Hmm? Shui Yiyao also saw that comment. Clarification?
This incident just happened and she herself hasn't had time to clarify it, so why is she talking about the Communist Youth League clarifying it?
She clicked on the video link to watch it.
White people, border guards?
The cover of the video is a soldier wearing a Chinese military uniform. Unlike most Chinese people, this soldier has a Caucasian appearance, a particularly strong physique, brown hair, blue eyes, and deep facial features.
He stood upright at the foot of the snow-capped mountains, with a layer of frost and snow on his body. Beside him was a boundary marker with the Chinese border and the year of its erection written on it. The national emblem of China was engraved on the marker.
He looked solemn and saluted towards the front, like a green cypress in the snow.
The documentary introduces that this soldier is indeed white, but he is also a proud Chinese citizen and belongs to the Tajik ethnic group in China.
The Tajik people live on the border, and their descendants have volunteered to guard China's border areas for generations.
They are a respected nation.
Shui Yiyao watched it twice, and finally took a screenshot of the opening screen image of the Chinese Tajik soldier standing and saluting beside the boundary marker, and set it as the wallpaper on her computer desktop.
After watching it twice, she reopened the live broadcast room with the backstage closed: "You saw it all, right? Don't be so narrow-minded."
Shui Yiyao paused as she spoke. It wasn't her first day in public, so why would someone suddenly question her nationality? Besides, the Chinese public was well-informed about their country's situation. With 56 ethnic groups and 56 different talents, it was normal for appearances to vary. People wouldn't easily make such outrageous remarks. She doubted that anyone who determined nationality based on appearance was Chinese.
Such petty remarks are more like the style of a tiny country.
She thought again of the jade carving delegation from the Xiaoshan Kingdom that had come before. Now that the league between the two countries was about to begin, she felt a little awkward about them coming to visit.
Thinking of this, she raised her voice slightly: "I reiterate again, I have always been Chinese, and finger knife carving has always been Chinese finger knife carving. Don't try to change anything by blurring my nationality. I'm putting it out there, such a lousy trick is useless."
"Also, no matter how good the jade carvings of other countries are, they all learned it from China. In front of Chinese jade carvings, all cats and dogs have to call me daddy."
Shui Yiyao spoke whatever came to her mind. Although she did not directly name any country, she was very blunt in her words.
She has been practicing finger knife carving every day for nearly twenty years and has made great efforts to achieve what she has today. She has known what she is doing and her last name from the beginning to the end. No one can change her "last name" or the "last name" of finger knife jade carving in a few words.
As soon as Shui Yiyao said this, the comments started to catch on. Finger knife carving is currently only practiced by Shui Yiyao; she and finger knife jade carving are deeply intertwined. Now that Shui Yiyao is a foreigner, does that mean finger knife carving is a foreign craft?
Finger knife carving is already a niche art. If this kind of talk gets out, won't it lead many people to think that finger knife carving is from another country and has nothing to do with China? If they think that way, wouldn't that be despicable?
Barrages of comments popped up one after another.
-It's ridiculous. How can you look like a foreigner? You're clearly Chinese!
- Finger knife carving belongs to us Chinese, don’t try to steal it.
-domineering.
-Yuyu is right!
-I heard that many good things were stolen by other countries.
-The rice paper was stolen and turned into small mountains of paper [eye-catching] and disgusting.
-Chinese Finger Knife Jade Carving!
The comments just now were so confident that I was shocked. I actually thought Yuyu wasn't Chinese. Turns out there's no evidence at all.
Some comments still insist on finding problems.
-With such a huge difference in appearance, there must be something wrong with Shui Yi Yao. Maybe the finger knife jade carving is just a scam.
Shui Yiyao saw the comments and couldn't help but sneer. "Does he not understand Chinese documentaries or Chinese?" she asked. "Even after I've explained it so clearly, he's still making a fuss."
She twirled the carving knife between her fingers twice. "If you've been to elementary school for two years, you wouldn't be repeating the same thing over and over again."
After making a sarcastic remark, she saw that the opinions in the comments were almost unanimous, so she didn't waste any more time talking to people.
