Chapter 30 The Second Lotus Leaf Cake
Sun Fugui really wanted to know what Xue Qi had done to his son in just a few days to make him become like this.
He sat up straight in his office chair, thought seriously for a while, and asked his assistant, "Has that brat called your home for help recently?"
The assistant shook his head and replied, "No. The young master hasn't called us in the past few days. We sent someone to indirectly contact him, and he seems to be... enjoying it."
This "enjoy it" struck Sun Fugui as quite insightful. He frowned and repeated his assistant's words, "He enjoys it?"
It must be fake.
He is familiar with this tactic, playing hard to get.
This is a tactic often used by those women outside on him. They pretend not to care, but in fact they just want to use this contrast to attract his attention.
After careful consideration, Sun Fugui said, "I suspect that woman and that brat have reached some kind of agreement behind the scenes. He might have listened to her and thought that doing so would earn my attention as a father."
The assistant felt that Sun Fugui's guess made sense, otherwise it would be impossible to explain the contrasting changes in the young master before and after.
Everything has its reasons. The person who could induce such a big change in the young master must be his closest relative.
Therefore, it is not impossible that the young master performed this kind of contrast in order to get his father's attention.
The assistant said, "Well, adolescents always have all sorts of strange ideas. Using this method to attract your attention is actually a good sign. However, given the young master's temperament, this pretense won't last long before it breaks down."
Sun Fugui nodded, "Yes. This time, I really can't indulge that brat anymore. I must temper his character. I can't just do whatever he wants. Otherwise, if this continues, even if I have mountains of gold and silver, he will squander it all. This time, I want to see how long this brat can keep up his pretense."
The assistant nodded in agreement, "Young Master really went too far this time, giving a tip of 15 million to an internet celebrity. Even 1 million is too much for me."
Sun Fugui's eyes widened. "One million? Anyone who tips an internet celebrity over ten thousand has a hole in their brain. They're a psychopath!"
Assistant: "Yeah. Indeed."
Sun Fugui really couldn't imagine what kind of person could give tips to internet celebrities.
Even if he has tens of billions of wealth, he will never go to the live broadcast room to give tips to an internet celebrity!
That kind of rewarding behavior in the live broadcast room is really sick.
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Xue Qi has now entered the top three, and while fourth place is still a ways off, her ranking shouldn't drop any further. Early next month, she'll begin competing against the top two for the MasterChef title.
Contestants who compete to become the God of Cooking can not only win the highest prize, but also participate in the food reality show.
However, the specific rules for how to compete for the Ultimate Chef title have not yet been released.
Xue Qi has no desire for a food reality show; she just wants to stay in the top three and make some money.
As for the cooking competition and variety show appearances, the top two can just compete.
The traffic of the top three in the MasterChef competition is so huge that she can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a week from advertising. The feeling of making a fortune in silence is really great.
The food blogger ranked first is called Chen Xiaoqing, who is said to be the younger sister of film queen Chen Weiwei. She is beautiful and dexterous. She is only 21 years old and is called the "energetic food blogger" by netizens.
There are fans who like Chen Xiaoqing and cannot stand Xue Qi pursuing her so closely. They often leave comments with mixed meanings under Xue Qi's comments, mostly complaining that she is too old to compete with young people.
Fortunately, there were not many netizens who made this kind of age-related attacks, and Xue Qi's fans quickly suppressed them.
Xue Qi couldn't see these negative and positive comments. All she saw were the warm praise and suggestions from the popular reviews.
She feels that her current situation is very comfortable. She will not steal the limelight from the first place, and she can still make money quietly.
Because Qin Tiantian came back suddenly, Xue Qi ended the live broadcast early.
It is already mid-May, the summer is scorching and the sun is shining brightly.
Qin Tiantian came in from outside carrying a backpack and pushing a suitcase, sweating from the heat.
She put her luggage in a corner of the store, then poured herself a large glass of water and started drinking it.
After half a month of training, Qin Tiantian seems to have grown taller and lost weight.
Xue Qi washed his hands, walked over and asked her, "Why are you back today? Isn't it next Monday?"
Qin Tiantian put down her water cup and hugged Xue Qi: "Mom, I miss you so much! I brought you a gift, wait a minute!"
The little girl said that wind is rain and immediately took the box from her bag.
Xue Qi took the ordinary packaging box and asked in confusion: "What's in it?"
Qin Tiantian said with great joy, "Open it and take a look."
