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

Manager Ma was stunned. He didn't expect that the two masters would choose the same person. This was the first time in so many years.

"Old Ye, why don't you just let me take over this time? You don't seem to be very interested in teaching an apprentice anyway. I'll treat you to a meal later. What do you think?"

"There are two mistakes in what you said." Master Ye held up two fingers, "First, it's not that I have no interest in teaching apprentices, but that they were all ugly and I just didn't like them.

Second, I seem to remember that I let you go once before. What did you say then? "

After hearing this, Master Xiao smiled awkwardly.

That was ten years ago. There was also a good seedling at that time. Although he was not as amazing as He Yuzhu, he was also pretty good.

At that time, they were the two chief examiners. In order to grab the best candidate, he directly said that he only wanted that one and he would never compete with him for any good candidate in the future.

However, Master Ye did not accept any apprentices in the following ten years, and Master Xiao himself forgot about the matter.

Now that the old matter was brought up again, Master Xiao had no choice but to look at He Yuzhu with regret and said, "Forget it. I don't like the remaining two people either, so I won't choose them."

You know, selecting apprentices nowadays is not like the teachers in later generations who accept everyone. Now that liberation has just begun, chefs still hold the idea that once a teacher, always a father.

The apprentice and the master share the same fate. If the apprentice is successful, the master will also benefit from it. But if the apprentice is unsuccessful or causes any trouble, the master will have to step in to settle it.

Most skilled craftsmen tend to hold the idea of ​​"better to have none than to have the wrong one" when it comes to hiring apprentices. After all, no one wants to have a few sons who have no future.

In this way, one of the three people who passed the test was picked by the two masters, and the remaining two would be picked by the masters watching outside.

If no one is chosen, then he can only become the apprentice of the kitchen helper of Taifenglou and become one of the many kitchen helpers in the future.

Of course, the three parties involved do not know that their fate has been determined, and the other two are still dreaming of becoming the chef's apprentice.

"Congratulations to the three of you. From today on, you are all members of my Taifeng Restaurant. You must study hard in the future. I hope that we can have three more famous chefs in Taifeng Restaurant. I will bow and scrape when I see you in the future. Got it?"

"Yes, I understand!" The two young men were still young after all, and they were immediately inspired to fight by Manager Ma's tricks.

"Yes, I got it." He Yuzhu, the youngest at the time, spoke in a mature and steady manner.

"Okay, there's a master outside waiting to accept apprentices. You all can go out. By the way, He Yuzhu, you stay. Your master is waiting for you upstairs."

The two apprentices looked at He Yuzhu with envy mixed with a bit of jealousy. They didn't know yet whether they could become apprentices of a famous chef, and He Yuzhu, who was going to be with them, had already been reserved, which made them feel a little unbalanced.

But there was nothing they could do, since it was someone else's ability. The remaining two people could only follow Manager Ma out and face their own fate.

Master Xiao also left the place with his hands behind his back, trying to avoid seeing anything.

Soon, He Yuzhu and Master Ye standing on the platform were the only two people left in the huge yard.

He Yuzhu stepped forward, bowed respectfully and said, "Master."

"No, it's too early to call you master now. Come with me." After saying that, Master Ye took He Yuzhu to his own lounge.

It should be said that he is worthy of being one of the top ten famous chefs in Taifeng Building. Not only does he have his own lounge, but the layout inside is also so luxurious.

Mahogany furniture can be seen everywhere here, and the bookshelves are filled with ancient books. A closer look reveals that they are cookbooks. Although it can be seen that the owner cherishes them very much, the pages that are about to fall off make people realize that these books are not just for display.

Master Ye sat on a chair, picked up the teacup on the table and played with it carefully, and asked casually: "Your name is He Yuzhu, right? I want to ask you, how old are you this year?"

"To reply to Master Ye, I am just thirteen this year."

"Thirteen, let me ask you, why do you act so mature at such a young age? Someone who doesn't know you would think you are already in your seventies or eighties."

Master Ye also expressed his concerns at this time. He Yuzhu is a good person in every way. He has solid basic skills, sophisticated techniques, and is a steady person. He is simply a perfect apprentice.

But the problem is that He Yuzhu is too stable. He doesn't even have the vitality that a man of his age should have. It's hard not to wonder if this guy is pretending.

Everyone knows that a master would definitely like an apprentice who looks steady like He Yuzhu, but if He Yuzhu's steadiness is just an act, that would be terrible.

He can disguise himself so perfectly at such a young age. It would definitely be a disaster to have such a person as your apprentice.

He Yuzhu was not surprised at all when he heard Master Ye's question. After all, he was essentially an eighty-year-old man, and naturally he was out of tune with people of the same age around him.

It would be strange if others didn't suspect such a person. He Yuzhu had already prepared a strategy to deal with it, which was to tell the truth.

Of course, the truth here does not mean to tell him directly that I am a reborn person. I am at least thirty years older than you. In my eyes, you are just a child.

If he said that, the best outcome would be being beaten up like a lunatic, so He Yuzhu chose to tell his own experience.

He said with a heavy face, "To be honest with Master Ye, I am actually an orphan. My father ran off with a widow a year ago, leaving me and my sister to depend on each other. I don't want to mature early, but there is no other way. If I continue to act like a child, my sister and I will starve to death."

He Yuzhu said this openly without any guilt. After all, this was the fact, and it would be easy to find out if Master Ye was interested.

Although this is not the reason why He Yuzhu is precocious, it is enough to fool people.

Sure enough, after hearing what He Yuzhu said, Master Ye's eyes changed instantly, from the original doubtful and scrutinizing look to a look of pity and kindness.

Master Ye put the cup in his hand on the table and said kindly: "Amazing, you can support a family at such a young age, it's really amazing. From now on, you are my disciple, Ye Wujiu. If you encounter any trouble in the future, just come to me and I will help you solve it."

He Yuzhu also understood what Master Ye meant. He walked forward, picked up the teapot on the table, poured tea into the cup, respectfully picked up the cup, and performed the disciple's salute.

"Thank you, Master. Master, I offer you tea."