By the time the two of them rested, the battle had already ended two hours later.
The two of them sat on the wooden chairs in the courtyard, panting. They were still exposing each other's shortcomings, not giving in at all.
This was what it meant to say when one's physical strength was insufficient.
"You old thing, you took advantage of my absence to trick the innocent Yuan. I'll kill you today to get rid of a scourge for the people," Zhou Shijie pointed the kitchen knife at Carpenter Lian.
"Didn't you rely on small favors to get Yuan to learn how to cook every day? What's the use of being a chef? I'm a carpenter," Carpenter Lian retorted, unwilling to be outdone.
"F * ck off, what do you know? I'm helping Yuan take care of small matters so that he can focus on what he likes. I'm not like you, who takes advantage of your seniority," Zhou Shijie retorted.
"You're just being cunning. No matter what you say now, Yuan will be my disciple in three days," Carpenter Lian said proudly.
"Just you wait, I'm going to chop you up and turn you into a piece of wood," Zhou Shijie said angrily.
"An old man like you can't even hold a knife properly." Carpenter Lian raised his head and looked at Zhou Shijie in disdain.
"Just you wait, old bastard," Zhou Shijie tried to get up, but his legs were weak, so he sat back down.
"I'm waiting, old turtle," Carpenter Lian scolded back.
Of course, Carpenter Lian also tried to get up, but he couldn't.
It couldn't be helped. The two of them had just run in and out of the courtyard for two hours. Even a young man would be exhausted, let alone two old men in their fifties.
Right now, the two of them naturally couldn't get up and couldn't move. However, their mouths hadn't rested yet. They kept calling each other 'old bastard' and 'old turtle' with great gusto.
Ma Xiao, who was at the side, bit the bullet and said, "Chairman Zhou, Boss Yuan is actually still a chef. My master didn't say he wanted Boss Yuan to be a carpenter."
"Scram! Whose disciple are you? You're a traitor! Just you wait, I'll beat you to death!" Carpenter Lian shouted.
"Master, let me pour you some tea." Ma Xiao was used to Carpenter Lian's bad temper, so he casually took out a cup of tea.
"Hmph." Even the carpenter's hand was shaking as he received the teacup, but he still snorted coldly to express his dissatisfaction.
"Master, please drink some tea," Ma Xiao said smilingly.
"Brat, get over there and do some carpentry. If that Yuan surpasses you in the future, I'll beat you to death." After finishing his tea, Carpenter Lian pointed at Ma Xiao and told him to leave.
After all, it was getting late, and Ma Xiao should go back.
"Yes, yes, yes. Everything Master said is correct. Then, Master, I will take my leave first. Goodbye, Chairman Zhou." Ma Xiao nodded quickly and left the courtyard.
"You old man, you actually lied to me." Only then did Zhou Shijie react to Ma Xiao's words and immediately said angrily.
"Old Tortoise, who lied to you?" Carpenter Lian said in a daze after drinking the tea.
Carpenter Lian's words immediately made Zhou Shijie choke. That's true. Carpenter Lian never said that Yuan Zhou was going to learn carpentry instead of cooking. Zhou Shijie just subconsciously thought so, but this old man was obviously misleading him.
"Hmph, this old bastard's temper is so bad. Sooner or later, all his disciples will run away," Zhou Shijie said indignantly.
"How dare they?" Carpenter Lian glared at his disciple who was staying in the inn.
"Don't worry, Master. We brothers naturally wouldn't dare," the disciple who was staying in the inn was a very gentle middle-aged man. He had just poured tea for Zhou Shijie.
The disciple was very willing to answer this question. It wasn't because of Carpenter Lian's bad temper, nor was it because of his reputation and craftsmanship. It was because of Carpenter Lian's demeanor as a master.
Although Carpenter Lian had a bad temper, when it came to accepting disciples, he would definitely do his best to teach them. Moreover, he would never sign his name on his finished products. He would only recommend them and make them famous.
Therefore, the disciples that Carpenter Lian was proud of were all very famous in the world of carpentry. Even if they weren't very talented, Carpenter Lian would still carefully train them so that they could make a living with their craftsmanship.
Because of this, it was impossible for Carpenter Lian's disciples to leave.
A master who never took credit for himself, a master who taught his disciples with care, and a master who could help his disciples find food to eat. So what if he had a bad temper?
One had to know that before one graduated from a master's tutelage, the products that one made belonged to the master. This was the same in both the academic world and the world of craftsmanship. However, Carpenter Lian was the complete opposite. He didn't take anything from his disciple and would even help improve it.
In Carpenter Lian's words, his reputation was built by the wood he made himself. He didn't want the immature work of his disciple.
The middle-aged man smiled and left after pouring the tea.
Carpenter Lian snorted coldly and began to despise Zhou Shijie's stupidity again.
Zhou Shijie couldn't be bothered to say anything more. He was thinking about calling Yuan Zhou later to ask about it personally.
Yes, Zhou Shijie remembered that he should have asked Yuan Zhou first instead of picking a fight with Carpenter Lian.
However, he naturally forgot about this matter when he was angry. Now that he was clear-headed, he naturally couldn't wait.
"I can't be bothered to argue with you. I'm going to talk to Yuan," Zhou Shijie took out his phone and started making a call. He didn't want to bother with Carpenter Lian.
"The Yuan you mentioned is my disciple. In three days, he will personally prepare a banquet for me to become his disciple," Carpenter Lian said leisurely.
Zhou Shijie was once again enraged. It took him a long time to hold back the cleaver in his hand and throw it at Carpenter Lian's face.
"It's just a banquet for him to become his disciple. I've eaten Yuan's dishes before, so I've eaten a lot more," Zhou Shijie said.
"So what if you've eaten a lot? Have you eaten a banquet for him to become his disciple? Have you eaten a banquet for him to become his disciple personally prepared by Yuan? "Clearly, Carpenter Lian knew how to anger Zhou Shijie to death.
Just when Zhou Shijie couldn't hold back anymore and was about to throw the cleaver, the phone in his hand got through.
Zhou Shijie gave him a look and said intimately, "Yuan, I'm your Uncle Zhou."
On the other side, Yuan Zhou had just finished preparing the ingredients for dinner and was washing his hands when he received a call from Zhou Shijie.
"Uncle Zhou, what's up?" Yuan Zhou sat on the chef's chair with his phone in hand.
"I'm at Wooden Lian's place," Zhou Shijie simply said.
Yuan Zhou immediately understood. Zhou Shijie must have found out about him becoming Carpenter Lian's disciple and was calling to ask about the details.
Yuan Zhou could almost imagine the chaos on the other side. The corner of his mouth curled up slightly as he slowly explained his reason.
"Yuan, you're too humble sometimes. It's true that those who are more capable should be their teachers, but there's no need to become that old brat's disciple," Zhou Shijie sighed.
"Oh right, Uncle Zhou, I've been learning how to make pufferfish recently. How about I treat you to pufferfish?" Yuan Zhou knew that Zhou Shijie was jealous, so he said with a flash of inspiration.
"Treat me to pufferfish? Then when will our relationship improve? "Zhou Shijie purposely raised his voice so that Carpenter Lian could hear him.
When Yuan Zhou heard Zhou Shijie's purposely loud voice, he only replied with a smile, "How about tomorrow night? You can come and eat pufferfish."
"Tomorrow? No problem. This pufferfish is the best among all fishes. I will definitely come tomorrow night," Zhou Shijie said with a satisfied smile when he saw the ugly expression on Carpenter Lian's face. He then hung up the phone.
"Master and Uncle Zhou are really getting younger as they get older," Yuan Zhou laughed and shook his head.
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