Xue Qi opened the brocade box with a "click" and saw a golden medal lying inside.
Qin Tiantian said proudly, "I won first place in the city's student training intensive competition. After the provincial team assessed my performance, they recommended me for the national team. I will participate in the national team selection in July, so I will be sent to the provincial team for training starting in June. I have ten days of rest and can choose to go back to school or rest at home."
Xue Qi didn't expect the girl to make such rapid progress, so he asked again, "Now that you're training with the provincial team, what about your studies?"
Qin Tiantian replied, "Our school fully supports the training of athletes for the country. During the training period, teachers will be arranged to teach the athletes. During the college entrance examination, as long as you can score 60 points on the second-tier line, you can be admitted to the Imperial University! Therefore, as long as I can successfully join the national team and get a certain good score, I can enjoy this preferential policy for the college entrance examination."
Xue Qi was even more excited than her. He thought that with Qin Tiantian's sports expertise, it would be good enough for her to get into a second-tier university.
As a result, now, we can actually attack the Imperial University?
Imperial University and Qingdao University are currently the top-ranked 985 universities in China. If Qin Tiantian can be admitted to Imperial University, then Xue Qi will have exceeded the task assigned by Mr. Qin!
While Xue Qi was excited for her, he also noticed that Qin Tiantian's elbow was a little strange.
She held the little girl's elbow, examined it, frowned, and said, "Did you hurt it during training?"
Qin Tiantian pulled her hand back and laughed heartlessly: "It's okay, they are just minor problems, they are all healed now."
The two of them have lived together for so long, it would be a lie to say that I don't feel sorry for them.
Qin Tiantian changed the subject and said, "When I win a few more championships for you and you graduate from university, you will be able to get all the money my father left for you."
Xue Qi checked her body again and found that she still had many old injuries caused by training.
In winter, because we wear long-sleeved clothes, these injuries are hidden under the clothes.
But now it is a hot summer day, and Qin Tiantian’s new and old injuries are all exposed in her shorts and shirt.
Xue Qi took a deep breath and said, "Just do your best. Don't take this as pressure. I used to dream of 30 million, but that was because I didn't have enough money to make. But now, I have more ways to make money. Even if I can't get the remaining money, I can still support myself and you."
Qin Tiantian was stunned. "How can that be? Mom, you're still young, and it's already hard enough for you to take care of a stepdaughter as old as me. If you still can't get the money that's yours, wouldn't that be a huge loss? We're not related by blood, so you have no obligation to support me. Besides, I haven't forgotten our partnership. Don't worry, I'll definitely work hard! I won't let you down."
Xue Qi feels a sense of accomplishment in raising a daughter. Who doesn’t like a good child?
She took a deep breath and asked her, "What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."
Qin Tiantian's eyebrows curved: "Is it okay if I want to eat lotus leaf cakes in this season?"
Xue Qi looked at the time. It was not yet ten o'clock. He didn't have to receive any guests this morning, and the earliest guests in the afternoon would arrive at two o'clock. There was plenty of time to make something delicious for Qin Tiantian.
She nodded: "No problem!"
Qin Tiantian said, "Okay, I'll leave my food in your store first. I'll go back to class and attend two classes. After school, I'll come over to eat."
Xue Qi: "No, I was just going to deliver lunch to the school, so I brought it to you as well."
Qin Tiantian: "Sending food? For Cao Yue?"
Xue Qi shook his head: "Give it to Sun Shaoqi."
Qin Tiantian was so frightened that her hands were shaking. "What the hell? That troublemaker in our high school department? I heard his dad is very rich, and he's lawless in school. Even the teachers can't control him. And you're bringing him food?"
Xue Qi nodded. "Yes, I wanted to tell you this a long time ago, but I forgot about it when I got busy. He's living with us now, sleeping in the small second bedroom. He'll be staying for three months."
Qin Tiantian: "Seven Mom, tell me honestly, did he threaten you? If you were threatened, just blink and I'll kill him!"
The little girl started rolling up her sleeves as she spoke.
Xue Qi told Qin Tiantian about the five million. The little girl blinked, her tone a little aggrieved: "It's... although it's a good thing to make money, I can't be happy for you. It's like I've accidentally been given a second child. And I'm the eldest. Mom, your concern for me won't decrease in the future, right?"
Xue Qi said with a firm face: "Of course I still love you more. After all, he only has five million."
