But just as Yu Mian was gesturing, Huo Ting silently reached out and rolled down Yu Mian’s sleeves, which had been folded up to make it easier to cook.
“…Thanks, I’d forgotten about that.”
A little embarrassed, Yu Mian stretched out his arm and glanced up at Huo Ting.
When Huo Ting’s slightly calloused fingertips brushed against the inside of his arm, it tickled slightly, making Yu Mian want to pull away.
Huo Yuejiang, who was sitting nearby, smiled even more brightly and ate several more bites of the golden soup beef.
‘Ah, youth is such a wonderful thing.’
‘The way these two youngsters helped each other was so heartwarming.’
“…”
As for Huo Ting, who had been under his grandfather’s gaze the entire time, he decided he must arrange for his grandfather to go sea fishing with his old friends next time instead of staying here to observe.
Meanwhile, Huo Yan, who had just been given a blow about his height, puffed up his cheeks and glared at the scene before him.
Could it really be because he wasn’t tall enough that he couldn’t become Brother Yu Mian’s little helper?
—-
“Hello, delivery for recipient Feather Monster.”
Elsewhere, Noel received a delivery from a robot courier outside his door.
As a professional player who had to fulfill a mandatory live broadcasting quota each month, Noel decided to live broadcast his meal instead.
The moment Noel announced he was going to eat, his live broadcast room exploded.
[How can there be an anchor who doesn’t play games and instead live broadcasts drinking nutrient solution?! This is such an outrageous way to hit your quota, QAQ.]
[What are you doing, God Noel? Is this some sort of promotion for nutrient solutions?]
“No, I just received some food someone made, and I’m going to taste it. Just bear with me.”
Noel ignored the barrage of comments and eagerly unpacked the delivery.
The meal was meticulously layered. Noel poured the small box of beef and enoki mushrooms into the golden soup, and just the sight and aroma alone made his mouth water.
This smelled even better than in the live broadcast!
What kind of black technology did that host use to make it so delicious?
[What is this? It smells so good… Oh my god, I’ve been smelling this aroma for a while now and it turns out that the smell is coming from the sensor in the live broadcast room.]
[Same here! I kept wondering where the fragrance was coming from. This sour and spicy flavor is making me drool.]
[God Noel, what exactly are you eating?]
But Neol didn’t care about the comments anymore. He took a bite, and his eyes lit up.
In a few minutes, he devoured all the beef and enoki mushrooms. Even the golden soup was completely finished.
“Burp…”
After letting out a satisfied burp, Noel licked the corner of his lips.
It was only then that he realized his number of viewers had skyrocketed, and countless people were spamming the comments.
[What kind of new flavor of nutrient solution is this?! This strange but amazing taste is so addicting!]
[I’m crying with grief. Someone, please share the link! Host, at least be more professional when you accept advertisements, does your sponsor know that you don’t even post the link?!]
[God Noel, your expressions are perfect. Just watching you eat made me hungry. Why didn’t I know you were so good at making different expressions?!]
“Ah, this isn’t a promotion for nutrient solution. It’s just… uh, food I got from a small anchor I just discovered. He sent me a portion to try.”
Noel tried to explain, but this only made his viewers more excited and curious.
As a result, the hashtag #MysteriousNewNutrientSolutionFlavor# quickly shot up the hot search.
In a way, Noel did not realize that he had accidentally created the first interstellar eating broadcast!
Screenshots of his ecstatic expressions were turned into countless memes, sparking even more curiosity about what kind of nutrient solution was so delicious.
“I’m not promoting anything. I just happened to stumble upon this new anchor cooking. If you don’t believe me, I’ll share his link.”
Feeling overwhelmed, Noel soon realized it wasn’t just his live broadcast under siege…his private messages were also flooded with friends and relatives demanding to know more about this mysterious new flavor of nutrient solution.
With a heavy heart, he shared the anchor’s account, which was a completely empty and anonymous one.
The only identifier was the username: “Fish.”
[God Noel, what does this person look like? Are they really a new anchor?]
[This account is totally new, even created today. Could it be some sort of marketing ploy to push a new anchor?]
Countless fans of mecha fighting games and foodies quickly rushed to this new account.
“I don’t know what he looks like. He didn’t show his face. But his hands… well, his hands looked really nice. Ahem, you can check it out and follow if you’re interested.”
“There was also this tall, quiet assistant helping out. They seemed quite professional. I’ll share the recipe, too.”
Noel had no idea that his actions would cause such a massive ripple effect.
As the news went viral, fans from both gaming and literature circles began piecing together information from Noel’s hints and the “Fish” username, and formed a bold theory.
[Fuck, Fish… Is it Teacher Fish Soup Noodles?! Is this a sneak peek at a new book? All the details match perfectly!]
