Shui Yiyao divided the food into two plates and pushed one in front of Ao Li.
“Separate dining system.”
Ao Li looked at her.
Shui Yiyao brought her plate of cooked food in front of her: "I have a cold. Eat your own."
Ao Li looked down at his plate. Shui Yiyao had given him a lot of raw food. Her own plate had nothing on it; it was all cooked.
It seems she saw it all.
Ao Li picked up the chopsticks: "Thank you."
Shui Yiyao didn't care: "You're welcome!"
Ao Li picked up a piece of clam, but before he put it in his mouth, his cell phone rang.
He frowned and put down his chopsticks.
Shui Yiyao looked up.
Ao Li answered the phone.
"What's up."
Ao Li frowned again after hearing what was said on the other side.
"Okay, got it. I'll be right over."
Shui Yiyao saw him hang up the phone and asked, "What happened?"
Ao Li: "There's a meeting at the research institute in half an hour, I have to go back to attend it."
"Do you have to participate? You haven't even finished your meal."
Ao Li stood up and said, "I'm the project leader, so I have to attend."
"Wait a minute."
Shui Yiyao put down her chopsticks, swam back to the oven, took out a food box, swam back to the table, poured everything on the plate in front of Ao Li into the food box, closed the lid, and handed it to Ao Li: "Eat on the way."
Ao Li was stunned for a moment, then his expression softened. He reached out and took the food box: "Thank you."
Shui Yiyao waved her hand: "Thank you for your hard work, Dean Ao."
Ao Li: "It's not hard. If you feel uncomfortable, please contact me immediately."
"Know."
After giving repeated instructions, Ao Li left with the food box.
Shui Yiyao watched him go, then ate the food on her plate in a few bites, putting the rest in the refrigerator. After finishing her meal, she tied her hair up and dove into the water.
She wagged her tail and swam towards the largest rock, under which was the house that Ao Li had built for her.
Swimming under the rock, the pink shell house came into view.
She stopped in front of the house, pulled aside the light blue seaweed curtain, and went in to see the big clam shell.
In the middle of the clam shell, a round golden pearl lies quietly.
She entered the little house, walked to the oyster shell, and picked up the golden pearl.
After picking it up, she turned around, got out of the house, and swam towards the shore with her tail wagging.
She swam to the carving workbench in one breath, emerged from the water, water dripping from her hair, she raised her hand and opened her palm, and in her palm was the golden pearl.
She raised her hand and looked at Pearl in the light coming in through the window.
The pearls have a rainbow-like halo and a strong luster. At first glance, the pearl layer should be more than 0.5 mm. They are also large in size and almost round in shape. There is only a shallow line in one place, and there are almost no flaws elsewhere.
It is a real high-quality product.
She took a drafting pencil from her tool box.
She wanted to use this golden pearl to make a carving and give it to Ao Li.
Her pencil was almost new and had never been used.
The experienced person doesn’t use pencils. She uses a water pen to make drafts. She only used pencils in the first few years after entering the industry.
This sculpture is to be given to Ao Li as a gift in return for his care during this period, so it needs some respect.
She pinched the pearls and started writing.
This pearl is quite large, making it a great choice for creative expression. With just two strokes, a large-headed dragon appears on the pearl. It has double eyelids, large eyes, a round head, smiling lips, and a naive squat posture. Add a touch of shy blush to its face. Its large head and small body make it look cartoon-like and adorable.
After she finished drawing, she thought for a moment and then drew a pearl as big as the dragon's head.
She looked at the painted pearl. The big dragon on it was reserved and cute, but the only similarity between it and Ao Li was that they both looked like a dragon.
Seeing Lehe, she laughed out loud, and then wiped off the painting.
He is the leader of the sea tribe, you can't play like this.
She erased it and drew another one in pencil.
Under the golden sun, in the thick clouds, a dragon head emerged, its horns breaking through the clouds, glaring angrily, and its claws also tore through the clouds and stretched out, their tips sharp.
