"Hmm, the profits are good."
Looking at the large bag of Mora in his hand, Jiang Mu nodded in satisfaction.
"Although Grandpa Hu is a bit of a jerk, he's still quite generous."
"Hey, I'm right here. Is it okay for you to talk about my grandpa like that?"
Hearing this, Hu Tao immediately became unhappy, her little mouth pouting so much that it could hang a string of oil bottles.
"Then you can choose not to listen, or not to walk with me."
Jiang Mu rolled his eyes.
"No way!" Hu Tao said, hands on her hips. "Grandpa said I should supervise you to make sure you spend this money on good things and don't pick up any bad habits!"
"What bad habit is that?"
Jiang Mu raised an eyebrow, intending to tease this adorable young lady.
“Of course…of course…” Hu Tao suddenly stammered, her pretty face turning bright red. After a long while, she turned her back to him.
"Hmph, go if you want, you men are all the same!"
"Just a friendly reminder," Jiang Mu said casually, "your grandfather is also among the 'men' you mentioned."
"Grandpa is different!"
"Oh, what's different about it?"
"Yes...yes...yes..."
When it comes to verbal sparring, how could Hu Tao, this little girl, compare to Jiang Mu, this "keyboard warrior" from another world? After a few rounds, the little girl was completely...
"Ah ba ah ba ah ba ah ba..."
Jiang Mu knew when to stop, so he slipped away while she wasn't looking.
By the time Hu Tao realized what was happening, Jiang Mu had already disappeared.
"Jiang Mu, you bastard!"
………………
Following the route he remembered, Jiang Mu arrived at the place that left the deepest impression on him—
Wanmintang is located at Chihuyan.
Today, Chef Mao was still standing in front of the stove, wielding his iron spatula, stirring the bright red oil in the wok—
Jueyun Jiaojiao.
When Master Mao saw a "fierce" man with a scar on his face standing in front of his shop, he was first startled. After estimating the man's age, he clicked his tongue.
Even if a boy about the same age as his daughter possessed the Eye of God, he couldn't cause any trouble, let alone the fact that he didn't even have the Eye of God yet.
"Hey young man, what would you like to eat? Come and try the food at Wanmintang. Anyone who eats at Huyan should have heard of Master Mao's name."
So, just like he would treat any ordinary guest, Master Mao warmly welcomed them.
“Hmm…” Jiang Mu said after pondering his memories of the game from his previous life for a moment.
"Master Mao, one order of Wanmintang boiled fish, one order of fragrant and tender spicy chicken, and one order of vegetarian abalone. Xiangling is to cook."
"Wow, you're an expert."
Upon hearing this, Master Mao's eyes lit up.
"Alright, come in and have a seat."
As he spoke, he called out into the house.
"Xiangling, clear a clean table so this young man can have a good rest."
As he spoke, he smiled at Jiang Mu.
"Please go inside and sit down. The food will be ready soon."
Jiang Mu did as instructed and entered the house, where he found a lively girl waving at him.
"Come on in, there are empty seats here," the girl greeted warmly.
Her jet-black hair was tied into double buns hanging down her back, and the main colors of her clothes were red and yellow, representing vitality. Her big eyes were full of smiles.
"This way, please. You're really lucky; there's a seat available." She then brought out several more dishes from the kitchen. "Here it comes! A plate of stir-fried pork slices! This is yours, Mora meat. And here's yours, secret-recipe fried radish balls." Xiangling was setting the steaming dishes on the table, while also greeting the new guest: "Feel free to sit wherever you like. If there's anything you'd like to eat, even if it's not on the menu, I can make it."
Feeling this rare sense of warmth and life, everyone in the shop smiled without prior arrangement.
Before long, the boiled fish and tender pepper chicken from Wanmintang were served, while the vegetarian abalone was to be made later at Jiang Mu's request.
The number of diners had decreased at this time, and Xiangling took a break from her busy schedule to sit at Jiang Mu's table and chat.
"Where are you from, sir?"
"Me? Just call me Jiang Mu." Jiang Mu smiled, trying his best not to make his expression too ferocious. "I come from... a very, very far place."
"How far?" Xiangling asked curiously.
"At least, it's much farther than you imagine." A hint of reminiscence appeared in Jiang Mu's eyes.
"Oh, oh, oh." Xiangling didn't press further, and continued, "You just ordered a vegetarian abalone dish, but then told me it would be made later. Is there a reason for that?"
"This?" Jiang Mu smiled and said, "It's a dish I ordered for my friend."
"A friend?" Xiangling asked curiously, "Could it be... Hu Tao?"
"Yes, that's right."
Jiang Mu admitted it.
"Huh!? You guys are friends?"
Xiangling's voice suddenly rose eight syllables, drawing the attention of the surrounding diners.
"Cough cough..."
Master Mao coughed a few times, signaling Xiangling to tone it down.
"I'm so sorry..." Xiangling quickly apologized to the people around her.
"Are you very familiar with Hu Tao?" Jiang Mu asked curiously.
"Hmm, have you ever been bullied by Hu Tao too? She always sneaks up behind me when I'm not looking and suddenly pats my back like this, and then she laughs when she succeeds, humph. But I'm magnanimous, and I didn't hold it against her because she always brings me stuffed plum blossoms to make flower cakes." Xiangling interjected, speaking with a haughty air.
Then, she asked curiously.
"Hu Tao...doesn't she have...that kind of androphobia? You..."
After a moment, she murmured again.
"I heard that Hu Tao is engaged to the young master of the Zheng family. Could it be that you are...?"
"Hey, hey, hey, my surname is Jiang, not Zheng, okay...?"
Jiang Mu could only marvel at the girl's boundless imagination.
"Hehehe, oh right... I made a mistake..."
Xiangling scratched her head apologetically.
"It's nothing..." Jiang Mu waved his hand, not paying much attention.
"That's not right..." Xiangling asked疑惑地, "Doesn't Hu Tao have...androphobia? How could she..."
Several black lines appeared on Jiang Mu's head. After a long while, he said.
"Perhaps in her heart, I'm not considered a man..."
It was just a corpse...
Jiang Mu added in his mind.
"Uh..." Upon hearing this, Xiangling's face turned slightly red, and she hurriedly replied.
"I...I'm going to go cook!"
Upon hearing this, he hurriedly ran out.
Seeing this, Jiang Mu was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly.
"Did I... just now... act like a pervert...?"
"Lulu lulu~"
Just as Jiang Mu was reflecting on his actions, he suddenly felt something tugging at his clothes.
Jiang Mu looked down and laughed.
He then saw a yellow and brown "little panda" standing upright on its hind legs, tugging at his clothes, its small eyes fixed on the dishes on the table...
The Jueyun pepper in the middle.
"You want to eat this?"
Jiang Mu's eyebrows twitched.
Even though I know that Guoba in the game likes Jueyun Jiaojiao, but...
Upon hearing this, Guoba nodded quickly.
"Okay." Upon hearing this, Jiang Mu used his chopsticks to pick out the Jueyun peppers separately, placed them on an empty plate next to him, and then pushed the empty plate to the side of the table.
Here, eat it.
Guoba glanced at Jiang Mu, then sat down at the table and began to eat heartily.
Jiang Mu sat beside him, watching with a smile.
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