Chapter 144: Chapter 142: Arrival at Kaifeng’s Famous Old Restaurant

Jingzhou, 10 PM, bridgehead.

Here, as always, it’s still quiet. As Ham Liu would say, don’t worry, people haven’t started coming in yet!

Brother Squid couldn’t hold it in, “You say that every day, yet no one ever comes! Hey, the bridgehead can’t be without Brother Jiaozi!”

Not just the vendors, but even the foot massage shop owner He Chunming was sitting at a table, eating fried ham and grilled squid, with a side of stinky tofu.

“Where did Boss Xiao Chen go? Haven’t seen anything in the intelligence group recently, did he go to Wanglong Mountain to become a monk?”

“He better not become a monk. If he moves into Haiyue Temple, even the Buddha would have to start eating meat!” Ham Liu joked.

When business is slow and there’s nothing to do, Ham Liu likes to check out Douyin, but unlike the young folks, his algorithm feeds him local news.

Idly scrolling through Douyin, Ham Liu swiped through several videos, suddenly freezing in place.

“At noon today, a fish transport driver got stranded at a highway exit due to a freezer malfunction, with fifty thousand yuan worth of Yellow River Carp on the brink of dying, the situation was dire!”

“At the critical moment, a kind-hearted citizen, Mr. Chen, who wishes to remain anonymous, stepped in and used his culinary skills to cook up batch after batch of Yellow River Carp, drawing in passing drivers to stop and taste.”

“This anonymous Mr. Chen Mo busied himself the whole afternoon and eventually helped Old Wang the driver sell off nearly fifty thousand yuan worth of Yellow River Carp, recovering most of the driver’s losses. Now let’s look at the on-site report.”

Ham Liu: ???

He swiped the video up and down, so it could replay from the start.

“Little Squid, Little Squid,” called Old Liu a few times, “come over here and have a look, is this Boss Xiao Chen?”

Hearing something about Chen Mo’s whereabouts, Brother Squid and He Chunming dashed over.

“Where, where?”

Uncle Liu turned the phone screen towards them, “Look closely, is that Xiao Chen?”

On the screen, Chen Mo could be seen bending over with perfect form, ladling soup, smiling as he poured the thick broth back into the pot.

And something about true love being in the world, everyone offering a bit of love.

“Is that really Boss Xiao Chen? Damn, he looks so unfamiliar!”

“How did he end up on TV just a few days after leaving the bridgehead? Look, it’s even on our City Express news!”

Other vendors around, hearing the commotion, gathered around to watch the news.

“It really is Boss Xiao Chen, how did he end up on the highway?”

“Wow, making over a thousand fish by himself, that’s impressive!”

“Oh my goodness, I feel like Boss Xiao Chen is putting on a show, he wasn’t like this before, always straight-laced.”

Even though the new media and internet are very advanced now, seeing friends on your phone isn’t a novel thing, it’s still quite puzzling when someone you know appears on the news.

Brother Squid watched Chen Mo in the news report, polite and smiling, looking like a saint.

“Damn, he really pulled it off!”

“You see, that’s where you’re wrong,” said Ham Liu, “Do you know the biggest difference between you and Boss Xiao Chen?”

“What?” Brother Squid became curious.

“You think he’s pretending, but he actually has the skills. Try selling a thousand fish at a highway exit, could you do it?”

Brother Squid was left speechless by Ham Liu’s words, and after being silent for a while, squeezed out a sentence, “Let’s drink Fenjiu tonight!”

Meanwhile, at Fenghua Investment Company.

Jiang Fei was working overtime today, for the first time in his career spanning over ten years, not for any other reason but because Chen Mo’s situation really puzzled him.

After writing a report about Chen Mo’s excellence and how losing this employee was a significant loss for the company, the headquarters surprisingly refused to process Chen Mo’s leave of absence, leaving Jiang Fei feeling utterly humiliated.

Most importantly, Jiang Fei genuinely cared about Chen Mo.

Young people, after all, tend to be impulsive. When he feels like there’s nothing better outside and wants to settle back down, at least he can come back to Jingzhou and resume work anytime.

“What to do now.” Jiang Fei lit another cigarette, pondering a solution.

Just then, the phone rang.

“Hmm? Yes, this is Jiang Fei, Chen Mo? Oh, he used to be my colleague, we were in the same department, yes, yes, I’m the department head.”

“What? You’re… a banner? Good deeds? Sure, of course! Eight o’clock tomorrow morning is fine, okay, no problem!”

After hanging up, Jiang Fei bewilderedly searched online for what the police officer had just told him, and sure enough, found it in the local online City Express!

Looking at the pictures and news content, Jiang Fei suddenly laughed, “This kid.”

He then opened his email, beginning to draft a message.

Surely headquarters won’t refuse an employee who can bring an official banner to the company, right?

Jingzhou Sports Academy, School of Communication, Yueyun Pavilion… oh right, and Huimin Hospital’s men’s department.

Many old acquaintances had also come across this news video, seeing Chen Mo bustling about in the news, claiming he wasn’t interested in money. Everyone watched with their jaws dropping.

Not interested but coming out at midnight to make money?

However, upon learning that Chen Mo was actually leaving Jingzhou, many old customers felt a twinge of sadness.

Especially Old Zhao in the men’s department ward.

Was my operation all for nothing?

…

Yu Province!

Kaifeng!

After six hours of self-driving, the food truck finally reached its destination. Chen Mo opened his eyes to see the navigation showing he was in Kaifeng City.

“Old Yu is too kind, bringing me to such a luxurious place to eat.”

Through the car window, a restaurant called “You Yixin” stood prominently in front. To avoid seeming ignorant, Chen Mo even went online to search about this restaurant.

“It’s an old brand? Nice, nice.”

Connecting with Old Yu on WeChat, they had already set up a private room in the restaurant. Chen Mo found a convenient spot to park his car, “Can you wait for me in the car?”

“Meow!”

Throughout the journey, which essentially involved sleeping.

When Chen Mo slept, Xiao Juzi just curled up on his lap, snoring even cuter than Chen Mo, with a gentle purring sound, unbearably adorable.

Seeing Chen Mo about to get out of the car, Xiao Juzi wobbled over to the car door, “Meow!”

Apparently, not wanting to stay alone in the car.

“Can’t do anything with you.”

Chen Mo tucked Xiao Juzi into his pocket, his coat pocket was big enough to fit.

As he walked over, Old Yu was already waiting at the door, waving when he saw Chen Mo.

“Boss Xiao Chen, over here, over here.”

The four of them gathered in the private room of You Yixin, Yu Hui handed the menu to Chen Mo.

“Order whatever you want, now that you’re in Yu Province, let us be the host!”

Chen Mo glanced at the menu, opening the first page.

Honestly, just looking at the menu names and pictures, it did seem pretty good!

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