Everything I bought on online shopping platforms was genuine.

In the kitchen, although there were three tables today, it was definitely the easiest day yet. There was no way around it; there were just more people working.

Now, except for dishes that require knife skills and plating, he doesn't need to do any of the preliminary preparation work. In terms of food handling, the kitchen helper is already quite skilled.

The kitchen is actually quite relaxed in the afternoon because many ingredients were prepared in the morning. In the afternoon, we spend most of our time making soup. Many dishes are easy to prepare, but the soup takes several hours to simmer, which is quite troublesome.

But the soup, which had been simmering for several hours, was indeed very flavorful, and these so-called bosses liked it too, but more importantly, it made the person hosting the meal feel more prestigious.

Since his conflict with the Qin and Huang families last year, his business has not only not been affected, but has also made his restaurant famous in the Jiangning wealthy circle. Now almost everyone knows that there is a restaurant here with good food, high prices, and powerful connections. Eating there is prestigious and it is easy to discuss cooperation.

The only downside is that it's hard to get a reservation, but almost everyone who has tried it gives it a good review.

In the afternoon, Lin Mo asked He Xiaoyue and the kitchen helper to watch the fire while he went out for some fresh air. He grabbed a chilled drink and gulped it down, feeling extremely refreshed.

Although the temperature wasn't high and the kitchen had a temperature control system, he still felt a bit hot in front of the flames.

I casually took out my phone and saw that Li Shiya had updated her account. The post was about Li Shiya taking orders from college student models at the Academy of Fine Arts.

However, as soon as he arrived, he was spotted by several young women who insisted that he take off his clothes, as they were hiring nude models.

Of course, the result was that the Sichuan girl not only didn't ask for the 200 yuan salary, but instead paid out of her own pocket 500 yuan, insisting that the girls draw him as a muscular man with eight-pack abs.

At first, Chuanmei thought of fabricating the story, but Wang, the squad leader, and others unanimously felt that sending it out as is would be more effective.

Then, at the end of the video, footage of how the Sichuan girl bribed her employer, and even how she went to Lin Mo's place to take pictures of his abs, was edited onto her body, was shown.

Then the video went from being a source of curiosity to a story of a pig pretending to be a wolf, and finally it turned out to be a funny video of a pig pretending to eat feed.

At first, fans found it interesting. Later, when they saw that Li Shiya was actually working as a nude model, they said he was real. Finally, they were surprised that the finished oil painting really looked like a muscular man with eight-pack abs. Then, Li Shiya's head and Lin Mo's upper body were edited together. At first glance, everyone really thought that Li Shiya was a handsome man who looked slim in clothes but had muscles when he took them off.

I was just about to shout, "Dude, you really have abs!" when I was immediately proven wrong. Li Shiya was as thin as a little black chick, and the finished oil painting was something she had bribed the client, even kneeling down and begging, clinging to the lady's leg to get the eight-pack abs.

The man with eight-pack abs in the real photo was actually created by splicing together images, and the crowd that was about to praise him suddenly turned into laughter.

Of course, this "mockery" wasn't really meant to be sarcastic; it was just something people found amusing. After all, if the truth hadn't been revealed in the second half and fans had discovered it, it would definitely have been considered a hoax, which would have drawn ridicule and even caused a scandal. But since they were just playing with their own jokes, it was just for fun.

After all, Li Shiya is not a fitness blogger. Her persona is low-key enough, but her actions are full of positive energy, so her fans are exceptionally tolerant of her.

[Holy crap, shameless, utterly shameless!]

I was just about to shout "Awesome!" when you told me those abs actually belong to Hand Bro?!

[I originally wanted to make money, but I ended up losing 500 instead of making any, hahaha!]

[The editor deserves a bonus; it'll be much easier to edit!]

[Wow, so asking for help means clinging to a pretty girl's leg? I want to do that too!]

There's an art academy near me, I'm going tomorrow!

【I've already gone there. The other party has called the police. Li Shiya, if you have any conscience, come and see me!】

Should I find you a lawyer?

[Seriously, Brother Shou is really something else; no wonder he's the man behind Li Shiya!]

[Behind the scenes, I'm a fujoshi (a female fan of BL), I love watching these kinds of male-on-male storylines, more of them, I love watching them!]

Even though everyone knew it was scripted, everyone still found it very interesting!
As soon as the video was posted, it was immediately seen by students from Jiangning and several universities near the university town.

Then the number of visitors to the art academy began to surge, with many students coming over.

It's no secret that [Mengya Media] is now Li Shiya's studio. Some outsiders have gathered around, but not many.

It's not that the Sichuan girls aren't popular anymore, but rather that they've been practicing this for a while. Once they release a video, the studio stops opening the main entrance, and everyone enters through the back door.

The front door was locked, and the windows were covered with one-way protective film, so it was impossible to see from the outside whether anyone was inside or not, and naturally no one would knock on the door.

"Chuanzi, how about it? I told you this method would be more effective, right?" Director Wang couldn't help but laugh out loud as he looked at the data in the backend.