Qin Tiantian thought it made sense: "Yes, he only has 5 million, how can he compare with me who has 30 million? Then I feel relieved. 5 million in three months, this deal is not a loss. I can even give him the second bedroom with a balcony! However, I heard that Sun Shaoqi is not easy to deal with. Will he make trouble with you at home? Won't he cause you trouble?"
Xue Qi: "He seems to be behaving well now. He hasn't done anything naughty. It's getting late. You should go to school early. I'll bring him back to you at noon."
Qin Tiantian nodded: "Okay!"
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In order to satisfy Qin Tiantian's appetite, Xue Qi rode a tricycle to the nearby lotus pond to pick a batch of fresh lotus leaves.
Xue Qi live broadcast the entire process.
Out of curiosity, Sun Fugui entered Xue Qi's live broadcast room.
In the live broadcast, Xue Qi put on a sun hat, took the tools for making lotus leaves, and walked out of the Happy Food Store.
The sun outside was scorching the earth. Xue Qi rode his tricycle to a lotus pond not far away.
She greeted the owner of the lotus pond warmly, put on her wading pants, and slowly walked into the lotus pond.
After the woman's body sank into the lotus pond, the green lotus leaves became umbrellas to shade her from the sun. The mottled sunlight fell on her fair arms, forming gentle spots of light.
The camera captured her profile, and the beauty under the greenery looked like a lotus emerging from the water, making people feel refreshed.
But at this moment, the beauty actually reached down with her hands, and soon she pulled out a crisp and tender lotus stem covered with mud.
Lotus stems are the young stage of lotus roots and can only be eaten in May and June.
In order to be able to clearly touch the good lotus stems, Xue Qi did not wear gloves. He plunged down hard and half of his arm was covered in mud, and even the gaps between his fingernails were covered with mud.
After picking up a few crispy lotus stems, Xue Qi went to pick lotus leaves.
The sickle hit the tender lotus leaf stem, making a crisp "crackling" sound.
The live broadcast had no editing and no music, but the sound of flowing water and the sounds of picking up lotus stems and lotus leaves from the mud were very soothing to the ears.
These sounds seem to bring people back to nature in an instant.
Fans of this live broadcast said it was comfortable to watch:
"This is the first time I've seen a food blogger preparing ingredients live. Sister 7's posture when touching the lotus stems and beating the lotus leaves is absolutely beautiful!"
"Am I the only one who thinks that Sister 7 touching lotus roots without gloves is down-to-earth and real?"
"I have to say, Xiaowen's camera is really good. When the camera zoomed in just now, I actually saw the mud in Sister 7's fingernails. Woohoo, a fairy with mud in her fingernails is also very cute!"
"I don't get the idea of a fairy with mud under her fingernails 233333, but watching her touching lotus leaves and lotus stems is so relaxing. Especially the endless green lotus leaves that stretch to the sky, and the feeling of her working under the emerald green is so refreshing! She looks so cool! I love it!"
"I like it 1 woo woo, sister 7, please live broadcast more of this process of obtaining ingredients in the future!"
Xue Qi came out of the pond and was squatting by the water washing her hands when she heard Xiao Wen say, "Sister 7, the live broadcast audience said they hope you can broadcast more of the process of getting the ingredients next time."
"Huh? That's inappropriate, isn't it? I think after they've seen how I get the ingredients, they might not be as hungry to watch me cook anymore."
Even though Xue Qi has the buff of Happy Food, she is still very strict about ingredients, especially after opening the store, the demand has increased, and the control over ingredients has become more stringent.
For example, the meat we eat every day must be the first batch of fresh meat from the slaughterhouse in the morning.
She also personally picks the vegetables she eats every day from the vegetable garden.
She would bring all the ingredients needed for the day back to the store before 9:30.
The slaughterhouse was bloody and the vegetable fields were full of mud, which was not very beautiful.
The reason why Xue Qi live broadcast the lotus leaf beating today is because the lotus pond has beautiful scenery.
When netizens in the live broadcast room heard her voice, they immediately posted:
“It’s okay, it’s okay! We want to watch it! We’ll watch whatever you broadcast. It won’t affect our appetite. After all, we can’t eat it._(:3」∠)_”
"Yeah, I want to see how 77 gets his ingredients every day. I suddenly feel that watching 77 picking ingredients is also very healing. I hope there will be more clips of him picking ingredients in the future!"
