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Chapter 331 Expelled from the Family
One phone call deprived Liu Ruyan of her right to go home. Empress Ruyan was stunned when she hung up the phone. Was she being kicked out of her home?
The incident stemmed from information revealed by Ms. Jiang this morning when Ms. Cheng was playing mahjong with some of her old friends.

Because the restaurant opened, both Ms. Cheng and Ms. Jiang had been there, and naturally they started talking about Lin Mo.

Especially since Ms. Cheng had received a massage from Lin Mo at the hospital yesterday, Ms. Jiang nodded in agreement as soon as she mentioned it. She then talked about how Lin Mo had given her father a massage, as well as Longquan ink paste, and how her face had improved thanks to the secret medicine Lin Mo had given her.

Ms. Cheng remained outwardly calm upon hearing this, but inwardly she was furious. "I, the legitimate mother-in-law, never enjoy this kind of treatment, and you get it?"
Not only did you drink the first soup, but you also dared to take what rightfully belonged to me. After returning, Ms. Cheng gave Liu Ruyan a death order.

If she didn't know, that would be one thing, but now that the opportunity to change her face and skin is right in front of her, she absolutely cannot give it up.

Ordinary women are willing to spend money on their faces, let alone beautiful women, especially beautiful and rich women. Men can never imagine how much they are willing to pay.

However, despite this, Ms. Jiang's attitude did not affect Lin Mo's side.

Yang Cuiping is in her forties and looks like someone who does a lot of manual labor. She is very quick and efficient. Her cooking skills may not be great, but washing vegetables is a piece of cake for her.

This time, the ingredients for the three tables of food were much more than last time, and the preparation time was also longer, but fortunately, with the help of others, Lin Mo still managed to finish the preparations by noon.

Then he started making the broth. The time-consuming dishes had to be prepared first. Fortunately, the three tables of guests were all dining after 4 p.m., which gave him plenty of time.

Chuanmei and Wang Chu gathered together to discuss their work, while the class monitor and He Xiaoyue, like everyone else in the class, were paying close attention to the upcoming job fair information.

My cousin, Su He, was at work while chatting with the waiters through WeChat groups to keep track of the restaurant's situation.

Zhao Yun was investigating clues with her colleagues in the criminal investigation department, and she was nowhere to be seen at the police station.

Miss Yuan went to her maternal grandmother's house for a free meal. Grandpa Jiang's health has improved a lot recently, and he has more and more faith in Professor Li's medical skills. He has also introduced Professor Li to many side jobs to increase his workload.

Professor Li and Professor Mu, an elderly couple, both had classes at school today. As for Liu Ruyan, she was bothered by several friends and had no choice but to spend money to avoid further trouble by treating them to a meal.

As for taking a few people to the restaurant to find Lin Mo, she would never dare to do that; who knows what might happen then.

Everyone has their own things to do. Although people like to get together when they have nothing to do, no one is anyone else’s subordinate.

Those who are doing well, like Lin Mo and Chuan Mei, and those from wealthy families, like Miss Yuan and Liu Ruyan, as well as those who are slightly more ordinary, like Director Wang and the class monitor, will not have anyone flocking around them every day just because they are doing well or have money. After all, life is their own.

A healthy relationship is one where everyone is free to do whatever they want, but if everyone is busy, they can also avoid disturbing each other.

Time flew by, and the first table to be served was occupied by Aunt Yang, whom Liu Ruyan had mentioned, who was also a friend of Ms. Cheng.

Lin Mo simply went out to say hello, showing his respect as a restaurant owner to an acquaintance, and then returned to the kitchen.

Inside the private room with the character "Liu" in its name, there were six people in total, including Ms. Yang—four women and two men—and a total of twelve dishes.

Since the food had been ordered in advance, Lin Mo started calling the waiter to serve the dishes as soon as they arrived.

From cold dishes to hot dishes, from vegetarian to meat dishes, each dish is exquisitely prepared.

More than forty minutes later, Mr. Li, the general manager of the building materials company, appeared. Lin Mo showed up again to show respect for an acquaintance, and then had a staff member take him to the unmarked private room.

