Rujiu left the handsome man aside, her phone was ticking. Many food bloggers were complaining that seafood was unaffordable. The price of some frozen seafood had doubled, and the price of live and expensive seafood had increased several times. The price of seafood was not low to begin with, and now even fewer people could afford it. Fortunately, the supply of seafood was also decreasing.
Those who knew that there were dangers at sea and still ventured out to sea were probably blinded by money. As long as they could catch it, it was money. Knowing that the "money" was in the sea, there were really not many people who could hold back.
Seeing Rujiu's enthusiasm, Si Xu poured a basin of cold water on him, "The price of seafood will definitely be adjusted, it is impossible for it to keep rising."
"Even if it is adjusted, the price will be higher than before." Rujiu did not take his eyes off the phone.
Lu Jiu saw a report that someone caught a lobster weighing 19.8kg and it was bought by a wealthy businessman for 2.88 million.
Lu Jiu was confused, "Are giant lobsters everywhere now?"
"There are indeed a lot." Si Xu occasionally saw such reports, "In addition to giant lobsters, the size of other seafood is also getting bigger."
Lu Jiu: "???"
Lu Jiu finally realized that something was wrong, and the words of the Chef God System came to his mind at an inappropriate time.
The Chef God System's pursuit is to spread the magic meal to every corner of the Earth Plane...
The Earth Plane will soon be fine, and it has already started...
Lu Jiu: "..."
What's going on? It can't be something done by the Chef God System, right? In his mind,
Lu Jiu called the God of Cooking System, but the God of Cooking System did not appear, but the Demon Hunting System appeared.
[Don’t slander the little chef. Intelligent life forms love to destroy themselves the most. It’s not our system’s fault if they kill themselves.]
Lu Jiu rolled his eyes and tried to ask: Do you know what’s going on?
[There is nothing I don’t know about the Earth Plane. If you don’t know, it means I don’t want to know.]
Lu Jiu: ...
Lu Jiu humbly asked: What’s going on?
[This matter will directly affect the future direction of the Earth Plane. A lot of magic points are needed, and your family assets are not enough at present.]
Lu Jiu: ...
Lu Jiu logged into Weibo angrily and posted a new status, opening a store tomorrow!
He wants to earn magic points by recycling scraps!
Lu Jiu posted a message on Weibo about the store opening, and refreshed it casually. There were already hundreds of comments. Many people were asking whether the Magic Fish Shop would increase the price. Now the seafood outside has skyrocketed. Will the Magic Fish Shop follow suit?
Lu Jiu thought that he didn't need to follow suit to increase the price. The price of invisible fish and small blue devils would not be low. Besides, it was not up to him to increase the price or not. He was just a boss without sovereignty. The price depended on the intention of the Chef God System. If the Chef God System did not increase the price, Lu Jiu raised the price privately, and the extra price was not counted in the income of the shop, what's the point!
The male god who was left aside rang his phone. Lu Jiu looked over and Si Xu seemed to be very busy.
Si Xu answered the call, "Yeah, I know he's back."
It was Jiang Ge who called. He saw Lu Jiu's scarf and knew Lu Jiu was back, so he called to tell him.
He hung up.
"Are you going to open the store tomorrow?"
Lu Jiu nodded, "Open."
Si Xu disagreed, "Think about your injuries."
"My injuries have healed..." After a pause, Lu Jiu added, "It's almost healed."
"Don't be so stubborn. How can such a serious injury heal in one day?" Si Xu expressed his disbelief.
Lu Jiu could hardly feel the pain now. The wound was itchy, and he knew it was because it healed too quickly.
Lu Jiu stretched out his legs and pulled up his pants on the spot. The purple and red swelling on his calves had disappeared, leaving only a piece of white and shiny skin.
If Si Xu had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed that this leg was injured.
Lu Jiu continued to pull it up and removed the bandage in front of Si Xu. When the bandage was completely untied, only one-third of the wound area was exposed, and the recovered skin did not leave any scars.
Si Xu: "..."
Si Xu was silent. Lu Jiu seemed to be born to create miracles. What happened to him could not be explained by common sense.
Lu Jiu tied the bandage again, "Do you believe it now? The wound will be completely healed tomorrow. What I need most now is nutrition. Do you want to try it together?"
Lu Jiu was also looking forward to the tentacles of the little blue devil.
Si Xu looked at such a big tentacle and really didn't know how to bite it.
Lu Jiu got up and went to the kitchen, washed his hands, knives and tableware, prepared two portions of seasoning soy sauce and coral green, brought them into the living room on a plate, gave one portion to Si Xu and kept one portion for himself.
