today, kelp and synthetic ribs were available.
He couldn't make anything complicated, so home cooking would have to be okay.
"It's easy to make kelp and sparerib soup, and the taste is more suitable for drinking in winter. It's summer over there, right?"
The audience immediately said it didn't matter.
[What's the season where Mian Mian is?]
[I've turned on the air conditioner to the lowest level, I can be with you!]
[It's okay. I've set the holographic parameters to the highest level. Now I'm also in winter.]
Gu YuMian, "…" Okay?
Kelp needed to be soaked before it could be cut into pieces to make the soup. Gu YuMian first soaked the kelp and steamed it, then, while he waited, he prepared the ribs.
"Follow the directions to thaw the spareribs, cut them open first, and then cut them into several small sections," Gu YuMian quickly cut them with a knife. The whole sparerib was divided into several centimeter long sections in a blink of an eye. "After washing, blanch them in the pot, but don't leave them in the boiling water."
Gu YuMian blanched the spareribs in the pot, which would be more conducive to the flow of blood, making it more tender. After blanching, he took out the spareribs and washed off the scum, which halted the meat from cooking, with cold water.
The kelp, steamed by the special device and soaked in water, was beginning to foam at this time. Gu YuMian took the kelp out, cleaned and boiled the water, and cut the kelp into long strips one by one before placing it on standby.
"Now we can make soup."
This series of fluent and skillful movements from Gu YuMian was almost dazzling. Most of the audience clearly did not understand, but inexplicably relished in the feeling. Of course, a small part of the audience found that Gu YuMian did not hide his movements like any other food anchor. Watching his live broadcast, they could really learn something.
He had put water in the pot first, and put the prepared ribs into the pot one by one. Gu YuMian didn't find cooking wine in the kitchen, but he found a bottle of yellow rice wine in the wine cabinet. It tasted soft, sweet and refreshing.
Wine was not only used for drinking, but also for cooking as a seasoning.
"Even if it's soup for the children, it will evaporate if the heat is not well controlled and boiled, but it isn't much of a problem otherwise." Gu YuMian held the sleeping snow leopard and pet his fur, while the baby panda made two simple and innocent noises on one side.
The audience was now following from the perspective of the baby panda. Gu YuMian sniffed the yellow rice wine, which was made from glutinous rice in the south of Ancient Earth. He couldn't help pouring a small glass and covered the sight of the baby panda as he tasted it first.
[There's a family in the mine: Hahaha, I'm reporting that Mian Mian drinks! It's cute to cover little Tangyuan's eyes and drink secretly, isn't it?]
"…" Gu YuMian smiled helplessly, "I'm sorry, don't learn from me. I'm greedy."
The curtain of bullets crossed a large area of,
[Aaah! I'm dead]
[That dimple and his eye! It's a foul! Aaah!]
[Don't die, I'll find a blood transfusion bag before you die!]
However, the yellow rice wine left a thick taste in his mouth. It left a warm feeling after drinking but was sweet after a long journey in winter. The snow leopard glanced at him lazily, and suddenly came to Gu YuMian's lips to lick and taste a small part of the wine. Gu YuMian scolded him and rubbed his ears helplessly.
It was really sweet. The little snow leopard nodded contentedly, and the tip of his ears were a little hot.
At this time, the number of spectators had exceeded 10 million. Once the half-hour period had passed, his broadcast immediately rushed into the top three real-time popular spot in the living area.
The atmosphere inside and outside the bullet screen was very relaxed and warm, and the rhythm had been firmly held by Gu YuMian. His palms closed gently, drawing the audience's attention, "Well, let's make soup and rest after dinner. Let's hurry up."
Gu YuMian didn't make the pork rib soup directly, but stir fried ginger in the wine until it was half cooked, so that the subsequent soup had a milky white and fragrant scent.
