The audience increase so early in the morning far exceeded Gu Yumian's expectations. He was slightly surprised, but quickly recovered and settled into his normal rhythm.
I would like to first briefly tell the audience about today's arrangements.
"Today we've arranged to visit the Academy of Sciences from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM. We'll then spend the evening strolling around the Upper Town area."
"Tuantuan has to go to school this morning," Gu Yumian scratched the little snow leopard's chin, and the little snow leopard yawned lazily. "Pack a small bag for Tuantuan first."
The small bag is like a shoulder bag, and the little snow leopard can carry it easily.
Gu Yumian packed it with some snacks like cheese and salmon jerky, cat biscuits, a small water bottle, and a magnetic information card so that he could find the child in time if he got lost.
Then help the little snow leopard comb its fur neatly - Gu Yumian is thoughtful. Children also need to save face when they go out, and children who are neat and clean will also be popular in school.
When Gu Yumian was doing these things, the little snow leopard looked at him with half-open gray-blue eyes. The look was nonchalant and a little indulgent, which sometimes made Gu Yumian feel a sense of disobedience that made him laugh.
There was a smile in his eyes.
The baby panda and the little fox are both asleep, so the audience can of course see the long-lost perspective of the little snow leopard.
[Aaaaaaaaah!!] [Waking up early to see Mianmian’s smile is so sweet and blissful] [Mianmian, can you smile more? I forgot to put sugar in my coffee]…
The number of viewers has skyrocketed, and there are so many comments that it's hard to see each other clearly.
"Oh right," Gu Yumian checked the time. "There's still over an hour left. I'll make some fish and seafood porridge for breakfast. Tuantuan, how about some porridge too?"
The little snow leopard had no objection, of course. He tilted his head lazily and rubbed his ear against Gu Yumian's palm.
When the little fox and the baby panda wake up soon, they will be able to drink the porridge. By the way, we can make some more and bring them to the scientific researchers at the Academy of Sciences who don’t have time to eat breakfast.
I don’t know if it was my illusion, but Gu Yumian always felt that the kitchen utensils in the house prepared for him by the Academy of Sciences were too complete.
——Not only were there steamers and ovens, there were even casseroles, which he had never seen before in the interstellar era.
"Prepare the fish fillets and shrimp first and marinate them."
The synthetic fish slices themselves have few bones. Gu Yumian held the knife in one hand and cut the sashimi into thin slices. The semi-transparent fish slices were light pink and neatly arranged.
Add cooking wine and a small amount of salt to remove the fishy smell, then sprinkle cornstarch and egg yolk on the fish fillets to ensure a fresh and tender taste. Peel the shrimps, open their backs and remove the threads, then slightly chill.
"The porridge needs to be cooked for a while."
In this day and age, there are very few people who eat rice and noodles, but fortunately, Gu Yumian still found rice on the vast star network.
The pearl rice has been soaked and washed. Gu Yumian first adds water to the casserole and brings it to a boil, then adds the rice and cooks it directly over high heat, stirring constantly until it boils, and then immediately switches to simmering over low heat.
Technology has shortened the cooking time of porridge. Gu Yumian controls the heat to keep the porridge boiling without overflowing. He adds cold water and brings it to a boil before adding the rice, ensuring that the rice grains absorb the water and become soft and thick.
The delicate fragrance of the porridge itself already made many viewers salivate, let alone what happened next. Gu Yumian opened the pot and added a few slices of shiitake mushrooms and dried scallops. Stirring with a long spoon, he simmered for a while before adding the marinated sashimi and shrimp along with shredded ginger and a small spoonful of sesame oil. As the porridge was about to be served, he added a few slices of lettuce and scallions.
Soon, a pot of fish and seafood porridge was simmered on the stove until it boiled, making a gurgling sound.
Open the lid of the casserole and cook until the sticky and soft porridge is plump and just beginning to bloom. The porridge is filled with snow-white rolled sashimi, tender red shrimps and fresh lettuce. The translucent color makes people salivate.
At the same time, the delicious and rich aroma of seafood porridge spreads unrestrainedly!
The little snow leopard had woken from its doze, its chin tilted back, waiting for the food to be fed. The little fox and baby panda, sleeping on the soft bed, were also waking up, their noses pricked by the aroma.
[Little Quilt Soft: Oh my god, is this edible? When can I eat it? I have dry bread ready, you can eat it anytime!]
The audience could hardly hold back, and a large number of "Ahhhh", "looking forward to it", and "start eating quickly" exploded on the screen one after another. The already terrifying audience growth rate increased by another order of magnitude.
Gu Yumian took a long spoon and scooped a mouthful to taste it, then added a little salt and cooked it for a while before serving it in a small bowl. He blew it hot and fed the little snow leopard some porridge, fish slices and shrimps.
