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A light green tablecloth covered the old wooden table, which was set with several steaming dishes, giving the room a cozy, warm feel.
Tracy was still in a daze when Ronald, wearing a gray–blue apron, came out of the kitchen carrying two tes of food.
He smiled brightly when he saw her. “Hey, you’re back. Go wash your hands ande eat. Try my cooking.”
His sweet smile, with his dimples, made Tracy feel a little stunned. “You … ”
She wanted to ask him why he hadn’t left, but the words wouldn’te out.
Half dazed, Tracy let Ronald guide her to the dining table.
The food Ronald made wasn’t fancy, but it looked, smelled, and tasted delicious. They seemed to have more vor than the food the chefs at the Jackman Vi prepared.
“Wow, I didn’t know you were such a good cook,” she said, genuinely impressed.
Ronald was delighted by thepliment. “I cook for myself all the time. Just got better with practice.”
She didn’t press him on why he cooked for himself. She just looked at the dishes on the table. “Why are there only vegetables?”
Ronald looked somewhat helpless. “CeeCee, you only left me 200. After buying medicine and essentials, I couldn’t afford meat.”
He sounded a little sad as he spoke,
Tracy was taken aback.
She suddenly got up, took a box of meat from her bag, and said, “These are leftovers from the store where I work. They’re clean. Do you want them?”
Ronald’s eyes widened, and he smiled brightly. “Meat! Of course I want it!”
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The meat was already cooked, so Ronald quickly heated them up and put them on the table.
He was the first to pick up a piece and ce it on Tracy’s te. “You eat first.”
This meal was slow, but it was the most peaceful one Tracy had had in two years.
However, her stomach was still sensitive from her time at the Angelic Etiquette Academy, so she couldn’t eat too much.
After the meal, she started unpacking.
Besides daily essentials, she’d bought two sets of bedsheets, but she couldn’t afford aforter.
Ronald, who had only 200 dors, managed to buy two oldforters.
“Thedies in the neighborhood sold these to me. They’re old, but they’re clean,” Ronald said.
He sounded a little proud as he talked about buying the quilts. “They thought I was a poor college student from the countryside and took pity on me, so they took extra care of me!”
That little look on his face somehow lifted Tracy’s mood.
She unpacked everything she’d brought, including a set of painting tools and a painting she’d taken from the Jackman vi.
The painting was inspired by a conversation she had with Phoebe.
The painting showed green bamboo bent under a heavyyer of snow. The cool, elegant colors were beautiful, but the painting gave off a heavy, oppressive feeling.
This wasn’t Tracy’s old style, but she couldn’t get back to her old style.
“You painted this?” Ronald’s surprised voice suddenly made her jump.
He took the painting from her and looked at it closely. “It’s oppressed yet resilient, contradictory yet straightforward. With a talent like this, you could have your own exhibition!”
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Tracy was surprised by his straightforward praise.
Exhibition?
Her biggest dream used to be to have her own exhibition.
Butter, her only dream was to stay alive.
Tracy pursed her lips. “Even famous painters can’t always get their own exhibitions. I just paint for fun.”
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She reached to take the painting back, but Ronald dodged, still holding it. “If this is just for fun, you must be a genius!”
The praise was so direct and genuine that it made Tracy’s heart skip a beat.
She had almost forgotten what it felt like to be appreciated andplimented.
Ronald caught the brief moment of sadness in her expression.
After thinking for a moment, he said, “CeeCee, if you want to have an art exhibition, let’s start by building your reputation.”
He held the painting up in front of her. “Starting with this one, you can post all your work online. Over time, you’ll attract people who can appreciate your art.”
Tracy blinked. “Post online? You mean hire the media to promote it?”
She couldn’t even afford a decent house, let alone pay for publicity.
Her words took Ronald by surprise. “No, I mean short videos. You’ve never used them?”
Tracy still looked puzzled.
She knew what a short video was, but it was a new trend back then, and she never used them.
And during her two years at the Angelic Etiquette Academy, she’d had no contact with the outside world at all.
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Ronald had lost all his belongings when he was kidnapped, so he downloaded a video streaming app on Tracy’s phone.
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Chapter 68 I’m Not a Freeloader