Lu Jiu took off his shoes and sat cross-legged on the carpet, "Which part do you want to eat?"
Seeing that he was so casual, Si Xu also sat on the carpet, "Anything is fine." Lu
Jiu cut off the end of the tentacle and processed it in front of Si Xu. The tip of the knife scratched the tentacle, and the blue skin was lifted up with a flick of the knife. Lu Jiu grabbed the blue skin with one hand and took the knife with the other hand, and peeled off the skin skillfully and quickly, leaving only the snow-white tentacle meat.
Rujiu kept working with his knife, first cutting off the suction cups as big as the mouth of a wine glass, and then began to cut the tentacles into thin slices and small triangles that were easy to eat.
Rujiu picked up a suction cup with the tip of the knife and put it on Si Xu's plate, then rolled up the cut tentacle slices and put them on the suction cup, and piled a few small triangles on the side, and with a few simple moves, a small shape was formed.
"Try it."
Rujiu picked up the remaining suction cups, thin slices and small triangles and put them on his own plate, picked up a fork and put a piece into his mouth.
The blanched small blue devil tentacles tasted as good as expected, very tender, very chewy, and delicious.
The second bite, Lu Jiu dipped in soy sauce from the magic sea plane, the taste is different again, richer and more intense than when blanched.
The third bite, Lu Jiu dipped in soy sauce and coral green, the taste is superimposed again, the rich fresh, salty, and fragrant fills the mouth, the spiciness and sweetness of the coral green further stimulates the deliciousness of the ingredients.
It is indeed worthy of being a three-star magic material, the taste and texture are both excellent.
Si Xu watched Lu Jiu eat the food in all three ways before he started to taste it. Needless to say, it was delicious. All the food produced by Lu Jiu was delicious. What surprised Si Xu was that although it tasted cool and smooth at first, his stomach immediately warmed up after swallowing it, and his whole body warmed up as well, making him feel comfortable.
"How was it?" Lu Jiu chewed the tentacle meat in his mouth carefully. The taste and freshness were almost perfect.
Si Xu held the knife and fork in his hand and ate it with the elegance of Western food. "Very delicious."
"How about the energy?" Lu Jiu asked casually.
Si Xu paused. He understood. So the energy of this ingredient is so high?
"It feels higher in energy than silver fish and caviar, but lower in energy than anthocyanin wine and the nutritional meal you prepared for me." After eating so many ingredients from the Magic Fish Shop, Si Xu can basically rank them in order.
Lu Jiu nodded, "Yes, the little blue devil is currently the ingredient with the highest energy."
Lu Jiu ate another piece of tentacle meat, "Now I regret that I shouldn't have agreed to sell the ingredients to the 'Special Security Department'."
Si Xu: "..."
The ingredients were not sold once, and now you regret it? The "Special Security Department" is probably going crazy.
Lu Jiu: "Wouldn't it be nice to let them come to the store to eat? That's all money, the money earned by the store!... But don't worry, they want to buy ingredients, I will say no, only Huahong fruit wine, Huahong fruit wine is also paid by the store, this is okay."
Si Xu: "..."
Should he speak at this moment?
Si Xu considered, "If you are short of money, you can tell me."
Lu Jiu: "I am not short of money, the store is short of money."
Si Xu: "..."
The smart brain is a little stuck.
Si Xu thought for a moment, "Even if they go to the store to eat, there won't be enough seats in the small store, right?"
Lu Jiu: "Yes, there won't be enough seats, they can come in batches."
Si Xu felt that the store he bought could be put to good use, "Have you ever thought about expanding the store?"
"No."
He hasn't even opened the second and third floors yet, so why expand the store? At most, he can continue to renovate the first floor... Lu Jiu thinks this is really good, his wooden bar can be arranged, and it is not a problem to seat a circle of people.
Now is not the time to be lazy and salt fish, you must work hard to make money.
Lu Jiu did what he thought and quickly finished his portion of the Blue Devil. He was already full. The Blue Devil had considerable energy, so he didn't need a lot. A small piece would make him full. The same was true for Si Xu.
"What are your plans for the afternoon?" Lu Jiu didn't think Si Xu was really free enough to stay at home with him all day.
Si Xu had two more meetings in the afternoon. "I have to go to the company."
Lu Jiu got up quickly. "Then you go. I'll go to the store to check."
Si Xu: "..."
Si Xu: "Be careful. Your injury hasn't healed yet."
Lu Jiu went to the room to change clothes. "It's okay. It won't affect your work."
