Chapter 18 Happy Seafood Dinner
Zhu Youwei didn't know why, but after eating, he felt that the haze over his head had dissipated a lot.
It’s as if after a long cold winter, we finally welcome the warm fire and bright sunshine that illuminates the world.
He held the bowl of soup and ate it with relish, tears streaming down his face as he drank.
A home-cooked meal reminded him of many things.
Ever since he was old enough to understand, Zhu Youwei often saw his drunk father beating his mother.
My family was not well off in my early years. My father was often drunk and beat my mother many times.
When I was in junior high school, my father's business was doing well and he became financially well-off, so he beat my mother less often.
He thought his father had changed his gender, but he didn't expect that his father had another woman and another child outside.
The son born to his father by his mistress is smart and handsome, but he has been fat since childhood like his mother. Especially when he was in junior high school and the pressure was high, his weight soared to more than 200 pounds.
Every year during the Spring Festival when visiting relatives, there are always people who ignore his efforts in study and say to his father in a teasing or sarcastic way:
"Old Zhu, why doesn't your son look like you at all? Who does he look like? He's so fat! But your youngest son is fair and thin, with delicate features, just like you!"
There were also some of my father's bad friends who got drunk at his house and said things they didn't want to say:
"Old Zhu, have you ever been to a
Have you checked? Have you checked whether your eldest son is your child? Why does he look like a pig?
"Old Wang, you're going too far! Youwei is still Old Zhu's son, after all. How can you call him a fool?"
Zhu Youwei's father burped and said, "I think what Old Wang said is right. That brat, doesn't he look like a pig's head? He looks exactly like his mother, even worse than a pig's head! He's just a bit better at studying, always ranking in the top three on exams, but that's all. He's not smart at all! From now on, my business will still depend on Xiaofen and my son! My little son is as smart as his mother. He's only in elementary school, but he can already program robots. He's much better than that big pig-headed kid at home..."
Zhu Youwei heard all these words.
One Chinese New Year, the mistress brought her younger brother to the house, and his mother was so angry that she hid in the kitchen and cried.
At night, after he fell asleep, his mother went to the study to argue with his father, but his father knocked out a tooth...
The next morning, my mother covered up her injury by saying she "accidentally fell."
As Xiao San's son grew older, his father's patience with him became less and less, and his verbal abuse became more frequent:
"Your weight is almost as big as your grandma's pigs! Even your grandma's pigs are not as fat as you."
"What's the point of getting second place? Come back and get first place and show me! Look at how hard your brother works! He always gets first place. Look at you!"
"What's the point of participating in a robot competition? What's the point of spending money on training courses for you? You can't even make it to the finals. Are you a pig? All you do every day is waste my money!"
"If you were a pig, you would have killed yourself long ago. What's the point of living?"
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From childhood to adulthood, Zhu Youwei has lived in this depressing atmosphere.
He felt like a pig that had never seen the sun and was kept in a dark, smelly sewer.
He was eliminated in the robot competition and was extremely envious when he saw Cao Yue standing on the podium, shining brightly.
Zhu Youwei also wanted to shine like him, so, with some trepidation, he mustered up the courage to approach Cao Yue and talk to him.
But Cao Yue seemed to look down on him and ignored him at all.
When he fell into self-doubt, Gold Finger 002 appeared.
[Successfully bound to Goldfinger 002. Do you want to be a genius like Cao Yue? Do you want to be your father's favorite child? Do you want to be better and more outstanding than the mistress's son?]
【Congratulations, all the above wishes can be realized. 】
The golden finger gave him a reward, which allowed him to successfully lose 30 kilograms in a short period of time. The weight loss effect was visible to the naked eye.
Then, he began to guide him to use the golden finger to mark the people around him.
Using positive labels may bring you a lot of frustration and trouble, and it will take a long time to reap the rewards. During the period of waiting for the results, your father's scolding and disgust may even increase.
By using negative marking, he can quickly get everything he wants, because he is taking something from someone else, he will not have any side effects, and his father will quickly change his opinion of him.
Under the instigation of Gold Finger 002, Zhu Youwei chose the latter.
…
It was not until this moment that Zhu Youwei realized how wrong he was.
Even if seventy years of his life were taken away, he became mediocre and eventually died suddenly, he accepted it.
