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Chapter 704 The Passionate Boss Chen
The once very enthusiastic Boss Chen immediately stopped laughing after hearing his name, and Lin Mo even sensed that he was a little nervous.

On the sofa in the office's reception area, Lin Mo was forcibly pushed to sit in the main seat by Boss Chen, who then poured him tea and formally handed it over with both hands.

"Mr. Chen, you're too kind. You're older than me, so I'll call you 'brother' then," Lin Mo said with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Chen's hands, which were holding the tea, visibly trembled. He quickly said, "Mr. Lin, please don't mess with me. I really can't accept being called 'brother' by you. This is going to kill me. If my relatives and friends find out, will I still be able to work here? If all else fails, you can just call me Xiao Chen!"
In our area, nobody would dare let you call them "brother," really!

Hearing this, Lin Mo smiled and said, "Then I'll still call you Boss Chen!"

"No need for you, really no need," Mr. Chen waved his hand repeatedly.

As we all know, this place has the strongest religious culture in China, especially the Mazu culture. From the old to the young, even big bosses are no exception. In fact, the bigger the business, the more they believe in it.

Asking Lin Mo to call him "brother" or use honorifics like "you" when speaking to him made Boss Chen feel extremely uncomfortable, like he was sitting on pins and needles, like he had a fishbone stuck in his throat. He felt uneasy about everything, and he even had to go back to pray to the goddess Mazu at night to apologize, otherwise he wouldn't feel at ease.

Seeing Mr. Chen like this, Lin Mo finally understood why Director Wang kept saying that he should come here to develop his career. It seemed that having this name really gave him some privileges here.

Although everyone knows it's just a name, the boss doesn't dare to scold him by name even if he makes a mistake, just because of that name.

"Mr. Lin, please try some of our local tea. As for the cooperation, let my staff handle that," Mr. Chen said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo turned and nodded to Manager Zhang, who was standing behind him. Then Zhang Chao walked out of the office and began his work.

"Hmm, not bad, this is a very good quality Lapsang Souchong. It has a rich pine smoke aroma and a faint sweetness of longan. Made with traditional techniques, it is indeed a fine product," Lin Mo said with a light laugh after taking a bite.

Whether it was his movements, demeanor, or his overall demeanor and speech, Boss Chen felt that the young man in front of him was no ordinary person.

"Oh? Mr. Lin actually knows so much about tea. This is a Lapsang Souchong made using traditional techniques. Mr. Lin looks so young, I didn't expect him to be such an expert," Mr. Chen said, somewhat shocked.

It's worth noting that there aren't many people who understand tea these days, and even fewer young people. It's surprising that this young man has such discerning eyes; he's definitely not an ordinary person. No wonder he's Ms. Liu's boyfriend.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo smiled and said, "I like drinking tea. The more I drink, the more I understand it, but I wouldn't call myself an expert!"

Lin Mo didn't expect that this tea master would still be so effective, especially in social situations. He discovered that almost everyone with a certain status liked to drink tea, which made things much easier for him.

"Oh, that's impressive. By the way, how old are you, Mr. Lin?" Mr. Chen asked. He originally wanted to ask his age, but seeing Lin Mo's age, he changed his approach.

Lin Mo: "Twenty-one years old by Western reckoning, twenty-two years old by Chinese reckoning"

Boss Chen: "What's its zodiac sign?"

Lin Mo: "Sheep"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Chen's eyes lit up immediately: "A sheep? A sheep is great! A sheep is wonderful! Let me tell you, I am compatible with people born in the year of the sheep. This collaboration will definitely make us a fortune!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo was taken aback and couldn't help but ask, "Is there some explanation?"

“I was born in the Year of the Horse. Sheep and horse are a perfect match. Horses are good at external affairs, and sheep are good at internal affairs. Together they will definitely make a fortune. A few years ago, I hired a round-faced girl born in the Year of the Sheep. That year, my business was booming. She didn’t have to do anything. She just had to eat and have fun at the company every day. I paid her 30,000 a month,” Boss Chen said.

Lin Mo:
After making inquiries, Lin Mo learned that some bosses here pay great attention to the zodiac signs of their employees, and some even have the habit of keeping mascots. They keep an employee whose zodiac sign is compatible with their own, and don't need to do any work; just keeping them alive is enough.

"By the way, Mr. Lin, may I ask about your birthday? Your lunar birthday?" Mr. Chen asked cautiously.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo didn't think much of it and replied directly, "Me? The 23rd of the third month in the lunar calendar!"

"Pfft~"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Chen spat out the tea in his mouth.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen, are you alright?" Lin Mo quickly patted his back upon seeing this.

Upon hearing this, Chen Guisheng waved his hands repeatedly: "Ahem, it's nothing. May I ask, Mr. Lin, how much do you know about Mazu?"

“Mazu? I don’t know much about her, but one of my classmates is from here, and he told me that I share the same name as Mazu,” Lin Mo said.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Chen took a deep breath: "You not only share the same name as Mazu, but you even have the same birthday. Also, if I may ask, have you ever cast the Holy Grail?"

"The Holy Grail? I just arrived yesterday and went to the Mazu Temple with my classmates. I cast the divination three times and got the Holy Grail every time. My luck is pretty good," Lin Mo said with a smile.

Mr. Chen:
He swallowed hard, then picked up the phone and dialed: "Hey, Xiaobai, Mr. Lin and I had a very pleasant conversation and hit it off immediately. Just keep the highest standards in your negotiations. Wait a minute, we'll give you another three percentage points!"

After saying that, Mr. Chen put down the phone, then took Lin Mo's hands and said sincerely, "Mr. Lin, please promise me that we will maintain a long-term cooperative relationship. I only have one request: all our future cooperation must go through you!"

Lin Mo: ? ? ?
"Huh? I don't really know much about these things either. I was called here at the last minute." Lin Mo felt a little embarrassed by the other party's enthusiasm.

"It's alright, it's alright. You just need to participate and take a look," Boss Chen said.

He shares the same name and surname as Mazu, even shares the same birthday, and on his very first day here, he managed to cast the Holy Grail three times in a row. Could all of this be a coincidence? It's damn divine will! No, it's divine will!
"Boss Chen, I'm really lucky. And I'm nothing special. I have a classmate here who's also from your side. He threw the Holy Grail nine times in a row!" Lin Mo thought the other party might be excited by his three consecutive Holy Grails, so he quickly spoke up.

But he didn't seem to realize that when a certain celebrity was about to come and play Mazu, it meant that the Holy Grail had been cast three times in a row.

Add to that the name Lin Mo, his birthday, and his zodiac sign, and it would be strange if Boss Chen didn't get hooked.

"Oh? Such a capable general? May I ask where your classmate works?" Boss Chen asked, his eyes lighting up.

Lin Mo: "Him? He hasn't graduated yet. We've started a studio together!"

"That's great! Please introduce him to me. I need to get to know him. He's from our area, and I need someone to cast the Holy Grail for some family events in the future. I'll call him. Don't worry, I won't treat him for nothing; there will be a bonus," Boss Chen said excitedly.

Buy one get one free? This is like a godsend!

Lin Mo:
He never expected that his trip would provide Director Wang with an opportunity to earn extra money.

However, Wang's passive skill, which only works at important crossroads in life, might not meet Boss Chen's needs.

(End of this chapter)