"1. Watching 77 picking food is so soothing. The crisp lotus leaves and muddy lotus stems—this is the true taste of nature! We've been in the city for so long, and we need these refreshing flavors to heal us!"
Xue Qi was washing the mud off the lotus stems by the pond while saying, "Okay, if you all want to watch, I'll broadcast it. I always get up very early in the morning to get the freshest ingredients, so I won't put on makeup before returning to the store. I don't care if I look ugly later."
Barrage:
"Ah ...
"It's okay. If Mommy minded the live broadcast without makeup, then let Xiaowen adjust the beauty camera to a higher setting, hahaha!"
"Wow, wow, wow, how could I possibly deserve to see 7 Mom without makeup? Get down there! What time does 7 Mom start broadcasting tomorrow morning? I want to watch!"
"This means that from now on, while I'm brushing my teeth and eating breakfast, I can also watch 7Mom's live broadcast, right? Nice!"
…
Sun Fugui had been in Xue Qi's live broadcast room. Unknowingly, he walked out of Xue Qi's room and saw her bringing the ingredients back to the Happy Food Store.
The scene of Xue Qi beating lotus leaves, touching lotus stems, and having his hands covered in mud in the lotus pond just now reminded him of his childhood.
When Sun Fugui was a child, his family was very poor. Every May and June, his mother would take him to pick lotus leaves and touch lotus stems.
The harvested lotus leaves are used to make porridge and tea. Some of the lotus stems are kept and the rest are sold.
It was already six in the afternoon when I brought the lotus roots home after selling them. The daytime heat had not yet subsided and it was still stuffy.
For dinner, my mother would steam some lotus leaf cakes.
Wait until the lotus leaf cakes are steamed and the lotus leaf porridge has cooled down.
The combination of lotus leaf porridge and lotus leaf steamed cake is simply a cooling agent in summer, refreshing the stomach and dispelling the heat of the day.
Especially when he saw the mud in the cracks of Xue Qi's nails, it reminded him of the scene when his mother forced him to wash the cracks of his nails.
Sun Fugui thought of his childhood memories and his old mother who had never had a good time with him, and tears suddenly welled up in his eyes.
His Adam's apple rolled and he swallowed back his tears, then he gave Xue Qi a reward of 100,000 yuan.
Xue Qi started cooking in the live broadcast.
Xue Qi put the clay pot used to cook lotus leaf porridge on the stove, and then made lotus leaf steamed cakes, lotus stem shreds fried with bacon, and lotus stems with pickled peppers.
Xue Qi has his own consistent style of cooking. He likes to cook at the same time and very quickly.
If fans hadn't confirmed several times that this was a live broadcast, the speed could easily have been mistaken for a sped-up recording.
During the live broadcast, Xue Qi put the soaked glutinous rice into a pan and fried it until the water was dry. After it turned yellow, he ground it into powder, kneaded it into dough with brown sugar and lard, cut it into small pieces, wrapped it with fat and lean meat filling, and rolled it into round small glutinous rice balls.
The glutinous rice balls filled with meat are wrapped in lotus leaves and tied tightly with cotton ropes so that they will not fall apart after being steamed.
When the steam in the steamer comes out, the whole kitchen is filled with the fragrance of lotus leaves and glutinous rice balls.
The mixed smell was so fragrant that it made Xiaowen, who was live streaming with the equipment, so greedy that his mouth was watering.
Live broadcast room:
"As the heat rises, I seem to smell the fragrance of lotus leaves! I'm so hungry!"
"I heard Xiaowen swallowing his saliva, hahahaha, Xiaowen, please control yourself!"
"I wasn't hungry at first, but when I heard Xiaowen swallowing, I immediately became hungry... Wuuuuuuuuu... Damn it!"
"Xiao Wen, can you wipe your saliva? I heard it!"
While netizens in the live broadcast were still making fun of the lotus leaf pancakes, Xue Qi had already started cutting the lotus root into shreds.
The lotus stems were as thick as fingers, so it was not easy to cut them into thin strips. However, under Xue Qi's kitchen knife, several lotus stems were quickly turned into thin strips, and they were already put into the pan to stir-fry with bacon!
While stir-frying bacon with lotus root shreds, Xue Qi advertised: "This is the bacon made by Yu Niannian in the canteen of Guishan 05. It is sold to the public, but the quantity is limited to 500 pieces. If anyone wants it, you can come to me to place an order. Xiaowen will post the link to everyone later. Yu Niannian comes out once a week, so the delivery will not be too fast. Be careful if you mind!"
