Everything I bought on online shopping platforms was genuine.

Chapter 667 Different Beds at Mother's Home

On the eve of New Year's Day, many companies have already started their holidays, with students rushing to go home and company staff doing the same.

Those with few holidays or who live far from home can choose not to go home and rest at their place of residence. Of course, there are also those unfortunate people who work overtime.

Better companies offer overtime pay or triple wages, while worse companies don't even offer overtime pay, and some places only give one day off or no holiday at all.

My cousin Su He is doing well; besides, she's a manager, so she was able to go home a day early.

"Then I'll go by myself?" At the restaurant entrance, Su He sat in the driver's seat, waving to the two of them with a smile.

Lin Mo waved his hand in response, saying, "Drive slowly, cousin. We might go back and visit in a couple of days!"

"Come back or not, it's fine if my second aunt isn't in a hurry to meet her future daughter-in-law. You two don't have to come back. I'm leaving!" With that, Su He stepped on the gas and drove away.

She came here mainly because the restaurant is open for business today, and there are some things she needs to check on and handle. After all, she is the restaurant's lobby manager and also in charge of the finances, so she naturally needs to know how much revenue they have made today and set the prices for the dishes. The waiters are all temporary hires and they don't know how to do these things.

She can come here to handle things, and even if she leaves, there's no need to worry about settling the bill. As for employee salaries, they can all be paid remotely.

After Su He left, Lin Mo turned around and saw Liu Ruyan's slightly flushed face. He smiled and said, "What, are you afraid to meet my mother?"

"Hmph, you dare say you're going to my house tomorrow, aren't you nervous?" Liu Ruyan scoffed.

Su He's words about her future daughter-in-law really hit a nerve. Although she usually texted and even video-called Lin Mo's mother, she was still a little nervous about meeting her in person. The thought of meeting her as her future daughter-in-law made her even more embarrassed.

As for why she wasn't Lin Mo's girlfriend, it's because Liu Ruyan never even considered that the two would break up.

Logically speaking, only those who have been engaged can be future daughters-in-law, but Liu Ruyan clearly skipped this process.

There were almost no obstacles for the two of them to be together. First of all, money can solve more than 90% of the problems. Her family was not short of money. Although Lin Mo was a little less well off, his income was not low either. Just based on the income from the restaurant, they could be considered a wealthy family.

Secondly, her family doesn't have the so-called concept of marrying someone of equal social standing. In short, her parents won't interfere in her marriage. So, upon closer inspection, the road ahead for the two of them seems smooth sailing, with almost no obstacles in sight.

Unless their feelings for each other fade later in life, or some other unexpected event occurs, there is basically no possibility of them breaking up.

Moreover, Su He is a strong bond between the two, and since it's their first relationship, Liu Ruyan is confident she can keep Lin Mo by her side. After all, she is the Ruyan Empress, who is top-notch in both appearance and personality.

As for herself, if she were so easily fickle or prone to dating, she would have already started, changing partners every day for a year without repeating the same one. She has the means to do so.

With no problems in their relationship, no problems in their financial situation, and their families supporting them, she couldn't imagine any reason why they couldn't stay together until the end, except for accidents, illness, and death.

"Me? Why would I be nervous? It's not like I haven't met your uncle and aunt before, especially your aunt, I've met her more than once, what am I afraid of!" Lin Mo said with a relaxed smile.

He had only met Liu Zhengyuan once, but fortunately, Comrade Yuan was also there at the time, so he didn't feel too embarrassed.

As for Ms. Cheng, he had met her more than once, and he could tell that she was very satisfied with him. He had already won over his future mother-in-law, so what was there to be afraid of?

Hearing this, Liu Ruyan pouted: "Tch, I knew I shouldn't have let you bring so much stuff to my house in the first place. You recognized the door without even knowing what it was like. I should have let you recognize the door for the first time this time, so you would have been nervous to death!"

Lin Mo couldn't help but smile at this. Now that the two of them were together, he naturally knew about the little tricks Liu Ruyan had played back then.