It is not about passive acceptance, but about accepting it calmly with a positive attitude.
If you do something wrong, you do it wrong, and you must accept the punishment for doing it wrong.
After dinner, Xue Qi called Zhu Youwei to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
Seeing that he remained silent, Xue Qi took the initiative to speak: "Human desires are endless, and you must face your desires squarely. If you want to lose weight, then work hard to lose weight. Learning has a ceiling, so do your best and have a clear conscience. As a human being, you must first accept that you are an ordinary person.
"If you can't do your best, you want to take shortcuts and steal other people's things. This is robbery. Have you ever thought about what others will become if they lose those things?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Youwei looked up at Xue Qi, his eyes widening as he stared at her: "You...you know everything!"
Xue Qi didn't explain too much to him, and continued, "After you mark Cao Yue, he will lose his wisdom and become unlucky. His only relative will starve to death, and he will be expelled from school, becoming a low-class scoundrel, and eventually committing crimes and being shot by the police."
Xue Qi's descriptions flashed before Zhu Youwei's eyes like pictures. Each scene seemed to be happening in real life!
Zhu Youwei was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time. After a while, he explained, "I... I didn't know... I thought he would at most become a person like me... I didn't want to kill him, I didn't want to kill his uncle... I didn't want to kill anyone!"
The boy stopped washing the dishes and tears couldn't stop flowing down.
He asked Xue Qi, "I don't have much time left. Perhaps this is the retribution I deserve. I have brought this upon myself, and I accept this punishment for my greed."
Xue Qi: "If you really know you were wrong and want Cao Yue's forgiveness, then starting tomorrow, do one good deed every day and run five kilometers every day. For every good deed you do, Cao Yue will gain one point of luck. For every kilogram you lose, Cao Yue will also gain one point of luck. So, if you really want to make it up to Cao Yue, start tomorrow and take action!"
Zhu Youwei's eyes seemed to overflow with light as he looked at Xue Qi: "Is this... really okay?"
Xue Qi asked him back: "You don't believe me?"
Zhu Youwei paused for a moment and nodded: "I believe it, I believe it!"
He only has a little over a year left to live, and if doing this can compensate Cao Yue, then he is willing!
Xue Qi lied to him.
She did not tell Zhu Youwei that losing weight and doing good deeds could increase his lifespan. If she told Zhu Youwei the truth, then he would do good deeds for the purpose of staying alive, and essentially he would do them for himself.
If the excuse was "compensating Cao Yue", Zhu Youwei would still be willing to do it day after day.
This means that this young man really wants to change and he deserves to continue living.
…
Half an hour later, Zhu Youwei's mother appeared at the door of the Happy Food Store.
When Zhu Youwei's mother saw her son, she broke down emotionally and burst into tears, hugging him. "It's my fault. I'm a coward! I can't stand it anymore! Let that perverted scumbag and his mistress live together! I want a divorce! Son, are you going to stay with me or him? If you want to stay with him, I support your choice!"
Zhu Youwei was choked with sobs and couldn't hold back his tears. "Mom, I'll go with you."
Zhu's mother asked him, "Do you blame me? For not sticking with you until your senior year of high school, for not being able to give you a complete family? I originally wanted to wait until you finished your senior year exams before getting a divorce, but seeing that beast treat you like this in public, I really couldn't stand it. Son..."
Zhu Youwei burst into tears: "Mom, I have wanted you to divorce for a long time, but I never dared to say it because I was afraid that he would beat me and you. Mom, I will protect you from now on! I have grown up and I am a man. If he bullies you again in the future, I will protect you!"
Zhu Youwei did not tell his mother that he only had a little over a year to live.
He must seize this year to take good care of his mother, help her get a divorce, get the property she deserves, and escape from that demon.
Teacher Liu handed the mother and child a tissue and said in a gentle voice:
"Mother Zhu Youwei, if you need a lawyer, I can recommend one. My class representative's father is an excellent lawyer who specializes in divorce cases like this. If you need anything, I can help you contact him."
Zhu Youwei's mother said firmly: "Okay! Thank you for troubling Teacher Liu..."
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After seeing off Zhu Youwei, his mother and Teacher Liu, the Happy Food Store returned to peace.
Qin Tiantian helped Xue Qi put away the table and chairs, and asked her curiously, "What did you say to Zhu Youwei in the kitchen just now? He seemed like a different person after he came out."
