Chapter 20 A Happy Medicinal Diet
When Cheng Kai heard that Qin Tiantian was in trouble, he immediately went to the hospital to see her.
When he arrived, there was a strange smell in the ward.
I say it's weird because the smell is really unpleasant.
Qin Tiantian's leg was in a plaster cast and hung high in the air.
Because of a spinal injury, I was temporarily unable to sit up, so I had to ask the nurse to rock the bed so that I could sit and eat in bed.
Qin Tiantian looked at the medicinal food brought by Xue Qi and had no appetite at all.
The smell was unbearable for her.
The strange smell is hard to describe, and the color and appearance look very unpleasant.
The pig's trotter tendons in the stew pot were all black, and unknown ingredients were floating on the thick soup. The only ingredient that could be identified was wolfberry.
Qin Tiantian had no appetite for this bowl of stewed pig's trotters. It looked like a dark dish no matter how you looked at it.
Qin Tiantian closed her mouth, showing no appetite at all: "Sister Qi, what are you cooking? Are you sure this is edible?"
Not to mention Qin Tiantian, even Cheng Kai, who was craving Xue Qi's cooking, had no appetite when he saw this dish.
Xue Qi served Qin Tiantian a bowl of medicine, poured it with the medicine that had been simmered overnight, and explained:
"This is pig's trotter tendon. I used a variety of ingredients, including angelica, wolfberry, celery, yam, and black sesame, as well as some Chinese herbal medicine. This can help your bones and muscles recover. Currently, your spine is the most seriously injured. Eating more liver-nourishing foods can help strengthen your spine and is also very effective in recovering from spinal injuries."
The heating in the ward was on high and the air was dry.
Cheng Kai picked up an apple and peeled it.
He casually asked, "Why does eating more liver-nourishing foods improve the spine? What's the relationship between the liver and the spine?"
Xue Qi explained, "In the Suwen (Suwen) Treatise on the Six Joints and Zang-Xiang, it says that the liver is the root of exhaustion and the abode of the soul. Its essence is in the nails, its fullness is in the tendons, generating qi and blood. All tendons belong to the joints. Food qi enters the stomach, dispersing essence in the liver and lustful qi in the tendons. What does this mean? It's obvious."
It was the first time Qin Tiantian saw Xue Qi speak eloquently. She looked at her and said, "What are you talking about? You, a poor student, don't understand."
Cheng Kai even stopped peeling the apple: "It's been too long since the college entrance examination. I don't understand. Can you explain it to me, sister?"
This medicinal meal was quite large, so Xue Qi also served a bowl to Cheng Kai:
"You should have one too. You need to nourish your liver, too. The meaning of this passage is that the strength and power of our shins all stem from a healthy liver. The complex structure of the spine requires a constant supply of nutrients to stay strong, thus achieving a continuous source of power. In short, nourishing the liver is the first step to nourishing the shins! I've added a lot of hard-to-find, expensive herbs to this medicinal meal. It's very expensive! If you don't eat it, I'll eat it all myself."
Cheng Kai and Qin Tiantian looked at each other, listened to her talk one thing after another, and drank the soup in one gulp while holding their breath.
After drinking the soup and savoring it in their mouths, they discovered that it tasted quite good.
The taste smells strange, but when you savor it in your mouth, it has a mellow fragrance.
It's like a variety of delicious ingredients stewed into a paste, and when it passes through the tongue, you can feel the multi-layered sticky deliciousness.
The tendons are dyed with the medicinal ingredients, becoming a translucent light brown, and are stewed until they are soft and glutinous.
It looks chewy, but in fact, it has been boiled for a long time and only its shape is left. When you scoop it up and put it in your mouth, it melts immediately.
Because it is cooked with other ingredients for too long, it absorbs many layers of flavor. When it melts on the tip of the tongue, all kinds of rich flavors are peeled out layer by layer, and the fragrance is so delicious that it makes people smack their lips.
This tendon tastes like a snack and is addictive.
