Seeing that even the fat man showed a rare expression of distress, Yu Li couldn't help but feel nervous as well.

Since marrying the fat man, it seems like nothing can stump him.

Some problems that Yu Li considered "insurmountable" could always be easily solved by the fat man. Over time, this gave her the illusion that the fat man was omnipotent.

One person's plan is short-sighted, but two people's plans are long-sighted. Yu Li even forgot about arguing with the fat man and started discussing ideas for him.

When Aunt Pang came forward, she saw Fatty and Yu Li whispering to each other, their heads close together.

The fat man said something, and Yu Li shook her head repeatedly; then she said something too, and this time it was the fat man's turn to shake his head.

The two spoke quickly and looked very serious, but it was clear that they were not arguing.

Seeing this, Aunt Pang finally felt relieved.

That's right! Couples don't hold grudges overnight; they always make up before they get out of bed.

Aunt Pang came over and asked them, "I was wondering why I hadn't seen you all this time. Turns out you were out there whispering to your wife."

Hearing her voice, the fat man finally looked up and said with a worried expression, "Auntie, we've run into a problem."

A problem? The plump aunt asked him, "Is it on the vegetables?"

The fat man nodded, and then told him that Old Wang had diabetes and couldn't eat meat or fish.

Diabetes is now considered a rare disease.

At that time, people knew nothing about this disease and thought that only fat people could get it; in addition, the general standard of living was low and few people could get fat, so the disease was given a nickname, "the disease of the rich".

But this is actually incorrect, and I won't go into the details here.

However, when it comes to this illness, Aunt Pang has an idea: "Back when I first entered the factory as an apprentice, there was a master craftsman who was particularly good at making vegetarian dishes. He would use all kinds of mushrooms and flours to make vegetarian dishes look and taste like meat dishes, imitating meat with vegetarian ingredients, and it was so realistic that it was indistinguishable from the real thing. It was absolutely amazing! Maybe you could think of a solution from that."

Aunt Fat's words completely woke up Fat Man.

Yes! That's Gongdelin!

The Gongdelin Restaurant in Beijing opened this year, and it's modeled after the one in Shanghai.

But the fat guy had no connection with them. But that's okay, he still had his master!

He quickly pulled out his phone book from his pocket, which, incidentally, is also one of the most fashionable symbols this year.

Not to mention now, even 10 years from now, all kinds of phone books will still be selling well.

Foldable phone books, in particular, whose covers can change various images under light, are very popular among students.

But the one in the fat man's hand was a bit lacking; it was big and thick, and at first glance it looked like a driver's license—it was incredibly ugly!

"..."

The fat man found Lu Xingbang's phone number and called him.

The call connected shortly after, and a woman answered: "Who are you looking for?"

The fat man tentatively asked, "Are you my senior sister?"

The woman on the other end of the phone paused for a moment, then asked, "Who are you?"

The fat man hurriedly said, "Hello, senior sister. I am Chen Kang, and I am Master's newly accepted disciple."

The woman smiled upon hearing this: "So you're Fatty. My father has been talking about you a lot since he came back from the capital."

Even after returning to Jinan, Master still thinks about me? It seems like my plan to persuade him to retire in Beijing is feasible!

This woman was indeed the master's daughter, and the fat man's senior sister.

The two students chatted warmly for a few minutes before the fat man revealed his purpose.

His senior sister scolded him, "Why can't you grasp the point? You could have explained it in one sentence, but you made a lot of noise. Phone calls are expensive! Wait, I'll call them for you!"

The fat man was speechless...

After waiting a while, Master's voice came through the receiver: "Is that Fatty? You're quite the big spender, calling all the time, trying to build up your relationship."

Ever since the old man returned to Jinan, Fatty has been calling every few days to check on him.

The old man complained that he donated all his money to the post office and had said a lot of things about it.

The fat man quickly replied, "Something's wrong, something's wrong. Master, your disciple has encountered some difficulties and has come to ask you for help."

Grandpa Lu immediately became interested: "Oh, what other dishes could stump you? Tell me quickly."

Then the fat man told his master about how Old Wang couldn't eat oily or heavily sauced foods, yet insisted on eating braised sea cucumber with scallions and braised pork intestines.

Grandpa Lu understood: "You want to use the vegetarian dishes from this temple to create a fake that's indistinguishable from the real thing?"

The old man pondered for a moment and said, "Here's what we'll do. I'll introduce you to someone. When you go, just mention my name. But whether he's willing to teach you or not depends on your abilities."

"..."

At noon, the fat man specially asked his aunt to make him a snack.

At 2 p.m., he took Yu Li home. The two of them changed their clothes and then, carrying some snacks, went to the area in the north of the city according to the address given by their master.

The old man introduced him to someone surnamed Qin, a rather uncommon surname. The police have someone named Qin Shuangchou (秦双仇). I wonder what kind of deep-seated grievances this person harbors…

Chef Qin's specialty is mock meat dishes, especially vegetarian crab roe and vegetarian shark fin.

It's fair to say that his vegetarian shark fin soup is so realistic that it's indistinguishable from the real thing; only true connoisseurs could tell the difference.

After listening to his master's explanation on the phone, the fat man felt a strange sensation rising in his mind;

Isn't this the guy who made fake shark fins that Sha Zhu found in "The Big Boss"?

The place where Master Qin lived was a bit confusing; Fatty and Yu Li wandered around and almost got themselves dizzy.

A small incident occurred during this time: three young men, seeing that the couple was well-dressed, wanted to "borrow" some money from them.

The fat man looked at them, their faces were shifty and their appearance was sleazy, and he cursed them for bringing shame to the industry!

The fat guy isn't afraid of them at all. He's seen real thugs before, so why would he be afraid of these three impersonators?

These three kids obediently let the fat man scold them. You ask why they obediently let the fat man scold them? That's because the three of them were lying down while listening to the fat man scold them!

While the fat man was beating them, Yu Li stood aside, looking at him with admiration.

Watching her husband slash away like chopping vegetables, it felt like something was about to burst out of her body, making her want to clench her legs together.

Having not hit anyone for a long time, the fat man felt refreshed and invigorated after this thorough exercise.

After dealing with those three impersonators, I didn't encounter any more clueless people.