Chapter 154 - 121: Becoming a Superstar Who Surpasses All Streamers in the Food Live Streaming World

Chapter 154: Chapter 121: Becoming a Superstar Who Surpasses All Streamers in the Food Live Streaming World

"Impossible! If the Star Scale Clam’s shell was that easy to pry open, the ingredient would be a dime a dozen by now!"

"She could easily hurt her hands! Where’s Assistant Dan? Someone stop Mrs. Bao!"

"Just waiting for Mrs. Bao to mess up!"

Seeing the fans’ reactions in the livestream chat, Ke Dancheng, who was standing to the side, really couldn’t hold back.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw a crack appear on the Star Scale Clam in Shu Yao’s hands.

CRACK.

It was a very crisp sound.

The livestream chat suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Half a second later, it erupted again!

"For everyone who just said Mrs. Bao couldn’t do it, does your face sting now?"

"Impossible! This is impossible!"

How could such a tough Star Scale Clam possibly be pried open so easily in one go!

"I’ve watched so many clam-opening streams, and I’ve never seen a single streamer successfully open a Star Scale Clam! This has to be a coincidence!!!"

Shu Yao shucked the clam meat into a bowl, then picked up a second Star Scale Clam. With another easy CRACK, she pried its shell open.

Opening one might be a coincidence, but two?

Besides, judging by her practiced movements, this was clearly not Mrs. Bao’s first time opening clams!

"Sister Bao, how did you do that?" Ke Dancheng voiced the question on all the fans’ minds.

"Spiritual power. And this divine tool in my hand." Shu Yao indicated that the dagger she was holding wasn’t an ordinary one, but she didn’t plan to explain further. "Is Miss Churui here? If you use your spiritual power when you open the clams, I’m sure your success rate will be very high."

Churui, who was watching the stream, immediately had her butler go search for Star Scale Clams. She was preparing to do a clam-opening stream for her next broadcast!

’This is practically a godsent topic for a stream!’

She took the opportunity to advertise herself in Mrs. Bao’s stream: "Mrs. Bao, hope you don’t mind me borrowing your platform for a sec, haha. Ahem, I’ll be streaming myself opening clams tomorrow, so any interested darlings can come check it out.

Also, also! From now on, please call me Ruibao! I, Churui, solemnly swear that from this day forward, I’m a fan of Mrs. Bao for life! Churui + Bao fan = Ruibao!"

She even changed the name of her livestream channel to [Ruibao Doesn’t Want to Mess Up Anymore]!

She was definitely going to mess up. There was no doubt about that.

Many of Mrs. Bao’s fans also became fans of this lively and cute streamer.

Shu Yao: "Alright, that’s it for the clam-opening segment. Next, I’ll teach everyone how to prepare the clam meat."

The fans protested.

"Mrs. Bao, don’t stop!"

"I want to see more!"

"Please open a few more!"

Just then, Ke Dancheng’s voice cut in, "For the Bao fans who still want to see clam opening, you can check out Mrs. Churui’s stream tomorrow."

Churui: "Assistant Dan, please call me Ruibao!"

Ke Dancheng coolly ignored the familiar nickname.

Shu Yao brought out another bowl and tossed in the two lumps of clam meat she had just shucked.

When the bowl appeared, the Bao fans went crazy!

’Mrs. Bao had actually opened a whole bowl of clams when they weren’t looking!’

Shu Yao said, "This is a portion of what I opened today. Now, I’ll give a live demonstration of how to prepare them. First is cleaning. Remove the innards and the black outer layer."

"Oh?" As she was cleaning, she dug out a smooth clam pearl.

After rinsing it under clean water, they could see the pearl was the size of a thumbnail, purplish-black, and very beautiful under the light.

"A Star Scale Clam Pearl!"

The fans recognized it.

"Even a small one of those pearls costs over a hundred thousand! The one in Mrs. Bao’s hand has to be worth at least a million Star Coins!"

"She even found a million-dollar pearl while opening clams! Mrs. Bao is too lucky!"

"The luckiest ones are us Bao fans!"

Ke Dancheng pushed up his glasses and said cautiously, "I heard the Empress has a set of jewelry made from Star Scale Clam Pearls."

"That’s right! That’s right!"

Shu Yao was a bit bewildered. "Are these pearls very valuable?"

’She had collected a whole bowl of them while opening clams this afternoon; this one was just one that slipped through the cracks.’