Busy.
She mastered the iron jade casting technique and the iron jade she made was barely successful, but she still had a long way to go before she could make it exquisitely, and she needed more practice.
Time is running out. If it were in the past, she would at least click on those accounts to check their origins, but now making iron jade is more important, and other things can be dealt with later.
Shui Yiyao lowered her head and concentrated on carving. When she looked up again, it was already late at night.
The barrage of comments had quieted down, and when she looked up, there were only a few more.
-Is Yu Yu going to take a break?
-It's so late.
-I can't bear it anymore.
Shui Yiyao saw this message, smiled, and looked at the time on the lower right corner of the computer. It was already two o'clock.
She said, "Don't follow my lead. This is wrong. You should get some sleep."
-Then Yuyu should go to bed early too.
-Let's go to bed early. Look at what time it is now.
-It's almost 2:30, this is too much.
-Wow, I, who am jet-lagged, have caught up with Yu Yu’s live broadcast again.
-I feel like Yu Yu has done a pretty good job, there’s no need to work so hard.
It was good, but not good enough. But she wanted to win, so she had to do her best.
Shui Yiyao didn't say anything else, but shook her head: "I'm finishing up, there are still a few more cuts. Everyone go and rest."
With that, she said her last goodbyes and turned off the livestream. It was too late, and she couldn't stay up all night with her fans.
She raised her hand to rub her brow and picked up her cell phone.
There were a few unread messages. The owner of the safe said he'd deliver it to her tomorrow morning. Jiang Luo had also made an appointment with her to come over tomorrow morning. There were also a few people discussing endorsement partnerships, and a few discussing livestreaming promotions.
She replied.
She thought that after the two-nation league was over, she would need to find an assistant to start taking care of these things. After replying, she picked up the carving knife again.
"Yuyu, you haven't finished yet? Let's do it tomorrow."
Shui Yiyao turned around and saw Sister Lu wearing a nightgown and a neck and shoulder massager hanging around her neck. She was standing at the stairs looking at her and immediately replied, "I'll be right there."
Sister Lu yawned and walked towards her: "We've already finished washing up and you didn't turn off the lights, so I came down to take a look. Sure enough, you still have the carving knife."
They had just come upstairs half an hour ago and had just finished washing up.
Shui Yiyao: "I still have a little work to do, ten minutes. Sister Lu, you go up, I'll be right back."
After she came back, they - a group of people - discussed that since they all worked from dawn to dusk and were too busy, they should not go back to their original residence, so they separated out empty rooms on the second and third floors of Tieyu Pavilion for them to live in to facilitate their work.
Sister Lu glanced at Shui Yiyao's hand and saw that she had already finished the large cup of strong tea.
She shook her head secretly and walked over to stand next to Shui Yiyao: "Why don't you try this massager? It's quite useful. Teacher Zhao tried it first when she went upstairs and she said it was good."
Shui Yiyao paused, raised her eyes and looked at Sister Lu, her eyes slightly shining: "Does it really work?"
Sister Lu nodded: "Of course."
Shui Yiyao: "Ao Li chose it."
Sister Lu raised an eyebrow: "Even such a busy person has time to choose this."
Shui Yiyao: "Sister Lu, you go upstairs. I'll be ready in a moment. Don't wait for me."
Sister Lu touched her head and said, "How can you stay up so late, kid?" Her own children were about the same age as Shui Yiyao. They would usually stay up late at home watching TV shows and playing games, but she never allowed them to stay up so late because it was very harmful to their health.
Yuyu is not very old, one year younger than her son, but her family has never called to ask about her or show any concern for her.
Sister Lu: "I still have some left over from the day, I'll do it for a while."
Sister Lu said this and walked towards her workstation.
Shui Yiyao was stunned for a moment, looking at Sister Lu. Did she sit down to accompany her on purpose? Although she didn't say it directly, it should be true, right?
Suddenly, my heart warmed. While it's okay to work alone, it's still different to have someone by your side.
Shui Yiyao's eyes were filled with emotion, and she said solemnly: "Sister Lu, you should go to bed. Don't stay up late."
