In the research institute's office, Ao Li looked at the hung-up phone, a hint of warmth in his eyes. He looked up at the computer screen on his desk, which was paused on the behind-the-scenes footage of "Young Talent."
He had already read it twice; he was supposed to be reading a literature review of a research paper.
He held the mouse and clicked the play button again, and the picture continued.
In the interview footage, Shui Yiyao hesitated for a moment and spoke to Ao Yun:
【Why don't you try to go home and inherit the family fortune? 】
After the interview, there's another behind-the-scenes clip. Ao Yun asks Shui Yiyao, "Why are you asking me to come home and inherit the family business? I don't think I can do better than my uncle." "You can take your time. You'll eventually get it right." Without a second thought, Shui Yiyao says, "Your uncle must be exhausted by himself." The comments are filled with "Ah ...
-I say it again, the unmarried official pairing is real!
-When Ao Yun called Second Aunt, he felt a bit cowardly, hahaha.
-Is this perhaps... a sign of respect for elders? [dog head]
-I just came out of the drama of fighting over family property next door. In the real estate tycoon's house next door, the eldest daughter-in-law kept running to the company to fight with her younger brother-in-law. She must be coveting the family property. But here it's the other way around.
-When Yu Yu came to her, she urged Ao Yun to go home and inherit the family business, hahahaha.
-It’s obvious that he feels sorry for Uncle Ao.
-Our Yuyu is rich, so why would she covet the Ao family's property?
-Is this about money? This is fucking love!
-After watching the behind-the-scenes footage, I really want to watch the full movie.
-These are not in the main film, they were all cut out, they are all very serious.
-After watching the main film, I came back to tell you that the three big guys in this issue are all awesome, and I am all hooked.
-The above, me too. I also followed her on Weibo, but unfortunately, Shui Yiyao’s Weibo is not updated!
-You can squat and live broadcast.
-I know there is a live broadcast, but I also want to see her update some sweet little daily love stories on Weibo.
-Yu Yu really doesn’t have that kind of thing, hahaha.
-The live broadcast I want to watch: The daily love life of the rich young wife. Yuyu's live broadcast: I will tell you what carving is.
After watching this short three-minute clip, Ao Li wanted to watch it again. But in the end, he just saved it and didn't replay it.
Anyway, unlike those netizens who can only watch the behind-the-scenes footage and live broadcasts, he will be able to see the real person in a while.
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When Shui Yiyao was stewing bamboo shoots and pork ribs soup in the kitchen, she heard the doorbell ring.
She put down the soup spoon, walked out of the kitchen, and looked through the peephole at the door. It was Ao Li outside. He was wearing a long, light gray trench coat with a stand-up collar. He stood quietly outside the door, his expression calm, looking cold and handsome.
She gripped the doorknob and looked around her room before opening it.
Fortunately, although she was working with a machine before, the dust in the room was not too heavy now.
She opened the door and saw the guest standing at the door: "President Ao."
Ao Li nodded and looked at Shui Yiyao: "Good evening."
"Come in." Shui Yiyao opened the door and let the guest in. "It's a small place, so sit wherever you like. The meal will be ready soon, please wait."
"Yeah." Ao Li followed her in.
Shui Yiyao walked towards the kitchen and asked, "Aren't you busy? Why do you suddenly want to come over for a free meal?"
There was a strong smell of medicine on him, so he must have come directly from the research institute.
Ao Li walked to the sofa in the small living room. He did not sit down, but stood beside the sofa and looked at Shui Yiyao's jade carving workbench.
When Shui Yiyao asked him in the kitchen, he said, "I'm not busy." He could finish the rest of the work by staying up late.
Shui Yiyao: "What time do you plan to stay up until?"
Ao Li: "...Don't worry about me, I know what's going on."
Shui Yiyao: “…” I have a count, and having a count means staying up all night?
