After the dishes were served, the waiter held out a camera and asked, "Can we take a picture of you? We'll frame it and send it to you before you finish your meal. It's also part of the set menu."
Bai Ningning hesitated for two seconds and nodded.
Chu Hanzhou took the documents off the table and said, "I won't disturb you while you eat. I wish you a pleasant meal."
After he got the electronic copy of the photo, he sent it to Chu Yuyan and Chu Xisen: "First Meal".
Chu Yuyan: "?"
Chu Yuyan: "Send her WeChat to me"
Chu Hanzhou: "Her phone is broken."
Chu Yuyan: "?"
Chu Xisen: "Where is it? I'll be right there."
Chu Xisen: "?"
Chu Xisen: "Please release me from the blacklist!"
Chu Xisen: "Are you a human?"
Chu Xisen was still on the blacklist. He could receive messages from Chu Hanzhou, but he couldn't send any. Every message was preceded by an exclamation mark and displayed as "Message sent, but rejected by the recipient."
Chu Xisen was furious and took a screenshot and posted it on Weibo with the caption "How can there be such a stupid function?"
Bai Ningning was eating when the barrage of comments suddenly burst into laughter, all "Hahahaha". Bai Ningning was confused. What happened?
Forget it, never mind, just eat.
The waiter helped her grill the meat, and she just had to eat it.
Bai Ningning glanced at the dazzling array of dishes beside her. It seemed like the table was full, but in fact, each dish was decorated with fancy decorations, and there was only a little edible food.
She muttered to herself, is this the legendary restaurant reserved for suckers?
But one bite—delicious! It was the first time she'd ever tasted such delicious barbecue! Tender and chewy, juicy and filling, the money was wasted, not the food!
Bai Ningning savored every dish carefully and ate wholeheartedly.
At this moment, Chu Xisen’s Weibo post was fermenting on the Internet and was showing a trending trend.
"Who was so blind as to block you? Add me, I promise I won't block you [dog head]"
"This plate and dish look like the Children's Day set meal at Linjiangju. Honey, did you get scammed? He's using an old picture to trick you."
"It's actually the little bear princess I've always wanted but never got! Wow, I'm so envious of those who are so lucky. Let me show you my frog prince [ugly cute frog.jpg]"
"It's so hard to get a reservation for Linjiangju's holiday set menu! And it's expensive. I'm already looking forward to their Christmas set menu."
"It's not easy to get an appointment normally... It's already booked for three months [heartbroken.jpg]"
The agent, who was on vacation for a week, was soaking in a hot spring. When he received the message, he was so scared that he almost threw his phone into the water. He quickly called Chu Xisen: "Why are you sending such nonsense? Are you not at Linjiangju?"
Chu Xisen wondered: "What Linjiangju?"
Agent: "That restaurant in your chat screenshot, Linjiangju—don't go there. The address has been revealed, and people might be checking in all the time."
Chu Xisen didn't expect that contemporary netizens were so perceptive. He looked at the screenshot again and found that only half of the photo was captured, and only a few dishes on the table could be seen. He looked at the whole picture and didn't know the address, but this group of people could actually figure it out by looking at the plates.
He said thank you and hung up the phone. He took out his hat, mask, and sunglasses, and after fully armed, he took a taxi to Linjiangju.
Not long after Chu Hanzhou left, he received a call from Chu Xisen. Chu Xisen opened his mouth and said, "Look down through the window. I'm down there."
"?"
Chu Hanzhou quickly realized that he had arrived at Linjiangju and said, "I'm in the car."
Chu Xisen: “?”
The background music automatically sounded in my head: I should be under the car, not inside the car.
Chu Xisen quickly explained: "I'm not under your car, I'm under Linjiangju. Aren't you eating here? Come and pick me up quickly. I also want the children's meal. I didn't get it last time."
Chu Hanzhou retorted to him bluntly: "You only have the mentality of a child. You don't even have leftovers to eat. You're starving."
Chu Xisen: "Are you my real brother? I'm starving!"
