I Was Too Superficial! Completely Shocked!

Ma Liewen and Chen Shengfei sat down at a quieter table in the corner. Gao Yaoyao soon brought over cut Quality 2 watermelon and Quality 2 strawberries.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Ma, your watermelon and strawberries," Gao Yaoyao said sweetly, her face full of enthusiasm. "The kitchen is preparing the other dishes."

"Mm!" Chen Shengfei nodded, then said to Ma Liewen, "Old Ma, try this watermelon and strawberry. They taste really good."

As he spoke, he picked up a slice of watermelon and took a bite.

Ma Liewen saw this and picked up a slice himself. After taking a bite, his eyes lit up: "This melon is something else!"

Watermelon is a common fruit, and he had eaten plenty of expensive ones, but he had never tasted such delicious watermelon before. It was as if his taste buds were instantly stimulated, leaving a sweet and fragrant aftertaste with every bite.

Ma Liewen picked up a strawberry and put it in his mouth. This time, he couldn't help but praise, "Old Chen, you were right. Besides the fish, there are indeed other good things here. Such delicious watermelon and strawberries! I'm confident I've tried every kind of fruit, even that special watermelon from the little devils that costs $100 a pound, but it's nothing compared to this."

Chen Shengfei smiled and said, "This shows that our country's watermelons aren't inferior to theirs, they just aren't marketed as well. Many people only focus on imported specialty varieties from abroad, unaware that many of our own products are even better."

"That's a very philosophical statement, and I agree," Ma Liewen said, giving Chen Shengfei a thumbs-up.

A moment later, the assistant chef brought out the fish. A wild crucian carp weighing over 10 catties was prepared as fish head soup, steamed, and braised!

"Old Ma, try it!" Chen Shengfei said, already picking up his bowl and chopsticks to serve himself a bowl of fish soup. He took a sip and his face showed an expression of bliss: "Classic."

"Old Chen, you're exaggerating a bit," Ma Liewen teased.

Chen Shengfei smiled without saying a word.

Ma Liewen also filled a bowl of fish soup and began to eat. Then, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face: "Old Chen, is this fish soup? The wild fish we saw earlier?"

Chen Shengfei chuckled, "What else could it be? Such a big fish!"

"Holy crap..." Ma Liewen blurted out a curse. He was angry: "Is this what wild crucian carp tastes like? Is the boss at Xiangbaige treating me like an idiot? Last time he got me a 5-catty wild crucian carp and bragged about how rare it was, as if he was doing me a huge favor."

"The taste of his 5-catty wild crucian carp is so different from this! He even said a famous chef personally cooked it. He must have tricked me with artificially grown fish. Otherwise, with both being wild, the taste shouldn't be this different."

"If I go back to his Xiangbaige, I'll be a fool. I'll have my assistant cancel my membership card right away."

"Uh, eat a bit more. You'll discover later that this fish isn't just about the taste," Chen Shengfei said, taken aback, unsure how to explain.

He had also eaten plenty of wild fish, but compared to what Boss Qin had here, they were all trash.

Old Ma's comment probably wasn't just about Xiangbaige. He suspected that Boss Qin's fish either had some special ingredients, a secret recipe, or was a special breed they didn't know about. Otherwise, how could it compare to top-tier food therapy?

As Ma Liewen ate, he soon felt something was wrong. A faint warm current began to surge through his meridians and blood vessels, making him feel completely unblocked.

"Old Chen, this is food therapy?" Ma Liewen, with his extensive experience, finally realized.

"The effect won't be worse than Xue's food therapy in the Capital City. Otherwise, why would I bring you here?" Chen Shengfei smiled, winking. "And there's even better stuff."

This completely astonished Ma Liewen.

From the beginning, he had completely looked down on this villa, thinking it was too low-class. But now he knew he had been superficial.

His impression of the villa had completely changed, not just because of the delicious watermelon and strawberries.

This fish was definitely a classic. The warm current in his body and the feeling of comfort throughout him were undeniable.

