After finishing their meal, Yu Jia began filming the last scene for the 10th time. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the vicious look that didn’t belong to his role was gone.
“Jiajia, look, this is our new home.” Tong Mu said gently as he stood in the newly renovated house he had just bought, caressing the photo of Qiu Jiajia with a slight smile on his face. “We finally have a home of our own in B City, a warm and comfortable one. Don’t worry, I will live well here. After all, this is the home we chose to live in together.”
The sunlight shone on Tong Mu, warming him as if Qiu Jiajia was embracing him. Tong Mu comfortably closed his eyes and slipped into a sweet dream.
“Cut!” With this final call, the filming of the movie “Passion and Confusion”, which had taken nearly half a year, finally came to a satisfactory end. All the crew members present couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief, their faces breaking into relaxed smiles.
Luo Xiao clapped his hands and called everyone loudly, “The filming of this movie has now come to an end. Thank you all for your hard work. Tomorrow, I’ve booked a large private room at Tianxiang Lou. I would like to invite you all to join us for a wrap-up dinner.”
“Tianxiang Lou?” Hearing the name, the people below immediately expressed disbelief and then exclaimed excitedly: “Okay, Director Luo, we’ll definitely be there!”
“Yes, we’ll definitely go. Director Luo, you’d better bring plenty of cash!” Someone shouted teasingly, “We’re going to eat our fill!”
Luo Xiao waved his hand grandly, “Okay! No matter how much you eat tomorrow, I’ll be the one footing the bill!”
“Oh! Oh! Long live Director Luo! Long live Director Luo!” The mood of everyone present became even more excited.
This was because, although Tianxiang Lou had only recently opened, the dishes there were not only numerous, but also of the highest quality taste. Naturally, with such good taste, the prices were also far higher than other restaurants.
In B City, there were many wealthy and influential people who only cared about whether the food was truly delicious and didn’t mind the high prices. Even though a meal at Tianxiang Lou would cost an ordinary worker nearly half a year’s salary.
In addition to its excellent reputation, Tianxiang Lou had another distinctive feature that was equally well-known. At this restaurant, customers were not allowed to order their own dishes. That’s right, you read that correctly–customers could not order. What the customers eat was determined by the chef on the day.
It was said that they would be served whatever the chef had prepared. Furthermore, the restaurant limited the number of diners per day. Once that number was reached, regardless of one’s status, apologies, but the restaurant would be closed for the day.
Although when Tianxiang Lou first implemented these rules, many customers relied on their status to make trouble, and there were also of those in the same industry who pointed fingers behind the back and waited to see the restaurant become a joke. But they didn’t realize who was behind Tianxiang Lou. How could it possibly have any problems?
In fact, this Tianxiang Lou was opened by Luo Xiao’s godmother, Xu Yan, and the B City branch was already her second location, the first being in S City. The reason she decided to open a branch in B City was because of two reasons: first, she had already established a solid foundation in S City and found a suitable branch manager, so she wanted to expand her business; second, she had some concerns about Luo Xiao studying alone in B City, so when the opportunity to open a new branch arose, B City was the perfect choice.
Since she was relatively familiar with S City, Xu Yan was able to quickly build up Tianxiang Lou’s reputation there. As for B City, although it was her first time, with the secret support of Old Mr. Ye and the help of people like Mr. Huo out of respect for Luo Xiao, she was able to establish a foothold there quickly. Moreover, the food at their establishment was indeed much more delicious than others, which led to packed rooms every day even with the high prices.
Although Tianxiang Lou limited the number of diners per day, all the reservations were already booked up for the next month. But as Luo Xiao was Xu Yan’s godson, arranging a wrap-up dinner at Tianxiang Lou was naturally not an issue.
“Xiao Xiao, you can go sit outside. The kitchen has a lot of smoke,” Xu Yan gestured to the outside. “You can go have a cup of tea or something.”
“It’s fine, Godmother.” Luo Xiao waved his hand dismissively. “I want to stay and learn some cooking tricks from you!”
Xu Yan looked at the expression on his face and saw that it did not seem fake, so she smiled and nodded. “What’s this about stealing a teacher? Tell godmother what you want to learn, and godmother will teach you right away.”
“Mm, thank you, Godmother~” Luo Xiao smiled coquettishly at Xu Yan and then asked seriously, “By the way, Godmother, has there been any trouble at the shop lately?”
“No, there hasn’t been.” Xu Yan answered with a smile as she mashed and mixed the fish meat in her hands, adding some seasonings. “Xiao Xiao, you can rest assured. Ever since you thoroughly disciplined that troublemaker last time, no one has dared to cause trouble again. Oh right, Xiao Xiao, what exactly did you do to that person? Why did he come begging for forgiveness the next day? With tears and shot, he really looked a little…”
Luo Xiao rolled his eyes directly. This was a matter that he still felt a little depressed about. That day, he happened to run into the troublemaker and he was also a little unhappy because he had just confirmed that Yu Jia was the male lead in his drama. So he decided to vent his frustrations on this guy. Because he suddenly thought of the talisman he was practicing recently, he took out an Bad Luck Nightmare Talisman and applied it to the man.