Then, after the water and spareribs were put into the pot, Gu YuMian added a proper amount of yellow rice wine and added washed scallions and ginger slices into the pot, and boiled them in the hot fire. He held the spoon to skim off the floating scum on the surface.
"This one will boil for a while. Let's wrap the wontons first."
Gu YuMian intended to speed up this time. He kneaded the dough, rolled the skin thin and sliced it in one step. He chopped the synthetic meat, mixed in the cooking wine and salt evenly, squeezed out the juice of an onion and ginger to make a watery filling, so that the final taste would have more flavor. Then he gently squeezed his palms together to form a small wonton, and orderly and delicately arranged them in the bowl.
He had made about twenty in a minute. The audience was stunned.
[Like lollipops: My God. Am I watching a performance? What fucking great speed!]
The baby panda sucked his claws and looked on attentively, holding the bottle and clapping from time to time. The sight of Gu YuMian working also attracted the attention of the snow leopard.
After that, the ribs soup was almost done.
At this time, Gu YuMian turned the fire to low and slowly boiled it. He also added the kelp that had been cut into rectangular strips. When the soup became slightly viscous, he turned the fire to boil it. He picked out the ginger slices and scallions with a spoon.
At this time, the soup in the pot made a gurgling sound. Once it was done cooking, the soup was thicker and slightly milky than an ordinary soup. The delicious and mellow scent of kelp and bone soup escaped from the edge of the pot lid.
The second Gu YuMian opened the pot, it was full of fragrance!
Audience: "!"
The little snow leopard moved his nose, and the baby panda's round eyes turned, holding Gu YuMian's hand, making a quick whimper.
The audience and children's thoughts were synchronized again: good smell, want to try it!
Due to the short live broadcast time, Gu YuMian had not climbed to the top ten of the day, but the ranking of Gu YuMian's live room in real-time had continued to rise — which showed that his audience's growth was very amazing, and it did not take long for his live room to firmly occupy the first spot in the living area.
The audience was at 15 million.
"Wait, it needs salt." Gu YuMian took a spoonful of soup with a big spoon, sipped it on his own, added a half spoon of salt and sesame oil, and then gave the snow leopard a taste, "Does TuanTuan think this tastes okay?"
Since the audience was watching from the perspective of the baby panda, they could only watch the little snow leopard drink soup from little Tangyuan's perspective. The little snow leopard raised his chin a little arrogantly and cheerfully, and rubbed his head against Gu YuMian's palm, as if he was saying that it was very good and he was very satisfied.
Audience and the silly baby Panda: "…" The 'lovey dovey' aura was making them jealous.
Fortunately, Gu YuMian treated everyone equally without discrimination. After letting TuanTuan taste it, he changed to a small porcelain spoon and let YuanYuan try it. "Is it too light? Or just right?"
A moment later, the baby panda couldn't help but cuddle his little belly and roll around, "Chii!"
It was fragrant bone soup and the taste was light and suitable. The essence of the bone was completely extracted. The mellow flavor was not oily and spread along the taste buds at the tip of one's tongue. After a spoon was drunk, it was extremely comfortable and warm from the throat to the stomach.
The ribs were stewed in the soup until they were soft and falling off the bone. Gu YuMian also added some Chinese dates and wolfberry, which was a little light and sweet. With the fresh and rich meat flavor of the ribs, the soup overflowed between the lips and teeth. It was nourishing and had endless aftertaste.
The little snow leopard and baby panda couldn't wait to drink more.
Gu YuMian smiled and touched their small heads. First, he put out the soup and let it cool a little. The soup was not enough. Gu YuMian divided the soup into small parts to cook the wontons.
It was very easy to cook wontons. He added two pieces of green leaves to the soup and wontons. When it was done, he put the soup into a small bowl, sprinkled it with scallions, a little salt and sesame oil. He then put the wontons and hot greens into the bowl, sprinkled it with dried seaweed, making the flavor overflow!