Qin Tiantian and Cheng Kai ate up all the pig tendons in a short while, and even drank up the soup base.
After they finished eating for a while, they licked the soup at the bottom of the bowl and then realized:
——It smells so good!
Qin Tiantian asked Xue Qi: "Sister 7, is there anything else? I think for the health of young people, I am willing to do another job!"
Cheng Kai also handed her the empty bowl: "I think for the sake of young people staying up late, I can have another portion."
Xue Qi put away the soup bowl and said, "No more. Even though things are good, they should be consumed in moderation. The principle of "extremes lead to their opposites" should still be followed."
She looked at Cheng Kai: "What do you want to see me for?"
Cheng Kai said "Oh", put down his empty bowl and talked about business. He took out the iPad and handed it to her:
"Because our post-production team is closed for the Spring Festival holiday, Xiaowen took on the editing work himself. He just finished the video today. Take a look. If you think it's okay, we'll release it today."
He paused and continued, "Douyin Short Video said that if our video reaches five million views this time, we can participate in the Douyin Video platform's Food Cooking Competition. Participating in that competition will gain traffic exposure, and users who get the top three votes will also have the opportunity to participate in the food reality show on Fruit TV. If we can get into the top three and successfully appear on the show, we can earn at least this amount through this series of operations."
Xue Qi looked at him and raised five fingers: "Five hundred thousand?"
Cheng Kai was really disappointed: "You used to be a wealthy wife, can't you be a little more open-minded?"
Xue Qi: "Five million?"
Cheng Kai nodded. "This is still the lowest estimate. Of course, there's only one spot on the show, so it might not be our turn. If there's a sponsor willing to buy our advertising space, you can definitely reach this number by promoting the product and running advertisements."
Xue Qi was moved.
She didn't need to compete for a spot on that reality show; she just needed to get into the top three.
Because of the relationship with villain No. 3 Cao Yue, she has now attracted the attention of the "Golden Finger". She cannot stand out too much, otherwise she will easily be tied up and become the heroine.
Being a heroine is a high-risk job, attracting many people and going through many hardships!
She just wants to be a wealthy woman who makes money in a low-key manner and happily earns a lot of money!
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Xue Qi imagined a wonderful life in the future and felt very happy.
From initially buying villas in 18th-tier cities, now we have changed to buying villas in third-tier cities!
You have to have dreams, what if they come true?
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6pm.
The video account of Happy Food Xue 77 updated a video called "New Year's Feast".
This is a collection of delicious dishes that Xue Qi has made recently in gourmet restaurants.
Delicious and juicy cuttlefish dumplings, spicy and sour pickled fish, and the symbol of wealth and prosperity, the fish...
After post-editing, these dishes together form a sumptuous Manchu-Han banquet!
The editing of the first video focuses on food.
This video was shot by photographer Xiaowen himself.
He eats and drinks at Happy Food every day, and understands the "human touch" of these foods. The videos he edits are also more down-to-earth and more human.
The video shows that Xue Qi cooks incredibly quickly and with a touch of artistic performance.
It also ensures that every dish has a beautiful close-up that will shock your eyes!
The main shot of the video features not only the good-looking Xue Qi, but also the good-looking Cao Feng, who occasionally passes plates and helps out.
Cao Feng appeared four times in the 20-minute video.
At the end after the food close-up, Xiaowen also made a compilation of clips of everyone eating food together.
The waitress picked up a fried eggplant pancake with chopsticks.
She bit through the thin crispy shell on the surface, and there was a subtle and clear "crunch" sound in the video, which made people feel itchy.
Comment:
"This eggplant pancake looks so delicious. Ah, the fries in my hand are not fragrant! They are not crispy or crunchy at all! The eggplant pancake in the video looks crispy and fragrant! Wow, I want to eat it!"
The camera turned to Cao Feng, who picked up a cuttlefish dumpling with chopsticks. The man, who had originally had no expression on his face, suddenly became subtle.
