Chapter 004: I am ignorant and unskilled, but I am glorious?!
Liu Zhiyan was immersed in the scrubbing of his hands when he felt something rushing towards him and turned around subconsciously.
Before he could see clearly, he was hit in the left chest. He took a few steps back unconsciously and his back hit the counter behind him.
Under the double attack, he couldn't help but groan.
Hearing the muffled groan, Qin Xue frantically struggled to get up from Liu Zhiyan's body. Then, she put her hands on her chest where she had hit her, and kept apologizing, "I'm sorry, it hurts, right? Let me rub it for you, it will be fine after a little rubbing."
Grabbing the pair of hands that were moving randomly and without any rules on his chest, Liu Zhiyan's face turned black as ink, "You are so crazy to touch a man, are you sick?"
"Oh, so you are a man. I didn't notice. Sorry, sorry." Qin Xue said embarrassedly.
Her actions were completely subconscious, and she didn't notice that the other person was a man at all.
Of course, the most important thing is that she usually interacts with ladies from various families and does not deal with men other than her father.
Feeling the hands he held unconsciously rubbing against each other, as if to clean the dirt on them, Liu Zhiyan became even more furious and dragged the person towards the door, "It's not opening time yet, the store is not accepting customers yet."
The two of them were facing each other sideways, Liu Zhiyan was walking forward, and Qin Xue was retreating sideways.
She wanted to straighten her body, but unfortunately her hands were restrained by others and she couldn't.
So, she was passively dragged to the door in an extremely twisted posture.
Hearing his order to leave, he didn't bother to protest and quickly explained, "I'm here to be an apprentice, not to buy dessert."
Qin Xue's words made Liu Zhiyan pause, and then he looked at the girl in front of him doubtfully.
Qin Xue, already fifteen, still had the baby fat on her face. Her cheeks were chubby, their whiteness tinged with rosy pink. The fine down on her skin, like that of a newborn baby, was clearly visible. She wore a narrow-sleeved scallion-green dress, her jet-black hair pinned back with a simple jade hairpin. She looked clean and tidy.
Because of the action just now, a few hairs on his forehead stood up, adding a bit of silliness to the refreshing look.
Those clear and bright big eyes were like two crystal clear grapes, sparkling with light.
If it weren't for what happened just now, he might have thought the other person was silly and cute.
But the series of accidents just now made him feel that this man was extremely stupid.
"I can't afford to take in an apprentice who can't even walk steadily. You should go back."
He now seriously suspected that his mother had found him this so-called apprentice as a punishment for not accepting her request to teach at the academy. Perhaps her intention was to discourage him from teaching at the academy, and make him obediently go and teach there.
"This is what Sister Ye promised me. You have no right to refuse." Qin Xue's cheeks puffed up with anger when she heard that the other party was still going to send her away. "Also, who said I can't walk? I just didn't notice the threshold and accidentally tripped."
"If you hadn't stood in front of me just now, I would have been able to stand up steadily and would not have fallen at all."
Seeing the person in front of him with cheeks puffed up due to anger, one can't help but want to poke him. Liu Zhiyan subconsciously let go of the other person's hand, put his hands behind his back, and clenched his fists, fearing that he would accidentally do something inappropriate.
No one knows that he has a special hobby: he likes to poke a ball to relieve stress.
At this moment, Qin Xue's cheeks were like balls, and he was afraid that he would not be able to help but reach out and poke them.
The original anger was immediately dissipated by this interruption.
Hearing her almost unreasonable explanation, he asked angrily, "So you're blaming me?"
Qin Xue, who was extremely sensitive to people's emotions, knew her crisis as soon as she heard his tone and temporarily resolved it.
Rubbing her hand that was a little sore from being captured, she raised her head and looked directly at Liu Zhiyan. "No..." Before she could finish her words, Qin Xue couldn't help swallowing her saliva, and then couldn't help but exclaimed, "So beautiful!"
She had read in the storybooks that he was as handsome as Pan An and as beautiful as Song Yu.
Perhaps the feeling the words gave her was not as strong as the impact of the handsome man she saw in real life.
She felt that the man in front of her was much more handsome than the words she had read describing Pan An and Song Yu.
To the point that she couldn't even find the right words to describe the man in front of her and could only sigh.
Liu Zhiyan combines all the advantages of Ye Qinghan and his wife. He has heard praises about his appearance since he was a child.
At first, when others said he was beautiful, he would argue that beautiful was used to describe women.
But this kind of talk can't stop others from saying he is beautiful.
Later, he simply changed his strategy, "So standing in front of a man who is more beautiful than you, shouldn't you feel ashamed of yourself?"
Every time he said this, the women who praised his beauty would change their expressions on the spot.
He hoped that the girl in front of him would change her expression, or even leave in anger, so that he wouldn't have to teach this stupid man.
The other person's reaction was completely unexpected. "When I say you're beautiful, it's like me saying spring flowers and autumn moons are beautiful. Why are you being so ashamed?!"
