"What people?"
"This is my son."
Master Mu's face turned stern, but the corners of his eyes and brows betrayed a hint of delighted amusement.
So today, the regulars at the Xiao Family Teahouse were talking about how Old Mu's son had finally returned.
"Old Mu and his wife have finally made it through the storm and seen the moonlight. Their son's back."
"Yeah. After all these years, it couldn't have been easy."
"But why did he suddenly come back?"
"What? You don't want their son to come home?"
"Of course I do. I'm just a little curious."
"What's curious about it?"
"Maybe he had a rough time out there and realized home was best after all."
"True. That's very possible."
"I heard Xiao Mu's learning the craft from Old Mu."
"Looks like Old Mu's craft has finally found a successor."
Xiao Xiao listened quietly for a while.
Then the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
It seemed Mu Tan Song really had followed through on his promise and was learning woodcarving from Grandpa Mu.
Grandpa Mu... must be very happy, right?
Xiao Xiao went into the kitchen, intending to help Father Xiao and Grandpa Xiao with the preparations.
But when he got there, he found they didn't need his help at all.
He stood watching for a while, then got the urge to make some tea snacks himself.
He ended up making quite a lot.
Father Xiao and Grandpa Xiao: ...
How had the kid made so many before they even noticed?
Xiao Xiao's tea snacks weren't served to the customers.
According to Father Xiao and Grandpa Xiao, his skills weren't quite up to par yet.
They couldn't pass off his half-finished work to customers and ruin the Xiao Family Teahouse's reputation.