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Chapter 273 [Wednesday] Hotel

Lin Mo wielded a cleaver, hacking and slashing from the living room to the kitchen without even blinking, and then peeled half a watermelon for the group as a snack.

It is said that clothes make the man and saddle makes the horse. Li Shimin, with a sword in hand and a few civil and military officials, led eight hundred men to rebel and become emperor. But he, with a kitchen knife in hand and a few gluttons, had only eight men and could only be a cook.

Why should he have to cook for them? He doesn't lack for ancestors to serve him.

Opening a restaurant is for making money, and it provides a visible source of income, so that you won't have trouble explaining your funds later.

Besides, their skills and attributes allow him to work one day and rest six days, so how could he possibly cook separately for these guys? He wants to eat ready-made meals for himself.

Moreover, Liu Ruyan has taken care of all the matters related to opening the restaurant, so why would she need these few people?
But it must be said that these people do have some brains, especially the Sichuan girl, who even knew to let him open a restaurant and then become a restaurant review blogger to promote it for him.

If it weren't for Liu Ruyan, this would actually be a pretty good choice. After all, with the current popularity of the Sichuan girl, the traffic is still quite considerable, otherwise so many advertisers wouldn't be coming to her door.

"It's finished. Go ahead and submit it for publication."

In the living room, Lin Mo handed a portrait of a man in his late twenties to Chuan Mei and began to speak.

Seeing this, the Sichuan girl put down her phone and laughed, "Old Mo, are you really not planning to do a live stream with me again? You don't have to show your face. Recently, my fans have been calling for you to come back."

"As long as you stream, the tips you receive will be split 30/70, I get 30, you get 70%, how does that sound?"

The portrait is a photo from the most liked comment in Chuanmei's latest work. It comes from a family seeking help after their child went missing. The missing child is a five-year-old boy who has been missing for 22 years.

Lin Mo was happy to lend a hand with this small favor, since finding the lost child and reuniting the family with their loved ones would be a good deed.

Although he doesn't believe in that stuff, he still feels happy when doing good deeds. Most importantly, he didn't put in much effort; he just drew a picture. How exactly to do it is up to Chuanmei herself.

Lin Mo didn't have high hopes either, since even if they had his portrait, the chances of finding him weren't very high. He could only do his best and leave the rest to fate.

"Get out of here. Do I look like I have nothing better to do? Eight people trying to strike first? You watch too many TV dramas."

"If all else fails, why don't you transform into Li Shiya and go to the school with Director Wang to do an outdoor live stream?" Lin Mo waved his hand and spat.

He doesn't have any prejudice against the job of an internet celebrity. In the past, he would have loved to become an internet celebrity and make a lot of money.

But now that he has a shopping page, he just wants to make a fortune quietly. Making a name for himself online and becoming known to everyone is definitely not a good choice for someone like him who has secrets.

Although he seemed to have a lot of free time, like Director Wang and Chuanmei, he was a senior student without classes, but he still had quite a few things to do.

Morning exercise, reading medical books, restaurant matters, and even setting aside time to deal with new items refreshing on shopping pages—in short, it's definitely not as leisurely as it seems.

After this period of adjustment, Lin Mo has a direction for the future, and he has his own rhythm, so he just needs to take it one step at a time.

Upon hearing this, He Xiaoyue couldn't help but say, "It used to work, but it doesn't work now. Li Shiya is wanted by the police in our school. You didn't know that?"

"Is that so?" Lin Mo asked curiously.

He was a very solitary person and rarely inquired about gossip outside the home. Unless it was about people close to him, he was not interested at all.

Now that I've moved out of the school, even though it's only a few steps away, I feel like I've created a distance between myself and the school.

If it weren't for the fact that he still goes to the school playground for morning exercises every day and occasionally checks the notices posted by his advisor in the class group, he would even think that he has already graduated.

"Of course I remember, before the National Day holiday, when the school held a sports meet, Li Chuan disguised himself as Li Shiya to support the civil engineering juniors?" He Xiaoyue said with a sneer.

Hearing this, Lin Mo narrowed his eyes, as if he had discovered something important: "It can't be..."

"That's right. He filmed the footage and posted it on his work, and then people from our school recognized him. Now the civil engineering students can hardly hold their heads up, especially the freshmen. They've said they'll teach Li Shiya a lesson."

