Everything I bought on online shopping platforms was genuine.

To be honest, he could sense that although Liu Zhengyuan had a good impression of him before, and appreciated and thought highly of him, it was a kind of recognition of him as a partner and as a person.

But this time, it seems to carry a sense of affirmation, recognition, and acceptance from an elder to a younger generation.

After all, he and Liu Ruyan had been together for several months and even lived together. His visit after the Lunar New Year was a good thing. If Lin Mo weren't so young and hadn't graduated yet, they should have arranged for their parents to meet and discuss the marriage. At the very least, they should have gotten engaged first.

"Come, come, sit here and have a cup of tea. Xiao'e, you and your mother go to the kitchen and see if the dishes are ready. If they are, bring them up!" Liu Zhengyuan said to his daughter beside him.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan glanced at her father and then nodded: "Alright, I'll go then!"

After saying that, she went straight to the kitchen. With her intelligence, how could she not know that her father was deliberately trying to get rid of her?

She had no interest in listening to conversations between men.

As soon as Liu Ruyan left, Liu Zhengyuan lowered his body and whispered, "Xiao Lin, do you still have any of the tiger bone and tiger penis wine you gave me before the New Year? You know, I have a friend—no, I have many friends—who all want to ask me for some. You know, I only have five liters in total. I can only share a little with those I'm close to, and I don't dare to give more, but I can't stop them from asking."

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo immediately laughed. So it turned out that he had his eye on the so-called tiger bone wine. It seems that there are quite a few middle-aged people who have no choice but to resort to such methods!

But thinking about it, it's understandable. After all, Liu Zhengyuan is quite old, and someone who can become good friends with him must be quite old as well.

However, there's really nothing he can do to help with this, since everything on the shopping page refreshes randomly, and he can't control that, can he?

"Uncle, it's not that I don't want to help, I really have nothing left. Last time I managed to get ten liters, you and my dad each got half."

"This stuff is just like the secret ointment Auntie uses on her face. It's either there or it's not. All I can say is that I'll keep an eye out for it in the future, and if it's there, I'll definitely let you know immediately," Lin Mo whispered.

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhengyuan immediately understood. Others might not know, but surely he did.

Before the Lunar New Year, Lin Mo had his wife help distribute his secret medicinal ointment. In less than half a day, the sales volume exceeded 5000 million yuan, which was practically robbery.

Moreover, according to his wife, the cost of one portion was no more than one million. They divided one portion into four portions, and each small portion cost more than two million. It was simply outrageous profit.

Of course, if Liu Zhengyuan knew Lin Mo's purchase price, he would know what exorbitant profits meant; this was practically robbery.

"I'm glad you said that. No rush, we can take our time." Although Liu Zhengyuan was a little disappointed, he knew he had his own medicinal wine to drink. He just wanted to give the wine as a gift to someone else.

Now that he knows how precious this thing is, he naturally gave up the idea. Even if Lin Mo really gets it for him in the future, he will keep it for himself. Unless they are very close, no one can get wine from him.

“Uncle, although we don’t have wine, we’re not without other options. My teacher, Professor Li, is a famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor in Jiangning. My classmate was cured by him recently and only took Chinese medicine for a month. You can ask your friend to take a look,” Lin Mo said, advertising his teacher.

The more famous a doctor is, the easier it is to make money, especially from the wealthy. His teacher wasn't a rigid person either. Although he wouldn't accept expensive gifts from his student, he accepted gifts from the wealthy without hesitation.

"Alright, I've got it. I'll tell them another day. Come on, let's have some tea!" Liu Zhengyuan said.

Soon, the two started chatting at the tea table, mainly about interesting things that happened during the Chinese New Year period and his plans for the new year.

Lin Mo's post-New Year plans were extremely simple: graduate first, and then worry about other things. Why think about so many other things?

A short while later, Liu Ruyan came over to call the two of them to have dinner.

Today, the Liu family's table was laden with food. It was the first month of the lunar calendar, and also the Lantern Festival. The sound of firecrackers could be heard from time to time outside. The four people at the table chatted and laughed, creating a lively atmosphere.

During the conversation, they also discussed Yuan Hua's engagement. Liu Zhengyuan and Ms. Cheng did not shy away from this topic and recounted the Yuan family's thoughts back then, which can be considered quite frank.

It was precisely because of this relationship that the two of them allowed Liu Ruyan to stay at their home for a few more days, so that she wouldn't feel awkward staying at home. If she didn't go, it would be difficult to say anything, but if she did go, it would be embarrassing for everyone.

Lin Mo didn't care much. How could he not know whether Emperor Ruyan was the mastermind behind it all?

Moreover, he had already heard about this from Miss Yuan the day he first met Liu Ruyan at the company.

After they got together, Liu Ruyan didn't hide it from him. Let alone Yuan Hua, if he told the two elders that there was another woman outside eyeing their daughter, they would be terrified. They might even tell the two of them to get their marriage certificate the next day.

