Chapter 329: Chapter 328: Victory
This lasted until the other side started frying their pancakes.
Just a moment before, some people on this stream were still complaining that Jiang Qiuqiu’s dough was ugly, pointing out that the portions were all covered in streaks.
But in the next moment, everyone caught a whiff of a delicious aroma.
The fans’ first reaction was, of course, to praise her: [Ah, our Xuexue is amazing! The food she’s making smells so good!]
Once the first person offered praise, the others followed suit, unleashing a torrent of compliments.
The bullet comments were instantly flooded with praise.
But the streamer’s hands stopped mid-motion.
Then everyone realized something very awkward. Just now… their idol’s meatballs hadn’t even been put in the pot to cook yet.
“…”
So, the aroma wasn’t coming from this stream?
People’s attention was drawn to the other stream, where they saw that she had moved on from simply kneading dough and was now frying something in a large pot—
The enticing aroma drew attention, and curious viewers started clicking on Jiang Qiuqiu’s stream to check it out.
This set off alarm bells for It’s snowing today. ’I can’t drag this out any longer. I need to hurry up, start frying the meatballs, and get some aroma going.’
Today, she was making one of her own original recipes: Honey Meatballs.
The recipe involved adding some flavorful seasonings to cooked meatballs, coating them in honey, and then flash-frying them. In terms of color, aroma, and taste, it was a top-tier dish. Many of her friends had tried it and said it was absolutely incredible, giving her a great chance of winning the competition.𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
She had only chosen to make this dish to be on the safe side after being matched against Jiang Jiujiu. She never expected—
’The other streamer is so cunning! She cooked so quickly, released that aroma, and just snatched all the viewers away.’
She immediately sprang into action. She heated her pot with a little oil, took the honey-coated meatballs, and prepared to flash-fry them.
After the meatballs had been sizzling in the pot for a moment, she thought the aroma would attract more people. But one glance at the top-right corner of her screen showed that her viewer count had dropped again.
Her heart sank. She turned the heat up a notch—something she’d discovered through research would make the aroma of the flash-fried meatballs even stronger.
But the viewer count still showed no signs of increasing.
Just then, the competition system suddenly made an announcement: “Streamer Jiang Jiujiu has enabled food tasting. Members who wish to participate in the competition, please proceed to collect Jiang Jiujiu’s food~”
She quickly spoke up, “My meatballs are almost ready too! Everyone can go to the other stream to get their food sample first, then come back here later and cast a vote for me, okay?~”
The number of people in her stream dwindled even further.
She told herself to stay calm. ’I’m a veteran streamer. There’s no way I’ll lose…’
It’s snowing today took a steadying breath, trying to compose herself. As she sniffed, she had a sudden realization: because she was also live, the aroma from the other stream’s food was being transmitted to her side as well.
A captivating, scallion-laced aroma slowly wafted into her nostrils.
A subconscious desire to eat it bloomed in her mind.
Pah, pah, pah!
“…”
No. It’s snowing today pulled herself together. ’My opponent seems formidable. I have to perform even better.’
She forced herself to concentrate on frying the meatballs and controlling the heat.
On Jiang Qiuqiu’s end, the process of uploading the food for tasting was nearly complete. Sixty pancakes and twenty bowls of soup were portioned out and ready for anyone to take freely.
The tasting period would last for fifteen minutes, and she couldn’t end the stream until it was over. During this extra time, Jiang Qiuqiu carried her own bowl of tofu soup and a scallion pancake over to the living room, with the camera bot following her.
“I’m finally done with the hard part for today,” she said. “Now I’m going to eat some scallion pancakes with all of you.”
She picked up a piece of the pancake with her chopsticks. Under the light, the faint sheen of oil on its surface glistened, adding to its appeal.
