I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

However, Bai Xiaoqi picked up the knife and started gesturing again, "Shouldn't we chop off the head first, and then find a pair of scissors to cut the skin open?"

"...Promise me you won't do this kind of thing, okay?"

"why?"

"Because you're a girl." Chen Shuo was filled with mixed feelings, and he really wondered what kind of life she had been living in the mountains.

"For example, just now when I broke the rabbit's neck, that's something I should have done. And you were standing at the kitchen door, covering your eyes with your hands, too scared to look."

"Then you can have it." Bai Xiaoqi pursed her lips, handed him the still-warm rabbit, and then handed him the knife.

"...Okay, I'll do it."

Chen Shuo gritted his teeth and took the rabbit, placing it on the cutting board. He first put on an apron to prevent being splattered with blood, then raised the cleaver high, ready to chop it down, but stopped abruptly in mid-air.

"I think it's better to eat it with the skin on, what do you think?"

"Are you afraid?"

"No, I just think skinning is cruel."

"It seems very cruel."

“…”

Next, the two boiled a large pot of water, poured the boiling water into a vegetable washing basin, and followed an online tutorial to put the rabbit in to scald it. Then they started to remove the fur, which was actually similar to removing the feathers from a chicken.

Then came the disembowelment and bloodletting to remove the internal organs.

After processing a five- or six-pound rabbit, removing its head and internal organs, there were still more than three pounds left, bones and meat included. It was far too much to eat in one meal. Chen Shuo cut off one half and put it in the refrigerator, and chopped the remaining half into pieces.

The rest of the work was left to Bai Xiaoqi. Following the tutorial on her phone, she first blanched and marinated the ingredients, then caramelized the sugar, and then added ginger slices, scallion segments, star anise, cooking wine, light soy sauce, and dark soy sauce...

Finally, pour in the previously prepared caramelized sugar, cover, and simmer over low heat.

Around 7 p.m., the adorable bunny was finally ready. Chen Shuo took a bite and, which had just seemed cruel, now found it incredibly tempting, and tears involuntarily streamed down his face.

"It's delicious."

"The best food is the free stuff. Let's go fishing there again next time. You fish, and I'll go catch rabbits. There are definitely more in there."

Are you sure it was picking up or grabbing?

“I just picked it up.” Bai Xiaoqi put down the bowl in her hand and began to gesture. “I was chasing a rabbit when it fell into a hole. I reached in and picked it up.”

"...That's a rabbit's burrow, isn't it?"

"Yes, that's why I said there must still be some in that hole."

“…”

Okay, no problem.

The two of them ate half a rabbit clean, leaving a pile of bones on the table. After the meal, Bai Xiaoqi rubbed her round little belly and leaned on the sofa playing on her phone. Chen Shuo washed the dishes, tidied up the kitchen, and took the trash bag downstairs to throw it away.

When Chen Shuo returned, Bai Xiaoqi handed him her phone to show him. On the screen, someone was introducing things like fan traffic and the influencer economy, saying that they made several million a month.

She looked surprised and skeptical. "Can making short videos really make that much money?"

"Yes, this is an era of traffic. Those internet celebrities with tens of millions of followers can easily earn millions a month."

Chen Shuo recalled a while ago about a live-streaming e-commerce host who evaded over a billion yuan in taxes. Goodness, what does a billion yuan mean?

Just by depositing it in the bank, the daily interest would amount to tens of thousands.

"A few million is a small amount?" Bai Xiaoqi was even more surprised. She only earned two or three thousand a month, while these people earned so much just by making a video.

If I were to film it myself...

Seeing the dreamy, longing look on her face, Chen Shuo knew what this girl was thinking—she just wanted to film a video.

"There are more internet celebrities than dogs these days, but very few can make money, and even fewer can make big money. Those who earn millions or tens of millions are top influencers. It's not like you can just shoot a video and become famous..."

He paused, saying that this statement was too absolute. A few years ago, short videos were all the rage. A famous angel investor once said, "If you're standing on the cusp of a trend, even a pig can fly."

As it turns out, this statement was absolutely correct.

Many people become famous all over the country without even realizing it, thanks to a strange video.

Although these so-called internet celebrities rise to fame quickly and fade away just as fast, in this era of fan economy, a short period of popularity, even just a year or a few months, is enough for them to quickly accumulate wealth that others can hardly achieve in several lifetimes.

Of course, that was a few years ago; it would be very difficult to become popular now.

Oh, it's not difficult at all, it's actually quite simple.

Recently, there's been a viral trend about someone from southern Yunnan, which has sparked widespread imitation across the internet.

"You can film me if you want to make a short video."

Chen Shuo suggested that since shooting short videos wouldn't take much time anyway, and besides, they had already stopped her from doing a live stream last time, so stopping her from doing this again wouldn't be a bad idea.

