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Chapter 829 Miss Yuan: Would you mind if the three of us spent Valentine's Day together?

It has to be said that Lin Mo's words were quite effective, after all, half of their six-person team didn't have a partner, let alone someone to talk to or even hold hands with.

Although Miss Yuan doesn't like dating, she can't stand being mocked!
But she deserved it. Why would she be so curious about food if she wasn't even dating? Wasn't that just asking for trouble?

After hosting a dinner party and having some fun, the countdown to the Lunar New Year officially begins.

The university town is quite deserted now, because all the schools have entered the winter break, and even the teachers have gone home for the Chinese New Year. The surrounding restaurants are starting to close down.

Of course, the first ones to close were those close to schools, since almost 90% of the customers there are students.

Now that students are on holiday, even if the store is still open, not many people come to eat all day. So it's better to close down and rest.

Shops near schools share a common characteristic: their opening hours change depending on students' holidays.

On the contrary, the farther away from the school, such as in the city, the more lively it is at this time. After all, students are on holiday, but cattle and horses are not. Even if they are on holiday, they have to wait until the end of the year.

Liu Ruyan and Miss Yuan, two local natives, once said that only on New Year's Eve would the flow of people in Jiangning City decrease significantly. Although it wouldn't reach the level of the capital where you could hardly see anyone on the whole street, there were indeed not many people.

As for being deserted? Not really. At least on New Year's Eve, some locals still came out for a stroll. While huge fireworks weren't allowed, small handheld fireworks, like sparklers, were still permitted.

Despite this, every year someone will release a few in the city sporadically, but they are all the kind that run away as soon as they are released.

It's nowhere near as spectacular as it was back when fireworks and firecrackers weren't banned. If you didn't know better, you'd think the city was launching surface-to-air missiles.

That's why, even though there were fewer people on New Year's Eve, Jiangning didn't feel deserted; it was still lively.

After a brief get-together, Lin Mo went back to his room, since he didn't need to go to school anymore. As for Miss Yuan and the others, they returned to their studio to start a new month of work.

Life was uneventful, and a week passed in the blink of an eye. This week was a rare period of rest for Lin Mo recently, and he was very relaxed without any unexpected events.

Lin Mo's place is open as usual on Wednesdays. Because of the end of the year, there have been many invitations to dinner recently. Helplessly, Comrade Lao Yuan was also dragged over, and they managed to gather three tables together.

Of course, this price has been increased. While other places have year-end promotions, they've raised prices here. But despite this, according to Liu Ruyan, there's still a steady stream of people coming to book seats.

Wednesday's sales hit a new record high, with three tables selling for 165 million.

He went to Professor Li's place to study on Thursday and Friday.

He originally planned to go on Saturday or Sunday, but Professor Li called him over at the last minute, saying that he could have some practical experience at the hospital.

Ever since Fan Peng diagnosed the old man with a pregnancy, he's been completely listless, and it seems he's received quite a bit of criticism.

You can call in people to clean up your mess, but you also have to bear the consequences of calling in people.

Of course, there's another point: Liu Ruyan feels that if Lin Mo goes to study on Saturdays and Sundays while she rests, then they'll really be neighbors who leave early and return late, unable to visit each other.

Lin Mo felt incredibly relaxed, especially after acquiring a huge sum of money; he became quite Zen-like.

After a week, his excitement finally subsided, and he no longer seemed to be acting like everyone else was selling their wares, which is commendable.

Of course, most importantly, Miss Yuan and her group were unusually quiet throughout the week, and nothing strange happened, which was the main reason why he felt relaxed.

Wang's medicine was changed again. After finishing this course, his condition should be almost fully recovered.

My cousin Su He was so excited that she came over on Wednesday and stayed overnight, mainly to see her newly rich younger brother.

Before leaving, she took a box containing ten gold coins, given to her by Liu Ruyan. Of course, you could also say she stole them. There were just too many gold coins. Lin Mo didn't even open the box because he found it too troublesome. His cousin, Su He, however, seemed to have awakened her blind box-opening gene. She sat on the sofa and opened them all, leaving one box for Liu Ruyan to take home and open for herself.

