Gan Lan bought a super large, exquisite gift box. Together with the robot, she carefully packaged the Wolf King.
Once it was packed, she looked at the large box with a hint of reluctance. After all, it was her first time completing such a masterpiece. Even in her past life, she had never had the opportunity to make such a massive 3D cake.
Still, she loaded it into a temperature-controlled box and shipped it off to her fan’s planet.
She sighed. Since she had made the first one, there would eventually be a second and a third, each more exquisite than the last. With that thought, Gan Lan’s reluctance faded.
She hadn’t livestreamed yesterday and had only focused on the cake, so she decided to make some delicious food today.
She browsed the ingredient shops on the Star Network to figure out what to cook.
It seemed she hadn’t grilled any vegetables over charcoal yet. For veggies, she naturally had to roast some eggplants and chives. She would also make fried chicken legs. Since she had three helpers now, making a bit more wouldn’t be too exhausting.
To top it off, she would make some grass jelly. That way, there would be meat, vegetables, and a dessert.
After buying the necessary ingredients, Gan Lan called her two apprentices directly, asking them to come over and help. She also told Li Langbai to be on standby and remember to help out at the barbecue stall later.
"Good afternoon, everyone! Have you eaten today?" Gan Lan put on a warm smile and went through her daily greeting.
[I’m So Stressed: I received the Wolf King! Oh my god, there’s no way I’m eating it. I’m going to preserve it carefully! It’s too beautiful and majestic! Streamer, do you not check the Star Network forums? I made a post there and livestreamed the Wolf King the entire time. A whole bunch of people tagged you, but you completely ignored us.]
[Sky Blue: Someone come drag the person above out and execute them! Junior, you’ve gone viral this time! Have you noticed that the viewer count in your stream is at two billion and still rising!]
[Handsome Mingyu: Is my hidden gem of a junior finally being discovered by the masses? I can’t bear to share it!]
[Feiran: When did she become yours?]
[Hot Pot Balls: Exactly. Have some shame, junior belongs to everyone!]
"I’ll go get the door. You guys chat for a bit, and I’ll introduce you to my two helpers in a moment." Hearing the doorbell ring, Gan Lan tossed out those words and went to open the door for her apprentices.
"You’re here. Come on in. You don’t mind showing your faces on the stream, do you?" Gan Lan asked Su Wanying and Cheng Haozhen.
"N-no, we don’t mind. We’re not late, are we?" Su Wanying followed behind Gan Lan, sounding a bit shy.
Meanwhile, the quiet Cheng Haozhen simply shook his head to indicate he didn’t mind either.
"Not at all, it’s just starting. I haven’t even begun cooking yet."
Back in the stream, the live chat was as lively as ever.
[Binbin: Are these two junior’s apprentices? So lucky! Sob, sob, I want to be an apprentice too!]
[Love Ugly Shellfish, Love Kale: Hmph! Even I wasn’t chosen, let alone a history major like you! I’m so jealous. Why didn’t she pick me? Is it because I’m just too outstanding?]
"This girl is Su Wanying, and this boy is Cheng Haozhen. From now on, they’ll both be coming here to help out and learn," Gan Lan introduced them to her viewers.
However, as they were introduced, Su Wanying only looked up and whispered, "Hello, everyone."
Cheng Haozhen pursed his lips and gave a curt nod to the camera.
"Alright, now that everyone is acquainted, let’s begin today’s culinary journey." Gan Lan took all the ingredients out of the temperature-controlled box and introduced them to the viewers one by one. "Since I have two helpers today, I’ve prepared four dishes: fried chicken legs, roasted eggplant, roasted chives, and grass jelly."
Gan Lan took out a large basin, placed the chicken legs inside, and poured in some water to let them soak for a while to draw out the blood. She then handed the eggplants and chives over to the robot to be washed.
"Now, let’s prepare the spices and seasonings we’ll need to marinate the chicken legs later."
Gan Lan instructed Su Wanying to chop up the ginger, garlic, and bird’s eye chilies. She then arranged for Cheng Haozhen to mince more chilies and garlic, which would be used for the roasted eggplants later.
Having assigned their tasks clearly, Gan Lan started preparing the ingredients for the grass jelly.