Fortunately, he still had some sense at the time and said that he was a senior from the neighboring art academy, otherwise our school would have started an internal investigation long ago.

It's tough on the students from the art academy next door. There aren't many boys to begin with, and quite a few of them have gone to keep an eye on them, especially a few of the good-looking ones. They've been questioned all sorts of times about whether they're Li Shiya. Pfft~ Haha, they're laughing so hard they're practically rolling in money!" He Xiaoyue couldn't help but burst out laughing at the end.

Hearing this, the others couldn't help but laugh. Chuanmei was even more embarrassed and said, "What kind of person is he? So stingy, and he even said I cheated him out of money. Damn it, it's only 200 yuan in total. I don't want an appearance fee."

They even came to my comment section to reveal that now everyone knows my appearance fee is only 200, and many people call me Li 200. What did I do to deserve this?

I just wanted to shoot some footage, and now it's like I'm being blacklisted around our school."

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this, but Lin Mo also keenly sensed the risk of Chuan Mei's identity being exposed, and couldn't help but remind her: "Then you'd better be careful. Although netizens don't know your exact address now, they do know the area where you're active. Don't let someone lie in wait for you."

If you get surrounded, don't expect me to come to your rescue.

Last time, the two of them were surrounded by Zhao Yun, and he was trying to hide himself, but these two idiots ruined it. If it happens again, he will call the police directly and will definitely not meddle in other people's business.

Meanwhile, at the Liu family villa, after seeing off Old Yuan, Liu Ruyan was lecturing her father in the living room.

"Dad, I've already told you, this is a good thing. You tell me, if there were no benefits, would Uncle Yuan be so enthusiastic?"

I've already chosen the location for the restaurant. Please take good care of the renovation. I've spoken with the construction workers; they'll work in three shifts without rest to finish the work as quickly as possible.

"If you have a banquet planned, I'll give you priority in arranging it, okay? But the price can't be discounted!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhengyuan's eyes widened: "No way, this restaurant is mine, and I even paid for half of the renovations. Now that I'm going to eat here, you're asking me for money?"

"Otherwise what? You're such a grown man, and you still want to dine and dash? Besides, this restaurant isn't mine," Liu Ruyan said matter-of-factly.

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhengyuan became so angry that his breathing became heavier. Pointing at his daughter and looking at his daughter-in-law, he said, "Look at what kind of thing you gave birth to! I'm her father. Does she look like a bastard?"

"Heh~" Ms. Cheng sneered upon hearing this, "Is there such a thing? Don't I know what happened to the baby I gave birth to? Besides, do you think my dad, your father-in-law, looks like a scoundrel?"
"My daughter's all grown up now, isn't it normal for her to take a few things from home? It's a family tradition. If I hadn't come home and robbed people back then, you wouldn't be the respectable person you are now!"

Liu Zhengyuan:
"Stop, stop, stop! Why keep bringing up the past? Things are better now, aren't they? Wait, you mean..."

Liu Zhengyuan was a little embarrassed at first, after all, he had often relied on his wife to bring him things from home for financial support in the past, but he quickly realized what was going on. "Sending you restaurants and renovation supplies, are you dating someone? Wait a minute, if you're dating someone, what business is that old bastard Yuan having of his?"

Seeing her husband scratching his head in frustration, the mother and daughter exchanged a smile and then went back to their room to whisper to each other.

"Xiao'e, tell me, is this restaurant really not just a spur-of-the-moment decision? I don't mind you using money to help your boyfriend start a business, but you can't just throw money into it for nothing," Ms. Cheng asked curiously.

Ms. Cheng supports her daughter's behavior of throwing money at young boys. Why should only older men throw money at young girls? It's perfectly normal for women to throw money at handsome men! But the money shouldn't be wasted; it should have value.

"Don't worry, Mom, we're not even together yet. How could I possibly spend so much money on him? I'm not a love-struck girl."

Besides, Uncle Yuan and Aunt Jiang were there yesterday too. You can ask Aunt Jiang when you have time.

If you still don't believe me, wait until the restaurant opens, then invite a few aunties over, and I'll save you a seat to try it. You wanted to see it for yourself, didn't you?

Let me tell you, I'm planning to book three rooms for this restaurant. One of them is for Uncle Yuan, and he can't use it unless his family comes in person. The other one is for our family.

In other words, there is only one seat for entertaining outsiders, and the establishment is only open one day a week.

Don't think I'm joking. You'll understand once you've tasted his cooking.

