Chapter 11, Chapter 11, 011 This person...

Chapter 11, Chapter 11, 011 This person...

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Once a person has a good impression of someone, they only see the other person's good points.

For example, Jiang Lai now thinks Ye Anguo is a very good person. She thinks he is a kind and compassionate person who can't bear to see his comrades' orphans suffer. He adopted three sons before he was even married and took them in by his side.

He was law-abiding and lived up to his military uniform, but so law-abiding that even his wife couldn't stand it and sought another woman after being reborn.

Even his love of talking became a virtue in Jiang Lai's eyes. What a good man! He doesn't do those empty gestures. Talking is useless; you have to take real action.

Moreover, even someone less attractive than Shi Cheng, with darker skin, seems to have whiter teeth; the less attractive one feels more secure...

That's just how people are; when they like someone, they only see their good points.

At 11:30, Jiang Lai was about to start cooking, but Ye Anguo wanted to show off his skills to Jiang Lai. His comrade had repeatedly told him that since he was already quiet enough, he should do more and let Jiang Lai see his practical abilities.

So after hesitating for a moment, Ye Anguo said to Jiang Lai, "How about I cook for lunch?"

"You can cook?" Jiang Lai expressed doubt. It wasn't that she discriminated against men who couldn't cook, but in the original owner's memories, she didn't know many people who could cook.

This was in 1970, not in the world more than fifty years later where men and women are more equal. Nine out of ten men in this era were chauvinistic, and very few men could cook. Even if they cared for their wives, they wouldn't show it openly.

"Yes, I do the cooking at home, but my skills aren't particularly good, just edible," Ye Anguo said with a shy smile.

"Alright then, I'll try your cooking." Ye Anguo certainly wouldn't discourage him if he had this idea; it would be best if he practiced more and became a master chef.

Thinking about it this way, Ye Anguo has another advantage that makes Jiang Lai more attractive than other men. Although she has always lived independently and is quite good at cooking and enjoys cooking, Jiang Lai's cooking skills depend on her mood. When she's in a good mood, it's delicious food; when she's in a bad mood, it's culinary disaster.

This is not an exaggeration at all. When Jiang Lai is in a bad mood, she would rather go hungry than cook. When she is forced to, she will just mess around. So later, Jiang Lai only cooks when she is in a good mood, and orders takeout when she is in a bad mood.

However, there were no takeout options in 1970, so the best solution was for Ye Anguo to have cooking skills. Otherwise, Jiang Lai believed she could definitely make him eat in the cafeteria.

However, it's clear that Ye Anguo is a skilled cook; his stir-fries are quite impressive, and they look delicious and appealing. I wonder how they taste.

"Oh, our young lady cooked today!" Liu Aihua, who had rushed back to cook, smelled the aroma as soon as she entered the house and said teasingly.

"Huh? Why is An Guo cooking? Jiang Lai, how could you let An Guo cook? That's so disrespectful." Liu Aihua glared at Jiang Lai.

“How is that considered bad manners? They’re dating now, and if nothing unexpected happens, they’ll be family. What’s wrong with letting him cook a dish? Mom, didn’t you see that the vegetables in the yard have been watered and the firewood chopped?” Jiang Lai gestured for Liu Aihua to look at the yard.

“It was Anguo who did it. I knew it! When did you become so quick and efficient? Anguo, I’ll take care of things here. Go sit outside and rest for a while.” Liu Aihua said, trying to take the spatula from Ye Anguo’s hand.

As for Ye Anguo, when he heard Jiang Lai say that they might become a family in the future, he was overjoyed. He held onto the spatula tightly and didn't want to let go, hoping to make a good impression here in the future.

How could she not be beautiful? The moment Jiang Lai said this, it meant that she had accepted him. Although Ye Anguo didn't know what he had done to move Jiang Lai, before he came back, Jiang Lai's attitude towards him was not like this. Before entering the door, he felt that Jiang Lai was a little distant from him.

However, the process was not important to Ye Anguo; what mattered to him was the result. This time, he naturally wanted to strike while the iron was hot, so he was determined not to let Liu Aihua take away his spatula.

"Auntie, I'm almost done here. You've worked hard. I'll take care of this." Ye Anguo said, gripping the spatula tightly.

"Hey, how can you let a guest cook for me? Let go..." Ye Anguo and Liu Aihua went back and forth for several rounds, making Jiang Lai, who was watching the fun, laugh.

In the end, Liu Aihua couldn't argue with Ye Anguo and had to give in: "What are you laughing at? Hurry up and wipe the table clean. Your dad, your older brother, and your sister-in-law will be back for dinner soon."

