Chapter 344: Pursue Seriously
Wen Wan's eyes lit up: "Okay, okay, but will it be too much trouble for you?"
"It's not a problem. I made some tea myself before. Just don't mind."
"How could that be!" Wen Wan didn't think much of it, thinking she had brought it from her hometown. She praised, "Lai Yu, you're really amazing! You can even fry tea. What else can you do? It's really amazing!"
"I learned a little bit from someone when I was in Lujiazui, but I only knew the basics. I could only stir-fry it roughly and drink it."
Li Laiyu raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Then you can try it today and see how good my cooking skills are."
Xu Qingming didn't know that the venue had been changed temporarily. The two of them waited for a while downstairs of the western restaurant, and then Xu Qingming arrived.
Wen Wan waved at him from a distance: "Seventh Brother, here, here!"
Xu Qingming strode towards them: "Sorry for the long wait." His eyes accidentally met Li Laiyu's and he smiled gently.
Wen Wan said, "We didn't wait long. Lai Yu said she wanted to invite us to her house for tea."
"Really? That's great, we're in for a treat today."
Xu Qingming was very surprised that Li Laiyu took the initiative to invite them to his home, and he was also very happy.
It wasn't like he hadn't had some personal time with Li Laiyu recently. He could sense that Li Laiyu was gradually changing, becoming much softer. Occasionally, when they met, he would proactively greet her. This was truly rare.
Xu Qingming didn't know if his mother had contact with Li Laiyu again or what they said, but he was sure that these subtle changes in Li Laiyu were related to his mother.
Ms. Wang Mengfang is such a charming person!
The yard is still the same yard, but it seems very different from before.
The scenery becomes even better in April.
There are not many vegetables in the vegetable garden, but there are quite a few flowers planted. This season is the season when flowers are in full bloom, and several kinds of flowers are in bloom. The whole yard is no longer as deserted as before, and it has become lively all of a sudden.
Wen Wan lived very close to this place, but seldom came here. As soon as she entered, she was attracted by the scenery of the yard and couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's so beautiful! Lai Yu, you are amazing. You actually managed to make the yard look so beautiful by yourself."
Li Laiyu said, "I don't have much to do at home except going to school. I can't be busy making clothes all day long. I have to do something to pass the time."
Then he asked them to come into the living room and sit down.
The furnishings in the living room are very different from before.
The original simple round table was no longer there, replaced by a large milky white table.
She didn't know what the table was made of. Wen Wan reached out and touched it. It looked a bit like marble, cool and beautiful. There were thick blankets around it, so she could sit cross-legged on it.
On the back wall hung a painting of a misty landscape, with calligraphy written in a flamboyant style: "Only in this mountain, where the clouds are so deep that I don't know where it ends."
To the right of the door, there is a small round table and several chairs with armrests.
When Li Lai Yu is alone, he eats or reads or writes here.
While he was looking around, Li Lai Yu came out of the house, holding a square wooden tray with a very exquisite tea set on it.
This was the first time that Wen Wan and Xu Qingming had watched someone make tea seriously.
The water vapor was swirling, and the slender hands seemed to be dancing.
It’s more like a visual feast than just drinking tea.
Xu Qingming was completely stunned, and no one came back to their senses for a long time. He had no idea how many secrets and surprises this girl had waiting for him to discover.
He came back to his senses only when Li Laiyu handed the teacup to him.
Li Laiyu said, "Try it. The tea is just ordinary tea. The taste is just the same. It's just a formality to make it look more elegant."
Xu Qingming took a sip but couldn't bear to take a second one. He carefully examined the small and exquisite teacup in his hand. After a long while, he said, "It's still different."
He was a common man, and he really didn't taste any difference in the tea, but the feeling in his heart was completely different.
Wen Wan asked curiously, "Lai Yu, how do you know this?"
Li Laiyu said, "I met a very strange man in the mountains back home, and I learned it from him."
Wen Wan and Xu Qingming didn't think she was just making this up; they simply thought she might have had some unknown encounter, perhaps meeting a great hermit or some otherworldly master. Otherwise, there was no way to explain her many unusual qualities.
Tea tasting was a bit advanced, Wen Wan didn't understand tea, and neither did Xu Qingming. But he was thinking about studying this area in the future. It was a shame that Li Laiyu had such skills, but he was like a cow drinking water and knew nothing about it.
After drinking tea, Li Lai Yu rinsed the tea set and put it away before getting back to business.
The agreement was written by Xu Qingming. One was his sister and the other was the girl he liked, so naturally he would do it impartially.
In fact, it is very simple. According to Wen Wan's wishes, Ai Shang will belong to her and Li Laiyu in the future. When Xu Qingming helped to register it, it was Wen Wan alone, and Li Laiyu's name would be added later.
Apart from this, the two people do not have any specific interests involved for the time being, so whoever is free will go to check on the store.
The styles of clothes made by the two people are completely different. Li Lai Yu focuses on printing, dyeing and embroidery, and prefers more retro styles of clothing, while Wen Wan prefers more trendy and innovative styles.
That is, whoever has the order will do it.
Making money still depends on your own ability.
After making everything clear, Wen Wan stood up and left with the agreement in her hand, handing this rare opportunity to Xu Qingming.
Compared to the awkwardness she felt when she saw through Xu Qingming's feelings, Li Laiyu was much more natural now. As they'd gotten to know each other better, she wasn't as resistant to him as she had been at first.
As Ms. Wang Mengfang said, the world is full of colors, and she shouldn't dwell on the past. Since she is a new person, she should always try to live a life that she has never experienced before.