Comment:
"Huh? Is this Uncle Cao Yue? Why do I feel like I've been reborn every time I see him eat? It's as if Food 77's food is the medicine that heals him!"
"Why are these dumplings black? He eats them so deliciously, I want some too!"
The camera is focused on the photographer himself, Xiaowen.
He knows the camera very well, and he drank three bowls of rice with the pickled fish soup!
Comment:
"Ah, I want to eat pickled fish soup with rice, too. Ss ...
"Although this young man seems unattractive compared to Uncle Cao Yue, it doesn't stop me from enjoying watching him eat! He eats with such relish and concentration, making the pickled fish soup with rice taste like a truly delicious delicacy. I want to eat it!"
…
In the comment section of the video, the comment with the most likes is discussing Xue Qi and Cao Feng’s appearance:
"77 is really beautiful. How can a fairy cook? Can I marry her?"
"Didn't anyone notice Uncle Cao in the background? He's so handsome. qaq"
"How about a full debut for Happy Food?"
"Everyone's debut is unnecessary. I just want to watch the photographer eat, I don't want to see him debut 233333."
"There's no Cao Yue in the post-production editing! Bad review! Is it me, Cao Yue, who doesn't deserve to eat?"
"Watching 77 cook is so healing. Woohoo, it's so healing. I'm impressed. Why is it so healing? I feel a long-lost sense of happiness."
…
After post-production, the video was edited to have a unique beauty and at the same time a sense of human life.
Especially at the end, everyone ate with all their heart, completely conveying the aroma of the food beyond the screen.
Netizens seemed to be able to smell the fragrance through the screen and were drooling as they watched.
Those who work hard do so with all their heart, their faces filled with satisfaction and happiness.
This kind of satisfaction and happiness is conveyed through the screen, and everyone feels happy when watching it.
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Three days later.
This video has over 50,000 likes, all of which are real, 30,000 comments, and over one million views.
This ratio of likes to comments is quite outstanding among similar videos.
Because of her previous video, her fellow city people gave her hot search traffic, but this time when she was recommended by her fellow city people, the increase in fans seemed less than satisfactory.
The eligibility requirements for the Gourmet Chef Competition are clearly defined, and traffic within seven days is counted.
However, on the fifth day, the traffic of Xue Qi's video only exceeded two million, which was still far from the five million mentioned by Cheng Kai.
Cheng Kai felt that he could not just sit there and wait for death, so he asked Xue Qi to buy promotion:
"Sister 7, there are only two days left. If we continue like this, we will definitely not reach 5 million traffic. How about this, we spend 500,000 on a promotion to increase the traffic first."
When Xue Qi heard the price of 500,000, he immediately said, "If we have to rely on paid promotion to get traffic, then it means my ability is not enough. I won't do anything that does not match my position."
She just can't bear to part with the small amount of money.
After all, the five million that Cheng Kai mentioned has not been earned yet.
Even if Cheng Kai paints a rosy picture for her, she has to think about whether she can eat it.
Without seeing the money, $500,000 is a big risky investment.
Moreover, buying promotions cannot guarantee that you can achieve so much traffic.
Besides, what if this is a scam?
Spend 500,000, give you 4 million traffic, and then let you get stuck at that point, neither lower nor higher. Generally speaking, people don’t see much difference, so they continue to spend money and continue to buy traffic!
No matter how you look at it, this is a means for capital to reap profits.
Salted Fish Xue Qi: "That's it. We can make a lot of money with our current traffic. We can't be too greedy."
Xue Qi has always been very cautious when it comes to money.
Cheng Kai: "You really don't want to buy traffic? If you don't, we won't be able to participate in this competition."
Xianyu7 said firmly: "I won't buy it."
Cheng Kai: "You could have soared to the top and become the heroine, why do you have to wander around the city and play a supporting role? Sister 7, you really don't buy it?"
Originally, Cheng Kai was just making an analogy to stimulate Xue Qi again.
But unexpectedly, this really stimulated Xue Qi!