Shui Yiyao was in the kitchen. She opened the lid of the casserole of stewed pork ribs soup and took a look. The soup was milky white in color, with rich color, aroma and flavor. It looked like it was almost done.
The steamer next to it was also steaming, and through the glass lid, you could see the lotus and egg drop soup and steamed sea bass inside.
Shui Yiyao: "I don't have anything to treat you. These are the only dishes in the fridge. If you come earlier, I can prepare more."
It’s late now, so it’s not very convenient to buy groceries.
Ao Li: "Okay."
Shui Yiyao: “……?” What’s good?
Before she could ask, she heard Ao Li say, "Come earlier next time."
Quite conversational.
Shui Yiyao smiled and said, "Okay, I'll treat you. Don't worry."
She was busy in the kitchen for a while, and when she came out, she saw Ao Li in the living room. He hadn't sat down yet, but he was standing next to her machine, looking at the white jade screen next to it.
Ao Li saw her come out and turned back to look at the white jade screen. He asked, "Is this the white jade screen that the New Town Museum commissioned you to reproduce?"
The entire screen was not very big, and Shui Yiyao covered it with a layer of glass to completely protect it.
"Yes." Shui Yiyao also came over, "It's almost done. The order can be delivered in a month."
Ao Li: "It's really beautiful."
Shui Yiyao: "Don't look anymore, the meal is ready, please sit down and we can start eating."
As she spoke, she wiped the table and went to the kitchen to take the dishes.
Ao Li followed her: "I'll help you."
Shui Yiyao: "You don't need to, just sit down."
Ao Li washed his hands at the sink next to him, dried his hands, and followed Shui Yiyao into the kitchen to serve the dishes.
Three dishes and one soup.
Steamed sea bass, stir-fried meat with lettuce, lotus and egg drop soup, bamboo shoot and pork ribs soup.
Shui Yiyao placed the two plates on the dining table and was about to turn around to get bowls and chopsticks from the kitchen when she saw Ao Li bringing out the remaining two dishes.
She said, "Be careful."
After giving the instructions, she went to the kitchen to get out the dishes.
Even though she'd already eaten, she still grabbed two sets of bowls and chopsticks. One more meal wouldn't be too much, since she still had to work until midnight. But now was much better than before; at least she didn't have to rush until the wee hours.
She came out with the dishes and chopsticks, but saw that Ao Li had not sat down. He was holding his mobile phone and taking pictures of the dining table...?
There was a click and a flash.
She put the dishes and chopsticks on the table and asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
Ao Li snapped two more pictures, his expression unwavering: "Post it on Weibo."
Shui Yiyao: “?”
Ao Li sat down, opened the client that he hadn't used for a long time, updated it, operated it for a while, and came to the editing page for posting on Weibo.
Ao Li: Excellent people are excellent at everything they do. Including cooking. [Strong][Strong][Strong][Picture]
After Ao Li finished sending the message, he looked up at Shui Yiyao and said, "I sent it."
Shui Yiyao: "You're quite free." What's the point of posting this on Weibo?
Ao Li looked at her and suddenly asked, "Aren't you going to give me a comment?"
She still has to comment? Yes, since the content is related to her, she should also respond.
Shui Yiyao: "Let me see."
She put down her chopsticks, picked up the phone next to her, found her Weibo, updated the client, and then went to the homepage, where she saw Ao Li's Weibo pushed by the system.
While she was reading Weibo, she looked up at Ao Li.
Ao Li didn't say anything, but his eyes just looked at her, with a sparkle in his pupils, and he was eagerly waiting for her comment.
Shui Yiyao looked at the Weibo post. It was just a short sentence with three thumbs-up emojis, a picture of three dishes and a soup, and a nine-square grid.
She thought about it, clicked on the comments, and a moment later she posted: "It's just three dishes and a soup, you can also post a nine-square grid." [Strong][Strong][Strong]
After watching her reply, Ao Li picked up his phone again and kept refreshing the comment section. After seeing Shui Yiyao's comment, Ao Li clicked on the reply page and began to reply.
