Siheyuan: The rise and fall of the He family is our responsibility

"By the way, I heard from your master that you have a younger sister. So, you can bring your sister here, but the premise is that she can't run around, understand?"

"Don't worry, I won't let her run around. Thank you, Manager Ma." He Yuzhu thanked Manager Ma. This time, his thanks were not like the diplomatic rhetoric he used to say, but full of sincerity.

In the evening, He Yuzhu and Master Ye left Taifeng Building together. Before they parted, He Yuzhu called Master Ye mysteriously and said:

"Master, do you still remember the boxing manual I took from you?"

"Nonsense, that's my family heirloom, of course I remember it. What? You can't practice it anymore and want to give up?" Master Ye said calmly, as if he had expected this.

Since He Yuzhu got the boxing manual, he only came to see him a few days ago and has never been seen since then.

In addition, He Yuzhu's cooking skills have improved by leaps and bounds in recent times, so Master Ye naturally thought that he had given up this path long ago and concentrated on practicing cooking.

After all, human energy is limited. Learning cooking is hard enough. If you try to learn martial arts at the same time, not to mention whether your will can hold up, your body definitely won’t be able to bear it.

Just as Master Ye was thinking about how to comfort the ashamed He Yuzhu, he unexpectedly tilted his head and said strangely:

"Master, I didn't say I wanted to give up. I just wanted to say that I've practiced enough and wanted to ask if you have any other skills I can practice."

But unexpectedly, Master Ye said to He Yuzhu without a single word, "Zhuzi, I know you young people care about your reputation and don't want to admit that you are not good enough. Master tells you, there is nothing to be ashamed of. Back then, your master... Fuck!"

"Crack!"

Seeing that Master Ye didn't believe him, He Yuzhu didn't waste any words and just punched in front, making a sound of air explosion. This sound has a special name in martial arts, called fist wind.

Master Ye was also shocked so much that he actually swore in front of his apprentice. But at this time he didn't care about his character issue. Instead, he widened his eyes and looked at He Yuzhu's not-so-strong fist in disbelief.

"Zhu...Zhu, what was that noise just now?"

"Fist Wind, Master, if you didn't hear me clearly, I'll hit you again."

"Stop, stop, stop. No need for that." Master Ye quickly stopped He Yuzhu who wanted to punch him again, rubbed his brows, and said, "What you mean is that you have learned almost everything in that book in less than a month, right?"

"Yes."

"Not only did he learn it, he can even throw punches. Am I right?"

"Yes, Master, you are right."

Looking at He Yuzhu who looked calm, Master Ye took a deep breath and forced down the emotions churning in his heart. He suddenly felt that his life seemed to have lost its meaning.

The young man in front of him not only has an incredibly high talent in cooking, but also has an incredible talent in martial arts. If only one of these two is enough to make him, as a master, feel proud and proud.

But if both of these are true, then it will only make him, as a master, feel ashamed, especially for someone like Master Ye who had a dream of being a martial arts hero since childhood, this feeling will be even more obvious.

However, Master Ye was not the narrow-minded person who was jealous of his apprentice's talent. After a brief moment of imbalance, he said calmly:

"So, you just want some other martial arts secrets, right?"

Master Ye has already decided that if this young boy dares to nod, even if he cannot beat him, he will let him know what master's love is. As for the reason, well..., just let him hurt his young heart.

To Master Ye's disappointment, he just took advantage of He Yuzhu's inattention to stretch his shoulders, and saw him shaking his head and saying, "Of course not, I have something to give you, Master."

After saying that, he took out a long strip of cloth wrapped in the bag on his back.

"Zhu Zi, what is this?" Master Ye stopped moving his shoulders and pointed at what He Yuzhu was holding and asked.

"Master, this is the wild boar meat I got from the mountains. I've been feeling a bit under the weather lately, so I was thinking about getting some meat back. I didn't expect that I could actually kill one, so I thought I'd let you taste the wild boar. Don't worry, I've marinated the meat, so I guarantee it won't have any foul smell."

"Forget it." Master Ye rejected it neatly: "You consume a lot of this thing, so you should keep it for yourself."

"Master, you can't say that. I haven't given you my gift of tuition yet since I became your disciple. I'll make up for it this time."

Since it was a gift, Master Ye couldn't refuse it anymore, so he accepted it and said, "Okay, I'll accept it. When you bring your sister over, come to my house and I'll cook you some wild boar meat."

"No problem Master, I'll take my leave now."

"Okay, go ahead. Remember to drive slowly on the way."

After parting with his master, He Yuzhu ran directly on the dark and deserted street. Today he returned to the Siheyuan not only to deal with his own personal affairs, but also to do something very important, which was to help Jia Dongxu organize a banquet.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai was discussing tomorrow's banquet with Jia Zhang and others.

"Sister-in-law, Dongxu must have spent a lot of money on this banquet. How about we help you share half of it?"

"No need. Starting tomorrow we are a family. There is no need to distinguish between you and me. But since you said so, I can't deny you face. I will do as you say."

Jia Zhang was overjoyed. She didn't expect Yi Zhonghai to be willing to pay half of the money. Now the expenses would be much less.

Of course, Yi Zhonghai was not a fool. He did this for his own purpose. He turned to Jia Dongxu and asked, "Dongxu, have you made sure you have discussed with Zhuzi about holding the banquet tomorrow?"

That’s right, this is Yi Zhonghai’s purpose. The reason why he wants to bear half of the banquet expenses is to enhance his own reputation and build his image as a person who loves his apprentice.

The second point was to test He Yuzhu's cooking skills. Logically speaking, after studying in a restaurant of the level of Taifenglou for a month, I wouldn't say that he had reached the level of a master chef, but at least he was better than before through learning from the surrounding environment.

If He Yuzhu hasn't made any progress after studying for so long, it means that He Yuzhu's ability is just that, and there's no need to take him too seriously.

But if He Yuzhu's cooking skills get better and better, his priority will have to be moved up a level.

And if I bear half of the expenses, then I can also legitimately pay He Yuzhu's wages. Wouldn't this provide an opportunity to ease the relationship between the two?

This is simply killing three birds with one stone. Yi Zhonghai feels that he has made a huge profit.