Everything I bought on online shopping platforms was genuine.

Chapter 715 Black Shadow
Just kidding. Since I'm wearing the same outfit as a staff member, I have to take care of myself. The staff member is too busy to help, but no problem, I'll take care of it myself.

Miss Yuan's floral cotton-padded jacket wasn't an expensive garment, but it was thick and warm. To be honest, very few locals had ever worn such a jacket; most of it was bought by tourists from other places.

Just like the military overcoat, it suddenly became popular online for some reason, and then a bunch of people rushed to buy it.

The reason why the waiters at the restaurant they were in were dressed like that was simply a marketing tactic. After all, this is the peak tourist season in the area, and businesses want to boost their business, so they have to come up with some highlights. For example, the carved frozen pears were designed to cater to tourists from other places, and the floral cotton-padded jackets for work uniforms are the same.

With Miss Yuan's help, although not all the dishes on their table were served at once, they at least kept their mouths busy, and quite a few things were served in a scattered manner.

When almost half of their dishes had been served, a server noticed something was wrong. After scratching his head and going back to check, he replenished the remaining dishes. When the manager came over, he even gave them two extra plates of meat and gave Miss Yuan a special look before leaving.

Lin Mo strongly suspected that the manager already knew what was going on, but he didn't say anything, since Little Potato's status here was even higher than that of protected animals.

As long as you don't stew and eat protected animals, even a Siberian tiger will get you summoned for a talk by the local cultural and tourism bureau chief.

He dared to call his restaurant "Little Potato" in front of so many customers today; it won't even take tomorrow night for someone to post a video online warning people to avoid his store.

Fortunately, when the manager came over, Chuanmei put on a mask very conscientiously. If she had been recognized, the manager might have even thought that Li Shiya had come to visit the store.

Think about Lao Tang, who reviews food stalls, and then think about how Li Shiya could create a viral braised food stall with just a casual snapshot. With that kind of influence, which business wouldn't be cautious?

Fortunately, Chuanmei never intended to go down this path in the first place. There's no way he can do that; he's not a professional chef and can't give reviews. Taking a casual photo is fine, but advertising for that restaurant is out of the question. After all, if he did that, even if he said he didn't get paid, his fans would think he did.

It's fair to say that, apart from his own supermarket, there's no other store that he can afford to advertise for.

"Sister Yuan, you didn't waste your money buying this outfit, it's amazing!" Lin Mo said with a thumbs up while eating.

The others had the same expression. Miss Yuan was extremely proud when she heard this: "That's right. There are no ugly clothes, only ugly people. I, Sister Yuan, can blend in without any flaws."

"There are no flaws, but Sister Yuan, you should still keep a low profile. Look at the way the other waiters are looking at you," the team leader said with a smile, looking at the waiters around who were wearing the same clothes as Miss Yuan.

Upon hearing this, Miss Yuan looked around and indeed noticed that service staff were glancing at her from time to time, with a hint of dissatisfaction in their eyes.

"What's wrong with them? Could it be because I've caused them trouble?" Miss Yuan asked, puzzled.

Although she is abstract, she never wants to cause trouble for strangers.

"You're overthinking it. Since the manager came over, he probably already knows what's going on. And the reason the staff around you are looking at you like that is probably because they think, 'Why are you so leisurely when everyone else is a waiter? They're all busy as bees, and you're not only not working, but you're also sitting down to eat,'" Chuanmei laughed.

Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter. Of course, Miss Yuan was dressed as a waitress, not doing any work, but instead sneaking food. Wasn't that just being lazy?
Anyone would feel bad in this situation.

"Tch, let them watch. They can sit down and eat with us if they want," Miss Yuan said dismissively.

As long as she doesn't cause trouble for others, she doesn't care at all what others think of her.

After having a hot pot meal and changing into thicker clothes, everyone felt warm and cozy, and not cold at all.

Lin Mo naturally went to pay the bill. Although no one said it explicitly, they all understood that since Chuanmei paid for the plane ticket and Miss Yuan paid for the hotel, he would naturally be responsible for the expenses of food and entertainment.

Although Miss Yuan is rich, and she wouldn't care even if she paid for everything, she still has to bear the responsibilities that are due.

As for the class monitor and Director Wang, they automatically ignored them, since their experiences and conditions were indeed worse than the three of them.

Besides, the two of them weren't just there for fun. Director Wang still needed to shoot footage, and as for the class monitor, she was in charge of editing—they both had work to do.

After finishing their meal, the group went outside again, and it was already dark.

"Wait a minute, what time is it? How come it's already so dark?" Miss Yuan asked.

When they came in to eat, it was still daylight.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo glanced at his phone: "3:55. Old Zhao said it gets dark faster here in winter, but I didn't expect it to get dark this fast!"

By this time, the sun had completely set on the distant horizon. Although it wasn't officially dark yet, it wasn't far off.

"Really? There's a time difference. If I didn't know better, I would have thought I was abroad. Let's go to Central Street. I heard there are little penguins and white foxes to hug there," Miss Yuan said excitedly.

Now that she's here, she has to have some fun.

The group naturally didn't object and quickly went to Central Street. They didn't see any little penguins, but they did see white foxes. Miss Yuan and the class monitor each had one, while Director Wang took pictures of them.

We also visited the St. Sophia Cathedral, took some photos, and explored the Ice and Snow World, where the enormous ice sculptures left us speechless.

I had only heard about it from Lao Zhao and watched some videos online before, but when I actually got there, I realized how spectacular it was.

Of the group, Miss Yuan had the most fun. Wherever she went, she was treated like a little potato from the south. Even when she was playing on the slide, the staff pushed her to the children's lane.

