The matter of the sour jujube seeds soon had a result.
After confirmation by Mrs. Shen, the aunt from the Shen family, her relative Third Aunt indeed added sour jujube seed powder to Xiaobao's rice paste.
Although she insisted that it was a folk remedy from their hometown, just to help Xiaobao sleep better, and that she had given it to her own children and grandchildren before.
But as a highly educated intellectual, Mrs. Shen immediately asked her to return to their hometown.
Fortunately, after an examination, Xiaobao's body temporarily had no problems, and after staying away from the sour jujube seed powder, the little guy's eczema indeed healed.
As the great-aunt, Mrs. Lu asked someone to find a reliable nanny and spent a lot of money to introduce her to the Shen family.
...
"This time, it's really all thanks to you, Xiaoxia. If you hadn't been careful, who knows how much Xiaobao would have suffered! I heard that if they eat too much of that stuff, it will affect the child's brain!"
Mrs. Lu on the phone was still very scared, and she said to Xu Yanxia, "Your uncle and aunt have been asking me to thank you properly. They asked when you have time so they can invite you to dinner again!"
Xu Yanxia smiled and said, "Yesterday, my cousin and his wife specially went to Jiushan to thank me and bought me a lot of things. It made me feel quite embarrassed. Please tell uncle and aunt not to be so polite. I am also Xiaobao's elder, and since I discovered such a thing, I definitely have to speak up."
Mrs. Lu on the other end of the phone smiled and said, "Good child, I believe that even if it were a stranger's baby, you would have spoken up. Grandpa was right that day. Meeting you is a blessing we don't deserve."
Saying that, she asked her, "By the way, have you already started recording the show today? Have the assistant and makeup artist gone over?"
— Indeed, today was the first day of recording for the food variety show "One City, One Flavor" that Xu Yanxia was participating in.
Because she was a commoner and didn't have a dedicated makeup artist and assistant, Mrs. Lu specially arranged two for her in advance after finding out.
One was Xiaozhen, a makeup artist Lu Jingxi had worked with before. She left the industry two years ago because she got married and had a baby, and now only occasionally took on private jobs.
The other was Ye Shu, a young lady two years older than her, who was found from the company's publicity department. Because she often interacted with the media, she was quite experienced in recording shows.
Yesterday, Xu Yanxia had already met the two ladies in advance. Everyone had a straightforward personality and got along quite well. Early this morning, they arrived together at a shooting base by the sea in Rong City.
"They are all here, Auntie,"
Xu Yanxia, who was sitting in front of the makeup mirror, said to Mrs. Lu on the other end of the phone, "We arrived early today and are already doing makeup. We will go straight to the studio to record in a while."
"Then I won't disturb you."
Mrs. Lu said gently on the phone, "Jingming went on a business trip to Shen City yesterday. If you need anything, just look for me. I also have some connections with Qi Wei."
"Okay, thank you, Auntie."
Xu Yanxia hung up the phone with Mrs. Lu and let Xiaozhen continue doing her makeup.
— Since this show required completing two episodes of content per recording session, the schedule was quite tight. Today was the first day of recording in Rong City, and she needed to meet the other three guests and have her first debut PK.
Thanks to the good confidentiality work of the program team before, it was only now that she knew who she was recording with.
"There are two male and two female guests this time,"
To save time, Ye Shu helped her read the profiles of the other guests she had just received from the side—
"The other female guest is Mrs. Zhuang. Her TikTok account is called Mrs. Zhuang's Kitchen, and she takes the route of a housewife and mother, with tens of millions of fans across the internet."
"I think I've scrolled past her,"
Xu Yanxia said, "It seems she likes to cook high-end ingredients like lobsters and king crabs. Is she also livestreaming to sell goods?"
"Yes."
Xiaozhen chimed in while doing her makeup, "I used to like watching her too. They seem to do quite well in business, their home decoration is very luxurious, and she always dresses brightly. Oh right, she often appears on camera wearing various large diamond rings, necklaces, and other jewelry."