The scorching sun cannot cover its brilliance, and the dark clouds cannot suppress its power.
Yes, this is Chief Ao.
Shui Yiyao stopped smiling and began to edit the picture seriously.
After a few corrections and revisions in pencil, he finalized the draft and then drew it again with a brush. Ao Li's appearance emerged, majestic without anger, and proud and unyielding.
After finishing the painting, she started to work with the knife.
She has done pearl carving before, although it is not done often, but it is no problem.
The main component of pearls is calcium carbonate, and their texture is much more fragile than Hetian jade.
The force required when carving is much lighter, unlike Hetian jade which needs to be ground bit by bit slowly. One cut will create a line, but at the same time, you have to be careful when carving, otherwise it will easily crack.
Pearls are generally small, but this golden pearl is quite large among pearls, and its nacre layer is also quite thick, making it much easier to handle.
The construction period will not take more than two days.
I can carve it secretly without Ao Li's knowledge and complete it before leaving here.
She tried the knife carefully.
It went quite smoothly. As skilled as she was, she controlled the strength as well as always.
She is pleased with herself.
The first cut went smoothly, so she felt relieved and continued carving with confidence.
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Ao Li was a very gentleman. When he came over in the afternoon, he also called in advance, as if he would never step into the house without Shui Yiyao's consent first.
This gave Shui Yiyao an opportunity. Before he came in, she hid all the pearls she was carving and the pearl powder that fell off during the carving.
After Shui Yiyao hid the things, she took out the statue of Tara and placed it in an orderly manner, and turned on the faucet on the engraving machine that was only used for jade carving.
After making preparations, he answered the phone and let Ao Li into the house.
She turned on the engraving machine and started carving on Tara’s body.
She remembered her childhood long ago when she would occasionally sneak in to watch TV after her grandfather went out, and then turn off the TV when her grandfather was about to come back, turn on the jade carving machine, and pretend to be carving.
Then her grandfather discovered that the TV was hot and she was beaten.
Later, she learned her lesson and turned on the fan to cool down the TV while watching TV.
She was operating the engraving machine and glanced at the gate out of the corner of her eye.
Ao Li came in.
She withdrew her peripheral vision, looked at the homework in her hand, and pretended to concentrate.
Ao Li glanced at her and walked over.
He walked over to her, looked at her work, and half-knelt down: "I'm going to make dinner."
Shui Yiyao turned off the machine, looked up at him, opened her mouth to speak, but closed it again. She lowered her head and searched in the toolbox. Finally, she found a bag of masks, took one out and put it on.
After putting on her mask, she spoke confidently: "Are you still doing this? Not ordering takeout?"
She does carving, and there's a lot of dust flying around, so she wears a mask. But often, if the work is quick, she's too lazy to wear it.
Ao Li looked at her movements and said helplessly, "You won't infect me."
"That's not necessarily true." Shui Yiyao said, looking at Ao Li's hand, and asked, "What are you holding?"
There was a box next to Ao Li, and in the box there was some food, including meat and vegetables.
He was holding a paper bag in his hand.
Ao Li handed the paper bag to Shui Yiyao: "I brought this for you."
"What is it?" Shui Yiyao was curious. She took the paper bag and opened the seal.
There was a sweet smell coming from inside.
The sweetness of fruit.
After the seal was completely opened, she saw a small pink box inside.
She took the box out.
Inside is a cake cup, a strawberry cake cup.
The cup was no bigger than her fist, and the strawberry on it was only half a piece, so the amount was very small. But it was pink and cute.
But Ao Li, the elder, actually likes pink so much. He built a pink house and also chose a pink cake box.
Ao Li: "You are in the recovery period now, so you should eat less food from unknown sources. That's why I brought the smallest one."
"When you recover, I'll treat you to plenty of food."
