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['Jiang Shan Ru Hua']: 'Comrades! Don't be shy!'

['Jiang Shan Ru Hu...

Chapter 222 The Manchu Han Imperial Feast

After Jiang Hua finished revising her manuscript, Gu Yiming didn't call again, so he went to Jiang Hua's office to find her. Seeing Jiang Hua stretching lazily, he grabbed her outstretched hands from behind.

"Are you tired? Let's go out for a meal together. Consider it a reward for yourself."

Jiang Hua was startled by Gu Yiming, but then she remembered what he said and realized it was lunchtime. Hearing this, Jiang Hua realized she was really hungry.

"Let's go out to eat quickly, I'm really hungry."

"No need to go out, I've already ordered takeout and it will be delivered to our company in a little while."

The welcome had barely ended when a security guard arrived at the door, "Mr. Gu Yiming, your takeout is here."

Gu Yiming looked at Jiang Hua smugly and said, "See how accurate my timing is? He'll bring it over when you're hungry."

Jiang Hua looked at Gu Yiming's arrogant demeanor, and since there were other people in the office, she didn't want to cause trouble for him.

As soon as the two opened the food container, Jiang Hua exclaimed, "Wow!" This didn't look like takeout at all; it felt like a full-course Manchu Han Imperial Feast had been brought into this lunchbox.

The lunchbox contained spare ribs, pickled cabbage, tofu, and braised pork. It seemed like today's lunch would make Jiang Hua's stomach swell up quite a bit.

Jiang Hua wanted to finish her meal properly, but Gu Yiming, just like in the morning, started feeding her another bite. Jiang Hua fed Gu Yiming a bite in return.

The two of them continued to shower each other with affection in the office, feeding each other bites.

"Will you just feed me like this for the rest of your life?"

"I'd be willing to feed you for a lifetime or even two lifetimes."

"Actually, I still prefer your cooking. Ordering takeout always feels like something's missing." Jiang Huashi picked up another bite of food and put it in her mouth, stirring it carefully. She said to Gu Yiming, "I don't feel like anything's missing."

"How could that be? It clearly lacks the taste of happiness."

Jiang Hua smacked Gu Yiming's hand with her chopsticks, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? This is an office."

"I wasn't 'talking nonsense,' I was telling the truth. It's just a pity that we don't work in the same place. So I ended up sitting next to you and watching you every day."

At this moment, an older person interjected. "Hey, Xiao Gu, that's not right of you. If you do it this way, how can you expect us old folks to accept the dog food (a term for people who engage in online dating and other forms of online relationships)? These young people don't even want to eat dog food. What you're doing is really putting us in a difficult position."

Gu Yiming smiled and turned to his elder, saying, "I was just joking. I was just worried that it would be lonely and boring for us from our hometown to stay here. So I always wanted to come and keep her company."

"How could he possibly be bored? He's so embarrassed and awkward every day that he's practically killing himself. He just lies there doing manual labor all day. How could he feel bored? When you're not around, his manuscripts are always his only companions."

"Really? Then you really need to rest more while you're drawing, you can't always be staring at the computer and your manuscript, understand?" Jiang Hua nodded helplessly. "Yes, yes, I know. Can you please not stare at the manuscript and the computer so often next time?"

"That's more like it. If you're obedient, I'll cook for you every morning."

Looking at her colleagues' envious and jealous gazes, Jiang Hua felt utterly ashamed. Seriously, did they have to be so publicly displaying their affection? It was bound to cause public outrage!

Jiang Hua pulled Gu Yiming to sit down. After quickly finishing their meal, they sat back down at the table.

"Yiming, what have you been doing all morning?" Gu Yiming sighed upon hearing this. "What else could I be doing? I've been constantly answering phone calls, of course. Ever since that post went up and became a trending topic, it's been all over the place. The company called me, saying they want my brother to invest in our company and game. But the condition is that they want a certain percentage of the shares. It's giving me a real headache."

Gu Yiming looked exhausted. Jiang Hua felt extremely sorry for him. He had been talking and answering phone calls all morning; he must be so tired, and he couldn't even rest.

Are you the only one there? Is there no one else?

Gu Yiming said, "That person had something to do today and asked for leave, so I have to answer these calls by myself."

The two discussed work-related issues. Gu Yiming had almost no questions. They discussed Jiang Hua's manuscript.

Gu Yiming was clever; he picked up the drawing and looked it over while speaking. He then said, "The overall feel of your drawing is off. Didn't you notice?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hua hurriedly took the manuscript and glanced at it. There were indeed some things wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what they were.

"Yiming, tell me what's wrong here? It looks weird."

"You're asking me, and from one perspective, she's indeed quite good, but when you look at her as a whole, she seems to lack class. She's kind of unsophisticated."

"But I just can't figure out exactly what the problem is? I always feel something's off."

Gu Yiming only glanced at her before uttering such a long string of words, making Jiang Hua's eyes turn into hearts.

Jiang Hua is practically a fangirl of Gu Yiming; she only glanced at him and already saw the problem. He's just too handsome.

Jiang Hua sat there, carefully considering the process of creating the drawing. She was trying to figure out where she might have made a mistake. She felt her drawing skills were quite good, and she had been particularly energetic since waking up this morning; even a fleeting inspiration had resulted in a near-perfect masterpiece. However, just as Gu Yiming had pointed out, the draft did indeed have problems.

Jiang Hua showed the painting to several elders and younger relatives, and they all said that it was indeed very beautiful on its own, but it looked awkward when viewed as a whole. They couldn't quite put their finger on what was wrong with it.

After asking around, Jiang Hua still hadn't gotten the answer she wanted. She sat there anxiously, unsure what to do. She looked at some of her previous sketches and compared them, but couldn't find anything amiss.

Helpless, Jiang Hua could only scrutinize the draft closely. There were no problems with the character's face, the hair and eyebrows were well-matched, and the style of the clothes was also fine. But overall, it just felt a little awkward.

Where exactly did things go wrong? This shouldn't be the case. Jiang Hua racked her brains until she finally figured out where she had made a mistake.

Jiang Hua slumped dejectedly onto the table, her mind a complete blank. Gu Yiming had just gone to the restroom, so he wasn't beside her. Jiang Hua couldn't figure out what had gone wrong. Gu Yiming hadn't even finished speaking; she couldn't expect him to hold it in until he finished talking to her before going to the restroom, could she?