Black Swan Hotel.
In front of Lin Mo, a plate of Iberian black - haired pork char siu, with only seven or eight pieces, cost more than two hundred yuan.
The crispy - skinned char siu buns cost sixty - five yuan for three.
They were only as big as the palm of a hand, but with the first bite, you could reach the char siu filling inside.
Lin Mo casually stuffed the Iberian black - haired pork char siu into the char siu bun.
Then he took a big bite.
The sense of satisfaction was overwhelming.
Next to them, each abalone swan - shaped pastry cost forty - eight yuan.
To be honest, Lin Mo had never been to such a high - class place for afternoon tea.
At least the prices were exorbitantly high.
There was also professional service. As soon as he finished his tea, someone would immediately come to refill it, without even having to ask.
Chu Miaomiao was eating sha qima and drinking tea, feeling very happy.
Occasionally, she would pick up a piece of chicken feet for Lin Mo.
Lin Mo loved chicken feet when he was a child and could eat two bamboo steamers of them by himself.
Actually, the chicken feet here were the version of tiger - skin chicken feet in a thick, fragrant sauce.
However, the making of these chicken feet was quite complicated.
First, they were blanched in boiling water, then air - dried, and then deep - fried. Without deep - frying, it was difficult to achieve the tiger - skin effect. After frying, they had to be soaked in water for several hours to get that tiger - skin look. Then they were slowly simmered over low heat until the chicken feet became soft enough to melt in the mouth. After that, they were taken out, drained of water, and then mixed with the sauce. Finally, they were steamed in a bamboo steamer.
Chicken feet were the most ordinary part of a chicken, yet they ended up in the hands of people who liked "delicious feet".
Lin Mo liked Kun's delicate feet.
It was just that different cooking methods resulted in different tastes.
Just like many pre - made dishes later on. The chicken feet were either not flavorful enough or not soft enough.
Most importantly, the sauce recipe was the essence of the fermented black bean chicken feet. The ratios of many long - established restaurants were different.
Lin Mo particularly appreciated the fermented black bean chicken feet at the Black Swan Hotel.
Lin Mo casually raised his hand and said, "Bring two more bamboo steamers."
Chu Lintian immediately called the waiter over and ordered two more bamboo steamers of chicken feet.
The three of them were sitting together, with Lin Mo sandwiched between the two women.
Just as Lin Mo was enjoying his meal to the fullest, a voice suddenly came from afar.
"Ms. Chu!"
There weren't many people with the surname Chu, so both Chu Lintian and Chu Miaomiao looked up.
Then Chu Lintian saw a man in a suit standing in the distance.
"Who is it?" Lin Mo asked casually.
The man's expression was very excited, probably because he had run into Chu Lintian.
Moreover, there were two elderly people in their fifties or sixties behind him, who seemed to be his parents or elders.
Chu Lintian recognized the man. "He's the boss of a materials company that was the subcontractor for my previous department. His surname is Fu. He's quite promising for his age."
So it was a common surname for domineering CEOs.
Lin Mo scanned the man with his spiritual sense. Judging from his bone age, he was thirty - three years old. He had a company that could cooperate with Dajiang Group, which had a market value of over twenty billion yuan. His company must have a market value of at least several million or tens of millions. So he deserved the title of Mr. Fu.
Chu Lintian nodded slightly as a greeting.
In this private setting, a nod was already quite polite.
Then, the man smiled and said something to the two elders behind him.
Lin Mo heard it clearly.
"Mom and Dad, that woman is the one I like."
"Is it her?" Mr. Fu's mother sized up Chu Lintian sitting upright on the chair.
She nodded slightly. "She does look good. She'd be fertile and could give our Fu family a few sons."
Mr. Fu's father was not as vulgar. He was more concerned about Lin Mo and Chu Miaomiao who were eating next to Chu Lintian.
From their looks, they were obviously teenagers.
"Who are those two kids?"
"One of them is probably Ms. Chu's daughter, and the other is probably a relative's child."
Mrs. Fu couldn't help but raise her voice a bit.
"Her daughter?!"
"You like a married woman?!"
Fu Linsheng quickly said, "No, she's not a married woman. She doesn't have a husband."
"Then you want to raise someone else's daughter? Are you crazy?!"
It was obvious that Mrs. Fu cared a lot about these things.
Saying that, she stormed towards Chu Lintian.
Fu Linsheng didn't even have time to stop her.
And Mr. Fu just stood there motionless. He guessed what his wife was going to do. Although it was disgraceful, he wouldn't interfere.
Mrs. Fu walked over and directly said, "You woman with a daughter actually dare to seduce my son? Do you think you're worthy?"
Such direct and rude words made Chu Lintian frown.
Even Lin Mo put down his chopsticks.
There were plenty of such middle - aged women in the world who would scold others without knowing the truth.
It was just that it was rare to see someone who was well - dressed but behaved like a shrew. Come to think of it, there weren't actually that few. Weren't there many rich middle - aged women who drove luxury cars and caused trouble later on? They were just like this.
Chu Lintian didn't say a word. She just glanced at Fu Linsheng who was quickly walking over.
As soon as Fu Linsheng came over, he kept apologizing.
"Sorry, Ms. Chu. My mother misrecognized someone. I apologize on her behalf here."
Seeing Fu Linsheng being so respectful, Chu Lintian waved her hand, indicating that they should leave quickly and not make a ruckus here.
She didn't even want to say a single word.
Don't think that Chu Lintian was always gentle and kind to Lin Mo and the others.
But to be able to hold the position of Ms. Chu and gather a group of subordinates, she was definitely not a useless person.
As the client, she naturally had the confidence of a client.
However, Mrs. Fu was unhappy.
She didn't know these stakes. Naturally, she put her hands on her hips and started scolding directly.
"You bitch, what are you pretending for? My son graduated from Tsinghua or Peking University and studied overseas. He started a successful business in just a few years. Of course, a nobody like you wants to seduce him and make him be a cheap father to your bastard child. In the future..."
Fu Linsheng already wanted to cover his mother's mouth, but she resisted fiercely and wouldn't let her son cover it.
After all, she was his mother. He couldn't use force on her.
He really shouldn't have told his parents about this.
Because of his business success, his parents, who were originally from an ordinary class, suddenly became wealthy. His mother became look - down - upon others and her vanity emerged.
It was just that she was his mother, so he had always ignored it.
Unexpectedly, his mother was so reckless.
However, the next second.
Slap!
A clear and loud slap resounded.
There was a palm print on Mrs. Fu's face.
"Didn't your mother teach you to be polite? You filthy - mouthed thing."
Lin Mo picked up the towel next to Chu Lintian and wiped his hands.
It was as if the slap he had just given made him feel dirty.
But the slap was not the end of the conflict; it was the beginning of another round of confrontation.
Just as Mrs. Fu was about to fly into a rage, Lin Mo looked at Fu Linsheng.
"If you don't want your company to be ruined, I suggest you immediately control this crazy old woman and get out of here as far as you can. Don't spoil our meal."

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grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)

e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.

ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"