Chapter 33 The Social Media Influencers that Come Visit Cry From the Food

“Sigh, dear viewers, I have suffered a setback in my live stream. To think the famous roasted pork restaurant isn’t open! What a pity! Hmm? Why are there so many people standing in front of the Royal Court Banquet Restaurant across the street?” A beautiful girl was standing before a camera as she talked to it while she walked. There were live bullet comments on the screen that were interacting with the streamer.

“Wow, Hua Qing, you don’t have to go to the Royal Court Banquet Restaurant. It’s a waste of time.”

“I agree with the comment before me. Although it used to be a Michelin three-star restaurant, it’s getting worse with each generation. It’s been down and out for a long time.”

“My house is nearby. No one goes to the Royal Court Banquet Restaurant to eat anymore. It’s expensive and the ingredients aren’t fresh, so please don’t.”

“I heard that the restaurant had been closed. Why did it suddenly open today?”.

“It’s probably because they want to get all they can earn from their name as an old brand before closing down, right? Their method of reaping the customers’ feelings is nothing new.”

The netizens were all eager to persuade Hua Qing not to go to the Royal Court Banquet Restaurant.

But Hua Qing had taken a bus all morning to Twiser just to visit the roasted pork restaurant. How could she leave without doing anything? That would be a waste of her bus ticket.

She read the exhorting bullet comments of the netizens. It seemed that they were paying attention to the Royal Court Banquet Restaurant from another perspective.

As a social media influencer, whether it was good or bad attention, as long as it was not an issue of principles, they could use the topic to get some attention.

Hua Qing grinned at the camera, “My friends, since I’m already here, I can’t go back empty-handed. Today, Hua Qing will go to the Royal Court Banquet Restaurant. If you feel like I’m going to suffer a loss, please type ‘1’ in the bullet comments. If you feel like I’m going to get something good, please type ‘2’!”

As expected, numerous “1” filled the screen and floated past, but Hua Qing didn’t care. As long as the live broadcast room was popular, she would be fine even to perform eating the large intestine of pigs raw.

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“Then please follow me and let’s go!” With that, Hua Qing walked to the entrance of the Royal Court Banquet Restaurant, pushed aside the crowd, and entered. She found that compared to the hustle and bustle outside, the inside of the shop was extremely bleak. Other than the three staff members standing in front of the bar counter, there was only one customer in the corner.

When the live broadcast camera swept over the person in the corner, the netizens in the live broadcast room were all stunned.

“Huh? Isn’t that the chef of the roasted pork restaurant across the street? I’ve seen the advertisement for their shop before.”

“He’s not in his own shop during the day, but is instead here in the opposite restaurant and crying?” “What is he eating? He’s putting spoonfuls of food into his mouth, is there anyone trying to snatch his food from him?”

“No wonder his shop is closed, so he’s here!”

Hua Qing did not notice Shan Zicai. Instead, the first person she lay her eyes on was Xu Yuan who was standing at the counter and smiling at her. He was wearing a white chef’s outfit. He was simply just standing there, but a mature aura assaulted her face. His eyes were emitting a gentle light. Seeing this, Hua Qing couldn’t help but blush.

“Strange,” Hua Qing muttered in her heart, “He’s not very handsome., so why am I blushing? By the way, he looks so young. Is he a helper?”

Back when he was putting in the settings for the life simulation, Xu Yuan knew that it was too early for him to rely on his looks to earn a living, so he had set his appearance to be average. However, his mature and confident temperament made his appearance come with its own filter, adding a lot of points to his overall appearance. “Boss, I’d like to order,” Hua Qing said as she sat at a table.

“I’m sorry, Ma’am, there’s only roasted pork rice in the restaurant today,” Xu Yuan smiled and spread the menu in front of Hua Qing.

Even the snack cart at the entrance would try its best to vary its options. No one had ever heard of a restaurant that only made one dish a day. Even the roasted pork rice specialty store across the street had soup or desserts.

Hua Qing was already certain that she would suffer a loss as she looked down at the menu.

“388?” She shouted in surprise, “Isn’t your meal too expensive?!”