She poured an appropriate amount of grass jelly powder into a large basin. Yes, grass jelly powder was yet another item Gan Lan had managed to buy from the traditional Chinese medicine shop. What a magical pharmacy it was.
She poured in some chilled boiled water and stirred it evenly. Then, she added a suitable amount of boiling water, pouring as she stirred, followed by some honey. After mixing it all together, she covered it with plastic wrap and placed it into a piece of high-tech equipment to cool rapidly.
Next, she proceeded to brew some milk tea. Once the milk tea was done, she placed it in the high-tech cooler along with the grass jelly to chill quickly.
[Blooming Beauty, Moonlit Grace: Ah! There’s actually my favorite milk tea! Though that dark, gooey thing doesn’t look very appetizing~]
[Osmanthus Rice Cake: And then you’ll realize it’s delicious.]
[Immortal Barbecue: It really does seem that way, haha! Everything junior makes always turns out to be amazing.]
[Love Huanhuan the Most: Why aren’t you sculpting a cake today? I came specifically for the cake, so I’m a bit disappointed!]
[I am Huanhuan: Oh, the streamer’s profession isn’t cake sculpting. But since you’re a fan of mine, I’ll give you a piece of advice: just wait and eat. It’s impossible to be disappointed here!]
After peeling and slicing the taro, Gan Lan placed it in a steamer to cook. Once cooked, she took it out and mashed it into a paste, adding the right amount of sugar and tapioca starch. She mixed it well and kneaded it into a dough.
She rolled the dough into long strips, diced them, and dropped the taro balls into a pot of boiling water. After boiling them for about eight minutes, she scooped them out and rinsed them in cold water to set aside.
She took out the chilled grass jelly, cut it into small cubes, and distributed it into four delicate glass bowls. She then added the taro balls, coconut jelly, softened red beans, and peanuts, before finally pouring in the milk tea. The grass jelly dessert was complete!
Gan Lan picked up a bowl of grass jelly, held it up to the camera, and smiled. "This is the grass jelly dessert. Looks good, doesn’t it? Shall we give it a try together?"
Gan Lan called over her two apprentices, who were still busy in the kitchen. "You two can stop working for now. Come over and have a taste." She handed them the other two bowls of grass jelly. "Hurry and try it!"
"Thank you." The two of them accepted the bowls politely and sat down at the table, looking at Gan Lan and waiting for her to start eating.
She wondered if these two were twins with how in sync they were. It was one thing for Cheng Haozhen to be a man of few words, but now even Su Wanying had become quiet. Was this kind of thing contagious?
[Flower Cakes are True Love: Ahhhh, this grass jelly dessert! It’s so fragrant and sweet, and the texture of this dark stuff is a bit like Chinese Herbal Jelly! The taro balls are so delightfully chewy, and the other toppings are delicious too. I love it so much! It would be even more perfect if I had a few flower cakes to go with it!]
[Sky Blue: The milk tea alone is already amazing, but with all these delicious toppings added in, I’m absolutely in love! Junior, how are you so incredible?!]
[The Silk Tree Blossoms Have Bloomed: I originally came here waiting for a sculpted cake. When I saw there wasn’t one, I was a bit disappointed. But after listening to Huanhuan’s advice to keep waiting, it turned out to be amazing! How can there be something so delicious? I love it so much!]
[I Can’t Smile: Ahhhhh! I came for the sculpted cake too, but ended up discovering a treasure of a food streamer. This grass jelly looks too beautiful! Beautiful and delicious!]
Gan Lan ate while watching the live chat, which was filled with a continuous stream of praise for her grass jelly. She felt quite pleased with herself. As expected, anything from Huaxia was guaranteed to be a masterpiece!
System notification: [Congratulations to the streamer for receiving an airship gifted by ’The Silk Tree Blossoms Have Bloomed’.]
System notification: [Congratulations to the streamer...]
Gan Lan’s screen was flooded with notifications again. Ever since she decided to work hard to save money, seeing gifts really put her in a good mood. She was getting closer and closer to her goal, but this still wasn’t enough. She had to do more. Star 1888 didn’t cost two hundred billion Credit Points; it cost twenty trillion!
The Credit Points had yet to be secured; this comrade still needed to work hard!