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Chapter 244 Lin Mo: Look!
One is the all-electric Zhiji L6, the other is a Maybach, a man's dream. There's no need to think about which one to choose. Hesitating for even a second is disrespectful to the Maybach.

It's no wonder he's fickle and easily bored; he'd move on when he's poor and lowly. The problem is, if I didn't move on when I was poor and lowly, wouldn't I just stay poor forever? Who doesn't want to improve themselves?
Besides, his cousin Su He's car is probably more famous than a Maybach now; she's bound to be recognized on the street!
After all, Maybachs are common, but there is only one 2888t that took hundreds of cars back to its hometown. The incident happened less than a week ago, and that car was even more conspicuous than the Maybach. The driver was also a conspicuous person. How could it be good to sit in it?
Besides, he had already sworn that if he ever rode in his cousin's car again during the National Day holiday, he would be a complete idiot.

Of course, if Liu Ruyan doesn't come, that's a different story.

At this moment, a Maybach was driving smoothly on the national highway, while Lin Mo was leisurely sitting in the passenger seat enjoying the air conditioning. The Emperor Ruyan, wearing sunglasses, had a slight smile on his lips, clearly in a good mood.

At least I won't be lonely on my way back. As for my friend and classmate Su He? Who is that? We're not even close!

"Speaking of which, is it really okay for us to abandon Susu and take the shortcut?" Liu Ruyan asked.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo took out a banana from his schoolbag, peeled it, and was about to take a bite himself when he felt a sharp gaze. He then sighed and handed the banana over.

Seeing this, Liu Ruyan, who was driving, finally took a bite with satisfaction.

"She insisted on taking the highway. I suggested taking the side road, but she refused. Who can she blame?"

"Besides, today is the last day of the seven-day holiday, and there will definitely be a lot of people returning home. The probability of traffic jams on the highway is extremely high. I don't want to be stuck in traffic for several more hours." As Lin Mo spoke, he reached out and broke off a piece of the banana that Liu Ruyan had bitten, and threw it out the window.

But as soon as Lin Mo took a bite, Liu Ruyan punched him in the ribs, almost knocking the banana he had just eaten out.

You look down on me, don't you?

Lin Mo turned his head and saw Liu Ruyan glaring at him, so he quickly reminded her, "Hey, hey, watch where you're going, watch where you're going."

"What are you complaining about? I'm just being careful about hygiene. What if I have mouth ulcers and infect you?"

Liu Ruyan: →_→

"Do you think I'm a three-year-old? So easy to fool? Give it to me!"

After saying that, she reached out and snatched the banana from his hand, took a bite herself, licked the whole banana with her tongue, and then put it back.

Lin Mo:
"Your move looks familiar."

"What do you mean?" Liu Ruyan asked, puzzled.

Lin Mo: "Japan and Korea topic, cough cough, nothing, I misread it."

I almost revealed his hidden secret; otherwise, Emperor Ruyan would have been furious if he had.

Liu Ruyan glanced at Lin Mo, but didn't press the matter further. She continued to focus on driving ahead, but a blush had crept onto her pretty face.

"Today is the peak of the return journey, and traffic jams are indeed easy to occur on the highway. However, the detours are probably not much better. Otherwise, you two wouldn't have been stuck in traffic for so long on the day you returned."

"Why do you think taking the detour will be better than taking the highway? You know, at least the section of the highway from Jiangning to Nancheng wasn't congested on the 1st," Liu Ruyan said as she drove.

Lin Mo smiled upon hearing this: "Then we'll have to take a gamble. I bet my cousin is more unlucky than us. Last October 1st, we were stuck on the highway, and we're stuck again this year. I think as long as we don't take the same road as her, we'll be safe."

"So, even if Susu wants to take the side road, you'll still take the highway?" Liu Ruyan said with a smile.