When Professor Mu reminded him that the gift he should bring was the one he would bring on his first visit to the woman's house, he knew what Liu Ruyan meant. Otherwise, he wouldn't have confessed his feelings and then gotten lucky.

Even later, during their time together, Liu Ruyan herself admitted that it would be strange if he didn't know.

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. My mom had someone look at my fortune since I was little, and they said I'm a lucky person who won't have to worry about anything in my life. And now it seems that's true," Lin Mo said with a bit of smugness.

Hearing this, Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes at him and scolded, "You're so vain!"

"Alright, hurry up and cook. The guests are arriving at 2 PM this afternoon, so let's finish quickly and go home. I'm going upstairs for a bit!"

After saying that, Liu Ruyan turned and went upstairs. Seeing this, Lin Mo smiled and then went back into the kitchen.

Liu Ruyan's arrival surprised the restaurant staff, mainly because she was so beautiful. Especially after learning that the two were a couple, the girl who had some feelings for Lin Mo suddenly lost all interest.

Nowadays, Lin Mo's part-time job at the restaurant is quite well-known in the part-time job circle in the university town.

The price of 500 yuan a day and the work is easy is simply unique. Because it is a part-time job, the staff changes from time to time. In addition, those who are successfully interviewed by Su He are all girls with good looks.

Now, Lin Mo has a decent appearance, fair skin, and most importantly, a good temperament. In addition, he owns a restaurant and has a high income, so he will naturally attract the opposite sex around him. However, all these romantic opportunities have been cut off by Liu Ruyan.

There was no way around it; just the sight of Liu Ruyan standing there was enough to deter the other girls. They simply couldn't compete; she was utterly outmatched.

No woman was confident she could steal Liu Ruyan's man.

When Aunt Yang, who was helping out in the kitchen, saw the young couple, she kept saying they were a perfect match. She even said that Liu Ruyan was lucky to have found such a good boyfriend as Lin Mo, which made Lin Mo very happy. He praised Aunt Yang for her good taste.

Little did Aunt Yang know that the restaurant belonged to Liu Ruyan's family. If she had known, things might have turned out differently.

In the private room with the character "Liu" upstairs, Liu Ruyan sipped tea while working on her tablet. Soon, the only customer at their table arrived, and Liu Ruyan got up to exchange a few pleasantries with them. Two hours later, the customer left, and the staff cleaned up. Liu Ruyan looked at the restaurant's earnings at the front desk. Although the money wasn't much for her, she felt that her man's earnings were different.

Even if the price increases by 20%, people will still be willing to come and eat.

"Little brother, should we raise the price?" Liu Ruyan asked with a smile.

Lin Mo: ? ? ?
"Raise prices? Our restaurant's dishes are already so expensive, how can we raise prices? Let's not?"

For him, raising prices wouldn't make much sense if he could only operate on Wednesdays. The restaurant was more like a safety net for him, ensuring he wouldn't have to worry about money.

If the price increase causes the restaurant's business to suffer, then it would be a loss. Today, because the holiday is approaching, he didn't say anything. If the price were always this high, it would be even worse.

"Forget it, you don't understand business. I'll discuss this with Su Su later. Before was a trial operation, now that we're officially open, of course we have to raise prices. Of course, the prices of the dishes will remain the same, but we can increase the service fee by 15%. It's not a big increase, but it's acceptable." As Liu Ruyan said this, her eyes gleamed with shrewdness.

That's just how career-driven women are; they have a natural instinct for business and profit.

The restaurant has now become famous, and the food has received consistently positive reviews. As a result, quite a few people make reservations with her or her father every week. Given this, it's only natural to raise prices and further filter customers.

Real big clients won't stop coming to dinner just because prices have increased, and they can also filter out some partners who have no value to them.

Soon, the cleaning was finished, and all the staff, including Aunt Yang who helped with the kitchen, received their wages online from Su He. Everyone happily left work, after all, who wouldn't want to leave early?

Lin Mo and Liu Ruyan drove home. Inside the residential area, Liu Ruyan patted the trunk and said, "Little brother, take the fruit upstairs!"