Xue Qi: "Please don't buy it!"
She really doesn't want to be the heroine!
She just wants to be a low-key rich woman!
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The first year of high school will start soon.
Qin Tiantian cannot return to school temporarily because of injury.
Blue Mountains International School is a national model school for education, and classes are live-streamed and recorded.
Qin Tiantian recovered quickly and was able to get out of bed and walk on her own after one month. Her physique and recovery speed amazed the doctors.
She watched the live broadcast of the course while lying on the hospital bed every day. In the evening, her homeroom teacher, Teacher Liu, would ask her classmates to take turns delivering their homework to her.
The class monitor was the one who delivered the homework on the first day.
He deliberately arrived at mealtime, and ended up seeing Xue Qi feeding Qin Tiantian the pitch-black medicinal mulberry soup and fennel dumplings.
My whole body is numb.
Although the dumplings are wrapped cutely and roundly, the filling inside is fennel sprouts and beef tendon, which is hard to appetize.
Qin Tiantian ate with big mouthfuls, one bite of dumplings, one sip of mulberry soup, and her entire lips were stained black!
Qin Tiantian ate happily, trying hard to control her appetite, and handed the half-eaten dumpling to the squad leader: "I'll smash you!"
——Sergeant, you eat!
Xue Qi handed the squad leader a bowl of soup and dumplings.
The squad leader's face was full of rejection, but he couldn't refuse their kindness, so he ate it anyway.
This is an incredible meal.
Amazing dumplings! Amazing soup!
After the monitor had a full meal and drank enough, he went home and didn't even feel tired from studying all night! He felt refreshed!
Afterwards, the study committee member, subject representatives, and the top ten students in the class took turns to hand in their homework and get free food and drinks. In less than two months, the top ten students all looked radiant.
The bald squad leader not only stopped losing hair, but also had a lot of fine hair growing in the bald areas!
The monitor burst into tears of joy and said in the class group: "From now on, when I give Qin Tiantian homework, you are not allowed to snatch it! It's not easy for me to grow some hair... Why can we grow hair by eating Qin Tiantian's medicinal bone-nourishing soup? It's incredible, will the class mother accept her son? I really don't want to be bald..."
Qin Tiantian said, "Because you are drinking liver-nourishing soup. The liver stores blood and promotes hair growth. If your liver is healthy, your complexion will be healthy, and your hair will be healthy too!"
Teacher Liu saw the message and said, "Thank you all for your hard work, students. Caring for sick students is everyone's responsibility. Next, let your math teacher deliver homework to Tiantian!"
The math teacher is Teacher Liu’s husband. He is less than 33 years old, and most of his head is bald. He looks quite pitiful.
Squad leader: “…”
Study Committee Member: “…”
Class representatives: “…”
Everyone knows Sima Zhao's intention!
Qin Tiantian: "Everyone, you don't have to send me homework. I can be discharged tomorrow. The doctor said that I have recovered well and can be discharged now. Thank you everyone! If the checkup next week is fine, I can come to school."
Teacher Liu: I must find an opportunity to ask Tiantian’s mother for a liver-nourishing herbal recipe!
…
Liu Ruyu has been in the new class for two months.
In the past two months, her classmates haven't been bad to her, but they haven't been nice to her either.
No one took her to the bathroom, and no one was willing to bring her snacks when her classmates went to the canteen to buy things.
Just now, the classmate in the front seat opened a bag of spicy strips. The students on her left and right all had some, but she was the only one who was ignored.
When she saw the message in the class group, she realized that in the past two months, the top ten students in the class had taken turns delivering homework to Qin Tiantian.
And judging from everyone's attitude, they all seemed eager to give Qin Tiantian the same gift as last night.
She realized the problem.
It turned out that her classmates were ostracizing her.
This kind of exclusion was gentle and silent, and Liu Ruyu was hit hard!
She ranked last in the test the day before yesterday. Ever since she lost her ability to learn, she felt that everything she learned was difficult and difficult, and she felt very uncomfortable.
