After adjusting her mindset, Gan Lan got up to wash up. The competition results would be out soon, so she planned to treat herself to something delicious as a reward.
Today was another leisurely day. She figured she might as well start a livestream and make breakfast. She had nothing else to do anyway, and she had already finished researching her opponents. It had been a few days since her last broadcast, and Gan Lan actually missed the viewers in her livestream channel.
For breakfast, she decided to make a standard Chinese meal: soy milk, deep-fried dough sticks, and maybe a scallion pancake. Although the soybeans hadn’t been soaked, she had the black technology. She suddenly felt the urge to marvel at this world’s technological advancements again.
Gan Lan logged onto the Star Network to buy the necessary ingredients, then turned on her livestream, planning to give her fans a surprise.
"Hello everyone, it feels like it’s been a long time. Have you eaten breakfast yet?" Gan Lan smiled, greeting the viewers flooding into the room.
[Immortal Barbecue]: "The moment I heard the notification, I really couldn’t believe my ears! Junior, I missed you so much! It’s been too hard without you here!"
[The green of the Qingtuan is really beautiful]: "I was just in Contestant No. 9’s tasting room eating the golden fried rice and tomato egg stir-fry you made. It was so delicious! Then I suddenly heard you were live, so I ran straight over. I voted for you! I even made my classmates and family vote for you!"
[I’m Too Stressed]: "Me too! I got all my family and colleagues to vote. They went into Contestant No. 9’s tasting room and still haven’t come out! Hahahaha, Junior, are you touched?"
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Seeing these heartwarming comments, Gan Lan smiled gently and playfully replied, "Of course I’m touched. That’s why I took the time to go live. Today is the day the results come out. I was feeling anxious with too much free time on my hands, so I wanted to have breakfast with you all to ease the tension."
Gan Lan washed the soybeans and began to use the black technology to make them rapidly absorb water and swell up, although the process looked a bit unreliable.
Into a clean container, she added an appropriate amount of flour, along with salt, oil, and eggs, mixing everything evenly with chopsticks. She dissolved yeast in warm water, poured the dissolved baking soda into the flour, stirred, and kneaded it into a dough. She then placed it into the black technology device to ferment.
The soybeans were already fully soaked. The black technology was truly highly efficient and incredibly convenient, saving so much cooking time.
Next, she started preparing the ingredients for the scallion pancakes. In a clean container, she poured an appropriate amount of flour, sequentially adding boiling water to stir it into a flaky consistency. She then added a bit of cold water, kneading it into a slightly soft dough, and placed it in the black technology device to rest. Normally, without the black technology, the resting time would be around half an hour, but with it, about ten minutes was enough.
She chopped scallions and set them aside. Then, she began to juice the rapidly soaked soybeans, which would also take about ten minutes.
The deep-fried dough sticks were left for last because their dough needed to rest longer than the scallion pancakes.
[Big Cute BBQ Pork Bun]: "This is so nostalgic. It feels like it’s been ages since I saw Junior busily working away in the kitchen. My happiness is overflowing!"
[Love Ugly Shellfish, Love Kale]: "I really wish I could wake up to see Junior busy in the kitchen. Then, after washing up, I could happily eat the breakfast she made. Junior, let’s be together!"
[Hot Pot Balls]: "To the person above, if it weren’t for the fact that you’re a girl, I would definitely challenge you to a duel! How dare you covet my Junior?"
[Feiran]: "Yours?"
[Blooming Beauty, Moonlit Grace]: "Yours? Junior belongs to everyone! Don’t even think about it, any of you! Even I wouldn’t dare try to monopolize her T^T"
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Gan Lan took out the dough for the scallion pancakes and kneaded it repeatedly until it became smooth. She divided it into small portions, took one, and rolled it out thin. She then evenly brushed it with cooking oil, sprinkled on the right amount of chopped scallions and salt, and rolled it from both ends toward the middle. She twisted the dough roll a few times in one direction, coiled it up, and pressed the end tight to seal it. After gently rolling out the coiled pancake dough, she set it aside to rest and moved on to the next one.
[Banlan is the Most Beautiful]: "I heard that Contestant No. 9 was livestreaming during the competition period, so I specially came over to confess my feelings. I love you, No. 9! You can do it! I’ve already voted. The two delicacies you made completely captured my heart!"
[Meifu Flowers Blooming Bright Red]: "Me too, me too! No. 9, you are the best! Even though No. 7 almost stole my soul, I firmly chose you in the end. I like you >3<"
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A large influx of people from the Banan Star and other foreign planets suddenly surged into Gan Lan’s livestream room, showering her with gifts and confessions.
[I’m Too Stressed]: "Who exactly leaked the news? My goddess can’t be kept hidden anymore, boohoo."
[Immortal Barbecue]: "My goddess was bound to shine brightly eventually. I’m a little sad but mostly happy. Sad that my goddess can’t be hidden anymore, but happy that more and more people are falling in love with her. What should I do? I’m suddenly feeling a bit proud."
"Thank you all for your support. I will work hard!" Gan Lan placed the rolled-out scallion pancakes into a flat pan to fry them, taking a moment to thank her new fans.
Although this world had plenty of high-tech gadgets, things like an electric baking pan didn’t seem to exist. Thus, Gan Lan could only use a flat pan to fry the pancakes. Even though it was a bit troublesome, each method had its own merits.
She wondered if she could rent a robot assistant for the next match; she missed Yi and the others. She was already accustomed to leaving tasks like washing vegetables to the robots. It was just so convenient not having to do every single thing herself.
Gan Lan first slowly pan-fried the scallion pancakes over low heat, then went to take out the dough for the deep-fried dough sticks. It was time to start frying them.
Putting on gloves, she coated both the dough and a knife with a layer of oil. Using her hands, she pressed the dough into long strips of appropriate width and thickness. Then, she used a chopstick to press a vertical crease down the center of the dough strips, doing so on both sides.
In the middle of this, Gan Lan went to flip the scallion pancakes. The aroma of the pancakes began to permeate the entire kitchen—overpowering and enticing.
Next, she poured an appropriate amount of oil into a wok. Once the oil was seventy to eighty percent hot, she carefully dropped the dough sticks in to fry slowly, occasionally using chopsticks to support and flip them.
[Have You Eaten Today?]: "Isn’t this pancake way too fragrant? My drool is about to puddle on the floor. If it weren’t still in the pan, I’d reach right in, grab it, and eat it. How can it be so aromatic when she just made it so casually?"
[My Nose is Blind]: "My nose really can’t take it anymore. When can we eat, Host? I can’t wait! With this aroma, I can suddenly swallow my nutrient solution!"
Gan Lan plated the cooked scallion pancakes and thoughtfully placed them in front of the livestream viewers. "You guys eat first," she said gently. "I’ll go finish frying the dough sticks, then I’ll come eat."
[Spicy Fried Crab is the Most Fragrant]: "What kind of pancake is this?! It’s my first time eating something like this. It’s so crispy and delicious. I’m in love!"
[I am Huanhuan]: "Just smelling the aroma already makes my mouth water. The moment I put it in my mouth—CRUNCH—the crispy, rich flavor instantly conquered my entire palate. Even though it’s just data, I feel so incredibly satisfied and happy."
[How to Become You]: "Just what kind of divine host am I following?! I thought the food in Contestant No. 9’s tasting room was already delicious, but I was wrong. As long as it’s produced by No. 9, it’s definitely the absolute best! I will be your fan for the rest of my life! Until the end of time, until the oceans run dry and the rocks crumble!"