If this box of gold notes were all melted down, it could yield some gold, worth at least eight or ten thousand.

This week, Lin Mo also used those so-called points to buy some things at the mall. He couldn't spend them all, he simply couldn't spend them all. Anyway, it was enough for daily groceries and other expenses. No wonder the richer people are, the more they can afford to spend their principal on food and drink. They don't even need to use the interest. This naturally saves them some expenses.

Also, the shopping page was very quiet this week, with almost nothing good appearing. Most of the items were daily necessities, and the only decent thing was a 10-liter bottle of tiger bone and tiger penis medicinal wine.

As for its effects, it strengthens muscles and bones, invigorates the kidneys and waist, and dispels wind and cold. It is an aphrodisiac, and you can clearly see tiger bones and tiger penis inside. Moreover, this medicinal wine has been aged for quite some time.

However, Lin Mo didn't like drinking it, so he divided it in two and prepared it for his father and his old comrade Liu.

He originally wanted to share some with Professor Li as well, but the old man was too old to need it. Besides, Professor Li was a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, and he was very cautious about using something with such strong therapeutic effects.

Over the course of the week, what satisfied Liu Ruyan the most was actually the sausage grill. Ever since they got it at home, Liu Ruyan would grill some sausages every night, such as meat sausages, corn sausages, and small fish balls. She was thoroughly enjoying them.

Of course, the home appliances sent by the bank also arrived. His mother even called to inquire about them. She said that the rice cooker, refrigerator, TV, and other appliances would be used if they were usable, and if not, they would be taken to their hometown, since the area there was going to be renovated anyway.

His dad did manage to use the phone, since Old Lin's phone was a hand-me-down from his mom.

After a week, Lin Mo didn't notice anything else, but he did find that as the end of the year approached, even the oxen and horses who were still at work were starting to get restless.

'bang bang bang'

"Mo Zai, open the door, Daddy!"

Lin Mo, who was just about to eat, heard Miss Yuan knocking on the door and couldn't help but sigh. He then stood up and said, "Sister Yuan, what brings you here again?"

Upon opening the door, Miss Yuan was standing at the entrance, holding her special large bowl, followed by Chuanmei, He Xiaoyue, and others.

As soon as the door opened, the aroma of food wafted out, and everyone sniffed the air.

The reason for saying "again" is simply that this isn't the first time Miss Yuan and her entourage have come over in the past few days. "Stop talking nonsense! Can't you see I'm starving, Sister Yuan? Besides, I didn't come empty-handed, Director Wang!" Miss Yuan walked in directly and then called out to the back.

"Sister Yuan is here."

As he spoke, Director Wang strode forward, carrying a box of Anmuxi yogurt in each hand.

Lin Mo:
"Sister Yuan, this is really bad, there's no room left in the fridge! How about we try something else? My pee has started turning whitish these past couple of days."

Ever since the yogurt warehouse downstairs was full, Miss Yuan has been bringing gifts to everyone she visits. Even Ms. Zhao upstairs has recently started to feel nauseous at the sight of yogurt.

"Anything else? Yes, tender beef, greens, ribs, and some other things. I'll leave it to you and the class monitor today!" The Sichuan girl walked in carrying the groceries and placed them on the table.

Bringing their own ingredients to the restaurant, it's safe to say these people have gone to great lengths to get something to eat.

"You guys!" Lin Mo pointed at the group of people, speechless.

"Wow, minced meat and eggplant, the rice looks good! I'll eat first!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo turned his head and saw Miss Yuan squatting on a chair, starting to eat. Wang Chu and Chuan Mei, who were standing next to her, also hurriedly ran to the kitchen to get bowls and chopsticks.

Soon, the class monitor and He Xiaoyue also came in.

He Xiaoyue went straight to open the refrigerator, clearly having learned bad habits from Miss Yuan. The class monitor, on the other hand, smiled and then took the things to the kitchen.