Xue Qi raised an eyebrow: "Want to know?"
Qin Tiantian nodded: "Yeah, I want to know."
Xue Qi looked at her seriously, took a deep breath, and said in a serious tone, "I won't tell you."
Qin Tiantian: "!!! Xue Qi! How did I end up with a little stepmother like you! You, the evil stepmother, have already mastered the script!"
Qin Tiantian was almost irritated to death by Xue Qi's keeping her in suspense.
"The evil stepmother script must be firmly grasped! Anyway, my character in your mind is not much different from this, right?"
Xue Qi patted the little girl's shoulder and said, "Just be thankful. I, your little stepmother, am hardworking and gentle, like a fairy from heaven, and I am a rare and beautiful little stepmother in the world."
Xue Qi pulled down the shutter door of the Happy Food Store, locked it, put the keychain on his finger, and walked forward happily, turning the key: "Tian'er, bring up the two bags of garbage at the door."
Qin Tiantian glanced at her stepmother's happily swinging ponytail, then looked at the two bags of kitchen waste tied at the door. She wanted to say something, but the words got stuck in her throat. In the end, she picked up the two bags of waste and followed.
Qin Tiantian thought of the pickled fish and pork ribs, licked the corner of her mouth with aftertaste, and couldn't help drooling.
What can she do? It's her own fault!
It was a cold day and the wind was biting like a knife, but her stomach felt warm.
When I got to the street, I saw a group of old men driving electric tricycles queuing up to do business.
Xue Qi took Qin Tiantian to the front car and said, "Uncle, please go to the southeast gate of Fenglan Mingyu. Thank you."
"Okay." The old man pointed to the WeChat QR code on the back: "9 yuan, the price has increased by 2 yuan for the Chinese New Year. Please scan the code first."
Xue Qi stashed his hands in his down jacket, unmoved, and glanced sideways at Qin Tiantian.
"..." Qin Tiantian immediately understood what she meant and reluctantly took out her phone: "Why do you only know how to exploit high school students? It's not easy to make money in high school."
Xue Qi shrank her neck due to the cold and said calmly, "Why don't you know how to respect your stepmother? It's not easy for fairies to make some money."
Qin Tiantian: "...My dad didn't give you living expenses?"
Xue Qi looked at the girl and said, "Don't you have to save money for retirement? Don't you know how many elderly people there are now? The old ladies and old men who go through the trash cans in the community are all serious graduates from 985 universities. I have no children, no husband, and who can I rely on when I get old? Tiantian is reliable, and roast duck can climb trees."
The woman's clean and bright eyes are soaked with crystal water, and she looks at you with endless sadness.
It was as if he was really in his seventies or eighties, abandoned, wandering on the streets, and struggling to pick up trash.
Qin Tiantian: “?”
Strange.
She actually had the urge to give her all the remaining 250 yuan in WeChat!
Soon, Qin Tiantian woke up.
- Don't be too sympathetic, don't be fooled by her pitiful eyes! Qin Tiantian! She's much richer than you!
After returning home, Xue Qi went into the room to change into pajamas. Qin Tiantian consciously went to the bathroom to get a basin of hot water. At the same time, she took out her mobile phone and checked the class group.
When she opened the class group that had blocked messages, she found more than 300 unread messages.
In the class group, everyone was discussing what happened today, and Qin Tiantian's ID was frequently mentioned:
"Qin Tiantian! Our stepmother is so handsome today! You must have saved the galaxy in your previous life to have such a perfect little stepmother, right?"
"Ban's mom is really amazing. My mom was scared to tears. She actually dared to go up and beat that beast. It really amazed me. After returning home, my mom told my dad about what happened in class today. My dad thought she was exaggerating. It was hilarious."
"My dad, a grown man, was also scared. He's usually so arrogant at home, saying he once hunted a wild boar, but today he's hiding behind Wang Yao's mom. My dad is the most cowardly one!"
"As the heavens above me, and the thick earth as my witness, I am willing to exchange twenty pounds of fat for such a perfect little stepmother! Please grant me such a little stepmother!"
"Okay, everyone, stop talking. Zhu Youwei is still in the group. He must be feeling terrible seeing this."
Everyone shut up immediately.
