Chapter 131 Becoming an Apprentice
August is the hottest time of the year, the dog days of summer.
Lin Yi'an's apprenticeship ceremony was held at her master's house, and Lin Yi'an's two senior brothers and two senior sisters took time out of their busy schedules to come back.
The apprenticeship ceremony was prepared not only by the Lin family, but also by Zhou Mingshi and Tan Qingwen.
Looking at the mountain of gifts piled up before him as he accepted the apprentice, Old Qian's beard twitched repeatedly. He sighed, "When I took her on as an apprentice, I truly didn't know An'an's identity..."
Even though he was used to seeing big storms, this wave of sweet words still made him dizzy for a moment.
Principal Tao joked, "Back when we became disciples, we didn't have much money to buy gifts for our master. We would understand if our master was bribed, since these gifts really touched his heart."
Mr. Qian said, "You can make up for it now."
Principal Tao chuckled twice: "No matter how much we try to catch up, we can't catch up with our junior sister, so we won't lose face."
The other three senior brothers and sisters echoed this sentiment. Although they were also prominent figures in the industry and had plenty of money, compared to the Lin and Zhou families, they were like eggs hitting a rock, overestimating their own abilities.
Lin Yi'an sat to the side, smiling as she watched her senior brothers and sisters chat and laugh with their master.
Gifts were prepared for the master, and naturally, gifts were also prepared for the senior brothers and sisters. Of course, Elder Qian and the senior brothers and sisters also prepared gifts for Lin Yi'an.
After the apprenticeship ceremony, the group moved to the hotel, where the apprenticeship banquet was held at the Zhou Family Hotel.
Principal Tao looked around and said, "Junior sister, your boyfriend knows how to handle things. This banquet hall is really nice. He gave Master a lot of face. The more I look at it, the more it makes us senior brothers and sisters seem inadequate."
Lin Yi'an, holding her master's arm, smiled and said, "I've just joined the sect and can't help you with anything, so I can only try to be clever in these areas. I'll have to trouble my senior brothers and sisters a lot in the future."
Old Qian chuckled and said, "The capable should do more. In the future, if your junior sister needs any help, you should keep an eye out for her."
Principal Tao immediately stated, "From now on, we're all one family, so I'll definitely take it to heart."
The junior sister is low-key and unassuming, steady in her work, and has a well-behaved personality. They all like this junior sister very much.
Others echoed this sentiment.
Zhou Qisheng and Yu Minhua also arrived. Seeing them come in, they smiled and went over to greet them with the Lin family.
There were many guests, including relatives and friends from the Zhou and Lin families, as well as colleagues from the industry. They all came to see Mr. Qian and his fellow students.
After greeting Zhou Jialin's family, Mr. Qian introduced his young apprentice to his colleagues in the industry.
The Du family also came, including Du Zhong. Upon arriving at the banquet hall, he learned that Lin Yi'an was the daughter of the Lin family, and her husband was the heir to the Zhou family. No wonder she had rejected all her suitors back in school...
Yan Shuyan and Zhou Mingyang sat with their child next to their grandparents. Seeing their younger sister-in-law dressed in formal attire, and despite being scrutinized by numerous industry leaders, she remained completely composed and confident as she spoke to them, showing no sign of nervousness...
She had always known that her second brother's wife was outstanding, but she hadn't expected her to be this outstanding. She was touched. After marrying Zhou Mingyang, she had never gone out to work. She spent the best years of her life at home getting married and having children. She didn't regret having children, but besides taking care of them, could she do something else?
When her second brother and sister-in-law got married, the grand wedding scene didn't make her envious. But now, looking at the radiant smile on her sister-in-law's face, she was truly envious. She envied that she could do what she loved.
Zhou Jia had always been complacent, but after her parents divorced and her mother and brother and sister-in-law moved away one after another, she realized that the only people she could rely on were her grandparents. However, her grandparents were already old, and she would have to rely on herself for the rest of her long life. If she wanted to continue living her good life, she had no right to be complacent.
Second Sister-in-law has a generous dowry and holds shares in the Lin family, the Zhou family, and Aunt Tan's company. She is working hard, so what reason does she have to lie down and give up?
Tan Chengjun stood next to Zhou Mingshi, nudged his arm, and laughed, "There are quite a few young people here today!"
Zhou Mingshi's gaze pierced through the crowd and landed on Lin Yi'an, who was surrounded by people and speaking. He asked, "What do you want to say?"
Tan Chengjun smiled broadly: "I never expected that my sister-in-law could become Qian Lao's apprentice on her own. It's also fortunate that you got married early. Otherwise, with such an excellent young doctor, and being Qian Lao's little apprentice, your chances of winning wouldn't be very high."
Zhou Mingshi withdrew his gaze, his eyes sweeping over him before turning back to the banquet hall: "Don't say anything boring."
Tan Chengjun raised an eyebrow: "You can't deny that, often, your peers have more to say."
Zhou Mingshi: "So what?"
Tan Chengjun clicked his tongue and said, "He's really confident."
Zhou Mingshi ignored him.
Assistant Chen thought to himself, "President Zhou and his wife are married now, and their relationship is getting better and better. His wife has gone from not caring much about him before to now taking the initiative to care about him and occasionally calling to invite him to dinner. President Zhou's life couldn't be happier. How could he not be confident? Moreover, this confidence comes entirely from his wife. He has nothing to fear."
Around noon, Lin Yi'an finished her social engagements and finally got a break. She went to the restroom and ran into Du Zhong when she came out.
Du Zhong looked at her with mixed feelings. He had come from an excellent family since childhood, and many people liked him, but he had never been moved by her. Until the start of university, a girl wearing loose trousers and a white t-shirt pushed a suitcase and walked into his line of sight.
She was dressed very simply, and although she was pretty, there were many girls prettier than her at school. But for some reason, she captured my heart. Perhaps it was her serious dedication to her studies, her casual glances when she looked up, or her unyielding retaliation when targeted...
All of these things made him feel that this girl was very special.
As a guest, Lin Yi'an smiled and nodded at him.
Du Zhong composed himself and said, "Lin Yi'an, congratulations on becoming Master Qian's disciple."
Lin Yi'an glanced at the bathroom and said "Congratulations" at the bathroom door.
She smiled and said, "Thank you."
Du Zhong looked at the smile on her face, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings. This was the first time Lin Yi'an had smiled at him. He couldn't help but say, "Some of my college classmates in the capital said they want to get together. Do you want to come?"
Lin Yi'an: "...It depends on the specific time."
It also depends on who the people are. If they are all unfamiliar classmates, she doesn't think it's necessary to get together.
Du Zhong: "Okay, I'll contact you later."
"Yi'an?"
Just as Lin Yi'an was about to speak, Zhou Mingshi's voice sounded from behind her. She turned around and smiled, "Mingshi."
Zhou Mingshi stepped forward, took her hand, looked at Du Zhong, and said calmly, "Hello."
Du Zhong felt a little awkward when he saw Zhou Ming, but he remained calm and said, "Hello."
Zhou Mingshi: "Sorry, we have other things to do."
Seeing that he apologized verbally but showed no remorse in his eyes, Du Zhong said, "You're busy."
Zhou Mingshi nodded and took Lin Yi'an's hand as they walked toward the banquet hall.
The two walked and talked. After walking a few steps, Zhou Mingshi stopped and straightened Lin Yi'an's slightly crooked hair ornament.
Du Zhong watched from behind and couldn't help but chuckle to himself.
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