Chapter 72 - 71: This Lady Went Viral

Chapter 72: Chapter 71: This Lady Went Viral

She’d originally thought today’s stream would at least break twenty million in popularity!

But just then, a hater popped up in the stream chat, trying to stir up trouble.

[Leng MoMo: Since you’ve revealed the truth yourself and proved the fish at your restaurant really was the problem!]

[Leng MoMo: Then shouldn’t you apologize to the person who got sick from eating at your restaurant, the same person you and your brain-dead fans were screaming at to be beaten and killed!]

[Leng MoMo: No compensation, and no apology!]

[Leng MoMo: Just because you’re some celebrity streamer, do you really think the Star Network is a lawless land?!]

Lin Zhenxiang said meekly, "If Sister Shu is watching my stream, I’ll take this opportunity to sincerely apologize to her. But I know she won’t be watching my stream..."

She put on a heartbroken expression.

[Leng MoMo: Heh! It doesn’t matter if she’s watching or not, you should still show some sincerity!]

[Leng MoMo: Fake! Disgusting! Phony! No wonder your cooking has always been so terrible!]

"I’m sorry, it’s all my fault... I don’t want everyone to see me so upset! Please excuse me for a moment!"

Lin Zhenxiang covered her eyes and moved away from the camera.

There were no tears in her eyes, only a deep, sinister gloom.

’Lin Zhenxiang secretly gritted her teeth and had the channel admin permanently ban the hater named [Leng MoMo] from the chat!’

When she returned to the camera, her eyes were red and the area around them was wet, making it look as though she’d just had a long cry.

She sniffled, her breathing ragged, and this performance won her a wave of comforting words from her fans.

But when Lin Zhenxiang took a closer look, she saw that her stream’s popularity hadn’t risen at all. In fact, it had dropped by over a million!

It was about to fall below ten million!

’What is going on today?’

’Is playing the victim useless these days?’

Mommy’s Private Kitchen Livestream.

A huge number of fans were shouting for her to hold off on starting the taste-testing portion of the stream.

[Wait, ma’am! We’re almost at LV5! That means one more taste-testing slot!]

[AAAAAAH! We’re almost at 8 taste-testing slots!!!]

[At this rate, we might even break ten!]

[Come on, whales, let’s go!]

Shu Yao gradually realized something was off.

"Wait a minute, all these red gift notifications scrolling by... they can’t all be tips for me, can they?"

Her mouth twitched.

"Have all of your bank accounts been hacked or something?!!"

Watching the endless stream of red gift notifications, Shu Yao gradually came to accept it.

"If you’re underage, don’t have a source of income, or have a family to support, please, don’t send any tips."

’Is it really worth all this for one taste-testing slot...?’

"...We’re already at nine taste-testing slots. I’m serving the food now."

"The food’s getting cold. It won’t taste as good."

The moment the taste-testing slots opened, they were instantly snatched up.

The fans who didn’t manage to get one poured out their grievances in the chat.

Some were even more pitiful. They’d tipped so much money, but got so caught up in the moment that they forgot to grab a taste-testing slot...

[Changing My Name for Sister Bao: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!]

This guy was wailing his heart out in the chat.

[Changing My Name for Sister Bao: Big Boss Rong, Brother Hou! Why did this happen?! AAAAAAAAH!]

[Changing My Name for Sister Bao: We were here to get the slots, but we just ended up doing all the work for someone else?!]

[Changing My Name for Sister Bao: Who got one?! Spit it back out, whoever you are!]

[Money Control is very thick: I got one.]

[Changing My Name for Sister Bao: !!! That’s impossible!!!]

[LetMeSpendMoneyAnd...: *******!!!!] (This person is no longer capable of human speech!)

[Changing My Name for Sister Bao: Brother Hou, Brother Hou, how’s the omurice and the egg roll?]

[Money Control is very thick has tipped you 1,000,000 Star Coins!]

[Money Control is very thick has tipped you 1,000,000 Star Coins!]

The two tips served as an answer to [Changing My Name for Sister Bao]’s question.

’Brother Hou really is a man of few words and a lot of money!!!’

Worried that more people would get carried away, Shu Yao ended the stream early.

She let Shu Chao Yu and Xiao Juzi in to eat.

Shu Chao Yu had just sat down when he heard Shu Yao ask:

"Uncle, have you ever experienced becoming a multi-millionaire overnight?"

Shu Chao Yu had been peeking with Xiao Juzi from outside the kitchen door, watching Shu Yao cook. He hadn’t been watching the stream, so he had no idea about the spectacular scene that had unfolded in the ’Mommy’s Private Kitchen’ livestream.

Shu Chao Yu said, "Our family was already pretty rich when I was born, so I guess that feeling isn’t anything special."

Shu Yao: "..."

’She had no proof, but she felt like her uncle was flexing on her in disguise!’

Xiao Juzi held his special chopsticks, wagging his tail before he started to eat.

"Thank you, Mommy~"

Shu Yao dotingly pinched his cheek. "My baby is getting so well-behaved!"

Shu Chao Yu’s nightlife—oh, no, his night *shift*—began.

He went to Ma’s place to ask about the Star Thieves who had been spotted around Luoxing Port.

But he didn’t get any valuable information.

Ma said excitedly, "Brother Chao, have you heard about the new food streamer who popped up on the Star Network these past two days? Today was only her second broadcast, and a few rich whales shot her straight to number one on the trending charts!"

Shu Chao Yu was shocked. "That impressive?"

"You bet!" Ma’s eyes were sparkling. "I clicked in to watch. The lady’s hands are ridiculously beautiful! And the omurice she made—holy crap, it was like molten gold flowing over the rice! Can you even imagine that?!"

Shu Chao Yu: "..."

’That scene sounded familiar.’

Shu Chao Yu asked nonchalantly, "What’s the new streamer’s name?"

Ma replied, "Her name is an acronym for her stream title! Mommy’s Private Kitchen! It seems like she cooks specifically for her baby! Man, I wish I could be her baby!"

Shu Chao Yu: "..."

’Heh. Not just anyone can be my grandnephew.’

Shu Chao Yu paused, stunned. "Number one on the trending chart... how many Star Coins can that make?"

"The trending chart is based on a mix of things. You can climb the ranks with lots of viewers or lots of tips. Normally, the number one stream on the chart might rake in two or three million in tips a night. They split it fifty-fifty with the Star Network Platform."

Ma got more and more excited as he spoke.

"But this new streamer is on another level! A few whales teamed up to tip her. In less than two hours, they tipped something like sixty million Star Coins! That means she’ll walk away with tens of millions! Nothing like this has ever happened before!

Let me tell you, this lady is a hit!"

Shu Chao Yu’s jaw dropped. "...Holy shit!"