After a while, the little snow leopard squinted its eyes contentedly and nodded to show its great satisfaction.
The piping hot, fresh congee is soft and fragrant, simmered with the savory flavors of fish fillet, shrimp, and scallops, creating a rich rice aroma and a sweet, sticky texture. The raw fish fillet is so tender and melt-in-your-mouth, while the shrimp is crisp and light, retaining its original flavor without any fishy smell.
A bowl of this porridge on a winter morning warms my stomach and entire body, gently awakening my sleepy spirit. Not only the taste, but the overall feeling is incredibly good.
The barrage is about to explode into fireworks.
【Meow meow meow: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!】
[Boy B: Ahhhhh. Even though I'm already aware of the host's cooking skills, I still can't help myself every time I eat it... I'm so overwhelmed! Ahhhhh, it smells so good, so delicious, so satisfying!!!]
Lili: It's appetizing and comforting, and the color is so pretty! What's this called? Is it porridge? Wow, if I had studied harder, maybe I could have gotten into the Academy of Sciences and eaten porridge cooked by Mianmian.
[Youyunduo: The fish and shrimp are fragrant and smooth, and the rice is soft and warming. Is this called 'seafood porridge'? Send five fireworks.]
[au: I was recommended this by a friend!!! I have to go to work at 9 o'clock, but I'm satisfied!! I can handle it completely.]
It is half past eight now. Gu Yumian has just started broadcasting for half an hour, and the number of viewers will soon reach 30 million.
Just after half an hour of natural shielding period, without any relaxation, it directly rushed to the top of the real-time popularity list of the living area!
Gu Yumian couldn't help but smile slightly. As he divided some of the porridge into a fresh-keeping box, he said:
“If you have the chance in the future, please try it yourself.”
Gu Yumian was thinking that the business of Elbet Restaurant was not stable yet. If there was a chance, he could put this not-so-difficult fish porridge on the menu in the future.
The audience simply assumed he was talking about a future raffle, and they all agreed wholeheartedly. The comments were filled with "yes, yes, yes" and "looking forward to the raffle," and many gifts were given away.
After keeping some of the porridge to be taken to the Academy of Sciences, Gu Yumian let the little snow leopard lie steadily on his shoulder, and walked towards the living room with the casserole and bowl in hand using heat-insulating gloves to call his other two children to get up and eat.
Not far away.
The little fox, who had curled himself up into a ball with his big tail, woke up first. He sat on the bed in thought for a while, then carefully nudged the sleeping baby panda's soft belly with his paw to remind it to get up and have breakfast.
The baby panda had already smelled the scent, so he rubbed his eyes and soon sat up in a daze, staring at the little fox with his round eyes.
"Qiuqiu, Yuanyuan, come and have breakfast." Gu Yumian took off his oven gloves, put down the casserole, and came over to hold the child. "We're going to visit the Academy of Sciences soon, so eat something first. I don't know what time lunch will be at noon."
Before Gu Yumian even reached them, the little snow leopard leaped from his shoulder to the bedside. Sitting upright, it glanced down at the two little ones with a condescending air, flicking its tail and letting out a low purr. The other two children listened with dazed eyes.
It sounded like the boss of some bad organization was scolding his subordinates.
Audience: “Hahahaha!”
Gu Yumian: "..."
Of course he remembered to turn on the privacy settings for the baby panda's live broadcast, but he forgot about that for the little fox, and someone immediately asked him where the new cub came from.
"Qiuqiu is the mascot of the Academy of Sciences. Come to our house to play." Gu Yumian explained. Everyone knew that there was an Arctic fox in the Academy of Sciences, but only a few knew that the chief was related to the little Arctic fox. After hearing what Gu Yumian said, they did not suspect anything.
"Tuantuan, come here." Gu Yumian let the little snow leopard sit on his shoulders. Looking at the silly and round little Tangyuan who wanted to be hugged, and the little fox with a fluffy tail looking at him shyly, he suddenly felt pressured. He would feel uncomfortable if he didn't hug either of them.
Finally, he finally picked up little Tangyuan, then let the little fox crawl into his arms, and walked laboriously to the living room dining table and put it down.
There really can’t be too many children in the family, Gu Yumian thought.
This was the first morning that Gu Yumian spent with the audience in the live broadcast room.
A small pot of milk heated up the panda cub and fox cub's milk, bubbling away on the stove. The steaming white steam and the aroma of milk gently enveloped the entire room. Gu Yumian and the children drank porridge and ate breakfast, chatting about something that had happened recently.
The heavy snow outside the window had just stopped, the sky in the upper city was blue, and the sound of morning news broadcasts sounded regularly as a reassuring background music.
The mood of 30 million viewers also entered a soothing and peaceful rhythm, ready to welcome all the events and excitement of the whole day, and looking forward to it.