Gu YuMian also brought a small piece of kelp and a small wonton to the baby panda.
The taste of kelp was very delicious with the soup. The small wontons were another kind of flavor, and were full of the taste of fresh and mellow soup. With the splashing warm and thick soup in his tongue after biting it down, it was followed by the minced meat, fresh and elastic wonton skin, and crispy seaweed which was the simplest and most touching delicacy in the world.
The audience was lost in the sensation.
The bullet screen had exploded many times while they were drinking soup, but at this time, they were not tired at all, and still swarmed out as they came out one after another!
[Junior B: It's delicious, and the soup was delicious! Aaaah! I want to spend the winter there. In winter, I will drink this soup three times a day!]
[Cat's Meow: Kelp and wontons are delicious. It's so comfortable in the stomach. Thank you, MianMian! Three fireworks for you!]
[There's a Cloud: I can't say it's too fancy. It's mellow, tender and delicious. Sending five fireworks.]
[Pink Envelope: A bowl of hot soup in the cold winter, and then this small wonton? Aaaaah! I'm looking forward to spending Christmas and New Year's with Mian Mian.]
The special effects of gifts were bursting one by one on the screen, and the heat of the live studio was pushed to a peak again, and countless audiences rushed in every second. The audience soon exceeded 20 million, and the live studio was now ranking in the top 10 of the total real-time popularity list. But the ranking still continued to climb.
Although there was an automatic temperature control system in the room, Gu YuMian lit the small stove, and the crackling sound of the firewood made the winter especially warm. Outside the first window was the snow falling that looked like goose feathers. It was a little late and the frozen lake of the Upper Urban District reflected the sunset.
Gu YuMian held the children and sat on the padded quilt provided by the waiting room. The floor was also warm, with a bowl of soup and wontons for one person. As they chatted, they ate this afternoon meal after a long time of running about and feeling tired.
The soup and small wontons could fill a hungry stomach but didn't upset their stomachs. After eating, they could go to sleep for a while. It was amazing that he could attract so many people to watch a live broadcast in winter, while it was the midsummer in the Lower Urban District, but Gu YuMian did it.
At the end of a meal, Gu YuMian helped the two cubs comb their hair with a little comb. The long fingers were comfortable. The fire was warm on the body, which made people's mood gradually transition from happily eating to drowsy relaxation.
After a warm peak, the atmosphere and rhythm was easily recovered by Gu YuMian, and the mood of more than 20 million people was brought to a successful end.
"It's an hour before the formalities will be finished," Gu YuMian looked at the time and bent his eyes. "After this meal, let's sleep. Then I'll see you tomorrow. "
He waved goodbye to the audience and the picture faded out.
It was a pity that the live broadcast was too short, and the audience was a little reluctant.
However, the next trip to the Upper Urban District was more and more anticipated — even 67% of the audience had set an alarm for tomorrow and were ready to get up early and wait for Gu YuMian to start broadcasting.
Maybe it was because the audience recommended it to each other and his popularity continued to rise.
In the last ten minutes, the number of people in Gu YuMian's live studio unexpectedly exceeded everyone's expectation. It soared to more than 30 million from 25 million, entering the top three of the homepage's real-time popularity list!
When he woke up, the staff reminded him that the formalities had been completed.
Before the wontons were finished, they were packed by Gu YuMian and put in a fresh-keeping box. After thinking about it, he took the box with him to prevent Xue Tuan and little Tangyuan from starving on the way.
Gu YuMian got up and packed his bags first, then hugged the snow leopard and the baby panda, rubbed against them, put the cradle in his arms, and dragged his family out of the waiting room. As soon as he went out, the waiting room disappeared behind him.
The waiting room was similar to an airport lobby. There were few people in the Upper Urban District, and the occasional passengers were in a hurry.
Gu YuMian was thinking about whether to call a suspension device or how to get there as the Academy of Sciences had arranged a residence for him. He lowered his head carelessly and was suddenly stunned.
