Heero was not aware of what the two sisters were talking about during the night. He thought his wife just missed her time with her sister and decided to sleep together with her sister.
Instead, he was thinking deeply about Han Ying's proposal to establish a martial house. The pros and cons, after careful consideration, he decided to establish a martial house and Dong-Woo might be the first member of his martial house.
Yes, Heero decided to take Kang Dong-Woo in, just like Han Ying said, accepting Kang Dong-Woo as his disciple did not mean he meddled in other families' affairs. He did not want to meddle but he wanted to help the kids, this might be the best choice for now.
The only thing he needed was to wait for Sun Zhou Yi and Musashi Hirata to come back. His two disciples were more familiar with the martial house's system. Especially Sun Zhou Yi, his status as Gold Class Hero - Rank 1 was very useful in this regard.
After he settled everything, Heero went to sleep. The next morning, at the same table and on the same occasion, Heero perceived something weird as yesterday morning. The atmosphere seemed a bit off.
The change especially happened to the mother this time. Yes, Heero perceived something off from the elder sister. Han Ying was especially quiet and from time to time, he found her peeking at him which was weird to Heero.
Shen Miao was also still the same, she was quiet and reserved. Once again, the breakfast proceeded with an unusually quiet atmosphere. However, A positive change happened in Myung-Hee.
She looked less gloomy than yesterday which was good news to Heero. He could see a sweet smile from the little girl as she savored her meal. It seemed yummy meals were medicine for the depressed little girl.
The only person who looked normal to him was his wife. Hong Yu still acted as her per-usual, while Dong-Woo still looked uncertain and worried. Heero knew the cause and he intended to speak to him after breakfast.
As for Han Ying, Heero did not know what happened to Han Ying and he also did not ask her. After the breakfast was over, Heero brought Kang Dong-Woo to the rooftop while Hong Yu brought the two little girls out again.
When they reached the rooftop, Heero and Dong-Woo sat in the same place as yesterday.
The difference was that Dong-Woo did not have a strong determination just like when he arrived. He looked nervous and anxious at the same time, he also did not dare to look Heero in the eyes.
His eyes were unfocused as he looked to the sides, but Kang Dong-Woo immediately calmed down as he noticed the gentle smile formed on Heero's lips. The smile calmed his anxious heart and washed away his nervousness.
"Good, if you want to be my disciple, you must have the spirit. I don't care about talent or awakening ability or whatever it is."
Hearing this, Kang Dong-Woo smiled, a big smile formed as he heard a positive answer from Heero.
"Te-Teacher Xing, d-do you accept me to be your di-disciple?" Dong-Woo asked with a shaky voice.
"Yes, but not now. I am going to establish a martial house and you can be the first disciple of my martial house." Heero nodded.
Tears trickled down from Kang Dong-Woo's eyes, but his mouth formed a smile. Heero was stunned and confused as well. He accepted Dong-Woo, the boy should be happy, but why did he cry?
After that, Kang Dong-Woo rose from his seat. Just like the day before yesterday, he wanted to kowtow to express his gratitude for accepting him. But this time, Heero acted faster, he moved forward and prevented the boy from doing that.
"Alright, you don't have to kneel like that and don't do that in the future as well, okay?" Heero said in a helpless tone as he picked up the boy. He just was not used to this kind of thing, he liked it more if Dong-Woo treated him as usual with no exaggeration action like this.
Dong-Woo nodded as he broke away from Heero's grasp. He did not try to kneel again, but he bowed his head toward Heero and answered, "Yes, Master!"
"I told you not to do that, don't bow like that and you can call me with Teacher Xing just like before." Heero shook his head and tried not to make the same mistake as Sun Zhou Yi and Musashi Hirata.
He was more comfortable if they regarded him as a close friend instead of someone they revered. Just like what Butcher Wang did, he wanted Kang Dong-Woo to remain the same.
To his surprise, Kang Dong-Woo shook his head, "No, Teacher Xing, you have to get used to this kind of formality if you want to establish a martial house. I can still call you Teacher Xing as Teacher and Master have the same meaning."
"But Teacher Xing, you have to get used to this kind of formality as more and more people will be your disciples in the future. Disciples bow to their master is to show their respect to you and it's a normal thing to do. You can't prevent them to do this kind of thing."
Just like that, his tongue was tied and Heero could not refute Kang Dong-Woo's words at all. Yes, if he wanted to open a martial house, he had to get used to this kind of formality, not avoid it.
