Chapter 158 An Old Friend Asked To Meet

Another three days passed before Ou Yangming finally managed to leave the Fang residence and return to the Ni residence.

In actual fact, Ou Yangming had only chiseled holes to make grooves for the seven pieces of equipment throughout the three days. If he had worked at his normal speed, he could actually finish the task within a day.

Nonetheless, the people from the Fang family dared not be too unrestrained. Therefore, Ou Yangming was allowed to rest each time he finished chiseling a hole and was only asked to continue when he was full of spirit and energy again. Ou Yangming had repeatedly told them that he could manage it and that they could trust him.

Even then, everyone from the Fang family persuaded him nicely while they adhered to their own opinion.

As such, Ou Yangming could only stay there helplessly for three days. He quickly left when he was done settling every piece of equipment.

Needless to say, Ou Yangming kept reminding before he left that everything he did and said in the Fang residence must not be spread. Fang Zhaoyang promised him since there was no reason to decline the request.

Even though Ou Yangming had only stayed in the Fang residence for ten days, he had become friends with the powerhouses from the Fang family’s higher-ups. He went to meet Old Craftsman as soon as he returned to the Ni residence.

Old Craftsman was in great condition, where he had somewhat returned to his peak state without any sign of aging.

Ou Yangming was extremely satisfied with the Life-prolonging Golden Pill’s mighty effect.

After having a meal with Old Craftsman, he was brought to the side room, which had been rebuilt into a smithing workshop. In addition, Ou Yangming could tell at once that the workshop was built with reference to the old man’s private workshop in the military camp.

In other words, when Ou Yangming looked at it, he thought they had shifted Old Craftsman’s workshop from the military camp. “Look, Eldest Young Lady Ni ordered them to rebuild it.” Old Craftsman laughed. “With this smithing workshop here, I won’t feel lonely anymore.”

Seeing as the smithing workshop was equipped with various materials, Ou Yangming commented, “Old Man, Eldest Young Lady Yinghong has really put in a lot of effort into this!”

Old Craftsman cast a meaningful look at him. “Yes, but she didn’t do it for me.”

Ou Yangming blushed. “Old Man, you’re kidding me.”

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The old man laughed heartily, but he looked slightly worried after a brief moment. “Young fella, the eldest young lady is nice, but she doesn’t match you…”

“What?” Ou Yangming was stunned. He scratched his head and remarked, “Old Man, she’s quite a nice person…”

Old Craftsman sighed and responded seriously, “She’s the Ni family’s eldest young lady, so she has a noble status. On the opposite, you’re just an orphan, so how can you deserve her?”

Ou Yangming quickly realized that he had misunderstood the old man earlier.

He smiled embarrassedly. It was reasonable for Old Craftsman to be worried, but the old man had no idea that after he fell sick, Ou Yangming was no longer the little kid that he used to be as he had become independent.

Nevertheless, no matter how great Ou Yangming’s achievements were, they could not seem to change Old Craftsman’s mind because the old man regarded him as a young fellow who would never grow up. “Old Man, don’t worry. As long as you’re willing to, I’m definitely going to marry your daughter-in-law!” Ou Yangming patted his chest. “Young fella, it’s good to have a desire, but you mustn’t do anything wrong…” Old Craftsman’s face changed a little, and he warned Ou Yangming softly. Ou Yangming did not know whether to cry or to laugh when he saw how concerned the old man was. ‘What are you thinking…’

A loud and clear voice was suddenly heard outside. “Ou Yangming, are you here?”

“Coming!” Ou Yangming quickly called out, and his eyes lit up right away. He even winked at Old Craftsman and said to him softly, “Old Man, I’m going to seduce your daughter-in-law!” Old Craftsman glared at Ou Yangming and wanted to hit him, but the young fellow had already dodged and escaped.

“Forget it. There’s no need to worry if it’s a blessing, and even if it’s a curse, it can’t be avoided. Children have to take care of themselves when they grow up, so there’s nothing I can do…” The old man shook his head and sighed for a while. When he curbed his thought and looked at the different ores on the table, he felt his hands itch.

Ou Yangming approached Ni Yinghong with brisk footsteps.

Though Ni Yinghong was still dressed like a man at the moment, since Ou Yangming had found out her real identity, she looked charming to him even in that outfit.

Ni Yinghong blushed when he noticed Ou Yangming staring at her with his perceptive eyes. She scoffed. “You finally came back? Hmph, Old Man has been waiting for you for ten days!” Ou Yangming wondered, ‘Old Man wouldn’t care how long I’ve been away. I’m sure you’re the one who has been missing me…’ Of course, he would be a fool to actually say