Chapter 8: That’s My Egg Tart (2)
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"Moreover, if natural ingredients were chosen for cooking, the military would need to allocate manpower to open a dining hall, and it would take an hour just to have a meal. Going against the current, not advancing means falling behind. Now that they have driven away the invaders, staying idle is simply not an option.
That being said, he couldn't ignore the potential issues stemming from the soldiers' mental states and others' personal preferences. While he didn’t forbid others from using natural ingredients in cooking, he certainly wouldn’t allow such things to appear in front of him.
However, to promote natural ingredients, the science institute had invested a significant amount of manpower to restore natural foods, and they even collaborated with the chefs' association to occasionally launch new products. Every time a product was made, they would send a portion to the royal family and the nobility, and naturally, the Hạ family was on that list. It was just unexpected that this time, they dared to send it directly to the military headquarters.
‘Throw it away,’ he frowned deeply. ‘In the future, if such things are delivered, don’t bother asking me. You handle it yourself.’
‘Ah, but…’ Lý Khải was stunned. Did the major general misunderstand this delivery? His fingers unconsciously squeezed the storage box. ‘Major General, this is…’
A loud ‘c***k’ sound echoed from the storage box, the noise resounding clearly in the enclosed space of the elevator. His eyes lowered, and he saw that his deputy had cracked the storage box, with the aroma now escaping from it.
The strangest thing was, this time the smell of the food was different from the previous times. Instead of making him nauseous, it was a scent that made him feel an empty hunger in his stomach.
‘Wait.’ He raised his hand, finally changing his mind. ‘I’ll accept this delivery.’
‘Ah…?’ Lý Khải looked at Hạ Vân Sâm in slight bewilderment.
The cold, emotionless gaze from Hạ Vân Sâm landed on him, startling Lý Khải into immediately handing over the storage box.
As he watched the elevator doors close again, Lý Khải finally remembered what he had meant to say.
‘Major General, that’s… my egg tart…’
‘I…’
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Nguyễn Đường had no idea that the egg tart he sent had been brazenly stolen. After finishing his porridge, he went to take a nap, only waking up at 3 p.m. to start planning his dinner menu."
The potatoes bought earlier are still piled up. Although the refrigerator can keep them fresh, if left too long, they will inevitably lose their flavor. Moreover, if the potatoes start to sprout, they can no longer be eaten.
Nguyễn Đường tapped his chin, deciding to use the potatoes as ingredients for dinner.
There's a saying: eat a full breakfast, a sufficient lunch, and a light dinner. But in today's world, where nightlife is becoming increasingly rich, a very light dinner can't satisfy the online residents.
For now, he can only eat easily digestible foods, so rice is out of the question, and he doesn't want to have porridge. That leaves noodles.
After making his decision, Nguyễn Đường logged into his livestream account, ready to withdraw some money to buy cassava, and was then surprised to find that he could earn one thousand nine hundred regular coins every morning through livestreaming.
—The future really is too adorable!
In a great mood, Nguyễn Đường transferred all the money to his main account and then logged into the shopping area to choose cooking ingredients. To repay the enthusiasm of his viewers, he decided to make a dish with meat tonight. You can't have a meal without meat, and a home can't lack bamboo. Meat brings a sense of happiness to humanity that nothing else can replace. With potatoes and meat, he decided on tonight's menu: beef and potato noodles.
He chose a piece of beef belly, which had both tendons and fat. Meat with a good amount of fat and tendon tastes better. Then he bought carrots, onions, flour, and ketchup.
However, spices like cinnamon bark, star anise, or cooking wine were not available while shopping. Without such strong spices, he had to settle for ketchup as a seasoning, which probably wouldn't be too bad.
Not long after placing the order, the ingredients were delivered to Nguyễn Đường.
After organizing the utensils before cooking, Nguyễn Đường put on his livestream glasses and prepared to go live.
But when he opened his neural interface to enter the livestream page, he noticed a yellow notification flashing. Curious, he looked at it and discovered it was a web update. Worried he might miss something important, he quickly opened it.
There were two notifications. One was about how Nguyễn Đường had used potatoes as ingredients in his cooking, which had earned him a spot on the recommendation list, bringing him quite a few viewers.
The second notification was about his livestream rank having risen to level two. The rank of the livestream channel is closely related to its popularity. Popularity is not only about the number of viewers but also related to gifts.
For Nguyễn Đường, leveling up was a very good thing. He remembered the instructions clearly stated that when a streamer reaches level two, the follow feature is unlocked. Whenever the streamer goes live, followers will receive a notification via their neural interface, a feature that is very helpful for accumulating popularity.
Nguyễn Đường was very happy and opened his livestream: "Good evening, everyone, I’m streamer Nguyễn Đường. Tonight, we’ll be making beef and potato noodles."
As soon as he opened the livestream, a crowd of viewers rushed into the channel after receiving the notification, flooding in at the fastest speed.
The author’s note: Lý Khải: Major General... This is my reward, my egg tarts QAQ!!
Hạ Vân Sâm: Huh? [Bows head to check the sender's address, then responds to the deputy] Wife, I.
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