In a bright office in Shanghai, sunlight streams in through tall floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating the coffee table for guests and the large-screen TV embedded in the wall, where a female news anchor in a business suit is broadcasting the day's news.

Since its inception, the "Angels Home Charity Foundation" has successfully raised 46.37 billion yuan in donations, making it the largest public welfare charity organization in my country in terms of scale and number of participants. The organization aims to actively rescue abducted children and women, including helping subsequent abductees adapt to society and address related legal issues. To date, the foundation has successfully recovered [number missing] abducted children, [number missing] abducted women, [number missing] abducted young adults, and [number missing] missing persons. This number continues to grow. If you need assistance, please call: 066-1*****.

[...It is reported that Honghe Biotechnology Co., Ltd. will launch a batch of "Yingui No. 7" synthetic drug, "Yingui Injection," for major medical institutions at the end of this month. According to the person in charge of Honghe Biotechnology, this drug will rewrite the history of medicine and is very likely to be a major milestone in mankind's conquest of cancer...]

[...The Flame Mandolin Chili Planting Base in Xinjiang is under construction. According to Ms. Wan Baofu, the project leader, this base, similar to the Mengcheng Chili Base, originated from a government-funded "public welfare agricultural assistance" project. Planting chili peppers in sandy soil can both curb desertification and generate huge economic benefits, achieving two goals at once...]

The leader of the United States will visit China on the 3rd of next month. Let's see how the official authorities interpret this information...

The aircraft market continues to boom. Following the launch of a single-person aircraft by Honghe Technology, Founder Technology, a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has also launched a family-use version of the aircraft. Furthermore, regulations concerning aircraft flight standards are being updated across various regions. Please see our detailed report…

"Knock knock knock".

"Enter."

There was a knock at the door. Cui Qingli, who was engrossed in her work, looked up, still opening a new PowerPoint presentation.

"Tsk tsk tsk, another script about a real and fake heiress being switched at birth, and a scheming older sister returning for revenge after turning evil. Tsk tsk tsk, another domineering CEO falling for a commoner girl, and he has to be the richest man in Asia. What's wrong with working-class people not being allowed to date? Hey, this one's a bit original, let me see—'The Legend of Haoyue,' hmm, another cultivation theme, a tragic master-disciple romance. It's been so many years, can't these producers improve their taste a little?"

The person who came in through the door said with a smile:

"That's called catering to the market. As long as the audience likes to watch it and there's profit to be made, there will definitely be scripts. Waves of viewers will appear, and TV series will be produced one after another. It's all the same old formula, and besides, aren't the current scripts just repackaged versions of the same thing?"

Xu Milu walked in carrying a huge mahogany food box, but the heavy wooden food box seemed weightless in her hands.

"Junior Aunt! What brings you here?!"

Cui Qingli was both surprised and delighted. She quickly stood up and took the lunchbox, but was startled by its heavy weight.

"This food box must weigh over ten pounds, right? You carried it all the way here like this? Isn't it heavy?"

Xu Milu casually pulled out a chair, carefully and slowly sat down, before she could answer her question:

"Of course I came to see you! Li Ning was invited to Shanghai to participate in a charity gala to help farmers, so I came with him. This is something I just made in the hotel kitchen. There's also apple cider tea that my master personally stir-fried. He told me to watch you drink it. Look at your dark circles, you look like a panda."

Cui Qingli subconsciously touched her eyes, then suddenly shuddered: "Is it that obvious?"

Xu Milu looked at the bags under her eyes—enough to hang a thermos flask—and nodded with considerable certainty:

"It's quite obvious. You have a refrigerator, right? Use a towel to dampen it and chill it to reduce the swelling. By the way, where's Xiao Yun? I made enough food for two. You two can eat together."

Cui Qingli paused for a moment as she picked up the lunchbox, then said casually, "Oh, I broke up with him, so there's no need to call him."

"You broke up? Didn't you two say you were serious about this relationship?"

Xu Milu was somewhat surprised. It hadn't been long since Cui Qingli had asked her to keep it a secret from Cui Shengguo when she last called.

Cui Qingli took out chopsticks from the food box and said:

“We were serious about it, and we were serious about breaking up too. Xiao Yun filmed the advertisement for Honghe Technology, and he became famous overnight. Little Aunt, he's really famous now. Three popular books have been adapted into TV series, and he's been asked to play the second male lead. Several idol dramas have also asked him to play the male lead, not to mention the advertisements that are booked until next year. I'm so busy all day long that I don't have time to date, so we broke up. Besides, I think you're right, Little Aunt. Women should focus on their careers. I'm full of energy right now!”

Xu Milu carefully recalled whether she had said those words, and upon hearing this, she didn't press the matter further. After all, their relationship was a private matter between the two of them and had little to do with her.

"Alright, let's eat. There's braised sea cucumber with scallions, stir-fried yellow clam meat, auspicious shrimp rolls, Mapo tofu, and bamboo fungus chicken soup. You can eat less rice, but drink all the soup. I worked hard to cook it all morning."

The food box has four layers, each with a wooden tray to hold the plates. As you open the lids one by one, hot and delicious dishes are served. The stir-fried yellow clams with dried chili peppers are a beautiful mix of yellow and red, with plump clam meat interspersed with bits of red mandolin chili pepper. The braised sea cucumber with scallions has a color like a piece of translucent black jade, with scallion shreds scattered casually and cleverly, exuding the unique aroma of scallion oil. The small and cute chicken rolls have a delicate pink color like peach blossoms. The Mapo tofu is bright in color, with tender white tofu cubes and granular minced meat in the bright red broth, enough to make you imagine how delicious it is.

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