Chapter 219: On the Way
Xu Youyou was unaware that she had narrowly escaped a disaster.
Or perhaps, she never realized that some people’s money could be like poison—if you touch it, you either die or get seriously hurt.
After finishing her business, she went straight to Qing Yatou’s house.
With the new year beginning, the construction team had already started work. There was hammering and banging going on at the old house, while Qing Yatou was crouching in the small pavilion that had just been built in the yard.
In front of her was a small stove, steaming with hot vapor, and beside it were a few small orange tangerines.
“Making tea by the stove? You’re quite in the mood,” Xu Youyou casually complimented.
Qing Yatou frowned slightly. “Why do you suddenly smell strange today?”
Xu Youyou paused in her tracks.
Xu Fang, worried that her boss might feel embarrassed, quickly spoke up: “Qing Yatou, there’s no strange smell. Boss has always smelled like this.”
Qing Yatou looked at her oddly and asked Xu Youyou, “Sister, did you meet someone bad today?”
Xu Youyou thought of Qing Yatou’s unusual ability and said, “If you ever worry about making a living, you could definitely use this skill of yours to tell fortunes under the bridge. I’m sure you’ll have great business.”
Qing Yatou replied, “I’ve thought about it, but they prefer fortune-tellers with a celestial aura. I can’t bear to poke my own eyes out; I’m afraid I’d have a hard time making a living that way.”
Xu Youyou couldn’t help but laugh. Qing Yatou always spoke directly and didn’t like to lie. She probably had seriously considered this as a career path.
“You really have a way with words. Our boss did meet someone this morning, and this person is quite a talented young man,” Xu Fang explained from the side.
Qing Yatou furrowed her brows. “Sister Youyou, I don’t like this person. Don’t meet him again.”
Xu Fang thought Xu Youyou would be upset upon hearing this, but to her surprise, Xu Youyou just casually nodded and agreed.
Xu Fang, realizing it too late, asked, “Why don’t you like him?”
Qing Yatou glanced at her and spoke as if it were obvious: “That person smells terrible. You all stink now because of him. Why would you want to associate with someone like that?”
Xu Fang vaguely remembered that Zhang Yunhai had a faint scent of cologne on him, so it had nothing to do with a bad smell. She couldn’t help but wonder if something was wrong with her sense of smell.
Xu Youyou also couldn’t detect any “bad smell” but directly said, “This person actually wanted to come and eat the food you made. I rejected him.”
Qing Yatou immediately replied, “Sister Youyou, even if you hadn’t rejected him, I wouldn’t have paid any attention to him if he came.”
Xu Youyou enjoyed Qing Yatou’s cooking. It was strange—no matter the same ingredients, Qing Yatou’s cooking always tasted extraordinary, making it impossible to stop eating. Because of this, she hadn’t eaten at the orphanage recently, and all her meals had been taken at this little yard.
Moreover, since Qing Yatou was still filming for her self-media videos, Xu Youyou had appeared on camera a lot and had become a regular guest.
However, Xu Youyou’s attitude toward food indirectly proved to the viewers that Qing Yatou’s culinary skills were indeed exceptional.
Although Qing Yatou was a newcomer food blogger, other bloggers had already reached out to her team, wanting to collaborate on videos.
Xie Ran was happy about this and left the choice up to Qing Yatou.
With some free time on her hands, Xu Youyou came over to Qing Yatou to see which bloggers she was considering for collaboration.
“Black Cat Fatty, I often watch her food videos. Is she coming over?” Xu Youyou asked.
Qing Yatou didn’t answer immediately but instead stared intently at Black Cat Fatty’s photo. After about half a minute, she said, “I don’t like her. I can smell her bad scent even through the screen.”
Xu Youyou still found Qing Yatou’s way of speaking and acting quite mysterious.
Qing Yatou, clearly someone who didn’t care about other people’s opinions, reached out and tapped the tablet. A man’s face appeared on the screen.
“Chef Liu, the cooking enthusiast! He’s quite interesting when it comes to cooking. This middle-aged man is also very witty, and collaborating with him might lead to some unexpected surprises,” Xu Youyou suggested.
Xu Youyou had money and free time and often played on her phone, watching food videos. She was quite familiar with many food bloggers.
However, Qing Yatou’s fingers moved quickly and almost swiftly swiped past the photo as if she was running away: “A stench all over!”
Xu Youyou: …
Even though Xu Youyou knew Qing Yatou had a unique physique, both Black Cat Fatty and Chef Liu were extremely popular food bloggers, having been market-tested for many years. They didn’t seem like the type to cause any trouble.
Qing Yatou had very high standards when choosing people. After swiping past several food bloggers’ photos, only one remained on the screen.
“This one,” Qing Yatou said.
Xu Youyou recognized the person. As a first-generation internet celebrity, this person had once been wildly popular. However, after a conflict with Chef Liu, during a joint live broadcast, this person suddenly went berserk and actually chased Chef Liu around with a spatula.
It was precisely because of this live broadcast incident that his once-thriving self-media career completely collapsed.
“How can you choose him? He’s not a good person!” Even Xu Fang knew about this person’s past.
Qing Yatou said, “I find him pleasing.”
At this moment, in a certain DouY live broadcast room, Zhuge Song was handling a fish, explaining to the audience while cutting: “When slicing fish fillets, you need to push at a 90-degree angle, and your hand should not wobble…”
Despite his careful explanation, the audience wasn’t having it, and they kept shouting: “Why did you hit Chef Liu with a spatula? Did you apologize to him?”
“People like you, who hit others, should be banned from the live broadcast room. Why are you still out here deceiving everyone?”
“Scumbag, apologize to Chef Liu!”
From Zhuge Song’s perspective, he could see what the viewers were saying, but his expression didn’t change in the slightest. He remained focused on the fish in front of him.
After finishing his explanation, as he had done countless times before, he calmly addressed the camera: “That’s our little trick for handling fish. If you didn’t get it, you can watch the replay of the video. See you tomorrow.”
When the live broadcast ended, the insults didn’t disappear immediately. They continued flooding the screen for another five minutes before finally stopping.
“Brother, you’re in the right. Why didn’t you explain things to the audience?” Zhuge Song’s assistant complained on his behalf.
Zhuge Song responded, “Why explain to idiots?”
The assistant thought to himself, If you don’t want to explain to idiots, why are you cooking for them to watch?
Suddenly, his phone buzzed with a notification, cutting off the words he was about to say. His face lit up with excitement as he turned to Zhuge Song: “Brother, we’re going to hit it big! Qingqing, who just went viral, has agreed to collaborate on a video with us and is inviting you to Huangshan for a collaboration!”
At the same time, a system prompt appeared in front of Xu Youyou.
[Host, your bargain task target is on the way. Please be prepared.]
