A few kilometers away from the main city of Utopia, the Full Moon Lake reflects the vast night sky.
The small tree house with warm light and shadow colors is located on the lake, like a Kongming lantern, suspended in the center of the night.
And inside the tree house——
The mermaid and dragon couple, and the four fur balls, surrounded Gu Yumian and watched him take out the bamboo steamer.
Several snow-white, crystal-clear dumplings with thin skin and large fillings are neatly arranged in the steamer.
Through the translucent, flexible, and thin skin, you can see the tender, chewy meat filling inside, coated in golden crab roe. The skin is thin, the meat is tender and plump, and a chopstick poke releases a thick broth made from the crab meat and bones...
Hot steam, mingled with a fresh aroma, rises continuously. First, I smell the refreshing scent of vinegar and shredded ginger. Then, I take a deep breath, and the rich aroma of the crab and meat broth permeates my nostrils, instantly making me hungry!
The little husky's tail was wagging like a fan blade. He first squeezed into Gu Yumian's arms and sniffed the soup dumplings, then raised his head and said excitedly:
“Ouch!! Ouch!!!”
The dragon reflexively roared in response.
Add to that the gurgling and whimpering sounds of the baby panda and fox cub, the sound of the snow leopard cub stirring dishes with its paws, and the sound of a mermaid's tail slapping the water.
...Luckily, Gu Yumian had turned off the barrage sound reminder early on, otherwise, there would have been a "beep, beep" sound of the barrage constantly popping out.
——The audience actually spam tens of thousands of meaningless lines like "Ahhh," "Hurry up," and "Spreading poison late at night," and the system almost judged it as manual barrage.
The number of people has now soared to over 100 million, and there is no sign of slowing down in the middle of the night, and it continues to be soaring!
What was originally a beautiful paradise has become noisy and bustling.
Gu Yumian was at a loss for words: "Haven't we eaten yet?" Why was everyone so excited as if they had already finished a round?
[South China Tigers Never Go on Blind Dates: To be honest, I was just subconsciously checking Utopia tickets. QAQ I really want to fly over right now!]
[Powder Puff: I want to too... Awooo! Awooo! Hurry up, hurry up!]
The barrage of comments was urging him on, and in reality, there were six pairs of expectant eyes looking at him.
"I'll be right there."
Gu Yumian served out the six baskets of buns and steamed the buns that would be taken home by the mermaids later. He then placed the vinegar and shredded ginger on the plates for his children and the mermaid couple.
"First, suck the soup, then dip it in the vinegar and shredded ginger, soaking the entire bun and filling, and then take a bite."
Gu Yumian said.
The children, except for the little Husky, had all eaten similar soup dumplings before and were already familiar with them. The mermaid and the dragon, on the other hand, relied purely on their exceptional intuition. Gu Yumian beckoned the little Husky over and taught him how to eat.
The cubs didn’t know how to use chopsticks, so Gu Yumian prepared small gloves for them.
The panda clumsily stretched out its paws, held a steamed dumpling, and took a bite.
Compared to soup dumplings, xiaolongbao (xiaolongbao) boasts a more delicate and fresh Jiangnan flavor. The addition of simmered rock sugar doesn't overpower the flavor, melting into the rich, mellow broth and perfectly complementing the tenderness of the crab roe and meat filling.
After biting through the thin skin, the oily, rich but not greasy soup instantly fills your mouth, and the fresh soup cooked by crab flows into your throat.
What’s even more amazing is that the meat filling is chewy and wrapped with crab roe from the early autumn season, paired with vinegar and shredded ginger. It has a crispy and chewy texture, while the inside is tender, glutinous and smooth, making it unforgettable once you take a bite!
The dumplings are so translucent and delicious, and because the portion is small, you can’t help but feel unsatisfied after eating one and can’t help but eat more.
One steamed dumpling at a time doesn’t take up too much space in your stomach and you can always enjoy delicious food. This enjoyment makes you so satisfied that you almost want to sigh out loud.
The little fox and the little snow leopard were the most skilled and had already eaten several. The little snow leopard lay in Gu Yumian's arms and licked its paws unconsciously with satisfaction.
The mermaid had that absolutely beautiful face, but she ate the buns without any hesitation.
She ate several of them herself, and the dragon kept looking at her eagerly. It took her a while to react and she fed the dragon one reluctantly.
The couple breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and small sparks came out of the dragon's nostrils.
The barrage of comments has been pouring out crazily since the beginning, creating waves of heat that are getting higher and higher!
