Chapter 269: Chapter 268: Was Grandpa Mo Not Before?
Ye Jinwen watched Mo Nie testing his luck on the brink of disaster and quickly covered his mouth.
It wasn’t Mo Nie’s fault that the big shot was too low-profile. They even called the restaurant owner to their table in front of Lu Mian!
“Bro, you might want to ease up on the comments. Do you think F Continent is too close or something?”
Mo Nie’s hand, which was pouring water, stiffened, and he fell silent, crestfallen.
Being dispatched to F Continent was already an act of extraordinary grace from the Family Head. Although he didn’t want to go, he knew it was his only chance to redeem himself.
F Continent was quite alright. It couldn’t get any farther…
Lu Mian was unaware of what had transpired here, the pen in her hand became lively, twirling spectacularly as she propped her other hand on the table, “If this gentleman is heading to Africa today, order more dishes. Consider it a farewell treat from me.”
“…Thank you, Miss Lu, but there’s no need,” Mo Nie dared not cause any more trouble and added, “You can just call me Mo Nie, Miss Lu.”
“Mr. Mo Nie, please go ahead and order, don’t worry about saving money for me.”
Mo Nie was about to refuse again when a sharp and piercing gaze from the side suddenly hit him, seeming to warn, “Just order if you’re told to order, quit dawdling.” He felt a tightness in his chest and blurted out “cold cucumber salad.”
Lu Mian felt that Mo Nie was underestimating her. With a complex look in her eyes, she didn’t comment further and turned her gaze to Ye Jinwen.
As a professional freeloader, Ye Jinwen was very aware of his role and purposely picked a soup he particularly liked, leaving the decision about other dishes to the two main characters.
Lu Mian took the order seriously, and finally, it was Xiao Qimo’s turn.
“And what about you? What do you like to eat?”
Ye Jinwen thought: Isn’t that obvious? Definitely… you!
Speaking of this, Mo Nie was very knowledgeable and took the initiative to say, “Qimo is very particular about food. It shouldn’t be too spicy or greasy. Anything overly innovative that loses the original flavor of the ingredients is also unacceptable. He has strict requirements for cooking techniques and sauce preparation as well. And most importantly… Qimo doesn’t like eggplant.”
Lu Mian’s pen paused as she tilted her head, puzzled, not recalling Xiao Qimo being so demanding in the past.
The straightforward Mo Nie, thinking he had accomplished something, turned to look at his Family Head only to find him with a stern face, squeezing out three words: “Stop talking nonsense.”
Ah? Had he said anything wrong… maybe not?
Ye Jinwen remarked: Little Nienie, you’ve aired all of your master’s fussy flaws.
Lu Mian didn’t mind and wrote down all his meticulous preferences.
In actuality, Xiao Qimo wasn’t that demanding when dining at MM Ji Restaurant since its specialty was savory flavors, which suited his palate perfectly. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have chosen this place as his long-term cafeteria in the first place.
He tapped his fingers casually on the tabletop, his eyes relaxed behind his cultured, elegant, gold-rimmed glasses, “Anything’s fine, you decide.”
Mo Nie: Master, you weren’t before, huh?
Lu Mian smiled, her eyes twinkling, “Then, pick the one you want to eat the most.”
“Fish, a dish with a lot of fish,” he said calmly.
Mo Nie thought: …Master means nothing else by this, right?
“OK.” Lu Mian snapped her fingers decisively, finishing the menu neatly, her eyes curving with a touch of mischievous girliness, “I’ll go down to submit the menu.”
Ye Jinwen rushed to go down but was pushed back into his seat by Lu Mian.
On her way downstairs, Yu happened to be waiting for her in the corridor.
As Lu Mian descended the stairs, her eyes stayed on him, the smile curving her lips signaling her good mood. She chuckled, “Handsome Yu, you’re the most dashing man I’ve seen in a chef’s uniform!”
Yu lowered his head to glance at himself, slight embarrassment tinging his lean cheeks as he looked away and said softly, “You’re back already?”
“Yeah,” Lu Mian was just coming over.
“I went to check on her for you; mother and daughter are safe. Your niece resembles you a bit around the eyebrows and eyes; she’s very cute. Your sister loves her a lot. It’s just that she’s living…”