Liu Ruyu noticed that there was a classmate named Zhu Youwei in the class who was very low-key. He always secretly did good things for his classmates. More importantly, he was the second to last in the class.
Zhu Youwei had a very low sense of presence, which led Liu Ruyu to mistakenly believe that he was also being excluded.
Liu Ruyu seemed to have found a kindred spirit. During the break, he went to greet him, "Classmate Zhu Youwei, can we go to the cafeteria to eat together? In the past two months since I've been here, no one seems to want to be my friend. I feel like I'm being left out."
Of course Zhu Youwei was happy to do so. This was also a good deed, so he quickly nodded in agreement.
However, this girl was indeed ostracized, and Zhu Youwei was embarrassed to tell her.
Zhu Youwei is now quite tolerant. He believes that anyone can reform themselves, and that an ordinary girl like Liu Ruyu would have more room to reform herself if she did something wrong.
If we can help her reform, it would be a good thing.
In the evening, the two had dinner in the cafeteria.
After brainwashing Zhu Youwei for a while, Liu Ruyu said, "Why do all the good students in the class seem to spoil Qin Tiantian? Is it just because her mother can cook? This is so unfair to us poor students."
Zhu Youwei paused while picking out the food: "?"
He was not stupid, so of course he could understand the gossip.
Liu Ruyu added, "I suspect Qin Tiantian's mother gave Teacher Liu some money, and Teacher Liu accepted the bribe, which is why he sent the class leaders to deliver her homework for extra lessons. Why? It's a waste of students' time! I plan to report it to the Political Education Office. Will you go?"
Zhu Youwei: “?”
He paused for a moment and said, "Okay."
After separating from Liu Ruyu, Zhu Youwei turned around and told Teacher Liu, asking Teacher Liu to go to the Political and Educational Department to block Liu Ruyu. It would be best if he showed up immediately when Liu Ruyu complained and confronted the director of the Political and Educational Department face to face!
Let’s make everything clear to prevent Liu Ruyu from doing anything bad later!
Inside the Political and Educational Department.
Liu Ruyu told the director of the political and educational department about the recent abnormal things happening in the class, exaggerating the situation.
Then he added, "Director, there's another classmate in our class who can testify. You must investigate thoroughly. That classmate will be here soon. Please wait a moment!"
At this time, there was a knock on the office door.
Liu Ruyu: "He's coming!"
Director: "Come in."
The person who pushed the door open was not Zhu Youwei, but Liu...Teacher Liu!
Liu Ruyu was dumbfounded.
How could that be?
Teacher Liu's gaze swept calmly over Liu Ruyu, then turned to the director of the Political Education Department and said, "Director, I heard that a classmate reported me. I think there's some misunderstanding. It was all spontaneous behavior on the part of the students. We have the students' chat records, and you can look at them yourself. You can also investigate privately. I'm a good person and I'm a decent person."
The director of the Political Education Department glanced at Teacher Liu, then at Liu Ruyu, and waved his hand: "Okay, I'll investigate this matter! You can go back first!"
When he came out of the office, Liu Ruyu didn't even dare to look up at Teacher Liu.
Teacher Liu didn't scold her, but just said calmly: "Go back."
The silent storm is even more depressing.
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When Qin Tiantian was discharged from the hospital, the doctor came to see her off.
The doctor was amazed to see her able to move freely, calling it a miracle: "It's a miracle that a broken bone can be restored to normal in just two months. It seems that your mother's medicinal food is effective. Western medicine is developing rapidly nowadays, and the things our ancestors left behind are not bad. Little girl, you must study hard when you go back. Your mother has worked hard to bring you food every day."
Qin Tiantian glanced at Xue Qi who was packing up over there, feeling mixed emotions.
In the past two months, Xue Qi had to take care of her, so the Happy Food Store was closed.
When she learned that Xue Qi's video did not make it to the finals, she thought she was taking care of herself and had not made any money for two months, so she was reluctant to spend money on buying traffic.
