He resented everyone.
He wants revenge!
With that thought, he turned and left; he needed to find a quiet place.
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Those street thugs only realized someone was missing after they finished eating.
"Should we bring some for Third Brother?" one of them asked.
"Then I'll have two more liang of dumplings." The boy lay lazily in the chair.
This restaurant has a really comfortable atmosphere, and the dumplings are absolutely delicious.
Soon, two ounces of dumplings were served.
The boy paid the bill and left with his brothers.
Su Lan leaned close to Lu Zhixia and said, "I thought those kids were just causing trouble. My kid is pretty well-behaved."
Lu Zhixia said, "Therefore, one cannot judge a book by its cover, nor can one measure the sea with a bushel!"
Su Lan saw another table of customers about to pay their bill, so she went over and settled the bill. When she came back, she gave the money to Lu Zhixia.
"Although I'm very tired every day, I feel very fulfilled, and that feels great."
"Brother-in-law, how is the apprentice's assessment going?" Lu Zhixia asked.
Su Lan said, "A lot of people came, but he said he didn't feel it was right and wanted to wait a little longer to pick a clever person."
Lu Zhixia said, "Then let's go with my brother-in-law! Anyway, several people come to ask every day."
Just then, a boy walked in. He was only about 1.7 meters tall, thin and frail, with a baby face. He looked around after he came in.
Lu Zhixia: "Comrade, what would you like to eat?"
Zheng Yu looked up and asked, "I saw the notice posted outside. Do you hire apprentices here?"
Lu Zhixia nodded, "However, you need to be interviewed by the head chef first. You can sit and wait for a while."
Zheng Yu was delighted to hear this and quickly found a seat.
Soon Zhou Cheng came out of the kitchen and saw the young man sitting on the stool. He looked to be only a teenager.
"Are you the one interviewing apprentices?"
"Yes!" Zheng Yu hurriedly stood up, looking very nervous.
"Then come with me to the kitchen first." Zhou Cheng said, then turned and went back to the kitchen.
Zheng Yu quickly followed him inside.
Zhou Cheng handed him a pot directly, "Hold this with one hand and see how long you can hold it!"
Zheng Yu then quickly picked up the pot with one hand, which went from being easy at first to becoming difficult. He didn't know how long he stood there.
During this time, Zhou Cheng cooked lunch for everyone. He noticed that the children were very focused, even with sweat dripping from their foreheads.
He particularly admired that resolute look in her eyes.
"Alright, put it down!"
"Okay." Zheng Yu quickly put the pot on the rack.
Zhou Cheng examined his wrist. "You have good talent; you're suited to be a cook, but you have to understand, it seems like it's quite tough!"
Zheng Yu pleaded, "Master, I'm willing to endure hardship, please accept me as your disciple!"
Zhou Cheng wasn't a pretentious person. "The apprentice's wages weren't much for the first three months, but you could eat at the shop."
Zheng Yu said, "I'm here to learn a skill. I just need food."
Zhou Cheng thought the kid had potential. "Alright, let's go out to eat!"
Zheng Yu quickly followed him out.
Zhou Cheng casually pulled out a chair for him to sit down.
"Please introduce yourself to everyone. What's your name?"
He quickly stood up and said, "My name is Zheng Yu, and I am 17 years old."
Lu Zhixia asked Zhou Cheng, "Is it settled now?"
Zhou Cheng said, "I think he's capable, so I'll take him along and see how it goes."
Lu Zhixia said, "Then I'll take the paper down from outside the window in a bit."
Zhou Cheng didn't object. He felt that Zheng Yu had the talent; the question was whether he could endure hardship.
"Haha, I'm here to freeload a meal!" Zhou An'an walked in with a smile.
When Lu Zhixia saw her arrive, she quickly waved.
"Sit down first!"
Zhou An'an sat down and started complaining, "I'm exhausted today. I ran around several streets and just happened to be passing by here."
Lu Zhixia, "Is today's task very heavy?"
Zhou An'an first used chopsticks to feed himself a few bites of dumplings.
"This is such a hassle, I'm exhausted today."
Lu Zhixia casually opened a bottle of soda for her, saying, "Eat more."
Zhou An'an nodded, picked up her chopsticks and continued eating. Then, as she ate, she noticed an unfamiliar person sitting opposite her, so she looked down and asked Lu Zhixia, "Who is this man?"
Lu Zhixia, "is my brother-in-law's apprentice."
Zhou An'an nodded, and then added some more dishes for himself.
Zheng Yu was initially hesitant to eat, but he found the atmosphere here really nice, and then the chef kept putting food on his plate, so he ended up eating too much without realizing it.
This was the first full meal he had eaten in many years, and it made him want to cry.
While cleaning the table, Su Lan noticed that the young man seemed off and suspected something was wrong. However, she didn't ask him directly but instead went to the kitchen and told her husband about it.
Zhou Cheng lifted the curtain and looked at his newly accepted apprentice. He guessed that the apprentice was also a child with a hard life. Perhaps he had made the right choice in accepting this apprentice.
After finishing his meal, Zhou An'an hurriedly rode away on his bicycle, and they began cleaning up the shop.
Lin Hongzhi got out of the taxi and learned that his daughter had been arrested again. He was both angry and anxious. He then found out what had happened by making some connections.
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