Chapter 274: Chapter 274: Sales Live Stream

The morning live stream for *Cubs* was canceled, leading to a flurry of speculation from the audience.

[It’s not because of a certain bad apple’s influence, is it? If so, I’m really going to lose it!]

[Sigh, when will my Cub Crew get back the chemistry and happiness they had last episode!]

[I’m warning the production team, you’d better knock it off! Don’t go stirring up trouble and giving us a second or third Chang Mu!]

[Looking on the bright side, at least our eyes get a break, right?]

[Yeah, kicking that spoiled brat out now would be for the best. I just hope Nan Zhi’s mood isn’t affected.]

[How could it not affect her? Being targeted and having rumors spread for no reason... if it were you, could you just brush it off?]

[What is all this drama... Can’t even watch a variety show in peace without running into some weirdo...]

...

Countless viewers sighed in dismay.

In their minds, Nan Zhi and the others were surely off-camera, deeply troubled and irritated by Chang Mu.

Maybe, somewhere out of sight, Nan Zhi was even hiding and secretly wiping away tears?

They felt pity, heartache, and anger...

But they never would have guessed that at this very moment, Nan Zhi and the rest were happily taste-testing new products at a food factory.

After waiting with bated breath for half the day, the audience finally got to see the live stream restart in the afternoon.

A crowd of people flooded in so enthusiastically that the app started to lag.

And the result—

’Huh? What the heck is going on?’

"The live stream is about to start. Can you move a little faster, young master?"

With her hands on her hips, Qi Pei’er’s face was a picture of helplessness and boredom.

Fu Chao, who was standing on a ladder hanging gauze curtains from a rack, wiped the sweat from his brow.

"I’m already going as fast as I can! Can you stop nagging?"

Qi Pei’er sighed.

"How can I not nag? The show is about to start... Ah!"

Fu Chao’s legs wobbled, and he nearly fell off the ladder!

He looked around in a panic.

"What is it? What’s wrong?"

Qi Pei’er pointed numbly at the camera.

"I got the time wrong. The live stream started two minutes ago."

"Qi Pei’er!"

Fu Chao gritted his teeth.

But he had no choice but to quickly finish hanging the gauze curtain, scramble down the ladder, and straighten his clothes.

"Sorry, everyone. We had a little incident over here."

[It’s okay, it’s okay!]

[A sweaty Brother Fu, hehehe.]

[Here we go again! That familiar bickering couple vibe!]

[They’ve had so much couple energy since the last episode. Is it just me?]

[Nah, they’ve both denied it themselves. They’re probably just the type of friends who tease each other, nothing romantic.]

[LMAO, men and women can’t be ’just friends.’ That’s just fooling yourself.]

[Heh, of course they can. Can you see even a hint of romantic tension between Nan Zhi and Fu Chao?]

[...I’m speechless. Why there’s zero chemistry between those two is one of the world’s great mysteries!]

[Huh? What about Nan Zhi and Xie Yu? Does this mean my ship is about to...]

...

Immediately after, Xie Yu came in carrying a bamboo basket full of ingredients.

He glanced at Fu Chao and Qi Pei’er, accustomed to the atmosphere between them.

"Where should I put this stuff?"

"Oh! Over here, over here!"

Fu Chao snapped out of it and hurried to help.

He asked the question that was on every viewer’s mind:

"Where’s Zhizhi?"

Xie Yu glanced behind him.

"She’s coming right now."

Just as he spoke, Nan Zhi arrived.

She was wearing the same outfit as she had for yesterday’s cooking class.

The only difference was that she was now accompanied by four little cubs in similar clothes.

Nan Yi led the group, strutting beside his mom with his head held high, looking for all the world like a proud little rooster.

It had to be said, Nan Yi’s cheeks were gradually filling out. It was no longer simple baby fat; you could now see a definite chubbiness to them.

His skin was just like Nan Zhi’s—fair and soft, like a fluffy little steamed bun. A pair of bright, intelligent eyes like black glass were set in his face.

Paired with his traditional-style outfit, he looked exactly like a little immortal boy who had stepped right out of a painting!

The other three children were also strikingly cute, but they were more fidgety than the composed Nan Yi, tugging at their collars and sleeves, clearly not used to the outfits.

Qi Zhang even pulled his sleeve over his head like a silly goose, letting out a crisp GIGGLE.

The sight made Nan Zhi momentarily wonder if she’d remembered the male lead’s name from the original novel incorrectly.

’How could this little goofball... possibly be the gentle, powerful, and noble male lead from the story?’

"Hehehe, an accident! This is all just an accident!"

Qi Pei’er rushed over, helped Qi Zhang fix his clothes, and laughed awkwardly.

Qi Zhang, completely oblivious to his aunt’s embarrassment, giggled and tried to show her.

"Auntie! Look! I grew two big wings!"

Quick as a flash, Qi Pei’er clapped a hand over Qi Zhang’s mouth to stop him from talking.

She was probably the only one who truly knew the hardship of having such a goofball in the family.

The bullet comments, however, were already cracking up:

[Zhangzhang is so cute! What a silly little darling!]

[Wow, all the cubs are so adorable! What are they wearing, matching teacher-student outfits?]

[Are they going to have a separate cooking class for the cubs? Yay! I was so sad that Xiao Xi and An’an were missing before. Now the four little treasures are finally together!]

[I was busy with work and missed yesterday’s live stream, I can’t believe I get to see this today! This is awesome!]

[Yesterday’s stream was amazing, so what are you teaching today, Teacher Nan?]

[Got my notebook ready!]

...

The viewers were active and excited in the bullet comments.

However, Nan Zhi said something with a gentle smile that broke everyone’s hearts:

"Today’s live stream is mainly to help promote the town’s food factory."

She went on to explain that this was a shopping live stream, and anyone interested could log onto a certain shopping app to pre-order their products.

Speaking of which, the "pre-sale" idea had been Fu Chao’s suggestion.

Originally, Master Xu Jin had wanted to wait until Nan Zhi had finished adjusting all the new products before arranging the live stream.

But Fu Chao thought that promoting all the products at once would be too rushed.

Since a few new products were already finalized, he argued it would be better to release them slowly in batches over several days.

They could also do a pre-sale, which would help out the food factory and its limited funds.

Once sales started to pick up later, they could cancel the pre-sale.

In addition to this, he had a series of other suggestions.

After Fu Chao finished speaking, Qi Pei’er and Xie Yu both nodded in agreement, and Nan Zhi had no objections either.

However, Master Xu Jin and the factory director were stunned.

After all, having been in the pastry business for so many years, how could they not know that Fu Chao’s suggestions were better?

The problem was, Nan Zhi, Fu Chao, and the others were already doing the live stream and product promotion for free. They couldn’t be so shameless as to find a willing helper and fleece them for all they were worth.

According to their original plan, they were only going to have Nan Zhi’s group do a single day of promotional streaming, after which Xiao Qi would take over.

The goal was to avoid troubling Fu Chao and the others too much.

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