Lin Mo chuckled: "Of course. If you hadn't come, I could have just taken the high-speed train back. Anyway, my cousin has been having some bad luck during the National Day holiday. It's really weird, so we have to be careful!"

"Haha, you're so naughty~~ I love it~~"

For Liu Ruyan, causing Su He a little misfortune was no big deal; at least it made her happy.

While Liu Ruyan was laughing, Lin Mo turned around and threw the banana in his hand into the trash bag in the back seat.

There are no outsiders here, so he wouldn't eat this imported fruit.

At this moment, he was watching the movie "The God of Cookery" on his phone, and in his hand, he was twirling a small gold ingot between his fingers, which occasionally made a clicking sound, which was very relaxing.

That's right, this is the item he bought this morning on the shopping page: a stress-relieving toy, a fidget spinner with a gold ingot design.

There are two reasons for choosing it. First, it is made of pure gold, weighs a lot, and is quite heavy. Second, it has a special effect.

【Fidget Spinner Ingot; Crafted from 24k pure gold; Multiple ways to play, spin and press on your fingertips for a pleasant clicking sound that can relieve anxiety; ¥9.9】

This thing can actually relieve stress and anxiety. Although the effect is not as obvious as that of facial cleanser or scar removal patches, it's not completely useless.

At least for now, playing with it casually has improved his mood considerably. With further development, this thing might even be able to treat depression. Perhaps one day he could find a wealthy person with depression and sell it for a high price.

At the very least, the sheer weight of this pure gold item is enough to justify his purchase. Putting aside everything else, this thing is much heavier than the gold bracelet he sold back then. At the current price of gold, it would be worth a third of his mother's car.

Moreover, its design is quite festive; holding a gold ingot in your hand symbolizes making money, so the meaning is quite good.

"Why are you watching old movies now?" Liu Ruyan glanced at the gold ingot in Lin Mo's hand, but didn't pay it any mind. Although it was gold, what normal person would make a pure gold thing like that?

On the contrary, she couldn't quite understand the movie playing on Lin Mo's phone, mainly because the film was so old.

"Let's reminisce about the classics. Besides, how many movies are watchable these days? We might as well watch some classic old films," Lin Mo said without even looking up. They couldn't finish both animated films in a short time, so they decided to tackle the easier one first.

I don't know why, but as soon as he leaves home, his sense of time comes back, and he always feels that he can't waste time.

Unable to understand what Lin Mo was thinking, Liu Ruyan sighed, then suddenly asked, "By the way, you said yesterday that you needed my help in a while. What is it?"

"Great! I'll treat you to dinner, and I'll cook for you myself," Lin Mo said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan was immediately surprised: "Inviting me to dinner? And cooking for me personally? That's so kind of you! Tell me, this time, were you touching my hands or feet?"

"Cough cough," Lin Mo coughed twice quickly: "Last time was really an accident, I don't have that kind of fetish."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan scoffed and said with a look of disgust, "You have a history of this, okay? Every time you call me Sister Ruyan, it's never anything good. Since it's not touching hands or feet, do you want to borrow money?"

Last time you borrowed 2 million from me, and this time you're calling me "sister" and cooking for me yourself. You're not planning to borrow 10 million, are you?
Let me tell you, it's impossible. Unless it's my man, it's absolutely impossible.

Seeing that he wasn't going to lay a hand on her, Liu Ruyan was a little disappointed, but then she thought, "If someone is being overly helpful, they must have ulterior motives. The more they give, the more it proves that this kid Lin Mo has big ambitions."

"Hey, why are you still judging me with prejudice? Do you think I'm that kind of person? I'm just having a meal. Thank you for your help, Sister Ruyan. The time is set for next Wednesday afternoon. I'll let you know the specific time later," Lin Mo said.

That's right, he wants to take advantage of these two days to complete the prerequisites, and then test how powerful the Wednesday Food God's effect is.

