Xu Yanxia, holding her phone, couldn't help but laugh—
It seemed that they had beaten the other party too hard today, and Decui Restaurant couldn't take it anymore, sending someone to make peace?
However, before she could speak, Lu Jingming suddenly took the phone from her hand and said to the person on the other end, "So this matter could have been discussed in advance? Then why didn't you consult with us before making such a huge change this morning?"
"Uh..."
The director on the other end fell into a brief speechless silence.
He then added, "It's late, and Director Xu needs to rest. If there's anything else, let's talk about it tomorrow."
He hung up the phone for her.
Xu Yanxia, "..."
It was rare to see him speak so impolitely to others.
However, before she could say anything else to him, he directly picked her up by the waist and went to the bathroom.
...
Xu Yanxia couldn't remember how she got out of the bathroom later, nor how she returned to the bed...
She only remembered that Lu Jingming was very eager, his whole body like a blazing fire, wanting to burn her to ashes;
And like a surging ocean, enveloping her over and over again.
And she was like driftwood in the sea, submerged by his gentle waves time and time again, and pushed out of the sea to breathe time and time again...
In short, this night was full of ups and downs, and it seemed like it never stopped.
Until she was exhausted and fell into a groggy sleep in his arms.
...
So much so that she didn't even hear the alarm clock when it rang the next day; it was Lu Jingming who woke her up.
"Baby, it's time to go record the show. If you don't get up now, you won't even have time for breakfast."
Xu Yanxia dazedly opened her eyes, only to see Lu Jingming, who had already washed up and looked refreshed, smiling at her by the bed.
She blinked, dazed for a few more seconds, before realizing that it was already the next morning.
So she lazily asked him, "What time is it?"
"Almost eight."
Lu Jingming lowered his head and kissed her on the cheek.
What, eight o'clock???
Xu Yanxia jolted completely awake. "Oh no, I slept in! The amateur competition recording starts at nine-thirty today!"
Saying this, she immediately wanted to get out of bed, but then realized she wasn't wearing anything.
Lu Jingming handed her a nightgown and comforted her, "Don't worry, I asked them to bring breakfast over. There's still time."
What a "there's still time." She still had to get her hair and makeup done.
Xu Yanxia hastily threw on the nightgown, asking him, "Did my alarm not go off? How did I sleep until this hour!"
To her surprise, he said, "It went off, but you didn't hear it, so I turned it off for you. I wanted you to sleep a little longer."
He then added, "After all, you worked so hard last night."
What on earth...
Xu Yanxia, having simply thrown on her nightgown, blushed as she got out of bed. She pouted and lightly punched his chest, saying, "If I'm late, I'm blaming you."
Who asked him to pester her endlessly last night.
"Alright, blame me."
Lu Jingming reached out to hug her with a very good temper, smiling as he said, "At worst, I'll make up for my mistakes tonight."
"That's enough from you."
Xu Yanxia blushed again, bit her lip, slapped him lightly, and hurried to the bathroom to take a shower.
...
—It should be known that due to the sudden parachute event from Decui Restaurant yesterday morning, the recording of this episode was delayed by half a day. The second amateur competition recording, originally scheduled for yesterday afternoon, was moved to this morning.
And after recording the amateur competition, they still had to go out to purchase ingredients, and then record the finals for the Jingbei station, so the schedule was very tight.
Fortunately, Lu Jingming, the initiator of this, was quite helpful.
By the time she quickly showered and came out, breakfast had already been delivered. There were fried dough sticks, steamed buns, soy milk, porridge, as well as sandwiches, cake, and milk.
Both Chinese and Western styles were available, very rich.
But she only had time to eat two small steamed buns and an egg before rushing to the dressing room.
Fortunately, Xiaozhen was quick and efficient. Rushing as fast as she could, she finally got her hair and makeup done before the amateur competition started recording, and she made it to the recording site.