As he was speaking, Chu Hanzhou had already driven the car to the vicinity of Linjiangju and found that passers-by were frequently looking at the mysterious man at the door of Linjiangju - this man was dressed like this in the middle of the night and wearing sunglasses, is there something wrong with him?
Who in their right mind would wear sunglasses at night?
“…”
Chu Hanzhou stepped on the accelerator and drove away, saying, "Go in and eat, and put the cost on my account."
Chu Xisen: "I asked, but they said they didn't have any children's meals or toys. Are they lying to me?"
Chu Hanzhou: "No, I just reserved one for Ningning, don't even think about it."
I kept a portion of everything, but they were all for my sister. My stinky little brother just had to survive and didn't deserve any toys.
Chu Xisen: “?”
Why is there still discrimination? Doesn't Linjiangju say that any holiday set menus cannot be reserved and are only available during the week?
Chu Xisen felt wronged: "Brother, are you prejudiced against me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a "beep" sound and the other party hung up the phone without mercy.
Chu Xisen: “…”
When Lu Shi arrived, Bai Ningning was still leisurely eating dessert.
When Lu Shi came in holding the cat, he was stunned for a moment and asked, "You haven't been eating until now, have you?"
"I didn't eat all the time. I watched a movie while waiting for you." Bai Ningning handed her a small piece of cake. "Are you done?"
Lu Shi: "About the same."
Lu Shi first had dinner prepared for the cat. After washing his hands, he placed the hairpin and the ghost plaque on the table and said to Bai Ningning, "Now that the three of us, mother and daughter, are together, are you relieved?"
Lu Shi ordered some more dishes. After all the dishes were served and the waiters were dismissed, he started chatting with Bai Ningning.
Bai Ningning: "Can I be curious about how you will deal with them later?"
"After fulfilling the last wish, he will be liberated." Lu Shi noticed the life-size bear doll on the seat next to Bai Ningning and wondered, "Where did this bear come from?"
Bai Ningning: "It was a gift from Boss Chu. He treated us to this meal and said that they have reached a friendly cooperative relationship."
Lu Shi checked the bear and found that it was indeed an ordinary teddy bear. He said, "Let him be."
Lu Shi asked, "Did he say anything?"
Bai Ningning honestly told me, "He asked about Cheng Jingwu and his company's performance. He didn't avoid the waiter when he asked me questions. The waiter mistook me for a fortune teller and asked if I could tell their fortune... I was speechless. How could I tell fortunes?"
After Bai Ningning's complaints, Lu Shi was no longer so suspicious of Chu Hanzhou.
Lu Shi said, "Lu Yu asked you to go directly to the production team of "Haunted House Adventure" and go separately from Yuan Muyang and the others to avoid suspicion."
Bai Ningning's eyes widened: "Am I going alone? What if I encounter danger?"
Lu Shi explained: "Yuan Muyang and Zhuo Yang have arrived in advance and confirmed that the program site is safe. You can rest assured."
The implication is that Bai Ningning must go alone, and it is best to keep a distance from everyone in Qingwei Mountain, so as to avoid being discovered by Geng Yiyi.
Lu Shi: "She asked you to come up with a ridiculous yet reasonable code to make it easier for you and the director to recognize your relationship."
“…”
Bai Ningning ate her ice cream dessert slowly: "Let me think about it."
The program team rented a hotel at the foot of the mountain and prepared to go up the mountain together after all the guests arrived.
As soon as Bai Ningning got off the car, an executive director's eyes lit up. He pulled the confused chief director and rushed to Bai Ningning: "Look at this girl, does she look like Chu Xisen?"
The director's eyes lit up, but he quickly calmed down. It seemed that he had already given this amateur spot to a master from Qingwei Mountain.
Bai Ningning said indifferently: "Not really, and you are a bit rude."
Executive Director Zhang Yongchao quickly clasped his hands together and bowed. "Sorry, sorry, I'm really anxious. The show is about to start, and one of the guests suddenly canceled their contract. We need an amateur to save the day, so I was a little anxious. Would you like to learn more about our variety show? The remuneration is generous, and the benefits are excellent."