After a few seconds of silence in the group, Zhu Youwei said, "Thank you all for helping to testify today. After what happened today, my mother has decided to divorce my father. Thank you Qin Tiantian and Tiantian's mother, thank you all. The pickled fish was delicious, and the pork ribs and roast duck were also delicious. It was very warming, really warming. Thank you."
Although the words were simple, only Zhu Youwei knew that when he repeatedly typed "very warm", he couldn't help crying.
Maybe for others, "warmth" is a common thing, but for people who have been in an ice cellar for a long time, "warmth" is not an easy thing.
The classmates didn’t know how to comfort Zhu Youwei with words, so they just patted him on the head.
【Wang Weiwei patted your clever head.】
【Wang Yao patted your clever head.】
【Liu Piaopiao patted your clever head.】
【Qin Tiantian patted your clever head.】
…
The neat and orderly formation in the group was moving. The head teacher, Teacher Liu, was also deeply moved when he saw the dynamics in the group.
She felt relieved when she saw her classmates helping each other and loving each other.
She was truly worried that Zhu Youwei would be ostracized and isolated because of this incident, which would not be helpful for his psychological recovery.
Teacher Liu said, "Classmates, our Class 16 is a big family. No matter what difficulties anyone encounters in the future, we hope that everyone will sincerely help. Everyone will encounter difficulties in life, some early, some later. If you help others now, those you have helped will also extend a helping hand to you in the future. This is a virtuous cycle. Just like Tiantian's mother said, helping others within your ability is not a shameful thing, but rather something worthy of praise and commendation! Keep it up, Class 16!"
Class monitor: "Keep going, Class 16! Anyone who tries to divide us is not one of us! If you encounter such a person, don't take him to the bathroom, don't bring him snacks to the canteen, and don't help him with his homework!"
The study committee member followed suit: "Keep going, Class 16! Anyone who tries to divide us is not one of us! If you encounter such a person, don't take him to the bathroom, don't bring him snacks to the canteen, and don't help him with his homework!"
The classmates also copied it.
Teacher Liu felt touched when he saw how lively the students were.
She remembered something: "Oh, right, there's a new student transferring to our class next semester. I'll add her to the class group today so we can get to know each other first."
Monitor: "Hello, teacher, welcome new students! [Applause]"
The other side.
Xue Qi changed into light pajamas, put on a facial mask, and walked out of the bedroom.
Her long hair was pinned up at the back of her head with a pink Linnabell plush shark clip, making it look a little messy.
She slipped on a pair of pink bear slippers and walked into the living room and sat down on the sofa.
Qin Tiantian brought her the foot washing water and then continued to look at her phone.
When I opened the mobile group, I saw Liu Ruyu's confusing remarks.
Liu Ruyu: "Hello everyone, I'm Liu Ruyu, and I'm also a former classmate of Qin Tiantian! I didn't expect to be in the same class with Qin Tiantian this time. What a fate."
When everyone heard that Liu Ruyu and Qin Tiantian were classmates, they immediately became excited and asked:
"Fuck! He's actually a classmate of Qin Tiantian! Quick! Liu Ruyu, please gossip about Qin Tiantian's performance in her previous school. Our gossipy souls are eager to know!"
"Hurry up, hurry up, do you have any shocking gossip? I want to hear it!"
Liu Ruyu had just joined the group and could not see the previous chat history. He only saw the classmates’ welcome and messages asking for gossip about Qin Tiantian.
It turned out to be just as she expected.
Qin Tiantian was indeed not welcomed in her new class, and everyone wanted to see her get into trouble.
Liu Ruyu: "Well...she was in our old class, she was just okay! She was very special, seemingly a loner and not sociable, and it seemed like everyone didn't like her. But in fact, that was because her classmates didn't understand her. She was a girl with a very unique personality, she was amazing! In my eyes, she was a shining girl! Beautiful girls are bound to be criticized and envied, so it's normal for her to have a cold personality."
Qin Tiantian: “???”
All this gossip almost made Qin Tiantian explode with anger.
However, due to the psychological trauma she suffered in the previous class group, she didn't dare to speak at all, fearing that the good image she had worked so hard to build in the minds of her classmates would be destroyed in one day.
Xue Qi was soaking her feet. She looked at her from the side and saw something was wrong. "What's wrong?"
