Zhou Shijie had thought for a long time before he spoke. The moment he said that, he looked at Yuan Zhou's expression carefully, waiting for his answer.
"Carpenter? Not at the moment. "Yuan Zhou wanted to say no, but when he thought of the system's mission, he decided not to say it out loud.
If one day, there was a dish that required wood carving as decoration, the obsessive-compulsive system might come and learn the skills of carpentry. Don't think that it was impossible. Yuan Zhou had read a book about a banquet called the Carpenter's Feast. It was said that it was invented by a master carpenter in the Ming Dynasty. This master had participated in the expansion of the Jinling Palace and was highly respected.
The last work he made when he was 64 years old was the Carpenter's Banquet. He invited many skilled carpenters to the banquet, and many eye-opening dishes appeared, such as Core Meat, Tooth Extraction Mantou, Hundred and Thousand Revolutions Cabbage, and so on. All of these dishes were built on exquisite wooden wares.
Yuan Zhou was very envious. Although it was impossible to rely on external help in cooking, it was not a problem to rely on external help to improve one's cooking.
I should build a good relationship with Carpenter Lian. Yuan Zhou began to prepare for a rainy day.
"Little Yuan, you can't practice your knife skills when you're a carpenter. It's a heavy job and it's not good for your wrist," Zhou Shijie started to talk about the damage done by his carpenter opponents with a serious tone.
Yuan Zhou nodded. Most of the time, recipes only mentioned a little salt and a little sugar, but he didn't know how much a little was. The reason for this was not to be deliberately mystifying. Adding seasonings depended on the chef's hands, and the weight was all controlled by the hands.
Therefore, if he really obtained the Carpenter's Feast, he would have to learn carpentry slowly.
Seeing that Yuan Zhou was daydreaming, Zhou Shijie continued to persuade him, "You still have to do some fine carving with your hands. It would be bad if you hurt your wrist."
"What are you talking about, Crooked Zhou? You're belittling us carpenters again? What do you mean we carpenters hurt our hands? Don't you know how to speak?" Carpenter Lian shouted angrily when he heard the last sentence the moment he entered the room.
"You old fart, slandering me every time I'm not around. Don't even think about getting any more handy furniture next time," Carpenter Lian glared at Zhou Shijie in dissatisfaction.
"That's not what I mean. I'm talking to Yuan about cooking. Do you have pig hair growing on your ears? I don't know what you're hearing. " Zhou Shijie said with a righteous expression, "What right do you have to butt in when it comes to cooking?"
Zhou Shijie did not feel guilty at all for being caught gossiping behind someone's back. Instead, he accused Carpenter Lian of obstructing his preaching.
"Really?" Carpenter Lian asked doubtfully as he looked at the two of them.
"Of course not. Am I the kind of person who would slander others behind their backs?" Zhou Shijie spoke first.
Yuan Zhou stood silently at the side and did not speak. After all, it was not good to undermine anyone at this time. Yuan Zhou chose to remain silent.
Without any hesitation, Carpenter Lian did not believe Zhou Shijie. He also did not know what Zhou Shijie had done.
The two quarreled again. Yuan Zhou was helpless. He could not leave for the time being.
First of all, Yuan Zhou was not eavesdropping. It was just that his hearing was too good and the two old men were too loud. That was why Yuan Zhou heard a piece of news. Carpenter Lian said that he would not go to Zhou Shijie's birthday next month. Even if he was invited, he would not go. Zhou Shijie also said that whoever invited him was a coward.
Next month was Zhou Shijie's 59th birthday. As the saying goes, men celebrate nine, women celebrate ten. That meant that next month was his birthday. Usually, Zhou Shijie took good care of him. Therefore, he should prepare a special gift for his birthday.
Yuan Zhou kept this in mind. After he conquered the exemplary restaurant, he would calm down and think about what gift he should give Zhou Shijie.
After thinking about this, Yuan Zhou saw that the two old men did not stop at all. Only then did he speak. He still had to go back to open the restaurant.
"Erm … President, Master Lian, it's getting late."
Zhou Shijie swallowed the sarcasm at the tip of his tongue and turned to look at Yuan Zhou kindly. "Are you done packing, Yuan?"
"Mhm," Yuan Zhou nodded. Actually, he was already done packing. He had already asked the same question twice.
"Alright. Little Yuan, it's settled then. I'll go to your restaurant tomorrow to get my measurements," Carpenter Lian said with a nod.
Even his master had said the same thing twice. However, Yuan Zhou still had to be polite, "Thank you."
"It's no trouble at all. I've already received my payment," Carpenter Lian said as he pointed at the plate.
"The payment isn't cheap. The lost Three Fragrance to the Ocean. You have to do a good job." Zhou Shijie immediately took advantage of the opportunity. He did not notice it before, but now it seemed that President Zhou was quite a naggy person.
However, President Zhou's nagging was on Yuan Zhou's side.
"I'm not a coward," Carpenter Lian said confidently.
Zhou Shijie agreed with him and did not say anything else.
"See you tomorrow, Master Lian," Yuan Zhou nodded and left with Zhou Shijie.
"Alright, you don't have to send me off. Watch over your disciple," Zhou Shijie waved his hand and walked out without looking back.
Zhou Shijie was stunned when he stepped out of the restaurant. The words he had just said sounded familiar. However, he did not think too much about it. Right now, the most important thing was to leave the Blonde Market.
Zhou Shijie walked very quickly. He was afraid that Yuan Zhou would find something strange and develop an interest in carpentry.
"Who wants to send you off?" Carpenter Lian muttered, but he still followed them out of the restaurant. He watched as the two walked to the corner before returning to the restaurant.
"This little Yuan Zhou is really not bad. He's just a chef. If he learns carpentry, he will definitely be talented," Carpenter Lian sighed. Carpenter Lian sighed. "Nowadays, it's really rare to find a young man who is calm and willing to research."
After saying that, Carpenter Lian turned to look at his disciple. No matter how he looked at him, he couldn't help but reprimand him.
Zhou Shijie knew that Yuan Zhou's parents had passed away. Therefore, he could not help but treat Yuan Zhou as his own junior when they met.
Yuan Zhou was also aware of this. Therefore, he would listen to him seriously every time.
"That's good. You're still young. The most important thing for you is to improve your culinary skills. Only the things that you have mastered are yours," Zhou Shijie said with concern.
"Mhm," Yuan Zhou nodded.
"Have you encountered any problems recently? You can look for me if you need anything." Zhou Shijie asked as he walked, "Although there might be a generation gap between us, I can still give my opinion on many things."
"Chairman Zhou, if you have someone you're familiar with, I don't know if I'm familiar with him or not, but if one day, he suddenly sent me bad news and never came back, I don't know why I feel so uncomfortable. It's as if I've lost a loved one even though our relationship isn't that good? What I said might be very confusing. Do you understand, Chairman Zhou? "Yuan Zhou said this after a long silence.
This matter had been bottled up in Yuan Zhou's heart for a long time. He did not know who to ask or tell. Yuan Zhou, who had always shouldered everything by himself, finally revealed his emotions to someone who was not his senior but acted like one.
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