Qin Tiantian felt extremely guilty.
She ran to complain to Cao Yue: "Sister 7's store was closed for two months because she was taking care of me. Since she didn't make any money, she was reluctant to spend money on traffic, which resulted in her not being able to enter the Douyin video competition. Cao Yue, I really feel guilty..."
Cao Yue: "What competition?"
Qin Tiantian told him the whole story, along with her own imagination.
Xue Qi herself was not moved, but Qin Tiantian was extremely moved.
Cao Yue clicked on the topic of Douyin Video and found out that the sponsor of this competition was his uncle's company, Fengkai Group.
How could the heroine he wanted to support not make it to the finals?
From today on! He, Villain No. 3 Cao Yue, is Xue 77's golden finger!
Cao Yue, filled with the enthusiasm of a domineering villain, immediately sent a message to Tang Xiong: "Old Tang, can you do me a favor and use the backdoor to let her enter the competition? I'm willing to trade first place in this year's Mathematical Olympiad for her!"
Cao Yue can be considered a prince if you round it up.
This Douyin platform competition was just one of Fengkai Group's low-cost projects. To give Xue Qi a backdoor, there was no need to ask for permission from higher-ups; simply contacting the relevant authorities would suffice.
Tang Xiong: "I have already informed the relevant departments and opened a resurrection channel. The top three food up-loaders in the vote can enter the competition as an exception. I will find some video accounts under the company to repost them. It should be no problem."
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A few days later, Qin Tiantian began to try getting up early and jogging in the morning.
In two months, she gained 25 kilograms, but her recovery was also very good and she could move freely. She planned to do what she could to lose fat and restore muscle strength.
She waited for Xue Qi downstairs, looking forward to her stepmother going for a morning run with her.
However, ten minutes later, Xue Qi came out of the apartment building on a pair of roller skates in a stylish manner: "Sweet girl! Go for it to lose weight!"
Qin Tiantian: "Did you agree to run with me?"
Xue Qi: "I told you, Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people. Is there a problem with me running with you on my own legs?"
Qin Tiantian: “…”
At once……
It seems there is no problem?
Xue Qi slid away easily for a distance and waved to Qin Tiantian behind him: "Come on, run! Do it according to your ability!"
Qin Tiantian took a step and started running slowly.
At this time, Xue Qi received a message from Cheng Kai:
"Sister 7! Good news! The competition suddenly opened a resurrection channel. Because many big Vs are your fans, they retweeted you to ask for votes. You made it into the competition with the highest number of votes!"
Xue Qi was about to reply to Cheng Kai's WeChat message when she suddenly heard Qin Tiantian calling her, "Mom, what are you doing? Can you please pay attention when you're running with me?"
She looked up as if struck by lightning, holding her phone, and met Qin Tiantian's gaze.
Xue Qi was shocked by the word "Mom" and asked, "What did you call me?"
Qin Tiantian said calmly, "Mom!"
Xue Qi was about to roar when he saw small golden words appear on Qin Tiantian's head:
[Build trust with stepmother, begin to build family ties, life returns to normal, luck value 4.]
【Qin Tiantian, get off the mark.】
Xue Qi was so excited that she hugged Qin Tiantian and kissed her forehead fiercely: "Baby, you are awesome! Fairy, I am awesome!"
Qin Tiantian: “?”
It turns out calling her mom can make her so happy?
Shout more often in the future!
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Liu Ruyu was caught by the class teacher and was feeling depressed. Just as he had calmed down, he received a cheating tip:
[Qin Tiantian is out of the mark, you will be punished.]
[Punishment 1: Your instigation of Cao Xueyu to harm Qin Tiantian will soon be exposed, and you will be held primarily responsible.]
[Punishment 2: Your actions in your old school will be exposed.]
[Punishment 3: Gain 10 pounds and have acne all over your face.]
[Because you are too stupid and don't have the qualities of a heroine, the gold finger will be untied soon. ]
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