CH 40

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Xun Qian glanced at the caller number and subconsciously paused with his thumb on the hang-up button.

Small snowflakes fell on the screen and instantly turned into water.

His heart blazed with heat and warmth, but it was quickly engulfed by an infinite cold.

Xun Qian looked at the screen silently, the bones of his curved fingers bulging.

The phone rang for a long time and kept ringing until it automatically hung up.

The screen dimmed, snowflakes covered it, and everything fell into deeper silence.

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Qi Xiaoyu took off his chef hat but was still wearing a white chef uniform. He stood in a shadow outside the restaurant door, deliberately avoiding the cameraman.

After the phone rang for a long time, there was a short bleep, signifying that the call wasn’t answered.

Qi Xiaoyu glanced at the time on the phone screen in confusion. The time zone in New Zealand was several hours ahead of City S. It was probably just getting dark in City S. Xun Qian probably wouldn’t rest so early.

Qi Xiaoyu thought for a while and was hesitating whether to call Butler Cheng to ask about Xun Qian’s situation when he heard someone calling him from behind, “Why don’t you go back to sleep? Aren’t you tired after working all day?”

It was Jiang Sicheng who came to find him.

When allocating rooms, Zheng Peizu arranged the two of them into one room.

Qi Xiaoyu glanced at him and put the phone back into his pocket. “Let’s go.”

Jiang Sicheng saw Qi Xiaoyu leaving as soon as he said so and chased after him. He opened his little eyes as wide as possible, filled with the light of gossip. “Are you secretly calling someone? Who are you calling? You’re secretly in a relationship, are you?”

Qi Xiaoyu glanced at him expressionlessly, as if he didn’t even bother to pay attention to him.

But Jiang Sicheng got excited and carefully spit out some facts: “You’re an idol on the rise, and you mustn’t have any love scandals. If an idol falls in love, their death won’t be pretty…”

After the first day of adjustment, the recording of the program became smoother and smoother.

Although there may be situations where there are too many guests and the kitchen is overwhelmed, or there are not enough temporary ingredients and they need to buy them urgently, they all managed to cope with it with the concerted efforts of everyone.

The biggest setback came from Jiang Sicheng.

That day, the restaurant took over a few tables for a birthday banquet, and the demand for dishes was high, but the kitchen sluice gate was broken, and no water could come out, causing problems with washing dishes and vegetables.

Jiang Sicheng volunteered and said he would repair it.

As a result, due to his unremitting efforts, the emergency repair of the sluice gate was unsuccessful, and the kitchen almost flooded.

The water rose until it reached their calves. Xue Qingchu and Qi Xiaoyu, who were preparing vegetables, looked at Jiang Sicheng speechlessly.

Fortunately for Xue Qingchu, the skirt and sandals she wore didn’t cause her any problems, even if she got wet from walking in water.

Qi Xiaoyu was wearing trousers and canvas shoes, which were much worse when soaked in the water. He was busy cooking for the birthday party and had no time to go back to the dormitory to change his pants and shoes. The knife in his hand became alive, and it began dancing on the chopping board.

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When the group reached the seventh day of recording in New Zealand, the first episode of the second season of “Eat Light on the Road” was officially aired.

The first group of people watching in front of Longjiang Satellite TV and mobile APP were old fans of the show from the previous season.

This show does not have the largest number of fans among similar variety shows, but its fanbase loyalty is high.

They don’t like seeing celebrities playing games and tearing each other apart, but they like to see everyone happily traveling and cooking together. Occasionally, conflicts will not be deliberately amplified by the program team but will be reconciled and resolved like friends.

This kind of program, paired with cooking, would be even more perfect for them. Variety shows are meant to be a leisurely pastime, but if they have delicious food, what more could they ask for?

For them, the only dissatisfaction is that there are too many new guests this season.

Before the main film started, the program team released a trailer to introduce the new members.

However, old fans of the show generally don’t have a good impression of the newcomers, echoing each other, “Return the previous lineup.”

“I don’t want to see new people. I hope there won’t be too many.”

“One look at this Jiang Sicheng, and I know that he was forced in by using money. A person like him can be found everywhere.”

“Isn’t Qi Xiaoyu filming a drama right now? Why did he come to this kind of program? Can he cook?”

“Please, newcomers, don’t steal the spotlight and show off. We just want to watch a program that is relaxing and worry-free.”

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But not long after the show started, they all became “really fragrant1Meme/slang when a person makes up their mind not to support something but, in the end, falls in love with it..”

From the moment the program crew took away Jiang Sicheng’s wallet until everyone ate Jiang Sicheng’s dark cuisine, the barrage was all “hahahaha.”.

“Hahahahaha, the way he protects his wallet is so funny. It always reminds me of my family Teddy, who was wronged, sorry hahahaha. But the curly hair really does look like him.”

“I really want to know how unpalatable the food made by Young Master Jiang is. Why do I feel so sad and want to laugh at the same time?”

“Jiang Sicheng can become famous. Don’t become an actor; become a comedian; he will definitely become famous.”

“Actually, Jiang Sicheng’s presentation is pretty good. I can see that Master Jiang has worked hard.”

Although Jiang Sicheng is useless and can’t do anything, his comedic effect is indeed first-rate.

When Qi Xiaoyu brought out the noodles and everyone finished eating, their faces had contrasting expressions, as if they had come from hell to heaven, and there was another burst of “hahaha” on the barrage.

“Jiang Sicheng shouldn’t take things too hard. Who told him to show off his cooking skills before Qi Xiaoyu?”

