Chapter 105 - 102: Boss, Don’t You Understand First Come, First Served

Chapter 105: Chapter 102: Boss, Don’t You Understand First Come, First Served

"Oh, I’m *so* scared~" Shu Yao said, feigning alarm, while sneering inwardly.

Zhang Xiaoxiao’s face flushed with a mixture of anger and embarrassment.

As if she’d suddenly realized something, she let out a scornful laugh.

"I get it now. Don’t tell me you’re trying to copy Mrs. Bao’s cooking! You really think you have what it takes to ride her coattails? What, you couldn’t leech off Xiangxiang’s fame, so now you’ve set your sights on Mrs. Bao?"

’Heh!’

If only she knew that Shu Yao was Mrs. Bao, the very food blogger currently taking the internet by storm, she’d realize what a fool she was making of herself.

Shu Yao didn’t bother to correct her, simply smiling as she watched Zhang Xiaoxiao make a fool of herself.

"I’ll throw those words right back at you." The corners of Shu Yao’s lips curled into a mocking smile. "We both know who’s really trying to leech off whose fame."

Lin Zhenxiang was currently in the hospital, groaning over nothing. Since Zhang Xiaoxiao couldn’t ride her coattails, she jumped on the bandwagon with all the other influencers and started following Mommy SY, who had now surpassed Lin Zhenxiang in popularity.

She was known to her fans as Mrs. Bao.

Although Mrs. Bao was a new streamer, she was a true hidden gem.

Zhang Xiaoxiao sneered at Shu Yao and Sandy. "Just you wait. I’m going to get you canceled!"

"Canceled? That’s a bold claim!" Jiang Fei came over to join Shu Yao, with Shu Chao Yu and Yuan Ju right behind him.

The first thing he heard upon arriving was someone threatening to cancel *his* Mrs. Bao. How could he possibly stand for that?

Jiang Fei recognized Zhang Xiaoxiao. "A small-time influencer with less than two million followers dares to talk about canceling someone? Careful you don’t bite off more than you can chew. Who gave you the nerve?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao’s face was grim. "What’s it to you?"

"Bullying my niece is the same as bullying me!"

’And more importantly, trying to steal my little white fish is a big no-no!’

Yuan Ju handed a business card to the sincere-looking Sandy, a clear gesture of goodwill.

It was an open invitation for future collaboration.

Zhang Xiaoxiao recognized the logo on the card instantly.

’The Yuan Family! Their businesses are all over the district!’

’Which means this tall, rich, handsome guy is the big-spending whale who’s always making huge donations to food streamers!’

Zhang Xiaoxiao’s cheeks flushed. "Yuan... Yuan Shuai! I... I can’t believe I’m meeting you in person!"

’What a fateful encounter!’

Blushing like a young girl meeting her crush, Zhang Xiaoxiao said, "Yuan Shuai, as soon as the stream goes live, I’ll start cooking. Please come to my channel. I’ll save the special taste-tester spot for you!"

"Thank you, but that won’t be necessary," Yuan Ju replied politely.

Zhang Xiaoxiao’s expression fell. She bit her lip and pouted, "But... I’ll be so sad if you don’t come."

Jiang Fei scoffed. "We’ve never once visited your channel, and you seem to have been doing just fine until now, haven’t you?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao thought that by acting cute and pouting in front of men, just like Lin Zhenxiang, she could get whatever she wanted.

Instead, she was met with open mockery.

’My skills really aren’t there yet!’

Jiang Fei happily scooped the small white fish out and bagged it.

’We’re just going to cook it as soon as we get back anyway, so who cares if it lives or dies out of the water.’

Shu Yao picked up the bag of Star Scale Clams that Sandy had prepared.

Jiang Fei eagerly rushed over. "Let me get that! Let me!"

Shu Yao handed him the bag.

The moment Jiang Fei took it, his arms dropped from the sudden weight.

’Holy shit! This is heavy!’

’How did my niece manage to carry a bag this heavy so effortlessly, without even breaking a sweat?’

"Niece, I can’t do it!" Jiang Fei sheepishly handed the bag of clams back to Shu Yao. He was already sweating after carrying it for only a few steps.

Shu Chao Yu mocked him mercilessly. "You have no shame, do you?"

Jiang Fei straightened up. "What’s wrong with being flexible!"

As Zhang Xiaoxiao watched Shu Yao leave, surrounded by her friends like a moon among stars, a venomous look flashed in her eyes.

##

After leaving Luoxing Port, Zhang Xiaoxiao bought a fruit basket and headed straight for Imperial Hospital.

"Xiangxiang, when are you getting out of the hospital?"

Lin Zhenxiang glanced at her before returning to her phone, scrolling through videos. "Imperial Court Company shut down the live streaming feature," she said nonchalantly. "All the streamers are on hiatus now."

’If she couldn’t stream, what was the point of leaving the hospital?’

’She might as well stay and play the victim for all it was worth.’

"But..." Seeing that Lin Zhenxiang was perfectly fine and enjoying her time in the VIP hospital room, Zhang Xiaoxiao was at a loss for words. After a moment’s pause, she continued, "If you don’t get out soon, that new streamer is going to steal all your thunder!"

"You mean that Mrs. Bao?" Lin Zhenxiang said, pouting dismissively.

’If she hadn’t been so busy with other things lately and had actually focused on streaming, there’s no way some rookie like Mrs. Bao could have slipped in and taken her spot!’

"This new streamer has incredible timing! She managed to ride the wave of popularity from the small white fish and from you, and she blew up with just one cooking video! She must have put a ton of effort into researching that fish!" Zhang Xiaoxiao was both impressed and full of regret.