Just as Ao Li was thinking this, he heard Shui Yiyao's voice coming from the pool behind him.
"Hello everyone, let's continue the live broadcast today. It's still the same Tara."
"...I didn't forget, I'm just busy. Didn't I say I was on a business trip during this period? My live broadcast schedule is not stable. Sorry."
"No more talking, start carving."
Ao Li turned his head to look in her direction. After saying this, she stopped talking and began to carve seriously.
Ao Li also turned around and started washing the vegetables.
He turned on the faucet, put the vegetables in the basin, and was about to rinse them when his cell phone rang.
He looked at the caller ID and saw that it was the company assistant calling.
4:50 p.m.
There's a takeover decision meeting at 5pm this afternoon, and he's supposed to attend. But because he's busy right now, the meeting has been changed to a video conference.
Ao Li turned his head to look at Shui Yiyao, who was working very hard. She was always very focused when carving.
"Answer it."
After hearing the voice command, the phone automatically answered.
On the other side of the video is Assistant Zhao's face.
"President."
Assistant Zhao said to the camera in a serious tone, "The acquisition meeting will begin in ten minutes."
Ao Li nodded: "Okay."
After he answered, he continued to wash the vegetables with his head down.
Assistant Zhao, watching the video on the other side, was puzzled. Originally, the chairman was supposed to be in person for this meeting, but he later said he had something important to attend to, so the meeting was changed to a video conference. But he knew the chairman's schedule pretty well; he should have some free time now. Nothing else was more pressing.
I don't know what the chairman is doing. From this angle, he seems to be washing something, and there is a gentle sound of water. However, the camera can only see the front of the president's upper body, not his hands.
There was also some faint humming of machinery, although the volume was very low, but it was there.
curious.
What on earth is the Chairman doing?
He wanted to ask, but didn't dare.
Assistant Zhao placed the camera properly and projected Ao Li's image into the upper left corner of the big screen so that all participants could see it.
Ao Li washed the vegetables very skillfully. In fact, he was not the protagonist of this kind of meeting. He hired a very professional CEO to manage the company, and the CEO would take care of these matters for him.
It's just that this acquisition is going to be a bit large, so his presence is needed. However, he won't be directly presiding over it, nor will he participate in it. He'll just be a totem, keeping the situation under control.
Assistant Zhao looked at the president sitting in the front seat and said, "Mr. Yu, we can begin."
"Chairman, shall I begin?"
President Yu looked at Ao Li on the big screen and stood up from his seat.
President Yu is the CEO hired by Ao Li himself, and is responsible for managing all affairs of the group.
He looked at Ao Li with a look of profound respect and seriousness. He was a professional CEO, but running the Ao Group was exhausting, though the salary was very respectable. Perhaps because Ao Li had been president himself in his early years, he understood the challenges of the position and rarely interfered with his decisions. Therefore, despite the CEO's exhaustion, he found a certain joy in his work.
Ao Li nodded: "Let's get started."
President Yu: "Attention, all departments. The meeting has begun. Manager Zhang, please present your department's merger and acquisition proposal."
"Okay, Mr. Yu. Let's plan—"
…
"Dean Ao, can I help you wash the vegetables? For example, I can help you scrape the scales off the sea bass."
Shui Yiyao worked for half an hour, turned off the machine, and suddenly asked this question.
Afraid that Ao Li couldn't hear her, she shouted very loudly.
She shouted with confidence because before that, she had deliberately turned off the live broadcast microphone.
Ao Li was silent for a moment, then turned his head to look at her and said, "No need, I'll do it."
Shui Yiyao: "Oh. Okay. Actually, it doesn't matter whether the fish has scales or not. The main thing is that I want to help you."
Ao Li: "Don't worry, it doesn't have scales."
"Thank you for your hard work, Dean Ao."
After Shui Yiyao finished speaking, she turned on the machine and continued carving.
The humming of the machine resumed. Ao Li looked towards the camera and said calmly to the suddenly quiet conference room, "Continue."
The Chairman was talking about something. Was he washing vegetables? Or scraping them? Yes, wasn't that what the Chairman was doing just now? They hadn't even noticed... But this girl has a beautiful voice. She must be the Chairman's fiancée.
President Yu quickly sorted out the information, then cleared his throat and replied to Ao Li: "Yes, scraping the scales."
“No…” President Yu quickly changed his tone: “Yes, Chairman.”
Ao Li raised his eyes and said, "We're just having a meal, don't spread rumors."
"Yes, Chairman."
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"I'm going to eat." Shui Yiyao put her thumb and index finger together towards the live broadcast room and made a heart shape with her hands: "Goodbye, goodbye, love you guys."
After making a heart sign with her hands, Shui Yiyao quickly logged off. She could already smell the aroma, the delicate fragrance of steamed sea bass.
The tip of her nose twitched, and she looked eagerly at Ao Li who was cooking.
Fish was steaming in the steamer, and Ao Li was frying lettuce with oyster sauce on another fire, which was also very fragrant.
Ao Li quickly prepared the dishes and served them on the table one by one.
Pumpkin porridge, stir-fried broccoli, steamed sea bass, and lettuce with oyster sauce.
They all look very refreshing.
But they are all very fragrant.
Shui Yiyao was especially happy because she finally got to eat the fish with its scales scraped off.
So much so that during the meal, he kept praising her: "Dean Ao's cooking skills are amazing. Such a light meal can be so delicious. This pumpkin porridge is sweet and soft. After eating one bowl, I want to eat another. Especially this steamed sea bass. The fish meat is very delicate and fragrant."
Ao Li chuckled: "As long as you like it."