As soon as Xiaowen put the link online, all 500 portions of bacon were sold out.
The fried bacon with shredded lotus root came out of the pot quickly, and the lotus leaf steamed cakes and lotus leaf porridge cooked at the same time were also ready and put into the thermal insulation box one by one.
After packing up all the warm ingredients, Xue Qi fished out the lotus stems that had been soaked in the pickled pepper jar and packed them into several portions.
Xue Qi was carrying a few take-out boxes and walking towards the school. Xiao Wen followed along and the live broadcast ended only after Xue Qi entered the school.
Everyone was still not satisfied with what they saw:
"No more? Who is Sister Seven delivering food to? I envy the students who are being delivered food."
"Sister 7, look at me! Go give the kids some food! They're in math class and watching you cook, they're starving! The math teacher asked me why I was drooling over math formulas, and I replied: I'm crying from hunger."
"Don't say anything else. Just give Sister Seven your weekly allowance!"
"If you don't tip, you're not a Chinese! Fifty cents may be a small amount, but it speaks volumes about friendship! Sister Seven, you've worked so hard. I'll buy you a popsicle later!"
"The guy above is so stingy. After the platform deducted 50 cents, he only had 25 cents left to buy a woolen old popsicle."
Just when netizens were arguing over the fifty-cent reward, a new user with the ID "發财贵大元宝" gave Xue Qi a reward of one hundred thousand yuan.
Live broadcast room fans:
"Fifty cents! Look how generous they are!"
"Fuck! Ever since I started following Sister 7's livestream, I've noticed there are so many rich people out there. I'm jealous!"
"Sour 1"
…
Sun Fugui didn't want to give Xue Qi a reward, but he couldn't control his hands.
He watched Xue Qi’s cooking live broadcast and made himself hungry!
The assistant brought in lunch, which was all ordered from a Michelin restaurant, and every dish was exquisite.
But Sun Fugui took a look and had no appetite. He just wanted to drink a sip of refreshing lotus leaf porridge, eat a bite of lotus leaf steamed cake, and then have a bite of fried bacon with shredded lotus root.
If there's still a few mouthfuls of thick lotus leaf porridge left at the bottom of the bowl, use it to go with the crispy and slightly spicy pickled pepper lotus stems! It's simply the best thing on earth!
Sun Fugui ate the rice in the bowl as if it were chewing wax. He even began to miss the mushroom soup Xue Qi made that night. It was so refreshing!
At this moment, the assistant said, "Boss Sun, I don't know which crazy person actually gave Xue 77 a reward of 200,000 yuan."
Sun Fugui choked on the thick soup and coughed: "..."
Seeing this, the assistant said, "This netizen's name is 'Fa Cai Gui Da Yuan Bao'. It shouldn't be Young Master. Young Master hates the word rich and noble the most. This ID is so tacky, it simply tarnishes the word rich and noble!"
Sun Fugui: “…”
Wide headache.
I want the assistant to shut up!
But in order to flatter Sun Fugui, the assistant added, "I checked, it's a new account, but the videos he liked today are all some incomprehensible, corny jokes. It seems this person has poor taste. As you said, he's probably sick."
Sun Fugui: "...You flatter me very well. Don't flatter me again next time."
assistant:"……"
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, he immediately shut up.
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The first year of high school was on the first floor, and the second year of high school was on the second floor. Xue Qi first delivered the meal to Qin Tiantian, and then went to the second year of high school.
When Xue Qi arrived at Class 3 of Grade 12, the teacher was still keeping the class after class.
The math teacher felt embarrassed to delay the class any further when he saw parents standing at the door.
After class, Wu Tao, who was sitting in the first row, yelled at Sun Shaoqi, who was sitting in the last row: "Brother Qi! Your mom is here to bring you food!!"
Xue Qi has been delivering meals to Sun Shaoqi for several days in a row. The portions she delivers each time are very large, enough to satisfy five or six people.
There were a number of students in the class who had already enjoyed Xue Qi's delicious meals. Plus, Xue Qi was now a somewhat famous food blogger, and the students in Class 3 of Grade 12 were so impressed by Xue Qi's cooking that they all wanted to try it.
Xue Qi brought the food to Sun Shaoqi's seat, and many classmates came over to watch.
Sun Shaoqi opened the lunch box with pride, and the aroma of lotus leaf porridge and lotus leaf steamed cakes immediately wafted out.
