Chapter 382 The inexplicably confident Liu Xikui
Tian Shulin curled his lips. What Liu Xikui did was a big taboo in this industry. Fortunately, Li Shengli did not hold it against him. Otherwise, Li Shengli would spread the word in the chef circle that he was the one who drove Liu Xikui out. Then Liu Xikui would never have a master again.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Liu Xikui prepared to say goodbye to Tian Shulin and go home.

Tian Shulin looked at the things Liu Xikui brought and quickly picked them up and stuffed them into Liu Xikui's arms. Tian Shulin was afraid that Liu Xikui would think that he accepted the gift but would not do anything for him, so he simply refused to accept the gift.

After seeing Liu Xikui off, Tian Shulin was a little worried about how to bring up this matter with Li Shengli. It was indeed Liu Xikui who had done something unkind before, and this matter could not be blamed on Li Shengli.

Li Shengli had known about the reform of the steel mill a long time ago, but Li Shengli did not think that he had any relationship with the steel mill. He had been away from the steel mill for a long time. Li Shengli never thought that Liu Xikui would find him. He had never seen Liu Xikui since he left the steel mill.

To be precise, ever since Liu Xikui and Li Shengli severed their master-disciple relationship, Li Shengli has treated Liu Xikui as a stranger. In the past few years, after Li Shengli came out of the steel rolling mill, he no longer took Liu Xikui seriously.

So when Tian Shulin found Lee Seungri, Lee Seungri was a little surprised. Tian Shulin would only visit Lee Seungri during the Chinese New Year and other holidays. He was too busy to take care of these things on weekdays.

"Shu Lin, is there anything you want to talk to me about?" Li Shengli brought Tian Shulin to Han Qiuyun's office. Seeing that her husband and his apprentice had something to discuss, Han Qiuyun stood up and poured them a glass of water.

"Master, I don't know how to tell you about this." Tian Shulin was also a little embarrassed. He was a little too ashamed to say that he had never helped Li Shengli in any way before, but now he came to him.

"If you have any problems, just tell me. I will try my best to solve them for you if I can." Li Shengli did not make any guarantees. Who knew what Tian Shulin needed his help with?

"No, it's not me." Tian Shulin explained hurriedly. This matter was Liu Xikui's business and he was just helping Liu Xikui to speak up, but he didn't want to take the blame on himself.

"Oh?" Li Shengli was curious. Was he asking for help for someone else's problem? It seemed like it was something he could solve.

"It's Liu Xikui." Tian Shulin didn't keep anyone in suspense and directly named the person who came to him to plead for him.

"Liu Xikui?" Li Shengli didn't expect to hear this name from Tian Shulin. "Is there something wrong with him? I remember that we should have severed our master-disciple relationship at that time."

Li Shengli never thought that Liu Xikui would have the nerve to look for him. At that time, he was teaching him some basic cooking skills step by step. His cooking skills should be pretty good by now.

"Master, he wants to become your disciple again." Liu Xikui glanced at Li Shengli's face and told him his plan.

"Oh? He asked you to intercede for him?" Li Shengli was a little angry in his heart, but his face remained expressionless.

"No, no." Tian Shulin saw that Li Shengli was a little angry and shook his head quickly, "He went to your old courtyard before, but he didn't find anyone, so he found me."

"I won't accept him as my apprentice again, just tell him directly." Li Shengli would never accept Liu Xikui as his apprentice again. Not to mention whether he has the mood to do so now, the things Liu Xikui did are enough for Li Shengli to sentence him to death.

"Ah! Master, Xikui has been fired by the steel mill." Tian Shulin felt that Liu Xikui was a little pitiful.

"Just fire him, what's the big deal?" Li Shengli didn't care. Liu Xikui's cooking skills were only at the level of a kitchen helper. There are so many new restaurants opening outside. If he finds a new restaurant, he will be hired based on his many years of experience as a kitchen helper in a steel mill. But it seems that he is a little ambitious and wants to go further. It is possible that he is jealous of Tian Shulin's restaurant business. Seeing Tian Shulin's hesitation, Li Shengli glanced at him and said, "If you want to ask me to take him in, then don't say it. If you really pity him, why not let him help in your restaurant."

Tian Shulin felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. He didn't know what Liu Xikui's current level was. If his level was good enough, the scale of his restaurant could be slightly expanded.

Seeing that Tian Shulin was still quite sentimental, Li Shengli gave him a suggestion: "Just tell Liu Xikui directly that I can't possibly accept him as my apprentice anymore. We've already severed our master-apprentice relationship. If I accept him as my apprentice again, I'll be laughed at in the chef community."

"My senior brother is the one who makes the decisions in the restaurant now. If he wants to work here, he can come here and be a kitchen helper. If he doesn't want to work here, there are many new restaurants opening out there and he can find one." Li Shengli was certain that Liu Xikui would not be a kitchen helper in his restaurant.

Just imagine, the entire restaurant is full of people who know his background, and anyone with self-respect would not be able to tolerate even a little gossip.

Tian Shulin thought about it and realized that Liu Xikui had been nice to him before, so Tian Shulin planned to go back and discuss with Liu Xikui to see if Liu Xikui wanted to work with him.

"Master, I plan to open a restaurant with Xikui." Tian Shulin is also an ambitious man. He was envious when he saw Li Shengli opened such a big restaurant.

"You have to think about it carefully. The prerequisite for doing business with someone is that you have to understand who the other person is like." Li Shengli didn't know what Tian Shulin was thinking, but it was obvious that Liu Xikui was not a person who could keep to himself.

When something happens between these two people in the future, Tian Shulin will regret it. He chose this path himself. Li Shengli is just giving him a reminder. As for whether Tian Shulin listens to it or not, that is not Li Shengli's business.

"It's okay, I'll go back and take another look. I don't want to keep running such a small shop." Tian Shulin expressed his thoughts. If Liu Xikui's craftsmanship did not deteriorate, he would open a branch store at that time.

"You make the decision." Li Shengli was speechless. With Liu Xikui's behavior, Tian Shulin's restaurant might be ruined by Liu Xikui.

"Master, are you really not going to accept Xi Kui as your disciple?" Tian Shulin asked finally.

Han Qiuyun was also watching Li Shengli from the side. Han Qiuyun didn't understand the ins and outs of it, but she felt that there was nothing wrong with accepting Liu Xikui.

"No, as the saying goes, a good horse never turns back. Since we have cut off contact, let's just cut it off." If Tian Shulin hadn't mentioned Liu Xikui today, Li Shengli would have forgotten about this person long ago.

Tian Shulin saw that Li Shengli had made up his mind and stopped trying to persuade him.

After the two chatted for a while, Tian Shulin planned to leave as his shop was still quite busy.

After Tian Shulin left, Li Shengli saw some confusion in Han Qiuyun's eyes, so he began to tell her what happened between him and Liu Xikui.

Han Qiuyun had no intention of getting involved in Li Shengli's private affairs. He was just a little curious. After all, Liu Xikui was his apprentice.

(End of this chapter)