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The five-story restaurant is located on the corner of the street. There are many customers in the restaurant. I think the food in this restaurant must be good, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people dining here.

"Welcome." The waiter saw a customer coming and hurriedly greeted him.

"Is there a private room in the store?" Lin Li asked the waiter.

"Yes, please come with me." The waiter nodded and led the two guests upstairs.

Qin Muqing followed Lin Li and looked around. She found that all the guests dining in the lobby on the first floor were looking at her, which made her feel a little confused.

You know, her current appearance was changed with the spiritual weapon 'Super Power Orb', and her appearance became ordinary, unable to attract others' attention at all.

"It's such a shame that she has such a good figure." The guests dining in the lobby on the first floor looked at Qin Muqing's swaying back and felt secretly regretful.

"Crack."

The waiter opened the private room door, walked in, and introduced to Lin Li and Qin Muqing, "What do you two guests think of this private room? If you are not satisfied, I will help you find another one."

Lin Li glanced at the decoration in the private room and found nothing dissatisfied.

Then he turned his head and looked at Qin Muqing beside him, "Are you satisfied? If not, ask him to change another room for us."

Qin Muqing had gone through hard times in recent months and no longer had the habit of being pampered. When Lin Li asked, he quickly shook his head.

"This private room is very good."

The waiter picked up the teapot, poured tea for the two guests, and then found two menus from the corner of the room.

“It’s so expensive!”

Qin Muqing took the menu handed over by the waiter, opened it and took a look, and was immediately shocked by the prices of each dish on the menu.

"This, this, and this..." Lin Li pointed at a few dishes on the menu, and the waiter standing aside quickly wrote down the dishes Lin Li ordered.

Qin Muqing didn't order, but closed the menu and put it aside.

Lin Li ordered a few dishes that he thought were good. When he saw that Qin Muqing didn't order, he asked in surprise.

"Why don't you order? Is the food here not to your liking?"

The smile on the waiter's face froze, because if Qin Muqing said it was not to his liking, the business would definitely fail.

"Uh..." Qin Muqing hesitated. She was embarrassed to say in front of the waiter that the dishes on the menu were too expensive.

Lin Li saw Qin Muqing's expression. He thought about it and understood what was going on, so he said with a smile.

"Don't be polite to me, just pay whatever you want. This amount of money is a drop in the bucket for me."

Seeing that Lin Li had read through her thoughts, Qin Muqing smiled awkwardly.

In the past, the cost of a meal at home was much higher than what she spends in this restaurant now.

"You order it! I can do it." Qin Muqing said softly.

Now her salary is only a few thousand copper coins a month. Not long ago, she had no money in her pocket and had little water every day. Now she is asked to order dishes that cost at least a hundred copper coins. She really can't bear to do it.

Alas, this poor woman came from a poor family and was used to living a hard life. Her consumption concept has not been able to change for a while... Lin Li looked at Qin Muqing with sympathetic eyes and thought in his heart.

Then he stopped forcing himself and continued to look at the menu and ordered a few more dishes.

"You two have tea first, and I'll ask the chef to cook for you." The waiter said with a smile on his face, and then left the private room.

When there were only two people left in the room, Qin Muqing relaxed a lot and said to Lin Li who was drinking tea.

"Mr. Lin, the food here is not cheap! If you order eight dishes and one soup at once, we will probably not be able to finish it.

Moreover, by spending this money to buy the same ingredients at the vegetable market, I can prepare several tables of dishes at home..."

Lin Li looked at Qin Muqing who was calculating carefully and couldn't help but smile.

"It's so tiring to think about so many things when I go out to go shopping and eat."

Qin Muqing fell silent when she heard this. She was smart and knew that it was not good to keep saying some things, otherwise she would cause dissatisfaction with her employer.

So she nodded slightly to Lin Li, then picked up the teacup and drank tea silently.

After finishing a cup of tea, Lin Li was about to pick up the teapot and refill the cup.

At this time, Qin Muqing, with quick eyes and quick hands, quickly picked up the teapot and helped Lin Li refill the tea.

"Thank you!" Lin Li thanked him with a smile, and then pushed a plate of melon seeds presented by the store on the table in front of Qin Muqing, "Don't just drink tea, eat some melon seeds..."

"Yes." Qin Muqing nodded obediently, then reached out and picked up a melon seed.