She silently brought out that bowl of pearls, large and small, and put the one that had slipped through the cracks into it as well.

The chat room erupted again!

Shu Yao: "Assistant Dan, find some time to give these pearls away to everyone as a bonus."

The chat room erupted yet again!

’Mrs. Bao is so generous! Giving away such valuable pearls just like that!’

Shu Yao continued preparing the clam meat.

She took the washed clam meat out of the sink.

"I don’t know if you all have noticed, but even after washing it once, there’s still a lot of slime on the clam meat." As she spoke, she poured flour into the bowl. "So, we need to add a sufficient amount of flour and knead it repeatedly until it’s fully coated and the flour in the bowl turns into a thin paste. Then let it sit for about ten minutes. We’ll set this bowl aside for now—"

Shu Yao brought out another bowl.

It was another bowl of clam meat!

’Just how many Star Scale Clams did Mrs. Bao open behind her darlings’ backs!’

"This is a bowl I prepared earlier. You can barely see any dry flour in it." Shu Yao explained as she demonstrated. "At this point, we’ll add a little salt to increase the friction and knead it a few more times until the slime is gone."

Shu Yao put the kneaded clam meat into the sink to rinse.

Once cleaned, the clam meat was no longer slimy and looked very plump and rich.

Then, she laid a whole piece of clam meat on the cutting board and repeatedly pounded the tougher part of the meat with the back of her knife.

"This part of the meat is relatively tough, so it’s best to tenderize it, or it will be too chewy to eat after cooking. This ingredient is especially suitable for teething babies. And I mean actual babies."

After tenderizing the bowl of clam meat, Shu Yao added scallions, ginger, and cooking wine to marinate it.

"Marinating removes the gamey smell and allows it to absorb more flavor. This process takes at least half an hour." Shu Yao moved the bowl away. "We’ll set this bowl aside."

Shu Yao then brought over another bowl of marinated clam meat.

Another bowl!!!

At that moment, Ke Dancheng was even more stunned than the fans in the chat!

’He was right there with Mrs. Bao, yet he had no idea she had secretly prepared so thoroughly!’

Shu Yao took a knife and cut the marinated clam meat into small pieces.

"A relatively large clam can make a whole dish on its own. My family is quite large and has big appetites, so I’ve prepared a lot."

Soon after, she used the smart stove to heat up oil in a wok over high heat. She stir-fried slices of garlic, ginger, and scallion segments until fragrant, then added a portion of the cut clam meat, stir-frying it a few times before adding a suitable amount of cooking wine.

Next, she filled a pre-prepared stew pot with hot water, added the stir-fried clam meat, and then put in diced silken tofu and prepared shrimp.

She added salt while saying, "I personally don’t recommend stewing it for too long. About ten minutes is good, otherwise the meat will get old and tough to chew."

Before the clam, shrimp, and tofu stew was ready, Shu Yao stir-fried another large plate of clam meat. The method was basically the same as for stir-fried fish maws.

Two main ingredients, three dishes made. All in all, less than half an hour had passed, mainly because she had saved a lot of time on cold preparation.

Stir-fried fish maws, stir-fried clam meat, and the clam, shrimp, and tofu stew. And rice.

After everything was done, she first prepared a portion and invited the fans to eat first.

Twenty tasting spots were snatched up in an instant!

The Bao fans with slower hands wailed in dismay. But while they were disappointed, the thought that they would get a free tasting spot from Mrs. Bao on the 29th of next month without having to fight for it was a small comfort.

The lucky darlings who managed to grab a tasting spot started making their presence known in the chat while eating.

"HOLY SHIT! This is so good!"

"Spicy and satisfying! I’m in love with the texture of these fish maws!"

"I think I could eat another ten bowls of rice with this!"

"But the key is this soup with the tofu, you guys! It’s silky smooth, fresh, and savory. The flavor is absolutely divine!!!"

[Changing My Name for Sister Bao]: "Ahem, this baby won’t be fighting with you guys for a tasting spot. In a bit, after this baby has eaten Sister Bao’s food, I’ll give you all a more direct review. Darlings, please follow this baby’s blog account, [Sister Bao’s Exclusive Taste Tester]!"

"Brother Fei is mighty! What’s your location? Let me mooch a taste of the soup!"

[Changing My Name for Sister Bao]: "Look at how pathetic you are!"

’In reality, he had been waiting impatiently for a long time. If Shu Chao Yu hadn’t been holding him back, he would have charged into the kitchen long ago!’