Liu Ruyan briefly explained her plan: if we're going to go for the high-end, we'll go all the way. One day a week? Not enough. Only one public spot per week—that's what you call a monopoly!
As for her designated spot at home, isn't that a resource she has? In case someone comes knocking, she'll have a backup.

Hearing this, if Ms. Cheng didn't know what kind of person her daughter was, she would have thought she had lost her mind.

However, since Old Yuan and his wife have already gone there, she can go and inquire about it.

"Hmph, I'll go, I have to go. I'm going to meet this brat. He got the first soup, and I, his future mother-in-law, didn't even get a seat at the dinner. I'll make things difficult for him later. You better get the restaurant up and running as soon as possible. Don't worry about the money, the sooner the better!" Ms. Cheng said, arms crossed, expressing her indignation.

The thought of the young man who might become her son-in-law showering Jiang Panyue with attention made Ms. Cheng immediately unhappy.

She had wanted to see Lin Mo for a while, but hadn't had the chance. This time, she was determined to go and see him.

"Mom~~ What mother-in-law? Don't tell me anything like that. If you do that, how will I ever be able to face anyone again!" Liu Ruyan said, her pretty face flushed.

She's not Yuan Meng; she still has her pride. She can't let her own mother ruin her image.

"Alright, alright, I got it. I'll just say I'm your cousin, don't mention it!"

Liu Ruyan:
There's nothing we can do; although my mother is old, she has a rather eccentric personality.

Liu Ruyan ate a simple meal at home and then went back to the company.

With company business and hotel matters piling up one after another, she had no time to rest at home.

Time flies like an arrow, and two days have passed in the blink of an eye.

These past two days, Miss Yuan was called back by Liu Ruyan. It's a new month, and the company's top salesperson needs to come back and generate profits for the company.

Even if you're the top salesperson and don't have to come to work, you still have to close deals. Miss Yuan is quite important to the company.

Lin Mo reviewed the "Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica" over the past two days, and also memorized most of its contents. He then read a portion of the "Treatise on Febrile Diseases".

As for Director Wang, besides going to the gym with the class monitor every day, he also has to spend half a day helping Chuanmei edit videos, his schedule is packed.

Of course, the four of them had come over to beg him to cook for them many times in the past few days, but Lin Mo refused them all without hesitation. What a joke! Once I open this restaurant, I can earn tens of thousands of yuan for each meal I cook. You guys actually think you can get something for free?

That day, Lin Mo was summoned to the city by a phone call from Liu Ruyan to her cousin's living room.

"【Wednesday】What a terrible name! Wait, you're not planning to open every Wednesday, are you?"

At the dinner table, Liu Ruyan looked at Lin Mo across from her and couldn't help but question him.

The reason for calling Lin Mo over today is naturally to let him, the restaurant owner, know about the progress and, incidentally, decide on the restaurant's name.

Facing Liu Ruyan's unfriendly gaze, Lin Mo calmly nodded: "That's right, I plan to open on Wednesdays, and is there anything wrong with naming the restaurant 'Wednesday'? It's so fitting!"

"Appropriate for the occasion my ass! Why don't you call it Sunday? I'll live like it's Sunday, you believe me? Wednesday? I asked so many people to come up with names for you, and you didn't like any of them?" Liu Ruyan asked, pointing to the paper on the table.

The above are all restaurant names, such as 【千味楼】【膳福斋】【今朝醉】【醉江湘】【古月轩】, and even some four-character idiom names.

Each one sounds great, high-end, classy, ​​and sophisticated; they even made the restaurant's logo.

Now all that's left is for Lin Mo, the restaurant owner, to decide on a name so that a signboard can be made. Even Liu Ruyan has started preparing to register the trademark.

What if the restaurant becomes popular and someone else uses its trademark? It's safe to say she's thought of everything.

But to her utter surprise, Lin Mo pulled this stunt on her: "What a terrible name!"
“My lucky number is three, and the restaurant is open one day a week on Wednesdays. I think it’s very unique to call the restaurant ‘Wednesday’,” Lin Mo argued.

He had already decided on this name, and was just waiting for this day to make a name for himself.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan took a deep breath and said fiercely, "You really won't change?"

Lin Mo: "Not a single word will be changed!"

Liu Ruyan: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

"Take another kick from me!"

Su He: "Holy crap, this young man..."

(End of this chapter)