"You don't have to be so restrained in front of me. Just treat me as a friend." Lin Li said.

"Uh..." Qin Muqing pondered for a moment and nodded again.

Seeing Qin Muqing's attitude, Lin Li knew that what he said was in vain.

The private room was quiet, and occasionally people passed by in the corridor outside, and the sound of chatting came into the room through the crack in the door.

"Did you hear that?"

"What did you hear?"

"Something happened in the northern mining area outside the city. A strange beast attacked last night."

"Ah? The northern mining area was attacked by strange beasts. Are the casualties serious?"

"The city lord has foresight and made arrangements in the northern mining area in advance. Almost all the strange beasts that attacked last night were killed by the guards, and there were no casualties on our side..."

"That's good. Fortunately, the city lord is here to guard our Dongwu City."

"Yes! Dongcheng is as prosperous as it is today, thanks to the Lord of the City."

Two people in the corridor outside the door were chatting and walking away. The sound of closing the door sounded and the sound of the two people chatting disappeared.

"It seems that I told Zhu Xinru's cousin before that there was news that alien beasts were about to attack the northern mining area, and she conveyed it to the Yamen..."

Lin Li listened to the chat between the two people outside the door and had some answers in his mind.

Qin Muqing, who was sitting aside, didn't think much when he heard this.

I just feel that His Majesty the Emperor made a wise decision by arranging Li Dingtian to take charge of Dongwu City.

"By the way, there's one thing I almost forgot to tell you." Lin Li finished drinking the tea in his hand, put down the cup, and said.

Qin Muqing refilled Lin Li's empty cup with tea while looking at him in confusion.

"I may have to leave Dongwu City in a few days," Lin Li said.

"Oh." Qin Muqing nodded, refilled Lin Li's empty cup with tea, and put down the teapot.

She wasn't surprised when she heard Lin Li talking about leaving Dongwu City.

Because Lin Li had been away for several days each time before, and he would come back eventually anyway, so she just needed to stay at home well.

However, the next second, what Lin Li said made Qin Muqing look panicked.

"I left Dongwu City for other cities this time, and I may not come back for a long time, at least half a year!"

"This... half a year is too long!" Qin Muqing, a little flustered, said quickly.

"It will be quite a long time. Before I leave, I will give you a sum of money, enough for you to have enough food and clothing while I am away. Just help me take care of my home." Lin Li said with a smile.

"..." Qin Muqing was silent. If it were before, she would have thought Lin Li's arrangement was very good.

But not long ago, she experienced gangsters breaking into the villa and robbing her. Now she felt insecure and didn't want to guard the villa alone for a long time.

Lin Li reached out and picked up a melon seed. While he was eating the melon seeds, Qin Muqing's mind was churning with thoughts.

"Mr. Lin, I...can I stay with you?"

Lin Li was stunned for a second when he heard this. Then he saw Qin Muqing's eyes full of hope, thought for a few seconds, and said.

"When I go to other cities, the roads are not safe. It's not convenient to bring someone with me."

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have made such an excessive request." Qin Muqing looked sad when he heard this and said apologetically.

"It's really inconvenient to take one more person with you if you take the land route, but it doesn't matter if you take one more person with you if you take the water route..." Lin Li said with a smile.

Twists and turns.

"Hey!!!" After hearing what Lin Li said, Qin Muqing was very disappointed. The defeated expression on her face disappeared and she looked at Lin Li happily.

"When should we set off?" Qin Muqing asked.

"I haven't decided when to leave yet. I'll leave after I've taken care of some things on hand." Lin Li said with a smile.

"We've all left, what will happen to the family?" Qin Muqing asked again.

"That's a problem." Lin Li raised his hand and touched his chin.

No one was at home for a long time, and no one would know if a stranger broke into the house.

Lin Li didn't want the house he bought to be occupied by irrelevant people for a long time.

When Qin Muqing saw Lin Li thinking about a solution, an idea flashed in her mind and she suggested.

"Mr. Lin, I know a friend who sells box lunches... While we are not at home, I can ask her to help and come to our house every few days to check on her."

Lin Li listened to Qin Muqing's suggestion and thought it was good.

So, he nodded and said, "Your method is very good. Talk to your friend later and tell her that her help will not be in vain. I will give her a certain reward."

"Yeah." Qin Muqing nodded, thinking in her mind, and went to the lunch seller Zhang to tell her about this in the afternoon.

