But he couldn't do anything about her!
"In that case, how about I add a desk next to mine for you?"
Since he couldn't persuade her, Yan Shao could only try to make her more comfortable by giving her an extra desk. It would be more comfortable for her than for her to be huddled in the reception room, and she would be more efficient at work.
His suggestion was met with a kiss from Zhu Qianying as a thank you.
Yan Shao began to calculate: if one desk equals one kiss, and if that's the basic unit, then giving her the 26th and 27th floors as her studio would be enough to earn a very huge thank you gift, right?
However, he dared not ask Zhu Qianying for this huge gift, because he was afraid that Zhu Qianying would turn around and hold him accountable!
"By the way, my mom and the others' votes have been soaring since yesterday. Uncle Luo just called and said they're in first place now."
Chen Jing and Luo Yifan were relatively new faces at the food expo. Compared to the many big-name chefs and famous hotels, their restaurant and chefs were clearly less well-known.
The food exhibition competition uses a cumulative scoring system, with scores from professional judges and diners. One point from a professional judge is equivalent to one hundred points from a diner.
All professional judges must score each participant once during these ten days, and can only score once.
They were completely unfamiliar to the judges, so for the first two or three days, very few professional judges visited their booth, resulting in their scores coming mainly from ordinary diners, and thus, their ranking remained at the bottom.
But yesterday, after the professional judges had tasted the dishes from the big names, they began to sample some of the lesser-known participating teams.
Although Chen Jing's booth ranked low in points for the first three days, it received the highest number of points from diners among all the booths.
So, on the third day, the professional judges all turned their attention to Chen Jing and her team.
Then, starting from the third day, their score soared all the way up to the fourth day, and finally, on the fourth day, their score went from last place to first place.
"It seems Uncle Luo really has a good eye!"
When Yan Shao was referring to someone as having good taste, he meant not only Chen Jing, but also the other two chefs who were competing.
"Yes, Uncle Luo is really talented when it comes to food, but I'm quite surprised that he can't cook at all."
Zhu Qianying still found it funny when she recalled the dismal bowl of noodles that Luo Yifan had served that time.
"So, Uncle Luo and Mom are a match made in heaven. One knows how to eat but not how to cook, while the other just happens to know how to cook!"
Do you think my mom and her team will win the championship?
The food exhibition actually has two stages: the preliminary round and the semi-final round. The first stage is equivalent to the open selection stage, where each participating unit has ten days to accumulate points. Then, on the tenth day, the top ten units are selected to enter the second stage of the competition, which is the semi-final round.
The semi-finals used a lottery system. The ten teams that entered the semi-finals randomly drew fixed ingredients and were free to combine and create their own dishes.
The scores are still given by both diners and judges, with the same weighting. In the end, one gold, one silver and one bronze award will be awarded, and the other seven will be awarded an excellence award.
Yan Shao really didn't know how to answer Zhu Qianying's question.
"No one can say for sure, after all, performance on the spot is also very important."
Zhu Qianying thought for a moment, then muttered to herself as if she hadn't heard Yan Shao's answer, "I think as long as Uncle Luo understands my mother well and makes good use of her strengths, we'll definitely win the gold medal."
Although Zhu Qianying doesn't seem to be a picky eater, she actually has a great appetite and knows a lot about food.
Zhu Qianying knew exactly how good her mother's cooking was.
While Zhu Qianying has been focusing all her attention on her son, mother, and studio lately, Yan Shao is more concerned about something else entirely.
After he provided Zhu Qianying with a desk, he himself went out to run errands for two consecutive afternoons.
Zhu Qianying didn't inquire about his whereabouts; after all, it was his job, and she didn't need to interfere.
It's a bit strange that even Qin Xiu doesn't know his whereabouts.
At first, Zhu Qianying didn't pay much attention until the afternoon of the next day, when Qin Xiu knocked on the door and came in carrying a large pile of documents.
"Shadow, where is Master?"
Qin Xiu couldn't find Yan Shao in the office, so he subconsciously looked around. "Is he resting in the lounge?"
Zhu Qianying shook her head. "No, he went out on errands!"
Qin Xiu blurted out, quite puzzled, "Master went out on business? What business? He didn't have any plans or social engagements this afternoon."
Zhu Qianying still didn't seem to care much. "Oh, then I guess they went to the police station or to Brother Ke's place."
Since Zhu Qianying said so, Qin Xiu had no choice but to agree.
Just like yesterday, Yan Shao returned to Yanhuang around 4 PM. Qin Xiuzheng, having finished receiving clients in the lobby outside his office, saw him and asked a question.
"Sir, how's it going? Any new leads from the police station?"
Qin Xiu believed Zhu Qianying's words without a doubt, because he couldn't think of anywhere else Yan Shao could be.
As for Ke Kai, he had just called, so the possibility that Yan Shao was going to find Ke Kai has been ruled out.
Without a second thought, Young Master Yan replied, "No!"
Qin Xiu looked suspicious and wanted to ask something more, but Yan Shao had already left him behind, hurriedly pushed open the office door, and slipped inside.
The door slammed shut right in front of Qin Xiu.
Normally, Qin Xiu would have shamelessly followed them in to get to the bottom of things.
But now, he dared not go in.
Because, besides Yan Shao, Zhu Qianying is also inside.
Who knows if they might do something in the office that's inappropriate for children, and of course, not suitable for subordinates to watch?
After Yan Shao entered, Zhu Qianying, who heard the noise, looked up and saw it was him. She asked almost the same question as Qin Xiu.
"So, any new leads from the police station?"
Yan Shao glanced at her with some curiosity, but refrained from asking.
"Not at the moment..."
Zhu Qianying sighed in disappointment, "You've been gone for so long, I thought there was some new progress!"
Although Yan Ting has already made arrangements, it is still an unknown.
If the police can find strong evidence to bring the real culprit to justice before then, that would be the best outcome.
"Don't worry, the truth will come out soon, don't be too concerned!"
Although Yan Shao did not go to the police station, he kept a close eye on the police station's movements. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was very familiar with the progress of the case.
In fact, ever since I saw Xiao Hai's so-called uncle that day, many clues have become very clear.
What's lacking now is simply strong evidence.
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