Sister Lu had already turned on the machine and took out the design draft to sort it out: "It's okay, I'm not much different. It's just right for me to sit here and enjoy this massager."
Shui Yiyao was silent for a moment, didn't say anything, stood up silently, found milk and a cup in the food cabinet, stood in front of the milk warmer for a while, made a cup of hot milk for Sister Lu, and put it next to her on the table: "Drink this, you will sleep well at night." Milk helps you sleep.
Sister Lu was a little surprised: "Yuyu, you are so cute."
The little girl probably wanted to say thank you to her. This cup of warm milk is much more sincere than just a thank you.
Shui Yiyao returned to her seat, turned on the machine, and prepared to start again. Suddenly, Shui Yiyao's cell phone on the table rang.
Caller ID - Ao Li.
Shui Yiyao blinked and immediately turned off the jade carving machine that was still working. She waited until the lingering sound of the machine completely disappeared before answering the phone.
"Ao Yuan?"
Ao Li's voice came from the other side: "I saw you just turned off the live broadcast. Are you going to sleep?"
"Yeah, I'm already washing up. I'll be in bed soon."
Ao Li: "Well, it's too late. You have been very tired recently. Rest early, otherwise it will affect your recovery." The experiments Shui Yiyao had done before would make her body particularly prone to fatigue. Under normal circumstances, she should have rested well.
"I know. I'm super obedient and you don't need to worry about me."
Across the phone, Ao Li chuckled softly: "Well, just be obedient."
The sound is exceptionally nice.
Shui Yiyao also laughed: "I know what's going on—"
Suddenly, the sound of a jade carving machine suddenly broke into the phone, interrupting Shui Yiyao's words.
Shui Yiyao: “…”
She turned around and saw Sister Lu turning on the machine, and she turned it to the highest level, and the sound was very loud.
Ao Li on the other end of the phone was completely silent, so he must have heard it.
Sister Lu smiled as she picked up a piece of jade and the carving pen: "Yuyu, lying is wrong."
"Since Dean Ao cares about you so much, you'd better go upstairs and rest early. Be obedient and don't make people worry."
"..." Shui Yiyao turned around and coughed fakely: "Well, I, I'm in the studio right now. I have some last minute work to do."
Ao Li still didn't say anything.
"I was wrong." Shui Yiyao said immediately, "Don't be angry, I didn't mean to lie to you. It's really just a little work. I'll finish it right away."
Ao Li sighed softly on the other end of the phone: "Okay."
Shui Yiyao breathed a sigh of relief: "You should also go to bed early."
Shui Yiyao hung up the phone and turned around to see Sister Lu smiling while carving.
"Sister Lu, you have no moral principles—" How could you expose someone in front of her like this?
Sister Lu straightened her shoulder and neck massager: "What's wrong with me? It's just work, a little noise is normal."
"Alright." Shui Yiyao shook her head and returned to carving the stone. She only had one point left to finish.
After finishing the rest of the carving, Shui Yiyao put everything away and turned off the machine.
Sister Lu looked up and asked, "Is it over?"
Shui Yiyao: "It's over."
She opened her toolbox and selected jade from it.
Seeing that she had finished, Sister Lu put down her finished draft and walked towards her: "What are you looking for?"
Shui Yiyao picked out several pieces of jade from the box and said, "I want to make a fountain pen."
"pen?"
"A return gift, a gift for someone." Shui Yiyao answered, and the tip of her ear turned slightly red.
Seeing her expression, Sister Lu understood immediately: "Send it to Director Ao?"
Shui Yiyao nodded. That was right. Ao Li's gift was well-received by everyone, and she wanted to give him a gift that would suit his taste.
Seeing that he usually used a fountain pen and carried it with him almost everywhere, she thought of making him a jade pen—one that would be both beautiful and practical. She looked at the several jade pieces on the table, undecided.
White jade, green jade, jasper, black jade, sugar jade...all look very beautiful.
Which piece should I use?
The most valuable piece is the Taqing jade. This piece has a deep color, without any impurities, and a smooth texture. But this piece of white jade is also very beautiful, quite transparent, with a high whiteness, and a gentlemanly and noble air. Jasper is gorgeous, while sugar jade is simple and elegant.
