The Game of Life

Liu Qian had long been eating with such abandon that she completely forgot about the live stream.

Strangely enough, instead of leaving, the audience in the live stream had not only stayed but were sending out even more barrage comments. The screen was so inundated with rolling comments that it gave the impression of a popular streamer’s channel.

“Sexy streamer, infuriating viewers online.”

“Look at your phone, infuriating streamer, please I beg you, check your phone!”

“Infuriating streamer, followed, I’ve followed.”

“What the hell is this, wasn’t it spicy stir-fried rice cakes? Why is the screen black?”

“Lousy streamer, pah!”

At that moment, there were about three thousand people in Liu Qian’s live stream, and the number of viewers continued to climb. It wasn’t clear exactly how many were real people, but judging by the quantity and density of the comments, there should be quite a few.

Although the screen was black, the sound was there.

The voices of the club members who came over to scrounge some rice cakes, the clinking of bowls and chopsticks, and the bustling footsteps all mixed together. But the clearest sound was the sizzling of the rice cakes on the grill paper.

Who’s to blame when Liu Qian placed her phone beside the grill?

With a black screen and only audio, it left much to the imagination.

“I can’t believe I’m getting hungry just from hearing the sounds (? )

As soon as this comment appeared, many who had stayed in the live stream to post “infuriating streamer” also started saying they were hungry too, and “I’m starving to death” and “infuriating streamer” almost dominated the chat.

With thirty-something people each nibbling a bit of the rice cake and cabbage, the grill was nearly empty. Ji Yue was about to continue grilling chicken wings when she inadvertently saw Liu Qian’s phone lit up with a black screen but a flurry of comments. She reminded her.

“Qianqian, didn’t you forget to turn off your live stream?” Ji Yue said.

Liu Qian, who was dipping a spring roll into the spicy sauce left on the grill paper, was reminded by Ji Yue and suddenly remembered that she had completely forgotten about the live stream. Liu Qian hurriedly put down her chopsticks, picked up her phone, and saw the screen filled with “infuriating streamer” and “I’m starving to death.

Turning the camera to the front-facing position and pointing it at herself, Liu Qian apologized to the audience with a look of regret, “Sorry everyone, I only remembered to eat just now and didn’t pay attention to the live stream. The spicy stir-fried rice cakes have been eaten already, I’ll show you guys the grill!” The next second, an almost entirely empty grill appeared on the screen, with even the spicy sauce on the grill paper largely gone.

“Infuriating streamer.”

“Infuriating streamerf*^”

“Infuriating streamer, I strongly demand another serving!

-mmp, seeing this empty grill has actually made me hungrier!”

Liu Qian looked at Jiang Feng, who was preparing to make hot pot. He had added quite a bit of seasoning to the pot and then put in meatballs, staple foods, and vegetables one by one.

Turning the camera towards herself, Liu Qian said, “Our club president is also about to eat, and doesn’t have time to make another serving. I just saw someone saying they got hungry. Everyone, go have your meal first, that’s it for today’s live stream, bye!”

Liu Qian waved at the camera and turned off the live stream.

Before the live stream truly went black, everyone heard Liu Qian’s unfinished

sentence—

“Club president, the seasonings you added to the pot are…

The comments in the live stream paused briefly, then went wilder.

“Infuriating streamer, really infuriating me to death! Y □ Y —^{J???????????? L}

“Sexy streamer, infuriating offline.

“Infuriating streamer, infuriating offline.”

“Three minutes, I want to know everything about this streamer.”

“Infuriated for two hours, for just five minutes of streaming.”

After barraging the chat for a while to vent, the viewers reluctantly but faithfully hit the follow button and left the live stream.

Liu Qian had no idea her infuriating behavior had increased her followers significantly. Her livestreaming was just for fun after seeing her dormmate do it and thought it was amusing. It couldn’t even be considered a hobby; she was very nonchalant about the whole followers thing.

After getting the seasoning mix from Jiang Feng, Liu Qian had been focusing solely on eating hotpot.

