Soon, Yu Xinxin adjusted her mood and greeted the viewers in the live broadcast room in a generous manner.
"Hello everyone, I'm Yu Xinxin from Guangdong, and I'm also the blogger who posted about the 68-yuan sweet and sour pork yesterday."
"I would like to thank netizens in Northeast China for helping me get justice, and I would also like to thank the Harbin Culture and Tourism Bureau for their swift action, which resolved this tourist rip-off incident."
"I'm so lucky to be able to go to the morning market with Brother Qin Zian. I've heard that the morning markets in Northeast China are cheap, plentiful, and delicious, but today I'm here representing the noble Potato Princess, so I'll definitely be doing a very rigorous review of this morning market."
Yu Xinxin spoke in a serious tone, which also brought up the theme of this live broadcast.
Hearing this, Qin Zian nodded in agreement.
The reason he called Yu Xinxin out to visit the morning market was to promote the morning market in Northeast China, so that people all over the country could clearly know the prices in Harbin.
However, for the viewers in the live stream, their focus was diverted by Yu Xinxin's words.
"If I had just said I would expose Bingcheng's shortcomings, I could have done a live stream with Qin Zian... Anyway, I'll go correct my mistakes right away and try to stand by Qin Zian's side as soon as possible."
"I've already tolerated the little potatoes, but what's with this 'Potato Princess'? Even if she's a princess, can't she live without the potato variety?"
"I must say, Bingcheng's speed in cleaning house is truly remarkable. Where else could such immense wealth fall if not on Bingcheng's head?"
"Okay, okay! I've already left Harbin, and I just realized there's such a hidden gem—the morning market—that I haven't checked out yet. Looks like I'll have to go back again."
"Qin Zian, are you a devil? You said you'd start the live stream at 7 a.m., and I dragged myself out of bed, but you didn't say you were going to do a food live stream!!! So much delicious food, it's going to make me drool."
After a brief opening live stream, Qin Zian took Yu Xinxin to the morning market.
The morning market in Harbin is busiest at 7 a.m., with vendors' shouts ringing out loudly.
Those who come to the morning market are all locals from Harbin. They wear the simplest and most plain clothes and stroll through the streets, buying the items they need.
Everywhere you look, you see the warmth and life of everyday life.
Qin Zian took Yu Xinxin to a breakfast stall as their first stop at the Northeast morning market.
"Boss, two bowls of tofu pudding, please." Qin Zi'an paused, then continued, "with sugar, please."
Mr. Liu, the tofu vendor, was busy at work when he heard Qin Zi'an's words...
Instantly, Mr. Liu stopped what he was doing.
He glared at Qin Zian and said irritably, "Add sugar? Ha! Do I look like sugar?"
As soon as Mr. Liu said this, the netizens from the north in the live broadcast room burst into laughter.
Although Mr. Liu has a bit of a temper, he's definitely a kind and approachable older brother from Northeast China.
It's not that Boss Liu has any issues with Qin Zi'an, it's just that they're always so straightforward.
After all, tofu pudding in the north has always been savory.
This is not only a regional characteristic, but also a symbol of the dignity of northerners.
The sweet vs. savory debate between the North and South has been going on for so many years that it's reached a point of no return.
In the eyes of most netizens, Qin Zi'an's act of adding sugar to tofu pudding at the Harbin morning market was an act of utter inhumanity.
Not only would Boss Liu disagree, but netizens across the entire North would also object.
But no one expected that things would take a sharp turn for the worse in the next second.
"Boss, my sister is from Guangdong. She's been eating sweet tofu pudding since she was little," Qin Zian explained with a smile.
Mr. Liu was slightly taken aback, then walked over to Qin Zian's table, his gaze sweeping over Yu Xinxin from head to toe.
Looking at his fierce appearance, Yu Xinxin couldn't help but feel a little scared.
Yu Xinxin has always eaten sweet tofu pudding since she was a child, so she naturally cannot accept savory tofu pudding.
So when Qin Zi'an suggested adding sugar to the tofu pudding, Yu Xinxin was very happy.
This heartwarming little detail goes beyond simply adding sugar; it shows respect for the lifestyle of people from southern China.
Yu Xinxin wasn't oblivious; just by looking at the boss's expression, she knew it was impossible to get sweet tofu pudding in the north.
Therefore, Yu Xinxin said softly, "Brother, if you can't add sugar, then just have a bowl as usual."
"Add it! Why can't we add it? You little potatoes from the South have come all this way, so we have to pamper you. But I don't know how to add sugar, can you tell me?"
Boss Liu looked at Yu Xinxin with a smile, his voice as loud as ever.
Seeing these two reversals, Yu Xinxin was momentarily stunned.
She doesn't even know if Mr. Liu is being sarcastic or not.
"Boss, just add white sugar, nothing else."
Alright!
Mr. Liu chuckled and immediately got to work.
Yu Xinxin watched Boss Liu's retreating figure and couldn't help but swallow hard.
In northern China, adding sugar to tofu pudding is considered somewhat outrageous.
Yu Xinxin sighed softly and asked with a hint of worry, "Brother, is it really possible for the shop owner to put sugar in the tofu pudding? Are you sure he won't put arsenic in it?"
"Hahahaha, it's not that bad, just wait and eat."
Qin Zian was laughing happily, but the netizens in the northern part of the live broadcast room had already gone wild.
The sweet vs. savory debate between North and South China has been going on for so many years, it absolutely cannot be resolved so easily.
There was nothing he could do, so Boss Liu happily served the sweet tofu pudding to the table.
Not only that, he also enthusiastically said, "Princess Potato, please have a meal."
At this point, the live stream chat exploded with comments, as netizens from both the north and south eagerly shared their thoughts.
"I'm speechless, utterly speechless! I woke up to find that even tofu pudding has sugar added... Good, good! It feels like watching my brother being a lapdog."
"No way! Qin Zi'an, are you out of your mind because of love?! You've completely destroyed our northern favorite, savory tofu pudding, in one fell swoop."
"Hahahaha! This is how to eat tofu pudding. I declare that the South has won the final victory in the thousand-year-old sweet vs. savory debate."
"From now on, the three northeastern provinces will be Inner Mongolia, Jilin, and Liaoning. I'm not kidding. This bowl of sweet tofu pudding is enough to make Harbin expel it from the Northeast."
"If he dares to put sugar in tofu pudding today, he'll dare to put pork and scallions in glutinous rice balls tomorrow, and he'll dare to put pineapple in sweet and sour pork the day after tomorrow."
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