Qin Tiantian didn't say anything.
Xue Qi leaned over and was surprised to see Liu Ruyu's gossip in the class group.
Good job!
Xue Qi asked her, "Would you mind giving me your phone? I'll send a message for you?"
Qin Tiantian looked at her: "Not so good, right?"
Although he said "not so good", he handed the phone to her honestly.
She also wanted to see how the young stepmother would deal with the bad boy Liu Ruyu.
Xue Qi took the phone, typed quickly, and sent a message.
"Liu Ruyu, are you polite? You were the one who told everyone in class that Tiantian had a stepmother. You were the one who spread the news that Tiantian's father had gone bankrupt and died, trampling on Tiantian's dignity and pride, causing her mild depression. Now that she's in a new school and a new class, it's still you who comes to chat with Tiantian. What's wrong with you? She's already transferred to another school, and you're still haunting her?"
When Liu Ruyu saw the message, he realized that it was sent by Qin Tiantian’s stepmother.
This WeChat message was exactly what she wanted.
What will your classmates think when they see this news?
Qin Tiantian is a mama’s boy?
Qin Tiantian directed and acted in the drama herself, pretending to be a stepmother and scolding people?
As long as Qin Tiantian does not get rid of the mark, people around her will speak in her favor as the heroine.
She chatted appropriately, and because of the influence of the "mark", her classmates would not only not see through her, but would help her to confront Qin Tiantian, thus increasing Qin Tiantian's negative energy and leading her to the path of being a female cannon fodder.
But Liu Ruyu had no idea that all the classmates and teachers in the class had eaten the "happy food" and they had become completely immune to the effects and influences of the "label"!
Seeing this, Teacher Liu quickly tried to mediate and sent out a few cute emoticons that students often use.
"It's late today, everyone, go to bed early. Chinese New Year is coming soon. Happy New Year everyone! Although the New Year is wonderful, don't be greedy! Do your homework well, you can access the school app to preview the new courses for next semester!"
All the classmates in the class used the "Go to bed, good night" emoticon pack, drowning the news about Liu Ruyu and Xue Qi in the message log.
Then, the class monitor created a small group and invited all the classmates to join.
Class monitor: "The teacher and Liu Ruyu are in the group chat, so it's not convenient to talk. That new classmate named Liu Ruyu is too teasing. I can't confront her in the class group for fear of being scolded by Teacher Liu."
Study committee member: "I held back. After all, Teacher Liu just said that we should be united and friendly. It seems a bit unpleasant to immediately exclude the new students."
The Chinese class representative said, "77 Ma even came out to argue with us personally. This shows how much trouble this new student caused in our previous class! Even the good-tempered 77 Ma started to argue with us. Apparently, Tiantian transferred because of her."
"If that's true, it's so disgusting! I'm already imagining a class fight! Our Tiantian is so cute, why are you treating her like this?"
"1. Protect our Tian'er! Tian and 77 Ma are both heavy sticks!"
"Did you see 77 Ma outside the screen? Don't worry, leave Tiantian to us. We will never let Tiantian suffer from the cold violence in the class again!"
"Yes! We take her with us when we go to the bathroom! We take her with us when we go to the store to buy things! We invite her when we eat spicy noodles, and we give her tutoring as a free tutor! 77 Ma, just prepare the pickled fish and wait for us. (shy)"
…
After reading all the chat records, Qin Tiantian felt happy and warm.
Since transferring to another school, her life seemed to suddenly become brighter. The classmates in her new environment were all very nice and took good care of her.
Of course, all this is thanks to Xue Qi.
Qin Tiantian secretly looked at Xue Qi and was caught by Xue Qi: "Finally discovered that my little stepmother is as beautiful as a fairy?"
It was just a joke, but Qin Tiantian began to appreciate her beauty seriously.
Xue Qi has a palm-sized face. Although she is already 30 years old, her face is still full of collagen. Even without makeup, her appearance is still very good.
She had also watched Xue Qi's food videos. Because she was thin and looked no different from the female stars on TV with makeup on.
Before going to bed at night, Qin Tiantian repeatedly watched the food video posted by Xue Qi in her bed. The more she watched, the more she thought Xue Qi was beautiful. She silently clicked to follow her short video account and became her 20,111th fan.