After another two hours of recording, she, Best Actor Yao, and Zhao Yanting, the three team captains, had all chosen their teammates. Immediately after, they set off to purchase ingredients.
By the time they finished purchasing and returned to the studio, it was already 1:00 PM.
To save time, there was no lunch break today. The program team ordered boxed lunches for everyone and delivered them directly to the set.
Ye Shu helped Xu Yanxia get her boxed lunch. Xiaozhen was joking on the side, "I didn't expect that even on a food show, we wouldn't be able to avoid eating boxed lunches!"
"If we had known, we should have asked the program team to prepare more ingredients this morning and just have the amateur contestants from the first round cook them up!"
Ye Shu said, "The amateur contestants' skills vary greatly. How could it taste as good as what professional chefs make? It would be better to just have the three groups of guests do it and see whoever cooks the best big pot dish wins."
"Great idea,"
Xu Yanxia also smiled and said, "You know, making a good big pot dish is not simple!"
Although the boxed lunch was indeed not very tasty, she had eaten very little this morning and had rushed through two recording sessions in the past half-day, so she was really hungry. Saying this, she opened the boxed lunch and prepared to eat.
Unexpectedly, just after taking one bite, she saw Lu Jingming carrying two large insulated bags into the studio. He greeted everyone and then came over to her.
Ye Shu, with a sharp nose, gasped and said, "Is President Lu delivering food to his wife? What delicious food did you bring?"
Lu Jingming smiled and said, "Homemade vegetable and meat turnovers, sweet and sour ribbonfish, roast chicken, and rock sugar pork knuckle."
As he spoke, he took out several lunch boxes for them one by one.
These dishes sounded delicious. Ye Shu and Xiaozhen helped out, opening the lids of the lunch boxes one by one.
Immediately after, a rich aroma different from the boxed lunches wafted out, attracting Xiaoxian, Suisui, Xiaoman, and several other teammates who were nearby. They all gathered around and asked, "What is this delicious food? It smells so good!!!"
Xu Yanxia generously invited everyone, "Let's taste it together, it's home-cooked food."
"Is it Grandpa Xu's cooking?"
"That's great!!!"
The teammates cheered again and started tasting it one after another.
Immediately following, they sighed in admiration—
"Wow, this roast chicken is so fragrant!!!"
"The rock sugar pork knuckle is simply amazing! It melts in your mouth!!!"
"This sweet and sour fish suits my taste! Who gets it!!!"
Seeing everyone's high enthusiasm, Lu Jingming quickly took a vegetable turnover and handed it to Xu Yanxia, saying, "Grandma said you like the fennel and egg filling the most, this is it."
"That's right,"
Xu Yanxia also quickly took the vegetable turnover and started eating it, then asked him, "Why did you think of bringing me food? Our program team provides meals."
He smiled and said, "Can the food they order compare to what we have at home?"
After saying that, he picked up a piece of ribbonfish for her.
After she tasted it, he quickly asked, "Is it good? How does it taste?"
Xu Yanxia nodded, "It's quite good. The seasoning is just right, and the sauce is reduced well."
Lu Jingming then asked her, "What about the fennel turnover? Is it the flavor you like?"
"The turnover is also good,"
Xu Yanxia smiled at him. "I like it a lot, but I'm guessing my grandparents didn't make this."
"That's right," Lu Jingming replied with a smile. "I made it."
As soon as he said that, before Xu Yanxia could even respond, the group of friends around them erupted in surprise.
"President Lu actually cooked personally??? That is so rare!!!"
"Wait, does that mean we shouldn't eat this? This was made by President Lu..."
"No, no," Lu Jingming quickly interjected. "To be exact, I learned how to make all of today's dishes from the grandparents. I spent the whole morning learning, and these are the finished products. I just hope you all don't mind my cooking."
Hearing this, Ye Shu nodded and sighed with deep emotion. "I'm probably the first employee in the company to ever eat a meal cooked by President Lu, aren't I?"
"This is way too rare. No, I have to take a picture to commemorate this."
