Quite awkward

"Angus beef with XO sauce and mushrooms, stir-fried yam with sakura shrimp, sea duck with ginger oil, pumpkin with pine nuts in golden broth, gravy soup with fresh lily bulbs, and fried rice with scallop and choy sum."

Jiang Yuhuai introduced the dishes on the table one by one, and then said: "I also prepared desserts, mango sago, passion fruit pudding, and rock sugar bird's nest, which will be served later."

Xiang Wei's eyes lit up when she saw the delicious food. She clapped her hands lightly and said in an exaggerated tone, "Boss Jiang is so thoughtful! These are all the things Qi Yu and I love to eat."

Qi Yu nodded silently, his expression gentle.

In the past few months, she has been deliberately controlling her diet in order to maintain a slim figure and light body for dance practice. Later, she moved into Xiang Wei's house. Both girls can cook, but their cooking skills are not good, so it is better to just eat takeout.

Now, she had to admit that the exquisite dishes on the table aroused her appetite and made her want to throw away her composure and eat heartily.

Jiang Yuhuai lowered his eyes to observe Qi Yu's reaction, and a smile spread out at the corners of his eyes.

“It’s time to eat.”

He pulled up a chair and sat down, picked up the glass and drank some boiled water, while chatting with Shen Xi.

They were talking about recording the show. Xiang Wei and Qi Yu had nothing to say to each other and they were both concentrating on eating.

"It would be better if this duck was a little spicier." Qi Yu whispered to Xiang Wei.

Jiang Yuhuai on the other side stopped talking and turned his head to look over.

"Qi Yu, can you handle spicy food?"

Xiang Wei quickly answered: "Yes, she is from Linjiang."

Linjiang has a hot and humid climate and the locals love spicy food.

In fact, Qi Yu only came to Linjiang when she was two years old, but she gradually developed the habit of liking spicy food.

Jiang Yuhuai understood and said, "I'll try a different way of cooking it next time, adding red peppers. I'll invite you to come and try it."

Qi Yu found it hard to refuse such a friendly and enthusiastic invitation, so she smiled and responded generously, "Okay."

Xiang Wei rolled his eyes and had an idea.

“Why don’t you add me on WeChat?”

Having said that, Qi Yu had no choice but to take out her cell phone and add Jiang Yuhuai on WeChat.

Shen Xi supported his chin with the hand holding the chopsticks, looked at the two of them carefully, and actually saw some CP feeling between them.

An idea came to mind, so he asked Qi Yu: "Are you busy recently?"

Qi Yu answered truthfully: "It's almost the New Year, so there's not much to shoot."

Shen Xi pressed on: "Are you planning to go home for the New Year?"

Qi Yu felt a little bitter in her heart. This year might be the loneliest Spring Festival for her.

She was about to shake her head, but Xiang Wei suddenly hooked his arm around her shoulders and said with a grin, "Qi Yu and I have agreed to celebrate the New Year together this year."

Jiang Yuhuai listened to their conversation quietly, feeling hopeful in his heart that perhaps Shen Xi understood him.

"Qi Yu, why don't you go record a variety show? The second season of the dating show "Love in Spring" will start recording next week. The show will be broadcast while being recorded. We all decide the direction of the show based on the popularity on the Internet. You can go and show your face." Shen Xi gently put down her chopsticks, her smile squeezed out the fine lines at the corners of her eyes, and her expression was extremely serious. It was obvious that she liked Qi Yu very much.

In a romance variety show, the appearance of the male and female protagonists is the bottom line. Qi Yu's face can withstand high-definition cameras, and she has natural beauty, a calm and introverted personality, and a gentle and handsome male partner. Isn't the next big hit CP just around the corner?

Qi Yu was slightly stunned.

To be honest, she has never considered participating in a variety show, let alone recording a dating variety show.

I was a little tempted, but I didn't dare to agree rashly.

"Aunt, let me think about it first."

Shen Xi was not in a hurry either. He gave Chao Wei a look, hoping that she could go home and help persuade Qi Yu.

Xiang Wei is a beneficiary of a dating variety show. All her current achievements are due to her participation in that dating variety show last year. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for her to make a name for herself as an actor.

She felt that Qi Yu didn't need to continue to suffer at the bottom, but could instead find another way out.

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Shen Xi had another partner to meet, so she walked out of the courtyard and drove away by herself, having asked Jiang Yuhuai to take the two girls home.

The car stopped outside the community, Xiang Wei ran out of the car and left the task of thanking Qi Yu.

Qi Yu glanced at the front seat. The man had his hands on the steering wheel. He slowly turned back and smiled at her, "How come Xiang Wei ran away like a rabbit?"

"But... maybe she was in a hurry to go back to the bathroom." Qi Yu made up an excuse and paused for a few seconds before politely thanking him: "Thank you for taking us back. Please drive carefully on your way back."

Qi Yu turned sideways and half-opened the car door, and Jiang Yuhuai laughed softly.

“Well, you’re welcome.”

"Qi Yu, nice to meet you."

……

Taking the elevator back upstairs, Xiang Wei saw Qi Yu with a look of pity on his face.

"Why don't you chat with Jiang Yuhuai for a while?"

Qi Yu hung his coat on the hanger and answered Xiang Wei as he bent down to change his slippers.

"I don't know him well, what can we talk about?"

Xiang Wei rubbed his palms and quickly pulled her to sit on the sofa.

"Jiang Yuhuai runs a Bentley and has a courtyard house. Although he is just a chef, his family background must be good."

This kind of man is in high demand everywhere, and he definitely participates in dating shows to increase his popularity.

Qi Yu had ridden in a Bentley before, so he didn't find it strange.

She knew that Xiang Wei wanted to match them up, but unfortunately she didn't have the heart to like men right now.

“I’m not attracted to him.”

Xiang Wei raised her head and said "oh", respecting her friend's opinion. Thinking of Shen Xi's instructions before leaving, she said excitedly: "Qi Yu, you should go to participate in the dating variety show!"

Qi Yu pursed her lips and tilted her head to think seriously.

Recording variety shows was unfamiliar to her, and she was not sure whether she was suitable for this job.

Xiang Wei easily guessed her concerns.

"There's a salary for recording a show. The minimum salary for recording an episode is tens of thousands. It depends on the number of people who come."

"Oh, and also, it's normal that you don't have any attraction to your co-star. My co-star and I are almost like brothers. Filming a dating show is just a different way of acting. I can handle it, so you can definitely handle it easily!"

Qi Yu raised his eyebrows.

Participating in this dating variety show can at least increase her fame. If she can gain attention and traffic on the show, then she should be able to sign with a good entertainment company smoothly. With an agent, it will be much easier for her to join the crew and film in the future.

What Xiang Wei said makes sense. She should develop her career in a different way instead of continuing to struggle in the predicament of having no films to shoot and being bullied frequently.

“Okay, let me try!”