Everything I bought on online shopping platforms was genuine.

In the afternoon, at the restaurant, Lin Mo was simmering soup over a low flame while scrolling through his phone.

The work at the restaurant is very rhythmic. It's a bit busy in the morning dealing with ingredients, but the afternoon is quite quiet because you're just watching the fire simmering the soup. Then, in the evening, when the guests arrive, it gets busy all over again.

[Holy crap, did I stir up a hornet's nest?]

[Poor guy! Luckily it wasn't when he was dressed as a woman. If Li Shiya had been stung like that, my goddess would have been shattered!]

[I was wondering why Li Shiya hadn't updated her blog lately; turns out she got stung so badly her face turned into a pig's head! Hahaha!]

[Shiya, Shiya, are you selling this honey? I'll offer a thousand!]

[What are you thinking? This is pure wild honey, picked by Li Shiya herself. I'll offer two thousand!]

[Wait, isn't this going to be too much of a price to pay just to shoot a video?]

[Aren't all the videos posted by this bloggers supposed to be jokes? How did a real one end up in the mix?]

Why did Li Shiya go up the mountain to disturb a beehive?!

Because Li Shiya is his cover identity; his true identity is Mundo!

[Mundo can go wherever he wants, right?]

Looking at the comments section of Chuanmei's latest work, Lin Mo couldn't help but laugh out loud. Sure enough, he knew that once this work was updated, it would be absolutely hilarious.

Moreover, even he didn't know exactly what happened that day; he only heard about it from Miss Yuan and the other person. Now he finally saw the scene.

The work is primarily shot from the first-person perspective of the Sichuan girl, as much of the footage was taken with her action camera.

It included how the two went out to play, how Li Shiya and the other girl saw a beehive and started loudly plotting that there was honey inside, how Li Shiya poked the beehive alone and ended up getting stung and screaming, running away in a sorry state, and how Miss Yuan screamed twice.

Then, the camera pans to the hospital, where Li Shiya is bruised and battered, and there's even a scene of Lin Mo and others sharing honey.

Finally, at the very bottom of the artwork, there is a warning about dangerous behavior and that it should not be imitated. It's safe to say that this is almost nonexistent in Li Shiya's many works.

Netizens even joked that they dared not imitate it and were completely outmatched.

Two days ago, when the Sichuan girl was promoting his hotel on her live stream, the swelling in his face had almost gone down, otherwise it would have been noticed during the live stream.

After reading it, Lin Mo laughed for a while, which puzzled the kitchen helper. He simply said that he had thought of something happy to do.

While Lin Mo's restaurant was open, the hotels in the city were also busy.

Thanks to Li Shiya's promotion, the hotel's business has improved significantly in the past two days, with more people coming to stay.

Su He didn't delay; he approved the publicity budget yesterday and hired someone to start working on the advertising signs.

As for Li Shiya's image, there's no need to reshoot it; you can just find it in her previous works, which also offer a variety of options.

The event featured young campus beauties, senior students, and women in traditional Chinese style, all cosplaying game characters. They could simply copy the designs directly. Both Su He and Ding Lei were considering withdrawing from the event this May Day.

Of course, due to a shortage of manpower, although the two are now the general manager and deputy general manager, they are doing the work of ordinary managers. As for the positions of manager, supervisor, and head waiter, they are gradually demoted. The manager is used as a head waiter, and the head waiter is used as a waiter. Of course, the salary remains unchanged.

There's just not enough manpower right now. Once more people are recruited, these people will naturally rise to their proper positions.

Of course, we haven't filled all the manager and supervisor positions yet, so the remaining vacancies will have to be filled by promoting from the lower-level employees.

So even though there are fewer people now, they still have a lot of enthusiasm for their work.

Time flew by and it was evening. Lin Mo came home from get off work again, drove his car stealthily into the residential area, sent a message to Liu Ruyan, and took the elevator.

This time, he didn't go home; he went straight upstairs to Ms. Zhao Yun's floor.

"Brother's back? Was no one following us?"

As soon as the elevator doors opened, Liu Ruyan stood at the elevator entrance and asked somewhat nervously.

Seeing this, Lin Mo couldn't help but sigh helplessly and said, "Come on, I'm just getting off work, it's not like I'm a spy making a rendezvous, why are you doing this so sneakily!"

"What do you know? If we can be more discreet, we can still have a decent meal. Hurry up, Yunyun has already prepared dinner, and even cooked two dishes herself. We're just waiting for your main course."

As she spoke, Liu Ruyan pulled him into the house.

"You're here! Find yourself a seat. There's only one soup left, it'll be ready soon!"

Hearing the noise, Zhao Yun poked her head out of the kitchen and spoke.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo raised the food box in his hand and smiled, "Thank you for your trouble, Sister Yun!"

"Don't mention it. I'd eat anyway even if you didn't come. It'll be more lively with you here." After saying that, Zhao Yun went back to the kitchen to continue cooking.

Zhao Yun's home was no different from when he last visited. Although it was the home of a woman living alone, there was no feminine element in it at all. It was a minimalist style. To put it bluntly, Lin Mo's home downstairs had more feminine elements than this, after all, Liu Ruyan was there too.

Lin Mo and Liu Ruyan began to open the lunchboxes and set out the dishes they had brought back.

Dongpo pork, tiger-skin pepper shrimp paste, garlic carp, and bamboo shoot beef are just four simple dishes, and apart from the first dish, Dongpo pork, they can all be considered home-style dishes.

