Chapter 70: Da Yizi's Favor

Qiao Qiao's eyes instantly brightened, and she came over too.

"It's still the Seagull DF-1!"

Qiao Qiao stared at the camera with a fresh expression, her eyes almost unable to look away.

"Aren't we going to receive the People's Literature award today? This is the prize."

Xu Yuexin took the camera off, placed it on the table, and said.

"How nice, what award did you get?"

Qiao Qiao gently touched the camera, both happy and concerned, and asked.

"Mid-length Novel First Prize, and also the People's Literature Award."

Xu Yuexin patted the Duck Feather Blanket beside him and said, "The First Prize's prize is a blanket."

"People's Literature Award?"

Chen Yixue praised, "Impressive!"

As a literary figure, she understood that anything bearing the word 'People' must be the top award.

"That's not the case."

Xu Yuexin looked at Da Yizi, slightly lifted the corner of his mouth and said, "You two get ready; we'll take some photos in a moment."

"Let's shoot now."

Qiao Qiao couldn't wait, said, and took her sister's hand, "Come, let's go inside to change clothes."

"Okay!"

Chen Yixue enthusiastically followed her into the bedroom and closed the door.

While the daughter-in-law and Da Yizi were changing, Xu Yuexin took the camera off and familiarized himself with its operation.

The Seagull DF-1 is a classic film SLR camera, whose main difference from later cameras is the need to load film manually.

People's Literature gave him ten rolls of film, one of which is color.

There is a small knob at the camera's upper left; Xu Yuexin carefully lifted the knob, then pulled the rear cover, which sprang open instantly.

He placed the protruding edge of the film roll face down into the left side of the camera, pressed the knob, aligned the film leader with the spool axle, and inserted it.

After confirming the film's sprocket hole was engaged and wouldn't fall out during shooting, Xu Yuexin closed the rear cover and set the ISO to match the film.

At that moment the bedroom door opened, and the newly dressed Qiao Qiao and Chen Yixue walked out.

Qiao Qiao wore a water‑green silk fitted long dress and high heels, appearing tall and graceful.

Chen Yixue's outfit was even more eye‑catching. She also wore high heels, and donned Qiao Qiao's cheongsam; the perfectly curved figure was vividly outlined by the tight satin.

"Are you ready? If so, shall we start shooting now?"

Qiao Qiao asked exuberantly.

"We can photograph the cheongsam at home; we'll change later when we go out."

Chen Yixue said shyly, lifting the cheongsam with her jade‑like hands, trying to shift the slit backward.

"I have a Color Film Roll here that can take 36 shots total. We'll take six shots at home and half of the rest outdoors."

Xu Yuexin directed, "You go to the balcony first, facing me directly."

"Got it."

Qiao Qiao immediately grabbed Chen Yixue's hand and walked toward the balcony, turning to face Xu Yuexin.

The clear blue sky with white clouds above, and the green trees and red flowers below the balcony formed their backdrop, highlighting the sister's noble brilliance and the younger one's delicate beauty.

"Give me a smile, okay..."

"Hold that pose, don't move."

"Click, click!"

Xu Yuexin repeatedly pressed the shutter, capturing the youthful, beautiful daughter‑in‑law and the dignified, elegant Da Yizi together.

"Change pose, look at each other, smile."

After that pose, Xu Yuexin ordered again. Photography is great; at least it lets him stare at Da Yizi openly.

After a few more shutter sounds, Xu Yuexin sent the Qiao Qiao and Chen Yixue sisters to the study to change the indoor setting for more shots.

"Yixue, hold a book and read; Qiao Qiao, stand behind the chair and bend over to cover her eyes."

"Right, just like when the sisters joke with each other."

Under Xu Yuexin's direction, Chen Yixue sat at the desk, picked up his Sample Issue of "High Mountain," and Qiao Qiao also struck the required pose.

One shot, two shots...

After photographing Qiao Qiao and Chen Yixue together, Xu Yuexin took individual shots of them.

When it was Chen Yixue's turn, Xu Yuexin had her sit on the chair facing him, crossing her legs in a ladylike posture.

The pose was indeed ladylike, but because the cheongsam had a slit, it exposed a portion of Chen Yixue's thigh.

Xu Yuexin pressed the shutter, preserving the moment forever.

After the indoor shoot, Chen Yixue changed out of the cheongsam in the bedroom while Xu Yuexin waited in the living room.

When Chen Yixue emerged wearing a dress, Xu Yuexin took them out together to the park for outdoor shooting.

At that moment, Xu Yuexin noticed a faint, charming fragrance on Chen Yixue.

Logically, the cheongsam had been worn by Da Yizi for a while, which would mean... when Qiao Qiao wore it and got intimate, the scent she smelled would be Da Yizi's? Ahem... stop that.

Xu Yuexin quickly suppressed the wicked thought, and once at the location focused earnestly on photographing the two sisters.

After the shoot, Xu Yuexin, his daughter‑in‑law, and Da Yizi went to Baihuo Dalou to buy developer and other chemicals for processing the photos.

Back home, he set up a storage room as a darkroom and began developing the photos.

That night, in the bedroom.

Xu Yuexin tightly held Chen Qiaoqiao, and after a round of intense hot kisses and lovemaking, pointed toward the wardrobe: "Go, put on a qipao."

"Hmph… What if I don't wear it?"

Chen Qiaoqiao gave him a shy glance, but still obediently went to the wardrobe, took out the qipao, and changed out of her clothes.

When he pulled Chen Qiaoqiao back into his arms, and as her coquettish sigh led his large hand to slip under the hem of the qipao, Xu Yuexin took a deep breath.

Really nice.

Sure enough, it was the fragrance from Da Yizi.

……

The next day, Chen Qiaoqiao slept in until very late, and when she opened her eyes she was still groggy.

Looking at the sun outside the window, she let out a faint sigh: "What time is it already?"

She glanced again at Xu Yuexin, who was sitting upright by the bedside reading a book, and Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help but give him two pushes: "It's all his fault. In the past he also kept demanding from me, but he would usually be asleep by the early hours."

Heaven knows why he was so excited last night, continuing until dawn before stopping.

"Why are you pushing me?"

Xu Yuexin looked at the daughter-in-law lying beside him and asked, a bit puzzled.

"It's all your fault; you didn't let me sleep well yesterday, and you only got up this late today."

Chen Qiaoqiao said, puffed up with anger.

Xu Yuexin set the book down, looked at his beautiful daughter-in-law still lying on the bed, her snow‑white arms and fragrant shoulders exposed, a head of dark hair slightly disheveled, and his Adam's apple rolled.

"Oh… you're angry?"

Xu Yuexin lay back on the bed, wrapped his arms around his daughter-in-law's frost‑defying fragrant shoulders, and said, "Let me calm you down."

"How to calm… Ouch!"

Chen Qiaoqiao was initially curious, but as Xu Yuexin's large hand moved beneath the quilt, her face quickly flushed, followed by a sweet moan.

(End of chapter)