Chapter 206 My Only Master
Jiang Nuanzhi's heart clenched for a moment, and she looked at Ping'er with a hint of worry.
Ping'er glanced at Dean Xue and then at Dean Yue, before stepping forward and bowing to Dean Xue: "Thank you for your care over the past year, Dean. I have written down the details of my previous fight and have kept it with me. Please review it carefully, Dean. I accept my punishment for my mistakes, but I also ask that the person who provoked me be punished as well."
Dean Xue breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and reached out to take Li Junping's letter: "Don't worry, I will give you justice."
Dean Yue clenched his fists tightly. He subconsciously tried to pull his tattered sleeves into his hands, but the holes in the sleeves were too big; even his large, fan-like hands couldn't cover them. In the end, he loosened his fists, his lips pale, and turned to leave.
"Master, where are you going?"
The next second, Li Junping grabbed his tattered sleeve with his small hand covered in old scars.
“Master, I want to tell you that I did not choose you because I had no other choice. I am not a person of despicable character who causes trouble, injures classmates, or coerces classmates.”
Ping'er spoke earnestly and calmly, and then knelt down with a thud, kowtowing three times to the dean without hesitation.
"Master, please accept Ping'er's bow. Ping'er will only have one master in this life."
His mother once told him that not all mistakes are irreparable.
My mother once said that fortune and misfortune are intertwined.
To this day, he is even grateful for the mistakes he made recently, because those mistakes led him to his master.
In the past, studying was all about memorizing by rote in the room. But after following my master up the mountain and down to the fields, collecting herbs and playing with birds, I realized that knowledge could be learned in this way.
Even though he was exhausted every day, he enjoyed it immensely.
After a few days, he also realized that his master seemed to have some untouchable secrets.
Now it seems this secret is likely related to the Xue family. Regardless, his master stood by him during the lowest point of his life. Now, naturally, he must stand behind his master.
Dean Yue's expressionless face slowly blossomed into a smile, revealing his teeth in the blink of an eye.
He rolled up his sleeves, picked Ping'er up from the ground, and spun her around several times.
Then he slapped his back several times with a palm-sized hand: "Good lad! Good lad!"
Jiang Nuanzhi wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but his voice seemed to be trembling as he spoke. She couldn't help but glance at him; it appeared his eyes were red.
Immediately afterwards, Dean Yue stood with his hands on his hips, looking smugly at Dean Xue: "Hey, old man, you regret it now, don't you? Ping'er doesn't want you anymore! He only recognizes me as his master! He's much more discerning than some people."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "."
You misread it; this person shouldn't be that sad.
Dean Xue was so angry that he glared at Dean Yue and pointed at him without saying a word for a long time.
Finally, he looked at Li Junping and asked, "Do you know what his academy is like?"
Li Junping nodded: "I know, I went back with my master yesterday."
Dean Xue: "So you still want to go? Are you out of your mind? Your promising future is ruined! You'd rather go to the academy than go dig for wild vegetables with him?"
"Hey Xue, if you keep spouting nonsense, I'll beat you up! What are you so smug about? Just wait, my disciple will be a million times better than the student you produced!"
Dean Xue, upon hearing this, was so angry he laughed: "Do you even know who's in my academy? Not to mention the young scions of the prestigious Wu and Xu families, who are already far superior to many others. Even Xie Liangchen is in my academy. Do you know Xie Liangchen? Back then, the young Marquis Xie's paintings were already wildly popular in the capital when he was twelve. In terms of scholarship, he's one in a million. I dare say, in the grand examination three years from now, he will undoubtedly pass with flying colors. How can you compare to him?"
Dean Yue rolled his eyes: "Tch, what kind of bullshit young marquis? So what? I'm not afraid of him at all. Let's wait and see how good he is in the exam three years from now. I want to see just how amazing he is."
Dean Xue frowned: "You are simply stubborn and incorrigible! It's like throwing an egg against a rock, utterly absurd."
"Hey, what a bad temper I have!"
Dean Yue reached out and grabbed Dean Xue by the collar, looking like he was about to punch him.
Madam Xue noticed something was wrong and immediately stopped him: "Senior brother, let go! What are you doing?"
“Madam, you’re still not well, stay away! I don’t believe that if you couldn’t beat him back then, you can’t beat him now!” Dean Xue also lost his temper.
"Stop! Let go of them!"
Madam Xue, unable to contain herself any longer, roared in anger. The trees trembled in shock.
"You two love to fight, huh? Go fight in front of my dad's grave, and fight to the death."
Jiang Nuanzhi stared blankly at him, somewhat bewildered. Was that roar from the gentle and kind Madam Xue?
On this side, whether it was Dean Xue or Dean Yue, both of them obediently let go of each other's hands, standing there like children who had made a mistake.
They each looked in a different direction, ignoring each other.
Madam Xue touched her chest to calm herself down, then turned around and gave Jiang Nuanzhi a gentle, embarrassed smile: "Dr. Jiang, I'm sorry you had to see this. My senior brother and husband always like to do this. Don't mind them, and don't let them spoil everyone's enjoyment. Let's eat first, otherwise the food will get cold."
Jiang Nuanzhi paused for a moment, then said, "Oh, okay."
"Madam, shall we go back? I don't want to have dinner with him." Dean Xue said angrily, but still said this to Madam Xue.
"No." Madam Xue took a deep breath and lowered her voice, "Put away your temper. We wronged our senior brother before, so let's take this opportunity to clear up the misunderstanding! Who knows when we'll be able to have dinner with him again next time."
Then he arranged for Dean Xue to sit next to Dean Yue: "You two sit together, so you don't bother others."
Everyone began eating in this eerie atmosphere.
At this large table, apart from a few naive children, there was an old man and Uncle Xin, whose minds were still somewhat troubled, and the rest of the people were all preoccupied with their own thoughts.
Of course, even if they had something on their minds, it didn't stop them from eating.
This dish is indeed prepared in a novel way.
Jiang Nuanzhi took a closer look and found that the cold pot chicken, as well as the candied sweet potatoes, sweet and sour pork, shredded pork with garlic sauce, Kung Pao chicken, meat rolls, and large bowls of spicy hot pot were all particularly popular.
On the contrary, the dishes she cooked in an iron pot, such as fish stew and pork rib stew, were only eaten by a few familiar people. The others seemed to be focused on the unfamiliar cuisine.
In the end, Jiang Nuanzhi even started carrying away the vegetables because there weren't enough. Fortunately, there was still a little bit left, and they didn't finish it all.
Lu Shizhu didn't stand on ceremony at all and packed up the remaining half pot of ribs to take away.
In conclusion, although there were some unpleasant moments at the beginning of the banquet, in the end everyone had a good time.
After seeing everyone off, they sat outside drinking tea. Suddenly, the old man looked at Jiang Nuanzhi very seriously and asked, "Nuanzhi, can we eat these dishes again tomorrow? I haven't had enough."
Jiang Nuanzhi chuckled: "It depends on your performance. If you perform well, I'll reward you with a whole table of food."
The old man frowned: "What counts as good performance?"
After thinking for a moment, he added, "Does the fact that I chased away a bunch of men in black a few days ago count? Those guys didn't look like good people, shouldn't I be rewarded?"
(End of this chapter)
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