Just as I was about to fall asleep, I received a WeChat message from Xue Qi.
Xue Qi sent her two flight tickets to the island the day after tomorrow.
Qin Tiantian: "!!!Are we going to the island to celebrate the Spring Festival?"
Xue Qi: "I've booked a villa at the beach, so I can order a seafood feast in advance."
Qin Tiantian: “!!!”
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In a detached villa in a villa area in Yanjing City, the lights were on in the study on the second floor.
Cao Feng was still working when Cao Yue knocked on the door and came in: "Uncle, where are you going to celebrate the Spring Festival this year?"
Cao Feng put down the documents in his hand, looked up and asked him: "Where do you want to go for the Spring Festival?"
Cao Yue asked him back, "Isn't the lease on the apartment you rented in Sister 77's neighborhood still up for grabs? Otherwise, why don't we move back in? There are two of them, and there are two of us, so it'll be four for the New Year. Wouldn't that make it more lively?"
Cao Feng frowned and asked him, "How can you celebrate the Spring Festival with someone else's family? Cao Yue, I know what you are thinking. Put away your dirty thoughts. I respect Boss Xue and would never have any thoughts of crossing the line with her."
Cao Yue: "Uncle, are you making a big deal out of nothing? What's wrong with me?"
Cao Feng said, "I've asked Assistant Tang to book you a flight to the island. The flight is the day after tomorrow."
Cao Yue lowered his head dejectedly: "Okay, as long as you are happy, little uncle."
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Air tickets were not cheap near the Spring Festival, and Xue Qi switched back and forth between business class and first class. In the end, he was unwilling to spend the extra few thousand dollars and booked business class.
This was Xue Qi’s first time on a plane in his life.
After getting on the plane, I sat comfortably and asked the flight attendant for a glass of red wine, feeling quite self-indulgent.
Qin Tiantian was sitting next to her doing her winter vacation homework. Before she finished a math problem, she heard a young man's surprised voice:
"Qin Tiantian, Sister Qi!"
The two looked up and saw Cao Feng and Cao Yue.
Both the uncle and nephew have long legs and are handsome. They are very eye-catching when standing together.
Behind them was Tang Xiong, who was carrying a bag.
Cao Feng didn't expect to meet Xue Qi and Qin Tiantian on the plane, let alone that they were sitting in the same row.
Cao Feng, Cao Yue, and Tang Xiong sat down. Before Xue Qi could ask, the impoverished young man, Cao Yue, took the lead in explaining, "Sister Qi, what a coincidence! I got a scholarship, so I'm being generous and treating my uncle to an island trip. Are you guys going there for the Spring Festival, too?"
Xue Qi nodded: "Yeah. Cao Yue, you are really generous. Business class is not cheap."
Before Cao Yue could speak, Qin Tiantian interrupted, "Cao Yue is amazing! He was transferred to the Rocketry class and won a prize on behalf of the school. In the final exam, he was not only first in his grade, but also in the entire Yanjing City. It's said that the prize money for being first in his grade alone was tens of thousands!"
Xue Qi: "Oh, that's really amazing."
She actually began to envy the ordinary Cao Feng. No wonder he resigned from the Happy Food Store.
Xue Qi felt heartbroken about Cao Feng’s resignation, as if he had lost a talented person!
Cao Feng washes dishes cleanly and skillfully; no one in the store is more diligent than him.
However, it is indeed inappropriate for Cao Yue's uncle to stay in her store to do odd jobs since he graduated from a regular university.
In addition, Cao Yue is capable now and can get a lot of scholarships and competition prizes every year. If she were Cao Feng, she would also be a useless person.
Xue Qi glanced at Tang Xiong, who was sitting in the innermost seat, and asked, "Are you two together?"
Cao Yue immediately explained: "Yes, this is Uncle Tang Xiong, my uncle's good friend!"
Assistant Tang, Mr. Cao's good friend, greeted Xue Qi: "Hello, Mr. Xue, I've heard a lot about you."
Xue Qi counted and found five people. The villa she had booked also had five rooms. She immediately made a passionate invitation:
"Have you booked a hotel yet? Why not join us in sharing a villa? Our villa is right by the sea, in a great location. Splitting the bill, it's less than 500 yuan per person, and you can even buy seafood and cook it yourself. It's a great deal, much more economical than staying in a hotel. At this time of year, the cheapest beachfront hotel starts at 1,000 yuan per person."
