Is this… an acquaintance?

Just now, I heard this leopard-print lady call Master "Gao Xiaoshuai." Could she be a die-hard fan from his stream?

Just as he was wondering, the leopard-print lady stared at Lin Xu and asked, "Who are you? What's your relationship with Gao Xiaoshuai?"

"I..." Lin Xu began. "I'm a chef. I run a restaurant, and he's my master. He teaches me to cook every day… Ma'am, this..."

"Get lost, get lost, get lost! Don't call me ma'am!"

The leopard-print lady looked angrily at Mr. Gao and demanded, "Didn't you say you were a retired pilot? Turns out you're just a cook, PAH! Old liar! You tricked me into gifting you over two hundred Carnivals last night!"

After speaking, she picked up the broken heel of her shoe from the ground and left, her gait uneven.

Lin Xu: "…"

One Carnival is three thousand yuan; over two hundred is more than six hundred thousand.

Goodness gracious.

Has Master run into a sugar mommy?

Just as Lin Xu was wondering, he saw his master quickly walking over to the leopard-print lady. He had barely said a few words when the lady spat at him.

"Stay away from me! I don't want your money, you old scammer!"

After speaking, the leopard-print lady opened the door of a BMW 760 parked by the roadside and sped off.

When she passed by Lin Ji's Food, she didn't forget to lower the window and spit again.

Lin Xu: "…"

Master, what on earth did you do to incur such divine and popular wrath?

Spit it out, let me grab some popcorn… oh no, let me help you analyze the situation.

Mr. Gao straightened his clothes and then, grabbing his cell phone and selfie stick, went back inside the shop.

"I was just idly streaming, who knew these fans could be so fanatical… They even lay in wait for me here on Yingchun Street! It's terrifying!"

You're completely avoiding the main point, aren't you?

Curiously, Lin Xu asked, "Master, why does this leopard-print lady hold such a huge grudge against you? Did you lead her on?"

Mr. Gao stroked Dundun, who was sleeping on a cashmere blanket on the cashier counter, before he finally said, "Didn't Chen Yan say the quality of fans was pretty high, and it would be a pity to lose them? So, last night, since I was free, I started streaming again. This woman kept gifting me Carnivals non-stop. I couldn't persuade her to stop. She actually pushed my stream into the top five on the gifting leaderboard! A lot of other streamers wanted to go live with me for PK battles…"

Can we please fast forward to the part about the leopard-print lady?

The other details aren't particularly interesting to me.

"This woman was afraid I'd lose the PK battles, so she kept gifting. While she was gifting, she kept asking why I was ignoring her. I told her I was just a pilot, one who comes and goes like the wind, and that she shouldn't waste her money on my stream. I don't even show my face, so why would you waste your money like that? I thought that would be the end of it. Who knew she'd use my location to track me down and confront me…"

TSK, TSK, TSK!

Who would have thought that the charming Gao Xiaoshuai on the stream was actually a crummy old man?

That must have been completely unexpected for the leopard-print lady, right?

That's why she blew up like that.

Lin Xu originally wanted to offer his master some comfort, but having never experienced such a situation, he didn't even know where to begin. So, he just washed his hands and continued making Brown Sugar Triangles.

"I read in the group that Dundun can bring good luck. Next time I stream, I need to bring Dundun along; maybe I won't run into such a mess then."

Lin Xu: "…"

He's a lucky cat, not a love-attracting cat.

If you keep tricking people with this fake persona, you'll soon attract other leopard-print ladies, or ladies in black stockings, JK uniforms, or with big wavy hair...

After muttering to himself, Mr. Gao sat to one side and began playing with his phone.

Meanwhile, Lin Xu waited for the lard residue buns and Brown Sugar Triangles to proof properly, then put them in the steamer.

After finishing that, he used some chicken broth to make a savory soup.

Since his classmate Shen Jiayue enjoyed it, he decided to make some for her; it wasn't much trouble anyway.

Before long, the buns and Brown Sugar Triangles were steamed.

The dough had risen perfectly, making each bun plump, white, and incredibly tempting.