Mr. Li brought a large group of people this time, a total of 8 including himself, all of whom were men. As soon as they arrived, Lin Mo naturally arranged for the dishes to be served.

The waiters, who had been idle all day, started to get busy, especially since there were many men in the room. Several waiters even carried up several loads of drinks.

The money for the five-star hotel project always arrived last. There were five people in the group, three men and two women, including Comrade Lao Yuan.

Because they were acquaintances, Old Yuan came to the kitchen by himself before Lin Mo even came out.

"Busy, Xiaolin!"

"Uncle Yuan, you should have had someone let me know you arrived so I could have come out to greet you. How could I let you come to the kitchen?" Lin Mo said with a smile, his hands never stopping as he spoke.

This time, dressed in a white chef's uniform, he finally had a bit of the aura of a master chef. "Come on, Ruyan isn't here today, and you're busy. We don't need to be so formal with our relationship," Old Yuan said with a wave of his hand and a smile.

Hearing this, Lin Mo smiled knowingly. This was the difference between acquaintances and strangers.

"I have to thank Uncle Yuan for coming to support us," Lin Mo said politely.

Upon hearing this, Comrade Yuan waved his hand and said, "Hey, I'm not treating today. I'm just here to freeload. I'll just use my private room. Ruyan said that since my family isn't coming, this private room can't be used by outsiders."

But then again, Uncle, I'm really craving your food.

"Haha, then I must present you with a special dish today, just you wait and see!"

"Okay, then you go ahead with your work, I'll head up now!"

After exchanging a few brief pleasantries, Comrade Yuan went upstairs.

"Mr. Qian, this restaurant is a bit out of the way, and the decor is just average. Only the private rooms are decent. Is it really as amazing as you've been bragging about?"

As soon as Comrade Lao Yuan entered, he saw a woman asking Boss Qian a question.

"Take a look at the menu. This meal isn't cheap. Besides, if it weren't for Lao Yuan having a private room here, we wouldn't be able to eat here today," Mr. Qian said with a smile, handing over the menu to Lao Yuan at the door.

"Wow, is this restaurant a rip-off? The dishes are so expensive!"

"Does Jiangning really have vegetable prices like this? I'm intrigued! But if the taste is mediocre, I won't buy it!"

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Lao Yuan couldn't help but laugh and say, "If you're not satisfied, you can smash up this private room!"

Similar comments were heard in all three private rooms, but after the first dish was served and everyone tasted it, no one had any further objections and they all changed their attitudes.

You get what you pay for; there's a reason why it's expensive. This dish is worth the price.

Moreover, an interesting phenomenon occurred in several private rooms: every time a dish was served, everyone would look up the price on the menu, then take a bite and find that it tasted even better.

Mr. Qian and his entourage had just arrived when his cousin Su He also arrived and took over the front desk. Meanwhile, Lin Mo's side became more and more relaxed as more and more dishes were served.

After all the dishes were served, Lin Mo was invited by the guests in the three private rooms to have a drink, which was considered an acknowledgment of his culinary skills.

Meanwhile, Liu Ruyan, after a long day of work and dealing with three gossipy friends in the evening, dragged her tired body back to her spacious apartment.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Ms. Cheng sitting on the sofa, looking at him with an unfriendly expression.

"Mom? What are you doing here?" Liu Ruyan stammered.

Upon hearing this, Ms. Cheng tilted her head and looked behind Liu Ruyan: "Xiao Lin didn't come?"

"What is he doing here? This is my place, and I haven't even gone home yet, have I?" Liu Ruyan said with a bad feeling.

Upon hearing this, Ms. Cheng sneered, stood up, and shoved her daughter out the door: "From today onwards, this is my home too. Either you bring Xiaolin with you, or don't come back!"

"No, fine, I don't want to go home, but if I don't come back here, where am I supposed to sleep?" Liu Ruyan asked, her eyes wide, standing outside the door.

Ms. Cheng rolled her eyes at him: "This house wasn't bought for you by your family. Since it's your family's money, it's mine. As for you, go wherever you want. If you're so bad, go find Xiao Lin and ask him to take you in. Get lost!"

After saying that, the door was slammed shut with a bang.

Liu Ruyan:
(End of this chapter)