Chapter 872 - 751: Trying to Test Me

Having finished cooking the fresh shrimp lotus tower, Liu Yunong realized it was getting late and had to abandon the idea of having Fu Yu make it again so she could observe and learn.

The two changed clothes together and returned to the front hall.

Before leaving, Fu Yu couldn’t help but say, "Master, I actually think you should try to break your original cooking mindset and operating habits. This process might be challenging, but only by doing so can you improve!"

Actually, it’s not that Liu Yunong is particularly dull; it’s just that cooking is like solving a problem—breakthroughs require a change in thinking, stepping out of the comfort zone you’re used to, discovering your weaknesses, and figuring out how to improve.

The issue Fu Yu pointed out might be hard for Liu Yunong to perceive on her own.

However, now that Fu Yu has pointed it out, she might subconsciously want to change. This process might be quite difficult for Liu Yunong.

Progress itself comes from constant denial, gradually making breakthroughs.

Fortunately, Liu Yunong’s cooking experience is really extensive, and Fu Yu’s guidance can broaden her horizons, so Liu Yunong maintains a very stable mindset and quickly recognizes her shortcomings, starting to think about how to better break through and make progress.

Liu Yunong is quite clever; she detected the comfort in Fu Yu’s words and smiled, "Hmm, I got it. Thank you for today anyway."

Being able to calmly accept one’s shortcomings and humbly intend to amend them is a kind of ability and also a manifestation of magnanimity.

Fu Yu also smiled, said goodbye to Liu Yunong, and prepared to leave when his phone suddenly rang.

He took it out and glanced at it; it was a message from Liu Yuqing.

[Big Beauty: Haven’t finished delivering the gifts yet? When can you come back?]

Liu Yunong was nearby, ready to see Fu Yu out the door, stepped forward to glimpse the screen of Fu Yu’s phone, and spotted the dialogue box with Liu Yuqing’s usual cute rabbit avatar.

After reading the message, Fu Yu chuckled and explained awkwardly as he met Liu Yunong’s gaze, "Xiaoqing asked when I’m going back."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yunong nodded, "It’s getting late; you should hurry up and go."

After speaking, she couldn’t help but ask, "Does she usually check on you like this?"

Fu Yu coughed and quickly explained, "No, she’s just quite concerned about me."

Liu Yunong suddenly asked with interest, "Xiaofu, don’t you find it annoying?"

Fu Yu was suddenly taken aback, was she trying to test me?

This level of concern shouldn’t count as annoying, right?

Besides, without a girlfriend’s concern, a relationship wouldn’t be much fun!

"Of course not annoying!"

Liu Yunong suddenly felt like laughing at Fu Yu’s straightforward rebuttal.

She wasn’t implying anything, she just found it interesting to see Fu Yu and Liu Yuqing’s sticky romantic relationship.

Liu Yunong went abroad at eighteen, and after college, directly participated in various chef competitions and even joined gourmet TV shows. Since adulthood, she has been exposed to Western culture and education. Though she remains quite traditional at heart, her thoughts are somewhat more open than her peers.

Perhaps due to her age, she’s always been very calm and composed in her relationship life, so seeing Liu Yuqing joyfully and eagerly dating sometimes makes her very curious.

However, it’s apparent that Fu Yu likes the dependency with Liu Yuqing, which reassures Liu Yunong.

Liu Yunong smiled at Fu Yu.

Fu Yu followed with an awkward smile.

The two exchanged glances and couldn’t help but simultaneously laugh softly.

This feeling was just like friends!

Very close.

One has to say, because of Liu Yuqing, the relationship between Fu Yu and Liu Yunong became somewhat mentor-like and friendly, adding a bond akin to family.

Their age difference isn’t very large, and they work in the same environment, allowing them to have more common topics, especially now with Liu Yuqing as a stable bridge for communication.

Liu Yunong personally saw Fu Yu to the restaurant door, earnestly reminded, "Stay safe on the road!"

Fu Yu repeatedly agreed, suddenly feeling grateful that he won over Liu Yuqing when she was interning at Qianlima.

Otherwise... with his dear elder sister-in-law, he’d surely face a long journey to win his wife!

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Fu Yu took a taxi back to Qianlima.

He got off the cab on the side street, and almost as his taxi started moving, another taxi followed right up.

The two cars stopped at the same spot, one right after the other.

In his hurry, Fu Yu didn’t notice the commotion behind him.

The taxi parked by the roadside, and after a while, someone opened the back door from the inside.

The first to step out was a middle-aged woman in her forties.

She got off but didn’t rush away, instead standing there, bending down, and helped an elderly person out of the car.

The elderly person had white hair and didn’t look very robust, standing up slowly with the middle-aged woman’s support.

The woman closed the car door conveniently and helped the elderly stroll towards the street.

Since buying the adjacent Dayu Mall, Qianlima has directly merged the two stores together.

The small road originally between the two stores for pedestrians has been covered into a corridor.