Bai Ningning said the agreed-upon code: "Will there be watermelons filled with ice cream in the refrigerator of the production team?"
The director's eyes lit up, and before he could say anything, Zhang Yongchao answered, "Yes! Even if you don't have one, we'll make it for you! As long as you're willing to participate in the recording, you can ask for anything you want."
It’s easy to find amateur guests, but there’s only one guest in the world who meets the requirements like Bai Ningning.
They are a family-oriented escape room variety show that invited three celebrities to take their brothers and sisters to spend three days and two nights in an ancient castle, but one of the celebrities suddenly broke the contract last night and stood them up.
After much difficulty, Chu Xisen was found overnight to help out, but Chu Xisen said that he had no brothers or sisters and asked the program team to provide their own amateurs.
This really worried the director team. Chu Xisen's face is also unique in the entertainment industry, and his appearance often crushes others in various group photos.
Where can I find an amateur guest as beautiful as him? If someone as beautiful as him were to be a celebrity, he would have chosen to be an internet celebrity even if he didn't enter the entertainment industry.
I didn't expect there really was such a person - he was a master of metaphysics and disdained worldly fame and fortune.
Zhang Yongchao held onto Bai Ningning tightly, fearing she would run away if he let go. He explained the background of the variety show in detail, and briefly introduced the script. Fearing she might run away, he even lowered his expectations: "If you can't solve the code, it's okay. The production team will secretly tell you the answer."
At the same time, he winked at the director frantically: "This amateur guest is so qualified, shouldn't you be more attentive? What if he runs away?"
“…”
The director was desperate.
He knew that Bai Ningning was a master of Qingwei Mountain, and he also knew that she would definitely participate in this variety show.
But he couldn't tell this secret to anyone else.
The people from Qingwei Mountain said that if the secret was leaked, they would leave on the spot.
The director really wants to kick Zhang Yongchao out. If you say anything more, I will have to pay you more!
What should I do if the master knows her irreplaceability and starts asking for a higher price for something that could have been done for six figures?
The director coughed lightly and said, "How about you go and rest over there while I talk?"
Zhang Yongchao was very tactless: "No, that won't work. What if you fail to negotiate with the person I found?"
The director pushed him aside, took out the contract he had prepared long ago for one hundred thousand yuan per installment, and handed it to Bai Ningning with a smile: "Here is the contract, please take a look."
Zhang Yongchao saw the amount on the contract at a glance and calmed down instantly - most of their program funds were used to set up and rent the venue.
If Chu Xisen had not confidently invested and expressed his willingness to use the dividends after the broadcast to offset his appearance fee, they would not have had the money to hire Chu Xisen.
Zhang Yongchao stared at Bai Ningning nervously, fearing that she would refuse to sign because the money was too little.
Unexpectedly, Chu Xisen suddenly appeared and confirmed Bai Ningning after just one look: "This is my sister, right? I brought a team of lawyers with me and they can help me review the contract."
Bai Ningning didn't have a good impression of him: "I might not be suitable, why not find someone else."
Chu Xisen pressed her down: "It's rare to find someone as destined as we are—why is it only 100,000? My sister's appearance fee must start at 1 million, right?"
The director was so upset that he almost cried: "We don't have that much money."
Chu Xisen said with great wealth: "I am now a shareholder. I will advance the payment. If the appearance fee is so low, people will say that there is a discord between us siblings."
"Need not--"
Bai Ningning widened her eyes. One hundred thousand seemed like a lot to her, but she didn't expect it to increase tenfold. She didn't have the money for that.
The director tried to persuade him: "But please consider the tax rate..."
Chu Xisen patted his chest with a proud look on his face: "I pay taxes, I am honored, but tax evasion is not allowed!"
Bai Ningning had no idea about this and asked, "How much tax do I have to pay?"
The director said with a bitter face: "About four or five hundred thousand..."
This time it was Chu Xisen who was surprised: "That won't do."
The director thought he had changed his mind and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, Chu Xisen frowned and changed his words: "It's too little, at least one million after tax, right?"
Chief Director: “………………”
He was about to faint from anger.
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