In this silence, Gu Yumian's live broadcast quietly appeared on the homepage's real-time popularity list, and its ranking rose rapidly.
"Then we'll go out now and go to the Academy of Sciences."
It was exactly nine o'clock when they finished eating. Gu Yumian combed the fur and tidied up the appearance of each of the three children. The panda baby was placed in the cradle and stroller, the snow leopard cub lay on his shoulder, and a well-behaved little fox ball was in his arms.
Gu Yumian checked one last time to see if anything was missing and opened the door.
——The sun is shining in, it’s a nice day today.
As soon as I stepped out of the door, I looked up and could see the magnificent palace and the tower suspended in the sky in the distance. The fleet patrolled the streets 24 hours a day without interruption. The streets were covered with snow, and the automatic snow-melting device kept the roads clear. There were few people.
The little snow leopard was picked up by people from the main school in Shangcheng District. Now that he only had to take care of two children, Gu Yumian felt a lot more relaxed.
"Mr. Gu, do you need someone to pick you up?" the assistant asked him over the phone. "Um... do you know the way?"
Gu Yumian wasn't exactly familiar with the route, but he was always extremely cautious when taking children out. He'd checked the route several times last night. Besides, it was only about a thousand meters away, so he felt it should be fine. "Don't bother, I'll be there in a moment."
The assistant thought to himself, after all, the chief is here too, so he won't get lost.
"OK."
[There's a family in the mine: Hey, there are so few people in the upper city, so early in the morning.]
The temperature outside was still a little low. Gu Yumian was wearing a woolen coat and a scarf. Because he was wearing so many clothes, his movements were a little slow.
Gu Yumian held the shy and introverted little fox closer to his arms, covered the baby panda with a blanket, and then nodded:
"I heard that the nobility and royal family account for 10% of the population in the upper city, and the rest are servants of the nobility and outside workers."
Perhaps due to its constitutional monarchy, the area, which should be the most technologically advanced, sometimes seems a bit behind the downtown area due to the presence of the nobility. At this hour, the nobles are sleeping in or socializing, and the streets are mostly filled with migrant workers.
"The Academy of Sciences is in Area B," Gu Yumian explained quietly to the audience, "Because Area B is very close to the Imperial Palace, you need to pass a checkpoint to get there. This may reveal other residents' personal information, so I'll turn off the live broadcast for about ten minutes. Sorry everyone."
Gu Yumian's considerations were quite thorough, considering that the process of passing the customs did involve a lot of privacy. Although the audience was enjoying the scene, they were also very understanding and said yes, they would wait for him.
It’s just like the security check you had to go through before entering the subway station.
Even though Gu Yumian was human, he didn't receive many strange looks. Of course, they weren't particularly friendly either. Perhaps the Upper City itself was more indifferent to human relationships, with everyone busy with their own affairs.
When passing through the security check device, the staff scanned Gu Yumian's electronic pass and personal information, thought for a moment, and suddenly asked him to show his paper pass.
Gu Yumian: "..."
The Upper City Pass did have a paper stamped copy, which might be in the bag, but they had never mentioned checking the paper copy before, so Gu Yumian was not sure if he had it with him.
Gu Yumian was wearing thick clothes, holding the little fox and looking after the little glutinous rice balls, so it was a bit of a hassle to find the right one. The person behind him didn't show any intention of helping, but just checked the time impatiently.
The little Arctic fox becomes nervous and reserved when in a crowd, and only feels better when being held by Gu Yumian. But Gu Yumian has to put it down, touch its ears and comfort it:
"Qiuqiu, go to the cradle and squeeze with Yuanyuan first. I'll find the pass and then I'll hold her."
The little fox chirped obediently.
Gu Yumian pulled her bag over to look for it. The bag was filled with bottles, tissues, and other things. She was wearing a lot of clothes, and she was anxious, so she searched for half a minute but couldn't find it. The people behind her seemed even more impatient.
It was at this time.
The noisy discussions behind me suddenly died down. Everyone fell silent, and a path was made clear like Moses parting the sea. The sound of military boots stomping on the ground came closer and closer.
Gu Yumian was so anxious that he didn't notice that the tall man had already stood very close behind him, lowering his gray-blue eyes and staring at the young man's fair profile and the slightly pursed light-colored lips.
Gu Yumian finally realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
Just as he was about to turn around, his right hand was suddenly gently grabbed by someone.
Next second.
"Use this."
The man leaned over and whispered to him, his voice low and magnetic, sounding lazily in Gu Yumian's ears.
A very light scent of cedar tobacco enveloped him, unlike any other men's perfume.