According to Old Chen, it was no worse than Xue's food therapy in the Capital City. If the decor were better and more upscale, this fish alone would cost tens of thousands in food therapy ingredients.

The key point was that Old Chen actually said this villa had even better things?

This inexplicably made him look forward to it.

If the people in the city knew about this, they would probably be shocked speechless.

He, Ma Liewen, was actually looking forward to something from this small villa!

He found it incredible himself.

A moment later, a plate of yam, a plate of okra, and a plate of broccoli were served.

"Old Chen, are these the 'good things' you mentioned?" Ma Liewen looked at the three common vegetables doubtfully.

Because of his previous experiences, he didn't pass judgment immediately. Instead, he picked up his chopsticks and started eating the three dishes.

After a while, he felt another anomaly. The warm sensation around his waist reappeared.

"Old Ma, feel it?" Chen Shengfei also felt the warmth around his waist and asked with a sly smile, "Now you know why my wife has been so gentle and in a good mood these past few days? This effect is comparable to little pills, and it's food therapy with no side effects, with a nourishing effect."

"Holy crap..." Ma Liewen cursed again. He then remembered that regular okra and yam also had such effects, just not as pronounced.

He instinctively picked up his chopsticks and kept grabbing more.

At 40, with his wife being more than 10 years younger than him, she was always stewing tonics for him, which was a blow to his pride.

The more he ate and digested, the stronger the warmth and comfort in his waist became.

He ate this meal until he was burping from fullness.

"Little sister, come here for a moment," Ma Liewen beckoned to Gao Yaoyao.

"Sir, do you need something?" Gao Yaoyao immediately stepped forward to ask.

"Where's your boss? I'd like to see him," Ma Liewen said.

"Sir, please wait," Gao Yaoyao said, then took out her phone to call Qin Lin.

Qin Lin came over immediately after receiving the call.

When Ma Liewen saw Qin Lin again, he became very enthusiastic: "Boss Qin, do you have more of this okra and yam? I'd like to buy some to take back."

Qin Lin still had quite a bit of Quality 2 Okra. Over the past month, he had stored a lot in the game, over 10 jin daily, so he had about 300 jin left.

This stuff was kept in the game's storage room. Due to the game's special nature, items wouldn't spoil, so he wasn't in a hurry to take it out.

Situations like this were perfect for doing someone a favor.

However, seeing Ma Liewen's expression, he pretended to be troubled. "Mr. Ma, this special quality Okra isn't easy to get. It's still in the cultivation stage, and the daily output is limited. Even my villa can't keep up with the supply."

It was still a case of rare goods being in high demand.

After taking full advantage of President Chu, he naturally understood this principle even better.

"Boss Qin, if you have any, please get me some," Chen Shengfei also chimed in.

Hearing Chen Shengfei speak, Qin Lin followed suit. "Since Mr. Chen is asking, I'll get a few jin of Okra for you. But you'll have to wait some time. As for the Yam and Broccoli, I might not have any today, but I can get a few jin tomorrow."

"No problem, Old Ma and I can wait one night," Chen Shengfei said, clearly feeling honored by Qin Lin's words.

After all, Old Ma asked and didn't get any, but Old Chen asked and did.

"Yes, we can wait one night," Ma Liewen nodded.

He and Chen Shengfei were here to discuss renewing their contract. They had been cooperating for so long that it was just a matter of signing and discussing details, which could be done anywhere. They would just sign it back in the city later.

It was just that he had to bring some of this good stuff back with him. He was usually busy and couldn't come here every day.

Then, he seemed to remember something. "Boss Qin, do you accept reservations? Get me a membership card first, and I'll deposit 500,000 yuan."

"..." Qin Lin was completely taken aback by that statement.

He didn't have a reservation service, nor a membership card service, let alone depositing 500,000 yuan.

In his life, he had gotten so many membership cards from various stores, but none of them had ever had more than 1,000 yuan deposited into them.