“Then go ahead and love!”  Gao Yu Lan frowned and said.  “You won’t feel happy being like this now.  You’re hurting the one you love and hurting your mother as well.”
“Maybe after announcing this, the damage will even be greater.”  Yin Shu twisted her fingers and felt very sad.

“Yin Shu.”  Gao Yu Lan held Yin Shu’s hands.  “I don’t understand your world and perhaps, I am wrong.  I just think life is so long and you are so young……you will never be able to keep this hidden for a lifetime.  I really can’t help you.  I think no matter who it is, they won’t be able to live your life or love for you.  You are the only one who can help yourself.”
Yin Shu tightened her lips, her eyes turned red and seemed like she was about to cry.
“Yin Shu, I think I will be your sister-in-law in the future.  We are one family.  I hope my family will be happy and lead a happy life.  Don’t reproach yourself, don’t always mull over the sadness in the past and look ahead.”
“I don’t know what else I can do.  If I can hide this for one day, I’ll gain a day and maybe I’ll have a chance in the future.”  Yin Shu’s tears started to flow.  “I only hope to be with the one I like and this has nothing to do with gender.  I only fell in love with the person I love but I’m so scared.  Lan Lan, I’m not as broad-minded as you.  I don’t dare to tell my mother.  I know she won’t agree and once she disagrees, I’ll never be able to find happiness.  I dare not tell her or she will force me to marry someone.  What can I do?”

“I don’t know, Yin Shu, I don’t know what you can do.  I’m not as broad-minded as you say and I’m also a character that hides when I’m in trouble but I know I shouldn’t do that.  I’m also trying to be brave.  Yin Shu, you are also able to do it.  Maybe not now, maybe not even tomorrow or maybe it will be a long time later but you will be able to.”
“What if I really can’t do it?  Maybe I really can’t do it……”  When Yin Shu thought of her mother’s strictness and iron-fist, she lost her confidence completely.
“If you can’t then you will have to follow your mother’s wishes for you to get married and have children.  Isn’t this answer clear enough for you?”

Yin Shu froze and bit her lips in silence.
Gao Yu Lan was silent for a while and then said.  “At one time, I had asked Yin Ze a very stupid question…….I asked him……if both of us were to fall into the river, who will he save first…….”
“Ah?”  With tears in her eyes, Yin Shu opened her mouth in surprise and said.  “Lan Lan, I can swim.  My brother is sure to save you.”

Gao Yu Lan’s face was full of black lines.  Does everyone think this question of hers is meaningless?  She cleared her throat and coughed twice.  “I just want to say, Yin Ze’s answer is that before we fall into the water, he will first teach me to swim.”
Yin Shu smiled and said.  “This is exactly what he will say.  He had also told me something similar to this.  He told me that nobody will be around to help me every time I run into trouble and the person I can only depend on forever is myself.  In fact, all along I have always lived well and it is only this matter.”
“Well, I just wanted to talk about the matter of swimming.  Actually, if we were to fall into the river, we can swim back together and disregard him.”
Yin Shu laughed and clapped her hands.  “Good, good….. we will wait for him to jump into the river, and then we will swim back together leaving him to soak in the water.”
Gao Yu Lan imagined the scenario and also laughed.
“I feel very happy chatting with you, Lan Lan.”

“I hope you can always be happy.  What have you decided to do?”
“I don’t know, Lan Lan.  Now I just want to conceal this from my mother.  You’re right, no one can help me with this matter.”
Yin Shu pulled Gao Yu Lan’s hand and said.  “Lan Lan, if……if I want someone to talk to, can I look for you?  You know, my brother is a man and sometimes he is unable to understand a woman’s mind.  As to my sister, well she is simple-minded and won’t take this seriously.”
When Gao Yu Lan thought of Yin Ning, she let out a laugh and nodded.  “Yin Zhu, let’s make an effort together.  I want to make a success of Suixin Yuan’s business.  I don’t want to be a Bao Zi anymore.  I want to manage my relationship and my life with Yin Ze well.  You have to work hard too!”

Yin Shu vigorously nodded her head.  Although she did not know what she should do, she felt encouraged.  Maybe she will have a chance to be happy……maybe!  As Gao Yu Lan had said, work harder and put more effort into it.
The work on Suixin Yuan was slowly getting better.  The second cooperation with the magazine was also very successful.  The magazine had expressed its intention to sign a long-term contract with Suixin Yuan.  Gao Yu Lan also proposed marketing publicity cooperation for the ‘Gourmet Classes’ and after discussing with the magazine, they agreed.
Very quickly, the curriculum for the class activities was out.  Renovation works for the shop had started and promotional materials were also ready.  Niu Niu and Mantou were photographed with an array of bread and snacks, displaying their warmth and cuteness.  The photo of Yin Ning as the beautiful bakery teacher was beautifully and elegantly done while Yin Ze’s photo was also very good.  One of the photos showed him leaning against the work table in the fabulous kitchen of the Food Restaurant.  He was supporting himself with both his hands placed behind him with a smile and an expression so gentle that could kill.
Gao Yu Lan was most satisfied with that photo of Yin Ze.  At that time, she was standing in front, far away from him and she had tried very hard to make him smile.  Eventually, she coaxed out this charming expression from him.
Gao Yu Lan gave this poster a provocative slogan and had the designer design a computer desktop wallpaper based on the poster.  It turned out that Yin Ze’s desktop wallpaper was the most downloaded.

What to do when the majority of the potential customers in Suixin Yuan are females?
Yin Ze expressed dissatisfaction with Gao Yu Lan’s use of his sex appeal and charms to sell the courses.  “I am your husband, do you understand?  You should keep me hidden.  How can you share me with other women?”
“You think too much, Husband.”  Gao Yu Lan coaxed him.

“Quick, quick.”  Yin Ze’s face was full of anxiety.  “Before any woman can stain me, you must put in more effort and stain me more often.  Then you must protect me, don’t let anyone touch even a hair on me.”
“Stop acting.”  Gao Yu Lan pushed away his face that had leaned close to her.

”You aren’t good to me.”  Yin Ze acted like a spoilt child.
“Then what do you want?”  Gao Yu Lan sighed and continued to coax him.
He grinned and said.  “I made your favorite picture of me as your computer desktop wallpaper, your mobile phone wallpaper, and also framed them up with one placed on your work tabletop and another placed on your bedside cabinet top.”
Gao Yu Lan was surprised with her mouth agape.  When was this done?

Then Yin Ze continued.  “You must take good care of those photos of me.  You can’t delete them or change them and every day you must think of me.”  He clenched his fists.  “I won’t give you a chance to have a change of heart!”
Gao Yu Lan’s face was full of black lines.
This is so childish!
She absolutely surrenders!

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