Who knew that as soon as these words came out, Ye Shu frowned and said, "Why does it sound a bit like a WeChat merchant? So rich and still working hard to sell goods?"
"Maybe they just like working."
Xu Yanxia didn't take it seriously and asked her, "What about the others?"
Ye Shu quickly continued reading to her, "Among the other two male guests, one is called Brother Song Can Eat the Most. He is a fitness and food blogger who became popular by showing off his muscles online."
"Ah?"
Xu Yanxia was still a bit unresponsive, "Does he show off his muscles while cooking?"
— Forgive her for her lack of experience, but it was the first time she had heard of a chef taking this route.
She saw the outspoken Ye Shu sigh, and taking advantage of the fact that there was no one else in the dressing room, she whispered to them, "That's just borderline inappropriate. I've seen it before. Every time he cooks, he shows off his muscles for half a day, and he likes to wear tight clothes, often revealing his nipples."
"Pfft..."
This sentence made Xu Yanxia and Xiaozhen couldn't help but laugh, almost failing to stick on the false eyelashes.
Xu Yanxia said in surprise, "People actually watch this?"
"Why not?"
Ye Shu told her, "He has tens of millions of fans across the internet! And many of them are older sister and auntie fans. I've watched his livestream before, and his fans are very generous with their donations. They often send a dozen Carnival gifts in a row. It's very profitable!"
"...Alright,"
Xu Yanxia sighed, "It seems I really have limited experience. What about the other one?"
But she heard Ye Shu say, "The other one is a famous chef from Jingbei named Jin Jiexiang. He studied under a prestigious master and has years of experience in food programs... Wow, he's also the descendant of a royal chef!"
"Descendant of a royal chef?"
This made Xu Yanxia pause for a moment, and she immediately asked, "Excuse me, what did you say his surname was?"
"Surnamed Jin, as in gold."
Ye Shu said, "The profile says his ancestors were royal chefs for generations, and he even opened a royal cuisine restaurant in Jingbei."
"..."
Xu Yanxia couldn't help but frown.
— Surnamed Jin, and royal chefs for generations?
... You must know that her family in her previous life was surnamed Liu.
Could it be that after her death, a misfortune also happened to her family, and this position of royal chef changed hands?
After all, the dynasty they served was the last feudal dynasty in this world.
Logically speaking, if their family hadn't suffered a misfortune, this family of royal chefs shouldn't have easily changed their surname.
Of course, in nearly three hundred years, the world has changed greatly, and anything could have happened.
If she could truly meet a skilled chef, it would still be something to look forward to.
...
Seeing that Ye Shu had finished introducing the guests to her, the makeup was also done.
Xu Yanxia stood up and went to the mirror to take a look.
Today, the stylist matched her with a light blue simple shirt and high-waisted jeans, and her hair was neatly tied into a ponytail, looking very capable.
Xiaozhen and Ye Shu helped her adjust her collar and tidy up her waist. Seeing that it was almost done, they went to the studio with her.
The production crew was the same one from the variety show Lu Jingxi had participated in last time. After filming the Mid-Autumn Festival special, everyone was already quite familiar with each other. Just as Xu Yanxia finished greeting the staff, a forty-year-old woman walked in.
Slightly plump, with exquisite makeup and wearing high-end designer clothes, she was the other female guest, Mrs. Zhuang.
Beside her was a man of a similar age. Although he wasn't very tall and had a bit of a belly, he was dressed in a branded business suit and looked quite well-groomed.
The two of them first greeted the staff, and then took the initiative to come over and speak to Xu Yanxia.
"Hello, Xiaoxia. I've only seen you in videos before, but I finally get to meet you in person."
Mrs. Zhuang smiled with a great deal of familiarity.
Xu Yanxia politely shook her hand and said, "Hello, I've heard so much about you."
The woman then introduced the man beside her. "This is my husband. Our family is in the electronics business. Last time CEO Lu went to Hangzhou to attend a forum, my husband even had dinner with him."
