Jin Shuo was still trying hard to promote his robot: "No, so what if the repair cost is high? It's worth it! Just look at its appearance, it's so tall and handsome, with eight-pack abs, and it's made of soft aluminum alloy. You can mold its face and body however you want! You can turn it into Lin Yingdi and no one will care!"

"No, think about it. When people enter your little shop, they see three robots with Lin Yingdi's face offering them the most perfect service! How wonderful would that be? A lot of infatuated girls would love it and fall in love with your little shop, and then your little shop would become their must-visit spot."

"Of course, when I say they're infatuated, I don't mean they're actually infatuated. I just feel that their fervent pursuit is somewhat abnormal."

After hearing this, Lin Yiran casually asked, "What if they were pursuing you?"

Jin Shuo hesitated for a moment after hearing this: "Well, actually, no, that won't work."

"Oh dear, I made a mistake, I made a mistake. I genuinely wanted to recommend this robot to you, so just place your order without worry. I'll deliver it to you first thing tomorrow morning. I'll give you a 20% discount, and this price is only for you, so don't tell anyone else. Also, if you like it, remember to promote it for me!" Then he patted Lin Yiran on the shoulder: "As your brother, haven't I been more than fair?"

Zhou Ye: "I'll make it for you for free, it won't cost you any money, I'll deliver it to you tomorrow morning..."

Lin Yiran turned to him with sparkling eyes and asked, "Really?" She knew Zhou Ye worked on mecha, and both mecha and domestic robots belonged to mechanical engineering. Since he could make mecha, he could definitely make domestic robots. Now that he had offered to make them for her, why not take advantage of this free opportunity?

Moreover, the price of that housekeeping robot that Jin Shuo just mentioned really shocked her—one million star coins, not including the monthly maintenance and care costs.

Oh dear, just thinking about it makes me feel...

That's fucking expensive!

Zhou Ye nodded: "It's true, housekeeping robots are worthless. They can be made from just a few pieces of scrap metal. The prices are inflated, far too high. The real cost is no more than 50,000 star coins. The new type of robot he just mentioned is even more useless. It has a bunch of useless things installed to drive up the price. It's just making money off those brainless people."

Jin Shuo sat opposite him, furious: "I..." But he was speechless. This thing, like luxury goods, was indeed priced in the market. As the young master of the robot factory, how could he not know the cost of this thing? Because the real value of this thing was its virtual value, in other words, its ability to satisfy people's...emotional value.

Jin Shuo couldn't stand it anymore. He couldn't stand Zhou Ye undermining him, and he really didn't understand why Zhou Ye always gave him a bad look, as if Zhou Ye owed him money: "I'm not trying to be mean, but you're an S-class mecha pilot, why do you have to waste your talents on making a housekeeping robot? This thing, this thing, it doesn't need you to make at all! Can't you, an S-class mecha pilot, have any ambition? I can't stand it anymore!"

After saying that, he angrily picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth. Just as he was about to vent his anger, he found that the chicken was exceptionally delicious, tender and flavorful! One bite left his mouth full of fragrance, and his anger instantly vanished.

"Hey, how did you make this? Wow, it's so delicious..." He then focused on eating piece after piece of chicken. It was so fragrant that he couldn't stop eating.

He muttered to himself, "I ate before I came here, but now I can't stop eating! Wow, this meat is so delicious! Wait, this doesn't taste like meat. Is it mushroom?"

Lin Yiran explained, "This dish is called Chicken Stew with Mushrooms. It contains chicken, shiitake mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, and chili peppers. The slippery texture is probably from the shiitake mushrooms."

Jin Shuo's eyes widened instantly as he listened to Lin Yiran's explanation, but he didn't slow down his eating at all because Zhou Ye was eating even faster than him.

"Impressive, impressive," he said perfunctorily, then reached for the braised bok choy with garlic on the side. He didn't usually like vegetarian food, but given how good Lin Yiran's cooking was, he couldn't resist trying it.

He never expected that one bite would completely shatter his worldview!

"My goodness, Lin Yiran, you're a treasure!" Jin Shuo said, biting his chopsticks, without exaggeration.

"Your cooking skills are absolutely top-notch even in the capital city! I can say I've never eaten such delicious food in my life!" It was so delicious that he almost cried.

Lin Yiran simply gave him a look: If you keep talking so much, Zhou Ye will eat all the food.

Upon receiving the hint, Jin Shuo turned around and found that most of the small green vegetables were gone. He was so frightened that he quickly shoveled all the vegetables into his own bowl!

Zhou Ye didn't plan to continue eating. After seeing Jin Shuo bite his chopsticks, his good habit told him that he couldn't eat what Jin Shuo left behind, so he didn't plan to take a second bite.

He didn't take Jin Shuo's food-hoarding behavior seriously at all. Instead, he quickly grabbed the last two skewers of grilled meat and ate them one in each hand. He hadn't even had a chance to touch the bowl of spicy hot pot in front of him.

He had planned to finish the dishes on the table before eating the bowl of spicy hot pot in front of him. That's called a scheme, huh.

Jin Shuo, who was eating vegetables, only then realized what he had lost. He glared at Zhou Ye resentfully before looking at Lin Yiran with starry eyes.

"Sister, can I call you sister? Could you make me a few more skewers? I'll take them to go. You have no idea how badly Dad's suffering is. He's sick and in the hospital, and he hasn't eaten properly for a week. I'm so worried about him, afraid he's not eating well. I've seen him lying in bed these past few days, and he's lost half his weight. It breaks my heart!"

After she finished speaking, she unconsciously squeezed out a few tears.

But it sounded like a made-up story, and Lin Yiran couldn't bear to look at it. She simply interrupted him, "Alright, alright, stop talking. I'll go make you some more."

Jin Shuo then beamed with joy: "Hey, you have to measure the portions, okay? I eat a lot, oh, no, my dad has a big appetite, he eats a lot!"

Lin Yiran responded with an "okay".

Jin Shuo raised an eyebrow at Zhou Ye smugly, as if to say: Little brat, trying to compete with me? Haha, you're still too green.

Zhou Ye didn't want to pay any attention to this idiot.

I don't know how he shamelessly followed me here. Not only that, but he also shamelessly harassed me every day, making it impossible for me to have a peaceful time when I was designing the mecha!

I'll teach him a lesson sooner or later!