To Lin Yifeng's surprise, none of the people in this group bought anything.

Their refusal to shop seriously angered the young monks.

When seeing everyone off, their expressions were particularly solemn, and their attitudes were completely different from before.

After leaving Shaolin Temple, as the group prepared to head down the mountain, a few of them started discussing something along the way.

"Brother Dong, you didn't buy anything?"

Xu Qingyi turned her head and glanced at Donglai.

After all, Donglai has some feelings about this thing. He has a lot of worries, so it's normal for him to buy one for peace of mind.

Donglai shook his head at Xu Qingyi.

Why would I buy that thing?

"I definitely won't buy it!"

"This thing is useless to me."

Ma Li was also complaining from the side.

"I'd rather buy insurance for my son than buy this."

The group looked at each other in bewilderment.

During our casual conversation, I learned that these people really thought Donglai was a sucker. Donglai had originally planned to just buy a bracelet for a few hundred yuan as a token gesture.

He anticipated that Xu Qingyi and Gangzi would definitely buy it, and it wouldn't be a bad idea for him to buy it too.

But seeing that Donglai didn't seem to be short of money, the man directly recommended a Maitreya Buddha statue to Donglai for his office.

Donglai thought that bringing it to the office wouldn't be a bad idea.

Upon inquiring about the price, the group couldn't help but shudder.

Those wooden Maitreya Buddha statues cost 28,000 yuan each from the east.

After Donglai finished explaining everything, he simply waved his hand.

"What can't I do with 28,000 yuan?"

"I'll buy this."

"Why."

Donglai sighed helplessly, unsure of what to say.

This trip to Shaolin Temple not only failed to give the group a sense of belonging, but also caused their faith to begin to crumble.

The martial monk is not as good as Meng Ran.

All Buddha statues are made to make money.

Seeing their dejected expressions, Lin Yifeng smiled and asked them what was wrong.

What would you like to eat tonight?

"Walk!"

"My treat!"

"We're going to Bianjing tomorrow."

Everyone was talking about it when they saw that Lin Yifeng was going to treat them to a meal.

Ultimately, after a vote, everyone decided to try a vegetarian meal.

After asking around, the group arrived at a vegetarian restaurant at the foot of the mountain, where customers were coming and going.

Even before entering, you can smell the rich aroma of wood.

An'an also smelled it twice and couldn't help but praise it.

"It smells so good."

Lin Yifeng nodded as well.

Putting aside the Shaolin Temple, the vegetarian restaurant is definitely one of the most upscale places in this era, with its antique-style decor, second only to dining in the gardens of Suzhou.

At least the atmosphere here is definitely much better than many of today's luxury restaurants.

When the owner of the vegetarian restaurant saw that so many people had arrived, he immediately arranged the largest private room for Lin Yifeng and his group.

After everyone was seated in the private room, they all picked up the menus and began looking for the dishes they wanted to eat.

These days, vegetarian meals are quite unique, with many innovative dishes in addition to the most common stir-fried vegetarian dishes.

For example, vegetarian shredded pork with garlic sauce, or various vegetarian meat dishes.

An'an and Lin Xiuxiu quickly ordered two dishes they wanted to eat, and the others also chose what they wanted to try.

"Would you like rice, or would you like some other staple food?"

The waiter, wearing Buddhist prayer beads, smiled as he looked at Lin Yifeng and his group.

Lin Yifeng turned to look at everyone.

"From the east? Rice?"

"Old Guo, Qingyi, it's you two?"

A moment later, Lin Yifeng was calling out to the waiter.

"Four bowls of rice and two baskets of steamed buns."

Seeing that the waiter was about to leave, Xu Qingyi took out her cigarette case and asked him a question.

"Can I smoke?"

After receiving affirmation, Xu Qingyi and her group lit cigarettes, looking delighted.

It was as if everything that had just happened in the temple had vanished into thin air because of a single cigarette.

After finishing everything, Xu Qingyi leaned back in her chair and couldn't help but complain.

"This temple really thinks I'm a lamb to the slaughter!"

"I had my fortune told, and he told me to go and ask around to see if there were any suitable ones."

"I figured this thing must be expensive, so I didn't dare go in."

Gangzi was also making fun of him from the side.

"Damn it, didn't Brother Dong almost get ripped off?"

Everyone was deeply moved.

This trip to Shaolin Temple also allowed everyone to witness the diversity of society.

At this moment, Lin Xiuxiu was also sitting at the dining table, looking at Meng Ran beside her with a puzzled expression.

"Uncle Meng, what is vegetarian meat?"

Upon hearing this, An'an looked at Meng Ran expectantly.

Ever since Meng Ran showed off his skills in front of the martial monks, these two kids have come to believe that Meng Ran is an omniscient and omnipotent being.

This question stumped Meng Ran.

If you ask him anything about kung fu, he'll definitely be able to answer fluently.

But if you ask what vegetarian meat is, Meng Ran doesn't know either, because he has never eaten it.

Not to mention Meng Ran, many people in the room were also very curious, and everyone wanted to know what vegetarian shredded pork with garlic sauce tasted like.

Bai Yejin turned to look at Lin Yifeng.

Lin Yifeng noticed her look and quickly tried to explain.

Why are you looking at me like that?

"Of course I know."

"What are you doing?"

Bai Yejin looked at Lin Yifeng in surprise.

You know?

Zhou Xuelan also showed a puzzled expression.

"How do you know everything?"

Lin Yifeng sighed helplessly as he saw all eyes on him.

"This vegetarian meat is a soy product made from soybeans, seasoned to mimic the texture of meat."

"However, this stuff is very different from meat; it's more of a psychological comfort."

"You'll see when you try it."

Donglai scratched his head.

"Is vegetarian meat made from beans?"

Lin Yifeng glanced at Donglai and guessed that the guy was already considering whether to introduce this thing to Fatty Donglai.

He hurriedly explained to Donglai.

Have you ever tried spicy strips?

Bowen immediately raised his hand.

"I've eaten!"

An'an and Xiuxiu also hurriedly replied.

"I've eaten it too! I've eaten it too!"

"I've eaten!"

Lin Yifeng smiled and looked at the little ones, then continued to explain.

"That thing can be considered vegetarian meat."

"It's just that we didn't use the same method as making spicy strips."

These words successfully piqued everyone's curiosity.

After a long wait, various cold dishes were served, one of which was vegetarian cold beef salad.

Everyone eagerly reached out their chopsticks, ready to try it.

After taking their first bite of the meat, everyone's expressions became somewhat strange.

Xu Qingyi smacked her lips repeatedly, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.