Chapter 20 Honest Questions and Answers (Mineral Water)
She first sold some to park visitors, and the aroma of the honey-glazed char siu and the tempting runny egg quickly attracted a group of diners.
The "Heartbreak Rice" (priced at 25 yuan per serving) isn't cheap for a park, but everyone who's tried it says it's worth every penny! The char siu is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a sweet and savory honey sauce; the runny egg yolk mixed with the sauce and rice creates an explosion of textures; and the simple bok choy is refreshing and delicious.
A meal like this truly gives you a blissful, almost ecstatic feeling.
Soon, it was almost 3 p.m. Su Xiaonuan saw the "Big Eater Dora" walking towards them from afar, carrying a badminton bag and wearing a mask, followed by someone who looked like an assistant holding a mobile phone gimbal.
"Hi! Warm Little Stall Owner!" Dora greeted with a smile, her voice sounding sweet through her mask. "Are we on time?"
"Perfectly on time! Hello, Teacher Dora!" Su Xiaonuan also showed a warm smile, her acting was incredibly natural.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Dora and her assistant began preparing the live streaming equipment.
Su Xiaonuan took the opportunity to silently chant in her mind: "System, redeem [Honest Question and Answer Mineral Water]!"
[Ding! Purchase successful, 80 merit points consumed. Item has been delivered to system space. Current merit points: 330.]
A bottle that looks exactly like an ordinary mineral water bottle appears.
Su Xiaonuan mixed it into a box of mineral water that was about to be sold next to her and silently memorized the location.
Dora's live stream has started. She smiles radiantly at the camera, introducing the food in an exaggerated tone: "Hi everyone! Your Dora's back for another food adventure! Today I discovered a super mysterious park stall selling the legendary—'Heartbreak Rice'! It smells amazing! Let's try it!"
She walked up to the stall and winked at Su Xiaonuan.
Su Xiaonuan understood and handed her a "special edition" of the Heartbreaking Rice, which looked like a larger portion but actually contained more than three times the amount of chili sauce and chili oil. She even "thoughtfully" didn't mix it completely, hiding the spiciest part at the bottom.
"Look, babies! This char siu! This runny egg! It looks so tempting!" Dora showed it to the camera, then picked up a spoon, scooped up a big spoonful, and put it in her mouth.
The live stream camera was fixed on her face.
At first, she managed to maintain her composure, chewed a few times, and exaggeratedly gave a thumbs up: "Mmm! Delicious! The char siu is very flavorful!"
But soon, as she ate the rice and char siu coated in a thick layer of chili sauce, her expression changed.
Visibly, her face flushed red, fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, her eyes began to redden and glisten with tears, and her breathing became rapid.
"Cough cough... Wow! This... this spiciness..." She clearly hadn't expected it to be so spicy, and was so overwhelmed by the heat that she could barely speak. Her first instinct was to find some water.
"Oh dear, Teacher Dora, did you get burned by the spiciness? Quickly drink some water to calm down!" Su Xiaonuan immediately and "timely" handed over the bottle of "Honest Questions and Answers Mineral Water" that she had prepared beforehand, her face full of "concern".
Dora was already dizzy from the spiciness, and her throat felt like it was on fire. She didn't care about anything else, so she grabbed the water bottle, unscrewed it, and gulped down several mouthfuls.
The cool mineral water temporarily relieved the burning sensation, and she breathed a long sigh of relief.
But just then, Su Xiaonuan began her "interview," her tone like that of a curious little fan: "Teacher Dora, you're amazing! You can eat such spicy food without batting an eye! Do you usually eat those super spicy foods on your live streams with such ease? Do you have any secrets? Like... what kind of medicine do you take beforehand to protect your stomach? Or... is the post-production editing very tiring?"
These questions may seem ordinary, but they contain hidden mysteries.
After drinking the Honesty Mineral Water, Dora's brain seemed to be out of control, and her mouth seemed to have a mind of its own, blurting out: "Keep a straight face my ass! It's burning my ass! The secret? The secret is to take anti-nausea and stomach medicine beforehand, and most of it is either props or processed. If you actually eat a couple of bites, quickly cut the shot or induce vomiting! Post-production editing? That's hard work, of course. You have to cut out all the scenes of vomiting and grimacing, and then add a recording of 'Wow, this is so delicious'..."
Her words came out like a machine gun, fast and clear, and were transmitted to the live broadcast without missing a single word through the microphone clipped to her collar!
The live stream chat exploded instantly!
"??????"
What did I hear?
"Props? Induced vomiting? Editing?"
"Unfollowed! Unfollowed! Liar!"
The assistant beside her turned pale with fright and desperately tried to interrupt her and turn off the live stream, but Dora seemed unable to stop and continued to reveal more: "And those products she's promoting are all cheap knock-offs, they taste awful, I wouldn't eat them, they're all scams to fool you idiots... uh..."
She finally realized what she had said, abruptly covering her mouth, her eyes wide with horror and disbelief! How could she have blurted out her innermost thoughts?!
Su Xiaonuan silently turned on the phone's recording function and pointed it at her.
Perfect!
Not far away, a man sitting on a park bench, wearing a black leather jacket and sunglasses, holding a newspaper, had his face obscured by the newspaper, but the slightly trembling edges of the newspaper betrayed his inner turmoil.
Su Xiaonuan had noticed him long ago.
After all, wearing sunglasses and reading a newspaper in a park is such a perfunctory disguise... Who else could it be but Lu Zheng? She suppressed her laughter and continued to watch the show.
Dora panicked completely. Seeing the barrage of insults flooding the live stream and the plummeting viewership, she screamed, dropped her spoon, and tried to run away.
"Stop! Police!" Lu Zheng knew he couldn't watch any longer. He put away his newspaper, took off his sunglasses, strode over, flashed his badge, and said coldly, "Ms. Li Duo, you are suspected of false advertising and consumer fraud. Please come with us to cooperate with the investigation!"
When Dora saw the police, her legs went weak, her face turned pale, and she couldn't say a word.
Her assistant was also stunned.
Lu Zheng took out his walkie-talkie and called his nearby colleagues to come and bring people over.
After finishing the formalities, when he looked back at Su Xiaonuan's stall, his feelings were extremely complicated.
He witnessed firsthand how Su Xiaonuan used a super spicy rice dish and a bottle of "magical" water to completely expose the internet celebrity's true colors during a live stream.
This method... how should I put it, it's effective, but it feels a bit... eerie? Moreover, she seems to have known what was going to happen all along.
[Ding! Successfully assisted in apprehending a fraudster (Sin Value 45), reward: +50 Merit Points. Current Merit Points: 380.]
Su Xiaonuan was in a great mood and ignored Lu Zheng's complicated gaze, continuing to sell the few remaining bowls of "Heartbreak Rice".
After this commotion, her stall was even more crowded, with many people not there to eat, but simply to watch the spectacle and take pictures of the "internet celebrity car crash hotspot."
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