Chapter 260: The Barbecue Smells So Good

"Do you have time? If you're free, let's have a meal together to celebrate our housewarming!"

"I'm free, and it's just the right time for a meal. Get in the car," Xu Mo immediately agreed.

He's actually a bit hungry now; eating alone is boring, but having four beautiful women accompany him while eating... that's pretty nice!

"Hehe..." An Youyi smiled, then opened the car door and got in.

Zhou Qiaoqiao, Yang Jingxuan, and Li Jiaxin also followed closely, opened the car door and got in.

Xu Mo made a U‑turn on the spot and drove the car out of the villa district.

"Where shall we eat?" Xu Mo asked.

"Anything, we're fine with whatever."

"Barbecue?"

"Hmm... too greasy."

"Hot pot?"

"It's so hot outside; eating hot pot would make us feel even hotter, right?"

"Japanese food?"

"Don't want it."

Xu Mo: "..."

Not this, not that—what the heck, is this "anything"!?

"Then what exactly do you want to eat?" Xu Mo, patiently, asked again.

The four replied in unison, "Anything, you decide."

Xu Mo: "???"

Heh, women.

If he keeps asking like this, these four could reject every kind of food.

So Xu Mo stopped asking and simply drove the four toward a rice noodle shop he used to frequent.

He hadn't eaten for such a long time, and he really missed it.

Half an hour later, Xu Mo arrived at the destination.

Before getting out of the car, he was stunned by the scene before him.

The street, which usually had little foot traffic, was now packed to the brim.

Upon closer look, it was clear these people were queuing to buy something.

Xu Mo glanced and saw that the source of the line was a Shao Kao Tan.

People queuing for barbecue stretched from one end of the street to the other.

"So many people lining up... the owner must be incredibly skilled," Xu Mo said in surprise.

Immediately, the four in the car said, "Get out; we'll take you to have some rice noodles. This place is delicious; I used to come here often."

Saying that, he opened the car door and got out.

Almost as soon as the door opened.

The aroma of barbecue hit his nose.

Even Xu Mo, who rarely ate barbecue, felt his mouth water and suddenly wanted to taste this barbecue.

"Want to have rice noodles?" Zhou Qiaoqiao opened the car door, got out, glanced at the queue, then looked at Xu Mo: "How about barbecue? So many people are lining up; this barbecue must be delicious!"

An Youyi inhaled a few whiffs of the barbecue scent, her face excited as she looked at Xu Mo.

"It smells amazing, let's have barbecue, Xu Mo!"

Yang Jingxuan and Li Jiaxin also nodded wildly: "Yes, yes, barbecue! This barbecue is unbelievably fragrant!"

To be honest, Xu Mo also wanted to try this barbecue because it was just that fragrant.

He was even more curious about what magic this barbecue possessed to attract so many people.

But the problem was, the barbecue line was just too long.

Waiting for this thing, they'd probably starve before getting to it...

Xu Mo shook his head: "Forget it, there are too many people; who knows when we'd actually get to eat."

The four, hearing that and seeing the long line, instantly gave up the idea of eating barbecue.

The line really was that long.

Besides, making barbecue doesn't take a short time.

There were still so many people ahead; even if they went now, who knows when they'd finally get a bite.

Better to honestly go have rice noodles with Xu Mo.

Rice noodle shop.

When Xu Mo and the others entered, they instantly drew everyone's gaze inside the shop.

Of course... they weren't looking at Xu Mo; after all, Xu Mo is just a big man, and even if he's handsome, there's nothing to stare at.

Everyone's eyes were on the four young women who entered with Xu Mo.

It seemed this wasn't the place they'd normally go.

There are many beautiful women who are taken to upscale restaurants.

But beautiful women being taken out to eat rice noodles is something everyone sees for the first time, especially in such a small shop.

And... this guy actually brought four girls by himself!?

Xu Mo was instantly flooded with envious and jealous gazes.

Zhou Qiaoqiao also noticed this, and not fearing trouble while watching the fun, she proactively slipped her arm around Xu Mo's, pretending to be very close.

She asked in a smiling, low voice next to Xu Mo's ear.

"Xu Mo, taking the four of us out—doesn't that feel especially prestigious?"

"Yeah, thanks you all, aw." After that, Xu Mo looked at the owner: "Owner, one beef noodle soup, please."

He was too lazy to think about anything else now, just wanted to slurp the noodles.

After placing the order, Xu Mo looked at the four again: "If you want something, tell the owner yourself."

Whether it's face-worthy, Xu Mo didn't know.

But what he could be sure of was...

Everyone in this shop probably feels like they're multi‑billion rich…

"I'll have beef noodle soup too."

"Same, beef noodle soup."

"Then I'll have this as well."

"Everyone's having beef noodle soup? Then I'll have it too."

"Alright, five servings of beef noodle soup, right? Wait a moment, it'll be right up." The busy shop owner looked up and agreed.

He recognized Xu Mo, a regular who often comes to his shop for noodles.

In his impression, Xu Mo was a struggling office worker, a poor kid.

But now, looking… Xu Mo doesn't seem poor anymore; in fact, he feels like this Xu Mo is somewhat multi‑billion.

Although his clothes and demeanor haven't changed, and he still doesn't wear gold or silver.

Yet the four girls sitting around Xu Mo make him appear very wealthy…

No one knows what Xu Mo has been doing lately to get rich.

…

In a short while, five bowls of noodles were served one after another.

Taking advantage of the lull before new customers arrived.

The owner leaned over to Xu Mo's side.

"Buddy, it's been a while since you came, huh?"

Xu Mo nodded.

"Yeah, I had something going on earlier, so I didn't come."

He frequents this shop; after a few visits, he got to know the owner, and they occasionally chat.

When the owner heard that, he thought his guess was right—Xu Mo had become rich!

He immediately kept asking.

"Were you busy earlier? Any money‑making scheme you could share with a brother?"

Xu Mo slurped some noodles, looked up at the owner: "Extortion, robbing banks."

Xu Mo wasn't kidding; there was no lie in his words, just plain truth.

After all, part of his money indeed came from extortion and bank robberies!

Owner: "..."

Extortion? Still robbing banks?

Is this damn a legitimate way to make money!?

If you don't want to say, fine, but is it worth lying to people?

At that moment, the crowd on the street outside suddenly stirred up.

A few people, just to buy barbecue, actually started fighting!

They even grabbed the bricks on the ground, ready to go all out.

Xu Mo stared dumbfounded.

"Just for a barbecue, is that necessary? Why are they even using floor bricks?"

The noodle shop owner laughed and shook his head.

"How could it not be? This month we can't even count how many times it's happened; every day someone fights over a barbecue queue, ambulances have come many times, and no one knows the secret recipe of that barbecue stall, every day a crowd lines up—how much does it sell in a day…"

"Fighting every day?" Xu Mo frowned, feeling this wasn't simple.

What barbecue is so good that people fight over it daily?

The aroma of barbecue drifted into the shop, and Xu Mo twitched his nose twice.

Among the drifting scent, there seemed to be a peculiar fragrance…