Chapter 58: This Streamer’s Wife Seems to Be Something Else

Chapter 58: Chapter 58: This Streamer’s Wife Seems to Be Something Else

Chief Dan’s luck stank. He could never manage to snag a tasting spot in any of the major food streams, so he started focusing on new streamers instead. He would patiently teach them the basics, then ask for a guaranteed tasting spot as payment.

It was the same old trick, and it never failed.

But those new streamers’ cooking skills were even worse than his luck. To this day, he hadn’t found a single one who satisfied him. Still, that didn’t diminish his craving and passion for good food.

Shu Yao readily agreed to his request for a guaranteed tasting spot.

Everything was ready.

"Okay, I’m starting now."

When he saw her place a small white fish in front of the camera, Chief Dan, watching from off-screen, sucked in a sharp breath.

"The news about the food safety scandal caused by small white fish has been plastered everywhere lately! Ma’am, haven’t you heard?"

Shu Yao glanced at the comment on the stream’s message board, gave a faint smile, and clarified:

"I’m not like some of those unscrupulous merchants, passing off inferior products as quality ones. You’re pretty much the first fan in my stream, so I’ll make this clear just for you: my cooking is clean and sanitary. It’s not like the stuff they sell outside.

See my stream title? ’Mom’s Private Kitchen for Babies.’ I specialize in making food for babies. I would never feed my own child something unhealthy, would I?"

Off-screen, Chief Dan couldn’t help but nod.

Ever since a major influencer’s restaurant was exposed for food safety violations, the price of small white fish had plummeted. With other ingredients being so expensive, the cheap and easy-to-handle small white fish was indeed a good choice for a new streamer who was short on cash.

Shu Yao cleaned a wriggling small white fish.

"First, we need to prep these little white fish."

She slit it open, removed the guts, and then dug out the gills. There was no need to descale it, as small white fish don’t have scales.

When he saw the streamer make a crisscross cut near the head and tail, then gently pat the fish’s body to pull out a white sinew, Chief Dan broke out in goosebumps, as if a worm were crawling inside him.

"Ma’am, what’s that thing you’re pulling out? Is it a parasite from inside the fish?"

Seeing the comment on the message board, Shu Yao explained, "This is the fish’s sinew. It’s very fishy. Removing it helps reduce the fishy smell."

Chief Dan looked as though he’d just discovered a new continent. After eating so much fish in his life, this was the first time he’d ever known such a thing existed inside one.

Incredible!

’This streamer really knows her stuff!’

After cleaning one small white fish, Shu Yao said to the only fan in her stream, "I’ll end the demonstration for this step here. There are quite a few fish, and cleaning them one by one is time-consuming, so I prepped some beforehand."

Chief Dan offered a compliment. "You’re very thoughtful, ma’am."

’For a new streamer to be that considerate is pretty impressive.’

’She may be a rookie, but I get the feeling she has some real cooking experience.’

Just then, another fan entered the stream. The moment they saw the streamer was using small white fish, they immediately commented:

"This streamer’s a lost cause!"

Shu Yao glanced at her stream’s popularity. It was a pitiful single-digit number.

’Hmm, the viewer count is a bit low,’ Shu Yao thought. Acting decisively, she added a new title to her stream.

SHOCKING! You Won’t Believe How Delicious Small White Fish Can Be When Cooked This Way!!!

She successfully used the "small white fish" hook to pull in a wave of new viewers.

More and more people flooded into the stream.

Soon, Shu Yao’s stream popularity shot up from the single digits to the triple digits, though that was still only a little over a hundred people watching her stream.

Most of them were hecklers.

[This new streamer has some nerve! Small white fish are about to be listed as a banned foodstuff by the Federation, and she still dares to use them on stream!]