CH 45

TL: Hua

But this isn’t a scammer. It’s really Xun Qian himself.

Because the profile is a little black dog.

White-browed Hero!

Although there was only a black ball on the screen, Qi Xiaoyu recognized it at a glance.

Xun Qian took the photos very casually; even the composition was crooked.

White-browed Hero was lying on the carpet in front of the window, basking in the sun, with its face to the window and its butt to the room.

Xun Qian took a diagonal photo of its round, black, hairy buttocks.

Qi Xiaoyu zoomed in on the profile picture and stared at White-browed Hero’s butt. He wanted to laugh a little, wondering how Xun Qian could take such a handsome photo of a dog.

Then he exited and looked at Xun Qian’s personal information.

The circle of friends and cover are empty, as is the personalized signature.

WeChat ID is xunqian0307.

It looks very much like Xun Qian’s newly registered account.

Qi Xiaoyu accepted the friend request. Then the page automatically jumped to the chat dialog box between him and Xun Qian.

He thought he should say something.

It’s almost noon in S City now, so he asked, “Have you had lunch yet, Third Master?”

The dialog box shows that the other party is typing.

Qi Xiaoyu held his phone and waited for a few minutes, but the other party was still typing.

Qi Xiaoyu thought to himself that Xun Qian had two faces, online and offline. If he could type online for so long, could he be a chatterbox?

At this time, Jiang Sicheng, who had finished washing, came over and said, “It’s so early in the morning; what are you looking at?”

Qi Xiaoyu ignored him and continued to stare at the dialog box.

Then a message popped up: “Yeah.”

After typing for 5 minutes, he just typed the word “yeah.” Qi Xiaoyu fully suspected that he was typing with the paw of White-browed Hero.

He was wondering what he should reply, but Jiang Sicheng urged him again: “Stop playing with your phone and go record the show.”

Qi Xiaoyu checked the time and saw that it was indeed getting late, so he immediately went to wash up and replied, “Third Master, I’m going to record the show. Let’s talk later.”

*****

Although Fang Qi met everyone yesterday, today she re-recorded a clip in which she made a mysterious appearance and surprised everyone.

Thinking that this is a newcomer that Longjiang Satellite TV wants to push, everyone used their acting skills and cooperated to complete the show.

After returning from the Spring Festival this time, the program team gave them a new problem. Not only did they have to run a restaurant to make money, but they also had to go out to deliver food to increase their turnover. They were given three small electric vehicles and several large, insulated boxes for food.

Just like before the Spring Festival, Qi Xiaoyu, Xue Qingchu, and Jiang Sicheng are the fixed kitchen trio.

With the experience of the past ten days or so, the three of them returned to the kitchen and became very proficient in it.

The kitchen area is not big, about ten square meters, with an island in the middle for chopping and cooking.

There are two walls; one is a freezer, used to store food.

On one side is a sink for washing dishes and a disinfecting cabinet for dishes.

Qi Xiaoyu wore an apron and stood next to the island to sort out all the knives and pots to be used.

Xue Qingchu squatted in front of the refrigerator and put the various vegetables and meat she bought into categories.

Although Jiang Sicheng looked lazy and didn’t want to work, he took the pots and pans under the faucet and cleaned them.

The three of them were working step by step seriously when Fang Qi followed them into the kitchen.

The other three female guests wore trousers and flats to make it easier to work in the kitchen or at the front desk.

Only Fang Qi wore a one-shoulder plaid top, a black and gray denim over-the-knee and hip-covering skirt, and a pair of one-strap black heels.

It’s beautiful, but it doesn’t fit in with the kitchen environment.

She poked her head in; her almond-shaped eyes were very pretty, and her voice was sweet. “Is there anything I can do to help?”

Qi Xiaoyu concentrated on sharpening the knife, while Jiang Sicheng was surrounded by the sound of rushing water and couldn’t hear what was going on outside the window.

Only Xue Qingchu looked up at her and said, “Why don’t you help me sort out these ingredients? Here are the ones that will be used today. Keep some of the rest in the refrigerator and some in the freezer. Especially the eggs; be careful not to break them.”

