CHAPTER 926: CHAPTER 926: I WANT TO JOIN YOU

Xiao Shanghe didn’t feel a shred of shame about his actions.

He calmly said to himself, "The one who wants to cancel the marriage contract is you."

"In fact, whether this contract is canceled or not isn’t very important to me."

Xiao Shanghe: "..."

Heartbroken.

This shameless thing, not picky about anything.

Whether or not to marry him, indeed, isn’t very important to him.

But...

Xiao Shanghe cares!

Even though he knows the guy is taking advantage of him, he can only accept it.

At the same time, he also wants to know what conditions Zhen Yunjin shamelessly proposed, and for what reason!

Maybe, he’ll turn around and outsmart him.

Just as Xiao Shanghe was lost in thought, Zhen Yunjin spoke.

"I want to join you."

"What the hell?????"

Xiao Shanghe’s voice soared eight pitches higher, "You can’t joke like that!"

The last one who said they wanted to join us, and not to ruin things, was Princess Xinyue from some grandma’s story.

He thought Zhen Yunjin dressing as a man was scandalous enough.

But he didn’t expect him to be so sleazy!

Seeing Xiao Shanghe’s utterly shocked expression, while simultaneously giving him a look as if to say "How can you be so shameless?", Zhen Yunjin could only roll his eyes, "That’s not what I meant."

"Then what did you mean?" Xiao Shanghe completely doubted his words.

"Don’t tell me, when you said you wanted to join them, you were just saying?"

After finishing his sentence, he looked at him with a gaze that said don’t deceive me.

Zhen Yunjin: "Of course I’m not just saying it, I want to join them, but as a condition, Miss Shi needs something from you."

Xiao Shanghe: "..."

Boo hoo hoo.

Never thought I’d see the day I get exploited and squeezed like this.

In order to cancel the marriage contract, I even have to do things that might ruin others’ families.

That’s just...

No, no.

Xiao Shanghe thought about it, confirmed one thing.

He is a principled person.

He absolutely can’t do such things!

Thinking this, he looked at Zhen Yunjin seriously, his tone extremely strict.

"I’m telling you, I absolutely won’t destroy anyone’s family! If you want me to do that, you might as well let me keep marrying you!"

"You like men, I like food, let’s each do our own thing!"

Zhen Yunjin: "..."

What kind of talk is this?

Shi Yaoguang was amused by his line "You like men, I like food."

As expected of Xiao Shanghe.

His foodie persona stands firm.

He’s trying so hard for food, Shi Yaoguang also wants to know how far he can go.

Xiao Shanghe declared righteously, "I can marry a man, but absolutely can’t share a room with you."

"After all, even if married, I’m fulfilling marital duties, not husbandly duties!"

"By then, I’ll try all the delicacies around the world, as for you... love who you sleep with as long as you don’t bother me, I won’t care."

Having said this, he turned to Shi Yaoguang and said, "Miss Shi, rest assured, with me around I will never let him ruin your happiness!"

Thinking of something, he rubbed his hands a bit awkwardly, "As gratitude, may I request a small favor?"

Shi Yaoguang nodded, "Go ahead."

Xiao Shanghe solemnly said in a sincere tone, "I’d like to ask you to make another Manchu-Han Feast for me."

Shi Yaoguang: "..."

She felt her mouth twitch.

This small request carries quite a weight.

Since when did a Manchu-Han Feast become a small request?

Xiao Shanghe gazed at her eagerly, "Is it possible?"

"I really only have this one small, small wish..."

Shi Yaoguang didn’t comment on why his wish was a small Manchu-Han Feast.

Hands-on cooking was impossible for her.

To really make a table full of Manchu-Han Feast, whether Xiao Shanghe can finish it is one thing.

She might be lazy enough never to cook ever in her life.

Instead of fulfilling his small request, Shi Yaoguang thought perhaps Zhen Yunjin would be easier to satisfy.

Zhen Yunjin himself never expected Xiao Shanghe to be so shameless.

A Manchu-Han Feast.

Think you can do it just like that?

Tsk.

Internally ridiculing him, Zhen Yunjin seized the opportunity.

If he doesn’t seize it now, when can he?

He immediately made his own small request.

"I know Miss Shi has a special skill, I... I also want to learn."

As for why not asking Quan Jinbei?

A joke.

Others willingly keep distance from those of the opposite sex.

He, however...

He needs to keep distance from same-sex.

So, he intentionally overlooked Quan Jinbei, putting his suggestion forth with Shi Yaoguang.

Making sure that he and her don’t end up misunderstanding due to his orientation.

Shi Yaoguang hadn’t said anything when Xiao Shanghe couldn’t restrain his curiosity.

"What special skills?"

He thought for a bit and finally got Zhen Yunjin’s roundabout meaning, "You don’t mean you want to be apprenticed, do you?"

Zhen Yunjin glanced at him, then nodded.

Xiao Shanghe thought for a moment, decided promptly, "I also want to join you!"

In his mind.

Apprenticeship = continue staying with Shi Yaoguang and the others = can continue freeloading meals = Manchu-Han Feast.

With this in mind, he strengthened his resolve to become an apprentice.

Zhen Yunjin was again shocked by his shamelessness.

"Can’t you have some self-awareness?" he mercilessly critiqued his competitor, "Someone who looks so average, you think becoming an apprentice will get you anywhere?"

Xiao Shanghe curled his lips, "If I have no prospects, you think you have?"

Zhen Yunjin confidently replied, "Compared to you, I consider myself far more outstanding."

Xiao Shanghe chuckled, "Stop bragging, the host previously said I have exceptional talent!"

Zhen Yunjin scoffed at him, "Yeah, when you went to become a monk, none of the temples took you."

"Saying exceptional talent was just a way to reject you politely, worrying you might tarnish their reputation. You don’t still think you can wield that saying like authority, do you?"

Xiao Shanghe: "..."

He felt that today’s issue isn’t over!

That scoundrel really colors right after being given a bit of it!

The more ridiculed he is, the more he persists.

Immediately, he turned to Shi Yaoguang, clasped hands and said, "Master, please accept my bow!"

Shi Yaoguang’s eyelid twitched.

Just as he was about to bow down, timely prevented his action.

About this apprenticeship, she hadn’t consented.

Speaking of which, Xiao Shanghe is just a few years older than Shen Huan.

Shen Huan recently complained to her about the issues due to seniority, and specifically took on two apprentices to regain his dignity.

Now...

If she were to accept Xiao Shanghe and Zhen Yunjin, his world might just collapse.

After all, they went through the same window, she couldn’t be too ruthless.

Thinking it through.

Shi Yaoguang simply refused, not to mention she hadn’t personally taught her apprentices.

Cheng Lingdang and Shen Antai, etc., weren’t they training by themselves in the Yaoguang Sect?

With such thoughts, Shi Yaoguang devised a way to deal with the two.