Lili: Delicious, delicious, delicious! It’s so delicious! ! ! And you can eat one in one bite for a long time without feeling full. It’s so blissful!
[staywith: The broth is so rich and delicious, I'm licking my paws and drooling like crazy...my weight loss plan for today has also been ruined.]
[Youyunduo: Plump and crispy, with a fresh and fragrant aroma. Very delicious, I've given it as a gift. Thank you, host.]
User 197827: I found this through the homepage splash screen. Damn, how am I supposed to sleep this late at night?!
On the screen, gifts of all sizes poured in, and all kinds of special effects and barrages instantly filled the entire screen, leaving no space at all.
The number of people directly reached 140 million!
This midnight snack was satisfying and blissful.
The dumplings were so delicious that no one had time to chat. All that could be heard was the clatter of dishes. They lit two lanterns and a bonfire by the lake, where everyone sat together in a lively atmosphere.
There are steamed dumplings, shredded egg soup, the breeze blowing over the lake, the bright moonlight, and the one you love by your side.
It's hard to imagine a better life than this.
In the holographic mode, the audience, who are now seeing the scene from the perspective of Xiao Tangyuan, are also extremely satisfied.
After finishing the delicious dumplings and taking a few sips of the warming egg soup, she lazily dozed off in Gu Yumian's arms. The lights flickered in the night, and the breeze blew from the lake...
The baby panda burped contentedly, the little fox rubbed its back with concern, and the mermaid touched the dragon's horn and began to sing.
Gu Yumian brought a small ukulele with him on this trip. He took it out casually and plucked the strings to accompany the mermaid.
The little snow leopard stretched its body, rubbed it in Gu Yumian's palm, and unnoticeably pushed away the little husky that collapsed in Gu Yumian's arms.
[Tech Tree: Why am I watching this kind of live broadcast to torture myself when I'm working overtime?]
Aicyhuh: It's wonderful, autumn. To be honest, I'm working hard right now, hoping to quit my job and live the same life as Mianmian in a few years...
[I won’t change my name until I lose 100 pounds: What song is this? It’s really good]
It was a little after eleven o'clock.
In just the time it took to eat some dumplings and drink some soup, the number of people increased by more than 10 million, and now it has reached 150 million.
Gu Yumian took a look at the number of viewers and couldn't help but be shocked. He had to end the live broadcast early today, otherwise another audience would have to stay up late with him.
"Generally speaking, six is enough," Gu Yumian rubbed the baby panda's belly. "You shouldn't feel too full, and you shouldn't feel hungry, right?"
Baby panda: "Ming."
In Gu Yumian’s hometown in his previous life, people would eat twelve xiaolongbao for breakfast, six with meat and six with crab, but there was no need to eat that many for a midnight snack, six was just right.
After dinner, it was time for the mermaid and the dragon to go home.
"Mr. Nick, Miss Anna," Gu Yumian put the buns in a plastic bag and handed them to the merman.
"If you don't mind, please take these back with you. You can steam them and eat them. They may not taste as good as if you eat them on the spot." After all, ingredients still taste better when they are fresh.
I didn’t expect there was food to eat and things to bring.
This time the mermaid couldn't hold it in any longer. She raised her hand to let Gu Yumian come over. Before anyone could react, she smiled and kissed him on the face.
The little snow leopard's face darkened: "..."
Gu Yumian: "..."
Twenty minutes later.
Although the tree house is not very large, it has all the necessary facilities, including a wooden barrel for taking a hot bath.
Gu Yumian dragged out the wooden barrel, added water, and prepared towels, bath spray, combs and brushes, and baby lotion for autumn. He waved to the children to come over and take a hot bath.
"I'm very tired from playing today. Taking a hot bath will make me feel more comfortable."
The little fox curled up into a ball in Gu Yumian's arms. Gu Yumian held a small brush in one hand and combed and brushed its fur, saying:
"After taking a shower, our live broadcast today will be over."
Nearly 160 million viewers were reluctant to leave, and several wealthy fans threw fireworks to keep them.
"Mianmian, it's not even midnight yet, the night has just begun QAQ" "I livestreamed for five hours today, but it felt like only five minutes, and it was gone in a flash! ! "+1, I was just enjoying watching it."
Gu Yumian was helpless:
"Don't stay up late, it's bad for your health... I'll extend the live broadcast time for the next two days, and there'll be one tomorrow morning too. You can watch the live broadcast anytime."
