"Get up! It’s almost dark!" Seeing that it was nearly eleven o’clock and Gan Lan was still in bed, Gulu couldn’t help but barge straight into her room, afraid something had happened to her. Instead, it found someone sleeping soundly. For someone who usually woke up at seven or eight to still be asleep at eleven was completely abnormal.
A sudden shout in Gan Lan’s ear jolted her awake. Seeing the colorful Gulu beside her, she hastily asked, "What happened!?"
"Something terrible happened! Look what time it is!" Gulu shoved the schedule in front of her. "You actually didn’t wake up until eleven!"
Gan Lan glanced at the time. It was exactly eleven. This was the first time she had slept in so late since arriving here. Previously, when making the Phoenix, she had gone to bed at four or five in the morning and still woken up at eight. Last night, she went to bed at midnight but hadn’t woken up by eleven. She wouldn’t have woken up at all if Gulu hadn’t called her.
It was probably because her nerves had been tight during the recent competition. Yesterday, after the competition ended and she won first place, followed by the promising news about the factory, her mind and body had completely relaxed, causing her to unknowingly sleep for so long.
"I thought something was actually wrong. It’s been a long time since I’ve had such a satisfying sleep." Gan Lan stretched and sighed. She probably wouldn’t be able to fall back asleep even if she tried, mainly because she was a bit hungry.
"Go out first. I need to change." Gan Lan shooed Gulu away and prepared to roll out of bed.
"What’s there to look at? I have a massive database full of long-legged, busty beauties. What is there to see on a bean sprout like you?" Gulu curled its lip, deliberately scanned Gan Lan from top to bottom, and then turned and left.
Gan Lan was speechless. She was so sorry for just being a bean sprout!
Gulu walked out of the room. It had just scanned Gan Lan’s body and found nothing wrong, so it went back to playing games.
Gan Lan got dressed, freshened up, and walked out of the room, wondering what to do today.
Right, she needed to solve the breakfast issue first since she was a bit hungry. Wait, by the time she finished cooking, it would probably count as lunch. Then what should she make to eat? It wasn’t suitable to eat instant noodles or Flame Noodles for her first meal.
After making the improved version of spicy chicken noodles last night, Gan Lan had directly changed the name to Flame Noodles. She was extremely satisfied with this name.
Thinking of this, had the Foodie Group exploded by now?
Gan Lan smiled wickedly. She ate some cookies to pad her stomach, then turned on her Light Brain and entered the Foodie Group to see how her friends reacted to eating the Flame Noodles in the middle of the night. It must be especially amusing.
At this thought, her smile deepened.
Handsome Mingyu: [My god, are you a devil, junior? Why did you make a dish that makes people feel love, hate, happiness, and torture all at once!? My mouth and eyes are both swollen now. When I got up early this morning, my dad even asked if I was going through a breakup. Then he corrected himself, saying that a breakup wouldn’t make my mouth swell up.]
Blooming Beauty, Moonlit Grace: [Boo-hoo-hoo, my eyes and mouth are also swollen right now, but I just want to eat it. My mouth really feels like it’s on fire. It burns the mouth, then the stomach, and after the stomach, it’s going to be... well, you all know~]
Binbin: [I live with roommates, and last night I was forced to take out two portions of Flame Noodles. As a result, we were instantly dead to the world after the first bite, completely unable to get up. The first bite was terrifying, but I refused to believe that anything our junior made wouldn’t be delicious. I rested for a bit and continued eating. In the end... boo-hoo-hoo, I ended up eating while crying, unable to stop at all. It was truly delicious, and truly spicy! T^T]
Feiran: [Super delicious! I’m not afraid of spice at all. I ate two bowls last night before going to sleep. ^^]
Hot Pot Balls: [Junior! Even though it’s delicious, you have to give a warning next time. I was brought to tears by the spice on my first bite, and there happened to be a cup of hot water next to me. Without thinking, I chugged it down, and as a result, my mouth literally caught on fire, boo-hoo-hoo!]
Gan Lan looked at her friends’ various reactions. Although it was a bit unkind, the mental image was so vivid that she couldn’t help but laugh out loud. It was especially funny that Lu Ziyu had actually drunk hot water. Pfft, thinking of that scene, she couldn’t stop laughing.
She wondered if Boss Yan had also drunk hot water right away. Looking at his message, she had the feeling he was trying to hide something. She scrolled through the chat history again and surprisingly didn’t see the most active person, Gao Haiyang. She was shocked. Could something have happened to him?
Come and have some barbecue!: [Although I really sympathize with your ordeals, if it weren’t for the spice, it wouldn’t be Flame Noodles~ Hehe.]
Come and have some barbecue!: [By the way, why haven’t I seen Gao Haiyang? Isn’t he usually the most active one? Why hasn’t he shown up today? Did something happen?]
Hot Pot Balls: [He’s still lying in a treatment chamber. He accidentally got injured during training yesterday. Don’t worry, he’ll show up in a bit.]
Feiran: [Yeah, it’s just a minor injury, not because of the Flame Noodles. He loved eating them, so don’t worry. ^^]
Come and have some barbecue!: [As long as he didn’t end up in the treatment chamber because of the Flame Noodles, then I’m relieved. ^^]
Her friends’ various reactions successfully amused her. Then she would make something delicious today to reward these poor friends.
She remembered she had made things like dumplings, soup dumplings, and roast pork buns, but hadn’t yet made traditional steamed buns. Then she would make steamed buns today, and bake some cookies for dessert. As for drinks, what should she make?
Gan Lan browsed the Star Network Ingredient Store and looked at the sparkling water of this era. Since they had just enjoyed the flames last night, a glass of cucumber lemonade now would help them cool off.
She found a type of sparkling water that was similar to the ones in her original world. After tasting a little, she felt it was quite good, so she placed an order.
After buying the necessary ingredients, Gan Lan opened her stream, put on a smile as refreshing as a spring breeze, and greeted the viewers rapidly flooding in with her daily question. "Good afternoon, everyone! Have you eaten yet?"
Fire Phoenix: [Not yet! Waiting to eat with you, host! What are we having today? Is there a lucky draw? I specifically changed my name just for the lucky draw~ So excited~]
Roast Meat Bibimbap: [I went out to the wilderness a while ago and couldn’t connect to the internet at all, which made me miss so, so many of your streams, host. My heart hurt so much. As soon as I got back, I camped out in the stream waiting for you. I was afraid you wouldn’t stream during the competition period, which made my heart hurt even more. But then you showed up, and now my heart doesn’t hurt anymore—it’s even beating so fast!]
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Gan Lan’s smile grew even more sincere as she looked at the enthusiastic viewers in the stream. "Today, we’re having steamed buns. They’re the same type as the roast pork buns we had last time, just with a different filling, and the preparation method is slightly different. I’ll also teach everyone how to make delicious cookies. If you’re interested, you can try making them yourself. Cookies make for a great snack~
"I’ve also prepared a little drink. This one is even simpler; you’ll get the hang of it instantly. Let’s make it together! Even if you don’t want to make the other things, you can still give this drink a try—it’s super, super simple!"
Gan Lan introduced the ingredients she had bought one by one to the viewers. Then, she rolled up her sleeves and started cooking.