Si Xu sent the cutlery and plates for both people to the kitchen to be cleaned and put away. He looked at the big tentacles and didn't know what to do. How big a refrigerator would it take to fit such a big tentacle?
When Lu Jiu came out again, he had changed into a white turtleneck sweater and a khaki coat, dark casual pants with high-top Martin boots, and his long black hair was tied up high. He looked clean and refreshed, slender and tall, and his extremely impactful appearance was still very eye-catching. Si Xu couldn't look away for a while.
Lu Jiu was putting on black leather gloves, "My injury is not serious, you go and get busy, and don't have to look at me anymore."
Si Xu lowered his eyes and focused, "Don't forget to wear a mask."
Lu Jiu felt that he didn't need to wear a mask, he was not a star.
Si Xu: "It's cold outside."
Lu Jiu: "..."
Then, then wear it.
Go to the cloakroom, find a black mask and put it on, and walk to the entrance.
Si Xu: "Cellphone."
Lu Jiu touched his pocket, but the cell phone was not there, so he searched for it on the spot.
Si Xu: "On the lazy sofa."
Lu Jiu quickly took his phone and walked towards the entrance.
Si Xu: "Just put the touchpad there?"
Lu Jiu: "..."
Lu Jiu wanted to sigh, "How about you go first and I'll pack it up?"
Si Xu looked at him, and Lu Jiu looked back innocently.
Si Xu knew that this should touch Lu Jiu's secret, so he didn't insist, "I'll wait for you in the car and take you to the store."
Lu Jiu: "No, I'm not far from the store, I can just walk there."
Si Xu: "Is it artistic to take a walk alone in the cold wind?"
Lu Jiu: "..."
Lu Jiu: "...Thank you."
Si Xu opened the door and went out, his eyes passed over the bunch of cards and he didn't pick it up again.
Lu Jiu released the super-intelligent kitchen, pushed out the robotic arm, cut the tentacles into small sections, and moved them into the refrigerator one by one. Finally, he sent the oversized tray back to the super-intelligent kitchen. After cleaning up, he went downstairs.
Si Xu's car was waiting downstairs. Lu Jiu got in the passenger seat and Si Xu took him to the store.
The car drove out of the community and turned to the old street. Looking at the flat and wide road, Lu Jiu suspected that he had taken the wrong road. Looking at the old buildings on both sides of the road, they had also been renovated. He had only been away for a week, and the whole old street had been renewed.
Lu Jiu looked at Si Xu who was driving in surprise, "The old street was optimized with one click?"
Si Xu raised his mouth, "The higher-ups think the old street has great development potential, they built roads and houses, and built a parking lot not far from your shop. You won't have to walk on stilts in the dark anymore. There are also plans around the old street, and it will become a commercial district in the future."
Lu Jiu: "..."
Si Xu: "Comparatively, house prices have also risen."
Lu Jiu: "..."
I feel like I missed out on 1 billion.
Si Xu parked the car in front of the shop, "Do you regret not listening to me and buying a house?"
Lu Jiu: "...A little bit."
Si Xu smiled, "It's okay, I bought a lot, come to me if you need it."
Lu Jiu: "..."
No, why does he feel that there are too many details in this sentence?
Before Lu Jiu's little brain can figure it out, Si Xu threw another question, "Are you an enhanced person?"
Lu Jiu: "???" His
big eyes were full of confusion.
Si Xu said: "People from the 'Special Security Department' will come to you, think about how to answer first, go, and pay attention to the wound."
Lu Jiu stood in the cold wind, and it was not until Si Xu's car left that he slowly figured it out. It should be the weird phenomenon of collective self-exposure that attracted the attention of the "Special Security Department". Even if there is no evidence, they will suspect him.
So the question is, is he an enhanced person?
Of course not.
Does he have to wear the skin of an enhanced person?
Of course... he needs to.
It was decided so happily that he would be a strengthened man from now on.
Like the male god, he was also a strengthened man.
Lu Jiu opened the door and entered the store and began to clean up his shop.
As the money-making machine, Boss Lu had to go to work even if the store was in a mess. The bar must be used. Lu Jiu and the chef planned the system. The wooden bar could accommodate 8 seats. If all the people were seated, part of the wide aisle space would be occupied, which would not affect entry and exit, but visually it would not be as "wide" as before.
In order to make money, Boss Lu decided to adapt to this change.
That night, Lu Jiu announced the new system of the Magic Fish Shop on Weibo.
"Starting tomorrow, Magic Fish Restaurant will accommodate 6 tables for lunch and dinner, 8 seats for lunch and dinner at the bar, and the private rooms on the first floor will be open to the public (6-person tables), only for regular customers of Magic Fish Restaurant." After posting
on Weibo, a group of people followed up and asked if reservations could be made.
