Wu Mingyu’s Live Streamer was top-tier. Small as a grain of rice, it hovered by his ear, automatically capturing the scene. It allowed the viewers in his channel to smell the aroma and even taste the food. However, the host with the Live Streamer had to spend Credit Points to purchase this feature before viewers could taste it. Although they were eating virtual data, the taste replication was up to ninety-eight percent!
If Gan Lan knew there was such a magical Live Streamer, she would definitely marvel at the technological advancements of this future world! There was nothing you couldn’t buy, only things you couldn’t imagine!
The viewers in the live stream counted heads while sending comments.
*Are You Afraid of Me:* [Almost there, almost there, just two more! I really want to be scammed!]
*I Can Do It:* [The closer we get, the more overpowering the aroma becomes. I can’t take it anymore, I can’t control my drool!]
The screen filled with "+1"s...
It was finally Wu Mingyu’s turn. Wu Mingyu’s eyes were red, and he was almost in tears—choked by the chili peppers! The senior was right; the scamming began even before eating! This culinary student was an expert!
Gan Lan’s eyes curved into a smile as she looked at the senior before her. He had a stunningly handsome face that wasn’t the least bit feminine and a slender, tall figure. Seeing him desperately trying to hold back his tears, she asked gently, "How many skewers do you want to buy, senior? We have non-spicy, mildly spicy, and extra spicy."
Looking at the egging-on comments in his live stream, Wu Mingyu said, "Give me ten skewers, all extra spicy!"
Gan Lan looked up at the senior in slight surprise, not forgetting to recommend, "Actually, every flavor is delicious! Would you like ten skewers of each?" At the same time, she felt frustrated about her height, thinking, "After closing the stall, I’ll go on the Star Network and buy a Nutrition Potion to nourish myself. After all, this body is only eighteen; it’s not too late! I can make myself some nutritious meals too! I will definitely grow taller!"
Wu Mingyu looked down at this short junior. A freshman in the culinary department, Gan Lan. Wearing a mask, her face was hidden, but her eyes curved slightly when she smiled. Her expressive eyes revealed a clear and sincere gaze, as if telling him not to worry. Persuaded by the junior’s gaze, he ended up buying ten skewers of each flavor.
Gan Lan swiftly grilled Wu Mingyu’s thirty skewers and packed them separately into a thermal bag. "That’ll be three hundred Credit Points in total. Thank you for your patronage, please come again!"
Holding the skewers, Wu Mingyu squeezed past the squatting queue. He impatiently dug into the food, not noticing he had grabbed the extra spicy ones. After taking a bite and chewing, his tears instantly fell, yet he couldn’t bear to spit it out. Swallowing it down, he couldn’t help but take another bite. He stuffed his mouth bite by bite, tears streaming down his face. The senior had been truly honest; this was indeed something that scammed people out of their tears.
Wu Mingyu was kindhearted, leaving one skewer of each flavor for his fans. Although he was a bit reluctant, who asked him to be someone who doted on his fans? Chewing slowly, he found that the more he chewed, the more fragrant it became!
*My Life Is Hard:* [I’m crying, I’m crying. I’ve decided to skip class to go buy some. Goodbye, Ming!]
*Sky Blue:* [I really envy you guys at the comprehensive university! I want to eat this heavenly flavor into my stomach too! I want to eat it so much I can’t sleep! Dear Ming, can you help send it next door to the First Military Academy? If I hadn’t been caught by my professor to act as an assistant, I would have scaled the wall to enter your school and bought it myself! I want a hundred skewers, is that okay? Please, please!!]
Host [Handsome Mingyu] received an airship from [Sky Blue]!
*The Wind Is So Strong!:* [So rich! Spending fifty thousand Credit Points just like that. Let me cling to your thigh!]
Seeing [Sky Blue]’s comment and gift, Wu Mingyu quickly closed the gifting channel! He was afraid these fans would shower him with gifts just to make him mail skewers to them. He wasn’t going to do that; with so many fans, he’d die of exhaustion! It wasn’t like he was a vendor anyway. Would Young Master Wu care about this bit of money? Hmph!
