"Oh, oh, I'll just have two." Zhang Chu quickly put down the oranges and poured himself a cup of tea as a tactical move.
"Master, do you think what I said is wrong?" Qin Huai asked.
Cao Guixiang put away her smile and looked at Qin Huai seriously, "Very right."
"A genius must have this confidence. It's not arrogance, it's confidence. I wasn't as talented as you when I was young, but I was even more confident. I believed I could learn every dish, that difficult skills were just a matter of time for me. There's nothing I can't do, and nothing I can't learn."
"Your Grandpa Zhang was the same. Ask him if you don't believe me. His master was the most famous carpenter in Beiping City back then. Even as an apprentice, he thought he could surpass him. When he was dating me, he often talked big, saying one day he'd become the most famous carpenter in Beiping City and how much he'd charge for crafting a piece of furniture. Surely, with his skills, he'd charge more than his master."