Lin Mo followed the group without taking any photos or trying any of the entertainment facilities, but he still felt quite good.

Especially when standing on the snow, he felt a strange sense of security. He knew this was because the "King of Cool" skill he had acquired was now working. "King of Cool" skill: Mix 500 grams of snow with salad blueberry sauce to gain unwavering resilience in the snow. As the saying goes, standing up is all you need to do, and combos are all you need to execute. No matter the situation, you can always get back up and land safely. This skill is only valid on snow.

Harbin is a city with many snowfalls, which gives you a great sense of security when you walk on the streets.

When they returned in the evening, Miss Yuan was still very excited, but she was exhausted. Lin Mo and Chuan Mei helped her back to her room, where she collapsed onto the bed and refused to move.

The class monitor went back to his room to pack his luggage, while Lin Mo and the other two gathered in Chuan Mei's room.

"Has Old Zhao replied yet?" Lin Mo asked.

Director Wang checked his phone: "I replied. He prepared a guide for us, highlighted the key points, and specifically pointed out a few places we should avoid."

He then forwarded the guide to avoiding pitfalls that Lao Zhao had sent to the group.

Lin Mo: "Wait, you forwarded it to that group, but I didn't see it!"

Wang Chu:
Sichuan girl:.
“You guys definitely have a group behind you. You deserve to die. By the way, did you ask how Old Zhao is doing lately?” Lin Mo broke down and asked.

Upon hearing this, Director Wang downplayed the issue, saying, "Ahem, don't worry about the details. Old Zhao said he's quite nice and told us to have fun. He welcomed us on behalf of the locals and even said he'd come back next year to have dinner with us!"

"Damn it, that son of a bitch Zhao, now that he's gone, it's hard to even talk to him. I'm going to give him a call right now. Rest my ass, get up and party!" Chuanmei spat, reaching for her phone.

Seeing this, Lin Mo stopped him: "Come on, it's not like you're the same as Lao Zhao. Do you think he's like you, a single dog? It's freezing cold, he's worked all day, can't he rest with his wife? Don't you even look at what time it is?"

Upon hearing this, the Sichuan girl was furious: "You...you're discriminating!"

Lin Mo: "So what!"

Director Wang: "Yeah, so what!"

Sichuan girl:.
It has to be said that although they didn't say it, they still missed Lao Zhao quite a bit. After all, there had always been four of them, and in the past six months, they had suddenly become three, which was a bit of a shock.

Normally it wouldn't be a problem, but after coming to Lao Zhao's hometown, this feeling became significantly more intense.

Although I know there will be another chance to meet again, the thought that there are only so many chances left still makes me feel a little uneasy.

I haven't even graduated yet, and Lao Zhao's presence is already starting to diminish. If I wait until graduation, I might never have the chance to see him again.

"Alright, alright, you better watch yourself. You'll understand this feeling once you have a girlfriend. Since that's the case, go to sleep now. I'm going back." With that, Lin Mo left first.

Seeing this, Wang Chu thought for a moment and then followed him out.

Lin Mo had just returned to his room when Director Wang followed him in. Upon seeing him, he was taken aback: "Hey, what brings you here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Chujiang closed the door, then clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I have wandered for half my life, never encountering a wise ruler. If you will not abandon me..."

As he was about to kowtow to him, Lin Mo swept his leg and knocked him down: "Get lost, you son of a bitch, trying to hurt me! What do you want!"

Instead of being angry, Wang, who had fallen to the ground, fawned over him and said, "Brother, there are a lot of people outside these days. I'm begging you, after we get back to Jiangning, please take me to see Professor Li to get some treatment, okay?"

"Oh? It seems you're in a hurry, brother. Could it be acute appendicitis?" Upon hearing this, Lin Mo's lips curled up slightly, as if he knew something.

Wang Chu: "Ahem. Godfather, I won't hide it from you anymore, you absolutely have to help me with this!"

He then told him about his situation over the past two days. As he spoke, Director Wang's face turned bright red, because it was too embarrassing.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, you're fine. If there really was something wrong, my teacher would have already told me. How about this, it's too late today, let me ask my teacher tomorrow and hear his advice first. If we can avoid taking medicine, we should do so. If it doesn't work, then we can take medicine to regulate our body!"

There was nothing he could do but take the pulse of women; he was powerless to do anything about men. But he knew that Director Wang was physically weak. Logically speaking, a young man of this age should be fine, but Director Wang was in this situation.

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you, Lao Mo. By the way, I wasn't here tonight!" With that, Director Wang dashed off.

Seeing this, Lin Mo was both amused and exasperated. After all, he was not very old and had never experienced anything like this before. However, if he put himself in Wang Chu's shoes, he could understand how Wang Chu felt at this moment.

After all, if this matter were to happen to him, he would definitely be even more anxious than Director Wang, and might even have to ask Professor Li to prescribe Chinese medicine for him to drink like water.

After Wang Chu returned, Lin Mo also quickly washed up and prepared to rest.

Throughout the day, Chuanmei, Miss Yuan, Class Monitor Wang, and others all updated their WeChat Moments. Even Liu Ruyan called to ask what was going on. There was no way around it; Liu Ruyan still had Miss Yuan's WeChat, and her Moments even included the hotel address.

Upon learning that they had gone to Northeast China again, I couldn't help but sigh.

Downstairs at the hotel, a dark figure looked at several acquaintances in his WeChat Moments, stood outside for a long time, finally threw his cigarette butt on the ground, sighed, turned and left, leaving behind a pile of cigarette butts.

(End of this chapter)