All good.
Sister Lu came over and saw the several large pieces of jade that she had selected. She raised her eyebrows. This little girl is young but has great temperament. These stones are quite valuable and she is really willing to spend them.
She suggested: "White jade and jasper look good for pens."
After hearing this, Shui Yiyao chose white jade and jasper.
It looks good, but it’s better not to give green.
In the end, Shui Yiyao decided on white jade, which perfectly matched the black Wu Shi Pai she had given Ao Li. She didn't plan on designing much; a solid white jade pen would look great.
Sister Lu looked at the clock on the wall: "Do you want to sit for a while longer? It's almost three o'clock."
If I go to rest now, I will have to get up at least six in the morning, so I won’t be able to rest for long.
Shui Yiyao put the jade back into the box: "No need to sit. I just want to choose the material. I'll decide now and deal with the rest tomorrow."
Sister Lu nodded: "That's right."
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The next morning, Shui Yiyao got up before six o'clock and started working.
When Sister Lu came down and saw Shui Yiyao, she saw that she didn't look tired at all. After yawning, she kept sighing, "As expected of a young person, she's full of energy."
When it was time to go to work and everyone was working, the anti-theft safe was delivered. Everyone was shocked by the scene.
The cabinet is particularly large. They all have safes. Safes are common, but such a large one is not common.
Shui Yiyao took the safe in and set it up. After the staff had left, she told everyone, "I've always felt that people from Xiaoshan Country aren't gentlemen. I plan to put the thin jade pieces in this cabinet for protection. This cabinet is big enough, would you teachers like to put them in there too?"
As she spoke, she placed the half-finished thin jade piece she had made into the safe. This was the only one she wanted to keep, and there were still several empty spaces in the safe.
Sister Lu was the first to respond: "Okay, I'll put mine in here too."
She didn't actually bring anything with her. After putting down a carving, she turned to Mr. Sun and asked, "Could you bring in two of your iron jades?"
Mr. Sun also responded with a smile and put in his store's treasure, the iron jade statue of Guan Gong.
The elder beside him shook his head and said, "That's not the case. They'd dare to do anything in public. But using this cabinet to store things is fine."
Safes were supposed to be installed, but no results have been achieved yet, and most of them are semi-finished products. The place is under martial law, and entry and exit of unauthorized personnel are restricted, so the issue of safes has not been put on the agenda.
Everyone moved their works stored in the cabinets into the cabinets, and then entered their fingerprints to unlock the cabinets one by one.
Looking at the safe, Shui Yiyao felt a little relieved. She always felt that those people from the small mountain country had bad intentions.
Just as the carvings were put away, the guests that Shui Yiyao had arranged to meet arrived.
Jiang Luo.
When he came in front of Shui Yiyao, he bowed ninety degrees, which caught Shui Yiyao off guard and scared her.
Ao Li had already contacted Old Sun and the elders regarding Jiang Luo's visit. There were many appointment and registration procedures. In addition, he was Shui Yiyao's apprentice, so his entry was relatively smooth.
When Jiang Luo saw Shui Yiyao, his eyes lit up and he bowed: "Hello, teacher!"
Shui Yiyao quickly helped him up: "You're welcome." She touched his head and took the schoolbag off his back: "It's quite heavy."
Shui Yiyao brought Jiang Luo and greeted all the teachers of Tieyu Pavilion.
Jiang Luo was respectful and polite, and was praised by the elders.
After greeting him, Shui Yiyao pulled Jiang Luo to her workstation, moved a chair for him to sit on, put his schoolbag aside, and asked him, "Jiang Luo, have you eaten yet?"
It's almost noon now, it's lunch time.
Jiang Luo nodded: "I have eaten. I ate in the car."
Before he came, Uncle Ao repeatedly told him that Teacher Chengyu was very busy, so he should leave after saying what he needed to say and not disturb the teacher too much.
But he held back and couldn't help but excitedly said, "Teacher, I saw the Communist Youth League praised you!"
Shui Yiyao: "Really?"
She was a little surprised that such a thing could happen.
