And so, peaceful days arrived.
Lu Chengwen, Long Aotian, and Zhao Ritian each took on a new job.
Zhao Ritian was complained about in the kitchen every day. The Head Chef scolded him daily because he was always sneaking food, and every time, he was inevitably caught red-handed.
Eventually, the Head Chef no longer scolded him for stealing food, but for being so brainless about it. It felt like a taunt: I stole it, so what are you going to do about it?
But Zhao Ritian had a good temper and knew he was stealing food. Whenever he got caught, he apologized. Then he stole again next time.
When the Head Chef went to complain to the butler, ordinary people might not know, but the butler did!
This lord had come to live in comfort and enjoy a leisurely vacation. It just could not be known to anyone.
Every time, the butler brushed it off by saying Zhao Ritian was a distant relative he had arranged to work there. Once the Head Chef heard that, he figured, Fine, let him have something to eat, and assigned him work.
At first, he had wanted to target and bully him.
But Zhao Ritian genuinely worked hard. He was not afraid of hardship or exhaustion, and after a week, the Head Chef began to like him.
People were like that—the longer you spent around them, the harder it was to hide who they really were.
Given enough time, a person's temperament, character, and every other quality would all reveal themselves.
The Head Chef discovered that Zhao Ritian was just greedy for food and a little dumb. Other than those two things, there was nothing wrong with him.
He treated people sincerely and never slacked off at work. The Head Chef felt regretful. What