Ao Li: I've chosen. These pictures are beautiful.
-Ahhh CP fans celebrate the New Year!
-I was thinking about updating Yu Yu’s Weibo today about some daily things, but unexpectedly, it was Uncle Ao who updated it!
-I was just wondering, Uncle Ao is a wealthy man who has seen everything, so why is he showing off his home-cooked dishes?
-So, what he wanted to show off was not home-cooked food at all!
-It was Yu Yu who did it. I bet fifty cents it's definitely true.
- Is this a gamble...
-But why are you eating so late? Dinner?
-You are really busy. You are only having dinner now.
Shui Yiyao saw this comment and looked up at Ao Li.
"So, why did you suddenly want to come to me?"
Ao Li shook his head and looked deeply at Shui Yiyao: "It's not a sudden thought. I've been thinking about it for a long time."
But because I was unsure about Shui Yiyao's attitude, I had been holding back and not coming. But today, when I saw that behind-the-scenes video, I suddenly couldn't help myself.
I really want to.
Shui Yiyao added a piece of lettuce to Ao Li's plate: "...Eat some vegetables."
Ao Li didn't pick up the chopsticks. He said, "I have something else I want to give you."
Shui Yiyao raised her eyes.
Ao Li took out a small box from somewhere. It was a black jade box with antique patterns and was inlaid with small red and blue gems. It looked quite fancy.
He opened the lid of the small box and pushed it in front of Shui Yiyao: "This."
Shui Yiyao looked down and saw a small box being pushed in front of her. Inside the box lay a scale, and surprisingly, it was golden.
Ao Li: "This is the golden soft scale I shed on the day I became an adult."
Every dragon is born with a single soft scale, located on its chest. This scale is a brilliant golden color, shed upon reaching adulthood, and replaced by a hard scale. A dragon only has one single golden scale in its lifetime, and dragons often gift it to their loved ones as a token of their love.
Girls all know its meaning. If they like the person, they will accept the golden scale; if they don’t like him, they will refuse it.
Shui Yiyao didn't know the meaning of this gift. So he didn't expect any response from her. He just wanted to give it to her.
Shui Yiyao was stunned when she saw the golden scales in the box.
"Aren't you a black dragon? How come you have golden scales?"
Ao Li didn't answer for a moment. He thought for a moment and looked at her: "Every dragon has this growth when they are young."
"Is this the only part?"
After hearing this question, Ao Li looked at Shui Yiyao with a hint of surprise in his eyes. How did she guess that?
But he still nodded: "Yes."
It’s true.
Shui Yiyao looked at Ao Li, then looked at the shiny golden scales in the jade box, and was speechless.
She didn't take it, nor did she touch it. After a while, she stood up and said, "Wait a minute, I'll show you something."
Shui Yiyao stood up from the dining table and headed towards her small studio.
I saw her rummaging through the toolbox for a while, and soon she found something, took it and walked over.
Ao Li kept looking at her.
She came back with a piece of jade in her hand.
Shui Yiyao walked to the dining table, placed the "Dragon Turtle" in her hand on the table, and pushed it in front of Ao Li: "Do you still remember this?"
This was the piece she took out at the last jade friends' meeting, which she prepared to test Xiao Jingguang.
Although Xiao Jingguang ran away, she also managed to defeat a lot of jade friends with the help of this dragon turtle.
Everyone guessed that it was the work of carving master Chen Men, but in fact it was made by her own hands and she made it look old.
"This thing looks real, but it's actually a fake." Shui Yiyao frowned as she said this. She looked at Ao Li and said, "Have you ever thought that maybe... you were fooled and were also deceived by a fake?"
Ao Li also frowned: "There is no such thing as this."
"If I like a fake, then what I like is the fake itself. Nothing else."
"Besides," Ao Li held the dragon turtle in his hand, "I don't think it's a fake."
"I can see clearly how it got to this point."
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