Seeing the other person's big eyes, there was nothing but pure admiration.
Liu Zhiyan's anger was completely gone.
But after pondering her words, he felt inexplicably unhappy. "You compare me to Chunhua and Qiuyue? Are you scolding me? Or praising me?"
"Of course I'm praising you," Qin Xue said without hesitation. "Throughout history, there have been countless poems praising the spring flowers and autumn moon. I'm uneducated and unlearned, so I can't think of any beautiful words to describe you. I can only use those poems from ancient times to praise you."
Seeing the cunning glint in the other person's eyes, Liu Zhiyan was once again defeated by his unusual thinking. "This is the first time I've heard someone talk about being uneducated and unskilled so confidently."
"I'm saying it's important to know yourself." The whole world knew she was good at nothing except eating, drinking, and having fun. "Rather than having you discover my shortcomings later in our interactions, it's better to tell you right from the start."
In this way, the other party will lower their expectations of her.
If she just behaved a little better, the other party would think that she wasn't that stupid after all?!
Look how smart she is.
"So the master Sister Ye is talking about is you?"
Although the girl didn't say the rest of the words, the expression on her face was clear.
Liu Zhiyan began to understand why his mother said that this person was suitable for diplomatic work.
That’s right, his mother never misjudges people.
He shouldn't doubt his mother's judgment of people.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but straighten his attitude, "Yes, I am the owner of Fang's Dessert Shop, and I will soon be your master."
After confirming that the other person was the master Ye Qinghan mentioned, Qin Xue immediately bowed and said, "Ordinarily, I should prepare the apprenticeship ceremony today and officially become your disciple. But the other day, I asked Sister Ye what preparations I needed to make, and she told me to ask you and prepare according to your requirements. So, what do I need to prepare for the apprenticeship ceremony?"
Liu Zhiyan doesn't like to establish close relationships with others.
He agreed to teach Qin Xue only to avoid teaching at the academy. It was a matter between him and his mother. "I promised to teach you. It was a deal between me and the so-called Sister Ye you mentioned. It has nothing to do with you. You don't need to become my disciple, let alone call me Master."
Qin Xue waved her hands after hearing this, "But I learned some skills from you, I can't just do nothing."
"Whether or not I can learn it is still unknown."
Qin Xue's body stiffened as she thought about how she always started learning something but never finished. "Those skills I learned before were all assigned to me by my father, who thought I needed them, so I didn't stick with them. Now I want to learn on my own, and no matter what difficulties I encounter, I will definitely persevere to the end."
Afraid that Liu Zhiyan wouldn't believe her, Qin Xue told him what she had done to get the recipe, "So, please believe me, as long as I want to do something, I will definitely do my best to do it well."
When Liu Zhiyan heard her say that she had gone to the ferry to guard it in the cold weather just for a recipe, the expression on his face was indescribable.
However, he did not express his opinion on this. Instead, he directly told the other party about his teaching method, "When I teach, I only say everything once. So when I teach, it's best if you understand. If you don't understand, don't interrupt me, otherwise you will regret taking my class."
"What if I don't understand?"
"Write it down and ask about it after class."
Qin Xue wanted to say, I might not understand the whole thing, what should I do? !
But seeing that the other person had a pretty face and a serious expression, she couldn't bring herself to say it.
Forget it, there will always be a way when you reach the mountain, so just listen first.
So, she nodded to show that she understood, "Any other requests?"
"I hate girls crying in front of me, so don't cry in front of me."
"I'm not a child anymore, I won't wipe my nose." Qin Xue felt that she was looked down upon, and she pouted and explained seriously.
Restraining the urge to poke the other person's bulging cheek, Liu Zhiyan remained noncommittal, "It's better this way. If you can't do it, just get out of here."
"Don't worry, if I really cry in front of you, I won't be embarrassed to appear in front of you again without you saying anything." It's so embarrassing for such a grown-up to cry.
Someone who was very satisfied with her answer at the moment would never have imagined that after they got married, every time he bullied her to tears in bed, he would have to look for his wife everywhere the next day to tell her to get out.
At that time, he deeply regretted the words he said and the requests he made at that moment.
"Make desserts with me in the morning, and learn a foreign language in the afternoon." After telling her the daily class schedule, Liu Zhiyan asked her, "Is there anything else you want to know about me? If so, I'll ask you all at once. If not, let's start the first day of class now."
"There's no problem with the courses. I want to ask about Sister Ye." She liked the sister she only knew one side of. "Who is she? Will she come to the shop again?"
"Who is it? Ask her yourself if you have the chance. Will you come again? I don't know. Any other questions?"
Sensing the other party's indifference, Qin Xue subconsciously shook her head, "No more."
Maybe he was annoyed by her just now, which made him show some emotions.
At this moment, the other party has calmed down and looks cold and aloof. It seems that he is in a world of his own where he stands. People dare not approach him easily, for fear of accidentally disturbing this exiled immortal-like person.
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