Xue Qi packed fifteen lotus leaf steamed buns for Sun Shaoqi, and the amount of lotus leaf porridge was enough for five people.
Sun Shaoqi immediately called out to Wu Tao: "Tao'er, come and eat the meal my mom cooked! And the math class representative who helped me with the homework today, the physics class representative who patiently tutored me, and the English class representative who I want to curry favor with the most! All of you come and try my mom's cooking!"
The English class representative is a female student who hates Sun Shaoqi the most because he bullies the class.
But Sun Shaoqi seemed like a different person, he became so handsome that she couldn't help but take a look at him during class.
Now that Sun Shaoqi had specifically invited her to dinner, she appeared to be "reluctant" on the surface, but in fact she was filled with joy.
After the lotus leaf cake is steamed, the green leaves turn slightly yellow, and the glutinous rice is also steamed through, dyed a light yellow, and looks crystal clear.
When she put a lotus leaf steamed bun into her mouth, her mouth was filled with the glutinous fragrance of the lotus leaf, and the delicious taste exploded her taste buds!
The English class representative ate the lotus leaf steamed bun with great enjoyment, and at the end, he licked the remaining taste on his fingers.
With food in her mouth, she said, "Sun Shaoqi, starting today, I will personally recite English words for you every day! From now on, give me more of your lunch!"
Sun Shaoqi: "..."
I'm fawning over you because I like you, but you want to force me to study?
Is the youthful excitement of youth still there?
Without waiting for Sun Shaoqi to speak, Xue Qi immediately said, "Okay, from now on, Sun Shaoqi's English will be yours to take care of. I'll make you an extra portion of lunch later."
Sun Shaoqi was okay in science, getting passing scores. His worst subject was English, where he could only manage a perfect 20 or 30 points, never quite reaching the passing line.
If there is an English class representative to supervise him in learning English, and his grades in this subject improve, Sun Shaoqi's total score will definitely increase!
Seeing how happily the English class representative was eating, the Chinese class representative immediately jumped out from the crowd and said, "Sister 77, Sun Shaoqi's Chinese class is also terrible. Make one for me, and I'll personally help you supervise Sun Shaoqi's Chinese recitation! And also teach him how to write an essay!"
Sun Shaoqi's Chinese grades also gave Xue Qi a headache. She had looked at Sun Shaoqi's recent Chinese test papers and found that his essays never exceeded a hundred words!
If I can get along well with the Chinese class representative, maybe I can really improve his Chinese grades?
Xue Qi handed the little girl a piece of lotus leaf steamed bun and nodded, "Okay, I'll make yours too! Everyone, stop talking and eat it while it's hot!"
However, when Xue Qi turned around, the physics and mathematics class representative and Sun Shaoqi and Wu Tao had already finished a bowl of lotus leaf porridge with fried bacon and shredded lotus stems!
Several boys ate voraciously, looking very happy.
Wu Tao: "Brother Qi, from today on, I unilaterally declare that your mother is my mother."
He looked at Xue Qi shamelessly: "Mom, don't forget to do my part in the future. A mother is more important than anything else! I love you!"
Xue Qi: “…”
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The other half, Class 16, Grade 1.
Qin Tiantian and Cao Yue were having lunch in class when the study committee member suddenly ran in and said, "Qin Tiantian, this is bad! Sun Shaoqi from Class 3, Grade 12 is trying to steal your mom! If you keep this up, our class mom will be snatched away!"
Qin Tiantian ate lotus leaf steamed cakes and said, "Ah, the second child is always the most favored. What can I do?"
The study committee member had a very stern look on his face: "You have always been the most favored in the East Palace! Qin Tiantian, how can you boost others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige?"
Qin Tiantian felt so bitter.
What can she do? She is a young lady in the East Palace who is about to lose her father's favor!
Cao Yue is usually very busy with his studies and robot research and development, and is completely blocked out from school gossip.
He asked, "What's wrong? Why is Sister Seven cooking for Sun Shaoqi?"
Qin Tiantian briefly recounted the story between Xue Qi and Sun Shaoqi to Cao Yue, and then added, "But I heard from the store clerk that Sun Shaoqi's father often comes over, and that night he and Seven's mother stayed in the store until ten o'clock! Considering that Sun Shaoqi has moved into my house, I think maybe Sun Shaoqi will really become my brother... and my Seven's mother will very likely marry into a wealthy family from now on!"