The hands, clad in fingerless gloves, clasped the ten fingers of Gu Yumian's right hand from behind, handing the pass to Gu Yumian's palm and guiding him to close his fingers around the card. It was a deeply intimate yet secretly possessive embrace; it could certainly be defined as friendship, and it wouldn't be a problem to call it love.
Gu Yumian's mind was blank for a few moments.
The narrow passage at the customs checkpoint is not well ventilated and the air is a bit hot.
He subconsciously followed the other person's movements and glanced down.
It was a stamped paper pass with his name on it, but it wasn't the temporary one-week pass the Academy had gotten him: this one would obviously last longer.
Shuo Han lowered his eyes and looked at Gu Yumian's reaction. After a moment, his eyebrows raised slightly.
The staff and the people waiting in the back all looked at them without saying a word.
The whole space is quiet
“…”
Ten seconds later.
The little fox finally mustered up the courage to poke its head out of the cradle. Nervously, embarrassedly, and worriedly, he looked at Gu Yumian, but he saw a scene completely different from what he had imagined.
The usually steady and composed young human now had a look of bewilderment in his light brown eyes, his breathing became a little rapid, and his movements were somewhat unnatural.
I don’t know if it was because of embarrassment or something else...but a very light blush appeared on her earlobe.
Ten minutes later.
Coming out of the narrow passage, Gu Yumian held the obedient little fox in his arms and was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
It was so stuffy there, and maybe because of the urgent situation just now and the sense of relief that someone finally helped him, his heart beat very fast for a moment, and for a moment he began to waver in his straight male identity of more than 20 years.
But now that feeling has faded, he has returned to normal and can think calmly.
The two seemed to be going the same way. Shuo Han glanced at him calmly and said:
“The pass comes with the property.”
It was the villa on the floating island. Purchasing property in Upper Town came with a pass, but Gu Yumian didn't know about it, and probably wouldn't have used it even if he had.
Gu Yumian smiled and nodded:
"Thank you for the pass."
Let’s not talk about the real estate and the gifts for now to avoid an argument.
"Shuohan, are you here in Shangcheng District for something?" Gu Yumian looked at Shuohan, feeling suspicious. "What a coincidence?"
They had met in the Lower Town a few days ago and had both come to the Upper Town at the same time. Furthermore, Shuo Han's appearance with the pass was a bit of a coincidence.
"I live in the upper city, and I went to the lower city for something." Shuo Han explained without much seriousness.
Gu Yumian: "Really?"
"unfortunately."
Shuo Han answered his other question, still with that nonchalant look on his face, half-lidded, staring at Gu Yumian for a moment: "I'm looking for you."
Gu Yumian: "Why?"
Shuo Han stopped.
Gu Yumian took a few steps forward without realizing it before she reacted and turned to look at him: "?"
Shuo Han's gray-blue eyes stared at him for a long time, reflecting the azure sky of deep winter, and suddenly a faint smile appeared on his face.
It was a bit like a slight mockery, but the expression was not cold, and even showed some emotion, which made Shuo Han's already outstanding and handsome appearance appear more lazy and charming.
Shuo Han took two steps forward, and his bony fingers gently passed through Gu Yumian's hair, causing him to look up and look at him seriously:
"Because I want to see you, isn't that okay?"
“…”
Little Tangyuan was sleeping soundly in the stroller, and the little fox curled up into a ball in Gu Yumian's arms, shaking its fluffy tail and looking up with a puzzled look, making a "chirp" sound.
Gu Yumian had to admit that maybe it wasn’t because the air was too stuffy at the checkpoint just now.
His heartbeat was now a few beats off.
I was even irrational and forgot all the questions and doubts I had just had.
Twenty minutes later, it was half past nine.
Shuo Han sent Gu Yumian to the entrance of the Academy of Sciences, watched him walk in, paused for a while, and then turned around and got on the hovercraft.
Across the corridor is the Academy of Sciences. Gu Yumian walked in the corridor and the live broadcast had been reopened.
There was a period of time when the number of viewers did not drop much compared to before, but once it was opened, it began to grow rapidly again.
"Hello everyone," Gu Yumian said, greeting everyone. Although he had already entered the working state, his ears were still a little red. "Sorry, I just encountered a small accident and was delayed a bit. I kept you waiting."
[Wow, it's okay. I was just worried about what might have happened to Mianmian.] [Red ears? Was Mianmian bullied? ?] [Everything will be fine as long as we get to the Academy on time! Looking forward to it!]
Gu Yumian was not a love-sick person. He tried hard to adjust himself and quickly pulled himself out of the unfamiliar emotions. Perhaps he was just letting it go temporarily and thinking about it later when he had some free time, because there were more important things to do now.
He himself is also looking forward to what the Academy of Sciences will look like.
Gu Yumian held the little fox that was cuddling in his arms, gently held its paw and waved to everyone:
"Then we'll go in now."
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