Chapter 889 - A Dish That He Heard Of (2/2)

“I haven’t made furniture in person for a long time.” Carpenter Lian muttered.

He looked up at Yuan Zhou, but didn’t say anything loudly. He kept silent and seemed to be thinking of something.

Though Yuan Zhou heard Carpenter Lian mutter to himself, he wasn’t sure if the old man was talking to him and thus didn’t answer him. He was just waiting in silence for his reply.

“Young man, did Zhou Shijie tell you to come here?” Carpenter Lian opened his mouth and asked.

“Chairman Zhou just told me there is a master carpenter in Jinfa Market.” Once in a blue moon, Yuan Zhou became smart. He didn’t deny it directly, but used another way to say no.

“This annoying Scamming Zhou always does things that make me feel awkward.” Carpenter Lian continued muttering with an obviously discontented expression on his face. Besides that, he addressed Zhou Shjie as Scamming Zhou instead of his name. There was definitely a story between them, but Yuan Zhou found it inappropriate to ask about that.

But luckily, Carpenter Lian didn’t lose temper at Yuan Zhou.

The store suddenly fell silent and nobody came inside for an instant. Even the tall and thin man, who originally looked like the boss, hid himself behind the cutout door and didn’t come over to them when he found Yuan Zhou began to talk with Carpenter Lian.

Therefore, only Yuan Zhou and Carpenter Lian were left in the store now. Yuan Zhou stood there casually while Carpenter Lian was seated there.

“To be honest, I haven’t made furniture for long. My hands are out of practice.” The way Carpenter Lian spoke became quite severe.

“Master Lian, I believe in your craftsmanship,” said Yuan Zhou immediately, “And Chairman Zhou has once said that you are the best carpenter in China.”

With regard to Zhou Shijie’s praise told by Yuan Zhou, Carpenter Lian curled his lip lightly. Obviously, he didn’t believe that Zhou Shijie would praise him behind his back.

As a matter of fact, Zhou Shijie didn’t speak highly of him much, but instead took a photo of his daughter’s dressing table directly. Frankly speaking, it was so beautiful that even those very expensive dressing tables couldn’t match it. Moreover, too few people could master the techniques of mortise and tenon joints nowadays. Of course, those which were provided by the system must be excluded.

It wasn’t easy to come across such a great craftsman and besides, the things to be put into the cabinet were all very precious. Thus, Yuan Zhou naturally wanted that kind of furniture very much.

Complimented by Yuan Zhou so straightforwardly, Carpenter Lian choked for an instant. He paused for a while and then said, “It’s no problem for me to make a cabinet, but I have one condition.”

Carpenter Lian specifically looked at Yuan Zhou’s expression when he said that. When he found Yuan Zhou just appeared composed, he became a little discontented and hence paused for a while, waiting for Yuan Zhou to say first.

“What kind of condition?” Looking at Carpenter Lian’s manner, Yuan Zhou instantly became enlightened and hence asked.

“Young man, aren’t you a very famous chef? I heard of a dish before, but I haven’t seen nor eaten it. If you can cook it for me, I will promise to make a cabinet for you, free of charge.” Carpenter Lian appeared quite confident when he said that.

“I can guarantee the cabinet will be satisfactory, but you also must guarantee this dish is to my satisfaction.”

He spoke as if he were quite sure that Yuan Zhou was unable to do that.

“What is it?” Yuan Zhou asked with ease. He had been well prepared inwardly.

With Yuan Zhou’s current craftsmanship and great knowledge, he was capable of cooking more dishes than what he wasn’t capable of. Therefore, he wasn’t afraid of any challenge about cooking.

“Tri-Color Beans. Have you ever heard of that?” Carpenter Lian said.