Chapter 36 - Request A Master to Teach Me in the Future (1) (2/2)

And so, Zhou Xiaoxiao began her stay in the Wu Residence.

She was not in a hurry to open up shop, so first of all, she went around the market each day to have a taste of the snacks offered locally.

After that, she hired some craftsmen to decorate the store and to create her appliances.

During her spare time, she ended up taking over all the physical labor of the Wu Residence of fetching water and chopping firewood. Then, she tried to create all sorts of baked goods and invited Aunt Wu and her husband to try them.

Aunt Wu prepared the three meals of each day and would invite Zhou Xiaoxiao to eat with them.

Sooner or later, they got closer and closer together. Then, even Old Chen would smile to her every time he saw Zhou Xiaoxiao.

Only Wu Daoquan was still neither hot nor cold to Zhou Xiaoxiao, but that did not bother her.

One day, Zhou Xiaoxiao got up early. The first thing she did that morning was to fill up the water jars for the house. Then, she wandered around the courtyard with nothing to do. Her hands felt itchy when she saw the weapons laid out in the courtyard, and could not help but pick up one of the sticks, following the teachings of Father Zhou that was still present in her mind, and performed a dance in the courtyard. The dust rose up from the ground and the breeze flowed. She could feel her mind ease up as a feeling of heroism washed through her.

Suddenly, she heard, “Complete and utter mess. All brute force with no use in actual battle.”

Zhou Xiaoxiao stopped her actions, but she was not bothered by the criticism. With a smile, she said, “I studied a few tricks from my father in my youth, but he passed on early before I could learn much. Since Uncle Wu is strong in these arts, may I request a lesson or two?”

Without saying a word, Wu Daoquan picked up a rod from the rack and stepped into posture.

Zhou Xiaoxiao said, “Please pardon my rudeness.”

Then, she rushed straight towards Wu Daoquan and beat her rod down.