It doesn't feel right. I'd rather let her take the photos. If she doesn't make any money, she'll naturally stop taking them.

Why did you take a picture of me?

"Because I don't want you to take pictures of yourself and then post them online for others to see."

"Then I don't want to show you to others."

"So we're not going to film anymore?"

"No, if we're going to film, we can film something else."

Chapter 139 I am very weak

Bai Xiaoqi already has a certain understanding of short videos. There are all kinds of videos online, including videos of pets, funny clips, and video editing. They are not necessarily limited to filming people.

I just don't know how to edit videos, and I can't come up with funny jokes. As for pets, the rabbit I found while fishing today could barely be considered a pet, but unfortunately, it's already in my stomach.

The idea of ​​shooting short videos had reached a stalemate. She held her phone, turned on the camera, and waved it around the living room, wondering what she could film.

Half an hour later, she pointed the rear camera at Chen Shuo, who was typing away beside her.

Chen Shuo sensed something, turned to look at her, and said, "You've finally decided to use your boyfriend to make money..."

"What? I just wanted to film you typing on the keyboard, not your face."

"Not filming now doesn't mean it won't happen later..."

"Turn back quickly, there's too much trouble."

Bai Xiaoqi reached out and pushed his head back, then took a few pictures with her phone, saved them, looked at her masterpiece, and then asked, "Where would I post this to get more views?"

"Let me see what you filmed." Chen Shuo took the phone and clicked play. As expected of a short video, it was really short, only a few dozen seconds long. The video showed his upper body, but no head, only his arms and hands constantly typing on the keyboard.

Honestly, this thing is so boring to look at; it's a complete waste of time.

"I think you can post it anywhere," Chen Shuo said honestly. Indeed, it didn't matter where you posted it, because no one would read it anyway.

If it were me, I would exit as soon as I clicked on it, no, I wouldn't even click on it.

"What do you mean 'it can be sent anywhere'?" Bai Xiaoqi took the phone from his hand, feeling that this guy was being very perfunctory.

"Because you posted... like this, you should post it on Douyin, there are more people there."

After saying that, Chen Shuo added at the opportune moment, "If there are more people, more people will watch."

"Makes sense."

Bai Xiaoqi no longer felt that he was just being perfunctory. She opened Douyin and followed the instructions to upload the video she had just filmed.

After finishing everything, she put down her phone, grabbed her nightgown, and went to take a shower.

Chen Shuo picked up her phone and glanced at it. After seeing the headline, he couldn't help but laugh. Then he looked at the bathroom and thought to himself, "What a silly look."

My boyfriend types very fast.

A dozen minutes later, the bathroom door made a soft creak.

Chen Shuo, who was typing, turned his head to look over. Bai Xiaoqi tilted her head, letting her snow-white long hair fall to one side, and held a towel in both hands to wrap and rub her long hair.

A pair of smooth, white legs were revealed beneath her nightgown, and she walked towards him in slippers.

As Chen Shuo got closer, he could see that her little face was flushed from the steam, and the tips of her cat ears on her head were still covered with wet droplets, making her look both cute and adorable.

It's really hard to believe that she snapped the rabbit's neck this afternoon.

"What are you looking at?" Bai Xiaoqi blinked a few times, plugged in the hair dryer, and handed it to him.

"I feel like I've been misled by your appearance all along."

"Ok?"

"Just by looking at your appearance, I always think of you as a fragile girl who needs my protection."

"But I'm not actually weak?"

"Anyway, a delicate girl can't snap a rabbit's neck in one go, and some men can't do it either."

Chen Shuo pressed the switch, and the hair dryer started working with a buzz, first drying the cat ears on the top of her head, and then her hair.

"Can't you do it either?"

"I could do it, but I would definitely hesitate. Any normal person would hesitate, but you didn't. You were decisive and efficient. In three words, you were quick, accurate, and ruthless."

"..."

Bai Xiaoqi felt guilty and remained silent. When she was the cat king in the mountains, she had to hunt for food every day. Over the decades, many animals died at her hands.

The reason she rarely talks about her past is because she's afraid he'll think she's cruel.

"I... I was actually quite hesitant, and a little afraid, but you just didn't notice."

"Is that right?"

"Yes."

"Oh..."

Chen Shuo carefully recalled the scene at that time and felt that she did not seem hesitant or afraid; in fact, she even had a hint of excitement on her face.

The two fell silent, and the only sound in the living room was the whirring of the hairdryer.

As his hair gradually dried, Chen Shuo put the hairdryer away in the drawer, closed his laptop, and decided not to continue writing. He planned to exercise for a while and then take a shower.

Taking off her shirt and lying bare-chested on the sit-up board, Bai Xiaoqi no longer blushed and peeked as before, but looked openly.