Chapter 28

At 8 PM, unlike her usual routine, Jiang Qiuqiu didn’t open the livestream platform early. Instead, she slowly opened the livestream room after the clock passed at 8:05.

As soon as the livestream room opened, thousands of people flooded in.

[Why is Jiujiu slower today than usual?]

[Not even starting exactly at eight, it’s the first time that the host been late.]

Although it wasn’t much of a delay, everyone was teasing good-naturedly, and no one had a bad tone.

Jiang Qiuqiu’s voice was soft as she apologized to her fans, “I had something to attend to today and got a bit carried away.”

“So, welcome everyone to my livestream room. Today’s menu: Cheung Fun.”

She placed a row of raw ingredients directly on the table.

“Yesterday, I saw the buildings you guys made in the livestream community, and many fans speculated that Cheung Fun were made with intestines and rice flour. Guess what? You got it wrong.”

“Today, let’s explore the mysteries of Cheung Fun together.”

First, she used a food processor to grind the flour, something everyone could do.

Then, following the proportions, she mixed a large bowl of sticky rice flour with a little more than half a bowl of wheat flour. Adding water, she used a long bamboo stick to stir them into a rice milk.

Before this dish was steamed, it had no fragrance and looked ordinary. The onlookers were filled with question marks, but considering that everyone who doubted Jiang Qiuqiu in the past was eventually proven wrong, they patiently continued watching.

With the rice milk ready, she took out a square iron plate and arranged meat, lettuce, and bird eggs on one side.

Her hands moved quickly, spooning slurry onto the plate, gently shaking it to make it even. “Making Cheung Fun is actually quite simple. After the livestream is over, I’ll post the ingredients and the process in the livestream room. Fans interested can try it themselves.”

As Jiang Qiuqiu added bird eggs, lettuce, and meat, someone in the barrage suddenly asked if it was okay to add beef slices instead.

She contemplated for a moment, “Cheung Fun are a very inclusive delicacy; you can add almost any toppings you like. However, the size and variety of toppings will affect the steaming time of the Cheung Fun, and that’s up to you to control.”

As soon as they heard “up to you to control,” the barrage immediately began expressing doubts.

[EatingNonStop: If I could control it myself, I wouldn’t be here watching the livestream sobbing.]

[My brain tells me I can, my hand slaps me!]

[I can’t, I can’t, I can’t, I can’t control the heat!]

Everyone looked comically frustrated, and Jiang Qiuqiu laughed twice. “Alright, at this point, the water has boiled, and we can start steaming.”

When Jiang Qiuqiu started steaming the Cheung Fun, in the Terry’s Dormitory, the trio of mixed-race friends sat in front of three terminals watching the livestream.

Terry stared at the rice milk Jiang Qiuqiu put into the pot, smelling a somewhat familiar aroma. On the side, his two buddies were talking incessantly.

Chang Bei: “Why make this kind of thing? There’s no meat at all. It doesn’t look like it would taste good!”

Chang Bei: “Should add a big chunk of beef into it. That would give it more chewiness.”

“… “ Qiu Dao was speechless.

“Adding a big piece of beef in there, I’m afraid the slurry would steam apart, and the meat wouldn’t cook.” Qiu Dao was quite helpless.

Chang Bei said with natural air, “That’s why this shouldn’t be made! Just make a big piece of meat; it’s the most delicious!”

“You don’t understand.” Terry sneered. “These Cheung Fun are delicious! Full of flavor. Not much meat, but it’s especially tasty!”

“Crystal clear, smooth and tender, with the taste of eggs, meat bits, and even the lettuce has a refreshing taste…” As he spoke, he suddenly had a bit of a juice overflow.