Ao Li remembered the cake shop where Shui Yiyao had gone on her birthday and bought a small strawberry-flavored cake. He went to talk to the clerk and arranged for Shui Yiyao to "win a prize" and taste all the food in the shop for free.
Shui Yiyao promised the clerk that she would go there when she had time in the future.
But she never went there again. He knew she was too busy.
Shui Yiyao opened the lid of the box, and the sweet strawberry flavor became more obvious, as well as the sweet taste of cream.
It’s about three to five spoonfuls.
Because the quantity is too small, only a small spoon is provided.
Shui Yiyao said, "Bring a spoon over here, and we'll share it."
Ao Li shook his head: "Eat it yourself."
Shui Yiyao looked at him and asked, "Don't you want to eat? Good things should be shared with everyone."
Ao Li: "I'll watch you eat."
Shui Yiyao: "Then I'd feel so awkward..."
She put the strawberry cup down and swam towards the cupboard.
The cupboard was placed a little distance from the shore, and the spoon was placed in the second compartment above. Shui Yiyao stretched her hands as far as possible to reach the cupboard drawer.
"I have such long arms." She managed to get the spoon out of the drawer, closed the cupboard drawer, and swam back again.
She picked up the strawberry cup on the table, scooped out half of it with a spoon, and handed the spoon handle to Ao Li: "Go on. You're welcome."
This person is just too polite.
Ao Li looked at the pink dessert on the spoon, and the half-cut strawberry he had specially given it. A smile appeared at the corner of his eyes as he reached out to take it: "Thank you."
I don't know who is being so polite, but he has to give him half of such a small thing.
Seeing him take it, Shui Yiyao smiled, picked up the spoon on the table, and scooped out the remaining half of the cake with a big pointed spoon.
The strawberry cup is empty.
She looked at the empty cup and couldn't help but sigh: "Even when I was the poorest, I never had a cake like this. A strawberry cup for a few dollars, and we had to share it."
After saying that, she took off her mask and put the spoon into her mouth.
Sweet.
Maybe things are valuable because they are rare. The cake, which is only enough for one bite, is really delicious.
Even wanted to lick the cup.
Forget it.
She resisted the urge to lick it, but she stretched out her spoon and slowly scraped the edges of the cup, scraping off a lot of scraps and feeding it into her mouth.
Ao Li found it funny to see her savoring the moment, with her eyes curled and her lips pursed.
"I'll bring it to you tomorrow."
Shui Yiyao perked up and looked at him: "Then add two more dollars."
Ao Li shook his head: "Don't eat too much. Just like today."
Shui Yiyao: "I'll pay more."
Ao Li still shook his head: "No."
Ao Li stood up, unable to bear to look at Shui Yiyao's eyes that were sparkling like crystals, and walked towards the stove.
He unbuttoned his suit, took off his coat and put it on the shelf next to him, rolled up the sleeves of his black shirt, and picked out the vegetables from the basket next to him.
"Today I'm having pumpkin porridge, stir-fried broccoli, steamed sea bass, and lettuce with oyster sauce."
Shui Yiyao: "Sure. Three dishes and one soup."
She thought about the menu again and realized, "It's so bland."
The only dish with meat is the steamed sea bass, which is also considered a light meal.
Ao Li filled the sink with water and said, "You have a cold, so it's better to eat something light."
"By the way," Ao Li turned his head to look at Shui Yiyao and asked curiously, "Why aren't you live streaming today?"
Shui Yiyao instantly turned her eyes away from him, swam over to the jade carving machine, and pretended to start working. She replied, "I was so focused on my work this afternoon that I forgot about it."
Because I'm doing something that he can't see for the time being.
Ao Li nodded: "That's it."
Shui Yiyao’s live broadcasts are always on time, and she never stops broadcasting unless she needs to take leave for something.
However, although it was a bit strange, Ao Li thought about it and could understand it. After all, he was not at home, so he might not feel it was convenient to broadcast live.
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