A thought flashed in Yuan Zhou’s mind, but he didn’t think too much about it.

“Sit here. Li Li, go get two glasses of warm water.” Zhou Shijie beckoned Yuan Zhou to sit down on the sofa and then turned his head to say to Zhong Lili.

“Yes, President.” Zhong Lili nodded and then walked out quickly.

The moment Zhong Lili went out, Zhou Shijie sat opposite Yuan Zhou on the sofa and said,””Look at what you’ve done. Someone must have found out.”

“The Panda uncle Zhou mentioned?” Yuan Zhou immediately reacted and asked.

“Exactly. I saw you on the hot search this morning.” Zhou Shijie nodded his head smilingly.

“Hot search?” Yuan Zhou asked curiously.

“Yes, it’s the Weibo hot search that you guys always talk about. If I didn’t stop you, your place would be full of reporters.” Zhou Shijie said.

“A reporter’s interview?” Yuan Zhou asked curiously.

“You’ve helped raise so many pandas at once. Everyone must be curious if your family has a mine. ” Zhou Shijie was quite fashionable. He used several internet terms at once.

“No, I have a shop.” Yuan Zhou shook his head. How could the mine be more valuable than his restaurant?

“Haha, you’re so naughty,” Zhou Shijie couldn’t help patting Yuan Zhou’s shoulder.

This time, before Yuan Zhou could answer, Zhou Shijie continued,””Tell me, what else have you done that I don’t know about? I don’t want you to cause such a big commotion again.”

“The public relations department of my Alliance was busy all night yesterday.” Zhou Shijie teased with a smile.

Yuan Zhou didn’t see any anger on Zhou Shijie’s face. Instead, he looked a little proud. After hesitating for a while, Yuan Zhou said,””I’ve also donated to a few foundation. ”

“Kid, you’re indeed the chef that I’ve chosen. You’re so kind.” Zhou Shijie sighed with emotion and said proudly.

“No, I have a lot of money.” Yuan Zhou stated again.

Exactly. Yuan Zhou’s current savings were in the eight figures. He was really not poor.

The moment Zhou Shijie heard Yuan Zhou say that he had a lot of money, the corner of his mouth couldn’t help twitching. Apparently, he had thought of something. But before he could say anything, Zhong Lili came in with a glass of warm water.

After Zhong Lili placed the water in front of them, Zhou Shijie said,””These are all good things. It’s just that the netizens are curious about everything now, especially about a young chef like you. They’re even more curious about something explosive.”

“Yes.” Yuan Zhou nodded his head.

“Don’t worry, I’ll decline all these interviews for you. Your priority is to improve your cooking skills.” Zhou Shijie said solemnly.

“Of course.” Yuan Zhou said.

“I’m being a busybody. Not everyone can handle your schedule.” Seeing Yuan Zhou agree, Zhou Shijie then recalled how harsh Yuan Zhou had been to him and couldn’t help but persuade him again,””You still have to strike a balance between work and rest. Walk around more and see if you don’t care about your health just because you’re young.”

Zhou Shijie was in a dilemma. On the one hand, he hoped that Yuan Zhou would work hard to improve his cooking skills, but on the other hand, he was worried and concerned about Yuan Zhou’s health. That was why he was in such a dilemma.

“Don’t worry, uncle Zhou. I’m doing other things to relax. ” Yuan Zhou said earnestly.

“Anyway, you have to strike a balance between work and rest. You can’t be too tired.” Zhou Shijie nodded his head.

“Yes.” Yuan Zhou answered.

“What’s the matter for you to come here today?” Zhou Shijie stopped and took a sip of water from the cup and asked curiously.

He was indeed curious. After all, Yuan Zhou had never liked to go out and preferred to stay in the restaurant. Now that he came here specially, he must have something to tell him.

“Yes, I’m here to give you a little thing.” While saying that, Yuan Zhou picked up the paper bag that had been placed on the ground beside the sofa since he had just sat down.

That’s right. Yuan Zhou was carrying a paper bag the moment he entered the restaurant. On the outer packaging of the paper bag were the words “so-and-so contact”. Obviously, this was the kind of paper bag used to store mobile phones when buying mobile phones.

“What is it?” Zhou Shijie looked at the paper bag curiously.

“Xi Xi suo suo.” Yuan Zhou directly took out a rectangular object wrapped in a cotton cloth from the paper bag.

The cotton cloth was beige in color and was wrapped in a thick layer. Yuan Zhou didn’t say anything and directly reached out to open the cotton cloth. Then, a beautiful purplish black wooden box appeared in front of Zhou Shijie.

The purple-black wooden box was about 20 centimeters long and 10 centimeters high. It was squarish, but the corners around it looked very round.

The surface of the box was covered with black patterns, but these patterns were regular, looking like beautiful peacocks. The purple-black wooden box exuded a natural, oily luster, which made the whole box look gorgeous and exquisite.

Not until the box was revealed in front of him did Yuan Zhou say indifferently,””This is the box I made from the leftovers of the bowl rack. I brought it over for you to play with, uncle Zhou. You can also see how my carpentry is going.”

Zhou Shijie looked at the wooden box on the tea table in a daze and didn’t have any reaction.

“They’re all made from scraps. They’re not worth much, nor are they expensive. Uncle Zhou, please accept them. ” Yuan Zhou continued.

Only then did Zhou Shijie have a reaction. He raised his head and looked at Yuan Zhou. The corners of his aged face couldn’t help twitching as he pointed at Yuan Zhou and said.

In fact, Zhou Shijie had already known about the bowl rack last night. The call he received last night after he made the call was from Carpenter Lian.

Carpenter Lian had called to show off his disciple’s thoughtful gift and also to ridicule Yuan Zhou’s wasteful use of heavenly gifts.

Therefore, Zhou Shijie knew that Yuan Zhou had used four pieces of thousand year yellow Rosewood heartwood to make five bowl stands. However, seeing it with his own eyes was another matter.

Looking at the beautiful yellow rosewood box emitting a faint glow on the table and hearing Yuan Zhou’s casual tone saying that the leftover materials were worthless, Zhou Shijie felt that he could now understand Carpenter Lian’s angry roar last night.

Because even the person who cared so much about Yuan Zhou couldn’t help wanting to beat him to death.

“Is this the thousand-year-old yellow Rosewood you used to make the bowl rack?” Zhou Shijie emphasized the words ‘thousand-year yellow Rosewood’.

“It’s the leftover wood from the bowl rack. ” Yuan Zhou said.

“Little Yuan, you …” Zhou Shijie looked at Yuan Zhou with a complicated expression and sighed.

“Uncle Zhou, please accept it.” Yuan Zhou pretended not to see the heartache in Zhou Shijie’s eyes.

“Sure, I’ll accept it. However, don’t let that old man Zhang Ji know that you’re using thousand-year-old yellow Rosewood to make your bowl rack.” Zhou Shijie sighed and then said.

“Why?” Yuan Zhou asked curiously.

“I’m afraid that he’ll come and tear my table apart,” Zhou Shijie said and shook his head. He looked at the box on the table and continued,””No, it should be tearing down the building of the Alliance.”

“Why did he tear down your table?” While saying that, Yuan Zhou even turned his head and looked at Zhou Shijie’s desk curiously.

“Because he can’t tear yours apart, so he can only tear mine apart.” Zhou Shijie answered faintly.

“He thinks that you’re wasting heavenly resources because I’ve spoiled you. Who asked him to especially like string beads? such a good material like yellow Rosewood is usually used to make bracelets, not to mention a thousand-year-old one.” Zhou Shijie continued.

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