Jiang Lai said "Okay" and quickly made her escape.

Before long, Jiang Bolin, Jiang Qin, and Meng Wenying also returned. When they learned from Liu Aihua that Ye Anguo had cooked lunch, they found the food not particularly delicious but still quite palatable. Like Jiang Lai, their goodwill towards Ye Anguo increased rapidly.

Jiang Bolin, in particular, got so excited halfway through his meal that he asked Liu Aihua to bring out his treasured wine so he could have a couple of drinks with Ye Anguo. This was a wine he himself was reluctant to drink.

However, Ye Anguo ultimately couldn't drink the fine wine treasured by Jiang Bolin because Jiang Lai wouldn't allow it. As someone who grew up in a military compound and always remembered traffic rules, Jiang Lai insisted on the principle of "don't drink and drive," even though Ye Anguo didn't have a car and was riding a bicycle.

Then Ye Anguo showed another of his strengths, which was that he listened to Jiang Lai. When she said that it was dangerous to ride a bike after drinking, he immediately put down his glass and even advised Jiang Bolin, who had to go to work in the afternoon, not to drink. He said that if Jiang Bolin wanted to drink, he could wait until he could drink with him in the evening.

Moreover, it was clear that he was genuinely sincere, without the slightest hesitation. It was also evident that Ye Anguo didn't drink much normally, or at least he wasn't addicted and could easily give up alcohol.

In the end, Jiang Bolin really liked him. In private, he would talk to An Guo about his eyes. They were very upright and clear. He didn't have any feelings of his daughter being taken advantage of. Instead, he told Jiang Lai to get along well with Ye An Guo, which made Jiang Lai quite speechless.

After dinner, Ye Anguo wanted to clean up the kitchen and wash the dishes, but since he was a guest, how could Liu Aihua let him do it? In the end, Ye Anguo was pulled into the living room by Jiang Bolin and Jiang Qin to drink tea.

Jiang Lai was sent to the kitchen to wash dishes by Liu Aihua. Not long after, Liu Aihua and Meng Wenying came in. As soon as they came in, Liu Aihua couldn't wait to ask about what happened at noon: "Lai Lai, how did you two get along at noon today?"

Jiang Lai thought for a moment and replied, "He's alright. He's a nice person, not tiring to be around, and quite considerate and thoughtful. My initial impression of him is quite good."

Meng Wenying also asked, "Tell me what you all did at noon? Didn't you go to the department store? Were you generous or stingy?"

This is quite important for women. A man who is willing to spend money on you may not necessarily treat you well, but a man who is not willing to spend money on you certainly won't treat you well. These are conclusions that Liu Aihua has drawn from observing many people.

"It's not that I'm stingy, but I didn't let him buy me anything. We're basically just people who recently went on a blind date, how could I let him buy me anything?" That's just Jiang Lai's personality.

"So if you told him not to buy it, he didn't buy it?" Liu Aihua frowned when she heard this. In her opinion, Liu Aihua and Jiang Lai were not people who liked to take advantage of others, but this was a blind date, so the nature of the matter was different.

"Judging from his demeanor, he doesn't seem like such a stingy person." Liu Aihua was a little disappointed because she had a good impression of Ye Anguo. However, if Ye Anguo was such a stingy person when it came to money, she would not agree to marry him back and forth. Otherwise, Jiang Lai would have a very tiring life.

“Lai Lai, a stingy man is no good. Even if he didn’t have any children, no matter how good his conditions are, if he doesn’t treat you well or isn’t generous to you, it’s useless. Let me give you an example. Your brother and I got together because he was good to me and generous. Look at us now, we’re doing pretty well, right? But I have a classmate who married into a wealthy family. So what if they’re high-ranking officials and rich? They still have to live at the mercy of others. No matter how glamorous they seem on the surface, it’s useless. Their life is not as good as mine.”

"Don't rush me, I haven't finished speaking yet. It's not that he didn't want to buy it for me. He said he wanted to take me shopping for clothes, but I thought we'd only known each other for a few days, so I refused. I hadn't thought it through yet. What if we didn't end up together? Wouldn't that cause a lot of trouble?" Jiang Lai said honestly.

"He can't just leave without saying anything, right? By the way, why didn't he invite you out for lunch? We initially thought you'd eat at a state-run restaurant." Liu Aihua suddenly thought of this, and her goodwill towards Ye Anguo plummeted again.

“We bought so many defective fabrics, didn’t we? How are we supposed to go shopping or eat at state-run restaurants with so much stuff? So we thought we’d send them back first. And you saw what happened? You told me to cook the soup at home first, so we stayed home. I wanted you to have hot food when you came back.”

