Her Food Livestream Broke the Galaxy

Chapter 196: Irrepressible Sunshine

"Livestreaming for so long is exhausting," Jiang Qiuqiu said sweetly. "A lot of new fans have joined recently, and they haven’t had a chance to try my previous dishes. How about we hold a special food tasting event tomorrow?"

The kind where people can fight for a taste from start to finish.

"Yes!"

"Qiuqiu, you’re a genius!"

After ending the call, Jiang Qiuqiu collected herself. Fighting off her sleepiness, she followed the highlighted area in the image to find the post from that water army studio. She skimmed through it, and a plan began to form in her mind.

Tomorrow, she’d host a food tasting event directly. By skipping the live cooking part, she would cut down the time the water army had to stir up trouble and get the audience to ask leading questions.

The moment they entered the stream, they’d be hit with an irresistible aroma. Right after, a tasting opportunity would pop up. With that one-two punch, almost everyone would click to claim a spot.

Those who got a spot would start tasting. Those who didn’t could keep trying. She’d offer plenty of spots, so eventually, they’d get one. And once they did—

Jiang Qiuqiu tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and shut off her terminal.

’Once someone has enjoyed delicious food, will they really care about anything else?’

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Qingshan Green Water Studio had no idea what Jiang Qiuqiu’s counter-strategy was.

They were getting arrogant.

Perhaps it was because they had suffered one defeat after another at Jiang Qiuqiu’s hands for days on end. Now, things were finally going smoothly. No weird, unpredictable fans had shown up to muddy the waters.

No self-righteous keyboard warriors had jumped in to defend her, either. The middle-aged crowd here was just as gossipy and bored as they’d expected, and their anticipation for Jiang Qiuqiu’s stream was through the roof.

Someone even asked calmly:

"So, for a livestream that seems pretty good, does this mean we might see a hideous host once she finally shows her face?"

His tone was calm; he didn’t seem like a troublemaker. But it was often words from people like him that cut the deepest.

’This is exactly the kind of gut-punching comment we wanted!!!’

’This time, we’ll definitely be able to control the narrative.’

’Once public opinion is stirred up, she’ll have to respond.’

’Yeah! The team lead is right!’

’Let’s keep mobilizing. We’ll see who crushes who in the end!’

The water army’s group chat was buzzing with excitement, and the crowd of onlookers grew larger and larger.

Jiang Qiuqiu glanced at the posts for a bit, found them rather dull, and went to sleep.

She woke up to a new day. After a yawn, Jiang Qiuqiu opened the door to sign for an assortment of ingredients she’d ordered from Taotao Fresh. Then, she sent a message to Mo Si to ask for the day off.

And so, just as Mo Si was getting up, he received a message from the young woman.

Jiang Qiuqiu (S): I can’t come over for spiritual power training today.

Black Hole: What’s wrong?

Jiang Qiuqiu (S): I’m preparing for a special food event and need to make a lot of dishes, so I don’t have enough time.

The mention of her livestream inevitably made Mo Si think of those strange people.

’A water army?’

’People like that... they’re worthy of having the word "army" in their name?’

Black Hole: Have you dealt with that business in your stream?

Jiang Qiuqiu (S): I’m handling it now. It should be sorted out soon.

Black Hole: Mm.

Black Hole: Don’t take what those people are saying to heart.

Black Hole: You’re still young and you earn a good income. Choosing not to show your face is the right decision.

Mo Si first affirmed Jiang Qiuqiu’s decision not to show her face, then added another message:

—Also, don’t be bothered by their lies.

—You’re beautiful.

Jiang Qiuqiu (S): ...

The hand holding her knife trembled slightly.

Jiang Qiuqiu stared at those two words for a long time before replying with a "thank you."

P.S. You’re very handsome too.

Black Hole: Mm.

Jiang Qiuqiu looked at his ID and let out a small sigh of relief.

’A sudden compliment like that really makes a girl want to shine a little.’

After basking in the compliment for a minute or two, Jiang Qiuqiu picked up her kitchen knife once more.