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Chapter 880 The Flood Washed Away the Dragon King's Temple

Logically speaking, Lao Wan's personality is a good match for their group. After all, friends tend to gravitate towards each other, and those who can become good friends with Lin Mo are naturally not people with calm and composed personalities.

A lively personality and occasional silly behavior are normal. A quiet, reserved person can't fit into their circle. At the very least, you have to be the type who appears quiet on the surface but is actually secretly passionate.

Friends either need to share the same sexual interests or the same medical conditions, otherwise where would they find common ground?

More than half an hour later, downstairs in the apartment complex, Lao Wan pulled Lin Mo aside and looked at the crowd not far away in surprise, saying, "Holy crap, bro, what's going on? I won't even mention that rich woman, how come there are three more girls?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo rolled her eyes at him and spat, "There are men over there, don't you even open your eyes to see?"

"Don't even think about it. The prettiest one is my girlfriend. She's coming out with me later to give a wedding gift. The rest are my college classmates."

“I know her, she’s a rich loli. I’ve seen her in Li Shiya’s works. She’s known as ‘Dick Sister’,” Lao Wan said excitedly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo's forehead was covered in black lines. "Diao Jie?" What kind of nickname is that? If Miss Yuan knew she had this nickname, she'd probably explode.

Of course, it's also possible that she already knew and could only be filled with impotent rage. After all, no matter how rich she is, she can't go through the internet to confront everyone who calls her "Diao Jie" (a derogatory term for someone who is arrogant or disrespectful).

As for Liu Ruyan, Lao Wan had met her once. His cousin Su He was also in the car with her. At first, Lao Wan thought she was just an ordinary friend, but after seeing Li Shiya's work, he naturally knew that his good brother had such a beautiful girlfriend.

What I didn't expect was that my brother was moving so fast; his girlfriend was already staying at his house during the Lunar New Year, which means good news is on the way.

"Yes, that's her. The rest are all employees of Li Shiya's studio. Of course, they're also my classmates. But I advise you not to call her 'Sister Diao' (a derogatory term for a woman who is difficult to talk to). She'll beat you to death if she gets angry," Lin Mo said.

Hearing this, Lao Wan said nonchalantly, "It's alright, brother. I'm interested in Li Shiya. It's fine to talk about this with them, right?"

"That's alright. I'm going to give a gift today, so it's inconvenient for me to bring them. You can take them out for some fun, anything is fine, the more exotic the better. Aren't you a local with knives, guns, and cannons? Take them out for a good time, all expenses covered!" Lin Mo said with a wave of his hand.

Hearing this, Lao Wan smiled wryly and said, "What am I, some kind of sword, gun, or cannon? I'm just a scallion, ginger, and garlic. But I'll still be fine going out to have fun. Just you wait and see!"

After saying that, Lin Mo led Lao Wan to the front of everyone and introduced him: "This is my high school classmate, Wan Chunlong. You can call him Lao Wan. Yuan Meng, you can call her Sister Yuan. She's older than us. Wang Bo, this is my class monitor, He Xiaoyue."

"We're all family. He's taking you guys out for a bit today, and we'll come find you after lunch. It'll only be a few hours!"

With him introducing them, everyone quickly greeted him.

"Hello, hello, just call me Lao Wan!"

“Hey buddy, call me whatever you want. I heard from Mo that you’re a real showstopper just standing here. Tsk tsk tsk, you really have the air of an emperor. I’m rooting for you, buddy. What’s the plan?” Miss Yuan asked curiously.

Seeing this, Lin Mo and Liu Ruyan exchanged a glance, then got into the car: "Alright, we'll be going now, Lao Wan, we're counting on you!"

"Okay, go ahead and do your job. I guarantee you'll complete the mission!" Old Wan waved his hand.

After Lin Mo and the other two left, the remaining people quickly got into the car. Fortunately, this time they were driving the tank, which had enough space, so even with Lao Wan, it wasn't crowded.

Lin Mo, on the other hand, drove Liu Ruyan's Maybach out of the restaurant, [Fu Man Lou], a fairly good restaurant in the southern part of the city, which handles many weddings, birthday parties, and full moon celebrations.

It's not because of its high grade, but because the price is affordable and the decor is decent. If people from well-off families were to get married, they would choose another restaurant called Luming, where the venue fee alone would be at least 15,000 yuan.

It's obvious that his cousin's family isn't well-off, so they could only hold the wedding here. But it's still acceptable, since most people who come to attend the wedding are just going through the motions, having a meal, and giving a gift. Who cares about all that stuff?

That's why his parents didn't call them in the morning; they just wanted them to wait until the lunch was almost at noon before going over, since going earlier wouldn't have made a difference.

The event started at 11:30 a.m. with the host giving a speech and going through the formalities. The banquet officially began at 12:00 p.m., and people started leaving one after another by 12:30 p.m. Who would stay here all day?

Wedding banquets held in hotels are aesthetically pleasing and have a grander venue, but they inevitably lack the warmth and personal touch of a traditional rural banquet.

The two arrived at 10:30, which was neither too early nor too late.

They parked the car downstairs at the restaurant and went upstairs. Soon they saw the wedding photo standee of their cousin's older brother.

"Since Sister Yuan didn't come this time, there shouldn't be any unexpected problems, right?"

As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, Lin Mo looked at the signboard and muttered to himself.

There was no way around it; what happened last time had really traumatized him. He was terrified that Miss Yuan would suddenly appear and give him a surprise. If something unexpected happened then, he would be completely doomed.

