Chapter 26

The next day, Jiang Qiuqiu woke up early.

Today, she was going to make Cheung Fun and needed to test the rice milk in advance. She had found substitutes for rice and wheat in this era, but she hadn’t started experimenting yet.

In the interstellar age, tools were already quite complete, but people in this era gradually lost the knowledge of using tools for various reasons.

Jiang Qiuqiu’s expression changed as she focused her attention on cooking.

She ground a bowl of rice into powder, used wheat flour as a binder, and added a little cornstarch, slowly mixing it with water. Unlike the pure white rice milk on Earth, probably due to slight racial differences, the rice milk here had a beige color.

After preparing the rice milk, it needed to be steamed. Since she didn’t have a specially made steamer at home, Jiang Qiuqiu found a slightly deep iron plate, brushed it with some grease, poured in the rice milk and the various pre-prepared seasonings, and placed it in a pot of boiling water.

The rice milk was compatible with high temperatures, and the reaction occurred quickly. The whitened milk rapidly congealed, blending with the bird eggs, carrying the fragrance of braised chicken and vegetables. Multiple flavors intertwined but not overly complex!

With the rice fragrance as the main tone, it smelled particularly enticing.

Surprisingly, she succeeded on her first attempt. Jiang Qiuqiu’s eyes lit up, she pushed the Cheung Fun onto a porcelain plate, poured on the fragrant sauce, and tasted a bite with chopsticks.

The freshness of the sauce was the first to hit her taste buds. Before the taste buds could react, the soft slurry, combined with the fragrance of the lettuce, took the next step. Then came the meat, and during chewing, the flavors were layered and the texture was rich.

This is what people should eat for breakfast!

With this ratio, Jiang Qiuqiu hummed a few lines of a song, and then continued to place orders for ingredients such as rice and wheat on Freshness TaoTao site.

The preparations were almost done, and Jiang Qiuqiu was originally planning to take a break, but before going to bed, she glanced at the backstage and found that Ming Mei had sent her a communication.

… Communication?

Having chatted so many times, Ming Mei always used text to describe contract details or some livestream arrangements. She had never sent a communication before.

Why did she suddenly send a communication? Did something happen? Unexplainably, Jiang Qiuqiu had a bad premonition.

Federal Livestream Editing Department.

Ming Mei, who had been in a good mood all along, was called to the office by her supervisor.

She thought that the legal department should have finished preparing the contract today, and tomorrow, the contract would take effect. Jiang Qiuqiu was about to become a key member under her command!

She thought they should meet in person. A real-life meeting would help both sides build rapport and increase trust. She wanted to be Jiang Qiuqiu’s sole editor.

However, the beautiful future had not yet arrived before being smashed with a club.

After listening to the supervisor’s words, she felt a bit overwhelmed. “Supervisor, why can’t I sign Jiang Qiuqiu? I haven’t used my privileges this year.”

The supervisor tilted her head slightly. “This is normal. Maybe someone above thinks she doesn’t have that potential and refuses to pay a higher split.”

“This is impossible!” Ming Mei vehemently objected. “This anchor only requested a split from the previous year, which is not excessive in the new recruits’ section of the editing department. Moreover, I have explained her livestream data in the uploaded materials. You should know her potential, having dealt with many newcomers. It’s more than enough to secure this contract.”

Such a straightforward matter was well-known to everyone, even discernible from the data. However-

“Ming Mei, did you have to state it so plainly?”

“She can, so what?”

Does it have to be signed?