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Chapter 156 Why are there no shrimp in here?

The little ox put down its fork contentedly, its little belly now round and bulging.

But her clear, large eyes remained fixed on the nearly empty noodle bucket in front of her.

Little Sizi tilted his head, as if he had remembered something, and picked up his fork again, carefully stirring the soup.

I fished for a while, but I still couldn't find what I wanted.

The little girl's brows gradually furrowed, and her little mouth pursed slightly.

"Microcystis! A lie!"

Little Sizi pointed to the tempting picture of a plump, pink shrimp on the noodle bucket, and then pointed to her empty fork.

"Where are the shrimp? I've been trying to catch them for ages, but I haven't managed! There are clearly some this big in the picture!"

She even stretched out her little hand and gestured an exaggerated size.

Li Lizhi couldn't help but laugh, and she gently coaxed Sizi onto her lap.

"Don't be upset, Sizi. This thing...this thing may be slightly different from the one in the painting."

"What's the difference?"

Little Sizi disagreed and pointed at the pattern.

"There are shrimp in the picture! Big, red ones! Sizi wants to eat those!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo was both amused and exasperated.

"That's just for show, to entice people to buy it."

Little Sizi looked puzzled and pouted, muttering something.

"Isn't this just a scam?"

She had been looking forward to it for a long time, but after she finished eating, there was still nothing.

"That's outrageous!"

Little Sizi poof poof angrily.

Chen Mo patted her little head.

"I'll take you to eat lobster sometime later!"

"Shrimp?"

Little Sizi got hungry again after hearing that.

There's so much delicious food here!

Seeing that he had almost finished eating, Li Shimin simply wiped his mouth and spoke.

"Since everyone has finished eating, shall I have the food moved back?"

"Wait a minute, Lao Li, there's also this!"

Chen Mo hurriedly called out to Li Shimin, then went to his Wuling Hongguang car in the backyard and took out a few packs of cigarettes.

"What is this now?"

Liu Che asked curiously.

"Well..."

Chen Mo organized his thoughts.

"This thing is called a cigarette. It works by rolling up special tobacco leaves, lighting it, and inhaling the smoke."

"Here, it's generally acknowledged that it's bad for your health, addictive, and a bad habit."

"Then why does this thing still exist?"

Li Shimin asked, puzzled.

Chen Mo smiled.

"This stuff has a unique feature: it can quickly relax people, refresh them, and relieve anxiety in a short period of time."

"Many people who are under a lot of pressure, need to concentrate on thinking for long periods of time, or are simply used to it will become dependent on it."

"In some of our social situations, offering each other a cigarette is also a way of... well, a way of getting closer."

Chen Mo paused.

"This thing can be taken back and given as a reward to the generals at the front."

"Or as a reward, it can be given to subordinates."

"Taking one when you're extremely tired and need to catch your breath can have unexpected benefits."

Li Shimin nodded, his gaze falling on the cigarettes.

"Liqun?"

He raised an eyebrow.

"Benefiting the people, benefiting the nation, I like this name!"

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, looking at the cigarette in his hand, becoming more and more curious.

He immediately opened a box, looked at the gold and white cigarettes, and then turned his gaze back to Chen Mo.

He took a lighter from the counter and lit the cigarette.

After lighting the cigarette, Chen Mo was about to speak up to remind him.

"This is very pungent, so..."

"call……"

"Hiss—cough cough! Cough cough cough!!"

Caught off guard, the Khan was choked and coughed violently, his face turning red instantly and tears welling up in his eyes.

"Hey! Old Li, you're not good at this either!"

Upon seeing this, Liu Che made a joke on the spot, but his eyes also showed interest.

Li Lizhi hurriedly stepped forward and gently patted Li Shimin's back.

Chen Mo quickly handed over a glass of water.

"Rinse your mouth quickly! It's pungent!"

Li Shimin waved his hand, wiped the corner of his eye, and his eyes were unusually bright.

Although that last puff was a bit messy, the burning sensation of the smoke entering my lungs, the brief but clear slight dizziness, and the spiciness in my throat did bring a strange kind of stimulation.

He paused, looked at the cigarette still burning between his fingers, wisps of smoke rising from it, and slowly took a second puff.

This time, he was prepared.

A slightly tipsy feeling of relaxation and a certain indescribable sense of emptiness vaguely emerges.

Li Shimin slowly exhaled the smoke.

Grayish-white smoke rings rose gently under the slightly worn lights of the hotel, blurring his handsome yet somewhat somber face.

"……call."

A strange feeling welled up inside me and escaped with the smoke.

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly, said nothing, but his expression was unusually relaxed.

Seeing this, Liu Che became even more curious and turned his gaze to Chen Mo.

"Give me one too!"

Chen Mo quickly lit the fire.

"call……"

Amidst the billowing clouds, Liu Che appeared beside Li Shimin.

Now things are really complicated. Zhu Biao and the others also looked at Chen Mo.

Huo Qubing, in particular, looked so curious that he seemed to want to light one up right away.

Chen Mo glanced at them.

"Forget about it! You're young and in the prime of your lives. There are so many ways to relieve stress; you don't need this thing."

"This stuff is addictive and extremely harmful to the body."

"You shouldn't try this at your age!"

After saying that, he pulled Li Lizhi and Xiao Sizi aside.

"In addition, the smoke they exhale is also bad; it's called secondhand smoke, and it's even more harmful than smoking. It's best to avoid inhaling it."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao and the others quickly moved away.

"Phew!"

Li Shimin and Liu Che swallowed hard.

After smoking a cigarette, Li Shimin sighed repeatedly.

"There really is something there!"

Liu Che then looked at Li Shimin.

"Old Li, give me one!"

Li Shimin glanced at him.

"Sure! Ten taels of silver per piece."

"You son of a bitch!"

Liu Che said angrily.

"Do you really think I'm a sucker to be fleeced?"