Chapter 149 - 119: Ding, Food Recommendation Officer Goes Online
Chapter 149: Chapter 119: Ding, Food Recommendation Officer Goes Online
The exclusive entrance effect for Food Recommendation Officer Mrs. Bao was a row of adorable human cubs waving colorful vegetables, wiggling their tiny bodies as they performed a rhythmic hula dance.
After receiving her new title, Shu Yao explained to the fans in her stream:
"I might have to cook a little later. To secure the unlimited tasting slots for everyone, I had to make a small sacrifice. Now, I have to comply with the company’s request and take you all to visit some other streamers’ channels."
Unlimited tasting slots! Something they once could only dream of had become a reality thanks to Mrs. Bao! Since Mrs. Bao doted on her fans so much, they were, of course, more than happy to go along with their beloved Mrs. Bao to teach the other streamers how to act...
Whoops, how to *cook*!
Under the guidance of her assistant, Ke Dancheng, Shu Yao connected to the first streamer’s channel.
Her army of fans followed her, flooding into a channel called [Bai Meng].
The streamer seemed to be a very quiet girl.
When Bai Meng heard the stream notification that a super-admin had arrived, she looked up to see the entrance effect, which lasted for a full thirty seconds.
Recognizing Mrs. Bao’s alias, she froze for a moment before blurting out:
"The proposal for unlimited tasting slots... I voted against it."
"That’s not important," Shu Yao said. "What’s important is, what dish are you planning to make for everyone today?"
Bai Meng’s expression became awkward. She lowered her head and said quietly, "Whitebait Fish Soup and Pan-Fried Whitebait Crumbles..."
In front of the original creator of those two dishes, she couldn’t muster any confidence.
Shu Yao said, "Please, begin. Don’t keep the fans waiting long."
Bai Meng hesitated. "Maybe I should make a different dish instead."
"There’s no need for that," Shu Yao said. "I saw the hand-drawn recipe on your table. I imagine you’ve been preparing for this dish for a long time and are fully prepared. Wouldn’t it be a shame to change it at the last minute?"
Bai Meng subconsciously tightened her grip on the hand-drawn recipe beside her.
’I can’t believe... Mrs. Bao noticed!’
"Then... I’ll begin."
She cleaned the fish, heated a pot of water...
Bai Meng followed the steps, her movements conventional and by-the-book.
She recognized her own shortcomings and explained, a little embarrassed, "I’m not very practiced at this. It wouldn’t be like this if I had practiced a few more times. But right now, an ingredient like whitebait is very expensive and in short supply... I only bought enough for a single stream."
’She was regretting it now. She shouldn’t have worried about the cost and should have stockpiled more whitebait. If she had just practiced a couple of times before the stream, she wouldn’t be so clumsy now.’
The fish soup came to a boil, and its aroma began to fill the air.
Through the taste-sharing system, Shu Yao and the other fans in the stream could all smell the savory aroma of the fish soup.
It smelled quite good.
Bai Meng received several donations and was promoted from a one-star to a two-star streamer.
She stared, pleasantly surprised, at the donation messages floating before her eyes.
Shu Yao reminded her, "Don’t get distracted."
Bai Meng quickly composed herself and focused on her cooking.
After finishing the soup, she controlled the heat, brushed oil onto a flat-bottomed pan, and began to slowly fry the fish crumbles.
When she was done, she ladled out a portion of fish soup and a serving of the pan-fried whitebait crumbles, placing them in the tasting slots.
Five tasting slots. She hesitated for a moment, then assigned one to Mrs. Bao.
The remaining four slots were instantly snatched up.
After tasting it, Shu Yao gave her high praise. "Mm, you’ve replicated the flavor very well. Even though you haven’t practiced, I can tell you’ve learned from past experience and did your homework for today’s dish. Your heat control while frying the fish was especially good. I hope you’ll keep up the good work."
After leaving a donation of 50,000 Star Coins, Shu Yao left Bai Meng’s stream.
Bai Meng stared blankly at the camera for a long time.
’Why am I so excited to have gotten Mrs. Bao’s approval and encouragement?’
’If I change my mind now and cast a vote in support, is it too late?’
Before Bai Meng could even process what had happened, Shu Yao had already connected to a second streamer’s channel.
This streamer was also a girl, but she was much more cheerful than Bai Meng.
Before Shu Yao entered her stream, the girl had been clasping her hands as if in prayer. When she saw Mrs. Bao’s exclusive entrance effect appear in her stream, she blinked in disbelief.
The next second, she leaped up and danced around, cheering excitedly, "Yay, I knew it! What did I tell you! Everyone, what did I tell you! I just knew Mrs. Bao would come!"
She was too excited to contain herself.
After voting, she had returned to her stream and had been praying nonstop that Food Recommendation Officer Mrs. Bao would come to her channel!
The handful of fans left in her stream had been urging her to start cooking and stop wasting her time.
But she was incredibly stubborn. She was determined to wait until Mrs. Bao had completed her tour of three streams. She wouldn’t start cooking until she was absolutely sure she hadn’t been chosen.