Qin Muqing had helped the other party a lot before, and so far he still owes Qin Muqing money.

It's just a little effort to come to the house every few days to help. Even if you don't get paid, Sister Zhang, who sells boxed lunches, will do it.

But if the other party didn't charge money, Lin Li wouldn't do it.

Lin Li couldn't do such a thing by wasting his time on others.

"Dong dong dong."

Lin Li and Qin Muqing were chatting when someone knocked on the private room door.

He shouted to the person outside the door. After the door opened, the waiter who had left earlier walked in with a tray in his hand.

"It smells so good!" Qin Muqing looked at the two dishes on the tray and immediately became excited.

"The dishes you ordered have been fried, and the rest will be served to you immediately." The waiter put down two exquisite dishes, turned around and left, and continued to serve the remaining dishes.

"Taste how it tastes." Lin Li greeted Qin Muqing.

"You eat first." At this time, as a laborer, Qin Muqing still had the self-consciousness he should have.

Lin Li smiled, and without any further shirk, he picked up some vegetables with chopsticks and put them into his mouth.

“The saltiness is moderate, the heat is well controlled, and it’s delicious.”

Qin Muqing also picked up some dishes with chopsticks and tasted them. The sweet and fresh taste bloomed between her lips and teeth. The first thought in her mind was that such expensive dishes were indeed expensive for a reason.

What I then thought about was that there was a big gap between my skills and those of restaurant chefs. I still need to work hard in the future and cannot be complacent.

After a while, the waiter who left the store brought all the remaining dishes to the table.

Lin Li and Qin Muqing stopped chatting and feasted on a table of delicious food.

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"Da da da……"

The crisp sound of horse hooves sounded in the street, and a luxury carriage appeared at the corner.

"Xu."

The driver pulled the reins in his hands, and the horse pulling the carriage immediately slowed down, then slowly stopped and stopped under a tree on the side of the road.

The shade of the trees enveloped the entire carriage, and the coachman shouted to the distinguished passengers in the carriage, "Steward Qin, we are here."

The car curtain opened, and Butler Qin and the guard captain Xiang Hong got out of the car.

Both of them looked unhappy because they had been busy all morning and still couldn't find the eldest lady who had run away from home.

"Alas." Xiang Hong felt very depressed and let out a long sigh.

"Stop sighing. The more anxious you are, the harder it will be to do this kind of thing. Let's have something to eat first and continue in the afternoon." Butler Qin said.

"Yeah." Xiang Hong nodded in a depressed mood, and then the two of them walked towards the restaurant ahead.

"Welcome." The waiter saw a customer coming and hurriedly greeted him.

"Open a private room for us." Butler Qin said to the enthusiastic waiter.

"Okay, you two, please come with me." The waiter nodded quickly and led the two guests to the private room on the second floor.

After finishing the eight dishes and one soup, Lin Li drank the tea poured by Qin Muqing.

It had been a long time since she had eaten out. Qin Muqing couldn't hold back and was full.

"Hiccup." Qin Muqing suddenly burped. She quickly raised her hand to cover her red lips, and her face instantly turned red.

"Haha." Lin Li looked at Qin Muqing, who was blushing with shame, and smiled. He wanted to say that it is normal for people to burp after eating, so there is no need to be shy. But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

Because Lin Li thought that Qin Muqing was thin-skinned, it was better not to say this.

"Oh... what am I doing? I burped in front of him, I'm so embarrassed." Qin Muqing, whose face became increasingly red, lowered her head, almost burying her head in her chest.

In order to ease Qin Muqing's embarrassment, Lin Li stood up and said, "Let's go back!"

"Yes." Qin Muqing responded in a voice as loud as a mosquito. She slowly raised her head and saw that Lin Li had opened the door of the private room to go out. She quickly followed.

The waiter led two customers towards him. When he saw the previous guests leaving, the waiter quickly said hello.

"Two gentlemen, go slowly. Welcome to come again next time."

Lin Li smiled and nodded, passing by the three people in front of him.

After walking a few steps forward, Lin Li noticed that there were no footsteps behind him. He immediately stopped and looked behind him, only to see Qin Muqing standing at the door of the private room with a panic look on his face.

Butler Qin and Xiang Hong were following the waiter, and suddenly they noticed someone staring at them. They turned around and saw a woman with a graceful figure but an ordinary appearance.

…………(End of chapter)