Looking at Heero who fell into silence, Kang Dong-Woo smiled in return. By just looking at Teacher Xing, he knew that his message was delivered well to Heero.
"Good… Good… But don't do it too often, it will be awkward for me…" Heero nodded in agreement and added, "Even though I said that you will be my disciple only after I establish a martial house, we will start the training soon!"
Hearing this, Kang Dong-Woo's eyes shone. He wanted to be stronger as soon as possible to protect his little sister. This was good news to him and he believed that under Heero's guidance, he could be as strong as Sun Zhou Yi.
Choosing Heero to be his Master was not out of his impulse, but he chose Heero after careful consideration. The proof was Sun Zhou Yi and a story from his sister Seo-Yeon.
Kang Seo-Yeon told him how she was saved by a mysterious man in the first dungeon, in detail at that. Kang Dong-Woo at that time doubted that the mysterious man was Teacher Xing.
However, his doubts were cleared out after the rise of Sun Zhou Yi. He knew from the start that Sun Zhou Yi was Teacher Xing's disciple. The unknown Wood Class Hero defended against the waves of the beast from Level 10 Calamity.
With everything clear in his mind, for the first time, Kang Dong-Woo decided to rebel against his father's arbitrary arrangement. Heero was the main reason Kang Dong-Woo dared to do this.
With everything settled, Heero left the boy on the rooftop alone while he came down. After the shop closed temporarily and got many complaints from their regular customers. Han Ying chose to open the shop today.
Moreover, today would be a trial for the waitresses they hired. Yesterday, after a quick interview held by Han Ying and Hong Yu, the sisters hired three waitresses with an agreement for a week of trial. If they worked well, the sisters would hire the three women permanently.
Before he left the rooftop, Heero reminded Dong-Woo as he forgot to tell the boy about the time for the training, "Oh, tomorrow five in the morning, you wait for me outside the shop!"
After that, Heero went down and helped Han Ying to get prepared to open the shop. He went to the kitchen and found Han Ying was preparing the dough for the noodles.
He approached Han Ying and said, "Let me help you!"
Han Ying's body was jolted up when Heero's voice entered her ears. Somewhat flustered, she refused Heero's offer, "N-No… I-I c-can do it alone… y-you can take care of your matter… I-I can do this alone…"
Heero was certainly surprised by Han Ying's reaction, but he paid no mind as he thought Han Ying was not used to having him in the kitchen.
"My work was to serve the customers in the front, but now that you have hired new waitresses, shouldn't I get promoted to the kitchen?" Heero paid no mind to Han Ying's strangeness and replied jokingly.
"Hun…" after being stunned for a moment, Han Ying no longer conversed as she focused on the dough in her hand.
The bar was enough for two people to work together. Heero took the mixed flour to make noodles and put it on the bar. He made a hole in the center and filled it with enough water. After that, he mixed the noodles and the water with his hand.
He mixed the flour carefully but did not slow the speed down. After twenty minutes, the rough dough turned into a smooth dough. He formed the dough into an oval shape and then, wrapped the dough with plastic.
He put aside the first dough aside, then he repeated the same thing all over again. He took the mixed flour and mixed it with water just like before. The first dough, second dough, and in an hour, Heero mixed three doughs for the noodles.
As for Han Ying, she produced four doughs in an hour. However, she was surprised upon noticing Heero made three doughs in an hour.
"You made this?" Han Ying spoke in a surprised tone. She took one of Heero's dough, she touched the dough, and surprisingly the dough had a similar texture to her dough.
"Wow, not only fast, you are even better than Hong Yu!" Han Ying exclaimed as it was hard to believe Heero who made this dough.
"Hehe, you have to call me Noodle Master from now on… Now I am not only Master of Pen and Sword, but Master of Knife as well!" Heero declared shamelessly.
Just as he finished his declaration, there was a voice resounding from the door, "Master of Knife my ass! Noodle Master your foot! You only successfully made the dough, not the noodles! You should call yourself Dough Master instead of Noodle Master!"
The voice certainly belonged to Hong Yu. She heard everything and she could not accept that a newbie like Heero was doing better than her, even though Heero was her husband, she could not accept it. She did not want to lose even to Heero.
Not only did it not discourage Heero, but it only made him even more excited. He turned around with a big smile on his face, he looked at his wife with a complacent look and said, "Then my dear wife, would you like to try your hubby's noodles? It will be your honor to witness the birth of Noodle Master!"