’After all, a painting has different colors, varying shades, and lines of different thicknesses.’
’Different colors could be achieved by having different girls step on different pigments. The shades could be controlled by small switches on their feet to regulate the amount of ink released. And the line thickness could be managed entirely through the girls’ different foot movements...’
’Next week, she would need to create a score for the movements of the traditional painting performance. It would be best to incorporate a mix of classical instruments. Hmm, she could use changes in the instruments to show the passage of time...’
On Saturday, she once again fulfilled her man’s wishes, indulging him for over an hour.
Liu Mingkun had come with Huo Tianhao. This weekend, he was going to meet the parents at the He Family’s home with He Qingran.
The next day, Xia Zhaoyun woke up bright and early to prepare breakfast.
Northerners love noodle dishes, and they never get tired of handmade noodles!
Today, she was making hand-pulled noodles. She had started simmering the bone broth yesterday, and she had begun preparing the dough in the middle of the night.
Making hand-pulled noodles was a delicate task; among all the noodle dishes in Xiahua, it was the most technically demanding.
There was a saying in the trade for making these noodles: "Three times water, three times ash, and eighty-one times knead!"
With a pull and a flick, the dough in her hands grew progressively thinner. While saying it was as fine as a strand of hair might be an exaggeration, it was enough to convey He Qingran’s awe and admiration.
"Yunyun, you’re holding out on me! How come you’ve never shown off this incredible skill before?" He Qingran exclaimed in amazement, unable to stop herself from muttering, "You really are a heartless friend who forgets her pals the moment she sees a handsome guy..."
Xia Zhaoyun smirked, raising an eyebrow as she retorted confidently, "Of course. Can’t teach the apprentice everything, or the master will starve, right?"
"I want to learn! I want to learn..." He Qingran said, hugging her arm with sparkling eyes.
"Alright, alright, I’ll teach you later," Xia Zhaoyun quickly agreed.
The two of them had a relationship free of suspicion; they said whatever was on their minds. They were so open with each other that, aside from their initial clash when they first met, they had never really had a conflict.



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