Chapter Fifteen: The Decision Is Made—Ode to the Millennial Recipe

"Who told you to dress up so well, so handsome, and even steal all the women around my brother? Isn't he getting a bit too desperate?" Luo Tianyi complained.

Yanhe pondered for a moment. She had to admit, after three years without seeing any women, he might have developed some strange preferences. But did she really have to switch back to wearing dresses?

"No way, I think Yanhe is just fine as she is. Tianyi, no, no, actually, brother likes this the most. Yes, that's right, he's actually into cross-dressing." As if sensing Yanhe's thoughts, Luo Tianyi hurriedly countered, assigning her brother a peculiar attribute.

"Besides, aren't I still around as his sister? He won’t develop any weird traits." Luo Tianyi tapped her head, recalling how her brother reacted whenever she teased him. Surely there was still hope, wasn't there?

"Tianyi, don't try to shirk responsibility. All that information about those girls came from you, didn't it?" Yanhe pressed her fist against Luo Tianyi's little head and rubbed it vigorously.

"Ouch, ouch, it hurts! Yanhe, you were the one who asked me, so I answered."

"And if those girls found out, they'd be heartbroken," Luo Tianyi said, unable to comprehend how Yanhe managed to handle all those clingy girls back then.

"So, no matter how you look at it, it's your fault," Luo Tianyi's lively eyes darted about, determined to shift the blame onto Yanhe.

"How could it be? Weren't you the one who wanted this?" Yanhe grabbed Luo Tianyi, thwarting her attempt to escape responsibility.

"Oh well, don't mind the details. I was only making suggestions, that's all," Luo Tianyi said, clutching Yanhe's hand and trying to act cute. Unfortunately, the same trick had been used too many times; Yanhe wasn't buying it.

"Yanhe, you promised to teach me how to make videos," Luo Tianyi immediately tried to change the subject when her cuteness failed, hoping to muddle through.

"When trouble comes, you always call me ‘sister,’ huh." Yanhe sighed helplessly; she could never really get angry with Luo Tianyi.

She picked up the laptop on the table, reopened the video, and watched it attentively before suppressing a smile.

"Tianyi, maybe you should try a different genre. I'm not very good at those mashup videos."

Yanhe had to admit, she wasn't as skilled as Luo Chen in this field. Though she could make videos, she wasn't particularly proficient.

Mashup videos required innate talent; it wasn't easy to capture the audience's sense of humor.

"What, even Yanhe can't do it? You're kidding, right?" Luo Tianyi stared at Yanhe in disbelief.

"You really think I'm omnipotent! It's not that I can't, just that compared to Luo Chen's skills, mine are far inferior." Yanhe had posted videos on the Stardust streaming platform before, but they gained little attention—barely two thousand views after a whole month.

She understood the platform's dynamics: newcomers struggled to break through, drowned in a sea of content, fading into obscurity.

Only a handful of truly exceptional works could stand out and reach the audience.

After all, the Stardust platform was full of masters. Most viewers only watched their favorite creators or clicked on recommended videos, which meant new faces rarely appeared on the platform's leaderboards—mostly established names competing for the top spots.

This was undoubtedly disadvantageous for newcomers, but the veterans had also fought their way up through skill, so it was hard to say if it was fair or not.

Yanhe glanced at the video information above.

Title: How to Make Children Love Learning?
Views: 6.73 million
Favorites: 1.65 million
Comments: 6,542
Tips: 216
Current viewers: 946

"6.73 million views? How is that possible? Could it be a mistake?" Yanhe checked again, but it was indeed 6.73 million.

The quality was excellent, but it was only the second day—how could it have so many views? Did a master on the platform help promote it?

Impossible, could there really be someone so generous?

"Tianyi, I can't do anything about mashups. You don't want Luo Chen to be outdone, do you?" Faced with such numbers, Yanhe had little confidence to compete.

"What should I do then? I really want to help," Luo Tianyi fretted. She couldn't let Luo Chen support her forever.

"What are you good at, Tianyi? Surely you have some kind of goal," Yanhe asked, seeing Luo Tianyi's mood droop.

"Does eating count?" Luo Tianyi looked at Yanhe with hopeful eyes.

"Of course not!" Yanhe tapped Luo Tianyi's forehead, warning her.

"Alright, what about music?" The girl tilted her head, thinking for a long time, and finally spoke before Yanhe's face darkened further.

"Music?" Yanhe looked at the music category on the Stardust platform.

"Alright, let's go with music then."

At least that was more reasonable; she couldn't let Tianyi live stream her meals.

"So, Tianyi, have you decided what to sing? A cover or something original?" Yanhe asked.

"Original, preferably something with simple lyrics, pleasant music, and easy to sing," Luo Tianyi counted off her requirements on her fingers.

"Wait, Tianyi, can you even write songs?" Hearing the list of demands, Yanhe suddenly felt uneasy.

"Huh? But I have Yanhe as my sister—"

Before Luo Tianyi could finish, Yanhe grabbed her cheeks and pulled hard, only stopping when the girl was about to cry, feeling a bit relieved.

"I said, don't treat me as if I'm omnipotent."

"So Yanhe can't write songs?" Luo Tianyi rubbed her reddened cheeks and asked.

"I'm not very good at it," Yanhe replied, uncertain.

"So you can, then!" The girl decisively ignored the first two words.

"No way, you have to come up with the lyrics yourself," Yanhe refused to accept the task.

"Alright," Luo Tianyi sighed—Yanhe was getting cleverer by the day.

Forced to shoulder the burden alone, Luo Tianyi closed her eyes and thought. After a moment, she opened them.

"Haha, I got it! Writing lyrics isn't as hard as I thought."

"Really?" Yanhe was skeptical. Could Tianyi really have a talent for songwriting?

"For lyrics, I’ll just use the names of dishes you cook, Yanhe. That way I’ll definitely be able to sing for a long time." Luo Tianyi looked at Yanhe excitedly, murmuring.

"Braised chicken, dan dan noodles, boiled carp, braised pork, hairy crab, roast suckling pig, eastern—Ouch, Yanhe, why did you hit me?"