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Chapter 370 My sister-in-law is quite fair-skinned!
After a few days of improvement, Ms. Cheng has seen a significant change. Even though she hasn't finished using the aloe vera gel, she can't wait to go home.

Now that I've become so much better, I should enjoy my rights, otherwise all this change would have been for nothing, right?
There was a reason why Ms. Cheng rushed back as soon as things started to look up. Although she and her husband had a good relationship and were young couples who started from scratch, Liu Zhengyuan's business was growing bigger and bigger. Even if he didn't want to, there were always people who wanted to climb up the ladder.

This is a common problem for all women in wealthy families. Some women even choose to turn a blind eye. As long as you don't bring them home, they can just give you some money to get rid of any illegitimate children, and that's fine.

When Ms. Cheng was young, she initially felt that her relationship with her husband was unbreakable. After all, she was his first wife, beautiful, and had helped him build his business from scratch. In the early days, the couple did business together, and their relationship was unmatched by most people.

But as she got older and her beauty faded, even though Ms. Cheng didn't say it, she felt a little uneasy.

This emotion stems from her lack of self-confidence due to the decline in her physical appearance. Of course, there is also the fact that she only has one daughter, Liu Ruyan, and no son. Sometimes she worries that her partner wants a son, even though Liu Zhengyuan has said more than once that sons and daughters are the same. But once a woman becomes insecure, she will naturally have some worries in her heart.

In their circle, there are many people who have illegitimate children, they just don't bring them home.

This is why Ms. Cheng thinks it's a good choice for her daughter to find a man with average means, because no woman can stay young forever, but there are always young women.

If a man is outstanding in terms of his qualities, he will face many more temptations. The same is true for women; if a girl is particularly beautiful, she will also face many temptations.

Now, Ms. Cheng has become younger again, regained a lot of her confidence, and with her figure management, she can be said to have returned to a state of divine beauty.

The once mighty Emperor Ruyan is recovering her fighting strength, so naturally she'll want to test the waters with her own man.

But Ms. Cheng was overthinking it. She could return to the realm of a terrestrial immortal, but her man couldn't. At Liu Zhengyuan's age, coupled with the physical exhaustion from work and social engagements over the past few years, even with doctors helping him recuperate and him taking expensive medicinal herbs and supplements, it would be good enough if he could retain his 'third-grade' combat strength.

Even with the help of banned drugs, one could only temporarily break through to the first-grade realm, which would be no match for Ms. Cheng, who had returned to the terrestrial immortal realm.

That's why Liu Zhengyuan was trembling so much, because every time Ms. Cheng returned from her "advanced studies," it nearly killed him.

Lin Mo prepared the two meals at the restaurant with ease, perhaps because he had better physical strength these past few days, and he didn't feel particularly tired.

At 5 p.m., the restaurant officially opened for business as the first table of guests took their seats.

Lin Mo wasn't familiar with the other party this time, so he didn't go out to greet them. His cousin, Su He, rushed over quickly after getting off work.

"Is there any food, bro?" Su He asked as he pushed open the kitchen door.

She was also craving a bite. Others had to pay a lot of money to eat their younger brother's food, but she only had to open her mouth. She couldn't be happier.

"It's on the table inside, go eat it yourself," Lin Mo said, pointing to a plate covered with a lid at the back of the kitchen.

Upon hearing this, her cousin Su He immediately beamed with joy, quickly sat down, and lifted the lid. There were only two dishes: Dongpo pork and tomato beef brisket, made from leftovers from lunch by Chuan Mei and the others.

"I skipped lunch just to eat this, and it wasn't for nothing! By the way, I heard from the waiter that some people ate here at noon?" Su He asked while eating.

Lin Mo nodded: "Yeah, it's because my friend's studio opened, and they came over to celebrate. They used some leftover ingredients, and they also bought some other ingredients, so I made it for them. We just had some drinks."

"Oh, it's alright. I'll go and check the inventory later. I need to know how much alcohol we have in stock," Su He said understandingly, after all, everyone has a few friends.

Even she, doesn't she eat here without paying?

With my cousin Su He joining us, the front desk staff were freed up to go upstairs and help out, making things much more efficient.

At 9 p.m., all the guests at both tables left, and the siblings finally breathed a sigh of relief. Su He paid the five waiters their wages on the spot, and soon, only the two of them remained in the restaurant. "Today's income was so-so. The two tables combined, including drinks, brought in a total of 547,200 yuan, which is only a little over 270,000 yuan per table on average."

After deducting the costs of beverages, ingredients, labor, consumables, and subsequent maintenance, the net profit this time was not as ideal as expected.

"In addition, I spent time decorating the restaurant in detail, which was another expense. This time, the net profit may be the lowest since you opened," said Su He, the cousin, frowning as she looked at the computer at the front desk.

Lin Mo was quite optimistic about this: "Cousin, what kind of family do we have? We're not even satisfied with an income of over 500,000 yuan. This kind of income is already very good, and besides, there are only two tables today."

From now on, it seems like we'll be more likely to have only two tables at our restaurant, since my sister Yuan's family isn't always available to come over every week.

“That’s true, I was a bit ungrateful. Alright, tomorrow I’ll tell Liu Ruyan to send someone over to check this month’s accounts and pay the taxes due. Business is so good, we can’t let anyone with ulterior motives target us. There are all kinds of people these days, we can’t dig a hole for ourselves,” Su He nodded and then gave instructions.

Lin Mo didn't have much of a resistance to paying taxes. Although he felt a little heartache, he knew it was the responsibility of every citizen.

Soon, the two locked the door and prepared to go home to end their tiring day, but they were immediately stuck at the restaurant entrance.

Lin Mo: "Sis, where's your car?"

Su He: "The car ran out of power. I forgot to charge it last night. I didn't drive it to work today. After get off work, I didn't go home to get my car. I took the subway and then a taxi to get here. Where's your car?"

Lin Mo: "I had a flat tire when I came here this morning, so I took it to the 4S shop for repairs."

Su He: "What? Liu Ruyan's car is such a piece of junk, an old-fashioned thing. Couldn't we have sent her something better? What do we do now?"

Lin Mo: "Uh, the tire on her Mercedes I was driving had blown out, so now I have to take a taxi!"

Su He:
If he had known this would happen, he should have asked Chuanmei and the others to reserve a car for him. Now it's too late.

The siblings then began walking to the other side of the river. After waiting for a while, they finally managed to flag down a taxi.

Shortly after the two got into the car, both Lin Mo, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, and Su He, who was sitting in the back, saw that the taxi driver was holding a very explicit video on his wrist.

Lin Mo felt a little embarrassed and looked away, but his cousin Su He was not someone to be trifled with, and she started cursing him right away from the back seat.

"Hey, have you no shame? There are other people on the bus. Look at this thing? If you like it, go home and watch it yourself. Nobody's going to bother you. Turn it off right now, or I'll report you!"

But the next second, the driver's words silenced them both: "This is my home security camera."

Lin Mo:
Su He:
"Do you have security cameras at home, sir? Oh my god, sir, your wife is really fair-skinned!"

At first, Su He's voice was very loud, but after hearing that it was the driver's home surveillance camera, her tone immediately softened, even showing a bit of sympathy and unease.

The taxi driver sighed, "Girl, what's the point of living?"

Upon hearing this, the siblings grabbed the door handles inside the car at the same time, and the older sister, Su He, even cried out, "You have to live too! Ah~~ Master, you have to live! We still have a bright future ahead of us!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the siblings felt a strong push against their backs, and the scenery outside the window turned into afterimages as it rushed past.

(End of this chapter)