After settling Ye Shi, Chen Da went out to gather information.

Two hours later, Chen Da returned to Ye Shi with a forced smile, "Master, I've found out everything. Mu Chen is handsome and accomplished, with his father being a third-level alchemist..."

Ye Shi looked at Chen Da, smiling helplessly, "Uncle Chen, you don't need to comfort me. I know what kind of person Mu Chen is. It's said that he's quite the libertine, with countless affairs. However, recently, he's supposedly reformed, seemingly smitten with a young man named Zhuang Yu."

"It's said that Zhuang Yu is breathtakingly beautiful, attracting countless admirers willing to spend fortunes for him. Mu Chen is among them."

Chen Da chuckled awkwardly, "Master, you already know?"

Ye Shi nodded, "Yes. Everyone in the tea houses is talking about him. It's impossible not to know."

"Master, I've heard Mu Chen has recently secluded himself for cultivation, supposedly to reform his ways," Chen Da tried to console.

Ye Shi remained skeptical, "It's hard to change one's nature. I think he's not reforming but rather, he's run out of money and is too ashamed to show his face."

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Chen Da looked at Ye Shi, "Master, don't be too pessimistic. Mu Chen is still young. Maybe he'll improve with age."

Ye Shi bit his lip, his face showing a hint of confusion.

"Uncle Chen, how many yuan stones do we have left?" Ye Shi asked.

Chen Da replied with embarrassment, "Twenty." Ye Shi was expelled with little consideration, receiving no travel funds from Ye Xun, who never valued this son.

Ye Shi clenched his teeth, "Only twenty left, huh? Uncle Chen, see if there's a restaurant in need of a deboning specialist."

Chen Da looked troubled, "Master, no matter what, you're a Double. It's demeaning to do such menial work, it'll be laughable."

Ye Shi shrugged it off, "Besides that, I don't know anything else! Besides, it's quick money, and if I do well, they might even give me extra meat to eat."

After Ye Shi's mother died, his meals worsened. To eat his fill, Ye Shi often helped in the Ye family's kitchen, sneaking food, and learning kitchen skills. Though he didn't become a skilled cook, his butchery skills were unparalleled.

Thinking of Ye Shi's hardships in the Ye family, Chen Da felt outraged. He looked at Ye Shi, "Master, try to eat less. People prefer slender Doubles."

Ye Shi bit his teeth in frustration, "That's just how I look. What can I do?"

Chen Da sighed, "Master, it won't look good for the Mu family to know you're working in a restaurant."

Ye Shi, disheartened, "If not a deboning specialist, I don't know what else I can do."

Chen Da suggested, "Regardless, let's visit the Mu family first."

Ye Shi bit his lip and nodded, "Alright."