Hua Xiaomai was not the type to be strictly by the book. In taking on an apprentice, it boiled down to helping oneself and others, allowing Zhou Yunyun to acquire a skill while also finding herself a reliable future assistant. Titles, for her, were actually not important. The reason she let Zhou Yunyun call her "Master" could be summed up in one word—showing off, seeking just a bit of inner satisfaction.
Zhou Yunyun bit her lower lip with her row of neat, tiny white teeth, took small, timid steps, and moved over to Hua Xiaomai, her cheeks and neck turning bright red. Hanging her head, she called out in a tiny voice, "Master..."
"Do you find it very embarrassing to have me as your master?" Hua Xiaomai glanced at her sideways, shaking her head slightly in amusement, "That can't be, can it?"
"How could it be?" Zhou Yunyun got startled, hastily lifting her head, "I'm overjoyed to be an apprentice here in the restaurant..."