Cao Yue immediately said, "Great! Save money! What do you think, uncle?"
Cao Feng frowned slightly: "Not very good?"
Qin Tiantian's tone was soft, like a little girl's coquettish tone:
"Uncle Cao Yue, what's wrong with that? It's not easy for Cao Yue to make a little money, but it's easy for him to study hard. Any money you can save is a little."
If she lived with Cao Yue, she could take advantage of Cao Yue and let the genius of learning give her extra lessons!
You have to hold on to the god of learning’s thigh!
Cao Feng: “…”
Cao Yue was flattered and touched the tip of his nose guiltily.
Xue Qi looked at Assistant Tang, who was sitting by the window. "Mr. Tang, is this convenient for you? The villa is quite nice, and every room faces the sea. I can let you choose a room first."
Tang Xiong glanced at Cao Feng and hesitantly said, "Ah... I'm fine with anything. I'll just listen to Mr. Cao...!"
He almost called him "Mr. Cao", but luckily he was smart enough and changed his words to "Manager Cao", just like a nickname between friends.
Xue Qi looked at Cao Feng and shouted, "Butler Cao, what do you think? It's not easy for children these days to study, and it's even harder to make money from studying. We should be considerate and respect every penny a child earns!"
Cao Feng, who was called "General Manager Cao": "..."
The assistant seemed to be getting less polite.
Qin Tiantian muttered quietly: "You still haven't paid me the five yuan you owe me for the tricycle you took yesterday. Please respect me first."
Xue Qi sneered, "You kid, you're still nitpicking with me over five dollars? Then give me back the three dollars and fifty cents I gave you for the ice cream yesterday!"
Qin Tiantian: "...Are you childish? How dare you ask me for three dollars and fifty cents?"
Xue Qi: "You must respect every penny of your stepmother's money!"
Qin Tiantian: “…”
Okay. You're thick-skinned, so I'll do as you say!
Cao Feng felt as if he was being roasted on a raging fire. After a long pause, he nodded, "Okay. Thank you for troubling Boss Xue."
When he worked at the Happy Food Store, he called Xue Qi "Boss". Now that he has resigned, he respectfully added a surname in front of the boss's name.
He glanced at Cao Yue, then shook out the newspaper in front of him, as if telling Cao Yue with practical actions that he would not grant his wish.
Cao Yue was heartbroken by his uncle's estrangement from Xue Qi.
He couldn't stand it any longer and typed to Cao Feng on his phone: "Uncle, look at Sister 77, how beautiful she is! She's as pretty as any female celebrity, why aren't you moved? Is the food Sister 77 cooks not delicious enough?"
Cao Feng glanced at him coldly.
Little Cao Yue was frightened and immediately put on a blindfold, leaning back in the chair in despair, waiting for the plane to take off.
Instead of expecting Cao Tieshu to blossom in the short term, it is better to think carefully about how to make Xue Qi the heroine in a short period of time.
He began to plan in his mind.
The reason why the heroine is the heroine is because she is the most watched person in this world.
Xue Qi has a beauty that can attract public attention, but due to limited conditions, she cannot be known to the public.
Therefore, the most important thing is how to make Xue Qi a popular internet celebrity!
Xue Qi now has 20,000 fans, so let’s set a small goal to quickly let Xue Qi’s fans exceed one million!
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The temperature on the island was just right and very warm. After getting off the plane, everyone changed into summer clothes.
Cao Yue took out his vlog camera and started recording from the moment he got off the plane, filming Xue Qi throughout the entire process.
The boy has good photography skills and the angles he uses can perfectly show Xue Qi's beauty.
After arriving at the villa, Xue Qi let the three men choose a room first, and then she chose the remaining one.
Her room had a great view. Outside was the infinity pool, and beyond that was the endless blue sea.
The sun is shining, the blue sky and the clean sea are refreshing.
It turns out that it is so comfortable to leave the game world and become a free man.
When she inherits 30 million and becomes a wealthy woman, she will definitely buy a small villa by the sea!
Around four o'clock, Xue Qi, Cao Feng and Tang Xiong went to the seafood market to buy some seafood.
Tonight is the reunion night, so we have to make a seafood feast.