“Maybe he is confident in his cooking skills.”

“Don’t talk nonsense; he is obviously using his life to show how powerful Xiaoyu is.”

In particular, the camera shows the details of Qi Xiaoyu cooking noodles. The young man squinted his eyes slightly in the rising steam, held the chopsticks firmly with his slender fingers, skillfully picked the noodles into the bowl, and then added the seasonings one by one. The dedication and seriousness with which every ingredient is treated wholeheartedly are particularly attractive.

“Why am I watching this at night? I’m so hungry.”

“It’s so enjoyable to watch him cook.”

“I beg Qi Xiaoyu to start a cooking class. I want to learn.”

“The program team doesn’t have to record anything else. I can just watch him cook for another hundred episodes.”

With his excellent cooking skills, Qi Xiaoyu easily gained a lot of fans.

In addition to fans of the show, the second wave of viewers are fans of each guest.

Zheng Peizu is well-known and has a wide audience. Although he has stopped relying on fans for a long time, there are still many mother-level fans who see him and click in to watch the show.

Gu Meiling is also well-known, but unlike Zheng Peizu, she also has many older male fans.

In addition, Xue Qingchu, Lu Tongtong, and Qi Xiaoyu also bring a lot of their own fans.

Qi Xiaoyu’s fans naturally set their eyes on their cub as soon as they tuned it. The more they looked at him, the more adorable he became.

“I feel like every time Xiaoyu appears, he unlocks a new skill. Why didn’t I know that such a perfect little cub could cook before?”

Needless to say, the variety show really gave Qi Xiaoyu extra points.

Many celebrities fall apart as soon as they appear on variety shows due to a lack of emotional intelligence or an inability to speak, but Qi Xiaoyu’s variety show results are outstanding.

He knows when to speak and when to be silent, doesn’t show off or steal the spotlight, makes no mistakes throughout the process, speaks well, and has outstanding skills, which makes his character three-dimensional at once!

Some fans even said, “In order to be worthy of my husband, I will clock in and lose weight every day from today on.”

Interestingly, after that, in a very famous slimming exercise video barrage, someone actually clocked in under the name of “Qi Xiaoyu’s wife” every day, and the team was getting bigger and bigger.

Fans from other fandoms didn’t pay attention to Qi Xiaoyu at first. Later on, they found out that their own celebrities depended on Qi Xiaoyu for food, so they gradually changed their views.

After all, when you’re out in the world, eating is the most important thing.

Especially when Zheng Peizu and Gu Meiling got into an argument over buying a cake in a hypermarket and it was Qi Xiaoyu who resolved the awkward situation, fans couldn’t help but praise him: “Qi Xiaoyu’s EQ is really high.”

“If Qi Xiaoyu hadn’t come to mediate, it would have been quite embarrassing.”

“I want a friend like Qi Xiaoyu.”

Later, Qi Xiaoyu came out holding the cake with a doting smile, and the barrage exploded.

“Hey, he’s totally my ideal boyfriend.”

“Gu Meiling spoke to my heart. Who wouldn’t be tempted by this kind of boyfriend?”

Even mothers who watch TV like Qi Xiaoyu.

If they could post a barrage, it would be, “I want a son-in-law like Xiaoyu.”

Throughout the program, Zheng Peizu and Gu Meiling provided a foundation for the masses. Xue Qingchu was sweet and lovely, Lu Tongtong was bold and lively, Jiang Sicheng was humorous and natural, and Qi Xiaoyu’s skills were outstanding.

In addition, Longjiang Satellite TV doesn’t deliberately create conflict on purpose during the later editing; they also edit the program in a cute and adorable way, often adding cute little expressions to the guests.

Even on the day it was broadcast, the number of views online reached more than 10 million.

The people on the program team were shocked when they saw the online broadcast volume and ratings. Last year, it was a variety show that couldn’t even make it into the top five, but this year it broke into the top three in the first episode.

There are also several hot searches on Weibo about “Eating Light on the Road,” #EatingLightOnTheRaodSeason2#, #QiXiaoyuCooking#.

Qi Xiaoyu’s fans were also shocked. They saw that there were so many love rivals on the super topic all of a sudden, asking for resources and beautiful pictures.

Yu Xiaosheng and Li Kun were equally shocked. After the show was broadcast, in just one night, Qi Xiaoyu’s Weibo followers exceeded 5 million. Although the number of fans on Qi Xiaoyu’s Weibo had increased sharply when the commercial film and makeup photos were posted before, it wasn’t that exaggerated.

And this is only the first episode!

If this trend continues, Qi Xiaoyu’s popularity will soon rise to several levels!

The second season of “Eat Light on the Road” can be said to be an instant hit.

Even the servants of the Xun family have an extra entertainment activity after dinner: Mr. Qi’s variety show.

As soon as Xun Qian came downstairs that day, he heard two servants in the corridor discussing the content of last night’s broadcast.

“Do you think it’s strange? I usually don’t notice it when I look at him at home every day. But once compared with other people outside, I feel that Mr. Qi is really good-looking.”

“He’s both good-looking and intelligent; there’s nothing strange. He’s not like other people, who can’t do this and won’t do that.”

“There are few young people today who can compare with Mr. Qi. My niece is clamoring that she wants to marry Mr. Qi when she grows up.”

Xun Qian’s wheelchair stopped.

Then he heard another servant say, “I want the Third Master to hide Mr. Qi and don’t let him go out to be a star. I think a lot of people like Mr. Qi. What if he finds someone outside and no longer wants to come back?”