It just so happened that he planned to make a new dish that would be launched in Elbet tomorrow morning - puff pastry soup, and let the children try it first.
The bathing area is still on a small open-air platform.
There is a full moon in the sky today. It is very pleasant to take a hot bath under the moonlight and lake light.
Every pore opened, allowing the warm current to flow through the skin. Gu Yumian took turns combing the children's hair and massaging them. You could smell the faint maple and pine scent of the bath spray.
All the fatigue from running around for most of the night disappeared in the warm water.
The audience couldn't help but close their eyes and carefully feel this moment of relaxation and tranquility.
Although Gu Yumian said that the show would be ending soon, the enthusiasm on the barrage remained unabated, and the number of viewers even exceeded 160 million and continued to rise!
At this point in time, even the most popular Starry Sky streamers would find it difficult to reach this audience size and growth rate. Gu Yumian seemed to have fixed the entire platform's traffic to his own live broadcast room at this moment.
The baby panda lay comfortably in the small wooden barrel, using its paws to scoop water onto its belly.
The little Husky excitedly buried its entire head in the hot water, thinking it was a fish. It spit out a string of bubbles and was fished out by Gu Yumian when it was dizzy from the smoke.
The little snow leopard first stepped into the small wooden barrel, dipped its paws in water, then put on a stern face, stretched out its little paw pads to Gu Yumian's cheeks, and pressed and patted them.
Gu Yumian didn't understand at first, but then he remembered that that was the place where the mermaid had kissed him.
Gu Yumian: "..."
He held the little guy's paw with a mixture of laughter and tears:
"She's already married, and her children are already that old. She won't become a stepmother, don't worry."
Besides, that mermaid was quite enthusiastic, just like in many Western countries in the previous life, there was also kissing on the cheek. Although Gu Yumian was a little uncomfortable with it, it was actually nothing.
The little snow leopard was not comforted and still looked depressed.
Gu Yumian had no choice but to bathe and comb the little snow leopard's fur, then wrapped it in a large bath towel and carried it to his arms. He then washed Er Er, the round ball, as well. He himself took a quick bath, and when he came back, the little Tang Yuan was already drowsy and rubbed his eyes with his paws.
"Are you sleepy? Let's go to bed now."
The first and second floors of the tree house were connected by vines. Gu Yumian studied it for a while and finally managed to move all four cubs up there.
While the first floor is small yet fully equipped, the second floor is the complete opposite. Made from reinforced dead trees, the second floor is a small platform, roughly the same size as the first, but furnished entirely with a soft mattress, a stuffed animal pillow, and two fairy tale books.
Once you go up to the second floor, you can only sleep. No matter how you roll and jump, you won't jump down. When you lie down, you are facing the vast night sky. It seems that you can touch the moon with your hand. It really feels like sleeping in the wind and under the moon.
You don’t need to look at Gu Yumian to know that this design is very popular with children.
Sure enough, the baby panda cheered, dragged the little fox into the bed, poked its head out from under the quilt, looked at Gu Yumian with wet and sparkling eyes, urging him to come quickly.
Gu Yumian also lay down in the quilt, holding the little snow leopard and the little Husky.
It's really comfortable.
I have four of my favorite furry friends in the world around me. I lie on my back with the night in my arms. In the distance, I can hear the noisy sounds from the Utopia night. The elves flap their wings and fly into the forest, and the dwarfs turn off the mining lamps.
The day is almost over, and it has been like a dream.
It won’t be long before the next day’s dawn comes and the entire magical city-state comes back to life.
Gu Yumian hugged the little snow leopard, buried his head in the side of its neck and rubbed it, taking a breath.
He was a little sleepy, his voice became soft and light, and a little sticky, and he said goodbye to the audience:
"That's all for today's live broadcast... See you tomorrow, and don't stay up late."
"Good night, then."
Throughout the evening, following the livestream, the audience felt as if they were experiencing Utopia themselves. From the underground river at the beginning, to the dragon-back ride later, to the sky city—although there were some mishaps, it was generally a joyful experience.
There is such a gentle ending at the end.
What’s more, there will be even more exciting second and third days soon.
How can we not look forward to it?
[White Night Song: Good night. Listening to the host's voice, I can't even bring myself to ask for an extension of the live broadcast.]
[BIO: See you tomorrow! I'm already looking forward to tomorrow morning. Countdown to eight hours...]
[Sleeping into Marshmallow: Ahhh, I really want to sleep with the live stream on, even if I don’t have to do anything. ]
Of course that's impossible.