Lin Xu pulled the steaming tray out from the steamer and set it on the workbench to cool.

Seeing his master still playing with his phone, he said, "Master, come and eat. I've steamed some buns and made some savory soup today."

With that, he grabbed a takeaway container and started packing breakfast for Shen Jiayue.

Mr. Gao grunted in acknowledgment.

As he stood up, he noticed a BMW 760 parked in front of the shop that hadn't been there before. He immediately went to the kitchen, picked up the breakfast Lin Xu had just packed, and headed outside.

As he walked, he deliberately tore two buttons off his shirt.

He pushed open the door.

He walked up to the BMW and gently tapped on the window.

Quickly, the window rolled down, revealing Leopard Print Auntie's angry face.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know you would gift so much money. Please don't unfriend me on WeChat. I'll transfer it back to you bit by bit... There's a daily limit on WeChat, so it might take several days to complete the transfer... This is the breakfast I just made. Eat something, don't starve yourself."

The two had just communicated again on WeChat.

Both of their emotions had calmed down a little.

After Leopard Print Auntie received the packed meal box, she finally noticed that Mr. Gao's floral shirt was missing two buttons.

"What happened to these buttons? They weren't gone when I left."

Such keen observation?

Mr. Gao felt a chill in his heart, and a hint of bitterness flashed across his face. "Indeed, they were fine when you left, but they fell off right after you did. Perhaps even the buttons despise me for being a liar… You should head back. I need to get back to work at the shop. Just now, my apprentice even said I embarrassed him…"

His half-true, half-false words stunned Leopard Print Auntie. "At your age, you're still working?"

"I have no children of my own, so I'm counting on this apprentice to look after me in my old age and see to my burial. How could I not work? But enough about that, I need to go wash dishes. There are still several baskets left..."

After saying his piece, Mr. Gao turned away with a dejected expression and slowly walked back into the shop.

He was good-looking; despite his age, he still exuded the charm of a handsome older gentleman. Watching his somewhat lonely back, Leopard Print Auntie's expression grew complicated.

Mr. Gao pushed open the door and went back inside the shop.

He didn't look back.

Instead, he asked Lin Xu, "Has the BMW out front left?"

"It's gone…"

"WHEW… Finally, I can breathe a sigh of relief."

Looking relieved, Mr. Gao took a bite of a bun, praising his apprentice's skills endlessly, "The bun filling is seasoned perfectly. With skills like yours, even if you just sold breakfast, you'd never go hungry."

Not only will I not starve, but Leopard Print Auntie won't either, thanks to you. You just snatched the breakfast I'd packed for Shen Jiayue without a word! Luckily, I steamed a few extra Brown Sugar Triangles, or I'd be rushing to steam another pot right now.

Lin Xu grumbled inwardly.

He couldn't quite understand his master's actions.

They had just been fighting, and here he was, less than half an hour later, delivering breakfast.

Are these the tactics of a 'Sea King'?

Aren't you afraid she'll come back and smash your windows with a slingshot…

As Mr. Gao ate his bun, he posted an announcement on his stream:

"Tune in at 7:00 AM sharp! I'll be live from the matchmaking corner in Leisure Park. Don't miss it, everyone!"

After the flood of Carnival gifts last night, the number of followers on Mr. Gao's stream had skyrocketed severalfold, so he had no choice but to start treating it like a real job.

Not far from Lin Ji's Food, in a BMW parked by the roadside, Leopard Print Auntie saw the announcement and couldn't help but spit. "That old scoundrel! Just moments ago, he was talking about washing dishes. He doesn't have an honest bone in his body…"

She opened the takeaway bag. Seeing a few steaming hot Brown Sugar Triangles inside, she couldn't resist picking one up.

The Brown Sugar Triangles were piping hot; they were clearly freshly steamed.

She took a bite.

The dough was soft, and the Brown Sugar filling was sweet and fragrant.

These Brown Sugar Triangles are steamed perfectly!

As she enjoyed the delicious Brown Sugar Triangles, Leopard Print Auntie used her phone to send ten Carnival gifts to his stream.

This is for the breakfast.

This way, I don't owe you a thing!

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