"I’ve already closed the gifting channel! I saw right through your schemes! But I’ll make an exception for [Sky Blue]. After all, who asked me to be a kind person who dotes on his fans?"
Right after he spoke, he received a private message with Sky Blue’s address. He clicked his tongue; it was actually a dormitory in the villa area of the Mechanical Manufacturing department. To live at this address, one not only needed money but also talent. As expected, his charm was simply irresistible. Even a top student from the First Military Academy’s manufacturing department was his fan. Wu Mingyu felt highly satisfied.
Although he was an academic underachiever himself, he had top-student fans. He swelled with pride and smugness!
Ignoring his fans’ wailing, he turned off the stream, turned around, and joined the queue again. After all, he still hadn’t eaten to his heart’s content. Thirty skewers were barely enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.
Gan Lan looked at the long queue in front of her. Even though her hands were about to break from constantly flipping skewers, she was glad the charcoal grill was a high-tech device that completely insulated the heat. Thus, she didn’t feel hot at all, and she mentally praised the person who invented it once again. Watching the rapidly increasing Credit Points, she grilled with even more vigor.
"Junior, give me one hundred and fifty skewers—one hundred extra spicy, and fifty mildly spicy!" Wu Mingyu said dominantly, his eyes slightly red.
"Alright, please wait a moment."
Hearing the familiar and pleasant voice, Gan Lan slightly raised her head. Hmm... she couldn’t see what he looked like. She would have to stand on her tiptoes and crane her neck to see his face! Gan Lan decided not to struggle. She silently complained, wondering if people in the future grew up eating hormones. Every single one of them was over 1.9 meters tall! She comforted herself once again that she would grow taller in the future, resolving to go buy a Nutrition Potion immediately!
Gan Lan set aside thirty skewers, planning to take them to Counselor Ye to make her presence known and conveniently pay off her debt!
Once everything was sold out, she closed the stall. Looking at the still somewhat long queue, her heart ached a little for the Credit Points flying away, but she still told them to come early the next day!
By the time she returned to the dormitory, the sky was already dark. Looking at the net profit of over ten thousand Credit Points today, Gan Lan couldn’t help but kiss her Light Brain and roll around on her bed. At this rate, her tuition and living expenses would no longer be a problem!
After her excitement settled, she took her lamb skewers and went to see Professor Ye!
Outside the office door, Gan Lan knocked. Hearing a response from inside, she pushed the door open. She saw that besides Professor Ye, two other lecturers had also turned their heads to look at her. They were probably discussing courses and student matters.
Thus, she braced herself and greeted the teachers one by one. Then, she walked over to Professor Ye and whispered, "Professor, I’ve already transferred the Credit Points to your account. Also, this is barbecue I made myself. I hope you can give it a try! I promise it’s definitely not the kind of... failed product from before. I won’t disappoint you in future exams. Thank you, Professor!" After saying this, she bowed deeply to Professor Ye, quickly placed the packed lamb skewers on the desk, and slipped away before Counselor Ye could say a word.
After returning, Gan Lan was still pondering. "Professor Ye will probably eat it, right? This concerns the professor’s opinion of me, as well as my future grades. It might even help build a good relationship.
"Right now, I have no status whatsoever. Society is realistic. With no backing or background, even if my skills are strong, if those with money and power covet the knowledge in my head, they won’t even need to act personally. Someone else will do whatever it takes to offer it up to them.
"I still need to try and develop some influence. That way, if I disappear one day, someone will at least notice, or even look for me.
"Never mind, I won’t overthink it. I’ll focus on the tasks at hand first. Things will naturally work themselves out when the time comes."
She opened her Light Brain, logged onto the Star Network, and bought the same ingredients. After marinating them, she left the rest of the work to a small robot to thread onto the skewers.