The phone stand Sheng Yan had ordered online arrived very quickly.
After taking her daughter to kindergarten, she returned home with the package and prepared to begin filming.
Since her parents had passed away when she was very young, she had become independent early in life, and cooking had never been a problem for her.
Besides, there were countless tutorials available online.
Over the years, her cooking skills had improved tremendously.
She also found a great deal of enjoyment in the process of preparing food.
Sheng Yan set her phone up on the stand and began filming herself cooking.
Even if she were not recording videos, she still had to cook for herself, so it was killing two birds with one stone.
After several hours of work, she transferred the photos and videos she had taken to her computer, carefully edited them, and uploaded them to several social media platforms.
There was more than one way to monetize online content, so she created accounts on several different platforms and worked on them simultaneously.
Naturally, no one liked or commented on her posts immediately after they were uploaded.
Sheng Yan did not sit there staring at her phone waiting for notifications.
Instead, she sat down and ate the food she had just cooked for lunch.
Her daughter’s kindergarten provided lunch, so there was no need to pick her up at noon.
She only needed to collect her after school in the evening, which gave her plenty of time to work on her self media content.
Building a following might take a long time.
However, as long as she kept at it, once she accumulated enough followers, she would likely earn much more than she could from a regular job.
She had nothing to do that afternoon, so Sheng Yan went to the nearby market to buy some groceries.
It was around four o’clock by the time she returned, and she headed straight to the kindergarten entrance to pick up her daughter.
When the dismissal bell rang, children streamed out of the building.
The moment Jiang Yueyao spotted her mother standing outside, she happily ran toward her.
“Mom!”
“Come on, let’s go home.”
“What delicious things did you buy today, Mom?”
“I bought lots of ingredients. We’ll make plenty of tasty dishes tonight.”
“Yay!”
The little girl skipped happily alongside her as they walked home together.
The television in the living room was playing cartoons.
Jiang Yueyao sat on the sofa, completely absorbed in watching them, while Sheng Yan busied herself in the kitchen preparing dinner and filming the cooking process at the same time.
Once dinner was ready and placed on the table, Sheng Yan took another photo of the finished meal.
Not only did everything she cooked taste delicious, but it also looked beautiful.
After adjusting the colors of the photo, the dishes looked even more appetizing.
As soon as Jiang Yueyao smelled the delicious aroma, she immediately sat down at the table, her face lighting up at the sight of so many dishes.
“Mom made so many delicious things today. They smell amazing!”
“Then eat plenty.”
“Okay!”
There were many different dishes, but each portion was fairly small so they would look better on camera.
Holding her chopsticks and her little bowl, Jiang Yueyao ate with great enthusiasm.
As Sheng Yan ate, she could not help remembering the happy days when the family of three had sat around this same table together.
Their little family had once been filled with warmth.
Now, only she and her daughter remained.
She wondered whether Jiang Hongyan had eaten yet.
He was probably still living in that village and had not moved out.
After dinner, Jiang Yueyao took the initiative to wash her face and brush her teeth.
She never needed anyone to worry about such little things.
“Yaoyao, go to bed early after you get back to your room.”
“Okay, Mom. You should rest early too. You cooked so much today. You worked really hard.”
Sheng Yan smiled with quiet satisfaction.
After returning to her bedroom, she edited the photos and videos she had taken while cooking dinner.
When she opened the platforms again, she was delighted to discover that she had already received a few likes and gained a handful of new followers.
Although the results were modest, they were enough to give her hope.
If she kept at it, she would surely gain even more followers.