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In this world, there are some things that simply cannot be clearly explained or put into words.

It was quite strange, really.

Even though the cooking styles of his mom from before he transmigrated and Tang Yu were completely different.

One loved to add sugar, while the other used a lot of ginger, yet they both gave Lin Yu an incredibly similar feeling.

Hmm...

Perhaps this was the legendary taste that only a mother could create.

While Lin Yu buried himself in his food, he didn't forget to continue carrying out his plan.

First, he poured a large glass of craft beer for Tang Manman.

Then, he turned to Mother Tang and asked tentatively,

"Auntie, would you like some too?"

"This beer is really good. It's completely different from the bottled beer sold outside."

Lin Yu's words seemed like a simple offer, but invisibly pushed Tang Yu into a position where it was hard to refuse.

However, Tang Yu didn't mind, because she hadn't planned on refusing anyway.

Running a street-side barbecue stall and constantly dealing with rough, burly men all year round, she had gradually learned how to drink.

"Sure."

Tang Yu agreed with a smile. Seeing this, Lin Yu immediately poured her a full, large glass of beer.

On the other side, Tang Manman had already raised her glass and taken a small sip.

With just one sip, Tang Manman's beautiful eyes lit up.

"Mhm!"

"It's so good!"

Tang Manman immediately looked at Lin Yu, smiling brightly as she shared her pleasant surprise.

"Right? This place's craft beer is delicious,"

Lin Yu said with a smile.

Listening to the conversation between her good daughter and Lin Yu, the smile on Tang Yu's lips faded slightly.

Even though adults drinking was the norm in modern society, Mother Tang still felt a slight pang of unease about her well-behaved and obedient daughter starting to drink.

She tried to hold it back, but ultimately couldn't resist asking,

"Tang Manman, do you drink now?"

Hearing this, Tang Manman immediately shook her head and said,

"No, I don't."

"But this tastes really good."

"When my roommates were drinking before, I tried a bottle cap's worth."

"It didn't taste good."

"But this is different."

Hearing Tang Manman say this, Mother Tang breathed a sigh of relief while also feeling a bit curious about the beer's taste.

She picked up her glass and took a small sip.

Exactly like Tang Manman's reaction, her eyebrows raised, and her pitch-black eyes lit up.

The taste of this beer really was very different.

It didn't have the hard-to-swallow bitterness and astringency of bottled beer.

This beer only had a faint beer aroma produced by wheat fermentation, and the bubbles inside were dense but not harsh.

It was a completely different flavor from the bottled beers on the market.

"It's good."

Tang Yu nodded, sincerely giving it a very high appraisal.

The three of them ate and drank, all very happy.

Only Tang Qinqin sat there with a dark little face, looking at Lin Yu as if she were looking at a cunning, evil wolf in sheep's clothing.

After eating for a while, Tang Yu felt it was the right time. She took a bank card out of her pants pocket, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Lin Yu, saying softly,

"Given your relationship with Tang Manman now, I'll just call you Xiao Yu."

"Xiao Yu, this is the medical fee you advanced for our Qinqin before."

"Along with the one hundred thousand yuan emergency fund, it's all in here."

"It's five hundred thousand in total. Please take it."

As Tang Yu spoke, she secretly prepared herself. If Lin Yu refused to take it, she would force it on him no matter what she had to say.

Even though he was now her daughter's boyfriend, her prospective son-in-law.

But business was business.

If you owe someone money, you always have to pay it back.

She couldn't let these funds cause her daughter to be in a subordinate position in her relationship!

Just as Mother Tang was braced and ready to act, Lin Yu suddenly took the bank card from her hand without the slightest bit of polite refusal.

While Mother Tang was still stunned, Lin Yu simply passed the bank card from his left hand to his right and placed it in front of Tang Manman, saying humorously:

"Auntie, look at you."

"Why go through all this trouble?"

"Passing it back and forth, isn't it all the same?"

"What's mine is Tang Manman's, and would Tang Manman ever draw a line between herself and you guys?"

Sitting to the side, Tang Qinqin's expression was extremely complex.

Even she had to admit that Lin Yu played this hand brilliantly.

He not only gave her mother face but also completely reasonably gifted this money back to their family in disguise.

Furthermore, he aggressively farmed a massive wave of favorability from her mother and sister...

No.

With her sister, Lin Yu's favorability was probably already maxed out, right?

Hmm...

It was hard to say.

Tang Qinqin glanced at her sister, who looked so happy and moved that she was about to shed tears, and rolled her eyes slightly.

Given her sister's current state, it wasn't impossible that her off-the-charts affection would push her bottom line down even further.

Not to mention her mother. Looking at her, it felt like she already considered Lin Yu the absolute perfect son-in-law.

Watching the three of them getting along so harmoniously, the corners of Tang Qinqin's eyes drooped lonely, revealing a bit of desolation and sadness.

If she hadn't seen that scene, she too would have thought her sister had found a dark horse prince, and she would have been happy for her.

But...

At this moment, Tang Qinqin hoped more than anyone else that the scene she had witnessed was just a false illusion.

But Tang Qinqin knew very well.

It wasn't an illusion.

She wasn't good at deceiving herself.

So even facing this incredibly perfect-acting Lin Yu in front of her, she could no longer look at him the same way she used to...

...

A barrel of about two liters of beer was quickly finished under the hearty drinking of the three, primarily Lin Yu and Mother Tang.

The second barrel of beer was opened, and the two started drinking again.

This time, there was a new topic on the table.

Tang Yu looked at the son-in-law in front of her, whom she liked more and more the longer she looked, and told him about her future plans.

"Xiao Yu."

"Besides the money I paid you back, Auntie still has some funds left on hand."

"Auntie currently has a small barbecue shop, but the lease is about to expire. I'm going to give up the current place and find a bigger storefront."

"What do you think?"

Listening to this, Lin Yu's brow furrowed imperceptibly.

Open a new barbecue shop?

How could that work?

In his plan, Mother Tang was supposed to go to another city with Tang Qinqin and settle down there.

If he let her open a new, large barbecue shop and she became attached to H City, wouldn't she be even more unwilling to leave?

No way!

He had to dispel this idea of hers. Even if he couldn't completely dispel it, he at least had to make her settle down in another city before thinking about opening a new shop.

However, this was also an opportunity.

Lin Yu nodded inwardly.

He could first fool Mother Tang into closing her previous small barbecue shop.

That way, she would have even fewer lingering ties.

Lin Yu's lips moved, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly noticed Tang Qinqin, whose gaze had been silently fixed on him.

He immediately had an idea.

"That sounds great!"

Lin Yu said excitedly:

"That's absolutely fantastic."

"Auntie, your cooking skills are so good, not to mention just barbecue."

"Even if you opened a full restaurant, it would definitely be packed every single day!"

"We'll definitely make a fortune in the future!"

"As it happens, I have some spare cash on hand. Leave the storefront and renovations to me."

"Just consider it my investment."

With that, Lin Yu shifted his tone and continued,

"However, I don't think we should rush into opening the shop right now."

"It's winter."

"Very few people go out for barbecue."

"Not many people eat it in the spring, either."

"Summer is the real peak season for barbecue."

"We have plenty of time. We can take it slow, look for a suitable storefront, and compare a few different places."

"After all, choosing the right location is a huge deal."

"We need to carefully look into the daily foot traffic, nearby residential areas, and things like that!"