jdhmnovel Chapter 569 A deluge of cash, time for a raise!
Chapter 569 A deluge of cash, time for a raise!
Ning Yao smiled, which was captured by the cameraman, who quickly switched to a close-up camera to magnify her smile.
The woman's face was fair and translucent. When the camera zoomed in, you could clearly see the fine, soft downy hairs, which were also damp with sweat.
Ning Yao's features were already exquisite, and coupled with her good skin and elegant demeanor, anyone with normal aesthetic sense would sigh with admiration upon seeing her.
[Did you see that? Our goddess's makeup isn't smudged at all; it's still so flawless. Those jealous people can shut up now, right?]
[What kind of mentality is it to think that everyone with good skin is fake just because you have bad skin? It's terrifying!]
A large number of sarcastic comments appeared in the barrage, all of them mocking the trolls who previously criticized Ning Yao for having good skin only because of makeup.
Meanwhile, Wenna, who was busy in the kitchen of the cabin, was coughing incessantly from the smoke. Just lighting a fire was already a mess for her, let alone cooking. She hadn't touched this kind of rural stove for many years and had forgotten how to use it.
Her makeup had already been smudged while planting trees in the fields, and now it had been stained with smoke, making her look both ridiculous and ugly, with patches of black and yellow. Upon seeing this, Xue Jiashu felt an even stronger sense of disgust.
It took her twenty minutes to get the fire going, but she didn't know how to distinguish between dry and wet charcoal. The fire was lit, but the smoke inside the house was ridiculously thick, making it impossible for anyone to speak a complete sentence.
The director, speaking with a strong hint, reminded Wenna and Xue Jiashu: "There's a Jingwang brand range hood in the kitchen. Turn it on, and the smoke will dissipate quickly!"
Wenna turned on the range hood, only to find that half of the smoke in the room was sucked away. Soon, the damp charcoal on the stove caused even thicker smoke to rise again. The smoke was too much and came in a continuous stream, and the range hood couldn't keep up.
"No, this won't work!" Wenna coughed twice more after choking, unaware that her words had turned the range hood's sponsor's face green.
The director cursed Wenna in his heart. This actress actually offended the sponsor. She must be incredibly stupid!
While the director was trying to figure out how to quell the sponsors' anger, Wenna busied herself with pouring oil into the pan, but she couldn't control the heat, and the pan got ridiculously hot.
Wenna dropped the fish into the pan, intending to fry it until both sides were golden brown. However, she found that shortly after the fish went in, when she picked up the spatula to flip it, the fish was already burnt and emitted a strong, unpleasant burnt smell.
Wenna burned a perfectly good fish so badly that it was charred black and inedible.
Remembering that this fish was Ning Yao's favorite, and thinking of the young woman's expectant and hopeful expression, Xue Jiashu could no longer bear it.
Xue Jiashu moved away from the stove, covering his mouth and nose, his voice sounding muffled and unclear.
"Forty minutes have passed. Do you even know how to light a fire? Do you even know how to cook? If you don't, just say so. What are you trying to prove?"
"You're not capable of exchanging Peach Blossom Coins, and all the ingredients you used were earned by Luo Xiyao through hard work, not Peach Blossom Coins you worked so hard to earn yourself. Are you just going to waste them like this? Are you doing this on purpose?" Xue Jiashu's words were sharp and venomous, leaving no room for compromise.
"How could I waste the ingredients? It's just that I'm not very good at using the kitchen utensils here..." Wenna explained, but she didn't know if Xue Jiashu would listen.
Wenna was truly at a loss for words. She could indeed cook, and cook very well, but she didn't know how to use this kind of stove.
The pot was incredibly heavy, and the spatula was heavier than a regular spatula; she couldn't even flip the pot properly.
She has excellent cooking skills, but she doesn't know how to use the kitchen utensils used in the countryside. What can she do?
Wenna knew she was the one who burned the fish, so she took the initiative to take responsibility and went to the production team to discuss it quietly.
"Could you please give me a different fish? This one is unusable."
"This is against the rules, so I can't exchange it for you. However, you can exchange it for another one using Peach Blossom Coins."
The director, of course, disagreed with changing the fish. What kind of problem was this? It wasn't that the fish they provided was faulty; it was that Wenna ruined it herself.