"Ji." Hello.
A white fluffy tail with silver ash sat in front of him with black eyes looking at him seriously. The little guy had a small tie on his neck and a small white coat. After catching up with Gu YuMian, the big fluffy tail froze, seemed a little embarrassed and unsure, and soon shook faster and more frequently. 3
The gifted youth chief, who had not yet grown up, had a bad habit of changing into his original shape when he could not control his mood.
Gu YuMian, "…?"
The snow leopard and baby panda woke up at the same time. The little snow leopard sat up warily with his ears up, glanced around, and then looked coldly at the newly emerged little arctic fox. The baby panda scratched his ears and went to hug Gu YuMian's hand.
Gu YuMian looked left and right, pondered for a moment, and bent over to reach out. The eyes of the arctic fox kit 4 were bright. As he was about to jump into Gu YuMian's arms, he was caught in the air by another hand.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Gu," said the chief assistant, a young man, who arrived late and wiped his sweat, carefully picked up the arctic fox kit. "He is the lifeblood of our Academy of Sciences… Mn, I'm sorry he almost offended you."
Lifeblood? Gu YuMian thought the word was a little strange. He thought, was he a mascot or something?
"It's nothing." He shook his head unconcerned.
The little fox struggled in the mid air for a while. After a while, the whole fox withered, "I'm sorry."
The little snow leopard and the baby panda were relieved at the same time. One was lazy and sovereignly laying down on Gu YuMian's shoulder, and the long tail was around the side of his neck. The other was holding Gu YuMian's palm and rubbed against it, whining twice coquettishly.
"Then let's go." The young man walked in front of him, Gu YuMian nodded and pushed up the bassinet.
It was a grand ceremony for the Academy of Sciences to pick up Gu YuMian. The chief and his assistant come to pick up Gu YuMian in person. There was also a professional suspension device outside that could directly reach the residence. However —
They had just walked two steps when the hall suddenly burst out in noise.
Gu YuMian followed the sound curiously. It was a very gorgeous and magnificent suspension device landing. The hatch was open, and more than ten servants moved down quickly and orderly.
"It seems that some nobleman is coming," the chief assistant of the Academy of Sciences glanced at him and chatted with Gu YuMian. "Except for the workers who come to the Upper Urban District for work, most of them are nobles. Eh, but it's also a very luxurious welcome. This one should be a noble who is related to the Royal Family, so they dare to… "
Gu YuMian, "So it is."
The little snow leopard listened and his grey-blue eyes squinted lazily. The snow-white little arctic fox looked up and into the distance. The baby panda sucked his paws blankly.
The chief assistant and Gu YuMian both ended up a little bit in front of it.
—The long carpet spread from the private suspension device to Gu YuMian's foot.
The servants in uniform and tidy clothes were arranged on both sides. The middle-aged deacon in a tuxedo who stepped out of the device held a bouquet in his hand as he walked step-by-step, before standing in front of Gu YuMian.
Everything was very different from the surrounding environment, with a strong sense of technology. The middle-aged deacon bowed in front of the ignorant Gu YuMian, the silly baby panda and the pale snow leopard
"Mr. Gu, My Lord, young man, we waited a long time. Welcome to the Upper Urban District."
The little snow leopard nodded with satisfaction.
Gu YuMian and the Academy of Sciences: "…."
Gu YuMian, "?"
Wait.
When did he switch to acting in a screenplay where he was… in charge of the lifeblood of the entire interstellar economy and the boss of the highest superior?
Last interesting note: Two months before the end of winter, arctic foxes start to pair up for mating. The mating pair stay together throughout pregnancy and raising of young. An average litter of 11 pups is usually born in late May/early June. Arctic foxes reach maturity around 6 to 9 months, so this is why, during their first winter, it is really rare to see a winter coat Arctic fox kit. Most Arctic fox kits will look like this:
