After meeting up with Mi Ling and the others, Chen Luo headed back to the city.
Dragon Brother and his men immediately entered the market to see whether anything had been overlooked.
Chen Luo had taken all the valuable supplies, leaving only some rotten vegetables, fruit, and meat. If they wanted those, he had no objections.
In less than half an hour, Chen Luo returned to the Villa District.
No one had raided their home.
There were still plenty of supplies around. Although the others knew Chen Luo had a sizable stockpile, they had no idea how many people he had left to guard it.
While supplies were still plentiful and could be found elsewhere, there was no reason to fight one another to the death.
Chen Luo called over two young women and had them prepare a separate room for Xia's Mother in the villa next to his.
Xia Haoran looked at Chen Luo eagerly. Chen Luo smiled. "Wait a moment. I'll get someone started on it right now."
Chen Luo entered his villa and said to Ma Yu, who had stayed behind, "Sister Yu, make some chicken soup. Show us your best work, and make sure you put some real effort into it this time."
"Just tell me whatever ingredients and seasonings you need."
Ma Yu nodded, then muttered, "Wait, are you saying I wasn't putting in any effort before?"
Chen Luo gave an awkward smile. "Put even more effort into it this time. It's important, so get started."
Ma Yu said, "Good chicken soup takes at least three hours."
After a moment's thought, Chen Luo said, "Make some home-style dishes too. Four meat dishes and four vegetable dishes."
Chicken soup alone wouldn't do. What if Xia's Mother wanted something else?
*If I'm going to win someone over,