Gourmet: The God-Level Culinary Tycoon

Seeing the banter in the stream, Li Xiao smiled and nodded.

"Indeed, just as many of our friends in the audience have said, I don’t know if it’s to reduce the amount of pork offal to cut costs, or if the prep cook was just being too careless when plating."

"There’s not even as much pork offal in this Teppanyaki Pork Offal as there are onions."

"If this dish didn’t taste decent, I’d be cussing them out."

"If any other friends want to come check this place out, you can help me by ordering another Teppanyaki Pork Offal. Help me see if I just got unlucky this time, or if it’s always like this."

"If it’s always like this, then I can’t recommend anyone order this Teppanyaki Pork Offal."

After talking about the Teppanyaki Pork Offal, Li Xiao tried the Chives and Pork Blood.

[Congratulations, you have lit up the 5th entry in your collection.]

[The food collection entry you lit up is: Chives and Pork Blood.]

[This food’s rating: 85 Points [Good].]

[As the food rating is Good, rewards are tripled (x3).]

[Congratulations, you have received a cash reward of 400,000.]

[Congratulations, you have received a reward: Pork Blood Curd Recipe.]

[Congratulations, you have received a reward: Attractiveness +1.]

[Note 1: Rewards will be automatically and legally legitimized. There is no need to worry about their origin.]

[Note 2: Reward values differ based on the rating.]

The next moment, Li Xiao saw his phone screen light up.

[Your savings account ending in 7700 has received a transfer of 400,000.00 yuan...]

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’Attractiveness +1?’

Li Xiao glanced at his phone screen, which was broadcasting his stream, and turned his neck from side to side. He carefully examined his current appearance.

After the Attractiveness +1, he didn’t feel like his appearance had changed much.

However, he didn’t suspect the system was tricking him. In his view, it was probably because his looks, like most of the readers, were already quite high to begin with. This time, the increase was just a single, measly point, so it wasn’t very noticeable.

It was a free reward anyway, so he didn’t pay it too much mind.

Swallowing the smooth, tender pork blood in his mouth, Li Xiao nodded in satisfaction.

The system’s reward was great, and the taste of this pork blood was also quite commendable.

"Next, let me tell you about the chives and pork blood."

"It might sound a little scary, but trust me, this dish is absolutely delicious."

"The fresh aroma of the chives and the soft texture of the pork blood are a match made in heaven!"

"The pork bone broth base, made with wolfberry leaves and pork spine, has a rich, sweet flavor with a strong aroma of wolfberry leaves."

"And with the special ginger paste in the soup, it’s simply mouth-watering!"

Li Xiao picked up a piece of dark red pork blood with his chopsticks and showed it to the camera.

"The pork blood here is undoubtedly very fresh, which is why it has a slightly sweet taste."

"A good piece of pork blood is normally dark red, never bright red."

"The bright red pork blood you see on the market has, one hundred percent, had other chemicals added to make its color look better."

"Of course, if the pork blood is gray or black, that’s no good either. That proves the pork blood has been stored for too long. The blood oxidizes from exposure to air, which is why it turns black."

As he spoke, he bit the pork blood open, showing the cross-section to everyone.

Inside the pork blood were air bubbles of various sizes, making it look very uneven.

"A good piece of pork blood has a rough-cut surface with irregular small holes, whereas fake pork blood has a smooth, flat surface with no visible pores."

"Also, normal pork blood is easy to break apart because of its loose structure. If you encounter pork blood that is very firm and springy, it’s definitely had chemicals like formaldehyde added, which changes its chemical properties."

In the stream:

"Wait, so bright red pork blood is actually bad?"

"OMG, I always pick the bright red kind..."

"I bought a package of pork blood from the supermarket before, and it wouldn’t break down no matter how long I cooked it. Looks like it must have had chemicals in it!"

"Pork blood is so much better fresh. It’s a shame most hot pot places don’t serve it anymore!"

"Packaged food is so convenient now and has a long shelf life. Of course businesses aren’t willing to use fresh pork blood, which is troublesome and expensive."

While eating, Li Xiao took a moment to glance at the number of viewers in the stream.

With constant interaction and conversation, the number of viewers was steadily rising. It had now reached over 3,900 people.

He clasped his hands together in a gesture of thanks toward the camera:

"Thank you to all the handsome gentlemen and Immortal Sisters for supporting me."

"It’s a great pleasure to be able to share food with so many people."

"Life may have its hardships, but a delicious meal can bring joy to our tired bodies and minds at the end of the day."

Stream:

"Who doesn’t know delicious food makes you happy? But delicious food is also expensive! How can a working stiff like me afford it?"

"Actually, there’s no rule that only expensive food counts as good food. I think the five-yuan jagged potatoes are pretty delicious too."

"That’s right, the eight-yuan fried rice downstairs from our dorm is also really good. If I add some hot sauce, I can eat two servings!"

"Since everyone’s so happy today, why don’t you send out a few red packets to liven things up, streamer?"

"Yeah, Brother Li, you’ve only sent one red packet today. That’s not fitting for a rich kid like you."

"Master Li, I haven’t eaten for two whole days. I’m just waiting to snatch a red packet from you so I can order some takeout."

...

Seeing these entertaining viewers pleading and goofing around in the chat, Li Xiao had no intention of being stingy.

Getting money was just too easy for him now. Not counting the initial pork offal congee, just from the teppanyaki pork offal and now the chives and pork blood.

In just ten short minutes, he had received 600,000 in cash. Including that Mercedes-Benz GLC, his earnings were at least over a million.

"Alright, your Brother Li can’t just be out here enjoying a late-night snack while his own viewers go hungry!"

"There are over 3,900 people in the stream right now, so let’s just round it up to 4,000."

"I’ll send out 400 password-protected random red packets. Each one will have 28.8 yuan."

"It’s not a lot, but it’s enough for everyone to order a late-night snack on Meituan."

Stream:

"All hail the Godfather! Thank you, Godfather!"

"The streamer’s a real whale! Dropping a red packet worth over ten thousand just like that!!!"

"FREAKING AWESOME~~~" *voice crack*!!

"A 1-in-10 chance!! I’ll definitely get one!"

"My hands are washed and ready! Just waiting for the streamer to drop the red packets!"

Amidst the viewers’ excited chatter, Li Xiao had already finished setting up the red packets.

This time, he didn’t set a long duration for it.

Because from the previous password-protected red packets, he had noticed that many people only came in specifically to snatch the money.

They would disappear the moment they got the red packet, causing a cliff-like drop in the stream’s popularity.

In his opinion, rather than attracting a bunch of random people, it was better to give some real benefits to the fans who had been supporting him in the stream all along.

So this time, he set the red packets to be claimable by followers only. At the same time, they could only be claimed within one minute, which would largely prevent random passersby who swarmed in just for the money.

The moment the red packets were sent out, the bullet comments were once again flooded with "Brother Li is mighty!"