Sotis, Master Zhou would demonstrate, teaching hands-on, explaining as he went.
At other tis, Master Zhou would just watch, occasionally offering a few pointers as Qin Huai made various snacks. These tips were given randomly at other tis, but not often, since Qin Huai was only working on very basic breakfast items recently, which didn't require many tips.
An Youyou had to arrive at Zhiwei Restaurant at 3:30 AM to help Qin Huai prepare ingredients, so her working hours ended early, usually around 4 PM, although she occasionally worked overti until 4:30 or 5 PM, in line with the normal apprentice working hours at Zhiwei Restaurant.
Before An Youyou went back to make stead buns, Qin Huai specifically asked Tan Wei'an to watch over her, to prevent her from making mistakes without realizing and getting further off track.
Tan Wei'an loved this kind of supervising work the most, as being a supervisor ant not having to make snacks, which was a legitimate way to slack off, so he agreed imdiately.
When Qin Huai got ho on ti shortly after 4 PM, Tan Wei'an bombarded him with ssages, expressing his shock with countless exclamation marks on WeChat, asking what kind of elixir Qin Huai had given An Youyou to make her improve so astonishingly.
Qin Huai asked Tan Wei'an how astonishing An Youyou's progress was. Tan Wei'an replied that it was as if she had suddenly broken through from the first level to the third level of Qi Cultivation overnight, just like a protagonist in an immortal cultivation novel.
Qin Huai then asked Tan Wei'an how he would define his and Zhao Cheng'an's levels. Tan Wei'an said they were at least at the Nascent Soul stage.
Hearing Tan Wei'an's description, Qin Huai felt reassured, but also thought Tan Wei'an was not suitable for writing feel-good novels. With Tan Wei'an's definition, when Qin Huai reached the level of Energy Introduction, he would soon be at the ninth level of Qi Refinent and almost at Foundation Establishnt. A true genius would find this inspiring rather than rewarding, like reading a motivational novel.
Compared to An Youyou's breakthrough to the third level of Qi Cultivation, Qin Huai was more concerned about how Zhao Cheng'an knew so much about teaching and why he finished work so early today.
"Haven't you been staying late to make snacks until after 7 PM every day? How co you're leaving work with today and even ca to my place to eat fruit?" Qin Huai looked at Zhao Cheng'an, who was sitting opposite him eating his favorite bananas. "There are two dragon fruits in the fridge that no one has eaten. Can you eat those?"
"I don't like dragon fruit," Zhao Cheng'an said, munching on a banana. "Before the dragon fruit goes bad, you can invite Tan Wei'an over to eat them."
"I finished work early today because my master gave special permission. He said he was very pleased to see how hard I've worked lately. Although my effort hasn't achieved much and has even regressed, he feels I've changed sowhat compared to before, being less lazy and knowing to work hard after realizing my shortcomings."
Qin Huai stared at him, expressionless, and said, "Tell the truth."
"After you left, I complained to my master, saying I couldn't go on like this, working until 7 PM every night. Even if I haven't made any progress these days, I've at least worked hard. I've worked for Zhiwei Restaurant, I've done overti for Zhiwei Restaurant, and I want to finish work early!"
"My master scolded and let leave."
Qin Huai: ...
Alright, as expected of you.
"Then why didn't you ntion to the things you said to An Youyou today?" Qin Huai asked again.
Zhao Cheng'an started eating a second banana: "Did I say that before? I can't even rember what I said earlier, I couldn't have repeated it even if you asked."
"Even though I was only briefly a snack master for a few years in my previous lives, my skills were still taught by Master Chen hand in hand, with occasional tips from Master Jiang, alright? You've seen the mory, you've looked at Master Jiang's recipes, you know Master Jiang's skills."
"Back then, everyone treated like a fool, so their teaching was really foolproof. Even if I've never butchered a pig, I've at least seen one run, right? Qin Huai, let tell you, if I were to start a pastry and snack training class now, I'd definitely make a fortune, regardless of talent—even if soone is not bright, I could still teach them!" Zhao Cheng'an was extrely confident, and his voice grew louder with his confidence.
For so reason, when Qin Huai heard Zhao Cheng'an say this, he couldn't help but feel that Chen Qiusheng and Jiang Chengde had had a hard ti those years.
Although Zhao Cheng'an didn't learn well, never trained diligently, and wasn't very proficient, teaching him was difficult.
Seeing Zhao Cheng'an start on his third banana, Qin Huai suddenly felt a sense of urgency and began eating a banana too. The two of them sat opposite each other eating bananas as they chatted sporadically about An Youyou.
While chatting, their phones suddenly vibrated. Qin Huai took a closer look and found his phone was in Zhao Cheng'an's pocket.
Qin Huai: ?
Zhao Cheng'an naturally returned the phone to Qin Huai: "I pocketed it when I just ca in, just a habit, to keep my hands trained."
"Couldn't you pocket sothing else instead?"
"Well, it's because you don't like playing with your phone. You didn't even notice it was missing imdiately."
Qin Huai: ...
Qin Huai glanced at the phone and discovered that Chen Huihong had initiated a video call in the group chat. With nothing else to do, Qin Huai joined in right away.
As soon as he joined the video call, Qin Huai realized this was not just an ordinary call today. Everyone was here!
Even Cheng Gong was present.
This was rare. As President Han's right-hand person, Wen Yao Fish was either working overti, in etings, writing materials, reports, forms, or making calls, and rarely participated in group video calls unless there was sothing significant, like Zhao Cheng'an waking up. It was hard to see him otherwise.
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