Those so-called state banquet dishes, with their fancy names, are meant to sell at high prices. They must taste good, but everyone's taste is different. Lin Mo prefers salty and spicy flavors, and he doesn't like anything too bland.

The dishes served at state banquets are mainly Huaiyang cuisine, which is characterized by its light, tender, and savory flavors.

Of course, the four dishes he brought back weren't as refined as those in the restaurant. The Dongpo pork wasn't just a small piece; it was a whole box full. The main point was to offer a large portion that would fill you up, and if you couldn't finish it, you could reheat it for the next meal.

Adding to the stir-fried eggplant, potatoes, and green peppers that Zhao Yun had already prepared, the cold potato salad, and the soup that hadn't been cooked yet, there were seven dishes in total. It was quite a luxury for three people. Of course, the two vegetarian dishes were extras, and Liu Ruyan and Zhao Yun knew that, but they couldn't leave them unprepared.

Wow~~ It smells so good, it looks so delicious!

After arranging the dishes, Liu Ruyan couldn't help but sigh. She then picked up her chopsticks and took a bite of the tiger-skin pepper shrimp paste, and a look of satisfaction appeared on her face.

There was no way around it; every time she ate the food Lin Mo brought back from the restaurant on Wednesdays, she felt so happy that she couldn't get enough of it, and she even had a larger appetite.

"The soup's here!"

Just then, Zhao Yun came out carrying a bowl of soup, placed it on the table, and continued, "Winter melon soup, it'll have to do, don't mind it!"

"Oh, no way! Thank you for your hard work, Sister Yun!" Lin Mo said with a smile.

Liu Ruyan: "Alright, don't be shy, everyone. Start eating, I'll serve the rice!"

With Miss Yuan absent, Liu Ruyan seemed to have become the glutton among the three, and soon the three of them started eating.

"Wow~~ Your cooking skills are amazing! Now I finally know why Ruyan talked to you. She was just craving it!" Zhao Yun exclaimed after tasting it.

Although she had eaten Lin Mo's cooking before, it was only a few times, which is why she was so impressed when she tasted it again.

She also understood why those rich people could spend hundreds of thousands to eat at Lin Mo's restaurant. If she were also a rich woman with financial freedom, she would want to go there to eat every day.

"So what if you're greedy? The driving force of civilization is greed and laziness. Because of greed, people invented all kinds of food. Because of laziness, people invented all kinds of tools. Greed is not a flaw," Liu Ruyan said smugly after eating a piece of Dongpo pork.

No matter what, she got the best guy first, which is a victory. What others say can only be envied.

Liu Ruyan saw this very clearly; don't think that no one has talked about her being with Lin Mo.

Several of her friends, especially those around her age in the villa area, had spoken with her privately during the Chinese New Year.

Listing the mismatch between the two people's identities and circumstances was indeed for her own good, since even now, Lin Mo's circumstances are far from enough compared to her family's.

However, she knew what she wanted. She listened to those who advised her, but there was no one trying to sow discord. Mainly, Lin Mo's conditions were not worth others trying to sow discord with.

However, there are two men who want her to break up with someone and be with someone with better conditions. She sees them clearly, but she also knows that this is what she wants most and what she lacks. As for conditions, yeah, her family doesn't care, she doesn't care, so what use is it if others care?

Just as the three were enjoying this rare treat and relaxing, the knocking on Ms. Zhao Yun's door suddenly stopped.

'Clang clang clang, clang clang clang'

"Who is it, knocking on the door so late?"

As she spoke, Zhao Yun stood up, preparing to open the door, but the next second, two hands grabbed her arms from the left and right; it was Liu Ruyan and Lin Mo.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Yun asked, somewhat puzzled.

In response, Liu Ruyan glanced at Lin Mo, who took a deep breath and nodded.

"No, what are you two doing, playing riddles?" Zhao Yun asked, looking puzzled.

Liu Ruyan: "Ahem, would you believe me if I said it was a gluttonous beast that came?"

Zhao Yun: ? ? ?
"What nonsense are you talking about? Alright, I'll go see what's going on!"

After saying that, Zhao Yun went to the door and looked through the peephole. She didn't see anyone outside, but the knocking continued.

If Ms. Zhao were an ordinary girl, she would have been trembling with fear by now, but Zhao Yun was not; she was actually hoping for bad guys to appear.

Who is it?

With that, she flung open the door, and the next second, a small figure appeared in the doorway—it was Miss Yuan.

Seeing the door open, Miss Yuan grinned and, mimicking the tone of Grey Wolf, asked, "Is this my cousin?"

Zhao Yun: →_→

"It's my cousin!"

Upon hearing this, Miss Yuan opened her arms and ran towards her, calling out in a drawn-out tone, "Cousin~~"

Zhao Yun: "Get lost! What are you doing here!"

But in an instant, she knew why Miss Yuan had come, and she also knew why Liu Ruyan said that a glutton had come to her house.

Miss Yuan didn't come towards her at all; instead, when she got in front of her, she bent down and passed under her armpit.

Miss Yuan was already petite, and when she bent over, Zhao Yun didn't even have time to react before she was breached.

Upon entering the house, Miss Yuan saw Liu Ruyan and Lin Mo and couldn't help but sneer, "I knew it! You two actually wanted to eat alone, you wretched fellows!"

After saying that, she reached behind her back and when she took it out again, she had a familiar large bowl in her hand.

Upon seeing this, both Lin Mo and Liu Ruyan felt a wave of dizziness.

Liu Ruyan was somewhat taken aback: "No... you even managed to find this?"

Miss Yuan: ┓(`)┏

(End of this chapter)