Her Food Livestream Broke the Galaxy-Chapter 18: Alluring Aroma

Zhai Xingxing was a well-known tycoon on the Federation Star Network.

He had once showered tens of millions on his favorite female streamer in a single night, just to boost her rankings.

A million Star Coins was nothing more than a few days’ worth of pocket money to him.

According to insiders, Zhai Xingxing was the sole heir to a renowned Federation financial group in real life. Born into privilege and dashingly handsome, he was the very picture of a fairy-tale prince.

As a result, many casual fans and smaller streamers on the Federation Star Network followed him. Some wanted to watch the tycoon throw money around, while others dreamed of a perfect, storybook encounter with the son of an ultra-wealthy family. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Zhai Xingxing hadn’t been seen for a long time. Just a few days ago, the gossiping onlookers of the Federation Star Network’s streaming community had been speculating that he’d gone home to inherit his family’s financial group and had become too busy to watch streams.

But just as the discussion thread started trending, he reappeared.

And he did it in the channel of an obscure, little-known streamer in the food section, dropping a Thumping Beat Mecha Set!

The celebrity effect was staggering.

Hitting ten thousand viewers in a few seconds was just the beginning. Soon, the viewer count in Jiang Qiuqiu’s stream began to skyrocket, climbing from 10,000 to 100,000, then 200,000, finally leveling off at 530,000.

Even though she could only see the numbers and not the people, Jiang Qiuqiu couldn’t help but feel like the stream room had suddenly gotten crowded.

With so many people, the chat scroll became terrifyingly dense. A solid wall of text streamed past, so thick that Jiang Qiuqiu couldn’t make out a single word. She simply turned it off.

All these people had great timing. They had arrived just in time to see the dish come out of the pot.

With a graceful hand, she gently lifted the lid—

The meaty aroma, once imprisoned by the iron pot, instantly billowed out. Unlike the straightforward scent of fried meat, the fragrance of the braised pork was soft and delicate. It gently wafted into everyone’s nostrils, awakening a long-suppressed craving deep within and making them swallow hard in anticipation.

The people who had been clamoring in the chat suddenly fell silent for a moment.

ASDFGHJKL!!

Just moments ago, everyone had been arguing about why Zhai Xingxing would gift so much money to a streamer who didn’t even show her face. Now, they understood!

#What is that smell?#

#Is this a real food channel?#

#Someone said it’s Red-Braised Gugu Meat? This dish is made from Gugu meat?#

#You can cook with Gugu meat?#

The limited culinary knowledge of the interstellar era had every wave of newcomers asking the same questions.

A veteran viewer who’d been there longer typed a reply: #Yes. You can. And it’s super delicious.#

The lid was removed completely, and the rich, reddish-brown Gugu meat came into full view.

Unlike the fried cutlets coated in breadcrumbs they were used to, the Red-Braised Gugu Meat was far more beautiful to the eyes of the interstellar people.

The fatty parts, which everyone normally detested, had rendered down through the cooking process into a glistening, sauce-colored glaze. Under the lights, every small, square piece of meat was coated in a thick, rich sauce. The sight alone was enough to make one’s mouth water.

This time, Jiang Qiuqiu decided to taste a piece herself first.

"Mmm—" As she tasted it, all the viewers could see was a pair of silver chopsticks lifting a piece of meat off-screen. And then—

The soft sounds of chewing, the quiet sigh of pleasure that escapes when one tastes something truly delicious, and little hums of enjoyment quickly wove together into a symphony of pure human appetite.

#Th-that sounds delicious.#

#Me too—#

"I tasted it for everyone. It’s perfectly tender, and one bite fills your mouth with savory flavor. I didn’t add much sugar to today’s version, so it’s more on the savory side."

On the other side of the screen, there was a collective sound of drooling.

#Hurry, hurry up with the tasting portion!#

#Ugh, I don’t want to hear a long explanation, I want to eat it myself!#

"Alright, I know everyone must be getting anxious." Even with the chat turned off, Jiang Qiuqiu could guess what they were saying. "But please be patient for just a little longer. Let’s take a look at the perfect companion for our Red-Braised Gugu Meat: white Rice."

She opened the rice cooker, and another fragrance filled the air—a delicate, fresh scent completely different from that of the meat.

Watching this kind of stream at nine o’clock at night—

It was pure foodie torture!