Corn and Pork Rib Soup

After washing the ingredients.

The two of them decided to go outside and shoot the video first.

The scenery in Yihe Garden was beautifully designed, with an artificial lake, a waterfall, and an array of other natural features.

Shooting the short video was quick, taking only a few minutes. Once An Zhiwu finished filming, she showed it to Xia Qian.

After getting a satisfied response, she headed back.

"When I get home tonight, I'll edit the video and photos and send them all to you. Are you in a hurry?"

Xia Qian waved a hand dismissively. "No rush. I'm a pretty laid-back blogger to begin with, so it's fine even if you send them to me in a few days."

Then she looked at An Zhiwu, who was fiddling with her camera beside her and was a shade fairer than she was. "Zhiwu, with your looks and figure, it would be such a waste not to become a beauty and fashion blogger. Why don't you join me as a fashion styling blogger?"

An Zhiwu thought of her little apartment. "Forget it. I'm not cut out for that, and I don't like buying too many clothes."

"That really is a shame. I think you're even prettier than me."

Xia Qian wasn't lying about that.

From the moment she opened the door at noon, she had been stunned by An Zhiwu's beauty.

As a woman, she could tell at a glance that An Zhiwu wasn't wearing foundation. Her skin was naturally fair.

Though she wasn't as tall as Xia Qian, she was at least around 165 centimeters, and she had curves in all the right places.

With those looks and that figure, being a cook was such a waste~

After they got home and rested for a while, An Zhiwu remembered to send Shen Songqing a WeChat message: [Everything's safe so far. No need to worry.]

At six o'clock, An Zhiwu started her stream on Y Cat Live.

She aimed the camera at the kitchen in Xia Qian's home.

Since she didn't stream at a fixed time, her fans had to catch her streams whenever they happened to be online.

So there were only a few thousand people in the stream at the moment.

To make filming easier today, An Zhiwu wore a white shirt and had her hair in a bun.

She appeared on stream. "Hi, everyone. Today I'm sharing two dishes: corn and pork rib soup, and stir-fried shrimp with broccoli. They're both very simple to make and great for summer or for those of you trying to lose fat~"

---Did An'an move? Why does this kitchen look different from yesterday's?

---I noticed too. This kitchen is huge

---Corn and pork ribs, my favorite

---I've noticed An'an really likes shrimp

---I like shrimp too. Shrimp stewed with glass noodles is super delicious~

An Zhiwu saw the questions in the comments and answered, "I haven't moved. I'm at a cli... friend's place today, so I borrowed her kitchen for the stream."

She had meant to say client, but she was worried about privacy, so she changed it to friend.

---Her friend is loaded

---This kitchen is bigger than my living room

---Those kitchen appliances look like Siemens

---An'an, will your friend appear on camera today? I really want to see if a beauty's friend is a beauty too.

---Am I the only one jealous of her friend? She gets to eat the delicious food An'an makes

---The viewers here are ridiculous. Getting this excited over corn and pork ribs? I thought everyone knew how to make that.

---Haters, begone! Begone! Begone!

"I've already washed all the ingredients~ Let's get right to it."

An Zhiwu put the pork ribs in a pot, poured in an appropriate amount of water, and added a few slices of ginger and a spoonful of cooking wine. "This step is mainly to get rid of the porky smell. We need to bring the water to a boil over high heat, then keep cooking it over medium heat for another two minutes. After that, take the ribs out and set them aside for later."

Once she had taken the ribs out.

An Zhiwu heated water in another pot and put the corn pieces in. "Once the corn is in, bring the water to a boil over high heat. Then add the ribs from earlier, turn the heat down to medium, and simmer for about ten minutes."

---An'an the foodie

---Why do I find watching other people cook so fascinating every day?

---Me too, yet I still don't lift a finger myself

---I was planning to cook along with An'an today, but here I am eating takeout and watching her cook

---Streamer, can you make Russian borscht next time?

---An'an, do you have a fixed streaming schedule? I missed your last stream 55555

While she waited, An Zhiwu looked at the comments. When she saw this one, she hesitated. "I haven't decided exactly when to stream yet. I originally planned to stream at six every day, but I have other work to do, so sometimes I might not make it by six. And I might stream less often in the future, something like two or three times a week."

---An'an, you could set two times, six and eight. If you can't make it at six, start at eight. Your fans will get used to it eventually.

---Yes, yes, that's a great idea. Right now I never know when An'an will suddenly start streaming.

"But I've been taking care of my stomach lately. If I stream at eight, I might make something like congee. It's late, after all, and I can't eat anything hard to digest."

---It's fine, we don't mind

---Yes, yes, we love watching whatever you make

---Actually, eight isn't late for dinner. An'an, you don't have to be so strict. Up north, we usually don't eat dinner until seven or eight.

---Yeah, last time I went to Jiangnan, we ate a little after five in the afternoon. It shocked me

---That's right, An'an, eight is fine. It won't put too much strain on your stomach

And so, with her fans in unanimous agreement, An Zhiwu's streaming time was settled: six in the afternoon or eight at night.

For personal reasons, she still wouldn't stream at a fixed frequency.

Xia Qian sat in the living room, watching An Zhiwu stream from the kitchen. Later, drawn over by the waves of aroma, she leaned against the kitchen doorway and watched her stream.

If only Zhiwu could cook for me every day~~

Ten minutes later.

An Zhiwu opened the pot and added an appropriate amount of salt and light soy sauce. "All right, now we just have to wait for the broth to thicken."

Meanwhile, An Zhiwu got ready to make stir-fried shrimp with broccoli in another wok.

The dish was fairly simple.

An Zhiwu had marinated the shrimp beforehand. She heated the oil in the wok, added the shrimp and fried them until cooked, then added the broccoli, a spoonful of oyster sauce, and a little pepper. "This dish is really simple. Of course, for the best flavor, it's better to buy fresh shrimp and peel and devein them yourself. They'll taste fresher that way. I took a shortcut and bought peeled shrimp, and they taste good too."

After a few minutes of stir-frying, the shrimp and broccoli were ready to come out of the wok.

By the time that dish was done, the corn and pork rib soup on the other burner was nearly ready too. An Zhiwu sprinkled a little chopped scallion into the pot.

Once both dishes were ready, An Zhiwu carried them to the dining table and aimed the camera at them.

[Honestly, when you watch cooking streams like this, does it feel like you're reading a recipe?~ I'm so scared you cuties will drop the novel because of it~ So I've decided to write a little less.]