Seeing this, Lin Mo didn't think much of it. He went to the trunk and found two bags of fruit inside. He picked them up and couldn't help but laugh, "Don't we still have fruit at home? Why buy so much?"

"Who told you this is for us to eat?" Liu Ruyan retorted.

Lin Mo: ? ? ?
"We're not going to eat it? What's the point then?"

"Come to my house tomorrow, you can just carry it!" Liu Ruyan said naturally.

Hearing this, Lin Mo became agitated and quickly looked into the trunk. Finding only two bags of fruit, he exclaimed, "This isn't right. Is there only fruit? Where's the rest?"

“What’s wrong with that? Just bring some fruit as a token. You can just bring things on the day you’re familiar with the place. You can’t bring a whole bunch of stuff every time you go.”

"Besides, those things are just decorations. Nobody in my family eats them, and a lot of them go to waste. It's more economical to buy some fruit. We can eat and drink well, and that's enough. They don't need your little bit of stuff." Liu Ruyan said matter-of-factly.

Lin Mo shook his head repeatedly at this: "That won't do. It would be fine on a normal day, but tomorrow is a holiday. Bringing such a small gift would be like making a scene."

Although he doesn't need to bring gifts every time he visits the woman's family, that's only after they're married and familiar with each other. Even after marriage, he still has to buy things for holidays. Although he doesn't want to go through all that trouble, he really doesn't want to be criticized for such a small thing.

Finally, Liu Ruyan couldn't persuade him otherwise, so the two drove out again to a nearby tobacco and liquor store and picked out some gift boxes containing cigarettes, alcohol, candy, tea, pastries, and other items. It finally looked presentable.

When they got back, it was already 7 p.m., and Lin Mo quickly prepared dinner for the two of them.

"Hmm~~ My brother's cooking is really good. By the way, did anything happen to you while I was away?" Liu Ruyan took a bite of shrimp, looking quite pleased, and then asked.

These past few days, she hasn't come back to stay because of work, and Lin Mo has rarely called her, making it extremely quiet.

Hearing this, Lin Mo thought for a moment: "Aside from Sister Yuan saying on Sunday night that the food in our school cafeteria was poisonous, which caused some impact online, nothing else has happened."

Oh, right, Li Dafu's son, Li Yong, was detained for three days but has already been released. Manager Ma seems to have been discharged from the hospital as well. That should be all!

These past few days have indeed been quite quiet. Of course, the prerequisites for Eagle's move have been met. He even went online to find some players to play against, but he didn't win a single game because he didn't encounter any players over sixty or under nine years old.

At first, he was a little excited, thinking that if he could meet some older, more experienced players online, he could beat some newbies, preferably from the Go Association. But he realized that he was overthinking it.

Where would he find so many elderly, high-status players over sixty to show off and embarrass him? His newbie account can only be matched with other newbies, but he can't beat them. So, on professional Go software, he can't find any older professional players.

"Yuanyuan... Sigh, as expected of her. First, she hit someone with her car, then she mistook low blood sugar for poison. Only she could be so abstract. Has she gone home yet?" Liu Ruyan asked helplessly.

Lin Mo nodded: "Yes, Sister Yuan went back today. Chuanzi, along with the class monitor and Director Wang, also went to the capital today. They said they were going to participate in the New Year's Eve party organized by the platform. I heard that he might win an award."

"They've all left. No wonder you've been so quiet these past two days," Liu Ruyan said with a sudden realization.

Lin Mo:
"Even if we didn't leave, we haven't had much to do lately, and they've been very busy too!"

The way you're saying this makes it sound like they're very idle. You should know that although they may be a bit abstract, they are still ambitious young people who can let their dreams take flight on New Year's Eve.

"Busy? I didn't realize. Hurry up and eat, you're going to be busy tonight," Liu Ruyan said, rolling her eyes at him.

Lin Mo paused upon hearing this: "Stop joking, I still have to go to your house tomorrow, you don't want me to go there listlessly, do you?"

"We don't sleep in the same bed at my parents' house, so of course I have to eat first. Stop talking nonsense and hurry up!" Liu Ruyan said reproachfully.

Lin Mo:
(End of this chapter)