Chapter 106 - 102: Boss, Don’t You Understand First Come, First Served
Chapter 106: Chapter 102: Boss, Don’t You Understand First Come, First Served
Boil it, then take out the leftover fish bits and pan-fry them slowly.
She couldn’t believe she’d never thought that small white fish could be prepared in such a delicious way!
Lin Zhenxiang scoffed. "How else do you think she got so popular so fast?"
Zhang Xiaoxiao said, "Once the live streaming feature goes online, a ton of streamers are definitely going to copy this Mrs. Bao’s recipe. Xiangxiang, are you going to try it?"
The question caught Lin Zhenxiang off guard.
She had always disdained imitating others, but she couldn’t deny she wanted to try Mrs. Bao’s method.
Zhang Xiaoxiao gradually worked her way to the real reason for her call. "Right now, small white fish are impossible to find at the fish market. Everyone’s going crazy trying to get them. Xiangxiang, I remember you bought a batch of them at Luoxing Port before... Could I get a few from you?"
A barely perceptible sneer touched Lin Zhenxiang’s lips.
’Some of these minor influencers are so trashy!’
But when she thought about her current situation, which had a lot to do with that batch of small white fish, Lin Zhenxiang’s expression visibly darkened.
Seeing her expression change, Zhang Xiaoxiao thought she was unwilling and said quietly, "It’s fine if you can’t."
But Lin Zhenxiang said, "I’ll have a robot send some over to you later."
Zhang Xiaoxiao was instantly overjoyed.
"In that case..." Her voice trailed off. After a moment’s thought, she continued, "Then you have to pick out some good ones for me! I’ll tell everyone you have the good stuff!"
Lin Zhenxiang smiled, but she could clearly tell that wasn’t what Zhang Xiaoxiao had originally intended to say.
It wasn’t.
Zhang Xiaoxiao had been worried that Lin Zhenxiang would send her the small white fish that were infected with the plague, but she was afraid that bringing it up would touch a sore spot.
It wasn’t that she felt sorry for Lin Zhenxiang and was being considerate of her feelings; she just didn’t want Lin Zhenxiang to go back on her word and take back the offer of the fish.
"Oh, right!" Zhang Xiaoxiao said, feigning a mysterious air. "Guess who I ran into at Luoxing Port today?"
Lin Zhenxiang played along. "Who?"
Zhang Xiaoxiao’s face was flushed. "Yuan Shuai of the Yuan Family! He’s just like the rumors say—so tall and handsome in person!"
Seeing her infatuated expression, Lin Zhenxiang sneered silently.
’A minor influencer dares to have ideas about the young master of the Yuan Family?!’
’Ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous!!’
The Federation’s Yuan Family was second only to the Imperial Court Company.
They were an existence that a minor influencer like Zhang Xiaoxiao couldn’t even dream of reaching!
Then, thinking of someone else, Zhang Xiaoxiao grew resentful. "That trashy girl from the Lower Star District was actually with Yuan Shuai! What gives her the right?!"
Lin Zhenxiang froze, asking with some surprise, "You ran into Sister Shu at Luoxing Port?"
"Yeah!" Zhang Xiaoxiao’s voice was dripping with jealousy. "There were four of them. Besides Yuan Shuai and that trashy girl, there were two other guys I didn’t recognize."
Lin Zhenxiang thought for a moment. "One of them was probably Sister Shu’s maternal uncle. I hear he and the Yuan Family’s young master are on very good terms privately."
"So that trashy girl is just riding her uncle’s coattails!" Zhang Xiaoxiao said, indignant, before quickly smiling again. "Xiangxiang, you’re so well-informed, you know everything!"
Lin Zhenxiang subtly steered the conversation back to Shu Yao. "What was Sister Shu doing at Luoxing Port again?"
"Buying fish, of course," Zhang Xiaoxiao said, finding the question odd.
’What else would you do at Luoxing Port?’
’It’s not like everyone goes there with a belly full of schemes to frame some fishmonger, like Lin Zhenxiang.’
Naturally, Lin Zhenxiang didn’t hear Zhang Xiaoxiao’s silent complaints.
She was still pondering Shu Yao’s purpose for going to Luoxing Port.
"To buy small white fish?"
"Yeah!" Zhang Xiaoxiao complained. "She even snatched the small white fish that I had my eye on first!"
Hearing how dramatic she made it sound, Lin Zhenxiang was sure there was more to the story.
She didn’t have the energy to waste analyzing a minor influencer.
"Sister Shu buying small white fish... Don’t tell me she’s also planning to copy that Mrs. Bao’s recipe!"
Zhang Xiaoxiao: "It’s very likely!"
Neither of them considered the possibility that Shu Yao and Mrs. Bao were the same person.
’It could be anyone, but it couldn’t possibly be that trashy girl!’
Lin Zhenxiang murmured, "Sister Shu has the Yuan Family’s young master by her side... With the Yuan Family’s financial power, it wouldn’t be impossible for them to make her famous..."
She said this deliberately for Zhang Xiaoxiao to hear.
Zhang Xiaoxiao had been so blinded by her infatuation that she hadn’t considered this at all. Now that Lin Zhenxiang had pointed it out, she instantly sensed a crisis looming!
She acted as if facing a great enemy, so nervous she couldn’t sit still. But then she remembered the dirt she had on Shu Yao and quickly composed herself.
This was also what Lin Zhenxiang had wanted to remind her of.
Now, Zhang Xiaoxiao had thought of it herself.
That was perfect.
Zhang Xiaoxiao vowed, "Xiangxiang, just you watch. I won’t let that trashy girl get famous! As long as she dares to stream, I can ruin her reputation!"