The netizens in the live broadcast room also expressed their surprise.

“Is the roasted pork made of gold, or is the rice made of gold? 388 is ridiculously expensive!”

“The boss of the Royal Court Banquet Restaurant is really kind. To think he’s even giving us a bowl of rice when he robbing us.”

“I told you. For a shop that is about to close down to suddenly open, it’s most likely thinking of fleecing the flock. Miss Hua Qing, run!”

“Ridiculous’ mum opened the f*cking door for ridiculous, this is just too f*cking ridiculously ridiculous! We can go to the price bureau and report them!” The live broadcast room was filled with righteous indignation. Their impression of the Royal Court Banquet Restaurant turned extremely bad. Many people were advising Hua Qing not to try the dish but she had already sat down. Moreover, she had been holding her cell phone since she entered the door, taking pictures here and there, yet Xu Yuan had not shown even a trace of disgust.

One had to know that a visiting blogger who did not eat would easily be looked down upon by the shop owner. For Xu Yuan to have such a gentle attitude, Hua Qing was actually quite touched.

“I’ll have one serving!” She gritted her teeth and steeled herself. Although her heart was bleeding from the price, she still asked for a serving

Hua Qing comforted herself, “It’s okay. I might only eat this once in my life anyway. I’ll treat it as a reward.”

Thinking of this, she glanced at Shan Zicai, who was crying in the corner. She seemed to suddenly understand why he was crying. He was probably crying over his money…

After a while, Xu Yuan brought a small casserole to the table, “Please enjoy the Beside-yourself Rice.”

The fragrance of meat rushed to Hua Qing’s face the moment he lifted the lid. It was as if she had been placed in a meat forest. Hua Qing’s saliva was secreting like crazy, and even though she was swallowing her saliva continuously, she was still drooling.

She lowered her head and looked at the glistening roasted pork in front of her. Suddenly, she felt that her disdainful attitude before had been too stupid.

She eagerly held the spoon and mixed the yolk of the poached egg with the rice. Then, she filled her mouth full of rice and roasted pork to the point her small mouth was about to burst. Following this, tears flowed down her cheeks.

Although the way she ate was not elegant, it was very immersive. Watching her eat, even the netizens felt a craving for it. However, they still didn’t think that the food at the Royal Court Banquet Restaurant was delicious. Instead, they thought that Hua Qing had great acting skills and manners. They did not expect that one day, they would give a social media influencer that was visiting random shops a good review about her acting skills.

“Look, she’s crying because of her heartache over her money. Just how terrible is the

taste?!”

“But her crying is comparable to Liu Ruoyin eating roast duck. I’ll give her 100 points for her acting skills, full marks without fear of her getting too proud.” “How about considering starting a crying drama training class? You’ll definitely earn more than being a social media influencer

now.”

Hua Qing could no longer care about interacting with the netizens now. She had never eaten such delicious roasted pork rice before. The tears that she could not help but shed were tears of happiness!

“It’s so delicious!” Hua Qing resisted the urge to scrape the bottom of the pot. She licked her lips and praised.

Xu Yuan did not seem surprised by this comment. He continued to smile and said, “Thank you for your approval.”

Hua Qing wiped the tears off her face. She smacked her lips and said, “I want two more portions. One for here and one for takeaway!”

“I’m sorry, but everyone can only buy one portion of the Beside-yourself Rice every day. If you like it, please come back tomorrow.”

As soon as Xu Yuan said this, the bullet comments in the live broadcast room instantly exploded.

“Did I hear wrong? I’ve heard of the real estate purchase limits, but never of purchase limits on roasted pork! Does the Royal Court Banquet Restaurant even know how to do business?”

“It’s a conspiracy! This is absolutely hunger marketing!”

“But the dishes still have to be attractive for hunger marketing to work, right? Hua Qing wants a second bowl after eating one serving, so the roasted pork must taste good!”

“When I have money, I will definitely buy a phone that will allow me to smell the food!”

“Oh my God, can someone tell me how delicious this roasted pork rice is?!”