Actually, it wasn't just him; everyone except Chuanmei agreed to post it this way, since only Chuanmei was suffering.

Upon hearing this, the Sichuan girl rolled her eyes at him: "Get lost. I said you could post it, and I agreed. Can't you just delete my real body photos?"
"Look, now everyone knows I'm as skinny as a skeleton. How am I ever going to find a partner?" "Hey! What are you afraid of? In a couple of days, when Xiaoyue restores the matchmaking feature, I can introduce you to someone. You can also teach Awei how to go on blind dates with pretty girls!" Miss Yuan said leisurely.

Upon hearing this, the Sichuan girl rolled her eyes: "Me, go on a blind date with a fan? Do you think I'm the kind of person who sells fan stuff?"
"But I can still manage to take Wei Ge to a club to broaden his horizons. Old Mo brought me a bunch of girls back then. Hey, Sister Yuan, do you think if I did that once, Wei Ge would call me 'godfather'?"

"Tch~ Hypocritical, just say you want to go. You men are all the same, I despise you!" He Xiaoyue said with a sneer.

To this, the Sichuan girl could only give an awkward smile.

They updated one work today and ran an ad, but that's far from enough. They need more works to make money. Miss Yuan should also get a share. Wouldn't it be ungrateful not to let the big spender make money?

The group chatted amongst themselves, ignoring the college students loitering in the studio. They couldn't very well open the door to chat, otherwise the students wouldn't be able to work.

Soon, the afternoon flew by, and around four o'clock, guests began to arrive one after another, and the kitchen started to get busy.

It wasn't until 6:30 p.m. that all the dishes in the kitchen were served, and Lin Mo finally breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

"Boss, I'll be going now!" Aunt Yang said after finishing cleaning.

Lin Mo nodded: "Okay, be careful!"

After Aunt Yang left, Lin Mo began to eat with He Xiaoyue.

Goodness, after a whole day, He Xiaoyue felt like she hadn't done much work, but she had eaten her fill. If she had known she could enjoy this kind of life here, she would have come much earlier!

"Squad leader, I've prepared all the food. Just pack it in a thermos and take it back with you!" Lin Mo said, pointing to the food that had been specially set aside on the table.

Upon hearing this, the class monitor was taken aback: "Huh? Isn't it just those leftovers?"

"I don't have any leftovers. I almost always finish everything on my plate. Besides, would I let you eat leftovers? We need to eat too, so let's have a bigger portion," Lin Mo said with a smile.

In response, the squad leader quickly packed the food into his own insulated container and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm so sorry, but Director Wang really likes his cooking, but he's too shy to say it. Haha, he's in for a treat today!"

Hearing this, Lin Mo couldn't help but sigh at Director Wang's good fortune; he had managed to snag such a wonderful girl.

At 8:30 p.m., the dinner party ended. During the meal, Comrade Yuan invited him upstairs to introduce him to some of the group's executives. He went up and said a few words to Comrade Yuan to give him face. After all three tables of guests had finished eating and paid the bill, Lin Mo and his companion decided to leave.

His cousin Su He didn't come this time; she's been a bit busy lately, but the bills match up, and she did take a look at them.

Around 9:40 PM, Lin Mo and the class monitor drove back to their residential compound.

Watching the squad leader skip and hop back with the thermos, Lin Mo smiled, then picked up the remaining food and prepared to go home to feed his wife.

Meanwhile, the class monitor was carrying a thermos, her only thought was that her boyfriend could have a good meal. She was even careful when going upstairs, afraid that the gluttons next door would smell the food and come over.

But as she cautiously opened the door, the next second, the living room was brightly lit, and there were Miss Yuan, Chuanmei, and He Xiaoyue, all sitting neatly at the dining table.

As soon as they saw her return, carrying a thermos, everyone's eyes lit up with envy.

"The squad leader is back! The squad leader is back from hunting!"

"A thermal container! It's got a thermal container now, it's heavy, and there's something inside!"

"Long live the squad leader!"

In an instant, the class monitor became a hero in the eyes of the four, like a tiger that went out hunting alone and returned with a full catch. It gave people the feeling that a strong woman was raising four intellectually disabled people on her own.

Soon, the thermos was opened, and four dishes were placed on the table. Director Wang had already cooked rice and was just waiting to eat.

Seeing this, the squad leader knew that it was impossible to eat it all by himself, and could only exchange a helpless glance with Director Wang.

Only at this moment did she truly understand why Lin Mo lived in another house; he had indeed been prescient.

If we cook anything at home in the future, it's hard to tell others, but it definitely won't be hidden from He Xiaoyue. That gluttonous girl lives across the street, who can stand that!
"Class monitor, aren't you going to eat?" Miss Yuan asked.

Squad leader: "No, no, I've already eaten at the shop, you guys eat!"

Miss Yuan: "That's great! The food at Mozai Restaurant is really delicious! Don't worry, squad leader, I just beat up Chuanmei, and he's agreed to give you a raise as a lunch allowance!"

Sichuan girl:.
(End of this chapter)