Chapter 977: Chapter 408: Chen Yan: Never Thought That I, the Magnificent Chen Baiwan, Would Be Eating and Drinking Alongside a Cat! [Seeking Subscription]_3

"Yes, yes, yes... It’s too chaotic outside, please, Mr. Chen, let’s talk in detail in the inner meeting room."

"No problem, let’s go, Mr. Li."

Chen Yan pulled Ren Jie’s hand like a little woman:

"I’ll be back soon, wait for me obediently outside."

After saying that, this little woman regained her aura of a business powerhouse and went to the office with Li Shiqiang to seriously discuss Dundun’s appearance fee.

Before long, she came out of the office.

Shen Baobao curiously asked:

"How much did you add? If you added a lot, let Dundun send you a big red envelope later."

Chen Yan smiled and said:

"We’re all friends here, asking for too much would be too distant."

This left everyone puzzled; since when did they become friends with the organizers?

Chen Yan whispered:

"We didn’t ask for money; instead, I got a commission for Dundun, 1.25% from the total sales of this car exhibition. We originally wanted 1.5%, but Mr. Li firmly disagreed."

1.25%?

That doesn’t sound very high.

But considering these are all imported luxury cars, none below a million, with some even priced at twenty or thirty million, the total sales could definitely exceed a hundred million in three days.

Assuming one hundred million, we could get 1.25 million.

Wow...

Lin Xu felt, for the first time, that all the hard work in doing business doesn’t earn as much as Dundun shaking its tail for a few days.

It’s truly a money-making cat.

In the past, when the little guy was naughty, both he and Shen Baobao would say, "We feed and house you, yet you’re so disobedient."

Now, they can’t say that anymore.

Because Dundun spends the money it earns itself.

Lin Xu felt a comforting sense of his child growing up.

Shen Guofu was also very pleased and instructed Dou Wenjing:

"Find a way to buy a Red Spot Grouper for the little guy to taste what fine seafood is like... From now on, the quality of its meat should be high, and no matter what business events it attends, it shouldn’t eat or drink what others give."

The first part was a reward for Dundun, and the latter part was a precaution.

In case someone tries something malicious, it’s essential to be vigilant.

However, this seemed a bit redundant because, so far, Dundun only eats food fed by Lin Xu, Shen Baobao, Shu Yun, Han Shuzhen, and a few others.

It doesn’t even eat what Chen Yan and Zeng Xiaoqi offer, let alone from strangers.

Shen Baobao smiled, scratching Dundun’s chin:

"Don’t be fooled by our cute appearance; we’re actually very cautious... Mommy’s going to do a live stream for you tonight; have you thought about what you want to say to the viewers?"

Dundun’s eyes lit up, quickly turning a few times, starting to draft its evening speech.

"Xubao, for the live stream tonight, should we open a separate account for Dundun or use mine?"

A separate account would be easier to manage, and even if something goes wrong, it can be remedied.

Additionally, separating the live stream from the short video account would also make it easier for fans to follow.

Lin Xu said:

"Let’s get Dundun its own account, and in the future, your account can post VLOGs, and Dundun can use its own account to ’meow’ a few words during live streams."

"Okay!"

When Shen Baobao opened her phone to register a live stream account for Dundun, she found out that the name Dundun had already been taken, along with Dundun Meow, Chubby Cat Dundun, and Little Cute Dundun as well.

These usernames might belong to people riding on the trend or to Dundun’s fans.

Asking others to change names wasn’t realistic, so Shen Baobao came up with a new name for Dundun:

[Meow Mayor Dun Dun]

Since the little guy likes to speak like a village mayor, let’s give it the role of a mayor.

Let’s see how many virtual villagers this little mayor can attract tonight.

Not long after signing the agreement, everyone left.

Although it was supposed to be all day, staying until around 3:30 PM was enough; after all, business activities aren’t a nine-to-five job and can’t be stayed at for too long.

Given the freeloaders around Dundun, Li Shiqiang even arranged for two business cars to send this group of "cat followers" back to Yingchun Street.

Back at the store, Shen Guofu was still thinking about the sauerkraut white meat he wanted to eat.

"Do you think you can still eat sauerkraut white meat now?"

Lin Xu curiously asked, worried his father-in-law might overeat and feel unwell.

Shen Guofu patted his belly:

"I haven’t eaten much in the latter part, and eating sauerkraut white meat isn’t about the meat, but the soup. Drinking some hot and sour broth is more enjoyable than anything."

Since his father-in-law said so, Lin Xu started preparing.

He took a piece of pork belly, cleaned it after scorching the skin, then placed it in a pot of cold water, adding scallion, ginger, and rice wine. After bringing it to a boil and skimming off the foam, he added Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon, and fennel, continuing to simmer. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

While the meat was simmering, Lin Xu took out two cabbages of pickled sauerkraut.

Unlike the Sichuan and Chongqing area’s sauerkraut, the Northeast’s sauerkraut refers to pickled napa cabbage.

Almost every Northeast family makes plenty of pickled napa cabbage for winter, and the resulting product is sour, fragrant, crispy, and delicious, whether it’s used for stewing meat and bones or making stuffed buns and dumplings.

Whole pickled napa cabbages were pressed to remove excess water, then each leaf was peeled off one by one.

Using the peeling method allows the sauerkraut leaves to stay more intact; if in a hurry to eat, you can also just cut it with a knife.

Once the leaves were peeled, they were spread out on a cutting board, and the thicker parts of the cabbage ribs were sliced once with a knife. Then, holding down the lower part of the rib with the knife, the upper part was gently pulled apart.

The originally thick rib became two thin slices.

The reason for this is to make the sauerkraut more crisp and flavorful, and more delicious to eat.

To make sauerkraut white meat truly delicious, this step is crucial.

Once all the leaves were sliced, they were stacked and cut into shreds about seven or eight millimeters wide.

After cutting, they were rinsed in clean water to wash away excess sourness and saltiness, and then the water was squeezed out, leaving them ready to use.

Twenty minutes later, the pork in the pot was cooked through.

Lin Xu rolled up his sleeves and started making the classic Northeast dish - sauerkraut white meat!

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I’m craving some sauerkraut white meat now. Pretty hungry. This Chapter is 5,000 words, asking for monthly tickets, brothers!