It directly led to the guy encountering all kinds of misfortunes after leaving their Tianxiang Lou–his car broke down, he got soaked in a sudden thunderstorm, he got hit in the head by a fruit peel when he was walking on the street, and so on. Finally, when the guy was sleeping, his usually sound sleep was interrupted by nightmares, startling him awake. He could only open his eyes miserably until dawn.
After careful reflection, he finally understood what had happened and immediately rushed to apologize sincerely to the person in charge of Tianxiang Lou. Sure enough, after he left this time, he no longer encountered any misfortunes and his sleep was peaceful again at night.
This incident spread quickly, making others more curious about the power behind this restaurant. They became more cautious and didn’t dare to offend them easily. But in fact, the efficiency of the Bad Luck Nightmare Talisman Luo Xiao made only lasted for ten hours. By the time the man came back to Tianxiang Lou the next day, the effect of the talisman had already worn off.
But regardless, the end result was beneficial for Tianxiang Lou.
“By the way, Godmother, how is my mom doing recently?” Luo Xiao picked up a tomato he liked and started to nibble on it. “Mm, this tomato tastes good.”
“If it tastes good, don’t overeat!” Xu Yan looked at him with concern. “Your mom is doing well.”
“Is she busy with something lately?” Luo Xiao frowned and said worriedly, “I’ve called her several times, but she didn’t pick up. Even when she did, she could only briefly say a few words to me before hanging up.”
After hearing this, Xu Yan thought for a moment and then smiled mysteriously, “In that case, It’s better for me not to say anything.”
“Huh?” Luo Xiao saw the concealed smile on his godmother’s face and became even more curious. “Godmother, do you know something?”
Xu Yan shook her head. “It’s best to wait for your mom to tell you about it herself.”
“Eh?” Luo Xiao was completely intrigued now. What could it be? He imagined various possibilities in his mind, and then suddenly his eyes widened. “Godmother, could it be that my mom… has fallen in love?”
“Huh?” Xu Yan didn’t expect Luo Xiao to guess it. But a hint of uneasiness appeared on her face as she tentatively asked, “Xiao Xiao, if your mom is really in a relationship, how do you feel about it?”
Luo Xiao shrugged casually, “Oh, I don’t oppose it. As long as the person is truly good to my mom.”
After hearing this response, Xu Yan visibly let out a sigh of relief. Luo Xiao couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow at his godmother’s expression. “It seems my guess was right, Godmother?”
“Yes, it should be correct.” Xu Yan nodded, “Although I can’t be 100% sure, based on our previous conversations, your mother is most likely pregnant. And she’s been busy lately participating in a jewelry design exhibition in France, so she hasn’t had time to talk to you properly.”
“I see.” Luo Xiao nodded understandingly, “By the way, Godmother, who is the person my mother found? How old is he? Has he been married before? Does he have children? What’s his family situation like? Is he good to my mother? He…”
“Alright, alright, it’s best to wait for your mother to tell you all of this herself.” Xu Yan interrupted his string of questions with a smile, “Don’t worry, I’ve seen that man a few times and he is very good to your mother. By the way, it’s almost 5 o’clock now, have the people you invited arrived?”
“I told them 5:30, but it’s about that time now, let me go take a look.” Luo Xiao waved his paw, “Godmother, I’ll go out first.”
“Okay, go ahead.” Xu Yan nooded, “Remember not to drink too much.”
“Mm.” Luo Xiao understood his own easy-to-get-drunk constitution. Even though he wasn’t as extreme as passing out after one drink, he could only have a couple glasses of wine at most.
“You’re here?” Luo Xiao immediately spotted the group of crew members who had come together. He directly led them to the reserved private room. “The tea and water are on the table, help yourselves.”
“Okay, got it, Director Luo.” The crew members smiled and nodded, “We really have to thank Director Luo this time, otherwise we wouldn’t have had the chance to come and have a good meal here. We’ve always heard the food here is delicious, so we’re definitely going to eat our fill this time.”
“Alright, then go ahead and dig in.” As he spoke, more people began to trickle in, led by the waiters.
At 5:30, when everyone had arrived, Luo Xiao greeted the waiters, and their wrap-up banquet officially began. Holding a glass of wine, Luo Xiao called out to everyone, “This film was completed through everyone’s joint efforts. Here, I would like to raise a toast to all of you. Since I can’t hold my liquor well, I’ll have this one glass as a show of respect and then no more. Cheers!”
“Cheers!” Everyone stood up and raised their glasses. “I hope this film will be a success!”
“Alright, let’s eat.” As the host, Luo Xiao gestured to the full table of delicious dishes, “Tonight, let’s enjoy a big feast!”
“Enjoy a big feast!” In an instant, the private room was filled only with the sounds of chewing. Everyone dug in without caring for their image after the first bite, their eyes shining.
Meanwhile, the leading actor Yu Jia stole a glance at the flushed face of Luo Xiao, and a flicker of gloom flashed across his eyes…
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