At this point, she paused, then added, "If only my dad were still alive. Seven Mom is so good, how could she have gotten away with it? A few days ago, I was watching the news, and gossip broke that Sun Shaoqi's dad was in and out of a hotel with actress Chen Weiwei! If he doesn't uphold male ethics, how can he be worthy of my Seven Mom?"
Cao Yue: “…”
Qin Tiantian saw Cao Yue standing there in a daze, and felt something was wrong, so she asked, "Cao Yue, what's wrong with you?"
Cao Yue was silent for a while, then said, "I also think that Sun Shaoqi's father is not worthy of a fairy like Sister Seven. Sister Seven is so outstanding, she must find a man who upholds male virtues, right? Tiantian, what do you think of my uncle?"
Qin Tiantian was stunned and immediately shook her head, saying, "To be honest, I think your uncle is not as good as Sun Shaoqi's father. What else does your uncle have besides his good looks? He has no skills, no car, and no house. How can he support my seventh sister? No, no. I don't agree to this marriage!"
Cao Yue: “…”
After finishing his meal and returning to the laboratory from Class 16 of Grade 12, Cao Yue felt more and more uncomfortable.
It was clearly his uncle who met Sister 7 first, so how come Sun Shaoqi's father got there first?
He had to step in and stop it now before Sister 7 and Sun Fugui got together.
Cao Yue had no intention of conducting the experiment, so he immediately sent a message to his uncle:
"Uncle, I have bad news for you. Sister Seven is getting married! The man she's dating is Sun Fugui. He's said to be a playboy with countless scandals. If you don't act now, Sister Seven will be snatched away! Reveal your identity now and get Sister Seven back!"
Cao Feng was in a meeting when he received the message. He thought it was some important news and glanced at it.
He did not rush to reply. After the meeting, he replied to Cao Yue very solemnly:
"Cao Yue, women are not objects. I hope that your words and actions will respect women. What kind of object do you think Boss Xue is? Someone you can just snatch away? If Boss Xue and Sun Fugui are in love, I will respect her choice. She is free."
Cao Yue stared at his phone with a puzzled look in his eyes. He felt that his uncle was hopeless and finally understood why he was single.
When Cao Yue saw this reply, he felt like he had something stuck in his throat and was sitting on pins and needles.
I typed a long string of words, but eventually deleted it.
It’s no longer possible to rely on his uncle, he has to do it himself!
Cao Yue immediately sent a message to Qin Tiantian:
"Tiantian, here's the thing. I've been eating irregularly at school lately, and I've developed stomach problems. I also want to follow Sun Shaoqi's lead and switch from living on campus to a day student. Can you tell Sister Seven that I'll move in with you after you go to training? I'll cover the food and lodging expenses. The room will be empty anyway after you leave, so why not rent it out to me for 10,000 yuan a month?"
Qin Tiantian: "Okay, I'll tell Sister Seven."
Xue Qi was on his way back to Xingfu Gourmet when he received Qin Tiantian's WeChat message. He immediately agreed, "Of course, no problem. Ten thousand yuan a month in rent is a steal! So, go talk to Cao Yue and he can move in within the next two days."
Qin Tiantian: "If he moves here, where will he live? We only have three rooms."
Xue Qi: "Live with Sun Shaoqi. The bed in his second bedroom is two meters wide, big enough for two teenagers to mess around. Tell Cao Yue that the monthly rent is 10,000 yuan and the food expenses are 3,000 yuan."
Qin Tiantian: "Oh. Okay, I'll tell Cao Yue the good news right away."
Of course Xue Qi would not refuse such a good thing.
She had two main considerations for asking Cao Yue to move in.
First, Cao Yue is a top student. If he moves in, he can help the poor student Sun Shaoqi with his homework.
Second, Cao Yue also wanted her to be the heroine.
These two awakened teenagers who want her to be the heroine will move in with her. After a long time, they will inevitably discover her shortcomings. As time goes by, their filter for her will be completely shattered, and they may even hate her.
By then, the ridiculous idea of these two awakened teenagers to make her the heroine will be shattered.
The most important thing is that she can also earn some money from it. Although the money is not much, every penny counts, so it would be a waste not to make some!
In order to prevent Sun Shaoqi from snatching his stepmother from him, Cao Yue decided to move out at the weekend!
At the same time, on the other side, Cao Feng was sitting in the office, his mind full of Cao Yue's words, and he couldn't concentrate on his work at all.