[Could it really be Teacher Fish Soup Noodles? Has he secretly started live broadcasting behind our backs?!]
[What did I miss?! Is it true? Does Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ hands really look good?! Let me see too! (Looking around like crazy)]
The ever-mysterious Fish Soup Noodles, who had rarely shown any personal information, might have actually made an appearance?
And his assistant in the live broadcast room… could it really be the “big-shot friend from the Huo family”?
The already popular hot search caused a sensation in two circles at once, and now it had completely gone viral.
[Crispy Shark: Teacher Fish Soup Noodles, did you secretly do a test live broadcast today? Was it a preview for your new book?!]
Even Shaxs noticed the commotion and sent a message.
[Fish: Uh, yeah, how did you know?]
After finishing the live broadcast, Yu Main went back to writing to save up some chapters in his draft box. As soon as he came out of his “word cave”, he received a message from Editor Shaxs.
[Crispy Shark: A viewer in your live broadcast was a professional gamer. He ate the food you sent and shared the taste in his live broadcast room, which went viral QwQ. Everyone thought it was a new flavor of nutrient solution.]
Yu Mian: ???
Yu Mian finally opened another page and found the live broadcast and news of the anchor named Noel. It turned out that what he was eating was the Golden Soup Beef that he had sent over.
No wonder this guy could find his new and obscure three-no (no popularity, no certification, no fan base) live broadcast room. It turned out he was a professional anchor who scrolled through the live broadcast platform intensively.
When Yu Mian checked the reader comments under his StarBlog post, he almost started sweating.
[Teacher Fish Soup Noodles, stop pretending! You’ve been feeding other kids outside again, haven’t you!! Ah!! [Snow Leopard screams]]
[I’m jealous, I’m really jealous this time. Why didn’t you notify us book fans first when you started live broadcasting!? Aren’t we your most beloved little angels?]
[This is outrageous, really outrageous! Hurry and give each of us a bowl of Golden Soup Beef to make amends, or this matter won’t end, Teacher Fish Soup Noodles! (I’m lying on StarBlog and refusing to get up.jpg)]
What could he say…
Yu Mian glanced at the detailed outline and settings he had just completed for his new book, then looked at the comment section that was boiling over.
Maybe he should take advantage of this sudden wave of popularity to release the new book?
[A Bowl of Fish Soup Noodles V: Well, it’s indeed me… I just thought I’d try a test live broadcast for practice QwQ, so I didn’t notify everyone. I was just nervous about my first live broadcast. The new book is already in the works and will officially launch next Friday. As always, I’ll start with three consecutive chapters. Looking forward to your support~]
Sure enough, the Huanyu Reading Platform soon displayed a new book page for “God Of Cooking”.
Book fans cheered in excitement immediately, and the cries of “Cheers for the new book!” echoed across major platforms.
As for the countless fans rushing back to report the news in Noel’s live broadcast, they left him staring blankly at his barrage.
The mysterious anchor he had tipped turned out to be “A Bowl of Fish Soup Noodles” from the literary world?!
[God Noel, how lucky are you?! You were the first to see Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ food live broadcast? And you got to eat the very first prize-draw meal! I’m so jealous I could cry.]
[Hurry up and describe it in detail for us, now! I can’t wait to know what Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ live broadcast was like!]
“I didn’t record it…I was just casually watching it at the time, I didn’t expect things to turn out like this.” Noel could only helplessly explain that he hadn’t taken any screenshots or recorded the live broadcast at the time.
[Then here’s an idea. God Noel, go learn to draw now and recreate it for us. [Frowning]]
[+1 Holy crap, could you be a genius?!]
[+2 Genius indeed. If it were me, I wouldn’t have come up with this idea.]
The wave of +1, +2, and +3 soon flooded to four-digit comments.
In the end, Noel was so amused that he almost burst out laughing.
“Anyway, I was the first to see it. What can you all do about it?”
But for the fans of “Reborn”, who were still eagerly following updates every day, this held a very different meaning.
[Wait, does this… does this mean you’re starting two projects at once?! Teacher Fish Soup Noodles, just as our little wolf dog recovered his memories and officially started chasing someone, you’re starting a new book?! [Dumbfounded]]
Yu Mian knew that announcing two simultaneous projects would definitely cause a stir among readers.
He just didn’t expect it to lead to a split between two factions.
The radical faction declared: They hoped Teacher Fish Soup Noodles would update both books simultaneously, with daily triple updates totaling 30,000 words.
But the conservative faction argued: The radicals were being too conservative.
[“Reborn” must be updated through the sweet love and mutual confessions with a special PLAY. The new book “God Of Cooking” must feature a new dish every day with prize giveaways!]
[I agree! We want to eat both the romance dog food and the new book’s gourmet food. We must taste them both!]