Even if he can only reach one-tenth of the protagonist's level in a few works, that would be enough. He wants to open a restaurant that is only open one day a week, taking a high-end route, where a meal costs at least tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan.

Having broadened his horizons somewhat, Lin Mo realized that the world of the wealthy was beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan for a meal was an astronomical price for ordinary people, but for the truly wealthy, it was just a drop in the ocean.

Moreover, such restaurants do exist in reality; the dazzling nightlife in first-tier cities like Beijing and Shanghai is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Sometimes, even though the two are in the same city, the lives they experience are worlds apart depending on whether they have money or not.

With only one day a week that his skill is useful, it's clear he can only go for the high-end market and can't make money off the poor.

Besides, what's the point of making money from ordinary people? If you're going to make money, make money from rich people.

But here's the problem: even if his cooking skills are perfect, and his dishes shine like the golden light of Master Chef, with flavors that make people linger, the initial customer base will be a problem. Rich people aren't stupid; who would just come to eat at his place when he has no reputation and no publicity?

So he planned to invite Liu Ruyan to dinner, and also invite Miss Yuan and her parents along.

As long as his cooking skills are good, word-of-mouth recommendations from wealthy people are more effective than any form of advertising. After all, he doesn't need ordinary people to know about his restaurant; he only needs to spread the word within the circle of wealthy people.

Besides, it's been so long, and I've been saying I'd visit Miss Yuan's house but haven't been able to. So I'll take this opportunity to go.

If everything goes smoothly, he will at least have a legitimate source of income in the future, unlike now, where even if he has several million, he doesn't dare to let his family know.

However, it all depends on whether the effect of "Wednesday Chef" is amazing enough. If he is only good at making chicken dishes, even if it is at the level of state banquet, it is not enough for him to open a restaurant like this.

After all, those restaurants where a meal costs tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan have first-class dining environment and service level, which is not something he can try to extort unless he can completely win over everyone with the taste, otherwise it's out of the question.

Hearing that Lin Mo's words sounded plausible, even including a specific time, Liu Ruyan tentatively began to believe him, albeit with some skepticism.

Even on the sidewalk, there were quite a few cars today. At first, it was fine, and the speed was acceptable, but gradually, both of them noticed that the vehicles were moving slower and slower.

An hour later, the two men stared into deep thought at the long line of cars ahead.

"Is this the result of your bet? As expected, gamblers never have a good end. Mr. Lin Mo, let me interview you. Do you have anything to say now?" Liu Ruyan shoved a sausage into his mouth, gritted her teeth, and asked with a sneer.

Lin Mo turned his head, his face full of confusion, and muttered, "No way, how could this be? Didn't we not take the same route as my cousin? Am I the one who's always blocking the road?"

Thinking about it carefully, from October 1st last year to this year, every time he took his cousin's car home, they would encounter traffic jams. He used to think it was his cousin's problem, but now it seems that he is the unlucky one.

"Maybe it really is. If that's the case, you should ride in Su Su's car when you go on long trips in the future. I'm lucky, but I feel like I can't even keep up with you!" Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes and laughed.

Half an hour later, looking at the convoy that was barely moving, Lin Mo began to doubt himself.

Just then, someone knocked on their car window.

"Hey, you guys are here. You're not even moving fast, you're less than 50 meters away from me."

Outside the car, her cousin Su He stood with her hands on her hips, a smug look on her face.

Lin Mo:
Liu Ruyan:
"Didn't you take the highway? What are you doing here?"

Faced with Liu Ruyan's questioning, Su He patted her shoulder with a "I'm a loyal mother" expression and said, "Hey, you've come all this way, do you really think I'd let you walk by yourself? I'll just stick with you in the traffic."

"See? I was pretty good, wasn't I? Aren't you really regretting not taking the highway with me?"

Seeing this, Lin Mo perked up: "I told you it wasn't my fault! See!"

Liu Ruyan:
Su He: ? ? ?
(End of this chapter)