It has to be said that none of those named Liu Ruyan are easy to deal with. He has seen all sorts of things since he was with Liu Ruyan. Not only does he compete with men for women, but he also competes with women for women. He is simply invincible.

Just as they were eating, Liu Zhengyuan suddenly spoke up: "Hey Xiao Lin, I have some news to tell you. Qin Zhenhong has filed for bankruptcy and is currently selling off his family and businesses. His factory has also gone bankrupt. Lao Yuan and I have already started contacting him, and we should be able to acquire it at a low price soon."

As for Huang Dayong's family, they haven't gone bankrupt due to the nature of their business, but their hotel has also closed down. Opening it for even one more day now would mean losing money, so the chances of them taking it over are not small.

As for those who tried to forcibly abduct you downstairs, along with their contacts, they've also been classified as organized crime. There's no evidence to suggest they were a foreign infiltration group; they've been classified as criminal gangs. As you know, the crackdown on organized crime has been very strict in recent years, but it can only go so far up the chain of command.

Hearing this, Lin Mo was taken aback. To be honest, although he had been using the "Creation of Heaven and Earth" board game to cut off the power from time to time recently, the frequency had really decreased a lot. Sometimes he would not even remember to do it once every two or three days. In fact, if it hadn't been mentioned this time, he would have almost forgotten about it. He still had a collaboration with Lao Liu and Lao Yuan.

"Really, Dad? Has the verdict been handed down?" Liu Ruyan asked excitedly.

In response, Liu Zhengyuan shook his head: "It's just a matter of characterization. Old Yuan heard it from his brother-in-law. In short, their internal power struggle has reached a conclusion, but a judgment will still take some time."

Qin Zhenhong's connections have definitely been restricted, and have even caused considerable losses. I've heard that the disciplinary inspection department has intervened and taken several people away.

Of course, his connections weren't entirely useless; they were used to deal with the six people who kidnapped Kobayashi and their contacts, but that was the end of it.

As for the rest, you don't need to worry about it. Old Yuan originally said he should tell you himself, but since it's almost Chinese New Year, and we've already started working on our respective companies' businesses, I'll just let you know, and that's the end of it.”

Hearing this, Lin Mo nodded, feeling much better, and couldn't help but smile:

"No problem, I'm very satisfied with this result. Congratulations, Uncle!"

To this, Liu Zhengyuan smiled and waved his hand, "It's still early, let's talk about it after we get it!"

Liu Ruyan listened from the side. Although Lin Mo said he didn't want anything, she knew that her father and Comrade Yuan had left a portion for Lin Mo. Otherwise, they wouldn't feel at ease with this thing, since the power outage problem hadn't been completely resolved yet. So she couldn't help but ask, "Dad, what about the price? Do we have enough money? If not, my brother has tens of millions. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Old Yuan rolled his eyes at his daughter. She really was siding with outsiders! But luckily, he and Old Yuan had planned to leave a share for Lin Mo anyway. Although it wasn't much, it didn't require any investment, so it was still quite valuable. Therefore, he was quite assertive at this moment: "Go away, go away! Your dad and I withdrew cash flow from the family company before the New Year. We definitely have enough money. You can go rest!"

"Huh? Dad, when did you take some cash? How come I didn't know?" Liu Ruyan asked, puzzled.

To this, Comrade Liu chuckled and said, "Want to know? You'll find out when you take over my job. If you weren't still struggling to run the company, your dad would have already taken your mom to enjoy life."

Liu Ruyan:
Meanwhile, in Chengyue Residential Area, Miss Yuan and Chuanmei went to the neighboring unit's class monitor's house for a free meal. Of course, He Xiaoyue, who lived across the street, was also there.

"Ah, this feels so good. There's food right outside the door. It's just that Mozi has something to do today, otherwise we should all go to his house for a free meal," Miss Yuan said while eating.

Although the class monitor's cooking skills were average, he had helped Lin Mo so many times that he was more than capable of making a home-cooked meal.

Upon hearing this, the Sichuan girl nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, it suddenly feels like my best friend is right next to me, and my loved one is right across from me!"

He Xiaoyue rolled her eyes at him: "You should watch less Love Apartment. But speaking of which, when I went home this time, I told my family about our jobs. Among the guys, my mom actually likes you the most. I don't understand."

"In terms of looks, you're not as handsome as Lin Mo; in terms of masculinity, you're not as manly as Wang Chu, but my mom insists on praising your good looks. She really likes you now and watches your videos online every day!"

Hearing this, the Sichuan girl was somewhat incredulous, pointing to herself and saying, "Me? Really?"

He Xiaoyue nodded: "Really!"

Sichuan girl: "Then why don't you call me 'Dad' yet?"

Everyone: ? ? ?
He Xiaoyue: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

(End of this chapter)