Her original intention remained unchanged, but as long as it did not affect her life, she felt that she could try to take a small step forward.
After seeing Wen Wan off, she turned around and asked Xu Qingming, "Why aren't you leaving yet? Do you want to have lunch here?"
Xu Qingming sat there and nodded with a smile: "Yes! I want to make a living here, but I don't know if it can work." As he said that, he looked at Li Laiyu eagerly.
Li Laiyu retracted his gaze: "Then let's share! I have everything here, but you have to do it yourself. I don't know how to serve others."
Xu Qingming wanted it more than he could ask: "Ah, I don't want you to serve me, I will serve you."
He was beaming with joy, as if he had encountered some great joy, and his eyes were full of light.
Li Laiyu didn't understand what he was so happy about. She turned and went into the house, rubbed her hot face with her hands, took out all the ingredients at home, and took them to the kitchen. She didn't care anymore.
Xu Qingming said he would serve her, so why did she come closer?
Back in the living room, the chubby black cat came out with square steps, meowed, jumped onto the table, and glanced at her: "Haha, you're still tempted, right?"
Li Lai Yu ignored it and touched his chest with his hand.
Her heart will always be moved, okay?
Cooking is not a difficult thing for Xu Qingming at all. Li Laiyu's kitchen is fully equipped with not only a gas stove and a coal stove, but also a small and exquisite earthen stove with some firewood neatly stacked next to it. No one knows where she got it from.
It's really not easy to get firewood in this capital.
There were only two of them, so Xu Qingming didn't deliberately cook more to show off his cooking skills. He just made rice, one meat dish, one vegetable dish, and a soup, which was enough for everyone.
This wasn't the first time he had dinner with Li Laiyu; they'd been together before, going to Guangzhou and back. But he always thought Li Laiyu looked good while eating, with a certain elegance that was not seen in others, and the more he looked at her, the more beautiful she looked.
Being stared at, Li Laiyu found the rice in his bowl a little hard to swallow. He looked up at Xu Qingming and asked him, "Are you full just by looking at me? You don't even need to eat anymore?"
Xu Qingming knew he had lost his composure and chuckled, "She was such a beauty, I couldn't help myself. Sorry!"
The apology was insincere.
But considering that he cooked a pretty good meal, Li Lai Yu decided not to bother with him for the time being.
After all, her cooking skills are limited, and she can't make such delicious dishes. She can only cook them until they taste good.
After dinner, Li Lai Yu didn't need to do anything at all, he cleaned the table and kitchen.
Li Lai Yu didn't care about him. He thought it would be a waste to use the labor that came to his door.
I took a pair of scissors and picked up some flowers in the yard. I went into the house, put them in a vase, and placed them on the table.
Xu Qingming knew when to stop, so he didn't plan to stay any longer after dinner. He asked Li Laiyu, "Are you busy this weekend?"
"It's okay! That's all I have to do. If there's nothing else, I'll go over there and look after the store."
Xu Qingming said, "Then I'll make an appointment for you on behalf of Ms. Wang."
Li Laiyu looked at him puzzledly.
Xu Qingming said, "Let's go on a picnic this weekend! My parents are going too. They specifically asked me to invite you along."
Li Laiyu asked, "Is there a suitable place nearby?"
"Yes! There's a really great place about ten miles from here. There's a lake, lawns, woods, and even a horse ranch. We can bring some stuff from home and spend half a day there."
"My dad likes fishing, and my mom wants you to go fly a kite with her. We can also go horseback riding at the stables."
Sounds pretty good.
Li Laiyu nodded in agreement.
She has never gone out to play, let alone go out to play with others.
It was rare for her to be so easy to talk to, so Xu Qingming suddenly wanted to push the issue a little further: "Well, I'll pick you up tomorrow morning."
Li Laiyu asked, "We're not going on a picnic tomorrow, so why are you picking me up?"
"You have to go to school tomorrow! I'll pick you up."
“It’s only about ten minutes away from school.”
Xu Qingming argued confidently: "That's different! I'm pursuing you, right? I have to perform well!"
Li Laiyu was stunned for a moment. This was the second time Xu Qingming expressed his meaning so directly.
"I don't like getting along with people. I have a bad temper and a strong will. I do whatever I want to do. I'm afraid of trouble. I will kick anyone who troubles me out without hesitation." Li Laiyu looked at him: "Are you sure you want to pursue me?"
Xu Qingming looked at her seriously: "I'm 26 years old, not a child. I know clearly what I am doing and what I want. I am pursuing you very seriously and I am determined to spend the rest of my life with you."
Li Laiyu had never been a coward in his two lifetimes, but at this moment he couldn't look him in the eye.
After all, after going through so many things, she still felt scared. She didn't want to easily change the peaceful and comfortable life that she had finally achieved.
She was afraid that some changes would occur that she would not be able to accept.
"The rest of my life is still long."
Xu Qingming nodded: "Yes, it's very long, so it's lonely to be alone. I want to accompany you."
After saying that, he didn't force Li Lai Yu anymore.
He has waited for so long and there is no need to rush.
"It's a deal then. I'll pick you up tomorrow morning."
Li Laiyu gathered his composure and bluntly refused: "Don't be too greedy. You can only choose between a picnic and picking me up."
Xu Qingming laughed: "Can I not make a choice?" He wanted to pick people up from school every morning and also wanted to take them out to play. Why should he make a choice?
But now I had to compromise: "Okay! Then I'll pick you up on Sunday morning."
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