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"Everyone, please take your seats! I arrived a bit late, got held up by some business at the company."

Lin Muqing, seeing that no one spoke, thought his lateness had caused everyone's discontent.

He hastily took a seat next to his daughter and then apologized to everyone.

"What happened at the company?"

Mrs. Lin asked softly, her voice low, but Gu Yu heard every word clearly.

Because he was seated right next to Lin Xinyue.

"Nothing serious, just that negotiations with Yi Net didn't go very well; they're asking for too high a price."

Lin Muqing looked at his wife and sighed softly.

"Is that so... Well, they are a big company after all, it's normal for them to quote high prices."

"Have you contacted Tencent or Shengda? Maybe their prices will be a bit lower."

Mrs. Lin's expression became grave as she offered her suggestion.

"There's no way Tencent's prices could be lower than Yi Net's, I can only try contacting Shengda. I heard the Shengda Mobile Game Platform has made a comeback recently, with a daily active user count breaking one million again."

"But I don't know anyone from Shengda Mobile Game Operation Department, so it might be a bit troublesome to get in touch."

Lin Muqing shook his head slightly; he hadn't ruled out the idea of switching to a different company for operations, but Modu's gaming industry was monopolized by a few big companies.

Only by working with these big companies could profits be made.

But accordingly, the prices set by these big companies were also high.

For a company with his revenue capabilities, spending too much on operations would indeed be a heavy burden.

He had to consider the smooth flow of the cash chain.

For a small game company like his, once the cash flow was interrupted, it could easily spiral into bankruptcy.

"Then I'll get in touch with them tomorrow."

Mrs. Lin pursed her lips as if pondering how to tackle the situation.

"Hmm, today is dad's birthday, let's not talk about work." Lin Muqing nodded, halting his wife from continuing.

Mrs. Lin quickly sat up straight, as if nothing had happened.

She couldn't be blamed for keeping this from the family—it was just that such news, once revealed, would inevitably lead to cold sneers and ridicule from Lin Xinyue's uncle's family.

Suddenly, Mrs. Lin seemed to recall something, tugging at her husband and saying, "Right, isn't Lin Dong working in Shengda Mobile Game Operation Department?"

"Why not have him help us out? After all, you are his uncle; he wouldn't refuse you the courtesy."

Hearing his wife's words, Lin Muqing's expression became complicated.

Asking his nephew for help felt somewhat embarrassing, as it might seem like losing face.

But now, it seemed like the quickest solution.

"Alright, I'll discuss it with Dong."

Lin Muqing wrestled with the idea internally before deciding to seek help from his own family.

Having discussed these matters, he finally turned his attention to the young man sitting beside his daughter.

He quickly sized up the other's appearance.

In terms of looks, there was nothing to fault; he could easily be compared to an A-list celebrity.

When he came in, it seemed that his brother's family was arguing with his father about Gu Yu.

He didn't know what had happened.

But this was his daughter's boyfriend after all; Lin Muqing hesitated briefly before still taking the initiative to greet Gu Yu.

"You must be Gu Yu, Yue'er's boyfriend, right? Indeed, just as Yue'er described, you're quite the looker."

Lin Muqing smiled.

Gu Yu, who was still pondering the conversation he had overheard between Mrs. Lin and Mr. Lin, suddenly found himself greeted by Mr. Lin and promptly stood up to respond, "Yes, I am Gu Yu. Thank you for the compliment, Uncle."

"Yes, sit down, let's talk. We don't stand on ceremony here, just make yourself comfortable."

Lin Muqing nodded.

From Gu Yu's demeanor, he immediately saw that this was the young man's first relationship.

No matter how generous and relaxed he tried to appear, the nervousness he showed upon seeing him couldn't be concealed.

With his extensive experience in reading people, he had already concluded Gu Yu's emotional status.

This pleased him.

He certainly didn't want his daughter ending up with what young people call a "player."

After all, it was her daughter's first love.

"Uncle, have some water!" Gu Yu didn't sit down immediately but quickly poured a glass of water for Mr. Lin.

Only after watching Mr. Lin take it did he sit down.

"He's a well-mannered good kid."

Seeing the steam rising from the cup, Lin Muqing was even more satisfied.

At any time, young people who understood politeness were welcome.

"You are too kind, Uncle!"

Gu Yu's eyes held a smile, but his hand was clutching Lin Xinyue's tightly.

Lin Xinyue, seeing him trying to appear calm when in reality his palm was drenched with sweat, realized Gu Yu could also be this nervous.

Lin Xinyue suppressed a chuckle.

"Everyone must be hungry after waiting so long, shall we order? I'll pick up the tab for Dad's birthday banquet today, since my elder brother and second sister don't come here often."

"Consider it my treat to you all."

Lin Muqing took the menu from the waiter and placed it on the rotating glass table.

Mrs. Lin was ecstatic, she had thought they would have to split the cost!

Taking over like this spared everyone a good deal of money.

Although she was inwardly thrilled, she still pretended to be polite, "Oh my, how can this be? We should all contribute to Dad's birthday banquet!"

"Right, sister-in-law?"

Without waiting for a response, she dragged Lin Xinyue's second aunt into it as well.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

The second aunt, though not too pleased to be lumped with her, maintained face for the family and nodded with a smile, "Ah yes, exactly!"

"Absolutely, we can't let your family bear the costs alone. We are all Mr. Lin's children and daughters-in-law."

The second aunt echoed Mrs. Lin's tone.

But Lin Muqing could tell they were just being polite and dismissively chuckled, "Ha ha, we are family, why worry about splitting costs? I said I've got this, so I've got this."

"Don't be polite with me, order whatever you like."

Lin Muqing pushed the menu on the glass turntable forward, sliding it in front of Mrs. Lin.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lin didn't hesitate and immediately picked up the menu to start ordering with her son, Lin Dong.

It was only after they were done that the menu reached Lin Muqing's family.

Lin Muqing saw the menu was nearly half ordered and felt a pang in his heart.

Now that he had committed, however, he could only quietly accept it.

"Dad, do you see anything you want to eat?"

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Neither Lin Muqing nor Mrs. Lin ordered, instead handing the menu to Mr. Lin.

Mr. Lin flipped through the menu, unsure of what to order.

"Why don't we just go with this? I don't even know what I want to eat."

After looking twice, Mr. Lin still couldn't decide.

Just then, Gu Yu leaned over and pointed to a soup that looked like hot and spicy soup but with a lighter color, suggesting, "Grandpa, you could try this borscht. It's delicious and appetizing."

"For your age, it's best to eat more soups and broths."

"There's also this dry-baked soft-shelled crab, the texture isn't too hard, and it's quite suitable for the elderly to get some protein and collagen."

Lin Muqing looked at Gu Yu with surprise.

He hadn't expected Gu Yu to know the Linlang Restaurant's menu so well.

Mr. Lin's eyes lit up too.

Gu Yu's recommendations were persuasive and earnest, so he wanted to give them a try.

So, when passing the menu to the waitress, he added, "Then add these two dishes as my grandson-in-law suggested, okay?"

"Certainly," the waitress smiled slightly.

Lin Xinyue's eyes widened instantly, "So he's the grandson-in-law already?"

Had her grandpa been won over by Gu Yu just like that?