Chapter 25: Sweeping Morality, Being True to Oneself

Celebrity Observer live broadcast room.

Huang Miu was somewhat dumbfounded, turned his head to look at the dedicated comedian Chen Ming, pointed at the screen, and asked in a daze,

"How did they start arguing?"

Chen Ming had sensed from the moment their conflict erupted that it might be part of the script, but the more he listened, the more he felt something was off; they were almost personally attacking each other.

If it was a script, wasn't it a bit too much?

"This... might be because there were some conflicts before, but Xu Qingyan's words are indeed a bit too harsh," Chen Ming pushed his glasses up and said.

"The director team hasn't taken any action yet. They might intervene on the spot."

"He's really firing in all directions, mocking Western cuisine. I remember the other male guests made Western cuisine," Liu Yuzhou inhaled sharply.

"Isn't it easy to get scolded when you talk like that?" Peony had a look of admiration for his courage, just about to laugh, but then she quickly realized she needed to armor herself first.

Who dares not to protect themselves before speaking online these days?

"I still really like Western cuisine, um... I like both Xia Country cuisine and Western cuisine and usually alternate between them."

Only after saying this did she secretly breathe a sigh of relief in her heart—Xu Qingyan could be so bold with his words, but she couldn't. Celebrities are more likely to get scolded than ordinary people; even stating a preference for sweet bean curd can get you ridiculed like a sieve.

From ancient times to the present, the dispute between sweet and savory bean curd has never ceased, not to mention the competition between Western and Xia Country cuisine.

In front of the camera, the semi-open seaside restaurant.

The sea breeze was gentle, the sound of waves lapping the shore came from afar. Seabirds spread their wings, gliding over the waves, and the greenish sea formed an angle of color contrast with the azure sky.

Xu Qingyan and Bai Jinze didn't actually argue for long, it was all a brief exchange of barbs of about ten lines or so, and they restrained themselves a lot after the female guests arrived.

All the dishes had been plated, five male guests each had a square table, with four chairs around them.

Bai Jinze stood up first, smiling and greeting the four women.

The barrage went crazy with praise, my geigei is so polite! "Pure Deer Person, who wouldn't love such a handsome and gentlemanly puppy?"

Upon hearing this, the three female guests had varying expressions on their faces; they probably heard the earlier bickering, and their faces showed varying degrees of embarrassment.

It was like when you accidentally heard relatives argue as a child, then turned around and bumped into them greeting you downstairs, forcing you to pretend you hadn't heard anything despite the discomfort.

Pei Muchan, on the other hand, found Xu Qingyan to be rather interesting; her emotions wouldn't show on her face.

Yet Xu Qingyan was almost the extreme opposite, negative emotions would always appear on his opponent's face. He always had the demeanor of scanning across moral standards and just being himself.

She was emotionally stable, but enjoyed watching others lose themselves; her beautiful face couldn't help but break into a smile.

"Now, please have the ladies choose the dining table they like and sit down for a meal," a staff member shouted with a megaphone, hiding out of frame.

Shen Jinyue, with the sharpest ears, almost instantly ran to Xu Qingyan's table as soon as she heard the megaphone, resembling a rabbit launching off the starting block.

"What is the Moon doing, why is she running towards that scourge?"

"Holy shit, she's really fast!"

Not only were the viewers in the barrage stunned, even Xu Qingyan himself was a bit dumbfounded. Wait, she didn't even look at the dishes and ran straight over? What's the situation?

"You...?"

"Dinner is served, dinner is served!" No sooner had Shen Jinyue sat down than she was looking for chopsticks, still forcibly keeping up the act, "It's so hard to choose, all five of your dishes are tempting me."

Despite her words of indecision, her chopsticks were already reaching for the fish, and after eating, she looked up blankly and asked.

"Is there rice? I'll help you taste for saltiness!"

Xu Qingyan was astonished, thinking if this woman was missing a screw in her head. Coming to his side at this moment, was she trying to share the heat from the netizens?

It was clear to anyone with eyes that he was up to something. Sitting at his table was like boarding a pirate ship, with a certainty of getting dragged into the fray to some extent.

"The rice is under the table, help yourself," he replied languidly, turning his head only to see Pei Muchan approaching.

She had casually tied her hair into a ponytail, wearing a tight white T-shirt and form-fitting jeans that showed off her exceptionally full figure and slender legs.

Her face seemed to be completely without makeup, as if a classical beauty had stepped out of a painting into the modern world, with black hair and red lips, her beauty breathtaking.

"Have a seat," Xu Qingyan wasn't surprised to see Pei Muchan coming over and stood up to pull out a chair for her.

Shen Jinyue, who was busy eating, heard the noise and looked up just in time to see Xu Qingyan's actions, puffing up her cheeks while holding her bowl and chopsticks.

"Why are you treating people differently?"

"What?" Xu Qingyan glanced at her, his eyes resting on the rice on her face, "There's no preferential treatment, I didn't stop you from eating."

By the time Pei Muchan had walked over, she had heard their conversation and couldn't help but smile. As she sat down, her jeans outlined a full moon shape.

"Quibbling!" With her chopsticks clenched, Shen Jinyue complained, "When I came over, you didn't even lift an eyelid, but when Sister Pei came, you stood up to help with the chair!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingyan held his ground, spreading his hands and continuing the argument.

"You can eat your meal any way you want, but you can't talk nonsense. You grabbed the chopsticks as soon as you ran over. Even if I wanted to say something, I didn't have the chance."

"You!" Shen Jinyue, huffy, shook her little watermelon, "I won't talk to you, Sister Pei, don't you think he is being partial?"

Pei Muchan was intently admiring the dishes on the table, captivated by the stunning colors of the crispy skin bamboo shoot fish with green pepper sauce, when she suddenly heard Shen Jinyue's words.

She looked up, her smile gentle.

"That's something you should ask him."

"No need to ask anymore, I've already said I don't like someone as young as you," Xu Qingyan folded his arms and leaned back in his chair, "I like older sisters."

"Outrageous!" In a fit of anger, Shen Jinyue struck out with her chopsticks towards the Kung Pao chicken, "I'm going to eat! Sister Pei, you eat too, don't leave him any, starve this jerk to death!"

On one side, the live comments were still laughing at Shen Jinyue's lack of composure. On the other side, the comments erupted into a debate, with various traditional values floating across the screen.

"Western cuisine is the mainstream in the world, okay? What era are we living in that allows women to eat such unhealthy food? Can't they eat some healthy vegetarian dishes?"

"Damn it, keep ranting and I'll slap you, traitors to your own culture!"

"Xu Dog is saying that Western cuisine is trash, that's just outrageous, anticipating someone will get scolded, waiting for the brawl to start."

"Though I bash Xu Dog, he's not wrong about this one. Western cuisine doesn't stand a chance against our country's dishes! Who would eat salads every day, must be out of their minds!"