Jiang Yuan watched the energetic young boy skillfully working, a hint of regret on his face for sleeping a few minutes longer and not being able to get up on time. A slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he found his apprentice rather cute.
"From now on, just treat this place like your own home, keep it clean and tidy, that's all. Sleeping in a bit in the morning is no big deal, as long as it's not until the sun is high in the sky and you don't neglect spilled oil on the floor. There's no need to be so restrained."
He took in an apprentice, not a workhorse, and there was no need to exploit him exhaustively.
Nor did he expect Wan Mingchuan to feel obliged to repay his kindness to an extreme. Living here, just keeping an eye on things and helping out with what he could was enough. After all, he himself wasn't overly ambitious, just looking to trade some fruits and mushrooms to make a bit of money and live leisurely on both sides.