Xue Qi cooks and Cao Yue takes photos.
In the kitchen, Xue Qi methodically processed various seafood, using two stoves at the same time to prepare a seafood feast.
The salt and pepper mantis shrimps are as big as a palm. After peeling the shell, the plump and tender meat is revealed inside, which is soaked in the taste of salt and pepper. It is very addictive to eat one by one.
Baked lobster with cheese. The lobster is very big. The back of the lobster is cut open with a knife and covered with shredded cheese.
Cao Yue picked up a piece of lobster meat wrapped in cheese with chopsticks. When he put it in his mouth, it was full of cheese, the meat was chewy, and his mouth was filled with the flavor of milk, which was not greasy at all.
The flame oysters are also amazing.
Oysters are grilled at high temperatures with virtually no seasoning, yet their delicious flavor is irresistible. Biting into the white, tender flesh reveals a refreshing sweetness, the natural salty flavor of seawater. The texture is tender and springy, like biting into delicious cream, but without the cloying taste.
Xue Qi doesn’t use many seasonings for steamed grouper. The cooking process is not complicated and is kept as simple as possible. However, the fish meat is incredibly delicious and melts in your mouth.
One bite and it feels like your soul is falling into warm sea water.
This was Tang Xiong's first time eating food cooked by Xue Qi, and he was so amazed that all his senses were reshaped.
This... is ridiculously delicious!
Seafood is delicious for its own freshness. In order to cater to the tastes of the teenagers, Xue Qi specially made pepper and salt mantis shrimp and cheese lobster, but she also steamed mantis shrimp and lobster.
Compared to salt and pepper and cheese, steamed mantis shrimp and lobster have a unique flavor.
So fresh.
Cao Feng had eaten top-notch seafood, but never anything so fresh. It was the flavor of the sea itself, transformed into something wonderful by Xue Qi's hands.
Cao Yue and Qin Tiantian lowered their heads to eat seafood, enjoying it happily.
But no one noticed that Cao Yue actually started a live broadcast.
As the academic genius of Blue Mountain International, Cao Yue, the champion of the youth group of the international competition robot who appeared on CCTV, has more than 100,000 fans.
His fan stickiness is quite high. With 100,000 followers, a post about daily useful information can get more than 20,000 interactive comments.
He has been live streaming from the time Xue Qi was cooking to the time she is eating.
Fans originally thought it was quite boring and wondered why Master Cao would live broadcast the New Year’s Eve dinner. It was boring.
But the more we watch, the more addicted we become——
"Holy crap, is this a livestream? Why do I feel like this sister is cooking at triple speed? She's so fast!"
"Is this four times the speed? At this speed, it's hard not to suspect this is a recording sped up to pretend it's live!"
"I really enjoy watching this sister cook! Her knife skills for scraping fish are so fast that she could be used in a martial arts movie, right? Absolutely!"
"Doesn't anyone else find it healing to watch her cook? It brings an indescribable sense of happiness. That kind of happiness is fleeting and hard to grasp, but... it's pure happiness!"
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When the live broadcast started, the live broadcast room completely exploded:
"Fuck, that looks delicious! Ahhh, Cao Yue, why are you eating so deliciously? Let me suck the salt and pepper off your fingers!"
"I want to eat that oyster! The oyster meat looks as fresh and tender as milk! When that girl slurped the oyster, I felt a kind of happy enjoyment!"
"Hasn't anyone noticed that the man eating at the very edge of the camera is enjoying his meal even more? Watching him eat is like... a man on the verge of starvation suddenly tasting a mouthful of exquisitely tender grouper! Ah, look how much he enjoys it!"
"Cao Yue, can you let me lick the lobster shell you just threw away?"
"Let me give you some information! This beautiful lady has a video account, and her name is Xue77, the Happy Food Store."
"I'm back from the video account, just one video!! My phone screen has been licked to pieces by my grandma and me!! Xue 77!! I order you not to celebrate the New Year, and hurry up and release the second video!"
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Xue Qi, who was eating, had no idea that his video account suddenly gained 20,000 followers!
When she stood up to pour drinks for everyone, she saw small golden words appear above her head through the decorative gray mirror opposite her:
[Villain No. 3 Cao Yue, I want you to attract more attention. Will you compete to be the female lead? ]
Xue Qi: “???”
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