"Xuexue, it's been a long time since you came to see Grandpa Chang." Chang Tai said with a loving smile as soon as he saw He Lanxue in the living room.

  "Grandpa is great!" He Lanrue said sweetly.

  "Alright, you must be hungry, that grandfather of yours is so irresponsible, not letting you finish your meal before coming. Grandfather Chang will cook for you." Chang Tai casually struck a blow at He Changhe.

  "It was you who woke me up early in the morning, wasn't it? I love my precious granddaughter more than you do." He Changhe immediately retorted from the doorway of the study.

  "Teacher, I'll go and do it." Li Qingmeng stood up and was about to head towards the kitchen.

  "Keep chatting with Yueyue for a bit, girls should smile more often." With that, Chang Tai walked into the kitchen.

  Li Qing smiled lightly and sat down to continue chatting with He Lanrue.

  Soon, He Changhe and He Lanrue's meal was ready. Changtai and Li Qingmeng had already eaten, but they just sat aside watching them eat.

  During dinner, He Chang and kept making eye contact with He Lanrue, saying "Eat more, eat more."

  Chang Tai looked at He Lan Ruo with affection and said: "Eat more, eat more."

  Two old men, one with ill intentions, completely following the plan to exhaust each other that had been decided before they even arrived, while the other was full of concern for He Lanrue. The two different thoughts yet said the same words, which tormented He Lanrue so much that she could only lower her head and eat hastily, stuffing her small belly until it was round. If Li Qingmeng hadn't kept refilling her water, she would have choked to death.

  After dinner, He Lanrue and Li Qingmeng were abandoned in the living room, and the two old men entered the study again. Originally, Chang Tai still wanted to chat with He Lanrue for a while, but was pulled into the study by He Chang and his wife.

  Entering the study, He Changhe looked at Chang Tai with a scowl and asked: "Speak up, what's going on with snatching my apprentice? You dodged the topic earlier, now tell me straight."

  "It's actually nothing big, just a small matter." After entering the study, Chang Tai didn't rush out and instead sat down to say casually.

  "Is it a small matter? Is snatching my apprentice also a small matter? Today, you must give me a clear explanation!" He Changhe pulled his chair forward and stared at Chang Tai across the desk.

  "This is a simple matter, wasn't it just a month ago that you brought that young man named Lin Yue to my place and wanted him to learn sculpture from me? And when he was about to leave, didn't you pull him aside in the study and say something to him?"

  "What do you know! You didn't say anything, what did you tell him?" He Chang felt a strong sense of crisis.

  "After entering the study, I gave him a test and asked him to come back in a month for me to check. Chang Tai saw that Hua He Chang had also reached the critical point, so he told the whole story of what happened a month ago."

  After hearing that, He Chang and others did not get angry, but instead laughed out loud, saying: "My apprentice is my apprentice, if he promised someone something, he will definitely do it, even if he didn't tell me. Now I'm at ease, ordinary fragrance ten knife cut six knives is too difficult, thinking about how many years you took to practice three knives back then, and now who knows if you've reached six knives or not. One month's time is too short, and this month he's been following me around learning ceramic appraisal every day, without any time to practice at all, so your request for him will definitely be unattainable, this apprentice is still mine, haha..."

  "Laugh, laugh, this time you will be the one crying. Who says I must let him hit six out of ten knives to accept him as a disciple? What I want to see is his determination." Chang Tai gave a cold and disdainful glance at He Chang and the others.

  Upon hearing this, He Changhe's voice suddenly stopped and he glared at Chang Tai in anger: "Do you have to fight with me for a disciple?"

  "If he's really as good as you say, I wouldn't mind finding a good apprentice to pass it on to." Chang Tai said with a smile.

  He Chang suddenly had a feeling of lifting a stone and hitting his own foot, who let himself boast about his apprentice, now he's in trouble, being targeted by someone.

  "Actually, Lin Yue isn't as good as I said." He Chang said with a pause.

  "Haha... regret it? I won't believe anything you say now, let's just wait for him to come." Chang Tai said, taking out a wooden chessboard from under the table, "Come on, let's play a game."

  "I knew you'd come to me about this, you stinky chess basket case, don't even think about beating me in this lifetime."

  He Chang and Wu Nai looked at Chang Tai helplessly, and could only nod in agreement.

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  Although Chang Tai initially only asked him to come today for the test, he didn't say what time to go. Since the other party said to let him carve in the dark at night, Lin Yue could have gone at night, but ultimately decided to go early and learn more about carving techniques. With Han Yue's knife in hand, Lin Yue's interest in carving grew even stronger. What was once just a dream is now a real goal. What was previously an unattainable fantasy has become a tangible reality that can be touched.

  During breakfast, Qin Yuyao found that Lin Yue was a bit abnormal today, his expression was excited and tense, and his expression was complex. So he asked with concern: "Lin Yue, do you have something on your mind today?"

  The relationship between the two had become unusual, Lin Yue felt that the two people were already considered lovers, so he didn't hide it and told him about going to take the exam today.

  Qin Yaoyao's eyes widened in astonishment as she stared at Lin Yue, her expression incredulous. "You're saying that every night you take a kitchen knife and randomly chop things in your room to practice cutting scallions?"

  "Really? What's up?" Lin Yue asked naturally.

  "What about that kitchen knife?" Qin Yuyao asked cautiously.

  "It's that one in the kitchen."

  "Ugh..."

  "Haha" Lin Yue hurried over to pat Qin Yaoyao's back and help her stop feeling nauseous, laughing: "Gotcha, that kitchen knife and the one used for cooking in the kitchen aren't the same, the practice knife I use is still in my room."

  Upon hearing this, Qin Yaoyao finally put her mind at ease. Earlier, she had thought of the knife for chopping vegetables that Lin Yue used every night to practice cutting scallions and felt a wave of nausea. Qin Yaoyao pouted her mouth and glared fiercely at Lin Yue, then took advantage of Lin Yue's inattention to stretch out her small hand and twist his waist with force.

  "Ah——"

  A scream like killing a pig immediately burst out of Lin Yue's mouth.

  "You fooled me!" Qin Yaoyao ignored Lin Yue's pitiful look and continued eating with a humph.

  Lin Yue saw that acting pitiful was useless, so he could only rub his waist and sit back in his original position.

  Qin Yaoya raised her small fist and encouraged Lin Yue: "You have to work hard!"

  "Don't worry, I'm not the most formidable person in the world, but I'm definitely quite formidable." Lin Yue raised his own arm, revealing his rather unimpressive biceps.

  Qin Yaoyao gave Lin Yue a white eye and smiled as she went out the door.