Jiang Lai couldn't help but explain for Ye Anguo on this point. Of course, this was also because Jiang Lai now had a good impression of Ye Anguo. If she didn't, she could take the opportunity to back down now and say that she didn't like Ye Anguo, and Liu Aihua wouldn't say anything.

"But he secretly bought me a box of face cream, the kind in a porcelain bottle. Look, you see." Seeing that their expressions weren't exactly pleasant, Jiang Lai quickly took out the box of face cream to show them.

Hearing this, Liu Aihua and Meng Wenying felt relieved and at ease: "That's good. This brand of face cream costs four yuan and fifty cents a bottle. You can't usually buy it even if you have money. I didn't expect him to be so lucky. He's also quite generous. I shouldn't have said he was stingy. People who are willing to spend four yuan and fifty cents to buy face cream are definitely not stingy."

Meng Wenying's words were based on experience, because in the eyes of many men, face cream is something that women who love beauty apply. Some men are willing to spend a lot of money to buy jewelry for women, but they are unwilling to spend four yuan and fifty cents to buy a box of face cream. Anyway, in Meng Wenying's opinion, Ye Anguo has passed the test.

"Alright, it seems you're not too stingy. But a bottle of face cream doesn't mean anything. Anyway, we can't rush into a marriage. This concerns your whole life, so we have to be careful," Liu Aihua said.

A note from the author:

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Book Title: The Green Tea Girl Became an Internet Sensation After Her Persona Collapsed

Author: Smiling Confusion

Synopsis: Before her rebirth, Su Ziyu struggled in the entertainment industry for many years, but no matter how hard she tried, she always remained on the fringes of fame.

After her rebirth, Su Ziyu learned the truth: she was a cannon fodder female supporting character in a wish-fulfillment novel set in the entertainment industry, so no matter how hard she tried, it was useless. Su Ziyu's purpose as cannon fodder was to elevate the female lead. However, now that she had awakened her consciousness, she no longer wanted this cannon fodder position; let whoever wanted it, take it! Who isn't a little princess at heart? She was numb, and she let herself go.

During the recording of the show, top star Gao Shenghan fell into the water, and everyone was stunned. Su Ziyu jumped into the water to save him. A few minutes later, she carried Gao Shenghan on her shoulder like a sack of rice and brought him ashore.

During the recording of the show, the original female lead was expected to volunteer to cook. Su Ziyu directly stated, "I like to eat the food I cook myself; other people's cooking doesn't suit my taste." The live chat was filled with criticism. However, after Su Ziyu finished cooking, the other guests were so impressed by the aroma that they asked her to cook for them as well. Of course, they would clean and chop the vegetables, and Su Ziyu would only need to stir-fry them.

Filming: The original female lead and Su Ziyu both took on the same role. The original female lead played the kind and innocent female lead, while Su Ziyu played a ruthless villain. After the show aired, it attracted a large number of female fans who screamed for Su Ziyu, saying things like, "Sister is so cool, I love her!" and "What a terrible script that made her disappear from the show! I instantly lost interest in watching it."

Su Ziyu only bound herself to the system to earn some retirement money, but she never expected that abandoning her persona and revealing her true nature would make her famous, even more famous than the original female lead...

Not only did she become famous, but she also received a huge reward from the system, transforming herself from a wage earner into an investor. She could finally make whatever scripts she wanted, and if no one else invested, she would invest herself. She had originally invested out of passion, but all the scripts she invested in became huge hits, making her a legendary figure in the investment world...

Gao Shenghan had always kept his distance from Su Ziyu. He thought Su Ziyu was spoiled, pretentious, and spoke in a affected manner. It wasn't until Su Ziyu rescued him from the water and carried him ashore like a sandbag that he realized that being pretentious was just a persona of Su Ziyu. He gradually discovered more and more of Su Ziyu's good qualities.

Gao Shenghan said, "Su Ziyu, you saved me, I have no way to repay you... Giving money is a bit vulgar..."

Su Ziyu: "No, no, no, I'm just an ordinary person. If you want to thank me, just give me money. Once the grudge is settled, the money and goods are cleared. If we meet again in the future, we'll still be strangers!"

"......"

Su Ziyu resolutely refused, but Gao Shenghan found himself looking at Su Ziyu more and more often...

Su Ziyu chatted happily with the puppy, not even glancing at him.

Gao Shenghan panicked; he couldn't sit still any longer.

Unfortunately, winning her back wasn't easy, because she's a total straight-laced woman.