After grinding the rice into powder, add the prepared Polygonum hydropiper in a high-speed blender, mix well, and then pinch off small balls.

Grandma took out last year's old yeast, ground it into powder, put the small dumplings in, and coated them with a layer of powder.

Then place it on a winnowing basket lined with straw, and cover it with another layer of straw to promote fermentation.

The day before Xu Lai was to go on a business trip, her aunt called, "Xiao Lai, the day after tomorrow is Hanhan's birthday. Are you free? Come over for a meal with your grandparents."

Xu Lai said with some regret, "Auntie, it's really unfortunate, I have to go on a business trip tomorrow."

The aunt paused for a moment, then said, "Alright then."

Xu Lai thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll send Grandpa and Grandma to your place for the night tomorrow, and then you can have Uncle bring them back after dinner the day after tomorrow."

The aunt smiled and said, "That's fine. I was just about to suggest that your uncle pick up Mom and Dad."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Lai had some doubts in her eyes. How old was her aunt's daughter this year?

Grandpa and Grandma were going out, so the chickens, ducks, geese, and dogs at home needed to be fed. Xu Lai went to the neighbor's house, intending to ask Grandma Jiang to feed them when she had time, but the old lady had already gone to bed.

Zhao Qingyun came downstairs, poured her a glass of water, and asked, "What do you need the old lady for?"

Xu Lai took a sip of tea and said, "Tomorrow I'm going to send my grandparents to my aunt's house. Could you please tell Grandma Jiang to help me feed the poultry at home for a couple of days?"

Zhao Qingyun stroked the rim of the cup and said, "I will pass it on."

Seeing that everything was arranged, Xu Lai got up to go home. Just as she turned around, Zhao Qingyun grabbed her wrist. "When are you coming back?"

Xu Lai felt that his behavior was a bit overstepping the line, but she didn't feel offended. She teased him, "I don't know, it could be ten days or half a month."

Zhao Qingyun let go of his hand: "Oh, bring me some pomegranates when you come back."

Xu Lai smiled and said, "I know, you won't be shortchanged."

The next morning, Xu Lai borrowed Liu Tao's car and first took her grandparents to the next town. Her aunt asked her to stay for lunch, but Xu Lai checked the time and said, "It's too late, Aunt."

She took out a red envelope: "This is a small token of my appreciation. Take it and buy something for Hanhan to eat. I'll come again next time I have the chance."

After seeing the person off, Xu Lai and Xia Ning headed straight to the high-speed rail station. They then transferred trains before finally getting a ride to Huili.

Upon arrival, the owner warmly welcomed them and invited them to a restaurant.

Xia Ning has been in charge of filming, and this is also part of the footage. Xu Lai has already made her a behind-the-scenes staff member.

After a short rest, Xu Lai went to the orchard to check on the fruit. Both of them were quite excited about the trip, as it was a completely new experience.

She picked one that looked sweeter, made a few cuts with a knife, and broke it open. The fruit looked like little rubies.

Xia Ning joked, "I hope I can afford so many rubies in the future."

After the evaluation confirmed there were no problems, they set a time for the live stream. This time it was different from her own live streams. Before, she could stop whenever she wanted, but now she had to stream for the whole day.

Xu Lai sighed. Money is really hard to earn. She went to the pharmacy and bought a box of throat lozenges to prepare for tomorrow's live broadcast.

The next morning at nine o'clock, Xu Lai started her broadcast on time. When she went to the park for the evaluation yesterday, she had Xia Ning shoot a video as a trailer.

About ten minutes after the broadcast started, a lot of fans flooded into the live stream room, and two thousand orders were sold in one go.

Xu Lai answered questions while reading the comments. Many fans didn't log out after buying the product, but chatted with her in the comments instead.

As the broadcast progressed until noon, the number of viewers gradually decreased. The boss provided them with boxed lunches, and Xu Lai ate while broadcasting. To be honest, she was still a little unaccustomed to eating in front of her online audience.

In the afternoon, a large number of netizens suddenly flooded into the live stream, sending barrages of insults and accusations that she was a mistress and that she resigned because her wife found out and she couldn't stay there any longer, so she went back to the countryside.

Xu Lai was stunned. Who was distorting the facts? When had she ever been a mistress? Besides, wasn't their company's boss President Gao? When did President Gao become a man?

Seeing that the live stream was in a chaotic state, Xu Lai explained the situation to the orchard owner and then ended the broadcast.

At this moment, Xia Ning handed her her phone and showed her a video. It was from a marketing account that someone had leaked information to her, revealing the daily life of short video blogger Xu Lai during her return to her hometown.

The marketing account was making such a detailed and convincing story, as if she were the person involved. Xu Lai was so angry that she laughed. She didn't know who was making such a fuss behind the scenes, but she guessed it might be Liang Xuzhou.

Xu Lai first contacted the blogger of the marketing account, demanding that she delete the video and issue a public apology, otherwise she would sue her for spreading rumors.

To everyone's surprise, the blogger said, "This was reported to me by netizens. As for the authenticity of the event, what does it have to do with me? Can you prove that these are all false?"

Seeing that communication was fruitless, Xu Lai contacted a lawyer and demanded to sue the marketing account. She also contacted General Manager Gao, asking him to help her clarify the situation in consideration of her contributions to the company.

The internet is a double-edged sword. Xu Lai wasn't particularly famous before; she could only make a little money by shooting videos. But then, netizens who saw the marketing accounts sent her private messages with endless insults. If she hadn't done it, they would have forced her to admit it.

She bowed sincerely to the orchard owner, "I'm sorry, Mr. Sun, because of some personal reasons, I have delayed your business. Please believe me, I will give you an explanation."

After Zhao Qingyun finished his meeting, Secretary Chen came over with his phone. "Young Chairman Zhao, something bad has happened, look!"

Zhao Qingyun clicked her tongue, "Can't you say something nice all day long? All you ever say is bad."

He took the phone and his expression changed instantly. He then picked up his own phone and made a call, "Zhao Duo, do me a favor."

After receiving the call and understanding the situation, they had someone contact the blogger of the marketing account. The video was deleted, an apology statement was issued, and compensation was also required.

Before Xu Lai could even receive a reply from President Gao, the online sentiment had completely shifted, with everyone apologizing under her video. Xu Lai smiled wryly, thinking that it was probably the same group of netizens.

Not long after, Xu Lai saw the statement issued by her former company: "Xu Lai is a former outstanding employee of our company. She left the company for some personal reasons. There is no third party involved as mentioned online."

Xia Ning breathed a sigh of relief: "Xiao Lai, that was really close. We were almost attacked by the entire internet."

Xu Lai grasped her hand: "Don't worry, these opinions won't kill me, they'll only make me stronger."

To put Xu Lai at ease, Xia Ning joked, "Looks like you've really become famous. With fame comes trouble."

Xu Lai's brows remained furrowed: "I think the reason things ended so quickly is because someone helped me behind the scenes."