Gu Yumian smiled, pressed the button to exit the live broadcast, and the screen gradually faded away.
He reached out and hugged the children in his arms, listening to Yuanyuan and Qiuqiu's even breathing. After a while, he fell asleep.
“…”
Gu Yumian's livestream today, from the beginning to the end, showed impressive data, including the increase in popularity and comments, the influx of new viewers, and more. Especially his conversion rate from viewers to fans.
That night, not to mention Weibo, the number of fans on the Starry Sky platform alone increased by tens of millions. Almost 90% of the new viewers will be converted into fans.
Although his live broadcast has ended, his influence continues to spread and his popularity on WeChat Moments and Weibo continues to ferment.
Utopia officials even posted three photos of Gu Yumian taken with a commemorative camera on Weibo, and the number of reposts easily exceeded 100,000 within two minutes.
Although Gu Yumian's live broadcast was long, it still gave people a feeling of wanting more after watching it, especially the utopia it showed, which was beyond the imagination of many people.
As many as 60% to 70% of viewers set their alarms for the next day to wake up early to watch the live broadcast. This may be because various publicity campaigns quickly attracted traffic to the Starry Sky platform, or perhaps it was simply because the content was attractive enough.
——Just at the last second before Gu Yumian’s live broadcast was closed, the number of viewers jumped straight to 250 million.
Gu Yumian slept with the baby panda and the little fox, but the little Husky seemed very restless.
It was briefly listless, but soon regained its spirits, feeling like a dragon at one moment and a fish at another, wanting to jump straight from the second floor of the tree house into the lake for a swim.
"Ouch."
It bit Gu Yumian's trouser leg and tested it. Seeing that the human was asleep, it became more and more excited. It put its two front paws on the edge of the second floor and looked down at the lake with its tail wagging.
Writers and artists are similar in some ways.
Although the little husky hasn't been writing recently, his brain circuits are still as spontaneous as ever, and he acts on his words. He can't actually swim, but his supernatural power is similar to the little fox's super-brain power.
The reason why superpowers are so sought after by the entire galaxy is because they are truly powerful. Of course, superpowers are divided into levels, and superpowers above level A can almost bring about earth-shaking changes to a living being.
For example, before the little fox awakened his special powers, he was just an ordinary child, even a little shy and clumsy, no different from when he was in Gu Yumian's home.
When the little fox began to use its super brain ability, its thinking, judgment, and ability to absorb new knowledge were all at the level of the top scientists. Even so, the little fox's ability rating was only A.
It is difficult to imagine what SSS-level superpowers and mental strength look like.
Another example is the little Husky.
Although it is an unreliable Husky with a rather active and childish personality, and often does some extraordinary things, if it had not been lucky all along, it might have lost its life long ago.
But it is also the owner of A-level psychic powers, which are mainly manifested in the development of imagination, empathy and logical thinking. When writing novels, this power will be used to the extreme, so it is not surprising that it has won several awards in a row.
But this ability would be useless if you were drowning.
"Ah." The little Husky stared at the water surface seriously and began to think about where it would be more appropriate for him to enter the water.
The little snow leopard raised one eyelid, glanced at it lazily, turned around yawned, and squeezed into Gu Yumian's arms.
It has nothing to do with it anyway.
The little snow leopard turned around lazily, and then images began to pop up in his mind.
For example, Gu Yumian looked worriedly at the sneezing, wet little Husky, and also cried while holding the little Husky that was almost drowned...
The little snow leopard already knows that its human does not belong to this era, but after being in this foreign land for so long, he has never cried.
The mere thought of it made it restless.
The little Husky sharpened its claws at the edge, eager to try for a while, then leaped down with a loud "wow"—
Failed to jump.
A hand mercilessly grabbed it by the scruff of the neck and barely caught it.
"Awoo?" The little Husky struggled and waved its four paws in the air, staring blankly at the 'human' who suddenly appeared.
The little Husky could feel that the man's eyes and mood were not friendly, and his fur stood up subconsciously, but he soon smelled a familiar scent.
A puzzled "woof" sound came out of its throat, and it blinked. The next second, the man picked it up and threw it into the corner of the mattress.
A transparent rope appeared in the air and clamped the little Husky's hind paws, preventing it from trying any dangerous actions like jumping.
"Behave yourself."
The man's gray-blue eyes looked down at it condescendingly, with an irritated look.
He paused, his voice lowered a little, and he ordered impatiently:
"...Don't make him cry."
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