After saying that, Yuan Zhou held the incense sticks in one hand and the wooden plate in the other and walked towards the small cauldron.
"Chi", Yuan Zhou inserted the wooden plate into the middle of the wood shavings of the scented rosewood in the small cauldron.
The wooden plate was about one finger long and two fingers wide. The wood was specially chosen to be carved with fewer patterns. The peacock pattern only twined around the four corners of the wooden plate. In the middle of the wooden plate, there was a Chinese character "Tong" carved with bold and vigorous strokes.
Such a wooden plate looked very solemn and serious. Yuan Zhou lit three specially treated incense sticks with a match and then inserted them into the cauldron.
"System, thank you for your help in the past two years." Yuan Zhou put his palms together with his big sleeves hanging down naturally. He stood tall and straight in front of the cauldron and said with a solemn expression.
"Yes, you are right. System, this is my gift of thanks to you. Please accept it," Yuan Zhou said again.
The system displayed, "..."
"Are you so moved that you can't say anything? Never mind. This is what I should do, "Yuan Zhou said seriously and seriously.
The system displayed, "Should I be moved?"
"Of course." Yuan Zhou nodded his head deservedly.
The system kept silent for quite a while and then displayed, "This system still understands the rules of your human world."
"It's good that you understand. Don't worry, system. I will burn incense sticks for you on the first and fifteenth day of each lunar month," Yuan Zhou nodded his head and said earnestly.
Not waiting for the system to say anything, Yuan Zhou continued, "This incense stick is only one grade inferior to the one I burned for my parents. It's absolutely a top-notch incense stick."
Hearing the sincere words of Yuan Zhou, as a system, it felt helpless and unable to communicate with him for the first time. Besides, it also had a feeling of grievance, which was much stronger than when it was cheated by its host.
It was a feeling from the inside out. The system could only show six ellipses again to express its speechless mood.
"System, it's good that you like it." Yuan Zhou was obviously relieved.
It was unknown how Yuan Zhou comprehended that the system was very happy from the six black dots.
Just as the System was about to retort, Yuan Zhou spoke again, "I got this idea from the last time you asked me to go to the temple to burn incense for you."
"Judging from the requirements of your last mission, I guessed that you like people to light incense for you, so you're welcome," Yuan Zhou continued.
The System suddenly felt as if the stone it had lifted last year had only fallen this year, and it felt as if it had been smashed hard on itself.
The system remained silent for quite a while before displaying, "Host, why don't you take down that sign? It will look better this way."
"Whether it looks good or not is secondary. The most important thing is that you have to know that the incense is for you. This is called having a purpose." Yuan Zhou shook his head and refused the system solemnly.
The system displayed, "…"
There was a small tripod cauldron with two handles and a rectangular wooden plaque. The word 'Tong' was engraved on the plaque in a flamboyant style. In front of the wooden plaque were three exquisite burning incense sticks. Yuan Zhou, who was dressed in a long-sleeved robe, stood solemnly in front of the plaque.
The scene was harmonious no matter how one looked at it. However, the system remained silent in such a scene and even directly went into hiding.
Luckily, Yuan Zhou didn't care about that. When the small incense sticks, which were shorter than the wooden plaque, burned out, Yuan Zhou changed his clothes and went to bed after washing his face and rinsing his mouth.
Before going to bed, however, Yuan Zhou muttered, "The system seems to be a little shy after receiving a gift."
After a good night's sleep, the refreshed Yuan Zhou woke up according to his biological clock. It was already dawn.
As usual, Yuan Zhou washed his face and rinsed his mouth, jogged, and then prepared breakfast. After breakfast, it was lunchtime.
When lunchtime ended, Yuan Zhou simply ate a bowl of noodles and then changed his clothes and went out.
Today was the day that he had an appointment with Zhou Shijie to meet the Master of Guizhou Cuisine.
When he walked to the intersection, Zhong Lili was already waiting there with her car.
Yuan Zhou was experienced in taking Zhong Lili's car. He opened the door and got on the car neatly. Then, he sat down and said, "Sorry to bother you."
"You're welcome, Boss Yuan. I'll be heading over now," Zhong Lili said in a business-like manner.
"Okay." Yuan Zhou nodded and then lowered his head to read the Guizhou Cuisine notebook that he brought with him.
For a moment, it was very quiet in the car. Only the sound of Yuan Zhou flipping through the pages could be heard. Meanwhile, Zhong Lili looked straight ahead and focused on driving.
After driving for about 20 minutes, Zhong Lili's car began to slow down. Yuan Zhou closed the notebook and sat up straight, looking straight ahead.
"This is the courtyard by the river. Chairman Zhou and Master Ke Lin should be here soon," Zhong Lili said seriously.
"Okay." Yuan Zhou nodded.
"Chairman Zhou said that he doesn't have anything to tell you. So, you came here in the Alliance's chauffeur. However, the chairman will be waiting for you at the entrance," Zhong Lili said.
"Okay." Yuan Zhou continued nodding.
The car stopped in front of a simple and unadorned courtyard. On the wooden signboard above the door were the words "Courtyard by the River".
Just as Zhong Lili's car stopped, a black Volkswagen came from the other side. It was Zhou Shijie's usual car.
Yuan Zhou opened the door and got off the car. Then, he turned his head and said, "Thank you, Secretary Zhong."
"You're welcome." Zhong Lili smiled.
This time, Yuan Zhou didn't answer. Instead, he nodded and walked to Zhou Shijie's car.
When he reached the back seat of the black Volkswagen, Yuan Zhou opened the door naturally like a young man and let Zhou Shijie out.
"Little Yuan has just arrived as well," Zhou Shijie's amiable voice sounded and then he got off the car as well.
"Yes, I just arrived." Yuan Zhou nodded.
"Yuan is very spirited today." Zhou Shijie looked at Yuan Zhou with satisfaction and pride.
That's right. Yuan Zhou also changed his clothes today. He was wearing a sky-blue Han Chinese costume and a pair of black shoes. His hair was short and bristling. He looked natural and solemn. He was holding a notebook with a black cover in his hand and looked quite spirited.
"Uncle Zhou also looks good today," Yuan Zhou said earnestly.
"Haw-haw. You little brat. You don't even know how to praise people." Zhou Shijie was stupefied by the compliment and then said with a smile.
Then, Yuan Zhou didn't say anything. He just stood at the side silently.
Luckily, Zhou Shijie didn't laugh for long because another black Volkswagen drove up to them. An old man got off the back seat of the car.
The old man looked very fat, but he was very tall. However, his expression was always serious. His hair was white, and he wore a black Tang suit. He looked much older than Zhou Shijie.
"That's Colin. Let's go," Zhou Shijie raised his chin and said.
"Um." Yuan Zhou nodded and then followed Zhou Shijie's footsteps.
But halfway through, Zhou Shijie secretly pulled Yuan Zhou and asked him to walk to his side.
When he got close, Zhou Shijie greeted him with a smile, "Senior Brother Ke, you're here. This is Yuan Zhou."
"Hello, Master Ke." Yuan Zhou took the opportunity to greet him.
"You are very good." Colin squinted his eyes and looked at Yuan Zhou.
"Haw-haw, of course. Yuan is the treasure of our Sichuan Cuisine. He will also be the treasure of the whole cooking world in the future," Zhou Shijie said immediately.
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