My abstract plant was exposed by my sister.

After discussing it with Lin Muyang, Xiao Kui glanced at the camera and took a deep breath.

"I have some important news to share: the first batch of giant, smooth tomatoes has been harvested today, and we are ready to sell them in our live stream at 8 PM tonight."

Limited to 2,000 servings, one serving per person, weighing approximately 6kg. Eating this will help you temporarily forget all your troubles. While supplies last.

The live chat exploded instantly, moving so fast it was impossible to see clearly.

"Eight o'clock? It's seven forty now!"

"Twenty minutes left!"

"It's time to test your speed!"

"I've already activated all four cell phones in my family; my dad, my mom, and my grandma are all waiting."

In less than ten minutes, the hashtag #GiantTomatoOnSale# trended at number one on Weibo.

The comments section below the topic is filled with netizens' declarations of preparation:

"The sale starts promptly at 8 PM. Whoever gets a ticket is a winner in life."

"I've already cleared the phone's memory and restarted the WiFi three times."

"I asked my husband to keep an eye on things at work, since his internet speed is fast."

Someone posted a screenshot of their alarm clock: 7:55, 7:57, 7:59, 8:00.

Four alarm clocks, lined up neatly.

The atmosphere in Zhang Wei and Li Meng's rented apartment was equally tense.

Li Meng sat cross-legged on the sofa, holding a phone in her left hand and a tablet in her right, with a laptop in front of her.

Three devices simultaneously opened Xiao Kui's live stream, turning the volume up to the maximum, afraid of missing a single message.

Zhang Wei squatted next to the router, ready to repair it at any time.

"Is the WiFi signal stable?" Li Meng turned to ask him.

Zhang Wei glanced at the speed test software on his phone:

"Twenty milliseconds latency, two hundred megabits of bandwidth, very stable."

We're fully prepared this time. If we don't manage to grab one, I'll do a handstand...

"Shut up." Li Meng stood up quickly and covered his mouth with her hand: "Don't you know you can't just make promises you can't keep?"

Zhang Wei retorted, "This time I'm confident!"

"You still dare to talk back!"

Zhang Wei had no choice but to shut up.

On the other hand, since Xiaotianxin was pricked by a bitter orange peel and cried last time, her number of fans has increased from 500,000 to 1.8 million.

As for the reason, it was all because of that bizarre video of "crying makeup ruining".

But she doesn't mind, and sometimes she even shares it herself and watches it with her fans in the live stream, since it generates traffic.

Tonight, she was also squatting in the live stream room, ready to grab tomatoes. In order to attract viewers, he simply changed the live stream title to:

"Sweetheart, grab the tomatoes! If you can't get one, you'll eat your keyboard live on stream!"

The comments section was full of jokes:

"You cried so easily last time, are you going to eat the keyboard this time too?"

"Keyboards don't taste good, I suggest eating mice instead."

"Eat the bitter orange thorns, they're very effective."

The little sweetheart rolled her eyes:

"Last time it was an accident, but this time I'm fully prepared. I've already drunk three cups of coffee, and my mind is perfectly clear now."

I got a new phone, just tested the internet speed, and even did some warm-up exercises for my fingers.

She raised her hands in front of the camera, her ten fingers twisting and turning nimbly:

"Look, perfect flexibility."

With one minute left in the countdown, the little sweetheart's expression turned serious.

"The little sweetheart's expression is like she's about to kill someone."

"She didn't cry this hard last time."

"This is a tomato, not an enemy."

Meanwhile, at the research institute, Wu Tao and his team were packing tomatoes.

Two thousand portions of tomatoes, one per portion, were packed into custom-made cardboard boxes.

The box is printed with the logo of Mukui Research Institute, which was designed by Xiaokui using bean buns. It is a circle containing silhouettes of the middle finger guy and the big orange.

While packing, Liu Xudong checked his phone: "Captain, ten minutes left."

Wu Tao didn't understand: "Why are you in such a hurry?"

Liu Xudong: "I'm afraid I won't be able to get one."

Wu Tao glanced at him: "You grew them yourself, why would you need to steal them?"

Liu Xudong was taken aback for a moment: "Oh right, I'm an insider."

He thought for a moment, "But I still want to try and experience what it's like to be an online friend." Wu Tao ignored him and continued packing.

The big orange cat squatted next to the packed box and pawed at the corner of the cardboard box. After a few paws, the box fell over.

It nudged the box with its nose again, and the box rolled to the ground.

Xiao Zhao picked it up, but then knocked the orange over again.

Liu Xudong looked at the mischievous orange cat: "Is it helping us check the packaging quality?"

Big Orange sneezed, then stared blankly at the cardboard box, forgetting what it was doing.

"The Orange Quality Inspector is online."

"Haha, it forgot again."

"But the cardboard box didn't fall apart; the quality is up to standard."

At 7:55, the number of viewers in the live stream exceeded two million.

Xiao Kui looked at the numbers on the screen, her hands trembling slightly: "Family members, there are too many people, I'm afraid the server can't handle it."

Comments: "Even if the server can't handle it, we'll still try to grab it."

"I have already restarted the router."

"I turned off all the devices in the house, leaving only my cell phone."

Xiao Kui turned to look at Lin Muyang: "Brother, are you nervous?"

Lin Muyang remained expressionless: "Not nervous."

Xiao Kui: "Can't you just pretend to be nervous for a second?"

Lin Muyang: "I can't fake it."

Bullet comments:

"The calmness of the 'expressionless guy' is written in his genes."

"He probably wasn't nervous at all, because he wasn't the one who stole the tomato."

Lin Muyang: I'm only responsible for planting, not for stealing.

With ten seconds left in the countdown, everyone in the live stream was glued to their phones.

The little sweetheart took a deep breath, focusing her energy in her dantian, and hovered her finger above the screen. Five seconds. Three seconds. One second.

The little sweetheart's fingers frantically tapped the screen as if she were being electrocuted.

She kept clicking and shouting, "Click, click, click, click, click! Did you get it? Did you get it?"

The screen is spinning.

Load. Then

Congratulations, your order has been placed.

The little sweetheart screamed, her voice so shrill it almost shattered the microphone.

She jumped up from her chair and spun around three times in the live stream: "I got it! Family! I got it!"

The comments were all:

"???"

"I couldn't even get one, but she managed to."

"I'm so lucky."

"Does warming up your fingers really work?"

Little Sweetheart looked at the newly generated order, and her eyes actually turned a little red.

"I want to give this to my mom; she's been in a bad mood lately."

The chat suddenly went silent, and then someone offered words of comfort:

"My sweetheart, Mommy will be happy."

"Don't cry, don't cry, it's a good thing you got it."

Little Sweetheart sniffed and composed herself: "Thank you everyone. If you can't get any next time, I can share some with you."

Fans are all skeptical:

"One bite isn't enough, I want the whole thing."

"You're dividing one tomato among two million people? Are you going to juice it?"

"Want a sip? That'll do."

Meanwhile, after Xiao Kui shouted "link up," Zhang Wei and Li Meng simultaneously frantically tapped the screen.

Dots, dots, dots.

Loading... please wait.

Then: "Sold out."

Zhang Wei was stunned, and Li Meng was also stunned. The two stared at each other for three seconds.

Zhang Wei asked in a low voice, "Did you manage to get one?" Li Meng shook her head.

Zhang Wei looked down at his phone, which showed "Sold Out".

He was silent for a moment, then said, "Should I go get the keyboard?"

Li Meng couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Forget it, let's wait for the second batch."

She tossed her phone onto the sofa and snuggled into Zhang Wei's arms: "Next time, warm up your fingers beforehand, so they don't tremble again."