The woman glanced around and soon spotted Lin Linhou by the window. She raised her phone to check the photo, then walked over.
"Hello, are you Mr. Lin?"
"Hello, are you Jian Dan?"
"Yes."
They both nodded at the same time, then sat down together.
Perhaps because their movements had been so perfectly synchronized, Jian Dan laughed first.
"Mr. Lin, you have quite an interesting name."
Lin Linhou immediately understood what she meant and shrugged.
"My parents insisted on giving me this name to keep up with the trends back then. There wasn't much I could do."
Jian Dan covered her mouth and chuckled.
"You won't even need to mention your age when you introduce yourself. That's pretty nice."
"Yeah, everyone knows I was born in the 2000s..."
Seeing that he did not mind talking about his name, Jian Dan finally relaxed, laughing so hard that her shoulders trembled slightly.
The somewhat stiff atmosphere in the restaurant eased as well.
A serving robot projected the menu onto the table, with the place of origin listed after each dish.
Greenhouse vegetables from Blue Star, meat dishes from the Terra highlands, staple foods from the Holy Human Race, malt beverages from the Dwarf Clan, and several kinds of fruit supplied by the Elves.
Jian Dan looked for a while, then raised her head and asked,
"Do they have many Terra dishes here?"
"Quite a few more than six months ago. They're very popular."
"Then let's order something Terra-style."
"Sure. See if there's anything you like."
They ordered a portion of Terra herb-roasted meat, two vegetable dishes, and a serving of the Elves' magic fruit.
The food soon arrived.
The roasted meat smelled richer than meat prepared with ordinary seasonings, and each bite carried a faint, fresh pine fragrance. Jian Dan's eyes visibly