Chapter 506 The Wise Mentors
We ate lunch until 2:30 pm.
When Ling Ran put down her chopsticks, the chef walked in. He was a middle-aged man around forty years old, about 1.75 meters tall, and his upper body looked very muscular.
It was the dead of winter, yet he was only wearing a thin long-sleeved shirt, probably because he had just cooked too much food and was too hot.
He looked at Ling Ran respectfully and said, "Greetings, sir. I am Ge Jianbing, the chef for today's lunch."
The man has a square face, and because he is wearing a close-fitting long-sleeved shirt, you can see that his upper body is quite muscular.
Ling Ran looked at him, nodded slightly, and then asked him, "What kind of work does Xiao Ge do at Shuguang now?"
"I am a fire-type ability user. I have a small team at Dawn Base. I usually take on missions with my teammates to earn points to make a living."
In the apocalypse, his identity as a chef was of little use; rather, his identity as a fire-type ability user was more respected.
To be honest, he refused when Fang Juefeng asked him to cook.
He was a disciple of a master chef specializing in state banquets and had his own pride. Even in the apocalypse, when he had enough to eat and wear, he didn't want the base commander to ask him to do things, and then he would just casually agree for a little kickback.
In that case, he would feel a little sorry for himself for all the hard work he put into learning to cook in the first half of his life.
But Fang Juefeng said that this person was Ling Ran, and Ge Jianbing was happy to cook for her, even without asking for any benefits.
Ling Ran ended the eternal night in the Western Province, and that deserves their respect!
So he did this meal willingly.
"How about considering joining my team?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's breathing quickened.
Fang Juefeng, in particular, stared wide-eyed at Ge Jianbing, almost as if he were about to agree on his behalf.
Ge Jianbing had not expected Ling Ran to make this request.
He was definitely tempted. After all, although Ling Ran hadn't mentioned any benefits or perks yet, just looking at the people in her team gave him a glimpse of what was to come.
Seeing Ge Jianbing in silence, Fang Juefeng couldn't help but secretly kick his heel from below.
Do I even need to consider this?
If the adults told him that, Fang Juefeng felt there was a high chance he would leave Dawn and follow them.
Ge Jianbing thought for a moment, then said with difficulty, "Thank you for your kindness, sir, but I'd better not. I can't bear to leave my family."
How many people are in your family?
“There are three brothers in my family, our parents are still alive, and we have children. There are thirteen people in total. Our parents are old and our children are young, so it is not suitable for them to travel around.”
Ge Jianbing has a large family, including elderly parents and young children.
Upon hearing this, Ling Ran did not insist: "Then during the time I'm at Dawn, could you come over and cook three meals a day for me?"
"That's good!"
Ge Jianbing was quite willing to work for Ling Ran, not to mention that Ling Ran would certainly pay him well.
Ge Jianbing excitedly promised, "I will definitely do my best."
"Um."
Fang Juefeng felt even more pain than Ge Jianbing when he saw that Ge Jianbing had rejected Ling Ran. However, he was just an outsider and couldn't say anything.
Fortunately, the adults have given me another job opportunity. Because of Ge Jianbing, the adults should stay at the Dawn Base for a while longer, right?
Unlike Fang Juefeng, who was heartbroken, Uncle Chen and Liu Xiuping felt relieved. They weren't exactly happy, but they were certainly a little frightened.
They almost packed their bags and left the adults' group.
Fortunately, Ge Jianbing couldn't come, so they still have time to continue improving their cooking skills.
Starting today, follow Ge Jianbing around and beg him to become your disciple!
After settling things down, Ling Ran and the others returned to the villa.
As for Ge Jianbing, he didn't go back with them. He could stay at the villa or his own home if he wanted, as long as they came over to cook three meals a day.
Ling Ran wanted to go back to sleep, so only a few people went back with her. Pei Xiu and the others wanted to wander around the base, while Uncle Chen and Liu Xiuping sneaked away and then returned to the Dawn Hotel to find Ge Jianbing.
"Become an apprentice?"
Ge Jianbing was a little surprised. His first reaction was to refuse, but then he nodded and said, "Okay."
In this apocalyptic world, his skills might not be of much use anymore. Children are mostly learning to survive, so they won't learn much else.
It would be better to teach more people to prevent the tradition from being lost.
Uncle Chen and Liu Xiuping quickly took out the crystal cores they carried with them for emergencies: "Master, this is a gift for becoming an apprentice."
"No need to call me that. Uncle Chen, you are my elder. Sister Liu is about the same age as me. How can you call me master? Let's just treat this as a discussion and exchange of cooking skills."
"No, those who have achieved something are teachers, regardless of age."
With Uncle Chen and Liu Xiuping's persistence, the two finally succeeded in becoming Ge Jianbing's apprentices.
"No need for the apprenticeship ceremony."
Uncle Chen held twenty level-three crystal cores in both hands: "Master, please take a look at these crystal cores before making a decision."
"What else is different about the crystal core?"
Ge Jianbing chuckled, casually picked up a green crystal core, subconsciously sensed the energy within it, and then paused, surprised: "This crystal core?"
"It is a crystal nucleus without impurities."
"Impure crystal nuclei?!"
Ge Jianbing repeated it.
The name is easy to understand.
You can understand the meaning without thinking about it too much.
"This...this..."
Uncle Chen smiled and placed all the crystal cores in his hand into Ge Jianbing's hand: "Speaking of which, it seems that you forgot about doing business with the Guardian Base, sir?"
“Indeed.” Liu Xiuping laughed out loud, her voice tinged with schadenfreude: “Who told me that with so many programs running every day, I didn’t even remember, let alone the adults.”
Ge Jianbing had recovered and, upon hearing this, asked in confusion, "What does Uncle Chen mean by doing business?"
"It's about selling impurity-free crystal nuclei to the base."
"Could you sell me some?"
Ge Jianbing suddenly felt that he had been too hasty in refusing.
With the adult's strength, if he were to work for the adult, he probably wouldn't even need to take care of the family, right?
"How many crystal cores does Master have? Ten crystal cores can buy seven impurity-free crystal cores. If you want to exchange them, you can buy the same level crystal cores."
Ge Jianbing was a little embarrassed: "I don't have many, probably only seven or eight hundred, is that okay?"
"Yes, we have that quantity."
If Uncle Chen, Liu Xiuping, and Chen Xiaoying pool their money, they can raise that amount.
It's better to have an adult purify it separately; the quantity is too small, and it would be too much trouble for the adults.
Let's wait until we do business with the base before having the adults purify it together.
"Then when I go over to cook tonight, I'll bring the crystal core with me."
"Okay." Liu Xiuping nodded, then added, "The master provides meals when hiring people to do things. Master will come over to cook tonight, so you don't need to eat anything beforehand."
"Okay, okay."
Only then did Ge Jianbing belatedly realize that this job seemed to be even better than he had imagined.
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