"But you didn't send anyone to teach us guests how to use the stove," Wenna muttered, unconvinced, her tone rather unpleasant.
If the Peach Blossom Coins were earned by her own efforts, then exchanging them would be fine, but the existing Peach Blossom Coins all belong to Ning Yao, and she doesn't want to use them.
The director didn't answer, just stared coldly at Wenna.
Seeing that the director wouldn't give her any room for negotiation, Wenna came up with another idea.
"Why don't you give it to us on credit? I'll go plant trees in the fields after I finish eating, and then I can exchange them for Peach Blossom Coins, right? I can pay you back then, isn't that easy?"
The director still shook his head, not intending to make an exception for Wenna.
At this moment, Xue Jiashu walked out impatiently and saw Wen Na talking to the director at the warehouse door. He called out, "Wen Na, the stove is about to catch fire. Come and see what to do."
Originally, Wen Na's attitude and actions had already drawn the ire of many viewers, but after Xue Jiashu's outburst, many people began to sympathize with her.
[Xue Jiashu is going too far! He does nothing himself, yet he bosses Wenna around. How dare he?]
[This kind of stove is inherently difficult to use. Xue Jiashu is a prime example of someone who talks without understanding the difficulties, bossing people around. Speechless.]
[My heart goes out to Wenna for three seconds. It feels like she's being targeted by the show's producers. I think she's a good person. Please don't overanalyze someone, okay?]
[Xue Jiashu, get out of Peach Blossom Spring! Your character is flawed to begin with, and you're still throwing your weight around like a spoiled brat. Does Wenna owe you something?]
While the comments section was buzzing with discussion, Ning Yao rode her motorcycle back to the cabin with Guan Ying on the back. Her jet-black hair was soaked with sweat, but instead of looking dirty or messy, it gave her a fresh and refined look.
"Is dinner ready?" Ning Yao asked as she entered the house, seeing Wen Na and Xue Jiashu in the yard.
Wenna felt a little embarrassed by the question. She remembered that she had ruined the fish and felt like she owed Ning Yao something.
People are naturally less irritable when they're hungry, and Xue Jiashu, who is not exactly easy to deal with, was even more so now.
Xue Jiashu glanced at Wenna and said irritably, "Don't even mention the food isn't ready, the stove is almost burnt clean!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Yao raised her beautiful eyebrows and looked at Wen Na, who was standing to the side looking somewhat uneasy.
The viewers in the live stream are currently waiting for Ning Yao's reaction, wondering what she will say or do.
Ning Yao remained silent for a while, then walked a few steps to the kitchen. Looking at the thick smoke filling the house, she was somewhat surprised.
How could you cook a meal like this? You almost burned the house down!
Ning Yao ignored how choking the smoke was, raised her hand to cover her mouth and nose, and went inside.
A short while later, when Ning Yao came out again, most of the smoke had dissipated, and there was no longer any thick smoke billowing from the stove.
"How did you do that?" Xue Jiashu asked in surprise.
Since Ning Yao was the one who solved the problem, he was even more eager to seize the opportunity to say a few more words.
"Isn't there a Jingwang brand range hood inside? It works very well. Just turn it on, and the smoke is immediately sucked into the filter and dispersed."
"In addition, when burning charcoal on the stove, do not use wet charcoal, use dry charcoal, otherwise there will be smoke all the time, this is common sense."
After Ning Yao finished speaking, the viewers in the live stream noticed that the smoke in the kitchen had indeed been completely sucked in, and no new thick smoke was coming out. The effectiveness of the range hood was evident, and it worked exceptionally well.
As a result, within just a few minutes, sales of Jingwang brand range hoods skyrocketed, and Jingwang Limited Group made a fortune.
The executives who were originally thinking of terminating their contract with the program team were immediately attracted by Ning Yao's ability to drive sales and changed their minds.
Meanwhile, the director on the production team was overjoyed when he heard Ning Yao's words; he no longer needed to worry about giving the sponsors an explanation.
Yes, yes, the Jingwang brand range hood is so useful! If Luo Xiyao praises it a few more times, the sponsors will give her even more money next time!
As if he could already see a sky full of money, the director's eyes lit up instantly, and he began to plan how to give Ning Yao a raise.