Chapter 120: Don’t do human affairs
Chapter 120: Don’t do human affairs
After returning to his residence and finding the claw hammer, Lu Shinian did not rush to help Xu Yichi pry open her unfortunate wooden box - before leaving, he turned around and went to the teahouse to look for his unreliable master.
At that time, Chen Yingsheng was staying in the tea room and rummaging through his account book which was more than three inches thick. He heard the sound of someone opening the door. He turned around and found that the person who came was none other than the only designated iron meal ticket of their Yaoshan Temple.
Thinking back to the Bayuan tuition that Lu Shinian's father paid for him every year, the old Taoist's dissatisfaction at being disturbed slightly dissipated, and his face became more patient and kind.
"Oh, it's a clip." Chen Yingsheng said, while stroking his long white beard under his chin.
He looked at the young man who walked in slowly, and felt that he had become more and more like his successor. So he smiled faintly and his tone became gentle: "So, have you been to see Master Xu?"
"Is there anything they can do that we can help with?"
Chen Yingsheng smiled and curved his eyes after he finished speaking. Before his close brother Ergou left, he asked him to take good care of her children. The troublesome old Yang next door also kept asking him to help him make things easier for others.
If he couldn't take good care of these half-grown brats, not only would Old Yang come over with a broom to mess things up - even his usually easy-going brother Ergou would probably have to bring Boss Feng over to talk "reason" with him.
For the sake of the safety of their Yaoshan Temple (as well as his own physical and mental health), he'd better answer these girls nicely - and not let the children feel uncomfortable living in their temple.
"By the way, what's that thing in your hand!" The old Taoist priest's skin froze when he saw the claw hammer in the hand of his traitor, and his mind became clearer instantly.
Lu Shinian lowered his head and glanced at it. When he raised his head again, his expression was indescribable: "...This is a claw hammer - Master Xu and the others are going to use it to open the wooden box, Master."
"Oh, so it's used to pry open boxes. I was so scared. I thought..."
——He thought that his traitorous disciple had finally discovered something was wrong and was about to raise the hammer to betray his master and ancestors!
Chen Yingsheng was muttering to himself as he stared at the account book. He then picked up the pen on the table and wrote two more lines of notes on the book.
Hearing the hidden meaning behind his words, two veins popped up on Lu Shinian's forehead.
"...Master, if you knew that your behavior would easily lead to a beating, could you please do more human work?"
——If he could do more good deeds in his daily life, he wouldn't be remembered by so many people (or monsters) in the little notebooks used for grudges!
"Human affairs?" The old Taoist raised his eyes in surprise, as if he had been frightened by something. "I am already this age, and I don't plan to be a human being in my next life. Why should I work in human affairs?"
——Only kids in their thirties and forties need to do human resources work!
He is almost ninety years old this year and will be buried in a few years. Why should he work as a human being?
No, he can't do anything about human resources.
Chen Yingsheng put his hands on his waist and spoke confidently. Lu Shinian was so angry that he couldn't find any rebuttal. He could only cough and change the subject. He turned the focus back to his little thoughts: "Well, okay, you are so old, if you don't want to be a human being, then don't do it - your disciple can't force you to be a human being."
"But, um, I've already visited Master Xu. Apart from the claw hammer, they don't need anything else for the time being-" "Also, I told her that you and Senior Yang are planning to cook for them tomorrow night to welcome them."
"Oh? You also told them about this? I was thinking of finding someone to inform them later." The old Taoist smacked his lips and subconsciously sat up straighter. "What was Xiao Xu's reaction after hearing this? Did they tell me what kind of food they like to eat?"
"Master Xu was very 'pleasantly surprised' after hearing this," Lu Shinian's eyes dodged as he began to speak nonsense, "and he also expressed his special expectations for your and Senior Yang's cooking skills."
"She said that the Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes you made last time left a particularly deep impression on her. When she thinks about it now, she still has a lingering fragrance in her mouth."
"She, really, 'likes' it." Lu Shinian barely suppressed the corners of his lips that were about to rise to the sky, "So——"
"Haha! I see. So these kids are looking forward to my superb cooking skills, right?" Chen Yingsheng, who felt he had gotten the point, laughed out loud. He couldn't help but patted his thigh repeatedly. "Okay, okay, that's easy. It's just a table of dishes!"
"Originally, I was planning to show off my cooking skills by simply cooking two dishes for Xiao Xu and the others to try... but it's rare to see people appreciate my cooking skills like them, so I must make sure the children eat well and enjoy themselves!"
Chen Yingsheng was so happy that his old face almost broke into a smile - although cooking was just one of the most insignificant of his many hobbies, there were not many people who loved his cooking as much as Xu Yichi and the others.
In the past, his traitors would only eat two or three bites of his cooking at most - even Comrade Ergou, who was as close to him as a brother, could only accept his innovative mooncakes every year (this year he even made a specimen of his proud green pepper mooncake and sent it back).
Therefore, if he were to meet someone who liked the food he cooked, he would definitely make sure to catch that person - otherwise, he would really miss the chance.
"Okay, then, tongs." Chen Yingsheng, whose passion for cooking had been aroused, rubbed his hands. He felt that he could not wait to touch the kitchen knife. "Wait a minute, I will ask your senior sister to go over with paper and pen to ask Xiao Xu and the others what they like to eat. When you come back, you can follow the recipe and go to the market to buy more vegetables--"
"Do it! Do it in a big way. We have to give Xiao Xu and the others a grand welcome banquet tomorrow!"
"Okay, Master." Lu Shinian nodded, his face showing extraordinary calmness. "Then you should think about the recipe first - I will go and give the hammer to Master Xu."
"Okay, go ahead." Chen Yingsheng nodded, and then happily watched his little apprentice walk out the door.
After leaving the teahouse, Lu Shinian was still in no hurry to leave.
He simply took out his cell phone and dialed Yang Yanan's number, then calmly repeated to the little girl his previous tricks, polishing them a little and repeating them word for word.
The latter was so enthusiastically inspired by her words that he immediately agreed to cook half a table of dishes himself, and then turned to discuss with Chen Yingsheng how many dishes each person should cook.
So far, the evil plan of the evil clamp - the first phase, has been a great success.