Jiang Luo nodded repeatedly, speaking quickly: "Just this morning, someone published an article praising you as an outstanding Chinese who inherits traditional culture and a new generation of youth. They also emphasized our finger knife carving!"
On the way in the car, he searched for Teacher Chengyu on his phone and saw a video released by the Communist Youth League. It showed Teacher Chengyu's works and her live broadcast footage, including the words she said in the live broadcast - any jade carving is inherited from our China, and we have to call it daddy.
He is so handsome that all his classmates are forwarding this video on their social media.
They all praise the saying: No matter how good the jade carvings of other countries are, they were learned from China. In front of our Chinese jade carvings, all cats and dogs have to call us daddy.
He was extremely happy when he saw it. Teacher Chengyu was his teacher, and he is now working hard to become the successor of finger knife jade carving!
He originally wanted to send this video to a teacher, but some of the comments were not very friendly, so he didn't send it out.
Most of the netizens who commented were very friendly, but there were still a few unfriendly voices.
Maybe they mean that Teacher Chengyu is too young. What does a girl in her early twenties know about inheritance? She is probably just proud of her talent and family craftsmanship. She is spoiled and cannot be trusted.
Many people refuted this comment and pushed it to become a hot comment.
He clicked in and took a closer look, and found that these people were not only prejudiced against Teacher Chengyu's age, but also against Teacher Chengyu's beauty.
There are comments like - this woman looks like a vase, it is not easy for her to be hyped up to her current position, she must have a strong background.
Those comments really make me angry.
Although this kind of speech is a minority, it is still criticized by many people because it is too weird.
So he didn't show the video to Teacher Chengyu, he just reported the good news to Teacher Chengyu.
"Thank you." Looking at his sparkling eyes, Shui Yiyao rubbed his head. "I heard from your Uncle Ao that you have been practicing jade carving. Do you have any questions for me?"
Jiang Luo nodded, took his schoolbag, opened it and took out the jade: "Yes. I have been practicing carving simple Tibetan lines, but I don't know how to carve it well. It's always a mess."
He held the stone in his hands and scratched his forehead embarrassedly as he spoke.
Shui Yiyao smiled, rummaged through her suitcase, and pulled out a USB drive, handing it to Jiang Luo: "Apprentice, this contains my recorded videos of finger knife carving. I've been too busy lately and can't teach you. The basics are all here, take it back and read it yourself. I'll tell you the password to the USB drive when you leave."
Jiang Luo took the USB drive, which was in the shape of a cartoon dragon. "Thank you, Teacher Chengyu."
Shui Yiyao took the stone from Jiang Luo again, sat down at the workstation, and went straight to the machine to demonstrate it to him.
"You've repeated this cut too many times, it's all bumpy. Watch carefully, I'll show you..."
"Let me take a look too." Old Sun watched Shui Yiyao teach and came over with great interest: "This hidden line carving is not easy."
Shui Yiyao looked up: "Mr. Sun, aren't you going to have dinner?"
Tieyu Pavilion is a little small, and the place where they eat is next door, so they can go there now.
Sister Lu and the others were already planning to go have lunch, so they called out to Elder Sun: "Yuyu is busy, Elder Sun, let's go have lunch together."
"You guys go first." Old Sun shook his head: "I'll learn here. I just ate something. I'll go over after I finish watching."
It was almost lunch time, and Shui Yiyao was teaching her apprentices again, so everyone made an appointment to go out for lunch. Only Old Sun was left sitting next to Shui Yiyao, watching her teach with great interest.
"This knife needs to go in deeper. That way the contrast will be more obvious. See—"
"this……"
“Boom!
Before Shui Yiyao could finish her words, there was a sudden earth-shaking sound - a loud bang, like the sound of dynamite exploding. The roof suddenly collapsed, the ground cracked, and the sound that followed was earth-shaking.
"Bang!"
The roof collapsed completely. The entire explosion occurred within three seconds, leaving no time to react. Shui Yiyao immediately grabbed the two people beside her—the old and the young—and tried to run out the door, but they were too late. The three of them were trapped under the collapsed house.
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