Let alone other people's wedding banquets, Miss Yuan is so ruthless that she doesn't even spare her own family. At her brother's engagement banquet, she dared to give her maternal grandfather the old capital's soy milk and even dared to set up a separate table for He Xiaoyue. How could a normal person do such a thing?

If it weren't for that, why would he have called Lao Wan over to drag Miss Yuan out? He could have just let her play by herself; it would have been done in an hour or two anyway.

The reason for this was that Lin Mo felt it was better to be safe than sorry, and it was always better to be cautious.

"Oh dear, don't scare yourself. Yuanyuan is with your friend; she couldn't possibly be here. It's impossible for her to be somewhere else and still disrupt the wedding," Liu Ruyan chuckled. Hearing this, Lin Mo nodded, then unscrewed the cap of his soda and took a big gulp to calm himself.

The progress bar for the Tathagata Palm technique is at (3/10), which is not bad. After finishing this bottle, it will become (4/10), and it looks like it's halfway done.

"Why did you suddenly like drinking this stuff? Drink less carbonated drinks, or you'll become a big fatso," Liu Ruyan sighed helplessly.

Some people say that carbonated drinks can affect male fertility, but there is no accurate answer to this. Whether it affects fertility is unknown, but drinking it frequently will definitely lead to weight gain, and weight gain is what affects male fertility.

"Hey, I just suddenly got a craving. I'll stop drinking once I've had my fill," Lin Mo said with a smile.

Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes at her: "What's so good about this? It doesn't taste as good as juice, and it's not even as good as drinking plain water!"

She saw Lin Mo drinking this stuff yesterday, so she tried it herself and found that it tasted really just so-so. She didn't know why Lin Mo suddenly liked it.

"It's alright, I'll just drink it for the next couple of days," Lin Mo said, leading Liu Ruyan to the ceremony hall.

"Lin Mo, 500"

Although his parents had already spent over 500, since he brought Liu Ruyan to dinner this time, he naturally had to spend more.

Otherwise, it would be too much of a stretch for a family of three to come and eat for 500 yuan, not to mention bringing their girlfriends.

Of course, this was something his mother had told him to do yesterday. The 500 yuan was a gift from his family, and the 500 yuan was in his name, which was considered a private friendship between him and his cousin's older brother.

After exchanging greetings, Lin Mo led Liu Ruyan around and found that they didn't recognize many people. A small number of them were relatives from his side of the family, but he didn't know their names, they were distant relatives, and they didn't see each other often. Most of them were complete strangers.

Fortunately, both of them were good-looking and stood out in the crowd. Soon, his mother found them.

"Yanyan's here. Is it cold outside?" Zhou Min, Liu Ruyan's mother, came over and asked, taking Liu Ruyan's hand.

"It's not cold. I can take the car downstairs. The car has air conditioning. Besides, the clothes my aunt bought for me are very warm!"

Liu Ruyan patted her white cotton-padded coat and laughed.

This down jacket looks thick and long; even for someone as tall as Liu Ruyan, it reaches below her knees.

Although the style was ordinary, it was at least more moderate than her fur robe. Most importantly, Liu Ruyan was simply a natural clothes hanger; even ordinary clothes looked good on her.

Although Liu Ruyan was dressed simply today, her hair was just casually tied up at the back of her head with a hair tie, and she had no makeup on her face, she was still captivating.

She's already beautiful enough; if she dresses up even more elaborately, she'll completely lose her charm today. It's better to keep a low profile.

“Okay, Yanyan, come with me. I’ll show you around and introduce you to some people,” Mom Zhou Min said with a smile.

Just kidding, her son found such a beautiful girl, and the chances of it working out are quite high, wouldn't she want to show off a bit?

Upon seeing this, Liu Ruyan covered her mouth and chuckled. Lin Mo, speechless, asked, "Mom, what about me?"

"Go find your dad and wait for dinner. If that doesn't work, go find your brother, see the bride, and get to know your sister-in-law beforehand!" Mom grabbed Liu Ruyan and left without looking back.

Seeing this, Lin Mo had no choice but to go find his cousin Li Mingxu.

When the two brothers met, Lin Mo naturally introduced himself first. After all, he had changed a lot, and many relatives wouldn't recognize him if he didn't say who he was.

Then he saw the bride, an ordinary woman. Neither of them were young; both were 29 after the New Year.

However, Lin Mo's arrival still caused a stir. Indeed, the bride's four bridesmaids, and even one of them, dragged the bride to ask Li Mingxu if his younger brother had a girlfriend.

As a result, Li Mingxu went out for a while and when he came back, he told them that it was over. His younger brother had brought his girlfriend, and she was a great beauty.

Meanwhile, Lin Mo found his father, greeted Old Lin, and then found an empty table to sit down and wait for the meal to begin.

As more and more people arrived, a woman suddenly sat down next to him. Lin Mo glanced at her and was about to greet her when the woman smiled and said, "Hello handsome, are you Li Mingxu's friend? Can we add each other on WeChat?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo was speechless and said, "Beautiful lady, you've really confused me! It's me, Lin Mo, little aunt, don't you recognize me?"

woman:???
"You're Xiao Mo? The one from my third brother's family?"

Lin Mo shrugged: "What else? Besides, we already have WeChat, so there's no need to add each other again!"

"Hello, nephew; goodbye, nephew. Pretend your aunt never came!"

(End of this chapter)