“Ok.”

Fang Qi really didn’t want to do these things. It’s too dirty, tiring, and spoiled her image, but she also knew in her heart that this was what this show was all about. The celebrities became popular because they personally operated restaurants, cooked, and worked in the kitchen, so she put a smile on her face and quite cooperatively agreed to help.

Although she was cooperative, her eyes kept glancing in Qi Xiaoyu’s direction.

Qi Xiaoyu was wearing an apron, sharpening a knife. His appearance and what he was doing were not very stylish, but his expression was more serious than usual, his eyebrows were drooped down, and his lips were pressed together. In order to match the height of the island, his two long legs were slightly parted. Because he was concentrating on his task, the contrast between this task and his temperament was so great that it unexpectedly gave people a feeling of a pounding heart.

This again made Fang Qi feel that joining this program was the right choice. She had already paid attention to Qi Xiaoyu while watching the program before. Qi Xiaoyu has recently become popular, and his emotional experience is like a blank slate of paper. He doesn’t even have a rumored girlfriend, so he became a suitable subject for spreading rumors.

What’s more, when she saw him in person, he wasn’t as young as he appeared on TV. He had a man’s elusive charm that instantly aroused Fang Qi’s desire to conquer.

However, the goddess has the heart, but the king doesn’t have intention. Qi Xiaoyu’s focus was entirely on the knife.

Finally, Fang Qi, who had been sorting the eggs for a long time, couldn’t hold back and took the initiative to join in.

She walked around the workstation and stopped in front of Qi Xiaoyu. “Do you have to handle so many knives and pots by yourself? I can help you.”

Qi Xiaoyu’s hands didn’t stop moving, and he looked up at an iron pot next to him and said, “Okay, then you help me heat and clean the iron pot. Can you do it?”

Seeing Qi Xiaoyu responding to her, Fang Qi was in high spirits. “Okay, just heat up the pot? I can.”

Qi Xiaoyu nodded. “Heat it first, then wipe the inside of the pot with fat meat, and then clean it.”

Fang Qi’s heart skipped a beat. She originally thought she could just heat up the pot and wash it with water. But when she heard the second half of the sentence, her expression changed. She actually had to use fat to wipe the pot. She felt sick just thinking about it. “Does… Does it have to be rubbed with fat?”

Qi Xiaoyu nodded indifferently. “Yes, the iron pot must be coated with fat meat.”

Fang Qi still wanted to struggle: “There are so many pots here; why do we have to use iron pots? Can’t stainless steel pots work?”

Qi Xiaoyu seemed to be casually stating facts: “Chinese food made in an iron pot is delicious.”

Jiang Sicheng heard their conversation and glanced back secretly. A flash of inspiration suddenly occurred to him. He suddenly remembered those days on the set of “The Legend of the Tang Dynasty Empress.” Qi Xiaoyu seemed to have taught him a lesson quietly, like this. Tsk, tsk, tsk, Jiang Sicheng, who had been unaware for almost a month, finally realized that Qi Xiaoyu, who appeared harmless on the surface, was quite evil behind the scenes.

Of course he won’t tell Fang Qi. He chose to watch silently.

Fang Qi had an expression that was hard to explain.

But this was her request. She glanced to the side and saw that the other three people in the kitchen were all busy with their own things. She couldn’t shirk away now, so she had to bite the bullet.

First, heat the pot, then cut a piece of fat and throw it into the pot. Use a spatula to carefully press the fat and turn it around a few times, like painting.

Qi Xiaoyu glanced at the movements on her hands and reminded her in a very fair and objective tone, “Brush every spot of the pot; don’t miss anything.”

Fang Qi bit her lip, but she didn’t dare to lose her temper in front of a bunch of cameras in the kitchen.

She could only endure the nausea and carefully scour the inside of the iron pot.

After washing the big iron pot, Fang Qi didn’t want to stay in the kitchen anymore, even if she was working side by side with Qi Xiaoyu.

Finally, she stepped on her high heels and ran outside to help Gu Meiling and Lu Tongtong tidy up the restaurant.