Having seen Jiang Feng stir-fry rice cakes on a grilling paper, many others tried to imitate him, all failing without exception. Watching everyone change their grilling papers one by one, Jiang Feng smiled subtly, keeping his skills and reputation understated.

“President, are you going to participate in this year’s Good Taste Cooking Competition?” After everyone was full and sitting around chatting, Wu Minqi, who had been quiet and didn’t talk much, suddenly asked.

“Good Taste, is that the soy sauce brand?” Liu Zixuan interjected.

Alan City had a fairly well-known brand of soy sauce called Good Taste, but its popularity was limited to areas around the city. Beyond the province, it didn’t have much fame.

■Yes, that’s the one sponsoring the event. The winner gets a hundred thousand yuan prize, and the restaurant will be promoted on the cover of Taste magazine. The competition is limited to individuals only, and participants must be under 28 years old,” Wu Minqi said. “I want to compete.”

Taste, as a culinary magazine, also has a bit of fame in Huaguo.

“You can cook?” Liu Zixuan was surprised.

What kind of godly club was this – there were more members who could cook than play chess.

“Ah, Minqi’s family runs a restaurant, a Michelin one-star, the Wu Family Restaurant; it’s very famous in our area,” Liu Qian chimed in, lifting her head.

Running a restaurant…

Michelin one-star…

Restaurant…

Jiang Feng felt like a golden, sparkling ‘belle of wealth’ had infiltrated the humble Chess Club.

“You want me to help you as your assistant?” Jiang Feng asked. Although the competition was open only to individuals, having an assistant to chop and prepare ingredients for the main chef should be fine.

“I was thinking you could also enter the competition,” said Wu Minqi with a smile. “I tried the pastries you made at the club recruitment event, and since then I really wanted to challenge you.”

No wonder Wu Minqi never used her club benefits to eat at the Healthy Stir-fry Restaurant after joining the Chess Club; her intentions weren’t focused on the wine.

“Ding, an optional side quest has appeared, please choose at your discretion.” Games really love a big spectacle.

“Sure,” Jiang Feng agreed.

The successful club dinner ended, and when everyone returned to school it was already past nine in the evening. Ji Yue had gone to help at the Healthy Stir-fry Restaurant, and after sending a WeChat message to Mrs. Wang Xiulian, Jiang Feng went straight back to the dormitory.

As soon as he entered the dorm, he saw Wang Hao sprawled on the bed.

“Good business at the shop today?” Jiang Feng guessed.

“Burstingly good; I’m dead tired,” Wang Hao said feebly. ’I’m about to pass out from delivering takeouts.”

Jiang Feng chuckled; the smell of pork elbows hadn’t even faded from him. It looked like he had managed to recuperate from the toil of delivery during dinner.

Stepping into the bathroom, he opened the attribute panel.

[Fellow Challenger]: Wu Minqi, as the heir to the Wu Family Restaurant, has shown exceptional culinary talent from a young age and is peerless among her contemporaries, known as the most promising of the Wu Family’s younger generation. A piece of mung bean cake at the UAL club recruitment event captured her interest. As the most promising of the Jiang Family’s younger generation, face Wu Minqi’s challenge and defeat her in the Good Taste Cooking Competition.[Choose: Yes/No]

Jiang Feng:…

Truth be told, Jiang Jianguo made all the mung bean cakes that day.

He clicked yes.

[Fellow Challenger]: Wu Minqi, as the heir to the Wu Family Restaurant, has shown exceptional culinary talent from a young age and is peerless among her contemporaries, known as the most promising of the Wu Family’s younger generation. A piece of mung bean cake at the UAL club recruitment event captured her interest. As the most promising of the Jiang Family’s younger generation, face Wu Minqi’s challenge and defeat her in the Good Taste Cooking Competition. Quest progress (0/1)

Quest Tip: The difference in skills between the player and Wu Minqi is considerable; please upgrade your abilities as soon as possible.

Quest Reward: A kitchen knife.

It’s so realistic.

Jiang Feng was speechless and choked up..