Chapter 179 TV Gourmet Show

Chapter 179 TV Station Food Program

Ji Fu was serving customers inside the shop, while Jiang Yingxue stepped outside.

Bai Yu licked a paw and messaged telepathically to Jiang Yingxue, "Yingxue, wait up, I'm coming with you."

Bai Yu followed behind Jiang Yingxue with elegant, tiny steps, her cat face practically glowing with excitement.

They were back in under two minutes.

But those two minutes were all it took to turn He Guoxu into a real nutcase.

Jiang Yingxue never showed mercy to her enemies and never left loose ends.

He Guoxu wasn't even worth being her enemy—just an annoying pest.

Since he was annoying, she took care of him.

She straight-up ripped out his three souls and seven spirits from across the street and scattered them.

He Guoxu was still breathing, but he was already dead inside.

Now He Guoxu had a twisted mouth, drool dripping, and a blank stare, and he grabbed anyone in sight, yelling, "I want to gobble up the family fortune, I want to gobble up the family fortune..."

When Gan Liu came out and saw this, she thought, "The Xuehe folks were right, he really is a nutjob."

After dealing with that eyesore, Jiang Yingxue carried Bai Yu, who looked like a white tiger, back inside.

Inside, Du Shuyi was holding a takeout bag with the Xuehe Shop logo, smiling as she walked up.

"Boss, you got a minute? I wanna talk about something big."

"Sure, I've got time."

Jiang Yingxue led Du Shuyi to the far end of the dining area.

She pressed a crystal-looking switch, and the wall lights came on, revealing a row of pearl bead curtains.

With a swish, she parted the bead curtains, revealing a tiny sitting room.

Once Du Shuyi sat down, Jiang Yingxue closed the bead curtains, creating a double layer of protection and soundproofing around the space.

People outside couldn't see in or hear a thing, but those inside could see out and, if they wanted, hear what was going on outside.

As soon as they sat down, Xiao Rou brought over a pot of hot tea, poured them each a cup, then left.

This tea was for guests only, called Yingyuezi Tea, and it was good for the body.

Du Shuyi said, "So, boss, here's the deal: our station has this food show..."

Du Shuyi worked at the TV station, and they were currently making a show about J City's food scene. She instantly thought of Xuehe Gourmet.

After hearing Du Shuyi out, Jiang Yingxue asked, "So you want to film the whole process of making and selling the food?"

"Yes," Du Shuyi nodded excitedly. Even though the boss was young and seemed nice, she couldn't help feeling like a kid in front of the principal.

She added, "Boss, we won't disturb a single thing in the shop, and we won't edit anything randomly. We'll show the most real and beautiful scenes!"

"Alright." Jiang Yingxue thought it over and agreed. Being on TV would be good for publicity.

What she wanted to promote wasn't just Xuehe Shop—it was Nanhe Village.

Jiang Yingxue asked, "When are you filming?"

Du Shuyi replied, "Whenever's good for you, boss?"

Jiang Yingxue said, "Any time during business hours is fine. How about you let me know the day before?"

"Deal! Thank you, boss!" Du Shuyi said happily.

When she first suggested filming Xuehe Gourmet at the station, more people were against it than for it.

Most people thought Xuehe Gourmet had only popped up last year, making it a risky newcomer in the food scene. Plus, the prices were high—most people couldn't afford it, and it wasn't very approachable.

But the head of the food show still gave it the green light. He was one of the few who knew Du Shuyi's background—she was the mayor's niece and the Du family's eldest daughter.

Actually, he had a pretty good impression of Xuehe Gourmet. Even though the prices were a bit steep, the food was worth it.

Besides, the show was covering more than just one restaurant or stall, so letting Du Shuyi handle the Xuehe Gourmet segment was perfectly fine.

As long as it was reasonable, he was fine with letting her do her thing.

*

He Family Village.

Niu Yanxia was having a nice dream at home. In the dream, she lived in a luxurious mansion, with servants attending to her every need, and she was even bossing them around.

"Thump!" Her heart jolted, waking her from the dream. She found herself asleep on a chair in the living room of their self-built house, with no blanket covering her.

"Ah-choo!"

She pulled her collar tighter, a sharp and dissatisfied look in her eyes. "It's all that Jiang girl's fault for being so stubborn. If she had just agreed earlier, my son wouldn't be coming home so late. Just wait, once she marries into this family, I'll show her!"

"Old He, don't you think that woman building a mall in Nanhe Village is ridiculous? She's bound to marry into our family eventually. Just thinking about all that wasted money makes my heart ache."

He Minhe, who looked down on women, nodded in agreement. "She really is brainless, just a woman's shortsightedness."

In their eyes, their son winning over Jiang Mingzhen's niece was a done deal. They already considered the Jiang family's money as their own.

But dreams always shatter, and the next moment, theirs did.

The village chief brought back He Guoxu, who had turned into a fool.

"Minhe, open the door!"

Hearing the knock, He Minhe inside told Niu Yanxia to answer it.

Within a minute, he heard Niu Yanxia's screams.

"Guoxu! What happened to you!... My son! What's wrong with you? Say something!"

But He Guoxu just stared at them with a foolish grin.

Hearing from inside that something had happened to his son, He Minhe rushed out too.

"Brother Zhong, what's this..."

The village chief, named He Zhong, said, "Minhe, it looks like this boy has lost his soul. You should find someone to check on him quickly."

"When I found him, he was already like this. At the entrance of a high school, he was grabbing female students and shouting about eating up family fortunes. Even the police showed up..." What a disgrace.

It just so happened that someone knew He Guoxu was from He Family Village, so they contacted the village chief to have him retrieve the person.

"Is it the high school on Chengyang Road?" Niu Yanxia knew what He Guoxu was doing there that day.

The village chief said, "That's the one."

Niu Yanxia grabbed He Guoxu, her face twisted in grief as she wailed, "My boy! This is all that Jiang girl's doing!"

He Minhe was anxious too, "Quick, take Guoxu to the lame woman's."

The lame woman was the village shaman.

The lame woman also said that He Guoxu had lost his soul and told them to go to the place where he lost it to call his soul back.

Niu Yanxia and her husband didn't even eat dinner before taking He Guoxu to Chengyang Road to call his soul, but no matter how loud they yelled, it was a waste of time.

Afterward, they went to cause trouble for Jiang Yingxue, making a scene in front of the Xuehe shop. However, Jiang Yingxue directly called the police. The shop's surveillance footage showed that the Xuehe staff had no physical contact with He Guoxu; he had suddenly fallen ill.

In the end, Niu Yanxia got nothing out of it, and her son ended up brain-damaged.