My Little Ancestor Is Sweet And Wild ( Part-1 )

Chapter 38

                          𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲

"Ack!"

Yu Pingchuan held his spatula tightly and moved it away from Ning Li.

"What hassle? The soup is almost ready. Just sit back and wait!"

Ning Li tried to talk him out of it as she said, "I...I-I saw a painting last time and I have some questions for you. Can you..."

Yu Pingchuan finally gave in when he heard her. "Okay. Lil Lin, take over, will ya?"

Overjoyed, Lin Yaohui ran over and took the spatula. "Mr. Yu, it's been a while since you've seen Lili, right? Go on, go have a reunion. I'll prepare the meal."

Yu Pingchuan took his apron off and passed it to the man.

"I thought of letting you taste my cooking, but don't you worry. The soup is almost done. Just give it a few more minutes and you can have a taste!"

"Okay..." Ning Li said.

The two of them headed to the study room.

"Which painting were you referring to just now?" Yu Pingchuan curiously asked.

Ning Li gulped and simply came up with a name.

Yu Pingchuan thought about it for a moment. "That? That's his earliest work. He was still not mature at that time, and his creative mind was a little extreme back then. There's nothing stellar about it."

"Oh..." Ning Li said.

"Yours, however..." Yu Pingchuan sat down behind the desk. "I still haven't asked you about the last-minute change the other day.How long have you put your brush away for?"

Ning Li's heart skipped a beat.

"It's been a while, I guess. I just transferred to a new school and I have to take the monthly test, so I've been having a lot on my plate recently."

Yu Pingchuan softly grunted. "Brushing me off with those words again. How much have those trivial matters delayed your practice? Let me ask you, how did you fare in your monthly test?"

"I got first place." Ning Li was honest.

Yu Pingchuan took a glance at her. "What? You are that good now?"

She listened quietly. Her obedient expression reminded Yu Pingchuan of some old memories. He felt pity for her but did not lecture her about that.

"Your painting is still okay." He took a sip of tea and simply let it slip.

Ning Li smiled. "Thank you, Mr. Yu."

He grunted and was reminded of something else. "Oh, you are living in the Ye family's place, aren't you? How are you keeping up?"

She curved her lips into a smile again. "Okay, I guess."

Yu Pingchuan stared at her quietly. He had stayed in Lincheng for quite some time in the past and always thought Ning Li had lost her biological mother.

Who would have thought that her mother had remarried Ye Ming in Yunzhou and was living a decent life?

If Ning Li's grandmother had not suffered a sudden heart attack, the Ye family would never have wanted to contact Ning Li.

Since she was introduced to the family under such circumstances, how could she be doing just okay?

Ning Li seemed calm, so Yu Pingchuan did not press on that matter. He switched to other topics and she answered whichever topic that she found interesting.