****

By noon, all the dishes were ready, and it was time to deliver the food.

The store sells prepared bento boxes.

According to their configuration, the main members delivering lunch boxes are, naturally, the two young workers, Qi Xiaoyu and Jiang Sicheng.

Jiang Sicheng begged and begged, insisting that Xue Qingchu deliver lunch boxes with him, saying, “My English is not good,” “I don’t know the way,” “Qingqing, if you don’t accompany me, I can’t find out who ordered the takeaway, and I may not be able to come back,” “By then, we will definitely lose money and won’t be able to make it back today.”……

In short, seventy-two tricks were used, and Xue Qingchu was coaxed to get on his little electric scooter and accompany him to deliver the takeaway.

Seeing this, Fang Qi also followed. With a twist of her butt, she got on the electric scooter first. She curled her long, wavy hair and asked Qi Xiaoyu,

“I’ll go with you and help you navigate. I also want to help the restaurant.”

Qi Xiaoyu carried a large incubator in one hand and placed one in front of the electric scooter and the other behind the seat, directly squeezing Fang Qi, who was leaning against the scooter.

Qi Xiaoyu tied the incubator with a rope and showed a friendly smile. “The program team should have prepared an electric bicycle. If you want to help deliver food, you can ride that one.”

Fang Qi’s face changed slightly, but she still kept a smile on her face, “I can take your scooter and go with you to deliver it.”

Qi Xiaoyu pointed to the incubator with a troubled expression and said, “It seems there is no place to take you.”

Lu Tongtong, who happened to be wearing jeans and a cartoon-printed T-shirt, also ran out with an insulated box on her back. When she saw Fang Qi, she said with a smile, “Fang Qi, do you also want to deliver food? Then join me; it just so happens that there is another box inside. Will you go and bring it over?”

Fang Qi, who was wearing a hip-hugging skirt, glanced at Lu Tongtong and said with a smile, “Since there is no one in the store after you leave, I’d better help Sister Meiling and Brother Zheng guard the restaurant.”

*****

Delivering food is not as easy as cooking. Running outside for a whole day, feeling dizzy and sweaty in the sun, and getting your clothes all wet.

New Zealand is vast and sparsely populated, and they are not very good at finding their way around. After the takeaways were delivered, it was already dark.

When Xue Qingchu was looking for the road, she didn’t notice the steps in front of her and twisted her foot. Fortunately, Jiang Sicheng was with her. He carried her to the electric scooter and brought her back.

After returning, everyone helped find something to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis to apply to Xue Qingchu and studied whether to send her to the hospital for a checkup.

After doing this, by the time everyone returned to the dormitory, it was already eleven o’clock in the evening.

Only then did Qi Xiaoyu have time to take out his mobile phone and look at personal things.

Xun Qian replied to two messages he sent out in the morning, one of which was at that time, “Okay.”

One was sent two hours ago: “Not finished recording yet?”

Qi Xiaoyu first looked at the time in S City, estimating that it was five o’clock in the morning and that Xun Qian should still be sleeping.

He’s not sure if it’ll wake Xun Qian up by replying now.

But it’s not good to go too long without news.

He thought for a while and replied, “Just finished recording.”

Hm? Is the other party typing?

Qi Xiaoyu thought to himself, Will it be just a one-word reply like last time?

After typing for a while, a message popped up: “Go to bed early.”

Qi Xiaoyu originally wanted to ask Xun Qian why he got up so early. After hesitating for a moment, he deleted it and replaced it with, “Yeah. Good night.”

****

Xun Qian stared at the words “good night” for a while, then threw the phone aside.

He held a cigarette in his hand, hesitating between smoking and not smoking.

If he wants to recover well, he can no longer smoke.

But there was something lingering in his mind that made him always want to smoke a cigarette to relieve himself.

It’s either smoke or Qi Xiaoyu.

Only Qi Xiaoyu can replace the flavor of nicotine.

The author has something to say:

White Eyebrow Hero: Reasonable suspicion that Xun Qian is my anti-fan.