It has to be said that only the class monitor is still a normal person now, and of course, she is increasingly showing the qualities of a virtuous wife and loving mother.

"Sister Yuan, have you been having trouble finding a place to eat lately?" Lin Mo asked helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Miss Yuan rolled her eyes at him and said, "You know that? It's still okay in the city, but many shops around here have closed down. Wangcai went to smell the remaining shops, and they're not clean. Lately, the class monitor has been cooking for us."

But as you know, the class monitor also has her own job. It's okay to cook once in a while, but she can't keep up with cooking every day.

Stop eating! Quickly turn on the sausage grill and put something on it!

As she spoke, she kicked the Sichuan girl.

In response, Chuanmei quickly got up, and Director Wang also ran over to help, and the sausages in the refrigerator started to appear.

Soon, the aroma of grilled sausages filled the room.

"There's nothing we can do. It's almost the end of the year, and everyone needs to rest," Lin Mo said with a smile.

He was naturally aware that all the surrounding shops were closed.

This used to be the place where you never had to worry about food, but now that it's winter break and Chinese New Year, many restaurants are closed. Fortunately, shopping malls and supermarkets are doing brisk business lately, otherwise there would be nowhere to buy groceries.

After saying that, Lin Mo went into the kitchen. Although the class monitor's cooking skills were average and he could only make some home-style dishes, which were slow and tasted mediocre, he was very efficient at helping out.

Soon, stir-fried beef, braised pork ribs, stir-fried bitter melon with eggs, braised pork, stir-fried vegetables, and a plate of smashed cucumber were served.

Although there were only a few dishes, the portions were generous and filling, since Miss Yuan has such a large appetite that even a small amount wouldn't be enough for her.

"How's it going? Have you finished most of your work before the New Year? When are you planning to go home?"

At the dinner table, Lin Mo asked while eating.

The Lunar New Year is in the middle of this month, and it's already the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month. The end of the year is fast approaching.

"The video for the gold poster is finished, but it hasn't been released yet. I'm working on an annual summary video these past two days, and that will be all the work for this year. I've decided that we'll all go home on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month. The plane tickets and everything are already booked, so don't worry!" Chuanmei said.

Indeed, we can't expect them to arrive home on New Year's Eve, can we?

Besides, if we go back a few days later, not only will tickets be hard to buy, but we'll also be caught in the peak season for people returning home, which will be inconvenient for everyone. It's better to go back a few days earlier so that everyone has time to do their own things.

"That's good. But you've become incredibly popular lately. Those three videos made you a huge hit, and now you have over eight million followers. You're definitely on your way to becoming a top influencer with tens of millions of followers!" Lin Mo said with a smile.

After the third video of delivering supplies was released, it became even more popular than the first two videos. The reason was simple: on the way back, there was a car accident. The Sichuan girl's car rolled down a slope, but fortunately, she was unharmed.

Even though no one saw it with their own eyes, they could still feel the danger through the screen. Luckily, the car fell off the embankment, otherwise it might have rolled all the way to the bottom.

It's hard to say what she'll look like then; all we can say is that this time, the Sichuan girl has really struck gold.

But it was precisely because of this thrilling experience that his last video became even more popular than his first two, successfully breaking into the mainstream.

"Mo Zai, when are you going back?" Miss Yuan asked, happily eating fish balls with a toothpick in her right hand while using chopsticks to pick up food with her left hand.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo laughed and said, "I'll go back after Valentine's Day!"
Anyway, the south side of the city is close, so at worst there will just be traffic jams!

This year, the Lunar New Year is late, it's in February, and Valentine's Day is unusually occurring before the New Year.

Although neither he nor Liu Ruyan cared much about Valentine's Day, it was their first Valentine's Day together, so they still had to celebrate it.

Hearing this, Miss Yuan felt relieved: "Thank goodness, thank goodness you're here. By the way, Mo Zai, let's talk about something. Would you mind if the three of us spent Valentine's Day together?"

Lin Mo: ? ? ?
(End of this chapter)