Shui Yiyao spared no effort: "I love it so much."
Ao Li smiled and shook his head, then took a bite of the fish he had cooked.
I can only say that it is not bad, but it is far from what Shui Yiyao praised.
Shui Yiyao was very enthusiastic and ended up eating the whole fish.
She thought it was delicious. She hadn't eaten much at noon, so her appetite was particularly good in the afternoon and she finished most of the dishes.
Moreover, compared to yesterday, she felt that Ao Li's cooking skills had obviously improved, and he cooked much faster.
In short, it’s delicious.
After she finished eating, she took the initiative to clear the table without letting Ao Li do it.
"I have to come. I can't help at all."
The dishwasher was a little far from the shore, and she had to stretch her arms to reach it. As she put the dishes on the table, she said, "I only spent so much money, and I actually got this kind of service. I'm so lucky."
Ao Li was still at the table, listening to her chattering so loudly over the dishwasher, and chuckled silently.
"The lucky one is me."
Shui Yiyao didn't hear it. She put away the bowls and took a rag to wipe the table.
She was about to say something when she saw Ao Li's phone ringing on the table, and she paused.
Ao Li took a look and saw that it was from Assistant Zhao.
At 7:30 p.m., the second half of the acquisition meeting began immediately.
He picked up the phone.
Assistant Zhao: "Chairman, the second half of the meeting will begin soon."
Ao Li: "Okay."
He glanced at Shui Yiyao.
Shui Yiyao understood very well. She put her index finger in front of her lips, without making any sound, and only mouthed, "I won't make a sound."
Ao Li paused, nodded, gestured to the machine, and told her to continue carving and not to worry.
He walked to the far corner of the room and sat down.
The room was very large. Shui Yiyao took a look and found that Ao Li was about two hundred meters away from her. At this distance, the sound of the machine should not be picked up by the equipment.
She confidently turned on the machine and started carving.
More than an hour later, Ao Li ended the meeting.
He hung up the video and walked to Shui Yiyao. She was still carving seriously. The live broadcast was on, but the sound was turned off.
He watched as someone tipped Shui Yiyao a gift. There was no notification sound. Perhaps they had turned it off to avoid disturbing him.
Shui Yiyao stopped the engraving machine and looked up at him: "Is it finished?"
Ao Li nodded.
Shui Yiyao: "Thank you for your hard work, then..."
Before she could finish her words, Ao Li's phone rang again.
"It's the research institute."
Ao Li looked at the caller ID, said something to Shui Yiyao, walked away two steps, and answered the phone.
"Know."
"In display case m303."
"Okay, I'll come over later."
After answering the call, Ao Li put the phone away and returned to Shui Yiyao. He half-knelt down to look her in the eye and said, "I'll go back today and not disturb you."
Shui Yiyao nodded: "I know, go ahead and get busy."
Ao Li stood up and went to recheck whether the temperature control system, refrigerator, and water dispenser were working properly.
Shui Yiyao: "Don't worry, if there is any problem, I will contact you and will not tolerate it."
Ao Li finished the inspection and nodded at her: "Okay, I'll be leaving then."
Shui Yiyao nodded and watched him leave as Ao Li walked towards the door.
Ao Li walked to the door and suddenly turned around to look at her.
Shui Yiyao: "What's wrong?"
Ao Li's brows twitched slightly. He stretched out a hand, extended his thumb and index finger, and tried to point it slightly towards Shui Yiyao, making a heart shape with his hands somewhat clumsily.
He saw that every time Shui Yiyao said goodbye to her friends in the live broadcast room, she would make this gesture. Although he didn't know what it meant, after each goodbye, he heard Shui Yiyao say - I love you.
Ao Li: "Goodbye."
Shui Yiyao was stunned. Before she could say anything, Ao Li withdrew his hand and turned away.
Shui Yiyao looked at the door that quickly closed and smiled softly, "Goodbye."
After the people left, Shui Yiyao looked down at the engraving machine, opened the tool box underneath, and took out the golden pearl from it.
You can continue now.
On the tool bench, the phone vibrated slightly.
She looked up, picked up her phone and looked at it.
Bai Gege: Yaoyao! You're with Uncle Ao, right?
Shui Yiyao:?
-Chengdao Jade Carving: Why do you ask?
She didn't dare to answer casually. If Bai Gege knew about it and told everyone about it, that wouldn't be good. But why did she know?
-Bai Gege: Hahaha, the whole world knows it!
-Bai Gege: You are scraping the scales for love! Right?
What the hell? That's nonsense.
-Chengdao Jade Carving:???
-Bai Gege: According to insiders, when Ao Corporation held an internal meeting today, Second Uncle Ao’s microphone was not controlled properly and your voice was heard.
-Bai Gege: Also, Uncle Ao seems to be washing vegetables.
-Bai Gege: Oh, by the way, everyone said that you also reminded him to remember to scale the fish.
-Bai Gege: It’s a pity there is no recording. Is it true? Is it true?
Shui Yiyao: ...
...wash vegetables?
...scrape the scales?
Ao Li was in a video conference at that time???
What else did she say? Nothing silly, right? She thought about it for a moment. Hmm… nothing else. That was probably it.
-Chengdao Jade Carving: How can this be true? This is nonsense.
Anyway, I said there was no recording.
Bai Gege: Wow, Ao Corporation's CEO Yu responded, saying it's true. He also wished you and Second Uncle Ao a long and happy life.
-Bai Gege: Just because he is so sensible, Uncle Ao will definitely give him a raise.
-Chengdao Jade Carving: ...
-Bai Gege: Today’s melon is a little sweet, and I am very satisfied.
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