The Chef Gan Yan Yu

"Teacher Gan, I think you'd look great dancing something this cute."

"I won't dance if it doesn't look good."

"I'll put an anime avatar on your face. You won't have to show your face."

"I still won't dance even if my face isn't shown."

"Teacher Yan Yu..."

"Calling me 'Yan Yu' won't change my mind either."

Gan Yan Yu crossed her arms and made a "dame" gesture, completely shutting down Lin Tian's idea.

Lin Tian sighed and continued to scroll through his phone.

He hadn't expected it either.

The "Can-Can" dance would end up becoming explosively popular online in this manner.

After going to the coffee shop alone to discuss the copyright for "Can-Can" with Ms. Feng Miao from Unive, Lin Tian realized something.

The music copyright business was too complicated.

As a high school student, he didn't have enough energy to deal with it.

He'd consider how to make money from music copyrights once he and Gan Yan Yu had enough substantial influence.

Meeting with Unive had at least allowed him to identify a potential pitfall in advance.

[Emotional Value (Joy): 287770/100000]

[Mission Complete: Create a piece of music, release a video performing it with your partner, gain 100,000 likes, and receive 100,000 "Joy" emotions from viewers]

[Ding—The producer completed the mission by over double within 24 hours of the work's release. The reward has been upgraded!]

[Work Revenue Doubling Card *1 → Work Revenue Doubling Card *2]

They gave him an extra one?

[Note: Revenue from the same work can only have one doubling card applied; they cannot be stacked]

That made sense.

If one work's revenue could be doubled, and then doubled again, that would be quadruple.

It seemed a bit too exaggerated; you couldn't get rich overnight like that.

Since he had an extra doubling card, it meant Lin Tian had more room for error.

Before his work could generate revenue through album releases, figuring out how to earn more money through Douyin advertisements was a technical issue.

"Lin Tian."

"Yeah?"

Lin Tian was still contemplating how to make money when Gan Yan Yu interrupted his thoughts.

"Are you hungry?"

The girl asked softly, her voice as gentle as a young wife's.

Lin Tian blinked and nodded.

"Then..."

Gan Yan Yu stood up. "Shall I cook?"

Although Gan Yan Yu had confidently declared she would personally cook a feast for Lin Tian, Lin Tian dared not let her go wild on her own.

After Gan Yan Yu tied on the apron from Lin Tian's home—

Lin Tian immediately became extremely alert, staying by her side.

He was ready at any moment to step in and help if any accidents were to occur, such as the pot catching fire, a gas leak, or oil splattering onto Gan Yan Yu's chest.

This wasn't because Lin Tian doubted Gan Yan Yu's cooking skills.

It was just that, based on Lin Tian's past conversations and subtle inquiries, Gan Yan Yu had mostly used a student electric hot pot to cook noodles or bought supermarket bento boxes while she was in the UK.

Okay, he was doubting her.

Gan Yan Yu glanced at Lin Tian, who was standing alertly beside her, and pouted slightly with her rosy lips.

"You don't trust me?"

"No, I'm afraid you'll need help."

"I don't need help."

"I'm afraid you won't know how to use my kitchen appliances."

"Then you're not allowed to lift a finger. You can only give verbal instructions."

Gan Yan Yu held up her index finger and said seriously, "And if you want to ask a question, you have to ask permission first!"

The girl's imposing yet surprisingly cute demeanor made her look like a kindergarten teacher.

"No problem."

Lin Tian assured her.

This girl always gets so competitive at times like these.

Soon, Gan Yan Yu opened the refrigerator and took out the ingredients Lin Tian had bought after school that day.

Lin Tian had purchased these ingredients strictly according to the list Gan Yan Yu had sent him on WeChat.

The total cost was 76.8 yuan. The supermarket gave him two coins back, which Lin Tian had put into a donation box, so the total was 77 yuan.

77 yuan was quite a luxurious amount for a meal for two.

Therefore, Lin Tian was quite curious about what dish Gan Yan Yu would actually make.

And when he saw Gan Yan Yu take out a pineapple from the refrigerator…

"Report!"

Lin Tian, still a child, raised his hand to voice his objection as soon as they started.

"Speak!"

"Pineapple is an ingredient?"

Lin Tian couldn't help but complain.

The list Gan Yan Yu had provided included several fruits.

Lin Tian had assumed they were for dessert.

Are we eating it as the main course?!

"Pineapple chicken."

Gan Yan Yu tilted her head, looking at Lin Tian as if he were an alien.

"Haven't you had it before?"

"No, where is this dish from?"

"It should be considered Cantonese cuisine, I think."

Gan Yan Yu said, and her cleaver was already slicing the chicken.

Fortunately, she was cutting chicken breast, which didn't require much effort, and she quickly cut the chicken into pieces.

Pineapple stir-fried chicken.

Lin Tian couldn't even imagine how sweet this dish would be!

For someone like Lin Tian, who preferred savory flavors, chicken should be savory and fragrant.

Sweet chicken, and chicken breast at that, could he even stomach it?

No wonder it's considered Cantonese cuisine.

After all, while people all over the country were eating dumplings, sweet dumplings, and noodles for the New Year, only the Guangdong and Guangxi regions consistently ate white-cut chicken during festivals!

After cutting the chicken, Gan Yan Yu put on gloves and placed the chicken in a large bowl to marinate.

"Yan Yu, where are you from?"

Lin Tian couldn't help but ask.

Given Gan Yan Yu's complex background, speaking a bit of Sichuan-Chongqing dialect and having a diet leaning towards Guangdong and Guangxi, Lin Tian felt she couldn't possibly be from Qingzhou.

"I'm from Qingzhou."

Gan Yan Yu said while mixing the chicken pieces with her hands. "Hmm, well, I was born in Guangxi when I was little…"

"Guangxi, huh."

"What's wrong? Do you have any impressions of girls from Guangxi?"

Yeah, they're so lively.

"Nothing, I just think girls from Guangxi are very spirited," Lin Tian said.

"Then, when I was in elementary school, I lived in Sichuan-Chongqing with my grandfather for a while."

"You've been everywhere!"

Lin Tian couldn't help but complain.

No wonder her background is so complicated; she's lived in three places.

This is actually quite similar to a certain esports pro player.

That player, in his early years, was affectionately called by his fans for constantly switching between three teams:

The Three-Surname Slave.

After mixing the chicken thoroughly with his hands, Gan Yan Yu took off her gloves.

Not bad, at least marinating the chicken, the girl looks quite professional; she must have done her homework.

Afterward, Gan Yan Yu cut the pineapple open and, using the cleaver, sliced it into small pieces one by one.

However, due to applying too much force with the cleaver, the piece of pineapple the young girl cut slipped out with a "Splat!" splashing juice.

"Be careful!" Lin Tian quickly walked over.

Gan Yan Yu suddenly turned around, picked up a small piece of pineapple, and popped it into Lin Tian's mouth.

"Is it sweet?"

Gan Yan Yu stood with her hands behind her back, her body clad in an apron leaning slightly forward, her smile blooming like a flower.