Jiu Jiu added a patch, "No reservations, no takeout, only dine-in."
The comment section was filled with wailing.
"The system of the Magic Fish Shop means that I can only watch others eat!"
"Now I just want to know whether the Magic Fish Shop has increased its prices. I haven't touched seafood for a week. For me who loves seafood, I can't stand it anymore. Every day I have the urge to spend all my money to have a big meal!"
"Do you think that every time Boss Lu comes back to purchase goods, he has to change the system?"
"What I see is Boss Lu's ambition to make money!"
"Don't get me wrong, if Boss Lu really wanted to make money, he wouldn't continue to have a wave of lunch and dinner. Boss Lu is still a Buddhist Boss Lu."
Lu Jiu: "..."
He really wants to make money, but isn't he tired? He is only one person, how can he work non-stop?
Lu Jiu asked the Chef God System and confirmed that there would be no price increase, so he came back to make up for it.
"The Magic Fish Shop currently has no plans to increase prices."
The comment area was full of joy, and everyone was shouting that the black-hearted boss Lu suddenly became less black-hearted, which was a bit unusual.
Someone reminded that if you scold the boss Lu for being black-hearted, you will be on the blacklist.
The blacklist is being prepared...
Si Xu was still working overtime when he received a call from Jiang Ge.
"Ah Xu! Did you have a fight with Lu Jiu?!"
Si Xu's men kept saying, "We won't have a fight."
For him, who had ulterior motives, how could he have a fight with Lu Jiu? It was absolutely impossible.
They had eaten the big tentacle together at noon, and it was at Lu Jiu's house.
"Then what's going on with you guys?! He just posted on Weibo that the private room on the first floor will be open to the public starting tomorrow and will only accommodate regular customers. Isn't that place exclusive to you? If it's open to the public, where are you going to eat in the future? How can I go to eat with you?!"
Si Xu: "..."
Si Xu: "Impossible, he won't touch the private room on the first floor."
"You are my brother, go and check his Weibo for yourself, it's still hanging there!" Jiang Ge hung up in despair.
Si Xu threw down the pen and clicked on Lu Jiu's Weibo, and sure enough, he saw the news that the private room on the first floor was open to the public.
Si Xu: "..."
Si Xu: "..."
Si Xu: "..."
Si Xu wondered if Lu Xiaojiu, who wanted to make money, had forgotten about him?
If he didn't even want to give the food materials to the "Special Security Department", what else could Lu Xiaojiu not do? It was very likely that he had forgotten about him.
Si Xu thought about it again and again, and decided to give Lu Xiaojiu a call to show his presence and let him remember that he was an idol.
The call rang for a long time before it was connected. Lu Jiu's vague voice came over, "Hello..."
Si Xu was stunned. He glanced at the time. It was almost eleven o'clock. Lu Jiu had fallen asleep. He wanted to hang up the phone, but also wanted to hear Lu Jiu's voice.
"It's me." Si Xu lowered his voice.
"Si Shen...?" Lu Jiu was a little confused in his sleep. He didn't know whether he really heard Si Shen's voice or was dreaming.
Si Xu: "..."
Lu Jiu never called him like that when he was awake.
Without waiting for Si Xu to speak, Lu Jiu spoke again vaguely, "Si God...are you going to celebrate your birthday with your fans this year? I'm a fan too...can you celebrate with me..."
Si Xu's heart trembled, and the impulse that he had forced to suppress resurfaced again, "Lu Jiu..."
"..."
"Lu Xiaojiu?"
"..."
There was only the even and steady breathing sound on the other end of the phone, and Lu Jiu fell asleep again.
Si Xu: "..."
Si Xu did not hang up the phone. He listened to the shallow breathing sound on the other end of the phone and suppressed the impulse again.
Lu Jiu slept until he woke up naturally. When he got up, he was still a little confused. He seemed to have dreamed that Si Xu called him last night...
Lu Jiu went to wash up as if he was in a sleepwalking state. After washing up, he was a little more awake. He untied the bandage on his leg. The injury had completely healed without any scars left. The treatment was very effective.
Tomorrow is Si Shen’s birthday. He wants to find an opportunity to test whether he has any plans tomorrow. If not, he will make them.
Celebrating Si Shen’s birthday, something he never dared to think about in his dreams before!
Jiu changed his clothes, ate a piece of blue devil tentacle, took out the ingredients needed for today, put them in the incubator, rode his bicycle, and set off to the store.