In the darkroom.
Luo Qiu gently placed the exposed and enlarged photographic paper into the tray of developer that Maid Miss had prepared.
The pure white paper gradually revealed black-and-white patterns, like ink dissolving in water. He greatly enjoyed the process.
Under the dark red safety light, Luo Qiu raised his head and happened to meet Maid Miss's gaze. They smiled at each other.
After sixty seconds, Luo Qiu lifted the photographic paper from the developer with a fresh pair of tweezers, then placed it in the tray of stop bath. After letting it sit for about ten seconds, he picked it up again and put it into the fixer in the third tray.
When the timer reached thirty seconds again, Luo Qiu smiled in satisfaction before lifting out the finished photograph and rinsing the liquid from it with distilled water.
He had no intention of speeding up the drying process... Although separating the liquid directly from the photographic paper was merely a matter of will, he clearly preferred watching it dry naturally.
This would be an enjoyable process.
"Where does Master plan to put it?" Maid Miss asked softly.
Luo Qiu smiled. "Somewhere hidden will do."
Just like that little rubber ball, or the tiny dish of Jewel Flower. It might even be just a seed. You Ye knew that her master always liked collecting these little things.
Though small, the thoughts contained within them were like agarwood beads sunk in water, their fragrance lingering for a long time.
It had nothing to do with the shop's profits, but merely with her master's collecting habit... Maid Miss had always indulged this hobby, because she had gradually come to like these things as well.
The rinsing was done in secret. Another finished product had already been given to the happy