Open Xue Qi's video over and over again, and exit Douyin over and over again.
He tried many times but still couldn't let it go. Finally, he searched for "Sun Fugui" on Weibo.
Regarding Sun Fugui, all the related entries that popped up were about romantic scandals:
Sun Fugui meets actress Chen Weiwei at night
Sun Fugui claims: I have dated countless girlfriends, and I change one every day.
Sun Fugui and four female models went in and out of the hotel and fought all night long!
Sun Fugui’s son calls internet celebrity Xue 77 mom, and netizens say: Xue 77 is the next rich sister-in-law!
Under the last piece of news, some netizens even said something irresponsible:
"Oh my god? Mr. Sun has started to become an internet celebrity? How long can this relationship last? Break up after sleeping together?"
"I know Xue 77, she's a real beauty! She's said to be a young widow. Sun Fugui is definitely just playing around, she can't be serious."
"Mr. Sun, let's discuss how to check into a room with four female models and still look radiant the next day! I'm so envious of Mr. Sun's stamina that I'm crying!"
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Cao Feng, who was usually calm, became angry when he saw this, and frowned.
"For a general manager of a listed company, the internet is full of romantic scandals, which shows how chaotic his private life is."
Cao Feng didn't know why he was so angry, it was clearly none of his business.
But he just felt a blockage in his heart.
He asked Tang Xiong: "What do you think?"
Tang Xiong: “?”
How could he see this? This was all public information online, so how could Boss Xue not know about it?
Before Tang Xiong could think of a response, Cao Feng said, "Sun Fugui is truly a beast."
Tang Xiong reminded him: "Well, beast! You should know that Xiao Cao Yue moved into Boss Xue's house, right? Today happens to be the weekend, why don't we go and see... Xiao Cao Yue tonight?"
Before Tang Xiong could finish his words, Cao Feng immediately stood up and said, "Let's go now."
Tang Xiong was stunned by Cao Feng's reaction: "Since you care so much about Boss Xue, why don't you go and compete fairly with Sun Fugui?"
Cao Feng blushed and pretended to be calm: "Boss Xue and I are just friends. I'm only following Sun Fugui's news out of friendship."
Tang Xiong was quick-witted and joked, "Why don't Sun Fugui and I compete fairly?"
Cao Feng's breath sank, and the heavy aura almost crushed Tang Xiong to death.
This sudden temper made Tang Xiong confused, and he also felt that his boss, who was in an inexplicable mood at the moment, was a little strange.
Cao Feng took his cell phone and walked out quickly.
Tang Xiong asked him, "Mr. Cao, where are you going? I have a meeting later."
Cao Feng frowned and said, "Go see Cao Yue."
Tang Xiong: “???”
Are you sure you're not going to see Boss Xue?
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After getting off the train, Tang Xiong and Cao Feng took a taxi to Xue Qi's residential area.
Cao Feng walked to the gate of the community and suddenly walked out.
Tang Xiong asked him, "Mr. Cao, where are you going?"
Cao Feng: "Don't go to Boss Xue's house empty-handed. Go buy some gifts."
So the two of them went to the supermarket next door and bought two cartons of milk and two fruit baskets.
When Cao Feng and Tang Xiong walked downstairs, they unexpectedly met Sun Fugui, who was dressed in a suit and tie and carrying a fruit basket and milk.
The three of them looked at each other, understanding each other tacitly.
After reaching the 7th floor, they rang the doorbell one after another.
While waiting for the door to open, Sun Fugui looked at the two handsome men in front of him with caution. One of them was very handsome and was as handsome as him!
Cao Feng recognized Sun Fugui and seemed to disdain to associate with a man with such a chaotic private life.
If he got too close, he would feel that the other person would infect him with some messy disease, so he subconsciously took a step back.
Sun Fugui noticed his subtle movement and took a step closer to him.
The two looked at each other, and the tension was already building.
Xue Qi and Qin Tiantian went out to buy groceries and just came back.
When they went up the stairs, they saw three men standing at the door.
Xue Qi asked in surprise: "Why are you standing at the door? Is there no one to open it?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the door opened from the inside.
Two young men with bruised faces and noses stood at the door, both looking at Xue Qi with pitiful expressions.
Each one is more aggrieved than the other.
Cao Yue and Sun Shaoqi pointed at each other almost at the same time and said in unison:
"7 Mom! Cao Yue hit me!"
"Sister 7! Sun Shaoqi hit me!"
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